The Independent-News, Volume 118, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 July 1992 — Page 1

The Independent-News

VOLUME 118; NUMBER 10

JOHN GLENN SCHOOL BOARD MEETING CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Board of School Trustees of the John Glenn School Corporation met in regular session on July 21, 1992 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Glenn High School. All members were present. The School Board, superintendent and 19 observers began the meeting with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The School Board minutes for the regular session of July 7,1992 were approved by unanimous consent. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS 1,167 - 1,231 A motion was made by Tom Bradford, seconded by Shirley Anderson, to approve the claims as numbered 1,167 through 1,231. The motion passed by a seven to zero vote. PATRON RESPONSE None. RECOGNITIONS None. NEW BUSINESS 1. Conduct Hearing and Approve Additional Appropriation from General Fund. A hearing was conducted by the School Board on the proposed additional appropriation from the 1992 General Fund at which time the superintendent explained the need for the additional appropriation and responded to questions from the public. Following the hearing, Rob Keck made the motion, seconded by Tom Bradford, to approve a resolution that provided for an additional appropriation of $190,000 from the 1992 General Fund for the purpose of paying architect, construction management, legal services and educational consultant expenses for a new middle school building project. The motion passed by a seven to zero vote. 2. Approve the advertisement of the 1993 General Fund, Debt Service, Transportation, Capital Projects, and Special Education Preschool Budgets. A motion was made by Shirley Anderson, seconded by Rob Keck, to approve the advertisement of the 1993 General Fund, Debt Service, Transportation, Capital Projects, and Special Education Preschool Budgets. The motion was approved by a seven to zero vote. The School Board will conduct a hearing on the 1993 budgets at the August 4, 1992 School Board meeting. 3. Appointments a. Approve the appointment of Ed Robinson as Assistant Football Coach at John Glenn High School for 1992-93. A motion was made by Gene Knowlton, seconded by Shirley Anderson, to approve the appointment of Ed Robinson as Assistant Football Coach at John Glenn High School for the 1992-93 school year. The motion passed seven to zero. b. Approve the Appointment of David Gow as Guidance Counselor at John Glenn High School A motion was made by Nilas Miller, seconded by Gene Knowlton, to approve the appointment of David Gow as Guidance Counselor (continued on Page 12)

JGSC Board Seeks Volunteers For Task Force The John Glenn Board of School Trustees is seeking volunteers to serve on a Community Task Force for the purposed of addressing the educational needs of middle school students in the John Glenn School Corporation. The Task Force will consist of approximately 50 members who will be divided into the following committees to study: 1. Educational Program and Grade Organizations for Middle School Students. 2. The Utilitzation of All Schools to Determine Current and Future Facility Program Needs. 3. The Technology Needs of The School Corportion and Implementation of The Technology Plan. 4. Long-Range Maintenance Needs. 5. Assess The Financial Cost of Providing Improvements in School Facilities and The Ability of the Community to Pay for the Needed Improvements. Each School Board members will appoint three members from their township for a total of 21 members, the John Glenn Education Association will appoint two teachers from each building, and 21 volunteers will be selected. If there are more than 21 volunteers, a drawing will be held to make the final selection. The only requirement for serving on the Task Force is to be a resident of the John Glenn School Corporation. If you are interested in serving on the Task Force, please call or write the John Glenn School Corporation Administrative Office at 586-3129, 506 Roosevelt Road, Walkerton, Indiana 46574. You may also contact the following Board members to express your interest: Dan Patrick, Rob Keck, Gene Knowlton, Shirley Anderson, Tom Bradford, John McGee or Nilas Miller. If you have a special interest in serving on a special subcommittee, please make that known when you volunteer to serve. Please notify the school office of Board members by August 11,1992 of your interest in serving. Committee members will be selected at the August 18, 1992 Board meeting. BECKY AND HER AMIZING ANIMALS AT WALKERTON LIBRARY Area resident Becky Ditmer will be showing how to take care of some common and not so common animals. This program will be held at the Walkerton Public Library on Friday, July 31st from 2:30 tO 3:30 p.m. Becky is a Plymouth resident who loves animals and has quite a variety of them. She works at The Seven Oaks Veterinary Clinic as a veterinary assistant (and also at the library!). Her program is free for anyone, but children under 6 should be with an adult. This was mistakenly listed as July 30th in the summer activities bulletin. The correct date is Friday, July 31. SUMMER READING PROGRAM AT NORTH LIBERTY LIBRARY The 1992 Summer Reading Program will end on Saturday, August 1. All readers who are registered

WALKERTON, INDIANA 46574 THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1992

