The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 23, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 June 1986 — Page 4
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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., June 4,1986
Editorials
A busy Sunday
Sunday was a very busy day in both the Milford and Syracuse communities. Sesquicentennial activities began at Milford and Syracuse held an open house at its new town hall. It will be a day long remembered in both communities. At Syracuse town board members gathered at the town hall and were presented a flag which flew over the US Capitol in Washington and an Indiana state flag. These now fly proudly on the town's flag pole. Tours were given of the new town facility, a facility which will serve the community well in the years to come. • At Milford a tour of some of the town’s older homes raised additional funds for the celebration and a drama and vesper service were held at the town’s Lakeside Park on Waubee Lake in the afternoon. A chicken barbecue and Indian displays and demonstrations added to the 1830 s mood set at the park. All in all, it was a great day for both communities ... Syracuse with its modern building and Milford with its memory of what happened 150 years ago.
A prank is a prank, but...
A prank is one thing, but vandalism that could prove deadly serious — if not downright lethal — is quite another. Our attention was called early this week to such a situation by Dick Winebrenner, Kosciusko County Highway engineer/superintendent. After considerable cajoling, the Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners decided to resurface a large portion of the heavily-traveled Milford-Syracuse Road. Phend & Brown of Milford did the job, and posted flasher signs on 3R barricades where there was a precipitious drop-off at the road’s edge. This was obviously for the protection of motorists traveling that road, until the Highway Department could fill in the berms with gravel. And wouldn’t you know it: about 50 of the 100 flasher signs came up missing, many of them over the graduation weekend. Only several were recovered, Winebrenner said, and those looked like they had been struck with a heavy blunt instrument. “We the people will be paying for their replacement,” Winebrenner said, “one way or another.” And we have to agree with him. Whoever removed the signs could be provoking something as deadly as driving while drunk. Maybe they’ll understand that better.
June, 1986
A ship at sea — and a bride in June — Ivy and bittersweet in Fall But the bride is the loveliest of all! , , -Anne Mary Lawler The arrival of June brings us almost to the half-waay point of 1986. By the end of the month, a fiscal year will have been completed for many, and 1986 will enter its second half. June brings with it summer, commencements, weddings, school vacations and beautiful weather, and is thus, perhaps, the most welcome of all the months. In this month the days are longer than during any other month of the year; there’s more daylight and less darkness. « June is not a month of birthday anniversaries for famous Americans, but it contains many patriotic days. The anniversary of the Battle of Bunker Hill, fought on June 17,1775, is observed in Boston. The Allies landed in France on June 6,1944, in World War 11, which proved to be the beginning of the end of the European war. The United Staates Government actually began functioning in the month of June, 1788, when New Hampshire ratified the Constitution, the last article of which provided that, upon ratification by nine states, the establishment of the Constitution between the states would be effected. Father’s Day falls in June (the 15th) as does the birthday Os the first and only President of the Confederacy, Jefferson Davis, on the 3rd. The will to live is the important factor in determining the lifespan of man. Never bother to give advice and you will be surprised how easy it is to mind your own business.
What others say —
"Let me be brave. .
“Let me win, But if I cannot win, Let me be brave in the attempt.” So says the oath of the Special Olympics athletes. And the individuals who participate in the events are brave. From June 10 to 12 this year, Notre Dame will host the Indiana Special Olympics with some 2,600 mentally handicapped athletes expected to participate and be brave in the attempt. This year marks the 18th year that Indiana has held state competition for mentally handicapped athletes. To qualify for the state meet, athletes, who range in age from eight to 80, must have competed in one of 13 area games held across the state earlier this spring. Events to be contested include track and /fiSld, aquatics, gymnastics, volleyball, softball, basketball, wrestling and tennis. obviously, these sports are hard for us who, thankfully, are completely healthy in body and mind. They are a challenge to us! Now consider how much more of a challenge to those who have not been granted the gift of complete health! But these individuals with a determination that can’t be equaled (what we take for granted they struggle to achieve) face the world head-on and win — or if they do riot win, they are brave in the attempt. A force of some 2,000 volunteers is needed to serve in coordinating, serving, guiding and caring for the athletes and sponsors when they come to this area. It would be an unselfish act to volunteer just a small bit of your time to help these brave individuals who need you so much. They need a little help in fulfilling their dreams — their dreams which are so much harder to come by than yours and mine. Give just a little bit of yourself — if only your time (and maybe a hug) to these who need you. You will be rewarded in ways that cannot be expressed on paper — you will gain the love of another person — what more can you ask? Call 232-1987 to help with these games (or the international games to be held next summer). Thank you. You will be helping these courageous individuals to “be brave in the attempt”. - THE WAKARUSA TRIBUNE
Chief Wawasee and members of his tribe were in the drama presented Sunday as part of the Milford Sesauicentennial celebration.
