The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 34, Milford, Kosciusko County, 4 October 1989 — Page 13

North Webster news

BY MARY LEE WILLMAN l|p' . Readers living in the North Webster area are encouraged to call their news items to Mary Lee '*'''.'ll®-" Willman at 834-4544 for publication ifi this column.

UMW's annual tea held

North Webster United Methodist Women's annual tea was held Sept. 19 at Wesley Hall with Evelyn Ledman as a guest. Carlyn Cox, president, gave the welcome. She read an article entitled “A Litany of Celebration.” Betty McNair presented a program about crosses. She displayed a large number of hand-stitched crosses done in cross stitch and framed for display. She gave the history and explained the symbols of each design, discussing ancient Greek and English origins through modern times. Margaret Kiser and Alice Bemish were given special recognition and presented with pins for their work, faithfulness and dedication to the UMW pro-

Lady Lions enjoy singing program

North Webster Lady Lions met Sept. 21 at North Webster United Methodist Church with Sue Corn as a guest. Deanna Overmyer presided during the business session. Sherry Van Pelt gave the secretary’s report and the treasurer’s report was read by Charlotte Hubbart. A program of singing and dancing was presented by the “Show Legion to hold Halloween party Glenna White was hostess for the Nov. 19 annual picnic and weiner roast held by North Webster American Legion Auxiliary. Plans were made for six members to attend the Fall Conference, Oct. 6-8, at Indianapolis. Discussion was held concerning the soup and sandwich dinner to be served at the Legion on Oct. 7 from noon till ? It was noted that necessary repairs are being made and maintenance done to prepare the Legion building for winter weather. It was noted that the auxiliary prepared and served dinner on Sept. 25 for 68 members and guests of Lakeland Kiwanis Club. A Halloween dance will be held at the Legion on Oct. 29. Costumes are optional. Those attending are asked to bring canned goods to help make up holiday food baskets for the needy. Tables still available for Christmas bazaar Theta Sigma Chapter of Psi lota Xi Sorority met Sept. 26 at the home of Jeannie Ross, Lake Tippecanoe. There were 18 per sons present. It was noted that 32 tables have already been reserved for the North Webster Community Christmas Bazaar. It will be held on Nov. 4 from 10 a m.-4 p.m. at Camelot Hall. There are a few tables still available. Initiation was held for Angela Ruch, a first Legacy Psi Ote. She is the daughter of Betty Richcreek, a member of Theta Sigma Chapter. A special cake displaying Angela’s name was served following the business session and initiation ceremony. A white elephant auction was enjoyed. Laura Zeigler will be hostess for the Oct. 10 meeting. Mrs. Charlton hostess for Homemakers Backwater Friends Extension Homemakers met recently at the home of Marlene Charlton. Nina Hickman was assistant hostess. Mrs. Charlton gave the meditation, “A Touch of the Master's Hand.” Group singing was led by Lois Lundy. The lesson, “Cholesterol in Your Diet,” was presented by Wanda Moser. Reports were given by: Edith Hoffert, gardening; Esther Rider, health and safety and citizenship; and Dorothy Snoke, cultural arts Mildred Gray was presented with a bouquet of red carnations. Fuel economy for 1990 CHICAGO — U.S. automakers will have to improve fuel economy to 27.5 miles per gallon on 1990 passenger models.

gram. Jeanette Keim presented Mrs. Kiser’s pin on behalf of Naomi Circle. Mrs. Bemish received her pin from Avis Brown on behalf of Esther Circle. Marian Steedman opened the Memorial Service by leading group singing of “Jesus Is All the World To Me.” She then read a poem entitled, "One Day I’ll Cross the River.” As Mrs. Steedman read the names of deceased members, memories were shared in fond remembrance. Those memorialized were Rebekah Hardwick, Lura Himes. Florence LeCount, Edith Davidson, Mildred Morris, Mabie Denbo. Mildred Yeager, and Sally Cox. Alberta Urban was named as

