The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 July 1984 — Page 20

THE MAIL-JOURNAL - Wed., July 18,1884

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THE PHOTO at the top of this week’s column is of a school class in the early 1900 s. It is thought that Chris Kammerer of Leesburg and the late Herbert Baumgartner of Milford are in the photo Can anyone help with the identification? MEMBERS OF the Wawasee High School class of 1974 are reminded of the fact their August 4 reunion has been moved to the South Shore Golf Club where dinner will be served between the hours of 5 and 7 p.m. Following the meal class members will go to the American Legion in Syracuse for a dance and time to visit and remember high school days. Persons with questions should contact Brent Kaiser at 457-4826.

Signs of the times

By CHAR BUTLER Guest Feature Writer In upper Michigan, all hunkered down in the sand, forty or so feet off a well-traveled blacktop road, stands a one-room log cabin, probably there when the Huron and Ottawa Indians roamed the countryside. Now, it’s a quick-pick grocery Two ancient red gas pumps and a shiny _ NO LEAD stand lookout in the center of the crushed stone drive. A slab of old schoolhouse blackboard leans against the new pump, announcing to passersby: TODAY SPESHUL! BLONY! In northern Wisconsin, near a

SYRACUSE IN 46567 TOM JACKSON A?ra"fl®jj RESIDENTIAL 1457-54171 COMMOKIAL • Room Additions • Remodeling • Fire • Insurance Repair • Storms, Etc. Syracuse And Milford! We Want To Be Tour Travel Agent CallUs At 457-5818 MENNO TRAVEL SERVICE OF INDIANA / 310 S. MAIN GOSHEN X . ' goooeooGOOOOoocociooooooPCorrw ROCK CHURCH PROCLAIMS “FREEDOM” By Sarah M. Tuttle At this time of year we think about “Freedom ”. We’ve just | celebrated the independence of this great country and with freedom K fresh on our minds we might ask — What does it mean to be free? | By dictionary definition it means, “not subject to the will of others, I unconfined, acquitted; without charge, loose”. Rock Church proclaims that we can be free! We do not have to | be bound by sin, but the good news is Jesus Christ has come that ; we might be “acquitted”, “without charge”, turned loose from the bonds of sin. To be truly free one must be free on the inside. Freedom doesn’t mean you never have a problem or don’t serve — but it means the burden of sin that weighs you down is lifted and that you have the privilege of serving righteousness rather than sin. ' TO KNOW GOO’S FORGIVENESS IS FREEDOM - John 3:16 says, i “For God so loved the world that He gave his only begotten Son that J whoever believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life,” and John 8:36 says, "So if the Son sets you free, you will be free indeed *’ Let Jesus set you free! Rock Church is located on the east side of Wawasee on 1050 N and old 13A. Sunday worship 10 A.M. and 7 P.M., Wed. Bible School 7 P.M. Pastors Dr. Gary & Rev. Sarah M. Tuttle

THREE YOUNG women known by many in the Miford area won top honors in the Elkhart County 4-H clothing dress revue, “Blueprints of Fashion,’’ last Friday at North Wood High School. Sarah Neff of New Paris, granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Evans of Milford, won reserve champion honors in competitive formal wear. She also placed in the honors group with dress-up wear. Shelly Bushong of Milford was named reserve champion in the suit and coats division and her sister, Shanna, was named to the honors group in division two. RESIDENTS OF Our Town did an outstanding job in The M-J

small lake, there’s a crude-ly-painted sign on an old shed that leans against the weather ... PLES STA OUTTA DA BOADS! At the nearby service station the attendant answered my question with a question: “You mean you dunno what that sign says!” He spoke his everyday Swedish accent. “It says, PLEASE STAY OUT OF THE BOATS!” Around Columbia City on US 30 stands a handsome fast-food franchise signboard. One line reads. Busses Welcome! Most of us know . . it’s .. . Buses And a kiss by any other name is but half as sweet.

