The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 11, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 March 1986 — Page 18

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., March 12,1986

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It happened ... in Syracuse

19 YEARS AGO, MARCH 10,1970 Seventeen members of the Wednesday Afternoon club at Syracuse met last Wednesday afternoon in the home of Mrs. Dean Pittman, Syracuse Lake. Assisting the hostess were Mrs. Wales Macy and Mrs. Peter Blue. Miss Nanci Fick, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Nathaniel Crow Fick of Lake Wawasee and Arlington, Va., has been named to the dean’s list at George Washington university, Washington, D.C. Only one vacancy remains on the plan commission at Syracuse, following the appointment of

Mr i B 1 r ip ' ~ r < ■ ... B -> w HUG DAY AT WARSAW! — Miller’s Merry Manor of Warsaw recently celebrated “Hug Day” on Valentine’s Day. Over 2,100 hugs were reportedly given to residents. Each resident received a signature sheet to carry with them throughout the day. Employees competed in giving the most hugs to residents and signed the sheets after each hug. Miller’s resident Margaret Ault, pictured at right with Miller’s employee Vy Netherton, received the most hugs with a total of 76 signatures. She won a free lunch at a restaurant of her choice. Employee Shirley Fishbaugh, nursing assistant, received a free pizza for the 99 hugs she gave during the day. Figures further showed that each resident received an average of 21.64 hugs during the Valentine’s Day competition. It was reported that some people were even trying to get extra hugs for their sign-up sheets the following day. Miller’s Merry Manor officials report that the event was so successful they plan to repeat it next year.

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David M. Smith, 36 North Shore drive, at a meeting of the town board of trustees last week. Attorney Robert Reed was present at Tuesday nights meeting of the Lakeland Community School Corporation board of trustees to explain the first step towards purchasing school buses by means of a bond issue. Reed said a petition must be signed by 50 or more property owners with signatures verified by the county auditor. The petitions call for a bond issue not to exceed $225,000 in general obligation bodhs. 20 YEARS AGO, MARCH 9,1966 Mr. and Mrs. Leo Druckamiller

WAWASEE CHANNEL PROPERTIES ENCHANTED HILLS — 3 bedroom home with shop. Zoned commercial. . COTTINGHAM BEACH — 2 bedroom home. Great view of the lake - . S6S,(MW PICKWICK ROAD — 3 bedroom, IV2 bath home. HESS DRIVE — 3 bedroom, new furnace, large lot. $62,900 KALE ISLAND — 3 bedroom, large 10t.... $51,000

and Mrs. Dolores Skelton of Syracuse and Mr. and Mrs. Arden Druckamiller of Kokomo attended the wedding of Norman Druckamiller and Paula Adam of Barberton, Ohio, at Akron, on Saturday, March 5. Norman is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Leo Druckamiller. Cassie Wells, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Wells, 207 West Main street, Syracuse, has pledged Phi Mu at Hanover college Hanover. She is the pledge class’ social chairman. A Syracuse youth, Joe Hibschman, son of Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Hibschman, r 1 recently graduated with honors from the eight weeks Purdue university winter course in agriculture. He was second in a class of 80 young men. Larry Jones, son of Mr. and Mrs. William T. Jones, Jr., Syracuse, spent a few days at his home during mid term vacation from Indiana university. Janice Pilcher, student at Anderson college, spent a few days last week with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Pilcher and family, Syracuse.

It happened . . . in North Webster

10 YEARS AGO, MARCH 10,1976 Jennifer Steele, 11, daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Paul Steele, of r 1 North Webster and a sixth grade student, won the North Webster elementary school spelling bee February 27. Jennifer won on the word “tedious.” She won second place in the Warren school contest in South Bend last year. The runner-up was Tom Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. David L. Cox of r 1 Leesburg. Tom is in the fifth grade. Officers were elected during the March 1 meeting of Charm N Chatters home extension club. The meeting was held in the home of Mrs. Bill Metcalf. She was assisted by Corinne Staples. Members of Barbee Hoosier club held their first meeting of the year on March 3. The January and February meetings had to be cancelled due to inclement weather. Ruth Butler, president, was in charge of the business session. . North Webster United Methodist Women will meet at 2 p.m. March 16, in the church fellowship room. Marion Hunt is serving as general chairman. Devotions will be given by Margaret Frost. Dr. and Mrs. Hugh Deale, who have served over 25 years as missionaries in Africa, will present the program. 26 YEARS AGO, MARCH 9,1966 A men’s night birthday supper sponsored by the Hi Neighbors club to recognize all the men’s birthdays was held Saturday night at the Mock school house. Mrs. Bernard Roberts and Mrs.

