The Mail-Journal, Volume 17, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 January 1981 — Page 2
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., January 14.1981
;-R| p ' Xe fiflL V ’’ •'*' z /Wfl ' b • -B kj T g|iij|, • KBh/ 1 r \ RETAIL MERCHANTS DIVISION OFFICERS — The 1981 officers of the Retail Merchants Dnision of the Sx HK um- -W awasee Chamber of Commerce are Jack Matney. vice president, of Wyant ( hexrolrt ; Joyce Smith, president, of The Country Mouse: ancFJeanne Gardiner, secretary, of the State Bank of Syracuse. < Photo by Terri Chilcote >
Retail merchants finalize plans for Winter Carnival
Syracuse will hol’d it s second annual Winter Carnival on Saturday Feb ? The activities are co-ordinated by the Syracuse Park Board and sponsored by the Syracuse Merchants Association All activities are open to the public Opening the festivities include breakfast at the Syracuse American Legion post from 7 a m until b' am spordt>r»*d hy the American Legion Auxiliary Cross country ski races will be held at Maxuelton Golf Course beginning -at 10 a m Sponsored by Free Wheelin of Warsaw there will be one and five mile races The one mile race called "see how you do is for fun and open to all ages The five mile ski race offers a long distance challenge to all u ho enter The races include prizes in various age categories along with timing, aid stations, souvemer certificates and rental equipE§|fit before and.after the rat e/Anyiw wishing to pre registerxfor^the event should contact Mr anti Mrs Kip Schumm Also at 10 a m is the snow sculpturing contest sponsored by the Syracuse Lions Club En trants may use coloring -and decorations to compliment their snow projects but may not shape snow sculptures around any object Three trophies will be awarded for sculpting Entrants may register no later than 10 am that" day as a group, organization, commercial or individual The sculpture may be built at a home. tuisnW-ss or at the Syracuse City Park For pre registration, contact Jim Tranter The third event set for 10 a m is the skating sponsored by t he Lakeland Youth (enter at the Syracuse City Park Every eq trant must provide their own ice skates .and will receive a par licipation certificate Skating events include relayraces. a lap race and an obstacle course divided according to age in four categories Divisions include seven years and under, eight to 10 years U to 14 years and 15 years and older Other skating activities not divided according to age group are ac curacy contests, skating games and a tug-of war on ice which requires no skates All events have first second and third prizes The concession stand will be open ’at the Syracuse park offering hot drinks and food beginning at 10 am and con, tinuing through the afternoon Sponsored by Epsilon Sigma
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Alpha Sorority, the stand will double as a Winter Carnival information center Beginning at 11 a m is the Chili Dinner at Saint Andrew 's Cmted Mdfhodist Church Sponsored by the Merchant s Association, the menu includes chili, sandwiches and desserts A Sledding Contest, sponsored by the Kiwanis Club, is set for* 12 noon Participants in both the junior and. adult divisions 'may use sleds and-or tubes at the city park for the event Prizes shall be awarded in each category A mustache and beard contest, with registration at the con cession stand, begins at 12 30 p m Sponsored by Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, there will be two entry divisions with prizes m each category Included m the afternoon ac tivities is the snowmobile events that begin at 1 p m Sponsored by the lakeland Snowmobile Club, the activity has a small registration fee for both the junior and adult divisions Snowmobihng will be at the Syracuse Lake near the beach with prizes given in both divisions Open class ice boat races will also start at I p m with weather and ice conditions permitting at Syracuse Lake Registration and fee information is through Mike Smith. Front St .Syracuse Sleigh rides, snowmobile rides and hot air balloon rides are scheduled at the Syracuse City Park at 1 n. Sleigh rides and snow mobile ndes are free, u ith a slight charge for balloon rides Mount Wawasee will offer ski demonstrations from 1 p m to 4 p m that afternoon at the park s concession stand They will provide interested onlookers with ski lessons, demonstrations and trial runs with equipment provided Organizing at the city park is a Poker Run for snowmobilers at 3 p m This event is only open to adults Beginning the evening Winter Carnival activities is open skating at 5 p m at the Syracuse City Park Beach A bon fire on the beach is scheduled to warip everyone If the weather ts cold Saturday the bon fire may begin earlier A torch parade for snowmobilers is on the agenda for 6pm With the help of the Lakeland Snowmobilmg Club, snowmobilers will travel around SyrcuseLake The torches will be furnished (or the ex-ent on a first come (irst serve basis
