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25TH PINT — Jane Gingrich, registered nurse, is shown taking the pulse of Dr. Howard J. Hall. Jr., Wawasee High School principal, as he prepares to donate his 25th pint of blood to the American Red Cross. Dr. Hail was one of 148 persons who donated blood Monday at Wawasee High School. This donation makes Dr. Hall a three-gallon, one pint, doner. Shown next to Dr. Hall is Wawasee Athletic Director Hal Traviolia. (Photo by Deb Fox>

Red Cross gets 148 pints of blood Monday

Cindy Peterson, physical education instructor at Wawasee High School and coordinator for the Red Cross Bloodmobile visit to the high school, reported a total of 148 pints of blood was donated on Monday between 11 a.m. andap.m Mrs. Peterson stated there were 159 walk ins compared with

Saturday a.m. —

Hiler to hold town meeting at Webster

Third District Congressman John Hiler will be holding a town meeting in North Webster on Saturday. Jan. 29, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. in the North Webster Fire Station He will later travel to Warsaw for a town meeting from 10:30-11:30 a m. in the Warsaw City Building, at 302 E. Market Street. Hiler is continuing the town meeting tradition started two years ago and will be available to hear voters views, concerns and available to answer any questions concerning key national issues. Also on Saturday he will be at the Plymouth Police Station, 215 W. Washington, from 12:30-1:30 p.m. On Friday he will be at the

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WAUBEE LAKE FIRE — Milford volunteer firemen responded to a fire call at 7:3* a.m. Tuesday at the Waubee Lake home of Mr. and Mrs. Don Flenar. The fire began in a light box in the kitchen ceiling, firemen discovered. Damage was kept to a minimum due to the quick response to the call by firemen. Firemen shown are Doug Ruch and Keith Hunsberger.

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approximately 70 doners last year. There were 53 students and 16 faculty members donating. "It was a good effort and there was good community support." remarked Mrs. Peterson, who added the goal this year was 130 pints. She noted two additional pints would have been collected but the

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students had to leave to catch a bus. The coordinator speculated that next year the quota will be increased. Assisting Mrs. Peterson in coordinating the bloodmobile visit was Dr. Howard J. Hull. Jr., high school principal. Carolyn Zimmerman, registered nurse from Milford, was in charge of securing a nursing staff and Wawasee High School Key Club members assisted throughout the day with walkers, typists, canteen work and setting up and dismantling the mobile unit. Trustees have cheese, butter The Turkey Creek Township Trustee has a limited amount of surplus cheese and butter which he will distribute at the Syracuse Town Hall, SR 13 south, Syracuse, on February 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. to those persons eligible. Tippecanoe Township Trustee Richard Mitchell has announced that he has some of the cheese and butter left for those who qualify and did not pick up their allotment in December. His office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Eligible persons include unemployed, welfare recipients and those 60 years of age and older.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26,1983

Milford salesmen top goals Every student who participated in the annual cheese and sausage sale at Milford Junior High School contributed to sales increases that exceeded projected goals by at least SI,OOO. All participants did an excellent job. according to Marion Acton, school principal. Last year’s top salesman. Jared Hampton, was also the top salesman this year. For his high achievements, Jared won an Atari video system. Second place winner, Lisa Kaiser, selected an AM-FM racho cassette player and Al Strickland, third place winner, received a Pac Man tabletop gamebyCoieco. Other top sellers in order are. David Goldsmith, Steve Miller, Cindy Elliott, Don Deter, Renee Manges, Maggie Edward and Todd Mikel. Winner in the grand prize drawing was Diane Coppes. Diane won a 12-inch black and white television set. For meeting and exceeding class goals, each student who sold at least one item will view a selected movie in the school cafeteria and those who sold 10 or more items will enjoy a snow skiing party. Community and faculty support for the project is greatly appreciated, said Mr. Acton. Committee participants and their respective committees are: Carolyn Baker, general chairman; Rich Bender, assistant chairman; Mrs. Baker and Mr. Bender, kick-off and closing program; < Dick Roose and-£»»?■ Zielasko, promotion and incentive charts; Darcy Mock, Ron Carmichael and Dave Matz, distribution of cheese and sausage; and Virginia Bess, collection of money. Class campaign directors for the sixth grade were: Mr. Roose, Mr. Matz, Mrs. Mock and Mr. Zielasko. Seventh grade directors were: Mr. Bender, Mrs. Baker and Mr. Carmichael: and eighth grade directors were: Phil Metcalf, Tony Clouse and Cyndi Thornburg

