The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 33, Milford, Kosciusko County, 30 September 1987 — Page 6

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., September 30,1987

Community Corner

Randy Rhodes gives commands in German

(By CARLA GAFF Staff Writer The hot sun blazes down and the humidity is so high many find it hard to breathe much less do anything else, but for a handful of boys, the neighborhood dog show is starting, and that’s all that matters. Ten-year-old Randy Rhodes is once again hosting the show, training the animals, setting up the ring, and inviting the neighborhood For Randy Rhodes, owner of Rhodes Kountry Kennel, Inc., that was how it all began approximately 18 years ago. However, today, Rhodes doesn't just play dog show, he trains all types of dogs and specializes in true German shepherds from Germany. Profile Rhodes specializes in Schutzhund training and performing, which is to say he trains German shepherds, speaking to them in the German language. “I stick with German commands because I like to stay with the animals* origin,” explained Rhodes. Schutzhund is a German oriented sport, developed to test the temperament of German shepherds which have been trained for true protection knowing when there is a real threat. “I go to different places throughout the midwest participating in Schutzhund shows. It’s usually an all-day event as the dogs are tested in obedience, tracking and protection,” commented Rhodes. Rhodes recently received Mid-Central Regional Championship honors while showing at Purdue University; however, he often shows in Illinois, and Missouri as well as parts of Indiana. At this time, Rhodes has two German shepherds which were shipped to him directly from Germany. He’s had Ike for over two years and recently acquired a voung female he calls Elli. He stated he’s planning to mate the two in order to achieve a well-rounded, intelligent, ex-

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IP V IH[ ■ S 1 - .5 . MLS 8 * 1 ® v /.a .. ji iuDR J!I IfiSs! S IKE UP! — Randy Rhodes owner/trainer at Rhodes Kountry Kennel Inc., near North Webster is shown commanding his German shepherd, Ike to jump up and over his twin sons, Jacob and Justin. Ike obeys commands in the German language and is a native of the country, having only arrived in America 2> 2 years ago. (Photo by Carla Gaff)

tremely well-tempered animal. Although Rhodes is attached to the German shepherd breed and actually purchased his first shepherd at a young age. He also trains, boards and helps owners teach all types of dogs. Presently, there are 15 dogs at the kennel with about half of them being there for training and the other half there for boarding. The kennel is set up to hold 30 dogs and 10 cats and has a

The site directors request all persons planning on attending the meals to make reservations by 1 p.m. the day prior to attending. Phone 457-2631 for Syracuse transportation and reservations. October 1-2 THURSDAY - Blended juice, beef and noodles, succotash, carrot gelatin salad, white bread w/margarine, pear halves, milk, tea, and coffee FRIDAY — Pineapple juice, chili dog on bun, baked beans, cream coleslaw, vanilla whip and chill dessert, milk, tea, and coffee MONDAY — Tomato juice, Salisbury steak w/gravy, mashed

potatoes, buttered broccoli, whole wheat bread w/margarine. apple struesel cake, milk, tea, and coffee TUESDAY — Orange juice, vegetable beef soup w/saltines, turkey and Swiss cheese sandwich on cracked wheat bread w/margarine, hot cinnamon apple sauce, peanut butter cookie, milk, tea, and coffee WEDNESDAY — Cranbei*ry juice cocktail, sliced baked ham, creamed diced potatoes, harvard beets, white bread w/margarine, plums, milk, tea, and coffee

training ring, as well as a special place for washing and grooming the animals. “1 do a lot of in kennel training," stated Rhodes . "All the owner has to do is bring the dog in and leave it, and come back later to pick up the finished product. I also find a lot of people enjoy training their dogs themselves, so we’ve continued the evening classes where the owner and the dog train together.”

i ‘I ’ll ir « lilt k 1 -jlt I i ■I . ■ wk' il. . < V .. | IBh 25TH ANNIVERSARY — Charles and Avis Gross, Jr., r 2 box 57, Syracuse, will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary on October 6 with a family dinner. An open house will be held at a later date. The couple was married on October 6,1962, in Warsaw. Gross is a truck driver for Generic Trucking, Marion, Mont., and Mrs. Gross is a housewife. They attend Grace Bible Church, Syracuse. They have eight children, Dana Gross, Fort Wayne; Amy Gross, Syracuse; Paul Gross, Shirley Gross, Leah Gross, Michael Gross, Rebekah Gross, and Joyce Gross, all at home.

