The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 January 1986 — Page 1

What did you think of the Super Bowl?

IB - ji™ ’j,k ■ mi v> oi JANIE LEACH Kimmell “I thought it was fantastic. It was a great way to end the season with the Bears proving that they have something special going. ”

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VOLUME 23

Winter Carnival gets 'go' signal

By GLEN LONG Staff Writer The old saying, “In Indiana, if you don’t like the weather, wait a few minutes and it will change,” is still appropriate. Members of the Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival Committee, in addition to the efforts of planning and coordinating this year’s Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival, have, as last year, had the added duty of being weather-watchers for several weeks. The weather took another of its unseasonable Indiana turns and stayed warm enough last week to cause the seventh annual Winter Carnival, designed to help area residents get rid of the midwinter blahs, to be postponed to the weekend of February 1 and 2. This schedule was in doubt as late as Saturday morning, but after the return of real winter cold and snow on Sunday the carnival committee decided the carnival is go for next weekend. Something New:‘Snotilia’ e One of the highlights this year will be a “Snotilia,” which, in the tradition of the summer Lake Wawasee feature, the Flotilla, is a parade of decorated snowmobiles. This uniquely named event, which requires no entry forms or fees, only requires that entrants be at Wawasee Bowling Alley when the parade begins at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 1. The parade will travel through Wawasee Village and Syracuse uptown areas and proceed to Lakeside Park, where prizes will be awarded. Imagination and decorative skills will be wildly apparent as the potential prizewinning masterpieces parade past cheering, waving throngs lining the parade route. Lakeside Park, on the north end of Syracuse Lake, will be the scene of many of the winter fun activities. The information tent will open at the park at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Feb 1. The skating events, sponsored by the Lakeland Youth Center, will begin at 10 a.m. These will be followed by open skating; the

3 county families to receive Homestead award

There are 22 Indiana farm famines that have been invited to the main floor of the State Capitol in Indianapolis to receive their Hoosier Homestead Award on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 10 a.m. Thrrr fiwnitim from Koagiusko County will be among those attending. They are: Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur (Garnet) Latimer, Mentone, IMS; Mr. and Mrs. Willis (Gladys) Pfeiffer, Silver Lake, IMS; and George Letter Trust, Warsaw, MM. The Hoosier Homestead Award ceremony, an ongoing program administered by the Indiana

* wßlS'ffeS |B & H jUI irU NED SPEICHER Milford “A lifetime of frustration was wiped out. I finally cheered for a winner and the Cubs will follow that in 1986.”

Wi ■ ■ li flr Br jQk WEATHER READY FOR CARNIVAL — Members of the Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival Committee made a check of the ice on Syracuse Lake on Monday to help determine if the Winter Carnival should proceed on February 1 and 2. The wintery blast which hit on Sunday brought plenty of snow and hardened the ice on the lake. That and the weather reports being favorable for continued cold led to the decision to go for the February land 2 dates as planned. j looking on from the left as Ed Bogart wields his ice auger are Larry Michael and Jeanne Gardiner.

sledding contest, run by Lakeland Daycare Center under the sponsorship of the Wawasee Kiwanis Club; three wheeler (ATV) races; children’s games; mustache and beard contest; kitty kat snowmobile races; snowmobile poker runs sponsored by Wawasee Kiwanis; snowmobile drags; bonfire sponsored by the committee; torch parade; fireworks; and snowmobile enduro and drags sponsored by Wawasee Kiwanis. A concession stand, operated by Sigma Alpha Epsilon Sorority, will also be open at the park.

Department of Commerce, Division of Agriculture, recognises those farms which have been owned by the same family for 100 years or more. Lt. Governor Mutz, Indiana’s commission of agriculture, said, “It is onfy proper that we honor those endeavors that have contributed so greatly to the economic, cultural and historical heritage of our state. During tteae tough times, it’s a pleasure to focus on the positive side of Over 2,425 families have teen honored since the Indiana

■ MARTI THOMPSON Milford I thought it was boring. The game was too lopsided.

Consolidation of THE MILFORD MAIL (Est. 1888) and THE SYRACUSE-WAWASEE JOURNAL (E»t. 1907)

Breakfast With The Ladies Breakfast with the Ladies’ Auxiliary will be available at the American Legion on the east side of SR 13 south of Syracuse from 7 to 10 a.m. on Saturday. The Winter Carnival dance was held last Saturday night at the American Legion Hall. It was sponsored by the Enchanted Hills Playhouse Guild. The Kiddy Pedal Pull was also held on the 25th at the Wawasee High. School Ag Building. This event was operated by Future Farmers of America at the high school. The softball tourney, previous-

Department of Commerce started these ceremonies 10 years ago. To be considered for the awards, the applying farm property must produce at least SI,OOO worth of agricultural products or be a minimum size of 30 acres. Also, proof of a rtiationthe present owner and the owner of 100 years ago. For more information, contact the Division of Agriculture, Indiana Department of Commerce, One North Capitol, Suite 700, Indianapolis, Ind 4C04-2MB or caß 317/232-8700

1$ e w JUDY PRADO Leesburg Oh, I really enjoyed it. I would have liked it better if the Patriots ■ would have scored more to make it more challenging for the Bears.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29,1986

ly scheduled for Saturday at 8 a m at Vega Field, has tentatively been cancelled unless subsequent arrangements can be made and further information is given. ‘Citizens (Ski) Race’ 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. Jeanne Gardiner, chairman of the committee, stresses very clearly that the Winter Carnival is a real community effort as evidenced by the number of organizations involved. She says it takes a “bunch of dedicated people” to get such a big event completed. She is looking forward to continued cold weather so the remaining Winter Carnival events can be held and enjoyed by aB. Fire in chimney at J. Fick home Syracuse Fire Department was called tn the home cf James Fick, in Enchanted Hills at 1:13 p.m. Monday, Jan. 20, for a chimney fire. Firemen from station one and two responded to the caU and reported the Cromwell Fire Department was at the scene priori te Sybase 8100 and the cause was believed to be from a woodburner.

z r ~' CHARLIE LEHMAN Syracuse I thought it was a real interesting game with lots of action. The Refrigerator came through.

