The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 2, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 January 1986 — Page 1

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PLANNING COMMITTEE — Pictured are members of the Milford Kiwanis Pancake and Sausage Breakfast committee. From left to right are Bob Hall, Paris Ball-Miller and Don Arnold. Standing is Dan Brown. Sponsored by the Kiwanis, the pancake and sausage breakfast will be held Saturday, Jan. from 6 to 10 a.m. Proceeds will go to the Milford Sesquicentennial Fund. Tickets can be purchased from any Kiwanis member.

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Dates set for SyracuseWawasee Winter Carnival

The seventh annual Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival will be held on the weekend of January 25-26. Members of the SyracuseWawasee Chamber of Commerce carnival committee are pretty sure, based on the weather, that the event will not have to be postponed for the reason it was last year — unsafe ice. Carnival attenders looking for action can slide down Whitehead Hill on their way to triumph in the sledding contest, take a twirl on *_/ice skates, try some crosscountry skiing, move to the music at the dance, roar down the track in the snowmobile drags, take off by snowmobile on the poker run, join the snowmobile torchlight parade, decorate a snowmobile for ■ entering the “Snotilla” parade, varoom around the specially prepared enduro track to discover who can outlast whom in this fast-paced snowmobile spectacular, or careen around the track in the three wheeler (ATV) race. Lakeside Park, in Syracuse on the north end of Syracuse Lake, will be the focal point for most of the winter carnival activities. The information tent will open at the park at 8 a.m on Saturday, Jan. 25. The skating events will begin at 10 a.m. These will be followed by open skating, sledding contest, Mt. Wawasee ski demonstration, three wheeler (ATV) races, children’s games, mustache and beard contest, kitty kat snowmobile races, poker runs, snowmobile drags, bonfire, torch parade, fireworks, and snowmobile enduro and drags. A

County property owners may register industrial sites

The Kosciusko Development Inc./Greater Warsaw Chamber of Commerce is inviting all Kosciusko County property owners to register their available industrial buildings and sites with KDI. The registering or listing of the available industrial buildings and sites does not mean that the KDI will be acting as a realtor for the property, but it does mean that all industrial inquiries directed to the Chamber, KDI or other municipalities in the county will be given a list which would include the properties listed at the office. Additionally, this building and site register for Kosciusko County will be submitted monthly to the Indiana Department of Com-

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concession stand will also be open at the park. Breakfast will be available at the American Legion from 7 to 10 a.m. on Saturday and the Winter Carnival dance will begin there at 9 that evening. The softball tourney will begin at Vega Field at 8 a.m. and the kiddy pedal pull will begin at Wawasee High School at 10 a.m. The Snot ilia parade of decorated snowmobiles will originate at the bowling alley at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. Trophies will be awarded at 11 a.m. and

Parade to climax sesquicentennial

Fifteen committee members were present for the first Sesquicentennial meeting of 1986 last night at the community building, accounting for one of the largest crowds at recent meetings; however, apathy toward the meetings was still a main concern. Randall Dewart acted as chairman for the 7 p.m. meeting, in the absence of vacationing chairman Jean Treesh. “Time is rapidly getting away from us, we need to get all of the committee chairmen to come to these meetings,” Dewart commented in opening the proceedings. Identifying just who those’ chairman were brought the group to another topic of concern. “We

merce for use in determining whether or not Kosciusko County may have a structure or land suitable to the industrial prospects that contact the state office. Persons with industrial property listed with a realtor should have the realtor contact the Chamber/KDI office to register the projjerty. A bi-monthly verification will be sent to the property owner or realtor to make sure the information registered is current and accurate. Changes will be made as needed, and an updated list will be forwarded to the state. The objective of the registry is to provide a central clearing house I® act as a resource center for local industries wishing to ex-

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the Jaycees taco dinner will begin serving at the Scout Cabin at noon. The softball tourney will continue at 8 a.m. on Sunday. Also on Sunday, cross country ski equipment will be available to rent at Maxwelton Golf Course at noon. The cross country ski “Citizen’s Race” will begin at Maxwelton at 2 p.m. on Sunday. For more information, contact Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, P.O. Box 398, Syracuse, Ind. 46567 or call 457-5637.

