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MAMMOTH BOWL GOURD 9BMhHP No, it is not • pumpkin, it’s a 57 pound bowl gourd. The giant gourd was grown by Harvey Hinchy, 27480 New Road, North tyBoy Scout Troop 239 Is Busy With Scout Projects I ■ MA b gd| * aWB i * & * k _ A W Iwn The Boy Scout Troop 239, of Tyner, has been busy this summer and fall. On Sunday, July 17, through Friday, July 22, the scouts were at Camp Buffalo at Monticello. This is the first year Troop 239 attended Camp Buffalo. Many new adventures were experienced. One of the activities at Camp Buffalo was the "corpse course". It is a timed obstacle course for the court. The adult leaders had their own version of the "corpse course". Troop 239 had the best time of all troops for this summer. Congratulations Troop 239! Jason Barden led the list of merit badges by earning 5, leatherwork, basketery, Indian lore, art and archery. B. J. Morgan and Cory Shively earned aviation, art and music. Chris Jacobs earned art, music and golf. Quintin Wade earned art, music, golf and emergency prepareness. Emergency preparedness is required to achieve the Eagle rank. These merit badges were presented at the September 12th Court of Honor. The September 12th meeting was also a joint meeting with the pack of Tyner to receive their awards. Future activities include the Fifth Annual Iron Horse Trail Hike at Potato Creek on Saturday, October 22. LaSalle Council winter camp this year will be at Bridgeman, Michigan on December 28 and 29. Hope we have lots of snow for the cross countyry skiing merit badge. It’s never too early to register for Philmont 1995 at Cameron, New Mexico. Every scout should experience this high adventure scouting once. "Scouting For Food” will be coming up soon. Please be generous with your donations — the food collected goes to the Walkerton Pantry, it stays in our community. Popcorn sales will be starting soon. Be sure to stock up for those cold winter evenings ahead. Fhe first free American school for the deaf was founded by Thomas H. Gallaudet in Hartford, Connecticut in 1817.

Community Club Has Social Service Meeting The October 7th Social Service meeting of the GFWC Walkerton Woman’s Community Club was held at 10:00 a.m. at the Walkerton Community Building with 20 members present. They stayed busy constructing colorful little turkeys and Jack-o-lanterns to brighten up the tables at Miller’s Merry Manor Nurshing Home at Thanksgiving and Halloween. When the work was done, they enjoyed a sack lunch and luscious desserts served by the hostesses Shirley Awald and Dorothy Dolmer. Freda Meyer gave the devotions and Shirley Awald the prayer for the opening of the meeting, called to order by president Barbara Simpson. Vice-president, Carol Knop, was not at the meeting due to a death in her family. With Mildred Casey at the piano, the group said the Pledge of Allegiance, sang "God Bless America" and read aloud the club "Collect". Dorothy Dolmer, Sunshine chairman, reported having sent a number of cards to members who were ill or who had a birthday. The president then read to the members an article from the Indiana Cubwoman, written by Nadine Keiper, regarding an esteemed member of the club, Mildred Nolcheff. Mildred has held a number of offices in the club and is still very active at 92. She received an enthusiastic round of applause from her fellow members. The president informed the gathering that there is to be a 13th District Convention in South Bend on November sth. The next meeting of the club will be on October 21st. FALCONS TO HOST LAKE STATION IN SECTIONAL GAME The John Glenn football Falcons will host the opening round of the 1994 Sectional tourney this year as Lake Station will visit on Friday, October 21. for a 7:30 p.m. contest. Other teams and their pairings in Sectional 25, Gass 2-A, are, North Newton to host Rochester, whose winner will play the Glenn winner the following Friday night. Also, River Forest will host Knox and Winamac will host North Judson. In Section 27, Cass 2-A, a lot of Glenn’s opponents and Northern State Conference foes will be in action on Friday, October 21. They include Jimtown hosting Tippecanoe Valley, Wabash hosting Bremen and Mishawaka Marian hosting La Ville. CHRISTIAN MATTIX IS COMMENDED STUDENT Christian Mattis, senior at John Glenn High School, has qualified as a Commended Student through the National Merit Scholarship Program. Christian’s high selections index on the PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test) placed him in the top 50,000 of over one million students who entered the 1995 Merit Program across the country. Nationwide, there are about 35,000 Commended Students. Christian is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mattix, of North Liberty. He is a member of the Academic Decathalon team and the National Honor Society. He was also John Glenn’s 1994 Hoosier Boys State delegate and was a delegate to the Notre Dame Science and Engineering Talent Search in 1993. This year, he is a member of the student council and works with the drama department on the light and stage crew. After graducation, Christian plans to enter college and major in computer science or engineering. Taffeta doth is so-called from the Persian word taftah, meaning "twisted” or "woven".

