The Mail-Journal, Volume 26, Number 52, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 February 1988 — Page 15
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KITTY KAT RACE — Shownare Tracy Butt, 12, son of Ken and Sally Butt, Syracuse, left, and Adam Shock, five, stepson of Jack Wells, Jr., Syracuse, as they prepare to race in the Kitty Kat race
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GETTING READY TO RACE — Neil Butt, five, son of Ken and Sally Butt, was to participate in the Kitty Kat race on Saturday. But waiting for the race to begin he became too cold and his mother took him home. The wind chill factor early Saturday morning was -40 degrees. His brother, Tracy, took his place and won first place. —
It happened ... in Milford
10 YEARS AGO, FEB. 8,1978 Ronald Schwartz has purchased the Levi Beer home north of Milford and will be moving his family to the area in the future. Currently Schwartz is staying at the Super Valu store, eliminating * long trips back and forth to Fort Wayne each day. The Beers report they have not yet decided where they will be moving. Members of the Milford Cub Scouts who won Pinewood Derby honors last night were Scott Baker and Jeff Moore, design winners; and Carl Rouch, Hector De la Fuente and Mac Little, race winners. The winners will participate in the district race at Winona Lake on Sunday, March 12. John Rouch is the cubmaster, and Tim Smith is assistant cubmaster. Tom A. Speicher, formerly of r 2 Milford has been named to the dean’s list at Butler University for the first semester of the 1977-78 college year. A grade of at least a “B” is required for the honor. The Sorosis Club of Milford met in the home of Adele Wollman, Milford. Violet Miller presided as president during the business session. The nominating committee read the slate of officers for next year: Marilyn Brown, presidept; Donna Price, vice president;
approves final plats
1 By GLEN LONG I / Staff Writer The Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission considered two petitions to rezone areas and one for preliminary plat approval at NAMED SECTION MANAGER — Jeffrey L. Hoerr has been named section manager — process engineering in the Timken Company’s Steel Business. The announcement was made by George T. Matthews, chief engineer — process engineering — steel. A native of Milford, Hoerr began his career with the company in 1982 as an associate metallurgist. He has held subsequent positions of steel specifications .analyst, application development analyst, metallurgist, product application metallurgist, process metailurgist, senior process metallurgist and senior production engineer, his most recent position. Hoerr is a 1977 graduate of Wawasee High School. He received a bachelor of science degree in metallurgy from Purdue University in 1982.
Doris Owens, recording secretary; Gladys Brown, treasurer; and Janet Mahr, reporter. Boy Scouts all over* America are celebrating their 68th birthday during Scout Week this week. Troop 747, Milford, is doing its part with a window display in Evan’s Fabric and Variety Store. Members of the troop are Mike Benning, Mark West, Kevin McDonald, Terry Powell, Bob Greene, Jeff Peterson and Larry Flannery. Dave Benning is Scout master and Larry Harman is assistant Scout master The Silver Thimble Club members of Milford entertained their husbands at a Saint Valentine’s dinner party at a New Paris restaurant on evening, Feb. 6. Mrs. Steven Haab and Mrs. Louis Speicher were hostesses. The Silver Thimble Singing Sweethearts, Mrs. Ned Speicher, Mrs. Kenneth Beer and Mfs. Richard Stoller, sang several selections. Hot cider and pecan tarts were served at the close of the party. 20 YEARS AGO, FEB. 7,1968 Lakeland school superintendent Don Arnold spoke before the Milford Lions club Monday night, using “Education” as the basis for his remarks. Superintendent
last Wednesday’s meeting. The members also voted to approve four final plats which were submitted. One included some changes in the preliminary plat of Crestwood subdivision for Stonehenge Golf Club Inc. at its large project east of Winona Lake. Also approved was the final plat for North Riverwood Estates north of Warsaw. This plat, submitted by Russell Fahl, is located on the west side of CR 100E, south of the Tippecanoe River in Plain Township. The other approved final plats were for Dorothy Tucker for a residential subdivision south of Mentone and for Valley Estates Subdivision east of Mentone. After final plats are approved, developers can proceed with their building projects, s The commission rejected the petition of Larry E. Needier to rezone three acres of land from an agricultural to a residential district. The property is located on the north side of CR 300 N and 630 feet west of CR 400 W in Prairie Township. Needier’s plan was to convert a large com crib into duplex housing. Bruce Pearson, a neighbor, and John Elliott, speaking for the First National Bank and the Vanderigark family, also neighbors, remonstrated against the petition, with Elliott referring to such a change in zoning as “spot-zoning,” which goes against the planned zoning concept the APC is charged to uphold. The petition of M. J. Kimes to rezone eight acres of land from agricultural to residential was approved by a vote of five to one. Member Chuck Brower referred to the area, near Claypool Elementary School as compatible with Claypool. Vic Virgil, chairman, commented that he would have preferred to rezpne the whole Kimes farm, but did vote yes to give the required number of affirmative votes.
