The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 49, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 December 1985 — Page 4

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., December 4,1985

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Editorials

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The WHS band a winner, too — Many Wawasee High School football fans, who traveled to the Hoosier Dome Friday to see their favorite Warriors play in the state finals, came home disappointed but still proud of their team. But we don’t know of anyone who was disappointed in the outstanding appearance of the Wawasee High School bahd at half time. But this is old hat to band director, David Blackwell, who is now in his 15th year as band director at the high school. He had 125 students march at the Dome, playing and executing intricate maneuvers, down from his total commitment of, 151 performers, under the direction of drum majors, Ronda McDonald and Eric Metcalf. Several band members were players on the football team while some were away for the Thanksgiving holidays. The Dome, large and well lighted as it is, provided an ample arena for the band to perform. The members, with their green jackets and black pants, highlighted with white and gold, literally stole the show at the Hoosier Dome. Moreover, this band has been on a winning roll. Last summer it won a first place in the Mermaid Festival parade at North Webster, a first and Best of Show at the South Bend Ethnic Festival parade, and was second runner-up at the Three Rivers Festival parade at Fort Wayne. In his 15 years at Wawasee High, Blackwell has had his band out for every home game except two, and that was when they were rained out. Commenting on the band and its schedule of appearances, Mr. Blackwell said, “All of this takes a lot of discipline on the part of the band members.” That is surely true. If the criticism can be made that too much attention is paid to sports at the high school and not enough to other events which involve many students, we’d like to correct that at least in part, by calling attention to what we think is an outstanding high school band.

Santa Claus While some in this country choose not to observe the Santa Claus tradition at Christmas, for most American children Christmas Eve is a magic night unmatched for the rest of the year. How many have tried to stay awake Christmas Eve night, to hear Santa land on the roof? How many have left food by the fireplace? How many have thrilled at a glimpse of red and white? How many millions of letters have gone out to him, of hope for wonderful toys and fun? If it can’t Iqst, and it can’t; if it isn’t real life, and it isn’t, it is nevertheless a magic time of joy and excitement, and wonderful anticipation for youngsters and oldsters. December, 1985 Hail To December! say they all. It Gave To Earth Our Christ, the Lord! —J.K. Hoyt. December, the last month of 1985, comes with happy anticipations of Christmas, homecomings and celebration. The children’s magic world of Santa Claus is played out on the anniversary of the birth of Jesus’ arrival in December. December 7 is the anniversary of the Japanese attack of Pearl Harbor, in 1941. Martin Van Buren, Bth president, was born at Kinderhook, New York, on the sth in 1782. Delaware Day falls on the 7th. Wyoming Day on the 11th. Washington died on the 14th in 1799. On the 15th in 1791, the Bill of Rights became a part of the United States Constitution. The Boston Tea Party was staged on the 16th in 1773. On the 17th, in 1903, man made his first flight in an airplane at Kitty Hawk, North Carolina. On the 19th, in 1777, Washington encamped his 11,000-man army at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, after the British had occupied the capital, Philadelphia. The nation acquired the Louisiana Purchase on the 20th in 1803, Washington won the Battle of Trenton, N.J., on the 26th in 1776, the turning point of the Revolution, and Woodrow Wilson, 28th president and one of the great presidents in the view of many, was born at Staunton, Virginia, on the 28th in 1856. Andrew Johnson, 17th president, was born at Raleigh, North Carolina, on the 29th in 1808.

What others say — Gossip c . The following is reprinted from “Inside,” an employee publication of the Phoenix Newspapers, Inc. “My name is Gossip. I have no respect for justice. “I maim without killing. I break hearts and ruin lives. “I am cunning and malicious and gather strength with age. “The more I am quoted, the more I am believed. “I flourish at every level of society. “My victims are helpless. They cannot protect themselves against me because I have no name and no face. “To track me down is impossible. The harder you try, the more elusive I become. “I am nobody’s friend. “Once I tarnish a reputation, it is never quite the same. “I topple governments and wreck marriages. “I ruin careers, cause sleepless nights, heartache and indigestion. “Even my name hisses. I am called Gossip. Office gossip. Shop gossip. Party gossip. I make headlines and headaches. Before you repeat a story ask yourself _ is it true? Is it fair? Is it necessary? “If not —shut up.”