* NOVEMBER WEDDING PLANNED — A November 14, wedding is planned for Traci Lynn Disberry and Troy A. Dull. The bride-elect is the daughter of Judd and Toni Disberry, Newman, Ga ~ and the bridegroom-elect is the son of Larry and Deborah Dull, r 3 box 74-A, Syracuse. Miss Disberry is attending Riley High School, South Bend. Dull is a graduate of Wawasee High School and is presently attending Indiana Vocational Technical College, South Bend, where he is majoring in commercial art. The wedding will be in Willow Creek United Methodist Church, Mishawaka.

Rhodes started special training classes in the area approximately five years before he went on to open the kennel in 1984. At the time he was holding classes in the evening and training police patrol dogs for canine work in Elkhart during the day. “I felt it was the type of thing that no matter what area of the country you lived in, you could benefit from a police protection dog,” conveyed Rhodes. “The dogs were trained for both home protection and businesses.” He continued, stating that he really enjoyed working with the dogs and seemed to have a “natural rapport with them;” and that training was really easy for him. When he’s not working in the kennel, training dogs, or attending shows, Rhodes enjoys putting on dog shows for people in the area. “I put on a dog show every couple of months for various clubs. Boy Scout groups, schools, special festivals and 4-H organizations,” said Rhodes. A lifetime area resident, Rhodes graduated from Warsaw High School and currently lives near North Webster. He and his wife Jennifer have twin sons, Jacob and Justin. He states that his main hobby is showing dogs. “Because I do it for a business, I find it really relaxing to go to shows with just my dogs, and not have all the training pressure on me,” explained Rhodes. He went on to say that presently he’s involved in raising his sons which takes up a lot of his time, as he has total daytime care of the boys while Jennifer is working away from home. He takes the boys out to the kennel with him every day, teaching, training and nurturing them in the ways of caring for animals. Though he states he also spends a lot of time feeding, caring and raising his active four-year-old sons. Randy Rhodes concluded that he was interested in training dogs at a very tender age, ana became specificaiiy interestea in uerman Shepherds while he was in high school. He commented that he had a friend who tended to take his shepherd with him almost everywhere he went, and that he also became attached to the large powerful animals. However, he did not set out to become a dog trainer, he just worked himself into the position by attending seminars and workshops. But today training dogs is a valuable part of Rhodes’ life.

LOUISA'S LETTER

Dear Louisa, I am a divorcee and am young and attractive. I have three children but they are all in school and I find time hanging heavy on my hands. To be perfectly frank I would like to get married again if I could find a good wholesome man to share my life as I love to keep house and entertain friends. But the problem is that so many people are afraid to have an attractive divorcee around their husbands. And I must say that it is surprising how some husbands, who seem to be faithful, act when they get around divorcees. Well all that makes it difficult to meet eligible men as I am not interested in someone else’s husband. Just what is the solution to my problem and how can I go about meeting some eligible men? A.H. — Arizona. Answer: The only suggestion I can give you is to go where the men are. Help in civic matters, politics or other volunteer work. Another good idea is to get a job where you will come in contact with people of all kinds. Keep on entertaining but, when

Bridge-O-Rama holds season opening party There were eight of the 20 couples in the Lakeland Evening Bridge-O-Rama who gathered at the Beacon Sunday afternoon, Sept. 27, for the season opening party. Four rounds of bridge were played with prizes awarded to the three men and three women who earned the highest scores. Elaine Schenck topped everyone in scoring to take the women’s first prize. Crystal Miller was second and Barbara Johnson finished third. Ann Haffner won the traveling prize. Don Miller led the men in scoring with Earl Waltz second and Chuck Haffner third. Schedules for the year’s play were handed out. Those who did not attend will receive their schedules during the coming week. Add lemon juice A little lemon juice in the water, when cooking white vegetables, will keep them white. First, grate the lemon and save gratings for cookies and puddings in a plastic bag, then cut lemon and squeeze as needed for vegetables.