sponsored Flotilla Road Race last week. Grace Stichter won the women’s 15-19 age group in the 3.3 mile race with a time of 21:08 and Jerry Auer won the men’s 15-18 age group in the 8 mile race w ith a time of 44:28. Auer’§ time was four seconds faster than the previous record. Deer hunts to be held in Indiana Special either-sex deer hunts will be conducted in 24 counties during the 1984 deer firearm hunting season, according to Edward Hansen, director of the Division of Fish and Wildlife of the Department of Natural Resources. Included in the special hunts are three counties in which a bonus anterless deer may be taken. These counties are Brown, Ohio and Switzerland. In Kosciusko County, 100 permits will be issued for special hunts. Sportsmen interested in applying for the hunts must purchase their deer license and send in the application card included with each license. Landowners or tenants who reside on 40 acres or more in the special hunt counties may apply for the hunts in their counties. Application forms are available from license agents. »Those sportsmen whose applications are drawn will receive their any-sex permit and an application form for an additional shotgun or muzzleloading rifle license. To receive the bonus antlerless deer permit, a hunter must fill out the application form and send it to the DNR Central Office. Landowners drawn from Brown, Ohio or Switzerland Counties will automatically receive two permits, one for an any-sex deer and one for an anterless deer only. Permits for the special hunt counties, excluding Brown, Ohio and Switzerland Counties, will be divided up equally between hunters and landowners/tenants. All applications must be correctly completed and postmarked no later than August 27 They should be sent to the Division of Fish and Wildlife, 4201 E. Third Street, Bloomington, Ind., 47401. Motorcycle collides with Dodge Colt Juan Roa. 19, Milford, escaped serious injuries when his 1982 Honda motorcycle collided with a 1977 Dodge Colt driven by Anita Graber. Bremen. According to police reports, Graber was attempting to turn into 'a Goshen alley when the Milford youth's cycle struck the Graber vehicle. There was very little damage done to either vehicle. Notional POW-MIA Recognition Day Congress has, by joint resolution. designated July 20 as National POW-MIA Recognition Day. President Ronald Reagan has called on the Veterans Administration to recognize the special debt owed the citizens who gave up their freedom in the service of the country. The Veterans Administration Regional Office in Indianapolis, in conjunction with the VA Medical Center, will conduct a ceremony on July 20, at 11:30 p.m. The ceremony will be held at Veterans Memorial Part, formerly Obelisk Square, which is located directly west of the Minton-Capehart Federal Building, 575 N. Pennsylvania, Indianapolis, in order to recognize and pay tribute to those fellow Americans. The public is invited to attend.

Others from Milford completing in the 3.3 mile event were Carl Roach, Kent Stichter and Dan Schwab. Richard Rhodes was the only other Milford person to compete in the eight mile event. A TOTAL of 87 persons presented themselves last Friday for the bloodmobile. Eight were new donors. Collection for the day totaled 82 pints. A photo elsewhere in this issue shows Maurice Beer receiving a cake in honor of the donation of his 14th gallon of blood. No bloodmobile is possible without the volunteers who work before, during and after the visit. The chairman of the day was Joy Mishler and Edith Baumgartner was hostess. Carol Haab, Van Buren Township Red Cross board of director’s representative, coordinated all arrangements for the visit. Helen Ring of Warsaw served as canteen chairman.

x BIBSUI ■ riuiWHt |JULY 19-20-21 | 'X. V ■ -al ' . AKk 1 SCHEDULE Os EVENTS g ‘ Sidewalk Sales Start At 6:30 A.M. \ ' Thursday A Friday — Saturday At 8:00 A.M. { y I Kids' Rides — Buffalo St. Between Center & Main v' N / ''W Arts & Crafts — East & North Side Courthouse Lawn \ \ N 9 1 3 THURSDAY, JULY 19 SATURDAY, JULY 21 3 rN* I Kiddie Pedal Tractor Pull, sponsored by First 11th Annual Pioneer Days Road Race, sponsored xj Or I National Bank, ages 3-7; parking lot of bank; by Athletic Annex, race begins at 10 a.m. in | 1 t I ■.■•wum 6 p.m. front of Athletic Annex, Center St., registra- 9 ■ bs, 2nd Annual Watermelon Feast, sponsored by tion 8-9 a.m., day of race. | I V 1 U* First National Bank, 5-8 p.m., bank parking Break Dance Contest, in front of Taco John's, |. Sj C" ’ •<>♦. f ree - 11 am “ ss° P rize - |;ree rin^s to con " j V I ’ ; A.A.U.W. Book Sale, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m., in front of • testants, call Taco John's to register. f l N Ki 1 ? ) First National Bank. Annual Ace Hardware Auction, Ace Hardware, L-. I Kj I = Center St., 5:30 p.m. under tent at store. i J v N 1 r . t EDIRAV Illi V4A « Record Hop, sponsored by Butterfly Records, 7:30- | 'J C’ 1 iKIMAT f JUL I XU 9:30 p.m., in front of Butterfly Records, break M V r*** w O i Crowning of Pioneer Days Queen, 7 p.m., court- dancing exhibition. xj S' 1 '**■ house lawn. Pioneer Days Parade, 3 p.m. J K) CX 14 A.A.U.W. Book Safe continues, 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. Big Wheel Race, sponsored by Penguin Point and / > QP 1 Phil Laurien, storyteller at library, beginning at Warsaw Optimists, 12-30 p.m.. First National £ J V 10 a.m. Bank parking lot. IA xj f Warsaw's Biggest Parade — Sat. 3:00 P.M. p/ ft J GRAND MARSHALS J Mm .-.. . I I I (?) Mi - U A ■H |w | M I 1984 STATE CHAMPIONS • WARSAW TIGERS I $ $ B * JU. J 1 M 3 CHILDRENS RIDB ft ? HI funfor lotsofixtra fW ft 3 VI ALL ACTIVITIES w HI Bring The Family Ta This Annual City Wide Event il

