The Independent-News, Volume 118, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 30 July 1992 — Page 6

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- THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS - JULY 30, 1992

Koontz Lake Project Received $17,000.00 Grant The State Budget Committee met Wednesday and approved funding for several local projects around the state including $17,000 for the Koontz Lake Sediment Removal Project. State Senators Betty Lawson, Bill Alexa and State Representative Gary Cook have been working together to obtain the funding for this important project. Koontz Lake is located in northeast Starke County and crosses over into Marshall County. “Koontz Lake was the first to receive Lake Enhancement Program funding several years ago”, Lawson explained. The Lake Enhancement Program was established in 1989 with the passage of Senate Enrolled Act 66. It was set up to control sediment and associated nutrient inflow into lakes and to accomplish actions that will forestall or reverse the impact of the inflow and enhance the continued use of Indiana’s lakes. “The Lake Enhancement Program was used to determine what was needed to improve Koontz Lake. As a result of this study, it was found that too much sediment and nutrients were getting into the lake. The Department of Natural Resources set up 11 drop structures. These are small water falls which catch the sediment and nutrients. At the end, there is a sediment trap/nutrient filter, which is a man-made wetland. Now that we’re able to prevent this problem, we will be able to clean up the lake,” Lawson further explained. “It is very east to say that you are dedicated toward presenvation Liberty Electric Service FARM & HOME ELECTRIC MOTOR REPAIR HEATING & REFRIGERATION WELL & PUMP SERVICE APPLIANCE REPAIR 24 Hour Emergency Service CALL 656-8888 ’0 24 9t 92

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of our state's natural resources,” said State Representative Cook. “By financing this project, we are reaffirming this administration’s commitment toward that goal. By controlling the inflow of sediment and nutrients, we will be able to enhance the health of Koontz Lake.” “We are also working with Congressman Tim Roemer to secure federal funding, and this $17,000 grant will greatly enhance our chances of getting federal dollars,” Lawson said. “The property owners’ involvement has been terrific from the beginning. They have more than carried the burden, and we at the state level need to work with them to reach our goal of reducing erosion and sedimentaion in Koontz Lake”, Lawson continued. “Without the effort which was put forth by Senator Betty Lawson during the 1991 session, the funds that are released today for Koontz Lake would not be there. It was her work in getting the Koontz Lake project through the General Assembly that made this possible. Representative Cook, Betty and myself have worked very diligently with the State Budget Committee, lobbying them to hear this funding request and to release the funds,” Senator Alexa said. Lawson was successful in getting this money included in the 1991 state budget. The funding was released earlier today by the State Budget Committee which reviews spending requests for all capital projects approved by the Indiana General Assembly. The committee met in Indianapolis. This funding will come from the Build Indiana Fund, which is made up of lottery funds and set aside for local communities to utilize for capital improvement projects. INWOOD SCHOOL REUNION SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 The committee for the Inwood School Reunion has selected Sunday, September 13, for the second annual reunion at the Webster Center, Plymouth. Any memorabilia you may have and wish to show will be appreciated. Refreshments will be served from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Souvenior bricks are available. For more information, call Katie Thompson Capes, 586-7196.

