The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 31, Milford, Kosciusko County, 31 July 1985 — Page 6

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., July 31,1985

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Community Corner

Louis Kuilemd:'lt's up to

everyone to contribute'

By JIM BRODERICK Staff Writer When Louis Kuilema decided to run for Turkey Creek Township trustee, he thought he knew what he was getting into. “I thought it would take one or two days a week, ” he sa id. “I never expected it to become a full time job." Unfortunately for Kuilema, that’s what started to happen when he assumed the duties of trustee. “I never expected to spend so much time on this job. I ran for the office to stay active during retirement, but I didn’t want to stay this active.” Kuilema and his wife of 47 years, Jacqueline, live south of Syracuse, just off of Lake Wawasee. Kuilema spend the better part of his working years as a salesman. "My wife had to practically raise the whole family by herself,” he said. The Kuilemas raised three sons and one daughter, and have five grandchildren as well. Despite the fact that Kuilema’s job kept him away from his family, he says “The kids turned out pretty good. We keep in pretty close contact." Profile After moving to the Syracuse area in 1965, Kuilema bought the “Fish and Fun” resort. “I really enjoyed that,” Kuilema said. “I was helping people to have fun. That, to me, is a real occupation.” But that “occupation” was soon to change. In 1982, Kuilema was asked by the Republican Party to run for trustee. “I had a little background, which is why they asked me,” Kuilema said. That background included serving as head of the Syracuse Town board, a job which he found personally fulfilling. Kuilema s theory of public service is simple: everybody should do his part. “People should be interested in their own community. It’s up to everyone to contribute. A lot of people complain, but they don’t want to get involved.”

Virginia Sauer becomes bride of Gregory Wiggs

Gregory Lewis Wiggs and Virginia (Ginger) Lu Sauer, both of Syracuse, exchanged vows on Saturday, June 22, in Milford’s First Brethren Church. Rev. Paul Tinkle lead the ceremony, ending with the lighting of a unity candle. Attending the bride was Laure Sauer and the best man was George Sauer. The bride’s formal was made of cream sateen, layered with lace, and mesh with a sweetheart neckline. The lacy mid-length sleeves were trimmed in ribbon lace and pearls. The bridegroom wore a cream three-piece tuxedo with a sateen shirt and blue bow tie. The formal and tuxedo were both made by the bride. The bride carried a cascading bouquet of royal blue with miniature cream roses, surrounded by baby's breath and ivy. The reception was held at the Mt Wawasee ski lodge after the ceremony. The cake had four tiers with the bottom tier made up of four separate cakes. It was decorated with tiny royal blue roses. The fl? lilt K ' MR. AND MRS. GREGORY WIGGS

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cake centerpiece, a small gazebo containing a ceramic bride and bridegroom surrounded by cream and blue roses and baby’s breath, were made by the bride. The meal and beverage were catered by Mr. and Mrs. Dwain Sauer, parents of the bride, from Nappanee. After the meal and opening of gifts, guests danced to the music of “Dark Horse,” Duane Wiggs, father of the bridegroom’s, band. Greg Wiggs graduated from Wawasee High School and is now employed at Seller’s Manufacturing, Inc. The former Ginger Sauer graduated from Goshen High School and is now a homemaker. The couple is residing at 413 South Main Street in Syracuse. Leesburg Homemakers meet July 24 Leesburg Homemakers Club held its meeting at the home of Betty Hettier on Wednesday evening, July 24. Assisting hostess was Violette Tom. The president, Annabelle Anglin, opened the meeting with the pledge to the flags and the home creed was repeated by club members. Song of the month, “My Land" was sung by all. Devotions were by Mrs. Tom on "Month of July.” The 16 members reponded to roll call of their July 4 memories. Jean Albert gave the garden report on flowers. She said marigolds were very easy to grow and were good in the garden with vegetables as they killed insects. The citizenship lesson was given by Mary Smith and Bea Groce gave the health report. Cultural arts was given by Mrs. Hetter. The president told the members to exhibit at the Kosciusko County 4-H Fair for points for the club. The club made place cards for Kosciusko Community Hospital table trays. Refreshments were served by the hostesses. At the August meeting, the club will go out for supper and to Enchanted Hills Playhouse.