Stoppers." The group voted to have a booth at the North Webster Community Christmas Bazaar to be held Nov. 4 at Camelot Hall. The Lady Lions will be selling "ghoulish” refreshments at the Lions' Haunted House community project on Oct. 27-28. Plans were discussed for an annual garage ' sale during North

Quilt club members attend quilt show

Marjorie Fowler. Lake Papakeechie, was hostess for the Sept. 25 meeting of Lakeland Quilt Club. It was announced that Wilma Plotner and Robert. Sowers will be entering quilts in the Scottsdale Mall quilt show. Members are working on candlewick blocks for Jessie Wainscott, using the QAWG. quilt as you go, “Lap Quilt” method. A report was given by the 10 members who recently attended the "Indiana Quilting Party" show at Indianapolis. Os special interest was a display of 400 Sunbonnet Sue blocks, 51 Hoffman challenge quilts, one for each state in the union, the Savage family collection of antique quilts, and the Leathers’ textile

It happened . . . in North Webster

10 YEARS AGO, OCT. 4, 1979 Jeannette Miller will be hostess for the October 8 meeting of Miriam Circle. Pauline Castello, Kokomo, spent last Wednesday and Thursday visiting with her sister, Ruth Boyer, r 1, Leesburg. Mr. and Mrs. Norm Lakness spent last weekend attending a conference at Winona Lake. Chapter DA of the P.E.O. Sisterhood met September 25 in the home of Mrs. Sam Dungan, Lake Tippecanoe. Mrs. Jess Pritchett assisted the hostess. Beth Lamb gave devotions for the September 26 meeting of Country Neighbors Extension Homemakers Club. She read from the Book of Proverbs. Members of Theta Sigma Chapter of Psi lota Xi Sorority met September 25 in the home of Mary Waltz. A purse party was enjoyed. Members of Tippecanoe Township Hobby Club met September 27 in the home of Goldie Hunnicutt. Items were prepared for the upcoming Christmas bazaar. Betty Hinton finalized plans for the calendar project. North Webster Pythian' Sisters met September 24 in the Pythian Hall. Former members were honored during the September 25 meeting of Golden April Extension Homemakers Club. The ladies met in the Pierceton Community building. 20 YEARS AGO, OCT. 1, 1969 The annual day apart meeting of the Elkhart district of the Woman’s Society of Christian Service was held at Oakwood Park, Syracuse, on Thursday, Sept 25. “Encounter" was the theme of the day. Mr and Mrs. Dan Watson entertained the Good Will Builders Sunday school class of the United Methodist Church Saturday night Sechrist Lake home

chairman of the 1990 nominating committee. A slate of new officers was presented: Mrs. Cox, president; Mary Ann Ziegler, vice president; Verna Lindemood, honorary vice president; Pat Friddle. secretary; Mrs. Keim, treasurer; Helen Gollmer, publicity; Alice Long, mission coordinator and Christian personhood; Thelma Matthews, Christian social involvement; Mabie Kistler, Christian globahgoncenj/ Mrs. Kiser, supportive community; Addie Piper, secretary of program resources; Mary Finke, historian; and Marilyn Nulf, Kristina Welker and Mrs. Steedman, music committee. Mrs. Cox led as the program and meeting was closed with group prayer.

Webster Sidewalk Days next summer. Refreshments of pumpkin bread and cider were served by Valerie Patterson and Diana Welker. A Halloween costume party is planned for the October meeting. New members will be initiated and plans made for preparing Christmas packages.

collection, featuring quilt fabrics from 1790 through 1930. This is the first time the Savage and Leathers' collections have been shown in Indiana. It was announced that Lorrie Brownell has delivered the comforter, made as a club project, to the Beaman Home. The “Quilts 89" show is scheduled for Oct. 19 through 21 at the Allison Mansion, Marion College Campus, Indianapolis. Secret pal gifts were exchanged. Mrs. Fowler prepared and served a luncheon of broccoli and Chinese noodle casserole, and authentic English Trifles. During the afternoon, a white elephant sale of fabrics and crafts was held.

