The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 22, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 June 1983 — Page 2
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., June 15,1983
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SIOO,OOO from United Way to Warsaw pool construction
The United Way Board of Directors meeting in a special session held Friday, May 27, voted a gift of SIOO,OOO from its McNamara Fund towards the construction and operation of a pool by the Warsaw Community School Corporation. The board further stipulated that the gift would be contingent on the school system’s construction and operation of a suitable pool facility and earmarked the funds specifically for the availability of this pool for community services, such as water safety programs, rehabilitative and restorative programs for the sick and aged, as well as for pro- >
Bradley Mitchell named to represent Indiana
Badley K. Mitchell, Leesburg, a sophomore from W awasee High was named the male ambassador to represent Indiana at the 1983 Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation Seminar at Walt Disney World EPCOT Center August 11-14. The female ambassador chosen was Jennifer Michael, Marion High School, and alternates are John Kirkley. Griffith, and Lori Troutner, Elkhurst High School. The winners were chosen from a group of 127 sophomores who attended the Indiana Seminar June 3-5 at Butler University. Having had demonstrated leadership qualities, good citizenship and outstanding academics, these outstanding sophomores were chosen by school faculty members to represent their hometowns. Ambassadors from area schools who attended the Butler Seminar were: Ann Biddlecom, Elkhart Center High School; Mary Bieghler, Plymouth; Rene Braun, John Glenn; Ruth Coburn, Churubusco; Chester Gut. Culver; Katherine Helmreich, Tippecanoe Valley; Kelli Henderson, Southwood; Allan Katz. Concord, Timothy Keffaber, Northfield; Deborah Koher. West Noble; Dora Manuel, Triton; Jerry Maynard. J. W. Riley; Gayle Miller. Oregon Davis; Brad Mitchell, Wawasee; Rick Mitchell. Bremen; Mary Beth Mock. Warsaw; Steohen Northrup. Penn; Jane Outman. Northridge; Jill Pattee. East Noble; Pam Platz, La Ville; Raul Plummer, Central Noble; Anita Price. Lakeland; Adam Remaly, Jimtown; Le-
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(Continued from page 1) there’s always room for improvement,” he evaluated. Another positive experience of Kroh’s 12 years are his fellow board members, ’’The community has always been fortunate to have people run (for the school board) who are interested in the welfare and future of our children,” Kroh said. “We have good board members.” Co-workers in the system are a third reward of Kroh’s years on the board. “We’ve got quality people in the school system giving us a good system. And a good system makes you want to stay.” Personal Background Kroh, 49, is a pharmacist, stockholder and vice president of Thornburg Drug Co., Inc. He graduated from Syracuse High School in 1951 and Purdue University in 1955. He served two years in the
BZA urges —
** (Continued from page I) the property owners in the area, even though current plans do not include installing water, or electric hook-ups. Meeting Scheduled The entire issue will be discussed in a public property owners meeting at the Milford Communi-
Fingerprinting at Milford on July 16
By DEB FOX The Milford Area Development. Inc . board of directors, was pleased to learn that the Milford Jayceettes will be sponsoring fingerprinting on Saturday, July 16. The announcement was made at the MAD meeting Saturday. Missy Sorensen, Jayceette, stated parents in the area will have the opportunity to have their children fingerprinted between 9 a m and 1 p m that day at no cost. The Kosciusko County Sheriffs Department will be doing the fingerprinting. The child fingerprinting push has been going on state-wide to aid in finding children who are abducted Mrs.
