The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 April 1978 — Page 9

It Happened ... In Syracuse

1 YEAR AGO, APRIL 13,1977 Lori Hepler, r 4 Syracuse, daughter of the Robert Heplers, is the grand prize winner of the 1977 Easter coloring contest. A baby shower was held Monday night, April 11, for former Mail-Journal employee Sally Hanson. Sally used to work in the Syracuse office before leaving in March to get ready to have her baby. Jerry Grady, r 2 Syracuse, has been appointed to the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission, to fulfill an expired term. Michele Marie Leffler, nine, r 3 box 58 Syracuse, won honorable mention in a national photographic contest sponsored by the Camp Fire Girls and Eastman Kodak Company. 5 YEARS AGO, APRIL 11,1973 Mrs. Robert Swager was elected president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Business and Professional Women’s club last night. The new treasurer is Mrs. Joseph Beghtel. An open house will be held Sunday, April 15, at the Hex Grange northeast of Syracuse honoring Mr. and Mrs. James Hibschman and son John. The event will honor the recently returned family now on a one year furlough as missionaries. Robert F. Patterson, Syracuse, pipe mechanic, has attained 25 years of service with Northern Indiana Public pany. I Miss Cynthia Lee Maggart will become the bride of Rex Mullins during a candlelight August 18 at the Saint Andrw’s United Methodist Church of Syracuse. 10 YEARS AGO, APRIL 10,1968 Members of the Syracuse fire ’department, in an effort to pay tribute to their past fire chiefs, held a supper Friday night at Syracuse and had as their guests their own wives, and the living ex-fire chiefs and their wives. Mr. and Mrs. Vance Moots of Papakeechie Lake, Syracuse, announce the engagement of

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their daughter, Donna Diane, to Don F. Lyon, son of Mr. and Mrs. John Lyon. 113 David Drive, Attica. Mrs. Everett Crow, Syracuse, visited in Indianapolis in the home of her daughter, Mrs. Fred Fisher, and Mr. Fisher last week. The Fishers have a baby boy bom Tuesday. Bill and Bftty Brammer moved to their new Lake Wawasee home Sunday.

Industrial subdivision plat nixed in Milford

Two points prohibited the okay of a preliminary plat for an industrial subdivision north of Milford at last week’s meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission. Owned by Howard Sellers, the property was discussed and denied because two lots were not large enough and the owner had no intention of hooking into the existing sewer, intending to use a septic system. Two of the lots were not 20,000 square feet and when a sewer system is nearby, the owners are to hook into it, as outlined in the county ordinance. The site is at the intersection of CR 1250 N and old state road 15, measuring 3.40 acres. The needfdr the petitioner to hook into the existing sewer system and the two short lot sizes were the grounds for a motion for denial by Ron Baumgartner, commission member. The denial vote was unanimous. A discussion concerning a rezoning of property south of Syracuse, owned by Chester and Carol Elder, resulted in no recommendation to the county commissioners by members of the commission. No majority vote came after two motions on the matter and it was forwarded to the commissioners without approval or denial. It was requested zoned from residential to commercial. The plot is 16.28 acres south of Syracuse on state road 13, west of Grandview Drive. Dale Butt told

20 YEARS AGO, APRIL 10,1958 Bill Dorsey, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Dorsey, r 3 Syracuse, was elected state president of the Future Farmers of America by the delegate body of the final session of the 1958 FFA convention held April 5 at Purdue University. J. C. Morganthaler, who will take over ownership of the Wawasee Package Store as soon as transfer of the liquor license is completed, plans to move the store to a new location back of the

