The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 March 1982 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., March 24,1982

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H If* / ■kA A ♦ /Sb MFj [’ A J| 11 — ?T REVIEWING PARK PLANS — Shown here is a group looking over proposed Syracuse park site plans as prepared by department of landscape architecture. Purdue University, as a student project in landscape architecture. Seated from left are Alan Kiteon. president of the Syracuse Park Board; Sue Kopko. assistant professor of landscape architecture. Purdue. Kip Schumm. vice president of the Syracuse Park Board; Joe Gray, representing the Syracuse-Wawasee (. hamber of I ommerce and president of the Syracuse-Wawaseee Development Company ; and Rev. David Hyndman, pastor of the All Saints Episcopal Church and fund-raiser for the proposed Lakeland Day Care Center. Standing from left are Purdue architecture students who worked on the parks project: Beth Ann Wilson. Ken Boyce. Susan Kinkade. John Collier. ( athy North. Kathy Eay lor and Steve Chaillard.

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MILFORD <'OMMI'NITY HELPS — People in the Milford community showed their kindness when a collection was made for Fort Wayne flood victims over the week end. There were four truck loads of bedding. diapers, clothing, cleaning items, canned goods and various other items taken down io Fort Wayne Monday. March 22, by 14 area residents who also stayed to help with the work. Shown above loading one of the trucks are Steve Schwarti. Richard Steffen (next to the truck). Ron Schwarti. Phil Price < in back of the truck). Maurice Beerand Rich Stoller. (Photo by Deb Fox >

4 truck loads sent to help in Fort Wayne

Residents in the Milford community should be pleased as tour truck loads of items went to Fort Wayne Monday morning March 22 The items were taken to the flood victims in that city The caravan left Schwartzs Super Valu at approximately a••• and returned around > p in In addition to delivering the items the 14 volunteers stayed to h> ip ’he psiple of Fort Wayne rhe volunteers included 70yearold XllM'rt Mathews. Carlton Cap Beer Ray Haab. Richard Steffen. Phil Price. Howard Beer. Jarmte Price Rich Stoller Lee Beer Steve Frantz. Andrea Stoiier. Milford Junior High eighth grader Chris Troup. Fairfield Junior High seventh grader Rose Haab and Fairfield Junior High eighth grader Kristi Steffen Ron Schwartz and Ron Schwartz. Jr sorted the items w hich were brought to their store before they were loaded Monday morning The items were sorted on Sunday afternoon Among the items were 15 cases of canned foods. lots of soft goods including bedding, diapers, clothing and six cases of cleaning items of various kinds All this was gathered by Milford citizens over the w eek end

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It was reported that several persons w ished to donate cash to the victims It was suggested the money be sent to the Salvation Army. Penny Pitch or to the American Red Cross Work In \rea After arriving in Fort Wayne the volunteers worked with the Fort Wayne .Street Department until noon collecting and storing sand bags Some worked at the

Hope to raise $ J 2,000

(Continued from page 1 * good day t<« hold the e\en‘ Ex cept for Easter items bazaar items donated will be held for this event and not sold at the garage sale bake sale m April . People are urged to contribute handmade items for this event People are also urged to contribute fabric scraps, silk flowers, baskets, vases and other craft items to be used m making handcrafted items for the bazaar A bake sale will be held along with the bazaar Also discussed dun ng the evening were other fund raising projects to be held during Apnl and May and into the summer to raise funds toward the 512.000 goal and for continued support of the building John Replogle said the Kiwams Club would hold a lund-rarsing project of one type or another Karl Keiper, president of .MAD and Lions Club representative at the meeting, said the Lions would support the building Discussions were held between Keiper and

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Concordia Seminary w ith the Red Cross unloading and loading trucks with food as well as getting food around for the evening meal, and cleaning up from the noon meal Another part of the group worked with the Salvation Army unloading items which came into the city from donors, as well as sorting the items into proper categories

Milford Fire Chief Max Duncan on holding a joint dinner of one type or another Replogle also suggested a slowpitch softball tourney would be a good way to raise additional funds It was thought this might tie held m the summer and be tied in with a supper Noting the last 510.000 is the hardest to raise and the fact no special effort has been made to contact the buisnesses of the area. Replogle was appointed to make business contacts and seek donations Keiper said MAD would like to see a once-a-month project m the summer and was considering the possibilities of a flea market and even renting spaces for individual garage sales later m the year Yet to be done this year at the community building are the suspended ceiling and ceiling lights, the kitchen cabinets and appliances, tile for the foyer and kitchen and floor coverings for the main room

