The Independent-News, Volume 122, Number 9, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 11 July 1996 — Page 4

- INDEPENDENT NEWS — JULY 11, 1996

VOICE OF THE I PEOPLE |

FOURTH OF JULY The Fourth of July has come and gone. We watched some mighty pretty fireworks, from our country road. The beauty of the high displays had to be seen from a distance to really appreciate them. Os course, the ground displays are not as nice as were those created by Leonard and Greg. I may be wrong, but I heard a rumor that these two may be helping next year. I, truly hope that they do. I would like to make a couple of comments known, that I was told by a few unhappy viewers. There were a couple of bad wash-outs on the hill behind the backstop and the lack of grass was very obvious. There were several comments about the garbage can with a sign for donations propped against it. I don’t think garbage was the preferred currency. Originally, it was my understanding, that people were to be holding buckets for donations. I do know that Mildred McKesson along with Barb Burket and Morris Searfoss were there earlier working very hard. It would have been better to have the third gate opened, especially at closing time, with the main gate opening onto the Midway, there was a big back-up. One more grumble, dusk begins around nine, not ten. The Friends of the Fourth must be commended for their work in getting the show together in the time span that they had. As I have said before this is a

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group that needs more help. I am sure that the Friends would be very happy to have more people volunteer to help with next year’s show. Well the Float-A-Rama took place in spite of nasty weather or I should say, the possibility of bad weather at Koontz Lake. Ray Chapman had quite a crew aboard the Chamber of Commerce float. Every year Marian and Ray donate their pontoon for the Chamber’s entry. This year Kackie and Crew decorated it, but declined to ride in the event. Thanks Kenny Chapman for representing the Chamber Board. The Chamber Golf Outing is coming up on the 31st of July. It sounds like a fun time. Get your sign up sheets back as quickly as possible. Next week, the LaPorte County and Starke County 4-H Fairs start. Now is a good time to think about buying an animal from one of the local young people at the livestock auctions held at the fair’s conclusion. Most of these young people work very hard on their projects and deserve an extra boost. I always go and play bingo at Hamlet and usually lose a couple of dollars. It used to be fairtime at the end of summer not at the beginning. Maybe the state board of education should allow the participants to attend the state fair like they used to do. I think that Four H is just as important as any athletic event in youth programs. Fairtime should be in Autumn time, not summertime. At least the

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young people could get their projects done at a more leisurely time. Good Luck Four Hers. Remember Bingo Monday nights at Koontz Lake. Sincerely, Nedra Williams REAL SERVICES NEWS FROM WALKERTON Betty Clapper took a week off, a vacation, while her children were home from Georgia and would like to thank all of the people that took charge of the “duties” to be done at REAL Services during this time. Those who took charge included Harold and Hazel Schweder, Imogene McKesson, Mildred McKesson, Chuck Copens and Eleanore Leming. Dates to remember include July 12th when Maxine Worthington and friends will be on hand to entertain; July 17 is the REAL Services Picnic to be held in South Bend; on July 18th is the “Keeping Time” program by the South Bend REAL Services and then on July 23 we will be entertained by Florence Seeking and Verl Haag. REAL SERVICES NUTRITION MENU Due to the diets of some people the food is not highly seasoned and the menu is subject to change without notice. JULY 15-19 MONDAY Orange juice Smoked sausage Mashed potatoes Sauerkraut Rye bread with margarine Chocolate brownie Milk, tea, coffee 32 fat/ 87 cholesterol/825 calories TUESDAY Apricot nectar Turkey breast slice with gravy Cornbread stuffing Georgia peachy yams Whole wheat bread with margarine Fresh red grapes Milk, tea, coffee 14 fat/90 cholesterol/715 calories WEDNESDAY ( Apple juice Ham and cheese on bun with lettuce leaf and mayo Potato chips Cole slaw vinegairette Fresh banana Chocolate milk shake 37 fat/ 87 cholesterol and 1056 calories THURSDAY Peach nectar Vegetable lasagna Green beans Watermelon chunks Breadsticks with margarine Milk, tea, coffee 29 fat/73 cholesterol/890 calories FRIDAY Grape juice Chicken fillet in supreme sauce Long grain and wild rice Crinkle cut carrots

Whole wheat bread with margarine Peaches Milk, tea, coffee 23 fat/80 cholesterol/667 calories

| Card of Thanks |

I would like to thank all of my wonderful friends and family for making my 90th birthday so special. Words cannot express my feelings of joy and happiness that you have given me. I love you all! God bless and thank you again. Love, Martha Young The Friends of the Fourth would like to give special recognition and many thanks to the following industries, merchants and individuals who donated money or gave special help to make it possible for us to provide the community with the festivities and fireworks on the 4th of July: Charles O. Hiler & Son, Rossborough Manufacturing, Modern Door Corp., Combo Corp, Dr. Gardner, Walkerton Tool & Die, Premdor Co., Out-Of-Bounds Sports Bar, Teachers Credit Union, River Valley Display Co., Ray & Kenny’s SuperValu, Boramco, Inc., Botanical Gardens & Gifts, Mildred McKesson, Polygon Company, American Roller, M. J. Package Store, Inc., John Peddycord, Ist Source Bank, Preferred Auto Parts, Mahoney Chevy-Olds, Kabelin True Value Hardware, Holland Plumbing & Heating, Ross Engineering, Rannells Funeral Home, Burkhead Construction, Allstate Insurance, Pippenger Construction, Salyer Realty, Johnson Insurance, Omni Clinic, James Parker, The Hair Shack, Welco Truck Stop, Independent News, Larry’s Quick Mart, Just For You, Walkerton Shopper and Our Little Angels Day Care. In time of trouble it’s nice to know we have been blessed with a loving family and loving kind hearted friends. The recent storm on Sunday, July 7, 1996, left our home a huge mass of fallin trees and branches. Immediately after the storm

we started the clean up. It wasn’t long until one by one family members and neighbors started arriving. Tree removal and wood cutting is not an easy task but many hands help to lighten the load. We continued to work until 9:30 p.m. Everyone stayed until we were ready to leave and never did we hear a complaint or grumble from anyone. Everyone including the children pitched in whole heartedly to help with what could have been a grim task. We have a great deal of work to do yet, but we are so grateful for all the help we have received. Simply saying Thank You seems very inadequate. Bob and I love the woods and even though we hated loosing so many trees we were very fortunate the out come could have been much worse. There is some structual damage to the house and one barn, but our loving heavenly Father was there watching over us and no one was injured. Praise the Lord! Again a big, big THANK YOU to: John and Donna Whitmer, Kathy Daugherty, Michael Daugherty, Dean, Shelby and Tony Harter, Terry, Darlene, Whitney, Kyle and T. J. Borton, Maurice Liggett, Frank and Dawn Borton, Dave Johnson and Mary, Rick, Denise, Brittany, Chelsea, Travis Betz, Kim Betz and Collin Howard, Tom and Robin Risner, Kyle Betz, Jerry Gouker, Jim, Carolee and Maggie Shoue and Jim Meyers. Loving Appreciation, Bob & Shirley Betz We would like to thank everyone who made our 4th of July celebration such a success: Thanks to E-Z Stump Removal, Gorby Construction, Bill Jann, Layne Tulledge, Dolly McCormick, Hari Shafer Sr., Hari Shafer, Jr. for preparing the meat. Also to Cindy Jann, Connie Martin, Rich Richardson, Terri Hill, Tom & Eve Lewellyn, Annie Adams, Marsha Sobieralski, Wendy Sobasky, Evelyn & Ronnie Claxton, Jim Bradley, Kenny Pontius, Butch Martin, Bob’s Coun-