Miss Liberty To Represent Area For Coming Year 71 % Miss Julie Holtz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Holtz, of North Liberty, was crowned Miss Liberty on Friday, July 3. The contest, held in the North Liberty Community Center, was sponsored by the North Liberty Lions Gub. As Miss Liberty, Julie made her first official appearance in the North Liberty 4th of July Parade the next day and will represent the John Glenn area in various events in the coming year, including the Potato Creek Festival, in North Liberty in August, and the Great Pumpkin Festival, in Walkerton, in October. Miss Holtz, who will be a freshman at John Glenn this year, appeared along with seven other contestants, all from the John Glenn School district, in this contest. The girls, appearing before a large crowd at the Community Center, appeared and presented a dance routine as a group, were then presented individually in evening gowns and also were each ask a question by the judges. They were judged on poise, appearance and their response to the questions which were about their communities. The first runner-up was Jennifer McCormick; second runner-up, Rebecca Mashon; and the spirit award was a tie between Jennifer McCormick and Misty Bargery. The judges were from the Greene Township Lions Gub, and the girls were escorted by eight young men, also all from the John Glenn Schools. The program was emceed by Craig Parmley, North Liberty Lions Gub president, assisted by Miss Angel Bell, who choreographed the dance routine. Entertainment was provided by Brandie Davis, accompained by her mother. The contestants were Julie Holtz, Jennifer McCormick, Rebecca Mashon, Jennifer Keck, Krista Eastburn, Tisha Jacobson, Misty Bargery and Jessica Platz. CLOWN FUN AT NORTH LIBERTY LIBRARY Come to the North Liberty Library on Tuesday, July 30 at 3:00 p.m. and see clowsn, balloon animals and other surprises! All ages are welcome. Call 656-3664 for more information. need to bring in their books to 8* reading credit by August 1.

JOHN GLENN FALL PRACTICES DATES AND TIMES The dates and times for the first practice for fall sports at John Glenn High School have been set. Football — Friday, August 7th from 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at the high school. Boys and Girls Cross Country — Friday, August 7th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at the high school. Girls Volleyball — Monday, August 10th from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. at the high school. Boys Tennis — Monday, August 10th from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at North Liberty School. Athletes must have an IHSAA physical form completed and on file with the athletic department before they will be allowed to practice. The physical forms are available at the high school. There will once again be no fee charged to the athletes for athletic insurance. Insurance will be provided by the athletic department. J.G. Instrumental Music Dept. Lists Summer Schedule The John Glenn Instrumental Music Department announced the continuation of their summer schedule. Falcon Band Camp will run from Monday, August 3, through Friday, August 7, from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. at the high school. All high school band students are required to attend. The Beginning Band, 6th Grade, will meet August 10, 12, 17 and 19 at the high school. Lesson times are 8:30 - 9:30 a.m., brass, flute and oboe; 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., clarinet and all percussion. Lesson times at North Liberty Elementary school are 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noon, brass, clarinet, flute and oboe. The Urey Middle School Band will meet August 11 and 18. Rehearsal times at John Glenn high school are 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. and at North Liberty Elementary school 10:00 a.m. -11:00. a.m. On August 12 and 19, full band rehearsal will be held from 12:15 - 1:15 p.m. at the John Glenn High School. Great Potato Cook-Off Contest At Festival Again this year the North Liberty Lions Potato Creek Festival will have The Great Potato Cook-Off Contest. The recipes must feature white potatoes only in some form. There will be a SIO.OO cash prize awarded in each of five categories: breads, soups, casseroles, side dishes and candy/miscellaneous. Bring entries to the Festival on Saturday, August 15, before 11:30 a.m. to the red and white striped tent in the Ist Source Bank parking lot. Judging will begin at noon. Melba Holmgren, home economics at Urey School, is in charge of the contest. Any questions may be directed to Dorothy Overmyer, 656-4602.

WALKERTON TOWN BOARD NEWS The Walkerton Town Council met at 7:00 p.m. on July 20, 1992 with the following members present: Gene Reese, Gordon Hartsell, Cheryl Rizek and Walter Heil. Attorney David Holmes and clerktreasurer Judy Hiler were also present. Gene Reese had a correction for the minutes of the June 15, 1992 Council meeting. Reese said that he voted against signing the Interlocal Cooperation Agreement between the School Board, Park Board and the Council, and the minutes did not reflect this. The minutes for the July 6, 1992 meeting were approved as read. • The clerk and attorney Holmes are to meet with Mike Burroughs, Ist Source Bank, to discuss the fees and charges that will be made to our account at the beginning of the year. The contract that was made with Farmers State Bank concerning the interest rate and miscellaneous fees will be good until the end of the year. President Cheryl Rizek introduced the mayor of Walkerton, Canada, Jim Bolden and his wife, Pat. The Boldens are here to visit the Rizeks and other friends and to see us, their sister city. CITIZENS’ INPUT: ' A number of residents spoke out agains the Pit Bull Ordinance which was on the agenda for the meeting. They gave the Council a petition, with 202 signatures, showing their objection to this ordinance. Those who spoke, voiced objections about the cost of the liability insurance, keeping the dogs in enclosed pens and the tattooing of a license number on each dog. They also said that their dogs provide protection and companionship and are family pets. Jackie Walorski, who is on the board of the Humane Society, introduced Mary Wadsworth, Director of the Humane Society. Walorski told the Council that she would like the change to take our ordinance to her board meeting on July 21, 1992. She feels that they can help us tighten up our ordinance, and would like to have some input before we finally adopt it. Police chief Gassensmith said that although he empathizes with those who own pit bulls and feels that perhaps some parts of the ordinance can be changed, he still considers them to be dangerous animals. He said that pit bulls are bred to fight and are very tenacious. One resident said that her pit bull is a source of protection for herself and child, and the dog is like a member of the family. Another resident said that pit bulls are bred to fight other dogs, and not humans. She said that any attacks on humans would have to be taught to the do by its owner. Rizek thanked all those who spoke and said that everyone seems to have a genuine concern. She added that the Council is only interested in the safety of all the people who live in Walkerton, and the input from those present has let the Council know how they feel and will be considered when the second (continued on Page 2)

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