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Rain fails to halt Syracuse memorial

A persistent rain that caused the cancellation of regular Memorial Day services in the several area communities notwithstanding, veteran’ units in the Syracuse community held an appropriate memorial service at the American Legion Post 223 building south of Syracuse at 1:30p m. Monday. Participating in the service were members of the Syracuse American Legion Post and its Auxiliary Unit, members of the Syracuse Veterans of Foreign Wars Unit 1342, Syracuse Eagles Aerie 3760, and F Troop of Millersburg. Full Service It was a full service, according to Robert F. Meadows, commander of the Syracuse American Legion Post 223, within the limitation of the quarters in which it was held. Commander Meadows was in charge of the service, held before a small but avid group who can be depended upon to show up for memorial services of this nature, many of them veterans of America’s wars themselves, and their wives Rev. Norman McVey, pastor of the Wawasee Heights Baptist Church, began the program with an invocation, and Gus Liske read an appropriate memorial to the fallen brothers in arms, concluding with a prayer. Tim Darr, former Second District Commander, read the roster of the dead from the Syracuse community, those who had fought in America s conflicts and had fallen or who have since passed away. Betty Broekers and Ann Schrock, representing the Syracuse American Legion Auxiliary. placed a wreath of red paper poppies, emblematic of the poppies on Flanders Field, France, on a table, this representing the grave of the Unknown Soldier. Then members of the firing squad of the several participating units marched out of the building w r here they reformed on the south side of the building to fire three volleys in memory of their fallen comrades. Taps were by Jeff Kreuger and Allen Keller of Fort Wayne.

Touching Olympic torch a big thing in the life of a four-year old boy I

Last Wednesday. May 23, was a big day in the life of four-year-old Ben Matherly. Ben is the son of Ryan and Amy Matherly, who reside north of | Elkhart near the Michigan state line. He is also the grandson of Syracuse Town Board President Carl and Susan Myrick and the great-grandson of Lucy Kroh, all of the Syracuse community. What made this a big day for young Ben Matherly was that he got to hold the well publicized Olympic Torch. The Olympic runners bearing the torch across the United States were passing through Michigan on U.S. Highway 12 outside of Edwardsburg, Mich. Ben, his sister Kelly, and several young friends were there to watch. A-runner. West Bartley, was waiting with his torch for the runner from the east. While he

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Honor Naval Fallen Following that service, the firing squad of the three participating units reformed at the new South Huntington Street bridge in Syracuse where, following a commemorative prayer, the wreath of poppies was thrown into the moving stream. This was in honor ofthose of the community who'had served in the Naval Forces, including the Coast

Guard, and other Naval support units. Raymond Kehr, commander of the Syracuse Veterans of Foreign Wars, Unit 1342, gave the prayer and placed the wreath in the water, saluting as it passed under the bridge, as taps were played by Loreen (Snyder) Mench and Jim Hemminger of North Webster.

waited, he spoke to the children and asked if they would like to hold the now-fabled torch. “Yes, of course,” they said enthusiastically. And this they did. It is about two and a half feet long, made of brass with leather wrapped where the runner holds it. “It was an exciting moment for a little boy,” grandmother Susan Myrick noted. When the runner from the east got to runner Bartley, they touched torches, lighting Mr. Bartley’s, then the latter started on his four-mile run. Each runner runs three times a day, four miles each time. There were Olympic officials and state policemen along to escort the runners and to insure their safety.

WEDNESDAY, MAY 30,1984

Award contracts for Syracuse street repair

By TOM CHARLES Staff Writer Phend and Brown, Inc., of Milford, was awarded a $52,443.40 contract to repair four streets in the town of Syracuse at Tuesday night’s town board meeting. In recommending that Phend and Brown be awarded the bid, Joe Dock, street, water and wastewater commissioner, noted that the firm has exellent credentials. “We received some excellent bids on this project,” Dock said. “In checking around for references, we discovered that this company had excellent recommendations for all those we spoke with.” The repair work will be completed on four streets within the town itself. Specifically, the work will take place on Lake St. from Pearl St. to Carroll St. and from Carroll St. to Benton St.; on Benton St. from SR 13 to Harrison St. and Harrison St. to Lake St.; on Brooklyn St. from Main St. to the end; and the entire length of ■ Steele Drive.

■ - Hub ’Hr ✓ UNDERWOOD SPEAKS — North Webster Legfea members heard from Rev. A.C. Underwood during the indoor portion of a ceremony honoring the nation’s war dead Monday. Cold, biting rain and March-like temperatures combined to cancel many parades and other observances which were planned for the day. (Photo by Ben Smith)

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Final rites for Milford college student slain in Port-au-Prince

