The Independent-News, Volume 122, Number 18, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 12 September 1996 — Page 8

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INDEPENDENT NEWS — SEPTEMBER 12, 1996

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YES FOR CASINO Are you looking forward to this winters drive to work? I’m not. Tired of worrying about your loved one on the road 20, 30, 40 mile stretches at a time? I am. Now is the time to take action and support the Pokagon Casino. We need jobs! Yes For Casino WE NEED YOUR HELP The Walkerton Friends of the 4th committee need your help! The 4th of July falls on a Friday next year and the Friends of the 4th feel this will be an excellent opportunity to make the July 2nd thru July 6th festivities a five-day celebration the whole Walkerton area can really be proud of. We are currently in the planning session, but we feel we need more help to make this the best Independence Day celebration ever. We are asking that anyone interested in helping us plan for this celebration, join our committee and attend our meeting this coming Monday, September 16th, at 7:00 p.m., in the Walker-

W WEED IT AND REAP! Dig up all those unused items in your attics, basements and garages, and sell them through the classifieds. You'll soon discover that there are lots of people in the market for just what you have to offer ... and the way they’ll find you is with the ad you’ve planted in the Classifieds! Not only that, you can unearth many bargains as well, because the Classifieds are just blooming with merchandise and services that other people are selling . . . real estate, autos, jobs, furniture, antiques, pets and so much more! This cleaning season, don’t toss it . . . sell it in the Classifieds ... and reap ready cash! It’s easy to place your ad . . . stop in our Walkerton office and see one of our friendly advisors. And, our Classified ads are available at real down-to-earth rates! So, don’t delay, come in today! THE WHOLE BLOOMING TOWN READS OUR CLASSIFIEDS! THE INDEPENDENT-NEWS 601 Roosevelt Road Walkerton Open Monday - Friday

ton Community Building. If you are unable to attend but need more information, please call 586-3609 or 586-9622. Thank you in advance. The Walkerton Friends Os The 4th IN TROUBLE I’m in trouble again, I haven’t written for awhile and I keep hearing about it. If I write I keep being told to shut up. It has been a busy time. I have 75 quarts of beans canned and about 50 quarts of tomatoes. Roy has put down two crocks of pickles. This is his first time at' doing something like this. He keeps bringing in one of his salty pickles for me to try. So far they seem to be working okay. This has certainly been a bountiful year with good garden crops and outstanding crops of mosquitoes and flies. Speaking of abundance, have you been to the farm fresh market at Urey Park? Every Saturday morning, starting at 7 a.m., there is a farm fresh market held with good produce for sale. Come on and look it

over and buy. I got a phone call the other day telling me that Walkerton needed a bakery. Another day the editor of the Shopper got told what is wrong with Walkerton. It seems that these same people who are quick to tell us what is wrong have no suggestions on how to improve our area. I would venture to say, these same people would also turn us down if we asked them to serve on any committee to bring about these ideas. I have asked many people to serve on various groups and the answer is always “I don’t have time, but I will tell you what is wrong.” Many of these people who do commit to serving forget about meetings and the working part of the occasions. Consequently, we have just a few people doing the work, then we hear that only a few people are running everything. The truth is that, the work is left to only a few. It is very disheartening to keep getting a no answer when a person asks for help. The Pumpkin Festival always has a lot of people who want to serve but where are they when the planning and work need to be done? So, about six people do it all, and they do a great job! Remember that the Great Pumpkin Festival is coming up on the 4th, sth and 6th of October. Julie and her merry band have a lot of good times planned. I understand that there will be a jail there. I’ll probably be in it all the time, with all the enemies and friends that I have. There is going to be a Miss Cutie Pumpkin and pumpkin doughnuts. Also pumpkin coffee will be sold thanks to Diane’s Gourmet Coffee Shop, in North Liberty. Isn’t North Liberty really looking good, with all the specialty shops? We’re trying Walkerton! We do have a new veternarian in the area. Dr. Meyer is building a new clinic on north 23. Have you been to the Kankakee Auction barn lately? It’s getting bigger and better all the time. It’s an interesting and fun way to spend Monday afternoon and evening. You can’t believe what people sell and buy. I need to have a auction at our house. Over the years we have collected quite a variety of items. I have talked long enough and grumbled too much. Keep on swatting the mosquites and flies. Sincerely, Nedra Williams REAL SERVICES NUTRITION PROGRAM N. L. Methodist Church 656-3910 Walkerton Youth Building 586-7600 Call the day prior for

reservations. Menus subject to change without notice. Due to the diets of some people, the food is not highly seasoned. SEPT. 16-20 MONDAY Juice Baked chicken with gravy Bread dressing Squash Whole wheat bread with margarine Butterscotch pudding Milk, tea, coffee TUESDAY Juice Polish sausage on bun Hot German potato salad Carrots Fresh fruit Milk, tea, coffee WEDNESDAY Juice Swiss steak with tomatoes, celery and onions Red skinned potatoes Asparagus Dinner roll with margarine Fresh banana Milk, tea, coffee THURSDAY Juice Shredded pork BBQ on whole grain bun Vegetable soup Potato salad Dill pickle spear Applesauce Milk, tea, coffee FRIDAY Juice Macaroni & cheese Italian blend Peas Wheat bread with margarine Lime jello with pears Milk, tea, coffee POTATO POINTERS Nutritionists call the potato one of the world’s nearly perfect foods. Americans consume billions of pounds of them a year. Now a fast-food restaurant chain is preparing to improve the perfections with a better french fry. Jack in the Box restaurants has introduced throughout its 1,300 restaurant system a new french fry that, through a

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proprietary process, is crispier and can retain heat longer, delivering better product quality to the consumer, the company said. That’s a long way from the potato’s roots, but no surprise in a nation where the average per capita potato consumption is more than 100 pounds a year. How did the potato get so popular? The Irish white potato is actually native the the Peruvian Andes where it was a staple of the Inca diet. It was introduced to Europe by 16th Century Spanish exployers who saw the potato as cheap food for sailors. But the spuds weren’t an overnight sensation. According to historical records, Europeans thought potatoes were poisonous and shunned them as a food. Potatoes were blamed or credited, erroneously for everything from causing rickets to curing tuberculosis. Today as a fun food, french fries have no equal. They were invented by a French street vendor and sold as a snack. An Englishman exported the idea back home where they became a favorite of the working class as the “chips” in fish and chips. Thomas Jefferson was creditied with introducing french fries to the United States, although today in Moscow they are called American fries. “We consume about five billion pounds of french fries a year,” said Kirsten Hegberg-Purcell, senior product manager of Jack in the Box restaurants. She should know. HegbergPurcell is leading the company in the bold innovation of introducing a better french fry. The company, which sells more than 2,000 bags of french fries in each store each week, or about 120 million orders a year, believes the new product will be a big hit, she added.

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