The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 3, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 February 1984 — Page 15
North Webster News
Lester Whites home from trip to Dominican Republic
Mr. and Mrs. Lester White, North Webster, have returned from a 16-day trip to the Dominican Republic where they visited with their daughter and son-in-law, Dick and Carol Patterson, Mishawaka. The Pattersons are on a one years sabbatical to the Dominican Republic from Bethel College and the Mishawaka public School System. They are teaching at the Santiago Christian School and doing mission work. They have started a small roadside Bible class that meets The class has grown till it’s now attended by over 80 children plus adults. According to Mrs. White, “The weather was grand while we were there. It was in the 80s during the day and never got below 72 degrees at night. There were a few warm rains the first week.” There is no middle class society in the Dominican Republic. Everyone is quite poor or very rich. Mrs. White said. “The poverty is terrible. We saw a lot of children wearing no clothes at all. They were playing in the dirt around floorless shacks with no windows or door. The wealthy live in large Spanish style homes with iron gates and have servants. There were a lot of beggars on the streets.” Transportation amounts to walking, riding a burro or a motorcycle. Traffic doesn’t stop at stop signs. Everyone blows his horn and keeps going but red traffic lights bring everything to a halt. The Patterson’s have traveled mostly by motorcycle. They even moved their belongings from one apartment to another by motorcycle. Carol buys a cheese bread that is rather tasty but none of the bread keeps very long and flour products become buggy in just a few days All vegetables must be peeled to prevent sicnkness. Potatoes look like what we eat in the States but once they are peeled they are a yellow-green color. Carol soaks cabbage and other unpeelable vegetables in clorox water till it’s edible. "One of the first things you learn ”, said Mrs. White, “Is not to order fresh salads when eating out. As a matMMWM
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ter of fact eating out at all can be risky. A favorite banana-like delicacy called “Platine* is fried in pieces like our potato chips. It’s then pressed between boards and fried a second time.” There are vendors everyhere offering every kind of item for sale. They will bring merchandise to your front door. They come on foot, burro or motorcycle and carry their wares on their heads. There are also a lot of food stands in the streets offering pigs feet, brains, chickens, etc. “Garbage is thrown out into the streets,” commented Mrs. White. “Not only garbage but sewage. We had to step over a stream of flowing sewage to enter the church building.” Although Santiago is the size of Fort Wayne there is only one hotel that serves breakfast. The Whites attended a pro baseball game at Santiago. While the game was in progress there was a magician, clown and young boy singer performing in the stands and a fella dancing on the roof of the dugout. A total of 60 educational film strips for junior high age students were taken on the trip by the Whites. “There were no educational films available in the country for children of that age,” said Mrs. White. She continued “We also went up into the mountains to help give out clothing and I worked one day in a school
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King Arthur's Town
THE NORTH Webster Library is trying to locate copies of older, hard cover books written by Stephen King and Danielle Steel. Dean McFadden, librarian at the North Webster facility, is also asking that people let him know what books they are interested in reading so when new books are purchased they may be of current reader interest and will be well circulate.
BY MARY LEE WILLMAN
library. It was after dark by the time we started on our trip back from the mountains. In the car headlights we saw a huge trantula spider crossing the road.” The Dominican Republic is only 6 hours from the U.S. by air. The Whites saw the church in Santo Domingo where Christopher Columbus is supposed to be buried, spent a day at Sosua Beach on the Atlantic OceaiTand saw the home that was built by the son of Christopher Columbus. It is now used as a museum. Quilting dub asked to help seam sheets A note from the North Webster EMS requesting help with seaming sheets for cots was read by Wahneta Gebhart on January 23 when members of Lakeland Quilting Club met at the home of Miriam Mason. The note also expressed appreciation for the groups recent donation. Roll call was responded to by 20 members and special guest, Norma Moser, who is a charter member of the group. Mrs. Gebhart reminded the ladies that there are two quilts on frames at Mrs. Mason’s home and they will be worked on each Thursday. She gave instructions on how to wash poly-stuffed pillows. Lois Pearson displayed a mattress pad she had made using an
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to: Dave Richards, February 1; Jeremy Likens and Jeanne Hamilton, February 3; Michelle Boyer and Phyllis Matz, February 4; Mike McCray and Maxine Scott, February 5; Matthew Miller, Tom Katsanis and Chet Brown, February 6; JoAnn McCoy, February 7; Billy Signorelli, Warren Braman and Joe Reynolds, Jr., February . 8; Nan-
