The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 1, Milford, Kosciusko County, 17 February 1988 — Page 13

It happened ... in Milford

10 YEARS AGO. FEB. 15,1978 Dr. Thomas A. Miller, Dr. Gervas Schafer and Dr. W. J. Zehr, Milford veterinarians, have been named to 1978 membership in the Indiana Academy of Veterinary Medicine. A plan for stray dog detention in Milford was proposed at the Milford Town Board meeting Monday night. Karen Yoder, a resident and former employee of the Kosciusko County Humane Shelter, offered the use of her fenced-in backyard as a holding center for strays until they could be claimed or taken to the shelter in Warsaw. The Milford Junior High School girls basketball team captured the annual Pierceton four-way tourney. Members of the team are Greta Hurd, Patti Zimmerman, Anita Blackburn, Martha Cruz, Angie Hostetler, Myra Ruch, Teresa Bailey, Angie Johnston, Tammy Ryman, Norine Sorensen, Grace Stichter, Jeanie Dean, Rosalie Rouch and manager Becky Wuthrich. Richard Roose is the coach. Ballots continue to come in, nominating Milford area residents as “Citizen of the Year.” Those who have not mailed in their choice to the committee are urged to do so prior to the deadline of 12 noon on Monday, Feb. 20. Richard Bender, eighth grade basketball coach at Milford Junior High School, is not the kind of coach that stresses win at all costs. Yet his team won the Camelot Invitational after going undefeated to the season’s end. This was Bender’s first year coaching eighth grade basketball. His present team is his fourth winning team since he began his coaching career at Milford in 1968. Members of the 11-0 team are Jay Auer, Paul Siegfried, Vince Price, Bill Haab, Mike LeCount, Jeff Sylvester, Kent Stichter, Pat Speicher, Nick Johnston, Troy Stephensen, Greg Weisser, Kirk Stichter and managers Eric Beer and Mark Greenwood. Cadet Paul J. Miller, whose parents are Dr. and Mrs. Thomas A. Miller, has been named to the dean’s list for outstanding academic achievement at the U.S. Air Force Academy. Cadet Miller is a 1975 graduate of Wawasee High School. James C. Evans, vice president of Brock Manufacturing, Inc., Milford, has announced the appointment of Bob Auer to the position of grain bin customer service representative. Mr. Auer comes to Brock with a wealth of experience in public relations having worked as a golf pro in this community for the past

Tona Huff gives love and service to her many 'families'

Among those in this county who care and serve is a trim, attractive and vigorous lady who has been giving'Tove and service to her ‘families’ (in the broadest sense), Tona Colleen Huff is a pursing assistant with Home Health Care and Hospice and works with patients all over Kosciusko County. She feels the people whom she serves are like ‘family’. Tona was trained and worked as a nursing assistant, first at the Murphy Hospital until it closed, then for about five years at KCH, working primarily in intensive care. She chose to interrupt her working career for a while to spend more time at home. Following a period of about three years, a nurse working with the Home Health Care of Kosciusko County contacted her and asked if she would consider becoming involved in their program. She tried it, and loved it. That was five years ago, and she displays such excitement for the HHC and the Hospice programs when explaining their functions. She explained, HHC is like the umbrella agency, with Well Child Clinic, Private Duty Nursing and Hospice all being branches stemming from it. Tona works for HHC and Hospice, serving patients from each. The difference between HHC patients and Hospice patients is in the fact that HHC is designed to assist persons of all ages, who need hospital quality care, but desire to be in their own home. This program offers an alternative to hospitalization, providing the patient’s physician approves. With Hospice, the previous is true, however, the patients are suffering terminal illnesses. There is a great deal of emotional and even spiritual support needed as well as the personal care and medical needs. Tona mentioned how gratifying it is to touch the lives of all these patients and their families. She said, “You laugh with them and you cry with them, because they become part of your family”. The role the nursing assistant fills is one with a lot of responsibility. Though they administer no medication, their’s is an essential service. They take vital

