The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 33, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 August 1985 — Page 10

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., August 14,1985

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Lists, lists and more lists

By DAVE STRAUB Staff Writer Everyone makes lists. Think about it. Just consider your daily routine. Then consider your priorities and goals. You make many lists, and often, they aren’t even written. You list your groceries, birthdates of friends, movies to see, places to go, household needs, goals to achieve and so on . . . Then there are statistical lists to see who likes what and how much. Lists also serve businesses, telling merchants how much merchandise is available. Lists are everywhere. Even this story will be a list — or a collection of lists. They concern seven categories. Area residents were randomly phoned and asked of their favorites in each subject. What resulted, of course, was variety. However, the order of these answers does not indicate their rank. 10 Favorite Athletes in the World 1. Joe DiMaggio 2. Mark Spitz 3. Walter Payton 4. John McEnroe 5. Ryne Sandberg 6. Bruce Jenner 7. Al Unser, Jr. 8. Reggie Jackson 9. Chris Evert Lloyd 10. Joe Namath 10 Favorite Restaurants 1. Wolfgang’s 2. The Beacon 3. Waffle House 4. Tippecanoe Place 5. Red Lobster 6. Ivy Hut 7. John Wong’s 8. Rax 9. Chi Chi’s 10. The Windjammer 10 Favorite Movies • 1. Amadeus 2. Dirtv Harry Series (Sudden

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Impact, Magnum Force, ect.) 3. The Sound of Music 4. E.T. 5. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom 6. Witness 7. Red Dawn 8. Rambo (First Blood, Part II) 9. Stir Crazy 10. The Natural 10 Favorite Television Shows 1. Cheers 2. Miami Vice 3. St. Elsewhere 4. Dallas 5. Dynasty 6. Hill Street Blues 7. All My Children 8. A-Team 9. Cosby 10. Old Late Night Movies J Favorite Music Groups/Individuals 1. Phil Collins 2. Barbara Streisand 3. Classical (Mozart, Beethoven) 4. Billy Joel 5. Country Western (Eddie Arnold) 6. Hall & Oates 7. Chicago 8. Night Ranger 9. Jazz (no particular artist) 10. Harry Chapin 10 Favorite Hobbies 1. Swimming 2. Sailing 3. Water Skiing 4. Horseback Riding 5. Golfing 6. Bowling 7. Tennis 8. Drinking Beer 9. Working Out 10. Cooking 10 Favorite Vacation Spots 1. Cape Cod 2. Florida 3. Canada

4. San Francisco 8. Colorado 5. Hawaii „ _ . 6. California Bahamas 7. Europe 10. Las Vegas I F fir •B* F W. v .Wfcfc* : x ** olfß* tBI HM MammHb LISTS OF MERCHANDISE — Even in business, lists come with the territory. Love Furniture employees Lisa, left, and Dina, right, Hubartt discover that fact as they examine an extensive list of merchandise. (Photo by Dave Straub)

Brigadoon is 'top notch'

By JEANNE GARDINER Guest Writer “Brigadoon, there my heart forever lies ...” This Highland fable is spun beautifully by lads and lassies who are earthy, idealistic, loving — and grateful for their “miracle”. When the folks of Brigadoon go to sleep each night, 100 years go by in the outside world. This is their miracle, that they never stay in any century long enough for it to bother them. Created by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe, Brigadoon has captivated several generations of theatergoers with its story and unforgettable songs: “Almost Like Being In Love,” “There But For You Go I,” and, of course the title song, “Brigadoon.” Cheerleading contest held at state fair High school varsity and reserve cheerleaders from across the state will demonstrate talent and enthusiasm in the annual Indiana State Fair Cheerleading Contest on Thursday, Aug. 15. Reserve varsity competition begins at 8 a.m. in the Farm Bureau Building, while varsity begins at 10:30 a.m. The 45 reserve varsity squads will each have three minutes to perform and the 71 varsity teams will have four minutes each. All squads are judged as a unit on originality, degree of difficulty, precision and unity, appearance, voice projection and clarity and enthusiasm. The contest, co-sponsored by Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group, offers more than SI,OOO in cash awards, as well as trophies, to the top five reserve winners and the top 10 varsity winners. A special award goes to the most outstanding senior on a varsity squad. This senior, selected by the judges during regular competition, will receive a trophy and a SIOO college scholarship. This year’s Indiana State Fair begins today (Wednesday) and concludes Sunday, Aug. 25.