industrial machine and a frame suspending from an I-beam track to make the quilted design. Quilted items were displayed by: Leia Ledyard, several padded and lined soft boxes and a pillow top made of velvet tubing of shadow trapunto; Doloris Weyler, log cabin pillow top; Rita Slandkar, crocheted bunting coat with matching mittens and booties and a padded top sewing basket in “Castle Wall” pattern with a quilted design and French knots? Isa Smith, two printed squares for a quilt top in the “Wandering Foot” design; Kathleen Naegely and Jessie Wainscott, “Quilt As You Go” pillow tops; Dalice Buzzard, padded top sewing box with a smiling “soft sculpture” face; Wilma Plotner, pillow top with an unusual candlewick and star stencil border, an appliqued leaf wreath block and several hand painted wooden items; Mrs. Mason, a grandmothers’ fan pillow and original patch work, Dresden plate with a circle of lace in the center. A review lesson on strip piecing was taught by Ruth Dunker. She demonstrated several designs on a block foundation and a set of four blocks that can be used to form a star and diamond design. The blocks were arranged to display at least five different patterns on the completed quilt. She also demonstrated how strips can be stitched onto paper patterns forming tulips, diamonds or stars. Shadow trapunto and shadow quilting is to be studied in February. It will be taught in two
cy Minnick, February 9; Kris Butt, D. J. Green and Dave Doll, February. 11; Jamey Conkling, Feb. 12; Kory Green, February 15; Todd Niles, Doug Bowser Jr., and Lynn Musselman, February 16; Kristina Crane, Lori Wright, Jeff Atwood and Kevin Clark, February 17; Geneva Belcher, February 18; Elizabeth Crane, Juanita Miller, Inez Cay wood, Larry Wright, Jim Thompson
sessions due to the combined techniques. A record will be kept of the sequence of stitches used on the floral bouquet, group quilting project. Rural Neighbors have yule party A belated Christmas party was held January 25 at the home of Mrs. Fred Beyers, by members of Rural Neighbors Extension Homemakers Club. Roll call response was, “My biggest cold weather problem.” Mrs. Beyers read a poem about “Friendship.” Eunice Knotts received the door prize. Gail Biltz gave the cultural arts lesson, Amy Stump reported on health and safety and Julia Frush discussed garden hints. Plans and programs for the past year and coming year were evaluated and finalized. Mrs. Frush will be hostess for the February meeting. Jill McKowen will be a special guest. Basketball fund raiser to feature ND team The first annual basketball fund raiser for the International Palace of Sports will take place March 14, at 7 p.m., at Warsaw Community High School gym. It seems 10 Notre Dame football players have challenged anyone in the area who would like
and Rosemary Stapelton, February 19; Charlotte Richards, February 20; Joshua Lundy, Diane Likens, and Esther Henwood, February 21; Troy Boyer, Bob Miller, George Hickman and Jaimee Smith, February 22; Michelle Wagoner, Sharon Whittlesey and Rex Lawson, February 23; Rosie White, February 25; James Taylor, Andrew Katsanis and Tom Kruger, February 26; Norma. Boyer, February 27; Kaye Wilson, February 28 and Irene Ferverda, February 29. —O—MEMBERS OF Esther Circle will meet February 8 at North Webster United Methodist Church. Those attending are asked to take a guest, a homemade Valentine and a short poem or article about the month of February. —o— MR. AND Mrs. Jeff (Tracy) Smith are the parents of a son born January 17 at KCH. The baby has been named Ryan Allen. —o—- — BOOKS at the Library. Adult fiction: “Joseph,” by Joyce Landorf. Adult non-fiction: “Advanced First Aid And Emergency Care,” by the American Red Cross and “A.1.D.5.,” by Janet Baker. —o— THE CAT can’t seem to behave in a normal maimer when she has a problem. One day last week she started racing wildly around the house and talking to herself. She kept getting into the bathtub, staring down the drain and growling. She would go to the back door but refuse to go outside when the door was opened and really committed the big. “No-no" when she jumped into the kitchen sink. At that point this reporter discovered the cats water feeder was dry. It was refilled and she settled down. Why couldn’t she just stand by the water-feeder and meow? Why all the theatrics? Maybe that’s what makes her unique as, “The Cat.” —o— IN THE hospital: J.B. Hoy, Goshen Hospital, Goshen; Tami Smith, Mayos, Rochester, Minn.; Hazlette Ferguson, Miller’s Merry Manor, Columbia City; Aaron Rider, Parkview, Fort Wayne. —O’GRANDMOTHER SAYS, “Peace is a two-way proposition.” —o— REV. AND Mrs. Ivey Casey observed their golden wedding anniversary on January 22 at Anderson. —o— THE MEN’S Fellowship at North Webster Church of God to sponsoring a “Sweetheart Banquet” It will be held at 7 p.m_, Feb. 14, at the church. A program of special music to planned. TILL NEXT week
to put together a basketball team for a fund raiser game. Any team wishing to participate must apply at the International Palace of Sports office by February 14. Final team selection will be made on March 1. All groups wishing to make a donation, which is tax deductible, will receive publicity for their support. All donations received will help secure the foundations scholarship program. At half time of the gbrne there will be an auction of donated sporting goods including autographed trophy footballs, items from famous sports personalities and much more. Theta Sigma Chapter has inMation An initiation ceremony was conducted for Judy Parsons, Beth Winnebald and Norma Eisaman on January 24 when Theta Sigma Chapter of Psi lota Xi Sorority members met at the home of Cyndi Heckaman. The initiates were each presented with a long stemmed yellow rose, sorority pin and certificate.
