The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 37, Milford, Kosciusko County, 28 October 1987 — Page 15

It happened . . . in Syracuse

It YEARS AGO, OCT. 28,1977 Plans have been released for the replacement of the Oakwood Park Hotel at Lake Wawasee with a fund raising project underway to raise $1,325,000. Officials from the United Methodist Church hope to raise the money through independent gifts- from interested individuals and organizations. The launching of the capital funds project has met with enthusiastic support from many persons. The Frog Tavern, located on Lake Wawasee in Syracuse, has recently changed ownership. As of the first of October, Wayne VanCuren of Warsaw and Bill Snyder of Syracuse, have taken over the ownership from Ray and Lou Yoder. The Syracuse Parent Teacher’s Organization is sponsoring its annual Halloween Carnival tonight, (Wednesday, Oct. 26) from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Syracuse Junior High Gymnasium (old gym). All proceeds from the evening go for school projects directed by the PTO. The carnival will consist of varied activities for the entire family planned by the ways and means chairwoman, Cheryl Smith and Pat Bartow. New students registering for the fall quarter at Tri-State University include Mark A. Hoover, son of Mr. and Mrs. Darle C. Hoover, 134 North Shore Drive, and Brian N. Slabaugh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Bud Slabaugh, 22 North Shore Drive, Syracuse. Mark is a graduate of Wawasee High School and he is majoring in mechanical engineering. Brian is also a graduate of Wawasee High School and he is majoring in acCUUMSUIg. The Calvary United Methodist Church parsonage, which is presently occupied by the Ross Cook family, was the scene of an open house Sunday, Oct. 23, during the afternoon and early evening. Work is nearing completion on a new corporate office building located north of Harborside Condominiums on Pickwick Road in Syracuse. The facility will house Argonaut Realty Corporation’s administrative offices, developer of Harborside. Other tenants in the building will be: Tom Leonard, Inc., builder developer; John Foster Call, architect; and also the Harborside Condominium Sales Information Center being leased by Todd Realty, the exclusive sales representative for Argonaut. Syracuse Lions are planning their first light bulb sale, with the initial house-to-house sale to begin Wednesday, Nov. 2. Plans were announced at the meeting of the club last Wednesday at the Syracuse Case. Bulbs will be available from all Syracuse Lions with proceeds from the sale earmarked for a local community service project. 29 YEARS AGO, OCT. 25,1967 High surface winds, accom panied by a driving, cold rain, struck the Enchanted Hills area, located about four miles directly east of Syracuse, at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday night, hospitalizing two persons and doing from $50,000 to $70,000 damage to a number of homes. A number of persons sustained minor injuries and cuts, but not serious enough for hospitalization. The well known Oakes Accounting and Tax Service, located in Syracuse has been sold to Robert J. 1 Syracuse (Lake Wawasee), according to a joint announcement by Clyde Oakes and the new owner. Mr. Mauzy, also well known in the Lakeland area, will take over the business on Friday, Oct. 27. x . A double birthday celebration was held in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Buffer at Syracuse on Saturday afternoon for Miss Nina Sue and Scotty Dale Buffer. Games were played with prizes for all. Attending were Neva, Laura and Lorree Snyder, Ginger Harris, Danny Snyder, Michael Harris. James Thwaits, David

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Coy and Mike Shirefield, all of Syracuse. Two of the remaining six passenger trains on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad serving Syracuse and the surrounding area will be removed from service if a petition by the railroad is approved by the Indiana Public Service Commission. 30 YEARS AGO, OCT. 21,1957 By vote of the members attending Tuesday night’s Chamber of Commerce meeting, it was recommended that the Syracuse community remain on East Time thru the winter months up to the end of April when daylight time is resumed thruout the state. It was also recommended that Chamber president, Robert Janney, appoint a committee to meet with PTA officers and school officials to determine if school schedules can be established to conform with Fast Time. Preliminary drawings for the addition of classrooms to the school building were submitted to Trustee C. E. Beck and the Advisory Board last week by Mauer & Mauer, architects of South Bend. Beck said completed drawings and specifications would be ready by the first of the year. Ronald Roberts, 17, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robert, R. R. 3, added another first recently to his long list of achievements when he was named winner of the State 4-H Agriculture Program Contest. The award was announced by the State 4-H Club Work Committee at Purdue University. For his achievement Ronald wifi receive a trip to the National 4-H Congress in Chicago which meets in December. Rollic Rylcr received the eon tract for wrecking the Waco building and began work last week. Leon Connolly, local attorney for the Queisser Brothers, announced last week that the wrecking is to be completed within the next six months. Mrs. Myrtie Grieger and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Grieger of South Bend were guests Sunday of Mrs. Elsa Grieger. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Meek were in Bloomington, Indiana, over the week end to visit their daughter, Nola, and her husband, George Stookey. Nola is a student at Indiana University, also, George, who is studying dentistry. 50 YEARS AGO, OCT. 28, 1937 Saturday November 6, from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m. Syracuse merchants will hold one of the most amazing merchandise sales ever attempted in Northern Indiana. Merchandise will be given away at less than 10 percent of its actual value. Known as “Grab An Alarm Sale,” all of the enterprising and forward moving merchants in Syracuse are participating. The plan is very simple and gives wide-awake shoppers an excellent opportunity to get values unheard of in any retail store. “Reach For The Moon,” the Senior Class Play will be

