The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 27, Milford, Kosciusko County, 16 August 1989 — Page 18

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL —Wed., August 16, 1989

Milford's Main Street

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THE PHOTO at the top of this column shows workers as they laid the track for the old interurban down Milford's Main Street Can anyone identify any of the workers? —o — CARQL iMYNHIER) Lipp of Bra demon, T rla.. was in Milford last week and enjoyed a visit with her father and step-mother, Lloyd and Elaine Mynhier, and other friends and relatives in the area. Carol is now the administrative assistant to the publisher of The Bradenton Herald. —o— OK KIDS it s time to stop! Vandalism in the area around Milford is beginning to get out of hand. So far this week signs, including stop signs, have been destroyed or stolen and a number of mail boxes have been damaged. There is fun and then there is destruction of property. This is destruction! WARREN STEPHENSON, pictured, is another 25-year employee of R R Donnelley and Sons. Stephenson's career at Donnelley’s began in Warsaw in July of 1964 He was a material handler but soon joined the apprenticeship program, which was

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Ctt interrupted for two years when he served in the U. S Army in Germany. Cpon his return from military service. Warren completed (fiis apprenticeship and became a journeyman in November of 1969. He transferred to the Gallatin division in 1974 as a pressman and was promoted to pressroom supervisor in January of 1978. Stephenson became material handlings manager in September of 1985 and assumed pressroom manager's responsibilities, his current position, in January 1987. He is the son of Marie Stephenson of Leisure Living Apartments

and is a graduate of Milford High School, having attended all 12 years of school in this tyStephenson resides in Goodlettsville, Tenn . and has four children: Troy. Kimberly, Troy Mitchel and Victoria. —o— DRIVERS COMING into Milford via Old State Road from the south will be happy to know the Milford Town Council amended the speed ordinance code as follows: "It shall be unlawful for am person to drive or operate a motor vehicle on the following streets in Milford Junction, Indiana, at a speed in excess of 45 miles per hour: (a> Main Street, from the south boundary of the town at CR 1150 N, to the Turkey Creek Bridge." The notice changing this speed limit from 30 to 45 mph is published elsewhere in this issue and will appear again next week —O'PEACH? STRAWBERRY? blueberry? chocolate? vanilla? Members of the Milford Lions club are currently, trying to decide what flavor of ice cream they will make for the Saturday. Aug. 26. ice cream social they are planning to hold. Einal plans will be formulated at the club's regular meeting

next Monday night with more information being announced in next week’s paper. Funds from the social will go into the club's scholarship fund Currently two Milford students have been awarded renewable scholarships as the result of the club's efforts. Next spring a third scholarship will be awarded. —o— TWO YOUNG runners from Milford were recipients of first place trophies last Saturday when they participated in the 2K Run held as part of the Middlebury Summer Festival. Capturing first in the girls' 10 and under division was Mary Cockburn with a time of 10:27. Her sister. Amy. finished the course in a time of 8:53, placing first in the girls' 11-12 age division Their parents are Bob and Sue (Price) Cockburn, Camelot Lake. Milford. —o—

GRADI ATES RECEIVE SCHOLARSHIPS — Tom Hodgson, chairman of the Wawasee Kiwanis Club youth committee, and three other Kiwanis members, selected three Wawasee High Schoolgraduates to receive scholarships, giving, special consideration -to academic achievement plus need. The scholarships totaled S6OO. Chosen for the scholarships were: Faith Hapner, Syracuse, who will attend Taylor University and major in elementary education; Barbara Butler, who plans to attend Butler University and major in mathematics; and Melissa Fancher, who will attend IPFW, planning an associate's degree in mental health technology. Shown are Faith Hapner. Tom Hodgson, who presented the checks, and Barbara Butler. Melissa Fancher was not able to be present.

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THE MELLOAIRES will be leaving Warsaw at 7:30 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 22, as a chartered bus will take them and others to the Indiana State Fair in Indianapolis. The singing group is scheduled to perform at 1 p.m. in the Senior Citizens Building as part of the activities planned during Senior Citizens Day at the fair. —d— SOME OF our Milford residents have recently become great-grandparents and even a great-great-grandparent. Harold and Esther Gawthrop are excited about their new great-granddaughter, Megan Danielle, born Saturday, Aug. 12, to Greg and Jennifer (Gawthrop) Meents, Monticello. They also have a three-year-old greatgrandson, Kyle, who resides in Howe with his parents. Dr. Karry and Jama (Gawthrop) Keaffaber. Dorothea Kerlin became a great-great-grandmother for the first time — also on August 12. Her stepgreat-grandson and wife, Scott and Heshia Baker, Muncie, became the parents of a daughter, Corinne Nichole. Dorothea says she’s been told the baby “is beautiful” and she can hardly wait to see her. Raymond and Tena Pinkerton received the news this week that their grandson. Craig Tucker and wife. Judy, of Stockton, lowa, became the parents of their first child. Alexander Jay, born Monday, Aug. 14. The Pinkertons also have one other great-grandson and five great-granddaughters. With th. birth of Angela Nicole Beer on Sunday. Aug. 13. to John and Ronda Beer, r 1. Milford. Theo and Naoma Beer of r 2 welcomed their 47th greatgrandchild. Mrs. Beer also proudly mentions the fact that they have 34 grandchildren. —o—- — REPORT of a van striking a child was received over the police scanner yesterday, Tuesday , but after checking with Marshal Dave Hobbs, this was not the case. A group of clients from Oaklawn Hospital were at the Waubee Lake beach when one of them tried to run away. A few of the chaperones had to catch him

and hold him down. This incident gave the impression of someone being hit. —o— THE CHILDREN of the late Henry and Anna Stieglitz gathered Sunday, Aug. 13, at the

