The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 45, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 23 March 1995 — Page 4

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- THE INDEPENDENT NEWS - MARCH 23, 1995'

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WELCOME TO WALKERTON! Boy is Walkerton growing! We now have our own Subway! No, not the type that carries people from one point to another, but a brand spanking new Subway Sandwich Shop, right in the heart of downtown Walkerton. Subway opened Tuesday at the corner of U. S. 6 and 23 North, the corner for years housing a service station. Not only does this give another eating place in town, it is a tremendous lift to the looks of the community as the empty station had really deteriorated over the years. Now it is a bright, clean, neat establishment that is giving the community a much needed downtown eatery as well as enhancing the looks of the community. Subway will be open for your convenience, seven days a week. Their posted hours are 9:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m. Monday thru Thursday; 9:00 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday; and 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. Sunday. Featuring their famous sandwiches to eat in or carry-out, they also have salads and feature specials. We would like to say, “Welcome to Walkerton’’. Your new venture can help both the Town of Walkerton and surrounding area and yourselves! REPUTATION MEANS A LOT There was a couple of examples of what a reputation can mean clearly exemplified over the weekend. These two incidents we are referring to are both sports related, but do prove a point that reputation means so much, in sports and other •ways also. First of all, the NCAA basketball championship started last Thursday and the Big Ten led the nation again with six teams being invited. So much for their reputation. In the first weekend, all six teams were eliminated with only Purdue pulling out a slim one-point victory in the first round before losing in the second. The other five all lost first round games. So much for reputation here. This was a year when the Big Ten was notably “down” as a whole, but reputation still existed to have six teams chosen for the big show. The second event was the return of Michael Jordan to the game of professional basketball. His departure nearly two years ago surprised almost everyone, but with some clouds of various nature hanging over his head, and more than one situation bothering him at the time, he retired while still in the prime of his career. In-this CUseof a superstar, many people expected too much in the first game with limited practices under his belt. Despite his individual talents, basketball is still a team game and he joined a team that had several members at this time that he had never played with. There is no doubt, this man is not washed up, but expectations because of his reputation were very high and even though not completely displayed Sunday, the man is back and pro basketball will profit by his return. Reputation means a lot . . . but so does fact. In the case of the Big Ten, it is obvious that they shouldn’t have had six teams going into the NCAA this year. Not saying these six were not among the best 64 in the country, but with the automatic seeds of various conferences, they certainly must not have been in the top 30 or so at large teams. And another thing, Notre Dame was not deserving of a major bowl bid last January, but here again, reputation and the big dollar enters in the picture. Both Notre Dame and the Bit Ten basketball teams are good draws, but really does athletic events of this magnitude need that much extra draw? It has taken some of the “earning” out of the picture in favor of “reputation”.

To Your Good Health by Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

DEAR DOCTOR DONOHUE: I follow your column and find it informative. I recently went to a urologist, who told me I had Peyronie’s disease. I am 29 and this embarrassing angulation of the erect penis is affecting my personal life. The urologist said that in a third of cases, the angulation improves; in another third, it worsens; and it remains the same in the rest. He said I have the mild form and to come back if it worsens. Do you think I got good advice? Is there something to do about it? -

DEAR READER: You got good I information, sound advice and the standard prognosis. Patient observation suffices in most cases of Peyronie’s disease. I should explain that Peyronie’s (pay-row-NEEZ) is a condition in which scar tissue forms, causing angulation upon erection. If pain occurs with the bending, intercourse can be all but ruled out. I cannot be terribly sanguine about treatments, much less cure. The history of Peyronie’s is littered with many medical therapies, most of them futile, none universally effec- • tive. Thus, the decision to wait and follow the course of the problem is tempting. If, however, Peyronie’s interferes seriously with sexual life, then corrective steps can be considered, including surgery. For more information, readers can write for a copy of The Health Letter report on the subject. Send S 3 and a self-addressed, double-stamped No. 10 envelope to: The Health Letter — SR 125-WS, P.O. Box 5537, Riverton, NJ. I 08077-5537. ©1995 by King Features Synd.

