The Mail-Journal, Volume 23, Number 55, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 January 1987 — Page 2

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TO CLIMAX DAY’S EVENTS — The annual Winter Carnival Dance, sponsored by the Enchanted Hills Theater Guild, will climax thaievents of the Winter Carnival on Saturday, Jan. 24. The dance will be from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. in the American Legion Hall, Syracuse. “Premier Productions,” will provide the evening’s music. Door prizes and snacks will also highlight the evening. Tickets will be available at the door or for advance ticket sales, persons may obtain tickets from any Enchanted Hills Playhouse Guild member or from Jeanne Gardiner ai State Bank bf Syracuse. Shown in the photo are members of the dance committee, Vicki Stoll, Lynn Griffith and Cathy Lemberg. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

Many changes —

Need theme for 1987 Flotilla

(Continued from pagel) /There will be no theme for the "'1987 Wawasee Flotilla Parade, according to the Wawasee Flotilla Festival Committee, however, the committee feels most of the floats will be depicting the sesquicentennial idea. This is just one of several significant changes the committee has made for the 1987 festival. The decision of no theme and to let people “do their own thing,” came about after committee members found a theme kept some people from building a float as they could not think of a good idea depicting the theme. In the past a theme was chosen for the Flotilla Parade. The committee has also decided to give medals instead of trophies and cash prizes. Judging will still be done in five categories, commercial, nonprofit organizations, residential, youth, and antique-classic boats, lue first place winners in each category will receive gold medals, the second place winners receiving silver medals and everyone else receivirig bronze

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medals. Thus, every entry will receive a medal to show participation. The overall winner will still receive the Commodore’s Cup, and the special Earl Money Trophy will be awarded. ’ Since 1987 is the sesquicentennial year for Syracuse, the Flotilla Committee would like to have an exceptionally large Flotilla Parade. The committee is shooting for at least 75 floats!

Station's attendent < dmits theft

A service station attendent admitted the theh of $523.48 in cash and checks'from his employer after spending two hours on a polygraph (lie detector) machine Monday, Jan. 12. Syracuse detective Bob Houser Sr. suspected foul play when James Allan Rohrbaugh reported a robbery at the Syracuse Sunoco Station, 816 S. Huntington St., at 7:26-a.m. last Wednesday, Jan. 7. Rohrbaugh initially stated that a man entered the station as he was opening the business. He added that no weapon was visible, but the intruder kept his hand in

The Flotilla Parade is an opportunity for businesses, organizations, and individuals to show their support for this traditional event. The committee asks everyone to give serious consideration to building a float, which needs not be elaborate or expensive. For additional Flotilla information, Sam Cole, committee president, can be contacted at 457-2441.

his pocket as if he had a gun, stating, “This is a robbery.” According to the attendent, the suspect then grabbed two bags of money and fled on foot. After further investigation. Houser requested Rohrbaugh take the polygraph test, with Kosciusko County patrolman Tom Kitch assisting. After intensive questioning, the attendent signed a statement admitting his guilt. Charges were formally filed against Rohrbaugh for theft Tuesday afternoon.