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The Enchanted Hills Playhouse troupe is in top notch form in this delightful show. David Lewman and Donna Sandre perform with professional polish and are blessed with exquisite voices. It was thrilling to hear the blending of their duets. * Another outstanding voice heard was that of Peter Mohawk — that fascinating redhead. His Irish tenor flowed beautiful and free during his performance of “I’ll Go Home With Bonnie Jean.” (The man can dance, too!”) Leanne Danielson was lovely as Bonnie Jean. The bawdy lassie, Meg, is portrayed with humor and flair by Marie Weiss. A deliciously poignant moment was woven by Lisa Ferguson as she expressed through dance the grief of her character, Maggie, over the death of Harry, whom she loved. John Carr was superb as Jeff, the American friend who didn’t believe in anything that he couldn’t “touch, smell, eat — or drink”. EHP’s inveterate character actor, Dave Kiefer, displayed a fine balance of horse sense and sensitivity as Mr. Lundie, Brigadoon’s sage keeper of the secret of the miracle. An unseen chorus of fine voices was made up of Syracuse residents, a large number of them being members of the Calvary United Methodist Church choir. Costumes, set, dancing, music, and supporting actors work together to make the enchantment of Brigadoon believable. This reviewer was in joyful sentimental tears by the final curtain! To spend an evening in Brigadoon is a trip to “whimseyland” where a town appears out of the Highland mist to captivate the onlookers through storyline and music. You will return home cheerfully humming the memorable songs. Brigadoon will continue its run through August 18. Hurry to see it before the town disappears for another 100 years, and while tickets are still available! Toxic wastes Some toxic wastes in West Germany are disposed of in brickedup caverns in old salt mines whose formations have been stable for 250 million years and are presumably immutable for eons more.

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B I wbbbiwmmi y fl * t Ji RAGGEDY ANN AND ANDY COMING — Enchanted Hills Playhouse will close its 1985 Children’s Theatre season with everyone’s all-time favorite, “Raggedy Ann and Andy.” Shown are Raggedy Ann and Andy, Nancy Saklad and Mark Korres. Ann, America’s most endearing folk-doll, comes to life in a production that will capture the imagination of young and old alike. This hilarious free-wheeling show combines an action packed plot with delightfully colorful characters. And through it all shines the gentle, loving spirit of Raggedy Ann. This production can be seen on Saturday, Aug. 17, at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. Reservations are not necessary. Enchanted Hills Playhouse is supported by the Indiana Arts Commission and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Seek new uses of lethal 'Zombie Powder'

By DONALD J. FREDERICK National Geographic News Service Tetrodotoxin, a lethal poison that kills gourmets in Japan and has been linked with zombies in Haiti, may someday help doctors save lives. “We’re looking for something that can drop a patient’s temperature and blood pressure during brain surgery,” explains Dr. John D. Hartung, assistant professor of anesthesiology at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and one of the few people in the world studying the poison. Preliminary experiments indicate that tetrodotoxin does both, says Hartung. “It’s an exciting prospect, because if a patient’s temperature and blood pressure could be lowered substantially just for a few minutes, in effect turning off the brain and putting him in suspended animation, it would open the way for incredible new surgical techniques.” Apparently Dead In non-fatal doses, tetrodotoxin can lower the metabolism so much that a person seems more dead than alive. So-called zombies suffer the same fate, says Wade Davis, a botanist affiliated with Harvard University’s Botanical Museum. Davis has been studying the zombie phenomenon in Haiti for the last three years. According to Davis, zombies are not malevolent creatures who rise from the grave to torment the living. Rather, they are people who have been given small doses of tetrodotoxin, which makes them appear to be dead. After burial, they are resuscitated by voodoo sorcerers. The sorcerers have to be good pharmacologists to administer just the right amount of tetrodotoxin, which is 275 times deadlier than cyanide. Just a milligram, about the amount that could be put on the head of a pin, could kill a person. All five samples of “zombie

powder” that Davis collected in Haiti had traces of tetrodotoxin obtained from dried puffer fish. He speculates that the potions, which also contain pulverized human bones, are prepared and administered by the sorcerers to punish people for crimes or transgressions against their secret codes. Narcisse was buried in the presence of his entire village. Then, 17 years later, he turned up in a small rural market town where he was identified by a niece. Narcisse claims he can remember hearing people crying at his funeral, the nails being driven into his coffin, and then being buried. That night, he says, a voodoo sorcerer dug him up and led him to a plantation, from which he eventually escaped.