need to compile a list of exactly what the committees are and who chairs them,” suggested George Hoppus. The need for a list of planned Sesquicentennial activities and their times was also expressed. Dewart agreed to speak to secretary Evelyn Orn, who was unable to attend the meeting, about the matter and submit a list at the next meeting. (Continued on page 2) Saturday MAD meeting The Milford Area Development Council will meet on Saturday, 4an. 11, at 9 a.m., in the com<munity building. All interested should attend, as 1986 officers will be voted upon. i 11 " 181 1

pand and new businesses wishing to locate here. Since the beginning of this project, the Warsaw Chamber Office has received over 108 unsolicited business inquiries. However, the y available buildings and sites that z-were listed did not match any of these prospects’ needs. The Chamber estimated that if all of the available buildings and sites were listed in one central clearing house, at least two of these prospects might have located somewhere in Kosciusko County. There is no cost for either property owners or realtors to register the buildings and sites in this program. Contact the Chamber/KDI office to secure the appropriate forms and further information.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8,1986

NIPSCO responds to court decision Responding to the January 3, three to two decision of the Indiana Supreme Court denying rehearing of the Bailly Nuclear-1 amortization, Northern Indiana Public Service Company Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Edmund A. Schroer said Mon- 5 day, Jan. 6, “At some point in time the United States Supreme Court will have to decide whether the interests of shareholders in a regulated utility, which has a statutory duty to serve, can be confiscated in either the regulatory or judicial process. “We now hope that the United States Supreme Court will establish in NIPSCO’s case that this cannot be done where there is no question of the prudency of the nuclear plant or the need for it at the time when planned or when the expenditures were made; nor is there a question of the timeliness of the cancellation. “Further, the United States Supreme Court twice held the siting of the Bailly Nuclear-1 plant to be appropriate. “We will timely file a petition for writ of certiorari to the Supreme Court of the United States and vigorously litigate further proceedings before - the Public Service Commission of Indiana.” Improperly parked vehicle involved in accident An improperly parked vehicle was involved in a front end collision Thursday, Jan. 2, at the intersection of SR 13 and the east alley way. Danny B. Darr, 39, r 1 box 597, North Webster, was traveling north on SR 13 when he attempted a turn onto the east alley ancicollided with a 1976 registered to Dennis L. Paggy, 1053 W. Van Buren #4, Nappanee. The Volkswagen was parked on the southwest corner of the alley, on SR 13, in a yellow-marked curb area, which was partially obscured by snow. Up to SI,OOO was caused to both vehicles. The 1985 Ford van, driven by Darr, is registered to United Telephone Co. of Ind., Inc., P.O. Box 391, Warsaw. No injuries or arrests were reported in the 5 p.m. incident. Promotions to be discussed at retail meeting The Retail Merchants’ division of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will meet at 8 a.m., Friday, Jan. 10, on the second floor of the State Bank of Syracuse building. Discussions on the upcoming Winter Carnival and Cabin Fever Days will highlight the agenda All merchants Wishing to have an input on these promotions should attend this meeting. Items taken from area home One incident of theft was reported over the weekend as the culprit got away with SSO worth of items from the Theodore J. Cole Jr. residence. Cole reported that he had heard the garage door open at his Syracuse home, r 1 box 113 K, ot Pickwick Road at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 4, but saw no one in the area. Upon searching his two vehicles Cole found that a flashlight, book, garage door opener, personal papers and two checkbooks were missing from the glove boxes. Syracuse police later , recovered the personnel papers after finding them scattered 150 feet east of the residence. Upon further investigation the police reported that the suspect had traveled east on Pickwick Road on foot, across the comer of the Cole lot and into the driveway where the two vehicles were parked. The matter is still under investigation.

Triax Communication Corp, buys Noble Cable TV which serves area

Noble Cable TV, serving the Syracuse, Lake Wawasee, Ligonier and Milford areas for the past three and one-half years, has been sold to the Triax Communications Corporation, effective the first day of the year. The announcement was made this week by Robert Kocher, manager/technician for Noble Cable TV in this area, but no consideration was mentioned The above transaction must meet the approval of the Syracuse and Milford Town Boards of Trustees and of the Ligonier City Council. To sell HBO and Cinemax services Cablevision announced this week that it plans to sell HBO and Cinemax programming services to owners of home satellite systems (home TVRO's) residing in the system’s franchise area. Triax Cablevision will offer home TVRO owners HBO and Cinemax and will arrange for activation of the M/A-COM Video Cipher descrambler, which makes these home TVRO subscriptions possible. ♦ —* Serves 7,500 Homes Noble Cable TV serves a total of 7,500 homes, of which 1,250 are located in the Syracuse, Lake Wawasee and Milford areas. Mr. Kocher, who resides at 330 South Main Street in Syracuse with his wife April, made the following comment concerning the transaction: “I’m excited about the change. It should be very good for both Noble Cable TV and Noble Cable’s subscribers. The opportunity to tap a company as big as Triax’s technical and managerial expertise is something a company our size cannot match.” Kocher said Noble Cable TV’s reception in the area has exceeded early expectations. He said their first Economic Development Commission loan was for 30

