The Mail-Journal, Volume 19, Number 50, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 December 1982 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., December 29,1982

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Editorials ] 982 brought changes The year 1982 brought with it many changes for the Lakeland 4 area. Much progress was seen here. Last January Syracuse gave its OK to $460,000 economic £ development bonds for Noble County Television to bring cable television to Syracuse. Residents of that community are now being serviced by cable. It was in January that the drive began in Syracuse to raise $76,000 for the new daycare center. The building has been completed and the center is now operating at its new site. The drive showed the community effort in Turkey Creek Township. It was also in January that the Lakeland School Corporation welcomed Dr. Howard J. Hull, Jr., as the new principal of Wawasee High School. The school athletic teams were outstanding in 1982 with both the boys’ and girls’ varsity basketball teams and the gymnastics team winning sectional titles and the girls’ cross country team placing seventh in the state. Other sports too had successful seasons. The schools continued to shine as it was a Milford girl and a North Webster boy in the finals of the county spelling contest. Lisa Kaiser of Milford won the title as she putspelled Russ Rhodes of North Webster. And, a Parent, Teachers’ and Friends Organization was formed at the North Webster Schools to assist with projects there. Open house was held in August for the new addition to the Milford Elementary School and the new Junior High School. Currently the old junior high school is being torn down with plans for the land still unannounced. Lake City Bank opened a branch in Wawasee Village in April with former high school principal Henry Smith as manager. Work began on a new sewer line in Milford as the weather broke with the project carrying an engineer’s estimate of $164,343.75. By the end of summer the eastern portion of the town had new sewer lines. . - Old town hall buildings were torn down during the year with the Syracuse Town Board voting to build a new town hall for that community. Over the Memorial Day week end an open house was held in Milford for the newly remodeled First National Bank and the $12,000 goal was reached to finish the community building. An open house was held at the community building in December. Milford’s Bobi Stookey exhibited the grand champion barrow for the second year in a row at the Kosciusko County Fair. Other 4H Club members too won top honors at the fair. New apartment buildings opened in Milford in the fall and in October ground was broken for Leisure Living, Inc., a senior citizens’ apartment complex expected to be completed sometime in 1983. And, in December the wrecker’s ball once again hit Milford as the old opera house was torn down to make room for a new doctor’s office. We realize we’ve only touched on a few things . . . there are many more. The new library at North Webster continues to grow.. . the Syracyse-Wawasee Lake Patrol received another boat in October . . . the First Brethren Church at Milford has announced plans for a new building... we could go on and 0n... d ft 1983 Americans look to 1983 with hope for better economic times. The most encouraging signs are sharply higher home buying and building and new car sales. Also, claims for unemployment insurance are down in recent weeks. But factory production has not increased, joblessness is at its peak and business failures in large numbers continue. Hard times and a serious recession are still a reality, and very much so for many farm families. Practically all Americans hope the administration forecast of recovery in 1983 is accurate. The Bear Bear Bryant's resignation removes color and drama from the game, a coach almost universally admired by former players, assistant coaches and associates, and the winningest college football coach ever. Bear Bryant came from a poor Arkansas farm family. He was a growing boy before he got his first pair of shoes. He proudly kept them at night, always polished, on top of his bureau. And he actually once wrestled a bear —for a fee. In summary, he was a poor boy, who did his very best at what he tried. He was able, like few others, to convince good players they were better than they were. That was one secret of his success. And the secret of his resignation may have been a suspicion that his players didn’t quite live up to his all-out determination and spirit this past season in losing to Southern Mississippi.

What others say — Today! Today is here. I will start with a smile, and resolve to be agreeable. I will not criticize. I refuse to waste my valuable time. Today has one thing in which I know I am equal with others — time. All of us draw the same salary in seconds, minutes, hours. Today I will not waste my time. Because the minutes I wasted yesterday are as lost as a vanished thought. Today I refuse to spend time worrying about what might happen. I am going to spend my time making things happen. Today I am determined to study to improve myself, for tomorrow I may be wanted, and I must not be found lacking. Today I am determined to do things I should do. I firmly determine to stop doing the things I should not do. Today I begin by doing, and not wasting my time. In one week I will be miles beyond the person I am Today. Today I will not imagine what I would do if things were different. They are not different. I will make success with what material I have. Today I will stop saying, “If I had time,’’ for I never will “find time” for anything — if I want time, I must take it. Today I will act toward other people as though this might be my last day on earth. I will not wait for tomorrow. Tomorrow never comes . . . — CANTERBURY TALES

E iMtnimtMMirc LM B J| j Just one of many signs of progress in this area is the new Lakeland Day Care Center at Syracuse. Last summer this sign marked the spot where the center was to be built. In December the center’s equipment was moved to the new building and operations are currently underway there with center personnel and youngsters alike happy to be in the new location.

