The Independent-News, Volume 122, Number 20, Walkerton, St. Joseph County, 26 September 1996 — Page 1

VOLUME 122; NUMBER 20

Immunization Clinics Set For October The St. Joseph County Health Department will be conducting Immunization Clinics in the area in October. The schedule is as follows: TUESDAY, OCT. 1 United Methodist Church 1000 Georgia St. Walkerton 9 a.m.-3 p.m. THURSDAY, OCT. 3 Old Lakeville School Project U.S. 31 Lakeville 9 a.m.-3 p.m. TUESDAY, OCT. 8 North Liberty Community Bldg. 300 S. Main North Liberty 9 a.m.-3 p.m. No appointments are necessary. All children must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian and all previous shot records are needed for immunizations. For further information call 235-9783. Junior League Meeting Set For Sunday The Walkerton Junior League meeting will be held on Sunday, Sept. 29, at 4:00 p.m., at the Youth Building, on Washington Street. The meeting is to establish officers for the 1997 season and to discuss changes for existing programs. Present officers, coaches and those interested in coaching or being involved with our youth are invited and encouraged to attend. DEADLINE The Independent News has a copy deadline set for 12 noon on Tuesdays of the week that you wish for your news articles to be published, advertisements, happy ads and classifieds. It is a deadline that we must ALL adhere to. Please keep this in mind when you desire to have something placed in your hometown newspaper.

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Pumpkin Festival *96 The Walkerton area Chamber of Commerce Pumpkin Festival for 1996 will be held on October 4, 5 and 6. The three-day event will have something for the entire family to enjoy including many booths of arts and crafts, lost arts, home improvements, gift wrap, food and other refreshments as well as many activities. The festival opens at 9:00 a.m. on Friday and Saturday with a carnival, craft booths and food. On Sunday the festival will open at 12 noon. The majority of the activities are planned for Saturday with a parade to kick-off the day at 9:00 a.m. The Walkerton Odd Fellows Hall will be the scene for the Kids Print from 1- 4 p.m. and they will also be serving chili mac and polish sausage from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Epsilon Chi chapter of Tri Kappa is sponsoring a “Trike Race” at 4:00 p.m. and then there is the Little Miss Pumpkin/Master Pumpkin Contest winners to be announced at 2:00 p.m. Some of the speciality booths include apple dumplings from the Presbyterian Church (look for their advertisement elsewhere in this issue); cotton candy; tenderloins; egg rolls; fried veggies; Port-A-Pit chicken sponsored by the JG Band Boosters; seasoned curly fries; cheddar burgers; nuts; Cowboy popcorn; Pumpkin coffee, donuts, pies and other treats sponsored by Diane’s Gourmet Coffee & Tea Shop, North Liberty; cold drinks; elephant ears and much more in the food line. Also there will be clocks for sale and designed by Ted Feece, Walkerton; doll furniture; Tshirts; yard ornaments; sunglasses; shirts; gift wrap; painted wood items and a whole lot more. At St. Patrick School Grounds there are many activities as well as food items for everyone to enjoy. You can see their schedule of events located elsewhere in this issue also. Mark your calendars — plan on attending the Pumpkin Festival, here in Walkerton, October 4, 5 and 6.

Thread The Nut Contest At Kabelin Hrdw. On Saturday, October 5, during the Pumpkin Festival, Kabelin True Value Hardware, 410 Indiana Street, Walkerton, will be sponsoring the “Thread The Nut” contest. Throw the football through the gigantic nut in the store to win one of many great prizes! Contest is open to kids, men and women of all ages with no purchase necessary or no entry fee! Registration sign-in is set for 1:00 p.m. and the contest will begin at 1:30 p.m. on “Game Day — Oct. 5” at the local hardware store. Rules will be available in the store and for additional information call 586-3233.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 1996

Flu Shots For Seniors Set For Thurs., Oct. 24 The Senior Citizens of the area will be given the opportunity to have Free Flu Shots, on Thursday, October 24, at 10:30 a.m., at the Walkerton REAL Services Center, Washington Street. Please come to the Center before the 24th and pick up a sheet to be filled out and returned along with your Medicare card. STORYTIME AT NORTH LIBERTY LIBRARY The fall session of storytime classes for 3-5 year olds will begin on Friday, October 4 at 2:00 p.m. Parents may stop by the library or call 656-3664 to register their child.