Kuilema is certainly doing his part. As trustee for the township, he handles a myriad of finacial, social, and personal problems. He is supervised by an elected board of advisors, who oversee and approve his actions. The weight of responsibility, however, is clearly upon his shoulders. Kuilema’s primary duty is to administer relief to the poor. This relief can be in the form of food, money, or medical relief. Asidq from distributing relief, he is also required to judge whose qualified to receive such relief. “It’s very depressing work,” Kuilema said. “There’s a certain amount of satisfation in this job, but the bad outweighs the good.” Kuilema investigates all the applicants for poor relief, and sometimes finds that people will lie to get benefits. “Right now, there are about five people who have lied on their applications. These people will not get any assistance.” Much of what Kuilema has learned about the job he credits to Betty Dust, former trustee. “I’ve been very fortunate to have Betty’s help. She took me under her wing while she was still in office.” Kuilema says he also works closely with the town board of Syracuse. He says he receives a lot of cooperation from local residents, as well. “I really have no regrets," he said. “It’s been a real learning experience. I didn’t realize a small town could have so many problems." One of the biggest problems Kuilema’s had to face is the number of unwed mothers who apply for assistance. “That’s a real problem, all of the unwed mothers in the area,’\he said. “There are a lot of depressing things about this job, and that’s certainly one of them.” Kuilema not only deals with individuals who have problems, but also handles a fantastic amount of paperwork. The trustee is expected to file an annual report with the state board of accounts, as well as formulate a budget, in which he recommends salary levels for the trustee, township clerk, and board of advisors. According to Kuilema, next year’s budget will contain a change. “There’s going to be an increase in the salary request for the trustee. For the amount of time and effort, the pay just doesn’t make it.”

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Zoa Metcalf honored Zoa Metcalf was honored at a luncheon last Wednesday in the home of Florence Shenefield at Oswego. Mrs. Metcalf observed her 100th birthday last week. Present besides the honored guest and the hostess were Alice Wilson and Irene Morris of Pierceton; and Leslie and Katie Darr, James Baker and Rodney and Rachel Aaron, all of Syracuse.

Benefit for Joann Archer on Aug. 17 There will be an all-day benefit function for Joann Archer, who recently underwent extensive medical treatment. “Archer Assistance Day” will take place on Saturday, Aug. 17, in Leesburg. This event is community sponosored through the Leesburg United Methodist Church. All proceeds raised will go towards helping the Arhers pay medical bills. A tentative slate of events has been planned for the gathering, which runs from 1 to 8 p.m. They include: a bicycle road tour, chicken barbecue carry-out, style show, tug of war, free throw and big wheel racing contests. In addition, there will be booths selling pies, cakes, hot dogs and drinks. There will also be music as well as opportunities to get photos taken by Bob List Photograhpy. County students graduate from Ball State Ball State University recently graduated 15 Kosciusko County residents at the end of the 1985 spring quarter. They are: Stephanie Nelson of Claypool, Associate in Arts in business administration; David Heierman of Leesburg, bachelor of science in management information systems; Tom Troup of Milford, bachelor of science in finance; David Miller of North Webster, bachelor of science in marketing and Dean Montel of Pierceton, bachelor of science in computer science and management information systems. Graduates from Syracuse include: Patricia Greene, bachelor of science in physical education; Rhoda Hapner, bachelor of science in elementary education and Alice Steffen, bachelor of science in natural resources. Graduates from Warsaw are: Kimberly Canan, bachelor of science in management personnel administration; Lisa Collins, bachelor of science in theatre; Scott Freer, bachelor of science in general business administration; David Harman, bachelor of science in physical education; Robert Pfeiffer, bachelor of science in management information systems; Joan Skillman, bachelor of sceince in finance and management information systems and Jeanine Smith, associate in arts in business administration.

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Dear Louisa, My husband has a good business and we have one son. All of our lives we have looked forward to his taking over the business when he grows up. However, our son, who is eighteen, announced last week that he) wishes to be a doctor and nothing we can say will make him change his mind. My husband is heartbroken. What can we do to change our boy? Heartbroken — Vermont

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Answer: * Encourage him to be as good a doctor as possible and help him all you can. There is no greater mistake for a father to make than to try to live his life all over again through his son. Remember that every child is an individual, who has his„own desires and ambitions. One who is frustrated by being made to do the job he dislikes, will never be happy or successful. • « Louisa Address: Louisa, Box 532, Orangeburg, S. C. 29115

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