The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 8, Milford, Kosciusko County, 9 March 1983 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed.. March 5, 1583

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'Sagebrush Days' topic for Syracuse merchants

By GARY LEWIS Activities for the Syracuse Retail Merchants “Sagebrush Days” continue to be scheduled for the May 28, 29 and 30 event, but according to committee cochairman Barbara Scantlin several issues remain to be decided. Prizes for the various contests, commitments for more activities and entertainment is needed. She reported the group’s attempt to add the annual Syracuse Lions Club Chili Cook-Off was successful, as the Lions chose Saturday, May 28. to begin the competition.

Drug awareness panel at Wawasee March 22

On Tuesday, March 22, the Drug Awareness Panel of the Elkhart Families in Action will be meeting with parents and concerned citizens in the Wawasee High School auditorium. The panel will tell of drug and alcohol abuse in schools and communities. The panel consists of a judge, a school administrator, a police officer and a parent. They will share experiences, answer questions and tell how we can help in our community This is a panel question and

Marriage: Not as fresh as a bed of roses .

(Continued from page 1) be!’ ” Both the Henwoods and the Shocks warn people to know each other thoroughly before they get married. Mrs. Shock offered some further advice, “Have a little bit of faith, the Lord guided us.”’ “Submission to each other and to God,” was stressed by Paul Johnson. “It just won’t work if the two people are selfish.” he continued. “Get a good concordance and read everything that God says about marriage.” advised Rev. Haifley. “I impress on a young couple considering marriage that marriage is for life and I may even suggest they wait a year if they aren’t sure that they're really in love. It’s important for them to remember that puppy love is real to the puppy. In my experience, people who whit longer have a better chance for a solid relationship,” he further explained.

New marshal at North Webster

(Continued from page 1) was named as the board’s appointee. The name of Dennis Wagner will be recommended to the Kosciusko County Council for the third appointment to the commission. Board member Larry Keim reported the board is working on naming all streets in town and will be putting up street signs. In order to come up with proper names for each street, the board asks interested persons to stop at the dispatcher’s station at the town hall, consult the map there, and give the board input on street names before the April 6 meeting. Steve Beavers and Charles Parker, along with Mike Kern, are liaison members to the town

7 foot pipe to replace culverts at Willow Grove

A seven-foot pipe will replace two four-foot culverts at the Willow Grove Island channel on the north side of Lake Wawasee. The decision was made during Monday’s meeting, Feb. 28; in Indianapolis with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Commission and the Kosciusko County Commissioners. Plans will be drawn up and

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The chili cook-off should be a big help for the retailers, said Mrs. Scantlin, because of the increased traffic the event will bring to town. Posters, signs and other publicity still needs to be arranged. Co-chairman Jim Stillson, who was absent from the Tuesday morning meeting, has arranged a complete mule skinner team to serve as a shuttle service from the downtown area to the activities in the village. Country and western singers, square dancing and several contests have been arranged to assist in the western theme, although specific plans still remain to be made. The Calvary

answer time that is an excellent opportunity to become aware of problems that affect everyone in the community. Also in attendance will be local police officer Tom Kitch and Wawasee High School Dean of Students Myron Dickerson. They will comment on drugs and alcohol abuse in the Lakeland area. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. in the auditorium. It is sponsored by the Syracuse Parent-Teachers Organization and adults only are requested to attend.

Kammerdiener warned about giving advice, but he and his wife agreed people should not get married until they are mature. Another pre-marriage necessity voiced by the Sorensens was, “People should talk their differences over before they’re married, not after. ” But differences do occur, and Young advises, “Don’t over-react to problems that arise, be willing to give and take.” Rev. Tinkel also noted he and his wife “are not without times when we differ, but we have become more respectful of each other’s ideas. As a result, my work has been advanced and there has been a closeness in the last three years that has helped not only in our home, but our childrens’ homes, too.” Each couple has its own piece of advice for a lasting marriage, but the overall consensus was best expressed by Flora Young who said. “Don’t think marriage will be a bed of roses because it’s not always that way . ”

board meeting from the newly formed North WebsterTippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce. Kern told the board of the chamber project called “Tippy Township Community Pride Month.” which will be April 15 through May 15, and asked the board’s help with the project. He also asked the board about an ordinance to clean up some “trashy spots.” The board agreed to consult its attorney about the ordinance which affects junk cars. The board will hold a public meeting at the town hall on March 16, at 7 p.m., with officials of North Shore Public utilities to discuss sewage problems. The next regular meeting of the town board will be April 6 at 7 p.m. at the town hall.

