The Independent-News, Volume 119, Number 43, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 10 March 1994 — Page 1

The Independent-News

VOLUME 119; NUMBER 43

NORTH LIBBERTY TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES The regular monthly North Liberty Town Council meeting was held at the Town Hall on March 2, 1994 and called to order at 7:07 p.m. by Thomas Daugherty, president. Other Council members present were Richard Warner, Dennis Fisher, David Sheaks and Ronald Kinas. The press was represented by Pauline Laskowski. The minutes from the February 2, 1994 meeting were approved as presented by a motion from Richard Warner, seconded by Dennis Fisher with a unanimous aye. The minutes from the February 17, 1994 special meeting were corrected in paragraph 8 to read Dennis Fisher requested to amend, instead of Richard Warner. Richard Warner then made the motion to accept the corrected minutes, second by David Sheaks with a unanimous aye. Director of Utilities John Gouker reported on the following: 1. ‘‘so3 Regulations” completed. 2. Sludge was hauled, plant slowly coming back. 3. Need farm land for application of sludge so that application permit can be filed down State. 4. Revised price on flow meter for waste water plant as the old recorder can’t be used and repair parts are not availble. New quote $3,507.50. 5. Soon as weather breaks, new night light will be installed on the west side of the water plant. 6. New radio installed in water pickup. 7. Four items at Water Plant to do as soon as possible: 1. Check for water loss. Quote from M.E. Simpson Co. Inc. for $1,900.00. After discussion Dennis Fisher made the motion to accept the quote from M.E. Simpson Co., Valparaiso, IN, to check the town water lines for loss. Motion seconded by Richard Warner with a unanimous aye. 2. Dehumidification system for water plant. 3. New locator for water lines. Gouker advised to get quotes on dehumidification and locator. 4. Deep well and high service pump meters, quote from B. L. Anderson, $10,600 plus installation. After discussion this to be held until next meeting. Confined space equipment still needs to be purchased. Representative from the Council to talk to Township Trustee again in regards to joint purchase. Gouker requested some summer help for utility and street projects. Deputy Marshal Kelly Bussie read the February Police report, 2,349 miles, 210.2 gallons of gasoline. Also advised Council that Marshal Burch had been asked to sign a permit for San-Bob’s to allow them to serve alcohol on their lot outdoors on Sunday, June 26, 1994 for their grand-opening during the hours of 12:00 noon until 11:00 p.m. He stated the Police Department felt dusk would be late enough. After discussion, San-Bob's to be asked to have a representative at the April 6,1994 meeting to answer some questions from the Council. Location of trash hopper on (continued on Page 8)

WALKERTON, INDIANA 46574 THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 1994

BETHANY THOMAS WINS FIRST IN DISTRICT ART CONTEST

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The 13th District of GFWC Indiana Federation of Clubs held their annual art contest on March 5, at the Zion Luthern Church in Michigan City. Directing the art contest was Mrs. Donald Pangbur, 13th District Art Dept. Chairman, also of Michigan City. Due to the many art contests available for students to enter in pursuit of money or scholarships, we regret that there were only three entires in the 13th District Contest. First place winner was Bethany Thomas, a senior at John Glenn High School, Walkerton. Second place winner was Bryan Goodpaster. Warsaw Community High School and sponsored by the Past County Presidents Club of Warsaw. The third place winner was Brian Davis of Warsaw High School sponsored by ESO Club of Warsaw. Bethany was sponsored by the GFWF Woman’s Community Club of Walkerton. As first place winner she is entitled to enter the Indiana Federation of Gubs contest to be held at their state convention March 28. The winner at the state level will receive $1,000.00 to be paid on their behalf to the college they will be attending. Beth's entry was outstanding and the dub members were proud to be her sponsor. She is an outstanding student and we wish her the very best in furthering her education. Mr. John Thomas, Art Director at John Glenn High School, is also Beth's father. Congratulations John on another winner! Falcon Follies At John Glenn Friday, March 11 The Bth annual Falcon Follies talent show will be Friday, March 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Glenn High School auditorium. This promises to be another great show with a variety of individual student acts. The Rhythm Express, Pom Pons and Jazz Band will also perform. Celebrity judges for this year's show are Cindy Ward, WSBT-TV; Shelli Yoder, Miss America finalist; Rob Poulin and Jack Reichert, Sunny 101.5; and Dean Huppert, WSJF-TV. Admission is $3.00 per person. All proceeds support the John Glenn Scholarship Fund. Come and join the fun! Whoever thought up the expression, "It’s only a game," probably just lost one.

CALENDAR THURSDAY, MARCH 10 4:30 p.m. — Urey girls 7th and Bth grade basketball teams to visit New Prairie. 4:30 p.m. — North Liberty girls Sth & 6th grade basketball teams to visit Oregon-Davis. 4:30 p.m. — Urey wrestlers to host Bremen. 6:30 p.m. — John Glenn winter sports banquet at the high school. FRIDAY, MARCH 11 7:30 p.m. — Falcon Follies at John Glenn High School auditorium. MONDAY, MARCH 14 4:00 p.m. — Walkerton Elementary girls 6th grade A A B basketball teams to visit North Liberty. 4:00 p.m. — Walkerton Elementary girls Sth grade A A B basketball teams to host North Liberty. TUESDAY, MARCH 15 5:30 p.m. — Oregon-Davis girls sth and 6th grade girls basketball teams to host Washington Township. 7:30 p.m. — John Glenn School Board to meet at John Glenn High School. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 16 4:30 p.m. — Walkerton Elementary girls basketball teams to host Oregon-Davis. WALKERTON LITTLE LEAGUE REGISTRATION Sign-up for the Walkerton Little League T-Ball and baseball will be held at the Walkerton Youth Building Saturday, March 12 and Saturday, March 19, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. For more information call Rick Coffman at 586-7285 or Curt Pletcher at 784-8724. There will be a coaches meeting Sunday, March 20. at 4:00 p.m. REGISTRATION FOR NORTH LIBERTY YOUTH LEAGUE NEEDED Registration must be received by March 25 for the North Liberty Youth League’s summer baseball and softball seasons. The North Liberty Youth League’s monthly meeting has been cancelled. The March meeting will be at 7:00 p.m. Monday, March 28th at the V.F.W. ATTENTION Deadline to register to vote in the May 3 Primary is March 20. You may register in the Liberty Township Trustee’s Office, 300 South Main Street, North Liberty, on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday from 9:00 - 12 noon and 1:00 • 4:00 p.m.

