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Calgary, Banff, Lake Pouise, Jasper, EdnrrOhton, Vancouver and Victoria come to mind —

Random notes on an idyllic visit to the Canadian Rockies

(Continued from page 10) I B ? 2 .‘he government buildings were an assortment of wood and bnck buildings known as birdcages, but an architectural competition won by a 25-year-old British architect, Frances Mawson Rattenbury, caught on and in 1893 work began on the buildings we see today, at a cost of a mere $923,000. Dedication February 10,1898. COLUMBIA ICEFIELD ON THE BOUNDARY OF BANFF AND JASPER NATWNAL PARKS

* A & ■cXSr -1 "te . . i ts J, / !». ‘ 1 ! ' M < M linn PEOPLE BEHIND THE CELEBRATION — These eight people are working hard on plans for the Syracuse Sesquicentennial Celebration July 3-12. The group started meeting in October 1984 to plan events for the town’s birthday celebration and their effort will soon be over. In addition to those in the photo, Col. Joe Gray served on the committee until his death earlier this year. Seated are Dick Wysong and Jerry Wright. Standing are Rosalyn Jones, Jack Elam, Bill Beemer, Jeanne Gardiner. Bob Hampton and Deb Patterson.

Cindy Nelson attending NASC

Cindy Nelson, a senior at Wawasee High School, is One of 1,750 student leaders and faculty advisors attending the 51st National Association of Student Councils (NASC) now until July 2 in Buffalo, N.Y. With a theme of “Student Leadership: Great Flames follow a Tiny Spark,” the conference program will present workshop sessions on leadership skills, effective student government pro 'jects, and student activity program development. Delegates representing every state, the District of Columbia, US territories, and 16 foreign countries will disctlss social, educational. No damage as firemen fight 3 grass fires Syracuse Fire Department was called to three grass fires this past week. There was no damage from any of the fires. The firemen were called to a burning barrel fire at n:s7ja.m. Sunday, June 28, on CR 450E, when the fire had spread close to two buildings and a home. At 6:11 p.m., Sunday, the fire department was called to two grass fires along the road by the Wawasee Airport. On Monday, June 29, the fire department was notified of a fire in the woods south of the Concord United Methodist Church on Rookstool Road.

Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on it's knees. ’ Victor Hugo ■ You are to us * n wors * l *P °t our Lord. 9:00 A.M. — Sunday Bible School «Mmß 1,0:00 A.M.— Sunday Morning I Worship 7:00 P.M. —Wednesday Evening Rk Study For Adults i HBI m. 888 Dale Kuhns Brian Wilcox Minister Youth Minister TRANSPORTATION is provided for Sunday mornings. Call 658-9151. CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF MILFORD Fourth & Henry Streets 658-9151 MILFORD

and political issues and will take part in an exchange of ideas. Miss Nelson is the daughter of Nancy Nelson, Syracuse. While Area students graduate from Rose-Hulman Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, conferred degrees to approximately 280 students recently at the college's 109th commencement exercise. Rose-Hulman is an all-male engineering and science college with an undergraduate enrollment of 1,300 students. The college’s student body ranks among the most academically talented in the nation. The typical Rose-Hulman student ranked in the top five percent of his graduating high school class. One out of nine students is the winner of the prestigious National Merit Scholarship. Those students from the Kosciusko County area who received degrees include: Syracuse — Steven J. Alford, son of James and Joan Alford, r 3 Alford received a degree in electrical engineering. He was on the dean’s list, a member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, and the Rose Radio Club (president, vice president). He has accepted employment with Martin-Marietta, Orlando, Fla. Warsaw — Mark R. Bower, son of Roger L. and Jane Bower, 1205 S. Buffalo. Bower received a degree in electrical engineering.

The tradition of illuminating the exterior of the huge structure began in 1897 when the lights went on for the first time in celebration of Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee, and yet today about 3,330 lights outline the exterior of the buildings for a night time display adding a distinct charm to the city. FRIDAY, JUNE 19 —Friday was to be a lazy day, lazy, that is, outside of a visit to the famous Butchart Gardens. This three-hour tour took us the 13 miles to the gardens and allowed us plenty of time. The bus was hot, even though the upper deck, where we rode, had many of the windows open. The highly accented driver told us the bus had 60/40 air conditioning: 60 windows were open and he drove at 40 miles per hour! Humor, yes, but it did the trick once we pulled away from jbe Empress Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Butchart were among the early settlers of Victoria and had been in the cement business “back east.” They set out to duplicate their good fortune here with their Portland Cement Company. (That’s right — Portland Cement Company, same name as the old Syracuse cement company!) They did a thriving

