The Mail-Journal, Volume 11, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 July 1974 — Page 13
■ ii HI H'-«u>flßflHfl NEW LAKELAND SCHOOL BOARD — The newly reorganized Lakeland school board is shown here. In the front row from left are secretary Floyd H. Baker, president Billy G. Little and vice president John F. Kroh. In the back row from left are superintendent Don Arnold, member Phil Payne, member James E. Fry and treasurer Marion L. Lantz.
BZA approves variances
Kellie England. Lawrence Byrket and Bennie Blosser were (..ranted a six-month variance for light manufacturing at the Thursday night meeting of the Syracuse board of zoning appeals. They will manufacture cate for pick-up trucks. England told the board he had been manufacturing in the old service station building on road 13 south of Syracuse, unaware that a variance was required The variance had been tabled -a previous meeting of the BZA While England presented a petition bearing signatures of three of his closest ‘neighbors stating they had no objections to the variance, another neighbor. •obert Willits presented a 'tition with 33 signatures whQ • ijecled to the operation The owners said they would 'ean up the property and install a door for loading and unloading in the rear, landscape the property and make it more presentable than it now is
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SILVER SIDES TROUT POND July Special Now Thru July 15 First Fish Caught Is FREE (With A Copy Os This Ad) We Have Scrappy Trout Ranging In Size From 8 Ounces To 6 Pounds —Located One Mile East Os The Wawasee State Fish Hatchery On Old SR B—-8 —- Open Six Days Per Week, 12 Noon To 7 P.M. (Closed On Tuesdays) \ Bring Your Own Equipment Enjoy Family Fun At Or Use Ours x Our Picnic Area j Fish Cleaned FREE *SO If You ' ‘ * it Catch One Os > Come One, Come AU! Our Foot Sturgeons ‘One of Indiana’s largest collection of water fowl can be seen at our park’
A motion to discuss the matter in seteet session was voted down x.Mobile Homes was given to Edwin and D<x» Green for a variance to instSfla mobile home on a sevenacre tract on CR 1050 N, 250 feet west of CR 100E. There were no objectors Approval was also given Fred and Nancy Green to install a mobile home on a half-acre tract at the above location, but 370 feet west of the same county road. A variance was granted MaryAnn Payton to locate a mobile home on CR 1250 N, just east of road 13-A and on the south side of CR 1250 N There were no objectors A variance was granted Jack and Lawrence Baker to operate an electrical sales'? repair and service business in Fairview Terrace Addition in the former home of Becky s Shoe Box for a six-month inspection period requested by the BZA members June Davis registered an ob-
jection. Murrin Case Again Warsaw attorney Bruce Frey spoke in behalf of Mr. and Mrs. William Murrin in the disputed matter of a utility building in Enchanted Hills. Murrin was given 90 days to remove the structure and the time period has lapsed. Murrin was given 30 days to comply with a ruling on height and setback of his structure, and was told he would not be given a further extension of time It was also ruled that the utility building could be built prior to the building permit to construct his house, and that the permit must be in proper form within 30 days from the date the building permit is issued, or action would be taken to remove the utility building. Lot Line Dispute A lot line dispute arose concerning the issuance of a building permit and commissioner Rex Yentes asked for a board ruling in the matter. It concerned a lot line between land owned by Leonard Greer and Dr. William Meyers along road 13 south of Syracuse. Greer wants to build a storage building and is requesting a permit to do so. Commissioner Yentes said he would consult the county health department for information in the matter and would report back to the BZA Members planned to inspect the property Monday afternoon. LAKELAND LOCAL Mrs. Ralph Enoch of r 2 Syracuse has recently returned from a week’s visit with her grandson in Cumberland. Md., while his parents. Dr and Mrs. Jerald Peterson spent the week in California on business
Milford receives $2,335 92 from ABC
James D. Sims, Chairman of the Indiana Alcoholic Beverage commission, announced today that the revenue department has sent a $2,335.92 check to the treasurer of Milford. The money is Milford's annual receipts from the Alcoholic Beverage commission’s collection of permit fees and gallonage taxes. Sims stated, “Very few Indiana residents are aware of the fact that their city and county governments are in part funded by tax dollars collected by the Alcoholic Beverage commission
Area residents attend Kiwanis convention