grams sponsored by the United Way’s member agencies. H. G. Sideris, United Way board chairman, commended the board for its action, noting that the gift was in keeping with the wishes of the late Ross C. McNamara who died in August of 1972. He bequeathed almost $400,000 to the local United Way. McNamara’s will stated that the bequest was to be used by the United Way “to best serve the uses and purposes for which the United Fun was founded.” Sideris added, “I believe the board’s decision comes at a crucial time. The YMCA will be out of the pool business by
niana Smith, North Wood; and Phillip Suphal. Goshen. In its fifth year, the Indiana Jaycees are coordinators, the state of Indiana hosted two seminars this summer. North Seminar was held at Butler University and South Seminar will be held at Marian College. This year 240 Indiana students will have been hosted at one of two state seminars. Two students from each seminar will be selected to go to the Internation Leadership Seminar in August at the EPCOT Center. The program is designed primarily to educate and stimulate all students who attend these seminars. Funding for the Indiana Seminars has come from dedicated Jaycee Chapters, Kiwanis Clubs, corporations, foundations and individuals. No student pays any money for his or her experience. The Hugh O’Brian Foundation, headquartered in Los Angeles, is a public foundation dedicated to the recognition and development of leadership potential of high school sophomores. Since Hugh O’Brian began his program in 1958. thousands of young people from all 50 states have been motivated to realize their leadership potential through the foundation’s programs. According to Mr. O’Brian, the program is limited to high school sophomores because they are open to new ideas and are looking for direction. They are beginning to make vital decisions about their place in society, including a college education and a lifetime career. They are eager for more
Medical Service Corps of the United States Navy in Jacksonville. Fla . and married Gail L. Crawford. Jacksonville resident, in 1956. They have three sons: Steve, 25. a Butler graduate and registered pharmacist living in Florida; Tom, 23. Indiana University graduate and office manager for an Indianapolis firm; and Tim, 20. a student at International Business College in Fort Wayne. Kroh is a past president of the Elkhart County Pharmaceutical Association and the SyracuseWawasee Chamber of Commerce. He is a member of: Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church, the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association, the American Pharmaceutical Association, the North Webster American Legion, the North Webster Lions Club, Jacksonville BPO Elks Lodge No. 221, and the Syracuse F & AM No. 454.
ty Building this Friday, June 17. at 7:30 p.m. Ball said he will discuss briefly the camp's plans for the property and the result of the BZA hearing. A question-and-answer session will follow, which Ball hopes will clear up some of the misconceptions about the property
Sorensen remarked there will be no age limit and all fingerprinting records will be given to the parents. In other business a report on the Memorial Day chicken barbecue, which was sold out again this year, was given by Don Arnold, treasurer. Approximately $1,094 was made on the event with all 1,048 halves being sold. Discussion was held on an additional 150 halves being ordered for next year. Arnold was given permission to purchase a filing cabinet to use for MAD records. He also reported that there are 106 individual MAD memberships and 21 business/organization memberships.
January 1985. A pool must be available in this community by that date to assure continuity for the many community programs and the needs of our school system. We hope that our action will encourage the school board in its upcoming June 13 meeting to include a pool in its current building plans.” The United Way has a history of providing substantial capital funding through the use of McNamara monies for countywide projects including Pierceton Park Development, Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services, Salvation Army. Lakeland Day Care in Syracuse and the Mentone Youth League.
exposure to the “real world” outside the classroom. The foundation’s purpose is not to tell the students what to think — it is to teach more about how to think and to give them exposure to a wide variety of topics that must be considered in their future. Chairmen for the Indiana Seminars were Dari and Donovan People from Indianapolis. While attending the three-day seminar the students heard stimulating talks from business leaders of various state corporations. Highlights of entertainment were the World Trade Games hosted by the Indianapolis Jaycees, an impromtu talent show and a Saturday night dance. Kent Yost, representing The Youth For Christ, was the Sunday morning Worship Service speaker, and the final speaker was author and successful business leader. Frank Basile, from the Gene B. Glock Management Company. Indiana Judges were: Joan Persell, Indiana Central University; Mark Frady. Kiwanis Internation; Vivian Kayler, Indiana Federation of Women’s Clubs; Michael Carroll. Lilly Endowment. Inc.; Michaiel Johnson. First Bank & Trust; and Sue Hamilton, Indiana Jaycettes; presidents of the Indiana Jaycees 1982-83. Phil Berry, and 1983-84, David Salmond. More information regarding this program can be obtained by writing: Indiana Leadership Seminar, Room 209, 1433 N. Meridian St.< Indianapolis, Ind. 46202.
