The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 43, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 9 March 1995 — Page 1

The Independent-News

OLUME 120; NUMBER 43

’LYMOUTH DROPS ALCONS 76-47 The Plymouth Pilgrims ended he 1994-95 basketball season for he John Glenn Falcons Friday light with a convincing 76-47 triimph on way to their Sectional :hampionship the following night. Phese two rivals, meeting in the >ye bracket game of the tourney, ust weren’t evenly matched this rear and it was obvious from the start that the Pilgrims of Jack idison would prevail over Gordon Losson’s Falcons. The season mded with a 9-13 record for the rebuilding Falcon team which lost light players to graduation last rear and another transfered, leavng a big task for this year’s squad. Plymouth increased their record to 19-2 with this win and of course, 20-2 the next night as they repeatid as sectional champions and will ilay in the Huntington Regional his Saturday. The game was never in doubt. Fhe Pilgrims scored first, and not anly got on the board first, but lulled ahead right at the start. Michael Edison, their all-state candidate, hit eight first quarter points, but more importantly, spearheaded a balanced attack that found six Pilgrims scoring in the first quarter on the way to a 22-7 lead. The Falcons could only manage three first quarter baskets, two by Hill and a three-pointer by Neiswender. By halftime the lead was stretched to 39-18, giving coach Edison the privilege of playing everyone as he saw fit. The third period was a little slower offensively on both sides, with the Pilgrims outscoring the Falcons 12-11, but a wide open last quarter boosted the final score to 76-47 as the hosts rolled to the victory. For the game, Edison was high with 17 points while Reese hit double figures with 10. In all 10 Plymouth boys shared the points. The Falcons were led by Landon Wiegand, with 16, all coming in the second half. No other Falcon hit double figures. For the game, Glenn hit only 17 of 52 shots for a 33% shooting average, including only 2 of 16 from three point range. Plymouth meanwhile, hit 26 of 55 for 47%, but only 4 of 14 for a team that depends a lot on three-point-ers. BOX SCORE Plymouth fg ft fta p tp Edison 6 3 5 3 17 Reese 3 2 2 3 10 Chamberlin 15 5 17 Goebel 0 4 4 1 4 Feece 2 0 0 0 4 Cramer 4 12 2 9 Wise 4 0 10 8 Eggleston 2 2 2 3 6 Huff 10 12 2 Savoie 3 3 7 2 9 Minix 0 0 0 1 0 TOTALS 26 20 29 18 76 Glenn Neiswender 1 4 6 2 7 Medich 4 0 0 2 8 Wiegand 5 5 5 3 16 Hill 2 12 3 7 Guseilla 1 0 0 2 2 Walter 2 0 3 5 4 Rough 11213 Slater 0 0 0 0 0 Clark 0 0 0 0 0 Ruby 0 0 0 1 0 Pontius 0 0 0 0 0 TOTALS 17 11 18 19 47 3-point goals: Glenn 2, Neiswender, Weigand; Plymouth 4, Edison 2, Reese 2 Score By Quarters Glenn 7 18 29 47 Plymouth 22 39 51 76

J.G. Schools Set Kindergarten Round-Up Dates The John Glenn School Corporation has released the plans for the Kindergarten Roundups. The North Liberty Roundup will be Thursday, April 6 at 9:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Walkerton Elementary will be Thursday, April 6, at 1:00 and 7:00 p.m. It is very imporant that all parents of children who will be five (5) on or before June Ist attend this meeting. The school asks the children not to attend this meeting. During the roundup parents will: Complete registration forms; Have birth certificates (from county health department checked); Sign up for a kindergarten screening; North Liberty April 12 and 13; Walkerton Elementary School, April 19, 20,21; Receive dental and health information and forms Meet other parents to discuss car pools; Receive a kindergarten handbook; and Receive an explanation of our kindergarten programs. A legal birth certificate is required. This can be obtained from the county health department in which your child was born. There will be no school for Pre-K and Kindergarten students on the screening dates above. Students To Be Dismissed Early Monday, March 13 Students at John Glenn School Corporation will be dismissed early on Monday, March 13, to allow faculty and staff time to attend in-service programs. Students will be dismissed after lunch at the following times: 12:20 p.m. — Walkerton Elementary School and North Liberty Elementary School. 12:25 p.m. — Urey Middle School. 12:30 p.m. — John Glenn High School. FLY HIGH, READ! AT THE WALKERTON PUBLIC LIBRARY Here’s what’s flying in story hour at the Walkerton Public Library. Saturday, March 11th: Our theme will be St. Patrick’s Day. We’ll be making Shamrock people and reading these stories: “Patrick — Patron Saint of Ireland’’ by Tomie dePaola and “The Luck of the Irish” by Brenda P. Paulsen. Saturday, March 18th: We’ll read “The Three Little Pigs” by Nova Nestrick and “The True Story of the Three Little Pigs (as told by the wolf)” by Jon Scieszka. The craft will be squiggy piggy s. Saturday, March 25th: This will be the last story hour for this season. The stories will be “Baaa” by David Macaulay, “Haircuts for the Woolseys” by Tomie dePaola and “Ba Ba Sheep, Wouldn’t Go to Sleep” by Dennis Panek. Then we’ll make wooly sheep to take home. The library would like to thank everyone who donated craft supplies. We greatly appreciated it.

