The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 May 1983 — Page 1

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READY FOR PLANTING — This was a typical scene in the area during the past several weeks as area farmers were preparing their fields for the new planting season. This photo was taken between Milford and Syracuse, with a young farmer discing his fields. Planting of corn and other crops went ahead in spite of the fields being dry.

MAD plans for Memorial Day

By DEB FOX' All plans for this year’s Memorial Day activities in Milford have been finalized .by Milford Area Development, Inc. During the monthly meeting Saturday, activities for Memorial Day were announced. The “day of fun,” as it was called by Jeah Treesh, MAD president, will start with the Order of the Eastern Star Breakfast from 5:30-9:30 a.m. at the Masonic Temple. The annual Memorial Day parade will start at 10 a.m. with services at Milford cemetery immediately following the parade. A chicken barbeque, at the community building, will be sponsored by MAD, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. This year 1,500 halves of chicken will be available. The menu for the chicken dinner will be baked beans, applesauce, celery, carrots, bread and butter and drink. The Memorial Day Committee, Richard Smith, Marcia Haab, Mrs. Treesh, Missy Sorenson, Lani Hoffer, Elmer Sorensen and Bruce Bultemeier will be making the meal to serve with the chicken. Carry-outs will be available, but only include chicken. The Milford Youth League Boosters will be having a bake sale outside the community building during the barbecue. The boosters will have desserts available to be purchased separately from the chicken dinners. During the chicken barbeque and the afternoon of Youth League Tournaments, the Milford-Vanßuren Township Emergency Medical Service will be offering a free blood pressure screening for adults. The blood pressure screening will be set up in front of the community building following the parade and move onto the ball park at approximately 1 p.m. Don and Nancy Arnold will be selling and collecting barbeque tickets at the door with members of the Memorial Day Committee, wives, husbands and others serving dinner inside the building. In addition to those mentioned others helping will be Don and Bernice Ahrns and Doug and Jodi Brown. Banquet Discussed Among the items of business was the discussion of the recent Milford Citizen of the Year Banquet. Don Arnold, treasurer, stated money was lost on this year’s banquet, noting the price of the tickets did not cover the advertising, decorations, food and other miscellaneous items. The program for this year, given by Clark Rassi, was donated. He (Arnold) remarked he would like to be considered when appointing next year’s banquet committee. “I learned some things and we’ll have to do things different.” Missy Sorensen stated MAD should “think hard about the banquet for next year,” She remark-

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ed it is getting harder to get people to vote and send in names. “Maybe we should go every other year. The voting just wasn’t there.” Mrs. Treesh stated that next year the board will get started on the banquet earlier and the nomination ballots will be sent out with the annual membership letters. “Our town has more volunteers, than most towns,” remarked Mrs. Treesh, who added she would also like to serve on next year’s committee. A suggestion on developing guidelines on who should be nominated was made and will be considered when next year’s committee meets. Other Business Arnold said he has received 96 individual memberships and 21 organizational memberships as of the end of April. He also stated MAD received SIOO donation from the Waubee Property Owners Association, SIOO from the Silver Thimble Club and SIOO in the name of Mr. and Mrs. Theo Beer from their children and families. The money from the Beer family and Silver Thimble Club was designated to be used towards the purchase of roaster pans. With all the memberships and donations the board has received $1,235 for support. Mrs. Orn reported the new doctor is not sure when he will be able to set up practice in Milford. According to recent information received all of his equipment is being held at the immigration office in Chicago. A tentative date of June 1 has been set for the office opening. The reception for the new doctor will be held upon his arrival and plans are on hold until further word is received. Eva Hamilton stated the cup dispenser is up and she has completed the job description of her position. Inventory of the building items is in the process of being taken and Mrs. Hamilton remarked she recently purchased a step-stool and broom and dust pan. Also it was announced the new sweeper was purchased, a Sanitaire by Eurika at the cost

16-month-old Ohio girl drowns in Lake Wawasee

Kelly .Eileen Schmidt, 16-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce A. Schmidt, 6771 Nicoll Dr., North Ridgeville, Ohio, drowned on the north side of Lake Wawasee Friday evening. The Schmidts had arrived at 4 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Murphy, parents of Mrs. Schmidt, enroute to Notre Dame to attend the* commencement of Schmidt’s sister. Schmidt told police he began to work in the yard after arriving at the home and the young child kept coming and going from the house. The father remembered putting her in the backdoor of the

of $250. The sweeper was purchased in Warsaw and can be serviced in Warsaw. Mrs. Treesh was asked to talk to Max Evans about moving the Boy Scout paper drive bench to another location by Memorial Day Week end. Several comments concerning the bench’s appearance were noted. Fair Queen Sponsor Discussion was held concerning sponsoring a girl from Milford in the Kosciusko County Fair Queen competition. MAD asked that if any girl in Milford is willing to work and is interested she should contact Missy Sorensen or Mrs. Treesh by Memorial Day week end. The only requirements on being a contestant is that the girl must be a junior or senior during the

