The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 July 1980 — Page 1

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VOLUME 17

Flotilla on Lake Wawasee Sunday — Syracuse, lakes gear up for Fourth of July celebration

It’s time for the annual Wawasee Flotilla Festival. This year the theme for the parade will be “Speak Up America” and the Flotilla and committee intends to make the parade one of the largest and most enjoyable events ever held on Lake Wawasee. Besides the Flotilla, there will be fireworks, road race, dance, chicken barbeques, water ski show, plus a lot more. All events will begin on Friday, July 4 and will end with the Flotilla Parade on Sunday, July 6. This year’s Flotilla will be dedicated to the memory of Lou Craig, Syracuse. He was chosen by the committee to be‘"Commodore but died unexpectedly on June 16 and will be remembered iui his kindnesses to the con. munity and his love of the lake area. Fireworks July 4 On July 4 there will be fireworks at the Syracuse City

B Hill Al B ®Wl' fip* 111 jgyf* 81 w lift Rfl 1 1 1 |L JH TROPHY AND CASH WINNERS — There are 21 trophies and $1,500 in cash prizes to be awarded to the Flotilla winners on Sunday, July 6. At the parade’s conclusion, the following awards will be presented by the Flotilla Committee. The left front plaque is the Early Money Award. Behind the Money Award is the large Commodore’s trophy. At the far right is the Commodore Award which goes to the Lou Craig family. The center trophies are first, second and third prizes for the six division winners:,Residential, commercial, institutional, classic, junior and industrial. Cash prizes are SIOO to a Ligonier entry, SIOO given by the the Wawasee Property Owners Association, $250 for the Commodore winner, SIOO for the first, SSO to the second and $25 to the third place winners in each division. (Photo by Kim Hieber)

By ARCH BAUMGARTNER Publisher, The Mail-Journal When the old two-story brick building, located on the west side

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Park beginning at dusk and preceded by the park association's chicken barbeque from 12-7 p.m. The chicken barbeque is a fund raising project for the park association and will bb held at the consession stand. Music will be furnished by the Enchanted Hills orchestra and jazz band. On Saturday, The Mail-Journal Flotilla Road Race will start at 5:30 p.m. from the City Park with a jazz band from Wawasee High School entertaining. A water ski show will be held at the fish hatchery on Lake Wawasee at 6 p.m. followed by a fireworks display at dusk. The Cromwell Fire Department is having a chicken barbeque at the fish hatchery that day from It a m v';t’l 6 p.m. To top the day. the Flotilla Dance will be held in the South Shore Golf Club Pavillion beginning at 9:30 p.m. The Dell Howard Combo will provide the music and there will be no ad-

A moment of nostalgia felt as Hotel Milford comes down

of the business block in Milford and for years housing Hotel Milford, was torn down last Thursday, spectators gathered

mission charge. Highlighting the week end will be the Flotilla Parade starting off at 1 p.m. from Wawasee Prep on Lake Wawasee Sunday, July 6. With donations and the work of the Flotilla committee, there will be a total of $1,450 in cash prizes for the float building efforts. The overall first place winner of the Commodore’s trophy will receive $250 and the first place winner in each of the six divisions will receive SIOO, second place SSO and third place $25. The best float entered from Ligonier will receive SIOO. There is also a special Earl Money Memorial

Mary Jane Cox, ‘Miss Syracuse' crowned Queen of tiie Lakes'

There must be something about the beauties from Syracuse, because for the fourth con-

along the curb to witness the passing of an era. For the old hotel building was at one time the mecca for

and the Wawasee Property Owners Association will give SIOO. If the weather conditions permit, a large group of hot air balloons will take off from Wawasee Prep, beginning the parade of boats around the lake. There will be six divisions in which prizes will be awarded. Those divisions are: Antique and classic boats, signs with make and year are suggested; commercial; industrial; residential; institutional and youth, 18 years or younger. This year there are no restrictions as to the size or type

secutive year the “Queen of Lakes” has been from Syracuse. Not only was the “Queen of Lakes” from Syracuse, but beauties from Syracuse and Dewart Lake took three of the top seven awards in the North Webster Mermaid Festival’s queen contest last Saturday night, June 28. 1979 “Queen of Lakes” Michele Miller passed her crown to another Syracuse beauty and friend, Mary Jane Cox, 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Cox, r 4 Syracuse. Miss Cox is a 1980 graduate of Wawasee High School and entered the competition as “Miss Syracuse,” sponsored by Jerri and Jills Salon of Styles of North Webster. She also won the swimsuit competition on Friday night, June 27. She has brown hair and blue eyes. Miss Cox is five feet, two inches tall and weighes 108 pounds. One of the most coveted awards of the contest went to Patricia Gerrity, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Gerrity, Syracuse. Miss Gerrity i was chosen by her running mares as “Miss Congeniality.” She entered the contest as “Miss Dewart Lake” and was sponsored by

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of boat to be used in the Flotilla, but the craft must be sea worthy and capable of maintaining a speed of 10 miles per hour. There also is no pre-registration. All entries for the parade will be marshalled in front of the former Spinks-Arm Hotel (Wawasee Prep) before the start of the parade. After a number of aerial salutes, the parade will begin promptly at 1 p.m. and will travel around Lake Wawasee clockwise unless the wind conditions dictate otherwise. The trophies and prizes will be awarded in front of the hotel at the end of the parade

Kappa Omicron Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi of Syracuse. First runner-up was Jama Gawthrop, 19-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Gawthrop, Goshen. She entered the contest as “Miss Waubee Lake” and was sponsored by the Mug and Brush Hair Design of Goshen. Second runner up was Candy Ulshafer, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ben Ulshafer, Columbia City. She entered the contest as “Miss Columbia City” and was sponsored by the Columbia City Marching Band. Princesses were Annette Holtrey, 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Holtrey, Huntington and Kristi Landon, 18-year-old daughter of Pam Todd, Syracuse and William Landon, Angola. Miss Holtrey entered the contest as “Miss Huntington” and was sponsored by Bechstein Super Value, Huntington. Miss Landon was sponsored by the 1980 Class of Wawasee High School and entered the contest as “Miss Wawasee High School. ” Parade An overcast sky kept the spectators wondering if it would rain, but the rain held out and the (Continued on page 2)

traveling salesmen, and for many travelers to and from the area’s many lakes. Old timers who saw the

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dilapidated old brick building tumble to the ground under the extending arm of Darrel Custer’s huge back hoe remember l|ie

hotel ouilding when it was the center piece of community activities. Those were the days when a

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