The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 May 1985 — Page 2
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., May 1,1985
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Charles and Valda Collier 'Citizens of the Year' ■ p
Charles and Valda Collier were named “Citizens of the Year” by the Pierceton Chamber of Commerce at the 12th annual recognition banquet on April 24. The Colliers are parents of eight children and have 20 grandchildren. They were selected for their many time consuming volunteer efforts to help many community organizations such as Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Masonic Lodge,' Eastern Star, Mobile Meals, Little League and other youth organizations. They are also active in the Pierceton Presbyterian Church and drive a church bus every Sunday for those who need a ride. The Colliers operate Collier Oil Co. in Pierceton. As the award was presented by Claude Stahl, a former recipient of the award, all the Collier children and grandchildren entered the gym to be a part of the festivities. Service Certificates Community service certificates were also presented to the Pierceton American Legion and the Legion Auxiliary by chamber president Rosemary Parsons. A new award, Small Businessman of the Year Award, was initiated this year by the
Things BIG in Texas (Continued from page 1) regard for the duration of the Fiesta. We saw no one intoxicated, but it should be mentioned that police officers were everywhere in evidence. A heavy rain on Thursday night forced us into The Gilted Cage, a large circular building where there was a wide assortment of free entertainment — can-can girls, square dance teams, a “show” (if it could be called that) reminiscent of the life of Judge Roy Bean, the notary public who called himself the “law west of Pecos.” Hilarious! ' • • . Everywhere visitors were eating tacos, tortillos, nacho chips and cheese, among a wide assortment ot food and drinks, American and Spanish. While a marguerita is thought of as the typical Mexican drink, it couldn’t compete with the free flow of beer. German Population, Too We were told at one time fifty percent of the population of San Antonio was German, and that many of the city’s streets were marked in English, Spanish and German. A city tour took us through the city’s German settlement. Overlooking the sprawling city is the 750-foot Tower of the Americas, a monument to HemisFair 1968. An exquisite revolving restaurant and observation tower provides a panoramic view of the city. It takes just an hour for the restaurant to make a complete round; From the HemisFair Plaza, fountains and walkways connect the shops, restaurants and the conventions center complex, and the building goes on. Following dinner atop the Tower of the Americas, we walked back to the Hilton and passed what had to be one of the biggest (and noisest) jazz festival we had ever witnessed. A poor one to judge a crowd of this nature, the several bands were, playing to several thousatid dancers. i The Alamo The literature tells us the Fiesta began to remind everyone of the Texas heroes of the Alamo. Remembering what we saw of the battle of the Alamo in the movies, one thinks of this storied adobe fortress sitting far out into a field surrounded by open countryside. Nothing like this. Actually, the Alamo is situated in downtown San Antonio. It marks the spot where a small vanguard of 188 officers and men stood off Antonio Lopez de Santa Anna, the Mexican general, from February 23,1936 to March 5, a brief but heroic stand that continues to live in the minds of all Texans. Such names as William Travis and James Bonham, both of , South Carolina, and James Bowie and David Crockett, both of Tennesee, are indelible for their stand against an army of 2,500 (which some say swelled to about 4,000). The defenders were all killed and finally burned on a funeral pyre within the Alamo walls. The toll of Mexicans was much greater. The Alamo was originally a mission where the Spaniards hoped to convert Indians to Christianity. It was eventually turned into a military One hundred and fifty years have passed since that stand was made on a wild American frontier, but it lives on, and it would appear to withstand several more hundreds of years. (Note: It should be noted that the word “Alamo” means cottonwood in Spanish. The name obviously was derived from the fact that there were so many cottonwood trees in that areJ at that time.) Today, the Alamo is a historic attraction where adults and students come to learn about a bit of American history. The grounds are well groomed and a research library caters to many historians who come to study the lives of the men and the events who shaped the vast, unexplored territory that was to become known as Texas, now our second largest state. * Among our group of several hundred to spend a few days at the San Antonio Fiesta 1968, a number of them had come back four and five times. * With all the excitement and fun it provides, it’s not hard to see why.
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Hl ■ ~ - r H ■ CLAUDE STAHL WITH THE COLLIERS Pierceton Citizens of the Year
chamber. This was presented by Mrs. Parsons to Fred and Nedra Beebe of Beebe’s Antiques, who have been in business in Pierceton since 1940.
The Golden Agers from Rochester furnished the entertainfhent and Shirley Kreger and her Middle School kitchen staff prepared the dinner.
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Aunt Verna's to open in <; Syracuse Aunt Verna’s Restaurant will soon be opening for business at 613 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, according to Joan Stoelting, the building’s owner. The restaurant will be in the former location of Nancy’s Kitchen. Verna Weaver, New Paris, has rented the business and has a lot of experience with restaurants. Mrs. Weaver has previously owned a restaurant and has worked at Come N’ Dine and Amish Acres. Aunt Verna’s will feature a number of items including homemade pies and rolls. < s Nancy’s Kitchen, operated by Nancy Blade, has been closed for sometime and was officially closed on April 13. Lake level going down Following one week of no rainfall the level of the lakes, according to the gauge at the Syracuse Dam, has fallen to 9.04 feet as of this morning (Wednesday). The reading last Thursday after Wednesday brought heavy rainfall, was 9.30 feet. The gate at the dam remains open at 18 inches.
