The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 June 1987 — Page 24

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed.. June 17, 1987

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THE PHOTO with this column was taken over the weekend and proves that even railroad tracks i car. become victims of the hot weather. " t It seems extreme heat can cause tracks to move. This is something could be very dangerous fob a train. An alert engineer, however, spotted the problem, backed his train out of town — how far., we can’t say — and a crew was sent to town during the night to fix the tracks. —o—--ZUJLEMA AGUILAR won two trophies in a fishing contest held during the Sunnyside Park Days at New Paris last weekend. She caught the biggest fish, a 6 3 4 inch bluegill; and the most fish, 13. —o— THE HYDRANTS in the town of Milford will be flushed on Thursday morning of this week. That makes Thursday a good day not to do the family laundry since flushing mains and hydrants often stirs up rust, thus the warning from town officials. BARB AND John Millsr of Dewart Lake will fly to the Tampa, Fla., area this coming weekend where Barb will be the chief scorer in a record capability tournament. —o— PAULA SMITH, daughter of Sue and Clark Smith of Camelot Lake was named second runnerup in the “Miss Kosciusko” contest last Saturday. Paula is a 1987 graduate of Wawasee High School and plans to attend Purdue University in the fall.

The new queen is Keeley Watts, 17, daughter of Darla and Jack Stookey of r 2 Warsaw. Keeley is a 1987 graduate of Warsaw High School and plans to attend Oral Roberts University in the fall. * - • Keeley will have one year to prepare for the “Miss Indiana” contest. Representing the county in this year’s contest to be held later this month will be last year’s “Miss Kosciusko” Shelley Sanders of Milford. THE MILFORD Lions did not hold a regular meeting during the month of June. They spent both meeting nights. June 1 and 15, in North Webster working on their food stand there. The Lions operate the food stand and use the pfsfits realized for a number of community projects. During the last, year, among other projects, they donated SI,OOO to the Milford Library project and S6OO to the Milford Youth League for a building; supported the organization's state projects — Cancer Control, Leader Dogs for the Blind, Speech and Hearing and Eye Bank; and supported with the Syracuse and North Webster Lions, the Skills for Adolescents program in the Wawasee Junior High Schools. Some of this money came, no doubt, from the Mermaid Festival stand. The Lions hope the people of the community will stop by the booth while attending the North Webster Lions' 42nd annual Mermaid Festival next week. ’ —o— OBSERVATION: THEY say if you wait a few minutes, the weather will change.

II FIRST NATIONAL 1/ ■bank OF WARSAW Os -A;:: ■ You certainly must say we’ve had a little bit of everything in the last week.

Last Wednesday night many area residents felt the earthquake which registered five on the Richter scale. Others went about their business, not knowing anything unusual had happened. We know of at least one area resident who was at one of tho Syracuse golf courses when the quake occurred at 6:49 p.m. He felt nothing. Arriving home a short time later his telephone was ringing. It seemed a relative in the Phoenix, Ariz., area had heard about the quake on television and called to find out how much damage had been left in this area in the wake of the quake. Imagine her surprise when he asked, “What earthquake?” You might say this area was lucky ... there could have been a lot of damage.

The weather on Wednesday was cool. This reporter remembers taking a coat to the opening of the Enchanted Hills Playhouse. Friday brought thunderstorms to the area. And, hail. Saturday brought hot weather. Sunday more of the same. Temperatures climbed into the high 90s and in a few places reached above the 100 degree mark. Monday saw no relief. It was another hot day with people remembering that it’s still spring. Summer doesn’t arrive until

17 seek Syracuse Sesqui Queen title

(By DEB PATTERSON “It’s all uphill from here,” commented Bill Beemer, chairman of the Syracuse Sesquicentennial Committee, concerning plans for the town’s celebration July 3-12 at Monday evening’s meeting. All committees represented reported progress. The queen pageant committee reported 17 entries for the pageant on Tuesday, July 7. The parade committee reported having 88 official entries, 183 unofficial entries for the main parade on Saturday, July 11. Lynn Griffith, co-chairwoman of the pageant, announced three cars have been secured for the parade for the four runner-ups and Sesquicentennial Queen. Chris Roberts has confirmed he will be master of ceremonies for the event and Linda Crow has donated two tuxedos and Kurt Kruger has offered to set up the lighting and music for the event. Beemer announced he has learned there are some of the queen pageant participants from the Founders Day Celebration in 1935, still living. It was felt these women should be invited to the pageant and acknowledged. Jack Vanderford was thought to know who these women may be. Deb Patterson, parade chairwoman, noted a total of 88 entries have officially been received, with approximately 13 more known entries still to be received. She noted despite the deadline on June 11 for both the Kiddie Parade and Main Parade, no entry will ! be turned away and those submitting an entry form prior to the parade day will be guaranteed either a trophy or participation award. Those entries not submitting an entry form and coming the day of the parade will get a participation award at a later date. Other Reports Kip Schumm reported the decorations committee has sold over $7,000 worth of bunting and is trying for SB,OOO. It was mentioned the committee was getting a lot of individual home owners interested in renting the bunting, especially those homes on the parade route. Jeanne Gardiner commented the museum committee will be trying to set up the museum this Friday and Saturday since the decorating company will be coming to town next week. She mentioned several items have been brought into the bank and library and some items have been permanently donated to the museum, Beemer said he has

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the weekend. The photo was taken on Tuesday morning and shows a little relief. The 84 degrees is cool com pared to some of the temperatures of the weekend and Monday. Beaches in the area have been having large crowds the past few days as people seek the cooler shores of the area lakes as relief.' After ail, 84 is still a very warm spring day! One can’t help but wonder what the summer has in-store. Guess time will tell.

found a person who has been in touch with the owner of the Meir, the car manufactured by Sheldon Harkless, and there is a chance the auto could be in Syracuse during the ceiebration. The Syracuse Jaycees are looking for anyone who has horseshoe sets they may borrow for the family games on Thursday, July 9. Roger Shipley announced all the vendors will be located in the lower parking lot uptown as only three or four food vendors have responded and several non-food vendors. A problem with the Jaycee’s beer tent was addressed afterBeemer was contacted by an individual. It was said the state law indicates no beer can be sold within 500 feet of a church or school and the tent will be located 250 feet from a church. Extensive discussion on the matter was conducted including having the Jaycees move the tent to another location. Beemer stated he will get with the local excise officer on the matter, since the state has already approved the temporary license. Comments heard during the discussion included why these people were waiting two weeks before the event to raise a stink and start creating problems when the matter has been discussed for some time and brought to the town board’s attention. The final outcome of the decision was the Jaycees would not be made to move the tent, pending the answer from the local excise officer. Barb VanLue reported two members of the Lions Club will be asked to be on the committee for the Samuel Crosson Dedication on August 9. She announced Naomi McFarland will be returning to Syracuse to sing “Syracuse,” a song she wrote. With a lot of people discussing growing beards for the celebration, Mrs. Gardiner asked if the Syracuse-Wawasee Ministerial Association would be interested in coordinating the beard contest. The committee has received denials from two local clubs in sponsoring the event. Syracuse Cub Scouts and Key Club have offered their services in any areas and will be available. to help with the souvenir stand and museum. Ron Moser reported everything is coming along with the Indiana National Mini Grand Prix Boat Races on Saturday, July 11, and the Fire Department Competition on Saturday, July 4. Entries have been mailed. The committee will be meeting next Monday evening, July 22, at 7:30 p.m., in the Scout Cabin. The public is invited to attend.