Syracuse insurance agent named company leader

American National Insurance t Company, one of the nations j largest life and health insurers. < has named- Tom Stiver of Syracuse a company leader Stiver, whose office is located in Syracuse, has qualified for ' membership in the company's prestigious President's Club He i was named premium vice j president of the President's Club ; for the company 's Great Lakes ( Region and Great Lakes Region s ] leading agent and received the VIP Award 5 Stiver works under Merle ; Holden who directs the firm's = Nappanee branch office on SR < 19. N < Founded in 1905 and with more r than sl9 5 billion of life insurance t in force. American National I Insurance Company ranks among the largest of the more 1

Milford Park Board is ready to start new season

Spring is here and plans for the season at the Milford. Park are being put togetheTT'hroughout this season the pl ilf ord Park Board plans to have articles published to keep the public informed of the progress and actions of the park board The park board consists of four members who are appointed by the town board Current members are Bill Stath. president;, Jodi Brown, secretary; Marion Acton, and Brent Kaiser The board is funded through the town board with tax appropriated funds There are funds also available through donations and gifts to the park The members of the board receive no compensation for serving The job of the park board consists of the complete care, regulations and control of the

Attempted break-ins at summer homes

A number of attempted burglanes were discovered last week at eight summer residences at Neibert's Trailer Park, on the north side of Shoe Lake near North Webster The burglars attempted to force open trailer doors go trailers owned by Maurice Bales. Jr . r 1 Anderson. Ralph eMay. 1407 Duane Dr . Muncie. George Hollingsworth. 1412 Schuler Dr . Kokomo; Richard Seagrave. 316

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Milford man invovled in 3-car chain reaction Arturo C. Espinosa, 24. Milford, was involved in a threecar “chain reaction," Friday. March 19, at 3:37 p.m. in the 400 block of North Detroit St., near Canal Street in Warsaw. Cars involved included Espinosa’s; Lawrence M. Walls, 41, SR 15S Warsaw; and Donald Kollman, 51, 910 East Winona Ave. Warsaw. The accident occurred when Kollman’s auto bumped the Espinoza auto and knocked it into the rear of Walls’ auto, as all three vehicles were southbound on North Detroit Street. Damage to all vehicles was estimated at less than S2OO Charged with alcohol, 'pot 7 possession Rusty Dean Hollar. 18, Mifford. was taken into custody by Winona Lake police early Saturday. March 20. and booked in the Kosciusko County Jail Hollar was arrested on charges of illegal possession and illegal consumption of alcohol and illegal possession of marijuana Hollar was one of 11 youths booked at the county jail. Winona Lake Acting Marshal John Trier and Deputy Marshals Scott Quillen and Larry Holderman apprehended some of the youths in a vehicle and the remainder in a Chestnut Street residence around 1 a m. Saturday

than I.BtM) life insurance com panies in the United States. Home office is in Galveston. Texas. Collins in New Paris accident James E Collins. 47. Milford, was involved in a two-vehicle accident. Friday. March 19. at 3:40 p m The mishap occurred at CR 23 and Eighth Street. New Parts Collins was southbound on CR 23 when his auto w as struck by an auto driven by John M. Stuckey. 58. 67562 SR 15 New Paris Stuckey drove from Eighth Street on CR 23 striking Collin s auto. A northbound auto reportedly blocked the view for the New Paris driver. Elkhart County Sheriffs Sgt Lamar Haney investigated

park Some of the duties are: hiring of the lifeguards, seeing that the park is mowed and kept clean, oversee all personnel, set the rules and regulations and be responsible for the repairs and improvements to the park Many improvements have been made over the past several years and with the support of the community the board hopes more improvements can be made. The budget totals $5,250 for this vear A break down shows: Lifeguards. $2,000; telephone and postage. $150; power. $250; printing and advertising. SIOO. repairs. $1,050; contracts, for mowing, garbage and other items. SBSO. supplies. $100; fixed equipment ( improvements) $750 An error needs to be corrected on a statement that was made in the last town board meeting

North Hardebeck. Kokomo; Leo Kassner. 8’ Stoneridge Dr . Huntington. and Jim Snavely. Wabash The burglars also attempted to force open the doors of sheds belonging to Al Piedmont, r 8 Huntington; and Dennie Hom. 12 Orchard Lane. Anderson. Investigating the attempted burglaries was County Patrolman Sam Whitaker

T SW Wwh I 4, a i '•< * >S..fS MB # 1 h W W - mb Ob’ ' V ißf WOOD DUCK NEST BOXES — .Members of the Turkey Creek Conservation Club are shown with ’ one of the wood duck nest boxes they built this winter and placed on the Wawasee Wetland Area near Plank's Marina. Shown are Carl Brugger; Bruce Marheine. club president: Lloyd Brugger. Bob Baugher, club vice president; and Jeff Robertson.