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Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Blue, Syracuse, have returned from a Florida vacation trip. 30 YEARS AGO, MARCH 8,1956 What is believed to be the largest Chamber of Commerce meeting in Syracuse history took place last night when 116 members and guests, heard Milferd Eggerding speak on town planning, following a chicken dinner at the Oakwood Park Hotel. Roy and Ray Wilkinson, twin brothers each of whom have Holstein herds on their farm near Syracuse, reported this week the birth of twin calves in both herds. Syracuse has been placed on the list of Indiana cities eligible to receive federal monies for airport construction, according to information telephoned to the Journal last Thursday by William K. Mollenour, member of the State Board of Aviation Commissioners and aviation editor of the Warsaw Times and Union. Mr. and Mrs. Norman Robie and sons spent several days in Washington, lowa with Mrs. Robies parents, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Stuckman.

Thurlow Mock were hostesses at the carry-in dinner served to 26 people. A court of honor preceded by a carry-in dinner was held Tuesday, March 8, at 7 p.m. at the Barbee Conservation club by North Webster Boy Scout Troop 26 to honor a new eagle scout and award other scouts for advancement and merit badges. This event was sponsored by the Methodist Men’s club. T. Kim Plew was awarded the rank of eagle scout by former eagle scouts Merlin Bixler and Dan Kuhn. He was introduced by scoutmaster Dan Tucker in the investiture. Kim’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Plew and paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Granville Plew of r 1 Warsaw, were in attendance. 50 YEARS AGO, MARCH 12.1936 Mr. and Mrs. George Gunderlock of Chicago, and Mr. ><• Frank‘Sloan-of- Syracuse visited Mr. and Mrs. Charles Richereek of North Webster, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira Rothenberger, and Mr. and Mrs. William Kline of North Webster, and Mr. and Mrs. Lynn of Epworth Forest were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. John W. Swenson. Because of the icy roads, deep snow, and zero weather, the North Webster school has missed a total of nine days of regular session. One of these days has already been , made up. School was held on Saturday, February 29. Two more Saturdays to be utilized in school work will fall on

Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lantz, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Anglemyer and Mr. and Mrs. James Wilson left last Friday for Biloxi, Mississippi and plan to return Sunday 11 March. Mrs. Leonard Cripe and daughters, Nancy, Pat and Marlene spent the weekend in Indianapolis with relatives. 50 YEARS AGO, MARCH 12,1936 Members of the SyracuseWawasee Chamber of Commerce went on record at their monthly meeting Tuesday night in the Grand Hotel and Case, to send a large delegation to Indianapolis tomorrow, in an effort to have State Route 13 continue to pass through Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Deering of Hammond, Indiana, are visiting with Mr. and Mrs. Dewey LeCount, Mrs. Mary Gable and Mrs. Estelle Swartz. A dozen conventions, representing nearly 1,500 visitors have been booked for the summer by the Spink-Wawasee Hotel, Lake Wawasee, according to an announcement issued by the management today. Several others are also being planned for, and it is believed that more than

Saturday, March 25th. Alfred Hamman and Asher Garber put up 500 tons of ice last week in the Weaver ice house. Milo Strombeck, wife and brother made a business trip to Warsaw, Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Miller of North Webster visited Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Miller last week. Wayne White is planning improvements to his place of business. He is making arrangements to resurface the driveways of his service station, changing the present gravel runways to concrete. PROMOTED — Carl Allen (Buddy) Bice, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Bice Sr., 506 W. Emeline, Milford, was recently named to the command of Officer of the Deck (Underway) in the U.S. Navy. A graduate of Notre Dame University, South Bend. Bice was a member of the ROTC before entering the Navy two years ago. While on watch, Bice is responsible for the reputation of the ship, the comforgand well being of the crew, and the life of every man on board. He also has authority over all shipboard personnel, excluding the executive officer and commanding officer.

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20 convention groups will visit the hotel during the season. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Brown and Mr. and Mrs Sedrick Kegg,

APC says no to rezoning

By GLEN LONG Staff Writer The Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission, in its March meeting, voted to not recommend to the county commissioners approval of the petition of Robert Fahl to rezone 31.54 acres of land from an agricultural district to a light industrial district. The motion to deny the recommendation was made by Kosciusko County Extension agent, Vic Virgil, who is on the APC. He stated that the agricultural land needs to be preserved for agriculture. If rezoned the land would be used for Explorer Van Company to build a van conversion operation on the south side of US 30 west of the Fox Farm Road in Prairie Township. Robert Kessler, president of Explorer Van Co., stated that after moving his operation into its present location in the Yeiter implement sales building west of Warsaw he became aware that location only had a zoning exception for farm implement sales and he is operation outside the ■ IHw ■ RECEIVES FIRST MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP — Shirley Martin Miller, a senior nursing major student from Elmira, Ontario, Canada, is the first recipient of the Amy S. Vanlaningham Memorial Scholarship at Goshen College. Miller is the daughter of Wayne and Naomi Martin, r 4 Elmira, and the wife of Wilbur Miller, Goshen. She attends Maple City Chapel, Goshen. The scholarship was established as a memorial to Amy Vanlaningham, a post-graduate nursing student at Goshen College, who died in 1984. She was the daughter of Hazel and Helen Vanlaningham, r 1 Milford, and a member of the Bethel Church of the Brethren, Milford. Due to generous contributions from Amy Vanlaningham’s friends, relatives, and fellow students, the first scholarship was awarded just one year after the fund was established. First consideration for the scholarship is given to nursing students who do not qualify for other kinds of financial aid. The recipient also should be a committed Christian, a junior or senior student, with leadership qualities and a strong interest in service to the poor and needy. The recipient is chosen by the faculty of the Goshen College Division of Nursing.