the commission his property was included in the description of the property requested for rezoning. Elder owns 51 per cent of the land and is permitted to ask for the rezoning. Another concern of Butt was the filling of the property to bring it above lake level, which he said would flood his land. Dee Stiver, commission member, wondered about the commercial development in the Syracuse area. He said there are other sites available for such purposes already in the town and surrounding area. Elder replied the other lots are not usable for a doctor’s clinic, which he has planned. Potential traffic created by the zoning was discussed, with attorney Richard Ver Wiebe stating the several accesses to the land would be better than would individual accesses. The first motion was for denial, with the second for recommendation, both resulted in split votes and no recommendation? Previous petitions forwarded to the commissioners without recommendation have been returned to the plan commission for further consideration. A request by Kenneth Brower was denied after it was considered to be spot Zoning. The site on the south side of CR 800 N, west of state road 13, in Tippecanoe Township, was requested changed from agricultural to commercial. Also at the site, .53 acres was not included, with the intent of building a residence at a later date. Dee Stiver moved that the petition was spot zoning and be denied, which was also unanimously denied. The marina operated as a legal non-conforming use, allowing the petitioner to approach the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals for a change in non-conforming use. Returning to the commission was the petition of Beer Builders, Rich Stoller, agent, asking for a

Laundromat facing Huntington Street. Jerry Firestone, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Firestone, r 1 Syracuse, has been chosen for the DeKalb Corn Achievement Project award. Mr. and Mrs. Willard S. Nusbaum of Syracuse Lake announce the engagement of their daughter, Jane Elizabeth, to John Oliver Berg of Bremen. 45 YEARS AGO, APRIL 13,1933 Joe Kindig won the county

rezoning of 5.13 wooded acres from agricultural to residential. Previously, the commission sent the ma'tter to the commissioners without a recommendation. The matter ended in a six to two vote on the motion to approve by Baumgartner. Drainage problems were discussed in conjunction with a petition from Robert Fearrin for a 14-lot subdivision on Dewart Lake’s north side. The re-petition was necessary, as the plat had been approved two years ago, without a final plat being presented. Lake front lot owners remonstrated, saying water problems existed in the area. Jerry Lessig, appearing for the petitioner, said an existing pond will be increased for catchment. Also, a pipe to the lake is planned to be increased as well. Property owner Wayne Bucher, said the pipe is on 200 to 300 feet of his property, with no one asking his permission to take a larger pipe through his land. He added that a larger pipe will not ease the problem. The technical committee’s recommendations on the plat were used, including the one that f.ll will be needed to raise the roads on the mucky ground in the subdivision. The majority vote okayed the preliminary plat. However, the final plat will not be approved unless adequate drainage is provided for inside the subdivision. An okay was given for 32 of 66 units of condominiums in Echo Bay, north of Webster Lake on CR 700 N and east of CR 850E. The petition by Aaron Hinesley was agreed to, if 64 parking spaces are added. Present plans included 50 spaces. David Benning was permitted to obtain a building permit to build a speculative home in Beacon Shores subdivision in Syracuse. S. J. Schrock had two petitions Girl Scouts to Chicago On Saturday, April 15, Girl Scout Troops 294, Barbara Knotts troop leader and troop 178, Mrs. Winona Turpin troop leader, from North Webster will be joining three other troops from Kosciusko County for a trip to the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago. Girls and adults from the four counties served by the Indiana Lakeland Girl Scout Council will board the bus at different sites at 7:30 a.m. and return to the same sites at approximately 7:30 p.m. The tour was arranged through the efforts of the program services committee of the council, under the guidance of Chairman Mrs. Roy Merkling of Kendallville and Tom Flaskamp, program services staff advisor and camp director. Sack lunches will be taken for their noon meal and a stop at a fast food chain restaurant for a dutch treat supper. Each troop going has the option of visiting any of the many exhibits in the museum during the day. Many of the troops used part of their cookie sale profits to finance all Or part of the trip.