submitted to toe DNR for approval before work will begin. Kosciusko County Highway Department officials received an order on December 3, 1982, to “cease and desist” all work on the bridge at Willow Grove Island from James M. Ridenour, director of the DNR. Residents of that area told DNR county highway officials had hired a contractor to remove the old bridge and replaced it with two four-foot culvert pipes and a load of gravel in the channel. The major complaint was that pipe installation had blocked off boat traffic and caused a heaving of the lakebed extending 40 feet east of the bridge. The DNR contacted county officals to stop work because of not having prior written approval from the DNR to change the shoreline or bed of a public freshwater lake. A check in the DNR records showed no permit had been issued authorizing the removal or replacement of the bridge and the work was in direct violation of IC 13-2-11.1. The gravel fill material dumped into the channel constituted an unauthorized encroachment on the lake waters.

United Methodist Church has committed to hosting a bake sale during' the three-day event and will organize an old-fashion revival meeting Sunday night She said plenty of work remains to be done before May and assistance is needed. Any group wishing to participate should contact co-chairman Jim Stillson at 457-5963. Dick McDaniel and Mrs. Jerry Dain of the Wawasee High School Music boosters were in attendance and asked the group for donations to the April 16 public auction. McDaniel, auction committee chairman, said the auction will be a fund-raiser for the high school symphonic band trip to Washington, D.C., this summer. Nearly 80 students are in the band, he said, so transportation costs will be expensive. The music boosters are a group of parents organized to assist the Wawasee Music Department. Their primary goal is to raise funds for trophies to award the students at the end of the school year. Any usable items for the sale will be appreciated, he explained, and pick-up service for larger items will be provided. He said he hopes to receive the help of merchants in the school district with their donations of hard-to-sell items, seconds, gift certificates or discount coupons. A tax deduction letter will be sent to all contributors who request one. Students have been going door-to-door for personal donations. Nearly 300 Wawasee students participate in the music program, making up one-third of the student body. Secretary Jerry Baur presided over the meeting in the absence of president Jeanne Gardiner who is on vacation. The next meeting is scheduled for April 12 at 8 a.m. in the State Bank of Syracuse Board Room. Scouting celebrates 71 years The week of March 6 through 12 is the national celebration of the 71st birthday of Girl Scouting in the United States. The Indiana Lakeland Girl Scout Council will join the nation in celebrating under this year’s theme of, “We Found A New World.” In celebration of Girl Scout Week, Kosciusko County troops are exhibiting their new worlds in window displays in many area store fronts and individual troops will also be celebrating with various activities in their troop meetings. Finding new worlds in Girl Scouting is a result of working together at individual paces and levels in partnership with trained leaders who help the girls gain security needed to reach out to other people, find new interests and accept new challenges. New worlds discovered by Girl Scouts include: camping and endless possibilities for career choices. Through field trips, listening to guest speakers and actual work experience, girls learn that they do have a choice of careers. Adults in Girl Scouting can find new worlds also. Through working with girls, leaders also find growth in their lives — new worlds are to be found by girls and adults.

Attending the meeting were County Commissioners Maurice Dorsey and Charles Lynch, County Attorney Rex L. Reed and County Highway supervisor Richard Winebrenner.

Warm February

Goshen College weather observer Lores Steury stated this week the average temperature for the month of February was 32.7 degrees with the normal being 26.9 degrees. The warmest day of the month was on February 21 with 66 degrees and toe coolest day was February 5 when it was five degrees. The precipatation was seven-tenths of a inch, .87 of an inch below normal. The total accumulation of precipitation between January 1 and March 1 was 1.37 inches with the normal precipatation, 3.38 inches. The normal snowfall for the season is 23.2, however, this season’s snowfall is 8.6 inches, 14.6 below normal. In 1981-1982 there were 62.4 inches of snow. The mildest winter season was in 1931-1932. To date the number of normal heating degree days total 1,087 with February accumulating 888. There were nine clear days, seven partly sunny days and 12 cloudy days. Temperature accumulation for November through February was 142.7 degrees. In 1931-1932 the accumulated temperature was 153.3 degrees. The normal is 119.7 degrees. The coolest temperature came in 1976-1977 with 89 degrees accumulation. March temperatures in 1931-1932 were 7.2 degrees below normal with 8.6 inches of snowfall.