Saturday at the Winter Carnival held at Lakeside Park on Lake Wawasee. Butt was declared the winner.
Arnold said it appears now that the new Wawasee high school will include a freshman class, and become a four-year school. The large printing press, known as a Miehle No. 1, is being dismantled this week at The Mail-Journal printing plant at Milford, to make way for a new Goss Community offset press, installation of which will begin next week. The Pierceton Press, printed each week at the Milford printing plant, will be converted to offset printing next week. Milford downed Syracuse 44-26 in the third game of the junior high tournament presently being held at Claypool. Milford’s Fred Beer won scoring honors for the evening with 14 points. Teammate Pat Spearman added 12. Mr. and Mrs. Arch Baumgartner were honored by their children, Mr. and Mrs. Ron Baumgartner and Miss Jane Baumgartner, at an open house Sunday afternoon in their Milford home. Mr. and Mrs. Baumgartner were married 25 years ago on February 6. Cake, punch and coffee were served with nuts and mints from a table centered with bouquets of red roses and white mums. Serving were Miss Sharon Gilbert, Mrs. Dennis Corl and Mrs. D. G. Seely. Assisting with the reception were Mrs. Harold
The Marcus Kosins petition for a preliminary plat approval for an industrial subdivision on a 15.410 tract of ground was tabled to the March 2 meeting of the APC to give the petitioner time to correct some defects of omission in the plat. The property is located on the north side of CR 400 S, east of SR 15 in Wayne Township. Several neighbors were present to express their concerns about traffic and compatibili-; ty with farming operations. One of these, Richard Price, was informed by Kosins’ attorney, Steve Snyder, that industrially zoned areas have no legal recourse against odor producing farm operations so his farming would not be restricted if the land is rezoned. . The petition of Alan Collins to rezone 5.74 acres from agricultural to residential use has been dropped by the petitioner. The property is located on the west side of CR 225E, north of Old Road 30, east of Warsaw in Wayne Township. This petition had been tabled in January to give the petitioner time to complete a soils check. In other business, APC staff member Steve Manhout gave APC members copies of the fourth and final section of the preliminary copy of the “Community Facilities Plan” he has been compiling. This document deals with water and wastewater treatment utilities, fire protection needs, parks and recreation and solid waste management.
