The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 14, Milford, Kosciusko County, 2 April 1986 — Page 14
THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 2,1986
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The best garage sale ever
By BETSY HENRICKS Guest Feature Writer It’s March in Northern Indiana. Flood season. Chuck-holes-that-can '-kill-a-large-car season. And, for those thousands of shopaholics who’ve been on the wagon all winter, the Official 1986 Garage Sale Season will soon begin. Perhaps you’re planning a sale. I know I am. Not in our garage, of course, because it’s too full of stuff from flea markets to serve as a commercial location. Mine will probably be held in the driveway, though that means customers have to park on the lawn which makes my husband unduly anxious about the green weeds we mow faithfully and refer to as grass. But where garage sales happen — on porches or yards, in basements or carports — is not important. What is important only someone like me, who has held at least three sales, can tell you. My first was a dismal, possibly unprecedented failure, ranking well below New Coke. The next one broke even. That is to say, I made enough money to cover the McDonald’s to feed my family for the two days I was too busy to cook. The third, however, was a genuine, honest-to-goodness success. Not only did I reduce the amount of junk in our house by several megatons, but I also made over a SIOO which I spent the following weekend at other people’s garage sales. Here are the 10 basic rules for running a truly successful sale: 1. Plan ahead for good weather. A warm, but not hot, sunny but not glaring, balmy, but not windy, day is your best bet. Statistics show that icy rain and/or tornadoes cut garage sale attendance by more than 85 percent.
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2. Advertise specifically. Don’t say “lots of miscellaneous and much, much more.” The public wants detail. Tell them how the lamp you’re selling was made in ceramics class by your second cousin. And, state clearly that when your son wet the bed, it never did soak through to the box springs which you’re offering for a song. 3. Run your sale for at least two days, preferably Friday and Saturday. You’ll find you get a different type of clientele on weekdays and weekends. On Friday, the work-at-home mothers with infants and toddlers will come. Unfortunately, most of them will bring their toddlers who will play hide-and-seek among the hanging clothes and test drive all riding toys at upwards of 50 mph. They will also peel 25 cent tags off small items and re-stick them to couches and whitewall tires. These you will later be obliged to sell to cantankerous customers who threaten to sue if you change the price. On Saturday, whole families, complete with visiting grandparents and school-age children, will come. By careful prearrangement on their part, they will meet aunts, uncles and cousins at your sale and proceed to hold a rowdy caucus about whether the card table you advertised will do for serving cold cuts at their annual reunion. It won’t. 4. Include a table of freebies. Everyone likes to get something for nothing. It sets a festive mood which precludes good sense and leads to mindless spending. Besides, how else can you get rid of the really tasteless stuff you’ve accumulated over the years? If you’re holding the sale with a friend or two, it’s fun to make modest bets among yourselves as to which of the uglies will go first.
You can also put excess or overripe garden produce on the freebie table. 5. Have enough change. At minimum, you should be able to change S2O bills for 53 people, each of whom will buy no more than 15 cents worth of merchandise. 6. Never accept checks, except from personal friends. Or personal friends of personal friends. Or relatives. Or personal friends of relatives. Or relatives of personal friends. 7. No early sales. This is a hard rule to stick to, but believe me, your sanity depends on it. No matter how early you start your sale — say 5 a.m. — the professional sale stalkers will be there at least an hour in advance. They want good parking places. They want to watch you set up. They
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want to rummage through the boxes of junk you haven’t priced yet. They want to price it for you. They want to snarf up armloads of choice merchandise and put it on “lay-away” while they check out a couple of other sales down the block. They want to drive you crazy. Some diehards will show up a whole day early with tearjerking tales about how their mother’s funeral is tomorrow so they absolutely have to shop today. Express your condolences, but remain Arm. 8. Mark your lawn chairs, your coffee cup and the clothes on your back “Not for Sale.” Mark them clearly, in thjee languages. 9. Send your own children away, preferably out of state, but
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l"'iW I KI W ’ M□ n r MEDIVAC A NATION-WIDE ORGANIZATION — Bill Van Patten, a registered nurse and a member of Medivac, which is the Goshen based group, presented a program to members of the SyracuseWawasee Rotary Club Tuesday, April 1, on the organization which flies the sick and injured from the point of injury or sickness to hospitals and clinics throughout the United States. “Medivac is ready and willing to fly and to serve world wide,” remarked Van Patten. Shown in the photo are Ron Kerlin, program chairman; Van Patten; and Robert Troutman, president of rotary. (Photo by Col. Joe Gray)
'Medical evacution presented to Rotary
A program concerning the medical evacuation of patients by air was presented to the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club members during their regular meeting. Ron Kerlin, program chairman, introduced Bill Van Patten, Goshen, as the guest speaker. Van Patten, a registered nurse, is a mainstay in the corporation which is involved with the medical evacuation of patients by air. The organization was formed in Elkhart in the early 1980 s and has since been moved to the Goshen Airport. Van Patten is a qualified pilot, an instructor, airport manager of Goshen Airport and his nurses degree is vital to his work in evacuation. A slide presentation of Medivac, which is the Goshen based group, was given. Medivac flies the sick and injured from the point of injury or sickness to hospitals and clinics throughout the United States. Their crews have flown to and from Israel,
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at least out of walking distance. Otherwise, they will turn up just as their ex-prize possessions are being sold and embarrass you no end. Grabbing armless dolls and wingless model airplanes from prospective buyers, they will sob hysterically and rage at you for daring to market such treasurers behind their backs. 10. Lock your doors and tell anyone who asks that your house has no phone or indoor plumbing. I once let a perfectly nice lady use my phone and she called New Zealand. And, one of the 42 people who needed our bathroom left the water running in the sink with the plug in, causing severe flood damage to three rooms. So, while it’s important to smile and act friendly, you do have to set limits.
