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w g~~ - , ” ~ Afc '/ wO iMBMBWg > Jr ■xk «-- ■ JSffl» ’* FUN IN THE SUN — It was a fun day for the kids at Syracuse’s Lakeside Park. This group of Winter Carnival enthusiasts spent part of the evening on the merry-go-round. Carnival more like Spring Fest

I By MITCHELL STINSON Staff Writer Saturday’s Winter Carnival was more like a Spring Fest. Temperatures soared in the days leading up to carnival time, forcing the cancellation of several activities. Events like snowmobile racing, ice fishing, cross country skiing, sledding, and snowman making had to be cancelled, leaving the Todd Realty Winter Road Race as the major attraction of the day. Sixty-six runners turned out at Lakeside Park in Syracuse to attack the 3.1 mile course That number was 24 more than last year's total. Brian Shepherd outdistanced all his competitors for a firstplace finish in the event. Shepherd's time of 15 minutes

No charges filed in molesting incident

No charges will be brought against a substitute teacher after a child molesting complaint, was filed Monday. Jan. 23. The complaint was filed with the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department and Wawasee Community School Corporation A parent notified authorities late Monday that his son had been molested by a substitute teacher at Milford School The incident was said to have taken place on Monday. Dr. Roger Thornton, school superintendent, stated a com-

Syracuse Town Board to advertise for equipment

I By GLEX LONG Staff Writer The Syracuse Town Board met in special session at 5 p.m. on January 26 and voted to have Bob Reed, town attorney. advertise for bids on a sewer vacuum cleaner and tractor with backhoe to be used by the waste water, water and street departments of the town of Syracuse This decision was reached after the board learned that a plan to acquire the equipment as part of a $230,000 payment by Dana Corp to help pay for facilities to handle its waste water was not agreeable to that company Town Board President Jim Hughes had told the board at its January 17 meeting that Dana prefers to fulfill its commitment on the fun ding andlet the town purchase its own equipment Hughes had said he wants the town to own a sewer vacuum machine by the time the new sewage plant is in operation One model which may be bid a value of $120,800. according to

and 21 seconds was 19 seconds' better than his winning time in last year's race. Sue Cleveland was the top finisher among women, with a time of 20:43. Shepherd hails from Helmer and Cleveland is from Bloomington. Ind. Local runners made an impact, as well. Milford's Greg Weisser placed first in the 21-29 year old age group while Scott Wheat represented Syracuse with a first-pl'ace finish in the 11-14 year old division. Laura Kroh and Alyson Mills were another couple of Syracuse residents who ran well. Kroh was tops in the women's 21-29 year old age group while Mills placed first in the 10-and-under division. Jim Rice of Indianapolis came a long way to participate in the race. The 61-year-old has set a goal of running a race in all 92 counties of Indiana and. with the

plaint was lodged against the substitute teacher, who has not been identified. An investigation of the matter has been conducted by authorities. “We do not believe there is any basis of charges at any time to be filed. The actions of the substitute teacher were not actions we could support.'' noted the superintendent. adding, “there was no basis for any kind of legal action to be taken which suggests while actions were inappropriate, it was not abusive in any way." He did point out there was no physical

Ron Helman, head of the waste water department Ron Conley, head of the street and water department, had said the backhoe could be acquired through Dana for $25,300. with trade-in Several neighboring Syracuse residents w ere in the audience as the board voted four to one to approve a change to commercial zoning for the James R Bostic property just south of Lakeland Daycare Center They departed quickly wlien it became apparent no more input from the public would be heard before the petition came to a vote The Bostic quonset building property is currently rented by Don Current, who uses the building for auto restoration work. In other business, the petition of Ron and Judy Moser to rezone a property in North Syracuse to commercial as recommended by the county area plan commission. 1 was continued for a decision until the next meeting on February 21 Ron Conley informed the board of the. safety program which has been started at the street water and sewer departments Volunteers from each of the three groups make up a safety commit-

