The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 49, Milford, Kosciusko County, 18 January 1989 — Page 2

THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., January 18,1989

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If Mother Nature cooperates Snowmobile races Jan. 28-29

ißy SCOTT DAVIDSON . Staff Writer

If Mother Nature cooperates, Syracuse Lake will be invaded by snowmobiling enthusiasts of all types on Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 28-29, as the WawaseeKiwanis and the Rinker Boat Co. will sponsor three different snowmobile races as part of the 1989 Tenth Annual SyracuseWawasee Winter Carnival. According to Larry Michael, one of the coordinators of the snowmobile events this year, the three races scheduled to be held on the 28th and 29th on Syracuse Lake are the kitty kat snowmobile event, the snowmobile drag races and the 100-mile snowmobile enduro event. ■‘Right now I’m 99 percent sure that the snowmobile events won’t be able to be conducted as planned on the 28th and the 29th because of the weather,” commented Michael. “We would have to have one heck of a cold snap soon in order for the lake to be ready for our races on the scheduled days,” stated Michael. The alternate dates for the races are on Feb. 4-5. Registration for the snowmobile races is scheduled for 9-11:30a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28 at a trailer to be located on the lake according to Michael. The first race of the weekend, the kitty kat event, is scheduled to begin at noon on Jan. 28. “This is always a fun event,” remarked

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Michael about the race that involves kids up to about six years of age who are racing on snowmobiles that are powered by small Briggs and Stratton engines. At 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 28, the snowmobile drag races are scheduled to take place. Michael said that the entrants in the drag races are divided into different classes and that participants must pay a registration fee per class and then an extra fee for each additional class that they want to race in. Michael said that he expects several hundred persons to enter the drags but probably about 150 sleds to actually take part in the event which will offer trophies to the top finishers. From 9-11a m. on Sunday, Jan. 29, registration for the “big” snowmobile race of the carnival, the 100-mile snowmobile enduro, will take place. The race, scheduled to begin at 1 p.m., is an open class race that can be entered by anyone as long as they’re at least 18 years old. Michael said that he expects between 20-25 entries for the race (with 50 being the limit ). The snowmobile enduro race will offer trophies as well as prize money to the top finishers and in the past has involved amateur snowmobile racers from Michigan, Illinois and Ohio in addition to Indiana participants. This race involves snowmobiles with both gas and nitro engines (which is the type that Michael himself races) that will reach speeds of around 100 miles per

hour at certain points in the course,” said Michael. Michael, a member of the Wawasee Kiwanis, staged that this is the sixth year for the Kiwanis sponsored races to be held during the winter carnival. “We are also very grateful to the

County fair board may re-organize

By KATE WOLFORD Staff Writer

Once again, the financially beleaguered Kosciusko County Fair Association was a topic of discussion at a county commissioner’s meeting. At a January 17 meeting, Dennis Burch and John Hall, county fair association representatives, met with the commissioners to discuss avenues of county financing. As presently structured, the association can only receive $27,500 in funds from the county this year. County Attorney Rex Reed was charged with drafting a request by the commissioners for the $27,500, which will ultimately be presented to the county council for approval or rejection. The pivotal point of the appropriation is that the money only be used for 4-H operating expenses. Burch stated at the meeting that the association

Rinker Boat Co. who really help this event to be successful by providing the majority of the prize money for the enduro event,” Michael emphasized. During the five previous years of the snowmobile races, there

would not only be agreeable to using the money for 4-H purposes, they would also provide the commissioners with a list of proposed 4-H related uses of the $27,500. Burch also informed the commissioners that in a poll of “fair association members taken at a January 16 meeting, three fourths of the members indicated they were in favor of reorganizing the association into a 4-H fair organization. The vote was not binding and legal steps would still need to be taken. A two-cent levy which can only benefit a 4-H fair organization would allow for additional county funding. The association is expected to take the legal steps necessary to qualify for revenue from the two cent levy by June 1. No promises to enact the levy have been made by any county officials. In other business, another familiar topic, enhanced 911, was discussed at the meeting. New County Commissioner Chair

has only been one major injury (a broken leg) according to Michael. “Our participants wear safety equipment and are regulated very well and our races are safer than just going out and riding a snowmobile in a field somewhere,” remarked Michael.

Charles Lynch stated that it would benefit the county by $6,000 per month to own, rather than lease the equipment needed for the enhanced 911 system. No decision to lease or own the equipment was made. In addition, the commissioners voted to ask the county council to

Charges filed in stabbing incident at Kale Island

Misdemeanor battery charges were filed against Nick Latuszkin, 66, Elwood Park, 111., after a stabbing incident with his friend at a Kale Island, Syracuse, home early Friday morning, Feb. 13. Andy Guscza, 63, 2320 E. Avenue, Bourbon, 111., w<is taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital by Syracuse Emergency Medical Service with stab wounds to the arm, neck, and chest. Kosciusko County Detective Sergeant Tom Kitch reported the stab wounds were superficial and Guscza was treated and

