The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 June 1986 — Page 2
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GETTING READY FOR THE BIG SHOW — Public events such as parades need stages for speakers and dignitaries, and this is certainly the case on Milford’s Main Street during Sesquicentennial Week.
Saturday parade to cap week's sesquicentennial activities
The Saturday afternoon parade at Milford, billed as the largest such parade Milford has ever had or is expected to have for a number of years, will cap a week of sesquicentennial activities. Over 150 separate entries have been programmed into the parade, many of them being
Commissioners and county council to study rural numbering system
A proposal to change Kosciusko County’s rural numbering system will be submitted to a joint session of the County Council and County Commissioners on June 12, at 7 p.m. in the old courtroom of the County Courthouse, Warsaw. County residents are encouraged to attend the meeting. This is the third proposal to change the system in six years, which is being made by the citizens committee. The committee is is requesting $65,000 for the project. Costs will increase if the system is adopted since many records in the courthouse have to be replaced. The project could amount to $100,000.' “The budget we’ve submitted is very reasonable for the job that needs to be done,’’ said Don Frantz, chairman of the citizens committee. “It represents just 35 cents per county resident per year for the the three-year period we expect the project to take. ”
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multiple entries. Approximately 200 individual vehicles are expected to be in the parade. The complete line of march appears elsewhere on this page. The parade will begin at the several large parking lots at the Lake City Bank and CTB factories along State Road 15 at the north edge of Milford. The parade will step off promptly at 2 p.m. Saturday.
Frantz added that the committee believes the proposal will benefit the county’s 62,000 residents. The proposal calls for the use of existing road numbers and EMS lanes. Address changes will not take place throughout the county at the same time. Instead, the changes will be made by township and rural route. The postal system has also agreed to deliver mail to either the old or new address for 18 months after conversion to allow county residents time to make the necessary changes. “Updating records in the county courthouse is actually a small part of the complete project,” said Maria Rusomaroff, member of the county planning commission. “We have proposed that changes will be made by area, and about 500 record changes will be turned over to the county offices at a time. Since it takes only a few seconds to key a new address into the computer, it will
In a hot Saturday sun townsmen Dennis Wuthrich, Elmer Sorensen, Tom Sorensen and Dick Smith constructed the stage in front of the town hall that is serving a number of functions, including that of a reviewing stand during the Saturday parade.
Chris Schenkel of New York and Lake Tippecanoe has graciously consented to serve as master of ceremonies, announcing the parade entries as they pass by the uptown reviewing stand. Schenkel has many friends in Milford as well as the entire lakes community. His name as ABC is easily recognized throughout the sports world.
not be difficult to work the changes in before the next group is completed,” Rusomaroff added. Changing the numbering system has become an issue since Kosciusko County has experienced much growth. As a result, the postal service has been forced to change several rural route numbers to keep up. The proposed systems is supported by several companies and industries as well. Officials from those organizations believe the changes will benefit employees who reside in the’county. However, the proposal faces a few obstacles. It has been reported that the majority of county council members and commissioners are opposed to the project. These officials would like to see a compromise that includes a sharing of the total cost with businesses and organizations that would benefit from the new system.
The centerpiece of the parade is the appearance at the end of the famous steam-driven Indiana University calliope, coming to Milford through the generosity of the Kroger Company. A large crowd is expected to view the parade, according to parade organizer Arch Baumgartner, and he is advising anyone planning to attend to bring along a folding chair.
Loading dock access is approved
Acting on an agreement reached earlier with The Papers Incorporated, the Milford Town Board granted the firm use of the property behind the Milford Fire Department for the purpose of ingressive and egressive (loading and unloading) traffic, at a special meeting Monday, June 2, at the town hall. Signed by board members Jean Treesh and Dennis Wuthrich, the agreement is valid the duration of the town’s ownership of the property involved. The company had sought an agreement after learning that it would be expanding operations in 1986, calling for legal access to a loading dock at the south side of the building. The board also signed an agreement with the Indiana State Highway Department, setting up monetary obligations for a street improvement project. Concessions in the agreement allow a federal share of 75 percent to pay for street improvements, while the town is. responsible for the 25 percent difference. The agreement calls for the improvement of Syracuse Street, from SR 15 east 1,600 feet to the Conrail railroad crossing, and for the resurfacing of Syracuse Street from the Conrail railroad crossing, east 100 feet to Old SR 15 then north 2,600 feet on Old SR 15toCR1300N. The town board’s next scheduled meeting is slated for Monday, June 9, at 6:30 p.m. in the town hah.
