The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 10, Milford, Kosciusko County, 22 April 1987 — Page 20

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., April 22, 1987

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KOSCIUSKO COUNTY Republican chairman Rex Reed has called a meeting of Van Buren Township precinct committeemen for 12:30 p.m. Monday, April 27, at the Milford Town Hall to elect a township advisory board member. According to trustee Marsha Baumgartner, there are only two advisory board members at the present time: her mother, Maxine Pifer, and Harry Dale Doty. Rumor has it that Robert Beer of rural Milford is slated to be elected to the vacant post. __ At the last general election, only two candidates ran for the office. At the April 27 meeting, present besides chairman Reed will be the following precinct committeemen: Pre. 1, Robert J. Beer; pre. 2, Randall Dewart; and pre. 3, Nilah Jonasch. 1.. . s MEMBERS OF the new Wawasee Community Bible Church were busy Saturday morning posting the sign shown in the above photo, marking the location of the new church facility they plan to build. The location is just West of the farm home of Hulda Graff and the late Oscar Graff on the Milford-Syracuse Road. The sign displays an artist’s concept of the

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new facility the newly organized group plans to build. AS MOST know, Senator Dan Quayle has voiced his objection to Webster’s Third New International Dictionary’s disparaging and unflattering definition of the word “hoosier.” Quayle wrote a letter to William A. Llewellyn, president of Merriam-Webster, Inc., to see if he was aiware of the fact that> Hoosiers are natives or inhabitants of the state of Indiana. He objected to the dictionary calling a Hoosier “an awkwanj, unhandy or unskilled person, 'especially an ignorant rustic.” and the use as a verb, “to loaf on or botch a job.” Quayle informed Llewellyn tie believed the true meaning of a Hoosier is, "someone who is quick, smart, resourceful, skillful, a winner, unique and brilliant.” Quayle, of course, added the fact that Indiana University’s basketball team displayed the real meaning of the word “Hoosiers.” The president of MerriamWebster, Inc., however, informed the senator that “there is nothing in that book which should be taken to mean that inhabitants of the state of Indiana are inherently awkward or anything like that.” The letter then goes on to prove why Llewellyn is president of the company. He explains, “There are tens of thousands of words in r-the-book having multiple senses., indeed the verb set has some 56 numbered senses, each of which is effectively a different word. The entry handicap doesn’t have many senses but on one hand it is

defined as an advantage and on the.other as a disadvantage. That is simply usage and we in the dictionary business can not arbitrarily decided that we will enter only one of those senses?” He closed with the fact, “In our Webster’s Ninth New Dictionary, an abridged tionary and the best-selling die-' • tionary in the country, there is only one sense of the word hoosier entered, that being simply the ..sense of a resident of Indiana. ’' Quajle says he isn’t finished yet. Hqosiers should be

■ - wn-vjf a, I -; i *... v 3 '“‘MLlb \ Sh'’' I \ | ' I ' ■ •• I, i J fi r ! 1 ■rw J 1 .1 & U Hr £ TALK ON AFRICA — Lion Glenn fOder of AiiHei sburg, Govcrnor-vk-ei of District 25-G, appeared at the Milford Lions Club meeting Monday night at the Milford Community Building and showed home movies he took in 1981 in Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia), Africa. He is shown here, center, receiving a certificate of appreciation from club secretary D. G. Seely, with club president Dennis Wuthrich on the right.

he isn’t! —O'JAMES BROOKS was among those honored recently by R. R. Donnelly akWarsaw on his 25th year with tne firm. Brooks is a customer service representative. —o— , CONGRATULATIONS GO to all of the WHS seniors who were honored) at the first ever academic banquet Saturday night. They deserved-the honors received-and should be proud of their accomplishments.

MILFORD MAYOR Elsie Free, whose year-long reign is ending, might be called upon in the near future to give helpful hints to the new mayors of Syracuse and/or North Webster. Both Lakeland communities are holding mayor’s races to raise funds for their coming sesquicentennials. —o— THE MILFORD branch of the United States Post Office has recently received indication that the town is scheduled for a new post office facility,, with procedures beginning in 1990.

Park mortgage to be paid off

I By DEB PATTERSON Staff Writer y Dixie Pryor, park board president, had nothing but good news to report at Wednesday evening’s North Webster Town Board meeting concerning the new public beach. The best news came when Mrs. Pryor stated, “in one week we will have the mortgage for the property paid off.” Mrs. Pryor gave the credit to Richard Long who “beat the bushes” to get the last few pledges in and obtain more donations. She also reported the North Webster/Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce donated SSOO for landscaping, the tree has. been cut down next to the seawall, a one-year extension on the permit has been received from the Department of Natural Resources and the removal of muck, rocks and debris from the beach area will be done preparation for the beach. Mas. Pryor also stated she will /be seeking a one-year extension on the federal grant for the beach. Myron Clark, board president, expressed the town’s appreciation for all those assisting with making the public beach a reality. Harry Minnick, street superintendent, was given approval to advertise for bids on the eight streets slated for improvement in 1987. The approximate order for streets to be paved is: Mill Drive in Boydston Mill Addition; George Street from SR 13 east to East Street; Fourth Street from SR 13 east to Third Street; Center Street in Eckert Addition; East Street from Washington Street north to John Street; the alley from Huntington Street south to Himes Street at the lift station; the alley from the Dixie Camp Motel east to Dixie Drive; and the alley from Huntington

