The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 June 1978 — Page 1

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VOLUME 15

Parade set for 1 p.m. Sunday — Flotilla Week End offers many activities

By LESLIE WHITMAN The annual Lake Wawasee Flotilla will start this Friday, June 30, with sales and promotions by the Syracuse Merchants Association. It will end with the Syracuse fireworks display July 4. From 9 a.m-8 p.m., June 30, two promotions, entitled “under the tent" and “on the lawn at Pickwick Place” have been scheduled. Under the tent will be various food itelhs and bake sales. Some of the organizations with food for sale are: the Cub Scouts, 4-H Grange, Eastern Star and Epsilon Sigma Alpha. Local artists and leather crafts will be located on the lawn at Pickwick Place. SPECIAL FLOTILLA ISSUE A special issue on the Lake Wawasee Flotilla is inserted in this issue. Look for Flotilla sales in Syracuse stores plus a complete listing of all Flotilla activities. The brochure was put out by the Syracuse Merchants Association. Also on June 30, sales will be featured throughout area stores. On Saturday, July 1, from 6 a.m.-6 p.m., more “under the tent" and “on the lawn at Pickwick Place" activities have been set. A few include: VFW pancake and sausage breakfast, flea market, homemade ice cream, bake sale, singer and guitar player and blue grass and folk music. Little League boys and girls baseball games will be played at Rotary Park on July 1, from 10 a m.-5 p.m. Sales will continue to be offered in Syracuse stores. The annual Flotilla dance will be held from 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. at the American Legion Hall, July 1. Band for the dance will be “Rivendell." Tickets may be purchased in advance from Jeff Wells, State Bank of Syracuse, or at the door. Then on Sunday, July 2, comes the Flotilla Parade, set to begin Water problems being solved at Milford A number of Milford water bills remain unpaid even though the due date is past. Town board president Mrs. Glen (Jean) Treesh reports these bills are for water used prior to the recent problem in the town. She is asking all persons who have not done so to pay their bills at this (Continued on page 2)

Option taken on land for senior citizens housing unit I I I - By LOUISE PURVIS

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at Wawasee Prep on Lake Wawasee at 1 p.m. The theme this year is, “Do Your Own Thing.” Trophies and cash prizes will be awarded in the residential, commercial, industrial, institutional, junior and a new division, the classic boat division. Decorations are not expected in the classic boat division. No entry fee is required. Those still wishing to enter should contact Jack Wells or William Beemer. Also on Sunday, will be the Boat-In Worship service at 8:30 a m. at Oakwood Park; a water ski show at the fish hatchery on Lake Wawasee at 6:30 p.m.; and fireworks, sponsored by the Cromwell Fire Department, at the fish hatchery at dusk. The Indiana Department of Tourism will have a tourism trailer at the Lakeland Youth Center from 1 p.m.-5 p.m. on July 2. Information regarding tourist sites in Indiana will be available. Cross-country races will be featured for the first time on July 3. The Mail-Journal Fun-Run will start at 6:30 p.m. at the city park. Two races, a 3.2 mile and 7.8 mile, will be run. Lorene Spearman, Wawasee High School track star, will start the event. Sponsoring the races are The Mail-Journal and Henry Smith, Carl Meditch and Jerry Minton from Wawasee High School. The annual canoe race and fireworks display will top off Flotilla activities on July 4. A scavenger type canoe race will start at Oakwood Park at 11 a m. Anyone can enter the race, which will be run in the channel in between the lakes. Trophies will be awarded to the first three finishers. Syracuse fireworks will be set off at the city park at dusk. The Flotilla is sponsored by the Syracuse Wawasee Chamber of Commerce. Chairman is Beemer. Commodore is Larry Griffith.

First public meeting held by concerned stockholders

The Community Awareness for Better Education, a committee made up of concerned stockholders in the Lakeland School Corporation, met publically for the first time Sunday night to generate input and support from parents in the corporation. The committee gave a presentation at the June 13 meeting of the School Board of Trustees expressing concerns about certain administrative policies and the running of the

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schools within the corporation. Many parents attending wanted to ask the committee questions, but were told they could do so at the Sunday night meeting. William Beemer opened the meeting by saying, “This meeting is a continuing effort to present to all of you some immediate concerns that we have as parents and citizens of the Lakeland School Community. This is not a “gripe” session. We are here instead for constructive remarks and positive attitudes

An option for a site on which to build the proposed new Senior Citizens Housing in the Syracuse area has been announced by Wawasee Area Realty Endeavors, Inc. (WARE, Inc.) The three and one-half acre site is on a spot north of Syracuse and west of the city park, between SR ® 13 and W. E. Long Dr., formerly known as Myer’s Campground. WARE has employed an architect, James McCleary of Warsaw, who is experienced in building this type of housing. The plot plan is nearly finished and was to be submitted to the board of directors at its meeting this week. Planning For more than a year some members in the SyracuseWawasee Rotary Club have been trying to get some kind of housing started for older citizens in Syracuse and the surrounding

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and solutions.” Paul Moore read recommendations of the committee to (Continued on page 2» MILFORD MERCHANTS TO MEET THURSDAY A meeting has been set for 7:45 a.m. Thursday in the Emergency Medical Services building on Main Street by the Milford Merchants. All merchants are urged to attend.