several years. Also, announced was the promotion of Robert Pifer to the position of receiving and traffic coordinator. He has been with Brock since December of 1972 and has been serving as superintendent of shipping and receiving. 20 YEARS AGO, FEB. 14,1968 Members of the Milford town board met in special session on Thursday and set the salaries of town employees. Chief of police Don Drake received a SIOO raise — from $5,700 to $5,800. Street and water commissioner Marion Deeter was given a SSOO yearly raise. It is the first raise he has had in several years. He is now receiving $5,500 per year. A tour of Europe was enjoyed by the members of the Busy Bee Home Demonstration club when it met in the home of Mrs. Cleve Shuder Friday evening, Feb. 9. The tour was conducted by Glenn Price, Jr., who showed slides of his stay in Europe while in the service. Elmer Rapp and Neal Cory of Milford attended an International Harvester Service school at Danville, Ind., on Monday and Tuesday of this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beer, Jr., of Milford, left February 1 for Haiti on a crusade with the Oriental Missionary society. They will return home the 14th. Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Rassi are caring for their children. The Milford Future Farmers of America Chapter participated in the county crops judging contest last week. Dan Beer, Greg Jackson, Charles Baumgartner and Hubert Krull were the top four from Milford and gave the team a third place award. Dan Beer was top- individual from Milford and eighth in the county. Jerry Graff of Albrook, Canal Zone, has been spending several days in the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Graff of Milford. Jerry was in Oklahoma City for three weeks’ schooling and returned to the Canal Zone on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Roy Schultz entertained 10 members of the Comrades Sunday school class of the First Brethren church of Milford in their home Friday evening. During the business session, presided over by Mrs. Schultz, elation of new officers was held as follows: Mrs. Otto Wiggs, president; Mrs. Helene Faulkner, vice president; Mrs. Herman Miller, secretarytreasurer; Mrs. and Charlene Traster, assistant. Mrs. Charles Kerlin and Mrs. Robert Rassi were re-elected teacher and assistant.

signs, give personal care, such as the bathing, changing of bed linens, changing of dressings, etc. They are also in a position to relay to the registered nurses important information concerning the progress of the patients. Generally, the nursing assistant’s schedule and that of the RN’s are on an alternating basis, meaning, the assistant sees the patient one day, the RN sees that patient the next day, then the assistant the following day. Tona says, with emotion in her voice, “If my patients or their families can get a little bit of encouragement from anything I do, it just really makes my day.” She mentioned the up-coming building program at HHC. She said land has been purchased on Provident Drive, just north of Mason’s Nursing Home facility. Building is targeted to be completed by summer of 1988. She related that the need for the services that the different agencies offer within HHC are growing, and that more space is a must, as the present location on South Union St. is too small. “Most people who have been contacted to contribute to the fund raising efforts for the new building program express their willingness to support what all of us at HHC are striving to do for the community through these services” says Tona. She has long been active in church and civic affairs. She attends the Burket United Methodist Church where she has held most of the offices and served on most of the committees, having just completed a threeyear committment as trustee. She is also a member of the choir, and currently serving on the Pastor-Parish Committee. Her husband is town marshal of Burket, and over the years, she has joined him in doing many ‘extra’ duties, including the cleaning of the streets. They were for many years both involved in the Burket Fire Department, she in the auxiliary. For approximately 28 years she helped make batter for the monthly fish fries that the Burket Fire Department holds for fund raisers. When not on duty with her patients or doing other church or civic activities, she and her husband have found the time to put in a new kitchen and are involved in

