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Elkhart County Police and Indiana State Police arrested two Syracuse residents over the holiday week end on alcohol charges. Arrested were Bruce Huff, 26,419 Boston St., and Reese A. Small, r 1. Huff was charged with driving while intoxicated and booked in the Elkhart County jail Saturday, May 28. He was arrested by Indiana State Police.

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A full Memorial Day was planned at Milford with various units cooperating to make it one of the best, in spite of cold weather. In the top photo the American Legion firing squad is honoring the heroic dead. Counterclockwise, are speaker Otto Beer, Jr„ speaking at the Milford cemetery with inspiring patriotic remarks. The long and colorful parade featured decorated vehicles, bands, like the Milford Junior High School Band. At noon the Milford Area Development Council fed 1,200 at their annual chicken barbecue. The little tot on the motor bike proved a real show-stopper in the morning parade.

Small was also charged with driving while intoxicated following an accident at 2:30 a.m. Sunday, May 29. Small’s 1977 Honda rolled over along South County Line Road, east of CR 37 in Benton Township. He was not injured, but booked in Elkhart County Jail by Sheriff’s Ptl. Charles Payne. Damage to the auto was estimated at more than SI,OOO.

Leesburg woman injured Gladys M. Barrett, 79, r 2 Leesburg, was treated for contusions to the leg and foot, following an accident in the 1700 block of East Center Street, Warsaw. The mishap was on Wednesday, May 25. A vehicle driven by Linda P. Schnieders, 25, r 4 Warsaw, went out of control and struck the Barrett auto, and the Silveus and Bradway Sunoco Service Station building. Linda Schnieders was pulling away from the gas pumps at approximately 8:05 a.m. when the accelerator on her vehicle stuck, causing it to lurch forward. Gladys Barrett was getting out her parked auto when the Schnieder’s jeep struck the rear of her car. Damage to the vehicles was estimated up to 11,000 to each and up to $2,500 to the building.

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 1,1983

First Brethren ground breaking ceremonies set A ground breaking service will be part of the 10 a.m. morning worship service at The Milford First Brethren Church this Sunday morning, June 5, announced Rev. Paul D. Tinkel. The new structure, to be started within a few days, will be used as an educational, fellowship and office for the church. The 60 foot by 100 foot building will be constructed on the site of the former C.S. Myers Ford Buildings and will be connected to the 45 foot by 70 foot existing building which will be used as a gymnasium. Miller & Sons of Silver Lake are the general contractor for the new structure with Francis Korenstra, church member, employed as a sales representative for the firm. The new building will have a brick exterior with a panneled interior which will house the church secretary’s office, the pastor's study, special meeting lounge, class rooms, 150-person capacity auditorium, complete new church kitchen and restrooms with shower and dressing areas for the gym. Ample offstreet parking has been provided in the over-all plan. ' Rev. Tinkel extends a special invitation to all to join with the members and friends at the joyous occasion this Sunday morning at 10 am. Open bids for work on highways The Indiana Department of Highways opened three sealed bids for Kosciusko County on Tuesday, May 24. The three bids were among 118 sealed bids covering a variety of road and bridge work statewide. Bids for work in Kosciusko County were: Bridge repairs on SR 13 over Tippecanoe River, 8.1 miles north of US 30. SR 13 may be closed for no longer than 55 calendar days. A detour will be posted with completion set for on or before December 1. R. L. McCoy, Inc., Columbia City, received the unofficial bid Os $97,154.75. Bituminous resurfacing on SR 25 from junction of SR 19 to the junction of SR 15. Phend and Brown, Inc., Milford, received the bid for $604,386 Bituminous wedging and leveling on SR 19 from junction of SR 25 to junction of SR 10. Phend and Brown, Inc., also received this bid of $23,669. The total of all eligible bids received was $30,563,482.32. This compares to a total of $36,381,665.07 for the department’s engineer estimates. Canoe/kayak race to be Sunday, June 5 The second annual Warsaw Optimist Canoe/Kayak Race will be held on Sunday, June 5. Registration will begin at 10 a.m. at Pine Lake Park. Entry forms are currently available at Nellow Camp and Sport Center and the Sport Spot in Warsaw. Racers registering before race day will receive a discount on entry fees. The race will be made up of six categories: Novice Class, Adult and Child Class, Open Class, Mixed Couple, Women’s Class and Kayak. Trophies will be awarded to the first four finishers in each division. The race will conclude at the Old 30 Rest Park, two miles west of Warsaw.

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FLOTILLA PLANS UNDERWAY — The Syracuse Flotilla’s organizational committee met Wednesday evening at Maxwelton Golf Club to di.cuss plans for this year’s festivities, to be held in early July. Pictured from left to right are Dick Meyer, Ted Rogers, Audrey Bishop. Chairman John Sroufe, Sandy McNary and Bob McNary.

’Area petitions on APC agenda today

Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission director Dan Richard has released the agenda for today’s regular monthly meeting. The meeting, scheduled for 1 p.m., will be held in the commissioner’s room on the third floor of

No. Webster board considers purchasing lake front park

The North Webster town board members met on Thursday, May 26, at 8 p.m., to discuss the possibility of purchasing land in town on the lake front. This land would be for park and recreational purposes.

