The Mail-Journal, Volume 14, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 June 1977 — Page 1

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VOLUME 14

Flotilla Week End starts with Progress Days'

This week end is the annual Flotilla in Syracuse, with lake and land activities planned for those who attend and participate. Flotilla activities will begin at noon Saturday. July 2. with the first annual canoe race. Participants in several divisions will start paddling from Syracuse Lake Park through the checkpoints ' Saturday evening from 9 pm to 2 a m.. the Flotilla Ball will be held at the American Legion ’ A boat-in worship at the Oakwood Hotel pier will kick-off Sunday's activities The sailboat regatta will get underway at noon Sunday, at the Crow's Nest Yacht Club A ski show at 6 p.m will start at the fish hatchery At dusk, fireworks will be set off at the hatchery On Monday, the Fourth of July, a mass parachute Jump will occur over Wawasee Prep at 11 am The Flotilla parade of decorated boats will round the lake at 1 pm. Fireworks will again be seen at dusk, plus a concert by Sky, will cap the activities Held in conjunction with the Flotilla are "Flotilla Progress Days’. ‘‘Miss Indiana.’’ Lynn Flagherty from Nappanee, will greet people and sign autographs from 5 to 6 p m on Thursday. June 30 Other entertainment to be featured over the three days include a Dixieland Band to play on Thursday, from 1-2 pm and the Marion Highsteppers. Indiana State Parade Corps champions, to step through town from 7-8 pm. also on Thursday. Entertainment scheduled for Friday includes a Pike and Rifle demonstration by the Smith Walbridge Camp, an exhibition of one man playing 36 instruments, baton twirling exhibitions, plus a melodrama — The Drunkard to be performed by the Nappanee Civic Theater. On Saturday. July 2. in the afternoon, the Enchanted Hills Pit Orchestra, from the Enchanted Hills Playhouse, near Lake Wawasee. will play overtures from coming musicals. A Barbershop Quartet will also stroll into Pickwick Place Mini Mall stores and sing Then, from 8-9 p m., the Bill Cutter Combo will play, followed by a block party of all uptown merchants A coffee house act will also be featured sometime over the three

w r ? I V? k. T, _Jr <■ S • \jL*.4 mK . f i “ ¥ . .. c • r~~ r.TMPWi .i 11 II niJ READY FOR FLOTILLA PROGRESS DAYS — These ladies, representing uptow n Syracuse merrhants are getting ready for Flotilla Progress Days, scheduled for Thursday. Friday and Saturday. They appear to be picking out the spot on Main Street where their respective stands will be locst*4L From left are Sherry Keim of The Little Peoples' Shoppe. Miriam Speicher of My Store. Leslie Whitman of The Mail-Journal. Bonnie Workman of The Stout Boutique, and Margaret Freeman of Gulttver's Travels.

Consolidation of THE MILFORD M AIL lEst. 1888) and THE SYR ACLSE-W AW ASEE JOURNAL fEst. 1907)

.RM . ■» ■ PI a / MISS INDIANA — “Miss Indiana”. Lynn Flagherty. Nappanee, plus other entertainment and sales will be part of Flotilla Progress Days, this week end in Syracuse. “Miss Indiana” will sign autographs and greet visitors on Thursday. June 30. from 5 to 6 p.m.. in uptown Syracuse.

days Along with the entertainment, there will be ndes for the kids, a tent full of arts, crafts and food, as well as free Walt Disney balloons for the kids Prizes will be given away even’ night at 6:30 p.m. Deposit boxes and forms will be available in five stores m the uptown area All the prizes have been donated from the uptown merchants as well as other merchants m the Syracuse-Wawasee area Special sales will be offered in the uptown stores and music piped in from several of the stores All entertainment, rides and features will begin at 9 a m each day and end at 9 pm at night The street will be blocked off from the State Bank of Syracuse to the Syracuse Public Library. A tent will be on the east side of the half-block with a stage on the west end 10-speed bike taken A boy 's 26-mch. white Eagle 10speed bicycle was taken from the residence of Charles Causey. 113 South Harrison Street. Syracuse, sometime between 9 pm, June 24 and 3:30 am. June 25 The bike was taken from a fenced in back yard No value was given by Syracuse police

FIREWORKS DISPLAY TO CUMAX WEEK END The annual Fourth of July fireworks display will be held again this year at the Syracuse City Park starting about 9:15 P-m. ea Monday. July 4. This display will climax the Flotilla week end which begins Friday. July 1. In case of rain, the fireworks will be held July S. AU are invited to witness this beautiful sight.

