The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 23 May 1979 — Page 1
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224 receive diplomas Sunday
By ARCH BAUMGARTNER Sunday, May 20, was a beautiful day! A beautiful day in more ways than one. First, it was a warm, sunny day with a slight brbeze a nice day to be outdoors. And, second, it was graduation day at Wawasee High School when 224 seniors received their diplomas from principal Henry Smith. Last year 206 seniors received diplomas. The floor and bleachers were filled to capacity and there were those standing in the rear of the building and along the sides on the upper floor. Filled, that is, with proud parents and family members, and relatives and guests who were present to honor those young folks who had culminated 12 years of study and were about to take their places in the adult community. The capped and gowned 4 JI NEW YOUTH CENTER DIRECTOR — The board of directors of the Lakeland Youth Center has announced the hiring of Mrs. Jill Stanley of Goshen as director. Mrs. Stanley is a former teacher, holding bachelor and master’s degrees. She has coaching experience and has had experience as a recreation director. She assumes full-time duties on June 4 and will be presenting a schedule of activities for the youth center as soon as possible. Mrs. Stanley said, “1 am honored and pleased to be the new director of the youth center. I love children and working for the community. I plan to keep the standards high and provide fun, healthy, educational and* community involved projects for all at the center.” The youth center board is excited to have Mrs. Stanley as a part of the community.
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graduates were led into the large gym facility by Roger Shipley, junior class president, and Melanie Zurcher, junior class vice president. The slow “Pomp and Circumstance No. 1” played by the brass ensemble and Philip Fawley and directed by David Blackwell, provided a fitting prelude to the ceremony. Coming at the end of the processional into the hall were Scott G. Arnold, top student in the class, on crutches suffering from injuries sustained in a head-on auto accident on SR 15 south of Bristol on March 23. With Arnold was Kent Lee Badskey in a wheel chair, suffering from injuries sustained in an auto accident on February 5. When the diplomas were handed out Henry Smith commented that, also graduating with the class of 1979, was Lori Jayne Kleinknight, a patient in the Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, still in a comatose condition following an auto accident on March 2. Stirring Commencement Talk Vice principal Donn D. Kesler welcomed the audience to the graduation and Rev. Nelda Rhoades, pastor of the Bethel Church of the Brethren of Milford, gave the invocation. The “Hymn of all Nations” from Finlandia was played by the brass ensemble, directed by David Blackwell. Remarks concerning the graduating class and the significance of receiving a high school diploma were made by principal Henry Smith. He made a stirring address, the complete text of which appears-on another text of which appears on page 4, section 2 of this edition. Vice principal Kesler read the roster of the graduates from the podium while principal Smith handed out the diplomas and congratulated the graduates individually. Each girl was handed a white rose by Roger Shipley, junior class president. Among the graduates was Brenda Dahl, the second blind person to receive her diploma from Wawasee, the first being her sister, Darla. In his remarks principal Smith said it is not the custom at Wawasee High School to single out a valedictorian and salutatorian of graduating classes, but if they were to, Scott Arnold would qualify for the former, Darsee Staley, the latter. Both were top students for their four years at Wawasee High School. Honor students were also named. They appear on another page in this issue in a story on
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I fl ' BBBhi AMONG SUNDAY GRADUATES — Leading the class of 1979 out of the school gym Sunday following graduating ceremonies were *Wonor student Scott Arnold, left, and Kent Lee Badskey. in the wheel chair, both victims of auto accidents. They received an ovation when they entered and left the gym.
Friday’s honors day. When all the graduates were returned to their seats, and principal Smith pronounced them “Graduates of Wawasee High School,” a large number of them let out a robust “whoopie” and threw their mortarboards into the air in typical army-navy fashion. Representatives of the class of 1979 sang the Wawasee High School hymn by Amy (Coy)
Plan to enforce parking meters
The parking meters in Syracuse are to be checked by police officers and tickets issued. Some of the meters have been vandalized and are not in working condition at the present time. These will be repaired and then meters will be checked. There has been controversy over the running of the meters. Betty Dust, town clerk-treasurer, stated her feelings were if the meters are there, they should be run and if they aren’t going to be in operation they should be taken out. A problem with not running the meters is that some of the merchants park along the street in front of other businesses, thus taking up parking spaces for customers who want to run into the stores for i few minutes. Money taken in from the meters is estimated at between $5,000 and $6,000. This money was
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Matherly. Benediction was by Rev. Phil Frew, pastor of the Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church of Syracuse. Then came i the recessional, followed by an i organ postlude. I The class had as its colors • green and white, the white rose its class flower, and the motto: “Do not follow where the path f may lead. Go, instead, where i there is no path and leave a • trail.”
distributed into areas pertaining to repairs in the town — expenses at the park, repairing signs, etc. The parking meters have not been checked since last summer. While no definite time has been set, police officers will begin checking them again as soon as all are in working condition. Reception at Weissers Mr. and Mrs. Fred Weisser, r 1 Milford, entertained in their home in honor of their son, Doug, who graduated with the class of 1979 from Wawasee High School on Sunday afternoon. A luncheon was served to 45 friends and relatives attending from Fort Wayne, Cromwell, Syracuse, Goshen and Milford. Helping to prepare and serve the luncheon were Martha Ruch, Sandy Weisser and Arlene Cory.