In the early planning stages are fireworks at 7 p m So far. the Syracuse Park Board raised slightly over half the money necessary for the displays. Scheduled as a city park event, most of the fireworks displays will be aerial The park board is currentlyasking for fireworks donations The money must be raised at least one week prior to the events. Saturday. Jan 31. to include fireworks in the Winter Carnival Anyone interested in donating money should cntact Kip Schumm or Diane Mrs Stuart i Walker Many prizes will be given away at the carnival Some prizes are a portable television, compliments of Curtis Electronics; a get-away-weekend. compliments of Gullivers Travel Agency and cash and other prize items courtesy of other Syracuse merchants General Meeting A Syracuse Winter Carnival General Meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan 14, ?t 7p m in* the Syracuse Town Hall All interested persons are invited to attend Any contributions are also welcome For additonai Winter Carnival information contact Kip Schumm or Mrs Walker Asphyxiated — < Continued from page 1) He married Dorothy June Leyendecker on May 20. 1951. He was retired from the Muncie Baker Appliance Store He was a World War II Navy veteran and a member of the Muncie First Baptist Church Sun ning with his wife are two sons, Michael and Jeffrey , both of Syracuse, his father Glen Baker of Muncie, and one brother. Donald of Fort Myers. Fla Funeral services will be held today Wednesday > at 2p rp in Muncie s Elm Ridge cemetery vfMhßev Dan Mattox officiating Memorials may be directed to the. Syracuse E MS Miller — i Continued from page 1) board "I think our law enforcement takes the back seat to no one." remarked Auer "I don't think people know the long hours he (Hobbs ’ puts in for the town.” added Miller. Miller asked Hobbs if snowmobilers are allowed to drive across private property without permission. Hobbs suggested property owners post no-trespassing signs m visible places to deter snowmobilers. Hobbs reminded residents that snowmobile drivers must be licensed drivers and obey all traffic laws Fire Chief Bill Leemon presented his yearly fire report. In 1980. the Milford Fire Department answered 40 calls. Ten alarms were answered in the town of Milford. 18 alarms in Van Buren Township and four in Jefferson Township Three public service calls were rendered in
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Milford, one in Van Buren Township and one in Jefferson Township. Three mutual aid calls were answered. Fire losses for the year were $7,400 for Milford. $10,900 for Van Buren Township and S2OO for Jefferson Township, totaling $18,500. ' Henry Beer asked the town's help with a water problem “that dragged us down financially . ” He explained his water bill had risen dramatically since last fall. He hired a plumber who found a hole in his water line. He asked if the town could compensate him for the water he lost. ■= Conley doubted the town could be held responsible, since the hole was between the water meter and his home. "After the water is metered, we have no way of knowing how much water he lost.” Conley explained, adding the hole was in his water line and not the tow n’s line. The board members promised Beer they would take the matter under consideration and get back to him Beer thanked the board for its consideration Let bids — i Continued from page 1) Jansma Coursey. Etna Green, mechanical. Burton Mechanical Contractors. Rochester; ven tilating, C. L Schust Co., Inc ; temperature control. Johnson Controls. Inc., Fort Wayne; covering, and insulation. H & C Insullators; electrical. Delta Star Electric Co.; electronics. Communication Company of South Bend; masonry. Hershel Rock Mason; structural metals. Steel Fabricating Corp , Mishawaka; dry wall-plastering and acoustics. Gibson-Lewis, Inc.. Mishawaka; fascia. Tar-penning-LaFollette Co ; aluminum doors and glass and sash. D & M Glass Company. Elkhart; ceramic and terrazzo. Art Mozaic & Tile Co., Inc., South Bend: resilient* tile. Dietrich Acoustic Company. Fort Wayne; chalkboards. Peninsular Slate Company; metal and ventilated lockers, R K McElheny Co . Inc.; metal heating enclosures. Tarpenmng-LaFollette Co.. Inc ; gym equipment. Lee Company. Inc ; kitchen equipment. Willoughby Sheet Metal Co. Indianapolis , and science, home ec and built-in cabinets of wood. William Hermann & Son. Inc . Indianapolis. i ln the February 10 school board meeting further decisions will be made on contractors for carpet, painting, folding bleachers and roofing and sheet metal. Contractors for these products are being held until the board decides which company bid to accept according to the products they offer. / ’ The board accepted the bid withdrawal of Interiors For Business. Inc They notified the board in a letter that they cannot provide the specified carpeting for the Milford school. The synthetic