Remodeling, construction library topic
The trustees of the Syracuse Public Library made plans for researching further information on library remodeling and construction at the June meeting. The research will be done through the Indiana Library Extension Service in an effort to make intelligent decisions in further planning. It is hoped a representative from the library division can meet with the local library board in the near future. Bob Troutman, insurance agent, met with the board to discuss cost and coverage of the currently library insurance. A committee of Bob Knudsen and Charles Koser will meet with Troutman to study the insurance in further detail. Results of the survey completed by persons who have heard the library presentation are being studied and will be made public soon. Present at the meeting were Billie Rigdon, president; Knudsen; Koser; John Naab; Ken Robinson; Virginia Ditmer; Rosalyn Jones, and Bonnie Bjella, librarians. The next meeting will be Monday, July 7, at 5:15 p.m., in the library.
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PARADE ROUTE — Shown above is the m ip of the parade route set for Saturday, June 7, at Milford as one of th j highlights of the sesquicentennial. Parade time is 2 p.m. The parade w ill start at CTB on SR 15 at the lorth edge of town and proceed south on the state highway to Emetine treet. It will turn east on Emeline to Main Street and North on Main It will disband at the CTB parking lot on North Main Street. Upwards to 150 units are expected to partici rate. Town Marshal David Hobbs said all vehicles must be off the parade routes by 1 p.m. The streets will be closed off and only “emergency vehicles” will be allowed in and rat. There is to be no
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EACH A DESERVING QUEEN — Pictur >d are the nine young ladies who competed for the title of Miss Milfc rd in the sesquicentennial pageant held on Monday evening, June 2. Although all were deserving, only one was to become queen and
'Miss Milford' crowned on Monday
An overwhelming number of people showed up in front of the Main Stage Monday evening, June 2, with lawn chairs and blankets in hand to watch nine young women from the area compete for the title of “Miss Milford” in the Miss Milford Sesquicentennial Pageant. As part of the contest, each contestant was to present a three to five minute talent performance. A separate award was given in this area to the contestant who best presented her talent. A short intermission followed the talent contest as the contestants hurried to change into their 1800 s formal gowns, which they would then model. During the break, Bonnie Gene’s Boutique presented a fashion revue with women modeling clothing from the boutique. Chosen as “Miss Milford” was Shelley Sanders. Singing the tune “Memory” from the musical “Cats” alsq won Shelley the talent award, in which she received As queen, Shelley received S2OO in cash as well as the honor of representing her town in North Webster’s Mermaid Festival this June. She also received $75 for winning the talent award. Shelley, 18, is the daughter of Pat Sander of Milford and Bill Sanders of Syracuse. She is a 1986 graduate of Wawasee High School and plans to attend Texas Women’s University in the fall, where she will major in the arts. While in school, Shelley was active in cheerleading, on the yearbook staff, a member of the Varsity Singers, Drama Club, and FEA. Shelley is presently an instructor at Lee Anne Stewart’s Dance School. First runner-up in the contest was Tami Hollar, who sang “Friends” for her talent perfor-
mance. As first runner-up, Tami received $ 100 in cash. Tami," 6, is the daughter of Stan Holl ir of Milford and Doris Hollar of Nappanee. She will be entering her junior year at Wawasee High School in the fall. She is ac ive in cheerleading, a member of SADD, and participates in both plays and musicals Tami’s hobbies include singing, )laying the piano and jogging. Paula S mith was chosen as the contest’s second-runner up and the recip ent of SSO in cash. She chose to sing and dance to a Broadwa ' medley for her talent perform, nee. Paula, 17, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Smith of Camelot Milford. This fall, Paula wi 1 be entering her senior year at Wawasee High School, whereysiie has been active in cheerleading, gymnastics, Drama Club, and Varsity Singers. During her junior year, Paula was the student council junior p esident. In her leisure time, Praia enjoys listening to music, singing, water skiing, and dancing.
Voting is expensive
County Clerk Jean Weirick recently eported that the cost of each ball )t cast in the Kosciusko County p imary election on May 6 was S6J 8. This figure takes into account ill county costs of the election including meals, printing, pay nent of election workers and all of ler costs. Weiric ; said that while this per vote cost is higher in the primary than it v ill be in the fall due to there bej ig more candidates and therefor more paper and printing cost, it can be reduced even further i more voters will go to the polls md cast their ballots. The hi Ji cost per ballot relates to the c tmment made by Jean Northen ir, Kosciusko County Republic an chairman, when she said afer the election, “I’m disappoi ited in the voter turnout. You’d tl ink more people would care m< re about their government sir ce it affects so much of their lives.” Comp red with Allen County, though, Kosciusko taxpayers receive t a bargain. It was reportec on a Fort Wayne radio station r acently that the per vote cost in / lien County was $9 68.
