The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 21, Milford, Kosciusko County, 13 June 1979 — Page 2

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed.. June 13.1979

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FLOTILLA COMMITTEE — Members of the Wawasee Flotilla Festival committee are shown here in a photo taken last night (Tuesday) as the committee was making final plans for this year’s event. (Note: See Festival news story on page 1.) From left, seated, are Jerry Johnson, Donna Johnson, Robert McNary, Sandy McNary, Ted Rogers and Jack Wells. Standing from left are Cindi Wells, Jeff Wells. Barbara Beemer. Bill Beemer and Marge Rogers.

$ 78,000 — (Continued from page 1) department would foot the bill for the labor. This was tabled until Beatty provides estimates for costs to be incurred within the structure such as a restroom, sink and fixtures. Beatty was also asked by Brooks to check with NIPSCo to see if power could be supplied at the building. Deeter asked the board to see if it could do anything about the grass and weeds not mowed in the northeast and southwest parts of town. Mrs. Treesh informed him that an ordinance is being written with enforcement powers and that the attorney should have it ready by the next board meeting. Milford fire chief Bill Leemon presented the board with a $3,400 bill for repair of one of the fire truck pumpers. The cost was right in line with the estimate given by Universal Fire Apparatus Corp, and was approved under the stipulation that Leemon get a more itemized statement “for the record." Leemon also made a recommendation that the board spend approximately SI,OOO for new high pressure fire hoses since two that are currently in use are faulty. He stated that it could wait until later in the year but that it needs to be taken care of to meet state standards. Clerktreasurer Margie Brooks said an additional appropriation would be needed to finance the hoses. She informed Leemon and the board that she would ask the state tax commissioners where they could get the money to pay this bill and felt that they might be able to achieve this through federal revenue sharing funds. Also on the fire agenda was the requesting of insurance to cover $5,890 worth of radios purchased by the department. The board felt there would be no problem with putting a rider on the former policy on equipment. It was also noted that if and when there is a

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central dispatcher for police, fire and EMS. that the radios would sa-ve the department considerably -in terms of its phone bill. Two more requests by the fire department had to do with the department building itself Leemon stated the north side of the building needs to be sandblasted for repainting, which will be done by the firemen. Mrs. Treesh stated that “This proposal would be cheaper than painting every two years." And finally, the roof is also in need of repair. The board has been ready to act on this but to date only one contractor has submitted a bid for this project. Speaking of bids, decision on the contractor for the asphalt paving project will be reached at the meeting on Monday, June 25, at the next board meeting. The sewer line bid will be awarded at the July 9 meeting. A final topic of the evening dealt with a complaint by Alan Coy concerning junk cars in the neighborhood. Mrs. Treesh informed him of an ordinance. 67-3, that covers this and promised action by police to crack down on this matter. By law all cars must .have current license plates and if they are parked on the street, they must have an inspection sticker. But Robert Murphy stated. “If a car is on personal property, it is not required that the vehicle have an inspection sticker.” Emergency — (Continued from page 1> for further duties which will be assigned by the EOC or the fire chief Standard operational procedures for the officers of the department are to respond to the sight of the disaster upon the activation of the EOC. (The fire chief will directly report to the EOC and remain there.) The officer will evaluate the conditions at the scene, estimate the

equipment and manpower needed and report back to the center and fire chief. Once the report has been presented to. the EOC and or fire chief, assignments of manpower and equipment will be given to prevent the overlapping of shortage on needed manpower and equipment to a given area. Upon final evaluation of the scene, the chief will notify other municipalities for their help in equipment, supplies and personnel. He will also notify law enforcement agencies for their help with security at the disaster scene, traffic control and search and rescue work, if the EOC has not assigned this work to the police department. The fire chief will also take care of any items that may develop under the realms of the fire department. EMS The Emergency Medical Service will respond to the primary duties of care and transportation of the sick and injured people, search and rescue and any duties the EOC or the head of EMS may assign. The priority in which they will be followed will be that all available civilian EMS personnel will respond to the fire station and upon their arrival they will report to the EMS captain or assigned officer. Personnel are then to wait for assignments by the EOC' or head of a large amount of people injured a EMS officer will respond to the affected area and make a fast evaluation of the scene condition, estimate the equipment and manpower needed and report back to the EOC and EMS captain. The EMS captain will report directly to the EOC building and stay there. Once the report has been given the EOC or captain will have ambulance crew six respond along with needed personnel and equipment to set up a Triage Medical aid station, notify area hospitals of the problem and the estimated number of injured that may be transported and notify other EMS for their help in transporting and or helping at the Triage Medical aid station. In the event the disaster has cut off means of transporting patients to the hospitals, the following will go injo effect: the above items will be carried out to the best of abilities, area doctors and nurses will be contacted for their help, area drug stores and the pharmacies will be contacted and the opening of these three preplanned medical treatment centers: Family Practice Clinic,

