The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 18, Milford, Kosciusko County, 15 June 1988 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURN. AL — Wed., JUNE 15,1® 88

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Milford has a new J. J x building commissioner

(Continued from page 1) project should contact himself or Clerk/Treasurer Monica Bice. Winchester also said the first phase of the Dead End Water Line project is now underway. The three-year project’s goal is to connect all dead end water lines so that water cannot become stagnate in the lines and change color. Winchester asked for and received approval for a chop saw for the water and sewer department, and then concluded report by presenting the board with six road construction contracts. The six targeted streets are: South Main, from Emeline to the bridge; south of the bridge to CR 1150; Fourth Street from the railroad tracks east to Shaffer Street; Smith Street, from James to East Streets; William Street, from East Street to Shaffer Street. The sixth project — First Street, from Henry west to SR 15 — was actually approved last year but never completed.

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The board approved the additional contracts with the stipulation that Phend and Brown agree to a completion date which will be included on the contract. Milford residents who try to contact the street and water utilities superintendent will now be told that the job is vacant and will remain open indefinitley. Winchester requested that his title be dropped so that he could pull out of a retirement program that he said was not worth the money. The only way out of the program was by not having a superintendent of street and water utilities. Because his duties have increased since he was appointed superintendent, the board decided to vacate that position and create the new job of utilities commissioner. To conclude the department reports, Town Marshal David Hobbs expressed concern about the use of fireworks with the dryer than normal weather conditions. He said the town has an

ordinance regarding fireworks, and he exp, r essed interest in informing tow. n residents what they can and ca nnot do, especially wit h the Fourth of July holiday fast approach ing. Hobbs Idle released the montl ily police rep< »rt from May 13 to Ji me 10. A tota l of eight accidents wt 're reported with estimated da: na ( ges totallir. ’g $12,000. A tot al of 242 c omplaints were filed, w ith the department making .11 traffic and misdemeanor arres ts, each. The department logged 2,137 miles at a cost of $168.13. In final business I he following was decide d: — Bice is attending a State Board of Accounts ser ninar in Indianapolis* to*day and tc >morrow. — The board will keep its current insurance coven «ge, even though the carrier nov ’ has different policies for insi ired and underinsured m otorists.

4-1 vote —

School board accepts new middle school plans

(Continued from page 1) Jeanette Wood, new Prime Time instructor at North Webster; Brenda Pafford, fourth grade at North Webster; Kem Zollman, mathematics teacher at Wawasee High School; Dee Ann Shepherd, special education teacher at Syracuse; and Terry McCarty as a custodian at North Webster. GED certificates were approved for Chris Pruitt, Cheryl Hand and Roger Hand. Little noted that two of the recipients had last attended school in 1971 and finished the 10th grade while the other individual last attended school in 1986 and had completed the 11th grade. Several questions were asked of the board at the end of the meeting. Courtney Blue questioned if Wysong would be replaced. The superintendent noted Pat Huber will be accepting the duties on a part-time basis and that the vo-ed program will see expansion Pf some areas, but the elimination of none. Krull questioned why more funds were not spent on the special education program in the area of a summer school, when there appeared to be ample money in the corporation. The superintendent noted 2' 2 -3 times C of C to elect directors The annual meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce will be on Wednesday, June 22, in South Shore Country Club. Guest speaker for the evening will hopefully be a representative from the Indiana Chamber of Commerce. The social hour will begin at 6:30 p.m. with dinner being served at 7 p.m. The meeting will start at 8 p.m. Official notice of the meeting was recently mailed to all chamber members. Included was a ballot for the election of three chamber directors. Directors up for nomination include Bill Beemer, Beemer Enterprises; Jim Evans, Augsburger’s; and Bill Sanders, Dana Corporation. Ballots should be returned to the chamber office or submitted the night of the annual meeting. Reservations for the meeting should be made prior to June 17, by contacting the chamber office.