IpVOICEOFTHEI | PEOPLE |

“Public Tax CommlMlonera Meeting Held At JGHS” This Friday, March 24, at 9:30 a.m., a public meeting will be held at the John Glenn High School auditorium for the purposes of discussing the current building proposal. This meeting is being held because of the petition filed last month. The format of this meeting will allow the petitioners and anyone who has objections to any part of the current proposal to talk as long as they want about those objections. After everyone has been given a chance to speak, the Board of Trustees and superintendent of schools will be given the chance to speak on behalf of the proposal. After they have spoken the petitioners will be given a chance to rebut any claims that may have been made in error by those in favor of the project. To those of you who are saddened by the fact that this meeting is being held during normal working hours and that you will not be able to attend this meeting to voice your opinions I can tell you I voiced the objection to the State Board of Tax Commissioners and was told typically these meetings are held on workdays early in the morning because these meetings tend to last a long time. I have found that if you cannot attend the meeting and still want your opinions expressed I could state any objections you may have by your filling out an affidavit outlining your objections, then have it notarized, and get your affidavit to either me or Nilas Miller. I would want to encourage anyone to try to state your objections personally at the meeting but realize that sometimes that is not possible. I and Mr. Miller have copies of these affidavits and will get them to you. As the meeting is this Friday morning time is short so please do this as soon as possible. Jeffrey L. Johnson Patron For A Quality Education “Springtime” Ah, finally Spring is here, in all of her serenity. Wait a minute, Spring is the noisiest time of the year. Birds chirping, cats yowling, dogs howling, ducks quacking, geese honking, chickens crowing and cackling, people grumbling while cleaning up the messy remains of winter, cars racing down the roads, the sounds of bottles and cans hitting the pavement, wives grumbling at husbands to please clean the mud off their shoes, outside and soon tractors rumbling into the fields to begin the rituals of preparing the land for planting. Yes, it is finally noisy spring and I love it! I have even planted two long rows of peas. It is time to order baby chicks and other fowl. I can order all of Roy’s pets from Bortz Farm Store in North Liberty. Stop in and welcome them to the area. They have everything needed for animals and yards. This is anothe big weekend with a card party at the Johnson Township building, on Friday night at 8:00 p.m. This is a money raiser for our 4-H club, sponsored by the Farm Bureau. It is only one dollar per each player. There’s always good pie and desserts available. I have tickets for sale. On Sunday morning breakfast will be served at St. Pat’s. The boys will be serving up their famous pancakes and sausage. Gals, this is the place to go see the guys do everything, preparation through cleanup. This is a good time to tell me to “go fly a kite” and I will. Sincerely, Nedra Williams The first compass consisted of a magnetized piece of metal on a straw, which floated in a container of water. i

| MEMORIES .... FROM OUR FILES

1985 N. L. CHAMBER TO DISCUSS COUNTY-WIDE SYSTEM — The North Liberty Area Chamber of Commerce will hold their monthly meeting on Tuesday, March 26, at 7:30 p.m. at the North Liberty American Legion. Attending will be Mr. Richard Larrison, president of the St. Josejjh County Board Os Commissioners. Also present will be Mr. Eli Miller, of the South Bend/Mishawaka Chamber Os Commerce. The subject will be the 911 County-wide Communication System. All citizens are urged to attend and express your opinions. CHOOSE SHARON KLINEDINST TEACHER OF THE YEAR — The John Glenn School Corporation Teacher of the Year Committee is pleased to announce the selection, among five nominees, of Mrs. Sharon Klinedinst, elementary music and computer teacher at North Liberty Elementary School and Walkerton Elementary School, as Corporation Teacher of the Year. As a result of the selection, Mrs. Klinedinst shall be nominated by the Corporation to the 1986 Indiana Teacher of the Year Program. JAMES RIPPY NAMED JOHN GLENN HEAD FOOTBALL coach — The John Glenn School Corporation announced Tuesday night that James Dennis Rippy will be the new head football coach at John Glenn High School for the 1985 season. He replaces John Hostrawser who coached at John Glenn for 13 years, and resigned in October 1984. 1970 FROM DAVE & RAY’S — Agar canned ham, 5 lb. can $4.89; whole hams, 17 lbs. and up, lb. 59c; center slice, lb. 99c; center cut pork chops, lb. 89c; first cut pork chops, lb. 77c; country style ribs, lb. 67c; Eckrich smoked sausage, lb. 99c; Starke & Wetzel football mince, lb. 89c; Folgers coffee, 2 lb. can $1.49; Folgers instant coffee, 10 oz.jar, 99c. KEVIN HANNI IS LIONS AWARD WINNER - Kevin Hanni, son of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hanni, received the coveted Lions Club Athletic Award Tuesday evening at the annual banquet honoring members of all athletic teams of John Glenn High School. Hanni, completing a fine athletic career of two years in the Glenn School with participation yet in track and golf, also has starred on the Falcons football team and basketball teams for the past two seasons. Steve Yoder, Plymouth’s youthful coach who guided the Pilgrims to a sectional and regional title before a disappointing one point loss in the final game of the Ft. Wayne semi-state, was the speaker for the evening. Yoder told of his philosophy and how he used this for success at Plymouth. His sound prinicple of discipline was a major factor in the success of the team. He also told of the importance of “influence” that has its effect both on and off the athletic field. He continued by relating some of their tourney experiences this year and ended with a question and answer session, thoroughly enjoyed by all present. 1945 $1,200 DOLLAR SCREEN DAMAGED AT WELL — A special 30foot copper screen, 12 inches in diameter, to be used in the new well, was very badly damaged Saturday afternoon when the well drillers had about completed their work and were installing the screen. The new well, located in Place Park, is 99 feet deep. After pumping the sand from the well, the workers “hooked” on to the screen and lowered it into the well. Due to some difficulty in the installing the screen, the workers had to lift it

