The Independent-News, Volume 121, Number 27, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 16 November 1995 — Page 1

[VOLUME 121; NUMBER 27

Adopt A Family For tThe Holidays I Walkerton Elementary ■School is getting into the ■Christmas spirit! I We are asking the comimunity and area businesses Ito Adopt-A-Family for I Christmas. Some of these ' children would otherwise । have no gifts to open on 1 the Holidays. . The Adopt-A-Family proi gram was a huge success last year and we are anticipating another successful year for the children. If you or your business tvould like to provide these jhildren with a Happy holiday, please call the school at 586-3186 or come into the office. Our staff will be eager to help you :hoose a family. Joe Pletcher All State Honorable Mention Joe Pletcher has been placed on the honorable mention portion of the AllState Tennis team for this Fall season. Joe completed it the number one singles position at JGHS. He (completed his senior season with 17 wins and six losses. He was the singles champion at the eight-team South Bend Riley Invitational and the singles । representative from the * South Bend Team Regional < site at the state finals in Inr dianapolis. z dianapolis. Joe has competed at the varsity level four years and has established a new record for the most varsity wins. During his high school career, his commitment and dedication to i John Glenn tennis is ‘unequaled. Congratulations, Joe! NOTICE The Oregon Township Senior Citizens will meet at St. Dominics, at 12 noon, on Thursday, Nov. 16. Lunch will be catered. Bring your table service and a friend. Quite a bit of the world’s trouble is produced by those who don’t produce anything else. Some men are born with a will of their own. Others marry one.

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The John Glenn Drama Club will present its first production of the year, on Friday and Saturday evenings, Nov. 17 and 18, as they bring Neil Simon’s heavenly comedy, “God’s Favorite” to the stage for an evening of laughs. The production is scheduled for 7:30 in the high school auditorium and all tickets are $3.00. “God’s Favorite” is considered a “minor” work by Neil Simon, one of the masters of American comedy, who has written such smash shows as “The Odd Couple,” “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and “The Prisoner Os Second Avenue” among others. Still, the laughs are many and the jabs hit hard in this play based loosely on the biblical story of Job, a faithful man who must endure great hardship to prove his faith. Simon has updated the play to the current day as he presents the story of Joe Benjamin, a rich businessman who is confronted with a moral dilemma as he discovers that he has become the object of a bet between God Thanksgiving Feast At Library Sat. On Sat., Nov. 18, the children who visit the Story Hour, at the Walkerton Library, will get a chance to experience the same feeling of fellowship that the Pilgrims did. Besides the usual stories and crafts the librarians will be hosting a Thanksgiving Feast. The feast will be complete with the un-tradi-tional peanut butter and

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and Satan. As Joe struggles to keep his faith, he must also try to keep his dysfunctional family together and his life intact, all with humorous results. Throughout his suffering, Joe is tormented by a “messenger” named Sidney Lipton, a working stiff with bad eyes and a love of movie trivia. If Sidney can’t get Joe to win the bet, he will lose his job and his dream of moving to Florida. This production stars Justin Denham as Joe; Kelly Tingle as Rose; the loving but materialistic wife, Chad Miller as Sidney; Micky Day as the rebellious David; Rachel Lichtenbarger as the dingy Sarah; Amy Dooms as the housekeeper; Chris Jacobs as Sarah’s twin brother, Ben and Jeremy Carey as Morris, the butler. The student directors are Mandie Stafford, Kay Hostetler and Adam Koch. The entire production is directed by Mr. Richard Fansler. Join the JG Drama Club for a night of entertaining theatre. It will bring a smile to your face! jelly sandwiches, chips, drinks and of course, dessert. Story Hour runs from 11 a.m. to 12 noon on Saturdays. It is for children ages three thru 10. For the feast there will be a limit of 12 children, so come early! For more information on the feast or other events at the library call 586-2933.

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■Community Calendar

THURSDAY, NOV. 16 4:15 p.m.,North Liberty 6th grade boys basketball team to host Plymouth. 4:15 p.m., Walkerton Elementary boys basketball teams to play LaVille with the 6th grade teams to travel to LaVille and the sth grade teams to host LaVille. 6:30 p.m., John Glenn freshman basketball team to travel to Argos. 7:00 p.m.-Oregon-Davis girls basketball team to host Washington Twp. FRIDAY, NOV. 17 6:00 p.m.-John Glenn girls basketball team to travel to Argos. 7:00 p.m.-Oregon-Davis basketball teams to host Kouts. 7:30 p.m.-JGHS fall play SATURDAY, NOV. 18 10:30 a.m.-WES Market Day. 7:30 p.m.-JGHS fall play. MONDAY, NOV. 20 6:00 p.m.-John Glenn freshman basketball team to host South Central. 6:00 p.m.-Oregon-Davis girls basketball team to host LaVille. TUESDAY, NOV. 21 4:15 p.m.-NLES boys basketball teams to play LaVille. The 6th grade teams to travel to LaVille and the sth grade teams to host LaVille. 4:30 p.m.-WES boys basketball teams to host Plymouth. 5:00 p.m.-O-D Jr. Hi basketball team to host St. Anthony. 4:30 p.m.-UMS basketball teams to play Plymouth with the Bth grade teams to play in Walkerton and the 7th grade teams to play at Plymouth. 6:30 p.m.-JG freshmen basketball team to travel to Culver. 7:00 p.m.-Oregon-Davis School Board to meet. WEDNESDAY, NOV. 22 6:00 p.m.-JG girls basketball team to host Bremen. 6:30 p.m.-JG wrestlers to travel to Triton for matches. 7:00 p.m.-Oregon-Davis basketball teams to host South Central. THURSDAY, NOV. 23 Happy Thanksgiving FRIDAY, NOV. 24 6:15 p.m.-John Glenn boys basketball teams to

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Rainbow Girls Reunion Set For Nov. 18 Our lodge will host a Rainbow Reunion honoring all members of North Liberty Assembly No. 52, Order of the Rainbow for girls, at the Masonic Temple, on Saturday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. A Bread Ceremony for all members of the Grand Cross of Color will precede this event in the dining room at 7:00 p.m. This Rainbow Assembly, sponsored by the Order of Eastern Star No. 290 was instituted in September 1947 and was active until 1984. All members of Assembly No. 52, Order of Eastern Star, Masonic Lodge, as well as families and friends are invited and urged to attend. We are unable to locate many members due to married name changes. Please help us by spreading this information to all who would be interested. Tell your daughters, granddaughters, etc. Mark your calendars now for Saturday, November 18, at 7:30 p.m. for the Grand Cross of Color at 7:00 p.m. For further information, call Marie Olson, 219-289-2914 or Hillis Platz, 219-656-8927. NOTICE The Morris Cemetery Association annual business meeting will be held, on Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7:30 p.m., at the Teegarden Brethren Church. Lot owners and others with an interest in the maintenance and perpetuation of the cemetery are urged to attend. SCOUTING FOR FOOD The Walkerton area Cub Scouts will be “Scouting For Food,” on Saturday, November 18, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., for the Community Pantry. Please help with a donation of an nonpearishable food item when these young men come knocking on your door. TRAINING SESSION The License Brances of St. Joseph, Marshall, Starke and LaPorte Counties will be closed for a one-day customer service training session on Friday, November 17. host South Bend Clay.