The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 26, Milford, Kosciusko County, 10 August 1988 — Page 7
Community corner
JBUssJbll§«k 'j| _ Jp ; jlgS . SUPER CHEFS — It was a family cookout spanning the generations as Breanna Sowers, left, Brian Sowers, and their grandfather Everett Sowers pitched in to roast the sausage at the Lakeland Kiwanis Club of North Webster’s sausage and corn roast held on August 5. Breana, age 10, is a resident of Noblesville and Brian, 11, lives in Granger. Grandpa is a Leesburg resident. The roast is the organization’s major fund raising event. Proceeds go to various Kiwanis projects, including scholarships.
—- 4 V M-M-M, M-M-M GOOD — Casey Rinker, left, age 4 and her sister Coryn, age 2 gobbled up pieces of pie at the North Webster Kiwanis sausage and corn roast held on Saturday, Aug. 5. Both girls are the daughters of Randy and Lisa Rinker of Syracuse. Many hungry diners like Coryn and Casey bought and chowed down upon the smokey sausage and crisp, sweet corn.
Medicine has always fascinated North Webster's Myra Bixler
By MARY BETH BILTZ Staff Writer
"I read this column every week,” laughs Myra Bixler. “1 never dreamed I’d be in it!” Stranger things have happened. Bixler shouldn’t be surprised that she’s the kind of neighbor to know: among her credits, she’s always wanteid to make a life of helping people. One of her fondest wishes ever since she was a little girl was to work in a medical office. Longings are sometimes hard to explain; medicine just has always fascinated her. She currently works at the office of Steve and Bruce Grossnickle as a CMA (certified medical assistant). Earning her certification was an achievement of which Bixler is particularly proud. But coming to that achievement took many years. > Bixler was born and raised in Roanoke. In 1966 (Aug. 6) she married Mearlin, her husband now of 22 years. He brought her to live in the North Webster area, where they still reside. Even dur-
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ing the years she and her husband started raising a family, Bixler worked full or part-time. Some of those jobs got her in contact withjhe medical field: working in a dentist’s office and serving as an EMT in North Webster for three years. “But I was never very good at car wrecks,” she confesses. Her EMT training came about due to a vacation in the mountains. The isolation of the place made her wonder what she could do if faced with a medical emergency — so she took training to find out. Then came a day when Bixler decided she wanted to get back into medical office work. Courses at Ivy Tech proved to be excellent schooling for hsr; she entered Ivy Tech’s Medical Assistant __Program. Five' courses, a diploma and several extra classes later, Bixler took the three and a half hour state board test for her CMA. She passed, of course, and her certificate (which she received just this July) is proudly hung on the wall of the office where she has worked for four years. To begin with, her job at GrossniCkle’s entailed scheduling the doctors’ surgeries. Currently, she is teaching another person to take over that duty and Bixler will be working full-time with Medicare insurance which the majority of patients at Grossnickle’s office need. “Many times the older people just don’t know what goes on with their insurance,” says Bixler. “But I love to help them with it.
Mobile Meals Drivers Volunteer drivers for Syracuse Mobile Meals have been scheduled for the week of August 15 — August 19. They are as follows: August 15 — August 19 MONDAY - Jack Fawler TUESDAY- Joe and Marge Hogan WEDNESDAY - Win Sroufe THURSDAY - F.A. Rhoads FRIDAY - Dorothy Kitson
Awards Day August 17 at Syracuse Library j^^yBONNIEJBJELLA^^ August 13 is the last day for those stickers for the Reading Club. All the rest of this week there will be double stickers for each book read. Now is the time to catch up on filling up your cards. “Awards Day” will be held on August 17 beginning at 6:30 in St. Andrew’s Methodist Church. There will be entertainment and refreshments before you receive your awards. If you cannot come to the party please stop in at the library as soon as possible to pick up your cards and awards.
I’d describe myself as a people person. Talking with older people can be fascinating. And there’s so much satisfaction to get out of it all: watching a patient go through the stages of maybe being near blind to having pretty good vision restored to them. And then they might send you a thank you note for your help or give you a hug or a pat on the hand. There’s nothing else like it.” Bixler’s joy is easy to see. She is happy and at home in her job. “My family is very important to me, too,” says Bixler, who has three children: a 20-year-old son and two daughters, 16 and 12. Her family likes to water-ski and go camping and Bixler is an avid reader when presented with some spare time. Her church (Calvary Baptist in Oswego) is also important to her; she is quite active with church programs. Bixler is also a member of the American Association of Medical Assistants. Two years ago, Kosciusko created a county division of the national association; Bixler served as president for the first year and this year serves as program coordinator. “Someday I think maybe I’d like to try being more of a clinical assistant rather than a clerical one. But I don’t know. — I’ve always had a secret desire to open up my own business to help the elderly with their insurance questions. Maybe some day I’ll do that,” says Bixler, who looked into the cost of such a business but was only discouraged temporarily.
