The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 April 1978 — Page 2
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 12,1978
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PLENTY OF WATER — Due to the spring thaw and considerable amounts of rainfall, there is an overabundance of water in Syracuse and Milford. Here, some piers are under water in the channel on South .Huntington Street, Syracuse. If the rain stops, the town should be able to control the water through the water treatment plant, but if it should continue, the water could rise|ven more.
High waters continue
Even though the snow is gone. Syracuse and Milford have another weather-related problem to deal with — high water. Turkey Creek is flooded in Syracuse causing high waters in Milford. Robert Farber, assistant Syracuse street and water commissioner, said over one million gallons of water are coming through the water treatment plant daily. The plant was designed for only 500,000 gallons per day. This excess has caused flooding of the final sand filter and back wash tanks. To help alleviate the situation, Farber said they have been running gas pumps at the plant for 23 days. He added, “We re going to be doing it fora little while.” Farber said there isn’t anything else they can do except wait for the rain to stop. “If it doesn't rain for a couple of days, the plant can take the water, but if not, it'll be more than the sand filter can handle. Nothing we can do except pump water out so the plant won't overflow.” Water Receding Darrel Grisamer, town board member and unofficial overseer of the dam, said the waters are
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starting to recede a bit from the lakes He said as much water as can be pushed down the creek without damage to the plant is being done and by keeping the dam closed to only a few inches, he has been able to take down the water level a bit. He agreed with Farber, saying if the town doesn't receive any more rain the plant should be able to control the water. However, he also said. “Hard rains could undo what has been accomplished.” This is the second time in Syracuse history where the waters have been this high. In 1950. the water was three inches higher than the current level. The Syracuse Town Board took
Lawn care topic for garden club
A talk on lawn care was presented to members of the Syracuse-Wawasee^Garden Club who met Tuesday, April 4, in the home of Mrs. James Kitson with Mrs. Peter Blue assisting. Three guests were present — Mrs. Carlos Porter, Mrs. James Lough and Mrs. Eugene Martin. Orris Shafer of the Village Green Lawn and Garden Center gave the presentation. Along with lawn care, he talked about fertilization, how to combat lawn diseases and how to grow shrubs and trees. He also gave each person present a number of informational booklets and conducted a question and answer session. Following his talk, the meeting was called to order by Mrs. Philip Singer, president. Mrs. Donald Reynolds, bird chairman, told of seeing many migratory birds this
control of the dam and dissolved the dam control board’s membership at the March 21 meeting. The reason given was that the dam was being opened too much and not enough caution was considered on how the water would affect Milford down the line. Grissamer had been checking the dam almost daily and reported the lack of caution. Since Grisamer has been doing the checking, he has unofficial control over the dam. The board will be talking more about the dam and its control in the April 18 meeting.. K For the present, anyone with complaints concerning the dam should contact Grisamer or any town board member.
season. She asked members and guests to participate by telling experiences with new arrivals in the bird world, Mrs. Carrington next presented the lesson on horticulture which, this year, will concentrate on the growing of vegetables. The April garden center arrangement in the Syracuse Public Library will be supplied by Mrs. R. C. Tytler. Members were reminded of the forthcoming state convention of garden clubs in Indianapolis April 19 and 20. Mrs. Tytler will be installed as North Central District director at that time. Goshen man cited after accident A Goshen man was cited for disregarding a traffic signal light after his 1972 Ford collided with a 1976 Chevrolet truck driven by Gary L. Vanator, 20, r 1 North Webster. The mishap occurred at the intersection of Fifth and Madison Streets in Goshen at 10:34 p.m. Saturday. No one was injured and total damage was set at $3,800 to the Vanator truck and the Ford operated by Dale S. Sleepy, 19, 64745 CR 19 Goshen.