Court news

CIRCUIT COURT The following claims have been filed in Kosciusko County Circuit Court, Richard Sand, judge: Damages Ronald Hertenstein vs James Himmeger. r 4, Barbee Hotel. North Webster. Plaintiff seeks a judgment against plaintiff for the sum of SIO,OOO and $2,500 in punitive damages. In a second count, plaintiff seeks $3,000 in compensatory damages and $2,500 in punitive damages as the result of defendant's fraudulent sell of sporting goods to plaintiff in Land O'Lakes store in North Webster. Plaintiff states defendant had full knowledge that merchandise was collateral used in securing a loan with People’s State Bank in 1977. Willard and Nancy Forkner vs Lewis and Frances VanDoren r 1

Unsung heroes — k*-* J N.JOHN PERRY

John Perry was one of EMS's founding fathers

One of the founding fathers of the Milford EMS service, and a long time local leader in health care. John Perry has made his home a safer place since arriving from Warsaw in 1954. T A local funeral director did all of the ambulance service at the time of his arrival. That service had one basic function at that time — transportation. “They (the community) wouldn’t pay . . . and the state made a lot of regulations'* forcing the funeral director out of the ambulance business. Perry said. It was July of 1974 when Perry and 12 other volunteers took over the service. The original equipment cost was a now mere $20,000 to get things underway. Back then, the all-volunteer ambulance service was a novice idea. Milford was the first community in the county to create an all volunteer group. Perry said. A lot of things have changed since those early days, but Perry’s commitment to the service hasn't. He's still an active volunteer and he plans to stay that way for awhile. "I like to (participate). 1 enjoy the work and contributing. Health care is my field, ” says Perry. One of the newest developments in the ambulance service

Leesburg. Plaintiff seeks a judgment against defendant fbr the sum of $15,175.08 plus interest. attorney’s fees and costs. Further, plaintiff seeks the cancel of the land contract, foreclosure, plaintiff’s lien be declared superior to all others and the possession of the property. Plaintiff also seeks the rent off the property until it can be sold Farmer's State Bank vs Carl W. and Judy Nichols, Fox Farm Rd., Warsaw; Jim and Joyce Garman, Leesburg, dba C. J. Allignment; and Lake City Bank, Warsaw. Plaintiff seeks a judgment against defendants for the sum of $57,904.23 plus interest. attorney's fees and costs. Further, plaintiff seeks the relation of its lien with Lake City Banks be declared, the foreclosure of contract, property ordered sold to satisfy debt

county-wide has been the increase in the number of women signing on to be Emergency Medical Technicians. Milford was another first when it came to this. Perry said. ‘’We’ve got some gals that are great, "he said. Perry said the service is going “pretty well. We’ve had a lot of community support financially in building and in equipment, most of it coming through donations." Perry said. The best part of the allvolunteer group is that "we feel like we contribute," he said.

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"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE"

