The Mail-Journal, Volume 22, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 December 1985 — Page 1

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Meet new Milford principal

Milford’s new Elementary/Junior High School Principal, Dr. Winston Becker, was on hand at the school Monday morning to meet the teaching staff at the school for the first time. He was named to the Milford post last week by the Wawasee School Board, filling the position vacated by Ned Speicher when he became principal at Wawasee High School. To Work Together He was introduced by Superintendent Kenneth E. Webster, who said he comes to Milford with outstanding creden-

A major concern is —

Safety of North Webster children

By DEB PATTERSON Staff Writer The safety of North Webster School children was the major topic of business at the regular North Webster Town Board meeting Wednesday, Dec. 11. Myron Clark, board president, asked Harry Minnick, street department superintendent, to report what he knew of the matter. Minnick stated Richard Long, North Webster School Principal, received a permit in August to install the school crossing lights and the lights have been received. Minnick stated a near tragedy was averted that morning, thanks to the crossing guard, Charles Hively, who grabbed the child before he was hit by the vehicle. Minnick reported the driver’s disregarded for the school crossing guard’s sign, and noted it was a local person. Robert James and Sid Markley, Jr., both had heard the delay in installing the lights involved a change in the state permit and a wait on Northern Indiana Public Service Company. Minnick stated he was told by Long he was waiting on volunteer help to install the lights and sign, including donations of poles, concrete work for the base and wiring. Minnick remarked he would contact tong the following morning to see what the delay was and how the town could help. A request for a street light was denied by the board after it was felt the benefit would not be for safety, but for lighting a private parking lot. North Webster Church of God, in the form of a letter, requested the board consider installing a security light next to the alley on the north side of the church, stating the area is dark and when there is heavy traffic visibility of pedestrians is minimal. Clark stated in his personal opinion it is at a corner, where except when there are church services, that is not highly used and the light would be placed in a location where it would benefit the church’s parking lot. James replyed he felt there were other areas more important and Markley stated he couldn’t see putting one in that location. New Decorations A heavy windstorm several weeks ago severely damaged 22 of the town’s Christmas decorations. Minnick reported the insurance adjuster was in town that morning and stated the town would be receiving a check for $3,300 to purchase new decorations. The new decorations were ordered and would be ready to pick up in Marion before Christmas. Minnick was given

tials. Dr. Becker said he would promise the teachers one thing: that he would be on hand to ‘‘work together” with the teachers in their common goal of bringing good education to the youngsters of the community. He comes to Milford from the Hammond Public School System where he spent 17 years as principal and six more in the district office as supervisor of instruction for grades K-12. He makes his home in Munster, located near Hammond. Dr. Becker earned his bachelor pf arts degree at Huntington College with majors in English and

the approval to check with Glen Bowen on the loan of a large truck to pick up the new decorations, so they could be erected before the Christmas season is over. Town Marshal James Felkner reported the hiring of Sherri Hansen as a new dispatcher. It was learned following the meeting that Innette Manuel had resigned as dispatcher on November 22 to work for the state conservation department. In other matters, Marshal Felkner requested payment of $135 towards the contractual agreement with the South Bend Police Training Academy. This allows North Webster officers to attend training sessions each yea which, Marshal Felkner stated, proves beneficial and informative. A problem with ants invading the dispatcher’s office was mentioned and steps to eliminate the problem will be taken. It was stated this is a yearly problem in the winter. 150 Years Clark announced North Webster was platted in 1837 thus making 1987 the 150th anniversary of the town’s existence. He asked clerk-treasurer Eve Payne to write the North WebsterTippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce and Lions'Club informing them of the upcoming ssquicentennial year, in hopes these clubs would formulate Give SI,OOO to sesquicentennial committee The Milford Lions Club Monday night voted to give SI,OOO to the Milford Sesquicentennial Committee — but with a string attached. The “seed money” was voted with the proviso that the Sesquicentennial Committee submit a budget of its estimated expenditures. The committee met last night (Tuesday) with a budget high on its agenda. Jean Treesh, president of the committee, said the matter of a budget was scheduled to come before the Tuesday meeting, as announced at its previous meeting. An effort is being made to involve all organizations of the Milford community in a community-wide celebration marking its 150th year of being a town. The celebration is scheduled for the first week in June, 1986. Milford Lions also voted to take on the responsibility of promoting and selling all sesquicentennial memorabilia, including T-shirts, badges, caps, and other items.

