The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 21, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 5 October 1995 — Page 1

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■ WALKERTON TOWN COUNCIL J MINUTES The Walkerton Town Council net at 7:00 p.m. on September 18 vith the following members pre:ent: Cheryl Rizek, Gene Reese, xonard Jaske, Walter Heil and Jordon Hartsell. Attorney David ^lolmes and Gerk-Treasurer Judy Tiler were also present. I The minutes were approved as lead. Monthly Reports: Dave Bolze eviewed the utility department’s Accumulated Time Report with the louncil. Reese noted that the ouncil had set an 80 hour goal as a naximum for accumulated time, uid asked that Kent Van Dyne and fohn McGovern be asked to take , e iome time off to reduce their hours. Bolze said that he has talked to Toman Brehm about his report on aising the commercial electric Sates, and now feels that he is jeady to have an Electrical Advis- ;; try Board meeting. e i Bolze also reported that he has e >een trying to locate a siren, and .. lasn’t been able to find one. Civil ’ Defense has not returned his calls ’fet. Bolze and Terry Baugher have •) pne over the bids for the water ; ; nain project, and they recomk Inend Herman and Goetz bid of i 188,683.75. Walt Heil made the y jnotion to accept that recommendd^tion. Seconded by Hartsell, e^izek voted aye. Reese voted nay, d or the reason that the bid was n much higher than we had anti^ipated. The motion was carried. The new water main will run from d ;he water tower to the east side of g Washington Street, go down Washj ngton Street to Park Drive, go j iown the north side of Park Drive !o Adams Street, go down the east e side of Adams Street to SR 23, bore ; mder SR 23 go south on 23 to e Walkerton Trail and tie in to our ; existing main. Attorney Holmes said that we G e drawing near to the end of our ipsco contract, and it will autod matically renew unless we send a e notice of cancellation. He advised t that we may have to send the notice by some time in January. Our y consultants have followed up with 4 nther sources of power, and at least d three of them have lower rates, d We don’t know what Nipsco transmission rates would be to transport the power over their wires to us if we do find another source of power. Zehner reported that the pipeline r > for the south sewer project has ic been completed, and testing will be done by Wednesday. Zehner said that he has a problem with the pumps that were installed in the lift station as they are not the exact ones specified for the project. The specs also require a five year warranty on the pumps, and we have not received the warranty to date. Holmes said that the contractor would not have gone with the lesser pumps if they had not realized some savings. Holmes {advised that if we are going to live with these pumps, we should also have the benefit of the savings. Holmes told the engineer that he would like a letter stating that in your opinion, these pumps will do the job. He added that there L should be some adjustment to the ' payment to the contractor, and we should also get the five year warranty on the pumps. Ken m (Continued on page 11)

11th Annual Festival To Be Held Oct. 6-8 The first Walkerton Fall Festival began in 1984 by a handful of volunteers led by Myrna Daube, who still serves on the committee today. The second year of the Festival was held on October 18 and 19 with the first ever “WIN” Coupon Book campaign. “WIN” stands for Walkerton Is Now! This idea of a coupon book evolved through the generous donation of Mahoney Chevy-Olds and Walkerton Ford-Mercury of a brand spanking new 86 Chevy Cavalier or 86 Ford Escort that was given away from a coupon out of the WIN books. The drawings in the coupon book went on until all 19 were awarded including the car. Also in the book there were over $1,200 worth of discount coupons for those buying a book to be used in the area 80 participating businesses. Books sold for $6.00 each. This campaign continued until March 31, 1986 when most of the coupons expired. At the second Festival there were 48 booths featuring food, crafts, antiques, displays, flea market items, etc., along with entertainment both days. A sales representative from Wells Aluminum, North Liberty, won the first car and he was Clark T. Buck, of Mishawaka. The third year another coupon book was presented with 37 drawings and the cost of the books were SIO.OO each. Grand Prize was a trip for two to Hawaii and SI,OOO cash that was donated by Hiler Industries. The Festival was held on October 10 and 11 with over 35 booths of arts, crafts, baked goods, displays, balloon race, food and entertainment. This year’s Festival is sure to be a hugh success due to the hard work of all the committee members. Be sure and take in the Festival this year and enjoy the many activities along with shopping in your home town and surrounding area businesses who have helped support “Your Home Town” paper this week with many advertisements and a “Welcome To All The Festival Goers.” It is our understanding that there are over 70 booths this year for the Festival which will be mainly held on Harrison and Illinois Streets.

