The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 March 1978 — Page 13
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Lakeland School Activities
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8 4:15 p.m. — Milford Junior High wrestling at Concord 6:30 p.m. — Adult education classes at Wawasee THURSDAY, MARCH 9 7 p.m. — Wawasee gymnastics vs South Bend Adams and Concord at Wawasee 7:30 p.m. — Travelogue at Wawasee
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Fj* We Want To Be Your Good Neighbor *L | I In The Lakeland Community I 1 H | II | J llf “It takes a lot of different people to make a company I ■Hfxra \ i« ’ fKO 1= function at its best,” says Larry Whelan, manager of the Vy- ■ E ** t~' *" | Lactos Company at Syracuse. IffisJsi* ill nil li ’> I i ’ And one such person is Eugene Akers, a three-year em1 ’III I \ ployee of the company who is in charge of unloading box cars hImMI k * h fl 'I / !__l___ I of peanut hulls, cobb flour and wood flour. " ImK I 4 Ift Hi r~ I ~ sounds like a menial task ’ but its a vital spoke in the ® O Bi mIK | wheel that makes the wheels turn at VyLactos. ■ _ » '"RBfc'Vd □ w ■ 5 Akers unloads 40 to 45 cars per month at the Syracuse » I-. plant, working a six- and seven-day week, putting in an averI’ nfi age of 65 hours per week. I M Ak ers and bis wit 6 ’ Candy and their son, Chad, reside at 312 North Harrison Street, Syracuse. l I iH They are good citizens of Syracuse. rW-. ; This is our way of telling the VyLactos Company story I jl. ak:.-. and reminding you that we are your Good Neighbors. I I I ' I I Brown VyLactos Company I I Lm| your good neighbor COMPANY e
7:30 p.m. — Adult farmer class at Wawasee ag annex FRIDAY, MARCH 10 5-8 p.m. — Milford baseball chili supper 6 p.m. — North Webster band booster basketball 7 p.m. — EMS class, room 115, Wawasee 7 p.m. — Wawasee freshman class activity at Wawasee
SATURDAY, MARCH 11 All day — Speech sectional at Northfield 9 a.m. — Lakeland invitational wrestling at Wawasee for junior high MONDAY, MARCH 13 6:30 p.m. — Adult education classes at Wawasee 7 p.m. — Seventh and eighth grade spelling bee at Warsaw 7 p.m. — Fifth and sixth grade spelling bee at Warsaw 7 p.m. — Wawasee FFA meeting ag annex 7:30 p.m. — Wawasee basketball recognition program auditorium TUESDAY, MARCH 14 3:15 p.m. — FHA meeting, room 104 6 p.m. — Wawasee gymnastic sectional at Wawasee 6:30 p.m. — Adult education class, room 101 7 p.m. — EMS class, room 115 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15 6 p.m. — Gymnastics sectional at Wawasee 6:30 p.m. — Adult education class at Wawasee
June Brown crowned champion of Syracuse's spelling bee
June Brown, Syracuse Junior High School eighth grader, daughter of Mrs. Jean Brown, became grand champion during the Syracuse Elementary and Junior High Schools spelling contest held Tuesday, Feb. 28. A total of 20 students in grades
Leesburg Successful Farmers welcome two new members
By KEVIN EVEREST The Leesburg Successful Farmers held their February meeting at the Methodist Church in Leesburg. Holly Rookstool brought the meeting to order. The club welcomed two new members: Jill Kissell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kissell, and Chip Stookey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Stookey, all of Leesburg. The secretary’s and treasurer’s reports were given by Tiffany Galloway. Songs were led Kristy Templin entertains for Senior Homemakers Members of the Senior Homemakers met in the home of Kristy Templin on February 21. Lynn Kaiser, president, called the meeting to order. Karen Haney led the American Pledge and Penny Hoover led the 4-H pledge. Kristy Templin gave the secretary’s report and members paid their dues to the treasurer, Karen Haney. Sally Cline, adult leader, discussed the record books and some new and old business. It was announced that Share-the-Fun contest will be held April 24. Susie Hoover gave a reading and Penny Hoover led the group in games. A song was led by Laura Haney. The club welcomed five new members who are: Kay, Lori and Cindy Kammerer, and Melissa and Melodie Tom. The next meeting will be held in the home of Penny and Susie Hoover on March 21. Refreshments were served by the Templins.