flooring contract was also dropped from Martin Surfacing Company when board members decided to spend $22,000 additional money for a wood gym floor. The board believed wood to wear better and longer than a synthetic floor Food Service Cut Business manager George Gilbert announced he was contacted December 29 that food service reimbursement from the government will be cut by two and one half cents in lunch money He stated that this cut amounts to a $5,000 loss which will cut the food operating allowance for this year "I want taxpayers to know that things are hitting us too I don’t want to raise food prices in the middle of the year, but if we don’t raise milk and food prices now. it will probably be a 10 cent raise this next summer,” Gilbert explained He told board members that food prices are currently lower at Lakeland schools than many surrounding facilities, but next year pnees may be slightly higher The government began reducing food service reimbursement in September and it is expected to continue Increases The mileage rate of all cor poration driving was increased two cents The mileage rate was 16 cents and will now be raised to 18 cents as of January 1. Substitute teachers also received a raise effective January 1. Substitutes were paid $26 per’day and will now receive S3O per day. Half day subs will receive sls. The 1981 overtime custodial pay rates were increased from $8 75 per hour to $lO. Those
contracts already set with groups at the previous contract rates will remain at the $8.75 hourly rate, with all new contracts increased. The minimum custodial rate will also be raised to $lO from $8.75. Other Business An error was made in a previous announcement over the 1981 administrative salary for athletic director Carl Meditch. The calendar year pay reported previously was $26,900 when the actual pay figure was $27,300. The board authorized the Indochinese adult English education for the State of Indiana. The corporation will be funded $3,000 for the program already in progress. The corporation lawyer told board members that 50 signatures must be obtained from each community to offer a lease for the Milford junior high school. The board approved the circulation of patron petitions and two public notices. The financial reports as of December 31. 1980, were as follows State Bank ot Syracuse $359.589 73; North Webster Counting House Bank, $59,510; Milford Branch of First National Bank of Warsaw $35,779; and North Webster branch of Lake City Bank of Warsaw $9,075 68. with $l3O 68 interest.. An executive session followed the board meeting regarding jiersonnel concerns The next public school board meeting will 1 - be Tuesday. Feb. 10. At that meeting financial representatives will be present to discuss corporation money. Mt. Wawasee carnival in January Mount Wawasee will have its third winter carnival this year either January 17 ,and 18 or , January 24 and 25. The Mount Wawasee Winter carnival is NOT part of the Syracuse Park Board's winter carnival scheduled for February 7. 5 Speaking words of I wisdom By G. EDWARDGEANS Minister ‘ ; The nighttime soap operas are coming! "Dallas” paved the way. On the heels of “Dallas" was “Knot’s Landing.” Next “Flamingo R«td " And all I the new shows promise to bring us even more of the suspense. ‘ intrigue and sensuality we have become accustomed to on ! "Dallas.” the forerunner of them all According to a trusty dici tionary definition, a "flamingo" I is> an aquatic bird with a very I long neck, long legs, webbed feet and a bill that bends downward I According to the same trusty I dictionary, a "knot" is a wading bird of the snipe family. More than likely, the new soap operas * will turn out to be most appropriate for their namesakes. I namely, “for the birds. " * One group of church members i became so frustrated with the i immorality on television that they collected their television i sets, chopped them up and threw ! them into a huge bonfire. Another Christian sent his broken 1 television set to benevolent agency with a vow to neither fix i his television or replace it with a new one. There can be no question that * the content of what is aired on our television screens has reached an all time low There are things on television now that would never have made it on the air ten years ago And we shudder to contemplate what it will be like ten years from now But what is the i answer 1 ’ Take an axe to our television sets’ Ship them off to the Goodwill? Not really. The answer is nearer than we think It is on the tip of our index finger, the one we use to turn on the television. Ratings determine what goes on television. What viewers choose to watch is what networks choose to keep on the air. The single greatest weapon against the junk- that is on television is abstinence, other wise known as disciplined, discretionaryviewing. How many of us. without really knowing what shows are on. simply turn the television on out of habit?