Community Calendar THURSDAY, SEPT. 26 O-D ISTEP testing 4:30 p.m., Urey Middle School to host cross country with Plymouth & Oregon-Davis. 4:30 p.m., OD Jr. high volleyball with Wanatah at home. 5:00 p.m., OD soccer team travel to LaSalle. 6:00 p.m., JG Freshman football with Mishawaka Marian on home field. FRIDAY, SEPT. 27 O-D SAT registration. 4:15 p.m., O-D JV travel to Washington Twp. for cross country meet with So. Central and Washington Twp. 4:30 p.m., JG boys tennis team travel to Bremen for NSC match. 4:30 p.m., O-D JV soccer team to host Lemans. 7:30 p.m., JG varsity football travels to South Central. SATURDAY, SEPT. 28 JGHS Band goes to Penn Carnival of Bands. 9:00 a.m., JG boys tennis travel to Bremen for NSC. 9:15 a.m., JG cross country at CMA/CGA Invitational. MONDAY, SEPT. 30 4:30 p.m., UMS cross country to host Jimtown. 4:30 p.m., UMS volleyball to host Triton. 4:30 p.m., O-D JV volleyball to host Culver. 4:45 p.m., JG cross country to host Triton/Jimtown/ Oregon-Davis & Bethany Christian. 6:00 p.m., JG JV football to host South Central. 6:00 p.m., O-D volleyball to host John Glenn. TUESDAY, OCT. 1 WES PTA Reflections. 4:30 p.m., UMS volleyball travel to LaVille. 4:30 p.m., UMS football (Bth grade) travel to South Central. 6:00 p.m., JG volleyball travel to Plymouth. 7:30 p.m., John Glenn School Board to meet. WEDNESDAY, OCT. 2 4:30 p.m., UMS volleyball to host Knox. 4:30 p.m., JG boys tennis travel to CMA. 6:00 p.m., JG volleyball to host LaPorte. THURSDAY, OCT. 3 1:30 p.m., WES assembly

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John Glenn Falcons Win First NSC Game 13-6 The final quarter was the only one the Falcons needed on Friday night against Northern State Conference foe Triton. The hosts scored twice in the last minutes of the game for the 13-6 victory. How sweet it is! A one-yard run by Dale Groves for six points and a recovered fumble by Dan Holmes in the end zone was all the mighty Falcons needed. The extra point after the score by Groves was good by Alex Strang. Glenn had 10 first downs to Tritons 13 and 160 yards rushing to the Trojans 152 yards. Triton fumbled three times to Glenns one. The only score for the Trojans was a 54-yard run by Scott Blackford in the first quarter with the try for two on a pass failed. Blackford ended the game with a total of 119 yards on 11 carries for the Trojans. The Falcons will play at South Central on this Friday with kick-off set for 7:30 p.m. MARSHALL COUNTY CHRISTIAN WOMEN TO MEET OCT. 2 The Marshall County Christian Women’s Club will meet on Wed., Oct. 2, at the Balloon Wurks Restaurant, Plymouth Holiday Inn, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. A luncheon will be held prior to the meeting with the cost being $5.75 inclusive. Theme for the meeting is “Silent Auction” and will have special music by Jill Northam Hostetler, of Walkerton who will be playing prize winning melodies. Special speaker will be Amy Gardner, of Luna Pier, ML For reservation call Arlene at 784-2275; Barbara at 586-2284 or Vickie at 936-8348 by Sept. 27th. Buckle Up! “Conflict Resolution.” 5:00 p.m., JG cross country at Triton for Marshall County meet. 6:00 p.m., JG Freshman football to host New Prairie.