The Mail-Journal, Volume 20, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 September 1983 — Page 1

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RECEPTION HELD FOR DR. DICK — A reception was held Sunday afternoon in the Milford Community Building to welcome Dr. John Dick, center, to town. Dr. Dick has joined the practice of Dr. Floyd Rheinheimer, right. Also pictured is Dick’s wife, Shirley. The reception was sponsored by the Milford Area Development Council. (Photo by Doug Walker)

Farm Bureau names 'Man and Woman of the Year"

Betty Greider of North Webster and Claypool farmer Robert Guy Vanator were named Woman and Man of the Year by the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau Coop at its annual meeting Monday evening. Mrs Greider was honored for her many years of service to the Farm Bureau, as a former

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FARM BUREAU WOMAN, MAN OF YEAR — Betty Greider of North Webster and Robert Guy Vanator. a Claypool area farmer, were named Woman and Man of the Year by the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau Coop at its annual meeting at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds Monday evening. (Photo by Doug Walker)

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FARM WIFE OF YEAR —Alice Lang of the North Webster area, right. was named the Farm Wife of the Year Monday evening at the Kosciusko Comely Farm Bureau Coop's annual meeting. Also pictured is Paula Miller. County Women’s Leader, whe preseated the award to Mrs. Leng. The widow as Charles A. Laag. Mrs. Laag has six children. It grandchildren and one great-grandchild. She has resided in the North Webster area since IMS. aad has been very active in her church (the North Webster Methodist Church), the Fans Bureau aad her community throughout the years. (Photo by Dong Walker)

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Women’s Leader and in her current position as SecretaryTreasurer of Turkey Creek and Tippecanoe Township. She has also been a 4-H leader for the “Room 4-U Club ” at North Webster for 19 years, and was a leader for the 4-H Club at tbe€ardinal Learning Center for five

years. She is a longtime member of the North Webster Church of God, and for the last two years has been president of the Women of the Chuch of God, and has also served on the Senior Citizens Committee for It years. ' Mrs, Greider and her husband, Ronald, will be moving to Florida in the near future. Man of the Year Vanator has held a Farm Bureau membership in Kosciusko County for over 40 years, serving as a township chairman and as a county board member. His interests are in livestock, farming and dairying improvement. Vanator has been a member of the National Holstein Friesian Dairy Organization and Kosciusko County Dairy Improvment Associaton for 35 years. He is a member of the Warsaw United Methodist Church, and is an associate member of the Good Shepherd Church of Bradenton, Fla. He has been a member of the Claypool Lions Club for 35 years. Vanator has been a leader in local affairs of the community, working in planning and zoning, natural resources, schools and government. He supported his wife, Mary, while she served as County Farm Bureau Women’s Leader for seven years, and she was named Woman of the Year in 1972. Second Webster Woman Honored Also honored at the meeting was another resident of the North Webster area, Alice Long, who was named Farm Wife of the Year. Mrs. Long has resided on a farm in the area for nearly four decades, and has been very active in Farm Bureau, her community and the North Webster Methodist Church during that time. Webster board to meet Tuesday The North Webster Town Board will meet on Tuesday, October 4, for its regular meeting at 7 p.m. There will be an executive board meeting following. On Wednesday, Oct. 5, there will be a meeting at 7 pm. to discuss additional appropriations.

Steps underway to clean out Tippecanoe River

The Indiana Department of Natural Resources has taken the first steps towards cleaning out the Tippecanoe River in Kosciusko County. Word has been received that George Palmeter. river specialist from Ohio, has been contracted to supervise the work. Bids for the actual work are yet to be taken.

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28,1983

Nows the time to speak up —

Public meeting on the best use of Milford school site

Residents of the Milford community are urged to attend a public hearing on Tuesday, Oct. 4. and express sentiments concerning the old school grounds. The meeting will be held in the community building on the town’s Main Street at 7:30 p.m. It is being sponsored by the Milford Area Development Council and is to be chaired by Rev. Kenneth Greenwood and Darrell Orn. MAD representatives will listen to input from those in attendance and present some ideas of its own for possible use of the land. The sentiments expressed at the Tuesday meeting will be presented to the Lakeland School Board for discussion at that board’s October 11 meeting. The disposition of the school site at Milford has bean discussed by the Lakeland School Board, the Milford Town Board and MAD for the past several months. The latest discussion came at the July 20 meeting of the school board, a special meeting held to consider the disposition of the school grounds which are bordered by Catherine Street on the north, West Street on the east, Emetine

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CARNIVAL PREPARATION — Several of the residents of the Lakeland Loving Care Center are shown here in preparation for their annual carnival. Pictured are: Flossie Lamb, Dorothy McKibbin, Elsie Bachtel and Luella Beer. Duane Cook, activities director looks on. Lakeland Loving Care will he holding this year’s carnival on October 8.

Lakeland Loving Care to sponsor 3rd annual carnival

By CATHY BRILL The Lakeland Loving Care Center, Inc., Milford, is sponsoring its third annual carnival on Saturday, Oct. 8. The events will begin at 9 a.m. that day and continue on into the afternoon. The public is welcomed and encouraged to join in the fun. This year’s events will fall into four catagories — games, entertainment, crafts and food. Some highlights of this year’s over 13 already scheduled booths include, a dunk tank, face painting by local 4-H’ers, The Ray Doss Family Singers, the Spirit of Love Singers from the Christian Church, clowns, pony-rides, Amish horse and buggy rides, • kissing booth, bake sale and food and craft booths. Among the foods to be sold at the carnival are of course pies, cakes and baked goods, as well as, elephant ears, cider, popcorn freshly popped in a 1910 steam engine corn popper, soft drinks and sandwiches. The many craft booths will include: rag rugs; ceramics; and woodcrafts.

