The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 21, Milford, Kosciusko County, 8 July 1987 — Page 13

Summer

Getting a tan in the 'Bo's

(By CARLA GAFF f Staff Writer Getting a tan in the 1980 s is a little different from what it was in the 60’s or even the 70’s, due to tanning salons, dnd the surgeon generals continuous warnings of skin cancer. Nowadays, persons need not spend hours in the sun just to achieve a wonderful golden tan. Because an even tan can be acquired, and often is, just by stopping at one. of the area tanning booths during a lunch hour. “About 99 percent of our tanning customers are working persons," explained co-owner of Jeri and Jill’s in North Webster, Jill Baker. “These people are busy and they don’t want to spend all their time in the sun every weekend, but yet they want a nice tan." Additionally, with the weather we’ve had during the last few weeks, getting°or keeping a tan from the sun only, would be a near impossible challenge. The rainy weather has been great for the water, thirsting plants and vegetation, but not so good for summer tanning. “I had a friend ask me recently if I’d just gotten back from Florida.” stated Syracuse sunbather Donita Cripe. “He said you just couldn’t have gotten ail that sun in Indiana. But I did! It’s all Indiana sun.” She went on to explain that she

Sesquicentennial enters final 5 days

tßy DEB PATTERSON Staff Writer The Syracuse Sesquicentennial Celebration is underway with large crowds attending the first five days of events. The remaining five days of the celebration are full of activities with the largest day for spectator participation on Saturday. . There are two parades planned for the celebration, a Kiddie Parade tonight (Wednesday) and the main parade on Saturday. In each parade trophies will be awarded as well as participation awards. The Kiddie Parade will be for those 18 years old and younger. Registration will be at 6 p.m. at the gazebo at Lakeside Park with line-up starting at 6:30 p.m. The parade will step off at 7 p.m. The route will be west on W. E. Long Drive onto Main Street and end at Dolan Drive where the Syracuse Civil Defense is having an open house with cookies and punch for all parade participants and the public. The parade on Saturday will be one of the highlights of the 10-day event with approximately 125 entries signed up and more coming in. The parade will begin at 11 a.m. sharp and barring no trains (the parade route crosses the tracks twice) should conclude in time for the Indiana Mini-Grand Prix Championship races at 1 p.m. Registration begins at 9 a.m. at Wawasee High School. From there the entries will be sent to staging areas. Floats will be prejudged at 10 a.m. The parade will start at the intersection of Chicago and Huntington (SR 13) Streets and continue north on Huntington to the stop light at Main Street. From there the parade will turn west on West Main, continue onto South Main and disband at Wawasee High School where the winners will be announced one-half hour after the parade. See map on page 2. Shuttle buses will be used to transport those people wishing to

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does all of her tanning outside and does not use tanning booths. She only uses sun screens when she first starts to get her tan, as she has no real fear of skin cancer. “I feel skin cancer is somewhat hereditary and if you’re very fair skinned, I think you have a greater chance of getting it,” said Cripe. Not all sunbattiers are as unconcerned about the disease as Cripe, as a number have stated that they are no longer the avid sunbathers that they once were. Rick Oligee of New Paris stated that the threat of skin cancer is the main reason he doesn’t tan in the winter. “I think about skin cancer,” he said, “I think it’s good for your skin to get a rest and get white, so I don’t use tanning booths, and just let my skin rest in the winter.” He went on to explain, I use sun screen on my nose when I can remember to. Because I do have a strawberry there already, which I guess is a type of skin cancer. A national survey printed recently showed the following results: 61 percent of all sun bathers worry about sun exposer; 44 percent are more worried about it than they were two years ago. And, 87 percent say sun causes skin cancer; 49 percent are more worried about it than they were two years ago. But, 44 percent who say sun