Legal notice seeks bids on town hall The long-awaited bids cm the proposed Syracuse Town Hall will be received at the next regular monthly meeting, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15. According to a notice released by clerk-treasurer Cynthia A. Fry, the bids can be rejected by the town board within 120 days after the bid is opened at the public meeting. Schmidt Associates Architects, the architectural firm handling the project for Syracuse, has the specifications available for anyone wishing to make a bid. Each contractor making a bid is required to include a deposit for no more than five per cent less than the total price. If for any reason the contractor fails to execute the contract or withdraw his bid, this deposit can be kept by the board as liquidated damages The bids will be opened at next month’s meeting, but the actual contract award, if the board decides to build a new town hall, is not expected to be granted for some time after the initial bids are received. The architects will examine each of the bids and determine which are legitimate. The latest estimates on the construction costs for the town hall, as designed by Schmidt Associates, is $542,500 with the total project expected to cost the town $626,305 Development group to meet The annual meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Area Development Company will be held in the board room of the State Bank of Syracuse at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 8. The agenda will include the election of three members to the board to serve for a period of three years and any other business that may come before the membership.

No snow, thin ice —

Committee decidles to cancel this year's Winter Carnival

The 1983 Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival has been cancelled, it was announced at a special winter carnival meeting Monday night. A week after the committee officially announced that it would continue, the group decided to cancel plans for next month’s carnival because of unfavorable weather reports for the coming few days. The ice thickness on Lake Wawasee was another major consideration, said co-chairman

Housing industry 'on the upswing'

By GAIL WIDMOYER “As 1983 opens, economists predict a continued easing of interest rates that will produce a moderate recovery in heme construction and sales.” says an article by Anita Saville in the January 17 issue of “Realtor News.” According to Ernie Rogers, real estate broker for LoganRogers Realty Company, “The housing industry is definitely in an upswing” in the SyracuseWawasee area. In the lake region, at least nine new homes are being constructed and one home is being completely remodeled, an impressive amount of activity for this area during January. » Other photos on page 2. “Economy wise, all the construction is putting people back to work in many fields.” Rogers continued. “For each new home under construction, factory workers must assemble kitchen cabinets, others produce carpeting, appliances must be available and all of these products must find their way to our area. All kinds of positive information accompany new buildings ” Reasons For Construction Although the type of construction varies from new housing starts to remodeling existing homes, anyone driving around the area’s largest lakes can witness the increased building activity which is a good sign of a recovering economy, said Rogers. One reason for increased housing starts is the unavailability of waterfront lots. According to Rogers, there is no more vacant lakeside property for sale. Therefore, home builders must rebuild an existing home or raze an old cottage to build a new home. Many people are making the

Howey, Hall admit to six burglaries

Victor L. Howey, 21, Fort Wayne and Ricky Glen Hall, 19, Milford, voluntarily gave statements to police admitting to three burglaries in Milford, two in Leesburg and one in rural northwestern Kosciusko County. The statements were given to Milford Marshal David Hobbs and Indiana State Police Trooper Tom Perzanowski. The pair gave police information upon their arrest last Monday, Jan. 17, that implicated them in nine burglaries from barns and sheds. Further questioning led to other crimes being solved. Howey and Hall, who have been charged with theft, were reteased on bond. Stolen in the six additional burglaries were: a battery charger, 15 gallons of gasoline and transmission fluid from a barn owned by Date Burger on CR 135QN, west of CR 600 W, in late December; a battery, jumper cables and tools from Garry Polk’s residence r 2 Leesburg, in late December; five

Jeannie Gardiner, and the general apathetic attitude to having a winter carnival was another. ’The thrill is gone,'* said one committee member. This would have been the third year for the Winter Carnival. A 1984 carnival is still planned, added Mrs. Gardiner. The cancellation eliminates 20 activities the committee had planned for the February 5 and 6 weekend. Each of the participating organizations will be contacted regarding the group’s decision. A

