The Independent-News, Volume 119, Number 37, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 27 January 1994 — Page 6

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS — JANUARY 27, 1»4

Crop Management Seminar Set For North Liberty "Managing Inputs That Make Cents" is the title of a crop man agement seminar to be held for area farmers on Tuesday. February 8, 1094. at the North Liberty Community Center The Seminar will be from 9:00 a m to 4 00 p m with a buffet lunch to be served at noon bv area agribusinesses. Farmers can choose from selected topics to be presented in break-out sessions patterned after the popular Crop Residue Management Conferences and Trade Show held in Indianapolis Topics to be presented include Integrated Crop Management (ICM) as an ASCS CostShare Practice, benefits of using crop consultants, controlling changing weed populations tn reduced tillage, economic threshold levels for pesticide applications, fertilizer and Pesticide containment “for rent Banquet Hall For WEDDINGS - RECEPTIONS LARGE & SMALL PARTIES \Ne Can Accomodate Large Groups PLENTY OF PARKING VFW Post 1954 656-4684 North Liberty

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regulations, importance of recordkeeping in farm management, lowinput farming, new technologies in pest control, nitrogen management placlement, timing and form, variable rate technology in nutrient management, residue management and water quality issues. Pre vernations will be made by Purdue University extension specialists, agribusiness representatives and farmers. Area agribusinesses will set up displays on tillage and spraying equipment, seed corn herbicides, field mapping for "global positioning" used in variable rate technology, financial services for farmers. protecting your drinking water and abandoned well plugging. Purdue ag economist Bill Uhrig will present an ag outlook of prices for crops and livestock during the noon hour. In addition to the breakout sessions, participants will enjoy visiting with their agribusiness reps and neighbors. While there is no charge for attending the seminar, participants are asked to call the St. Joseph County SCS-SWCD office at (219) 291-2300 by February 1, 1994. to register to help with an accurate count for lunch. Proceedings of the seminar presentations will be available to participants. The seminar is coordinated by the Tri-County Water Quality Project committee and the St. Joseph County SWCD. The North Liberty Community Center is located two blocks south of the intersection of S.R. 4 and S.R. 23 on the east side of Main Street.

Day Care Ministry Open House To Mark Anniversary On January 2, 1992, the Walkerton United Methodist Church opened its doors to the community by offering a new service to this area, a State registered and inspected Day Care Ministry . The ministry operates under the name of "Our Little Angels". To celebrate the day care's second birthday, they will host an Open House on Monday. January 31. from 7:00 • 9:00 p.m. During this time the parents, church members and community are welcome to come look "Our Little Angels" over without the hustle-bustle of a normal day. Come talk with the staff members and see the facility. In conjunction with the Open House, there will be a Discovery Toy party going on during the Open House. A Discovery Toy representative will be on hand to answer questions and demonstrate the products. The day care will benefit by earning free toys for the classrooms. "Our Little Angels" has grown in average daily attendance from 42 children in 1992 to 55 children in 1993 with over 100 children enrolled. The day care is divided into five different classroms according to age. The five rooms are: Infant/ Toddler, 1 & 2 Year Olds, 3 & 4 Year Olds, Preschool/Kindergarten, and a Before/After Schoolers Room. The John Glenn School Corporation provides transportation from the day care to the various schools both in morning and in the afternoon. Kindergarten transportaion has been provided by parents and staff members. "Our Little Angels" staff members have been trained in C.P.R., Basic First Aid, Universal Precautions, and a Developmentally Age Appropriate Program. The day care employs 19 people: eight of which are full-time employees and 11 that are part-time. Os the 19 employed, 11 of them have worked for the day care for over one year. Five of the 11 have been with "Our Little Angels" since the very beginning with over 2 years seniority. There will be a Seniority Dinner held next month to honor the 11 seniority employees. The day care is on the USDA Child & Adult Care Food Program. The children are offered a properly balanced breakfast, lunch and snack daily with lots of variety. "Our Little Angels" is also listed and monitored by the 4C's (Community Coordinated Child Care) of St. Joseph County which is a resource and referral agency in child care for people in seven area counties. If you would like more information about the day care and are unable to attend the Open House, please feel free to call 586-3020. Make-Up Days At Oregon-Davis The 1993-94 school calendar has four (4) "possible make-up days" included or built in to insure 180 days of instruciton as required by the State of Indiana. These possible make-up days are as follows: Monday, February 21 Monday, April 4 Monday, May 2 Friday, May 27 (Teacher Records Day — which would have to rri lIWrENDM « RLAUY inc PEARL CRIPE REALTOR 3005 S Michigan. South Bend Bus (219) 291-6100 Voice Mail (219) 235-3426 Res (219) 586-7510

be made-up by the staff at another date) Therefore, due to not having school onTuesday and Wednesday, January 18th and 19th; we will utilize Monday, February 21 and Monday, May 2 as our make-up days to insure the 180 days of student instruction as required by law. Please mark your calendars and plan accordingly. Many thanks in advance for your cooperation in this matter! Ten Advance In K of C Free Throw Contest Ten boys and girls, aged 10 to 14, were named local champions of the 1994 Knights of Columbus International Free Throw Championship and have earned the right to compete next at the district level. St. Pat’s 5709 in Walkerton, sponsored the local competition at Walkerton Elementary School. All youngsters from age 10 to 14 were eligible to participate. Lisa Kuzmicz wins the 10-year-old girls' champion and Joshua Smith was the winner of the 10-year-old boys division. In the 11-year-old bracket of the competition, Chasity Zellers was the girls’ champion and Ross Holland was the boys' champion. Twelve-year-

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old winners in the girls’ and boys’ division were Beth Honaker and Luke Batman. The thirteen-year-old girls’ division was won by Bridget Honaker and the boys' by Andy Zellers. Fourteep-year-old champions included Holly Legge in the girls’ bracket and Jeremy Haag in the boys'. Each contestant was allowed 15 free throw attempts in the contest. The Knights of Columbus Free Throw Championship is sponsored annually by the K of C and consists of competition at the local, district and state level. International champions are determined based on scores at the state competitions. Last year more than 212,000 boys and girls participated in 3,099 local competitions. Local winners will compete in the district competition to be held February 5 at Chesterton. The Knights of Columbus is an international, Catholic, family, fraternal, service organization with over 1.5 million members in 10,000 local councils. In 1992, Knights dona.u 40.5 million manhours of volunk .r time and $92.3 million to charitable and benevolent causes, sponsoring programs to benefit their church, councils, communities, families and youth. The Antarctic ice cap is the world's largest supply of fresh water.