The Independent-News, Volume 120, Number 3, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 1 June 1995 — Page 12

THE INDEPENDENT NEWS — JUNE 1, 1995

Attend Assembly Os Indiana Retired Teachers Ther 30th Annual Representative Assembly of the Indiana Retired Teachers Association meeting was held in Indianapolis on May 24, attended by 375 delegates from 73 County Retired Teacher Associations. Marshall County Retired Teachers were represented by newly elected county chapter president, Kenneth Olin; secretary, Mary Ellen Hission; treasurer, Vada Musser Reiff; and past president, Margaret Jurkiewicz. Also attending from Marshall County was Bernadine Rightley to whom was given an Honor Certificate for Outstanding Performance in Community Service during 1994.

^UJITH Wfridg ________ With the splended record you have already made, we know you'll be a success. Happy Graduation, Class of 1995! From The Staff Os The Walkerton-Lincoln Twp. Public Library 607-09 Roosevelt Road Walkerton

am l v jII Hi i A«lWfty May life be very rewarding to such a fine graduating class. We congratulate each one of you. Koontz Lake Supermarket RANDY KAFANTARIS, OWNER State Road 23 Koontz Lake

The other honoree for community service recipient from Marshall County is Margaret Jurkiewicz, who also received and Honor Certificate. Esther Williams is the county chair of the Community Service Committee and nominated the two honored recipients. The State President, Bill Sturbaum, of Bloomington, announced the the Associations' membership is over 20,000 retired Hoosier teachers. Senator Robert Garton, Indiana State Senate President Pro Tempore, was the keynote afternoon speaker. He presented a beautiful positive picture of all the many Hoosaier citizens contributing to our state and nation in all areas of endeavors in today’s society. Many of those he named are senior citizens still actively involved publicly.

Retiring Executive Director, Dale E. Harris, was recognized for his years of service to the Indiana Retired Teachers Association. Douglas Kiser, the incoming Exeutive Director, was introduced at the meeting and will be assuming his new duties in June. The new state officers elected and installed are: Anne Niequist, president; Ralph Kessans, presi-dent-elect; Martha Hays, vicepresident; Robert White, secre-tary-treasurer; Robert Razumich, director of Area 1 (Marshall County’s Area); Joe Huffman, Director of Area 3; Lee Riggs, director of Area 5; Norbert Woolley, director of Area 7; Louise Elliott, Director of Area 8. Six scholarship awards were given to education majors from across the state. From our Area 1, Owen Jean Colville, of Valparaiso, is the recipient. She is married and the mother of two children and recognizing the importance of educating our children responsibly as the most important profession to the development of Indiana’s future. AREA CHILDREN PLANT TREES IN TIME FOR ARBOR DAY Mirroring a national trend toward youth interest in the environment, 12,495 South Bend-area students will put to work what they’re learning about trees and their own environmental responsibilities in time for National Arbor Day, Friday, April 28. Thanks to the “Grow Your Own Tree” environmental education program, local second-grade classes will join hundreds of others nationwide planting thornless honeylocust trees and becoming more aware of the need for environmental stewardship. The involvement of South Bendarea students reflects a trend revealed in a 1993 Louis Harris Poll of 10,375 fourth through twelfth graders. The poll found environmental interest is greatest among young children, and those children are the agents of change in the home. Further, the study found youth interest in environmental issues would be greater with more access to environmental information and hands-on opportunities. Developed by The National Arbor Day Foundation, the Grow Your Own Tree program offers a self-contained curriculum unit that second-grade teachers can use to

proud? You Congratulations . . . grads, this community is proud of each and every oneof you. Walkerton Livestock Auction State Road 23 Walkerton

supplement their instruction on subjects such as science, social studies andd the environment. Each kit includes lesson plans, student participation awards, seed planting kits, classroom posters and a videotape. Grow Your Own Tree has reached more than 600,000 students nationwide since 1991 when Pella Corporation and its network of distributors began sponsoring the program and distributing kits at no cost to teachers. In 1994, the program earned ‘Learning’ magazine’s Teachers’ Choice Award for supplemental curriculum materials. Taking part in the “Grow Your Own Tree” program from our area are: North Liberty Elementary School, Carla Gurtner, Jane Bliley and Marilny Gordon; Walkerton Elementary School, Pam Walz; and

jji WRABO Keep up the good work, graduates...you’ve done well. Hamilton Service Center 100 Roosevelt Rd. Walkerton

Class of 1995 W ; jF*** ’•'W re We wish all the good things in life for each one of you, Graduates. Nusbaum-Elkin Funeral Home BILL & PAM ELKIN 408 Roosevelt Rd. Walkerton

Oregon-Davis Elementary School, Bonnie J. Guse and Andy Borrelli. AMERICAN DIZZINESS! (HNN) — Dizziness is the third most frequent reason people seek medical attention, reports Health News Network, the news service of the Indiana Associaton of Osteopathic Physicians & Surgeons. Senior citizens, age 75 or older, are the ones most likely to seek medical attention for dizziness, according to the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. More than 90 million Americans have experienced dizziness at some time. The two zones of electrically charged particles that surround the earth high above its surface are named the Van Allen belts after American physicist James A. Van Allen who discovered them in 1958.