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MARTIAL ARTS IN SYRACUSE -» Kevin Plank, Syracuse, is the head instructor at Midwest Academy of Martial Arts, West Main Street, Syracuse. Classes in the Chung Do Kwan style of Tae Kwon Do are open for registration at all times and classes are Monday-Friday, 4-9 p.m. Currently there are 15 students enrolled, three of whom are women; and two assistant instructors, Steve Watson and Sam Ridenour. Plank, who holds a first degree black belt, stated these classes are for self-discipline and to help a person mature. Each student will work up through the ranks which are, white, yellow, two green, two blue, two brown and nine degrees of black. A major rule of the class is that any student caught using martial arts on the street, other than self defense, can be suspended. Plank is a 1980 graduate of Fairfield High School, and is currently training in martial arts for the AAU Olympic qualifications to be held in March at Indianapolis. His goal is to enter the 1988 Olympics. Plank is also a scuba diving instructor, certified at Padi Gold College. Calif. The local junior class recently took the first three places in a tournament. (Photo by Deb Patterson )
Legal Services distributing pamphlets
The Legal Services Program of Northern Indiana is distributing a pamphlet on its Older Adult Impact Project. The pamphlet is one of a series of pamphlets prepared by the project explaining legal issues and other topics of importance to older adults. Specifically, “The Older Adult Impact Project” explains the legal services offered by the project. The project serves older adults in St. Joseph, LaPorte, Kosciusko, Benton, White, Cass, Fulton, Miami, Wabash, Howard, Carroll, Clinton, Warren, Fountian, Montgomery and Tippecanoe Counties. The'project assists older adults 60 years of age or older regardless of their income. The project was started in 1973 and since then has developed a high level of expertise in legal issues that affect older adults. Serving our country
REXACHEY Army Spec. 4 Rex A. Achey, son of Richard Achey of 847 White St., Leesburg, and Marjean Mills of 3200 Indianola Road, Des Moines, lowa, has arrived for duty at Camp Casey, South Korea. Achey, an armored-vehicle mechanic with the 2nd Infantry Division, was previously assigned at Fort Riley, Kan. His wife, Brenda, is the daughter of Roger adn Kathy Hunt of 1421 City View Drive, Denison, lowa. The specialist is a 1982 graduate of Wawasee High School. KEVIN BLADE Navy Seaman Kevin R. Blade, son of Nancy Blade of r 3 Syracuse, has completed recruit training at the Naval Recruit Training Command, San Diego. During the eight-week training cylce, trainees studied general military subjects designed to prepare them for further academic and on-the-job training in one of the Navy’s 85 basic occunational fields. T hided in their studies were seanumship, dose order drill, Naval history and first aid.
Wed., February 1,1984 - THE MAIL-JOURNAL
The ladies met at 6:30 p.m. for hors d’oeuvre before dinner was served. Tables were decorated with floral bouquets. A special cake, in honor of the initiates, was served for dessert. Secret sister names were revealed and several members received gifts from their secret sisters. Karen Parr was presented with an engraved, pear shaped, covered glass decanter. Sally Doll will be hostess for the February business meeting. Hi Neighbors plan party for Valentine's Day Edelva Butt led group singing of the club song, “Help Somebody Today” when members of Hi Neighbors Club met January 26 at the home of Betty Jo Roberts. Mrs. Roberts read a poem entitled, “Old Friends.” The meditation was given by Viola Richcreek. New program books were reviewed. The program “Valentine’s Day” was presented by Avelda Roberts. She conducted a contest pertaining to Valentine’s’s Day and read an article, “Let Hubby Know His Real Worth.” Betty Jo Roberts was presented with a needlepoint wall plaque.
The project represents older adults with legal problems that meet caseload guidelines set by the Legal Services Program’s Board of Directors. Older adults who believe they may have a legal problem can call the Older Adult Impact Project in South end, 1-800-552-2983 free of charge to discuss their problem. The Older Adult Impact Project prepares a new pamphlet each month. The pamphlets explain highly technical government benefit programs and legal rights to older adults in simple straightforward language. The pamphlets are printed in large type for the convenience of those
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Valentines were signed and will be used for secret pal surprises on February 14. The club anniversary party is for February 29. Members of the planning committee are Hilda Mock, Rosemary Sellers and Theda Davis. The club was organized in 1942. Mary Ellen Haney and Alice Long will be hostesses for the regular February 23 meeting. Lady Lions make disaster bags, learn about EMS North Webster Lady Lions met recently at North Webster United Methodist Church with 19 members present. Susanne Parker was in charge of the business session. Time was spent preparing, “Disaster bags” for the North Webster EMS. The bags contain bandages, slings and other items needed for injured persons during emergency situations. Sue Mitchell gave a program about the work, purposes and activities provided by the EMS. An initiation ceremony was held for Deanne Overmeyer who was welcomed as a new member.
with poor vision. The Older Adult Impact Project will give educational presen tations on its services to social agencies and older adult organizations. Anyone wishing to arrange such a presentation or to obtain free copies of this pamphlet should contact the Project at 115 North William Street, South Bend, Ind. 46601. The Older Adult Impact Project is funded by the Legal Services Corporation, Area II Agency on Aging, Area IV Agency on Agijig, Area V Agency on Aging, City of South Bend Community Development Program and the United Way of St. Joseph County.
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