The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 February 1978 — Page 14

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The top portion of this week’s Cruzin column was written by Rev. Ross Cook, pastor of the Calvary United Methodist Church. THE PICTURE above was not taken last week, nor month for that matter. In fact, it was taken more than 25 years ago and appeared in a very interesting brochure put out by the SyracuseWawasee Community Chamber of Commerce. The picture shows the Syracuse City Park on Syracuse Lake on a warm summer day. Other photographs in the brochure show such local attractions as the Hunnicutt Amusement Park located onefourth mile south of Syracuse, Pagoda Inn, Wawasee Inn, and South Shore Inn, as well as the Wawasee Miniature Golf Course which was located where the Turtle Bay Park and Campground is now located. IT’S GOOD to hear that some of the surplus state funds will be used to repair chuckholes in the roads caused by the severe winter’ weather. A crew was seen on South Huntington Street in Syracuse filling in the many cavities. Apparently they ran out of “filling” before they ran out of holes because there are still several left in the village. • Someone made a study of the problem and reported that the average size chuck hole was 16 inches in diameter and five inches deep. One of the hazards of driving a small car these days is the danger of disappearing in a large chuckhole. MUCH OF the talk around town is on the subject of the weather. In fact, if things don’t improve before long we may see a grand exodus of people who have “had enough.” This certainly should

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be a matter of concern for the local Chamber of Commerce. Obviously, the main attraction to the area is in the summer. Brochures show sandy beaches, bathing beauties, boats, water skiing, and picnics, something which those of us who live here through the winter haven’t seen for a long time. Perhaps the reason for the growing discontent is the fact that the weather has stayed the same for so long. Native Hoosiers aren’t accustomed to this. I read in a newspaper column last spring that the one thing which Indiana has which no other state in the Union has is this: “Where else can you collapse with sunstroke and suffer from frostbite before the ambulance arrives.” The old saying is “if you don’t like the weather in Indiana, just wait awhile because it will soon change.” That must be it! We all want a change - knowing that if the weather changed it would be for the better because it couldn’t get any worse. THE EFFECTS of the coal shortage have finally reached our quiet, peaceful, community. Northern Indiana Public Service Company has issued letters to the local churphes and businesses which stated: “On February 13, 1978, the Public Service Commission entered an order which in part is as follows: ‘Effective immediately all utilities subject to our jurisdiction shall order, with appropriate notice to their customers, curtailment of show window, display lighting, and outdoor flood, parking lot and advertising lighting except for the minimum level necessary to protect life and property and a single illuminated sign identifying commercial facilities that are open after dark, and it will be so ordered. ’ ” It appears that the notice is being honored as the business community is noticably darker even during business hours.

