The Mail-Journal, Volume 21, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 26 December 1984 — Page 7

Community Corner

From Silver Lake to Florida —

Memories to last a lifetime

for Indiana's 1984 'Little Miss'

By PATTY ROBINSON Guest Feature Writer $ Indiana’s “Little Miss” for 1984 is Bridget Swick 8-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Macks Swick of rural Lake. Bridget is a second grader at Akron school. She has two sisters Amy 12 and Nicki 10. Bridget got involved in the Little Miss Pageant last February when she received a letter from the State An# Northern Indiana director’C.J. Williamson of Fort Meyers, Fla. Bridget, with her parents help, filled out a questionnaire about herself and returned it to the officials. In March Bridget was notified that she would be one of 56 girls trying for the title of Northern Indiana "Little Miss" the first weekend .in May at the Holiday Inn in Elkhart. * * After hearing this Bridget had to get to work. She had to get a $l5O in sponsorship with no more than five sponsors. This was done quickly with the help of relatives and friends. Her sponsors were a grocery store, a filling station, an insurance agent, an income tax bitjin ess. all from the Warsaw qrea; and a used car dealer from Syracuse These sponsors would be with her for as far as she went. Also in March she was told’she

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could sell advertising space in the pageant book. The more she sold, the more prizes she could win at Elkhart. With the help of her relatives and friends she sold $l5O worth of ads which equaled one page in the book. For this she received a watch at the pageant. By now May was here and she was in Elkhart for the first step on the way to a national title. At -Elkhart she got a taste of what was ahead if she went all the way. They practiced for two days for the final results on Saturday night. On Saturday night they did a song and dance routine in casual clothes then changed to party dresses. At this time they were presented to their relatives and friends by their dads-The judges were watching their every move. Even though they had been with the judges most of the day this was going to decide the winner and runners-up. They had awards for different areas just like the big beauty pageants. There were at least seven awards and Bridget was lucky enough to win three of them. She won the personality award and best party dress and of course the title of Northern Indiana "Little Miss".. By doing this, she and the first and second runners-up were on their way to Indianapolis.

i I B I ■ BRIDGET SWICK The state pageant was held the first weekend in June at the downtown Hilton in Indianapolis. It was pretty much the same as Elkhart except the girls from Northern Indiana didn’t have to sell ads to get sponsors. When they arrived in Indianapolis they Jound their wins at Elkhart didn’t mean a thing, they had to compete just like they did in Elkhart. At Indianapolis Bridget won the best groomed award and the title of "Little Miss Indiana.” At both Elkhart and Indianapolis Pageants she received tiaras, cash awards, and official jewelry of the pageant. After a short vacation from the ’ pageant scene she started to work for her trip to Orlando, Fla., and the national pageant in October. To raise the money for herself and her family to go to Florida, she had car washes, bake sales, collected aluminum cans, and had canisters in area businesses. Besides all this, she also appeared in quite a few parades in Kosciusko and other counties close by. She was also in touch with local and state officials for picture taking and to get presents to take to the 50

Meals for older Americans

Meals for Older Americans are served each day at the following locations: The Scout Cabin, „Syracuse; the Pierceton Community Building; Mentone Community Room in the fire station; and the Retired Tigers Center, 320 W. Main, Warsaw. Meals for Older Americans is for persons 60 years or older and is a chance to meet new friends