Tippecanoe Township to install well at fire station

The Tippecanoe Township Advisory Board held its regular meeting at the North Webster/Tippecanoe Township fire department meeting room, May 10. A revenue sharing use hearing was held to receive comments and input from local taxpayers as to uses for the revenue sharing funds for the 1984 budget. Charlie Baker and Don Guy were present to request consideration be given to funds for the North Webster Youth League. A project is planned to redo the playing field. Items discussed briefly were dispatching; ceiling fan for the truck bays; estimates on ambulance I body repair; Noble County, Washington Township fire contract and the filing of certificates of exemption for interest and dividends earned by the township. No bids were received on tires for ambulance II following the proper legal advertisements.

home at 5:15 p.m. At 5:30 p.m. Mrs. Schmidt asked where their young child was and it was at this point Schmidt wept to the lake side of the home and Observed his daughter floating in the water, four homes away, against the sea wall, at the home of Wilfred Hodler. Schmidt, who is a former cardio-pulminary resuscitory instructor, jumped in the one-foot deep water after his daughter. He continued CPR until Syracuse Emergency Medical Service arrived, shortly after the call. All attempts were unsuccessful in saving the child. Dr. Jack Claris pronounced the

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next school year. MAD officials stated that the organization cannot financially support the queen contestant but will help her with one money making event. Members talked about having a Milford Float in the Memorial Day parade and possibly the Mermaid Festival Parade. Some of the ideas included having Karl Keiper, Milford’s 1983 Citizen of the Year, and Vera Schell, Milford’s Senior Citizen Queen, ride in a horse drawn carriage or antique car for the parades. Mrs. Treesh announced she is on a county tourism committee and will be helping promote Milford all she can. It was also announced that anyone interested on serving on a committee to make a brochure for Milford should contact Mrs. Treesh.

Bids were opened by the board for a four-inch well for faster fire truck fill. Bids were received as follows: MC Wheeler — $2,608.50 Pierceton Rotary — $3,265.40 Paulus Well Drilling — $3,792.00 Wheeler’s bid was accepted by the board. Insurance coverage was then accepted by the board with the Rhoades Insurance Agency. It was the lowest in cost with the most coverage. Many additonal items were added from the insurance previously carried. The next meeting will be held May 31 for an additional appropriation hearing and preliminary budget work shop. The next regular advisory board meeting will be held June 14 at the fire station at 7 p.m. The meeting is open to the public. Board members Rhoades, Bob Strombeck and President Bill Metcalf were all in attendance. Trustee Dick Mitchell and township clerk Sue Ann Mitchell were also present.

\ child dead at 5:50 p.m. According to,Kosciusko County Detective Sgt. Tom Kitch it appeared the child had gone out onto the pier in front of the summer home and had fallen into the water and drowned. Assisting at the scene were Kitch, Kosciusko County Coroner Gary Eastlund, Syracuse Fire Department and EMS, County Ptl. Jeff Brpnsing and Reserve Officer Richard Waterson. Harris Funeral Home, SR 13S Syracuse, was in charge of local arrangements. The body was taken to North Ridgeville near Cleveland to the Bogner Funeral Home for funeral services.

New Syracuse town hall to move to front burner

ByDEBFOX Syracuse Town .Board members will meet Tuesday evening, May 24, and “start over” on plans for a new town hall. The special meeting was called after the board rejected all previous bids on the proposed town hall. Robert Reed, town attorney, guided the board in rejecting all bids on the construction, but recommended the board not terminate its contract with Schmidt and Associates. He stated if the town terminates a contract the town would owe Schmidt an additional $2,052. The town currently owes nothing to Schmidt and the contract will remain intact for the design work of the specified square footage for the building. The board may contract another architect or designer to work on a building with less square footage. Discussion was held concerning what the next steps would be by the board. Board member Joe Morganthaler stated he liked the idea of the board having a say on what kind of building was wanted. All agreed the new architect would be “working for us, were not working for him.” When choosing a licensed architect the board will specify it has an idea of what it wants and the architect should follow those lines. . The meeting next Tuesday will be a work session to get the ball ’rolling. The meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in the tdwn hall. Requests Denied Requests from George Hullett and residents on South Kitson Lane and from Everett Gans, owner of American Industries were denied by the board. Hullett submitted a petition from nine property owners stating they would like annexed into the city limits so a sewer system would be available. Hullett stated he is going to be rebuilding his cottage, however, it would not be leasable to put in a septic system because of the high water table in the area. There are sewer lines down in the area but they are not connected at Warner Road.