Ed Likens and wife. Pat, left Saturday morning for Hawaii to attend a bankers’ convention. Accompanying them were Mrs. Liken’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Johnson of Warsaw. Mr. and Mrs. D.D. Topp of Chicago were Sunday dinner guests of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Himebaugh. Dan Conkling visited his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Gail Conkling for the weekend. Dan is a students at Anderson College. Mrs. Ronald Moerchen had as supper guests Saturday night, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Stump of Warsaw. Sandy Simms, a student of Anderson College, visited her friends, Rev. and Mrs. Richard Rash, this weekend. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Himebaugh attended the 25th anniversary dinner for the Leesburg Lions Club at the Shrine Building. Warsaw, Saturday night. Tony Searfoss of Syracuse spent the weekend as the guest of Billy Martindale. More pickers are arrested Kosciusko County Police confiscated 130-135 pounds of unprocessed marijuana early Tuesday morning, Sept. 26, and arrested four persons. Chad D. Burton. 21, r 1 box 445, Kendallville; Kenneth Wicker. 24, P.O. Box 3. South Milford . Edward Ritchie, 30. r 1. Kendallville; and Mary Jane "Cricket" Fluke, 30, 401 S. Broadway. Butler were all charged with possession of marijuana. Bond was set at $3,000 for each. At approximately 2:24 a m , county police were notified of a drug drop or pick-up on a county road, west of Milford At 4:07 am., the four were apprehended The street value of processed marijuana isslso-s3ooanounce.

It Happened in — King Arthur's Town

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to: Ruth Ray and Herb Dunker, Oct. 1; Jeff Boyer, Dorothea Kurth, Elza Ball, Violet Shrieder, Willie Signorelli, Joni Snider and John Miller, Oct. 2; Evelyn Cripe, Dorothy Dye and Emra Kintner, Oct. 3; Brent White, Marilyn Thrasher, Jill Shock and Gary Tom, Oct. 4; Ann Bell, Oct. 6; Tom Reiff, Sean Shanahan, Gaynelle Daly, Ray Penn, Ray Rupprecht, Oct. 7; Charles Stif-o fler, Annette Mock, Carol Hoffman, Britney Jo Snider and Audim Culver, Oct. 8; Maude Yontz, Oct. 9; Lori Hickman, Kamphune Nalongsaka, Connie Thompson, Barbara Halbeib, and Charles Thompson, Oct. 10; Eileen Keppen, Jean Wiseman and William Kiser, Oct. 11; Valeria Merkey, Oct. 12; Denise Vanator, Matt Wagoner, Ralph Marchand and Ruth Boyer, Oct. 13; Peg Welsh and Joe Shock,' Oct. 15; Rex Lindemood, Madelyn Mort, Oct. 16; Violet Wolf and Judy Wagner, Oct. 17; Galen Haney, Oct. 18; Sarah Waldrop, Mabie Shawver, Paul Shrieder, Oct. 19; Diep Tran, Oct. 20; Sandra Slaven, Nancy Ferverda and Zelma Kile, Oct. 21; Pauline White and Blanche Kuhn, Oct. 22; Wanetta Crips and Amanda Ousley, Oct. 23; Brad Leedy, Oct. 25; Lynn Black, Louise Clayton, Tammie Wagoner, Stan Stucko. Donna Stucko and Kay Harney, Oct, 26; Terry Reiff, Mary Fry, Diane Williams, Joyce Searer and Gary Wiseman, Oct. 27; Jarred Young and Allen Giant, Oct. 28; Beth Carey, Oct. 30; Gary Wiggs, Kristine Richcreek, Oct. 31. —o— COLLEEN COY tells this column that someone left a pair of sunglasses at North WebsterTippecanoe Township public library. They have brown and gold frames and brown lenses. If the description sounds familiar, check With Colleen. —o— BOUQUETS TO Allen and Ida Hart, who will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Oct. 5. —o— THERE WERE approximately 4.000 youth at Epworth Forest on Sept. 24. They were there to attend the United Methodist annual North Indiana Conference Youth Rally. —o— WILMA CONNER was hostess for the Sept. 28 meeting of Tippecanoe Township Hobby Club. Members were working on projects of needlepoint, cross stitch, quilting and crocheting. A sack lunch was enjoyed at noon. Mrs. Conner served frozen fruit salad and apple cake as dessert. —o— NORTH WEBSTER Lions Club community Haunted House will be open for tours on Oct. 27-28. "Ghoulish" refreshments will be available. —o— A SOUP and sandwich lunch will be served from noon till ? on Oct. 7 at North Webster American Legion.