DENVER, Colo. - Edwin P - McCarty of Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Bryant, Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Badskey. and Mr. and Mrs. Lorin J. Badskey of North Webster all of the Lakeland Kiwanis club attended the 59th annual convention of Kiwanis International in Denver, Colorado. June 23-26. As delegates to the convention, they participated in th/election of Kiwanis International officers and trustees. They also passed resolutions upon which the organization's 1974-75 community service programs will be built and amended the Kiwanis International Constitution. They represented some 276.000 Kiwanians in 6,315 Kiwanis clubs in 45 countries. Town Board — (Continued from page 12) unit, mobile stations and other equipment the estimated cost was between S3O and S4O per month. Contracts with the company will be drawn up and presented for the boards consideration at the next meeting. Air Conditioning Board member Clodfelter stated some of the information die had found about an air conditioner for the town hall. One large portable unit (23,000 BTU) would cost around S4OO and would cost between $75 and SIOO to install. This unit would be placed on the east wall in the meeting room. Another suggestion made was two 14,000 BTU units which could be used simultaneously or separately, according to how they were needed. This would save on the cost of operation. Wilbur Smith, who was present for the meeting said the noise would be prohibitive in a meeting room with portable units. The board instructed Mrs.' Clodfelter to inquire about a central unit that could be placed outside the building and duct work installed in the building to carry the cold air. She is to have this report for consideration at the next meeting. Building commissioner Rex Yentes reported he had issued a total of 20 permits in June. These
The distribution of this revenue is only one of the commission’s responsibilities as mandated by law. Other responsibilities include the issuance and renewal of alcoholic beverage permits, the enforcement of alcoholic beverage laws by the Indiana State excise police, and hearing procedures on permittee violations as conducted by the commission’s legal department.** Sims, was appointed chairman of the commission by Governor Otis R. Bowen shortly after the governor took office in 1973.
Some 20,000 people attended the convention. Convention activities included an address by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Kiwanis International president William M. Eagles. M.D., and American humorist Sam Levenson. Personalities such as Miss America 1974, Rebecca Ann King, former Miss America Marilyn Van Derbur, and comedian George Kirby also attended Other convention activities included various award luncheons and banquets; workshops and clinics; youth tours and dances; special ladies programs, and six forums on contemporary issue forums, a series of intriguing conferences on today's most vital human concerns headed by experts in various socio-economic fields. were as follows: Six for new houses, six for new garages, five for alterations, one restaurant, one car wash and one for a publicly owned building. Total cost of the construction estimated at $259,000. He also announced that one violation notice had been served and the person had complied with the order. Town engineer Jerry Lessig was present to present a sewer evaluation survey to the board orally. He stated the factual report would be in written form for the end of July and presented with charges on items suggested to update the sewer system so a bigger load can be carried and other area run into the sewer. Town board member Lorin Knispel was present for the meeting in addition to those previously mentioned The next meeting will be on Tuesday, July 16. Boy bitten by dog Tuesday evening Walter Rodman. Jr., of r 1 Felton, Pa., reported to Syracuse police at 9:15 p.m. Tuesday of being bitten by a dog in the 400 block of Parkway drive. was taken to Goshen hospital for treatment and the owner of the dog advised to watch the animal, which has already had his shots.
fl Bk / fl fl I I Cvf MP / fl r vlb ** t F X J? J I ’ W 'le ■ A fl i KKiMfIKX • RECEPTION FOR FITHIAN — Democratic candidate for the second Indiana district seat in the U.S. congress Floyd Fithian of Lafayette was the guest of honor at a reception at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Walter filler on the Pickwick road in Wawasee Village Friday night. Candidate Fithian is on the left with Mr. and Mrs. Miller. In the white coat is Democratic county . chairman Stanley Nice and on the right is John Glon, Syracuse furniture retailer and candidate for the county council from district 1 which includes Turkey Creek. Tippecanoe, Washington and Monroe townships.
NIPSCo workers to vote on proposed contract
The 3,300 production, maintenance, construction, operating and laboratory employees of Northern Indiana Public Service Company will vote Saturday on a new labor package. The employees have been on strike since June 11. The new package includes cost of living adjustments plus a 22.5 per cent cumulative wage increase over three years and improvements in pensions, insurance plans, holidays and other fringes, according to a statement by Dean Mitchell and United Steelworkers local 12775 representative W. Ken Massengill. Wages: Effective June 1, 1974. a seven cents per hour across-the-board cost of living adjustment for each classification, plus an eight per cent wage increase. Beginning June 1, 1975, a wage increase of 7.5 per cent would be applied, and June 1, 1976, a -seven per cent wage increase would be implemented Also, upon ratification of the agreement of July 6, all employees of Local 12775 will receivie holiday pay for July 4.
