The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 12, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 3 August 1995 — Page 9

| OBITUARIES

MARSHA L. BIERLY Marsha L. Bierly, 52, of 106 I Ridge St., LaPorte, died at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, July 29, in LaPorte Hospital, of natural causes. Ms. Bierly had been an office worker for ten years at Swanson Activity Center. She was bom June 28, 1943, in LaPorte and was a lifetime resident. She was a member of Agape Christian Church and Lincoln Township Farm Bureau. ; Surviving are three sisters, Frances A. Rameier and Lois A. I Hagglund, both of LaPorte, and Donna M. Molden of Valparaiso; and a brother, Norman J. of Walki,erton. Services were held Tuesday in Haverstock Chapel. Burial will be in Patton Cemetery. Memorial I contributions may be made to the ' church, Christian TV or any CharNICHOLAS A. GRAHAM Nicholas A. Graham, son of William 111 and Kimberly Graham, of 504 N. Starke St., Hamlet, was | dead at birth at 7:54 a.m. Thursday, July 27, in Starke Memorial Hospital, Knox. Surviving with his parents are two sisters, Heather and Ashley, both at home; maternal grandparents, Audie and Shirley Salisbury of Hamlet; paternal grand- ' parents, William II and Carol l l Graham of Kissimmee, Florida; '' and maternal great-grandparents, James and Etta Martin of Walk- ' erton. r Graveside services were held at 1:00 p.m. Monday in Grovertown ‘ Cemetery. Rannells Funeral r Home, Koontz Lake Chapel, was in \ charge of arrangements. ? e LUCILLE L.DIPERT dj Lucille L. Dipert, 87, of 4100 JLeslie Street, Koontz Lake, passed %way at 2:50 p.m., on Monday, | July 31, in St. Joseph Hospital of ■Marshall County, Plymouth, of Inatural causes. The Rannells JFuneral Home is in charge of the ^^arrangements. ii d REX B. ARNETT Rex B. Arnett, 73, of 400 N. i^Valnut St., Hamlet, died at 2:45 i*.m. Thursday in Starke Memorial ^Hospital, Knox. He was bom July ig22, 1922 in Salyersville, Kentucky, i^n June 6, 1942, in Salyersville, he (Anarried Nora Allen, who survives.

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Mr. Arnett retired from New York Blower, LaPorte. Also surviving are a daughter, Tommie Duthie, of St. Joseph, Michigan; a son, Ted, of Lexington, Kenturcy, four grandsons; five great-grandchildren; three sisters, Julie Shepherd and Ann Elzay, both of Beaverton, Michigan, and r Prude Salyer of Chelsea, Michigan; and two brothers, Boyde of Lowell, Michigan and Sidney of Chelsea, Michigan. He was a member of United Baptist Church. Services were held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday in Rannells Funeral Home, Hamlet Chapel. Burial was in the Fletcher Cemetery. REV. FRANCIS J. GILL Rev. Francis J. Gill, 66, of 11748 E. South St., Koontz Lake, died at 1:07 p.m. Saturday, July 22, in Starke Memorial Hospital, Knox, after an illness. Rev. Gill retired as a Navy chaplain, having served in Beirut, Lebanon, and in the Vietnam War. He was bom October 27, 1928, in Chicago. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus of St. Patrick Church, Walkerton. Surviving are two sisters, Mary Judge of Clinton, lowa, and Therese O’Grady, of Coloma, Michigan; and four brothers, Joseph and Michael, both of Chicago, William of Oak Lawn, Illinois and Daniel of Seattle, Washington. Services were held at 11:30 a.m. I Thursday in the church. Cremation has taken place. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Patrick School. Rannells Funeral Home, Koontz Lake Chapel, was in charge of arrangements. i WALKERTON 1 TOWN COUNCIL MINUTES asked if it could be closed off to all traffic except emergency vehicles. McKee responded that if a barricade is put up at one end, another barricade will also have to be put up at the other end because you can’t have traffic from the northeast running southwest along the embankment. After further discussions on both sides of this issue and the other closings, Attorney Holmes recommended that dedications be prepared for the additional land for the alley and where they want to make

