The Mail-Journal, Volume 8, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 July 1971 — Page 7

‘Should Not Become Complacent About Lakes’: Dr. C. E. Gifford

By BILL SPURGEON Syracuse, Lake appears in pretty good shape ecologically, but persons concerned over .its future should not become complacent, the director of the 1971 Lakes Study told Syracuse Lake Property Owners at their annual meeting Saturday night. Dr. Cameron E. Gifford, head

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of the department of Biology at Earlham college and director of the David W. Dennis Biological Station at Dewart Lake, was the speaker , Gifford is supervising the work of three students in a summerlong scientific survey of both Syracuse and Wawasee lakes, the first such comprehensive survey ever made. The Syracuse Lake association has pledged SI,OOO toward the expense of the survey, which was arranged by the Wawasee Property Owners Association. A special Lakes Study Fund has been established, with an account at the State Bank of Syracuse, to help collect funds to finance the project. The students are taking samples from both lakes at various? depths and dozens of locations, from shorelines to deep spots and including channels and

tributaries. The samples are tested for oxygen content, nitrate and phosphate evidence, arid bacteria count which might indicate that sewage is present. Dr. Gifford gave the Syracuse Lake group, assembled with guests at the Smith-Walbridge Recreation hall for their dinner meeting, a look at some preliminary findings with regard to their lake. Oxygen content appears to be good in the lake, he said, with neither phosphate or nitrate counts running exceptionally high. He said the bacteria count indicated there might be a couple of problem areas adjacent to the main body of Syracuse Lake, and said testing would continue in all areas that showed any fluctuation, or anything unusual in any of the tests, until conclusive results were obtained. Dr Gifford isaid that the local lakes, as eutrophic lakes (heavily active in growth of both plant and animal life), were about what you might expect in this area of the nation, where such lakes were created by glacial action. Gifford said that population, and the effects of population, were the worst enemies of such lakes. Population can cause nitrate and phosphate imbalance in lakes via fertilizer and chemical compound uses nearby that eventually wind up in the water, and by overburdening the natural drainage system to the point that natural means cannot absorb septic tank runoff. A high bacterial count in any area, he said, could only mean that raw sewage was somehow working its way into the lake. Telling the 100-plus persons at the meeting that they should not be complacent, he said they could:

1. Resist Channeling, a any shoreline expansion. 2. Insist on orderly planning and adequate disposal facilities

in any new developments. 3. Try to control the use of high-nitrate fertilizers and grassgreeners in the area “since most of this nitrogen winds up back in our water.” 4. Reconcile themselves to the fact that a complete sewage system, with primary, secondary and tertiary treatment (such as might be found in a municipal sewage treatment plant), is probably going to be necessary in this area because of its urban leanings. Questioned about the weed problem in Syracuse Lake. Dr. Gifford said it was probably more of a cyclical thing than something spurred by overfertilization or pollution. The best thing to do with weeds, he said, was mow them' and carry them off.

facts about ‘OUR TOWN’ Milford, Ind.

By JERI SEELY Mrs. Emma Krauter of Our Town recently had a surprise. She let her dog. “Tramp” outside and noticed another animal, which she thought at first to be a tiger cat. The “cat” began eating out of the dog’s dish with no resistance from the dog. Upon further investigation she discovered it was a baby racoon. Mrs Krauter has recently returned to her Milford home after spending some time caring for a lady in Leesburg. Don’t let it happen without you! This is the theme of the Youth Explosion being planned for August 20. 21 and 22 at Wawasee high school. The Youth Explosion is featuring Don Todd and his 12string guitar and the Abraham Brothers, a nationally famous teenage singing group. Work progresses at the First National Bank building. Things are looking better outside the bank but the beautiful interior is slowly being torn up to make way for the modem new facilities proposed. Another place where work Continues is at the new Purina plant under construction just north of Milford. The teenagers from the Christian church have been busy this summer. They won second place with their float at the Mermaid Festival and the Syracuse parade earlier this summer and Sunday they came home from Goshen with first place honors. These same kids. The Inspirations. were seen on television Tuesday morning Get well wishes go to town board president Carl Duncan who suffered a heart attack last Thursday and is currently in the intensive care ward at the Goshen hospital.