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Radio bids opened
Bids for FM mobile radios for school buses were opened at the regular meeting of the Lakeland Community School Corporation Board of Trustees Tuesday night. The bids call for 32 25-watt single-channel mobile units and three 40-watt single-channel mobile units, a base station, antenna and other equipment needed. Several alternate bids for a home base station for Carl Hadley, director of transportation, a hand held portable for a security man patrolling the schools and for the addition of continuous control tone squelch were also received. Bids received are as follows: Scout Sales and Service — total tad of $26,928.56 for Aerocom units with alternates of $265.50 for base station, $898.65 for hand held portable and $4,613.50 for the addition of tone squelch; Lectracom Incorporated, Bourbon — $18,660.17 total bid for Wilson units with alternates of $26,704 for base station, $43,587 for portable and $3,960 for addition; and Lectracom — total bid of $24,570.08 for Johnson radio units with alternates of $26,704, $43,587 and $3,960. Also, Frederick Electronics, North Manchester — total bid, Regency unit, $20,144.30, with alternates of SSO, $527.30 and $2,550; Eilers Communication Service, Warsaw — total bid, Aerotron unit, $29,629.72 with alternates of $2,326, $682 and $4,500. Eilers also had two additional alternates for the base station: $2,126 and $3,370.60; Motorola, Schaumburg, 111., — total bid of $25,261.74 with alternates of $862.82, $855 and $2,965.50; and Motorola — total bid of $18,161.44 with alternates of $454.24, $855 and $2,272.50 Business Manager Marion (Bud) Lantz will bring his recommendations back to the board in a special meeting April 25. More Bids The hoard also opened bids for equipment for the automotiveagricultural facility Tuesday night. These bids fall in two categories — general school equipment, category one, and auto-ag equipment, category two. These bids include: Service Tools — $945.07 for category two; Riddle School Equipment Company — $9,703.65 for category one; Paxton Patterson — $4,019.70 for one; Virco Manufacturing Corporation — $6,622.93 for one; and Coffield Supply Corporation — $6,660 for two. Also, Schrader Automotive — $4,907.22 for one and $5,597.36 for two? Cohagan Equipment Company — $6,590 for two; B & J Video Systems — $1,258.15 for one; Lee Company Incorporated —514,419.30 for one; Art Iron Inc. — $4,245.45 for one; Broadhead Garrett — $8,924 for one and $1,017.14 for two; Kiger and Company — $16,589.80 for one; Kings School Equipment — $15,744.10 for one; South Bend N Supply — $4,507.86 for one and SB2 for two; and Burks Audio Visual — $1,360 for one. Again, Lantz will bring his recommendations back April 25. Approve Bids In other business, bids for custodial supplies opened at the March 14 meeting were approved. Certificates of payment for building on the physical education facility were approved. These are as follows — Delp Electric - $7,402.21; F. T. Forsey, Inc. — $2,430 and Industrial Piping and Engineering Corp. — $5,923.80. For the holding company, Lakeland School Building Corporation Kosciusko County 11, certificates approved were: Delp Electric —524,038.75; Sani-Kan Rental and Service — $45; Wright Construction Corp. — $8,683.20; and Everett I. Brown Company — $3,819.60. It was announced that most of the walls are up in the facility and bricking has started. The next major construction will be cutting into the wall by the pool where the attachment will be made.