as much money is geared towards special education students as regular education and that the current summer school situation is a result of state legislation inducing the program and funding it. “There are no local funds used in funding the remediation program,” noted Dr. Thornton stating it is a part of the Governor’s A+ program. Marge Kryder, Phil and Eve Payne, encouraged the board to see the new pool has eight lanes instead of six and were backed by Jr jOOiKMISS INDIANA TEEN USA — Deborah Lindboe of Martinsville captured the 1988 Miss Indiana Teen USA title Sunday, May *ls. The pageant was held at the Great Lakes Conference Center. Lindboe, Miss Morgan County Teen, will advance to the national competition in July in San Bernardino, Calif. CBS will broadcast the national finals on July 25. Lindboe, 17, is a senior at Martinsville High School. Her talents and interests include tap and jazz dancing, and swimming and diving. Lindboe is the daughter of Janice Linville. Linville is the niece of Paralee Traster of 613 S. Front St., Syracuse.

Shirley Etsinger Rock may get parole wish

On June 7, the Indiana Parole Board recommended commutation of Shirley Etsinger Rock’s life-in-prison sentence after her asking for seven years. Etsinger has been confined since her 1972 conviction for the murder by poison of her husband, David Rock. She has been in prison longer than any other woman in Indiana but the board’s recommendation does not mean immediate release from the Indiana Women’s Prison. After a hearing with Etsinger on June 7, in a 3-1 vote the parole board decided to recommend to Gov. Robert Orr that Etsinger’s clemency request be approved. A request for clemency seeks to overturn a court’s decision on a case, making the prisoner eligible for parole. Sabrina Haake in Gov. Orr’s office stated that it will be several weeks before the board’s recommendation even gets to the governor’s office as “it must be typed up and there are 60 other recommendations to be handled too.” She continued saying that a request for clemency “is not usual,” but she also said the

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seven other individuals present. Payne noted the existing pool had been remodeled two times already, “lets make the major expense now.” Steve Bailey, choir director.

BZA approval given —

Jenkins to enlarge Milford NAPA store;

(Continued from page 1) in Turkey Creek Township, was granted a variance to construct an attached 20x24-foot garage 17 feet off the road right-of-way and four feet from a side property line. Robert Kramer received a variance to permit construction" of a garage four feet from a<Side property line instead of the imefoot setback he asked for. His property is on the east side of Park Drive and 300 feet north of Walnut Drive in Turkey Creek Township. Big Mentone Project The board unanimously approved the petition of Mentone Egg Products for an exception for the purpose of building a water and sewage treatment plant in an agricultural district. The approval stated that all state regulations must be met. About 40 Mentone area residents were present as Steve Snyder presented their remonstrance against the petition after having submitted a petition containing 138 names. , Snyder eloquently expressed their concerns about possible odors from the facility and introduced realtor Diane Bitting who, as a property appraiser,

governor almost always goes along with the parole board’s recommendations even though the board’s recommendation is non-binding. Etsinger has been requesting clemency since 1982 when she became eligible after being in prison for 10 years. In 1985, the parole board granted approval of her request but that was reversed in another hearing. Etsinger presented letters of recommendation, job offers and college transcripts to the board at the hearing. Since her imprisonment, she has taken college courses and is only three classes short of getting an associate degree in business. According to Etsinger’s mother, Mrs. Ruby Etsinger of New Paris, she will not be returning to Elkhart County to reside. She has job offers and opportunities in other counties. Rock’s father, Gene, also of New Paris, says he feels no bitterness toward his former daughter-in-law but feels she should serve the full 20 years before getting a parole.

showed slides of the Varsity Singers, Concert Choir and Dream Company’js »trip to Washington, D.C., j this past school year. There were 86 students and 22 adults taking the

stated residents in the area would experience up to a 30 percent decrease in property values if the treatment plant was built.. In the face of this opposition, Rich Helm, attorney for the Manwaring egg products Company, stood his ground and introduced engineer Tom Roberts from a process engineering group in Into discuss the technical aspects of the project. Roberts explained that the facility will be constructed and operated to remove sulphur and produce usable water ■ affluent which would be sprayed onto a 58 acre field to irrigate rotation