• i 'Vi fl ' - vi**" M 'Qi fl 1981 KOSCIUSKO COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION - The 1981 Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission elected officers at its January 7 meeting at the courthouse. Seated are Secretary Charles Brower. North Webster, county surveyor; Chairman Victor Virgil. Atwood, county agricultural agent: and Dee Stiver, appointed by the town of Syracuse. Standing are Vice Chairman Steve Butts, appointed by the town of Syracuse: Doh Ahrns. Milford, appointed by the Lakeland School Corporation; Bob Hartzle, Etna Green, appointed by the county council: Jerry Grady. Syracuse, appointed by the county commissioners; and Ron Baumgartner. Milford, appointed by the town of Milford. Not pictured is Bob Snyder. Pierceton, appointed by the Small Towns Advisory Board. < Photo by ( Terri Chilcote)
Plan Commission elects 1981 officers
By TERRI CHILCOTE The January 7 meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission was short and sweet, lasting little over an hour. The only items of business were election of officers. Board of Zoning Appeals appointments, extending a preliminary plat approval to 24 months and approving a final plat Board members re-elected Victor Virgil, chairman; and elected Steve Butts, vice chairman; and Charles Brower, secretary. Jerry Grady and Bob Hartzle were appointed to represent the Area Plan Commission on the Board of Zoning Appeals. Grady served on the BZA last year and Hartzle is replacing APC member Don Ahrns who asked not to be reappointed. The board voted unanimously toz-extend preliminary plat ap--'’proval to 24 months sor 4 Lakeside Development located in Tippecanoe Township on Tippecanoe Vandalism at laundry John Price, Lakeland Laundry owner. Wawasee Village, reported to the Syracuse Police Department that someone vandalized his building sometune during the night of January 11 or early morning January 12. Someone poked holes, approximately two inches in diameter, into the building’s ceilings and sidewalls The instrument used was unknown. Damage was set at SBOO. Alexanders to inaugurals John and E. Mazie Alexander of Warsaw were in Indianapolis on January 12 attending the inaugural for Governor Robert Orr. Dr Harold H Negley, Superintendent of Public Instruction. E Mazie Alexanders top administrator, and other top officials They were there for the day attending several invited functions of the day and evening E. Mazie Alexander also received from Presidential Inaugural Committee. Washington. [5.C.. invitation to attend and participate in the Inauguration of Ronald Wilson Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush on Tuesday, Jan. 20. 1981. in Washington. D.C. Plans are of now to attend the Inauguration.
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Lake. The subdivision is being developed by Lakeside Associates who were represented by Warsaw attorney Richard Helms. According to Section 304.5 of the Subdivision Control Ordinance. preliminary plat approval expires after 12 months. However, by petitioning the board, approval may be extended to 24 months. Final plat approval was granted to Donald G. Byrd for Country Club Acres Phase 11. located on Johnson Bay of Lake Wawasee. Virgil announced a Subdivision Planping Seminar will be held March 10 at 7 p.m. at the county courthouse. The members on the 1981 Area Plan Commission are: Victor Virgil. Atwood, appointed by virture of his position as county agricultural agent; Charles Brower, North Webster, ap-
County construction down from 1979
According to Area Plan Commission Director Dan Richards, his office issued 165 fewer building permits in 1980 than the previous year In 1980 the Area Plan Com T mission Office issued 643 buildings permits compared to 808 permits issued in 1979 The largest number of permits were issued for residential additions arid the least number were issued for industrial buildings. Permits for commercial buildings were second to the lowest. In 1980 the Area Plan Com-
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pointed by virture of his position as county surveyor; Steve Butts. Syracuse, appointed by the town of Syracuse; Dee Stivers, Syracuse, appointed by the town of Syracuse; Don Ahrns, Milford, appointed by the Lakeland School Corporation; Ron Baumgartner, appointed by the town of Milford; Jerry Grady. Syracuse, appointed by the county commissioners; Bob Hartzle. Etna Green, appointed by the county council; and Bob Snyder, Pierceton. appointed by the Small Town Advisory Board A town must have a population of at least 1.200 to appoint a representative on the Area Plan Comrfrission Syracuse is entitled io two representatives because it is the largest town served by the Area Plan Commission. County towns with fewer than 1.200 residents are represented by the Small Town Advisory Board appointee.
mission Office issued 136 permits for single family residences. 63 for mobile homes. 164 for residential accessory buildings (garages, sheds, etc ), 156 for residential additions. 24 for commercial buildings, 21 for industrial buildings and 78 for agricultural buildings. Richard’s office is presently working on a break down of building permits issued in each township and will report its findings in the Area Plan Commission’s annual report which will be released within the next few weeks.