a street cut, attach to the ordinance a description of the number of feet of Adams Street that will be vacated and vacate a part of Kentucky Street with an easement to the town for emergencies. Holmes further advised that these things can be added to the ordinance as Exhibit “A”. Gene Reese made the motion to read Ordinance No. 1995-12, Vacate Alleys, in short form. Seconded by Len Jaske. Carried. Dave McKee told the council that Kentucky Street will be temporarily closed for construction. Gene Reese made the motion to approve the first reading of Ordinance No. 1995-12. Seconded by Len Jaske. Carried. This was a preliminary reading, and changes will be made to the ordinance before the second and third readings. President Rizek said that the alley between the License Branch and the first house east of it, is an alley and not a private driveway. Over a period of time the alley has gotten wider and gone into the neighbor’s property. Attorney Holmes suggested that the alley be paved at 10 feet with the property owner sharing the expense of the paving. He feels that this would limit the flow of traffic to the paved portion of the alley. There are also plans for 30’ X 30’ addition to the License Branch, and there was some discussion concerning parking and perhaps changing the entrance to the west side of the building. Rizek said that she would like for the whole council to go down and take a look at the License Branch and the alley. The alley probably won’t be paved until next year since there is no budget appropriation for paving in 1995. Gene Reese made the motion to do the second and third readings of Ordinance No. 1995-11, An Ordinance Amending the Garbage Ordinance Chapter 70 of the Walkerton Town Code, in short form. The second and third readings were accepted on motions by Gene Reese. Both were seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Both were carried. Gene Reese made the motion to do the first reading of Ordinance No. 1995-13, An Ordinance Amending the Weed Ordinance, in short form. Seconded by Len Jaske. Carried. Gene Reese made the motion to accept the first reading. Seconded by Len Jaske. carried. > Terry Baugher reviewed the time frame for the storm sewer project. There is a sixty day hold period for bids. The work on the storm sewer shall be substantially completed (usable) within thirty days from the time we contract with the construction company, surface restoration shall be completed within sixty days of the contract date with the entire completion being within seventy-five days. New Business: J.S. Sawvel & Associates, the company who is working on negotiations for our new ten year NIPSCO contract, is holding a meeting of the towns. The meeting will be in Winamac on July 26, 1995. President Rizek asked that Dave Bolze, town superintendent attend this meeting on our behalf. Attorney Holmes will also be attending this meeting. Walkerton, Ontario, Canada will be celebrating it’s “125th Birthday’’ on the weekend of June 28 - July Ist, 1996. They are inviting the residents of Walkerton, Indiana to visit and participate in their celebration. Ed Walz had submitted three quotes for the Town’s insurance package. Attorney Holmes advised that it is not so much a question of getting new quotes as auditing our current coverage. He further advised that it would be appropriate to accept the low quote of $41,172.00 from Bliss McKnight. After further discussion of the Town’s insurance costs and coverage, Gene Reese made the motion to renew our insurance with BlissMcKnight at the quote of $41,172. and have Ed Walz come to our next meeting to review the insurance.

Seconded by Len Jaske. Jaske added that he would like to have Walz give a breakdown of the cost and coverage for each vehicle. Copies of the breakdowns are to go to each department head for their review before the next meeting. Carried. A list of past due ambulance bills was reviewed by the council for write off. Total write offs were $1,083.95 due to bankruptxy, deceased or past a filing date with Medicaid. Len Jaske made the motion to allow the write offs. Seconded by Gene Reese. Carried. In the past our dispatchers have answered the phone and have done the dispatching for Koontz Lake Fire Department for a fee of $720.00 per year. Since we will no longer be answering the phone for them, Warren Allen has asked for a lesser fee. Chief Sobieralski has suggested $360.00 per year. Gene Reese made the motion to approve this fee. Seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Carried. Attorney Holmes said that he has prepared a notice of public hearing to decide the future of the Park Board. Gene Reese made the motion to publish the notice and allow President Rizek to sign the letters going to the Park Board. Seconded by Gordon Hartsell. Carried. The council was in agreement that if Steve Groves brings the past due payments, on his promissory note, up to date by the morning of August 4th, the suit that has been filed against him will be dropped. They further agreed that if he is late on any future payments a suit will be filed immediately. Cairns 780 through 867 for ; $982,233.12 and claims 864 and 865 for $141,057.39 were approved on a motion by Len Jaske. Seconded by Walt Heil. Carried. Gordon Hartsell made the motion to adjourn. Seconded by Len Jaske. Carried. Happy Ads Only $2.50 Obey The Traffic Laws

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AUGUST 3, 1995 - THE INDEPENOENT-NEWS -

Gus Macker Entry Forms Now Available Gus Macker, the world’s largest 3-on-3 basketball tournament is returning to South Bend, on Sept. 9-10. Entry forms for the “Woodstock of Basketball’’ are now available. Four-person teams may now pick up their Macker entry forms at area Norwest Banks or by calling the South Bend Gus Macker hotline, at (219) 233-1444. Entry forms must be completely filled out for al! members of the . team. Teams are then computer matched into divisions according to age, height and level of experience. Most divisions have 16-20 teams. The tournament runs in a doubleelimination format. All participants are guaranteed a minimum of three games and each player receives an official Gus Macker tournament t-shirt. Entry forms must be postmarked by August 16 and sent to Gus Macker-South Bend, 501 W. South Street, South Bend, IN 46601. On August 16, a “Gus Macker Midnight Madness’’ will take place at Coveleski Stadium. Volunteers will be on hand to collect team applications for the 1995 tournament. This event will begin at 5:30 p.m. and last until the application deadline at midnight. Entry fee is SBO per four-person team. The tournament will benefit both Big Brothers-Big Sisters of St. Joseph County and the East Race Waterway. For more information about the 1995 Gus Macker 3-on-3 Charity Basketball Tournament, please contact the South Bend Gus Macker hotline at 233-1444. The fool is much worse than the knave, for the knave does take a rest sometime, the fool never. —Anatole France

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