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mathematics. He then earned a master of science degree and doctorate in education at Indiana University. His wife, Maxine, retired following 25 years of teaching language arts at the junior high level. They have two children: a son Alan, a graduate of Indiana University, now a practicing attorney at Indianapolis; and a daughter Diane (Mrs. Steve) Wirtes, an accountant for an energy and land development company near Houston, Texas. The Beckers have been searching for a permanent home in or near Milford.

plans. “I hope the chamber will take over the planning, if we are going to have something, we need to get excited in 1986.” KDI Report Jennifer Richman, representing Deb Wiggins and the Kosciusko Development, Inc., gave a brief report of what KDI did for the county during 1985, including the attendance of two trade shows. She reported KDI was working with 55-60 new industrial prospects looking to locate in the county and completed surveys of existing industries concerning growth. A $20,000 mail campaign, sending literature on the county to over 5,000 industries across the United States was completed.

AMD's future is meeting topic

By LESLIE MILLER Staff Writer The 1985 year-end meeting of the Milford Area Development Council was held on Saturday, Dec. 14, at 9 a.m., in the community building. Plans for the organization’s future were the major topic of business. The decision whether to continue hosting the Citizen Os The Year award will be made at the January 11 meeting. Existing officers are encouraging the townspeople to attend the meeting to express their views on this project. Those who wish to voice their opinion, but are unable to attend, should contact any of the officers before the January meeting. Also during the January meeting, nominations for the 1986 officers will be made. At present, Vice President Donn Kesler has had some difficulty acquiring nominees, which brought about a discussion on the community reaction toward the organization. MAD members feel that the organization is lacking the support from the community that is required to not only maintain the group and the community building, but to promote further growth. Originally, the council was designed to have area representatives from the town board, service organizations, community groups, businesses, church groups, as well as any citizen interested in this community. The participation has dwindled to encompass only a handful of representatives from the

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18,1985

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Jennifer Richman reported there is a growth of industrial building in the county with building permits issued totalling approximately $76,000 in Warsaw and $4.5 million in the county. She requested KDI be a part of the January agenda so plans for 1986 could be revealed. Monday, Dec. 30, at 4 p.m. was set as the annual year-end board meeting. This meeting will pertain to transferring of funds to pay any of the year-end bills. The next regular meeting will be January 8, at 7 p.m., in the town/hall fire station. Among the items on the agenda will be the reorganization of the board, appointments for the year and announcement of the new salary ordinance.

Kiwanis, Lions, and the town board. MAD members feel it is the responsibility of these other organizations to nominate a representative to attend the monthly meetings. The lack of participation has, in turn, caused at lack in financial funding. The building has been able to remain open through the generosity of private donations and supplemental rental fees volunteered by such organizations as the Kiwanis Club. In Don Arnold’s treasury report he noted that the ending balance for November is down $288.94 from October’s ending balance of $619.47. There were no deposits made during this time period. Arnold stressed the need for more funds to carry them through the month of January, as the heating bill alone will use up much of the remaining balance. Eva Hamilton mentioned in her building report that rentals in the community building were up nine from last months 18 rentals, which will help steady the bank balance somewhat. Continuing with her report, Eva Hamilton provided the council with a list of rules that all renters must follow when using the building. Donn Kesler will have the list properly typed up and have copies made. A copy will, then, be given to each renter upon use of the building to avoid any misunderstandings as to what is expected out of them. With no further business on the agenda, the meeting was adjourned with the reminder that the next meeting will be on Saturday, January 11, at 9 a.m., in the community building.

For storm sewers —

$288,750 CDB grant is received by town of Milford

Lt. Governor John M. Mutz announced Dec. 18 that the town of Milford will receive $288,750 from the Small Cities Community Development Block Grant Program. A total of $9,783,854 from the CDBG program was awarded to 29 Indiana communities and four counties. The funds are from the Community Improvement Program, part of the federal block grant program administered by the Indiana Department of Commerce. Prior to the Omnibus Reconciliation Act of 1981, the block grants were administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Milford will use the CIP dollars to provide storm sewers in the Henry Street area, in the developed sector of the town, which will alleviate sewage problems in homes resulting from a combined sewer system operating beyond capacity. The project is expected to begin in the fall of 1986. “We probably wouldn’t have been able to do the project if it hadn’t been for this grant,” Dennis Wuthrich, town board member commented. Bill Knowles, street-water-sewer superintendent, added, “It Wouldn’t have made much sense to try to make improvements on the streets if we couldn’t deal

6.5 % salary boosts for Wawasee's supportive staff

In its last public meeting of this year, the Wawasee School Board approved salary adjustments for 1986 concerning corporation personnel last night. Using a general base increase of 6.5 percent, the board affirmed salary boosts for: custodial, secretarial, cafeteria, central office, corporation supportive, library, teacher aid, bus drivers and administrative personnel.