Mr. and Mrs. Bud Mills and son Jerry, and George Butt, all of Indianapolis, were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Kegg. Mr.

zoning rules. He said that he must move someplace and prefers to stay near Warsaw rather than possibly moving into Elkhart County. Kessler said he employs 120 people now and is building about 60 vans per week. He would, after building on the Fahl land, grow to produce about 300 units per month and would hire about 80 more people. He stated that he is proud that his operation is providing so many jobs for local people and pointed out that many dollars are brought Kosciusko County from other states by his operation. When asked about the possibility of his locating in an industrial park, for example at Pierceton, Kessler said his problem is that land there is too expensive to provide the 10 acres he needs on which to store vans at his operation. Ron Baumgartner, APC member, said Explorer Van is a good solid industry which should be preserved in our county if possible. “The Kosciusko Development Inc. (KDI) should be helping research the needs of companies to check out alternative locations in the county.” stated Baumgartner.

'Citizen of the Tear' named

Richard Pletcher, president of Amish Acres, became the fifth person to receive the Citizen of the Year award from the Nappanee Chamber of Commerce. Pletcher was bestowed this award during the chamber’s annual dinner on Saturday evening, March 8. Chamber secretary, Dee Jordan, made the presentation. The Citizen of the Year award is given to an outstanding member of the community who is felt to have best served the community during the course of the past year. To qualify for the award, the recipient must own or operate a business in Nappanee and must have served the community in the areas of city government, development, or education. Pletcher has worked toward this goal by serving on the library board since 1981 'until the library’s completion in November of 1985. He was the building project coordinator and was instrumental in the actual design of the building.

IBb ■ i jfl HSU ™ HONORED FOR OUTSTANDING SALES — Pat Bitner, an associate with Beer Realtors, Syracuse, was honored for outstanding real estate sales in 1985. Mrs. Bitner participated in 54 sales (over one a week for a year) in 1985 totaling $2,200,000. She and her husband, Jake, live on Syracuse Lake. She has been Beer’s top associate for the last three years. How Much Is Your Home Worth? The housing market is more favorable now than it’s been . in a long time. So if you’re ' thinking of selling your home, now is a good time to call a CENTURY 21 Professional. Ask us about a market evaluation of your home. ™ ra MS Beaty Realtors

and Mrs. Roy Schleeter and daughter Sandra Susan, of this place, were also dinner guests, Sunday.

Virgil agreed to a supplement to his motion stating that if the motion to deny passed the KDI should be contacted and asked to help Kessler review his land needs and location possibilities. Other Cases Several property owners in the area east of Winona Lake where Stonehenge Golf Club, Inc. wants to build a planned unit development to include a larger golf course and residential locations, were present to remonstrate against the petition based primarily on concerns about water draining from the planned development onto their property. It was pointed out that the concerns of tiie remonstrators would be pertinent to individual segments of the planned development and th‘e board voted unanimously to approve this preliminary plan. It was stated that this is the first of four mandatory hearings on this project. David and Mary Ann Creighton were granted approval, subject to county commissioner approval, to rezone 43 acres of land from an agricultural district to a residential district. The property is located on the north side of CR 200S, V 4 mile east of CR 200W in Wayne Township.

Pletcher has been active in the business community as president of Pletcher Apparel, Inc., and Pletcher Furniture Village. In 1968, Pletcher served as president of the chamber of commerce. Past recipients of the Citizen of the Year award include Larry Wagner, 1984; Rick Jenkins, 1983, Freeman Borkholder, 1982; and George Hornish, 1981. ‘ No sesquicentenniai (nesting ot Syracuse There will be no Syracuse Sesquicentenniai Celebration committee meeting Monday, March 17. The meeting has been cancelled due to the sponsoring of a fundraiser chili supper that evening at the Lakeland Youth Center. The next meeting for those interested in helping with the Syracuse Sesquicentenniai Celebration will be Monday, April 21, at 7:30 p.m., in the Syracuse Scout Cabin.