The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 9, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 March 1982 — Page 1

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Boy, were we lucky! —

Water, water everywhere, worse north and south of Lakeland area

People living in the Lakeland area had to put up with flooding over the past few days but they must also consider themselves lucky it was worse to the north and the south of’this area With all the lakes in northern Kosciusko County one would think the (nelting snows anti recent rains would have caused considerable damage This was not the case Compared with other areas, homes and businesses m the lakeland area suffered only minor damage Roads here were covered with water in spots, however, in most cases drivers, with a little maneuvering, could get through and Don Forneyof the Kosciusko County Highway Department

'Citizen of Year' nominations soon to be accepted by MAD

By TERRI CHILCOTE Nomination certificates for the "Citizen of the Year" will soon be mailed to Milford residents, announced President Karl Keiper at the monthly meeting of the Milford Area Development Council <MAD> Saturday mor ning. March 13 Residents are urged to write in their nominations for Milford's "Citizen of the Year" and return the certificates to MAD The nomination certificate will also be published in March 24 issue of The Mail-Journal The deadline for nominations is April 3 The annual "Citizen of the Year" banquet will be held

Citizens' Committee recommendations go to Lakeland School Board

(CCNTO* S NOTE At promised th* full recommended report of the Citizens Advisory Commitfee is being printed in this issue The committee first met on October 19 J 981, and hot considered mony phoset of tchool police, making recommendations ot the school board J AAorch 9 meeting ) The Citizen's Advisory Committee presented its findings before the Lakeland Community school board during the Tuesday. March 9. meeting. The volunteer ■committee, consisting of parents, teachers, and lay people from the community, formed in October of 1981 for the purpose on studying areas that might be cut from the different educational programs should the need arise

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Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL (Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE - WAWASEE JOURNAL (Est. 1907)

HIGH U ATER ON SR IS SOUTH OF MILFORD SLOWED TRAVEL

reported only CR 1250 N. west of SR 15. was closed Water, he said, was very high on this road about a mile west,erf Milford On the other hand a total of 17 county roads were closed m the southern part of the county as were SR 14 west of Silver Lake and SR 13 near Pierceton A number of home owners in the area reported water damage to basements and some businesses reported damage but nothing compared to the damage done in other communities Enchanted Hills residents are still ven concerned about the water in that area It is still rising and as of this morning evacuation is a possibility

Saturday. April 17. at 6 30 p m in the Apostolic Christian Church Fellowship Hall The menu will include Swiss steak with gravy, baked potato, mixed vegetables, a variety of salads, dessert and beverage Entertainment will be provided by the Neu Dimensions from the Milford Christian Church Banquet tickets are available from Milford area merchants Neu Policy In the past. MAD has provided free tickets to persons who were selected as "Citizen of the Year" in previous years According to Keiper. this has become ex pensive, since about one-fifth of

The group divided into subcommittees after several meetings and branched into the following areas of study: elementary, junior high, high school, and a miscellaneous group covering athletics, extracurricular programs, special education, and administrative. The following is the committees reports and recommendations as presented to the board: The Citizen's Advisory’ Committee has met many times since our formation in October We have been given information by Mr Arnold and other Administrative personnel. We have studied information given to us by teachers at all levels of education. We then broke into

Reagan To Fort Wayne The hardest hit seemed to be Fort Wayne, where both President Ronald Reagan and Governor Robert Orr held inspection tours The governor was in the Sumit City on Monday and the president visited there Tuesday, taking time to put on a pair of boots and join a sandbag operation Thousands of people were evacuated from their homes Businesses and schools were closed Many activities were at a standstill By Sunday Governor Orr had declared a disaster emergency in northeast Allen County The flood is said to be the worst there since 1913 with damages estimated at

those in attendance are past “Citizens of the Year " Keiper suggested MAD discontinue the practice. If not. MAD will be forced to raise the price of tickets to cover the cost. Keiper added Max Evans, banquet chairman. suggested past "Citizens of the Year" be honored with a flower and special recognition at the banquet It was decided to send a letter to past honorees, explaining the change in policy regarding free tickets Treasurer Darrell Orn reported a balance of $278 25 in the MAD account and $215.49 in (Continued on page 2)

smaller groups for more in depth studv into specific areas. The small committees met with faculty, principals, conducted surveys, and further studied our information. Following this opening statement are the complete committee reports. The committee felt the information in the reports was too important to condense it farther The committee, as a whole, found common goals, which we now list for your special con 'sideration. 1. This Committee would be willing and eager to continue as an investigative and advisory committee. 2. Volunteerism should be investigated by the school board.