at Wawasee, she has served as class president for three years and represents northern Indiana on the Governor’s Council Against Drunk Driving She will be leading Wawasee as student body president next year Merry Manor open house Sunday The June 5 opening of the Syracuse Miller Merry Manor made the 31st such facility for the Warsaw-based firm, according to Judy Warner, administrator at Syracuse. A VIP open house for the Syracuse nursing home was held Wednesday night, June 24, at which early 60 people attended, and a public open house was held from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday with 250 people attending, including State Senator Richard Miller, a partner in the family-operated business. Miss Warner, who was administrator at the Wakarusa Miller Merry Manor before coming to Syracuse, said theyalready have five which she considers Very good for the 66-bed facility located at the corner of Pickwick Road and Ken Harkless Road (OIdSR 13). She said the local nursing home offers skilled care and intermediate care. Miller Merry Manor opened its first nursing home in the old Kosciusko County Farm home in 1964, and has phenomenal growth' in the intervening years.

Judy Clayton vintage dress, bonnet expert

(By CARLA GAFF ~1 Staff Writer When Judy Clayton of North Webster sets her mind to do something she studies the situation, decides on a plan and puts her entire effort into achieving that goal. Recently, in order to enter the Vintage Beard and Dress Sesquicentennial event in North Webster, Judy set her mind to making an outfit and spent nearly 50 hours making it, hand sewing a lot of it. “When I first heard Ed (her husband) talking about the event.

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business until the limestone deposit ran out. Mrs. Butchart had a sensitive feeling for beauty, and she put her cement company employees to work bringing in tens of thousands of square yards of top soil to the abandoned quarry, to make the 130-acre estate over into a “gardening experiment” soon to have far reaching results. Through the skillful mixture of rare and exotic shrubs, trees plants, often personally collected by Mr. and Mrs. Butchart during their extensive world travels, the now world famous Sunken Garden was created. The Butchart Gardens are another wonder of the world, and visitors stream there from all over the world. When one lets it be known that he is a visitor at Victoria, the sure answer is “You must see the Butchart Gardens if you haven’t already.” The gardens make a perfect setting for plays enacted on their outdoor stage and for weddings. While our visit was during the daytime, we were told seeing the gardens at night when they are lighted is an unusual experience in itself. The colorful beauty of the gardens is indescribable, with its literally thousands of different flowers and plants making up all the colors of the rainbow. Red and yellow roses, for example, are the

I decided I should become involved,” stated Judy. J Ed Clayton was vice-chairman of the North Webster Sesquicentennial committee and president of the chamber of commerce. He is a North Webster resident and very familiar with the history of the town. Judy has only lived in the North* Webster area for six years. "Because I knew very little about the history of North Webster, I had no idea what the women wore here in the 1800 s. So, I started off by checking with the library,” she explained. “I read Kip Sullivan’s book about the history of North Webster, and felt that if very few people were educated in North Webster dur-

ing that time, then it was unlikely that they would be wearing elaborate southern belle style gowns.” Her next step was to write to Past Patterns in Grand Rapids, Mich., and request information. She received a small book showing pictures of authentic reproduction patterns. It had a variety of styles in it. After studying the book she found that women were wearing drop sleeves, with a cylinder in between with a flare from the elbow. She also found that dresses were held together with hook-and-eyes and not buttons. “I believe buttons were very expensive at that time,” commented Judy, “as most were made out of bone, glass or wood. ” The pattern Judy selected for the contest and the dress she made, has 20 hook-and-eyes, boning in the darts and the entire bodice is lined. It also has an exceptional amount of piping and a full skirt which was required to be sewn on by hand stitches. “I have between 30 and 40 hours sewing time in the dress,” said Judy. "It not only required a lot of hand sewing, the, pattern was also very complicated and hard to understand. ” She explained that she also spent another eight hours sewing the bonnet. It ,has lining, draw string, and a curtain in the back. However, all this sewing is not

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largest we had ever seen, the result of constant sprinkling, fertilizing and tender loving care by an army of year-around employees. The 49th Parallel that divides the United States and Canada runs through Vancouver Island, but no one seems to mind that the entire inland is under Canadian rule. , SATURDAY, JUNE 19 — Today we were to begin our trip home. It rained, only the second day we encountered rain on the entire trip. Made the return trip to Vancouver by ferry. ft SUNDAY, J UNE 20 — Took airport bus from the Sheraton, and left by air at 3:05 (late again, for we were supposed to leave at 1:15 p m.) for a non-stop flight to O’Hare in Chicago. Stayed at Howard Johnson s that night, then drove home Monday morning. In all, it was a very good two-week trip, introducing us to a part of our North American continent we had only heard and read about before. It was an experience we’ll long remember. A little tip: If you’re planning to visit this part of the world in June, take along plenty of fall clothing. We had a lot of cold nights.

totally new to Judy, as she reports that she sews most of her clothes, and, “I’m just such a dis-

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ferent size, I’m hard to fit.” Judy has been sewing from 10-15 years, and states that she enjoys it.

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