The Mail-Journal, Volume 16, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 July 1979 — Page 12

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., July 18,1979

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designs small scale ideas into large scale realities

Looking for a house? Have a price in mind? How about the design? Design?! Most people don’t really think about exactly what they would like to have in their homes and thus when the purchase is finalized, a lot of homebuyers wind up dissatisfied. The idea of finding immediate shelter is so predominant in most minds that time is not taken for careful planning. But for Phil Metcalf, r 1 North Webster, teacher at Milford Junior High, his home is almost what he had in mind. What

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started out as a snow day activity some six years ago. the design and building of scale model residential homes has been a real benefit to him. Stated Metcalf. “When we were looking for a house it really helped." Byknowing the design, and having a small scale view of what the Metcalfs' would be living in helped the decision process. What goes into this con struction hobby? First of all. the plans have to be drawn up with dimensions for everything. Then the dimensions must be reduced to scale, a quarter inch equals

one foot, for example. Then the actual building begins. Jf one could see the final piece it would appear that this is the simplest part of the whole operation.

"One can only work on this for short periods of time,." noted Metcalf. The work is so tedious that it requires much patience and dedication. Metcalf uses balsa wood, which can be bought at any hobby store and comes in several thicknesses, and cuts his desired pieces with a razor blade. After each section is cut, he then determines where the piece goes and covers each with contact paper. This can also be purchased at hobby or even grocery stores.

The parts that are glued together are braced by small pins. Should the glue be a special kind? Nothing doing, just the everyday Elmer’s will do just fine. Caution should be exercised when gluing pieces and fitting them together. One should not remove the pins until the glue has thoroughly dried. Not into the hobby much since his house was built about four years ago. Phil is entering a new facet of home building that is beginning to take shape...dome houses. After seeing a few in the Lansing, Mich, area, he has decided to try a small model of his own. The dome home consists of hexagonal sides hooked together.

Trophy making and engraving calms restless Brannock spirit

Most people, once they finish the day’s work, like to go home and do something completely unrelated to their occupation. The stresses of the day are too much to worry about after the clock ticks that magical hour signaling it's time logo home. But because he just has to keep busy. Dale Brannock. 164 North Shore Drive, Syracuse, fills his time with a hobby that is somewhat tied in with his everyday activites. yet lacks the competitiveness and stresses that go with-it. Dale makes and engraves

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trophies and plaques, and has been doing it for the past 10 years and plans to continue the endeavor. Presently a guidance counselor at Grissom Middle School in the Penn-Harris-Madison school corporation in Mishawaka and assistant basketball coach at Penn High School, Dale formerly taught at Wawasee High School for six years where he was the physical education department head while being a part-time guidance counselor, and coach for nearly every sport. While at Wawasee, Dale began tinkering with the trophy business as a salesman for

prerequisite for water skiing The skier should practice basic maneuvers before adding new or advanced skills. A life jacket of belt should be worn at all ’ times A hard fall might knock the wind out of the skier temporarily. In case of a fall the skier should stay with the skies and signal the boatsman that he is all right. Ski only during the daytime, never at night. 9th annual corn roast August 4 The ninth annual corn and sausage roast, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club of Lakeland, North Webster, will be held on Saturday, August 4. Phil Hoy. general chairman, announced that the roast will be set up on the front lawn of the Counting House Bank on the east side of SR 13 in North Webster. Serving will be from 11 a m. toßp.m. The Lakeland Kiwanians anticipate that approximately 6,000 will be served Indiana grown sweet corn on the cob and old fashioned sjuffed sausage at the roast. Carry-outs will be available on roast day. In addition to general chairman Hoy, the steering committee, which will be finalizing plans for the corn and sausage roast, includes Theo Thomas, Dick Long, Steve Jordan, Dave Everts, John Roberts, Bill Sincroft, Larry Stackhouse, Jim Hormann and Mike Heminger. All proceeds from the roast will be used for youth programs and community projects in the Lakeland area. On Friday, August 3, the day preceding the roast, an auction will be held under the tent which will be set up on Camelot Square. John Knoy, chairman for the auction urges that residents of the community who have articles that they wish to donate or place on consignment for the Kiwanis auction contact him.

a friend in Muncie who had his own trophy business, Mel Botkin. After selling for a while, he went into the actual construction and engraving processes. He proceeded from trophies to imprinted T-shirts and finally to sporting goods. For two years he was manager and part-owner of the Goshen Sporting Goods store. Moving on, he returned to just the trophies and plaques once he began teaching at Grissom, now in his second year there. The mark of a good businessman is being able to sell a product by word of mouth. And that’s exactly what Dale does. He stated. “I don't advertise or solicit business. Word of mouth gets the business even though 1 do stamp the trophies with the Brannock Trophies label." The only extra trophy business he does occurs when various schools are in a jam and need some trophies and plaques in a hurry. Then, he says, "it's a family affair " His wife Sherry and his two sons, Brian and Mike, sophomore and senior respeclively at Wawaseee High School, pitch in to get the job done. The Brannocks' specialize in sporting trophies and plaques though they do tinker with other schooloriented awards such as the drama club and graduation awards Dale's largest order came when he made the trophies for the state fastpitch softball tournament held in Mishawaka a couple of years ago. The main emphasis of this hobby today, as it was 10 years ago, is to provide "good, reasonably priced awards.”

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■ b ■' ■'! ,V<. .... . ENERGETIC ENGRAVER — Dale Brannock, former Wawasee High School teacher, is shown above with his favorite hobby machine, an engraver. Brannock, when he’s not involved with scholastic endeavors, busies himself with the making of trophies and plaques with the appropriate engraved information on the award. 1 Line your vegetable bin with papez towels to keep vegetables fresher longer.