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Snow Cold Don't Stop Winter Carnival Photos By Linda Musselman
Kaiser, Mrs. Steven Baumgartner, Mrs. Roger Baumgartner and Mrs. Herbert Baumgartner. Word was received this noon (Wednesday) that Jon Hershberger will be officially accepted by members of the Milford town board as the new deputy marshal at Milford. Hershberger will be working with > chief of police Don Drake. Dave Beer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Beer of r 2 Milford, was named winner of the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation district speech contest on Monday night. Bob Hoerr, also of Milford, won the contest last year and placed third in the area contest. There were 81 Milford third graders who attended the Shrine circus in Fort Wayne Friday, in buses driven by Howard Haab and Dan Levernier. Teachers who accompanied the students were Mrs. Dennis Sharp, Mrs. Lawrence Watts, Mrs. Cleland Gunden and Mrs. Kay Carter. Mrs. Howard Haab also made the trip. 30 YEARS AGO, FEB. 6,1958 The Milford sale pavilion, an old landmark that has fallen into disrepair and disuse, was sold Friday afternoon at the trustee’s office to Ralph Miller for the sum of $1,250. The only other bidder was Burris Sharp, bidding for the Sharp Hardware. Mr. and Mrs. Kurman Dale Jessop, 115 Maple Street, Bellevue, 0., announce the birth
of a daughter born Sunday, February 2. Angela Louise has a brother Joseph Whited and a sister Deborah Ann. Mrs. Jessop is the former Lois Funk, daughter of Mrs. Helen Funk. Mrs. Harry Beer is an aunt of the baby. Mrs. Glenn Price celebrated her Feb. 1 birthday, Friday, Jan. 31, with her sisters and mother as guests, f Mr. arid Mrs. Howard Vanlaningham of Dewart Lake entertained relatives and friends at dinner Sunday, honoring Morris Wolferman who left Tuesday morning for Chicago where he will enter the armed forces. Milford high school students who won a first rating at the Northern Indiana Band, Orchestra and Vocal Association district contests held at Culver Saturday were Jonell Judkins, Carolyn Biller, Dolores Mock, Janie Mock, Twilla Morehouse, Diane Cory, Sharon Dewart, Linda Rassi, Dennis Rumfelt and Eleanor Williams. The eleventh wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Smith was observed Saturday when the Smiths were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Donn Kesler for dinner at the Pagoda Inn at Goshen. Later in the evening the group came to the Kesler home where they were joined by...Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe Smith. Roger Hunsberger, who suffered an ankle injury in an automobile accident last week, is recuperating at his home. He was
' " • ’*? ’ ' f’v'X’ ’ ‘ ~" — THEY HAD A GOOD TIME — These five youngsters didn’t let the cold weather Saturday stop them from having a good time at the park on Lake Wawasee while the snowmobile races were taking place. Shown left to right are Jenny Detwiler, nine; Emily Slabaugh, eight; Frank Slabaugh, 11; Philip Kuhn, nine; and Tom Kuhn, 12. They are all from Syracuse. <x ■ - - 'HISf \WMI:I- ; &• ,jQWMt > x. ML ’■SWwwiWMr P*”’ 111ll "’ JLJBL '' -■' i y\wL - - ■■muhhpVx IT’S NEVER TOO COLD — These two young ladies show that it’s never too cold to play on a merry-go-round. Bria Pletcher, four, on the left, and her older sister, Tara Pletcher, eight, both of Syracuse, had a good time at Lakeside Park during the Winter Carnival held Saturday.
pleased with so many of his school classmates visiting him over the week end. 50 YEARS AGO, FEB. 10,1938 Because of the mild weather and high winds, the ice on the lakes has become spotted with thin places, making it unsafe. On Friday Dwight Doty drove his car onto the ice at Wawbee lake and it broke through near the shore and luckily in shallow water. An open place in the center of Dewart lake was discovered Friday afternoon. Archie Baumgartner, who is now attending Michigan university and who received an appointment to Annapolis Military Academy recently, was advised by a letter from Congressman, C. A. Halleck, that after examination of his record, the Navy department found he was now five months past the age limit and could not be accepted under the regulation regarding age. Levi J. Beer, of Wichita, Kansas, formerly of Milford, writes that on Feb. sth the thermometers registered 75 degrees there and that many are getting ready to make gardens. Mrs. Lizzie Nees of Fort Wayne returned home Friday, after visiting Mrs. Mary Hurd for a few days. She will return to Milford, shortly, for an extended visit with Mrs. Hurd, who recently suffered stomach derangement, but has completely recovered. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beer entertained at a family gathering Wednesday evening of last week at their home east of town. Among those present were Miss Lucille Jessop of Warsaw, Misses Ann and Esther Beer of Elkhart and Elmer and Frank Beer of Milford. Mrs. Earl Cooper visited in the sixth grade Thursday. Mrs. Raymond Pinkerton visited in the third grade on Thursday. Miss Mary Alice Phend has completed her course of study at Indiana university. With the degrees now held by Miss Phend, she is qualified to teach in high schools and colleges. Howard Beer, won a cash prize in a contest conducted by the J. R. Watkins Co., of Winona, Minn., for a letter on their liniment. About a million entries were received from all over the U. S. The Milford Merchants displayed their best form of the season Tuesday night defeating the Ft. Wayne Wheatley Bombers. The invading team boasts an array of colored high school and college and ranks with the best in the state, the final score found Milford on the long end of a 32-39 score.