The Wawasee High School Band showed off its big brass sound at the Class AAA state championship football game last Friday at the Indianapolis Hoosier Dome.

Court news

City Court The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen City Court: Disregarding stop sign — Laura A. Troyer, 17, Syracuse, $42.50 Speeding — Randy D. Hapner, 27, Syracuse, $47.50; James A. Dial, 35, Syracuse, dismissed; Passing in violation of clearly visible signs or markings — Clark L. Coburn, 27, Syracuse, $47.50 County Court The following persons have been assessed fines and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrette presiding: No child restraint — Marilee A. Coil, 22, Cromwell, $64.50 No valid driver’s license — Patricia A. Konkle, 27, Milford, $68.50 Operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated — Thomas Michael Freiheit, 20, Syracuse, $358, license probation 180 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit; Albert Leroy Stricklin, 48, Leesburg, $328, license probation 180 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit Disregarding stop sign—Jason M. Stouder, 16, Syracuse, SSO No registration plate — Keith E. Yoder, 22, Milford, SSO Circuit Court The following complaints have been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court, Judge Richard Sand presiding: Complaint For Forfeiture And Foreclosure Os Real Estate Contract Sandra Paxson versus Orman O. McKinley, Jr., Rose M. McKinley, 707 Medusa St., Syracuse, and State Bank of Syracuse. The plaintiff is seeking judgment against the defendants for forfeiture of real estate contract, foreclosure of contract, plus $78,910.70 plus interest, attorney’s fees and costs of action. Complaint For Damages David E. Humphrey versus Larry Kirschner and Don Brodhead, doing business as K & B Trucking, Inc., P.O. Box 356 Syracuse, and Rick Eby, Syracuse. The plaintiff is seeking judgment against the defendants in an amount sufficient to compensate for damages and injuries received in an automobile accident Dec. 3,1983. Complaint On Real Estate Boundary To Quiet Title And Damages John Williams and Marva Williams versus Richard F. Payne and Doris C. Payne, Ft. Wayne, and Dallas Westfall and Arlene Westfall, Goshen. The plaintiffs are seeking to establish the boundary and quiet the title of property purchased by plaintiffs from the defendants at Lake Papakeechie. Superior Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court, Judge Robert Burner presiding: Complaint For Eviction Ernie Rogers and Julie Rogers versus Carolyn Michaels, Syracuse. The plaintiffs are seeking judgment ordering eviction of defendant from property owned by plaintiffs, plus sl7 per day damages after October 25, plus all costs of action. Support Janick S. Norris versus William E. Norris, Edwardsburg, Mich., for support of two minor children. Elkhart County Court The following fines plus court costs have been levied and paid in the Elkhart County Court, Goshen Division: Speeding — Joyce Drull, 27, Milford, $49.50; Norman D. Kelley, 28, Milford, $49,50; Driving while license suspended — Danny K. Harrington, 20, Milford, $54.50, Indigent, suspend fine and costs Escape — Danny K. Harrington, 20, Milford, $194.50, 2 years Indiana Department Corrections, 1 year additional for aggravating circumstances for total 3 years, credit 130 days, indigent, $194.50 suspended

Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts: Kitt — Adeline P. Kitt, 410 Wade Dr., North Webster, and Richard D. Kitt, Wabash. The couple was married Aug. 13,1977, and separated Jan. 1,1981. There are no minor children. Hammond — Raynae Hammond, r 1 Leesburg, and Bruce Hammond, r 1 box 125, Warsaw. The couple was married April 4, 1970, and separated Nov. 12,1985. There are no minor children. Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jeanne Weirick: Knepp-Ryan Noah Earl Knepp, 64, Bourbon, and Ruby Christine Ryan, 60, r 1 Leesburg Boggs-Hartzler Jeffrey Earl Boggs, 22, r 2 box 281, Leesburg, and Shawnita Dawn Hartzler, 19, 208 E. Water St., Akron Welty-Green - Lowell J. Welty, 48, P.O. Box 611 Syracuse, and Peggy J. Green, 47, r 1 box 120A, Milford Sweet-Kammer Rodney William Sweet, 21, P.O. Box 603 Milford, and Linda Marie Kammer, 20, Cincinnati, Ohio Letter to the Editor Congratulations Dear Editor: On behalf of the 1984-85 Lady Warrior basketball team, we would like to congratulate the 1985 Warrior football team on a fantastic tournament and a super trip to the state finals. You’ve given all of the graduates and students another reason to feel great pride when saying “I’m a Wawasee Warrior! ” Sincerely 1985 State Runner-Up Lady Warrior Basketball Team Smoke damage reported Syracuse firemen were called to 349 Sweet of Dreams, Enchanted Hills, at 6:48 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, for a house fire. Second Assistant Fire Chief Larry Hunter reported a woodburner in the basement of the home had just been refueled when smoke filled the basement. It is believed a down-draft or damper problems may have caused the smoke to stay in the home. Minor smoke damage was reported to the basement. The owner of the home was not identified. Money, money NEW YORK — Americans are hung up on money — with most women rating it more important than sex, a Money magazine survey was learned. Eighty-two percent of men and women surveyed said they think about money often.