COME ONE, COME ALL Friday, April 21,7:30 to 10 p.m. and Saturday. April 22, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. the Milford Christian Church will be hosting 'ldeashop 78." This is a workshop for anyone interested in improving skills as a Sunday School teacher or youth leader. Five editors of Standard Publishing Company, Cincinnati, Ohio, will be here to lead the workshop. Teachers from all churches are invited to attend. For registration information call 658-9151 or 658-4474. CHRIST AND OUR BURDENS A man was carrying a heavy basket. His son asked to help him. The father cut a stick and placed it through the handle of the basket so that the end toward himself was very short, while the end toward the boy was three or four times as long. Each took hold of his end of the stick, and the basket was lifted and easily carried. The son was bearing the burden with the father, but he found his work easy and light because his father assumed the heavy end of the stick. Just so it is when we bear the yoke with Christ: He sees to it that the burden laid on us is light; He carries the heavy end. • Buses Running Every Sunday ' • Bible School Hour — 9:30 A.M. ' • Early Worship Service — 8:15A.M. M • Morning Worship Services — T* 1 10:30 A.M. (Services For All jrtifesK JBiiBI Ages, Nursery Through Adult) • Sunday Evening Services At 7 P.M. • Family Night Bible Study And v- ; * T hRRSBj' Wild West Program —7 P.M., Wednesday Robert Greenwood Richard Brouillette Minister Associate Minister MILFORD CHRISTIAN CHURCH Fourth And Henry Streets 658-9151 Milford 1

oratory contest held at the Silver Lake High School, Friday night. ’Die subject of his oration was “The House in Order.” Mr. and Mrs. Roy Stutzman are the parents of a daughter, Jewel Ann, born April 4. Mr. and Mrs. John O’Conner and daughter, Glenna Gene of Bremen, were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Cripe, Sunday. Eldon Gunderman, son of Mrs. Charles Lung, and Miss Susie Stingley were married Saturday, April 8.

approved. One is for 34 acres north of Syracuse Lake, rezoned from agricultural to residential. It is near Maxwelton Golf Course. A residential to commercial zoning was given for lots 44 and 45 in the Hillabold’s Addition of Syracuse. It will be used for office space for his construction company. The recommendation is being sent to the Syracuse Town Board. A five-lot subdivision across from Silver Point on Tippecanoe Lake was granted to Dee and Joseph Morehouse. Concern about possible mobile homes was voiced by remonstrators of a petition by Donald Smith to rezone 19.92 acres north of state road eight and east of state road 13A from agricultural to residential. They were assured no mobile homes are planned for the site. Recommendation for okay by the county commissioners on a buffer zone of one-quarter mile between residential subdivisions and livestock confinement feeding areas was made. Cost factors and ways to begin a grid numbering system in the county was assigned to Dave Cox, plan office administrative assistant. Salary increases for Cinda Overmyer and Cox will be taken before the council, along with an additional S6OO appropriation for travel for the commission, by Dan Richards, plan director. Bob Hartzle, new member of the commission, was welcomed to the commission he replaces Jim Frieden, who resigned to prohibit conflict of interest, as he is running for county council. Don Ahrns, Milford, was appointed to serve on the BZA until November.

Honor roll released for Syracuse Junior High

The Syracuse Junior High School Scholastic Honor Roll for the third grading period is listed below by principal Charles Haffner. The students earning Distinguished Honors received at most one B with all other academic grades being A’s. Regular Honor Roll listing requires a student receive a B or higher in all academic subjects. In both categories a student must receive a satisfactory grade in citizenship in all classes. Distinguished Honor Roll Grade 8 Tammy Bowling, Laura Jones, Elaine Karesh, Angie Laub, Portia Price, Beth Walker, Brian Brannock and Bill Harting Regular Honor Roll Grade 8 June Brown, Sarah Dain, Mary Medlock, Cynthia Myrick, Pam Oswald, Teresa Pang, Donald Amsden, Brian Boyer, Ron Cripe and Garth McClain Distinguished Honor Roll Grade 7 Steve Alford, Michael Miller and Scott Stutzman Regular Honor Roll Grade 7 Jennifer Darr, Vanessa Glancy, Lori Keim, Lynn Ryman, Teresa Smith, Sarah Stucky, Erik Bartman, David Bowman, Jeff Thom and Josh Young

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BUILDERS' CLUB AT WORK — Members of the newly organized Builders’ Club (7th and Bth graders of the Syracuse school), sponsored by the Lakeland and Wawasee Kiwanis clubs, were doing their good deed Saturday morning in cleaning up Railroad Park and Syracuse City Park. They are shown here at Railroad Park with their club representative, Charles L. Haffner.