Street south to Himes Street at the Crystal Flash Bulk Plant A letter was received from Bert L. Plew, East Huntington Street, concerning the last street on the list. He petitioned the board to have it paved. Plew stated the alley has potholes and the heavy truck traffic going to the bulk plant causes severe dust. It was not known whether the alley would be paved this year or not, as it was last on the list. The board approved the closing of the alley behind the North Webster Church of God, from the church’s parkjng lot north to the stop sign on June i-3 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. for Vacation Bible School. Luther Allen, El Ray Island, requested the town vacate one-foot of the street so that a variance from the area plan commission can be received to enclose the existing carport. In giving the history of the matter, Allen stated “nobody cares about that foot but me,” adding his mother-in-law owns the adjacent property, and a recent survey has found the carport to be one-foot over the property line. Clark stated the consensus of the board would be no objection and will approve the matter if the vacation request is presented to the board in the proper legal form. It’s expected the -.matter will te-voted-upon-aC-the— June meeting. Jerry Craig, acting town marshal, stated Deputy Marshal Jim Felkner will be in charge while he attends the police academy. He also announced delivery of the new squad car is expected by the end of next week. Minnick recommended the board table a decision on radios for the street department "until fall or next year, because of needs and other things than the convenience of radios.” Questions Raised The possibility of painting cross walks and center lines, house numbering, moving of the library, and problem with pick- . up and delivery of kindergarten students was addressed after these questions were raised by board member Sid Markley, Jr. Markley was given the approval to discuss the parking problem on the north side of the school with-the Wawasee Community School Corporation Business Manager Roger Kryder, since the situation has not been taken care of locally. Markley stated cars are parked three-wide during 10:30-11:30. and there is no room for cars to go down the street. “I feel one of these days a kid’s going to get hurt,” commented Markley. The board discussed various solutions including changing the noon break of the older kids to allow the kindergarten students to exit the south side of the building into the parking lot. The recommendation was to have the students picked up and delivered on school property and that the police, department will be instructed to ticket any vehicle double-parked in the area. The possibility of painting cross walks and center lines is feasible, stated Minnick, however, on the center line matter, a survey would be required to make sure the line is on center.

< . ■ . IT ,WW t h '■ wi' ■ a i . C\W Z| ■ '4-Al liUwjHitfHH RESCUE DIVING PROCEDURES — Tom Brindle, right, patrolman in the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department, was guest speaker for Kiwanis Club of Lakeland, North Webster. Monday morning, April 20. Arrangements for the speaker were made by Jack Maule, left, program chairman. Pictured in center is Lee Wilson, a North Webster Junior High seventh grade coach and newest member of the Lakeland Kiw:anis. He was sponsored by Richard Long; Jerry Badskey conducted the induction ceremonies. Officer Brindle explained there are four qualified deep water divers in the sheriff's department. They help rescue persons in danger of drowning not only in Kosciusko County, but in surrounding area. Because of hyperthermia, it is very difficult to revive anyone who has been in cold water longer than one hour. Brindle pointed out dry suits are much better for divers to use in making rescues in icy water during the winter. Caution must be used by the divers in use of lines because of entanglement, and he only advised their use in rescues through holes in the ice. Sledding is used to help locate victims under the water.

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Officer Craig stated it would help the police department when investigating accidents. No decision was made. JVlarkley stated serious should be given to house numbering. Clark agreed, jNo further discussion was held. The question on the North Webster/Tippecanoe Township Public Library moving is hoped to be answered at the May meeting of, the town board as rumors of a move into the former Heater Manufacturing building are surfacing. The next meeting of the town board will be Wednesday, May 13, at 7 p.m. in the town hall. Syracuse SAC formulates presentation The Syracuse School Advisory Committee met last Wednesday, April 15, in the elementary school library to formulate a presentation for the combined SAC meeting held Thursday afternoon (See story on page 1). SSAC member and teacher Jo Butler submitted copies of a -report—feting--fevetepnrentat“~ — characteristics of children aged 5 to 12 to open the meeting. “We went through this process to make sure that we were reviewing the learning styles at each grade level,” said principal ' John Naab, noting that the formula helps teachers and administrators to deal with students on an individual basis. Assistant principal Tom Jones submitted a list of programs currently offered at Syracuse Middle School to be used at a Thursday night Anri! 16. organizational . . meeting for education specialization. Committee members were to discuss specifications of the school’s programs at that meeting in order to compile a report for future use. “It is not a decision making group but an information gathering group,” stressed Naab, adding, “Our concern is that no one is left out (in making decisions regarding education specif ications). ” Elementary teacher Phil Mock ' — presented a revamped Statement Os Philosophy of the school system, noting that input from various teachers helped supplement goals for Syracuse Elementary School. Middle school teachers, Susan Holly Johnson and Courtney Blue are working on a physical report to add to the statement., SSAC members also agreed to visit four elementary schools for the purpose of observing various physical layouts and programs available. Various staff members and lay people will join Dr. Howard Hull, assistant superintendent, in visiting Concord Southside Elementary School, Elkhart; Chamberlin hilementary School, Goshen; Baugo Elementary School, Elkhart, and Pinewood Elementary School, Elkhart. The visits are tentatively set for Wednesday, April 29. with a brief meeting scheduled to follow.