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WINTER CARNIVAL DANCE PLANNERS — The dance committee of the Enchanted Playhouse Theater Guild met last week to finalize promotion plans for the Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival Dance to be held on January 25. This is the fifth year the Enchanted Playhouse Theater Guild is sjMHisoring the SyracuseWawasee Winter Carnival Dance. The event will be at the Syracuse American Legion Hall west of SR 13 in Syracuse from 9 to 12 p.m. A variety of dance tunes will be presented by the disc jockey, “Nostalgia.” Snacks and door prizes are included in the price of tickets which may be purchased Sit the State Bank of Syracuse main office and branches, from guild members or at the door. After the dance, alt in attendance are invited to begin the new day with si breakfast special at The Frog in Syracuse. Committee members are. from the left, Vicki Stoll, Joyce Peterson, Clare Baumgardt and Barbara Boerger, chairman. Member Judy Schmahl is not pictured.

Retail merchants to hold meetings at new town hall

By LESLIE MILLER Staff Writer It was decided by the Retail Merchants’ Division of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce at the Friday, Jan. 10, meeting to change its monthly meeting place from the State Bank of Syracuse to the newly constructed town hall. Meeting dates and times will remain the same. Chamber Represented Nancy Myers, executive director of the chamber, was present at the meeting to answer any questions the retail merchants had about recruiting fellow merchants as chamber members. Myers spoke on the accomplishments of the chamber, what it stands for, and why it is important for the community to back its efforts. A list of possible members was then handed out to those present at the meeting. Each will contact several on the list and report back at the next meeting. Also during the meeting, Myers spoke of the need for the chamber and the retail merchants’ to act as one. One aspect of this will include following a chain of command. The retail merchant

No mere kid stuff — Brad Traviolia displays the qualities of a champion

Brad Traviolia has all! the marks of a real champion. It’s well known that he was / the outstanding quarterback and defensive back: on the WHS state runner-up football team, and that he stands fifth in the senior class of 204 with a grade average of 3.784. It’s also known that he’s a champion wrestler in the 155-|»und class. His championship qualities came out over two weeks ago in the Mishawaka Invitational wrestling meet where Brad received the Most Valuable Wrestling Award. He in turn gave the coveted award to Paul Gunsett, the Ll9-pound champion from Bellmont High School. That’ what we mean about Brad being a champion. A sports story in the Decatur Daily Democrat stated. “A gutty Travidia first received the award, and wasted little time presenting it

memaers are to. present their ideas to the president, Jim Evans, who will in turn present them to the chamber. The chamber will then take the appropriate measures’ as the spokesman lor the retail merchants. Three concerns the chamber is presently working on with the retail merchants are the old signs on SR 13, the limited park ng spaces available in the downtown area, and the abundance of transient merchants during the summer months. Upcoming Events Also discussed at the meeting was the upcoming Winter Carnival on January 25 and 26. Jeanne Gardiner, chairman of the event, is still seeking volunteers for the information booth. The retail merchants has decided to primarily go with television advertisement, using Channel 55 out of Fort Wayne. Tlie next event will be Cabin Fever Days, with Bob Pilcher as chairman. Last year, the merchants advertised solely through newspapers. Due to a snowstorm, the papers were unable to be delivered and thus few people attended the event. This year, the merchants are looking into television advertising with the pajiers

'I ■ J fll I wll BRAD TRAVIOLIA to the stout Gunsett. Bellmont wrestling coach Dennis Hays said, “The Traviolia kid skow•ed a lot of class. For a liigh

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as a secondary source of advertisement. Because of the good success of including North Webster in the promotions, they have again been invited to participate in this event with Syracuse.' North has not yet responded to the invitation. The next meeting of the Retail Merchants’ Division of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will be Friday, Feb. 7, at 8 a.m., in the Syracuse Town Hall Anglin elected president Thomas Anglin, Atwood, has been elected president of the Kosciusko County Council. He was elected by a 4-3 margin over the incumbent president, George Klinger, during the council’s meeting held last Thursday. The council also voted to grant $16,500 for tiie hiring of a deputy prosecutor and another $5,250 for an extra secretary „ The prosecutor’s office has two part-time deputy prosecutors at this time but extra help is needed.

school senior to do that on his ovm... it goes beyond winning and losing.” Coach Hays wrote Wawasee School Corporation Superintendent Kenneth Webster about the incident, adding: “He (Brad), in turn gave this award to Bellmont’s Paul Gunsett because he thought that Paul was more deserving of it. Brad did this on his own. I think this shows maturity and class beyond winning and losing. “Brad’s action was a fine example to our wrestlers and coaches. Your school can be proud of this fine example of s|x>rtsmanship. I think you Qin be extremely proud of your wrestling program and parents for turning out such class athletes.” Brad is the son of WHS Athletic Director Hal and Francie Traviolia of r 3 Syracuse.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15.1986

