The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 January 1985 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., January 2,1985

Wawasee band wows 'em at Atlanta football game

What you saw disembarking from three Indiana, Motorbus Co. busses at Wawasee : High School Tuesday morning were 124 high school band students and their 14 chaperones, all happy, smiling, but very tired. They had just arrived home from a motor trip to Atlanta, Ga., where they proudly performed in the famous Field Show Festival, the equally famous Peach Bowl Parade, and the New Year's Eve televised football game between the University of Virginia Cavaliers and the Purdue Boilermakers. Their pre-game performance was seen by millions who were at home on New Years Eve to enjoy afternoon football. It proved to be a successful trip for the Marching Warriors who captured a 2nd division rating in their Sunday Field Show performance and a Ist division rating in their parade* performance on Monday. t • •» “We were particularly pleased with our parade rating,” said band director David S. Blackwell. “We were rated on a national scale and received the highest rating possible.” “We had a great time. It was a very successful trip,” Blackwell added. “As long as we have the support of the corporation and < the communities, I would like to do this kind of trip again. It was a good chance for the kids to see a different part of the world.” Tired they might have been when they Arrived home, but this wasn’t the case when they left on - their southern trip. They were in a real gala holiday mood at the high school Friday afternoon, with their parents and friends, all in euphoric anticipation of their / trip to Atlanta. / The band had been chosen to participate in Atlanta by the AllAmerican of Salt Lake City, an organization that puts together such affairs. Dinner First , There was a band practice session at the high school under director Dave Blackwell,'then, a dinner, all this from 3 to 6 p.m.

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Friday, after which goodbyes were exchanged and last-minute hugs from family and friends. Then the excited young musicians boarded the busses for an all-night trip, their expectations high. , . They were Jo arrive at Atlanta between 9 and 10 am:' Saturday. Never mind the tiresome ride; they met it all with the glee only young minds and bodies can muster. Once at Atlanta, there was time for shopping and sightseeing at the, famous Peach Tree Center, followed by a guided tour of Greater Atlanta, the colorful, old diamond of the South. It included sights such as Stone Mountain, old,colonial homes, an authentic 17th century plantation. Capital Square and the famous Ebenezer Baptist Church of the late Rev. Martin Luther King. Jr., and his late father, Rev. Martin Luther King, Sr. , ’ At 9:30 a m. Sunday the band was bussed to the Georgia Tech Stadium for a mass band rehearsal, for the All-Americanj Peach Bowl Field Show Festival, at Grant Field at which nationally known adjudicators were on hand to critique the field show bands that performed. The Wawasee High School band performed at 1 p.m. A picturetaking session followed. (Note: Chaperone Richard Wysong. vocational director, was ever-present with his home video cassette recorder in order to put together the School-Band-At-The-Peach-Bowl-In-Atlanta-Georgia-1984-Story for local viewing.) At 7*p.m. Sunday the Wawasee High musicians congregated at the Grand Ballroom of Colbny Square for the All-American Awards Banquet. The balance of the evening was to be spent at the All-American Festival’s Awards Dance. Big Game New Year’s Eve Following breakfast at their hotel on New Year’s Eve, it was busses loaded and they were off for the big parade staging area.

Dress: Full band uniform. The colorful — and memorable — Peach Bowl Parade stepped off promptly at 11 a.m. New Year’s Eve with the Wawasee band participating, ending at the Atlanta Fulton County Stadium for the band extravaganza. It was every man for himself at lunch. > Then for the big game, starting at 3 p.m. After the game, it was to be boarding the busses and heading up Interstate 75 for Indiana — and home. It was a big occasion for the young musicians. One they’ll long remember. They arrived home at 9a.m. January 1. If parents of theband members had any misgivings, they neednit have. The young musicians were well chaperoned. Making the trip with them were band director David Blackwell and his son David, Jack and Karen Parr, John and Carol Hurd, Richard and Dot Wysong, Richard and Helene Taylor, Judy Finan. Bess Stetler and William and Ann Troup, Lois Welty and Judy Miller. Prepare your car for winter Your car owner’s manual is the first item to check when preparing the vehicle for another rough winter, according to the AAAChicago Motor Club. A thorough re-reading of the manual will remind you of the recommended schedule for maintenance — which you should be following. It will also give important information such as the z location of dipsticks and the pro-/ per way to check windshield washer solvent. Cpmplete winterization is a combination of minor tasks you can accomplish yourself and major maintenance which should be performed by a competent technician.