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addition of Kosciusko County, he raised his total to 55 on Saturday. Another popular event that didn't suffer because of the weather was the volleyball competition. The field of teams included squads from the State Bank of Syracuse. Goshen 7 Jaycees, Wawasee cheerleaders and a faculty team. / Art Buchanan and Wood} Hawk provided a fun outlet for the kids by offering horse carriage rides. Their two Shetland ponies pulled wagonloads of people on a trek around the lake area. Nobody had to go hungry on carnival day. The American Legion sponsored a pancake and sausage breakfast and Samaritans on Standby (5.0.5.) put on a chili supper at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church. In addition to the carriage rides

contact. The accused teacher, according to Dr. Thornton, had substituted a minimal amount of time previously. “The substitute teacher will not be working In the school district.” he commented. Dr. Thornton noted when such a complaint is made, the report is turned over to the welfare department before the school conducts an investigation on its own The school investigation was completed by the next day.

tee. which- is in the process of writing a safety manual He add ed that the program includes CPR training and basic first aid for volunteer department employees and said safety meetings will be held every Monday morning Chain*reaction accident Monday Three vehicles .were involved in a chain-reaction accident this past Monday at 3:43 p.m at the intersection of East Monroe and 15th Streets in Goshen Drivers were James W. Hann. 53. r 2. Syracuse: Robert G Covington. 56. 2160ak Lane. Goshen; and Carol A Coy. 44. 612 S 10th St . Goshen ' ■ The accident occurred on East Monroe Street when the Covington auto, a 1985 Oldsmobile D 'ta. struck the rear of the Coy vehicle a 198.3 Oldsmobile Toronado. which then struck Hann s 1987 Chevrolet ptckup Damage was estimated at between S2OO to SI,OOO to the cars and less than S2OO to Hann s truck

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and the volleyball competition, the Syracuse Jaycees also arranged for barbecued chicken to be available at the p°rk.

Fair representatives

By KATE WOLFORD Staff Writer Based on 1988 costs, .Kosciusko County Fair Association representatives Negligence suit filed Ruby McCulloch, r 2. Syracuse, has filed a negligence suit against the Town of Syracuse in Kosciusko Circuit Court. The suit claims she fell at the Scout Building in Syracuse in January. 1988. injuring her hip, shoulder, back and knee. She is asking for $2,135.69 for medical bills, court costs and a judgement commensurate with her injuries. The lawsuit, referring to ice and snow around the building, claims the town’s negligence was for “failing to properly maintain the premises surrounding the building which it owns.” McCulloch said Mark Tatman, Syracuse clerk-treasurer, gave her an insurance form and suggested she go to the doctor, which she interpreted as a guarantee of payment. Tatman confirmed that he said she should go to a doctor and check with the insurance company, but said he stated no guarantee of payment, The plaintiff said she went to M. Schneider, doctor of chiropractic, in Warsaw and is just now completing a series of treatments. She said she will probably always have problems with her shoulder. No more black, inky fingers One of the loudest and longest cries we have heard from newspaper readers over the years has been about the rub-off ' of ink from the newspaper onto the reader's hands Well, no more! Our ink supplier. U.S. Printing Ink, has introduced a totally new rub-free newspaper ink that it says totally eliminates rub-off as a reader concern “There's nothing like it.” claims the manufacturer about its new RubPruf Newsblack The new ink is supposed to print pictures crisper. linework sharper and lay down smoother than conventional inks: and. within three hours after printing, be virtually rub proof This issue of The Mail-Journal. and all other publications published by The Papers Incorporated are now being printed with the new RubPruf Newsblack You be the judge After 4 p m on any Wednesday, your hands should be as clean after reading The Mail-Journal as before let us know

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Beautification to be topic of chamber's quarterly meeting

| By DEB PATTERSON Staff Writer Results of the SyracuseWawasee Chamber of Commerce Beautification Survey will be the topic of the quarterly luncheon this Snowmobile races are rescheduled The snowmobile races that were to have been held last weekend as part of the SyracuseWawasee Winter Carnival activities has been rescheduled for this weekend, February 4 and 5. But. because of weather conditions, that is highly unlikely. The races were to be sponsored by Wawasee Kiwanis Club. According to the son of Don Strauss, vice president of the club, it is unlikely they will be held as the club has other activities that have been scheduled for further weekends.

presented a list showing how $27,500 could be used by the association for 1989 4-H expenses; they did so at a January 31 meeting of the county commissioners.

