The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 July 1979 — Page 1

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VOLUME 16

Queen, Princesses, Miss Swimsuit', Miss Congeniality —

•> Syracuse girls sweep top honors at North Webster Mermaid Festival

By JERI SEELY The Syracuse community is proud of its beautiful girls, and well it should be. Not only is the “Queen of Lakes" from Syracuse for the third straight year, beauties from Syracuse and L. ike Wawasee took five of the seven top awards in the North Webster Mermaid, Festivals queen contest last Saturday night. When 1978 “Queen of Lakes" Ann Porter crowhed her e accessor she placed .the crown on the head of another Syracuse beauty. The new queen is 17-year-old Michele .Ann Miller, daughter of Miriam and Jim Johnson ot r 4 box 188 Syracuse. She is a sei ior at Wawasee High School nd entered the contest as “A iss Sylvan." being sponsored by Smoker Craft. Sylvan Boats. N ew Paris. She has brown Jia ir and h; zei eyes. She is five feet. 6’? mclies tall and weighs 117 pounds. On Friday Michelle White. 17, 724 E. Baltimore St.. Syracuse, won the “Miss Swim Suit tille.

Cold, windy weather failed to deter Wawasee Flotilla Sunday

A northwesterly wind of g deproportions and tall whitecap: l on Lake Waiwasee provided a scene of unparalleled beauty, but wrought havoc with floats entered in Sunday's Waw;i see Flotilla. The high winds and turbu ent waters definitely limited the number of entrants in the Flol ilia and cut back the armada of private crafts that customarily gather on the lake to accompany the decorated floats through tieir two hour-plus ride around the lake. Those who dfd participate gathered in front of the old Prep building nd moved out in a clockvise direction following a lead boa Hn which Commodore J ck DeHaven rode. Bill Beemer served as marahafand moved the floats out in an orderly fashior He reported ."almost all" entrants completed the entire route and returned to the site of origin where trophies were handed out by Ted Rogers.

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FL( TILLA WINNERS i— There were so many we had to make the picture small. This group makes up the winners who braved the high w in dis Sunday afternoon to participate in the Wawasee F lotilia.

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Michelle is the daughter of Mr ani Mrs. Charles White and was Sponsored oy the Wawasee Booster Club as “Miss Wawasee Booster Clubi” ‘ She is a senior at Wawasee High School, has light brown ha r. t blue eyes, weighs 11)3 pounds and stands five' feet, seven inches tai f On Saturday Michelle was named as-one of two of the qu ?en’s princesses. < )ne of the ihdst coveted awards of the contest went to Kathie Yoder, a 1979 graduate and the daughter of Mr and Mrs. Ray Yoder also oi Syracuse. Miss Yoder was chosen by her peers as “Miss Congeniality.” Miss Yoder en ejred the contest at “Miss South Shore." sponsored by the South Shore Go f Club. And. Kelly Earleywine of r 1 Ogden Island. Syracuse, was named a princess. She is 16 and the daughter o A. W. and P. G. Earleywine She is a junior at Wawasee High School arid entered #the pontes*’ as “Miss

Wins Commodore’s Trophv Amnmg the. coveted Commodore's Trophy and SSOO was a large, well-planned float entered b\ Sea Nymph. a Syracuse boat manufacturing firm Sitting on the* throne was thinly clad Monty Gray.wearing a large paper crown. The sides of the float were decorated with brghtly colored hieroglyphics, much like those found in King Tutankhamen’s tomb in The V; Iley of the Kings near Luxor in Upper Egypt The entry showed planning and work and was deserving. The same, float was the only entry in the Industrial class and as such won a first place trophy and a check for $l5O. Commercial Class , Kathy’s Beauty Bazaar won a first place trophy and $l5O in the commercial . class. Kathy M -Kibbin and her husband and a ntmber of the girls who work in her beauty salon did considerable work on the«pmtoon. festooning it with bright paper mache flowers ard streamers. It was an easy

Augsburger," sponsored ibyM Augsburger’s Super Vaju of Syracuse and North W’ebstqr Miss Earleywine also; won fourth place in the queens conveyances division of the Mermaid Festival Parade j Parade Winners The sun smiled on the parade route Saturday afternoon, after heavy rains hit the area Friday night and continued to fall into the early morning hours. Winners in the commercial and . municipal floats were Hunting

July 4 fireworks festivities set for Cromwell, Syracuse

Fourth of July festivities are once again set to honor the day this country takes to celebrate its independance. The bright colors appear in the

9 winner. Winning second place, and a trophy and $75. was a float entered by the State Bank of Syracuse, and winning third place and a trophy and $25. was a float entered by Pizza Supply of Indiana. Residential Class Winning-first in the residential class was a three-float unit entered by residents of Kanata Manayunk. called Wawasee Railroad. The first units was.a railroad train, followed by a wind-blown dining car and finally by a caboose. It won a trophy and $l5O. I In the institutional cliass the Veterans of Foreign Wais, Post 6638 of Nappanee, won first place, a trophy and $l5O for its patriotic float, displaying a colorful array of flags which were fully unfurled in all their glory in the high wind Joe Gray, executive secretary ot the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, appeared lonely in a pontoon float displaying the Chamber’s banner. He accepted a second place trophy and $75 in