In addition, modified benefits

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MAKE A JOYOUS CHRISTMAS — Members of the Milford Kiwanis Club were busy Friday night delivering 44 sacks of groceries to 22 needy families in the Milford community and rural Milford area. This is an annual function for Milford Kiwanians.

with the other (sewage) problems we have.” Lt. Governor Mutz, director of the Department of Commerce, said the grants were distributed after a thorough review of more than 119 community projects. The list of applicants was narrowed to 64 and those communities were invited to submit more detailed information for final evaluation. The Milford Town Board submitted its application in August, 1985. “We were expecting it (the grant) but were surprised at the same time,” Wuthrich commented. “This year the CIP program funded projects with a total cost of over $115.7 million. This represents a ratio of nearly sl2 of total investment for every CIP dollar which we provided. This level of investment has grown consistently in the four years which the state has operated this program and represents a very significant increase over program performance prior to 1982 when these funds were used for 100 per cent federally funded projects,” Lt. Gov. Mutz said. The 1985 CIP program cycle represents an increase of 22 per cent in the number of projects funded and an increase of 7.6 per cent in the number of dollars committed. This indicates that more communities are receiving

packages were affirmed for bus drivers and administrative staff. All proposed contracts were approved by the board. Bid Accepted The board approved a bid ot 5.625 percent from the First National Bank of Warsaw concerning tax anticipation warrants. The warrants total $1,150,000. This was done after considering three bids. Special Recognition

Nancy Glon, designer of the

the benefits of the grant program, but more importantly, the dependence of the communities on the federal grant funds is actually decreasing. The Small Cities Community Development Block Grant program is available only to communities with less than 50,000

First board meeting in new town hall

By GLEN LONG Staff Writer The Syracuse Town Board met last night for its first meeting in the board room of the new, as yet nameless, Syracuse town hall. Bill Hess presided in the absence of board president Carl Myrick and the board took logical but positive action. The conditions imposed on the town by the BZA relative to Miller’s Merry Manor were approved again after their previous approval had been declared invalid by board member Joe Morganthaler. The BZA conditions were that a four way traffic control, signs or light, be placed at the intersec-

new corporation logo, received special recognition from the board. A final draft of the logo was displayed to the board before the presentation. After accepting recognition, Glon clarified some of the symbols in the logo, tying them in with what they mean to the area. Following this, a check of $429.28 was presented to the board by Elmer Sorensen, president of the Milford Lions Club. This money will help fund QUEST, a drug and alcohol awareness program in which the

They took time to pose for this photo in front of the large Christmas tree in the lobby of Campbell's Grocery prior to making deliveries. Kneeling are Ray Sorensen and John Repiogle. Standing from left are Richard Dunning, Randall Dewart, Don Arnold, Bob Hall, Bill Little, Mac Little, John Dewart and Ed Kinney.

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population. Os the 33 communities and counties which received grants from the FYBS program cycle, 14 were towns of less than 5,000 population. In addition, towns with a population of less than 5,000 received nearly one-third of the total dollars allocated. >

tion of Pickwick Road and Old State Road 13, resurfacing of Old State Road 13 be started by completion date of Miller’s nursing home and the sewer plans must be approved by Joe Dock, Syracuse utilities supervisor. The vote to approve the conditions was again three to one, with Morganthaler’s no vote replacing Myrick’s previous negative vote. Bob Reed, town attorney, stated he has the appropriate documents for the board to sign to allow the town to issue an economic development bond. The board adopted ordinance no. 85-18 to accomplish this to allow Miller’s Merry Manor to locate in Syracuse and gave final approval to the same. The board gave preliminary (Continued on page 2)

Milford, Syracuse North Webster Lions Clubs naVe- been raising proceeds for. Sorensen presented the check on behalf of all three organizations. Personnel Recommendation Dan Ray, Syracuse, was hired as a full-time bus driver. He replaces Julie Dußois, who earlier resigned. Ray has been a substitute driver and was highly recommended by Assistant Superintendent for Business Roger Kryder. Kryder interviewed and evaluated nine candidates for the position.