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Tears amid moments of joy as —

225 receive diplomas at Wawasee High

Members oft the 14th graduating class of Wawasee High School stepped forward Sunday afternoon to receive their diplomas m the Physical

Still need iiwiey to coMploto work «t Syracuse cemetery Funds are still needed to complete the rebuilding of the entrance to the Syracuse cemetery, Donations. being sought by members of the Syracuse Cemetery Board, have been slow hi coming hi with persons seemingly thinking someone else will do it. As of Monday ealys3sß of the 11 .S*» had been raised. Roger Smith, a member of the board, said he Mt the money could be raised by the deadline and urged relatives and Mends of those who are buried at the cemetery to contribute. Checks should be written to the cemetery board and should be sent to the Stale Bank of Syracuse. WHBy be It flee* hiflibyjMMM The warm weather we have been having lately has helped the gardens and fields gel off to a good start. Rainfall has been quite spotty this month with only -88" recorded by Goshen College weather observer Ldres Slews. He predicts that some corn may even be knee-high by June 4 rather than July 4. Steury also stated that the weather was perfect for the apple tree bloom, helping to insure a plentiful crop this y We have been free of severe storms in this area so for this wring, awarding toSteary.

Welcome, visitors, to o summer of fun . . .

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Education Building packed with proud parents, friends and relatives It was considered by mans as one of the best graduating ser vices to be held at Wawasee m its brief history Principal Dr Howard J Hull, on the job less than the full school year, told the graduates, "You should be proud of yourselves todaj because you have come a long way and achieved an honor which all Americans desire and need ’ As Vice Principal Donn D Kesler read out the names of the individual graduates. Principal Hull gave them their diplomas, and each girl m the class of 225 graduates received a beautiful red rose, the class flower, from the hands of Carol Walker and David Roberts, both juniors, led

Three teachers approved for 1982-83 school year

BY MORRINE HALFACRE A special meeting of the Lakeland Community Board of School Trustees was held Tuesday evening at 7 p.m. in the central administration office during which Dr. Howard Hull, principal of Wawasee High School, made special recommendations for personnel for the 1982-83 school year The board approved all three recommendations for Wawasee as follows: Robert Staley will be instructing driver's education and careers at Wawasee High School in the coming school year in addition to assisting Coach John Wysong with freshmen basket-

PANORAMA OF SUNDAY’S GRADUATION

"In preparation for the job of high school principal I have attended 13 different commencements in jteven different schools. This one was the best. And ire owe it to the class of 1982 — one fantastic group of individuals." DR. HOWARD J, HULL. Principal Wawasee High School the processional and recessional On the podium were Rev Henry McCray, associate pastor of the North Webster Church of God. who gave the invocation following the processional, and Rev Harlan Steffen, pastor of the

ball Originally of Warsaw. Staley is a graduate of Taylor University where he received his bachelor of science degree in physical education and health He has previous teaching ex perience at Royal Center High School and Fairfield James Jones will be teaching industrial arts and assisting in football Originally of the Goshen area he attended Ball State where he received his master of science degree in industrial education He has three years teaching experience, and is presently employed in Decatur. 11l He has been instructing classes, such as. small engine repair, which Wawasee hopes to offer in the coming year.

WEDNESDAY. MAY 26. 1982

Wawasee Lakeside Chapel, who provided the benediction The class assembled in handsome green and white caps and gowns before a large sign on which was emblazoned the class motto. Though we have long left the shore, we have just begun to sail " Lon R Stales. president of the Class of 1982. entitled her remarks near the end of the program. "In Retrospect " Other officers of the class included Nancy Norman, vice president. Susan Geyer, secretary; and Jill Haab. treasurer The Senior Choir, under the direction of Steve Bailey, provided a song with a somber note that brought several members of the choir to tears

Philip K Fawley provided the

David Goodrum will be instructing German and English He has a bachelor of arts degree in English and a master of arts and teaching degree in German He graduated from Indiana Umvensty with a 3.8 grade point average and also studied at Hamburg University in Germany. This will be Goodrum s first public school teaching assignment He has instructed classes at IU. ‘ I Vandalism Report Members of the board were given an estimation sheet for the dollar amounts of damage at Wawasee High School due to recent vandalism The following figures are estimates only: Glass replacement and labor —.

organ prelude as the audience gathered, and vice principal Kesler welcomed those present to the service Special Recognition Special recognition was given to Norine Gale Sorensen as the class valedictorian with a grade average of 3 979 on a 4 0 scale, and to Suzanne Christine Schmucker as the class salutatorian with a grade average of 3 960 Members of the Honor Society were also recognized and asked to stand for special recognition Senior class sponsors were Ronald Corson, chairperson, and James Alford. Janice Baumgartner. Manlynne Curtis, Philip K Fawley, Sally Hanson. Patricia Huber. Robert Kitson, Michael L Neff, Tom Robinson and Richard Welborn