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CHINESE MAKE PURCHASE — Six representatives of the Beijing Dafa Animal Corporation and Dafa Poultry Production Company, in the People’s Republic of China, visited the facilities at Chore-Time Equipment Inc., SR 15N, Milford, last Friday morning, Jan. 3. The visit was part of a trip planned, to purchase broiler feeder equipment from the Milford plant for the Chinese government, as a result of an earlier meeting Jan. 31, 1985, in which the mayor of Beijing led another delegation to Milford. Jacques Frocheur, a former manager of CTB International, conducted the tour. Frocheur, who speaks fluent Chinese, has 20 years experience in international agribusiness and has been employed in Hong Kong, The Netherlands, Canada, and the U.S. He is currently vice

miles oi cable in the Syracuse area ale ne, and that the company now has 50 miles of cable. Fred Manahi n has been acting president of! 'Joble Cable TV, he said. Triax Since 1984 Trias with headquarters in Kirkwood, Missouri, entered the area market at North Webster, Leesburg and Pierceton in 1984 and Cromwell in 1985, and has been aggressive in seeking new markeits.

Address building problems — Jim Hughes elected new Syracuse Town Board President

By GLEN LONG Staff Writer “I assume this job with a g r ? a t amount of humbleness,” was the statement of Syracuse Town Board member Jim Hughes last night after he was elected by liis peers as board president for the year of 1986. Bcb Reed, town attorney, called tlie January 7 meeting of the Syracuse Town Board to order to han lie business of accepting norr inations and the election of a president. Member Joe Morganthaler que shed any thought of his being nominated by saying his time schedule would not allow the amount of time required of the president and which had been demoted in 1985 by Carl Myrick. He; stated that Myrick has done a finje job as president and said he fel t the work and pressure should not all fall on Myrick. With that said, Morganthaler pl; iced the name of Jim Hughes in nomination for the post. This was se ponded by member Steve Butt. Member Bill Hess moved that n< minations be closed, Butt seconded it and the election of H jghes was complete. Hughes, whose teaching and

The firm was formed in 1982 by James DeSorrento and Kenneth Vonderahe for the purpose of owning and managing cable television systems in Indiana, Ohio and Michigan. The firm now manages over 40 franchises and has over 17,000 existing subscribers. It’s two offices include Waterville, Ohio, and North Webster, Indiana. It has a 36 channel capability. The Triax principals stated the

JIM HUGHES III' coaching career spanned 38 years before his retirement in 1984, continued his statement after replacing Myrick in the president’s chair with “The Town of Syracuse owes Carl Myrick a big debt of gratitude. I hope I can do as good a job as Carl has done for# the town in 1985.” Myrick, who will continue as police department liaison, said after the meeting, “I am very pleased with the progress tlie

president of marketing for Dynamic Harvesters, through which Dafa’s order was placed. Shown seated, from left, are Zhao de Guang; Yang Shan; Frocheur, and Liu Xu Xing. Standing, from left, are Carmon Wenger, president of Chore-Time/Brock International Inc., and Elton Shih, who is in Sales Administration with Dynamic Harvesters. Zhang Wen Hua, the Chinese delegation’s group leader and Dafa Chief Accountant; Liu Qing Xin, vice president of Dafa, and Wu Chang Xin also participated in the tour. The group, which is taking part in the government’s plans to increase broiler production in the Beijing area from five million to IM million annually, returned to the People’s Republic of China on Saturday.

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Noble Cable TV fits very well into their long range developments in this three-state area. In a statement Triax principals commented, “We intend to retain the Noble (Cable TV) employees and there is to be no immediate changes in any of the services, rates, offices, procedures or response time that you have come to expect.” Mr. Kocher plans to remain with the new firm.

town has made in the past year. This has been a very active board.” Board Assignments Other board members were asked by Hughes and agreed to continue in their departmental liaison assignments. In addition to Hughes’ park board assignment, these are: Hess, utilities; Morganthaler, fire department; and Butt, Scout Cabin board and board of zoning appeals. The board then unanimously approved the reappointments of Bob Reed as town attorney, Bob Ziller a? town marshal, Joe Dock as utilities superintendent and Don Grisamer as controller of the Syracuse dam. Officers of the fire department were also approved as they had been selected by the fire department. These are Larry Hunter, fire chief; Howard Birkel, first assistant chief; Joe Anderson, second lieutenant; Tim Weisser, captain; Ron Pollock, lieutenant; Russell Richardson Sr., second lieutenant; and Edward Batesla, secretary-treasurer. Alan Tehan was also reappointed to a fouryear term beginning February 1 on the Syracuse Economic Development committee. It was reported that Pat Bartow has resigned from the parte board. (Continued on page 2)