park near Calvary United Methodist Church and St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church to the parade area before the parade and return them to their vehicles after the parade. Parade Trophies/Judges In the Kiddie Parade trophies will be awarded to the first place in the three categories, walking, pulled, motorized or mechanized, as chosen by the three judges, Marjorie Fowler, Pauline Hostetler and Marguerite Forrest. All participants will receive a medallion. For the main parade, 26 trophies will be awarded plus a trophy in memory of Ken Harkless for the best entry representing the sesquicentennial and a trophy in memory of Col. Joe Gray, USMC retired, to the best color guard unit. All entries not receiving a trophy will be presented with a plaque for their participation. Judging the main parade will be Fredetta Money, Sherry Lantz, Jim Caskey, Ralph Thornburg and Joan Gray. Family Contests A celebration would not be complete with out having contests for the whole family. The sesquicentennial committee has asked the Syracuse Jaycees to coordinate the family games on Thursday evening, starting at 6:30 p.m., with registration at 6 p.m. In addition the Wawasee High School Future Farmers of America will be sponsoring the popular Pedal Power Tractor Pull at 6 p.m. with registration at 5:30 p.m. All this will take place at Lakeside Park and requires no entry fee. There are five games offered with families being allowed to participate in their choice of three games. The games include horseshoe pitch, obstacle course, three-legged race, spoon relay race and balloon toss. Entrants will be participating in the age group of the child, three to five, six to nine, and 10-12. Each game requires one parent or responsible adult paired with a child. Awards will be presented at the end of the contest to overall winners and winners in each game.

causes skin cancer didn't use a sun block in the past year. Additionally, the survey indicated that 96 percent could name one or more sun dangers, including wrinkled skin, sunburn and skin cancer. With 31 percent of women, 28 percent of men, 68 percent of teen-age girls and 34 percent of teen-age boys stating they work on a tan. Plus, 66 percent of adults and 75 percent of teens say a tan looks healthy. However, a healthy tan is not the kind of thing most doctors can agree on — as many believe there is no such thing, whether it’s acquired slowly or quickly, a tan is not really healthy. The Skin Cancer Foundation lists the following danger signals to watch for: A growth that increases in size and appears pearly, translucent, tan, brown, black or multicolored; A mole, birthmark or beauty mark that changes color, texture or thickness or has an irregular shape; A spot or growth that continues to itch, hurt, crust, scab, erode or bleed; an open sore or wound that doesn’t heal or persists for more than four weeks, or heals and then reopens. Approximately 525,000 Americans develop skin cancer each year, primarily as a result of overexposure to the sun’s ultraviolet rays. And, another 400,000 get basal-cell carcinoma, a nonlethal form of the disease

Sesquicentennial Ball/Tour The Enchanted Hills Playhouse Guild is sponsoring the Sesquicentennial Ball on Friday evening in the American Legion. “The Mock Twins” will provide a variety of dance music for the evening. Costume of the 1800 s is optional. The ball will be from 9 p.m. until midnight. The conclusion of the week’s events will be the historical house tour on Sunday, July 12, from 1-5 p.m. On the tour will be the Church of God, Syracuse United Pentecostal Church, Wawasee Community Church of the Nazarene, Grace Lutheran Church, Church of the Brethren, Oakwood Hotel, Anchor Inn, Grandma’s House,. Sara Slabaugh home, Roger Smith home, First Charter Building and Ken Oswald home. Tickets are available for both the sesquicentennial ball and the house tour prior to the events or the day of the event. The finale of the celebration will be on August 9, at 2 p.m. at the Syracuse Cemetery with the Samuel Crosson dedication and burial of the Time capsule. More information will be available

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that usually shows up on the nose or around the eyes. Another 100,000 are identified as having squamous-cell carcinoma, which develops anywhere on the face and body and grows faster and farther than basal-cell, often with tumor extensions that require greater surgery. More than 25,000 develop malignant melanoma, a rapidly spreading cancer that kills a quarter of its victims. However, one needs only to visit the area beaches to see the multitudes who don't let the threat of skin cancer ruin their summer tanning. “I tan during the winter in the beds, and right here from early summer till late fall,” commented Lakeside Park sunbather Roger Smith. “I never worry about skin cancer and don’t use sun screens. Actually I’ve used baby oil to tan with for about 15 years.” Baby oil offers no sun screen protection and tends to draw the sun, which can leave persons with light skin extremely sunburned. Smith ano his friend, Glen Schlabach, work in piece-rate at an area industry and are often off of work by early afternoon, so they grab swimming trunks and head for Syracuse and the beach. Schlabach, commented that he, too, does some tanning in booths, and doesn’t think much about skin cancer. “I know a lot of things cause