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DAMAGE SET AT >I,OOO — Norris Wise, 71, 401 Chicago Ave., Syracuse, driver of a 1988 Chevrolet Cavalier, was driving south on SR 15 at US 6 at 10:06 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, when he crashed into the back of a carrier loaded with Jayco Inc. trailers being hauled by a 1984 Ford 9000. The carrier was driven by Melvin E. Troyer, 59, Crescent St., Goshen. According to Elkhart County Sheriff’s Ptl. Bobby Kerwood, Troyer had stopped for the traffic signal at the intersection when the accident occurred. Wise was transported to Goshen Hospital by New Paris EMS where he was treated for cuts to the head and was later released. Damage to Wise’s auto was estimated at more than >I,OOO. (Photo by Mark Weinstein)
Pioneer Families II to be formed in county
The Genealogy Section of the Kosciusko County Historical Society is pleased to announce the formation of Pioneer Families 11. Applicants must prove that ancestor(s) lived within Kosciusko County between the period January 1851 and December 1870 and that they are a direct descendant of said person(s). This elite group is a succession of Pioneer Families (I) whose ancestors can-be proven to have resided in Kosciusko County prior to December 1850. Application forms for either group can be obtained at the Research Library, corner of Main and Indiana Streets, during their regular research hours of 1-4 p.m. each Friday, Saturday and Sunday, (except legal holidays), and at regular meetings of the Genealogy Section. The first meeting of the Genealogy Section for 1988 has been slated for February 17 at 7 p.m. in the Research Library of the Kosciusko County Historical
Wed., February 10,1988 —THE MAIL-JOURNAL
Museum. Doug Mayer will speak on “The Use of Assessment Lists in One’s Historical Research Efforts.” Other Genealogy officers will discuss plans for 1988 which includes a reprint project, library services, and Pioneer Families 11, mentioned above.
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Board expresses concerns in library expansion The Syracuse Public Library Board held its monthly scheduled meeting in the library on Monday evening, Feb. 1. In attendance were board members Charles Koser, Virginia Ditmer, Jack Elam, John Naab, Rev. David Hyndman and prospective board member Shanda Blue; also present were librarians Rosalyn Jones and Bonnie Bjella. William Koster of Koster and Associates met with the board to listen to comments in reaction to three concept plans for the library’s expansion. Discussion concerned how to best include the space for a museum collection as desired by the Syracuse Sesquicentennial Committee and accepted by the board, how to maximize future library growth and facilitate its services, and how to best improve library accessibility. ' Koster answered questions and made notes on the comments and will return in two months with a design concept to meet the expressed needs. The feasibility study conducted by Koster and Associates is now in its final stages. The information generated by the study has been revealing, informative and necessary to any library expansionprogram. In other library board business, new officers were elected for the present year. Elected were Charles Koser, president; Jack Elam, vice president; Virginia Ditmer, secretary; and John Naab, treasurer.
Anyone interested in learning how to do research of this kind is welcome to attend this meeting. Members of the Genealogy Section will be glad to help teach persons how to get started in one of America’s fastest growing hobbies. I
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