Funeral services were held this morning at the Bethel Church of the Brethren, Milford, for Amy Sue Vanlaningham, a 25-year-old Goshen College nursing student who was shot to death Hast Tuesday night in Port-au-Prince, the capital city of Haiti. Miss Vanlaningham, daughter of Hazel and Helen Vanlaningham, r 1 Milford, had been in Haiti for three weeks as a participanl.in Goshen College’s StudyService Trimester (SST) program. According to police, she was last seen alive as she began a two-block walk from a chartered bus to her Haitian host home around midnight on Tuesday. .... Miss Vanlaningham and other Goshen students were returning from a college-related function at the time. Her body was discovered nearly three hours later, around 2:30 a m. EDT, along Delmas Road, a well-lighted main thoroughfare in Port-au-Prince. The fatal bullet was- fired into her back from close range and passed through her body. There were no signs of a struggle. Although police have yet to locate witnesses or establish a motive for the crime,

“We feel the projects that we have here will help the town considerably,” said Board Member William Hess. Hess also reported to the board on the results of his May 23 meeting with state government and labor representatives to set a wage scale for workers on the proposed town hall project. According to Hess, the wages listed in the scale drawn up by representatives of the Indiana Department of Labor and the AFL-CIO labor union were considerably higher than average rates in this area. Hess, with the help of James and Associates, Inc., the architectural firm working on the new town hall, drew up an alternative wage scale. According to his calculations, the average wages in this area are 30 percent lower than those figured in the State/AFL-CIO scale. After a brief discussion, the board unamimously adopted the scale submitted by Hess and ammended by James and Associates. However, Robert (Continued on page 2)

M |r / AMY VANLANINGHAM preliminary reports suggest that the murder was theft-related. “Her purse, necklace and watch were stolen,” noted Bob Johnson, director of information services at Goshen College. “But at this point we have no way to tell if they were stolen by her assailant or after she was dead.” Johnson also said that early reports indicated that the assailant had a car. However, he emphasized that circumstances surrounding the shooting remain hazy and that police are continuing their investigation. Miss Vanlaningham’s murder was the first violent death of an SST student since the program Milford woman is injured in May 23 accident Linda Weirich, 31, r 2, Milford, was injured in a car-truck accident on SR 15 and CR 42 at 6:45 p.m., Tuesday, May 23. Miss Weirich was north bound on SR 15 when a car driven by Daryl Nafziger turned onto the path of the Weirich vehicle. She suffered head cuts and complained of neck pains. Taken to Goshen General Hospital by Goshen paramedics, Miss Weirich was later released. No injuries were reported to Nafziger, although his car was totaled. Green light is- stolen Ed Ba tesla, 212 E. Pearl St., Syracuse, contacted Syracuse Police at 7:09 a.m. Sunday, May 27, to report the green light on top of his van was stolen. The green light is valued at S7O.

began in 1968. Two other students have died while on the program — one due to drowning and the other from a diabetic coma. “Violent crime is especially unusual in Haiti,” said Johnson. “Violent assualts against Goshen students on SST have not happened in the past.” Miss Vanlaningham’s body was returned to Milford on Sunday, May 27. Frank and Suzy Bishop, faculty leaders of the Haitian SST group, accompanied the casket. Born August 7, 1958, in Warsaw, she was a post-graduate nursing student at Goshen College. She graduated from Wawasee High School in 1976, obtained a degree from Indiana State University, Terre Haute, in 1980 and was in the process of completing her nursing degree at the tjme of her death.

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Syracuse Buccaneer Days

The Syracuse Retail Merchants have something new in store for shoppers again this year. Buccaneer Days has been slated for Saturday and Sunday, June 2 and 3. The theme of Buccaneer Days is seafaring and pirates, and the event promises to provide fun for the entire family. Saturday, June 2, will mark the beginning of a town-wide treasure hunt. Participating Syracuse merchants will have their treasure chests filled and ready for this event. The treasure hunt will continue through 6 p.m. on Sunday. The two-day event will also offer a great variety of food, a children’s carnival with rides and children’s games, a meadow filled with flea marketstyle booths, and craft and mer-

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She is survived by her parents, Hazel and Helen (Starbuck) Vanlaningham, Milford; a maternal grandmother, Mrs. Myrtle Starbuck, Rockfield, Ind.; one sister, Mrs. Dan (Cheryl) Robinson, Warsaw; and three brothers, Rick, North Webster; Steve, Milford; and Mike, White Pigeon, Mich. One sister proceeded her in death. The funeral service was conducted by Rev. Roger Eberly, pastor of the Bethel Church of the Brethren, Milford. Burial was in the Milford Cemetery. Local arrangements were handeled by Mishler Funeral Home, Milford: Memorials may be directed to the Amy Sue Vanlaningham Nur- - sing Scholarship in care of Goshen College. The scholarship is intended for students who are not eligible for financial aid.

chant booths. Satuday Buccaneer Days events will be held from 9 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. A bake sale, chicken barbecue, all-day garage sale, car wash, and square dance demonstration will be held on Saturday. Another of Saturday’s highlights will be two performances by the Enchanted Hills Playhouse children’s theatre. On Sunday, the treasure hunt will continue, and the booths will reopen with food galore. Blackbeard the pirate will be in port to amble about looking at those in costume. Prizes will be given for costumes in several categories. The events on Sunday will begin at 12 noon and continue until 6 p.m.