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X.i-' • " ' ' Elkhart County Sheriffs Department honored

The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department became the first sheriff’s department in the United States to receive accreditation from the Commission ' on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies in a public ceremony on Friday. ' Indiana Attorney General Linley Pearson, Elkhart County Commissioners Thomas Rombereger, Hal Doriot and John Bentley and Accreditation Commission member Sheriff Richard Elrod were among the dignitaries in attendance. Elkhart County Sheriff Dick Bowman accepted the award on behalf of the department. Romberger noted that at this time the accreditation process is entirely voluntary. He said the department applied for ac- “ creditation in 1983, was inspected by a team from the national commission in September of this vear, and received ndtice of'its j; ‘ 7 Eadti’ ’that 'appHdS'for dccreditatibri is evaluated 'oft inandatory standards aptft2Bl (Optional standards. In its ffrst inspection, the department met all the mandatory and 198 of the optional requirements. At this point, only four other law enforcement agencies in the country have been awarded accreditation. The status will be good for a five-year period. If at that time the department wishes to maintain its accreditation, it will have to re-apply to the commission. / Praise Bowman Esbth Pearson and Romberger praised the work of the department and Sheriff Bowman in obtaining this status. Pearson, who was recently elected to a second terem as InGeneral, called this/an historical day in Elkhart •County-—— “This department is a pioneer,’’’ he noted. ‘‘lt is a department that will serve.as a model for the 21st century. Lawenforcement, to be good, has to be respected. This honor is a sign that Elkhart County is receiving first class law enforcement service.” Romberger commented that the accreditation process was set up to increase four aspects of law enforcement; agencies’ capabilities to control crime, delivery of services, cooperation between agencies and citizen and employee confidence in agencies. “Bowman and his department have set a standard that will be kept up in the county for a long time to come," Romberger said. “This is a lasting contribution to law enforcement in this county.” Bowman, who has been in of-

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fice since 1975, accepted the award from Sheriff Elrod, a present member of the accreditation commission and past president of the -National Sheriff’s Association. Elrod is presently the sheriff of Cook County, Illinois. “lam very proud to be here today,” Bowman said. “There have been many notable events since the sheriff’s department was I *’ formed in 1830, but none more so than this. This is a major milestone in our agency. “I owe a lot of thanks to the people who stood behind us in seeking this status,” Bowman added. “The County Council, County Commissioners and many members of the department who were deeply involved in the accreditation process helped make this possible. “We are proud of our newlyacquired status.” he concluded. “The people who will gain the most from it are the citizens of • the county; the people we work to serve.” . > ■ <

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ASSOCIATE _JEDITOR — Jo Sturgis, 22, has been named associate editor of the community corner pages of the Mail Journal, according to Arch and Della Baumgartner, publishers, and editor Jeri Seely. Miss Sturgis has been with The Papers Incorporated since May 1984. She also serves as church page editor in addition to her duties as general assignment reporter and photographer. A 1984 graduate of Manchester College, Sturgis received a B.S. in speech communication with minors in journalism and business. She resides in Syracuse.

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ASSOCIATE EDITOR — Mark Weinstein, 25, Warsaw, has been named Associate Sports Editor of the Mail-Journal, effective Wednesday, Jan. 2. The announcement was made by Arch and Della Baumgartner, publishers. Weinstein joined the MailJournal staff November 14, 1983 as a reporter. He graduated from Grace College in 1982 with a BS degree in Speech Communication and Journalism.

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GUEST SPEAKER S Indiana Attorney General Linley Pearson delivers a short address at the accreditation ceremony on Thursday at the Concord Performing Arts Center. Pearson was re-elected to a second term in November. Pictured at right is Elkhart County Commissioner Thomas Romberger. >

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