^FAMOimUNI^^" North dealer Both tidM vulnerable NORTH ♦ KQJ9B4 V7 ♦ J 962 ♦ 76 W»»T EAST ♦ A 76 6 ♦lO 2 *J V 10986642 ♦ K 4 3 ♦ 10 8 ♦AQ64 2 ♦ 10 9 SOUTH ♦ 3 *AK Q 3 ♦ AQ7S ♦ KJB3 The bidding North Eaat South Weet 2 ♦ Paa 2NT Paae 3 NT Opening lead — four of cluba This deal occurred in a preliminary match at the 1991 World Team Championship in Yokohama, Japan. North-South were Jeff Meckstroth and Eric Rodv'ell of the United States, pitted against Great Britain's Tony Forrester and Andy Robson Meckstroth’s opening two diamond bid indicated either a weak two bid in one of the majors or a powerful hand. Rodwell’s two notrump asked for a clarification, and three notrump showed a weak two with a good suit, which, given Rodwell’s hand, had to be spades. Forrester led a low club, and declarer took East’s nine with the jack The three of spades was led to dummy’s king, which held, and the spade queen was taken by West’s ace Forrester then found the only return to threaten the contract — another low club. With ordinary play, the contract would now have failed After taking East’s ten of clubs with the king, declarer would try to reach dummy's good spades by leading a diamond. But West would win with the king and cash three clubs to defeat the contract. However, Rodwell has not reached the pinnacle of bridge success by making routine or ordinary plays Reading the situation perfectly, he allowed East’s ten of clubs to hold at trick four! This brilliant stroke effectively short-circuited the defense. Unable to continue clubs, East

Entertainment Extra by Evelyn Ludvigson

Q. Please settle a dispute I’m having with my Canadian brother-in-law. For years, he’s had a crush on Suzanne Somers, and insists she’s a Canadian by birth. I believe she’s an American. What’s the answer? Ruth S. A. Before you two precipitate an international crisis, let me hasten to say that you are right: Suzanne’s hus band, Al Hamel, who used to host a game show in Canada, is a native son of our neighbor to the North Suzanne was born in the United States. Q. What’s the story about the feud between the producer, Robert Evans, and Ryan O’Neal? Kim J. A. Evans cast O’Neal opposite his then-wife, Ali MacGraw in the fabulously successful film, “Love Story” which most critics agreed turned Ryan from a TV personality (“Peyton Place”) into a movie star Even O’Neal credited him for giving his career a much needed boost. But, according to Evans’ recently published autobiography, “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” (Hyperion), when Ah almost lost her baby, Ryan, reportedly, refused to do a promotional tour for the film without Ali, or even send her flowers in the hospital Q. I would like to know if anyone has actually seen a marriage certificate for Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley, or do we have to depend on the word of a Dominican Republic judge? Just sign me: An Elvis fan. A. So, what's wrong with taking the word of a Dominican Republic judge? In any event, the answer is yes: the certificate exists. Q. I read that OJ. Simpson has four children; two by his first wife and two by the late Nicole Brown. I seem to remember that OJ. had five children. Am I wrong? Ellen A.

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shifted to a heart Rodwell won and returned the diamond queen, ducked by Forrester as Robson followed with the ten. Rodwell continued with a low diamond and Forrester, fearing his partner might have started with the A-10 doubleton, ducked again This allowed declarer to reach dummy, and he scored the rest of the tricks Note that even if Forrester had taken his king of diamonds and cashed the club ace, Rodwell still would have made nine tricks and his contract for an excellent result.

