The Independent-News, Volume 118, Number 46, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 April 1993 — Page 1

The Independent-News

VOLUME 118; NUMBER 46

Betty McCormick Is Honored At Banquet Saturday Betty J. McCormick, chosen “Citizen of the Year" for 1993, was honored by the North Liberty Lions Club at a dinner and roast on Saturday, March 27. Rev. Don Duggleby, of Monticello, Indiana, gave the invocation which was followed by a delicious dinner. Master of ceremonies for the fun filled evening was Lions president Craig Parmley. Soloist was Todd Burch who sang "I Am A Soldier" and "The River". Speakers were Becky Burch, representing REAL Services, Barb Eberly for the Methodist Women and the Treasure Chest. Rev. and Ruth Duggleby. as long time friends, Kerry Walbert, for the North Liberty Chamber of Commerce, Thomas McCormick, for the family, Caroline Shupert, as a friend and church co-worker, Don Coil, brother-in-law and friend, and Les Stewart, for the Community Center. Following a slide presentation of Betty’s life, letters were read from Dewey Thomas, for the American Legion, Dr. Gaylord Saltzgaber, former pastor of the North Liberty United Methodist Church where Betty served as his secretary, worked with him on the original Potato Creek Festival Committee, and helped his wife Carol with creating the Treasure Chest and a letter from nieces and nephew from Illinois. Betty was presented with a "Distinguished Hoosier" certificate from the Office of the Governor. Evan Bayh, and a plaque from Lions International, presented by the North Liberty Lions Club. She will be receiving a certificate from the office of Congressman Timothy J. Roemer and the office of President Bill Clinton. Her name is being registered in the United States Congressional Record. KOONTZ LAKE CONSERVATION CLUB DINNERS RESUME On Saturday. April 3. the Kcxmtz Lake Conservation Club is starting spring with their weekly covered dish dinners. For making new friends and having a nice evening of card playing, join us. Dinner is served at 6:00 p.m. Lucille and Dick Dipert are the hosts. WOODLAWN CEMETERY CLEAN-UP TO BEGIN Clean up begins at the Wixidlawn Cemetery, Walkerton, on April 15. Please remove all decorations until after the 20th so something you want to keep does not gets thrown away. Thank you. NOTICE The North Liberty Cemetery Association Spring Clean-Up at East and Westlawn Cemeteries is about to begin. Please remove any items you wish to keep by April 15. Cemetery Board NOTICE The Walkerton clerk-treasurer’s office will be closed on Good Fri day, April 9th, 1993. Happy Easter! 2ta7 NOTICE Myrna’s Studio of Hair Design will close at 12.00 noon April 10 and reopen at 8:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 20. 3talsp

J.G. DRAMA CLUB TO PRESENT “THE SILVER WHISTLE" ■MH EMH s -a. « s Hm,"

"And if you should survive, to one hundred and five, think of all you'll dervive, out of being alive This is the premise of the John Glenn Drama Club’s production of "The Silver Whistle" by Robert McEnroe. The story takes place in the rundown garden of a rundown nursing home where the residents have resigned themselves to the idea that the fullness of life has passed them by. A bit of peace is the best they can hope for in their final years. Into this situation comes a well-intentioned tramp who shakes up the lives of the elderly guests and convinces them that life can only pass them by if they let it. He proceeds to force them out of their dull existence and back into the richness of life. Mistaken identity, a fighting rooster, a church bazaar, and a magical "youth-restoring" potion all play a part in this uplifting comedy. Leading the cast in his final role is Frank Sheneman as the tramp.

Other cast members are Aimee Christensen, Gwen Kelly, Chad Hostetler. Kelly Tingle, Shawn Correll, Keith Anderson, Barry Houser, Becca Van Wechel, Beth Thomas, Russell Burch. Jay Cotton, Laura Bostwick and Kelley Stedman. The entire production is directed by Mr Richard Fansler. "The Silver Whistle" will be performed on Friday and Saturday, April 2 and 3 at 7;30 p.m. in the John Glenn auditorium. All tickets are $3.00 and are available at the door. Come and join the cast and become young again, or at least "young at heart". PRE-SCHOOL STORY TIME AT KOONTZ LAKE LIBRARY A Pre-School Story Time with a craft will be held from March Ist to May 26th at the Koontz Lake Library. You must register, sign up or call. The programs are held at the Koontz Lake Library every second and fourth Tuesdays from 10:00 • 10:30 a.m., and at the Hamlet Library every second and fourth Tuesdays from 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. WALKERTON LITTLE LEAGUE COACHES MEETING SUNDAY, APRIL 4 There will be a meeting for the Walkerton Little League coaches on Sunday, April 4, at 5:00 p.m. at the Walkerton Youth Building.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR FRIDAY, APRIL 2 9:30 a.m. — Walkerton Woman's Community Club breakfast meeting at Presbyterian Church. MONDAY, APRIL 5 7:00 p.m. — Walkerton Town Council to meet in regular session. 7:30 p.m. — Rebekah Lodge to meet in the Lodge Hall for their regular meeting. TUESDAY, APRIL 6 7:30 p.m. — John Glenn School Corporation Board of Trustees to meet at John Glenn High School. WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 7:00 p.m. — North Liberty Town Council to meet in regular session. THURSDAY, APRIL 8 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn JV baseball team to visit LaPorte. 4.30 p.m. — John Glenn boys and girls track teams to host Rochester.