Queen Ann was surprised! By LOUISE PURVIS Miss Ann Porter of Syracuse, a pretty blue-eyed blond, was named Queen of the Lakes at the 33rd annual Mermaid Festival in North Webster Saturday night. She was named the winner from a field of 25 contestants and became the second Syracuse girl to win the title in two years. The 1977 Queen was Cindy Willits. Ann said in her home Monday, “I was so surprised to win as I didn’t remember what my number was in the contest. When they called number two, I thought, “Oh, my, that's me!” The new Queen competed as “Miss Enchanted Hills Playhouse" in the Mermaid contest. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Porter, Waveland Lake Wawasee, r 2 > Syracuse. Ann. 20, will be a junior at Purdue University this fall, majoring in interior design. She is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi sorority, and is a Purdue majorette. Ann enjoys sailing, needlepoint, sewing and plants. Ann says this is the first contest she ever entered, so she didn’t think she had a chance. She noticed that only three of the girls in the contest were 20 years old or older, and says she believes her age helped a lot. “By the end of the week," she says, “I could see an incredible change in the younger girls, they developed more poise and confidence.” The bathing suit competition was the most difficult, Ann says. “You feel that everyone is looking over every inch of you.” She added, “I met a lot of people I really enjoyed, and I consider winning the contest quite an honor.” Ann is five feet, two inches tall, and weighs 114 lbs. For the bathing suit competition, she wore a black strapless suit, with black lace insert at the top. Her evening gown was a powder blue cotton voile, with a white lace shadow print over the gown. The flounced skirt was trimmed with white lace and the bodice, laced up the front with white ribbon, had butterfly sleeves. LISTED FAIR Kevin Knisley, 24, r 2 Syracuse, is reported as fair after being transferred from the Goshen Hospital to the Elkhart Hospital. Knisley is being treated for a fractured leg, suffered in a motorcycle accident last Friday.

area. It was decided to form a non-profit group to be known as Wawasee Area Realty Endeavors, Inc. (WARE, Inc.), and Varner Chance was named chairman of the board. Other members named were Dave McGrew, who is acting as assistant chairman; and Bill Cable, Alan Tehan, Rev. Dave Hyndman, Opal Keim, Lois Schleeter, Harry VanHemert, LaMar Stoops and Frank Ridenoure. The group ran an original survey to find out the need for such a project, and has been exploring the site situation for some time. It was felt the site should be within walking distance of shopping. Applicants Applicants must be 62 years old and over to qualify, McGrew said. Rental prices will be set (Continued on page 2)

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ByJERI SEELY Ann Porter, 20, charming daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Porter of r 2 Syracuse, was crowned the 1978 “Queen of Lakes” at the close of the 33rd annual North Webster Lions Mermaid Festival last Saturday night. The new queen entered the competition as “Miss Enchanted Hills Playhouse.” She has blue eyes and is a smiling blonde who measures five feet, two inches tall. She weighs 115 pounds. Miss Porter will be a junior at Purdue University this fall. She is a majorette at the university and enjoys sailing, needlepoint,

sewing and plants. The new queen is a member of Alpha Omicron Pi Sorority. Runners-Up Named first runner-up was “Miss Pierceton” Mary Silveus, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Silveus of Pierceton. She was sponsored by the Pierceton American Legion Post. Second runner-up was “Miss Butler Brothers” Michelle White, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles White of Syracuse. She was sponsored by Butler Brothers Custom Painting of North Webster. The two girls named as princesses are Kimberly Burris and Rachel Morris. Miss Burris entered the contest

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as Bourbon,” sponsored by Orthopedic Equipment Company Incorporated of Bourbon. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Burris of Bourbon. Miss Morris entered the contest as “Miss Milford Lions,” sponsored by the Lions Club of Milford. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Morris of Milford. Winning the “Miss Swimsuit” competition was Debra Knafel. She was entered in the queen contest as “Miss Cromwell State Bank" and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Knafel of Ligonier. The “Miss Congeniality” title