SAFE office now open

Sue Barton, Kosciusko County Project SAFE director, states the local office is open daily from 8 a.m.-noon and 1 p.m. to4p.m. Applications for those 60 years and older, may be taken at the local SAFE office, or at the local utility company. The program began October 26, and persons 59 years old and under, may call the local office for an appointment, as the staff will begin taking applications on November 9. Income guidelines for those 59 and under are as foUows: One person household, $6,875; two person household, $9,250; three person household, $11,625; four person household, $14,000; five person household, $16,375; six person household, $18,750; and for each additional member, add $2,375. Persons applying should take their proof of income, their latest utility bills and social security

presented tomorrow evening (Friday) at the Syracuse High School Auditorium. Tickets may be reserved at Thornburg’s Drug Store A three-act comedy, the play has a western atmosphere and is capably cast and directed. This is regarded as one of the best plays to be given by local students for several reasons. The cast includes Jean Emerson, Harold Kline, Nelson Auer, Wilma Robinson, Priscilla Rhode, Annie Causer, Mildred LeCount, Opal Miller, Ethel Niles, James LeCount, William Brown, Oliver Hibschman, Richard Beck, and Duane Bauer. Wawasee Post No. 223, American Legion is planning to hold an Armistice Day banquet at which time, George Bailey of Syracuse, the last surviving Civil War veteran living in Kosciusko county will be honored. Plans being formulated will make this affair one of the largest ever attempted by the local Legion Post. The Wednesday Afternoon Club held Guest Day at the home of Mrs. Ralph Thornburg, with each member entertaining one guest. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Plank and family, Goshen, were dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Orley Plank Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Strieby are vacating their home on Lake street and moving to Lake Wawasee. Mr. and Mrs. George Rex of Milford, will occupy the Strieby house. Mr. Rex is the new B & O agent in Syracuse since the retirement of H. W. Buchholz. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Fishack will close their lake home this week and go to Fort Wayne for the winter. Mrs. Holtzsinger entertained her Sunday SeLwl class Fricfey evening Therp were 30 memhen; present. Dean Grady and Willmet Jones, Jr., spent Sunday in Grand Rapids, Mich. Mrs. Emma Cummins and son Emerson and Louise Diddier, all of Elkhart; and Freeman Kelly, were guests Sunday evening of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Searfoss. Mr. and Mrs. John Sudlow and daughter, visited friends in Syracuse Saturday evening. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Chilcote, Milford, Mr. and Mrs. Longfield and Mrs. James Chilcote, Nappanee, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Crist Darr. Mr and Mrs. Earl Darr and children of near New Salem, visited Mr. and Mrs. Crist Darr and Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Geyer Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Priest, Anderson, who recently purchased the Henry Moore cottage on the south side of Wawasee have finished remodeling and making needed improvements. Byron Connolly is working at the site of the new lake home J. K. Lily of Indianapolis, is building near Sargents Hotel. Mr. and Mrs. William Dale and daughter Dorothy, of Goshen, spent Sunday at their cottage at Wawasee Lake.

numbers for all Household Members, 15 years and older. Those who get AFDC, support, unemployment compensation, and/or have their utilities included in their rent, should pick up the necessary affidavits and get them filled out before applying. Anyone having questions should call the local SAFE office, which is located in the Kosciusko County Courthouse. The phone number is 267-444 ext. 442. Teachers offered mini-grants Northern Indiana Public Service Company and two other state utilities are offering funds to help teachers turn their ideas about energy education into actual classroom programs. The 1987-88 Energy Education Mini-Grant Program, sponsored by North Indiana, Indiana 4 Michigan Electric Company, and Public Service Indiana will award up to $l5O per teacher. Last year, 11 teachers from throughout Northern Indiana’s service territory were awarded a grant. Teachers of all grade levels and areas of study can apply for a mini-grant, but they must teach in a school served by one of the three sponsoring utilities. “All that is needed is a good idea and the desire to explore energy issues with students,” said Debra D. Gregory, NIPSCO’s consumer affairs and educational services supervisor. “We want to help teachers conduct energy projects that they might not otherwise be able to afford.” Applications will be reviewed and winning entries announced by mid-January. The deadline to apply is December 16. Applications for teachers in Northern Indiana’s service area can be obtained by railing the company’s public relations department in Hammond at 853-5275.

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