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EXPLAINING THE SYSTEM — Ray H. Kocher, project manager for the Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District is explaming the costs involved in switching existing septic tanks tn a central sewer system for designated problem areas in the Lake Wawasee-Syracuse area. Kocher, and other members of Howard Needles Tammen & Bergendeft, Indianapolis, were present at a public hearing on Saturday at the Saint Andrew's United Methodist Church, Syracuse. (Photo by Gail Widmoyeri

Lake water treatment problems discussed

(Continued from page 1) express concerns about project costs. Kocher, with the help of James O. Russell, member of the engineering firm, explained potential costs to users and the benefits of connecting to an upgraded system as a group. If all areas concerned connect to the same base unit, individual costs per month will be approximately $24 while individual area hook-up charges could run as high as s3l. Members of the TCRSD noted this is just the beginning of a

Area Base Enchanted Hills System Base Plus Morrison Island/ Natti Crow Beach Area Base Plus Bayshore/ Cottingham Beach Area Base Plus Marineland Gardens Base Plus Highland View/ Lee Land Addition Base Plus Four South Areas Ogden Island (Syracuse) (Enchanted Hills) Willow Grove (Syracuse) (Enchanted Hills) Kale Island/ Syracuse) (Enchanted Hills) Base Plus 3 North Areas Base Plus All 7 Areas

In this chart, the base unit consists of existing sewer treatment facilities. The purpose of the chart is to illustrate the cost of independently connecting each problem area as compared to jointly connecting all of the areas.

Vanlaninghams at Saint Louis

Vanlaningham Brothers Farm of Milford will be among prominent swine breeders in the United States who will compete at the nationally-known Louisville Barrow Show in March. The major industry event is slated to take place at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, March 14 and 15. According to Lousville Barrow Show Manager Dennis Liptrap, Vanlaningham Farm has entered the competition in the Yorkshire Barrow and the Hampshire Barrow Classes. The Milford swine breeder will vie for top honors with hundreds of other swine breeders at the 24-year-old swine show. During the 1983 Louisville Barrow Show, several events for breeders of all types and ages will be featured in order to round out the quality and scope of swine competition. Full-time swine producers will compete in the Open Barrow Show, the Breeding Stock Show and in the Sale of Prize-Winning Breeding Stock. Young people have the Grater clean Use a pastry brush to brush out lemon rind, cheese, onion or whatever out of the grater before washing. Easy flip Make sausage broiling easy by pressing several links onto a meat skewer — one flip turns them all.

series of meetings. In support of the sewer hook-up, a letter from Joe Todd, area realtor, stated, a “prudent buyer of homes discounts the sewer price of a septic system from his property value. ” Todd continued to say the estimated charges for the project “will not diminish property value and will in fact, increase the property value.” Anyone interested in adding pros or cons to the record of the public hearing may do so until this Friday at the Syracuse Library.

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opportunity to gain recognition in the industry through participation in the Junior Judging Contest, the National Junior Barrow Show and the National Junior Showmanship Contest. Show Manager Liptrap confirmed that eight major swine breeds will be represented at the Breeding Stock Show and entrants will participate in barrow competition with a variety of pure and cross bred combinations. All events will take place indoors and will officially begin at 8 a.m., March 14.

Milford Police receive 142 complaints

Milford Marshal David Hobbs submitted a summary of activities for the Milford Police Department to the Milford Town Board Tuesday, March 8. The activities report was for the time period of February 8 to March 8. During that time officers received 142 complaints and investigated one traffic accident which resulted in $1,500 damage. There were four felony, one traffic and one misdemeanor arrests made. Officers investigated one theft

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Syracuse Lake condos okayed —

Todd pleased with BZA approval

By GARY LEWIS Todd Realty ’s plans to develop the land where the old Syracuse Enterprises factory sits into 30 condominium units crossed a major hurdle last week when the Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals ruled in favor of two petitions involving the proposed units. “Were 95 per cent finished,” commented Joe Todd, who now only needs to gain approval for a sea wall and a permit from the state building commission. “We’re pleased with the decision.” said Todd, who added “but we do respect the opinions of the people against it. ” The major opponent of the proposed project, located on the north and south side of Medusa Street, was county recorder Betty Dust who raised several questions concerning the affect of the project on the town’s overworked sewer system. She also said the area "already has a traffic problem” and by adding the 30-units could only make the situation worse. Syracuse BZA members William Pipp, Joe Hughes and Charles Miller voted unanimously for both of the project’s petitions. The first granted a special exception for the multi-family dwelling, a necessary step in a residential zoned area, and the second granted Todd permission to build