Sebo sentenced for assault of officers
Scott Sebo. 22.117 N. Miami St., Warsaw, received a two-year sentence, in a minimum security facility. Thursday. June 9. in Elkhart Circuit Court. The jail term was for charges stemming from a November 3.1982. assault on two Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department officers and a jailer. Sebo was originally charged with battery, a class C felony and two counts of battery, class D felonies. Additional charges of resisting arrest, a class D felony; driving while intoxicated, second offense, a class D felony, and disregarding traffic control an infraction. also were filed. The Warsaw man, who was stopped on a routine traffic offense. bit off part of the little finger of Kosciusko County Detective Sgt. Tom Kitch during a struggle while being placed into a cell. Patrolman Richard Monk was hit in the head by the jail cell door and jailer Darrell Creech was bit on the arm. The case was filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court, however, all action has been conducted in Elkhart Circuit Court and a special prosecutor named. Sebo’s mother. Lavaine. is employed in the county prosecutor’s office. Sebo was sentenced to five years for the class C felony of battery with three years suspended. He could have received a maximum of 12 years on the two of-
Eva Hamilton, building manager, reported there has been no new bookings received on the building use and that the carpet had been cleaned. A brief discussion was held concerning the paper drive bench in front of the building. Elmer Sorensen will be checking with Jean Treesh, MAD president, before going further, Mrs. Sorensen reported there was no interest expressed from area girls in being “Miss Milford" in the Kosciusko County Fair Queen competition. Concerning the lettering for the front of the community building, Arnold stated Karl Keiper had ordered the letters and those letters were in at Budget Signs.
New M-J subscribers Bruce Clark 2226 Hobsea G-l 15 Fort Wayne. Ind. 46805 Eula L. Coy P.O. Box 182 Oolitic. Ind. 47451 Mrs. Herman C. Miller rl Box 177 Milford. Ind. 46542 Donald E. Schaal 940 E. Washington Ave. Mishawaka. Ind. 46544 Pilchers head August Sidewalk Days committee By DOUG WALKER
Three members of the Syracuse Retail Merchants division of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce attended the monthly meeting Tuesday morning at the State Bank of Syracuse. Those present were Jeanne Gardiner, division president; Bob Pilcher and Barbara Scantlin. The financial outcome of Sagebrush Days was determined, with the Retail Merchants association ending up with a profit of $113.48. Expenses (including printing, electrical charge for the carnival, ribs, music, helpers and postage) came to a total of $1,573.72. while income (consisting of donations, badge sales, rib sales and the carnival donation) came to $1,687.20. Bob Pilcher and Barbara Scantlin were named to head the nominating committee for 1984 officers. The slate of nominees is to be presented at the September meeting. . (. Pilcher accepted the chairmanship for Sidewalk Sale Days, to be held August 11-13. Chairmen are still being sought for Moonlight Madness (October 20) and the Santa’s Arrival-Christmas Shop Syracuse activity (November 27-December 25). The possibility of creating a crafters’ mini mall, to be located in the Wawasee Realty building, was discussed. Barbara Scatlin was presented with an Eager Beaver award for her efforts involving the planning and organizing the Sagebrush Days activities last month. Next month s meeting will be held on July 12 at 8 a m. Burnt buns If you’ve scorched your biscuits, you can still make them edible by using a chesse grater to rub off the burnt bottoms. If you use a knife, you could wind up holding a handful of crumbs.
senses. The remaining charges were dismissed. Special Judge Gene Duffin sentenced Sebo to two years for each charge, to be served concurrently. Sebo earlier entered a motion to use the insanity defense, but it was blocked by Terry Shewmaker. special prosecutor. On February 15. Sebo entered a guilty plea to one count of battery, a class C felony and to the driving charge Judge Duffin found the act was not premeditated and that the defendant had a world of potential, but noted Sebo did not permit his employment and schooling records to be reviewed by the probation department. The judge also noted Sebo had previously bit a person s ear and that evening also tried to bite Kosciusko Sheriff Ptl. Richard Monk. The defendant also had a previous record of criminal activity. Before Sebo heard his sentence he told the judge he had attempted to make restitution to Kitch. Kitch said he had received four envelopes from Sebo. The first one contained a letter and a check from Sebo. Kitch added he has not opened the other three nor has he cashed any checks from Sebo. Kitch and his attorney. R. Steven Hearn, filed a civil suit seeking $50,000 in damages from Sebo.