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BLAZE DESTROYS ONE. DAMAGES OTHER — The mobile home of Terry Parker, r 2 box 392. Syracuse, was destroyed by fire early Sunday morning. Jan. 29. A near-by trailer sustained heat damage. Six persons were taken to Goshen Hospital f.,r smoke inhalation. They were treated and released. Two firemen weretreated/at the scene for smoke inhalation. The photo above shows the remains of the Parker home, located in Wawasee Mobile Home Park. The photo on the right shows Che damage to the skirting, siding and window> sustained to the nearby trailer, whose owners have not been identified. Damage to that trailer has been estimated up to $1,500. < Photos by Deb Patterson 1

Six hospitalized because of smoke inhalation

An extension cord on a microwave oven was the cause of . a Syracuse mobile home fire that sent six persons to the hospital

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month. This was announced this morning (Wednesday) at the chamber regular board meeting. The location and date of the luncheon will be announced later. Sally Cotton, president, announced she wrote letters to businesses who had signs in the state right-of-way in Wawasee Village regarding removal of those signs. Response has been received with some signs removed. Questions were raised as to who is to maintain the ditches as well as the matter of water in the ditch. Cotton found through past minutes, the state has a law stating you cannot infringe with signs in the right-of-way but does not say who will clean and maintain that area. She noted it still goes back to the bus. ess owner Concerning the water in the ditch at one location, the Syracuse Street Department will be contacted to see if permission was granted when a cut was made to place a hose under the street. Another letter will also be written to the state highway department urging the matter be resolved.

"Our purpose in being here," said Dennis Burch, association representative, "was to justify how the additional $27,000 would be spent ” Some possible expenses includ-

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for smoke inhalation, early Sur. • day morning. Jah 29 No one was seriously injured • • . * Treated and released from

justify additional funds

In other business, consensus of the board was to keep the chamber office in the town hall. Bill Beemer will pursue contacting a person interested in serving as an executive director on a part-time basis. Kip Schumm reported the brackets for hanging banners have been ordered from McDonald's move to Syracuse is official It’s official. McDonald's will be opening a restaurant in Syracuse. Ownership of the property, at the southeast corner of SR 13 and Palm Qfive, legally changed hands last Wednesday, Jan. 25. Steve and Linda Crow. Syracuse, sold the property to McDonalds Corporation. Mrs. Crow noted the actual amount of the purchase is not available. Excavation of the property will begin in the next several weeks. The demolition of the Crow Roofing building occurred late in December, clearing the way for the deal to be finalized.

ed rabbit cages and manure handling Individual costs ranged from $285 to $9,500. In fact, a total of $40,071 in possible 4-H expenses were listed. The list had been requested as part of the appropria-

.Goshen Hospital were Terry Parker. 27 his wife. Annetta Parker 28. and their six-year-o'd daughter. Heather Also treated

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Brauners and should arrive during February. Jeanne Gardiner announced the Retail Merchant's Division program of "Queen For A Day" in which the winner will win almost $2,000 in prizes. She stated the drawing will be Saturday, Feb 4, and a lot of interest has been shown in the event. A letter will be written to Senator Robert Meeks stating the chamber is in favor of the bill requiring a deposit on cans and bottles Representative Dave Wolkins was also sent a letter stating the chamber is opposed to the food and beverage tax, but if passed they would favor home rule. Reports burglary A burglary was reported to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department by Bradley Reed, r 1 20248 US 6, Apt. F. Milford. Reed stated that sometime Sunday evening, Jan. 29, a 13-inch color TV. Realistic VCR. Pioneer eight-track tape deck, Akai 10-inch reel-to-reel recorder, two guitars, a Canon AE-1 camera and man's diamond ring were taken.

tion process, the final step of which will lie with the county council. Council members hold the county purse strings and will meet on February 9. (Continued on page 2) *

were Paul Stephens. 32; Donna Stephens. 28. and Kristy Stephens, two. all of 2000 W Continued on page 2)

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