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upwards from sll million The Saint Joseph. Maumee and Saint Mary's Rivers are all over their banks, Water was three-feet deep in the center of the city on Sunday As of this morning <Wed(Cont inued on page 2 > Day care center sets kick off, looks at sites Board members of the Lakeland Community Day Care Center are currently looking at four possible building sites for the organization's new facilities. The determination of the site will depend on the location, cost and community availability A kickoff is planned for Saturday. March 27, at the Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 12 noon until 4 pm A video tape presentation of the day care center will be shown. Door prizes will be given away and refreshments sened. For more information contact the Lakeland Dav Care Center

It's been a long winter This has been a long winter according to Lores Steury The Goshen College weather observer reports that there have been 89 days of snow on the ground so far. The record was 92 days set during the winter of 1977-78. The snowfall amount for the winter is now at 68.9 inches as compared to 70.5 inches in 1977-78. The first 11 days of March have had below normal temperatures. The normal for that period is 32 6 degrees while we have had an average of 25.3 degrees.

3. The last place we want to cut is where it will hurt the student academically. 4. Computerization — utilize what we have for additional duties, especially in the schools' offices 5. Scheduling - A Length erf day. B Number of periods offered. C. Curriculum Balance 6. Need to establish a cost of operation for ail activities and establish an appropriate fee structure for the same. 7. We recognize a need for better communication between all levels of responsibility. ■ 8. Productivity of all personnel be evaluated We have enjoyed the opportunity to become better in-

Numerous reports dominate Syracuse Town Board meeting

At the meeting of the Syracuse Town Board on March 16 the board heard the report of M. D. Wessler concerning the Infiltration and Inflow Analysis Report, a proposal from a representative of a developer wishing to connect to the city sewage system, a request for a trash pump and other pertinent reports. M D. Wessler presented the board with the final Infiltration and Inflow Analysis Report. After hearing comments and answering some questions from the board, the report was accepted The next step taken by Wessler will be to submit a plan to the State Board of Health for their approval for the best system to be used in Syracuse to handle infiltration and inflow. It is hoped that the process can move along quickly because, according to W’essler, percentages for grants to towns for new systems will change in fiscal year 1984 All claims then were approved by the board and the minutes of the February meeting were approved As the board moved on to new business. Scott Loughheed asked to be heard on behalf of Myers and Son. proposed developers of North Shore Estates, on North Store Drive. Syracuse. The developers wish to connect to the town's sewage system. Loughheed asked the board to consider their plans, whereby the developer would study points where it would be able to exchange. in some manner. 150 per cent removal of infiltration for any that would be added to the system by the developer if allowed to connect to the town's system. The board heard the report of the developer s proposal and asked several questions Several board members commented that the timing was bad. because of the water problems presently existing in Syracuse. Loughheed said that all they were asking was if the board would be responsive to such a plan if the developer could show the board that they could, in fact remove 150 per cent of inflow for what they added to the system After further discussion, the board told Loughheed and Myers that even if such a plan were presented to the board they would have to take it under advisement and have their engineer study it. A further comment by Loughheed was made indicating the developer might be willing to contribute funds in leiu of

formed citizens and hope we can be of future assistance Elementary Report We recommend the following areas be considered: That these priorities must be maintained —l. Good quality of education. 2. Basic skills and arts. 3. Challenge each child as an individual. 4. Strong teaching staff. That the sound basic education now in effect, with exposure to art, music, and physical education, continue Most importantly. we recommend that class student-teacher ratios not be increased. In the words of one of the teachers. “We could manage more children, but not teach them " We do not want our children "managed ", we want

physically correcting existing problems after further study if that would be the desire of the board. It was decided that the developer could conduct his preliminary study and contact the board further after these facts and figures have been compiled Fire Chid John Connelly then told the board that he wanted to study the present service' agreement on the fire department radios. Present service is quite costly but contains 24-hour service on all department radios. Connelly felt that only the base radio would really need 24-hour service and wished to renegotiate

