The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 December 1986 — Page 18

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., December 24,198«

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It happened ... in Milford

10 YEARS AGO. DEC. 22, 1976 Week end guests of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wuthrich of Milford were Mr and Mrs. Virgil Wuthrich and family of Menomonee Fall. Wise. On Saturday night, they were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Alan Wuthrich and family of Warsaw and Mr and Mrs. Stan Wuthrich and family of Milford for dinner in a Syracuse restaurant. On Sunday the group enjoyed a Christmas get-together and dinner in the home of the Walter, Wo Week end guests of Mr and Mrs. Richard Smith of Milford - was Smith’s father, Orville C. Nealis, Sr., of Marion On Satur day, Mr Nealis also visited in the home of Mr and Mrs Ron Smith

Disappointed whale-watchers

IBy MERCER CROSS Nation#/ Geographic New s Service Scanning the bare Atlantic horizon from the bridge of Mariner, his 65 foot sport fishing boat. Darrell Nottingham sighs. •’l’ve seen 'em so thick you couldn't count 'em He and the other 52 p<-ople aboard are looking for whales, peering across the choppy ocean with binoculars and bare eves for the trademark spout of a Im whale, second largest variety of the world’s largest creatures and an important citizen of global waters To no avail After more than in windy, chilly hours at sea, Not tingham and his disappointed passengers return to Ocean City's Talbot Street pier Whatever whales dwell in those waters ha v e kept, li ei r whereabouts a secret Rad Day Earlier in the day. as lhe Mariner tosses and pitches 40 miles east of Ocean City one of lhe two naturalists aboard. Hal Wierenga, can only shake his head 'Today the chances are way down, he says "This is not an optimum trip Wierenga estimates that he's been out KH times, and most of those times he's seen whales As the boat nears home, the sea calms, color returns to the faces of the few seasick passengers, and the other naturalist. Wayne Klockner. waxes philosophical "Probably within 100 miles of us, north and south, there are hun dreds of whales, he says But for some reason, the route they 're traveling doesn't coincide with ours Despite the- probable discom fort and the possibility ot seeing no whales, nature enthusiasts in the mid Atlantic region have been signing up for the whale watching trips for the pat 15 years They usually have to work to find them Although w hales are a common sight off the I S Pacific coast and farther north in the Atlantic, they 're less common in the mid Atlantic. because they like deep water, and the continen

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and family of Milford and Mr and Mrs. Dan Smith of r l Nap pa nee The family farm of a Milford woman was featured last week on channel 22 television. South Bend. Crews from the station filmed family members, including Mrs. Kenneth Haney of r 2 Milford, and the farm which is located north of Bremen The Chatterbox had a Christmas party Friday morning with 15 persons enjoying lunch together. Rev. and Mrs. Everett Owens were guests for the event The volunteers at the Chatterbox are hoping everyone enjoys a happy holiday season Mr and Mrs Herman Miller will spend Christmas evening

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\ I LOSE LS< Ot Ni l R \ '..iillMi.mling v i*itor looking lor whales is rewarded with a close en- < oinilei with two luiHiphacks in \«-w loiindlands Itonavistu Bay. Fortunately, lhe curiosity of the whales was satislied in one pass, and lhev swam olf unimpressed. \lt whales are protected by Canadian law Newfoundland s Mlanlii < oas| i* known as "iceberg alley," lhe Labrador < urrent sweepinn icebergs \oiilhwaid form <.i eenl.ind and lhe < anadian arctic < Photo hy \ v a Momaliuk and John Eastt otl-l'iSl. Nation.d <.cogi aphic Soeielv >

lai shelf dor's nt drop off until it s nearly 60 miles out from tho Mary land shore Human beings have a Iremen dous affinity for these mammals of the sea. says Ron Navevn of Cooksville, Md organizer of the trips "There's something about our culture that has bred a lot ot oxcifement about whales When one of the monsters is sighted the fin whales are as long as the Mariner and sometimes surface quite close to it the shout ex citedlv and jump up and down says Naveen. an ebullient 40 year old bachelor who gave up a successful career as a lawyer five years ago to pursue his in forest in nature It s a visceral, emotional type of reaction Rewarded With Sightings Most of the trips are more pro duetrve than this one Naveen recalls voyages on which the wh ue watchers were rewarded with sightings not only of fin whales, hut of sperm,Minke, and killer whales Captain Nottingham produces photographs of a fin whale that

with their daughter and family. Mr and Mrs James Wolf at Atwood Miss Ann Wolf of Atlanta, Ga„ will arrive home on Sunday to spend two weeks vacation with her parents, other family members and friends. 20 YEARS AGO, DEC. 21, 1960 Mr and Mrs Charles Purdum returned Thursday from a three week's trip to Europe. They went to England, London and Brussels, Belgium, from there they drove a car through the Netherlands and down the Rhine river in Germany From these they went through Switzerland, southern France and lhe French Riviera They returned home after spen ding four days in Paris. Mr and Mrs Robert Welty of r