LOOK FOR Col. Joseph Gray to come into a lot of money! It was reported at the February 14 meeting of the SyracuseWawasee Rotary Club that there is a superstition which states that on Saint Valentine’s Day, if a person sees a Goldfinch (that’s a bird) they will become wealthy. However, if you see a Bluebird instead, you are doomed to a life of poverty. Our friend, Joe, was very excited when he heard this news because he had seen several Goldfinches at his bird feeder that morning. Good for you, Joe! SOMETHING ELSE happened at that Rotary Club meeting which has this “writer” puzzled. Our local funeral director, Charles Harris, was in charge of, the program. So, he brought his business associate, Joe Blocker, who showed a very interesting film on harness racing. But, before he showed the film he gave a potentially damaging report (especially if it had been true) that Rev. Ross Cook, a local minister and a member of the club, was stopped by the police for going the wrong way on a “one way” street in Topeka. They say confession is good for the soul. Rev. Cook has been stopped for going the wrong way on a “(Mie way” street - but not in Topeka! THE FIRST of the 1978 Community Lenten Services sponsored by the Syracuse Ministerial Association was held at the Saint Martin DePorres Catholic Church on Sunday evening, Feb. 12. The host church went out of its way to make the persons attending feel welcome. Two films were shown which were appropriate for season since they focused on the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. The service was fallowed by a period of fellowship in the church social room where coffee, punch, and baked goods added to the enjoyment. THE SECOND Community Lenten Service will be held this coming Sunday evening, Feb. 26, at the Calvary United Methodist Church located in Wawasee Village. The Ministerial Association is happy to announce that the service will be led by the concert choir from Grace College, Winona Lake, with Donald Ogden, conductor. Their concert will include “Psalms of Praise, Hymns of Devotion, and Songs of the Gospel.” All residents of the community are invited to attend. AN OUT-OF-STATE truck driver entered a local restaurant and asked a group of morning coffee drinkers for directions to the Ag-Best Corp, in Syracuse. No one knew of such a business in these parts. An examination of the telephone directory didn’t help, either. Then one fellow remembered that it was a new business on West Brooklyn Street near the Premier Corp. Since the truck was headed south on Huntington Street, the driver was instructed to continue south on Huntington Street, turn right on Boston Street, then right on Main Street one block, then left on Brooklyn to the plant. With such detailed directions the driver was last seen driving confidently south on Huntington Street.' A few moments later this “writer” also drove south on Huntington Street and discovered

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that there is no street sign at the intersection of Huntington and Boston Streets. In fact, a closer look revealed that there are many intersections without street signs, including the “main intersection” in Syracuse, the intersection of Huntington and Main uptown at the traffic light. Obviously, now is not a good time to install street signs so let’s add that one to the list of chores that need to be done as soon as the weather permits. Oh yes, about the truck driver, we hope he is not still looking for Boston Street. MRS. KENNETH (Penny) Plikerd is employed as a “caregiver” at the Lakeland Community Day Care Center located in Calvary U.M. Church. This “writer” asked Penny if she had anything for this column and her immediate and emphatic reply was: “Tell them to clean the snow off the roads out my way.” Penny and her husband, Kenneth, live in the Dewart Lake area and apparently there are several places where the roads are only wide enough for one vehicle, so, if you meet someone coming from the opposite direction you have a problem. I The subject of spring and spring flowers also came up. She felt sorry for those poor little flowers which come up through the snow. She predicted that they would probably appear in about July, but not before. Time will ten. MRS. DAN VanLue is trying to find the owner of a stray dog in her neighborhood south of Syracuse. It is not the ordinary run-of-the-mill stray dog. It is a “Samoyed” dog, a breed originally developed in northern Eurasia, having a thick, long white coat. It has a red collar with identification tags from New York State. A check with the local authorities has not produced any clues about the owner. Also, Dr. Zehr, DVM, in Milford has no record of the dog. Mrs. VanLue was able to locate the original owner in New York but he had sold the dog “about six months ago” and could not remember the name of the new owner. It is not known if the owner lives in the area or if the owner lives in another community and the dog is trying to get back home. Dr. Zehr’s office rules out the possibility that the dog was “dumped.” They are apparently very expensive and people who own them “don’t just dump them out.” WHAT A GRANDMOTHER IS (written by a seven year old). A grandmother is a lady who has no children of her own. She likes other people’s little girls. A grandfather is a man grandmother. He goes for walks with the boys, and they talk about fishing and tractors and like that. Grandmas don’t have to do anything except be there. They’re old, so they shouldn’t {day hard or run. It is enough if they drive us to the market where the pretend horse is and have lots of dimes ready. Or, if they take us for walks, they never say “Hurry up.” They slow down past things like pretty leaves or caterpillars. Usually they are fat but not too fat to tie your shoes. They wear glasses and funny underwear. They can take their teeth and gums off. It is better if they don’t

