The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 July 1984 — Page 2
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., July 18,1984
Warsaw gears up for 1984 Pioneer Days
Warsaw area residents are making plans now to set their alarm clocks just a little earlier on Thursday, July 19, in anticipation of the start of the 1984 Pioneer Days, sponsored by the Warsaw Retail Merchants’ Association. To Block Off Streets The event traditionally begins at 6 am. with the premiere of sidewalk sales at Warsaw businesses, and this year is no exception. The streets of downtown Warsaw will be blocked to traffic and crowds of shoppers will be seen bargain-hunting instead of enjoying their morning coffee. The sidewalk sales will continue all day Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Also planned for the entire three-day event is the popular arts and crafts show and sale on the courthouse lawn Artisans from all over the area will be on hand to display and sale craft items under the shady trees of the courthouse. Rides for the youngsters will be set up again this year on Buffalo Street, between Center and Main Streets, and will be available to
I r I | I STEPPING OCT — Mrs. Evelyn Fawley, Lakeland Community School Corporation bookkeeper, will leave the office for good when she retires at the end of July. She has been with the corporation since it was formed in 1962. (Photo bv Tom Charles)
Evelyn Fawley retiring from LCSC position
By TOM CHARLES Staff Writer For the past 22 years, she has recorded all the deposits and withdrawals on the Lakeland Community School Corporation account. Now it’s time for Evelyn Fawley to make a “withdrawal" of her own The only bookkeeper in corporation history, Evelyn will retire at the end of July, leaving a job that has grown increasingly complex due to state regulation of education. “The legislature changes regulations all the time.” she noted. "That means that there are always more reports'" and forms to fill out. To a point, that makes the job harder.” Legal matters were not as complex when Evelyn began her career in 1958 as a secretary at Syracuse High School. However, there were plenty of new procedures and regulations for her to learn when the corporation was formed in 1962 and she assumed the role of bookkeeper. “I had not dealt with school accounting before, but Lewis Immel (the first superintendent) had all the forms," sfie said. “We laid them out on a table and got things figured out.” As bookkeeper, she has been concerned with payroll, teacher contracts, fiscal reports and, of course, making sure that the balance sheets come out even in the end. The state government, she says, has done its part to keep her busy. “The breakdown of expenditures has increased quite a bit from when I started,” she said. “We used to label our accounts with the letters of the alphabet. Now we have a book of account codes that is nearly 4-inch thick. I guess the state really wants to see where the money is going." Paperwork is probably a bookkeeper’s number one headache. For Evelyn, the worst part of the job has been figuring transfer tuition and complying with the paperwork for federal programs. As a whole, however, she has been content with her job. •‘l’ve just enjoyed the whole thing. Bookkeeping has been my first love since I was in high
delight the younger sei throughout the Pioneer Days celebration. If all that celebrating and shopping helps work up an appetite no need to go hungry during Pioneer Days! No matter what the craving, Pioneer Days has the item to satisfy. The popular fish tent, manned by members of the Warsaw Evening Lions Club, will be back, along with several other concession stands sponsored by local organizations. Among the groups sponsoring stands and booths this year are: Winona Lake Lions Club, slush bucket; Leesburg Lions Club, milk shakes; Hairdresser’s Association, popcorn balls; Warsaw Exchange Club, egg rolls; Warsaw Kiwanis, pizza; Boy Scouts, barbecue sandwiches and ice cream; Leesburg-Oswego Nursery School, watermelon. Also available will be homemade ice cream cones, cotton candy, funnel cakes, all types of soft drinks and, of course, elephant ears! Special Events In. addition to the continuing events, Pioneer Days activities
school. People ask me how I can stand it, but I say to each his own,” she said. In addition to her bookkeeping responsibilities, Evelyn has been the school board recording secretary for the past 17 years. From that vantage point she has been able to witness the birth and growth of the Lakeland Community School Corporation. In her opinion, the success of this corporation can be traced to the manner in which it was formed. "I think that the community should feel fortunate that the corporation got off the ground as well as it did,” she noted. “The board members moved cautiously and received a lot of input. I think they were concerned with the whole situation.” The opening of Wawasee High School in 1968 was the most ex-citing-period of Evelyn's work. “It seemed like opening the school went smoothly,” she said. “Os course, it could be that I was so busy then that I didn't really know what was going on.” Now that she has some free time on her hands, Evelyn plans to travel with her husband Philip, an English teacher at Wawasee High School. She would also like to catch up on her reading. “I’m just ready to have some time to myself,” she said. “Since my husband teaches at the high school. I'm sure that I’ll still have some contact with the corporation.” The Fawleys live at 612 S. Lake Street in Syracuse. They have one daughter, Nancy, who resides in Fort Wayne. Up slightly Consumer prices edged up 0.2 percent in March in the smallest increase in the national cost of living in three months, the Department of labor reported recently. Youths and parents America’s youngsters get along better with their parents, are more concerned about nuclear war, and are less worried about the environment than their counterparts of a decade ago, a study revealed recently.