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Chemical weed killers kill off desirable lake plants, too, he warned. Their use. the same as the presence in the lake erf too much phosphate and nitrogen or too little oxygen, can upset the delicate balance of nature that keeps a lake alive, he said. President Dave Stoops urged the members to support the Lakes Study Fund financially Bill Spurgeon, a member of the Wawasee Property Owners Association, told members that a special publication would be mailed about August 1 to all local postal patrons as part of the educational program of the Lakes Study. The publication will include information helpful to interpretation of the study’s final results when they are published later in the year, he said.

Five boys from Our Town — Mark Grove. Bennie Morris.-Jeff Auer. Steve McFarren and David Wollman — are attending camp this week at Camp McClure. Mark is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grove, Bennie is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Alex Morris. Jeff is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Auer, Steve is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Doral McFarren and David is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Bill Wollman. Anyone interested in purchasing an AKC miniature dachshund should call Bob Vanlaningham. We spoke to his wife Esther, a former M-J gal, earlier this week and found they have six puppies at their farm. Have you thought of a name yet for the new development to be built northwest of Our Town. If so why not fill out an entry blank who knows you might win! Mr. Ed Reminds 4-Hers To Check Hogs Ear Tags It is noted that several 4-H hogs have pulled their ear tags out. 4-Hers should check their hogs before the fair and if the ear tags are missing they should contact the veterinarian who did the testing work for them. 4-Hers using the Milford clinic's services need only to report this to the clinic. 4-Hers using the services of other veterinarians should make certain they either have verification of the testing andor new tags put on the animals Mr. Ed. Musical Evening Planned At Goshen Church The Singing Grace Family of Elkhart will share a musical program on Sunday evening, Aug. 1, at 7, at the Golden Rule Community church. 1220 S. 11th St., Goshen. This family is devoted to presenting the gospel through music and song. The mother sings first soprano and alto, Sandy sings alto, Debbie sings second soprano, Kenny plays the piano and sings baritone and the father sings bass. They have given church concerts in the south, midwest, southwestern and eastern states and have been on the radio. The public is invited to attend this musical program, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wickersham and daughter of Barbee Lake had as their Sunday callers Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Cox of Angola and Mr. and Mrs. William Addington of Winchester.

- ~7 _l "ja ■. - w - Ji. > ‘v- i..HOUSES OVERLOOK CITY PARK — Two new Kinder Realty homes are nearing completion on North Lake street in Syracuse, and workmen were busy last week terracing the city park area between the houses and the park proper. At the same time. Lake street was extended about 60 feet to give lakeside access to four new Kinder Realty homes on North Harrison street.

AG. NOTES By MR. ED

An initial note about the Wawasee FFA chapter softball team. We took a journey to Plymouth to participate in the district II softball tourney on Sunday, July 25. The boys drew a “by” for the first game, “put away” the Plymouth chapter in their second game and in the final game, the championship, were beaten by the LaVille FFA chapter members. All in all it was an enjoyable afternoon for the chapter members. This week (Wednesday) three of the chapter members will go to Goshen to participate in the district II FFA tractor trouble shooting contest. Next week is our Kosciusko county fair week and I suggest that all of you make an attempt to get down to Warsaw to see the projects that our FFA and 4-H members have been working on this past year. You’ll find the livestock bams full of prize winning animals from Monday afternoon through Thursday night with some sort of show going on in the show arena starting Tuesday when the swine projects are shown. Thursday evening is the night of the 4-H

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sale and by Friday morning most all of the livestock will be gone. Don’t wait too long before getting there to see these projects. A closing note having to do with your lawns. Early fall is the best

time to renovate and - or start a new lawn. And when we say early fall, we mean the last half of August and the first part of September. The next best time to seed lawn is early spring. Fall fertilization of existing lawns should be done around Easter and again around Labor Day which is caning up soon. You’ll be seeing more on lawn care recommendations soon, but for now be doing some planning fa your new lawn. See you next week at the Kosciusko county fair.