Area residents would like to see the work done this fall since the water is low because of the lack of rain this summer. When the contracts are signed a public hearing win be called and aD property owners and other interested persons win be advised of the time and place of the meeting.

Street on the south, and Higbee Street (SR 15) on the west. There is 2.55 acres of land involved with an appraised value of $46,500. Almost a dozen people attended the July 20 meeting. At that time School Superintendent Don H. Arnold stated there were two ways to dispose of the land. First, the board may “make a deal” with another governmental unit, such as the town of Milford or it may put the property up for bids and sell it to the highest bidder. The second procedure can be done through advertising for bids or public auction. Three proposals were expressed at the meeting for land use — Mr. and Mrs. Phil Campbell (owners of Campbell’s Market on Main Street) would like to see it used for commercial development, being interested in putting a grocery store there; Levi Beer (whose home is across the street from the land) and Jean Treesh (Milford Town Board member and MAD president) would like to see a park developed; and it was suggested the property be utilized as the site for possible United Methodist Church parking. These suggestions and possibly others will be discussed at next Tuesday’s meeting.

Duane Cook, activities director at Lakeland Loving Care Center, invites those interested in setting up booths to contact him. Individuals who set up booths are charged no fee and all profits are theirs to take home. Donations will, however be accepted. Cook

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commented, “It is on a first come, first serve basis. I have had to turn some booths down already to keep from duplicating our efforts.” Profits from the facility’s own booths will be given to the activates department to purchase craft items, provide outings, pay for programs at the facility and this year the procedes will also be used to buy new Christmas ornaments. Cook added, plenty of parking will be provided for the event which will be held in the Lakeland Loving Care’s front parking lot. Ample parking will be furnished in the nearby Milford school parking lot and in the Apostolic Christian Church’s lot for the convenience of carnival goers. Syracuse bank employees take classes Five State Bank of Syracuse staffers are attending 16 weeks of American Institute of Banking (A1B) classes at Mishawaka’s Marian High School. Susan Hulley is taking “Bank Investments;” Gerry Byiand and Donna Mangona. “Savings and New Deposits;” Surie Brouwer. “Principles of Banking;” and Jeanne Gardner. “Supervirion and Personnel.” In addition, 23 SBS officers and staff will begin a four week computer basics course on October 25 at FairiieM High School as a part of the Lakeland Community Continuing Education program.

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PLANS UNDERWAY FOR MILFORD BANK BRANCH — Plans are being finalized for the new Milford branch of the Lake City Bank, to be located in the building adjoining Schwartz’s Super Valu on SR 15. Pictured above are Henry Smith, Lake City Bank Vice President and manager of the Milford and Syracuse branches: Gary Lyon. Lake City Bank Vice President and Ren Schwartz, owner of Schwartz’s Super Valu. Lyon said construction work on the project should begin in the near future, with the bank branch being ready for business by the second week of December. < Photo by Doug Walker)

Dr. G. W. Stalter to close office

Longtime North Webster area physician GW Stalter, who W virtually become a community institution after practicing medicine in the town for over three decades, will be closing his office for the final time October 11, four days short of his practice’s 36th anniversary. A graduate of the Inthana University Medical School, Stalter was in the armed forces in 1947 when a friend let him know that a North Webster physician was leaving town. The Fort Wayne native set up his general practice in what was then a small fishing community, and has been there ever since. Both North Webster and his practice have undergone changes over the years, Stalter said. “Like everything else, it’s grown up,’’ he said of North Webster. As for his medical practice, the major change came over 10 years ago when Stalter decided to quit delivering babies, cutting down on the number of pediatric eases he took on. After his retirement, Stalter will remain in the North Webster area. living with his wife. Mary, in his underground home (built five years ago) southeast of town. “I’U be relaxing, ” he said. “I have nothing particular in mind.””

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RETIRING WEBSTER PHYSICIAN — Loogtime North Webster physician G.W. Stutter is takiog down bn shhgte October 11 after M years as practicing medktee in the rem washy (Pbate by Dung Writer)

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The Stalters have three children — Denny. who runs a Greek restaurant in Bloom " mg ton; Lynne, a North Webster resident who recently sold her flower shop and is now employed by a realty firm; and Richard, who lives in W ilmot and has been employed by Metcalf and Payne Plumbing and Heating for several years. Stalter also has five grandchildren, the youngest of whom is eight months old. “The baby, like his grandfather, is called G.W.. at least at times, ” said Stalter As he heads into retirement, Stalter has no regrets about devoting his life to health care. “1 enjoyed it immensely,’” he said. Open house planned by civil defense Members of the Syracuse Civil Defense are planning an open house on Sunday, Oct. 9, beginning at 12 noon and lasting throughout the afternon. AU equipment will be on display and CD members will answer questions. Persons wanting more information on the Syracuse Civil Defense unit should call 457-4669.