The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 10, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 20 July 1995 — Page 4

— THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS — JULY 20, 1995

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A FINAL THOUGHT ... A MEMORY Cheryl and I are saddened by the loss of our employer, and friend, Bob Urbin. Cheryl has been working for Bob over eight years and myself over 37 years, so we knew him well. He was a good, honest, soft hearted man with a great memory who would go out of his way for us. We will remember Bob for his great spirit and attitude during his time of sickness and misfortunes. We never heard him complain or say why did these things happen to me. He never gave up when most of us would have thrown in the towel. Bob loved sports and missed playing golf these last few years, but still he had hopes of playing again. He was a great competitor. Bob looked forward to customers and friends coming in weekly. He liked to visit. Bob will be remembered by most as being the editor of Walkerton’s only newspaper, “The In-dependent-News,” and also a great sports fan. Bob put in a lot of hours even when he wasn’t feeling well so the newspaper would go out on time. That’s dedication to Walkerton and his customers. We want to say farewell to a good employer and friend. We would like to thank the Walkerton Police Department, Dr. Tackett, nurse Mary Parker, Starke County Ambulance Service, Walkerton town employees and all the others who worked so hard in trying to help Bob. Robert E. Powers UP THE CREEK We here at the Independent are as they say, “Up The Creek!” The sea of life may look very rough to us now, but we have to believe that our Captain steers the boat on a straight course for us. Each day we face a new course which we cannot foresee. But we can open each day with a little quiet period in which we say a little prayer, asking God to help us through the day. At the end of the day we offer thanks to God for another full, hopefully constructive, day in which we are grateful. In the next few weeks or months we will be making alot of decisions as to the welfare of YOUR local newspaper. Bob will be sadly missed by us all. You will realize what a community minded individual Bob was and how dedicated he was in keeping the paper going. I will never be able to fill his shoes. I’m not here to run the show — you do, our advertisers and readers. Let’s all cooperate together so that we can try to fill the void and steer the boat into calmer waters by being patient, understanding, willing, hopeful, grateful, humble, tolerant and seek survival. Otherwise we will all be up the creek without a paddle! Please bear in mind that it has been sometime since I have been here at the newspaper and have a great deal to catch up on. In time I’m sure that all will work out for the best for all of us. Susan R. Urbin

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apparent to me, you need to reread your ten commandments. Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor. Exodous 20: 1-17. Please read it! You have implied so many untruths, insinuated so much wrong doing of our coach and president of Walkerton Youth League. As a fan

and parent, I would like to say if you really feel this way and have proof of these allegations, you should have taken this to the league and asked for his resignation, filed charges, and definitely taken your boy out of the league! If all this is fact, not opinion and malicious gossip, you should have been able to sign your letter, too! instead of printing such an article to try to humiliate a coach and ten year old boy, on top of it! I am ashamed of you, as a Christain and certainly as a grown up, you know better! There is a proper way to handle problems. As a parent, I’m sorry if the punishment wasn’t what you wanted, but that wasn’t for you to judge either. Children, learn from their mistakes. Hopefully, now some adults will too! None of us are perfect. If you don’t approve of the current methods of coaching, you should volunteer to coach next year or run for president. The job of coach or president of our league pays nothing. It takes all of your free time, it’s hard work, but most of all it takes a dedicated person, and one who really cares about kids and sportsmanship. I would personally like to thank our coach and his family for all you have done this year and the past years. Thanks for a great job! Many thanks to all coaches, umps, parents and fans for supporting Walkerton Youth League! Thanks coach Doug Smith, assistant coaches Dennis Williams, Keith Clarke, Mr. Anderson for a great season! Your the best, Vicki Williams Royal Fan Recollections From The Walkerton Historical Society Everett Henry Recollection Continues Do you remember the old iron fire escape stairs from the opera house over the old Glove Clothiers store? It hung on the Illinois Street side of the building; it was made of steel and cast iron. Balanced with counterweights, it was off the ground about seven feet and when someone stepped on it at the top, it folded down to ground level. The main entrance to the opera house was at the south end of the clothing store. This did not happen very often, but sometimes after a heavy snow, the Town hired a man to plow the sidewalks over most of the town where sidewalks were in place. He used an “A” shaped plow made with 2 x 12 lumber with a seat in the center, pulled by one horse. Rather a slow process but it made walking much easier and saved a lot of shoveling. About 1914 Emil Anderson built a big house at 808 Virginia Street and big garage back of the house. The garage proved to be too much, so it was moved up to 407 Indiana Avenue (moving was probably accomplished by Bill Hileman, a local house moving contractor). The building was used as an overall factory, operated by ?? Paul for a number of years, then I believe as the Gleaners Hall for sometime before being taken over by the American Legion. The Belgian Racing Pigeon Clubs of South Bend and Mishawaka, in order to train their young birds, used to ship crates of them to the express agent in Walkerton. They came in large crates with two doors on top and were at least five foot square with over a hundred birds per crate. Walter LaFeber was the express agent at the time, located in the Old L. E & W. passenger station, just east of Illinois Street, used to release them. He used to tell us kids to stand up close to the crates at the end and we could have all the birds we could catch when he opened the lids. All you got was a face full of