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Pharmacist speaks to club
Steve Kroh, vice president in charge of operations for six Thornburg Drug Stores, was the speaker at the Wawasee Kiwanis Club Saturday morning at Gropp’s in Syracuse. He had spent several years as a pharmacist before employment with Thornburgs. Steve’s father.
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'wßm&F'' : K \ /■LIiN :'*SP , W Iga^B. '** » p- J *> N* ■ a % I 58TH ANNIVERSARY — Mr. and Mrs. Edward Kuhn are celebrating their 58th wedding anniversary with a reception for their friends on Aug. 21, 2 p.m., at The Residence, 2501 E. Center St. (Parker Street entrance), Warsaw. Edward Kuhn and the former Lillian Wagoner were married Aug. 23, 1930, in the Methodist Church in North Webster. They owned and operated the Kuhn’s Bait House on Barbee Lake. The couple considers the presences of their friends as gifts and request no others. < -
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John Kroh, bought Ralph Thornburgls share of the business a few years ago, so now it is owned and operated by the Krohs. Many have wondered how a pharmacist can interpret what some call “chicken tracks” on prescriptions. Kroh assured the group that the pharmacist soon becomes acquainted with the handwriting of various doctors. If there is any question, the pharmacist doesn’t guess. The doctor is called and there is no doubt. The high cost of some drugs was discussed. The speaker explained that some drugs take several years and millions of dollars to develop. A company may use up several years of the 17-year patent by the time the FDA approves. If perhaps 10 years have been spent, the company may have only seven years to recover money spent. That ex-
plains why some pills may cost several dollars a pill. Os course, if approval is not given, millions may be lost. Generic drugs were discussed. Obviously there would be no generic drug developed until the 17-year patent is developed. Once generics become available, the cost is usually much less than the cost while a patent applies. ' j 4 Si ** eP HI jug, y. ■ > mSSB I ■ IBill ’■ PLANNING OCTOBER WEDDING — Mr. and Mrs. Robert E. Gunn, r 1, Cromwell, announce the engagement of their daughter, Jeanine Marie to David Allen Shaw, Greenfield. Shaw is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Gerald L. Shaw, Greenfield. The bride-elect is a 1986 graduate of Wawasee High School and is currently a junior at Purdue University. She is pursuing a degree in secondary education with an emphasis in mathematics and physical education. The bridegroom-elect is a 1986 graduate of Purdue University with a degree in landscape management. He currently manages Landscape Plus in Greenfield. The couple is planning an October 8 wedding. Strieby family visits David Strieby and family of Sutton, Mass., spent the past week in Syracuse visiting his mother, Mrs. Cleo Strieby and other relatives.
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Wed., August 10,1988 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL
..jt | BL . .«* "——-V.: I *** < jH&y 4 '•: >?jt Wj 1 -r m. ■ J fljV V ", J 4* 9 ■ mm -'m I BMPEcy * jjt/L mM JIM PLUMMER ADDRESSES GROUP — Jim Plummer of Image Group, Syracuse spoke to members of the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary, on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at 12.n00n, in the Beacon Restaurant. He informed members about an international organization called ADED (Association for Driver Education of the Disabled.) The Image Group of Syracuse is working with this group to design equipment for the disabled. Pictured above are Jim Plummer on the left, and Dick Conroy, Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary president. (Photo by Bob Troutman.)
Haney's host dinner
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Haney hosted his-family at a catered dinner on Sunday, August 7, at the Island Chapel Church Annex. The occasion was to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries, including Kenneth’s 84th birthday coming in September. It was also a farewell for his grandchildren atttending college this fall. Laura Haney will be spending her junior year studying at the University of Freiburg in West Germany, Karen Haney will be attending graduate school at the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontaio, Canada, and Lee Haney will be a freshman at Purdue.
Those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Haney, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Haney and Laura, and Mrs. Vivian Davis from the Milford area; Mr. and Mrs. Galen Haney and Lee, and Lyle Haney from North Webster; Mr. and Mrs. Gene Cotton and Terry Cotton from Pierceton; Mr. and Mrs. Ron Cotton, Christopher and Michael from Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. David Musselman, Sarah and Stephen, and Karen Haney from Ft. Wayne; Mrs. Amelia Haney from Vandalia, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Gary Bulman from Batvia, 111. and Mr. David Jarrett from Pittsburgh, Pa.
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