The Mail-Journal, Volume 27, Number 51, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 February 1989 — Page 22

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., February 1, 1989

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THERE IS nothing unusual about having a hostess at PKs Restaurant It is a bit unusual when that is four years old. CARMEN POWELL (pic tured above with John Lehman ) has been talking to and greeting customers “since we opened up, " says her father. The Powells opened PR’s September 21. 1988, and in four short months Carmen has managed to work her wav into

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the hearts of those who frequent the restaurant. Carmen welcomes customers at the door with a menu, candy(if she has any), and a smile. She especially enjoys passing children's menus and crayons to . the "younger" customers ii Since she. too. "needs a little cash to spend." Carmen enjoys doing various jobs at the restaurant. From ringing up the check on the cash register, to roll-

ing out the dough for the rolls, there is not much that Carmen can not do. She can not cut the buttered toast though. (She’d rather cut it into little squares than cut it in half.) After the breakfast rush. Carmen sits down to count her tips. She decides that she wants to buy a van from one of the customers. Cocking her head back slightly, she offers to give him "all of her pennies, but NOT the dimes ' He replies. "Little

lady, you're something else.” —o — THE WORLD keeps getting smaller and smaller. Ida Troup brought us a clipping her brother sent her from a German newspaper. The clipping showed an aerial view of the fire which struck the Morningside Hotel fast December in South Bend. For those who read Dutch the cutline says Dichte Rauchwolke.i lagen über de Innenstadt von South Bend im amerikanischn Bundesstaat Indiana. Beieinem Brand im,, Morningside Hotel” kam mindestens ein Mensch umn Leben. Neun weitere Personen wurden verletzt Nach Angaben der Polizei hielten sich 100 Gaste in dembfennende Gebaude auf _Die Ursine desist noch unbekannt. Ida explained, for those who can’t figure out what they have just read, that the cutline tells of the fire in South Bend in the American state of Indiana. One was killed. Several injured. The cause is unknown. The photo was an AP Wire Photo. —o— CELEBRATING HIS 90th birthday on Friday, Feb. 3, will be Oliver Haab. P() Box 73, Milford. He and his wife, the former Emma Martin, will be guests at a dinner to be held Sunday, Feb. 5, in the home of their son and daughter-in-law. Alvin and Carol

Haab. and children. Matt and Kelli, r 1, Milford. Other family members who will be attending include Jesse Haab and Esther Haab, both of Milford; Laura Kammerer, Leesburg; Harley and Aline Haab, New Paris; Roy and Lucy Haab, Bluffton; Art and Mary Ann Haab and Bernice Wenger, all of Goshen; and Glenda Gutwein, Beth Timmons and her daughter and son, Leslie and Brian Timmons, all of Lafayette. And for those who might be wondering, “Yes,” Mr. Haab continues to work full-time at Brock Manufacturing where he’s been employed for 26 years. —o— ' 1 ‘ CHANGES ARE underway at Campbell’s IGA as the store is in the process of installing a scanning system for its check-out lanes — with completion scheduled for March 1. The office has been moved to the northwest portion of the store, next to the video center. —o— PHEND & BROWN, Inc., is currently renting the building formerly occupied by Betterway Products, located east across the tracks on Syracuse Street, Milford. Dan Brown reports that the building, owned by Dick Casto, is being used for w inter repair work done on some of the company's roadwork machinery. —o— A BIRTHDAY dinner was held in the home of John and Virginia Method of Waubee Lake on Sunday. Jan. 29.. in honor of John’s 79th birthday, which occurs today (Wednesday). Present for the dinner and serving of the traditional birthday cake anti >ce cream were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Method and Christine, Waubee Lake, and Donald Doan. Warsaw. —O—DEFINED AS a “major, project," Bob and Maxine Pifer of Milford hope to have the refur-