FFA team places fourth The Wawasee chapter of the Future Farmers of America placed fourth in the county division of the annual sub-area elimination contest at Whitko High School. Gary Mast, of the dairy judging team, finished seventh in individual competition. Team members competing were Sam Beer, Kay Ferverda, Clay Bowman and Bill Cusick and Judi Ferverda. Competing in the livestock judging over spring vacation in the international contest in Tipton. Nine classes of livestock were judged and placed on species of hogs, beef and sheep. Questions were asked on each species. Brian Roberts, Tim Butt, Bart Bowser, Ron Aaron, Max Grady and Rodney Aaron competed for Wawasee. Accompanying the group were Richard Aaron and Randy Warren. The livestock team will compete in its sub-area elimination contest on April 18, at the Elkhart County Fairgrounds.

Distinguished Honor Roll Grade 6 Michelle Berkey, Carla Clouse, Michelle Nemeth, Vickie Peterson, Jeffrey Morgan, Jeff Schmahl and Mark Walker Regular Honor Roll Grade 6 Becky Boyd. Laura Meditch, Helen Pounds, Kristy Rockenbaugh. Shelly Rogers, Tammy Sherman, Marcia Taylor, Dawn Wogoman, Joey Miller, Tracy Thornburg and Lisa Keener Lakeland Locals Karen Roderick of Elkhart visited her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William Motts of Milford during her spring vacation, April 3 to 7. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Gardner of Steilacoom, Wash., are staying with Mrs. Melba Gardner of Milford. They arrived in Milford on March 25 and are planning to stay until Monday, April 17.

Wed., April 12,1978 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

School activity notes

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12 3:10 p.m. — Math Club meeting room 109 at Wawasee 4:30 p.m. — Wawasee baseball vs Elkhart Central at Wawasee 6:30 p.m. — Adult education classes at Wawasee THURSDAY, APRIL 13 4:15 p.m. — Wawasee track vs East Noble at East Noble 4:30 p.m. — Wawasee junior varsity baseball vs East Noble at East Noble FRIDAY, APRIL 14 3:30 p.m. — Wawasee golf vs Central Noble — here 4:30 p.m. — Wawasee varsity baseball vs Columbia City — there 6 p.m. — Gymnastics regional at Portage 7 p.m. — EMS class at Wawasee room 115 SATURDAY, APRIL 15 12 and 8:15 p.m. — State basketball finals in Indianapolis 7 p.m. — Wawasee girls sports club bowling party MONDAY, APRIL 17 4:15 p.m. — Syracuse Junior High boys and girls track meet vs Fairfield 7 p.m. — Milford Junior High instrumentals display for band 7 p.m. — Wawasee FFA banquet. Case Annex 7 p.m. — Syracuse Elementary kindergarten round-up TUESDAY. APRIL 18 3:30 p.m. — Wawasee golf vs Manchester at Manchester 4 p.m. — Milford Junior High boys and girls track vs Wakarusa at Milford 4 p.m. — North Webster at Pierceton girls and boys track 4:15 p.m. — Wawasee varsity baseball vs West Noble at Wawasee 4:15 p.m. — Wawasee Junior Varsity baseball vs Warsaw at

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North Webster 4:30 p.m. — Wawasee track vs Concord and North Wood at Wawasee 6:30 p.m — Youth Center wrestling at Manchester 7 p.m. — North Webster Elementary kindergarten roundup 7 p.m — EMS class at Wawasee room 115 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 4:30 p.m — Wawasee varsity baseball vs Northridge at Northridge 4:30 p.m. — Wawasee junior varsity baseball vs Northridge at Northridge 6:30 p:m. — Wawasee adult education classes room 300 1 Meeting Wednesday on weeds in lakes Carol Lembi, aquatic weed specialist frory Purdue University, will present a meeting on controlling weeds in lakes and farm ponds on Wednesday evening. April 19, 7:30 p.m., at the County Extension Office. Representatives of lake associations in the county, owners of farm ponds and others interested in controlling aquatic weeds are urged to attend. The meeting is open to the public. false alarm at Augsburger's Syracuse Fire Department - responded to a false fire alarm at Augsburger’s Food Palace, SR 13S in Syracuse, at 9:43 p.m. April 7. Cause for the alarm was a malfunction of the newly installed alarm Firemen returned to the station at 10:10p.m.

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