Automobile taken; recovered by police

Syracuse Police received a number of theft reports this last week including the theft of an automobile. Os the three theft reports, two of the items, including the auto, were recovered by authorities. There was one vandalism report. Nancy Peterson, r 1 box 76 Milford, reported the theft of her 1981 Buick LeSabre, while it was parked in the parking lot at Dana Corporation, Syracuse Mrs. Peterson reported the car stolen at 3:26 p.m. Thursday, May 26. She told police the auto was parked near the northwest gate of the business between 4:40 a.m. and 3 p.m., with the keys left under the arm rest. Kosciusko County Patrolman Steve Knispel recoverd the auto near Wilmot at 4:47 p.m., the same day. A 10-speed bike, valued at SIOO, was found by police before Wendy Young, 813 South Front St., Syracuse, reported it stolen on Wednesday, May 25. Miss Young told police the bike was stolen during school hours on Monday, May 23, from the parking lot at Syracuse elementary Syracuse Police Officer Robert Houser reported the bike was recovered on the Syracuse-Webster Road, the same day it was stolen. Thieves made off with S3O from the office of Dr. Randall Cory, 211 Pickwick Place, Syracuse, on Friday, May 27. The hinges were found removed to the dentist’s office door at 2:15a.m. by Syracuse Police.

the Kosciusko County Courthouse. A petition by James Kilchenman to rezone 12 acres from an agricultural district to a light industrial district will be continued. The petition was tabled last month in order for Kilchenman to contact various officials

The park board members voted to update the five-year master plan for re-submission in connection with an application for state and federal funding. The North Webster town board monthly meeting is scheduled for June 1 at 7 p.m.

On Tuesday, May 24, a back window was broken at the Lakeland Eagles Lodge, Sycamore St. Nothing was taken. Syracuse woman complains of pain after hit-skip Sandra P. Sawyer, 44, r 1 Syracuse, complained of chest pains following an accident on Warner Road, south of Pickwick Road, recently. Police report the Syracuse woman was traveling on Warner Road, south of Pickwick Road when a car came toward her at a high rate of speed as she rounded a curve. Sandra Sawyer told police she drove off the road to avoid the collision however, the car which she could not describe, crossed the center line and struck her vehicle and left the scene. Damage was estimated up to SI,OOO to her auto. Hall convicted Ricky G. Hall, 19, Milford, pleaded guilty to theft, a class D felony, in Elkhart Circuit Court Thursday morning, May 24. Hall is charged with a January 15 burglary of a barn owned by Joe Hibschman, Syracuse. The plea bargain agreement in the case calls for the sentence to run concurrently with a two-year sentence given Hall in Kosciusko County.

This year’s theme will be “Let the Good Times Roll.” with T. L. (“Bud”) Kline serving as 1983 Commodore. The group plans to meet at Maxwelton each Thursday at 7:36 p.m. for the next several weeks. Interested persons are invited to attend the meetings. (Photo by Doug Walker)

in North Webster about his plans. Kilchenman wants to build an electronic engineering company across from the Wawa theatre on SR 13, northwest of the intersection with CR 800 N. A nature conservancy is planned in Tippecanoe Township requiring a zoning change from a agricultural to light industrial. The property is located on the south and west sides of James Lake and a channel, a quarter of a mile north of the Armstrong Road. The Muncie YMCA is scheduled to petition the APC to rezone nearly 60 acres from an agricultural district to an environmental district. The property is located on the east side of Grassy Creek at the mouth of Lake Tippecanoe.

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FATHER AND SON GRADUATES — It’s seldom you have both a father and son still living who are both 50-year graduates of the same high school. That’s the case for Calvin E. Beck, left, who graduated from Syracuse High School in 1912, and his son, Charles, who graduated form the same school in 1933, just 56 years ago. Both Becks attended the Saturday night alumni banquet at Syracuse Junior High School. Calvin, now a resident of the Bonar Lake area with his wife Izel. returned to Syracuse to teach and coach. He coached for 26 years. 15 of which were at Syracuse, and he taught for 38 years. He had the pleasure of coaching his son’s team in the early 19365. Charles was an outstanding athlete in his own right whose talents, especially on the basketball court are still remembered. He also taught and coached for many years. He and his wife Elizabeth reside on the east side of Lake Wawasee in an area formerly called Sheep Wash.

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Two other cases, one in Plain Township and the other in Wayne Township involve a request to change an agriculture area to a residential area. Edwin Clark wants to rezone 39.4 acres located on the west side or CR 300E, near CR 700 N. Bob Kline plans to petition for the rezoning of seven acres located on the east side of the railroad tracks north of CR 200S In a case that caused quite a controversy last month, Lewis Neibert is listed on the agenda. He plans to open a marina along a channel stemming from Grassy Creek at CR 500 N and Armstrong Road Neibert claims the marina can be included as a special exception: a ruling which would require APC approval before the BZA could decide on the issue.