The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 18, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 15 September 1994 — Page 1

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VOLUME 120; NUMBER 18

FIELD GOAL WITH 2 SECONDS LEFT TOPS GLENN 10-0 The John Glenn Falcons followed their opening victory the week before with what coach Dan Drotar said was a terrible week of practice and "We pretty much stunk in all the areas tonight", as the Falcons fell to previously winless LaVille 10-9 on a field goal with two seconds remaining. The Falcons had the game within their grasp, having possession of the ball with time running out, only to have a couple of costly penalties, including one personal foul for unsportsmanlike conduct, forced a punt with time almost out. A great 35 yard return by the Lancers Jim Larkin brought the ball to the Falcon 15 yard line and coach Kevin McCollough promptly sent in the kicking team and Chuck Wheat kicked a 32-yard field goal to turn a 9-7 lead into a heartbreaking 10-9 defeat. The loss was Glenn's second in three games, all conference games. LaVille evened their conference mark at 1-1 and are 1-2 overall for the season. G Statistics L 10 First Downs 7 139 Rushing 93 90 Passing 70 18 Passes Attempted 17 7 Passes Completed 8 1 Had Intercepted 1 2 Punts 4 39 Average Yards 36 2 Fumbles 2 1 Fumbles Lost 1 57 Yards Penalized 66 The Falcons looked dominate in the early going as they controlled the play in the first quarter. Despite this, they had to settle for a field goal, with Thomas Stitz kicking a 41-yarder to make it 3-0 with just 59 seconds left in the first quarter. The Falcons got the ball back but turned it over to the Lancers early in the second period on a fumble at the John Glenn 23. A couple of short pass and run plays were good and then Mark Haskins plowed over from one yard out for LaVille, giving them a 6-3 lead. Wheat kicked the extra point, and despite the advantage in statistics for the first half, the Falcons trailed 7-3 at the main intermission. Glenn took the lead early in the second half as they sustained a drive that resulted in two passes being caught for apparent scores, the first called back because of a penalty. However, Nick Medich bounced right back with a scoring strike to Rusty Young of 21 yards and the Falcons had regained the lead. A bad snap from center resulted in no extra point kick and the Falcons held on to this lead for most of the rest of the game. In the final quarter, the Falcons faced a fourth and inches with 5:45 remaining when the decision to go for it was made and the Lancers stacked the play up without gaining those inches. LaVille took over and moved dose enough to try for a go-ahead field goal, but here also a bad snap from center let the Falcons pile all over the holder stopping the play and giving Glenn the ball back with less than two minutes left. However, three plays and the penalties lost yardage overall and Glenn punted the ball away with time running out. It was just seconds left when Larkin broke his 35 yard return to the Glenn 15 to set up the game win-

Walkerton Library Receives Fax Machine The Walkerton-Lincoln Twp. Library recently received a grant from the Indiana State Library for a fax machine. It is now up and running. The Library will send or receive faxes for patrons at a charge of SI.OO per page (in the U.S.). Beside this service, the Library also makes copies. The charge for them is .15 for 8 */i x 11 sheets and .25 for B*/j x 14 and 11 x 17. The copier can print on both sides of the paper and it also can enlarge or reduce originals. Story Hour At Walkerton Library Story Hour this fall starts Saturday, September 17th and will run through November 19th. It will run from 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon and children ages three through eight are invited to come and join the fun. Parents may stay and watch or they may leave if the children feel comfortable. Every Saturday there will be stories and crafts put on by Wendy Dittmer. The first week’s theme is ’"owls". The children will hear "Owl Moon" and "The Owl And The Pussycat”, then they will make paperplate owls. Story hour is free and no registration is necessary. For more information call the Library at 5862933. ning field goal. Glenn had a slight advantage in statistics for the game except in that all important column, points. Entertain Triton Friday The Falcons will host the Triton Trojans Friday night at 7:30 p.m. Triton broke a 30 game losing streak earlier this season and seems to be on the way back up again after some real lean years in football. They will be the best Triton team we have seen in several years. The Scoring GLENN: Thomas Stitz, 41 yard field goal LAVILLE. Mark Haskins, 1 yard run; PAT: Chuck Wheat, kick GLENN: Rusty Young, 21 yard pass from Nick Medich; PAT, kick failed LAVILLE; Chuck Wheat, 32 yard field goal Score By Quarters LaVille 0 7 0 3 — 10 Glenn 3 0 6 0 — 9