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bishing of their home, located at the corner of James and Fourth Streets, completed by March 1. Having occupied the home since 1974, Maxine notes they have been trying to restore the home (10 of the 12 rooms) to the original status while still using modernization. An upstairs bath has also been added during the project. The home, originally built in 1859, underwent major remodeling in 1910. As an added note — Maxine assures us that the township assessor (who by the way is the Pifers’' daughter, Marcia Baumgartner), has been notified of all the improvements, etc. —o— ATTENDING THE circus in Fort Wayne this Friday will be six residents of Lakeland Loving Care Center in Milford who will be accompanied by two volunteers and activities director, Kathy Olesek. Other activities scheduled during the month include a travelogue on the “Blue Ridge Mountains" at Rodeheaver Auditorium, Winona Lake, on February 8; and Super Sixties at Friendship House, Winona Lake, on February 15. Residents of Lakeland Lovipg Care observing birthdays this month include Lillie Auer, Feb. 6; Florence Schultz, Feb. 11; Steve Bartholomew, Feb. 23; Blanche Kline. Feb. 25; Matilda Hasse, Feb. 28; and Ruth Wolferman, Feb. 28. —o— CONGRATULATION’S GO to the members of the Milford seventh grade boys’ basketball team and their coach, Larry Speicher, for winning the Bremen 4-Way Tourney last Saturday as they defeated the host school. 53-48, in the title game. Leading the team in the championship game with 22 points and 19 rebounds was Craig Whetten. In the morning game, the Troja’ns defeated Wakarusa, 31-26, with Kurt Beer topping the scorers with 12 points.

Two of Milford’s three losses during the regular season had come at the hands of the Bremen and Wakarusa teams, so winning this tourney gave special meaning to the players and coach. Outstanding seasons have also been turned in for the Milford sixth grade boys’ and girls’ teams. The boys’ A and B teams, coached by Jack Beer, each recorded six wins and one loss, while the girls, coached by Denise Garner, completed their season undefeated! —o— A SENlOßaccounting major at Manchester College, Jay Baumgartner resumed his studies there last Monday after spending nearly three weeks in Europe with a group from the college. While spending 16 days in London (arriving there January 2), Jay attended classes every morning. On January 19, he joined a group of eight for a five-day sightseeing trip to Paris, France. Following graduation on May 21, Jay will be accepting a position in the middle of August with the accounting firm of Ernst & Whinney in South Bend. He is the son of Roger and Sandy Baumgartner of North Main Street, Milford, and is a 1985 graduate of Wawasee High School. —O—DUE TO the unusually warm and rainy weather last Wednesday, the Winter Special Olympics had to be cancelled. The rescheduled date of this event has not been reported at this time. • — OPEXCITEMENT WAS in the air last Friday as customers of First National Bank of WarsawMilford branch read the notice posted inside the bank announcing the birth of Amber Christine Clark. The new baby’s mother is one of the bank’s cashiers. Amber Christine arrived Thursday afternoon. Jan. 26, in

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Goshen Hospital, weighing seven pounds, 10' 2 ounces. She and her parents, Kevin and Linda Clark, who reside at r I,''“Milford, are reportedly getting along just fine. WHILE 808 and Marilyn Brown entertained seven of their grandchildren with a “pizza party” in their Milford home last Saturday evening, their children and spouses enjoyed dinner in a Warsaw restaurant. All four of the Browns’ daughters-in-law observed January birthdays! Dining out were Dan and Nilah Brown, Milford; Becky and Ted Alles, New Haven; Dave and Melba Brown, Peach Tree City, Ga.; and Doug and Jodi Brown and Andy and Kathy Brown, all of Milford. Dave and Melba and their two children, Jennifer, six, and Christopher, three, arrived in Milford on Friday evening and then boarded a flight on Monday evening to return to their home in Georgia.

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IS THIS April 1, (Fool’s Day)? The thermometer at the bank in Milford would seem to indicate so. The (12 degree temperature broke an all-time high for January 31. What is this an indication of? A few townspeople have been heard to say they wonder if we will pay for this warm weather by having a severe snow storm or if this summer will be another drought year. The weatherman (or weatherlady depending on which TV station you are watching) said that the temperatures will start dropping today and we will have some of the Alaska coldness heading our wav by this weekend. \ As always, we will take whatever we get. but it sure was nice while it lasted. Attic and car fires at Syracuse Syracuse Firemen responded to an attic fire and a car fire during the past week. Firemen were called to a parking lot at Wawasee High School at 2:33 p.m. on Friday. Jan. 27. for a car fire. A car. owned by Kris Byrket. r 5 box 458. Syracuse, was on fire and sustained an estimated 51.200 damage. When firemen arrived they found the engine compartment fully engulfed in flames and used a fire extinguisher to knock down the fire. Damage to the car was estimated up to 51.200. Approximately 55.000 damage was caused by a possible electrical fire in the attic of the home ot Kay Carter. I Xordman Drive. Syracuse, The attic was full of heat and smoke w hen firemen arrived and found the fire in the north wall ©f the attic, beside a wood burner s chimney Approximately 50 gallons of water was used to extinguish the fire Firemen Removed the burned insulation and checked the area for hot spots severalXimes before leaving The owner was advised to contact aivelectncian to check the wiring and to have the stove stack re-checked before rewiring The home is located on EMS Lane 259. off of Koher Road