The Mail-Journal, Volume 12, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 July 1975 — Page 1

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VOLUME 12

Wawasee Flotilla Sunday!

Decorated units move out at Wawasee Prep at 1 p.m.

The three day Flotilla Festival week end will be held July 4 thru 6 this year and will culminate with the big flotilla parade around Wawasee Lake on Sunday, July 6. at I p m - The marshaling area for the flotilla has been changed from the Conklin Bay area, which was announced earlier, to in front of the Wawasee Prep property and the Eli Lilly estate This change was made because 6f complications for a site to make the awards The awards ceremonies will be held at the same site as the marshaling area this year This announcement came from Bob McNary, who will serve as parade marshal, and Ted Rogers on Tuesday this week The flotilla entries will start to line up in the Prep-Lißy area at noon Ram date for the event is Sunday. July 13 Judges for the prized, which wilt be given in four categories, are Mrs. Tom Socks. Lewis Fidler and Arch Baumgartner The categories are commercial, industrial, residential and in stitutional and there will be first, second and third place winners in each The traveling commodore’s trophy wiUgo to the best overall entry Serving as commodore this year is Ken Harkless A new award this year is the Earl Money Memorial trophy which will go the best entry ps judged by Mrs Money Money had served as local conservation officer and commodore for the flotilla until his death The committee urges all en tries to have adequate anchors on board to maintain their assigned positions prior to the start of the parade It is not necessary for entries to pre register but it would be helpful All that is necessary is that the vessel can travel 10 miles per hour around the lake and that adequate safety, equipment is aboard Those who can pre-register should contact Mrs J W. Graber. Mrs V. L Love or Todd Realty Preceding the parade at 11 a m on Sunday there will be a mass parachute jump over Lake Wawasee Twenty Green Beret army reserve parachutists will jump into an area which has been roped off for this purpose They will be picked up immediately by the safety patrol which is in charge of Tom Kitch. Dance on Saturday A fund raising dance to offset the cost of the flotilla will be held

READY TO INSPECT WATER — Ted Rogers. Flotilla advisor and committee member, is seen here with members of a four-man team led by Captain Ted Drier of Oak Park. 111., at a U.S. Army helicopter ready to take off at Wawasee Airport Saturday. Purpose: to inspect the Lake Wawasee parachate drop Mae for underwater obstructions. The parachute drop will precede the Sunday Flotilla.

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tn Saturday night, July 5. at the new American Legion home south of Syracuse on SR 13. Dancing will be to the music of The Second Endeavors" of Fort Wayne and will start at 9 p m. and last until 1 a m Tickets maybe purchased m advance at Thornburg s 4 Tom Socks. Curl s Inc.; or Kathy’s Beauty Bazaar At 7 p m on Saturday a ski show will be held by the Wawasee Ski club and will last approximately two hours It will be in the fish hatchery area where the Cromwell volunteer firemen V • - . •ii-pl.c. a: dusk as a part of the evenings entertainment. Sailboat enthusiasts can enjoy a regatta* on Wawasee at 11 am

Sewage improvements to cost $705,167.55

The Syracuse town board heard recommendations last night from town engineer Jerry on bidders-for Rm* proposed sewage treatment plant extension and modification and sewer lines Low bidders, as recommended by Lessig, were in the amount of $705,167.55 In the first instance, that of sewage treatment plant extension and modification (bidding m eight separate parts), there were seven with Lessig s recommendation' going to the firm of Stickier Plumbing and Heating of South Bend, m the amount of $238,500 In the second nstance. that of sewer line bids t bidding in seven separate parts . there were four bidders, with Lessig s recoin meqdation going to the firm of Bradbury Brothers of South Bend, in the amount of 5466.667 55. ’ >!r said he had contacted each of these firms and was satisfied they were qualified to undertake the task they were bidding on Begin In 60 Day s Mr Lessig also told the board he thought work could begin on the project m about 60 days He said certain foundation work would have to be done, and this should be completed before fall. He said he would meet with Herschel Umbaugh of Plymouth, who is a consultant to the town on fixing rate schedules for sewer

on Saturday. Entry Wanks and mere information can be obtained at That Sailboat Place in Wawasee Village. The Flotilla Festival committee has arranged for something to interest everyone for the big holiday week end and urges everyone to participate. Items taken from vehicle in Syracuse A pair of prescription sunglasses, a gray sweater, white shoes, a transistor radio and four cartons of cigarettes were reported stolen from an auto owned by D W. Green, r 3 Syracuse, recently

and water for the town of Syracuse, and an effort would be made to establish workable rates on which revenue bonds could be based He added that there would be a public hearing on rates, then rates would be established and approved and a rate ordinance would be published Finally, the revenue bonds would be issued for sale The new lines would serve a newly annexed area to the town of Syracuse, and the addition to the town's present sewage treatment plant would nearly double its capacity. Suit Dropped Town attorney Robert Reed told the board Don Runge has dropped his suit against the town, -concerning the refusal of the board to accept recommendations of the plan commission to rezone a tract of land ow ned by Runge on road 13 south of town He also said the board would have to make a decision on the possible sale of a tract of land for the purpose of erecting a new post office He said land required would be at least 125 feet frontage and 150 feet deep The board has promised to review this prior to its next meeting Attorney Reed read two ordinances — 75-4 and 75-5 — as requested by the board for approval Ordinance 75-1 places a tract along the north side of Pearl