First children's presentation for 1974 at Enchanted Hills
The first opportunity this summer for local children to attend a performance at the Enchanted Hills playhouse nreoared especially for them will be Saturday, July 13, at 2 p m This is the first in a series of three Saturday afternoon performances scheduled this ‘Don’t Drink The Water’ at playhouse • The directors erf the Enchanted Hills playhouse, located on the northeast side of Lake Wawasee, have become very busy people. This is the third season that the Enchanted Hills playhouse will be operated by the New Thunder Bay Players. h In addition to maintaining and operating the playhouse, the board of directors is always busy with the performance aspect. Rick Gossett recently finished his responsibility as director for the local production of “Guys And Dolls.” Barb Gossett is busily working on the role of Charity for the playhouse's third production of the summer, “Sweet Charity.” Bob Zehr will be directing "A Fiddler On The Roof.” while his wife. Sharon, will be seen on wage throughout the summa-. The fifthmember of the board of directors for the playhouse presently is very busy in preparation for two major roles in this season’s line-up. Douglas E. Stark will be portraying Walter Hollander in Woody Allen s comedy hit “Don't Drink The Water” and later in the season be will be doing the role of Tevye in “A Fiddler On The Roof.” " “Don’t Drink The Water” opens at the playhouse today (Wednesday) and will run through Saturday, July 6. Other members of the cast include Denise Cole as Marion Hollander. Julie Nesbitt as Susan Hollander, Dick Coiopy as Axel Magee and Mark Carmichael as Father Drobney. For reservations or more information contact the playhouse by phone.
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Pensions: ! The minimum monthly pennon would increase from $l2O to $l5O per month. Other changes include increasing the monthly formula for benefits from $3.80 to $3.85 for the first 30 years of. credited service. The formula will apply to the new wage rates. For those with more than 30 years of service the increase would be from $2.50 to $4.00 per month for each year. An increase of five per cent in the pensions for all present annuitants would become effective June 1, 1974, and full retirement benefits would become available at age 62 for employees with service which totals 25 years. Any participant who has completed 20 years or more of credited service and who has reached the age of 45 may retire from active service in the event of disability or inability to perform regular service. , Medical Insurance: Beginning June 1, 1974, the company will increase its share of payment of the medical insurance premium from 67 per cent to 75 per cent and to 85 per cent effective January 1, 1976. The employee's
summer. Through a series of original adaptations of A. A. Milne’s favorite Winnie the Pooh stories, the summer company of the Enchanted Hills Playhouse will present an hour of entertainment and involvement for its young audience. Julie Nesbitt, a member of the summer company from Ohio university, is serving as director for this first production. Most of the summer company members will be involved in different roles portraying the characters and friends involved in the Pooh stories. In addition to watching the action, tKe young audience will also be asked to assume a role in the play and participate on stage for a portion of the afternoon.
Come To The Wawasee Flotilla Ball Saturday Night, July 6th 9 P.M. To 1 A.M. In the main dining hall of the newlyremodeled WAWASEE PREP Music By The 808 SNOWBALL ORCHESTRA In order to avoid an overflow crowd, only 250 tickets will be sold. These tickets are now on sale at Tom Socks , Sportswear and at Thornburg's Drug { Store - first come first served basis. Any tickets not sold in advance will be put on sale at the door. Mixes, ice and a nice assortment of hors d'oeuvres will be furnished, but bring yobr own bottle. Admission: $ 6" Per Person DRESS: Optional 8 AU profits will go toward defraying expenses the Flotilla Festival
share of the premium would drop from the present 33 per cent to 15 per cent by January 1, 1976. The maximum coverage of the company’s major comprehensive medical plan will be increased from SIO,OOO to $25,000 per year, and maturity benefits will go up from $250 to S4OO for a normal childbirth. Life Insurance: The schedule of gift insurance benefits will increase from SSOO to SI,OOO at the lowest seniority step and from $2,500 to SIO,OOO at the highest step. The monthly premium per SI,OOO of service additional and salary additional insurance for active employees will be lowered from 58 cents per month to 50 cents per month and from 60 cents per month to 52 cents per month for pensioners. Holidays: An additional holiday, the day following Thanksgiving, will be added to the holidays observed each year prior to the new proposal. Mitchell and Massengill said that if the proposal is ratified, 40hour employees will resume their normal working schedule July 8.
Some workshop techniques will be used to involve the audience members. Weather permitting, “An Afternoon with Winnie the Pooh and Friends” will be presented on the lawn next to the playhouse. All tickets are general admission and can be purchased at the door.. For further information, call or write the Enchanted Hills playhouse. JOHN GLENN Astronaut John Glenn piloted the first manned orbital space capsule flight on Feb. 20, 1962. IWO JIMA U.S. Marines landed on Iwo Jima, a Japanese-held island, on Feb. 19, 1945.
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