Elkhart. The man who was to install the letters was told that if he couldn’t have the letters installed by a certain time to forget it. A check will be made to see if the letters are still in stock and what the cost would be for the letters. The installation could then be handled by MAD. It was noted Mr. and Mrs. Don Ahrns. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith, Elmer Sorensen, Mr. and Mrs. Tom Sorensen, Mr. and Mrs. Glen (“lke”> Treesh, Mr. and Mrs. Don Arnold, Marcy Haab, and Becki and Bobbi Haab helped with the chicken barbecue. The next meeting will be on Saturday, July 9, at 9 a m in the community building.
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GRATIFYING — Serving on the Lakeland Community School Corporation Board of Trustees for 12 years has been gratifying for John F. Kroh and his fellow board members. At the first regular board meeting in July. Henry Smith of Turkey Creek Township will replace Kroh. That meeting will also mark the first time in 21 years that a Kroh hasn’t served on the school board. John F. assumed his position after his father. Charles W„ who first served on the advisory board for the Metropolitan Turkey Creek School District before being elected to the board in 1958.
Board recognizes Kroll's 'unselfish service'
(Continued from page 1) taught at the high school for four years. He will be entering a business career by working with the Bell & Howell Education Group. Supplemental Contracts Through the “Prime Time” program and at no cost to the corporation, supplemental contracts were approved for Cynthia Kaiser. Keith Bollman, Jill Perrin and Sharon Wright who will be instructing low functional or remedial students on a concentrated basis. The state provides for four classes of 14 remedial students each in the corporation to meet 34 hours daily for 10 days. Students who will benefit from the program were chosen according to achievement test scores and will receive 90 minutes of language arts. 30 minutes of math and 30 minutes of science instruction each day. Supplemental contracts were also approved for David Blackwell, David Sands and Jeffrey Hatfield for the summer music program at Wawasee which is an “annual situation.” according to Arnold. Overnight Trips Two requests were made by Dr. Howard Hull for overnight trips involving Wawasee High School students. The Wawasee Chapter Future Farmers of America requested permission for an overnight field trip to Michigan on June 28 and 29. The group plans the trip as an achievement for members based on involvement in FFA activities and plan on visiting the Pioneer Seed Plant. Constantine. Mich.; Kellogg Company, Battle Creek, Mich.; Upjohn Livestock Research Farm, Kalamazoo, Mich.; and Warren Dunes State Park. The second request came from the Wawasee music department including the Varsity Singers, concert choir and string orchestra who have been invited to participate in the Heritage Music Festival in Nashville. Tenn., on May 5.1984. A car-wash-a-thon is planned as a fund-raiser for the event where 110 participating kids will be encouraged to find sponsors for a free car wash. The youth will then collect money pledged per car. An estimated S2OO per student will be needed for the trip. The board approved both trips after Dr. Hull restated his philosophy for those students who are financially unable to make the trip. “Those who don’t work won’t benefit from the fundraisers. We will have various projects to raise money for those
Condos tabled, beer gardens stopped
i Continued from page 1) commissioners is the issue of a private road for the project, located on the north side of the lake, which is currently in litigation. Papakeechie Property Owners Association attorney Steve Snyder said the outcome of the lawsuit will not be resolved for at least 90 days. Shrimpboat Stopped The BZA did not have any trouble with a petition by the Shrimpboat restaurant to construct a beer garden six-feet from the
Cool, wet spring Often, a warm winter will lead to a cool, wet spring, according to Lores Steury, Goshen College weather observer. Average temperature for March, April and May is 48 degrees. Average precipitation for the three months is 3,21 inches. Spring in 1963 had an average temperature of 4(7.2 degrees and an average precipitation of 4.17 inches. These facts made it a cool and wet spring. Sometimes, a warm spring will result after a very cold winter After the low temperatures of 1977, spring was very warm. Average temperature was 55.5 degrees and precipitation was 3.16 inches. The coolest spring was in 1906 with an average temperature of 43 degrees per month. Average precipitation was 2.77 inches, making it a cool and dry spring.
