The Mail-Journal, Volume 9, Number 20, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 June 1972 — Page 5

Religion Has Been Center Os Oakwood Park Since 1893 RS

Oakwood Park is in for another busy summer with camps and special services planned thru October. The park is located on the western shores of Lake Wawasee where religion has been the center of life since 1893 when the Indiana Conference of the Evangelical Association purchased the 40 acres of land which make up the park for $5,000. > For those first meetings a huge tent tabernacle was set up on the side of the hill — called Conkling or Conklin Hill after Bill Conkling and his wife. The Conklings lived on their hill for several years, enjoying a simple but enjoyable way of living. Old Bill was a guide by trade and became noted as one of the best in the area. His charge for his services was 25 cents per day. No one knows for sure just

AT WAWASEE (Just North of Frog) W ~ PIT Phone 457-3207 Old-Fashioned Hickory-Cooked Meat Select Your Favorite Beverages At Liquor Locker (Just across the railroad tracks) r—lFere Happy— I"— .p o Serve You-—* ><** Syracuse, Ind. Ph: 457-3041 t Open Daily 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Ml ■ Open Friday & Saturday 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. THE MARINER On The Channel Between The lakes Syracuse . Inside And Outside Facilities Plus Dock Service MOP —• « ' •4W * J **»***<LW Welcome To Adventure Land •‘And away we go,” so say the youngsters as thev ride the Go-Karts at North Webster’s ADVENTURE LAND, with their locks blowing in the wind. A new ride this year, the Go-Karts are one of the most popular amusements at ADVENTURE LAND. Try them, you’ll like them. 18 amusement activities in all; the train, kiddie ridesand tilt-a-whirl are new ones. FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY! Adventure Land North Edge Os North Webster. Ind.

when the Conklings arrived at Lake Wawasee or when or why they left. Among the few facts known, however, is that they lived in the area of Duck Point — now Conkling Bay — in 1844. After the Conklings left the area became over run with rabble and the reputation of Conkling or Conklin Hill deteriorated fast. The tabernacle on the hill allowed for a sloping seating arrangement. The first meeting w’as held there in 1893. The tent was used for three years with a frame tabernacle being built in 1898 after the tent was destroyed by a wind and rain storm. The frame building was destroyed by fire in 1914. A new building was constructed immediately. When services were first held

at Oakwood Park they were free to the public, however, it soon became necessary to charge all who passed through the gates a small sum to keep the undesirables of Conkling Hill from disturbing the meetings. History books relate the money was used for park improvements. Summer Schedule As a rule the park is open from May through October with events scheduled this year from June 3 through October 22. The hotel, however, is open all year and various churches enjoy week end outings during the winter months. The park is currently operated under the North Indiana Conference of the United Methodist church. Services were held at the Oak-

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(Editor's Note: Veteran actor William Conrad is the star of CBS’s new detective thriller, ••Cannon," a role, says Conrad, which is perfect for him.) By WILLIAM CONRAD Part of the pleasure I get from my role of private investigator on the new series is the fact the character of Frank Cannon is essentially William Conrad’s. In other words, Cannon’s likes and dislikes are my own, even to the point of being in love with boats and the ocean. Recently an episode of the series had Cannon puttering around his yacht when he is intemqjted by a female client. Not coincidentally, the boat viewers will see on their screens is my own 47-foot ketch, “The Moonraker,” which I keep at Marina del Rey harbor in Southern California. I think it’s ideal to play a private eye who enjoys one of the greater pleasures of life — sailing an ocean-going craft. But I think it would be even more ideal if Frank Cannon made his investigative headquarters aboard his boat. So far I have failed to convince the producers of the efficacy of this plan. However, it is most convenient to be the possessor of such a craft when location shooting takes us

Syracuse Junior High Honor Roll Given The final grading period and semester honor roll students for Syracuse junior high have been named by principal Charles L. Haffner The distinguished honor roll list had 28 members for the last grading period and 22 students earned this honor with semester averages. A student must earn no more than one B in academic subjects to receive this honor. Also receiving recognition at this time are the students who have earned a place on the honor roll every grading period during the school year