’ dust, dirt and feathers as the birds would raise up so fast. They woul circle around the town for an hour or longer until they got their bearings, then led by the older birds would take off for their home cotes. POTATO CREEK STATE PARK NATURALIST SCHEDULE THURSDAY, JULY 20 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program . Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. Bugged By Bugs. Hear a little about insects and then make a bug sucker of your very own! 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 2:00 p.m. — Poisonous Plants. • Need help in naming and identifying these dangers? 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 8:00 p.m. — Summer Stroll. Come to enjoy a quiet walk in the cool of the evening. 1 hour. Meet: Whispering Winds Parking Area. FRIDAY, JULY 21 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program. Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — The Latest Dirt. Our soils, our plants, our animals and ourselves. Come to get a groundwork understanding of what is happening within the park, RE: Natural Resource Management. 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center. 2:00 p.m. — Tree ID Spree. A beginnner’s look at tree ID. 1 hour. Meet: Quaking Aspen East Parking Lot. 8:00 p.m. — Stellar Stories. Join us for a look at the night sky to learn a few constellations and their stories. Bring something to sit on. Night hike if cloudy. 1 hour. Meet: Campground Campfire Circle. SATURDAY, JULY 22 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program. Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — Spying Spiders — Come learn more about spiders and all of their interesting characteristics. 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center. 2:00 p.m. — Oh Deer — Get the facts about these popular but controversial animals in this informative talk. 1 hour. Meet: Nature , Center auditorium. 4:00 p.m., Nature Games — Come join in the fun and learn a little about nature too! For all ^ges. 30 minutes. Meet: Nature Center. 8:00 p.m. — Fun around the campfire. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to sit on and join in the fun. 1 hour. Meet: C-ground Campfire Circle. SUNDAY, JULY 23 8:30 a.m. — Worship Service. A non-denominational service open to all. Meet: Peppermint Hill Shelter. 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program. Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — Bats. Come find out what bats are really like and learn about their important place in nature. 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center. 2:00 p.m. — Wetland Walk. Enjoy this pleasant walk along the swamps and streams of trail 4. 45 minutes. Meet: Porter Rea Cemetery. MONDAY, JULY 24 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program. Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m. — Local Logger. Don’t miss this hike to see an active beaver pond. 2 hours, 30 minutes

Meet: Nature Center. 2:00 p.m. —Hike & Hone. Hike and hone those observational skills by seeing if you can find some interesting shapes in nature and guess their function. 1 hour. Meet: Nature Center. TUESDAY, JULY 25 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program . Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park'/ Ages 5 and up. Meet: Natu/r P Center. i 10:00 a.m. — Habitat Restcv ation ... and species revival ok. . . . what happened to Dick Cissel t Prairie Doc and a number of othe^Y fellas? Come hike to a new wet 5 land and a prairie remnant while id! talking about the above question A p/, to 2 hours. Meet: Famil^ Camp, gate parking lot. , | 2:00 p.m. — Nature’s Cleaning | Crew — Come learn about the bugs I and beasts that clear the woods ! and fields of dead animals. 45 { minutes. Meet: Nature Center ] auditorium. WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Pro- ' gram. Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park, i Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature । Center. 10:00 a.m. — Predators and Prey. Don’t miss this talk on hunters and the hunted and how they hide and seek. 1 hour. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 2:00 p.m. — Basil Loves Tomato. Companion planting, who and what go together. 45 minutes. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. THURSDAY, JULY 27 9:00 a.m. — Park Patch Program. Come find out how to earn a patch while enjoying the park. Ages 5 and up. Meet: Nature Center. 10:00 a.m., Watching Birds. Come see this 50 minute video. Meet: Nature Center Auditorium. 2:00 p.m. — Paper Making Workshop. Learn a new way to recycle and have fun at the same time. 1 hour. Meet: Nature Center. 8:00 p.m. — Owl Howl. Interested in owls? We’ll try to see if they are interested in us. 1 hour. Meet: Whispering Winds Picnic area. “I kept saying maybe we should clean off the refrigerator door. But no-o-o-0...”

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1. Who walloped Denmark 47-0 at the 1949 world hockey championships? 2. How is a forfeited baseball game scored? 3. What sports publication has the largest circulation? 4. What is referred to as a turkey in bowling? 5. What is the prize money in a boxing match or horse race referred to as? 6. Name the Big Three colleges in the Ivy League. 7. What boxer had the lead role in Broadway’s musical, “Buck White”? 8. What African-American Olympic runner (1960) was crippled as a child?

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