30 YEARS AGO, FEB. 13,1958 Henry Beer, well known Milford florist, was possibly the only person in Milford who witnessed the Russian Sputnik II as it passed over this area early Sunday morning. Mr. Beer described it as “brilliant as the planet Mars, a second magnitude star.” Mr. Beer, who is also a minister, added that it was his hope that this new device would be used for the benefit of mankind and not for the ultimate destruction of mankind. The Ancil Geiger Post of the American Legion held its regular meeting Monday, Feb. 10, at the Legion Hall. During the business meeting conducted by William Leemon due to illness of Commander Oliver Replogle, election of a boy for Boys State was held with Eugene Lange being elected and Bob O’Blenis as alternate. Eugene is a junior in Milford high school and is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Wilhelm Lange. He is a straight “A” student. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Wuthrich went to Chicago Friday to attend the Senior Recognition Service and Pin Presentation of the March graduating class of nurses of which their daughter, Jean, is a member. There are 33 in the class. The event took place in Thorn Hall at Northwestern University. A son, David, was born Feb. 11 to Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Doll at Goshen General hospital. The baby has an older brother. Mrs. Doll is the former Rebecca Beer. A surprise birthday dinner was held at the home of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Hollar Sunday evening in honor of the birthday of Mrs. Hollar. Guests were Mr. Hollar, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Shuder, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Mishler, Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Miller and Mrs. Berneice Dwyer and son Kevin and daughter Diane. Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Sorensen became the parents of a son, Craig Ryan, born February 6 at Goshen General hospital. The baby has two older brothers, Devon and Mark. Mrs. Sorensen was formerly Nola Jean Morehouse. Dale J. Sherman, foreman at The Milford Mail, will begin a new job Monday as pressman with the Service Printers in South Bend. He has been employed at The Mail since April 1949. The Shermans will continue to reside at Waubee Lake. Mrs. Ren Clark gave a luncheon on Saturday, Feb. 1, in honor of the tenth birthday anniversary of her daughter Penny. Those present were Norma Lorenz, Susan Price, Patsy

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other remodeling projects at their home, often with the help of their children. When the weather cooperates, they enjoy snowmobiling,

KAFE to hear about changes in new tax law

Certified Public Accountant Michael Henn, a part-owner of Dahms and Yarian Co., Warsaw, will discuss changes in tax laws Feb. 25 with members of the Kosco Association of Female Executives (KAFE). The 12 noon meeting at Ponderosa is open to KAFE members, guests and other interested area career women or aspiring career women. KAFE is a local chapter of the National Association for Female Executives, and NAFE members are welcome at the meeting, also. Henn, a CPA for 20 years, holds a bachelor’s and master’s in business administration degrees from Notre Dame. His specialty area is taxation, with an interest in estate and trust work. A member of the local Optimists and Sacred Heart Church, Henn and his wife, Anne, have five children and have resided in Warsaw 10 years. “ For more information on the meeting, or membership information for KAFE and NAFE,

Yoder, and Jill Clark. The Senior Happy Bachelors met with their leader, Charles Mishler, February 3 to elect new officers for this year. They are Fred Weisser, pres.; Nelson Beer, vice pres.; Steven Haab, sec.-treas.; Norm Hunsberger, rec. leader; Diane Cory, song leader; Fred Haab, health and safety; and Robert Beer, reporter. 50 YEARS AGO, FEB. 17,1938 A. L. Byler, who purchased the Wise grocery last August, sold his store Friday to J. R. Goldsmith, of St. Joe, Ind., who took possession of the store Saturday morning. Mrs. Goldsmith and two daughters spent Saturday here. Both of the daughters are of school age, the youngest being in the Bth grade and the other in high school. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Haab have moved from New Paris to the Rickets farm miles west of Milford. Another sign of spring or otherwise was in evidence at our office Thursday, when Marion Deeter displayed a cricket, which he found the day before under some boards in his barn. The cricket exhibited rare liveliness. Miss Mary Jane Helminger, supt. primary dept. M.E.S.S., and her corps of teachers, Mesdames A. D. Wilson, Joe Sunthimer and Carson Wise gave a party Saturday at the church for their pupils. Games, a valentine exchange and light refreshments were served. Syler & Syler Dept. Store are offering some exceptional values this week by their 9-cent sale to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 24,25,26. An oil burner furnace at the Dr. V. G. Hursey residence exploded Monday night and did considerable damage by driving soot and smoke into various rooms. Repairs were made on Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Jessop of Connersville, announce the engagement of their daughter, Dorothy Lucille Jessop of Warsaw to Harry Leßoy Beer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Beer of Milford. The wedding will take place in the near future. Miss Jessop is a student in the Laura Lee School of Beauty Culture in Warsaw. Frank Sprunger has arrived and is now managing the Milford Farm Hatchery. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Groves and daughter, Miss Dorothea, may move to their farm located west of Milford, this spring where Mr> Groves will raise chickens. nii. Don’t forget about Free Basketball tournament tickets at Good’s Barber Shop.