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wood Center, which was built in 1961, each Sunday morning at 10 a.m. throughout the busy months of the park. Groups come from all over to enjoy the facilities of the park and the cool breezes of the lake. Among the groups camping at Oakwood this year are those from the Wesley club of North Indianapolis; Indianapolis Northside Nazarene Youth; Apostolic Christian church; Evangelical Mennonite conference; Dayton Belmont youth; the New Paris church; Bremen Salem church; the Frankfort Sunday School class; Vandalia, Ohio church; Mishawaka Albright youth and the Fort Wayne Crescent church. The annual Chinese family camps are set for August with two camps being held again this

a WILLIAM CONRAD somewhere along the harbordotted coastline of Southern California. Just last week, “Cannon” was shooting for six days in or adjacent to the Channel Islands Marina in Oxnard, about 60 miles north of Hollywood. I sailed up the coast the night before shooting began, worked for two days, enjoyed a week end of sailing off the Channel Islands and was ready to don make-up again when the cameras rolled on Monday morning. Sailing is no new-found enthusiasm for me. I discovered it more than 20 years ago. But I resisted joining the ranks of boat owners until recently because I

Seventh graders Andrea Griffith and Susan Shank and sixth graders Libby Alberts, Teresa Carpenter and Diane Pittman were on every distinguished honor list. Those names marked below were on the honor roll each grading period. Sixth Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Six Weeks — Elizabeth Alberts. Teresa Carpeqter. Lisa Gose. Chris Henning, Stan Kroh. Brian Larson, Rick McKibben. Diane. Pittman, Bryan Smith and Judy Willard Semester — 'Elizabeth Alberts. Teresa Carpenter. Diane Pittman and Judy Willard Honor Roll Six Weeks — Don Hardy. Patricia Heath, Tom Kroh, Susan Lundquist. Lorraine Meek. Ken Patton, Terry Smith and Rachel

year. Reasonable rates are offered at the hotel which has some open dates for vacationers between camps. Smoking is not permitted in die hotel at any time and the use of alcoholic beverages, including beer, is prohibited in all of Oakwood Park at all times. Kimmel Hall is winterized while the lodge is not winterized. Eight cabins are also available as are cottages by the week through the entire summer season. Some of the cottages in the park are privately owned and are ndt for rent while others are owned by the park and are rented throughout the warm months.

felt anyone was foolish to tackle the expense and responsiblity of ownership. Why not become the friend of a yacht owner? I finally lost my head and bought the “Moonraker.” And, I have never regretted that decision. “The Moonraker” has become a week end haven, not only for me. but my 14-year old son, Christopher. He’s an accomplished scuba diver who is involved with underwater studies at his school on Catalina Island. When Chris and I feel the need of releasing the pressures of our everyday lives, we pack up his diving gear, head for the marina and climb aboard “The Moonraker.” Frequently we take along our skeet-shooting equipment and do some shooting from the deck, which makes our recreational week end a varied one. I was quite aware of the rapidly growing interest in boating. But, I had it brought home to me again when I made a guest appearance on “The Merv Griffin Show.” recently. Merv, in discussing my sailing interest, asked me if my boat is for sale. Kiddingly, I replied, “Any boat is for sale.” Within a week of the broadcast, I received at least nine phone calls from people interested in buying “The Moonraker.”

Stiffler Semester — Lisa Gose, Patricia Heath, Chris Henning, Stan Kroh, Brian Larson, Lorraine Meek. Rick McKibben, Ken Patton, Bryan Smith, Terry Smith and Rachel Stiffler Seventh Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Six Weeks — Mark Amos, Kim Beezley, Becky Busch, Gary Brown, Andrea Griffith, Craig Koble, John Naab, Sandy Rinker. J. C. Schrock, Susan Shank and Janet Weaver Semester —Kim Beezley, Gary Brown, Becky Busch, Andrea Griffith. Craig Koble, Sandy Rinker, J. C. Schrock. Susan Shank and Brian Slabaugh Honor Roil Six Weeks — Judy Bachtel. Benji Hall, Debbie Huff, Marie Kitson, Mary Kitson. Lori Littlefield, Kirk Rockenbaugh and Robyn Watkins Semester — Mark Amos, Judy Bachtel. Benji Hall, Debbie Huff, Nina Huffer, Marie Kitson, Mary Kitson, Lori Littlefield, John Naab, Paul Schrumpf and Robyn Watkins Eighth Grade Distinguished Honor Roll Six Weeks — Larry Allen, Patti Bryant, Jenny Cox, Steve Kroh, Sherry Meyers. Mike Silveus and J. D. Whiteman Semester — Larry Allen. Kathy

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' ‘ti wliJSSBr#-, llr I - * - MAKE-BELIEVE — Week end make-believe fraulein in their colorful dirndls and pretend knaben in gay lederhosen “oompah” their musical way to the festival Root Bier Garten. The parading Swinehart Sauerkraut Musikband is a rolicking regular and popular feature of Homer’s annual June festival.

