The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 June 1987 — Page 16

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., June 17,1987

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\ Administrative enforcement action against Tyler

tBy CARLA GAFF Staff Writer J Administrative enforcement action was issued against Tyler Machinery, Inc'.. Warsaw, recently by the Indiana Department of Environmental Management for the company’s hazardous waste management. The action calls for extensive sampling activities in order to determine the extent and nature of contamination, the development and implementation of a cleanup plan, and the payment of a $14,000 civil penalty. It was noted by the Department of Environmental Management that the contamination was not taking place on property owned by Tyler Machinery, Inc. but was instead taking place on a wooded 10-acre plot behind the factory. Said property is owned byFlorence M. McCarter and is currently being handled by the Northern Trust Companv of Chicago, Ill: Within 30 days of the effectivedate of the Order. Tyler is requested to submit to the department a site assessment plan. The purpose shair be to conduct sampling and analysis in order to assess the degree and extent of contamination of the soil and any impact on the groundwater. Additionally, Tyler is requested to submit a cleanup or remedial action plan which must include: the results of the analyses, chain-of-custodv information, . and records. Plus address all areas determined by the

• mmrn yi FIRST YEAR ANNIVERSARY — Leamon Electric, 448 Parkway, Syracuse, will celebrate its first anniversary this month. After a busy first year, the Leamons are looking forward to next year. Shown are Ed Leamon, owner, and his son, Todd. (Photo by Dale Tobias)

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analyses to be contaminated, and address the groundwater, if it is determined to be affected. As well as including a soil sampling

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Pioneer certificates in Michigan

I Bv DORIS McMANIS CAMDEN Guest Feature Writer The State of Michigan will mark its 150th birthday on January 26. 1388. Pioneer certificates will be available to anyone proving that at least one ancestor lived in Michigan before December 31,1837. Proof consists of birth certificates, court records, property tax rolls, school rosters or other documents to support an ancestor’s residence. The cost is $lO. Certificates will be issued from October, 1986 through 1987. Information collected will be stored at the Library of Michigan at Lansing. For application write lo: Sesquiceiiieiimal Pioneer Ccr tificate Project. P.O. Box 30007. Lansing, Mich. 48909. If you have completed a genealogical book, the Library of Congress would like to have a copy. For information write to: Exchange and Gifts Division. 10 First Street S.E!. Washington. D C. 20540, New Jersey State Bureau of Archives will check their Family Name Index File if you send a

and analysis plan to be performed after-the cleanup has been done which verifies that all contamination has been removed. He

self-addressed, stamped envelope. Write to: New Jersey State Library, 185 West State Street, Trenton, New Jersey 08608. * By DORIS McMANIS CAMDEN The Ellis Island Oral History Project would like to interview people who immigrated or worked on the Island between 1892 and

must include a time frame for implementation of the cleanup plan. The enforcement also includes a number of other hazardous

1954. They would like to hear 1 CtijUiio iOi immigrating, details of journey, Ellis _ Island- experience and their impressions and realities of American life. Write: Ellis Island Oral History Project, P.O. Box 20375, Greeley Square Station, New York, N.Y. 10001. 215. Enoch Rue lived in Kosciusko Co., Ind, in the 1850 s; was married there at least twice out of his four marriages. Also later lived in Jones Co., lowa and died in Nemaha Co., Nebraska in the 1880 s. Indiana index of naturalizations say he was naturalized in Kosciusko Co. Where are those naturalization records? Enoch was born Ignace Rub and came to America with his uncie, PqMi Rue. Virginia C. Jansen, 1679 Drew Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43220. 216. Would like contact with descendants of Captain C.C. Beane of Leesburg, Ind., Mary B. Lidgard, 1130 N. Dearborn, Chicago. 111. 60610. 312-664-6197. 217. George Luke and wife, Sarah Jane Duvall, were pioneers in Clay Township. Kosciusko Co., Ind. Their son, George Sidney Luke, was the first white child born in Kosciusko Co. south of Warsaw, in April, 1837. I would like to find out more about this line of my ancestors. Marjorie Lutes Wai lne r , 8351 Beta Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45231. 218. Searching for information about Noble Hammon and his wife. Anna Winters. Both were born in Indiana. They lived in Palestine, Ind., from 1888 to 1905. Who were their parents, and where were they all born? Anna s parents were Jane and Thomas Winters, possibly from Warsaw. Hammons left soon after the birth of a child, to Canada. They changed their name to Hammond There were five children when they left. Was Noble on the school board in Palestine? Did he leave in a hurry? Are there newspaper articles about this family? Christie L. Hammond. 104 — B Root Court, Bremerton. Wash. 98312. 219. Levi Lee of Leesburg, Ind., was in my family. Andrew Peterson came to Warsaw in 1834 from Tiffin, Ohio. Would like information about these people. Dorothy

waste procedures which must be handled and gives the respondent a chance to request an informal settlement on the matter.