Health Dept. Immunization Clinics Set The St. Joseph County Health Department will be conducting Immunization Ginics in the area in October. No appointments are necessary and all children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and have all previous shot records with them. The first clinic scheduled will be held at the United Methodist Church, 1000 Georgia St., Walkerton, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The clinic at the Old Lakeville School Project, U.S. 31, Lakeville, will be held on Thursday, Oct. 5, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The final clinic will be held at the North Liberty Community Center, 300 S. Main, North Liberty, on Tuesday, Oct. 10, from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. For further information call 2359783. FISH FRY The Tracy United Methodist Church will be having a fish fry, on Saturday, October 7, from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. The menu consist of fish, baked beans, cole slaw, dessert and beverage. The church is located at U.S. Hwy. 6 and State Road 35. NOTICE I will be closed from October 9th । to October 31 st for vacation. Bill’s Barber Shop NOTICE Girl Scouts Brownie Troop 459 * will have their first meeting on ' October 10, at the Walkerton Youth Building, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. ’ Any girl in first to third grades can become a Brownie by coming to the 1 first meeting to sign up. Come ioin the fun.

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BOOK SALE AT THE WALKERTON LIBRARY On October 6 and 7th during the Pumpkin Festival the library will be having a book sale. The sale will be from 9:30 to 4:00 on Friday and 9:30 to 12:00 on Saturday. The sale will be held inside the library in the meeting room. Hardback books are 25 cents and paperbacks are 15 cents. NORTH LIBERTY V.F.W. WOMEN’S AUXILIARY MEETS OCT. 8 The North Liberty V.F.W. Post 1954 Women’s Auxiliary will hold their regular monthly meeting on Sunday, October 8 at 10:30 a.m. at the post. This will be an inspection meeting by district president, Vai Betty. Please fry to attend to support our post. If you have a father, grandfather, or husband who has served their country overseas, you qualify to become a V.F.W. Auxiliary member. For more information call Sue Hamilton at 656-3900 or Cheryl Hunsley at 586-9666. GFWC WOMAN’S CLUB TO MEET OCT. 6 • The GFWC Walkerton Woman’s Gub will meet at the Community ' Building on Friday, October 6th at 10:00 a.m. Since it will be a Social Service meeting, members are requested to bring scizzors, a needle and some wool as well as a sack lunch. NOTICE The Walkerton Gerk-Treasurer office will be closed Monday, October 9,1995 for Columbus Day.

When I Finally ‘Closed the Door’ on my garage sale I had plenty of cash, THANKS to the M CLASSIFIEDS

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1995

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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5 8:30 p.m., Walkerton Elementary School assembly "Pass The Bucks” 5:00 p.m., John Glenn High School cross country NSC meet at New Prairie. 5:00 p.m., Urey Middle School cross country NSC conference at home. 6:30 p.m., John Glenn High School volleyball at CGA. 7:00 p.m., Epsilon Chi Tri Kappa meets. FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6 9:00 a.m., Pumpkin Festival begins in Walkerton. 7:30 p.m., John Glenn High School varisty football at Culver. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7 9:00 a.m., Pumpkin Festival continues. 4:00 p.m., John Glenn Band marching band contest at Goshen. MONDAY, OCTOBER 9 8:00 a.m., North Liberty Elementry student picture day. 3:30 p.m., North Liberty Elementry PT A Market Day in school cafeteria. 4:00 p.m., Walkerton Elementry School PT A executive meeting. 6:00 p.m., John Glenn High School JV football at home with Mishawaka-Marian. 6:00 p.m., John Glenn High School volleyball at Michigan City Marquette. TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10 k 4:30 p.m., Urey Middle School