New business in North Webster Summer in Kosciusko County means fun at the lake and in North Webster there is a new shop that deals in fun. Tradewinds, located in downtown North Webster, will carry Wayler sailboards with sales, rental, and lessons available. There is also a certified instructor who can teach anyone the proper and easy way to boardsail. Tradewinds will also make “cottage calls” so perspective sailors can learn in their own backyard. Tradewinds will be an easy going, fun place to talk about boardsailing, look at the one and five speed “Cruiser” bicycles, try on the latest in beachwear for men, ladies, and children and pick up a smoshball game. Opening day is Friday, May 3. They will also be open on Saturday from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Sunday 12 noon-4 p.m. Raid/nets tavern operators (Continued from page 1) poker gambling machine. Kosciusko Circuit Court records state the officer, while operating an electronic draw poker machine accumulated 40 points and was given a cash payoff of $lO. Koscousko County Sheriff C. Alan Rovenstine said several complaints had been filed in the prosecutor’s office about gambling machines in taverns throughout the county in the past year. Undercover officers had continued to monitor the situation. On April 24, three teams of county and state excise police officers, along with Syracuse police, raided the three taverns and served warrants. The sheriff said they also confiscated the gambling machines. Rovenstine has stated that local law enforcement officers will continue to check establishments throughout the county for illegal gambling activities. Stamp honors Mary Bethune WASHINGTON The United Postal Service issued a com memorative stamp recently in honor of Mary McLeod Bethune, a renowned educator and political activist who was the > daughter of South Carolina slave parents. Illegal drugs US government estimates of the consumption of illegal drugs, and the prices they bring, suggest these figures: $4 billion a year for heroin, $lB billion for cocaine, and $44 billion for marijuana, says National Geographic.
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1985 FLOTILLA COMMITTEE — Shown in the photo are members of the 1985 Syracuse-Wawasee Flotilla Committee. Flotilla events will be conducted Thursday through Sunday, July 4-7. This year’s theme for the Flotilla parade on Sunday, July 7, on Lake Wawasee is “Slogans USA.” Shown in front are Bob McNary, Jim Caskey, John P. Burns, and Jeff Wells.
6th, 7th, Bth grade curriculum changes
The Lakeland Community School Board listened Tuesday night as Superintendent of Schools Dr. Kenneth E. Webster outlined some curriculum changes for the 1985-86 school year at a special board meeting. The board will vote to ratify the proposals at its next meeting on Tuesday, May 14 at North Webster Junior High. The meeting will start at 7 p.m. The curriculum changes involve students in the 6th, 7th and Bth grades at the three community schools. Legislative Mandate The changes were first necessitated when the state legislature voted a year ago to establish minimum amounts of time that students should spend in specific classes. Those standards were to take effect for the 1985 school year, but the legislature recently decided to put off the changes until 1986. However, since the Lakeland Corporation is so near to meeting the standards for classroom minutes — only Fine Arts and Health classes will have to be adjusted — it is Dr. Webster’s proposal that Wawasee proceed with the changes a year early. One of the main changes of the proposal is that the school day would be increased from seven to eight periods at Syracuse and Milford. North Webster is
already on an eight-period schedule. To accommodate the additional class without lengthening the school day, individual class periods will be shortened from 50 minutes to 45 minutes. With the jump to eight periods, students will go from one hour to a double hour of Language Arts classes. Those classes will be “Ability Grouped” into three levels: advanced, regular and basic. As part of that, teachers will be trained to work with students in the Enhanced Study program instead of having to pull students from classrooms for the special learning. Both the Language Arts classes and Math classes will be ability grouped. The proposed curriculum for 6th grade students includes: — Two Language Arts classes; Math; Social Studies/Guidance; Unified Arts (nine weeks each of Home Economics, Shop, Art and Computer); Physical Education and Health and Safety; and either Band, Orchestra, Chorus or General Music (students would have to take at least one of the four). The curriculum would be similar for 7th and Bth grade except that Bth graders will have the option of being able to choose two elective courses.
In the next row are Jon Sroufe; Sandy McNary; Kay Caskey; Ernie Rogers, chairman; Sandy Green; Audry Bishop; and Col. Joe Gray > i Standing in back are Ray Miller, Dick Koschnick, Bill Beemer, Marilyn Cole, Julie Rogers, Ted Rogers, Sam Cole, and Harry Bishop. (Photo by Deb Patterson)
Elective classes would include remedial reading, study hall, computer/keyboarding and extended study program. At Milford, an elective course on agricultural would be included. Curriculum Committee In other board news concerning school curriculum, the board’s curriculum committee — Henry Smith and Marguerite Hoerr — were appointed to meet with teachers and parents to select Social Studies text books for grades K-12. The meeting will be on Wednesday, May 15. Dr. Webster also proposed that teachers be invited to return to school one day early this fall — on Thursday, Aug. 22 instead of Friday —for a corporation-wide meeting on education for the ’BS-’B6 school year. There will be several workshops for teachers to participate in, and Webster promised a keynote speaker to address the faculty. Webster also proposed — and the board approved — appropriations for Summer Enrichment programs for select 6th and 7th grade students. Webster said that the corporation has received pledges of financial support from two area businesses. The students can apply for the enrichment courses, which are in the areas of Computer Workshop and Science, by filling out applications available at the
schools. No grades will be given in the course. The financial appropriation that the school board approved was to help pay the teachers for the Summer Enrichment program. They agreed to work for the sum of $lO per hour. In other news, the board approved Assistant Superintendent George Gilbert’s suggestion that locally approved candidates for bus driving duties be reimbursed at the rate of $25 per day for successfully completing a three-day training school in Elkhart. It is Gilbert’s hope that the compensation will entice more bus drivers into working for the school system. He said the corporation is looking to hire about four or five drivers for the 1985-86 school year. The school board also approved a motion that groups renting the Wawasee High 8 School Auditorium must pay a S2O per hour rental fee when the light board and sound system are involved in the use. The school, ip turn, will provide a qualified operator for the light board and sound system. The motion was made in part because the two systems, though only a year old, are already beginning to wear out. An estimated $20,000 was spent about a year ago on auditorium renovation.