Hyatt, 12426 Moorpark St., North Hollywood, Calif., 91604. 220. My wife is the daughter of Fred H. Phillips, deceased, and Pauline Elizabeth Douglass Phillips, living in Florida. Both were born and raised in Warsaw. Would like to contact members of this Phillips family. Lester J. Pursell, 212 Lewfield Circle, Winter Park, Fla. 32792. 221. My grandfather, Daniel Boone Wright was born in February, 1843 in Milford or South Milford,, Ind. His father was Oliver Wright. His mother is believed to be Mary Douglas. We know of one sister, Jane, who married a Wilhite. Daniel married Elizabeth Johns, born in Ohio in February, 1832. She moved to Indiana with her parents when she was two and lived there for 47 years. She was the daughter of John Johns and his wife, Rachel. Wish more information. Floyd C. Wright, 3312 Hillsdale Drive*, Des Moines, lowa 50322. Your queries are welcomed. Please keep them brief, 50 words or less if possible. Print or type names and dates. They must pertain to Kosciusko County. Mail them to: Doris Camden, P.O. Box 214. Warsaw. Ind. 46580. Doris Camden is a member of the Kosciusko County Historical Society and lives in Warsaw. : *** t- Jr a NEW KOSCIUSKO COUNTY ENGINEER — Kenneth N. Traylor, P.E.. L.S. will be replacing Dick Winebrenner as Kosciusko County Engineer on January. However, he will be working with Winebrenner starting on August 1. so that he might become familiar with the area and problems that do exist at the present. Traylor is a former Milford area resident and is presentlyserving as highway engineer of Porter County. He has a bachelor's degree in science civil engineering from Indiana Institute of Technology, and has attended Indiana University and Dale Carnegie. He is registered with the state of Indiana as a professional engineer and as a professional land surveyor. Prior to his present job, he was .gbief street engineer for the ciiy of Fort Wayne. Traylor has experience working with water, sewer, gas, telephone and electrical utilities. And has a strong background in civil engineering and land surveying. He also has expertise working with governmental regulations and agencies, especially Federal aid for urban streets and county road programs. He currently lives in Valparaiso , but plans to make his home near Columbia City once he takes the Kosciusko position.

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Retiring the flag June 14 every year Americans celebrate Flag Day, the day that the American flag was accepted. In honor of the day many American Legion Posts,, including the Wawasee Post, retire all worn and faded flags. During the ceremony a flag appraisal, salute, taps and the actual retiring of the flag are done. In this, each American flag that is no longer serviceable, is burned. Representatives from a number of posts in Kosciusko County took part in Sunday’s ceremony. The ceremony is the only legal way the American flag can be destroyed. (Photos by Carla Gaff)

Senior Citizen Council sets questionnaire distribution assignments

I By CARLA GAFF Staff Writer | Distribution assignments and instructions regarding a questionaire for senior citizens, were discussed and agreed upon by the Senior Citizen Coordinating Council during a recent meeting. The council was formed in a effort to assist Warsaw administration and Kosciusko Community in more effectively identifying, understanding and responding to the real needs and concerns of area senior citizens. In order for the council to provide an effective communication network, it was decided that a questionaire dealing with the needs of senior citizens be polled. The council agreed to the following questionaire instructions for all senior citizens: Whenever possible the questionaire should be passed out and collected at the same meeting, in order to guarantee maximum response; those completing the questionaire should communicate their own personal feelings, and not the consensus opinion of the organization of which Art exhibit in % Whitley County There is only one month left to prepare for the Whitley County Art Guild’s exhibit. On July 11, persons may bring their art works to the Grace Lutheran Church on Main Street in downtown Columbia City. The show lasts through Old Settler’s Days. There are categories for ail kinds of art — adult and student. In addition to ribbons and monetary awards, many area businesses and organizations will be making purchase awards. Works must be framed and read to display Large pieces (over 36") need their own feasels. Persons may call Dena Chapman at 244-7851 or Jackie Didier at 248-2321 for more information

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they are a member; completed questionaires are to be returned to the mayor’s office at Warsaw no later than July 15. When returning the questionaire, persons are ask to identify the name of the—organization or location surveyed. Mayor Jeff Plank assured the council that he felt the questionaire was a good idea, stating, “I know of no better way to tap the desires of senior citizens.” He went on to assure them that as many senior citizens throughout the county as possible should be notified and that addi-

Video teleconference on illiteracy on June 23

Warsaw will be connected with 1,000 other communities across the nation via a national video teleconference in an effort to combat adult and youth illiteracy. "Literacy, Your Community and Its Workforce,” the first national teleconference on adult illiteracy and its effect on the workforce, will take place on June 23 at the Warsaw Community High School. The two and one half hour seminar, sponsored by thefWarsaw Adult Basic Education, Center, will begin at 6:30 _P V “The purpose of the event is to bring together leaders of literacy action programs with other leaders of government, labor and community groups to develop a coordinated, comprehensive literacy education action program for their locale," said Jan Legarda, director of the Warsaw Adult Basic Education Center. A wide variety of well-known personalities will serve as speakers and moderators, including Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Missouri Governor John Ashcroft, Atlanta mayor Andrew

ATTEND Wawasee Community School Board Work Night On Middle School Planning Tuesday, June 23, 7:00 P.M. Administration Bldg. Show Concern

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tional questionaires can be made available whenever need be. Council members discussed various possibilities of distributing questionaires to persons not involved in senior citizens groups. They will be working through senior citizens groups, mobile meals, retirement homes, nursing homes and churches. After the poll is finished, and information collected and tallied, the council will have a direction in which to work so that it may better serve senior citizens in the area.

Young, ABC -'2O/20” host Hugh Downs, and ABC president James E. Duffy. Pre-prodqced videos and qpestion and comment sessions from downlink/receiver sites will also be included. The teleconference is open to the public and is a free event. Persons wishing to attend the event should enter through the back door of the high school at the far east end. Persons with additional questions or suggestions concerning the seminar should call the Warsaw Adult Basic Education Center, 269-3721. Treasurer's program helps Hoosier farmers Treasurer of State Marjorie H. O’Laughlin and Lt. Governor John M. Mutz recently announced the 1987 Treasurer’s Farm Program (TFP) has issued $35.7 million in loans as of June 1. To date, a total of 1,105 Hoosier farmers have received lowinterest operating loans through the TFP from their local banks or Production Credit Association < PCA) service centers. This production loan program was initiated in 1985 to provide eligible farmers with low-interest loans to be used for farm operating costs.