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County BZA elects officers Officers elected by the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals at its first meeting of ''1987 on January 12 are Jerry Grady,-chairman; Robert Sittier, vice chairman; and John Lehman, secretary. Vic VUgil joined , the board as representative of the area plan commission, having been selected by the county commissioners. Another member is to be appointed by the town of Syracuse, as it is the largest participating town in the county. Janice Hatfield, North Webster, was granted a zoning exception for the purpose of opening a commercial recreation facility (miniature golf course) on SR 13, two miles south of North Webster. She had previously petitioned the area plan commission for a zoning change to commercial. This was denied due to the concern for possible future commercial functions detrimental to the area. The board stipulated that a fence must be installed in front of the facility. Florence Young, whose property is located on the south side of a private road on the northwest side of Waubee Lake in Van Buren Township, was granted an exception for the purpose of running a home occupation. Young stated she plans to sell yarns and hand-spun knitting items and supplies. DeHaven/Colonial Homes was granted a variance to permit construction of a replacement single family residence two feet off a side yard property line. The property is located on the west side of Catherine Street oh the east side of Lake Wawasee in Turkey Creek Township. Forrest Tucker was successful in his petition for an exception to allow building a residential accessory building on a lot with no principal structure in a residential district. His property is located between two unnamed east-west roads north of Crowdale Addition on the east side of Lake Wawasee in Turkey Creek Township. Also granted, was the petition of Donald and Dorothea Littler for an exception to construct a garage on a lot without a principal structure in a residential district and 10 foot six inches off the road right-of-way. The property is located on the north side of Cable Lane, west of Oa\wood Drive in Turkey Creek Township. A difference! Some women show a lot of style; some styles show a lot of women. — News, Los Angeles

MAD to send out questionnaire on Citizen of Year banquet

t By CARLA GAFF - Staff Writer < Officers of the Milford Area Development announced during Saturday morning’s meeting, that they will once again be having an annual membership drive for all residents and businesses. Letters will be sent to all homes and businesses, along with a questionnaire regarding this year’s “Citizen of the Year Banquet”. Everyone receiving the information is encouraged to participate, as this will be the way in

At Syracuse —

Merchants study sales techniques

(By CARLA GAFF Staff Writer The video “In Pursuit of Excellence” was shown in segmentation to area merchants attending this month’s meeting of the Retail Merchants Division of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce last Friday morning. The video is based on the book which is co-authored by Tom Perters and Bob Waterman, and covers the topic of customer relatioris. The authors stress proper training of employees by showing them that they are an active part of the company and what is expected and needed from them. It also deals with proper, courteous behavior of employee to the customer. Chamber of Commerce President Jim Evans led a discussion

APC re-elects officers —

Yeager subdivision still on hold

I By GLENLONG Staff Writer The first item of business at the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission meeting on Wednesday, Jan. 7, was election of officers for 1987. This was handled very quickly after member Ron Sharp moved that the present officers be re-elected. His motion was seconded and nominations were quickly closed. Continuing in office are Jerry Gr a <fy , chairman; Ron Baumgartner, vice chairman; and Chuck Brower, secretary. Grady was also selected to continue as the APC representative on the Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals. The petition of Charles Yeager for preliminary plat approval for a residential subdivision on a 10.35 acre tract of ground on Wooster Road east of Winona Lake was continued until the APC February meeting. This petition had been continued from the December meeting after the APC directed that a water retention facility be included as requested by Eldon Stoops, attorney for Norman and Dorothy Snyder, who live across Wooster Road. The Snyders remonstrated against the project with the major expressed concern being increased drainage into their fish pond and onto their land. Warsaw attorney Paul Refior and consulting engineer Larry Long presented changes made in the Yeager proposal, with Long showing on revised maps the addition of a retention pond to hold surface rain water so it can flow slowly into the proper storm sewer instead of rushing across Wooster Road. The planned drainage retention area replaces lot number one and according to Long will collect surface water from 5.6 acres of the subdivision. He added that water from four lots along Wooster Road will not drain into the basin The water from this 1.78 acres will flow to the side ditch, west to the planned storm sewer and then to the open county ditch. Long restated his point that the already planned storm sewer was adequate for the area and the retention basin should appease the remonstrators. Yeager was also present and said that if his