Homer Festival Set For This Week End

If you have an inclination to squeeze a leisurely day in the country into an otherwise hectic schedule, try the Homer Festival of Arts and Crafts, which event occurs just before the longest day of the year. This fete, in its sixth edition, is polished, primed and ready to welcome visitors to enjoy established features as well as to sample some of the new fare of its arts and crafts endeavor. Homer which village is located halfway between Rushville and Shelbyville on route 44, is preparing to host more than

Brandon. Jenny Cox, Bill Gerstner, Mark Koble, Steve Kroh. Leisa Napier, Sherry Meyers and Mike Silveus Honor Roll Six Weeks — Kathy Brandon. Barbara Brouwers, Dan Dieterly, Don Dieterly, Dan Firestone, Bill Ger st n er, Mark Koble, Karen Moore, Leisa Napier, Doug Pollock, Jeff Smallwood and Jerry Yoder Semester — Patti Bryant, Dan Dieterly, Dan Firestone, Karen Moore, Doug Pollock, Jeff Smallwood, J. D. Whiteman and Jerry Yoder •MISS SYRACUSE’ — Christine Helen Caywood. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roy Caywood, Jr., r 3 Syracuse, has entered the Mermaid Festival queen contest as Miss Syracuse, sponsored by the SyracuseWawasee Area Jayshees. Chris is a 1971 graduate of Wawasee high school, has completed her freshman year at Goshen college toward a BS in nursing and will spend the next semester in Jamaica. She is employed for the summer at Penn Controls, Goshen, and will participate in the musical “Show Me” to be presented by the young people at the Kosciusko countyfair this year, sponsored by the businessmen at Warsaw. She is 18 years of age. has blondish-brown hair, blue eyes, stands five feet-four inches tall and weighs 105 pounds. Chris is a member of the Church of God at North Webster and teaches a Sunday school class. Her hobbies include collecting stationery, playing the organ, sewing, skiing and swimming. She was a Wawasee high school homecoming queen, runner-up in the county Junior Miss pageant, placed sixth in the state Junior Miss competition, and won the title of Miss Congeniality in the county fair queen contest and Junior Miss county contest.

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15,000 enthusiastic visitors on Saturday and Sunday, June 17 and 18. For these two days the vil|Age mall will teem with talent in all areas of drama, painting, potting, weaving, music and especially cooking. The Homer Art Gallery will again feature “Artists on the Lawn” where one may watch people of talent in many art forms practicing their crafts of jewelry making, woodcarving and leatherworking. The “Flea Market” aspect of the festival has been broadened in order to

Closing VBS Friday at 7:30 p.m. at the church. Program Set The children will be telling c r-jj-y what they learned in the “We ’ or rnaay Worship God” program and The dosing program of the some of their cratU. Milford Christian church’s Refreshments will be served vacation Bible school will be held a^er the program. King's Pride Family Dining Room Silver Knight Cocktail Lounge - At - &tonp Mibge €astle South Shore Tippecanoe Lake Royal Treatment At Peasant Prices Phone: 453-9916 Entertainment Friday & Saturday Nights ‘Everything For Boating Pleasure' | Patona Bay I Boat Service I West Shore Os Lake Tippecanoe Three Miles East Os Leesburg, Ind. IW. Sales I And IMi Service | “FURL YOUR SAILS . . . DROP THE ANCHOR!” From Our Galley Comes The Finest Cuisine In Prime Steaks Ocean Fresh Sea Foods — NOW FEATURING — Maple Leaf Farm Roast Duck With Orange Sauce Served With Your Favorite Cocktails KITCHEN OPEN NIGHTLY TIL 12:00 A. M. THE BEACON ON V ISLAND Lake Wawasee

accomodate the many visitors interested in collectibles. Among other woodworking attractions, the famous Sampler cabinet shop will operate both days. Cherry logs will be converted to lumber by a turn-of-the-century steam-traction-powered sawmill. Proceeds from this fine event are used to fund a series of summer art and craft workshops in Homer. You’ll have a grand mid-June time in the hospitable countryside village of Homer on June 17 and 18.

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