football at Culver. 4:30 p.m., Urey Middle School volleyball with Oregon-Davis. Bth A & B at Oregon-Davis; 7th A&B at home. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12 4:30 p.m., Urey Middle School volleyball with Argos at home. 6:00 p.m,, John Glenn High School volleyball with South Central at home. VOLLEYBALL INVITATIONAL SET FOR SAT., OCT. 14 The Urey seventh and eighth grade volleyball teams will host an Invitational, on Saturday, October 14, beginning at 9:00 a.m., at the Urey Middle School gym. Other schools invited are LaVille, South Central and Knox. Tickets are $2.00 for students and $3.00 for adults. A concession stand will be open with hot dogs, potato chips, sweet rolls, pop, coffee, etc., available in the kitchen. , The opening matches will pit LaVille and South Central, 7th grade teams at 9 a.m. followed by [ the Urey vs. Knox 7th grade teams matches. The Bth grade teams of Knox and Urey will then square off followed by the LaVille and South i Central Bth graders games. The . championships will be held in the afternoon. NOTICE The Independent News is looking for someone to write area news for the North Liberty Area. If you are interested please give us a call at the office at 586-3139, Mon. thru Fri., 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Also if someone would be interested in writing the Koontz Lake and/or Walkerton news we would be interested in hearing from you too.

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Historical Display During Festival At least once a year the Walkerton Historical Society shares with the public, the gifts of Walkerton area history by a generous public. During the Pumpkin Festival, October 6 and 7, many tables of these gifts will be filled with picture albums; early dated newspapers in a binder; Walkerton cut glass. These will be shown at the Masonic Temple, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. each day. As a school project, a local Walkerton student, Clayton Thomas, researched the history and location of the area’s early 1900 s rural schools. Photographs of the schools, if available, were mounted on an interesting display. This will be another display item which will be available for the public to view. This is just a sampling of what ‘will be on display October 6 and 7 at the Masonic Temple. The public is being asked to loan items for all to enjoy on these two days or parts of days. Share with all, your items of Walkerton history or any item of the “long-ago” past. Come and enjoy. TO SERVE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH The Evening Star Rebekah Lodge will be serving, October 7th, biscuits and gravy and coffee for breakfast, also our famous chicken and noodles for lunch. Sloppy Jo’s and dessert also will be featured. So while you are at the Pumpkin Festival, stop in Saturday for breakfast and lunch, rest a spell, maybe warm up before returning to the festival. This will be served at the 1.0.0. F. Lodge Hall. Customers can enter from the alleyway. Just follow the signs. NOTICE The start up date for sewer hook ups for those residents on the South Sewer Project, in Walkerton, was September 25, 1995. The free hook up period will be for 90 (ninety) days from that date. After consulting with the Town Attorney, the Town Council found that it is not possible to extend the time limit past 90 (ninety) days as this is a part of our bond issue and contract for sewer works. Attorney Holmes further advised that water rates are set by ordinance and have to be fair and equitable for all customers. For this reason the Council cannot give those customers on the South Sewer Project a cut in their water rates. The Town Council apologizes for any inconvience to the customers affected by these decisions. 3t019 NOTICE Due to the Washington Street/ Adams Street Water Project in Walkerton, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management requires that we increase the chlorine level in our water system. We are required to increase the chlorine level to .5 parts per million during construction and for 30 days after completion of the project. Our old level was .1 to .2 parts per million, so residents will notice a change in the color, smell and taste in their water. This IDEM requirement insures that the water is properly disinfected. 2t012