199 to receive diplomas Sunday

A total of 199 Wawasee High School seniors will receive diplomas Sunday during commencement exercises to be held in the gym at 3 p.m. Dr. Howard J. Hull, Jr., will deliver the address. The graduating class, pictured in a special supplement to this paper, is composed of 198 seniors

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EAGLES BURN MORTGAGE—It was mortgage burning time Sunday afternoon for members of the Lakeland Eagles Aerie No. 3781. located on Sycamore Street in Syracuse. Shown here are officers of the organization that boastes 145 members and 95 auxiliary members, putting the match to a mortgage that has been retired. From left are trustee Robert DeVoss, president Burl Warren, Jr., trustee Richard Kehr, vice president Clarence Dittemore. treasurer Owen Snyder, and trustee John Ghm, Jr. Secretary Toby Cross is not shown. Aerie members marked their sixth anniversary over the week end with a dance Friday night and a dance on Saturday night with Nashville artists performing.

Despite a lengthy discussion the board denied the request because of an ordinance passed in 1980 stating there would be no more sewer hook ups to any residents outside the city limits or any annexation until the town’s sewer plant can operate correctly. Hullett was informed it may be another three years down the road before the Environmental Protection Agency Grant is completed. The resident asked the board members if they had any suggestions on what these residents and he could do. Several of the property owners from that area asked the board if it would be willing to annex the area with the understanding there would be no sewer hook-up until the treatment plant is working properly. The denial was due to the town’s sewage treatment Poppy Day May 20 in Milford On May 20, the red crepe paper poppy will be offered to the public by the American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 226, Ancil Geiger Post, of Milford. Volunteers from the unit will once again take part in this nation-wide program in memmory of the citizen soldiers who gave their lives in the cause of freedom. Contributions made on Poppy Day are used by the local unit to aid needy veterans and their families in the community and in hospitals throughout the state. All proceeds are channeled directly into the rehabilitation and welfare work for children and youth. Auxiliary members from Milford will ask the public to pause for a moment, pin on a poppy and wear it with pride, remembering the civilian who took the oath to serve his country and gave his life so that America would survive today.

and one exchange student, Johannes V. Andersen of Denmark. Andersen will receive an honorary diploma. The class colors are green and * white and the class flower is the yellow rose. The motto is, “We have journeyed together, now we shall part, holding our memories close to our hearts.”

problem. Gans request concerned the erection of a professional sign on the northeast corner of Baltimore and SR 13 on town property. Gans commented the sign was greatly needed by his business so customers could easily locate him. The vote was three to two against approving his request. Carl Myrick, Bill Hess and Steve Butt were against. Gans asked the board what will be done about those businesses who have erected signs on town and state property without permission, “are we going to police them or let them put up signs anywhere,” Gans seemed to be upset because his request was denied when he obeyed the law and something was not being done about those who went against it. The three board members voting against the request were asked their reasonings for doing so. Butt stated his main objection was that people who have businesses in that area did not want any signs there and the owner of Jack’s Sunoco did not want or need another sign on that corner. Butt will be talking to the owner and see if something could not be worked out. He agreed that

Noble Cable given Milford franchise

ByDEBFOX Noble Cable TV, Kendallville, was given a one per cent franchise for Milford in action taken by the Milford Town Board Tuesday afternoon. Darrell Orn, board member, made the motion to give Noblq Cable TV the town’s franchise “due to the fact Noble Cable TV worked with us the longest and met all requirements.” Steve Miller, board president, seconded the motion. Jean Treesh, board member, was absent due to illness. Ron Leer, a representative of Triax Communications, was present and asked the board what its objection was to Triax and later commented that the company the town went with has higher rates. Orn remarked his decision was not based on any objections but the fact that Noble Cable was the only company that showed interest the first time companies were asked to present

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Gans needed a directional sign for his business, but hated to see a sign on town property. Hess’ object was that he does not like to see signs anyplace. “I think all of them should be taken out.” Myrick had stated from the beginning he was against putting signs on town property and if the board approved it, it would be “opening a can of worms.” A motion was made to notify anyone with a sign on city property, business or otherwise, to remove those signs within 30 days or the city would remove them. However, the motion was withdrawn until Butt could see if he could work something out with the owner of Jack’s Sunoco for Gans. SSES Proposed Hess and Joe Dock, utility supervisor, recommended that the board direct M.D. Wessler and Associates to notify the state board of health the town would like a sewer system evaluation study made of the entire town sewer system. In explaining the SSES, Dock remarked that as a part of the facilities plan with the EPA that after the infiltration/inflow (Continued on page 2)

information. With the one per cent franchise, lasting 15 years, the town of Milford will receive lower rates than Syracuse, where Noble currently has a three per cent franchise. Fred Manahan, president of Noble Cable, was asked why no rates were presented for the town of Milford? He remarked it was because it was not known if the town wanted a franchise or not. “The rates will be very near Syracuse,” reported Manahan, who added that Syracuse rates will be adjusted slightly in August. No time table was given for completion or when cable will be available in town. Noble TV proposal, however, stated that cable television will be available for residents in one year or less. Resolution Tabled An application for tax abatement for CTB, Inc., specifically for Chore-Time Equipment, Inc., (Continued on page 2)