Nappanee Advance-News, Volume 110, Number 32, Nappanee, Elkhart County, 9 August 1989 — Page 2

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Nappanee Advance News Wednesday, August 9, 1989

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Happy birthday Mr. Hall! Guy Hall, 202 West Indiana Ave., Nappanee, is celebrating his 90th birthday on Saturday, August 12. Shown here with his wife, Mr. Hall was born at his Jefferson Township parent's home in 1899. He was the fourth of six children. He moved to his home in Nappanee 71 years ago. Since then he has seen many changes and raised nine children, one of whom, Devon Richard, died in World War 11. He now has 35 grandchildren, and ...how many?.... somewhere near 50 great-granchildren. He also has two great-great-grandchildren, most of whom will be at a family hog roast in New Paris on Saturday to celebrate. Mr. Hall worked for $16.50 a 59-hour work week in 1918. He worked for 40 years at Nappanee Utility. Today Mr. Hall cleans house, does laundry, cooks and keeps the lawn. “I don't slow down,” he says. There will be 117 present if all the family shows up for the big birthday party. Happy birthday! (AN photo by Julia Mast)

School tax rate ready

An advertised tax rate of 55.78 for the 1990 calendar year was approved by the Wa-Nee School Board at their last meeting. This compares with a tax rate of $5.85 for 1989. The school anticipates the final tax rate as approved at the 1990 budget hearing in December could be as much as SI .50 less than advertised. The 1989 budget was reduced from the advertised rate in Elkhart County by 51.89 and in Kosciusko County by 51.63. The reassessment of real property throughout the state this year will cause the assessed valuation to greatly increase. Consequently this will cause the tax rate to decrease. By advertising a rate and levy higher than is expected to be certified at the budget hearings, the system is assured adequate funds. The rate and levy cannot be increased once they are advertised

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but can be decreased. The assessed valuation will not be known until the end of the year. Slate support will not be known until the official student enrollment is counted in September. The final excise tax and bank taxes will not be known until December. Therefore, official rates cannot be set until the December budget hearing. Further complicating the revenue picture is the property tax replace credit in effect in Elkhart County but not in Kosciusko County. If the tax rate based on the assessed valuation as is known today were compared without taking into consideration the reassessment, the tax rate could be predicted to be 20-40 cents higher than in 1989 or about the same as 1988. It is anticipated that the final rate will be well below this because of the reassessment. The cost of the pending construc-

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Curfew Cont. from Pg. 1 Thomas Lehman said that was too low. Callander pledged any increase above five percent would be donated to city projects. The ordinance committee will consider these recommendations and draw up a first draft of the salary ordinance. The salaries must be set by the end of the year, including a 30-day advertisement period before final reading. In other matters, the council approved a taxi license for Henri Richards, Sr., Nappanee and electrical licenses for Potters Wheel Construction, Nappanee and Hope Electric, Elkhart. The council also transferred money to purchase a leaf vacuum for the street department at $19,000. The next council meeting wil be held August 21 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers at which time a public hearing on the 1990 budget will be held. A special meeting has been called for Monday, August 28 to approve the budget on final reading. The public is invited to attend. o Union reunion The Union Township District One-Room Schools 13th Annual Reunion will be held Sunday, August 13 from noon-4 p.m. at Union Center School. Bring your basket well filled and table service. A program follows the meal. “Memories of Union Township OneRoom Schools” will be for sale.

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tion is not affecting the tax rate other than in the newly adopted capital projects fund to permit the accumulation of funds for future projects. Following review of the various expenditures and recipts in the budget, the board approved the advertisement of a general tax fund rate of 3.1482, a debt service fund rate of .5360, a capital projects fund rate of 1.5833 and a transportation fund rate of .5179 for a total tax rate of 5.7854. - The district will advertise in the general fund $9,021,528. A public hearing on the budget will be held August 14. The budget will be up for adoption at the August 28 meeting. The public is invited to attend both these meetings.

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4-H’er raises champs in spite of handicap

By JULIA MAST Staff Writer With a little help from his friends, Bobby Knight and Gene Keady, 11 year-old Michaelßowen is a champ. The Nappanee youngster and his steer (named after the basketball coaches), came out on top in two classes during the recent 4-H Fair. Bobby Knight, a Shorthorn, was named champion in his class for the good muscle tone and a lot of good meat ready for market. Gene Keady, a crossbreed, was named rate of gain champion. But more than the titles for the steer, Michael and his family are champions too. They, along with many friends and acquaintances, have worked hard together to overcome Michael’s cerebral palsy so he could show. “It has been something the whole family has had to work together on,” says Michael’s mom, Marla Carlson. “Everyone had to dig in and help. We were really proud.” Cerebral palsy has kept Michael from walking. If he isn’t using a wheelchair he is helped around by someone. The paralysis has also hampered his speech. But the disability has sparked a new ability. That of loving help and determination from his friends. Throughout the months Michael

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Michael Bowen, Nappanee, sits on the show box of his champion 4-H steer.