Court news
Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jeanne Weirick: VanLaningham-Mast Rodney Dale VanLaningham, 20, r 5 box 4798, Syracuse, and Angela Darlean Mast, 19, r 5 box 179, Syracuse County Court The following persons have been assessed fines and have paid those fines in Kosciusko County Court, Judge James Jarrette presiding : Fishing without license — Gary E. Price, 19, Syracuse, $67 Operating motor vehicle while intoxicated — Robert J. Holloway, 37, Leesburg, $328, license suspended 90 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit; Jeffrey R. Young, 18, Leesburg, $278, license suspended one year, one year IDC suspended, one year probation, 5 days KCJ; Todd F. Harris, 24, Leesburg, $278, license restricted 180 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit; Bruce Stephens, 28, Leesburg, $328, license restricted 180 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit Also, Patricia Ann Zimmerman, 34, Cromwell, $278, license restricted 180 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit; Darla M. Hendrix, 20, Milford, $278, license restricted 180 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit; Michael J. Wouster, 21, Cromwell, $278, license restricted 180 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit; Marguerite Bond, 65, Syracuse, $328, license suspended 90 days, 6 days KCJ with good time credit . Expired license plates — Roseta M. Berlin, 25, Syracuse, SSO Disregarding stop sign — Paying SSO fines and costs were: Jay L. Krauter, 17, Milford; Janet M. Collins, 43, Leesburg Disregarding automatic signal — Robert P. Fergeson, 37, Leesburg, S4O Speeding — Craig A. Cobbum, 18, Syracuse, SSO; Derria J. Hill, 23, Syracuse, $45 False registration — James W. Poe, 24, North Webster, SSO Improper headlights — James R. Lemmon, 38, North Webster, $45 Fishing with illegal method — Bert D. Mickey, 19, Cromwell, SSO; Scott A. Huffer, 17, Syracuse, s7l Chasing raccoons in closed season — Terry L. Garland, 24, Syracuse, SSO; David Hall, 25, Milford, SSO Hunting without consent —jTerry L. Garland, 24. Syracuse, $47 Hunting furbearing animal without continuous burning light — Terry L. Garland, 24, Syracuse, SSO; David Hall, 25, Milford, SSO Leaving scene of property damage accident — Michael J. Wouster, 21, Cromwell, $103.50, license suspended 6 months
Letters to the editor
Party was a success
Dear Editor: The 1986 Freshman Welcome Party was successful because of the interest and hard work of many people. Although it is impossible to recognize everyone by name, we would like to thank publically the members of the Steering Committee, the 36 parents who served as Team Captains, the many parents who helped supervise the games, the faculty members who assisted with the party and Ned Speicher and Donn Kesler. Without the time and work of all these people, an event such as the Freshman Welcome would not be possible. We would also like to thank the 200 members of the Class of 1990 who accepted the invitation to attend and who enjoyed the party and behaved in an exemplary manner. Joan Tuttle and Arlene Berkey Co-chairmen (Continued on page 5)
Speeding — David G. Mitchell, 26, Leesburg, $49.50 Expired license plates — Diane Gibson, 25, Milford, $45.50 Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts: WutHrich — Christina Wuthrich, no address given, and Douglas Wuthrich, r 2 box 13A, Milford. The couple was married June 9, 1984, and separated May 19,1986. Hill — Christine Ann Hill, no address given, and Jerry Lane Hill, r 1 lot 977, Cromwell. The couple was married Aug. 22,1981, and separated May 1,1986. There are two minor children. Dugan — Debra Dugan, r 2 box 2398-2, Leesburg, and Thomas E. Dugan, r 2 box 2398-2, Leesburg. The couple was married Nov. 25, 1977, and separated May 17,1986. There are two minor children. City Court The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen City Court: Speeding — Kevin R. Dunithan, 19, Syracuse, $57.50; James T. Waycaster, 19, Milford, $57.50 Improper turn at intersection — Robert A. Belchak, 25, Milford, $42.50 Disregarding automatic signal — Deborah J. Grevenstuck, 20, Milford, $47.50 Improper turn — Christine L. Eldridge, 16, Syracuse, $47.50 Driving while license suspended — James T. Waycaster, 19, Milford, $94.50, 30 days in jail, suspended on condition defendant abide by all court orders, six months probation, obtain valid license, pay user’s fees, license suspended for 60 days Superior Court The following complaints have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court, Judge Robert Burner presiding: Complaint State Bank of Syracuse versus ■Jerry W. Avery and Karen S. Avery, P.O. Box 71 Cromwell. The plaintiff is seeking judgment against the defendant for the sum of $2,229.63 plus interest, attorney’s fees and all costs of action on a past due note. Complaint On Check Roxanna J. Hadley, doing business as Syracuse License Branch, versus Dorothy Sue Elrod, P.O. Box 1101 Warsaw. The plaintiff is seeking judgment against the defendant for the sum of $446.75 for a check returned for non-sufficient funds. Circuit Court The following complaints have been filed in Kosciusko Circuit Court, Judge Richard Sand presiding: Complaint Sue A. Danner, as personal representative of estate of Fredda M. Johnson, deceased, versus Kosciusko Community Hospital, Inc., and John Frey, M.D., Mishawaka. The plaintiff is seeking judgment in an amount deemed reasonable for the defendants’ alleged failure to comply with appropriate standards of care following an automobile accident Jan. 1,1985. (Continued on page 5)