Turkey Creek Conservation Club constructs duck nest boxes

The Turkey Creek Con servation Club constructed 23 wood duck nest boxes this winter and placed some of them on the Wawasee Wetland Area near Plank's Manna Os the 23 boxes made and painted by the club 17 were placed on the Wetland area with landowners' permission The remainder were placed on small ponds near Syracuse and Goshen Wood duck nest box projects such as this have helped restore wood duck populations to over a

It happened ... in Syracuse

10 YEARS AGO. M ARCH 22. 1972 Syracuse town fathers and members of the newly formed Syracuse Community Development Corporation came to grips with the knotty uptown parking problem in a meeting Monday night in the board room of the bank The members of Syracuse lodge 454 F and AM and the Syracuse chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star are planning a public meeting for the evening of April 3 at 6:30 o'clock, when the building owned by the members of the lodge will be turned over to the trustees of the Syracuse lodge and the mortgage on the property will be officially “burned.“ The building is now paid off m full and the not-for-profit building corporation which was formed in 1959 for the purpose of building or

report. The statement was published that the park board paid between $35 and S4O an hour for mowing the park The statement is incorrect. It should have been $35 to S4O per mow ing The first meeting of the year for the park board is Tuesday. March 30. at 7 p m The meeting will be held in the Milford Library. The board will be discussing plans and problems for the coming year The public is invited to attend any.park board meeting

Anyone in the community who has ideas or concerns of the park may contact any board member.

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million and one-half throughout the country. The wood duck population was in danger of becoming extinct in the early part of this century The club will be assisting the Department of Natural Resources with establishing a walleye population in Lake Wawasee The dub has ordered 2.000 walleye fingerlings for stocking this fall The cost will be about $1,200

buying a structure where the lodge and Eastern Star would meet w ill be dissolved. 20 YEARS \GO. M ARCH 22. 1962 A 1 team from Syracuse was named winner of the Kosciusko County dairy judging contest Saturday The FEA team was composed of Robert Stiffler. Bill Bushong and Fred Green Stiffler was also second high individual in the contest The team will represent Kosciusko County in the district contest to be held in LaGrange County on Saturday. April 14. Due to the closing of the state game farms a program is being undertaken by the Department of Conservation to plant sorghum of the tall variety to attract birds in Syracuse This statement was made by conservation officer Earl Money this week Janice Nichols, daughter of Mr and Mrs Ernest Nichols of Syracuse, celebrated her seventh birthday with a party afterschool Tuesday. 36 YEARS \GO. MARCH 21. 1962 The Syracuse town board is giving consideration to the appointment of a woman to the citypark board The present board consists of R C. Howard, pres.. Hilary Bachman and Charles Kroh. The Syracuse town board. Tuesday evening contracted for road material and for application of the material in repair of the town streets The contract for • 26.500 gallons or less of cutback asphalt MC-1 was awarded to the Standard Oil Company at 11.15 cents per gallon. The contract for heating and application of the asphalt to the city streets was awarded to the Zem Construction

and the club expec'ts to raise the money by accepting donations from interested individuals or businesses in the area The full amount of all donations will go to the purchase of walleyes. Additional walleyes will be purchased if donations exceed expectat ions i The club holds its meetings on the second Thursday of every month at 7:30 pm at the clubhouse

and Supply Company of Fort Wayne at a cost of 4L cents per gallon. The Zern Company was also employed to patch holes in the existing pavement before applying the asphalt at a cost of S4OO. This is the contract let each year for Syracuse streets, and the excellent state of repair of our city streets is the result 50 YEARS AGO. MARCH 31. 1932 Through the untiring efforts of John Fleming. hundreds, perhaps thousands of waterfowl were fed and saved from starvation which threatened them last week when impenetrable ice covered their feeding and resting places Many ducks and coot had wintered in this region on account of the unusually w-arm weather When the recent cold blew over Northern Indiana bringing ice. which gradually closed in. with resistless force, the open water which the birds were vainly trying to keep open. Fleming became anxious over their welfare He made trips to the Johnson and Galloway marshes where he found evidence that the birds were facing starvation. In fact the coot were already dying The ducks seemed to withstand hunger better, were on the ice looking and looking for something to eat Fleming immediately got in touch with the conservation department, with game wardens, and with sportsmen in Fort Wayne Corn and ’ bread were shipped; game wardens and volunteer sportsmen came to Lake Wawasee to feed the ducks and coot; and stories of thousands of ducks dying were printed in dailypapers. About 300 coot were found dead