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(Continued from page 4) Papakeechie Lake by the fish hatchery, has introduced a new concept in water pleasure. The “Splash Mate” is a floating spa specifically • designed for use in the residential swimming pool. It offers the jetted action of a whirlpool/spa in the comfort of a pool lounger. “Splash Mate” allows the pool user unlimited lounging pleasure in the pool water of his/her choice. With its rigid design, “Splash Mate” is safe and allows even the timid swimmer a secure float to lounge in. Larry Kaercher is one of the developers of the project. He states that the assembly for the “Splash Mate” is done in a building located on SR 13S. Flotation Spas, Inc. is also located in Haleyville, Ala. SPECULATION HAS been running high on the residency eligibility of State Representative Greg Mishler who is seeking State Senator John B. Augsburger’s seat. Rep. Mishler announced his candidacy in September 1987. Eligibility requirements for the senate seat requires candidates live within the district one year prior to the date of the general election. Rep. Mishler and his wife Brenda, who had lived in Bremen, owned a condominium at Harborside since 1983 and made that location their permanent address prior to announcing his candidacy. Rep. Mishler commented the move included making their unlisted phone number public and noted they “did everything we thought we could do,” to inform the public of H. change in their permanent residence. Commenting about the accusations, Rep. Mishler noted “unfortunately my opponents don’t have much else to talk about.” The can- I didate noted he has lived over one-half of his 41 years in Kosciusko County and has shared his concerns over issues with Senator Augsburger and State Representative Thames Mauzy. He added he has supported or defeated legislature that would affect Kosciusko County. The recent eligibility attack he felt was due to his opponents “lack of knowledge on the issues that effect this county.” Rep. Mishler noted he did not seek the senate

I • ■ k i Jr-. ' “ 'Jv; BAYH SPEAKS IN WARSAW — Gubernatorial candidate Evan Bayh brought his campaign to Warsaw Monday evening, April 18, when he addressed Warsaw Community High School juniors and seniors at the junior-senior honors banquet which was sponsored by Tri Kappa Sorority. The banquet was held in the Shrine building on the Kosciusko Count fairgrounds in Warsaw. (Photo by Mary Beth Biltz) t

Bertsch seeks seat on Council

(By GLEN LONG Staff Writer Lewis Bertsch, Warsaw accountant, has entered the race for Kosciusko County councilman-at-large on the Republican ticket. He said he reached this conclusion after he was encouraged by several friends to run. He said he believes in good money management and conservatism.

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The April meeting of the Indian Lore Division of the Kosciusko Historical Society will feature a program of interest to all students of the rich Indian history of this county, according to an announcement by Dean Ryan, president of the local Indian Lore Society. John Geyer of Coldwater, Micfrf will be the guest speaker and demonstrate “flintnapping,” the craft of fashioning tools and useable articles from native stone. Arrowheads, still being found occasionally in this area, were made this way. The meeting will be at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Justice Building, on Friday, April 22. Two arrested for theft at Rice Ford David Allen Warrick, 20, 236 North St., Syracuse, a 16-year-old Leesburg teen and Bryan Krebs, 20,66849 M-40 Constantine, Mich., were arrested Monday, April 18, on theft charges. The Kosciusko County Sheriff s Department received information that tires were being stolen off of a vehicle at Rice Ford, SR 15N. The trio was found at the car dealership with the stolen items in their vehicles. Warrick and Krebs are being held in the county jail and the Leesburg youth was released into the custody of his parents.

Bertsch graduated from Warsaw High School in the Class of 1942, after his family moved to Warsaw from Bourbon when he was a boy. He and his wife, Elaine, have lived at Little Chapman Lake for 31 years. Elaine serves as deputy assessor of Plain Township. The couple has two married children and four grandchildren. Bertsch serves as an elder and

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Members are asked to bring their own artifacts, and anyone interested is invited to attend. There will be refreshments and a chance to join the Indian Lore Society.

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seat until he knew Senator Augsburger was not going to seek re-election out of courtesy to a friend and fellow Republican. “I have a safe seat in the house,” noted Rep. Mishler who has been unopposed for the seat since 1982. “If I did not feel strongly enough about this district, I would not give up a safe seat.” He further noted he is proud of his voting record on issues dealing with Kosciusko County and would challenge anyone who wants to challenge that record. Rep. Mishler was born and raised in Milford and has been associated with Mishler Funeral Home, Milford, since 1968. Safe*.. 'Wk ISBk ' WHAT HAPPENED to the warm weather? This photo was taken last week when temperatures hit the 60 and 70 degree mark. Michelle Maisonneuve, Syracuse, took advantage of the warm weather by taking her 17-month-old daughter, Tara, to Lakeside Park. The mother and daughter spent most of the afternoon utilizing the playground equipment and enjoying the almost summer like temperatures.