typewrite, or play cards, except with us. They don’t have to be smart, only answer questions like what makes flowers grow. Everybody should try to have one, especially if you don’t have TV, because Grandmas are the only grownups who have got time. SOME PEOPLE are like a tea bag. They don’t know their own strength until they get in hot water. MISSING FROM the Syracuse scene as of Monday this week is Rex Yentes, who has left Gulliver’s Travel Agents, to accept a position with Capitol International Charter Airlines. He will be based in Saint Louis, Mo., as district sales manager covering a five-state area. Rex is responsible for several “firsts” in the town of Syracuse. Not only did he organize and open the first travel agency in our town, but also established the first full-scale bookstore. The two businesses shared the attractive room with a balcony at the Top of the Stairs in Pickwick Place for three years. In December 1976, the travel service moved to a first floor location for more room. The bookstore now occupies the entire space at the Top of the Stairs with Bob Jones as sole owner. Ann Yentes, Rex’s wife, will be remembered by many Syracuse folks as giving cheerful service at a teller’s window in the State Bank on Main Street for a number of years, and more recently at the Fish Hatchery Branch. Not to be forgotten are the two younger members of the family, Matt and Jill. Many best wishes and continued success go to Rex and his family. SEEN ON a passing truck — “The job I like, It’s the work I hate.” SNOWMOBILE RACES scheduled for last Saturday and Sunday on Lake Rachael were cancelled because of the snow. Larry Reed, from North Webster, reports that all snowmobile races set for the rest of the season will also probably have to be cancelled because of the weather. LAKELAND SCHOOL Corporation's Business Manager Marion (Bud) Lantz returned to work last week following a heart attack suffered over a month ago. Lantz will only work half days until he is fully recovered. A GROUP of senior citizens went to South Bend last Saturday night for a dinner dance sponsored by R.E.A.L. Nutrition Services. J. B. Pensinger, 83, of Lake Street, received an award for being the oldest man there. MRS. E. L. Fosbrink informs us that Jerry Zehr, mentioned in this column on February 8, is now associated with Doug Stark and Bob Zehr at the Beef ‘N Boards Dinner Theatre in Louisville, Ky.

GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER . . . EVERY DAY, that is. Remember the pooch who broke through the ice when he was crossing from Kale Island to Oakwood Park, just before Christmas, and who was rescued by Bob Miller who laid a ladder across the ice for the pooch to grab on to? Well, a few weeks ago, puzzled by a scratching sound at the kitchen door, a quick look out of the window and there, standing on the steps, was our friend, Poochie. His bright, shiny, airedale eyes looked up as if to say, “Hey, did you think I’d forgotten you folks?” This called for a celebration of sorts! A left-over wiener, broken into bite §ize, was accepted in a mannerly way, but gulped down with an eruption of tail-wagging - no, actually the whole south end of him that the tail was fastened to, absolutely vibrated. This demanded an offering of another wiener. And a few more meat scraps from the refrigerator. And then a fresh baked chocolate chip cookie. Sort of to top off the snack. Everyone has to have a bite of dessert. Right? Poochie politely took the cookie offered him, and carefully laid it on the ground. Then looked up with those bright, shiny eyes as if to say, “Thanks, but no thanks. Never eat desserts.” Oho, now who is this, driving up into the parking space alongside the house? Well, well - rescuer Bob. Did our friend the dog scamper away, was this a stranger whom he didn’t know, someone different from the lady at the door who’d been handing out meat snacks? No, indeed. Do you think dogs don’t remember who pulled them out of the icy, semi-frozen waters of the channel not too long ago? Hah! Pooch was all over Bob, wagging his whole south end, permitting his back to be scratched, eyes all shiny-ed up at the words of welcome and affection that he was hearing. Well, needless to say, our dogfriend hasn’t missed a day at our back door. You know, of course, that when you save a dog’s life, he in turn will permit you to feed him EVERY DAY. He will also spend some time on the top step, having a little snooze after his lunch, in the sometimes warm sunshine. We’re really glad to have him visit - we worried, you know, that he might have gotten pneumonia, maybe died, after the time he

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