who financially are unable to support such an undertaking.” Textbook Adoptions Textbook adoptions for four programs in the LCSC were approved by the board including: Creative Growth With Handwriting for the elementary handwriting program; HBJ Bookmark Reading Program, Eagle Edition, for the elementary reading program; Writing Practically, English Alive and 38 Basic Speech Experiences, for
Budget, town hall review, topics
By GARY LEWIS Budget considerations for the fire, EMS, and park departments were discussed and a $199,024 general budget was approved by the Syracuse Town Board Tuesday evening. On Monday, town board members interviewed four more architectural firms for a new town hall. The general budget included increases in office supplies, electrical power and engineering services. The engineering services was increased from a proposed $4,000 to $6,000 to help cover expenses for the development of a new town hall Other increases included funding for civil defense, repairs and utilities. The increase for the projected expense of hiring an architect for the town hall also included a proposal by board president Carl Myrick to create a separate account specifically for architectural services. Also considered was a cumulative building fund to defray the cost for a new town hall Fry will report back to the board later if the town is allowed to create the extra accounts. The general budget approval does not include a proposed new retirement fund which will be decided when all town salaries are approved. The 1984 general budget is $22,552 more than the 1983 budget. What board member Jim Hughes described as “a paper transaction,” Mrs. Fry announced another adjustment to the budget as a result of a 1981 $104,954 lawsuit the town lost to the Syracuse Rubber Company, owners of the old town hall building. The adjustment in the town records was contained in a "unappropriated funds" account and amounted to SIO,OOO. The figure is actually a transaction from one account to another and was requested by the Indiana State Board of Accounts. Four Architects The four architects at Mon-
water’s edge, but board members questioned the architect's claim the business has enough parking space. Attorney Snyder, representing Yoder, said the Shrimpboat request is not unusual for lakeside property at Wawasee Snyder said the beer garden was meant for summer use only and is designed with the boatgoer in mind. “What this board has to consider is a re-definition of a parking lot,” Snyder said, explaining that his client: has plenty
At last night's board meeting, board members and administratioa personnel expressed their gratitude to Kroh with an engraved plaque and personally signed letter. Pictured above from the left are: Philip Payne, board secretary; Dave Carey and Marguerite Hoerr. board members: Bill Little, board president; Kroh, board vice president; Don Arnold, superintendent; George Gilbert, assistant superintendent; Evelyn Fawley. recording secretary ; and Dr. Howard Hull, Wawasee principal. (Photo by Gail W idmoyer)
the General English 12 course; and Die Welt der Jungend, Die Welt der Jugend Übungsheft. Die Welt der Jugend Arbeitsheft and Schuss. for the German H course The board was also presented with the final attendance report for the corporation which showed a 95.76 attendance percentage for the corporation as a whole. An annual request for Chapter I funds for tutorial aides in the elementary reading program was approved and Gilbert told
day’s meeting presented a variety of plans, with all four companies listing the final cost for the project well below the bids received for the Schmidt Associates project in February Cole and Associates, South Bend; Strauss Associates Inc., Fort Wayne; James Malcolm and Associates. Goshen; and Donald Scearce, Warsaw, all presented their company’s qualifications and method of operation. Strauss Associates gave board members the most detailed plans, presenting a drawing for a town hall which was projected to cost $350,000 Donald Scearce projected the cost for an economical rectangular building at $35-sso a square foot. Meetings were slated for 7 p.m on two Mondays. June 20 and June 27. to continue the interviews. Fire. EMS. Park Joe Anderson, fire chief, and members of the Turkey Creek Township advisory board, approved a budget of $102,727 —a $7,174 increase. The emergency call pay and fire drill pay. $7 per man per call, remained unchanged but the salaries for the first assistant chief and second assistant chief were increased. The first assistant salary, listed as SLO3O in 1983. was raised to $1,150 and the second assistant. S9OO in 1983. was raised to $990 Anderson said the raises were needed because of increased paperwork from the state, most of which he has delegated to his assistants. “It has been since 1981 that there has been an increase in the salaries for the officers,“ Anderson said. Advisory board chairman Jack Ridings and Myrick questioned the need for the increase “A couple of years ago. we increased the chief’s salary to take care of that (the paperwork'.” said Myrick. “I’m sure we ll have more paperwork next year.” Anderson added Both the board and the township advisors agreed to grant the increases.