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Tokyo and, on a regular basis into Canada. They operate throughout the entire 50 states, as well. Van Patten said the State of Indiana was the first state to establish a set of rules concerning civilian medical evacuation by air. This was done while Otis Bowen was governor. Prior to the rules being established, Van Patten said in some cases the pilot may fly a patient from point to point and simply leave him on the ramp. They carried no medical supplies nor did they have proper oxygen or stretcher facilities in the planes. The planes of Medivac are fully supplied with the proper drugs, medical supplies and monitoring equipment. They also supply Medivac crews to fly on commercial aircraft throughout the world. The plans that the corporation owns are fully instrumented for foul weather flights, as well. Van Patten stated “Medivac is ready and willing to fly and to serve worldwide . ”
BOAT DONATED — The Syracuse Fire Department has received a cold water rescue boat. This boat was specially designed to be used for cold water rescue for the safety of those being rescued and those doing the rescuing. The boat is 140 inches long and weighs 86 pounds, allowing two people to easily handle it. Members of the fire department designed the boat after being given the idea approximately four months ago. All materials used in building the boat were donated by Sea Nymph. Inc., The boat was built by First Assistant Chief Howard Birkel and Captain Tim Weisser. The paint department at Sea Nymph was responsible for the painting and Second Assistant Fire Chief Joe Anderson was responsible for the lettering. Shown in the photo with the new rescue boat are Weisser; Anderson; Larry Hunter, fire chief; Paul Phillabaum, president of Sea Nymph, Inc.; and Richard Marquis, plant manager. (Photo by Deb Patterson)
Scouting the county ®
Blue and Gold banquets highlight scouting month
Cub Scout pack 3730 held its Blue and Gold Banquet on February 23, at the Shrine Building. Guests attending were Pastor Barton Fletcher. Jim Molebash, Charlie Eyler, Jim Bowers, Jon Garber, Dick McCleary, Don and lona Fretz, Terry Roush, Terry Roush, Jr., Linda Moser and Bill and Kathryn Deerwester. The winners of the Tiger Cub game show were Matt VanCuren, Tim Heckaman and Alex Wood. The winners of the Cub Scout game show were Mark Smith, Dan Smythe, Chris Felger, Josh Wood. Lamoine Grow, Jeremy Walters, David Bailey and Jason Stanley. Entertainment was also provided by magician Jack Wilhite. Cubmaster Craig Felger presented awards and advancements to the following Cub Scouts: Chris Felger and Scott Hanes, artist activity pin; Mark Smith, Chris Felger, Scott Hanes, Jeff Miles, citizen activity pin; Brett Devenney, aquanaut activity pin; Mark Smith, Marc Felke, Derek Bradley, Brett Devenney, Geoff Patrick and Jason Long, Webelos badges; Aaron Quance, Bobcat badge; and Josh Wood, Wolf badge. Cub Scouts receiving patches from the Pack Klondike on February 9 were: Scott Hanes, David Walthers, Paul Elder, Josh Wood. David Bailey. Chad Study, Eric Heckaman, Zachery Dock, Scott Miller, Tim Cleveland, Brandon Wilhite, Jeff Miles, Chris Felger, Mark Smith and Jason Stanley. The district Pinewood Derby Race was held February 21, at Washington School. Pack members placing in the race were: Brandon Wilhite, fifth; Chris Felger, eighth; and Lamoine Grow, twelfth. Other participants from Pack 3730 were: Scott Hanes, Dan Smythe, Tim Cleveland, David Gregory. Aaron Walters, Zachery Dock, Mark Smith. Jason Long, Jeremy Walters and Brian Lindquist. It was announced that the Pack’s Easter egg hunt will be held Saturday, March 29, at Kelly Park. The event will begin at 1