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which MAD will decide whether or not to continue having the banquet. , Milford did not hold.a banquet last year due to the extra work and funds that were needed for the Milford Sesquicentennial. However, MAD will continue to sponsor the banquet this year and in the future, if there is sufficient interest, though it is not a money making project. In other business, MAD also discussed its planned involvement with Main Street USA. A committee will be appointed to help organize individuals from Milford to contribute to the upkeep of the town. Interested in-

and lecture time after the video. During this time he explained that company management sets the pace for each business. He said that the video can be applied to all Syracuse merchants and can be used to help employers create the proper atmosphere needed to help their particular business become more unified. During the discussion merchants explained problems, and solutions that they have used in dealing with those problems. Bob Pilcher explained that the one-on-one personal contact with his customers worked well for him, while Jim Evafis stated that he has found that avoiding slang' terminology has been helpful to him. During the meeting the board also reviewed its recent Christmas promotion of Santa in Syracuse. Children were encouraged to visit with Santa and have their picture taken with him in a sleigh at the Lakeland Youth

plat is approved he plans to begin excavating for the subdivision this spring. Attorney Stoops said the retention pond is a good addition, but still expressed concern about its capacity and water drainage from the other four lots. He also stated concern about future maintenance of the.! basin and mentioned the need for sight screening ang, security fencing. Don Scearce, consulting engineer for the Snyders, proposed terracing or a slight swale along the four lots to help control water runoff. Dorothy Snyder said that every year when the rains come she gets runoff from Yeager's land. She said the county highway department has "played around with it” (the problem) but did not fix it. Long countered with the comment that the planned work may be the answer to her longstanding problem. He added that the county commissioners and highway department superintendent have viewed the are'a.and approve Yeager's plan. After the public portion of the meeting was closed and discussion by the board members, Sharp moved to defer action until the Soil Conservation Service can be consulted on the adequacy of the retention pond to handle the drainage. This was approved unanimously by the five present members with the understanding that this is the final issue and their approval will be contingent upon the opinion from the SCS. “If the project can be done right, it should be done,” said Yeager after the meetings “We want to do it right and hope approval is given so we cqn begin work next spring.’’ Other Business APC Director Dan Richard presented a letter from Stonehenge Golf Course Corp, asking that its submitted bond for drainage and roads be reduced by 40 percent because a large area is future planning and not included in the current golf course area project on the Pierceton road east of Winona Lake. The board approved this request subject to the agreement of absent member Chuck Brower, county surveyor. Steve Maenhout, assistant planner at the APC, gave board members each a copy of the request for proposal for a computer system which has-been sent to computer vendors to solicit bids.

dividuals should con et: Donn Kesler, MAD president; Don. Arnold, treasurer; or Betty Hall, secretary. Announcement was made that MAD had contributed $374.54 to the new library project. The funds were made available to MAD through its interest earnings, said funds are not part of MAD dues or contributions. During the meeting it was decided that Don Arnold would attend the Milford Economic Development Corporation meeting as a representative for MAD. The EDC meets on the first Wednesday of every month at The Chateau restaurant during

Center. It was decided that the promotion for next year on this event would also list the price of the photb, which was $3,50 this year. Retail Merchants Treasurer, Jeannie Gardner explained, “We could have published the price of the photo with Santa, especially since it was so reasonable and lower than people would expect.” It was also decided that merchants would work on even more possibilities of keeping Christmas Shoppers in Syracuse, next year and may look into the idea of Syracuse Merchants Checks. In this, area businesses would purchase the checks to be given to their employees as their Christmas gift bonus. However, instead of regular currency, the check would be usable in Syracuse only. Also dealing with merchant sales, the board discussed its upcoming Cabin Fever Days. This special week end activity will be

He said two alternatives will be considered. These are a standalone system for the APC and a system which accesses the present county mainframe system. Sharp stated this is a move forward and added he favors access-