closer to the date. Other events include: WEDNESDAY. JULY 8 Ice cream social in the pavilion at Lakeside Park from 5:30-8:30 p.m. Civil Defense Open House, Dolan Drive, from 7-9 p.m. Fort Wayne Area Community Band Concert, Lakeside Park, starting at 8 p.m. THURSDAY, JULY 9 Kiddie Pedal Power Pull, Lakeside Park at 6 p.m. Family Contests, Lakeside Park from 6:30 p.m. until dusk FRIDAY. JULY 10 Lakeland Art Association will be sponsoring an Art Show/Sale in the Lakeland Youth Center from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. A band concert to conclude band camp at Smith-Walbridge will be at 2:30 p.m. At 5 p.m. will be the auction of Ken Harkless paintings, Sesquicentennial Quilt and sample commemorative china plates at Syracuse Scout Cabin Sesquicentennial Ball in the American Legion Hall from 9 p.m. until 12 a.m. SATURDAY. JULY 11 Lakeland Art Association will

cancer,” stated Schlabach, "so I can’t do to much about it.” He continued, he plans to keep right on getting a great summer tan. Kosciusko County Health Nurse Barb Clouse also does a share of her tanning in booths, and recently had a spot removed by her dermatologist. “I’ m not staying out of the booth till I’m told to,” she said, “I figure I’ll just get anything checked on my skin that I see.” She went on to state that she explained to her doctor that she was using the booths everyday and he didn’t tell her to stop. There are many who believe that tanning booths are less hazardous than the sun, and Baker is one of them. “The sun has all burning rays, while the beds have mostly tanning rays and a percent of burning rays,” she explained. “They will naturally dry and premature age anyone, but not to the extent that the sun does.” Continuing, she stated, “If you want to get technical your vegetables and other foods have fertilizer, food preservers and fresh wax on them. So, if you want to totally avoid cancer you’ll have to quit eating and stay inside at all times.” Even though officials believe the sun is the leading cause of skin cancer, most agree that good sense and simple measures will provide you with the protection you need, and possibly save your life.

be sponsoring an Art Show/Sale in the Lakeland Youth Center from 10a.m. toSp.m. The Regular United States Army UH-1 (utility helicopter) will be on display for tours from approximately 8 a m. to 3 p.m. near Syracuse Rubber The main parade at 11a.m. The Syracuse Fire Department will have a pork chop barbecue and open house beginning at 11 a m. and lasting until all pork chops are sold. Indiana Mini-Grand Prix Championship boat races in front of Lakeside Park on Syracuse Lake at 1 p.m. National Guard Band Concert at 3 p.m., at Lakeside Park At 4 p.m. the Grassy Creek doggers, will be providing entertainment at Lakeside Park SUNDAY, JULY 12 The historical house tour will be from 1-5 p.m. Less lead in air The nation's air gradually is getting cleaner in general and very quickly getting cleaned of lead, according to an annual survey of the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

tww «*-*« 1 I « w 2s*>«|Hßnc *- — lu RELAXING WITH A COOL DRINK — Donita Cripe enjoys a few minutes to rest in the sun and sip a cool drink. She stated that she isn’t too worried about skin cancer and feels that it’s somewhat hereditary. She said if she had it in her family she would be more concerned about it. (Photo by Carla Gaff) XJy At INDOOR TANNING IS GREAT, TOO! — For the working person who doesn’t always have the time to get out in the great summer sun, indoor tanning is considered a great invention. Michelle White is shown here at a tanning bed. (Photo by Carla Gaff)

Ski, tennis tournaments July 11-12 The Water Ski Inc., ski team will be holding a slalom and trick skiing tournament Saturday and Sunday, July 11-12, at Cindeonway Shores, located just west of Dewart Lake. The Cindonway tennis players will also be holding a nonsancationed mixed doubles tournament at the same time. Both events will start at 7:30 a.m. each day. Spectators are welcome to watch the action free of charge. Take a blanket, or lawn chair, and watch both activities. A slalom skiing instructional clinic for beginning level through intermediate skiers will be held Friday, July 10. at Cindonway Shores. For further details contact Don or Peggy Bucher at 658-9305.

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