WALKERTON, INDIANA 46574 THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1995

Walkerton Grows Efficiently With A Low Tax Rate In these times of changes of government waste and spiralling taxes, one Michiana town has made quite a reputation for efficient, cost effective government; the Town of Walkerton. Since 1990 local taxes in the Town of Walkerton have only gone up a total of 15 cents. “If you divide the fifteen cents by five years, that’s only an average of three cents a year!” said Gene Reese, Town Council vice-presi-dent. Reese credits this accomplishment to “solid conservative money management, a watchdog approach to upgrading town services, and a Town Board that encourages Walkerton to grow.” Walkerton has grown in the last five years. The assessed value has climbed from $8.9 million in 1990 to $11.5 million in 1995. Most of that is attributable to industrial expansion. According to David Behr of the Walkerton Industrial Fund, Walkerton’s industries have constructed additions totalling 171,340 square feet between 1990 and 1994, and Rossborough Manugacturing’s new 33,000 facility is set to open soon. “The Walkerton Town Council is very pro-business and pro-growth”, said Behr. “Walkerton annexed 75 acres in 1994 and an additional 90 acres just last month, with most of that property set aside for industrial uses”. As 1995’s construction season approaches, several projects are on tap from the Town Council. They include: 1. A 100% funded sidewalk replacement program for senior citizens living on fixed income. 2. New sewers for citizens on the north and south sides of town. A $250,000 grant and private donations will help this project. 3. New water main service on Washington Street. 4. Possiblity for a new library with a new historical museum, paid in part by a state grant. 5. Possibility of a 131,000 State Housing Grant to repair low and moderate income housing in Walkerton. ATTENTION! WALKERTON AREA VETERANS! Since the 50th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe, May 8, 1995) is fast approaching, we would like to hear from any Walkerton area veteran (or veteran’s spouse) who was in military service in Europe during World War 11. (This request is exclusive of D-Day stories that were published last summer.) Next August 14 will be the 50th Anniversary of VJ Day (Victory in Japan). At that time, we would also like to publish stories of veterans who were in service in the Pacific. Please contact The IndependentNews at 586-3139 or call 5863450 to relate your stories. WALKERTON JR. BASEBALL LEAGUE TO MEET The Walkerton Jr. Baseball League will meet March 12 at 4:00 p.m. at the Walkerton Youth Building. All coaches, league officers and all other interested parties, please attend. Your full support is needed.