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Child care givers are much more than baby sitters

By KATE WOLFORD Staff Writer

Child care givers are not 'baby sitters.' That's a fact that Jackie Plickerd and Laurie Weisser, both of whom are licensed child day care providers, believe is important. "Were more qualified than baby sitters,” says Jackie, who, like Laurie, lives in Syracuse. She adds that parents are getting more for their dollar. Both sitters belong to the Child Care of Allen County food program. Through that, they have been able to attend classes and receive training. The food program, which reimburses licensed sitters for the food expenses associated with their child care businesses, requires that the participating sitters provide nutritionally balanced meals. They are also required to submit information on the meals the children are eating. Laurie and Jackie estimate that there are about 10 sitters in the county who are part of the pro ; gram. While both sitters are quick to say that very good unlicensed day care providers exist, they also agree that getting a license

PLASTIC SURGEON SHOWS SLIDES — Dr. Herman Houin, Detroit, presented 4 slide program to the Wawasee Kiwanis Club Saturday morning. Aug. 12, atGropp’s Restaurant, Syracuse. Dr. Houin is a graduate of Indiana University Medical School. He did his general surgery residency at Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, and received his plastic surgery training at Waype State UniversityTN Detroit, on a fellowship. He will begin practice as a plastic surgeon at > Henry Ford Hospital on Aug. 21. / The doctor showed slides of various operations, including cleft palate operations performed on natixes in the hills of Mexico. He ua<_ part of a team of doctors and nurses who, providing their own food and drink, performed 65 cleft palate operations in four days. The natives in this remote area of Mexico tend to intermarry, which may account for the number of people with cleft palates. The slides showed various types of plastic surgery. In one operation. all the fingers of a hand were laid out several inches away from the hand itself ready for the surgery. Putting the fingers back in place took 18 hours. Dr. Houin was on during the first six hours and the last six hours of the surgery. The patient still has some problems with the use of the thumb and little finger, but it looked like a miracle to the watching Kiwanians. Dr. Houin will be a part of many more miracles of surgery in the future. Stan Hoopingarner. Kiwanis program chairman for the day, is shown presenting a certificate of appreciation to Dr. Houin, who is his son-in-law.

farm home west of Milford for their annual reunion. The hosts living in the farm home were Rev. and Mrs. William Stieglitz. Others present were the /amilies of Dr. Lawrence Stieglitz, Kalamazoo,

is a good thing. Both say that they got their licenses because they wanted to do things the ‘right' way. In order to be licensed, a child care provider must go through a process with the Kosciusko County Department of Welfare that includes. filling out an application and getting a criminal history affidavit signed and notarized by all family members over the age of 18. References are also needed, as is a tuberculin test. Eventually, a home visit by a welfare department worker is scheduled (provided the other work is in order). In addition to the interview, the sitter's home is also inspected; the seal of approval from the fire marshal is required. Once licensed, sitters are subject to a yearly fire marshal inspection and a welfare department check as well. Relicensing occurs each year. Laurie says she likes (mowing she's been checked out. aackie adds that knowing that spot checks on the sitter can take place keeps them on their toes. Like members of any profession. day care providers face ups and downs. While neither sitter wants to speak for the local licensed sitters as a whole, it’s clear that they can face similar

Mich.; Harley Stieglitz, South Bend; Dr. John Stieglitz, South Bend; Dr. James Stieglitz, Martinsville; Elizabeth Gregory, Fern Park, Fla.; Rosemary Zook, Goshen; Frances Schiller, Ottawa, Canada; and Ruth Hooley, Denver, Colo.

problems. For example, some parents are difficult about paying for their child's care. Also, while Jackie and Laurie say the kids they sit can become, "like your own” (in Laurie’s words), sometimes, a sitter and a child just don't hit it off. To keep each other abreast of what’s going-on, the licensed sitters in the county are part of a "call chain." Jackie says they don't tell each other, “don’t take this kid,” in reference to a specific child. However, the chain does help them keep up on things. Hourly rates are another issue for child care providers. Jackie says, “scalpers” are a problem. These are day care providers who are charging cut rates and taking large numbers of children into their homes (licensed sitters are given limits). As it is, the amounts that Jackie and Laurie say they charge seem low, not even SSO per week for a single child. Yet, as Laurie says, "You try to keep the rates down to help the parents out.” Helping out parents is what child care is about and it seems that getting a license is one way to provide peace of mind for both sitters and parents.

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