The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 12, Milford, Kosciusko County, 3 May 1989 — Page 20

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THE MAIL-JOURN AL — Wed.. May 3. 1989

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MEMBERS OF the Home Arts Club helped Vera Schell celebrate her 99th birthday last Thursday Vera, who resides at Lakeland Laving Care Center in Milford, is a charter member of the club which was formed in 1923 ■ Shown in the front row are Kathleen Naegele on the left. Vera, and Maxine McDougal. In the back are Betty Eaton. Pauline Cormany. V era Craven. Florence Duncan. Mary Reed. Nilah Jonasch and Anna lain. The club members presented V era with cards and the birthday cake, on the table, which was made by Mrs. Reed. —o— RESERVATIONS ARE now being taken for the 65th annual Milford High School Alumni Association banquet on Saturday. June 3. in the Milford Junior High School The classes of 1939 and 1961 will be honored. Invited to attend this year s banquet are all people who attended Milford High Schoo! at any time it was in existence and faculty members Guy Zimmerman, a member of the class of 1948. will be singing and playing music. Campbell's IGA will cater the meal. The social hour will begin at 5

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p r m with dinner at 6 p.m. and the programat 7:30p.m. Reservations are due by May 26 and should tn- sent to Robert Rassi. treasurer of the Milford High School Vlumni Association, r 1 box 211. Milford. Ind. 16512. -ss A '■ f k -i' x » -tS - i K-e* ■ • i. ’ -■ THIS SQI THREE seems to think he is the sole owner of this bird feeder The pesky thing

climbs up the feeder pole or jumps from the roof of the house and sits on top of the feeder picking out just certain types of seed The owner of the feeder has tried greasing the pole to keep the squirrel off but it doesn't do any good The fat squirrel resoles at Dewart Lake — o VS VV E understand it. the Syracuse Beautification Committee was quite impressed by recommendations made by the Ball State team that recently visited that community to make recommendations lor improvements and beautification. The landscape architect team was headed by Milford's Steve Gallagher and recommended Our Town’ s neighboring city keep its rich history fry cleaning and pain ting uptow n buildings V JOT VI of 21 mushrooms were found this past weekend in the lawn of tin- North Main Street home id I uni and Melissa \V aikel. Ihe \\ aikel home is known by many as the former residence ol Mary I >1 n and the late Vinos Orn. The mushrooms'just happened to lie spotted b'v a nearbv

neighbor. Jim Brooks, as he was walking to the home of '■ his mother-in-law. Fay Hollar, on Sunday. • The Waikels were unaware of the “unusual find" until another neighbor. Cleo Wolf, pointed out their location. The mushrooms, which varied in size, were picked shortly after this photo was taken on Monday morning. —o— IX OBSERVANCE of Xational Xursing Home Week. Lakeland Loving Care Center — Xursing Care and Child Care. Milford, will be starting off the week with a balloon lift-off at 2 p.m. Monday. .May 15. The nursing home residents and the children in the child care facility will be joining together in sending up the helium-filled balloons with notes attached Lots of entertainment and activities are being planned for the week with a cookout and outdoor games scheduled for Friday. May 19. which will involve the children as well as the nursing home residents. Lakeland Loving Care residents celebrating birthdays this month include: Louis Babinksy. May 1; Laura Bosse. sth; Gladys Case. 9th; Ethel Hostetter. 22nd; and Clara Yeager. 27th —o— VX "OVERDIE notice" was posted in the Milford branch of First Xational Bank yesterday ! The notice, how ever, turned out to be a pleasant" one. as it notified bank customers of the Tuesday. May 2. birth of Michaela Rave Garza Michaela. who weighed in at six pounds, one-half ounce and measured 19' t inches, is the daughter of Steve .and Shannon Garza of Xappanee. The new baby's mother is a teller at the bank 0 > WITH SPRING-TIME hire, one can't help hut notice the "new look" a couple of homes in Milford have acquired. Those w ho were used to seeing the dark green home of Jim and Carole Moore on the corner of West and Fifth sfreets’now find quite a change in the home's ap pearance Recently re-sided in a cream color, the Moore home is accented with rust-colored shutters. V rustic fence is also featured along tile drive. A big cha„nge has also been seen at the corner of Fourth and East streets the longtime residence of the late Emma Krauter Owners Roger and Marilyn Thompson have added a doubleear garage to their home and have re sided the home 1 formerly av ocado green > in vvhite. VV itli the black shutters, the home lias really taken on an attractive appearance.