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"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE"
THE WAVFASEE Flotilla Committee has issued a May newsletter in which it makes note of this year’s forthcoming Flotilla, scheduled for Sunday, July 6. The Flotilla normally highlights a Fourth of July weekend packed with events. More on this as that time approaches. The theme for this year’s Flotilla will be “Sweet Land rs Liberty,” in keeping with a national patriotic theme to fit in with the scheduled celebration of the renovation of the tatue of Liberty in New York Harbor. The pitch is being made, as always, for area residents interested in the lakes to come forth with entries in four c itegories, as follows: A V Commercial — (Manufacturers, retailers and other non-p -©fit enterprises). Organizations — (Veterans’ groups, clubs, c (lurches, etc.). Residential — (Families, not sponsored by any commercia 1 enterprise), and. Youth — (Not over 18, may be driven by an adult but must iebuilt by youths). Great emp lasis will be placed on depiction of theme, with co isideration given to originality, effort and worl .manship. And there will be a category forth s ever-popular antique and classic boats. Here, ju igments will be on original classic quality, age, wd quality of preservation and restoration. The Flotill i parade will begin promptly at 1 p.m. Sunday, July 6, at the Fish Hatchery Park, with entries as sembling no later than 12:45 p.m. After circling t ie Big Lake in a clockwise manner, ► awards for wii ners in the several catagories will be given out ai. the finish point. Judges are to be stationed at the entrance of Buttermilk Bay, away from the noise and confusion of the starting point. The usual list of trophies and cash prizes will be given to winners, with the big prize being the Commodore’s Frophy and SSOO to the best overall entry. Officers fir this year’s Flotilla Committee are: Presiden , James E. Caskey; secretary, Sandy Green; treasurer, Bill Beemer; and judges’ committee, Tt d Rogers. IT’S ALSO being noted that the annual membership meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of C< anmerce will be held at Maxwelton on Tuesday, J une 17, with a social hour at 6:30 p.m., dinner ai 7:15, and the meeting at 8. Judge Michael Kiley, of Marion and Lake Wawasee, wil speak on topics of interest to all members of tie Wawasee community. Mike, as his host of kcal friends call him, is a former member of the Department of Natural Resources Board of Dire :tors and has used his considerable influence in th it capacity in the best interest of the lakes area. The board is offering a slate of three to serve on the board, as follows: Sally Cotton of Cotton & Cotton Insura ice; Ernie Rogers of Logan-Rogers Realty; and Bob Troutman, of Pickwick Insurance. Any member can add a candidate of his choice to this list. ANYONE WHO has visited the State Bank of Syracuse recently could not help but notice the changes then . Their front entrance has a buffer door to protec t the front lobby from the cold winter winds, for one. And the bookkeeping department has been enlarged. The area is being completely redecorated. The bank will not be open Wednesday and Thui sday, June 11 and 12, during which time much of his work will be completed. The smil ng face of Jeanne Gardiner, visible for the past 10 years at the reception’s desk, is missing, replaced by the smiling face of Donna Bradburn. Jeanne has gone on to the bank’s marketing department and Donna is the receptionist. A NICE note from Judy, Schmahl reminds us that this year’s PTO fish fry at the elementary /juni or high school was “a tremendous success.” She w rote that over 700 meals were served, making a n.ce profit to purchase many useful items for the schools. NANCY MYERS, executive secretary of the S-W Chamfer of Commerce, is doing her part to “get out the crowd” for the Thursday, June 12, meeting with the Kosciusko County Commissioners and County Council, the results of which could spell tlie life or death of the proposed Rural Numbering f iystem for the county. She’s ec wing the concerns of Marlin J. Carr, a member ( f the RNS steering committee, who writes, “It is imperative that we have a good representati m in favor of this program, in particular, fron the emergency services (EMS, fire and police d< partments).
