The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 19, Milford, Kosciusko County, 24 June 1987 — Page 23

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THE TWO large greenhouses' on East Catherine Street, which at one time housed Beer’s Greenhouse, have been dismantled down to the foundations and the steel and glass have been hauled away. These were the buildings where Henry Beer, long-time Milford nurseryman, raised his beautiful flowers for sale to retail shops and the public. Max Beer, son of Henry and Alice Beer, said the first greenhouse was built about 1927 and the second about 10 years later. It is indefinite as to what use the land where the greenhouses stood will be put. INEZ BEISWANGER recently returned from a trip to Europe with her son, Jan Fuller, his wife and two of their three children, Kevin and Sheri Fuller. THE TRIP was a combination anniversary (the Fullers’ 25th) and business trip. They went to London and then to Amsterdam where they rented a van and drove to Germany. They also toured Austria before 1 going to Switzerland. At the end of the second week, all except Jan flew home from Zurich. Jan went to Munich on business before returning to the USA. Budget meetings begin at Syracuse The Syracuse Town Board held the first of several departmental budget meetings last night, June 23, at 7 p.m. at the Syracuse Town Hall. Budgets presented by the clerk-treasurer, Syracuse Fire Department, EMS and Civil Defense and EMS were discussed briefly and accepted for further study. A new budget for revenue sharing funds has been set up and was also taken under advisement. The next budget meeting is scheduled for Tuesday, June 30, at 7 p.m. at the town hall.

Local schools receive grants

Lt. Governor John Mutz has announced several Indiana schools, universities and hospitals will be receiving over $939,000 to help pay for long-term energy-saving building improvements. “The Schools and Hospital Federal Grant Program has selected 59 state schools and hospitals which qualify for funds to help meet the costs of energy conservation measures,” said Mutz, director of the Indiana Department of Commerce. These funds are given in two stages. First, 33 schools and one hospital will receive 50 percent matching funds from Technical Assistance Grants. Under this program, an architect or engineer conducts a detailed technical analysis and inspection of a facility and then recommends energy conservation measures. Next, seven hospital buildings and 18 schools that have already conducted technical analysis will receive Energy Conservation Measure Grants. These 50 percent matching funds pay half the costs of the energy efficiency improvements outlined in the

WCTU meets at Grace Village

The hostess for the June meeting of the Winona Lake Women’s Christian Temperance Union was Mrs. Edith Kettell of Grace Village. Mary Wilcoxson of North Webster led in devotions, telling members to have God in all their plans. She used I Samuel 7:3 and Romans 12:9 in explaining her message that WCTU is needed in the world. The prayer was presented by Rev. Dwight Patterson. Mrs. Kettell fascinated members with information on past presidents and her collection ofrpomento plates. Her father and grandfather were soldiers and the flag on her grandfather’s grave had 48 stars. She stressed the dependency past presidents had in God. The next meeting will be held

A NUMBER of area 4-H club members attended the round-up at Purdue this week. One of the guests was Bob Keeshan (Captain Kangaroo). *

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PAULA SMITH has been chosen to represent the Milford Lions Club in the “Queen of Lakes” contest. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clark Smith of Camelot Lake. A 1987 graduate of WHS, she will attend Purdue University in the fall. She is 18, has brown hair and brown eyes and stands five foot 4 inches tall. At WHS she was a member of the Drama Club, Student Council, National Honor Society secretary, Future Educators of America secretary, varsity captain of the cheerleading squad arid involved in musicals and plays. She was named to Who’s Who Among American High School students, and received the Varsity Singers national choral award. She is a member of the WHS Hall of Fame and was recently named second runner-up in the “Miss Kosciusko” Scholarship pageant. Paula lists her interests as being water and snow skiing, singing, her church and friends.

technical analysis. A technical analysis frequently recommends capital improvements such as: energy management systems, furnace modifications, changes to renewable resources, lighting modifications and heat exchange systems. The federal grant money for the two programs is awarded annually and is administered by the Indiana Department of Commerce, Division of Energy Policy. Included among the schools listed as recipients of the Cycle IX Technical Assistance Grant is North Webster School (federal grant, $3,000; applicant grant, $3,000). Syracuse Elementary School is listed as one of the Cycle IX Energy Conservation Measure Grant recipients (federal grant, $31,710; applicant share, $31,710). Mutz said, “The end results of these grants are to help our educational and medical institutions save money on energy. This is crucial because over the longterm, we can expect energy costs to rise and we cannot allow these costs to restrict services at schools and hospitals.”

at the home of Rev. and Mrs. Dwight Patterson of Winona Lake. Lori Keim receives degree The University of Indianapolis recently conferred 458 degrees during its 82nd annual baccalaureate/commencement exercises in Nicoson Hall. Receiving a bachelor degree was Lori A. Keim of Syracuse. True “If you insist on perfection, make the first demand on yourself.”