Various teacher resignations were accepted. David McGrew; vocational director at Wawasee High School for the past eight years, resigned his post, effective die end of the school year, to work at Lakeland Realty full time. He has been a teacher 27 years. The resignation of Robert Kline, industrial arts teacher for six years at Milford; along with resignations for Janet Wood and Laurel Grahm, both North Webster Elementary School teachers; and Betty Sombronsky, Milford physical education teacher, were approved. The resignation of Marcia Carpenter, girls’ athletic director at Wawasee High School, as track coach was approved Mrs. Carpenter is just resigning her coaching responsibilities for track because of conflicts with other sports she coaches. David Morris, social studies teacher at Milford, will take over the coaching responsibilities for this year. He student taught track at Wawasee. A GED test diploma for Dora Pena, Milford, was approved. She is a migrant aide at Milford Elementary School. Executive sessions were set for April 25, May 2,9,16 and 23 to discuss staff personnel concerns. Several reports were given to the board concerning attendance and enrollment. Attendance for the third grading period was approximately 94 per cent for the corporation. Superintendent Don Arnold said enrollment is up because of the spring moves into the area. Total enrollment for the corporation is 3,114. An executive session was held following the meeting. Next meeting of the board is April 25, at 7 p.m. in the administration building. Mrs. Treesh — (Continued from page 1) minutes. The trains could be disconnected and at least one crossing should be cleared. Louis Mediano, town marshal, will be instructed to issue tickets if the crossing is not cleared. Reed said the ordinance permitting overtime payment for the street and water commissioner, John Martin, for work above normal duties is ready. Reed said claims on the ordinance will have to be approved before payment is made. This sets the overtime rate at $6 per hour. A voucher for the 49 overtime hours worked by Martin during the blizzard was given to Martin. Town board member James Brooks said he believed when the ordinance was okayed it was agreed each situation would be negotiated. The blizzard overtime hours he felt were “cut and dried” with no negotiating done. Dr. Miller replied the hours were negotiated and the discussion ended with the ordinance signed. Clean-up week was proclaimed for the town April 24 through the 29th, in conjunction with clean-up day to be observed countywide April 29. The hearing on unsafe buildings in the town has been set for May 5, at 1:30 p.m. in Marion
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EMPTY SHELVES — Most of the shelves are empty at the Syracuse Radio Shack, located on SR 13 south of town, because of a break-in Sunday night which netted thieves approximately $1,500 worth of stereo equipment. The break-in occurred sometime between 10:30 p.m. and 2:30 a.m. Sunday night Dan Gallimeier, Syracuse Police Department, discovered the theft at 2:30 a.m. Entry was gained through a back overhead door. ■ „ Taken were various pieces of Realistic stereo equipment including turntables, receivers and cables. County police are investigating.
Circuit Court. Indianapolis. The board received a letter from the Kosciusko County Humane Commission specifying there will be a $lO charge for emergency calls. However, animals brought to the shelter during regular business hours by a representative of the town will not be charged. Herschel Umbaugh. of Umbaugh and Associates, will be contacted about a possible increase in turn-on and turn-off rates for the water system. The current charge is $2 to turn it on and $2 to turn it off. Street repair estimates for the town were presented by Dan Brown of Phend and Brown. The streets and possible repairs or resurfacing will be discussed in a meeting of the board Tuesday, April 18, at 7:30 p.m. in the city hall. Papers were signed by the former town board president. Dr. Miller, to obtain $9,000 for the final settlement on the sewage plant from the Environmental Protection Agency. The unanimous denial of a petition to obtain preliminary plant approval for an industrial subdivision north of Milford by Howard Sellers by the Area Plan Commission was discussed. Mrs. Treesh said the board should retain interest in the matter and the possible contribution it could make to the town. The board approved $2,500 to clean the sewers of the town. Sewers needing immediate attention will be cleaned while the amount lasts. Tabled was the request of $1,200 to the Milford EMS. Obtaining the money without getting an additional appropriation will be pursued. Four of the firemen from the Van Buren Township Volunteer Fire Department will attend a fire school in Indianapolis, April 22 and 23. Martin reported the motor at the lift station burned out and has been repaired and is working. Control pane! problems will be checked out by De Haven Engineering, Indianapolis. Citation — (Continued from page 1) Also attending the ceremony were first sergeant Robert Meek, executive post commander, Ligonier State Police Post; detective Raymond Carich of Nappanee, who worked on the case and initiated the citation; State Bank of Syracuse president James E. Caskey; and Syracuse Town Marshal Ron Robinson. Men Charged Both Altman and Hapner have been charged in Kosciusko Superior Court for their parts in the robbery. Altman, who was charged with robbery, was sentenced to six years with the Indiana Department of Corrections.He received the minimum sentence. Hapner, who entered a plea of guilty, was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery. He received a suspended sentence last Thursday.
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