$20,000 damages at Webster North Webster Firemen battled two fires on Sunday, Jan. 12, in the early morning hours. At 4:10 a.m. Sunday the fire department was called to a house fire on Fifth Street, Epworth Forest. The home, owned by Darlene Scott, was being rented by Tim Harman at the time of the fire. A woodburning stove has been listed as the cause of the fire which resulted in approximately $20,000 damage. The firemen were called to a car fire at 12:22 a.m. at the north end of North Webster town limits on SR 13N when a 1978 Thunderbird caught fire. The car, registered to Jack Sumlee, Warsaw, was being driven by his daughter when a carburetor leak in the manifold started the fire. The car was listed as a total loss at approximately $2,000. North Webster Fire Department responded with four trucks to the house fire and spent approximately hours al, the scene. Dr. Becker to be honored Sunday An open house will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Jan. 19, in the Milford Elementary-Junior High School cafeteria to welcome Dr. Winston Becker, principal, to the community. The event is being sponsored by the school advisory committee with the entire community invited to attend. I

MAD elects new officers

During the Saturday, Jan. 11, meet in gb/of the Milford Area Development Council, officers for the 1986 year were chosen. Nominated were Dorm Kesler for president, Don Arnold for treasurer, and Evelyn Ora for secretary. All accepted their nominations and were quickly voted into office. The only position remaining open is that of vice president. No nominations were made, but the council will try to fill that vacancy as soon as possible. Eva Hamilton will remain on as custodian of the building. Elmer Sorensen and Dick Smith will continue to be in charge of maintenance. In the years to follow, MAD is going to attempt to groom members for higher positions the following year. Membership Drive With elections completed, MAD was able to continue with old business. Donn Kesler contacted many of the local organizations in regard to last month’s discussion over lack of participation in MAD by the community. He invited the organizations to represent themselves at each meeting and explained the functions of the MAD council. Because of his contact with the organizations, attendance was up over last month’s. Represented were the Lions, Kiwanis, Columbian Reading Circle, Town Board, Senior Citizens, Sesquicentennial committee, EMS, Ministerial Association, and interested citizens from the community. Also to generate more participation, MAD will be sending out letters to area businesses and residents offering the chance to become a member or make a contribution toward the group. Financial Report Next on the agenda was Don Arnold’s treasurer’s report. While last month MAD barely had enough money to pay its January bills, the outlook for this month is considerably brighter. MAD received several much welcomed donations totalling S6OO, more than MAD could recall receiving inside of a one month

Sharp new board member —

APC denies Milford rezoning request for a third time

When the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission met last Wednesday Ronald Sharp was introduced as the new member representing the town of Syracuse. He was appointed by the Syracuse Town Board to replace Dee Stiver, who resigned from the board in December. The first item of business was to elect officers for the 1986 operating year. Jerry Grady was re-elected chairman, Ron Baumgartner was re-elected vice-chairman and Chuck Brower was elected secretary. Third Denial The petition of Dennis Replogle, Milford, to rezone 5.20 acres o-f land from an agricultural to a residential district was denied by the APC for the third time. This time, Syracuse attorney Steve Snyder represented Replogle and his brother, Steve Replogle, and offered what was hoped to be a solution to the problem that the acreage in question is within one quarter mile of an existing hog feeding operation owned by Don Beer on the northeast side of Milford. Snyder presented a “grant of an easement” contract which was proposed to be signed by the Replogles to state that in no time in the future could Replogle or

period previously. This money will enable MAD to its bills for the next several months without concern. Its present balance rests at $837.95 after paying the month’s bills of $571.38. MAD also received $597.30 in rentals. Arnold then went on to explain the financial outlook over the

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KIWANIANS AT THEIR BEST — Members of the Milford Kiwanis Club were busy as beavers preparing and serving several hundred a delicious sausage and pancake breakfast at the Milford Community Building Saturday morning. Funds derived from the as-