Parades, speakers highlight activities —
Plan Memorial Day services in lakes communities May 28
American Legions throughout ( the Lakeland area will be sponsoring special services on Memorial Day, Monday. May 28. Speakers are scheduled at Milford, Syracuse. Leesburg and Solomon Creek cemeteries. Parades are planned at Milford. Syracuse. North Webster and Leesburg. At Milford American Legion Post 226 is in charge of the parade and Memorial services at Milford. The parade will form at 9:30 a.in. at the junior high school and will move out promptly at 10 » o clock. The units will march east *\*n Eineline Street to Main Street then north on Main Street to the Milford-Syracuse Road and west to SR 15. ' During the parade route a short prayer will be given at the town hall by Jeff Carroll, pastor of the First Brethren Church. Carroll will speak at the cemetery at services which be held immediately after the parade. At North Webster Color guard and flag bearers from the North Webster Herbert Kuhn Post 253 American Legion, will present a lakeside memorial service at 10 a m. on the shores of Lake Webster. A floral wreath will be placed on the water and taps will be played. Following the Lakeside services. Legion units will regroup in front of the American Legion hall where a parade will be formed with the North Webster Junior High School Band. The parade will proceed through town to the North Webster cemetery where a second memorial service will be Bids opened for work on US 30 The State Highway Commission opened sealed bids on 15 road, 44 bridge. 66 maintenance and 25 traffic contracts for a variety of road work around the state. Os the 150 advertised contracts, 55 received no bid below the Highway’s own engineer’s estimate of the cost of the jobs, seven received no bids at all. One job which did receive an apparent low bid is a contract for the relocation of a portion of SR 37 in Perry County and another for safety upgrading and modernization on a portion of I--69 in Allen County. The total of all eligible bids received at today's letting is $36,307,794.28. That compares to the total of $42,816,536.55 for the Highway’s engineer’s estimates. Award recommendations were to be made at the monthly meeting Thursday. May 17. In Kosciusko County, Dailey Asphalt Production Co., Fort Wayne, bid $111,151 against the highway’s engineer estimate of $134,877 for work on shoulder seal on US 30 fromp MarshallKosciusko County line east to two point eight miles east of junctionSR 15. In Elkhart County, Rieth-Riley Construction Co., Elkhart, bid $240,907 against the highway’s engineer estimate of $293,135 for work on bituminous seal coat on SR 13 from junction SR 4 to junction US 20 and wedging and leveling on SR 4 and the Penn Central RR crossing in Goshen. Also resurfacing on SR 120 from junction US 20 to two point two miles east of the US 20 junction.
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Fun and games planned for Milford’s MAD Day
Members of the Milford Area Development Council met Tuesday afternoon in Doll's Decorating shop to finalize plans for the MAD Day events. Events will get underway on the elementary school grounds following the annual Legion sponsored parade and services at the Milford cemetery. The parade will move out at 10 a.m. A chicken barbecue will be served from 10:30 a m. until 1 p.m. on the school grounds. Games this year will include the following:
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fl 1k f REV. DAVID HYNDMAN At Syracuse Brethren Church, will be the speaker All Girl and Boy Scouts and any other organizations are invited to participate in the parade as well as the children of thecommunity. There will be a contest for decorated bikes and trikes.
11:00a.m. — Water balloon toss. 11:15a.m. — Wheelborrow race 11:30 a.m. — Three-legged race 11:45a.m. — Sack Race 1:00 p.m — Ice cream eating contest 1:30 p.m. — Adult softball game A Little League tournament will also be held during the MAD events Seek Docfor In other business a committee was appointed to find another doctor for the town Members of that committee are Brent Kaiser.
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At Syracuse Services in Syracuse will begin with a parade starting from the Railroad Park at 1 30 p m The parade will feature the color guard and flag bearers from both the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars: The procession will travel up Hun tington Street to Main Street and then turn towards the cemetery Services at the cemetery will begin at 2 p.m Master of Ceremonies will be William Wiggs, commander of the American Legion Post. The eulogy will bfr given by Rev David Hyndman of the All Saints Episcopal Church. Syracuse Also taking part in the services will be the American Legion Auxiliary of Syracuse During the parade the units will stop at the creek by the town building and a wreath will be tossed into the water in memory of those persons who lost their lives at sea. At Solomon ( reek Guest speaker at the Solomon Creek cemetery will be Rev Robert Wilburn of’ Epworth Forest. He will be speaking at 2 p.m.
Tom Speicher. Will Schieler. Connie Casto. Bruce Korenstra. Evelyn Orn and Becky Doll. Guest of honor Brenda Replogle was guest of honor at an open house given by her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Replogle, r 1 Milford. Sunday afternoon on May 20. after graduation exercises. Friends, relatives and neighbors came from this area as well as from Fort Wayne and Elkhart.