The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 32, Milford, Kosciusko County, 21 September 1988 — Page 6

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., September 21,1988

Community corner • \ .

New Youth Center Director Pom Howatt has a community involvement committment

(By KATE WOLFORD Staff Writer Pam Howatt, a new Syracuse resident and the new director of the Lakeland Youth Center, has a firm committment to community involvement. The former Chicago resident is enthralled with the beauty, charm and smalltown values of Syracuse. Although she’s not a native, Pam’s aunt and uncle have lived here for many years, and during her summers Pam often visited the area. Five years ago her mother moved here. Now Pam, her husband, Robert, and daughter, Beth Marie, have settled down in Syracuse. Another daughter, Teri-Lynn, 16, still lives in Chicago. Profile “I’m here,” she says, “because I was offered the job (as director at the center). I applied for the job because most of my family is here. In visiting, my husband just fell in love with the area. ’ ’ Irt fact, Pam says that her husband, a Chicago native was all for the move. “I love it (Syracuse), but my husband was really a deciding factor. He loves being around the family, to live in the area.” A love of the area is not all Pam brings with her. In addition to an associate’s degree in community resources and development from the College of DuPage, which Pam says “gives me a pretty good

Meals for older Americans

Meals for Oldei? Americans are served each day at the following locations: The Scout Cabin, Syracuse; the Pierceton Community Building; Mentone Community Room in the fire station; the Retired Tigers Center, 320 W. Main, Warsaw; Free Methodist Church, Winona Lake; and the Church of the Brethren, North

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Webster. Meals for Older Americans is for persons 60 years or older and is a chance to meet new friends and enjoy hot, nutritional meals. The sites are opened several hours each day including noon for programs. Meals for Older Americans is not associated with welfare but is for the promotion

background,” she has a long history of community involvement. Although Pam worked as a nurse and office manager for a doctor for eight years, she eventually became a licensed home day care pro- ■- ’ , GETTING THE SOCCER LEAGUE OFF THE GROUND — Pam Howatt has been keeping busy getting a soccer league in gear. In this picture -she’s getting some paper work from Kevin Price, a fifth grader who wants to be in the program. In addition to the athletic leagues offered at the Lakeland Youth Center, Pam wants to get other classes and programs off the ground. As the new director of the center, she’ll get the chance. (Photo by Mark Huffman)

for better health for the older population. Donations are accepted for the meals. The site directors request all persons planning on attending the meals to make reservations by 1 p.m. the day prior to attending. Phone 457-2631 for Syracuse transportation and reservations. September 22-28 THURSDAY —. Grape juice, braised veal in mushroom gravy, buttered steamed cabbage, Jamaican sweet potatoes, cracked wheat bread w/margarine, vanilla pudding w/cherries, milk, tea, and coffee FRIDAY — Orange-grapefruit blend juice, spaghetti w/meat sauce, tossed salad w/cucumbers and Italian dressing, Italian bread w/margarine, applesauce, milk, tea, and coffee MONDAY — Apple juice, sliced roast turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, mixed vegetables, cracked wheat bread w/margarine, caterer’s chojce dessert, milk, tea, and coffee TUESDAY — Orangegrapefruit blend juice, chili con carne, eight squares saltines, American cheese slice, banana, milk, tea, and coffee WEDNESDAY — Peach nectar, meatloaf, parsleyed potatoes, marinated carrots, cracked wheat bread w/margarine, doughnut, milk, tea, and coffee Mobile Meals Drivers Volunteer drivers for Syracuse Mobile Meals have been scheduled for the week of Sept. 26 — 30. They are as follows: September 26 — September 30 MONDAY — Donna Wolfe TUESDAY — Mary Jane and Ken Bowton WEDNESDAY - Jan Baumgartner THURSDAY — Marilyn Finlinson FRIDAY - Vera Craven