of parking space if the dock space was to be included. The petition asked for a variance of the required parking spaces for the additional service area The beer garden would add 638.5 feet of space, meaning seven extra spaces would be needed to fulfill the zoning requirement George Lung, representing his father Bill, told board members he couldn’t understand how the restaurant could park the required amount of cars on the present lot. Snyder, meanwhile, maintained that a nearby property owner has agreed to allow employees of the Shrimpboat to park their cars there. APC director Dan Richard said the additional lot. located across the channel and bridge, would require a zoning exception from the Syracuse BZA The corporation line of Syracuse is right al the bridge crossing the channel, located on Pickwick Drive. After closing the public portion of the meeting, the board members elected not to allow pier spaces in considering parking space requirements and unanimously voted the petition down.
the board the corporation once again received a first class evaluation by the Department of Public Instruction. Permission for bonding Gilbert and corporation bookkeepers was also approved. Bids on the summer projects for the Syracuse school and Wawasee will be considered at a special meeting on June 28 with the next regular school board meeting scheduled for July 12 at 7 pm
Misunderstandings about town policy prompted discussion about two personnel matters. Last year, in the 1983 budget plans, an individual was hired to keep the trucks and station cleaned The man was paid in funds for equipment repairs, eliminating a double duty for the dispatcher. After much haggling, the $1,200 salary was included in the truck maintenance section of the -general budget. Dispatchers were the topic of another misunderstanding between Anderson and the board. Although their salaries were not approved, the board will decide the salary figures with the other town employees later, the dispatchers’ work procedure was questioned A television set. removed last fall because of repeated problems. was provided for the night shift dispatcher. At that time, both the town board and the township advisory board decided not to allow a television set for the late night work A list of various cleaning duties was presented, but Anderson thought the benefit could be returned “I was under the impression that they were not doing the cleaning duties, and if they were, it <the television set) could be returned," he said. The television set was purchased by the dispatchers Anderson told both boards that boredom is a major problem with the night shift since there is very little traffic on the radio. “1 thought we just went through that last fall. I think someone overstepped his boundaries," Ridings said earlier in the meeting. Ts it doesn’t interfere with their job, then I don’t see any problem with it,” Anderson said. Both boards decided against changing the rules, and reaffirmed the former policy. Fire department captain Tim Weisser tried unsuccessfully to create a clothing and automobile allowance fund for EMS volunteers. With Myrick leading the criticism against the proposed funding, which would have created a $1,050 tor the seven civilian EMS technicians, the board decided to allow $75 a per son per year in the 1984 budget The $525 will serve as extra money for clothes ruined while on calls. The total amount approved in the EMS budget was $102,727 —a $1,175 increase from 1983. Park board president Alan Kitson presented a $9,548 budget which was a five per cent increase from last year Higher costs for insurance and equipment accounted for the increase The next meeting for the Syracuse Town Board is Tues day, June 21. at 7:30 p.m. at the temporary town hall in Wawasee Village. This is the board’s regular monthly meeting BZA meeting slated for Thursday t he Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday in the town hail to consider a petition by Geraldine Smith. She has petitioned the BZA for a variance to permit the construction of a garage within 26 feet of the road right-of-way The property is located on the east side of Oakwood Drive and 175 feet south of Pickwick Drive. The ease is a continuance.