will include several special events sponsored by local merchants and organizations. Thursday, July 19 Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull sponsored by First National Bank, beginning with weigh-in between 5 and 6 p.m. in the bank’s downtown parking lot. The actual competition begins at 6 p.m. for children ages three to seven. There is no entry fee and prizes will be awarded to each entrant. as well as the winner in each age category. Coinciding with the Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull is the Second Annual Watermelon Feast, also sponsored by the First National Bank of Warsaw. The public is invited to enjoy all the free watermelon they care to eat from 5 to 8 p.m. in the bank’s parking lot. According to bank officials, over 100 watermelons were given away during last year’s feast. The American Association of University Women will be setting up its annual used book sale in front of First National Bank on Thursday, from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., and continuing on Friday from 8 a m. to 9 p.m. Proceeds from this
Drop Van Buren petitions —
Deny rezoning petition in Turkey Creek Township
By CATHY BRILL . Staff Writer The Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission dropped three cases from the agenda and denied a rezoning petition at its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, July 11. Among the cases were two petitions for rezoning which had appeared on the agenda for the past four months. The two sites, located in Van Buren Township near the site of the former Scott’s Landfill, had generated much remonstrance, and would have become the subject of testing and close scrutiny by the State Board of Health. The third caseto be dropped involved the rezoning of 34.26 acres in Tippecanoe Township. This petition had twice appeared on the agenda with no one present to represent it before the APC. The denial was on a petition from Howard E. and Priscilla Juday for property in Turkey Creek Township to be changed from residential to agriculture. The Judays had sought to rezone three acres from residential to agricultural. There was much remonstrance from neighboring property owners. The APC recommended in the case, that rezoning be denied due to the incompatable nature of the proposed use and the residentially zoned neighborhood. Rick Baker and Larry Ringler, operators of Lakeland Tree Transfer, had bn option to buy the property from the Judays. They planned to produce lawn fertilizer and plant trees which would later be transfered to sites as they were needed. Their equipment would have consisted of a pick-up truck, a one ton truck, a tree spade and a chemical tank. Remonstrance in the case came from neighbors, including Susan Scarberry, who was concerned with the air contaminants that might come from the manufacture of lawn fertilizers. Mrs. Scarberry, who has resided in the area for the past six years, stated, "Like everyone else our house is our investment.” Hanford and Ina West, who live across from the property located on the Syracuse-Webster Road, were also present to remonstrate. They voiced concerns on the traffic and confusion that would be created by the tree business. Jeanette Plummer, also a neighbor, voiced concerns on the lowering of property values in the area. She was also concered with the chemicals used in the production of the lawn fertilizers, and the effects they might have on her husband’s allergies. After hearing from the petitoners, the owners of Lakeland Tree Transfer and the remonstrators, the APC unanimously voted to deny the rezoning request. Cases Dropped The two Van Buren Township cases before the APC which were dropped