Injured in mishap Edna Thomas, 92, and Nora Starkey. 97. both of r 1 Syracuse, were injured in a one car crash on Pickwick Road, two miles east of Syracuse, at 8:50 am Sunday, June 26. Both were taken to Goshen Hospital and later transferred to Elkhart General Hospital Thomas suffered a broken right arm and was listed in fair condition Starkey, also listed in fair condition, suffered a broken leg and facial injuries The accident occurred when Thomas, driver of the car. went around a left-hand curve and ran off the road, striking a tree Damage was listed at S2OO to the car by state police.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1977

Lake Association sets annual meeting The Waubee Lake Association will hold its annual July meeting Tuesday, July 5, at 7:30 pm in the Milford fire station. Officers will be elected, along with a discussion of the upcoming July chicken barbecue. New members are invited along with the public

Seven attend annual convention, hear Dr. Earl Butz speak

Seven members of the Wawasee Future Fanners of America chapter at Syracuse attended the annual state convention last week at Purdue University Former Secretary of Agriculture Dr. Earl Butz, was featured speaker at the Hoosier Fanner ceremonies session Over 1.900 members, advisor and guests were in attendance for the 48th state convention. Theme this year was "FFA — Leaders Involved in Agriculture ’’ Bronze Plaque The local chapter received the bronze emblem donor plaque during donor recognition session, marking the fifth time the Wawasee chapter has been so Bike rider injured Friday evening A two-vehicle mishap at the intersection of South Huntington Street and Pittsburgh in Syracuse, resulted in S3O damage and minor injuries to Jean Roder, 9,200 Mill Street, Syracuse, at 7:32 p.m., Friday, June 24. Roder was riding her bicycle south of Huntington, when she attempted to make a left turn onto Pittsburgh, running into a car driven by Deloris Deardorff, 29, Oakwood Circle Apt. 6 r 1 Pierceton. Deardorff told Syracuse police that Roder had not made a single saying she was turning left. Roder sustained bruises and abrasions to both legs, one arm and hip. She was taken to Goshen Hospital by her mother. Lvina Wnnkler Damage was set at S3O to the bike, a girl's Huffy. Two attending state Special Olympics Denise Elson and, Grace Wagner, both of Syracuse, are attending the State Special Olympics jmeet in Terre Haute. June 28. 29 and 30. They are two of 22 Cardinal Center students who are attending the meet this week Elson participates in the softball throw, previously winning a gold medal; and 50-yard dash, in which she captured a bronze medal last year Wagner participates in the 440 relay, previously finishing fourth; and the long jump, in which she has won a gold medal Also in attendance are coaches Mr and Mrs Kenneth Elson of Syracuse. Vandals hit ball park Vandalism was reported to Syracuse police by Dan Cassidy at the little league ball park at 9 am., Thursday, June 23. The hasp had been broken from the club house door sometime during the night and 15 bags of potato chips and 10 candy bars taken. Value was set at $5 to the stolen goods.