WIN RIBBONS AT NORTHERN INDIANA REGIONAL SCIENCE FAIR -HAI 10 • . | J ■■ TV wl G z iff WiMßg *

Daniel Wieczorek and Adam Allsop compare red ribbons each won for their science project at the Northern Indiana Regional Science Fair held Saturday, March 27, at Clay High School, South Bend.

THURSDAY. APRIL 1. 1993

J.G.H.S. Music Dept. Continues Spring Rattle The John Glenn High School Instrumental Music Department continues with their annual Spring Raffle through April 7th. All money goes toward funding band trips for the "Falcon Pride". Younger band students have the opportunity to accumulate money in the Band Boosters general fund to subsidize future band trips. This coming summer the Falcon Pride is preparing a trip to Florida. Performance are tentatively scheduled at Disney World and Universal Studios. Don’t forget to purchase your spring raffle tickets from your favorite band student today! And as always — thank you for your continued support! N. L. Tri Kappa Scholarship Applications The North Liberty Zeta Pi Chapter of Tri Kappa is offereing scholarships for any John Glenn High School senior going on to college or vocational school. These applications are available at the High School Guidance Office. Completed forms are due by April 16 in the Guidance Department and the scholarships will be awarded Mav 10 at the John Glenn High School Awards Program. TO ALL WHO ARE INTERESTED . . . The Kickin' Dust Cloggers Kids are going to perform on TV 46. Friday, April 2, 1993, at 10:00 E.S.T. (9:00 C.S.T.), at the TV 46 studio by the St. Joe Fairgrounds. Everyone is welcome to go to the studio and be in the audience to support our cloggers. It will be aired Friday evening on Channel 46, at 7:00 p.m. The program is "The Kids Adventure Zone".

Both sixth grade students at St. Patrick School placed second, Wieczork for his work, "What is an Electromagnet?" and Allsop for his project, "Edison’s Electric Light".

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‘Grade A” State Fair Planning Now Underway W'hat's a gtxid name for a friendly six-foot bright yellow chicken'.’ Fred Feathers? Legs Indiana'' A name must be found for the newest Indiana State Fair mascot. A new mascot isn't alone in welcoming everyone to the August 11-22 Indiana State Fair, themed "Grade ' Entertainment" W ( |d River, the giant log flume, drenches the Midway, alreads teeming with seven days of $lO unlimited rides. Come celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Ferris Wheel. First introduced at the 1893 Columbian Exposition (World’s Fair) in Chi cago, the first Ferris Wheel stixsd 250 feet tali and was America’s answer to the Eiffel lower Today, Indiana State Fair's Midwas ferris wheel, at 90 feet tall, is the largest portable one in North America. Oink, the Singing Pig, star of Cuzin Grumpy's Pork Chop Resue, promises to transport porcine sodeling to its highest plateau Smokey Bear presents his fire safety message one das at the Na tural Resources Building next year marks his 50th birthdas Play FFA's 18-hole Golf Course and learn about agriculture while puttering around Indiana Young Farmers Association brings tractor and combine simulators. Enjoy two days of miniature horses August 21 and 22. For the first time, all 36 4-H beef, swme and sheep female breed champions receive SSOO U S Savings Bonds. Each of the three supreme female champions wins $2,000 savings bonds Reverse female champions win $1 .(XX) savings bonds each. Purdue University's entomologists present their acclaimed Bug Bowl daily in Pioneer Our I and Pavilion. American cockroaches race around an oval track Mada gascar hissing cockroaches strain in the tractor "pull" Walking sticks, millipedes, butterflies and cockroaches in cockroach motels populate the Bug Petting Ztxi Opening day, celebrate a "sth birthdas with Indiana Iransporta tion Museum's FairTrain. Three quarters of a century ago, Engine 587 was built. Fourteen feet, 10 inches high, and 10 feet wide. Engine 58" is 90 feet long from its pilot wheels to the tender's last axle. Fulls loaded, Old 58" weighs 230 tons. In top form, it can pull 60 loaded railcars. Tickets! Three-dollar adsance sale tickets to the Fair carrs far more than a $2 sasings off gate prices. Anyone presenting an ad vance ticket stub on closing das gets in for only $1 —a $4 sasings on the $5 at-the gate cost. Adsance tickets are on sale at all Kroger Food Stores. Hook Drug Stores. Indiana Farm Bureau offic es and Union Federal Sasings Banks beginning in June, through August 10. Programs can be picked up at all adsance ticket locations. Everyone five and under is ad mitted free. Fairgrounds parking is free when available. Evers legal resident of Indiana has an equal chance of naming the chicken in the “Name The State Fair Chicken Contest". The win(continued on Page 12)