OREGON-DAVIS SETS OATES FOR REGISTRATION The Oregon-Davis Schools will be registering students on Tuesday, August 11th from 8:00 a.m. until 12:00 noon and 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. and on Wednesday, August 12th from 12:00 noon until 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Students in grades K-6 should be registered at the Elementary School and students in grades 7-12 should register at the Jr. Sr. High School. Book rental charges will be: Kingergarten, $30.00; Grade 1, $43.00; Grade 2, $40.00; Grade 3, $43.00; Grade 4, $43.00; Grade 5, $43.00; Grade 6, $44.00. Grades 7-12 will be charged according to classes taken. Book rental assistance forms will be available for those who may have needs in this area at registration. In compliance with state law, any student enrolled in school for the first time is to furnish the school with a written immunization history accompanied by a physician’s certificate or other documentation. No child by law is to be permitted to attend school for more than 30 days beyond the date of enrollment without this immunization documentation. The school cafeteria will serve lunches beginning August 19. Lunch tickets for the coming year will be sl.lO per day for students in grades K-6 and $1.20 per day for students in grades 7-12. Extra milk will cost $.25 each. Applications for the free and reduced lunch program will be available at registration. In addition to lunch, the elementary will be serving breakfast. The cost per day is $.75. Those students qualifying for free or reduced lunch will retain that status for breakfast. Gasses for all students will begin on Wednesday, August 19th. Gasses will be from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at the Elementary and 8:00 a.m. until 3:10 p.m. at the Jr. Sr. High School. Kindergarten classes will meet from 8:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. for the morning class and 12:00 noon until 3:00 p.m. for the afternoon class. A child must be five years of age on or before June 1,1992, to be eligible for Kindergarten and six years of age on or before June 1, 1992, to be eligible for first grade. All elementary and Jr.-Sr. high children will receive notification of classroom assignment at registration. All new elementary children to the corporation will be screened in reading during registration time. If your child is a Kindergarten student who has not been screened, he or she will be screened at this time also. REAL ESTATE BROKER COURSE AT ANCILLA COLLEGE Ancilla College will offer the approved Real Estate Broker’s course beginning September 8. The broker’s course is an advanced course in real estate specifically for those who intend to take the state broker’s licensing examination, and to apply for the broker’s license. The nine week course will be held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. Advance registration is required. For more information contact Ancilla College at 936-8898. NOW RENTING Mini-Storage Located In The North Liberty Industrial Park Sizes Starting At 5 x 10 - 10 x 10 10 x 20 - 10 x 30 656-4914 9:00 a.m. To 5:00 p.m.

SERVICE NOTES % LACKLAND AIR FORCE BASE, San Antonio — Airman Patricia J. Rose has graduated from Air Force basic training here. During the six weeks of training the airman studies Air Force mission, organization and customs and received special training in human relations. In addition, airmen who complete basic training earn credits toward an associate degree through the Community College of the Air Force. She is the daughter of Giff and Nona Rose of Rural Route 1, Grovertown, and sister of Kenneth R. and Richard O. Rose of 131 E. Jackson St., Plymouth. The airman is a 1989 graduate of Oregon-Davis High School. THE MASSIVE HEALTH CARE BILL (HNN) — In the past year Americans spent more than $738 billion on health care, says the Health Care Financing Administration. How did we pay for it? $147.6 billion came from government programs; $208.44 billion came from insurance companies, reports Health News Network, the news service of Indiana Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons.

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ANCILLA TO OFFER DATABASE MANAGEMENT USING PARADOX 3.5 Ancilla College will offer Paradox, a radical new database management system which handles data in spreadsheet-like tables and uses a menu style which is similar to popular spreadsheet programs. Its ease of learning and use, combined with data management power, had led to its adoption as the database management standard for many U. S. companies. The course provides a training version of the software along with the textbook. Unlike other software commonly used to teach database management, the training version provides for large databases. For further information, please call Ancilla College at 936-8898. DON’T CALL HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS FOR ADVICE (HNN) — Don’t call hospital emergency rooms for advice or information; go therel says Health News Network, the news service of the Indiana Association of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons. The advice you get on the piione may be inadequate, even inaccurate. In a recent study by doctors at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, 61 emergency rooms were called. Every call started with ”my baby has had a fever all day, and 1 can’t seem to get it down.” Nearly 90% of the emergency departments gave advice over the phone and more than 25% of them didn’t even ask the child’s age or how high its temperature was. Most of them did not ask about other symptoms the baby might have had. The study is detailed in Pediatrics Journal (891992). Don’t water time calling an emergency room. Get the patient there as quickly as possible. Have a doctor check and define the problem. Life is what you make it, or what it makes you.