APC okays Dewart Lake PUD

By GARY LEWIS Kosciusko County 's Area Plan Commission approved the final plat for a Dewart Lake planned unit development and tabled a decision to rezone an area near Armstrong Road during last week's regular meeting. FBH development, made up of locals Don Bucher, Leonard Foyle, Terry Haab and Wayne Bucher, successfully petitioned the APC to allow one lot as a commercial-zoned area. That lot was the only major issue in the final plat petition. The lot could be used to serve the future residents of the development as a general store. Four lots on the final plat were exempt from the unanimous decision until an access drive was completed. After the road is completed. FBH development could then repetition the APC for approval. The APC decision was the culmination of four separate petitions for the proposed Lindonway Terrace residential development. The first hearing with the APC granted approval for the project to be classified as a planned unit development, the second hearing with the commissioners granted preliminary plat approval, and the third was with the BZA who voted to grant the special exception for the PUD. As defined by the Kosciusko County Zoning Ordinance, a PUD is designed to allow for an unusual concept of development. A PUD can be commercial, industrial, or as in this case, residential in purpose. It allows the board to modify the regulations in the ordinance to

report and recovered S3B of the stolen property. There were two gun permits issued, four dog complaints and one dog impounded. The department ran nine record checks, answered three alarms and one fire call. There were six courtesy services given, 31 title checks made and 12 messages delivered. The police vehicle was driven 1,329 miles and received nine miles per gallon. The officers spent $l9O on gas.

the project 12-feet from the Syracuse Lake shoreline. The zoning ordinance requires all structures to be 35 feet from the shoreline. The BZA attached two restrictions on its decision. The first prohibited the four porch decks facing the water from ever being enclosed and the second restricted the condominium developers from constructing a fence. The fence restriction was designed to allow the neighbor to the project, Russell Chokey, a clear view of the lake from his home. Also opposing the proposed project was Medusa Street residents Margaret Nichols, Richard Brandon and Syracuse Lake resident Virginia Putt. They all requested the 35-foot setback restriction be maintained. The main reason for the variance request, said attorney Steve Snyder, who was representing the the project, is to make the project economically feasible. “Anything less than 30 units would make this project not feasable,” he said. Todd plans to gear the 22 twobedroom. four one bedroom and four three bedroom units for area residents. “The void in the market place at Lake Syracuse is to price the two-bedroom units in the $50,000 price range.”

fulfill a special need of the project. The ordinance says the rules can be changed to allow for “original and imaginative” development of a property. The FBH development at Dewart Lake. located on the east side of CR 300E near the south side of Vane’s Road, has been designed for modular-type housing. “We re talking to two or three companies about using modular housing,” said Bucher. Bucher plans to sell the lots as a whole package, with the homes and lot priced together. By combining the two, Bucher hopes to appeal to young couples and persons looking for a summer home. Rezoning Switch Tabled Gail Conkling’s plans to switch the zoning of an area near Armstrong Road will have to wait until at least the next meeting. Plan commission members heard testimony from Conkling, a farmer on the land, who was urged by neighbors to make the zoning switch from agriculture to commercial. A corner lot in the area, located on the east and west side of SR 13, south of CR 500 N, was zoned commercial after an earlier APC decision against the

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“We’re not gearing this project to the resort buyer. Were gearing it toward the people in the area, the voung and the elderly ” Todd plans to have units available for sale this summer with the entire project to be completed by the end of the summer.

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zoning switch was overturned by the county commissioners. Dr. Jim Bohlin, a neighbor in the area, said his concern about the rezoning request is traffic safety.' ‘Armstrong Road is a bad intersection,” said Bohlin. “I'm only concerned about the safety factor involved here,” he said. Because the zoning switch would involve a strip along a state highway, separate exits and entrances would be required by the businesses. If land would be purchased large enough for a road, cars could travel within the commercial area without frequent crossing of the highway.

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