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"CRUZIN AROUND 'OUSE"

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THE COMMUNITY hasn’t seen anything like it, since the Wawasee Warrior girls’ basketball team went to the finals at Indianapolis last year. This thing of decorating the town with signs of good wishes for the school’s football team in their Friday night finals against Roncalli of Indianapolis at the Hoosier Dome has been a real outpouring of support for a fine team. One family outdid them- all. John and Carole Pohl, of Wawasee Heights across from the school, posted this large 10’x45’ sign that speaks for itself. It is anchored to their house and to a utility pole. As one fellow said, “You can’t miss it.” The Pohls have a son Kevin, a senior, and a daughter, Ann, a freshman, and all family members are Warrior fans. THE ROTARY Club sheriff — the one who collects the fines — has a humbling way of going about his task. At last Tuesday’s luncheon meeting he came up with a biblical quote and asked three ministers present to cite its biblical reference. None could. Can you? It’s: “God loves a cheerful giver.” Each paid his fine into club coffers, but one member, Lew Immel, ever the scholar, wasn’t willing to let the matter rest there. He went home, looked up the quotation, then called the sheriff on the phone. The quote comes from the Seventh Verse, Ninth Chapter, II Corinthians. We won’t mention the sheriff nor the ministers. THE 1984-’BS annual report of the president of Manchester College, just released, features a large photo of Brad Calobrace of Syracuse receiving his diploma from Manchester President A. Blair Helman at the June graduation exercises. Brad has made quite a name for himself since graduating from Wawasee High School in 1981 where he was valedictorian of his class and was a member of the school’s tennis team. At Manchester College he distinguished himself by graduating magna cum laude, ranking first in a class of 210 students. He was big in student government councils at Manchester and was president of the student council there in his senior year. He is now a freshman at the Indiana University Medical Center at Indianapolis and has his eye on a medical degree. Norma Rush, former Wawasee High English and Latin teacher, called our attention to Brad’s photo in the Manchester College President’s annual report, stating she remembered Brad as a very good student in all his subjects. He is the son of Michael and Darlene Calobrace, residents of 8-B, Syracuse Lake Condominiums. GOOD NEWS for the town of Syracuse and for its Sesquicentennial Committee. Right now it looks like there will be a real, first-class publication on the history of the town, to be readied for sale by November 1 of next year. The sesquicentennial is scheduled for July 1987. Bill Spurgeon, executive editor of The Muncie Star and Muncie Evening Press, has agreed to take on the assignment of issuing the once-in-a-lifetime publication. Bill, with his close connections with Syracuse and Lake Wawasee, is erneniently qualified to see the project through. . Bill’s family has been coming to Lake Wawasee for years, and he “practically grew up” here. He was for a time editor of the old SyracuseWawasee Journal, and his interest in the area is such that he has assembled many old photos of the area, and has given photo presentations to various service clubs on the area’s colorful history. He wants to call the piece a “pictorial history,” along with the sesquicentennial committee’s willingness to make such a volume its “official” history. Bill says, “I’m already off and running.” The book will sell for from sl7 to S2O with the committee receiving half of the sales price. Thus it will also serve as a fund-raiser for the committee which is bound to incur many expenses in its week-long activities. If it is to be for sale by November 1 of next year, it sounds like a real Christmas gift item for next year.