Bible class leader at Warsaw Church of Christ. He is a member of the Warsaw Evening Lions Club and treasurer of the Chapman Lakes Conservation Club. After earning his BS degree from Indiana University, he worked five years as an industrial cost accountant. Since then he has worked 23 years as general partner at Dahms & Yarian Inc. accounting firm. He has been an accountant and member of the executive committee at Dahms and Yarian for the past four years. The candidate’s career has included auditing, solving tax problems, financial analysis of corporate and industrial accounts, as well as cost accounting so companies can receive desired benefits without wasting money.

In Warsaw Monday —

Evans speaks out for A +

i By GLEN LONG Staff Writer H. Dean Evans, Superintendent of Public Instruction for the Indiana Department of Education, was present at Freshman High School in Warsaw on Monday night, April 18, as he and his staff conducted a public forum on the new state A+ Educational Program for Educational Excellence. This was the third of seven forums on this subject to be conducted in locations around the state. Dr. Roger Thornton, Superintendent of Wawasee Community School Corp., said that no one on his staff attended this forum as an official representative. He said Wawasee was represented in a school district meeting on the subject of A+ in Fort Wayne recently and as pro-

Ford says budget deficit is like a 'time bomb' for USA

I By NEVIN DULABAUM Staff Writer Former President Gerald R. Ford told a capacity crowd at Elkhart’s Elco Theatre on Thursday, April 14, that the US’s budget deficit is like a “time bomb,” and is, “the major domestic challenge facing the, US.” Appearing as the guest speaker at the one-hour Oaklawn Forum, Ford said, “We’ve had for the past five or six years, horrendously high budget deficits, and if we don’t recoup those deficits, in my judgement, we are dealing with a time bomb.” The former president said in fiscal year 1983, the federal budget deficit was 207 billion dollars. Ford said, “Now everyone said that was an abberation; that kind of deficit would not happen again.” In 1984, the deficit showed encouraging signs by dropping down to 185 billion dollars. Ford continued, “But, the tragedy was that the following fiscal year the deficit went back upto 202 billion dollars.” After the budget increased by another 20 billion dollars for 1986, Congress finally decided to do something about it. The Graham-Rudman-Hollings Bill was finally passed into law, and it called for mandatory budget cuts if the congress did not do it on it’s own accord. Ford did not like the law, calling it, “...a substitution of political willpower and wisdom.” He said, “We didn’t send people to Washington to turn a major policy decision over to a process. They were sent there to vote yes or no - to make hard decisions using individual judgements.” Although Ford did not offer any definite solutions to the problem, he said with 15-cents of each tax dollar being used just to pay off the federal budget deficit, there is a definite problem which desperately needs to be resolved. Also weighing down the US economy, said Ford, is the trade deficit. He said, “In 1986 we had a trade deficit of 160 billion dollars. At that time, all of the experts were saying the US dollar is over-

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grams are available, they are being implemented. He added that the, next big event will be to receive Wawasee student ISTEP scores from the state. Evans held a press conference pridr to the forum and said the ISTEP (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress) program is on schedule and he feels very good about the potential of the program. He said his department is taking all possible steps to get the proper information about A+ out to the public and he is happy that this year’s ISTEP tests were administered on time and results information should be back to the schools by the end of April. When asked about stress on students taking the test, Evans said he is sure some experienced stress, but believes the young people could handle it. “We have put a lot of our kids