THERE WAS good news arid there was bad news in the Satur-O day night fire at Levernier’s Body Shop on South James Street. Bad news, certainly, for Tom Levernier, owner of the establishment who remains undecided about restoring the badly damaged old landmark. Also, bad news for townsmen Ted Baumgartner and Roy Schultz, who were stars on the 1923 and 1924 Milford High School basketball team that played its home games to full houses of fans in the old pavilion. They dressed in a private home of the Oswalt family across the street, recalls Ted B. ' Bad news, too, to “Hop” Haab, whose pick up truck was badly damaged din the fire. But, good news to Bill Little whose vintage 1966 Chevy convertible, a staple in the community, was only slightly damaged by the fire. The car, almost a landmark

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vehicle around town, had been stored in the Levernier building since October of 1985, and was retrieved as the flames licked their way even closer to Bill’s old' car.

GOOD LUCK wishes go to the 1986 winner of the “Miss Kosciusko” Scholarship pageant, Shelley Sanders of Milford.

Shelley, featured in an article elsewhere in this issue, is representing the county in the “Miss Indiana” contest this week « in Michigan City. The winner of the “Miss Indiana” contest will represent the state of Indiana in 'the “Miss America” competition in Atlantic City in September. IF YOU are down Claypool way stop at the town’s new restaurant. It’s located just south of the funeral home on the town’s Main Street. The owner will be glad to see anyone from Milford. Ye ole editor was there on Monday night of this week and was surprised to learn the owner is the former Diane Crafton of ■> Milford. Her parents operated the Pure Oil Station when she was in high school. Diane is a member of the class of 1963. EUGENE H. FELKNER of Los Angeles has spent the past week in Milford at the home of Myrtle Felkner. He enjoyed visiting with many townspeople. He made the trip witl? his grandson, Gregory Robertson, a recent chemical engineer graduate from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA), and plans to leave for home on Thursday.

Felkner called his visit business and pleasure. He continues to manage the X6O-acre Felkner farm south of Milford. THIS COMMUNITY has lost a number of men recently. Last week’s paper carried the obituaries of Noble D. (“Nubs”) Holderread, James Whitman, Gordon R. Teeple and George Hartter. All will be missed by their families and friends. a Whitman was married to the former Betty Jackson. He had been in the restaurant business in Elkhart and at one time, he and

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NEARER COMPLETION — Construction workers from England Construction Co., Leesburg, roof a garage at the Syracuse Police Department, 500 S. Huntington St. The garage, which is slated for

Betty owned and operated the A&W Root Beer stand on Kale Island. He spent one entire summer remodeling the old Grange Building on Emeline Street and attended the Bethel Church of the Brethren while in Indiana in the summer time. The Whitmans wintered in Florida. The Elkhart Police Honor Guard at the casket of George Hartter was a tribute to his years of service to that department. He had retired as assistant chief in 1977 and moved back to his native Milford. He then took a job at Brock Manufacturing. He was a member of the Christian Church and had made a wealth of new friends here in the part 10 yeairs.

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Teeple will be remembered for the assistance he has given police officers over the years, especially in reporting those picking marijuana from the fields (it grows wild in that area) west of town. He was always willing to help a neighbor — it didn’t matter whether he knew him or not. If a person needed help, Gordie was there! Noble (“Nubs”) Holderread is remembered by many as an avid reader. Former librarian Dorothea Kerlin says Nubs had a wealth of information. He always studied encyclopedias and dictionaries and read magazines and

completion in early to mid-July, will house two squad cars and feature a room for evidence. A present garage on the grounds houses one police car.

newspapers. She said she never remembered him reading anything light. When a student at MHS, he excelled in Latin and was very proud of his state contest awards.So proud, in fact, he often wore his metals to the alumni banquet. He was the only person, as far as we can confirm, who ever took four years of Latin while a student at MHS. The last two years he was the only student in the advanced class. Dorothea recalled he was a student of Lillian Kantner and she thought his state honors were first places and were won at Bloomington.

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