Jaycees to sponsor three carnival events

I By MITCHELL STINSON Staff Hj-iter

The Syracuse Jaycees are sponsoring volleyball competition, horse-drawn sleigh rides and a chicken barbecue at the Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival on January 28 and 29. In a weekend filled with winter activities at Lakeside Park the Jaycees will start off their end of the festivities Saturday morning with rides and food. “We opted for the family” Lions make plans for breakfast Members of the Milford Lions Club finalized plans for their January 28 pancake and sausage breakfast during last Monday night’s meeting. The breakfast will be held in the community building from 6 to 10 a m. A hog has been donated by Lion Steve Haab. It will be used for the sausage which will be served at the event. Tickets will not be sold. Donations, however, will be taken with proceeds being used for community service, projects. Among the projects supported by the Lions on the community level during the past year were the Lions/Quest program at the junior high school, a SI,OOO dona ; tion to the EMS for the new ambulance, purchasing of a 4-H animal from a Milford youth at the county fair, sponsoring a queen contestant in the Mermaid Festival, sponsorship of the Milford Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts, the presentation of a SSOO scholarship to a WHS senior from the Milford community and the purchase of eyeglasses for needy school children. . The club also supports state and international projects which have a direct or indirect effect on the people of the Milford Community. State projects include Indiana Lions Cancer Control; Indiana Lions Eye Bank; Leader Dogs for the Blind in Rochester, Mich.; and Speech and Hearing (on alternating years a hearing clinic is held in Milford for preschool children). On the international level the club supports LCIF, the international fund which helps all over the world when there is a need (this fund recently provided funds for a hearing aid technology teaching laboratory located at Purdue University); and gives to the annual Indiana Lions Mission to Guatemala gas fund.

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The snowmobile races held during last year’s winter carnival raised about $2,500 with the money being used for different services in the Syracuse community (providing" assistance to the needy, sick, etc.) according to Michael.

move the balance of the federal revenue sharing fund, about $215,000, to the county council budget to be used for the enhanced 911 system. Before the commissioners can spend the money, it must be appropriated. by the council.

released. Kitch reported that Latuszkin and another man, Anatol Nowik, apparently got into an argument. Nowik called Guscza, who was sleeping, to help him and in the process of trying to separate the two, Guscza was stabbed. Syracuse Police were notified of the incident at 12:06 a.m., and were called to a home, west of the Kale Island Beacon. Guscza was found sitting outside wrapped in a bloody blanket. Nowik, who sustained a small laceration to the head, refused medical treatment by the EMS at the scene.

events because we sponsorea family games in Flotilla Week,” said Jeanette Gaskins, the Jaycees' internal vice president who also serves as carnival chairwoman. The barbecue is a sure thing but the sleigh rides will be replaced by carriage rides if the weather doesn’t permit Lake .Syracuse to freeze over. Rides are scheduled from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on the 28th and Art Buchanan of Kimmell will serve as the driver for the event. Nelson’s Portapit will provide the barbecued chicken from 10 a m.-5 p.m. The chicken will be brought in from Wakarusa so hungry carnival fans shouldn’t look for the telltale signs of steaming grills. “They won’t cook on site so there won’t be the van there with the smoke blowing,” Gaskins said. Although this is the first year the Jaycees have sponsored a barbecue they think the event will be, a successful one for everyone involved. “We feel pretLe&burg Lions make donations The Leesburg Lions Club met in the Community Building at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 12. The meeting opened in regular; form with the singing of one verse of “America,” reciting the pledge to the flag, and the invocation. A meal was served by the ladies of the Leesburg United Methodist Church. Following the group singing, which was enjoyed by all. Deputy Governor Chuck Hogan gave a short talk. The Lions donated SI,OOO to purchase another street light for downtown Leesburg, and also $250 to the Milford EMS. J. W. Heierman, program chairman, presented a video on the myths and precautions about AIDS Two guests present for the evening were Ben Weaver and Robert Harkness. Icy roads cause SI,OOO damages Damages were set at jnore than SI,OOO to a 1984 Nissan Maxima which was being driven by Barbara D. Miller, 48, 52 East Shore Drive, Syracuse, on Sunday, Jan. 15,at9:35a.m. Miller was driving north on CR 33, south of CR 146 in Benton Township, Elkhart County, when her auto slid on the icy pavement and veered into a ditch. Elkhart County Sheriff's Ptl. Stephen Mockler investigated.

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ty confident about the barbecue because we’vp had a good response,” Gaskins said. The volleyball competition is another event that will be debuting at the carnival. The Jaycees hope there will be enough volleyball diehards to brave the elements at 1 p.m. and establish the outdoor event as a regular for future carnivals. “This year we're throwing it

Commissioners oppose bill

By KATE WOLFORD Staff Writer

Already feeling hemmed in by governmental requirements. for the county wetlands, the county commissioners voted to oppose a senate bill, number 016, which would require anyone who wishes to alter wetlands to obtain a permit fro’m the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) first. Ken Traylor, superintendent of the county highway department, came out against the bill at a meeting of the commissioners on Tuesday, Jan. 17. “We have too Experimental AIDS drug TOKYO — Japan’s doors are hesitantly open to a trickle of Americans seeking an experimental anti-AIDS drug not approved for use in the United States. Seek closer ties • BONN, Germany — West Germany, while pledging its unwavering support for the Upited States, is reaching out to the reform-minded leadership in the Kremlin.

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out and seeing what kind of response we get,” Gaskins said. As of press time four teams were committed to participating in the event. Those squads consist of a team of cheerleaders, a faculty team and teams from the Goshen Jaycees and the State Bank of Syracuse. The Jaycees will accept up to eight teams for the competition.

many agencies with jurisdiction over the wetlands area,” Traylor observed. A permit for alteration of wetland areas is already required by the Army Corps of Engineers and the DNR but Commissioner Maurice Beer stated, “This would put a little more teeth into it.” Wetlands are generally defined as a swampy, marshy area often preserved especially as a wildlife area. With the Army Corps of Engineers and the DNR both claiming jurisdiction, Traylor expressed concern about the departments being at crosspurposes. “If there are two agencies that don’t agree, what do we do?” he asked. In other business, the commissioners voted to ask the county council for an additional appropriation of $15,000 needed for architect study fees for a feasibility study for the proposed jail expansion. The jail is currently operating at or near capacity and expansion of the facility is considered necessary. Some areas needing changes or improvements include the juvenile section, the women’s area and a separate section for work release prisoners. No architectural firms have been named for the project as yet.