PLYMOUTH EDGES FALCONS 55-46 IN LAST MINUTES Defense wins games. Sometimes it is hard for a lot of people to see, but examine the winners time and time again and they are able to play defense. Friday night it was a key for Gordon Mosson's John Glenn Falcons as they defeated Bremen in sectional play, and Saturday it was a key element of Jack Edison's Plymouth Pilgrims 53-46 victory over John Glenn. The win gave the 1994 sectional crown to Plymouth who will now advance to the Warsaw Regional this Saturday to meet the host Tigers at 12:30 p.m. The Falcons and Plymouth had met in the final game before the Christmas holidays with Plymouth coming out on top by four in that battle. Since that time, Plymouth had dropped three games and Glenn had won 12 in a row before a season ending upset at Tippecanoe Valley handed them just their third loss of the season. Everyone looked forward to this rematch. Basketball fans were not disappointed. Maybe the outcome wasn't what many wanted, but for basketball to be played with intensity and hard work, this was another chapter in what has grown to be a hotly contested series. In a case like this, there is only a loser on the scoreboard, not the way the game was played. The victory for Plymouth upped their record to 19-3 while Glenn finished with a fine 20-4 record in a game that also marked the final appearance of eight Glenn seniors, several of whom had been key figures for three and four years. We will say goodye to Jason Groves, Toby Gardner, Jayson Kincaid, Steve Snell, Nathan Lichtenbarger, Jason Fisher, Ryan Walls and Brent Hostrawser, but we won’t forget them and the very successful four years this group has had under coach Mos son. The game was a tight one all the way. Good defense kept things from becoming fast and wild and both teams worked on both ends of the floor. Plymouth is probably the best defensive team Glenn sees year in and year out, and this year, although they might not be the biggest, were the best the Falcons had to face on defense. This boiled down to a game of several lead changes, several ties, and the seven point margin at the end was the largest of the game. Glenn led 11-9 after one and the two teams were tied at 24 at halftime. Plymouth’s big three scorers all year long, led the first half with Michael Delp leading the way with 9, all on three’s, Michael Edison with seven and Mike Kershner with 8 while Jayson Kincaid led all at halftime with 10, followed by Toby Gardner’s six and Steve Savoie's five coming off the bench. By the end of the third, nothing more was accomplished as Glenn had eased back into the lead, but Plymouth once again took the lead in the see-saw battle before Snell tied the score at 44 with just under three minutes left to play. At this time Edison got his first basket of the second half as the Falcons were doing a good job denying him the shots. The Pilgrims worked the ball around well before Edison popped it from the right corner, breaking the tie for the final time and also (continued on Page 2)

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WALKERTON TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES February 21, 1994 The Walkerton Town Council met at 7:00 p.m. on February 21, 1994 with the followoing members present: Gene Reese, Gordon Hartsell, Cheryl Rizek, Walter Heil and Leonard Jaske. Attorney David Holmes and clerk-treasurer Judy Hiler were also present. The minute were approved as read. Cheryl Rizek reported that the Plan Commission, in a meeting previous to this one. decided not to grant Tom and Karen Moore's request to re-zone property at 1137 Harrison Street, but recommended that they petition the Board of Zoning Appeals for a variance. Jay Potts, Park A Recreation Board, reviewed a projected ten year Park budget with the Council. Gene Reese had several questions concerning the revenue portion of the projected budget. These questions concerned differences in the tax amounts and concessions shown on the budget, compared to actual figures for 1993. A further review of the budget showed increases in expenses to provide for an activities director, and greater than normal increases to operating expenses. Potts said that they feel that the salary for the activities director will be self funded by the activities that will be conducted for the park. Potts said that with additional facilities they will be able to do a lot more. He named soccer leagues, summer youth programs, football and cross country skiing as possible activities for the future. They feel that 67% of the fees generated by these activities will help offset the salary of an activities director. In reviewing the revenue portion of the budget, Potts said that they project around $2,500.00 coming in from summer activities program the first year. Gene Reese asked Potts if the new park is considered a recreational park or a nature park. Potts answered that it is the Park Board's feeling that it is both. They have a donation for walking trails throughout the entire park. If the school system puts in any facilities in the new park, they would be responsible for that expense plus maintenance expenses. Gene Reese said that the grant application shows a $10,000.00 appropriation that is to be paid by the Park Fund, and asked Potts how they plan to fund h. Potts answered that they haven't yet determined where that appropriation will come from. They haven’t made any specific requests for donations at this time, but if it doesn't come from tax money it will have to come from either corporate or private donations. Reese asked how they will raise money to build a proposed restroom that's in the second phase of the project. Potts said that there will be additional grant monies available, and they will apply for them. Potts said that the grant application for the purchase of the property has been approved at the state level, but now has to go on for federal approval since these park grants are federally funded. We could still be two years from purchasing the property. He said he wasn't sure if everyone has seen the letter concerning the application for the money to acquire the land. No one (continued on Page 8)