up again and in doing so the wine “caught it”, causing the “hook” tc give way, and the screen to fall. Being constructed of innumer able fine meshes, ten thousands o an inch apart, the screen was badly damaged in the fall and has beer returned to the factory in Minne apolis, Minnesota for repairs. THE WAR ON THE HOOSIER HOME FRONT — The War Food Administration has fixed the buttei set-aside quota (amount of buttei set aside for government purchase) for April at 40 percent of production, and for May at 55~percent of production. Previously during February and March, the set-aside percentages were 20 and 25 percent respectively. Efforts are being made to maintain butter production and to keep the available civilian supplies flowing into trade channels on a fairly even monthly basis.

IHealth & Nutrition by Judith Sheldon

SAFE SKATING: As sprinl breaks out across the country, hordefl of in-line skaters who have beer! hibernating for months are emerging and are ready to roll. But as theil numbers go up, so does the rate ol injuries associated with in-line skat! ing. However, the American Academy! of Orthopaedic Surgeons makes th! point that all that suffering doesn’l have to be an accepted risk for thos J who enjoy the activity. For example! wearing knee and elbow pads, a! well as wrist guards and a helme® can significantly reduce injuries, fl Orthopaedic surgeons at TriplM Army Medical Center in HawjM studied 81 people ranging in from six to 44 years who sustaitflj in-line skating injuries betwe!B August 1992 and August 1994. I was found that 90 percent of the injured skaters did not wear protective gear. Thomas M. Deßerardino, M.D. chief resident of orthopaedic surgery service at Tripier, said, “Every inline skater, no matter what age, should wear safety gear each time they put on the skates. Parents must insist their children use the equipment every time they skate...’’ Dr. Deßerardino also advises skaters to minimize the risk of wrist fractures by using wrist guards with a built-in heavy metal or plastic splint. Falling, of course, is the immediate cause of injury. Forearm fractures occur when a skater tries to break a fall with an outstretched hand. Falls occur frequently when skaters try to turn or change direction. Skating on slippery or irregular surfaces can also lead to injuries from falls. Dr. Deßerardino advises skaters to skate on clean, smooth surfaces free of obstacles and debris, and to avoid skating on the streets. The Tripier Study put together a chart that indicates some 94 percent of falls occurred from skating on irregular surfaces; 40 percent occurred! when skaters lost their balance; 14 percent hit an obstacle; 9 percent fell because of loose skates; 6 percent! fell off an object; 3 percent were hurt! when they struck another person; 3! percent were hurt when they hit a car;! 1 percent when they hit a bicycle.! Some skaters fell while they werel just standing on their skates — which! is one reason you should put on youM gear when you’re sitting down, noM when you’re standing up. ©1995 by King Features Synd. x fl '' ' I ‘You mean it’s not a moose?^^B