The Mail-Journal, Volume 18, Number 25, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 July 1981 — Page 24

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., July 8,1981

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Ron and Connie Smith and family of Milford went camping over the Fourth of July week end like millions of other American families, little knowing how lucky they would be before the week end was over A fire last Friday night, which could have destroyed both Smith’s trash hauling' truck, Mrs Smith’s flower shop and their home, was extinguished while they were gone and all has now returned to normal at the Smith household Credit for detecting the fire early goes to Kenneth Cannon who was on his way the his bicycle shop near the Smith home Cannon saw smoke coming from the truck which was parked beside the house and went to investigate Finding flames he alerted neighbors and the Milford Fire Department was called The fire is believed to have been caused by “spontaneous combustion of grass in plastic bags inside the truck.

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In the top left photo Fireman Doug Ruch seems to be almost covered with smoke, m the top left photo Fire Chief Bill Leemqn watches as Ruch sprays water on the contents of the truck \ In order to get to the fire, the truck was moved away from the house and the contents dumped on the dnve From left in the center photo are Firemen Tony Zimmerman. Mike Miller, Leemon and Mike Charlton Littte or no damage was caused to the truck because of the action of the firemen. In the bottom photo are Leemon, Rudi, Miller and Sam Baumgartner The firemen were called out again on Sunday when a grass fire was spotted at the overhead on SR 15 north of Milford Little damage was reported according to Chief Leemon. (Photos by Ron Baumgartner)

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■BM - 1 . Mr ' *l■ ■ . I jrLggfiL PAINTING PARKING AREA — Brian Collins paints parking lines at the side of the Counting House Bank in North Webster. Terri Stevens supervises the North Webster youths employed with the Youth Employment Training Program. (i*hato by Terri Chi Rate)

Young workers get Lakeland looking good

By TERRI CHILCOTE If you’ve noticed the three Lakeland communities looking spruced up this summer, you can thank 17 youths participating in the Youth Employment Training Program (YETP). YETP is a cooperative government program operated through Wawasee High School. Vocational teacher Richard Wysong directs the program. The youth employment program, for low-income 16-and 17-year-olds. is funded through Comprehensive Employment Training Act (CETA). Funds are channeled through the Indiana State Board of Vocational and Technical Education. Youths in North Webster, Milford and Syracuse have been working in the public sector doing jobs such as maintaining parks, cleaning streets, painting parking areas, mowing ditches, painting public buildings and doing clerical work for the towns just to name a few. Eight-Week Program The program runs for eight weeks (until July 31) and the students work 35 hours a week on the job plus five hours of classroom instruction. In the classroom, the students learn about job opportunities, how to apply for a job, work ethics and responsibilities and how to develop positive work attitudes and habits. The students also toured Sea Nymph in Syracuse and Brock Manufacturing in Milford to observe an acutal work environment. The students are paid minimum wage and receive one hour credit for participating in the program Their supervisors are teachers Dave Baumgartner. Milford; Barbara Brouwer. Syracuse; and Terri Stevens, North Webster. According to Wysong. the program has three objectives: 1. To provide opportunities to explore a variety of occupations; 2. To provide students with desirable work habits and positive attitudes; and 3. To provide opportunities to make a successful transition from school to work. Program Is Successful So far, Wysong and the three supervisors feel the program is accomplishing these objectives. “The reason it is successful is that we have adequate supervision and community support," stated Wysong. Wysong stressed the program is not a “free lunch" program “The kids have to work. Tbb many past (employment) programs have been hand-outs,” he commented. Three Syracuse youths injured near Leesburg Three Syracuse youths from r 5 were injured when their pick-up truck went out of control, rolling twice. The accident happened approximately three miles east of Leesburg in a one-vehicle accident on July 6. Robert Tobias. 17, driver of the 1965 Ford truck and passengers Steve Street, 16 and Kenny Long. 16. were treated for multiple cuts aid bruises andv later released from Community Hospital Tobias was northbound on CR 300E when his vehicle left the roadway and overturned. Tobias was thrown from the truck. Damage to the vehicle was estimated between $l,OOl and $2,500 Less than S2OO damage was to a Kosciusko County Highway Department sign and post damaged in the accidnt.

And work they certainly do. In Milford, the youths have been working on the Milford Community Building presently under construction. The students have been painting sealers on the walls, helped put up heating ducts and scraped and cleaned the floors. They have also been upkeeping and mowing the grounds around the town hall, painting curbs and sweeping the streets. One girl has been helping the custodian at the Milford Junior High and another girl has been working in the town hall youths working under him expressed pride in showing the community she could accomplish more than hang out at the drug store. “She has become one of my best workers,” he pointed out. In Syracuse the workers have been cleaning and mowing the four parks in Syracuse, doing various odd jobs at the Lakeland Youth Center and cleaning and mowing the ditches along SR 13 and Turkey Creek. “They reajly do take pride in their work,” stated Miss Brouwer. “They’re learning what it’s like to have a job and take responsibility for equipment.” Miss Brouwer supervises five workers. Miss Stevens has six students working under her. Her workers helped get North Webster ready for the Mermaid Festival and cleaned the town up afterwards. They mowed and got the fairgrounds ready for the festival and set up benches for the Mermaid Festival parade. After the festival, the North Webster group, along with the Milford and Syracuse groups, cleaned up the parade route, fairgrounds and the rest of the town. The North Webster youths have also mowed the school grounds office, helping Clerk-Treasurer Maria Lozano. Kids Are Prompt “The kids have been on time. They’re prompt,” said Baumgartner who has six working under him. “I’ve been really pleased with the program and pleased with the kids and the response from the community. They (the youths) are reaUy appreciative.” He said one of the and baseball diamonds, helped the custodians at the North Webster School, helped with general maintenance at the sewage plant, painted parking areas, swept intersections and cleaned up around the police station. One girl is helping keep statistics at the sanitation department.

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Developing Good Attitudes “I see some neat things that are happening in regards to their attitudes,” stated Miss Stevens. “They have a much greater appreciation for the town. We’ve had no behavior problems. No absenteeism.”

MOWING ALONG CREEK — Mark Warren mows weeds along Turkey Creek in Syracuse. He is one of 17 youths participating in the Youth Employment Training Program funded through CETA and run through Wawasee High School. (Photo by Terri Chilcote)

■■■ fll fl fl*? WORKING ON COMMUNITY BUILDING — Suzie Dove and Nghi Huynh apply sealer to the walls of the Milford Community Building presently under construction. (Photo by Terri Chilcote)

This is the first year the Youth Employment Training Program has been offered at Wawasee High School and the school hopes to offer the program again next year. According to Wysong, federal budget cuts seem to affect adult job programs pure

than the youth programs This is the first work experience for more than half of the youths participating in the program said Wysong. “We hope these kids will become the better employees in the community,” he remarked.