were petitions by Everett Rookstool to rezone 57 acres from an agricultural district to a residential district and Marion Elam to rezone 5.5 acres of ground from an agricultural district to a residential district. The Rookstool property is located on the south side of CR 1050 N and ¥* mile east of 300E in Van Buren Township, and the Elam property is located on the north side of 1000 N and Mi mile east of 300E in Van Buren Township. Both the Rookstool and Elam properties are located near the site of the former Scott’s Landfill, and have generated much remonstrance, as well as con-
sale go to provide scholarships for women. Friday, July 20 The activities continue on Friday including the sidewalk sales, concessions and kiddie rides. In addition, Phil Laurien, Winona Lake’s oldest year-round resident, will be on hand in front of the Warsaw Public Library, beginning at 10 a.m., to talk about the early days in Warsaw and Winona Lake. The 1984 Pioneer Days Queen will be crowned during ceremonies beginning at 7 p.m. on the courthouse square. Sponsored by the Delta Theta Tau sorority, the penny-a-vote contest is open to all girls entering Warsaw Freshman High School in the fall. Proceeds of the contest go to provide emergency dental care in the Warsaw Community Schools and for a scholarship for a Warsaw High School senior. Saturday, July 21 As Pioneer Days winds up, the fun and excitement certainly won’t wind down. Athletes and spectators alike will enjoy the 11th Annual Pioneer Days Road Race, sponsored by Athletic An-
cerns from the APC and health officials. The decision on the rezoning of the properties intended for residential use had in recent months been postponed three times. Initially a decision was delayed in order that testing could be done. The decision was again delayed to give property owners time to meet with State Board of Health Officials in Indianapolis, to determine what testing would be necessary to assure the safety of the sites proposed for residential use. The meeting was suggested by County Sanitarian Jon Cupp, who at the time refused to issue any well permits within 1,200 feet of the landfill. A case petitoned by James Terry Bradford to rezone six acres from light industrial to residential was recommended for denial as presented when it appears before the Board of Zoning Appeals. The APC will, however, recommend the BZA treat the case as a special exception as a temporary single family residence. The property, located on the east side of SR 15 and 375 feet south of CR 950 S in Lake Township, is in the center of what is a growing light industiral development. For this reason the commission did not see fit to grant rezoning on the six acre parcel. Third Petition A third peition to rezone property from agricultural to residential was also dropped. The case ptitioned by Vernon and Mildred Gilbert to rezone 34.26 acres located on the south side of
Changeable weather To say July has brought some changeable weather would be an understatement, comments Lores Steury, Goshen College weather observer. Sunday, July 8, set a record cold temperature for the date at 42 degrees — six degrees cooler than any other recorded temperature for that day. A Middlebury Township resident reported frost damage to his corn, so unofficially it got below the 42 degrees recorded at the weather station. Two days after July put us on ice, we got baked with a minimum temperature reading of 78 degrees — the highest morning minimum temperature recorded for the past 20 years, possibly longer, adds Steury. In 1980 there were two mornings with minimums of 77 degrees each, but none above the 78 mark. Next week Steury will discuss extremely hot weather.