some girls and judges who would be in Florida. She also sold $1,750 in ads or the national pageant book or just over Hye pages in ads. This sale entitled her to cash awards in Florida. She didn’t do all this by herself. Relatives and friends came to help her, because I don’t think any girl her age (she was 7 at the time) could do this alone. October arrived at last and Bridget and family were off to Florida. With a day of sight seeing and soms rest, Bridget was once again off to practice for what might be one of the biggest 5 events in her young life. The girls work real hard from Wednesday till Saturday. Then Saturday afternoon arrived and soon they would know who the lucky girl was. The events were pretty much the same as the state pageants were. Except for one thing Bridget would not bring the national title back to Indiana. It was hard for all the girls who didn’t win, but I’m sure if you’d ask Bridget now she would not exchange the experience and fun for a million dollars. She did bring back a lot of nice presents from all over the United States, memories she’ll never forget and experiences to last her a long time to come. Kosciusko county residents can say they have a state “Little Miss”, in their county. They also can be proud that someone from this area went so far and did so welL As for Bridget she is done with pageants for awhile, but she is looking forward to returning to Elkhart and Indianapolis to crown the 1985 winners and riding in parades again this coming summer. , I’m sure everyone in this area is proud of her and I know all her relatives and friends are. Good luck and good wishes to Kosciusko’s 1984 “Little Miss” m whatever she does in the future.'

and enjoy hot, nutritional meals. The sites are opened several hours each day including noon for programs. Meals for Older Americans is not associated with welfare but is for the promotion for better health for the older population. Donations are accepted for the meals. The site directors request all persons planning on attending the meals to make reservations by 1 p.ny. the day prior to attending. Phone 457-2631 for Syracuse transportation and reservations. Dec.27-Jan,2 THURSDAY - Pineapple juice, ham steak, buttered sweet potatoes, frozen peas, corn bread, margarine, chocolate chip cookie, milk, tea, and coffee. FRIDAY — Tomato juice, baked fish with tartar sauce, parsley buttered potatoes, cole slaw, wheat bread, margarine, apple pie, milk, tea, and coffee. MONDAY — Assorted juice, beef Stroganoff over noodles, cut green beans, snowflake dinner rolls, margarine, butterscotch pudding, milk, tea, and coffee. TUESDAY- AU sites will be closed ... Happy New Year! WEDNESDAY - Apple juice, stuffed cabbage roU, mixed vegetables, cottage cheese with chives, pumpernickel bread with margarine, purple plums, milk, tea, and coffee. 'W Alaska leads Oil-rich Alaska led the nation in per capita income again last year, while Mississippi remained in last place, according to figures released recently by the Commerce Department.

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71ST WEDDING ANNIVERSARY — Mr. and Mrs. James O. Tuttle, r 6 Warsaw, Big Chapman Lake, celebrated their 71st wedding anniversary this week. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle have lived in the Whitley and Kosciusko County area all their lives. A dinner in their honor was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C.E. Curtis on Big Chapman Lake. Attending the dinner were the Curtises, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Burnworth, Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Tuttle, Mr. and Mrs. John Tuttle, Roseanne Miller and daughter, Sonja. Living children of the couple are: Gordon, Marilynne Curtis and Helen Kmith, all of the Warsaw area; Betty Burnworth of the PiercCTon area; and John of the South Whitley area. Mr. and Mrs. Tuttle have 13 grandchildren; 22 greatgrandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren.

TO REGIONAL COMPETITION — Cap Pryor. North Webster, will be participating in the regional competition of the American College Theatre Festival at Western Michigan . University in Kalamazoo, the first week of January. Pryor plays the part of “Norman” in a production entitled “Forest Game'* written by Indiana University Graduate Student Steve Timm. Pryor is a senior at Indiana University, Bloomington and the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles (Dixie) Pryor. North Webster. The T-300 Theatre production broke box office records for the most sales at the IU theatre and every performance was sold out. The production unanimously in the area contest between 50 colleges and universities which participated in a three state area. In addition to playing a leading role in this production, he has performed in a major part in “The Mound Builders" another T-300 production. » He has written a mini play “The Risk" which he submitted in the field of about 55 half act plays being considered by the Bloomington Playwright’s Project for performances. This play is concerning a personal experience be had when spending four years after high school hitchhiking cross-country and becoming stranded in Nebraska. Pryor, a 1976 graduate of Wawasee High School, is planning to write another play based on an experience he had while in El Paso County. Texas. During high school he was active in music, drama, worked in several plays and was in the first musical "Music Man.” at the high school.