IT HARDLY seems possible . . . Christmas is past and we’re looking forward to the new year —1983! For the most part it has been a good Christmas for area people. With the constant talk of "tough times," and these who would "do without" this holiday season, there seems to have been a lot of good cheer to go around. < President Reagan reminded us that, yes, there is 10.8 per cent unemployment in the nation and yet there are nine out of ten of our people working. He went on to ask the nine who were working to have some outward consideration for the one who is not working. This spirit of giving and "consideration" seems to have caught on in our area. We*re reminded of our local Kiwanis Club, for instance, whose members went out for the sixth consecutive year to collect goods and cash for local needy families. This year, as a good example of the sharing spirit, the chib collected between $4,000 and $5,000, which included 87 pairs of shoes, toys, gift certificates, food and clothing and over $2,000 in cash, according to Deloss ("Buck”) Sandors, chairman of the club’s Needy Family Committee. And you can bet those on the receiving end were appreciative of this community kindness. And at Wawasee High School French and Latin teacher Stan Grabowici set up an inter-class competition to raise money for needy families, a list gleaned from churches and the township trustee’s office. Classmates went to work, first soliciting teachers, administrative staff and students alike. They even carried a blanket before the crowd at a home basketball game where loose change was given freely. In inter-class competition ■ the seniors collected $212.58, the juniors $634.52, the sophomores $280.98, and the freshmen $140.66. When all was collected and counted, the total was $1,268.74, S2OO over last year’s $1,001.14. Not bad, not bad at all, and it proved a good lesson for students to help less fortunate families in our midst. Not to be outdone. North Webster has formed a North Webster Charity, headed this year by elementary principal Richard Long, and it received over $3,080 to assist some 217 people in that community over the holiday season. This community-wide effort had its genesis 19 years ago, but about 10 years ago took the form of a community drive. Long reports that service organizations, churches, local businesses and many individuals donated to the fund. One donation came from an Ohio individual who heard about the drive, Long states. Other groups in our area have done as much, most of them quietly, unobtrusively, but effectively just the same. Our story would have no end. seemingly, if we pursued it further. The president’s call for more volunteerism to assist the country's unemployed and less fortunate appears to have had a good footing before the full force of his remarks were felt in our local communities. Why. even the weather man wanted to do his part, in giving us unseasonably warm weather, to keep our utility bills down. Our area had an unprecedented 65 degree Christmas day. We even heard reports of some homes turning on their air conditioners. And this in itself seems was a welcomed Christmas present for most of us. % With this we ll say HAPPY NEW YEAR to our readers.

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PEOPLE IN Florida won’t believe what went on here during the warm weather Christmas Day until we tell them we had some people swimming in Lake Wawasee and water skiing on Webster Lake. John Westfall, son-in-law of Bob and Marge Troutman and a Fort Wayne physician s and son of the George Westfalls of Ogden Island), took his turn swimming in Lake Wawasee Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. He will testify that the water was cold, however. And insurance man Larry Stackhouse and his wife Mary, and daughters Lynn, 17, and Kay, 14, "unwinterized" their boat Christmas Day, made the rounds visiting friends, then the girts water skied for about 15 minutes, wearing only blue jeans and sweat shirts. Lynn is a WHS junior and Kay is a freshman. A LITTLE public service here: we're calling our readers' attention to the chart below showing the new five per cent sales tax for consumers as recently adopted by the special session of the Indiana General Assembly. We urge all retailers to post this chart for easy access in computing the tax at the new. increased rate. WHEN CARROLL L. Koble said he was going to "hang it up the first of the year," he didn’t mean his job as mail carrier on rural route 3, a job he has held for the past 14 years. What he meant: He was going to give up his "extra job," that of cleaning on a regular basis for the Syracuse Public Library, the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. offices, and the Huntington Building. This job has kept him and several members of his ambitious family busy for 28 years. mostly night work. Carroll, well known for his geniality, was a postal clerk for 16 years before becoming rural carrier. He kept the "little extra jobs,” as he calls it. in order to see his three talented sons through college. Mark, the oldest at 25. is a 1976 graduate of Wawasee High School, now a senior in computer science al UMQUA, a community college at Oakland. Oregon. He had three years at Purdue University where he sang in that school’s famous Glee Club, and was on the road for 28 months with a gospel quartet. Craig. 23, is a 1977 WHS graduate, a 1980 Indiana State graduate, now a student at Ozark (Missouri) Bible College. Craig is an outstanding art and music student. Then there’s Steven, a 1981 WHS graduate, now a sophomore in building trades science at Purdue. Carroll and his wife Carol, residents of r 4 Syracuse, have been industrious and supportive of their three sons in seeing them further their educations. At 50. besides having a touch of angina (heart trouble). Carroll wants to turn his attention to "some fishing, biking, walking, and visiting friends.” He says, "I have a lot of good patrons on route 3.” adding, “they’re the greatest.” He has given his several cleaning customers ample notification that he was discontinuing this avocation, and his brother Tom. 46. who recently moved into the area with his wife Beverly and family from Denver, has moved in to fill part of the gap. RON SHARP. 486 North Huntington Street, stepped up to Kay Hare's window at the Lake City

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