The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 7, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 April 1987 — Page 20

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IU HYSTERIA was caught by every one this past weekend. Oneof the windows at Bonnie Gene’s Boutique in Milford was decorated with IU memorabilia, including a 1976 NCAA Champs 7-Up bottle, an IU flag, pennant, cup and sweatshirt. Sheri Bushong, 20, daughter of Bonnie Nicolai and Sam Bushong, is a sophomore at IU and attends a nature of science class with Steve Alford and several other players. For the NCAA, IU had special T-shirts made up and Alford personally autographed Sheri's shirt. Needless to say, she is very thrilled. With lU’s championship on Monday night the local coffee shop was humming again Tuesday morning with IU fans in their red and white and Purdue and Notre Dame fans making few comments. After all, what can you say when the other guy wins the NCAA Championships. And, Bill Little’s IU flag is at the top of the flagpole. —o— DON’T FORGET the library’s open house on Monday. It is being called a grand opening/open house and is being sponsored by

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the Friends of the Library. If you haven’t visited the library since the renovation project this would be a good time to do so. Thh-open house will be held between 7 and 9p.m. April 6-11, by the way, is National Library Week. —o—- — 6-10 is also spring cleanup in Milford. As noted in last week’s paper, Dallas Winchester of the street and water department hassafinounced the street department will participate in a spring cleanup next week. During clean-up week town employees will be picking up old appliances, furniture and other items. Town residents are urged to get involved and clean their homes, garages and yards. Items must be left on the treelawn or in the alley. Town employees will not go into yards or houses to pick up items. Winchester said persons with items to be picked up may call the street department office at 658-4614 and leave name and address on the answering machine.

This, he said, will speed the pick up. IT WOULD be nice if after the clean up the “litter bugs” would use the trash containers in downtown Milford and refrain from depositing beer cans, dirty diapers and the like in people’s lawns. WASN’T THE area lucky to have missed the snows that fell earlier in the week. It is our understanding, however, there is an even bigger storm heading this way and it is predicted to dump from 12 to 14 inches of snow on the area. Unlike the last time, Kosciusko County was specifically named in the area to receive this new approaching storm. People are warned that if winds accompany this storm, as expected, considerable damage may be caused by the weight of the snow as well as from the drifting. Persons are urged to take every precaution possible. They should get ready to stay home from work and school for several days because roads are expected to become impassable and the plows have been removed from the county and state plows and stored for. the warmer months which are to come. Wind chill is expected to fall to a minus 50 degrees if the storm hits with the force that is being predicted. Extra care is urged by officials. Plan ahead. Be ready. We can’t be as lucky next weekend as we were last weekend. We will not escape this snow. April Fool! SOMEONE NEEDS to tell a certain family in this area the story of boys and girls and the difference between the two. It seems the family (remaining unnamed to protect the innocent) got a “female” kitten six months ago and named “her” Annabelle. Tuesday the kitten was taken to the vet and sure enough, Annabelle is a him, not a her. The cat must be very confused. Wonder if they will change its name or if this fellow will have to live his nine lives with the name of Annabelle.

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Pldnk speaks on economic development

The economic development in Warsaw and the county was the main topic of a recent speech givdh by Warsaw’s Mayor Jeff Plank at a Manchester Chamber of Commerce dinner. Following are comments from that speech: Plank stated. “I have no credentials in municipal planning, you see, mayors spend more Tax crack A charming little recipe for a dessert called income-tax pudding: Take a good deal of dough, you’ll knead it.

time reacting, than planning. I do not lead a conjrjxfnity which is better or worse, or ahead of any other community. For communities share common, problems, but there’s always something unique about the Old Home Town, it’s discovery is the key.... ... “I would submit to you that growth and change are not in and of themselves, progress. I would submit to you that Warsaw’s greatest challenge as a community is controlling the growth which

the Syracuse Police log — Garbage in yard on South Main Street

The following information was obtained from the log of the S/ racuse Police and Fire Departments: MARCH 25 8:08 a m. — Person at the high school for an officer 5:04 p.m. — Lock out reported at Rinker Boat 10:49 p.m. — Report of harassing phone calls MARCH 26 8:45 a.m. — Call concerning an ambulance bill 9:Q§ a m. — Woman reported she called for an officer last night and wondered why no one was sent to her home 12:09 p.m. — Person on station for blankets to the EMS 2:12 p.m. — Report of an insulin reaction 3:06 — Information requested on FOP

This is the time to "Wander Indiana'

This may be the most exciting year ever for Hoosiers and Indiana tourists to “Wander Indiana.” Nearly 600 festivals will take place in Indiana, and almost all of them are listed in the 1987-88 Indiana Festival Map and Guide. “This year promises to be a very special year for festivals in Indiana with the Pan Am Games, the International Special Olympics and final preparations for Hoosier Celebration ’BB all taking place. Last year, over 20.4 million people attended Indiana festivals

we are experiencing, and not allowing it to control us. ”... ...“We present the creation of new jobs as a blessing of what we call a successful economic development program, yet that’s no God-sent to a people, most of whom are employed, many of whom not wanting new and more people around. Public officials are guilty of overselling economic development initiatives in the name of job creation. But you see, politicians spend too much time quantifying everything, reducing everything to numbers and statistics, it’s easy to count new jobs created to fit the numbers into a politician’s primary frame of reference, 2,4, 6 year periods, separated only by elections.”... ..."And those of you who consider yourselves the champions of economic progressiveness in your idealism and passion, whether you are motivated by a genuine desire to improve your community, or by a desire to see your name on a bronze plaque, remember that ship named Community will sail on smoother seas if we take the people along for the ride.”... ...“An elderly gentlemen said