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sometimes as an expanded family outing with children and grandchildren. In the summer they try to golf as much as possible.

contact Jeanine Knowles. Twelve members and guests attended the Feb. 9 KAFE seminar on women and stress at United Telephone headquarters. Teresa Holder, a representative of the Otis R. Bowen Center for Human Services, was the speaker and gave participants a stress profile test. The KAFE executive committee of 10 members met recently and the following committees chairpersons were appointed: Nominating Committee — Jean Northenor, chair; Marcia Anderson, Donna Braun, Joyce Conlon, Michele Grinstead, Liz McDaniel and Judy Pritchard. Program Committee: Carolyn Brawner, Jo

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PANCAKES FOR QUEST — Members of the Milford Lions Club served pancakes and sausage to some 200 persons last Saturday from 6 until 9 a.m. and accepted donations for the Lions-Quest program, Skills for Adolescence, which is conducted in the Wawasee Middle Schools. In the top left photo Dennis Wuthrich, Milford Town Board President and a past president of the Lions Club, is shown flipping pancakes.

Seminar on schizophrenia for families

The Bowen Center is sponsoring another seminar for families of persons who are suffering from schizophrenia. Its purpose is to educate families and friends of people with schizophrenia about the various aspects of the illness.

School board will auction off freshman high school property

I By GLEN LONG Staff Writer Dr. Larry Crabb, superintendent of Warsaw Community School Corp., said Mondat that Max Reed, Warsaw School Board attorney, will soon be presenting a draft of the legal notice to offer for auction the old freshman high school property, which has been much in the news recently. The legal notice could be published as early as next week. The auction will proceed as a result of last week’s action by the school board to take the property out of the hands of the Warsaw Redevelopment Commission. When asked if the school board will be able to exert any control over subsequent tax abatement or tax increment financing (TIF)

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on the property, Dr. Crabb said that although he has not yet seen the legal notice draft, it is his understanding that the legal will contain specifications which will make the successful bidder responsible for demolition of the old freshman building, thus allowing the school board to have just as much effect in this area as would have the redevelopment commission. Dr. Crabb stated that tax increment financing, which he understood would mean all taxes collected on the property would go back to the city, had not been mentioned in earlier discussions on disposal of the property. He said the board assumed the property would go immediately back on the tax rolls, but to benefit schools as well as the City of Warsaw. The superintendent added that it is his understanding that Marsh Supermarkets is still interested and Kroger Inc. may also bid again, as well as DeMars Development Inc. He said the school board is, of course, interested in a higher price, but also concerned that the property generates proper taxes for the benefit of all area taxpayers.

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will be focused on individual needs of the group members in attendance. There will be significant time devoted to questions and discussion concerning issues that families must face. The seminar will be held on Wednesday, March 2 and 9, from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m., in the Video Studio at the Bowen Center, 850 N. Harrison Street, Warsaw. The leaders are: Dr. Jay Fawver, staff psychiatrist and director of the inpatient unit, who helped design and implement this program two years ago at Laßue Carter Memorial Hospital, where it was part of a state-wide project. Dr. Fawver received his BS degree in pharmacy from Purdue University and received his MD degree from Indiana University Medical Center in 1983. He completed his four-year residency in psychiatry in 1987 at the Indiana University Medical Center. Karen Krabill, MA, co-leader, is the inpatient services collateral therapist for the Bowen Center in Warsaw. She works with families of persons who are on the Inpatient Unit and provides regular family therapy for these families. She also directs group therapy for inpatients and supervisesthe crisis intervention

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program. She received her BA from Goshen College, with a major in psychology, and her MA in guidance and counseling at Bowling Green University. Debra Anderson, OTR, another co-leader, is the occupational therapist for the center on the inpatient unit. She works with other disciplines in preparing patients for their return to the community. Besides working directly with inpatients she provides consultation for outpatient therapists and receives referrals for Occupational Therapy evaluations. She received her BA degree in occupational therapy at the College of St. Catherine in Minnesota. She served as director of occupational therapy in geriatrics at a health care center in Minnesota and also worked with physical disabilities at a Rehabilitation Hospital in Minnesota. Families, friends or other persons who share relationship with someone with schizophrenia are invited to participate in this seminar. To register or for more information, please call Karen Krabill or Debra Anderson at 267-7169 or toll free, 1-800-342-5653; or you may write The Bowen Center, 850 N. Harrison Street, Warsaw, Ind. 46580.

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