valued, and, as soon as that is adjusted, our budget deficit will evaporate.” Although the value of the dollar has been declining, the trade deficit is still over 13 billion dollars a month, and that, said Ford, “...has created concern and apprehension, and for good reason.” Ford is concerned that if the trade figures do not soon begin to equalize, congress might be tempted to enact protectionist trade legislation. Such a move, said Ford, would be a catastrophe. Ford cited a tariff act that congress passed in 1930, which effectively reduced the’ number of imported goods entering the country. However, Ford said the legislation did nothing but help lead to the depression, and he concluded, “We do not want and cannot afford to have that kind of legislation again.” To correct the US’s trade imbalance, Ford said the White House and Congress must work together to draft trade legislation between the House and Senate. Once the bill becomes law, the president should be given enough power so his advisors can work • on their own at attaining the desired end results. During his 40-minutes speech, Ford also gave a brief outline on what he believes has to be done regarding US domestic policy, national defense and foreign aid. Ford advocates slowing down the growth rate of entitlements or transfer payments which the government makes to help improve the country’s fiscal policy. This money is what is spent out of government coffer for government pay, government retirement, social security, and more. Ford said that by not cutting, but by slowing down the growth rate, the US could save a substantial amount of money in just a few years. In terms of the national defense, Ford believes peace is achieved through strength. He also believes that President Reagan’s military expenditures since he took office were needed

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— to bring the armed forces back to the right level after being undercut by President Carter. With approximately 27-percent of the US budget spent on defense, Ford now believes that we once again have a sufficient military capability, and will — as long as thatpercentage stays the same. As for foreign aid, Ford said, “We have an obligation to help our allies, and because of our wealth, we have a moral obligation to help less fortunate countries than ourselves.” Ford said the 15 billion dollars used for foreign aid should not be increased - nor should it be cut. In fashion Classic denim has been updated by adding Lycra for a bit of stretch. This makes the very short curved skirt more comfortable. A cropped jacket and a drawstring maiden top completes this spring classic. Bermuda shorts are good for spring. When combined with a matching shirt and cropped cotton tank, one has an ideal outfit for long, hot summer days. For early spring, the coat dress will be seen in the office andon dinner, outings. In black crepe, this double-breasted coat dress is exquisite.

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on a conveyor belt to failure in the past,” he stated: “I hope the public will give A+ a chance and view it as a support opportunity. The program is built to demonstrate that parents in Indiana love their children and want to help them.” Evans said four task forces will begin to meet in August to formulate recommendations to him as to what legislative directions should be taken. The groups will be considering professional development, innovative teaching and learning, support services to classrooms and a tuition support formula. Carolyn Roper, a staff member,' discussed benefits of the beginning teacher internship program. She said a first year teacher will be fully licensed and have all rights of employment, but will also have the benefit of a “mentor teacher” to “show the new teacher the ropes.” Roper added that this is a good procedure for both the beginning teacher and the mentor teacher as he or she rethinks long-known teaching practices. Linda Bond gave update information on ISTEP. She said this program has several purposes, but the main one is to help schools help students. It is designed to tell if a child needs special help in math or language arts and to enable schools to provide remedial help in special summer programs. Bond said ISTEP mandates that a. child attends a summer school if his or her ISTEP scores fall below an “achievement standard” established by the Indiana State Board of Education. While specific summer programs will depend on the local school corporation, Bond pointed out that the state will require a minimum of 80 hours of instruction. She said that based on pilot tests, the Department of Education expects from eight to 10 percent of tested students to need remediation. Evans said he would like to

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remediate all children whose test scores indicate the need. He added that he expects from 2Ms to 5 percent of those in remediation will be required to be retained at their present grade level. Evans reviewed the Indiana Department of Education long range planning and answered questions from the audience. When asked if a ruling has been made about private school students being involved in the A+ program, he commented that many private schools want ISTEP but do not want to “buy into” the remediation package. He expects a clarification of the law on this point in the next 10 days. The superintendent stated, “What we really want to do is improve the learning of our students. We hope over the next few years to see fewer children failing to advance.” He said some factors which add to the problem are that more babies are being born to unwed mothers and that there are over 40,000 babies born in the United States each year with “fetal alcohol syndrome” and associated learning problems. Evans said ISTEP costs $2 million a year, about $3.93 per student tested, including all reports. Speaking of the state education system in general, he said, “One of the best ways to improve education is to regulate the people who come into the profession. I still believe strongly in parent/teacher conferences. ’ ’ Linda Shopoff, Indiana State PTA president from Fort Wayne, was present. With her were Toni Berger, Northeast Region PTA representative and Ft. Wayne PTA Council member, and Mary Teghtmeyer, Northeast Region vice president and Ft. Wayne PTA Council member. Shopoff said before the meeting, “We’re here as parent representatives.” Asked about her feelings on the A4- program, she said, “This is its first year and we believe in giving it a chance.”

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