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3:40 p.m. — Report of a possible suspicious vehicle 7:15 p.m. — Report of a car/deer accident 7:22 p.m. — Report of an unknown type of accident in front of South Shore Golf Course MARCH 27 8:47 a.m. — Call for a title check 3:29 p.m. — Informed that the scout troop would be staying all night at the scout cabin 4:18 p.m. — Report of a lost wallet in Fort Wayne 4:19 p.m. — Report of sugar being put in a vehicle’s gas tank 6:26 p.m. — Report of a girl being bit by a dog 8:55 p.m. — Car in the ditch«in front of a business MARCH 28 3:53 a.m. — Request for a location of a person

and spent over $57 million. These ‘must see’ events can only increase the economic benefits created by the tourism industry and its 500 plus festivals,” said Lieutenant Governor John Mutz, director of the Indiana Department of Commerce. The Festival Map and Guide, which is now ready for distribution, highlights festivals for all seasons in all areas of Indiana. Water sports, centennial celebrations, Christmas home tours, classic cars, Oktoberfests, blue grass and international festivals,

recently. It seems that everybody kinda walks around saying that this or that needs to be done, but somebody else will do it. It’s almost a national motto, somehow we gotta remember, mayor, that all of us are the somebody. There’s a lot to be done, it’s a lot easier when everybody understands what the stakes are, and share in solving problems not just pointing them out. That’s what being a community is all about." "Look, mayor, all I’m trying to say is that we’re changing too fast. We don't need all that economic development stuff. New things, new that, if ya really want to do something for us, then help bring us back together. Fix what’s already broken. Don’t build new. I want us to be a community again. Real bad I do.’’... ...“Those few moments, with that old man, were the greatest experience of my life as a public .official. It all came together. But all I could sa&was, me too, me t 00."... ...“The bottom line: We must relearn how to/ take care of ourselves. We must resurrect our heritage, that spirit of determination and-eobperation upon which the survival of our forefathers depended for so long. Old fashioned, too trite, you say. But once again the survival of our hometowns may depend on it. And it’s gonna cost more in the future, even if we just want to stay the same.” ... ‘ ‘Take whatever time is needed to change the perspective of your people, for they must cast aside the illusion that their town can survive without the business and residential sectors sharing more financial responsibility for projects which will help their areas, as well as the community as a whole. A cost sharing program should be project and area specific, but it will save all taxpayers a great deal.”... ...“Where you have this kind of shared responsibility, you will see an incredible increase in pride, spirit, and enthusiasm displayed by all parties involved. You will see people step out of their individual kingdoms and display a collective imagination

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4:37 p.m. — Report of a bike being stolen 11:29 p.m. — Prowlers reported by .Baker’s Market MARCH 29 4:39«a.m. — Officer requested concerning a theft < 7:41 p.m. —Lock out reported 9:13 p.m. — Lift station light on, North Huntington Street «* ■ MARCH 30 9:59 a.m. — Fire information requested for insurance 3:25 p.m. — Report of having garbage put in a yard on South Main 3:27 p.m. — Report of two cars in the parking lot at a restaurant 5 p.m. — Report of a car being in a parking lot for six months 8:50 p.m. — Accident reported on Kolrer Road, one-half mile off ofCRBSOE

all kinds of festivals, during all four seasons, for all kinds of people. “Festivals reflect the very essence of Indiana,” Mutz added. “Every season provides a reason to entice people from all over to come back home again and celebrate their Hoosier heritage.” The 1987-88 Indiana Festival Map and Guide is available, free-of-charge, by contacting Tourism Development Division, One North Capitol, Suite 700, Indianapolis, Ind. 46204.

so needed in dealing with the challenges facing their hometown. You will see the resurrection of that magic, called community. The people simply need to know how high the stakes really are.”... ...“No longer a luxury, economic development programs must be a Total Community Survival Plan for the future. It is a matter of necessity "... . “at the very heart of economic development goals, we must find our people. Their pride and enthusiasm, their understanding of, and commitment to the most important function of survival planning. That being the receipt of more tax money by expanding the tax base in a balanced and controlled fashion. So that a city <arteqntinue to provide its services and fix needs to be fixed, without/having to overtax those consider themselves tax p00r"... ...“It is all dependent on an educated public, who can see an opportunity for personal gain. And it is our responsibility to do the teaching before the fact. For a properly conceived, compatible, and balanced economic development program, properly communicated, can also be a community call to arms. ...That sense of responsibility, one for another, that collective consciousness so much a part of our heritage, so much a part of our strength as a nation. And most important, people will say, citizen we did it ourselves ”... ...“What does pride, spirit, enthusiasm, and a cost-sharing philosophy have to do with the success and vitality of an economic development program? Everything, absolutely everything. For we must not forget that the best salesmen we have are our people.”... ...“Take them along for the ride.”... ...“Mr. Mayor, we like this town just the way it is. If ya really want to do something for us, then help bring us back together. Let’s fix what’s already broken. Let’s save what we got here. I want us to be a community again, real bad I d 0.... Me too, old man, me too.”