Purchase of tables > heads school agenda

' i Continued from page 1 > pecanoe Valley High School and Triton High School. Both schools gave the Wawasee principal positive information dealing with stability and durability of the tables. Triton even stated that their tables and chairs have held up extremely well. The Bourbon school was built one year prior to Wawasee. It was at that time that it purchased the Mitchell table—and they are still in use without major problems. At Wawasee, the table tops will be brown in color, wish the individual seats alternating green and gold. There are no backs on the seats. “We were concerned with durability,” said Speicher while presenting his proposal to the board. “But we feel very confident that these will hold up for us.” ■_ Although the board decided to purchase the new tables, with attached seats, Kryder informed board members that the old tables will not be discarded for the sake of getting rid of them. “We will be able to use the tables in another way,” said Kryder. referring to the use of the old tables. “They might need a table in the pool area to pass out ribbons, or something. Whatever we can use the tables for, we will.” In other action, the board continued to re-organize J:he structure of the board by appointing a recording secretary and deputy treasurer. Superintendent Roger Thornton recommended that Carol Phillabaum, present recording secretary continue in the same capacity. Bill Little, school board president, agreed with Thornton’s recommendation, adding, at the same compensation level. Thornton was then appointed deputy treasurer, replacing the former superintendent, Dr. Kenneth Webster, . The other issue of organization — setting the salary for boaM members — was tabled until further discussion. In personnel moves, the board accepted Dr. Hpward J. Hull’s recommenuaiiotis'i'ofTiuing’juiie Gunden as kindergarten teacher at Milford Elementary School. Gunden replaces Mrs. Ruth Webster. Gunden' holds a master’s degree from Ball State University, and has eight years of teaching experience. However, with this move in

the noon hour. All area residents are invited to attend these luncheons. Kesler, current president of the MAD organization explained that persons are still being sought to fill the position of .president and vice president of the group. Interested individuals may contact Kesler. It was also announced that a letter of appreciation was sent to Chore-TimeCßrock for its $1,500 contribution. MAD will be meeting on Saturday, Feb. 14, at the Milford Community Building, and all residents are encouraged to attend.

held on Feb. 12-14 and will feature 20-50 percent off_at most Syracuse businesses. Special Cabin Cash Coupons will be available, and a SSOO cash drawing. Winners will have their photos published, as well as receiving the cash that is redeemable at area businesses. Bob Pilcher once again discussed the possibility -of arranging television advertising spots on channel 28 for area merchants who were interested in advertising in this manner. He stated that he would check into purchasing 15 10-second spots for Syracuse merchants if the interest is great enough. Before adjourning the meeting Jim Evans, president of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, announced the upcoming chamber noon luncheon on Wednesday, Feb. 4. The luncheon is tentatively being planned to be held at the Beacon in Syracuse.

ing the present mainframe if it is cost effective because he likes the concept of sharing county files. . The next meeting of the area plan commission will be Wednesday, Feb 4, at 1 pm. in the Justice Building.

Milford, a half-time position has been created in a kindergarten class. Gunden had previously worked half-time for the corporation. The board will actively seek a teacher for that position this ' week. The other move involved Mrs. Arlene Berkey. Berkey will serve as the Literacy Volunteer Coordinator for the school corporation. She has her master’s from St. Francis College, Fort Wayne, and eight years of experience. The final big issue discussed by the board featured finances. Kryder addressed the end-of-the-year financial report, while Little opened six financial confirmations from area banks. The State Bank of Syracuse confirmed $1,472,596.86 in a regular account, and $1,216,137.30 in a money market. Meanwhile, the Counting House Bank, North Webster confirmed the amount of $24,000, and the First National Bank of Warsaw figured the school corporation has $63,250 in its facility. Lake City Baskos total of Wawasee f u nds\tota led $100,283.18, while the First Federal Bank of Wabash confirmed $4,500. Warsaw’s Mutual Federal Savings closed out-the confirmations with its $4,875 totaN of Wawasee funds. All claims and minutes from previous meetings were approved as the meeting closed. / NEW MEMBER ON COUNTY BZA — Vic Virgil is a new Kosciusko County Board of Zoning Appeals member? He wus selected by the county commissioners and will represent the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission. Virgil said, “I appreciate the opportunity to work with the BZA, which has the authority to work to correct problems brought before it.” (Photo by Glen Long}