Q. My grandmother’s blue and white dishes arc probably 100 years old. Ihe back is marked “1 ouraine, Semi Porcelain, Henry Alcock and Co., England, Reg. No. 329815." Are they of value? A Touraine is the name of the flower pattern on your dishes Henry Alcock made these dishes w it h transfer decorations in flow-blue coloring about 1898. The Registry number tells the date the design was recorded with the government Flow blue is very collectible, and a single 9-inch Touraine plate sells for about SBO * * * Q. I have a dark yellow green rectangular tin can with a black decoration printed on the tin. It reads “The American Wood Powder, Every can of this powder is tested as to penetration force.” There are some patent dates on the can for 1882. Can you tell me more about it? A The tin you own was made by S A Isely & Co They were an important early maker of tins The American Wood Powder Co obtained patents in the 1870 s and 1880 s The product was distributed by a New York City company Your can is worth from SSO to $75, depending on the condition. * It ★ Q. I know how old my dark blue glass Shirley Temple mug is because I know she became a movie star in the 19305. Who made it?

A You are not wrong O J and his first wife had two daughters and a son The youngest daughter was drowned in the family swimming pool. (O J had already separated from his first wife at (lie time ) A Hollywood reporter says he was surprised to meet O J at a party a day after the little girl's death, and found that a strange way to deal with the loss of a child O J's reported com ment, alluding to his dead daughter, was, “I hardly knew her ” Q. While visiting a friend, 1 was treated to a videotape of a show called “Andre’s Mother,” which aired on television a few years back. I adored the grandmother in the show. I believe her name is Sylvia Sidney. What can you tell me about this wonderful lady? Janet H. A Sylvia Sidney was born in the Bronx on August 8, 1910 The daughter of Russian/Jewish im migrants, she made her stage debut at the age of lb Her first film was entitled ‘’Thru Different Eyes” (1929). L * A hauntingly beautiful young woman, she was known for her “heart-shaped face and petal eyes “ It was observed of her at the time, “...her sad eyes expressed the silent suffering of a generation ” Cashing in on this, studios generally cast her as a down-on-her-luck member of the working class Sylvia was married twice Her first

A The Shirley Temple blue glass dishes were made by the Hazel Atlas Glass Co and by the U.S. Glass Co. for General Mills. The mug, bowl and pitcher were packed in boxes of Wheatics or Bisquick. To get the set, you had to buy three different products The mug and bowl pictured a young Shirley The pitcher shows her in a costume from her 1936 movie, “Captain January " The glass was made and given away until about 1942 Collectors have made the pattern popular again Reproductions have been made since the 1980 s

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Sports Quiz by Larry Duncan

1 What is the most number of clubs a golfer ts permitted to use in a round 9 2. Whose jaw did Ken Norton break irra boxing match 9 3. Who went from figure skating Olympic success to a career in the movies 9 4 What is the world’s oldest golf course 9 5 Who was the first running back in the NFL to gam 10,000 yards rush ing 9 6 What was Mickey Mantle’s uniform number ’ 7 What was the first country to capture a gold medal in the modem Olympics'' 8 Which player on a basketball team usually plays the post, or pivot, position 9 1 14, 2 Muhammad All, 3 Sonja Heme, 4 St Andrews, Scotland, 5 Jim Brown, 6. 7,7 the U.S., 8 the center

ASK EVELYN husband was publisher Bennett Cerf and her second was actor Luther Adler In 1973, she was nominated for an Oscar for her work in the film, “Sum iner Wishes, Winter Dreams ” Q. I adore the show, “The Nanny.” However, I’m not that familiar with the star, Fran Drescher. Does she really talk like that, or is it just for the character? I really can’t believe anyone would sound like that in real life! Terry N. A Terry, dear, you’ve obviously never visited New York City, par ticularly the outer boroughs (Brook lyn. Queens, the Bronx) If you did, you’d hear women who sound like that on a regular basis 1 Anyway, Fran does indeed have a nasal Queens accent When she first broke into show business, she was told to lose the accent or she’d never be a success However, Fran felt this compromised her uniqueness and sense of humor, and she was obviously right “The Nanny“ is a runaway success for CBS By the way, Fran’s original career choice was to be a hair dresser Lucky for us, she changed her mind 1 Have a question? Send it to Evelyn Ludvigson, King Features Weekly Service, 235 East 45th Street •’ York, N.Y. 10017. ©1994 by

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