Free clinic set A free blood pressure testing clinic to scheduled at Syracuse this Friday. July 1. for the public, according to a release this week. The clinic will start at 19:45 a.m. and will be held at the Syracuse Scout Cabin.

recognized. Two Wawasee members were also recognized for their accomplishments. Kevin Coy received the Hoosier Farmer Degree, the highest award the state association can bestow upon any member. Ed Clayton was awarded the Star Sales and Service Proficiency Award for district two. and was elected district treasurer for the coming year Other members attending were Jeff Hall, Doug Weisser, Mark Baumgartner. Gary Mast and Richard Leamons. Randy Warren, chapter advisor and voag instructor, accompanied the group. Garden club plans home flower show The Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club has announced it will hold a flower show entitled. “Back Home Again in Indiana.” on Thursday, July 28. in the home of Mrs. Ralph Clingaman. Pickwick Drive, Lake Wawasee. Visitors will be welcome at the show from 2 to 8 p.m. The 1977 affair will be different from those of recent years, and will be a home placement show. This type of show features a designated arrangement for various spots in the home. Entries will be divided into three divisions or categories: artistic design, horticulture and educational type exhibits.

i NEW AT FIRST CHARTER — Luther L. Adkins of Nappanee is a new agent with First Charter Insurance Co. of Syracuse, handling commercial accounts. He assumed his new responsibilities on Monday, coming from a Nappanee insurance agency where he has been employed since 1974. He is a graduate of Nappanee High School with the class of 1985. receiving a bachelor of science degree in marketing from" 1 Indiana University in 1971. and served in Viet Nam from July 1. 1999 to January 1971. Adkins is married to the former Beth Walters and they have three daughters: Krystal. 8. Nicole. 4. and Jessica, six months.

m\\ J O kWwMLVI fit ///// I l/.a ■ a R ■wl p - J a v Na L QUEEN AND HER COURT — Comprising the royal court of the 1977 Mermaid Festival are top, queen Cindy Willits, middle, left. Victoria Wilson, second runner-up: Ann Nyberg, first runner-up: and bottom, princesses Donna Haviland, left, and Kim Beexley.

Cindy Willits crowned 'Queen of the Lakes'

Cindy Willits was crowned 1977 Mermaid Festival Queen last Saturday night in North Webster, closing the 32d annual event. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Willits, Syracuse. Her sponsor is the Counting House Bank Selected first runner-up by the judges is Ann Nyberg, Miss Alpha Chi Omega; and Victoria Wilson. Miss Top of the Inn. was designated second runner-up in the pageant. Rounding out the court are Kim Beezley, Miss Wawasee High School; and Vonda Haviland. Miss Augsburg er. both princesses. The queen and her court were determined during the pageant, held in the North Webster School gymnasium, with WOWO radio personality Jack Underwood serving as master of ceremonies Before the queen pageant, the festival parade winners in several divisions were selected:

Commercial and municipal floats — Community Band of Huntington. first. First National Bank of Huntington, second; and Mount Wawasee, New Paris, third. Organizational floats — Barbee Community Church, first; North Webster United Methodist Church, second; Lakeland CBers of Barbee Lake, third. The dog team of Dunkirk, James McEwen, received a first in the walking unit. Receiving a first place in the novelty unit was the horse drawn wagon of Dr. and Mrs. Albert Shaffer, Milford. Sunset Saddle of Warsaw captured a first in the mounted unit division. And the best old car was entered by Robert Brewster, a 1947 Desoto. The entry of Miss Princess Parlor, Kelly Hamman, won the queen conveyances or knight

conveyance category. Other placers in the division are Miss

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Top of the Inn, Vicki Wilson, second; Miss Backwater, Gigi Martin, third; Miss Wawasee High School, Kim Beezley, fourth; and Miss Indiana State University, Linda Fleck, fifth. A lack of class “B” bands in the band contest resulted in a first going to the Triton Trojans of Bourbon and a second to South Adams Marching Starires oi Berne in the “B” class. Finishers in the “A” class band division are Anderson High School, Anderson, first; Jay County, Portland, second; Yorktown, third; Alexandria Monroe, Monroe, fourth; Washington High School, East Chicago, fifth; Wawasee High School, Syracuse. sixth; Roosevelt High School, East Chicago, seventh; and South Side High School, Fort Wayne, eighth. Frankton Knights of Khorrasson, Frankton, received (Continued on page 2)