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WILL PERFORM AJ APPLE FESTIVAL — The Nappanee Apple Festival will be held Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, Sept. 23, 24, and 25. Singing during the festival will be Stillwaters, shown above. Indiana based, Stillwaters commits their music to ministry, not entertainment. The group has performed for churches and youth groups across the Mid West, University Park Shopping Mall, Michigan City State Prison and last year’s WHME birthday party. The Stillwaters have committed themselves to lifting up the Lord and trusting Him to bring all men unto Himself. % They will start singing at 3 p.m. on Sunday in the parking lot east of House Across the Street. Also performing will be Doyle Holly, right, on Saturday from 9:30-11:30 a.m. and 3-5 p.m. In 1971, Holly left the Buckaroos, back up band for Buck Owens, to go out on his own and formed his own band, Vanishing Breed. While with the Buckaroos he performed all over the US and Canada and at the Palladium in England. Other performers at the festival will be Bud Yoder with his magic act at noon on Saturday followed by folk music by Patchwork from 1-3 and 5-7 p.m. On Sunday, additional performers will be Dawning Generation at 2 p.m. followed by Mark and John Gaut, then Stillwaters, and finally Schwartz Brothers.

Open house on Sunday at the John Pound Store The John Pound Store Museum’s 150th anniversary is being celebrated Sunday, Sept. 25, 1-4 p.m., with a special open house presenting president-elect Carol Baker of the Kosciusko County Extension Homemaker Clubs; she will be making sweatshirts of different patterns. Also presented will be Mrs. Dorothy Snyder of the Party Shop with her “Christmas in September” display of old fashioned ornaments and cards. Mrs. Snyder’s son, David, will operate a computer which prints the historical events which took place on a person’s birthday. Hostesses for the day will be the Eight Square Homemakers of Oswego. Admission to the John Pound Store Museum in Oswego is free.

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vider in Lombard, 111. To her dismay, she found that while in most of towns and counties home day care is regulated, in small villages such as Lombard, there is a regulation against home occupation. Pam worked as a community, activist, putting home day care providers and businesses together. “In every case, I was successful. It makes me feel good.” Her community involvement led to a YWCA job as a child care resource specialist, which she held for over two years. She also spent two years chairing a family day care task force and worked as a representative to a government day care task force. Pam brings a great enthusiasm to her job, along with her work credentials. She sees the Lakeland Youth Center as a place with good potential for the area. “This whole place has so much to offer the community.” Pam envisions a time when the building is filled every hour of the day and not just by kids. “I want to see moms. I want to see dads too,” she says, full of plans. Currently, Pam is trying to get a soccer league off the ground. She says the response to that program and a gymnastics program has been terrific. She’s pleased to see so much community interest and she sees Syracuse as a community with many possibilities. “There are so many resources to draw upon,” she says thoughtfully. She thinks one of them is the local parents who she sees as strongly focused om family values. “These parents are so proud of their children and so willing to give of themselves,” she observes. Coming from the Windy City, Pam appreciates that. “When you’re trying to raise some kids in Chicago, you can be real pleased with what Syracuse has to offer. ” One thing about Pam is clear; she wants to make a success of the administrative post she holds. She says, “I plan to be here a long time.” When asked what her hobbies are, Pam replies, “This is it.” Actually, Pam and her family love football. “I was at the last football home football game,” she reports. But sooner or later, the conversation does come back to her work and her new home. »

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Dear Louisa ! My wife of a year thinks that our company should be sufficient for the both of us. She says that we were satisfied to be together for a year before we were married so why should we wish to go out with other people now. But to be perfectly frank I am getting awfully bored sitting home night after night with nothing to do but read or watch TV. I like my home but I think I should appreciate it much more if I didn’t have to stay'in it every night. What do you think? Husband —Ga. Answer: No two people should try to live to themselves for several reasons. To begin with, they get into a rut and lose interest in other people and in what they are

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doing. If the husband is a professional man, the friends that he and his wife make and associate with have a great deal to do with whether or not he is a business success. People get a great deal more out of life if they learn to live easily and gracefully with other people rather than to crawl into their own little shells and shut out the world. And last but not least, no matter how interesting two people are, they eventually reach*«he place where talking about "lis” begins to pall if it is not interspersed with other little items. So my advice is for you and your wife to associate with a group of young people that you like. It is not necessary to make whoopee every night but an occasional evening out will be good for you both. Louisa. i Address letters: Louisa, Box 532, Orangeburg, SC 29115. DOLL SHOW Sunday, Sept. 35,1988 9A.M.-4P.M. Memorial Center 702 E. Market St. LOGANSPORT ADULTS 5 1.00 (Children Free) —Food Available—