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p.m., and brothers and sisters ot Pack members, under the age of 10, are invited to participate. The train trip to Chicago’s Science and Industry Museum will be April 26. Further information on the trip is available from Cindy Felger. The next Pack meeting will be held March 27, at 7 p.m., at the First United Methodist Church. This will be a science fair and each Cub Scout is to bring a science project for display. ' —o— ■—* The First Presbyteriafn Church of Winona Lake was the site of Cub Scout Pack 3715’s Blue and Gold Banquet on February 25. Special guests for the banquet were Scoutmaster Dick McCleary and his assistant Chuck Hodges, Terry Roush, district unit commissioner and Scoutmaster of troop - 77S’, and Dick and Brenda Allen. 7 Awards were presented 1 - by Cubmaster Brenda Rowe to the following Cub Scouts: Neal DeTurk, wolf patch, gold arrow; Brenon Christofer, silver arrow; Emmie Gruder, artist pin, outdoorsman activity pin; Jason Simmons, table tennis sports pin; Shaun Gathe, baseball sports pin; and Kevin Crawford, bowlingsports pin. Dick McCleary showed slides on a trip to Newfoundland, taken last year with his Scout troop. Dick and Brenda Allen received a placque from the Pack members for the work they have done in the Pack from 1979 to 1985. 'Allen is a former Cubmaster. The Webelos were in charge of the opening portion of the meeting. Den One, led by Marilyn Simmons, put on a skit entitled “Spirit of Baden-Powell.” Den Two, led by Polly Gabbett, did a skit on the “History of Scouting,” and Den Three, led by Lisa Eckert, did a sparkler on “A Trip to the Moon.” The Webelos and their leader, Ken Simmons, recited Arrow of Light requirements between the skits. Chris Clark was recognized for placing fourth in the District Pinewood Derby Race at
Washington School in February. It was announced that the Pack would be participating in the Bowl-A-Thon on April 19. Baldwins' newsletter Chuck and Debby Baldwin, who with thei/ daughter, Julie, are serving with United World MisVsicm.are looking forward hopefully to returning to their mission in Mali, Africa. Their current activities and plans are printed here from their current newsletter to their friends in the Church of the Brethren in Syracuse and in other churches. Chuck is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles L. Baldwin, Syracuse, and a 1972 graduate of Wawasee High School. Dear Family and Friends, We have seen almost all of you since we began traveling in September. Our last big- trip to the west coast, from which we just returned,.lasted seven weeks. It’s been so good to visit in your homes and churches, to share our hopes and needs, to see how the children have grown, how the jobs are going and how much closer you have grown to the Lord. We’ve appreciated the interest each of you has taken in us. To date we’ve shown our slides of Mali 119 times in 25 states. Our car has racked up 26,000 miles in these 10 months. Many have written to ask when we will be returning to Mali, since our year is about over. Our plans were to leave the end of April. However, as time passes, our desire does not look possible. We continue to lack a tremendous amount of monthly financial support. The Lord has not provided as yet the additional SBOO a month we need. We continue to trust Him and believe that He will not close the door on us returning to Mali through finances. We have also shared with many of you that there are areas of change taking place in Mali which may affect our personal ministry. These, along with questions concerning Julie’s schooling and our personal preparation prior to returning, are being taken into prayerful consideration by us and United World Mission. Julie is also having some trouble. Her s is in the area of speech. She is unable to make many sounds and imitate English words well. We are concerned that she be able to speak her mother tongue before we leave the United States. Most of you know, though, that Julie has no trouble in communicatirig her desires. Perhaps we should work on teaching everyone else French and Bambara instead of teaching Julie English Not a day goes by that we are not mindful of our faithful prayer and financial supporters. We continue especially to need support while we are in the U.S.A. We thank the Lord that we have such a great group of kind folks interested in us and the Church in Mali. Will you pray for the needs we have listed here in our letter? Pray that the Lord would do great things concerning the above three needs — finances, personal preparation and Julie's speech — so we can return to Mali in His perfect timing. Chuck, Debby and Julie Baldwin