North Webster Town Board hopes to slow traffic down

(By MARK WEINSTEIN Staff Writer . North Webster Town Board answered the often asked sewage hookup question — remaining hooked to the town’s sew'age system (when the residence is not in operation) without be'iing charged — at last Wednesday's monthly meeting. Lions Club member and North Webster resident Phil Payne addressed the question for the s prvice club- Payne informed l:he board that the old library, own-ed by the Lions Club, is no long erfunctioning and desirtid eliminating the billing process. Board president Myron Clark noted that the sewage system could be used, even if the buildin g isn’t open and billing would be required. If the system is disconnected, billing would cease. The board president insisted! the reason for this policy is the large number of residents. During winter months, the residents still pay for sewage’ in North Webster. Harry Minnick, North! Webster’s street superintendent, advised Payne the only way to be disconnected from the sewer line would be to dig up the pipe and plug it. If the town used meters, it would be much easier. . Royce Beeson presented the board with a proposal for install-

Don Mort is new Lions club president\

The North Webster Lions Club held a ladies’ night on Thursday, June 9, at Gropp’s in Syracuse with 39 in attendance. Following the meal, the 1988-89 officers were installed by PDG Jim Cameron. They are: Don Mort, president; Dave Patterson, first vice president; Jay Overmyer, second vice president; Phil Payne, third vice president; Dick Runyan, secretary; Glen Stone, treasurer; Fred Phaneuf and Sonny Foster, one-year directors; Bob Richards and Bernie Hubartt, two-year directors; Carlos Williams, tail twister; and Mitch Ousely, Lion tamer. Out-going president Steve Ward presented one-year perfect

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trip. The next meeting of the b< >ard will be June 28, at 7 p.m., in the administration office. The lx >ard will be accepting tax anticipation warrant bids.

crops of corn, wheat and h ay. He said that with 60 feet o f clay under it this site is one of t he best for such a plant he has see n in Indiana. The two ponds, which will be fenced for security and safety, will hold six million ga lions of water. Roberts stated that cclor concerns are unfounded and that one could walk the perimet e r of the property and detect no od or. After the railing, Frank Manwaring said, “We’reappi eciative of the decision. We’ll con tinue, as in the past, to be good n.e ighbors. We employ 50 people anc 1 want to grow with our community.” '

ing speed bum ps on 1 second street. Beeson claii ms that drivers speed dow n the s street and speed bumps would si ow down the ‘race track’. A 20 mph is posited s dong side the street. “Speed bumps are illegal on public streets because if a car hits one, it could 1c se c< introl and the town would te 11 able,” insisted the street suf >erir itendent. Town board officials,, however, asked town marshal J< irry Craig to increase patrolling ii i the area. It is the board’s belief that with the increase pc>lic e effort, speeding can be co Htr< oiled more effectively. In other business m atters, the board granted app zal for the purchase of a new oof >y machine in the clerk-treasurer’s office. A maintenance conti -ac :t will be signed by the board to enhance productivity. Finally, Howard Zi< sgler, park board president, ann< tunced that the beach has been op an since the Memorial Day week end and is getting plenty of use. “There’s been a gr oup of people there almost ever y day since we took down the cl osed sign,” said Ziegler. “People seem to be enjoying the beach, that’s the primary goal.” k Ziegler also.noted that North Webster resident L ou 'ell Buzzard donated a two-inch galvanized pipe monkeybar se t f< >r use in the park.

attendance pins to Sc inny Foster, Bernie Hubartt, Bill I detcalf, Don Mort, Eddie Over myer, Jay Overmyer, Dave Pat terson, Fred Phaneuf, Bob Richards, Dick Rulyan, Glen Stone, ! Steve Ward, Glen Whitacre and Carlos 1 Villiams. Receiving me mbership c hevrons were Do n Mort, 10 Mears; Paul Headle y, 15 years; Gene Whitacre, 20 y ears; Carlos Williams, 25 years; t ind Dick Mitchell, 30 years. Ward was presented his past: president’s Robert A. Richan Is, past president of the North V /ebster Lions Club, was honored v vith the “Lion of the Year” award.