Wawasee High School gymnasium and either Methodist church’s fellowship halls. Depending on the following items: Number of Triage One patients over tax system, number of injuires by far taxes the system and supplies, long periods of time before transportation is available and if there is a possibility of a reoccurance of a disaster is evident, there will be notification of state and military aid in transport for patients transport by helicopters, transportation of additional personnel and wpplies and military personn * for security of the affected area. The temporary morgue facilites will be set up in the Syracuse Junior High School Gymnasium. Scout cabin. American Legion Hall and notify the Kosciusko County Coroner s office. Town Board Representative The town board representative will assume the following duties: Conferring with the EOC coordinator on matters concerning the good of the town, coordination of the street and water departments of the town, control and coordination of all civilian volunteer help, public relations if the incident requires any and consultation with the town attorney on matters of possible trouble. The street and water department's duties are to maintain a constant water supply to the town, shutting off of main water lines to demolished buildings, clearing off of the roadways and assigned duties as given by the EOC. Civil Defense Upon activation of the EOC. the Syracuse Civil defense unit will respond according to the primary duties of a communication hookup State CD band, readiment of second EOC. shelter planning and execution for the public, traffic control around close perimeter of affected scene, informing the public of what to do, what happened, etc. . . ~ arrangement with the town representative for sanitation and water supply for the public, helping the town representative with coordination of activities of civilian volunteers and RADEF or any other functions which may arise under the realm of Civil Defense. The civil defense director will have all personnel report to the civil defense building and he will report to the EOC and stay there. Once all field reports have come into the EOC the director will coordinate all activities of his department as assigned by the EOC coordinator and or the Civil Defense director. Recommendations Recommendations made for purchase and or obtaining the needed items for disaster plan include a telephone rotary system for the three municipal lines. This system when switched on will allow any caller to be rotated to one of the three

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numbers if one should be busy at the time and will allow less time in calls in case of a true emergency call. Another item is a two channel, five watt Motorola portable radio for the EMS captain. One channel will be the Ore department frequency and the other channel will be an open line with the Indiana Hospital Emergency Radio Network. This will allow the EMS captain to coordinate responding ambulance to the scene and cut down on radio traffic which will have to be relayed by radio operator. An open IHERN channel for truck one was also recommended and will allow the truck to be made into a mobile control point if the need should arise. Also was the purchase of numerical color coded pin on ID tags in the colors of red, blue, and yellow with 25 tags in each set, numbered 1-25. The tags will be given to the volunteer help as field identification to help control personnel in the field. The red tags will be the center of the scene, blue for the surrounding perimeter and yellow for the outer most perimeter of the scene. Small maps of the town and surrounding township areas for coordination of assigned work areas are also listed to be purchased. A large map for use by the EOF is listed for the use of an overall view of affected area and assignments of w’ork detail. The final item listed is a monthly check of the emergency engine for the water pump at the Vega plant. S-W Rotary Club hears travelogue The Syracuse-VVawasee Rotary Club heard a travelogue and saw color slides concerning Third World countries that comprise the Asian sub-continent at its Tuesday luncheon meeting. Arch Baumgartner, publisher of The Mail-Journal, was the speaker and talked about conditions as -he saw them in February 1978,wh£n he and Mrs. Baumgartner toured India, Bangladesh, Nepal. Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran on a Study Mission with members of the National Newspaper Association. He said the group held a press conference with Afghanistan President Mohammed Daoud and had no idea that several months later he would be overthrown in a military coup and killed. And that the group found conditions in Iran “stable and progressive" and heard nothing of the Islamic undercurrent that would swell to revolutionary proportions and eventually overthrow the Shah of Iran. Guests at the meeting included Bill Cortwright of Muncie, Dick Ruddell of Indianapolis. Bill Anglemeyer of Goshen and Bill Sales of Syracuse.

Extension received on fuel program The Kosciusko County Chapter of the American Red Cross has received an extension on the fuel program. The new cut-off date is June 29. Help can still be applied for. The increased income-level is now in effect. The new guidelines for income are a family of one person $4,250; two persons, $5,625; three persons. $7,000; four persons $8,375; five persons $9,750; and six persons $11,125. For families with more than six persons add an additional $l,lOO for each additional member. Assistance with coal, water, electricity, bottle gas, natural gas. fuel oil, wood and other such heating materials is available upon verification of household income and fuel supply. Applicants may take W-2 forms, disability checks, social security information, CD interest or any other type of income statement to the Red Cross office. 510 North Lake Street Warsaw. Applications will be accepted during regular office hours 9 am., to 4:30 p.m.. Monday through Friday, with the exception of Wednesday, when it closes at 1 p.m. Em I*4 w >) JOINS FRY. WELLS & ROGERS REALTY — Keith Smallwood has joined the real estate firm of Fry, Wells & Rogers Realty. Mr. Smallwood will act as a listing and selling salesperson. He has been associated with Viking Boat Company for the last number of years as a company salesman in the midwest. He is a resident of the Hawaiian Village addition with his wife. Marian and two children. Kevin and Malia. His oldest son. Jeffery. is in the Navy, stationed in California.

iI I I I 1 1 | ■I ibH B i |ll_ ni § OUTSTANDING BANDSMAN — Tim Bushong. 18. son of g Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Bushong. Syracuse, received a x !< Distinguished Musician certificate from the U.S. Marines. He £ $: was recommended for the award by Wawasee High School Band x •2 Director. David Blackwell for his four years of work and effort $ $■ put into the music department at the High School. He is a 1979 Wawasee High School graduate. $ X Bushong has been in band for the past seven years, playing v trombone in the high school band and orchestra groups, bass X X guitar for the jazz band and participating in the school choir. He currently is in a band called "Last Chance" and is planning on x X writing songs and heading towards California. £ Blackwell stated that Bushong is an excellent musician and x v “one of the best to come out of the place." He also stated young X X Bushong spent a lot of time with music and has done some outstanding work. X $ The award from the Marine Corps is away of recognizing £ X people who are in band and are outstanding. The award is of- X sered to any school who sends in a recommendation. rgyßowM The custom of dipping for apples is believed to be a remnant of divination practiced among the Druids.