J I RONALDSHARP any individual who bought one of the nine building sites they wished to sell take action against Beer, his heirs or assigns because of odors wafting from the Beer hog operation. The attorney maintained that, while he could find no specific example of an “odor easement,” the law very clearly found easements for various things legal and binding. During the discussions and questions about easement legality and the county zoning or-

past year. Whereas last January’s balance was $712.52, this December’s balance was the already noted $837.95. Thus, MAD was pleased that it was able to take in slightly more money than it paid out in expenditures. Arnold proposed a budget for 1986 with only a SIOO increase over last year’s budget. Arnold based his judgement upon past expenditures and slight increases. Citizen Os The Year MAD members have decided to hold off making a decision about the continuation of the Citizen of the Year Banquet until next month when they may have more community input on the topic. Members will be seeking out opinions but would prefer unsolicited responses to insure more factual opinions. Any Milford resident is encouraged! to attend next month’s meeting ait 9 a.m., Saturday, Feb. 8, in the community building, to share opinions on the banquet. If unable to attend but wish to have an input on the Citizen of the Year Banquet, contact any MAD memlier between now and February’s meeting time.

dinances, Jerry Grady, chairman, mentioned the possible future problem of flies around the hog lots in addition to odor problems. This was a topic that had not previously been discussed or considered, but Snyder agreed that flies could be included under the odor easement or could be the subject of an easement allowing Beer’s flies to exist with no repercussions from the Replogles or other specific projierty owners. Snyder stated t hat Beer would be under no risk from Replogle or the other specific property owners once the easement is accepted. He said present residents in the area are more risk to Beer since they could petition against the hog lot at any time, being unbound by an easement grant. After the discussion, which included comment from Linda Replogle, Don Beer and his son, Jim, from the audience, member Bob Hartzell moved to deny the petition. Sharp, Brower, Sid Markley and Vic Virgil voted with Hartzell for denial. Steve Butt voted for approval and Ron Baumgartner abstained.

Thin ice results in icy plunge

A Syracuse man was treated for hypothermia at Goshen General Hospital after taking an icy plunge into Syracuse Lake, Friday, Jan. 10, at 9 p.m., on the channel area facing Medusa Street. Donald Hawkins, 30, of 625 Chicago St., was released Saturday after being listed in serious condition Friday night. Hawkins had driven his snowmobile onto the main channel of the lake before falling into open water. Scott Reveal, 20, of 126 N. Clark St., Elkhart, was following Hawkins in another snowmobile when he saw a splash, enabling him to stop his snowmobile short of the open area. After jumping in the water in a futile attempt to help Hawkins, who doesn’t know how to swim, Reveal swam to the other side of the hole, where he was pulled to safety by a Syracuse ice fisher, Roland Gardiner. . Syracuse officer Ron Moser arrived on the scene shortly after that and attempted to pull Hawkins onto the frozen area of the lake with the aid of a garden hose when the ice broke, sending him to join Hawkins in the icy waters. Moser, however, sustained no injuries, as Syracuse firemen and Emergency Medical Technicians were able to support the other end of the hose and pull both men to safe ty.

fair goes to the Milford's Sesquicentennial Committee. From left are John Weisse. Donn Kesler. Jon Dewart, Ray Sorensen, Mac Little, John Replogle, Robert Hall, Richard Dunning, Bill Little and Greg Jackson.

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Other Cases The board approved the rezoning of 3.32 acres from an agricultural to a commercial district. Robert Biggs plans to establish a recreational vehicle sales and service business on the site which is along US 30, east of CR 2505, near Pierceton. At the direction of the board, Planning Director Dan Richards and his staff will prepare a new policy requiring a written statement of any circumstances which are changing for a petitioner seeking another hearing on a case. A stipulation of an automatic 60- to 90-day waiting period is to be included. The board voted to follow the suggestion of Rick Helm, attorney, to consider final plats first in future meetings since they take less time that considerations on zoning changes. A portion of the Lakeview Terrace subdivision, a development of Lewis Neibert, received final plat approval. The subdivision will be along Grassy Creek south of Tippecanoe Lake.

Hawkins was standing on the sinking snowmobile before being pulled from the trap. Such areas of open water are common for the lake due to the channel (connecting Syracuse and Wawasee Lakes) current, according to conservation officer David Anderson, who was present at the scene of the accident. Hawkins, apparently fully recovered from the spill, and three friends used rope and a paddleboat to recover the snowmobile from the channel Sunday afternoon, Jan. 12. Plan Syracuse Sesqui meeting Persons interested in helping plan the 1987 Syracuse Sesquicentennial Celebration are reminded of the committee’s monthly meeting Monday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m., in Syracuse Scout Cabin. Items to be discussed will be an updates from chairpersons concerning the various established committees, brochure and fundraiser updates as well as input from those present on what funds are going to be needed. The sesquicentennial committee will have monthly meetings throughout 1986 on the third Monday of each month at 7:30 p.m., in the scout cabin. No notices of the meetings will be mailed to interested groups or individuals.