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Muskies harmless to Lake Webster fishing

Muskies, large predatory sport fish, are having no adverse effects on native fish populations at Lake Webster in Kosciusko County. According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, no declines have occurred among Lake Webster’s bluegill, bass, or crappies despite stockings of nearly 60,000 muskie fry and 5,500 muskie fingerlings since 1978. “Some fishermen are worried stocked muskies might hurt fishing but it simply hasn’t happened,” says Jed Pearson, DNR fisheries biologist who conducted an intensive fishery survey at lake Webster during the week of July 22. The survey results, says Pearson, were very similar to results of a DNR survey conducted in 1976 before the muskie stocking program began. In 1976, biologists collected 667 bluegills measuring up to 7 inches long. At the time, 33% of the bluegills were 5 -6 inches long. In the latest survey, 755 bluegills were captured. They also measured up to 7 inches long and 37% were 5 -6 inches long. In 1976, biologists collected 200 bluegills per hour of electrofishing, using a boat-mounted electrical generator that temporarily stuns the fish. This year, the catch rate was 232 bluegills per hour. “The fact that the size ranges and catch rates of bluegills were similar means the bluegill population has not been affected by the muskie stocking,” says Pearson. Pearson says Lake Webster has traditionally had a lot of small bluegills and not many big bluegills. “We were actually hoping the muskies might thin out the small bluegills so the rest could grow bigger. But this hasn’t happened either,” explains Pearson. The survey results also indicated there has been no decline n Lake Webster’s bass population. In the 1976 survey, biologists collected 23 bass per hour of sampling. This year the catch rate rose to 28 bass per hour. In both surveys, bass up to 22 inches long were found and numerous small bass, 6-12 inches long, were collected. The only notable changes were decreases in small perch and redear sunfish and an increase in crappies since 1976. Populations of bullheads and rough fish (carp, gar, and bowfin) stayed about the same. Fewer gizzard shad, the lake’s dominant forage fish, were collected this year but the catch rate (78 shad/hour) was similar to the 1976 shad catch rate (82 shad/hour). “Overall, Lake Webster’s fish

population has remained very stable over the last 10 years,” says Pearson. “The introduction of muskies to the lake has only added a bonus sport fish to the lake. In fact, the lake could probably support even more muskies without any harmful effects.” Pearson collected only three muskies in the week long survey. The fish were 18 -24 inches long. Local anglers have reportedly caught muskies up to 36 inches long at Lake Webster. The minimum size limit is 30 inches. “Our catch of only three muskies means there aren’t a lot of muskies in Lake Webster even though thousands have been stocked,” says Pearson. “Their survival rate over time is not very high. We know our 1978 stocking for muskie fry was completely unsuccessful and we don’t expect better than 50% survival each year from the fingerling stockings.” The DNR, along with an organization of avid muskie fishermen, is stocking muskies in Lake Webster to develop muskie fishing in northern Indiana. Currently, Lake Webster is the only northern Indiana lake stocked with purebred muskies. Another stocking is scheduled next year. At the current stocking rate of five muskies per acre every other year, it’s expected Lake Webster will eventually support about one adult muskie per acre, or a total of about 600 adult muskies. “We selected Lake Webster for muskie stocking because of its size, fish habitat, public accessibility and abundant forage fish,” explains Pearson. “Not only have we developed the opportunity to muskie but we did it without affection other sport fish.” Number Os Fish Collected At Lake Webster 1976 1985 Before After Species Muskies Muskies Bluegills 667 ’ 775 Bass 72 115 Crappies 69 131 Perch 183 20 Sunfish 183 95 Bullheads 103 117 Forage fish 313 202 Rough fish 48 35 Total 1,638 1,470 / Afghanistan Kabul, capital of Afghanistan, may have tripled its population to 2 million since 1978. As many as 4 million Afghan refugees now live in Pakistan and Iran as villagers flee heavy fighting that has destroyed homes, crops, and livestock. \