WEDNESDAY, JULY 2. 1975

Flotilla Festival gets underway with fireworks The big Flotilla Festival week end will get underway on Friday night. July 4. at dusk with the fireworks display at the Syracuse city park. The fireworks are sponsored each year by the SyracuseWawasee Chamber of Commerce and are under the direction of Tom Prickett and John Kroh 4his year. Donations by many local merchants make this possible and the display is viewed by thousands. Many watch from the park site, others come byautomobile and park wherever they can to see the giant display and still others use their boats to get a view of the fireworks from Syracuse Lake.

street, 33 feet west of Hun ting ton street (along the post office) as a no-parking area, with fines of not less than $1 nor more than $lO for violations Ordinance 75-5 refers to minibike users and other non-licensed vehicles, prohibiting them from using public roads, sidewalks or other public areas, with a penalty of not less than $1 nor more than $25. < Approval was given to allow the Indiana Highway Department to paint signs on the road and put up crossing signs at various railroad crossings within the city The signs would then become town property, and the town would be responsible for their maintenance Dispatcher Joann Owens asked the board to correct a condition in the dispatchers office, concerning a noisy air conditioner. She said. "We cannot hear the radio because of the air conditioner. and without it it is un(Continued on page 7 ) LICENSE BRANCH TO BE CLOSED The Syracuse license branch will be closed July 3 to July 6 for the Fourth of July holiday week end. The branch will open at the usual 8:36 a m. time on Monday. July 7.

Plans finalized for Swim-A-Thon

The committee forWie second consecutive Swim-A-Thon for Cystic Fibrosis at Lake Wawasee met recently to finalize plans for the event which will be held from the piers of the Wawasee Preparatory school. The date is Saturday. July 19. and time is 11 a.m to 4 pm Lap swimmers will swim between two piers at the school location, any age swimmer may enter A maximum of 20 laps will be set with a minimum of 20 cents per lap donation to be given by donors. Long distance swimmers who swim the two miles across the lake will require a SSO donation Both lap and distance

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QUEEN AND RUNNERS-UP — Miss Terry Kaiser walked off with top honors in the annual "Queen of Lakes" contest this year as she captured both the coveted crown and the swpri suit title. Terry is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gene Kaiser pf Etna Green and 10 s of thousands watch parade —

Terry Kaiser 'Queen of Lakes'

The crowning of Miss Terry Kaiser of Etna Green as the 30th “Queen of Lakes" last Saturday night brought a close to another successful Mermaid Festival. The weatherman held off until after the parade and then the rams fell, sending the tens of thousands of festival visitors seeking shelter. After the rain, which lasted only a short time, the festival goers came out from under their shelters and events were resumed The new "Queen of Lakes" was chosen winner of the swimsuit competition on Friday night She

swimmers and donors are needed. Anyone wishing to swim across the lake should contact Mrs. Jerry Ganshom It is necessary to know the number of distance across the lake* swimmers for safety measures Cystic Fibrosis is a genetic inherited; disease that is. a leading cause of death in children. It affects the limgs and the gastrointestinal system. Donations go for research and care of children who are unfort imate enough to have the disease. Contact any member of the committee if you are interested in becoming a donor □ponsor. *

was the second runner-up in 1973. Miss Kaiser is the daughter of Mr and Mrs Gene Kaiser of Etna Green, formerly of Milford She entered the contest as Miss Etna Green and was sponsored by the Junior ONO (Only Night Out) club. Terry is 19 years old and will be a sophomore at DePauw

Ml FIRST PLACE HONORS — Rhonda Graff, who entered the “Queen of Lakes” contest as Miss Wawasee high school. Is shown above as she rode down the parade route in her decorated convertible. The vehicle won first place and SSOO for the high school. Rhonda is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roger Graff of Milford and is a 1975 graduate of Wawasee.

entered the contest as Miss Etna Green. On the left in the photo is Darcy Wolferman, Miss Milford, who was chosen as first runner-up and Debbie Miniear, Miss Sechrist Lake, second runner-up is on the right.

university in the fall. She has brown hair and brown eyes and weighs 115 pounds. She is five feet, five inches tall. The new "Queen of Lakes" enjoys dancing, singing, playing the piano, swimming and tennis Miss Kaiser was awarded S2OO, a wrist watch and a crown. Her sponsor received SSOO.

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Runners-Up The first runner-up in the contest was Darcy Wolferman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Don Wolferman of Milford. Darcy, a student at Ball State, entered the contest as Miss Milford and was sponsored by the Milford Lions (Continued on page 7)