asking couples, include one or two single men or widowers so that the wives will not think you have designs on their husbands. A divorcee’s life can be very lonely if she doesn’t make an effort to keep up her interests in projects and in people. Louisa Address: Louisa, Box 53T, Orangeburg, S.C. T 9115 Mobile Meals drivers Volunteer drivers for Syracuse Mobile Meals have been scheduled for the week of October 5-9. They are as follows: October 5-9 * MONDAY — Joan Gray TUESDAY- Arnold Naff WEDNESDAY - Anne Hummel and Addaline Disher THURSDAY - June Baker arid Belva Rookstool / FRIDAY - The Martindales

CALENDAR \ Week Os September 30 ' To October 7 WEDNESDAY Eagles Auxiliary Meeting Aerie 3760 7 p.m., in Lakeland Eagles, 404 Sycamore St., Syracuse North Webster Park Board 7 p.m., in North Webster Town Hall/Fire Station Teen AA Under 20 Group 7 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous Wawasee Group 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore Drive, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Alanon 7:30 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse THURSDAY Wawasee Community Toughlove 7 p.m., in Lakeland Youth Center, Syracuse. Parent support group for parents troubled by their teenagers behavior. Milford Volunteer Firemen 7 p.m., in Milford Fire Station Milford First Brethren Women’s Missionary Society 7:30 p.m. North Webster American Legion Auxiliary Bp. m., in the Legion Hall FRIDAY Milford Kiwanis 6:45 am., in Milford Community Building Alcoholics Anonymous Carl Sheperd Memorial Group 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore Dr., Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, open meeting CATI idhav —- OAA I U! I Wawasee Kiwanis 7 am., in Gropp’s, Syracuse Blbod Pressure Check 9 a.m. to Noon, in Milford Community Building SUNDAY Alcoholics Anonymous Fireball Group 10 am., in North Webster Fire Station Alcoholics Anonymous, Sunday Night Recovery Group 8 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church, closed meeting Alanon Sunday Night Group 8 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church, closed meeting MONDAY Lakeland Kiwanis 6:45 a.m., in North Webster Church of God meeting room Syracuse Library Board 5:15 p.m., in Syracuse Public Library Milford Lions 7 p.m., in Milford Community Building Syracuse Primary Mothers ZClfl 7 p.m. Milford Emergency Medical Service 7 p.m., in the EMS Building Kosciusko County Fair Board 7:30 p.m., in the Shrine Building, Kosciusko County Fairgrounds, Warsaw Alanon Milford Family Group 7:30 p.m., in Milford United Methodist Church Sorosis Club 7:30 p.m. Wawasee High School Music Boosters 7:30p.m., in Choir Room Alcoholics Anonymous Milford Group 7:30 p.m., in Milford United Methodist Church, closed meeting Alcoholics Anonymous North Webster Group 7:30 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church, open meeting TUESDAY Alanon Just For Today 9:30 am., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary 12 noon, in the Beacon Restaurant For Fun Group 12 noon, in Calvary United Methodist Church. The group is for those 50 years old and up to gather for lunch and a program of special interest to older adults Milford Library Board 4:30p.m., in Milford Public Library Adult Children of Alcoholics 6:30 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church basement Women’s Fellowship 7 p.m., in Syracuse Church of the Brethren Kosciusko County Photo Philes Camera Club 7 p.m., in Kiwanis Room above Hull House and Hull Hardware, South Buffalo St., Warsaw Syracuse Park Board 7 p.m., in Syracuse Town Hall Syracuse-Wawasee Garden Club 7:30p.m. American Legion Auxiliary, Ancil Geiger Unit 226 7:30p.m. WEDNESDAY-Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce 7:45 a.m., at South Shore Golf Club Syracuse-Wawasee Chambet of Commerce Luncheon 12 noon, in South Shore Golf Club, two guest speakers Syracuse Lions Club 6:30p.m., in Beacon Restaurant Alcoholics Anonymous Under 20 Group 7p. m., in Syracuse Scout Cabin, closed meeting Kja. 3| Order of the Eastern Star 7:30p.m., in Milford Masonic Ledge \ / Syracuse Jaycees 7:30 p.m., in Lakeland Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous Wawasee Group 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore Drive, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Alanon , 7:30 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse