The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 29 July 1987 — Page 24

THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., July 29,1987

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INDIANA RESIDENTS who haven’t seen a copy of the August issue of the National Geographic will want to borrow a copy and read the feature “Indianapolis On The Rebound.” Starting on page 230, the article talks about everything that has happened to our state capital, from the arrival of the Colts to the Pan American Games which will be held there later this month. Staff writer Louise E. Levathes and photographer Sandy Felsenthal have donp an excellent job of showing the world the city of Indianapolis — from the circle to Union Station to the finer points of the city and the areas that most cities would rather not have featured. They have even included a twopage map showing where things are located in downtown Indianapolis. It concludes on page 259. KRISSY EISENHOUR, daughter of Larry and Cora

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Eisenhour, r 5 Syracuse, has been having an exciting summer — on the track and in her 4-H work. Krissy recently participated in the White River Games in Indianapolis (where the temperatures reached the high 90s). She came home with a silver medal for capturing second place in the 100-meter hurdles and also won fourth place in the 400-meter run. At this year’s, Elkhart County 4-H Dress Revue, Krissy was named reserve champion in the school wear category. She will be a sophomore at Wawasee High School this fall. — FORMER MILFORD resident Alan Wuthrich is reportedly doing well with his walking cast as he recovers from,his “second time around” with a broken leg. In May 1984, he suffered severe leg injuries when he was hit by a car while jogging near his home in Warsaw. Alan's most recent injury hap-

pened on June 13 when he accidently twisted the same leg and received the bad news — it was again broken! The incident occurred the day after his daughter, Beverly, was married to Sean Murphy of Warsaw. On July 18, Beverly’s twin sister, Barb, became the bride of Michael Fiedler of Akron, Ohio. The twin.daughters of Alan and Kathy are the granddaughters of local residents Walter and Martha Wuthrich. A TOTAL of 350 pork chop dinners were served last week at Campbell’s IGA with the profits being divided between the EMS and the Milford Fire Department. This is excellent, especially when one remembers that a light rain fell for a short time during the event. —o— IT DOESN’T seem possible but it was one year ago today, July 29, that Indiana farmers began to show the nation what “Hoosier Hospitality” is all about and the

“Hoosier Hay Express” became a reality as the mile-long train of Hoosier hay pulled into Columbia, S.C. SPENDING THE past week in the home of Bob and Marjorie Groves, r 2 Milford, were Jean 72, of Yuma, Ariz. The two couples met while working in Death Valley National park (1971-79) and have remained good friends. As the result of an article in The M-J two years ago when the Pidcocks were in town, they went on to appear on Gary Collin’s television Show, the Good Morning America Show and even made the National Enquirer. What's so special about the Pidcocks? They are members of the National Christian Motorcyclists Association and arrived in Milford on their Kawasaki 1200 motorcycle. —o— BEFORE WE forget, an item

last week talked about Bob Groves marking his 77th birthday. This was, we are told, incorrect. Groves recently celebrated his 78th birthday. i ■ H > I i I i ■ 1 - I HL A i i MOTORISTS CAN easily be I fooled by this “little old lady” in her bright polka dot attire as she bends over to weed her flowers. i This particular lady (wooden,

of course) was photographed recently at the home of the James Henderson family of r 1, Milford. She also had a little helper and perhaps in the near future, she’ll have a mate — male figures are now becoming a part of this popular lawn and garden novelty. RESIDENTS OF the Lakeland Loving Care Center observing birthdays in the month of August are as follows: Mildred Hamilton, Aug. 5; Dorothy Lutes, Aug. 5; Gladys Longcor, Aug. 12; Eula Hamilton, Aug. 17; and Edith Palmer, Aug. 30. OBSERVATION: IT’S always good to get away from home on a vacation. It’s always good, however, to return. The saying, “There’s no place like home,” is correct. Bud and I attended a state Lions meeting in Indianapolis last Saturday and then headed south for the Smoky Mountains. We followed VS 441 (the Newfound Gap Road) from Gatlinburg, Tenn., to Cherokee, N.C. We took a side trip to Clingmans Dome, the highest point in the park. The observation tower is reached via a “strenuous onehalf mile hike from the parking

parade —k MARSH A! S J&. CITIZENS OF THE YEAR — Hal Strong had the privilege of driving Mary Smoker and Bob Bishop, this year's Leesburg Citizens of the Year, as they were joint parade marshals for the Leesburg Lakes Festival parade held Saturday, July 25. There were approximately 69 entries in the parade. (Photo by Deb Patterson)

New electric rotes reflect 3.31% increase New electric rates reflecting the 3.31 percent rate increase granted to Northern Indiana Public Service Company by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission are now in effect. NIPSCO filed the new rates with the IURC in early July. The IURC granted the 3.31 percent increase Wednesday, July 15. The actual rate increase to customers will be about 5.2 percent because NIPSCO has lowered its electric rates three times since January 1987. gven with the increase granted, NIPSCO’s rates for the average residential customer will be lower than they were in January 1987. For a residential customer using 500 kilowatt-hours of electricity per month, the increase will be $2.78. For 1,000 kilowatt-hours of usage per month, the increase will be $5.33. The IURC ruled the electric increase will be an across-the-board increase for all customer categories, pending the ordered revision to NIPSCO’s cost-of-service study. NIPSCO said it is studying the 81-page rate order to determine its full impact on the company. Harden plants before moving To harden (toughen) indoor plants before moving outdoors, withhold water and lower temperature about two weeks before proper time for moving.

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lot.” Reaching the tower, we found that it was a ‘smoky’ day in the Smoky Mountains and we could only see a few hundred feed in front of us. Happy to have accomplished the hike to the tower, we headed for our car and the next leg of our trip, crossing the Cherokee Indian Reservation to find the interstate again. Monday we arrived in Myrtle Beach, S.C., and three delightful days of sun, sand and surf and eating seafood on the Grand Stand. Thursday we headed north. Not for Indiana, but for Bud’s home state of Michigan. We had tickets for Detroit Tiger baseball games on Friday and Saturday. An avid Tiger fan, Bud was delighted to see his team win both games. We have of course been to baseball games before but the games last weekend ended up being special with a little bit of everything from a short (24-minute) rain delay on Friday to an extra inning on Saturday. * Arriving home late Saturday night brought thoughts of not only our Vacation but of how lucky we are toJive where we do.

’Mi T i PERSONNEL AT SUNRISE PHOTOGRAPHY — JoAnn Westendorf, Tippecanoe Lake, shown at left, recently accepted position as studio co-coordinator at Sunrise Photography in North Webster. She will be attending Winona International School Os Photography in September. An associate of Sunrise Photography since 1985, Westendorf will be responsible for scheduling sales marketing. Shown at right is Michelle Lippe, an associate and photographic technician at Sunrise Photography since 1981. She will be attending Purdue University. West Lafayette, this fall and will return in the spring of 1988 to begin accepting appointments.

Lugar introduces farm bill

After months of research and negotiations by the National Pork Producers Council and a coalition of other commodity and general farm organizations, a bill designed to restructure and financially ailing Farm Credit System was recently introduced by US Senator Richard Lugar (RIndiana). The measure focuses on the creation of a secondary market for farm-backed mortgages. An FDIC-type loan loss reserve fund and loan restructuring for non-

The Myrtle Beach area is known for its golf courses. My husband is a golfer. He didn’t even take his clubs along on this trip (he has been to Myrtle Beach before on a golf outing). His reason: I can golf at home. We’ve played golf on courses in other areas of this country and even this state and believe me the courses here are about as good as any you will find anywhere. \ Many people on vacation enjoy boat rides and evenings at the theater. We didn’t even consider anything like this this year (although we would highly recommend anyone who goes to the Smoky Mountains to drive down to Cherokee and see the story of the Indians done in an outdoor setting — we saw it a few years ago and it’s worth the time and money spent.) Our reason: We had enjoyed a delightful ride on the Dixie on Lake Webster with the Syracuse Lions recently and the plays at the Enchanted Hills Playhouse on the east side of Lake Wawasee are delightful. We didn’t have an ocean to go swimming in whefT we returned home but we do have lakes and they are just as inviting and offer delightful cool breezes and fun on lazy Sunday afternoons. Home, we concluded, is a great place to live! — JRS

performing loans, except when borrower management practices are questionable, are included in the proposal. In recent congressional testimony, Ray Hankes, a Fairbury, 111., producer who serves as vice-president of the National Pork Producers Council, said “The Farm Credit System is worth saving in some form, but the surviving system should remain a co-op with more, not less, local control and farmer involvement. Don Gingerich, a Parnell, lowa, producer who is also a member of the council s executive committee, said “Our primary concern is to save farmers, rather than the present structure of the system itself .” The NPPC-backed farm credit bill was co-sponsored by Rudy Boschwitz (R-Minn ), Max Baucus (D-Mont ), Christopher Bond (R-Mo.), David Karnes (RNeb.), Alan J. Dixon (D-Ill.), John Danforth (R-Mo), Robert Dole (R-Kan.), Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), Pete Wilson (R-Calif.), Dan Quayle (R-lnd.) and Steve Symms (R-Idaho). 'BB shuttle flight The first post-Challenger space shuttle flight was formally rescheduled for June next year, a reflection of the difficulties the United States is" having in reentering the international competition in space