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Community Calendar FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 7:30 p.m. — John Glenn Falcons to host Triton in football. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 17 8:30 a.m., John Glenn tennis team to play in the Riley Invitational. 9:30 a.m., John Glenn Cross Country teams to participate in the New Prairie Invitational. 10:00 a.m. — John Glenn Jr. varsity football team to play at Triton. MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19 6:30 p.m. — John Glenn girls volleyball team to host Bremen. 7:00 p.m. — Walkerton Town Council to meet at Town Hall. 7:30 p.m. — Walkerton Rebekah Lodge to meet. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn cross country teams to run against New Prairie, Marian and South Central at Marian. 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn tennis teams to host Triton. 6:00 p.m. — John Glenn girls volleyball teams to host Culver. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21 4:30 p.m. — John Glenn tennis team to host LaSalle. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 7:00 p.m. — Walkerton Business & Professional Women’s Cub to meet at Al's Diner. REV. DR. DONLAD LACY TO APPEAR ON NATIONAL TV BROADCAST The Rev. Dr. Donald Charles Lacy will present "A Plea For Christian Unity" to a national TV audience through LESEA Broadcasting. WHMB (Channel 40) in Indianapolis will air the program on Friday, September 16th from 10:00 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. WHME (Channel 46) in South Bend, will air the program on Saturday, September 17th from 8:30 p.m. to9:oop.m. Dr. Lacy said: "I feel blessed that my viewpoints on Christian Unity will be shared with a national TV audience". FALCON FOOTBALL FORCE MEETING The parents of John Glenn football players will hold their Falcon Football Force meeting on Tuesday, September 20, 1994 at 7:00 p.m. in coach Drotar’s classroom at John Glenn High School. Information will be shared and discussion will be held concerning Homecoming activities. Parents are urged to attend.

Northern Indiana Deer Hunters To Form Association Northern Indiana Deer Hunters are in the process of forming a local association to promote conservation of our natural resources, protect the traditional sports of hunting and fishing and improve the image of hunting sportsmen. A preliminary meeting will be held on Thursday, September 15th, 6:00 p.m., at Paul's Place, located at 68680 U.S. 31 S., 1.5 miles south of Lakeville. Please call Paul or Shelly Papcyznski at (219) 784-2975 for more information. At the first meeting, former president of the Indiana Deer Hunters Association, Doug Allman, will be speaking on a variety of subjects. He currently represents sportsmen on a DNR advisory board. Allman will be discussing the current state of the deer herd, Indiana DNR politics, IDHA activities and IDHA hunting regulation proposals. As a former president of the IDHA, Doug will be outlining what the IDHA has accomplished for sportsmen all over the state. In addition, local organizers will be seeking input from all sportsmen who are interested in establishing the local association. All interested sportsmen are encouraged to attend and help protect the traditonal sports of hunting and fishing. VOTER REGISTRATION SET IN WALKERTON There will be a special voter registration set for Walkerton on Saturday, September 17, from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. in the front office of the Chamber of Commerce at 612 Roosevelt Road. You do not have to declare a political party to register to vote. If you have any questions or need more information, call Myrna Daube, 586-3715. Remember, you must be registered to vote in the fall election which will include for the Town of Walkerton, two Town Council seats. OREGON-DAVIS SENIOR CITIZENS TO MEET THURSDAY, SEPT. 22 The Oregon-Davis Senior Citizens will meet at the Holiday Restaurant in Knox at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 22. Come and have a nice dinner and visit with friends.

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JOHN GLENN SCHOOL BOARD MINUTES September 6, 1994 Regular A Executive Sessions CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL The Board of School Trustees of the John Glenn School Corporation met in regular session on September 6, 1994 at 7:30 p.m. inthe Urey Middle School. All members were present except Tom McCormick. The School Board, superintendent and approximately nine observers began the meeting with the recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance. APPROVAL OF MINUTES The School Board minutes for the regular session and executive session on August 23, 1994 were approved by unanimous consent. APPROVAL OF CLAIMS - 1,523 through 1,651 Shirley Anderson made a motion, seconded by Ben Smith, to approve claims numbered 1,523 through 1,651. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. PATRON RESPONSE Mr. Jeff Johnson provided the School Board with a written statement about his concerns that the addition and renovation to Urey Middle School does not provide for sixth graders in the school corporation. Mr. Johnson's written statement is on file with the Board minutes. RECOGNITIONS Brent Kaufman, principal at North Liberty Elementary School, thanked School Board member Ben Smith for providing and installing metal gates to help secure the outdoor education lab from vehicle traffic. He also thanked Thomas Montgomery for a sls donation to the learning disabilities classroom. A motion was made by Robert Schaeffer, seconded by Shirley Anderson, to accept the sls donation from Mr. Montgomery for the learning disabilities classroom. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. NEW BUSINESS 1. Resignations a. Lana Hostrawser, 7th Grade Girls Basketball Coach, Effective August 29, 1994 b. Kelly Harrington, Urey Middle School Boys Track, Effective 1994-95 School Year A motion was made by Janice Ryan, seconded by Shirley Anderson, to approve the resignations as listed. The motion was approved b^ a six to zero vote. 2. Appointments a. Dawn Rhodes, Urey Middle School Girls B-Team Volleyball Coach for the 1994-95 School Year d. Daniel Drotar, John Glenn High School Gass Sponsor for the 1994-95 School Year c. Jill Dißell, John Glenn High School Cheerleader Sponsor, 199495 School Year d. Vicki Palicki, North Liberty Elemtentary School Special Education Teacher Aide e. Jennifer Hoover, 1.C.E., Office Aide, John Glenn School Corporation Administration Ben Smith made a motion, seconded by Janice Ryan, to approve the appointments as listed. The motion was approved by a six to zero vote. 3. Approve Request for Eight Days Unpaid Leave from Dixie Kunze Shirley Anderson made a mo(continued on Page 16)