$3,506 chemical replacements - $2,605.84; office intercom, unit replacement and repair — $986; railing aluminum and four door ventilators — $2,761 For a subtotal of $9,663.90. Estimates on labor for custodial costs are $704 and $507 for faculty labor Damage and miscellaneous repair on school equipment is estimated at $1,571.28. Personal items destroyed or damaged amounted to around $275 The total figure to date is set at $12,784 96. George Gilbert said the final figure will probably closer to $15,000. He also commented that the science department had salvaged quite a few of the chemicals as they were (Continued on page 2)

MAD activities —

Busy Memorial Day week end in Milford

Memorial Day week end activities in Milford will begin on Saturday morning. May 29. at 9 a m with a community bazaar and bake sale to be held at the Milford Community Building All proceeds from the sale will go to the community building fund Bazaar organizer Jean Treesh said people wishing to donate food and bazaar items should bring them to the community building on Friday afternoon

Mrs. treesh said it was hoped that the remainder of the $12,000 needed to pay for the completion of the community building would be raised by the end of the threeday week end. Milford Area Development Council (MAD> treasurer Darrell Om said Monday afternoon ap proximately $6,500 was still needed to reach the $12,000 goal. Also beginning at 9 a m. on Saturday will be the second annual Milford MAD Dash, sponsored by the Milford Jaycees A 10.000-meter run and. a two-mile fun run will start at Waubee Lake Park. Trophies will be awarded to the top male and female finishers, and medallions will go to the first three finishers in each age group The Milford Branch of the First National Bank will hold an open house of its new facilities on Sturday from 11 a m. until 2 p m Branch manager Paul Rieth said in addition to tours of the bank, a fish fry will be offered to visitors throughout the open house Rieth said entertainment would be provided by a disc jockey from 11

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Milford bank to have showing Saturday, May 29

Area residents are invited to spend a memorable day in Milford on Saturday. May 29. and attend the open house of the newly remodeled Milford Branch of the First National Bank. The bank purchased Evans Fabric and Variety Store last spring. The building was torn down and an addition added to the bank building along with new drive-up facilities The bank now owns the land from the town hall, south to Emetine Street. Entertainment at the open house will be provided by The Roddells. a disc jockey service, and the Wawasee High School Swing Band

a m until noon, and that the Wawasee Swing Band would perform from noon until Ip.m. Also on Saturday, the Milford Little League Tourney will begin at 1 p.m . and games will begin at the same time bn Sunday and Monday afternoons. A variety of prizes will be given away by Milford merchants throughout the afternoon on Saturday. Drawings will be held at 1, 2 and 3 p m . and persons interested may register at participating stores until noon on Saturday when the boxes will be taken to the Milford Community Building Drawings will be made from each merchant s box. and no purchase is necessary to enter

On Monday. May 31.

Contracts signed at North Webster

On May 19 the North Webster Town Board met with members of the Tippecanoe Township Advisory Board and Trustee Richard Mitchell in executive session to discuss their problems At a public meeting following they announced that they were ready to sign the contracts for fire and EMS service, as well as the dispatching contract for the year 1982 Town Board President Howard Bemish said the executive session meeting was probably

NEWLY REMODELED FIRST NATIONAL BANK

The Rodells from Roann, are headed by Ray Meyer and Larry Slater They will be providing entertainment from 11 a m. to noon. The Wawasee Swing Band, under the direction of David Blackwell, will be performing from noon until 1 p.m. The open house, which will also feature a fish fry. will last from 11 a m. to 2 p.m. Persons may stop at the bank anytime to register for drawings which will be held during the day. no purchase is necessary, and to pick up tickets for the fish sandwiches and drinks.

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breakfast will be offered by the order of the Eastern Star from to 9 30 a m at the Masonic Temple: The annual Memorial Day parade will begin at the Milford Junior High. All interested groups and individuals are invited to participate. The parade will conclude at the Milford cemetery at 11 am.. when Rev. Paul Tinkel. pastor of the First Brethren Church, will conduct Memorial Day services. MAD will hold a chicken barbecue from noon to 2p m at the community building. In copjunction with the barbecue, the Baseball Boosters will also be holding a bake sale, with proceeds going to the Milford Little League.

one of the most constructive meetings that the two boards had ever had He said many problems had been ironed out, that some action had been agreed upon and it was agreed where the supervision should come from for the dispatching < Richard Mitchell remarked that a challenge had been issued He said it was the consensus of the vote at an earlier public meeting that some of the (Continued on page 2)

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PAUL E. REITH ... host at bank opening