Falcon Follies Set For Friday, March 10 At John Glenn The ninth annual Falcon Follies variety show will be Friday, March 10 at 7:30 p.m. in the John Glenn High School Auditorium. As this has become a very well attended event, for the first time it will be possible to reserve seats ahead of time! Reserved seating will go on sale beginning at 8:30 a.m. February 27 at the high school main office. Tickets are $4.00 per person. Tickets will also be available at the door until the auditorium if full. Proceeds for the event support the John Glenn Scholarship Fund. This promises to be another great show with a variety of student acts. This year’s emcees are Barry Houser and Aimee Christensen. Celebrity judges will be Jack Reichert and Rob Poulin from SUNNY 101.5, Cindy Ward and Sam Seaman from WSBT-TV, and possibly Tim Roemer, Congressman. Come join the fun and reserve your seats early! Winter Sports Awards Night Set At John Glenn John Glenn High School will be holding their annual Winter Sports Awards Night on Thursday, March 9. The award presentations will be made by the Winter Sports coaches in the high school auditorium at 7:00 p.m. The format has been changed and no carry-in dessert bar will be set up. The change was made to relieve the overcrowding which has been a problem in the cafeteria. Athleters and their parents are to report to the auditorium for ther presentation of awards. The change in format should allow for a more comfortable atmosphere and encourage more parents to attend. WALKERTON JR. LEAGUE REGISTRATION & TRYOUTS The Walkerton Junior Baseball league registration will be at the Walkerton Community Building, corner of Ohio and Washington Streets on two dates as follows: Saturday, March 18,1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. and Saturday, March 25, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The Walkerton Junior Baseball league tryouts will be in the Junior League ball fields as follows: Minor League, Saturday, April 15 at 11:00 a.m. Major league tryouts will be Saturday, April 15, at 1:00 p.m. SPRING CLEAN-UP NOTICE FOR NORTH LIBERTY CEMETERIES All articles people want to keep must be removed from Eastlawn, and Westlawn Cemeteries in North Liberty no later than March 10 for spring clean-up. Easter items may be placed back on graves after April 1. Please abide by the rules posted on the bulletin boards. Thank you. Board of Directors CLEAN-UP AT WALKERTON WOODLAWN CEMETERY The Walkerton Woodlawn Cemeteryu will have their spring cleaning the week of March 27 to April 1. Please remove all decorations before that time.

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WALKERTON TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES February 20,1995 The Walkerton Town Council met at 7:00 p.m. on February 20, 1995 with the following members present: Gene Reese, Gordon Hartsell, Cheryl Rizek, Walter Heil and Leonard Jaske. Attorney Chris Walter and clerk-treasurer Judy Hiler were also present. Attorney Walter told the council that the Board of Zoning Appeals recommends that a height variance of 200 feet be allowed for Sprint Cellular. Gene Reese made the motion to allow the variance. Seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Carried. President Rizek said that the Plan Commission set aside a decision on the Klinedinst subdivision, as there was no one at the meeting to represent Klinedinst. Sewer extension bids were as follows: Small, Inc., Phase I - $324,596.00, Phase 11-$215,218.00, Phase 11-$156.169.00- for a total of $695,983.00; Beer & Slabaugh, Phase I-$256,751.75, Phase 115162,816.75, $162,816.75, Phase ni-$110,619.00 for a total of $530,187.50; Niblock Excavating, Phase I-5300,098.00, Phase 11-$192,362.00, Phase 1115123,645.00 $123,645.00 for a total of $616,105.; Geyer Construction, Phase I - no bid, Phase 11-$151,937.50, Phase 111-no bid; M.G. O’Malley Construction, Phase I-$282,078.00, Phase 11-$181,479.00, Phase H 15101,096.00 $101,096.00 for a total of $564,653; Selge Construction, Phase 15226,908.10, $226,908.10, Phase 11-$148,420.50, Phase 111-$102,517.00 for a total of $477,845.60; Herrman & Goetz, Phase I - $237,259.39, Phase II - $141,235.46, Phase 111-$108,861.39 for a total of $487,356.24; Oselka Construction, Phase I-$217,174.70, Phase 11-$143,022.40, Phase 111588,423.80, $88,423.80, total of $448,620.90; Delta 111, Inc., Phase l-$252,532.50, Phase 11-$164,489.00, Phase 1115103,975.00, $103,975.00, total of $520,996.50 and HRP Construction, Phase 15250,537.00, $250,537.00, Phase 11-$135,156.30, Phase 111-$105,171.80 for a total of $490,865.10. Gene Reese made the motion to take the bids under advisement and bring a recommendation to the next meeting. Seconded by Walt Heil. Carried. Monthly reports: The work order and accumulated time reports were reviewed and accepted. Jeff Zehner reported that INDOT records show that we have 12.03 miles of streets. INDOT recommends that the council re-accept any street dedications that may be in question. There are three streets that are only annexed, into the town, to the center line of the road. Zehner is going to look into what it will take to get the entire street annexed. Len Jaske reported that he and Cheryl Rizek had met with members of the fire department, and found that they will be needing a wider door opening for the new tanker they are planning on getting. They would also like to add a small block building onto the fire station for hose storage, and they are going to look into adding onto the back of the station. David Behr is going to see if there are any grants available for any of these projects. David Behr discussed with the council the benefits the Walkerton Industrial Fund has brought to the (continued on Page 16)