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nex. The race will begin at 10 a.m. in front of Athletic Annex. Registration will be held from 8 to 9 a.m. More musical athletics will take place during the Break Dance Contest, beginning at 11 a.m. in front of Taco John’s on East Center St., Warsaw. A SSO prize will be awarded to the winner and free drinks will be given to all contestants, courtesy of the contest’s sponsor, Taco John’s. All entrants should take their own music and player and can practice in front of the restaurant on Thursday and Friday. Penguin Point Restaurants and the Warsaw Optimist Club will again sponsor the Big Wheel Race for children aged three to seven. The race will begin at 12:30 p.m. at the First National * Bank parking lot. Festival Parade Highlighting Saturday’s events will be the annual Pioneer Days Festival Parade, scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. Grand marshals for this year’s parade will be representatives of the 1984 Indiana State Champion Warsaw
CR 650 N and M> mile west of CR 600E in Tippecanoe Township. Representatives for the case had failed to attend two APC. meetings at which the case was to have been reviewed by the planners. Final Plats The Area Plan Commission unanimously approved two peititons for final plat approval. The first, a petition by H & L Stouder Trust for final plat approval on 2.56 acres of land located east of 8 Square Rd., west of Lake Forest Subdivion, and near Chapman Lake in Plain Township was approved. The land will be used as a residential subdivision with three lots for use by members of the Stouder family. Also approved was a final plat petition by Ruth Angle. The plat divided one lot within a planned subdivision, Carmel Subdivision, into two separate lots. The land is located on the south side of Reil Road and zero feet west of 400E in Van Buren Township. Other Business The Area Planners discussed a meeting slated for Wednesday, Aug. 8, at 7 p.m. at which LESA, a system designed to assess land as prime agriculture will be discussed. LESA uses a point system to determine the value oF land for agricultural use, and is designed to help preserve that land for that particular purpose. The next meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission will be held Wednesday, Aug. 1, at 1 p.m. in the basement meeting room of the Justice Building in Warsaw.
Frog jumping contest set Take yourself and a frog and hop down to the frog jumping contest in front of Young McDonald’s Farm during the Elkhart County 4-H Fair. The jump will be at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Wednesday. The adult competition will be at 5 p.m. Wednesday. During the last four years participating frogs have ranged from tiny green tree frogs to bull frogs, with weights from ounces, up to three or four pounds. Here are the rules: Once the frog is put on the spot, the frog owner can do anything he or she wants to get the frog to jump, except touch it. The total distance of three jumps will declare the winner. Awards are given each evening and the winners are then invited to a jump off for the grand prize on Wednesday evening.
—Ji J B > V kj . ..I i I I a. J / i IB® I TOWN BOARD AND ITS FUNCTIONS - Carl Myrick, Syracuse Town Board President, was the guest speaker at the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club meeting Tuesday, July 17. Myrick gave a thorough and informative talk on the composition of the town board and its functions. He also spoke to the members about the composition and functions of the various departments in the town and the finances for their functioning. Shown above are Bob Hampton, Rotary program chairman; Myrick; and James Caskey, president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary. (Photo by Col. Joe Gray)
Syracuse to re-bid town hall plans
(Continued from page 1) tract the town has with Clevenger which states the contract can be terminated if he misses two consecutive weeks of service or if the service is unsatisfactory. Myrick said after his conversation with Clevenger, he really has no hope of him showing up today or Thursday and that he wasn’t satisfied with the service. The board voted to terminate Clevenger’s service for “ . .. failure to perform under his contract.” Reed is composing the termination letter and even if Clevenger shows up today, he will not be allowed to service the town. Bill Hess contacted Stuckman’s Tri Lakes Sanitation Service, Syracuse, to fill-in for Clevenger. Stuckman said he would service the east side today and have the west side picked-up by Thursday afternoon. Fringe Benefits Another big topic for the evening involved salary raises verses fringe benefits. Joe Dock, street, water and wastewater commissioner, presented ideas to the board to get some kind of fringe benefit program started for full-time employees. Dock said something was needed to cut down on the high employee turnover rate the town is experiencing. In the last year, 17 employees have left the street, water and wastewater department. Dock thought they left for better benefits found elsewhere. Much discussion followed and it was decided the insurance program was the most important benefit needed to start the program. Other benefits discussed included vacation pay, sick