five through eight, participated in the spelling bee. The contest is sponsored annually by the local parent-teachers organization. Ribbons are awarded to all participants with plaques also being awarded to winners and runners-up.
by Rick Rookstool and Brenda Freiburger had a special game for Valentine’s Day. The American pledge was given by Scott Kammerer. Holly Rookstool led the 4-H pledge. It was announced that Kerry Rookstool is the assistant leader. He has been in 4-H work for 13 years, all of them with the Leesburg Successful Farmers. Seven members of the club made a trip to Echo Valley at Kalamazoo, Mich., on February 18. There they went ice skating and tobogganing. Four guests and three adults were also along. The meeting was adjourned and Tiffany Galloway served refreshments. The next meeting will be March 14 at 7:30 p.m. in the Leesburg Methodist Church. Hot line to dietitians Are you interested in knowing more about fad diets, weight reduction, infant nutrition, etc.? Take the opportunity to Dial-A-Dietitian during National Nutrition Week, March 5-11, and have your questions answered. The schedule for the week will be: Monday (1-4 p.m.) 267-3662 — Connie Krueger Wednesday (1-4 p.m.) 2673200, Ext. 131 — Armina Schmucker Thursday (1-4 p.m.) 267-3200, Ext. 131 — Armina Schmucker Friday (1-4 p.m.) 834-7259 — Connie Krueger Tuesday thru Friday (4:30-10 p.m.) 267-8054 — Pat Brouwer Pat Brouwer, Connie Krueger, and Armina Schmucker, area dietitians, will be taking the calls.
In the fifth and sixth grade division, Rosa Stewart, fifth grade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Stewart, finished first. Second place went to Mark Walker, sixth grade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Stuart Walker. The third place finisher was Bob Addair, sixth grade, son of Mr. and Mrs. Cecil Addair. First place winner in the seventh and eighth grade division was June Brown. Second place winner, overall and in this division, was Steve Alford, seventh grade, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Alford. Third place finisher, in this division and overall, was Angie Laub, eighth grade, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Laub. The county spelling championships will be held in Warsaw March 13 and 14 at 7 p.m. each night. Fifth and sixth grade winners will meet March 13, while the seventh and eighth grade winners will pair off March 14. ! School I lunch I menu | March 13-17 MONDAY — Hot dogs, hash brown potatoes, carrot sticks, orange wedges, cookie and milk. TUESDAY — Hamburger steak, mashed potatoes and gravy, pickled beets, fruit salad, bread and butter and milk. WEDNESDAY — Italian spaghetti, lettuce salad, fruit, French bread, pudding and milk. THURSDAY — Hot turkey sandwich, mashed potatoes and gravy, jello, fresh apple slices and milk. FRIDAY — SAINT PATRICK’S DAY - Mulligan stew with Irish potatoes, Emerald Isle peas, Saint Patrick salad, bread and butter, shamrock cake and milk.
Wed., March 8,1978 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL
TOM COX SPELLING CHAMP
Tom Cox spelling chomp
Winner of the North Webster seventh and eighth grade spelling contest is Tom Cox, seventh grade. He is the sot of Mr. and Mrs. David Cox. Tom correctly spelled “adonis” and the winning word was “albeit.” He was a fifth and sixth grade winner and runner-up in the county in his division in 1977. Ji JC*-**’l AMY OWENS
Amy Owens wins North Webster elementary spelling championship
Amy Owens, a sixth grade student at the North Webster school, won the elementary spelling bee championship for .a In old Irish legend, the cats are ruled by a king cat the size of an ox.
IjF JENNIFER STEELE
The runner-up is Jennifer Steele, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Steele. Jennifer was the seventh and eighth grade runnerup in 1977. Tom’s spelling teacher is Annette Mock and Jennifer’s spelling teacher is Robert Harding. Os A. TONY GRAHAM
1978. Amy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Owens of r 1 Leesburg. Amy is 12 and was the alternate runner-up in the 1977 contest. The winning word was “forte.” Runner-up was Troy Graham, 10, son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Graham of r 1 Warsaw. Troy is in the fifth grade. He missed the word “feud” which Amy spelled correctly. She then spelled “forte” to win the contest.
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