The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 12 November 1986 — Page 13

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STANLEY KILMER is shown painting Monday at the Milford Public Library as work on the renovation continues. The Friends of the Library report shows there has been activity started among the projects to be repaired, restored and updated. The cushions on the wicker chairs have been recovered by Marilyn Wuthrich. Parision Industries of New Paris has installed a counter top on the circulation desk. It is simulated wood grain formica. The toilets have been replaced by Len Foyle. A new six-gallon water heater has also been put in place. Work has also been completed on the landscaping project. A photo was printed last week of the two ladies responsible, however, our gremlins were hard at work and Maxine Brembeck’s name came out Maxine Brembaugh. We apologize. Maxine and Bonnie Newman were the Friends of the Library responsible for this project. WAYNE AND Barb Richardson recently enjoyed a vacation in the Bahamas. AN ITEM in this week’s old news column makes one set up and take notice of The Papers Incorporated. On November 15, 1956, Mr. and Mrs. Arch. Baumgartner entertained the staff of The Milford Mail at dinner. Employees present with their husbands and/or wives included Dale Sherman, Lloyd Coy, Dean Wallace and Richard Smith; plus Mrs. Hattie Becker and Miss Edith Baumgartner. That’s a total of six employees, plus the Baumgartners. The last this reporter checked. The Papers Incorporated had some 100 persons on the payroll. i ■ ’W' ' BEVERLY BIBLER of Waubee Lake called our attention to the fact four whistling swans had landed there on Monday. MJ photographer Glen Long grabbed his camera and made a trip to the lake and managed to catch all four of the birds before they took off for the south Mrs. Bibler called later in the day to tell us she was watching a flock of Canada geese and a blue goose. Canada geese are regular visitors at the lake but blue geese are seldom seen east of the Mississippi.

- The whistling swans are the most commonly seen in the area, but seeing wild swans anywhere is rare. The birds live in the far north and migrate in large flocks in V formations day or night, (the four in our photos must have gotten lost or stopped for dinner) to shallow, fresh or brackish water areas, like the marshlands of Florida. Their call can be mistaken for that of the Canada goose. The blue goose, too, has a short muffled call, not unlike that of the Canada goose. The birds’ head, neck and legs are like the snow goose and it has a darker back and lighter underparts. The blue goose often mixes with other flocks and hybridizes with them. —O’snow ! SNOW! Cold weather made its entrance into the Lakeland area on Monday night and many residents found snow on their cars on Tuesday morning. —O’BILL TROUP, soon to be a member of the Wawasee Community School Corporation's Board of Trustees, had to have had more problems with his election campaign than the other seven candidates. The first ad he placed in this newspaper stated he was seeking votes in the November 14 election. Let’s see, that’s Friday. His first posters said he was running for the Lakeland Community School Corporation (our staff members were glad we didn't do that one, too.) Then, we managed to run a photo of Bill that is not to his liking. And, we listed his hobbies as fighting, tying flies, snowmobiling and golfing. While Bill will fight for what he thinks is right, he does not fight with his fists, as the article may have indicated. We set that record straight the next week. Bill enjoys fishing .. . after all, why else would he enjoy tying flies? After talking to Bill about the photo he doesn’t like, our editorial staff told the composing room not to use that photo again. Instructions were to toss the negative and make a copy off the photo which he ran in his advertisement. These instructions were followed to the letter. But, alas, last Wednesday morning the new photo was among the missing . . . gremlins were at work again. A call to Bill's wife, Ann, revealed they had a photo we could borrow. But the Troups

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seemed to have gremlins at their home, too. Ann could not find the photo (it has since been located). We’re sorry. Bill, we had to make a new copy of the photo you don’t like, so we could tell the community that you had won the seat you were seeking on the school board! In spite of all the problems with the campaign, we think Bill will make a good school board member. And, he’ll have an unusual campaign story to tell his four grandchildren when they get a little older. OBSERVATION: NOW that the election is over, area residents can turn their thoughts to fall and the coming seasons — Hoosier Hysteria starts for the Warriors on November 21 when they travel to Carroll to meet the Chargers. On November 25 they open their home season by hosting the Falcons from Fairfield. If you are counting, there are only 15 more days until Thanksgiving. And, only 42 more days in which to do your Christmas shopping. Milford’s Thanksgiving services will be held at the Christian

Church this year on the 19th with Dr. Winston Becker, principal at the Milford schools, being the speaker. Note the date change. It’s a week before Thanksgiving and not the night before as in previous years. Christmas decorations are up in many of the area stores with a number of area residents stating they have a good start on their Christmas shopping list. It’s a crazy world we live in when we have to think of Christmas and Thanksgiving at the same time. But, in a greater sense, being thankful should be a part of Christmas. It’s fitting that we should take time the latter part of November to thank the Lord for what He has given us. It's fitting that family dinners are held and that first Thanksgiving feast is remembered. — JRS

Every lonely person should have a pet

| By PATTY ROBINSON Guest Feature W-iter I’m not real sure but I think ever since the beginning of time, people have had pets of some kind. The first pet I remember was my sister’s Manchester Terrior. It was a little black dog and cute as a button. It was a good natured dog; we called her Blackie. It would follow you all around and was so much fun to play with. If I remember correctly, I think I might have tried to even dress it in my doll’s clothes. The one thing I remember most about Blackie was that she was so small and yet could scare the daylights out of my one uncle. He stood about 6 foot, 5 inches and weighed closed to about 200 I guess. Yet he was scared to death of this little thing that most likely didn’t even weigh 10 pounds. It was a family tradition for all of my Dad’s brothers and him to