City eyeing more property for ■«» emergency services building

By JULIA MAST Staff Writer The city wants to expand the municipal facilities. Now that expansion may be bigger than ever before. At a special Board of Public Works & Safety meeting held last week, the board decided to seek additional properties for the expansion. The city has been under a purchase option for the Masterson property at 255 W. L.incoln for 90 days. Now they will seek two additional properties nearby to give the city a total of more than an acre for the new emergency services building. In addition to the .435 acre property at the Masterson site, Mayor Robert Callander has been talking with two other property owners about buying their land. Bruce Berkey, 202 S. Locke Street and James Howard, 206 S. Locke Street have indicated some interest in selling to the city. “If we purchased these two properties, we would be able to close off South Locke Street and gain another lot size (66’ X 140’). This would add a total of about 27,720 square foot or .6.36 acres,” the mayor said. Putting this together with the Masterson properly would make more than one acre for a building site. A nice building complex could be developed which would allow for expansion to meet the city’s needs into the future, the mayor believes. “I think it would be certainly a wise move on jhe part of the city,” Callander told board member Robert Coppes, clerk-treasurer Kim Ingle, city attorney Brian Hoffer and the press. “I think future generations will appreciate our doing this and

raised the steer, there have been many helping hands, those of his brothers, mom and dad, and friends. Michael kept his steer at Bob Nunemakcr’s farm on CR 40. Each weekend and during the week in the summer, Michael would feed, water, spray and keep clean the two budding champions. , Step-brothers, Andrew and Mark Carlson from Attica, helped prepare the steer for the trip in the arena. The boys would walk the cattle to get them used to the halter and stopping. Step-brother Ken kept the steer calm at the fair by talking gently to them and petting them. Sometimes Michael’s dad, Russ Carlson, would give the rope lead to Michael as he sat in his wheelchair. The steer became very calm around Michael. One even laid its head in Michael’s lap in the auction arena. Michael learned to work hard for his 4-H project. He paid for the feed and vet bills from his savings account and from money earned from last year’s show cattle. By dropping the side of the cattle chute, Michael was able to give the steer a bath. He learned about feeding the cattle properly to get the weight gain the judge was looking for. Michael also learned about sharing and help. Curt Flickinger

give us credit for forward looking.” The mayor looks at buying the two additional properties as getting “three lots for the price of two” since a stray piece of Locke Street leading to the tracks lies between them. The city would close off this street and use the right of way for an additional 66’ X 140’. The extended option period to purchase the Masterson property is up. The board agreed to pay off the balance of that property for a total of $55,000. The price tag on the other two properties is not settled. By using land directly across the street from the present municipal building, the new emergency generator could power the new building, according to the Mayor. There is a need for expansion because of general growth. There are now 10 police Rising the department’s space which originally was designed for about five. The space problem involves the jail too. There are problems separating male and female prisoners and juvenile and felony offenders. The expansion will allow for remodeling of the present city building. The water department would take over the present police department. This will let the clerk’s office grow into the vacated water department. Remodeling would also provide handicap access. The police and emergency medical service would take up the new building. “It’s quite a responsibility on my part to protect the interests of the city and also be fair to the people,” the mayor said. “I’m thinking about what would happen 15-20 years from now. The city government might be looking at why we limited

showed the Shorthorn. Erin Snider was in the ring with the crossbreed. Even though Michael’s steer were very gentle with him, show officials didn’t want to take the chance of th& other cattle’s reactions to the wheels chair. For this year anyway, stayed out of the judging ring. Michael gave some help too. He loaned a halter to the girl next to him who went on to win champion Simmcntal. Erin Snider, who showed the crossbreed, won show-, manship for her class. The judge explained that part of the reason was~ the way she handled Michael’s 1,490 pound steer. It was an exciting moment on judging night when a group of. people converged at Michael’s pens to congratulate him on winning the rate of gain award. Michael did go into the auction, arena with his cattle. Besides the steer laying his head in Michael’s lap, the two gave him a lick. Beer & Slabaugh bought the 1,315 pound ' Shorthorn at 51.40 per pound. The crossbreed sold to T & T Fertilizer' - for SI per pound. 1- , Michael is already looking •. forward to next year. He is ing raising a heifer. His family is"' ready too. “We’re all learning,” says his mom. “More each year.”

the space so much." _ After preliminary talk with two hew property owners, the boahj .J will be presented with purchas6|i option agreements. The next Board of Public Worltsjj & Safety meeting will be helifr: Monday, August 14 at 3:30 p.m. the municipal center. The public Is£ invited to attend. >5 Crafts festival p August 19 Live country music, an awarilj? winning teenage magician, anff* guest artist Elizabeth Mattock}** Middlcbury, will join 33 other artisjS* and craftspersons August l4}« 9a.m.-sp.m. .atTwin Mills Camping Resort in LaGrange County, for tls>* fourth annual Arts & Crafts Festival?* jointly sponspred by the resort amt* Heritage Country Magazine o£* Middlcbury. '* Last year, close to 1,000 I attended this growing event int Northeastern Indiana. The festival is • held in the front yard of the camping » resort, seven minutes east of Shipshewana on Indiana 120. Corbett Troyer, Middlebury, will perform three magic shows, at ; 10:30a.m., Ip.m. and 2:30p.m., and ; Herb Swarm and the Old-Tyme Music Makers will play Music” live through the day. Therfc ! is no admission or parking fee and : refreshments are available. Twin Mills Family Camping is a j full service, 170-acre campground. The president is Dave CaglejL Elkhart. Heritage Country Magaziite . is an award-winning regional jour-! nal and visitors’ guide published twice yearly at Middlebury.