parking on the streets in the parade route. Hobbs said anything not off the streets by 1 p.m. will be towed at the owner’s expense. Hobbs said SR 15 will be detoured at the overhead and at First Street. Southbound traffic will turn east at the overhead on CR 1350 N to Mam Street extended, south on Main Street extended to Syracuse Street, east on Syracuse Street to James and south again to First where it will turn west to SR 15 and then south on the highway. The northbound traffic will follow the same route, going north and west. Hobbs said there would be people on hand to direct traffic. Hobbs also said all streets will be open to traffic immediately after the parade.
carry the title of Miss Milford. From left are Veronica Garza, Shelley Sanders, Logina Wright, Tami Hollar, Lisa Kaiser, Paula Smith, Margie Parker, Dawn Richer, and Mandy Siegfried. (Photo by Leslie Miller)
Although only three contestants were crowned, the remaining six contestants exuded an air of beauty and talent becoming of any queen. Leading off the pageant was Mandy Siegfried, who performed a cello solo. Mandy, 19, is the daughter of David and Charlotte Siegfried of Milford. A 1985 graduate of Wawasee High School, Mandy will be entering into her sophomore year at Purdue University in the fall where she is majoring in physics. This summer Mandy will be spending much of her time as a camp counselor. She is also a member of the Kosciusko County Historical Society and is on the freshmen orientation committee at Purdue. Her hobbies include music, photography, and sports. Following Mandy was Dawn Richer as she sang “Let Them Know.” Dawn, 17, is the daughter of Dennis and Barbara Wuthrich of Milford. She will be entering her senior year at Wawasee High School this fall, where she is majoring in both business and music. Dawn’s hobbies include volleyball, reading, and singing. Margie Parker was the third contestant to perform as she dazzled the audience with jazz dance to the song “Bad Boys.” Margie, 16, is the daughter of Dennis and Judy Sharp of
Record crowd expected at alumni banquet
A record number of alumni are expected for Saturday’s Milford High School Alumni event. Bernice Dwyer of the alumni association says, ‘We already have 350 reservations in hand. With the remaining days plus the walk-ins, we should easily go over the 400 mark.” The alumni events close out the Milford Sesquicentennial festivities. They will begin with a social hour at 5 p.m. Saturday at the Milford Junior High School, to be followed by dinner at 6 p.m. and el dance at 9 p.m. If the attendance goes above the 400 mark it could well set a record. Previous high attendance figures were set when the last class graduated from Milford High School and the year before they tore the old school down. Both of those events brought over 400 MHS grads to town.
Milford. Having just completed her junior year at Wawasee High School, Margie will be a senior in the fall. She enjoys playing tennis, water skiing, and being with her friends. Marking the half way point through the talent performances was a speech entitled “My Home Town” by Lisa Kaiser. Lisa, 16, the the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Kaiser of Milford. A member of the band. Key Club, the speech team and club, FFA, and the girl’s softball team, Lisa will be a junior at Wawasee High School in the fall. Lisa is also a 4-H junior leader. She enjoys reading, writing, playing her alto saxophone, collecting bells and ceramic and stuffed pigs. Next came Logina Wright who she did a lip sync performance to the popular hit tune “Bad Boys.” Logina, 17, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. David Wright of Milford. A 1986 graduate of Wawasee High School, Logina was active in the choir for three years and a member of FEA. She plans to attend Goshen College in the fall, where she will major in accounting. This summer, Logina will be working at Kercher’s Orchard in Goshen. In her leisure time, she enjoys bicycling and reading. Veronica Garza provided the finale to the talent performance with a modern dance to one of the popular reggae tunes, “Conga.” Veronica, 18, is the daughter of Fernando and Soledad Garza of Milford. She is a 1986 graduate of Wawasee High School, where she was active in band, choir, the flag corp, a mat maid, and a member of Future Educators of America and Future Homemakers of America. Veronica enjoys dancing, singing, aerobics and being with friends. Presently employed at Ponderosa in Bristol, Veronica plans to enroll in a real estate course in the near future.
SyracuttVFW still active
It was erroneously reported in last week’s The Mail-Journal that the American Legion Color Guard had a brief service at the bridge to honor those who have lost their lives at sea while serving their country. It was the Syracuse Veterans of Foreign Wars which placed the wreath in the water. The VFW and VFW Auxiliary were both in the parade and involved in the ceremony at the cemetery.