Doctor coverage was provided by Dr. William Percy. The nursing staff was Marcy Haab, Eunice Hunsberger, Carolyn Zehr, Anna Cain, Sandy Beer and Thedia Rhodes. Dan Mishler was in charge of transportation. Maurie Beer, Matt Haab, Randy Beer, Brent Beer, Bob Beer, Clark Schieler, Dick Doll, Lee Beer, Chad Beer, Marc Beer, Kelly Haab and Stan Wurthich helped with the set up. Other volunteers were were Velma Biller, Vivian Morehouse, Zona Deeter, Betty Beer, Vera Schell, Martha Wuthrich, Jean Purcell, Evelyn Anderson, Sue Cockburn, Priscilla Myers, Kate Price, Betty Tobin, Erma Chambers, Kay Cory, Debbie Truex, all from the Milford area; Marge Chapel, Edna Carpenter, Ruth Fellows, from Warsaw. JON CUPP, Kosciusko County Sanitarian, will be beginning a series of tests on wells in the immediate area of the former

Scott’s Landfill near CR 300E in Van Buren Township today. Although property owners in the area who had requested zoning changes to create more residential land in the area failed to meet with State Board of Health officials in Indianapolis to determine a full spectrum of testing necessary before the Kosciusko Area Plan Commission would make a ruling on the zoning changes, Cupp feels testing is needed on the wells of current residences in the area. “I want to clarify, this is not a comprehensive water testing, just general testing to see if further studies need to be done,’’ he said. * The tests stem from concerns voiced by residents, and findings from tests performed earlier on two area wells. One of the wells had a nitrite concentration of 10 mg. per liter, bringing it to the highest acceptable level. The greatest danger with such a concentration is to infants on formula.

According to Cupp, a reverse osmosis machine is now in use on the well to limit the nitrites, and the water there will be checked periodically. All of the results of the study may not be in until the end of August, and according to Cupp, “Anything now is just speculation’’. At this point there is no direct link between the high nitrite levels and the former landfill site. FINDING WE have many things in common with our readers, we’ve decided to try an observation of the week in this column. An observation according to Mr. Webster, is an act of recognizing and noting a fact.. . That’s what we hope to do in the concluding paragraphs of Main Street in the weeks to come. Cleaning out the refrigerator

has to be one of the things I put at the bottom of my list of things to do. Then, for several weeks I manage to decide to do it next week until I reach my limits and am forced into doing it. It’s really not all that bad, it’s just finding out what’s behind that closed door ... what’s hidden under the lids of all those containers of left overs which I had intended to use but didn’t. As the job progresses I always end up wishing the mold that grows on food in the refrigerator could be the kind that penicillin is made 0f... we would be rich and I wouldn’t have a guilt feeling about all that food that could have been used to feed the poor of this world. The job done .. . everything is shining with an almost new sparkle ... I vow never to wait that long again ... my only solace is that I’m not alone in this neglect of the refrigerator, almost every time I mention it to someone else I find they too have the same problem. It is catching? Is there a cure?. — JRS