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SI PPORTIXG SYRACt SE PARKS — This group of concerned Svracuse citizens is the board of the newly formed Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation. Shown around the table from the left are Steve Smith; Sarah Slabaugh. president: Cassie Cowan, vice president; Jack R. Wells: Terry Skaggs: and Sonja Wells, secretary-treasurer.

Syracuse park support group organized

I By GLEX LOXG Staff Writer Syracuse citizens who are interested in helping improve the town s parks and supporting the park board have formed a new organization. Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation. Sarah.Slabaugh. newly elected president, said. "We want to help keep outparks clean and get local

Money taken from safe at Big Wheel

I By DEB PATTERSOX Staff Writer Big Wheel in Syracuse has become the filth store in the company's chain to be broken into and robbed since November 198(1. the second one in Indiana At one other store, thieves were unsuccessful in their attempt to gam entry Big Wheel in Goshen was robbed in December 1988 The thievgs at the Syracuse location were only able to make off with s2#2 atj/»' unsuccessfully trying to open the store's safe on Thursday evening early Friday morning. April 27-28 Police are continuing their investigation. The break in was discovered by Penny Robinson, office manager, at 8 a m Friday L'pon entering the store, she noticed some ceiling tde laying on the floor and alarms not working She then drove to the Syracuse Police Department to report the robbery Syracuse Police Chief Robert Ziller was the first on the scene and met Daniel Smaston: assistant managei . at the store. Smaston reported all of the telephone and alarm wires had been cut Detectives from .Syracuse. Indiana State Police. Kosciusko County Sheriffs Department and a lab technician from tlie state police were called m Goshen Police Detective Captain Mike Bikel was also called in. linking the Goshen and

residents coming to use the parks again. We encourage our fellow citizens to join with the foundation for this purpose." Several money-Waking projects have already been discussed as the group works to get its corporation papers completed for status as a not-for profit organization The president said funds raised

Syracuse robberies After a thorough investigation of the building, police determined entry was gained by prying open a door on the back or west side of the building When the thieves entered the building, a horn alarm was activated in the ceiling It is believed the thieves used a rolling stepladder and garden hoe from within the store to pull down the ceiling tile and disconnect the alarm wire Inside, the thieves removed several sledge hammers, axes and chisels from the tool section of the store These items were used in the unsuccessful attempt to open the safe in an upstairs office The thieves were, however, able to pry one side loose and use a coat hanger to remove several money bags from the safe The office was also ransacked. Thieves also broke open camera and radio display cases in the store. Several cam corders were found, along with the hoe. elsewhere in the store. Two aluminum extension ladders were found outside the rear of the store The ladders, it was later reported, had been taken off a truck at Quality Cedar Products. located north of the store Gary Neterer of that firm reported the theft of the ladders that morning. No estimate of damages has been determined The store, scheduled to open at 9 a m Friday morning, remained closed until mid-afternoon

The major thrust of the foundation this year will be to increase membership and secure funding from the community and to support the Music In the Park program of the Syracuse Park Board. (Photo byGlen Long)

this year from memberships ano corporate and other donations will be used primarily to fund the Music In the Park program of the Syracuse Park Board. "We will help with the concert of the Elkhart Municipal Band in June and would like to have several more concerts, maybe as many as four, this summer." said Slabaugh She said the group plans to assist with the formation of the lakes area band being put together by Ron Stoll of

In addition to Chief Ziller. others at the scene included Syracuse Detective Robert Houser. Kosciusko County Detec-

' 9 -\ .4 _e feSfiM T j’' - Z «p 1 -''W-l - . TrK JBM i r WITHSTANDS ATTEMPT — The safe in an upstairs office at Big Wheel. Syracuse, withstood a number of attempts by thieves to open it Thursday'evening/early Eriday morning. April 27-2 S. Despite the unsuccessful attempt to open the safe, the thieves were able to use a coat hanger and remove $232 from several money bags they were able to pull out. The photo shows several chisels found wedged in the door, along with several broken ax handles and coins on the floor. (Photo by Deb Patterson) A ■ p /JTy - jb k OFFK E RANSACKED — Thieves left one office at Big Wheel in Syracuse in shambles after their attempt to open a safe in the same office Thieves broke into the store Thursday evening/early Friday morning. April 27-2 X. Their endeavors only netted them $232. (Photo by Deh Patterson >

Syracuse. Joining Slabaugh on the board of directors of SyracuseWawasee Park Foundation are Cassie Cowan, vice president; Sonja Wells, secretarytreasurer; and executive board members Steve Smith. Jack R. Wells and Terry Skaggs. A standard night has not been set for monthly meetings, which are planned to be held at the Svracuse Town Hall.

tive Sergeant Tom Kitch. Indiana State Police Detective Ray Carich and state police lab technician Tom Perzanowski.