got right under lhe bow I turned otl Hie engines tieeause I was afraid I d run right up on his thick Manner isJhe only boat at the do< k that s regularly chartered tor whale watching and bird watching trips Nottingham, a ',n iturn hut good nafured man w ho has >6 of his 49 years on the water, puts up with substantial rdihmg from his fellow spirt fishing skippers ' A decade ago, Naveen says. It was considered a bit wimpish, to say the least, to have these people take us off shore Nottingham, who Naveen says lias the Ix'st eyes in the world,' might dispute that assessment Io day He s developed his own ex pertise .in sea birds as well as whales . \nd he s learned to like the nature lovers Sitting before Manners electronic controls on

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I By RONALDHHOYT k \tfii\ion \t{rnt. I ll and Youth The Kosciusko County 4 II Beef Committee will be eartagging and noseprinting all 4 H beef steers, dairy steers and eommer vial heifers on Saturday, Jan 3, I rum 12 to 4pm, at the Claypool Livestock Center on SR 15 near Silver Like , Be e f ent r y for ms an d Kosciusko County Born and Bred entry forms will be available at identification. There will be a per calf fee charged and Ralgro implants will t>e available Beef members are reminded that all.animals must be in their possession and under their daily care as of January I.

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2 Milford will entertain their daughters and families, Mr. and Mrs. Dale Blucker and Sheri of Indianapolis and Mr. and Mrs Robert Smith and daughter of Michigan City, on Monday evening. Teachers and staff members of Milford high school held their Christmas party at Ruble’s on Tuesday evening Members of the Rekamemoh club of Milford high school held a blanket penny pitch during the basketball game Friday evening The money from the pitch plus a donation from the treasury totaled SSO and has been sent to WOWO for the station's annual penny pitch. The junior class of Milford high

the swaying bridge, he says. "These people are a lot more har dy than fisherman If these were fishermen, half of em would be sick by now " Nottingham and Lynn Jarmon. his youthful mate on Mariner, have been on lhe boat since 6am Often their trips with the naturalists last 12 or IS hours Rough walers shorten this one by keeping them from going beyond lhe continental shelf Fishings getting terrible. Nottingham says I enjoy this But it's such a long day, you couldn't do it all the time " "It's kind of like being a detec live ouf there, trying Io solve a mystery.'' Naveen says of the w hales, intelligent creatures who s<>em reluctant to share their secrets with humans "We really don't have Ihe faintest idea where these whales come from or where they re going '

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I ll( ALENDXR December 25-2 ti Extension office closed January 2-3 Junior leader ski trip 3 Beef identification, 12-4 p m , Claypool Livestock (-enter 5 4-H l<amb Club meeting fi 4-H Council Budget Com mittee meeting, 7 p.m., extension office 7 4-H Adult leader meeting, 7:30 pm.. Justice Building lounge Protect roses Provide winter protection for roses by mounding soil approx imately 12 inches high to insulate the graft union. Additional organic mulch such as straw compost or chopped leaves can be placed on top

school is in the process of plann ing two money making projects for the new year The girls will babysit on New Year's eve in the home of Paula Burgett and the boys will pick up Christmas trees from 3to Up,m on January 3. Members of the Football club of Milford high school will be caroling this evening, starting at 6:30, Santa Claus has informed this paper that he will not be able to be in Milford on both Friday and Saturday afternoons as announced last week ,M» YEARS AGO, DEC. 24. 1936 Mr and Mrs. Fred Self of Syracuse, were Milford visitors Friday Edward Auer of Goshen tran sacted business in Milford Saturday forenoon Guy Lambert and family attended church services at Hastings, on Thursday evening Mr and Mrs John Weybright and daughter of Toledo, will spend Christmas with relatives here Mrs Walter Phillip* assisted by Mrs William O’Brien, served lunch at the public sale held at the Troup farm on Friday Henry Beer has placed some attractive Christmas wreaths al the various business houses Milford young people attending lhe various universities are ar riving home to spend their Christmas vacations with their parents Free Christmas wrappings on your purchases al Clovers Mr and Mrs Daniel Mishler are moving to their property on West Ernelme street Mr and Mrs William Hartter will move to the Mishler farm which they purchased early this fall ■ % Kw JOYOUS NOLL Jolly gmtln** to all ouf good frWlMh. May your / Holiday* be filled with I blessing* and good cheer. I B&B Machine Co. i Milford 1 653-9317

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