pay and leave time. The cost of the insurance program for all full-time employees was estimated at $20,000 for 1985. Hughes said, “I think the only thing we can do is make a start. If we don’t try it, we will never find out if better benefits will work.” The motion was made and seconded to put $20,000 in the budget for insurance for full-time employees and their dependents in 1985. The board voted to accept this motion. There will be no increase in salaries now for 1985. In other matters the board: • Approved a $l5O request from the fire department for batteries and other supplies for their portable radios. • Approved a request from the street, water and wastewater department for $9,500 to SIO,OOO to replace one block of storm sewer on Benton Street. The tile has four structural cracks, which needs to be repaired before the street can be repaved, as it is scheduled to be this summer. This is the main storm sewer serving the east side of town. • Received a letter from the Retail Merchants Division of Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce asking that the 100 block of East Main Street be clos-
I | , GOD THIS SUNDAYI [ How you spend your time is more I * I important than how you spend your I I money Financial mistakes can be I *< - < corrected, but time is gone fordver 8:15 A.M. First Worship Service* 9:30 A.M. All Ages! ’ t" 10:30 A.M. Second Worship Service* ' ’ ■ 7:00 P.M. Evening Service I Fred Waite Corl Shearer ■ Associate Minister Minister MILFORD CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FOR PRESCHOOL (AGE 3 AND 4), KINDERGARTEN THRU GRADE 6 ■ I CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MILFORD I V Fourth And Henry Streets 6M-9151 MILFORD
ed from 8 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 9, until 9 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 11. This is for Syracuse Sidewalk Days. The merchants think it will enhance foot traffic and are planning a Chamber-sponsored fundraiser for the 1985 Winter Carnival to take place in the street. The board approved their request. • Discussed a request from the Syracuse Lake Association to check into a storm warning system for the Syracuse area. Myrick said the fire department sounds a one minute siren when a tornado is spotted in the immediate area, but he is willing to work with the association if they have other ideas. • Received a letter announcing a BZA meeting on July 19, at 7 p.m., in the Town Hall. • Approved additional funds in excess of the budget for 1984 out of the Cumulative Capital Improvement Fund for architectural and engineering fees in the amount of $18,029.01. The fees are for services performed by James and Associates. • Approved the preparation of an ordinance for $52 for the Indiana Association of Cities and Towns in their fight against Marble Hill. • Approved all minutes of past meetings and the payment of all claims for July. • Discussed a water problem two residents are having in Wawasee Heights. The problem will be taken care of immediately. The town board will meet on August 21 at 7:30 p.m. in the town hall for their monthly meeting.
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Commodore shake-up
The chief executive and the chairman of the board of directors of the Commodore Corporation, with corporate offices in Syracuse, resigned at a board of directors meeting last night (Tuesday), creating vacancies in two of the company’s top slots. Resignations of Ray J. Gans, chairman of the board and director, and George M. Carriker, president of the company, were accepted “with regret” by the board of directors at a July 17 meeting. Gans and Carriker also resigned all positions as directors and officers in subsidiaries of the company. The resignations became effective at the close of business yesterday. A statement released by Commodore Corpoation said the interest of the company would best be served with a change in leadership. Also at the July 17 meeting, the board of directors elected John A. Bacon as acting chairman of the board and acting president of Commodore. Bacon, who has been a director of Commodore since 1978, announced that the search for a new chief executive officer would begin immediately. Commodore and its subsidiaries produce manufactured housing consisting of the manufacture of mobile, modular and panelized homes. In addition to Bacon, the current board of directors consists of Merrill Butler, Richard Christensen and Irving L. Griffin. Poor to fair rating Two-thirds of senators and representatives surveyed by U.S. News & World Report rated Congress only poor to fair in responding to the nation’s needs, up from 50 percent in a similar poll by the magazine in 1982. To repay? The Education Department disclosed recently it is demanding repayment of more than $700,000 in mis-spent federal grant money from Operation PUSH-Excel, a spinoff of Jesse Jackson’s self-help movement. Book worms Americans are reading more books than ever, a study revealed recently. Readers under 21 have declined from 75 percent to 63 percent since 1978. Where's the blame? The government is acknowledging for the first time that its emphasis on independent inspections and mounds of paperwork may be partly responsible for quality problems plaguing dozens of nuclear power plants.