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NEARING COMPLETION — This home, located on the north shore of Lake Wawasee. replaced an older home used strictly for summer residence and is just one example of increased building activity in the immediate vacin iky. < Photo by Gail Widmoyer)

lake area their year round homes as opposed to seasonal residences. With all year housing, old lake cottages do not fulfill residents’ housing needs. Besides a small-town atmosphere, the Lakeland area is more attractive to prospective home builders because of its good school system, low crime rate, clean area and recreation possibilities. "Through distressed times, waterfront property is easier to sell because people are geared towards recreation,” explained Rogers. “It’s so great to see this kind of activity going on. The new construction will aid the pre existing market ” A third reason for more construction and activity in the real

gallons of gasoline from a truck at Sellers Manufacturing, Old SR 15 Milford, in late December; a hydraulic jack from a barn at C 4 O Farms, r 1 Milford, in early January; jumper cables and gasoline from a shed at Phend and Brown, Inc., Millford, in midDecember; and a power saw, power drill, and power grinder from a barn at the Milton W. Irwin residence, r 2 Leesburg, in late December. The value of the items was rot known and most of the tools and equipment were recovered. jUI items will be returned to the owners. Other Cases In addition to the six current solved cases, the police have solved the thefts of items from Don Wolferman, Milford; Ernest Hollar, Milford; Tusing Brothers Lumber Company, Leesburg; Virgil Zimmerman, Milford; John Powell, Milford; Richird Harman, Leesburg; Dean Cousins, Milford; and Jim Howard, Syracuse. Items from these thefts totaled SB,OOO to SIO,OOO.

number of activities could coati one, Mrs. Gardiner said, if the group sponsoring it wishes to do SO. The dance, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 5, at 9 pm. in the American Legion Hall, will go on as planned and the snowmobile drag races could be held at the Syracuse Lakeside Park if the ice condition on the lake improves. Mb specific date has been scheduled for the snowmobile i aces, however. Another major event during the two-day carnival, the Winter

estate market is the declining interest rates. Currently, 11 to!2 per cent interest rates are available on new home loans from various financial institutions. Before the interest rates began to steadily rise, home mortgage rates were between 9 and 10 per cent. However, as the economy worsened, rates climbed as high as percent, the major reason real estate sales have been at a stand still for so long. Rogers described 13 per cent as the “cut off point. When interest rates began to escalate, the market stopped at 13 per cent. As the rates came down, activity began again when the market hit 13 per cent.” Besides lower interest rates,

Second notice of sewer treatment facility meeting

A second notice is printed in this issue on a public meeting to be held on March 5 at 2 p.m„ in the fellowship hall of Saint Andrew’s Methodist Church, Syracuse, to discuss the construction of sewer treatment facilities in Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District to satisfy water quality requirements established by the Indiana Stream Pollution Control Board. A copy of the facility plan explaining the proposed improvements to the waste water treatment plant and sewer system for the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District, as well as information on user charges, will be available at the Syracuse Public Library and the State Bank of Syracuse on or before February 3. Based upon preliminary cost estimates for the wastewater treatment facilities project the monthly charge for a typical residents! customer will be approximately sl2-s3l. All interested persons may review the plan at the above mentioned locations and be heard

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Carnival Wonder Run, has been scratched along with the other activities. A fund-raiser during the July 4th week end was discussed by the committee, but no specifics were given. The fund-raiser would help to raise funds for the 1984 Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival. Each organization or individual donating money to the 1983 Winter Carnival will be refunded if the donor so wishes, or the money raised will be put in the coffers for the 1984 carnival.

some of the institutions are now offering 30 years fixed mortgage rates to new home owners, meaning mortgage payments will not fluctuate with changing interest rates. Figures from the county assessor show twice as many permits for stick built homes have been issued in Turkey Creek Township this month over December 1982. another indication of improved real estate sales. James Christian, chief economist for the United States League of Savings Institutions, says in the Saville article. “If interest rates stay down, home starts will average 1.4 million units for this year and existinghome sales will hit 2.6 million to * 2.7 million.”

at the public meeting on March 5. Written comments will be accepted and considered until March 11 and should be addressed to the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District. Post Office box 396, Syracuse, Ind. 46567 Year's end statenqeriffor Syracuse bank According to a report recently released by the State" of Syracuse, the amount of total deposits as of December 31M982 is $31,073,000. The report, published in this week's edition of the Mail-Journal. is $1,373,700 more than the figure given in last year’s report of condition. Bank president James Caskey said that figure was $29,699,300 a year ago. The report was signed by board members Charles Harris, J. Michael Mangas and William Cable. Freda Rinker, cashier, also cosigned the official report.