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State Bank of Huntington, first; Penguine Point, second; and Jellystone Campgrounds, third Winning first place in the organizational floats was the South Side Business Association of Huntington. The Lakeland Snowmobile Club won second place and the Betsy Ross Club of Bourbon won third. The Eagles Lodge of Huntington won the walking unit award and the Maxi Taxi Kit Car of Dan and Sue Adams of Greentown was first in novelty

skies Tuesday night at dusk, July 3, in front of fish hatchery on Lake Wawasee and follow a ski show by the Wawasee Ski Club that gets underway at 6 p m. The

behalf of the Chamber. Classic Crafts In Classic Craft, the three winners were a 1942 Chris Craft, owned and driven by long-time Lake Wawasee resident Dave Coppes. winning a first place trophy and $150; a 1937 Chris Craft utility boat, winning second place for a trophy and $75; and a 1950 Chris Craft Barrel Back winning third place, for a trophy , and $25. Earl Money Award An easy winner for the Earl Money Award was the entry of Nappanee VFW Post 6638 for a handsome trophy presented by Fredetta Money in memory of her late husband, a longtime Lake Waw'asee conservation officer, plus a check for $l5O. A judges’ pontoon manded by Richard Inskeep carried the following judges: Chris Roberts of radio station WOWO, Harriett Jane (Mrs Richard! Inskeep of Fort Wayne and Lake Wawasee and Alex Christofides of Syracuse.

units. Winning first in mounted units was the Frankton Horse Color Guard of Frankton. A 1930 Model “A" Roadster entered by Robert Englin of Greentown was first in old cars. The Knights of Khorassan Road Runners of Frankton won the trophy for being the best dycle unit and the VFW post 1126 of Warsaw received the men’s color bearers and guard’s trophy. The women s trophy went to the (Continued on 2)

* ‘ Tuesday fireworks are being sponsored by the Cromwell Fire Department. Throughout the day, the Cromwell Fire Department will be holding a chicken barbecue, starting at 11 a m. at the chery. There is plenty of parking for fireworks fans and the nighttime show is expected to last an hour. In Syracuse, “No fireworks will be fired before 9:30 p.m.,” states . John Kroh, co-chairman of the Syracuse display along with Tom Prickett. Following tradition, the evening event will be held bn the Fourth and will be held at Syracuse Park. The park will be roped off from 6 p.m. until shortly before the festivities begin so that the firing mechanisms can be set up. The fireworks this year are being fired by local people, namely John Whybrew and Jim Kuhn. This activity is being sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce with the aid of the Syracuse Fire Department. Civil Defense. Town Board and Park Department. - “For the past 20 years the area businessmen have financed the fireworks as an appreciation to the community for their business,” stated Kroh, “This year we purchased the fireworks and plan to fire them ourselves so .as to cut the cost down,” added Kroh. “but we also hope to have a bigger and better program this year.” The fireworks at the park cap off the 1979 Wawasee Flotilla Festival.

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QUEEN AND COURT — Shown above is the 1979 “Queen of Lakes” Michele Ann Miller and members of her court. The new queen is a 17-year-old Wawasee High School senior and entered the contest as “Miss Sylvan.” ' v ’ Shown in the center are Theresa Kellogg, left, “Miss Jerri and Jill’s Salon.” first runner-up; and Cindy Thurston, right, “Miss Warsaw Jaycee-ette.” second runner-up. In front are princesses, Kelly Earleywine, “Miss Augsburger;” arid Michelle White. Miss Wawasee Booster Club.” Miss White also won the “Miss Swimsuit” title.

Michele Miller 'surprised' at being selected Queen

"I was so surprised." says the new Queen of the Lakes, Michele . Ann Miller of Syracuse, who also noted, “I had a feeling I might have a chance in thetop five but really didn’t think I would win.” The 17-year-old Wawasee High School senior entered this year’s contest as "Miss Sylvan”, sponsored by Smoker Craft, Sylvan Boats. New' Paris. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson, r 4 box 188, Syracuse, with whom she resides on Lake Wawasee, and Mr. and Mrs. Maury Miller of .Elkhart. Michele, who wore a red formal gown for the ceremony, has brown hair and hazel eyes. She is five feet, 64 inches tall and weighs 117 pounds. She says this is the first contest of its kind she has ever entered. The hew Queen moved to Lake Wawasee two years ago from Goshen. She is employed this summer as a bus girl at the South Shore golf course restaurant (as is the new Miss Congeniality, Kathy Yoder of Syracuse. Another employee at South Shore is the 1977 Queen of Lakes, Cindy Willits, who served as one of the contest judges this year.) After her graduation from

Wawasee High School next year Michele plans to study fashion directing at a fashion college. A pompon girl at Wawasee for two years, she enjoys ceramic paintings, swimming and water skiing, and time spent with her boy friend, Rob Smith of Syracuse, an All-State high

Two injured when wall falls at Quaker Haven

A strange and unusual accident occurred Wednesday afternoon. June 27, at 2:57 p.m. at Quaker Haven, r 5 Syracuse, on the east end of Dewart Lake. A, 40 foot prefabricated wall fell on two men who were working at the site. Injured in the accident were Tom Julian, 18, 927 West Lincoln Road, Kokomo and Bill Brewer, 60, r 1 Fairmount. Julian received a blow on the right shoulder from the falling wall. He also sustained a small bruise on the right side of his head. Brewer complained of pain in his left shoulder and back, a large bruise was also found on his right knee. Both men were transported to

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By LOUISE PURVIS

school golfer at Wawasee .Michele’s family consists of a brother. Mike Miller of Syracuse; three step-sisters, Jody Johnson of Goshen and Cindy and Heather Feaster of Elkhart, and her grandparents. Mr. and Mrs Herbert. Bare add Mr and Mrs. Maynard Miller, all of Goshen

Goshen Hospital by Syracuse Emergency Medical Service Crew. A crane was raising the last section of the new dining hall and office facility into place when a metal tab came out of the hooks. The crane could not hold the wall, according to Mrs. Jerry < Letitia) Dain, manager-

> DEADLINE EXTENDED.;! County Auditor Jean Nor-1 thenor informed this! newspaper this week that the I deadline for filing fori Homestead Credit has been I extended to Julv 31. |