Grace students in Who's Who *

The 1987 edition of Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges will include the names of 11 students from Grace College who have been selected as national outstanding seniors. Campus nominating committees and editors of the annual directory have included the names of these students based on their academic achievement, service to the community, leadership in extracurricular activities and potential for continued success. They join an elite group of ’ students selected from more than 1,400 institutions of higher learning in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and several foreign nations. Outstanding students have been honored in the annual direc-

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> With the basketball season about to open we are running this photo loaned us by Richard and Clara Kaiser of the 1948 Milford Trojan Team. The team won ! 25 straight games —a perfect season — and was defeated in the regional by Monroeville. Highlight of the year was the defeat of Warsaw two times. From left in the front row are the first five: Ben Kaiser, Lewis Speicher, ' - - »r rr v w --w _ w ._ w M

go hunting during rabbit season and since we lived in the country, they would always come to our house. Every year the same thing would happen. When they got back from hunting, Blackie would let all of them in the house except for this one uncle who she’d keep out of the house until someone got her away from the door so he could get in. I’m not sure why the dog didn’t like him and I know for sure he didn’t like her. All Blackie would have to do was sit in front of the door and look at him. He wouldn’t even dream of trying to come it. It was really funny to see this little dog keep a grown man out of the house. She didn't only keep him out at hunting time, but any time he came. I’m not sure how Blackie died, but I know it was very strange not having her around. After Blackie left us, we had other dogs but I don’t think any of them were quite as special as Blackie was until now. You ask

tory since it was first published in 1934. Students named this year from Grace College are Charline Marie Bonar. Robert Alan Buhler, Daron Ken Butler, Susan Beth Cahill, Calla Jean Cone, Dee Ann Dagwell, Todd Fleming Davis, Sharon Diffenderfer, Loren Neuenschwander, Martha Elaine Theime and James L. Zaps. Grace College is an evangelical Christian liberal arts institution committed to serious academic stimulation and the physical, spiritual and social development of its students.

' nothing left but God, we find that God is nil tTZ > we need. We would like to invite you to join us for worship this week. 8:50 Sunday School Opening J/Wb 9:00 A.M. — Sunday Bible School 10:00 A.M. — Sunday Morning Worship Dale Kuhns 7:00 P.M. — Sunday Evening Service Minister Please join us for our special services this week. |f y OU need trans7:30 P.M. Wednsday, Nov. 19 — COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING portion to Sunday, SERVICE morning Worship, 6:30 P.M. Thursday, Nov. 20 — All Church Thanksgiving Dinner ca || 558.9151. 7:00 P.M. Friday, N0v,.21, — Christian School Fall Program CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MILFORD

Sesquicentennilil Memories

why now? It is quite simple. I’m all grown up now and my dog plays a very important role in my life. Let me tell you why. I’m now out on my own,and I have no one real close to me in. my home except for my dog. I’d lived alone for awhile, but wasn’t real content. Then I decided to get myself a dog. Back in February I got a Fox Terrior who I called Cuddles. Cuddles was the cutest think you ever saw. She was black and white with a touch of brown in her. She was a dog that really ate up love and affecy tion, which I had plenty of to give The people I got her from said she loved to ride in the can and was very well behaved. I’m. not sure what they meant by tr\at. You couldn't take her in the car without her getting sick, even pills from the vet didn’t help. She behaved pretty good at home for awhile, then she got kind of destructive when left at alone. Well, I figured I could handle that by putting her in a large cage when I was gone. I overlooked all of her shortcomings because I wanted her company. Her short comings were going to be the death of her, which I hadn’t expected, at least not as soon as it was. One night I left her out to do her thing and I didn’t notice a cat that was under my car. Well, she noticed it and took off after it like a streak of lightning. I yelled at her but she wouldn’t listen to me, which was a big fault of hers. Well, a car came around the corner and got her. I thought I was going to die right then and there, but things sometimes happen for the better, even though I didn’t think so that night. Now I have my Charky, who is a Poodle crossbred. She is my pride and joy. The family that I

Dick Kaiser, Don Wolferman and Bill Speicher. These five men appear on the Milford Lions birthday calendar this year as they rode on a wagon during the sesquicentennial parade. ! In the back row are Duane (“Skip”) Graff. Coach Bob Bushong. Jim Speicher, Ralph Clawson. Jack Klopenstein and Harry Orn * M « w

got her from really had brought her up right. She loves to ride in the car and gets quite put out when you don’t take her. She listens to you as well as any child would most of the time. She . doesn’t beg for food but she is there waiting on you to drop something. She loves to entertain you with her silliness. For instance, she will take her hard rubber ball, which isjtied in an old sock, and throwitaround and try to catch it prshe will get it wrapped around /her legs and look at you as if to say, “Why did you do that.” She loves to chase her ball that has a bell in it. She’ll go from one end of the house to the other chasing and catching it. Other times, she’ll bring you her toys so you can play with her but she has a catch here; she really doesn’t want you to have it and she’ll do everything she can to get it away from you all the while she is growling at you. At night, you never know quite what to expect from her. She likes to sleep with you but you never know for sure if she is going to leave room for you in the bed or not. She very seldom gets you up during the night; once in a great whileshe has to go out. People say I have her spoiled rotten. I support this is true if you consider taking her to Penguin Point for shakes and fries as spoiling her. If you are going to eat in peace and quiet and she is with you, then you had better get her something, too. If you don’t, you’ll have this sad little face looking at you as if to say “Well, what about me?” I suppose people will say, “What is so unusual about having a pet?” Nothing really, considering all the company and love she can give you. I feel if more people

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who are alone had a pet, they might be able to cope with their loneliness more easily. So, why not go get yourselves a pet? I know nothing can take the place of all the comfort and good feel-

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ings I have when I open my door and there is the goofy acting loveable fur ball there to greet me no matter what time I come home. Thanks for the pleasure of your company Charky

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