Elmer Haab family holds yule dinner Members of the Elmer Haab family of Milford met for their annual Christmas dinner held at the Milford Elementary School on Saturday, Dec. 8. All nine of Mr. Haab’s children were present with their families. Attending in addition to Mr. and Mrs. Haab were Mr. and Mrs. Walter (.Dorothy k Steffen, Syracuse; Mr. and Mrs* Robert ( Phyllis) Wuthrich, Francesville; Mr. and Mrs. Ray (Ann) Sinn, Haviland; Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Millard (Irma) Stoller, Paulding, Ohio; Nettie Haab, Lafayette; Mrs. and Mrs. Ray Haab, Milford; Mr. and Mrs. Paul Haab, Quincy, Ill.; Mr. and Mrs. Don Haab, Syracuse; and Mr. and Mrs. Steve Haab, Milford. On December 20, Mr. Haab celebrated his 84th birthday. Mobile Meals Drivers 4 1 Drivers for the Syracuse Mobile Meals have been scheduled for the, week of December 31-January 4. Those volunteers are: December 31-January 4 Monday — Rose McKinley Tuesday— N&w Year’s Day, no • meals served , Wednesday — Carol Staley Thur,day — June Cripe Friday — Melinda Ensinger HOLIDAY DINNER Mrs. Richard Steffen, New Paris, hosted a holiday turkey dinner Tuesday, Dec. 18. Her guests were Mrs. Walter Steffen, Syracuse; Mrs. Andrew Kammerer and Priscilla Haab, Leesburg; Mrs. Louis Rassi and Miss Edith Baumgartner, both of Milford; and Clint Steffen, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Steffen.

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Wed., December 26,1984 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

CALENDAR Week Os December 26 To January 2 WEDNESDAY . ■, I- ■ Syracuse Fire Department 7 p.m., regular meeting at the Fire Station Eagles Auxiliary Meeting Aerie 3760 7 p.m., Lakeland Eagles, 404 Sycamore St., Syracuse Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 Wawasee Episcopal Center, All Saints Episcopal Church, south shore of Lake Wawasee, one-half mile east of South Shore Golf Club on Vernon Road Al-Anon 7:30 p.m., at Sacred Heart Church, Warsaw Al-Anon 7:30 p.m., at Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse 1 - 1 1 " THURSDAY Al-Anon 9:30 a.m., Saint Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse North Webster Lions Club • "• 7 p.m., in The Pub Kappa Omicron Chapter Beta Sigma Phi Sorority 7:30p.m. Lakeside VFW Post 1342, Syracuse FRIDAY rbWjP"H Milford Kiwanis 6:45 a.m., Milford Community Building Alcoholics Anonymous 7:30 p.m., at Wawasee Episcopal Center (All Saints Episcopal Church) south shore of Lake Wawasee, one-half mile east of South Shore Golf Club on Vernon Road Alcoholics Anonymous 8 p.m., at Saint Andrew’s United Methodiist Church, Syracuse SATURDAY Wawasee Kiwanis ’ ’ 7 a.m., at Gropp’s Syracuse SUNDAY Alcoholics Anonymous 10 a.m., in North Webster Fire Station s MONDAY NEW YEAR’S EVE TUESDAY NEW YEAR’S DAY WEDNESDAY ■I . n Syracuse Lions Club * 6:30p.m., in Syracuse Case Al-Anon ’. j 7:30 p.m., in Sacred Heart Church, Warsaw Order Os The Eastern Star 7:30 p.m., in Milford Masonic Lodge Alcoholics Anonymous ■> 7:30 p.m., in Wawasee Episcopal Center, All Saints Episcopal Church, south shore of Lake Wawasee, one-half mile east of South Shore Golf Club ori Vernon Road Al-Anon 7:30 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse S SYRACUSE. IN 46567 JQ|| JACKSON MSfDfNTML 1457-54171 COMWfItCML • Room Additions • Remodeling • Fire • Insurance Repair • Storms, Etc. • Wadding Photography • Family Casuals I lTiwi QJeage/t I 457-2561 S Syracuse, Indiana

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