Frigid weather moves in The winds blew from the north. The Artic air moved in and temperatures dropped. Snow began to fall. Winter returned to the Lakeland area last Sunday. After very moderate temperatures throughout most of January, winter returned in full force. Temperatures plunged below the zero mark in much of Indiana. Snow was reported in Atlanta and cold weather caused concern in the citrus areas of Florida as temperatures there dropped into the 20s and 30s as far south as Miami. Lake effect snow measured over 12 inches in the South Bend area. Some two inches was on the ground in northern Kosciusko County by Monday morning. The photo shown with this column was taken Tuesday at 9 a.m. as the temperature in Milford FIRST NATIONAL BANK AS THE BANK'S THERMOMETER SAW IT! registered an even zero. Like temperatures were reported in Syracuse and North Webster. A wanning trend into the teens is expected today with the bank clock showing 18 degrees at 8 am. Warmer temperatures are predicted at press time with today’s highs to expected to dimb into the 20s. Light snow fell throughout the night and is expected to continue into the day with the up to one inch expected. Weather forecasters state there is a possibility that snow will fall throughout the week, creating excellent conditions for the weekend’s Winter Carnival and setting the scene for next weekend’s Winter Carnival at North Webster. Rotarus from Japan Sergeant Todd A. Eby and his wife, die former Glenda Hunt, returned to Syracuse last week from one year tour duty in Japan. Sgt. Eby was stationed at Iwakuni, Japan, previous to the of Art Eby of Goshen and Jane Fry of Syracuse.

Hr f W jB /2» ’ ’ 1 ■ LARRY MARTINDALE Syracuse “The outcome was what I expected, but I couldn’t stand to watch it anyway.”

37-year-old school teacher aboard — Space shuttle explodes Tuesday! The nation stood absolutely stunned just before noon Tuesday as the space shuttle Challenger blew into smithereens shortly after liftoff at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida, apparently killing all seven of the crew members.

Specifically, attention was drawn to the tragedy since it included Christa McAuliffe, the 37-year-old New Hampshire high school teacher and the mother of two, whose on board classroom lessons were to be beamed to her students who watched as the tragedy unfolded.

It was not the first major space program tragedy, but will be remembered as one of the most

Volkswagen meets train at Syracuse

Myron (“Mark”) Pamer, 19, 212 W. First St., Milford, suffered head and internal injuries in a car/train accident Tuesday morning, Jan. 28, at the Oak Street crossing in Syracuse. Pamer was taken to Goshen Hospital by the Syracuse Emergency Medical Service where he underwent surgery. Officials from the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad notified Syracuse Police of the accident at 6:50 a.m. Syracuse Police Officer Robert Houser reported Pamer was northbound on Oak Street in a 1970 blue Volkswagen at the time of the accident. According to police, Pamer had turned north off the Syracuse-

WteaK Ji ■ j Aja a! * - DRIVER SERIOUSLY HURT — Myron (“Mark”) Pamer, IK MHferd. sirffvred head nal injuries in n car/train accident Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 6: SO a.m. The accident occurred al meuan ' Street crossing in Syracuse, when the roar quarter panel of Pamer’s 1910 Vsßswagee was tiroes y a westhsnnd Baltimore and Ohio freight train. The JAWS unit from the Syracuse Ffre Department was nsed to extract Pamer who was tahen to Goshen Hospital by the Syracuse Emergency Medical Service. He underwent wrgy arrivh* at the hospital and is listed in critical canditian this morning. (Photahy the KsirtmsTummty Sheriff's Department, Det Sgt Tom Kitch)

hl B '' PAT MOHLER Columbia City “I thought it was great! Three people won money in our household.”

horrible. Killed in the explosion of the * $1.2 billion space craft besides

Milford Road onto Oak Street and apparently did not see or hear the westbound freight train coming. Pamer’s auto was struck in the right rear quarter panel by the train’s engine knocking the vehi- ' cle 92 feet into a ditch on the north side of the railroad tracks. Pamer was trapped in the vehicle and was freed with the JAWS unit by the Syracuse Fire Department. James W. Barrett, 515 E. Second St., Peru, train engineer told police the freight train was traveling at approximately 57 miles per hour at the time of the accident. Officer Houser stated in his report when police officers arriv-

JI TED BROOKS Milford It came out about the way I expected. The Bears just have that kind of a team.

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ed at the scene the drivers side window was found to be covered with frost with the windshield partly covered with frost. Officers will continue their investigation into the cause of the accident pending the recovery of Pamer. The Oak Street crossing has no crossing gates or flashing lights as well as road markings. Officers noted in their report there are cross arms on a steel post at the intersection. Investigating the accident with Officer Houser was Kosciusko County Det. Sgt. Tom Kitch. The Pamer vehicle was listed as a total loss and no damage was listed to the train’s engine.