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Enter First National, Elkhart —

Control of State Bank of Syracuse changes hands

Thomas L. Dusthimer, chairman and chief executive officer of First National Bank. Elkhart, has announced that a group of individual investors are in the process of negotiating the purchase of controlling interest of the State Bank of Syracuse, located in uptown Syracuse The financial details and the names of the investors are to remain confidential. First National Bank. Elkhart, is in the process of forming a onebank holding company known as First Indiana Bancorp. The

them taught. That the teacher's supply budget of SIOO is the minimum essential amount and we recommend that it be increased. We propose that parents (at the time of registration and payment of book rental fees) be accessed an additional $2 for classroom consumable supplies. This sum should go directly to the teacher of the class the child is enrolled in. We further recommend that the teachers be permitted to purchase on their own as they require them throughout the year and not be limited to the sole use of the bid list in the spring. Hopefully, teachers can improve the quality of the items they buy. save money — since they feel

the contract with Hall s Radio Service, who handles this. After discussion the board agreed that it should be left to the chief’s discretion on such a matter and he plans to talk to the company., High Water Board President Carl Myrick thanked the fire department for all their help on the high water problems that had come up this past week end A representative of the park board reminded the town board that a group from Purdue University would be in Syracuse to give a presentation March 23 at Wawasee High School concerning the proposed development of the eight and one-half acre tract of

investors will enter into an agreement with First Indiana Bancorp to merge the State Bank of Syracuse into First Indiana Bancorp when and if Indiana law changes to permit multi-bank holding companies. No Change In Management This arrangement has been entered into with the full cooperation of the management and board of directors of the State Bank of Syracuse. There will be no change in the management and directors, nor will the investors be involved in

they can buy items at less cost on their own. Thirdly, buy on a more timely basis as they see their immediate need. We also feel that teachers in K-2 should have, more monies than other grade* levels due to the greater need for consumable supplies, including manipulative devices. An immediate increase of $1 in the student art fee. We also recommend that the art teachers have more control of their budget, as long as sound accounting practices are followed. That parent and community volunteers be used as aides. We feel that that they have the capability to lighten the load of the library aides, classroom teachers, and secretarial staff. These volunteers could do much

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land behind the Calvary Church for a park and asked board members and public to attend. Robert Houser, police chief, gave a short report to the board concerning a letter he and the board had received from the Bureau of Motor Vehicles concerning a "microfish.'’ This instrument is used to check registration and licenses rather than going through Indiana State Police or the county police. The police chief mentioned several instances where the instrument would not be useful and asked the board for time to talk with other departments before making a report about its (Continued on page 2)

the day-to-day operations of the State Bank of Syracuse. It is anticipated that the State Bank of Syracuse will continue to operate as an independent bank. The First National Bank, Elkhart, management and board are optimistic that this proposed will provide excellent opportunity for the growth of both First Indiana Bancorp and the State Bank of Syracuse. This is due to the fact that they view the Kosciusko County market as an area of great potential.

paper work for the teachers. They could also function as recess and noon monitors, take lunch tickets, and so on. In addition to relieving teachers, this would, hopefully, aid in communication between the school, parents, and concerned citizens. In-service programs for the teachers within the corporation. Our own teachers are excellent resources for each other. They can share ideas regarding what works with the students and what does not. We feel that this type of in-service cooperation could improve relationships of the elementary teachers within the corporation. Support of the “Up Up and (Continued on page 12)