NIPSCO to —
Abide by court decision, file for electric rote reduction
Northern Indiana Public Service Compa ay Friday, May 30, responsive t > the May 28 decision of the Supre ne Court of Indiana, filed electric rates with the diana which; if approved bv the Under th< new rates filed by NIPSCO, a f DO-kilowatt-hour-per-month resit ential customer will realize a r duction of about 75 cents a mor th, according to Randall C. Jaebs, NIPSCO director
“We need bodies!” Carr writes his fellow committee members. They hope to attract at least 15® people to the 7 p.m. meeting at the oM court room in the Kosciusko County Court House. Cost of the rural numbering is estimated at $65,667.80, or 35 cents per county resident per year for a three-year period, the time that it is expected to take to implement the system. . The commissioners and council members have heard the arguments. for the system two times before, and are less than enthusiastic about it, primarily due to the cost The system is in use in Elkhart County and several other northern Indiana counties and appears to be working rather well. Firemen and police like it. THERE WAS a time when The Prairie Farmer was the farmers’ bible and could be found in most farm homes, at least in the mid-west. This week Vera O’Haver, 124 East Boston Street, showed up with a September 36, 1944 issue of the Indiana edition, which carried this line under the banner flag: “Keep ’Em Fed.” Vera said her father, the late George R. Hodgson, originally of Hicksville, Ohio, was an ardent subscriber. She found this old, yellowed 1944 copy among his belongings. Her dad was a B 4 O Railroad agent operator and had a number of assignments, more recently at Kimmel, Ind. When he retired, he moved to Syracuse and resided here in his last years. Vera’s interest is in giving the old coply to anyone interested in such things. PASTOR PHIL Frew, who preached his final sermon at the St. Andrews United Methodist Chufch Sunday, May 21, is the proud owner of a portrait from one of his admiring parishoners. Joan (Mrs. Jack) Stoelting, of 312 South Lake Street and one of the most recent devotees to the art of painting (Syracuse has a lot of them), took Rev. Frew as one of her subjects. She presented the portrait to Pastor Frew prior to his leaving for his new charge at the Dunlap United Methodist Church where he is scheduled to preach his first sermon next Sunday, June 8. Phil’s wife Gloria, who is continuing her work at the Lakeland Daycare Center, making the daily trip to and from Dunlap, looked at the portrait and commented, “Not bad... not bad at all! ” Also next Sunday, Rev. Lewis Hathaway, coming to Syracuse from the First United Methodist Church at East Chicago, will be filling the local pulpit. It’s interesting to note that the First United Methodist Church in East Chicago is the home church of Pastor Frew, and was filled by Rev. Rex Lindemood, North Webster United Methodist Church pastor, prior to Rev. Hathaway’s tenure there. IT COULD be classed as a historic meeting — the appearance of Ken Harkless, easily Syracuse’s oldest living native, at the Sunday open house of the new Syracuse Town Hall. Harkless, long time businessman, owner of the Harkless Wawasee Boat Co. on Lake Wawasee, turned painter, will be 90 years of age next February 12, a birthdate he shares with Abraham Lincoln, he is proud to point out. He came to the open house with Mary Haq, who serves as housekeeper and companion to Ken at his home at 300 East Main Street. His memory floats back to the year 1909 when the town fathers contemplated building a school on the site at the southeast corner of South Huntington and Henry Streets, but later decided to build the school on East Main Street in uptown Syracuse. Harkless said there was a house at that location at one time and later a huge tent was erected there where they held revival meetings and chautauquas. In more recent memory the corner building housed an auto dealership, then was the home for a good many years of the Syracuse Rubber Co. It was at the point when Syracuse Rubber built a new complex on Sycamore Street that the town purchased the old South Huntington Street building for a temporary town hall. It was later razed to make room for the new town hall that attracted approximately 200 visitors on Sunday. SYRACUSE TOWN Board member Joe Morgenthaler expressed disappointment that the new sign SYRACUSE TOWN HALL was not put up on the building’s facade for Sunday’s open house. The sign was ordered from the Scott Sign Company of Goshen, and it was understood the large aluminum letters were to be in place for the opening. A NEW business is slated to open in the Village tomorrow (Thursday), that is certain to be a welcomed addition. Debra and Dave Moyer are opening Tom’s Donuts on the west side of SR 13, between Vintage Print and PJ’s Pizza. Their ad in this edition states they will be open seven days a week offering 52 varieties of donuts “baked fresh daily, made the old fashioned way. ”
of public relations. “After the January 3, opinion of the Supreme Court of Indiana, NIPSCO immediately wrote off Bailly N1 and on January 7, filed a petition with the Public Service Commission of Indian to determine what, if any, further action was required. The case is set for hearing on July 28, before the commission, ’’ Jacobs said. In the new electric rate case filed April 22, NIPSCO filed a creative and innovative settle-
ment reached with most of its major industrial customers. If approved, the settlement would, in addition to settling rate issues, terminate all proceedings regarding Bailly N1 by payment of a refund of $29 million, notwithstanding the fact that NIPSCO’s prepared testimony in the January 7 docket presents the company’s evidentiary position that no refunds are due. “NIPSCO has and will respond promptly to both court and commission decisions, ” Jacobs said.