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COUPLES ENJOY ALASKAN CRUISE — Syracuse Lake residents Herman and Gwen Weisser enjoyed a four-week vacation this summer visiting in California with Mrs. Weisser’s sister and brother-in-law, Miriam and Kingsley Pfingst of Rancho Cordova. After spending several weeks in Sacramento, the two couples traveled north to enjoy a seven-day Sun Princess cruise in Alaska. During the cruise they visited three ports, one of which was Juneau,« the capital and home of the Mendenhall Glacier. The two men took a * helicopter ride to the top of the 200-foot wide glacier which is located 2Ms miles between the mountains. The couples also visited historic Skagway which is noted for its Bald Eagle Reserve, and then traveled on to Ketchikan where their photo was taken as they stood in front of a totem pole at Saxman Totem Park. Pictured, left to right, are Gwen Weisser, Herman Weisser, Miriam Pfingst and Kingsley Pfingst. CALENDAR Week of September 21 To September 28 WEDNESDAY < | Syracuse Lions Club 6:30 p.m., in Syracuse Case Teen AA, Under 20 Group 7 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Lutheran Church Women 7:30 p. m., in Syracuse Grace Luthera n Church Syracuse Jaycees 7:30 p.m., in Lakeland Eagles Alcoholics Anonymous Wawasee Group 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore Drive, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Alanon 7:30 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, SR 13N, Syracuse THURSDAY Ebenezer Ladies Aid 2 p.m. Wawasee Community Toughlove V 7 p.m., in Lakeland Youth Center, Syracuse. Parent support group for parents troubled by their teenager’s behavior Milford Volunteer Firemen 7 p.m., in Milford Fire Station North Webster American Legion Auxiliary 8 p.m., in Legion Hall FRIDAY Milford Kiwanis 6:45 a.m., Milford Community Building Alcoholics Anonymdus Carl Sheperd Memorial Group 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore Dr., Lake Wawasee, Syracuse, open meeting SATURDAY jfßlfc Wawasee Kiwanis , 7 a.m., in Gropp’s, Syracuse SUNDAY Alcoholics Anonymous Fireball Group 10 a.m., in North Webster Fire Station S.A.L.T. (Single Adults as Living Testimonies 9:30 a.m. Mike’s Soda Shop, North Webster Alcoholics Anonymous Sunday Night Recovery Group 8 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church, closed meeting Alanon Sunday Night Group 8 p.m., in North Webster United Methodist Church, closed meeting MONDAY Lskddnd Kiwanis 6:45 a.m., in North Webster Church of God meeting room FOE Men’s Meeting Aerie 3760 7 p.m., in Lakeland Eagles, 404 Sycamore St., Syracuse Alanon Milford Family Group 7:30 p.m., in Milford United Methodist Church Alcoholics Anonymous Milford Group 7:30 p.m., in United Methodist Church, Milford, closed meeting Alcoholics Anonymous North Webster Group 7:30 p.m., in North-Webster United Methodist Church TUESDAY Alanon Just For Today 9:30 a.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary 12 noon in Beacon Restaurant Adult Children of Alcoholics 6:30 p.m., in North Webster United Church basement Wawasee American Legion Auxiliary 223 7:30p.m., in the Legion Hall ________________ ———_———————— ——- WEDNESDAY . North Webster Park Board 7 p.m., in the North Webster Town Hall-Fire Station Eagles Auxiliary Meeting Aerie 3760 7 p.m., Lakeland Eagles, 404 Sycamore Street, Syracuse Syracuse Fire Department Regular Meeting 7 p.m., in the fire station Teen AA, Under 20 Group 7 p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, Syracuse Alcoholics Anonymous Wawasee Group 7:30 p.m., in Episcopal Retreat House, South Shore Drive, Lake Wawasee, Syracuse Alanon 7:30p.m., in St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, SR 13N, Syracuse v