The Independent-News, Volume 119, Number 41, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 24 February 1994 — Page 7

Winter Sports Awards Banquet Set For March 10 On Thursday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m., John Glenn High School will be holding their annual Winter Sports Awards Night in the high school cafeteria. A dessert bar will be featured. Each family is asked to bring a dessert and their own table service. The beverages will be provided. After the refreshments, the presentation of awards will be made by the winter coaches. Sectional Tourney Tickets To Go On Sale At John Glenn Tickets for the 1994 Plymouth Boys Basketball Sectional will be available Tuesday, February 22 through Friday, February 25, at John Glenn High School. Tournament play begins on Tuesday, March 1, with games at 6.00 and 7:30 p.m. Semi-final action begins on Friday, March 4, at 6:00 p.m. with the championship game scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 5. Tickets for the tournament are $7.00. Single session tickets are $4.00 and are available only at Plymouth on game night.

CARD OF THANKS

I want to express my sincere thanks to all who called, sent cards, prayers, flowers and good thought during my recent hospitalrations and rehabilitation. I'm home now and would love phone calls and brief visits. Sally Wilcox 1 want to thank all who sent flowers, cards, food, visits and the prayers that were offered in the time of loss of my wife Wanda. A special thanks to Pastor Payne and the ladies of Blissville Church of the Brethren, the Walkerton Police and Walkerton Ambulance crew. Willard Messman We would like to thank all our friends, neighbors and family for the flowers, food, cards and acts of kindness at the passing of our loved one, William Clark. A special thanks to Rev. Reynolds, Dr. Davis, Ladies of the Presbyterian Church, Miller's Merry Manor and Danny Joe Rannelis. God bless you all. Alberta Clark Carol Rackley and Children

May Oberfell & Lorber Attorneys at Law 612 Roosevelt Rd., Walkerton Phone: (219) 586-7001 Telephone Hours: 9:00 a m to 500 p m. Monday thru Friday Appointments: 1:00 to 5:00 p m Tuesday and Thursday (by appointment only) John H Peddycord. Attorney at Law Managing Partner. Walkerton Office Broad range of legal services available Main location 300 North Michigan South Bend. Indiana 46601 (219) 232 2031

Brenda Petry Takes One-Year Assignment * H : Brenda Petry, of Walkerton, has recently undertaken a one year Church of the Brethren Volunteer Service assignment with Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos in Houston, Texas. Brenda is a member of Plymouth Church of the Brethren. Brenda can be reached at P.O. Box 66581, Houston TX 77006. Casa de Esperanza is a crisis intervention agency created to prevent child abuse and neglect by providing residential care for children. The children are voluntarily placed at the house. Upon admission. each child is evaluated for his individual emotional, medical, developmental and physical needs. Casa has programs desgined to meet the needs of the children through work with professionals who specialize in these areas. The parents remain active participants with Casa by setting goals that will further the resolution of the crisis that prompted the placement, and they are counseled by a staff member sho helps them meet the goals outlined at the child's admission. By providing temporary housing and care for the child in conjunction with counseling and support services to the family, Casa hopes to sufficiently relieve the stress to the family so that the child may return home safely. Most recently, Casa has opened a home for children diagnosed with AIDS, ages 0-6. Brenda comes to BVS with a degree in Physchology and Communications from Manchester College in Indiana. She has been active in theater and the Humanities Coalition. She has worked as a woods machine operator and in food services. Brenda enjoys acting and directing, music, reading and is

trying to learn sign language. Brenda's assignment to Casa de Esperanza de los Ninos Allowed an orientation near Orlando and in Miami, Florida. A group of 25 volunteers came together from all over the United States and one from Germany. For three weeks they lived together as a community and studied such topics as Biblical Servanthood, simple living, racism, farmworker issues, the death penalty, Alcoholism and HIV/AIDS. The volunteers donated assistance to Orlando and Miami area community service agencies including the Orlando Rescue Mission, Second Harvest Food Bank, San Juan Day Care, Daily Bread Food Bank and Body Positive. They also worked with Habitat for Humanity in Orlando and Miami. The volunteers were exposed to the urban environment in Miami as well as some farmworkers conditions in the Orlanda area. Orientation builds community spirit among participants through personal sharing, fellowship and increased knowledge of the world. Brenda is taking part in a longstanding tradition of ministry through service. BVS, established in 1948, works at advocating justice, peacemaking, serving basic human needs, and maintaining the integrity of creation. Approximately 160 BVSers, in the United States and abroad, work with various peace, social and economic justice organizations focusing on many current social needs including child, youth and senior citizens’ care; ecological issues; homeless ness; refugee assistance; domestic and international peacemaking; and general community services. In exchange for their work, volunteers receive room, board and a small monthly stipend from their project. Brethren Volunteer Service, a program of the Church of the Brethren General Board, is open to any person 18 or older interested in service through a Christian program. PURDUE STUDENTS HONORED FOR ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS About 5,900 Purdue University students earned academic honors for the fall 1993 semester. To earn academic honors, Purdue students must have at least a 3.5 semester or cumulative gradepoint average on a four-point scale. Area students honored include: Patrick Edward Putman, 29251 Ranker! Road, North Liberty, Chemical Engineering; Allen Frank Chlupacek, 7707 E. St. Rd. 104, Walkerton, Freshman Engineering; Andrea Marie Johnson, 6235 North 1100 East. Grovertown, Education; and David Alan Good, 11122 S. 325 East. Hamlet. Science. AGELESS BEAUTY tlwgSgS; 13 J 32 t t.J J « 3- 3 ’IS ■:5 -> > ISU J J : TS / :1 1 1 ’ -IB Frantz Steel Garage Doors Frantz steel garage dcxirs are built to withstand the test ol time—beautifully' • Styles to complement any home • Options to match your spec ifn requirements • Prues to hi any budget Starting as low as FRANTZ E. BARDEN CONSTRUCTION Phone 586-2407 408 Michigan Street Walkerton, Indiana

FEBRUARY 24, 1994 — THE INDEPENDENT NEWS

JOHNSON TWP. EXTENSION HOMEMAKERS CLUB VALENTINE PARTY Valentine’s Day was celebrated by members of the Johnson Township Extension Homemakers Cub on Wednesday at the Community Building. Valentines marked each placesetting and door prizes were awarded Alma Daube, Gertrude Thomas and our guest. Marilu Mantick, from LaPorte. Catherine Hostetler was hostess and served friendship cake, ice cream and candy from a Valentine heart flanked with lighted candles. Bunco was played with prizes ' awarded with first to Mrs. Thomas, second to Neva Klinedinst, third to Mrs. Daube and booby prize to Marty Malstaff. Mrs. Hostetler presided at the meeting with Neva Klinedinst feeding the birthday bank. Mrs. Klinedinst read a humourous poem and Mrs. Daube read “Oatmeal and Kisses '. Frieda Myers and Annette Hesters will take the lesson “The Hand Down Under" beginning at 11:00 a m. on March 10 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 706 Harrison St.. LaPorte. They will give the lesson on Australian ethnic cooking at the next meeting on March 16 at the Johnson Twp. Community Building. CUB SCOUTS 293 Cub Scouts. Pack 293, have been very busy the past couple of months. During their December Pack meeting, they held their annual turtle race. Each scout had a plywood turtle, painted them with their own designs, and with a string running through a hole at the

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