A Kiwanis Club topic — Importance of proper education

Charles H. Greenwood, assistant dean of the School of Continuing Education at Ball State University, Muncie, presented a program on the importance of proper education for the Kiwanis Club of lakeland, North Webster, Monday morning, Dec. 2. Greenwood acknowledged that schools must prepare students for taking charge of the “educational spaceship.” The beginning for this training starts with the elementary school, according to

Anyone with old photos of news clippings of the area is urged to contact Spurgeon at The Muncie Star, 125 South High Street, Muncie, or to call him at his local phone on week ends. ONE SAVING grace for a lot of area senior citizens and residents who haven’t any place in particular to go on Thanksgiving Day, was the dinner provided last Thursday by the Eagles Lodge, Aerie 3760, on Sycamore Street, Syracuse. I“We served about 65 senior citizens, but somewhere betwe'en 150 and 200 on Thanksgiving Day,” so stated Ruth Pounds, vice president of the Eagles Auxiliary. She said the Lodge hall “had a full house” most of the day. It is the third year the Eagles held open house on Thanksgiving Day and had as their special guests the senior citizens of the area. Owen Snyder is president of the local Eagles and his wife Peggy is president of the Auxiliary. ANIMATION IS in this year. And Charlie’s Ladies Apparel window decoration for the holiday season *s right on. It’s worth one’s attention to see his uptown window with Santa and his helpers in real life-like action. Charles Rock, owner of the business, would like to see more such uptown decorations for the season just ahead. THE HIGH school football team that went to the Hoosier Dome Friday was a dandy team, no doubt about that. But Wawasee had at least one other good football team, the one that went to the semi-state in 1974, losing to Blackford, 28-14. We were reminded of this fact when Brian Lemberg, a member of that team and now a. resident of Fort Wayne, showed up at the semi-state game against Mississinewa wearing his team jacket with the semi-state patch. The team had a 9-1 record that year. Other members of that team include Rick Dahlstrom, now a sales representative for Minneapolis Honeywell at Minneapolis, Minn. Team members Ralph and Mark Reiff. and Dave Wollman went on to Indiana Central at Indianapolis, and continued in the sports field. Ralph Reiff is head trainer at Butler University, Indianapolis, Dave Wollman is assistant track coach at Stanford University at Palo Alto, Calif., and Mark Reiff is assistant track coach at Yale University at New Haven, Conn. Bruce Korenstra went on to distinguish himself in football at Anderson College, Anderson, Ind. That team had a number of other outstanding players in its ranks. Hal Traviolia, now Wawasee High School athletic director, coached that memorable team. CARPET IS being laid in the new town hall at Syracuse this week, making ready for the several occupants. Moving is to begin early next week. The first occupant to make the move into the new building will be Charlene Knispel, Turkey Creek Township Assessor, and her staff. They plan to have movers do the heavy work next Tuesday, Dec. 10. Mrs. Knispel said her office would be closed the remainder of next week, but anyone who needs the services of her office can contact them by calling 457-3151. XKB DR. HOWARD Hull, the school corporation’s curriculum coordinator, is not always 100 percent business. He was caught relaxing at the Friday night football finals in the Indianapolis Dome with his wife Lisa and his 12-year-old nephew Tim Hull. Just to show that The Mail-Journal’s many roving cameras are at work. , MR. AND Mrs. Marvin Ward of r 1 are leving, for Florida where they will spend the next five months at 690-55 First Street, Lake Placid, Mr. Ward is former superintendent of the Fairfield Community School Corportion.

Greenwood, who pointed out, “As students move cm through secondary school and graduate from high school their diploma must be more than just a symbol. Shared Responsibility The speaker emphasized that parents, teachers, and community leaders all have a responsibility to help students take charge of the spaceship. In high school training there must be adequate preparation in English, mathematics, science, and

citizenship responsibilities. In other business, Kiwanis Spiritual Aims Chairman Dean Hartle announced that a Christmas tree, donated by club member Robert “Smokey” Haines, is to be placed on the front lawn of The Counting House Bank. The tree will be lighted December 15 and a Community Christmas Sing, to which the public is invited, is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 22, at 3 p.m.