Recycling, alternatives to landfills discussed

I By STACEY LESCH Staff Writer Robert Knudsen dominated the September meeting of the Kosciusko County Lakes Preservation and Development Council with discussion on incinerators being used in Grand Rapids. Mich., and Indianapolis. Knudsen told council members and others in attendance that the incinerators burn trash without any odor or fumes and that the projects could be the start of an industrial development throughout the state. Predicting that by the end of the decade, one-third of all landfills nationwide will be closed, Knudsen told the council that he is now working with the Plymouth and Rochester councils in gathering additional information about the possibilities of erecting a smaller incinerator. The large units he described were, priced at $62 million. Knudsen also told the council that three more recycling days will be held during October and November. The series of recycling days will be held on Satur . days from 8 am: to 12:30 p m Tit? days begin October 21 at Warsaw Community High School; October 28 at Wawasee High School: and November 4 at the Silver Lake Elementary School Items to be collected will include newspapers without glossy advertisement supplements, flattened aluminum cans, clear.

THERE IS room for several more youngsters to attend the preschool story hour that starts Oct. 4 at North WebsterTippecanoe Township Library. Registration is necessary. The story hour is held at 1 p.m. each Wednesday afternoon. —o— ON SEPT. 27. 19 members and guests of Hi Neighbors Club went on an all-day trip to Shipshewanna and Middlebury. They toured shops, the flea market, Mennohof and other points of interest. Denise Wiggs was trip chairman. She was assisted by Evelyn Bowser. NORTH WEBSTER Community Christmas Bazaar, being sponsored by Theta Sigma Chapter of Psi lota Sorority, will be held from 10 a.m.-4 p.m., Nov. 4, at Camelot Hall. To date, 32 craft table l iave been reserved. —o— BOUQUETS TO Arnold Culver. Every time Hubby goes to the elevator birdseed, Arnold always inquires as to the health and well-being of “Fooler the Cat." In the Sept. 27 issue of "The Mail-Journal," we noted in this column that Lucille Baker, Sechrist Lake, was anxiously waiting to hear from her son, Daniel Baker, Christensted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands. She hadn't heard from him since Hurricane Hugo devastated the island on Sept. 18. We are delighted to report that Lucille called this reporter on Sept. 29 to say that she had heard from Daniel. He called her at about 11 a m. Thursday, Sept. 28. He was only allowed to talk for three minutes, because there were many other people trying to call relatives. A ham radio operator on St. Croix relayed the message to a ham radio operator on St. Thomas, where it was transmitted to the States via telephone. Daniel said he rode out the storm in a fortified cement shelter. The w ind was so strong people had to hug the ground to keep from blowing away. Babies and elderly had trouble breathing because the wind was so strong it took their breath. Daniel lost the roof off his house, his restaurant was destroyed, his hardware store was damaged, and looters had taken most everything. He asked his family to send food. He also asked if they could find some way to send three gas-powered generators. It will be weeks or months before the electricity and telephones are operating at a near normal level. Because of the damage, it is still difficult for planes and ships to reach the island with food and supplies. Lucille told this reporter. "I finally got a good night's sleep. It had been 11 days, and I was staying near the telephone. What a relief to know he is alive and well." Till next week ...

green and amber glass, and car and truck batteries,; The purpose for the recycling days is to gain progress in the field of recycling. Knudsen noted that nationally. 10 percent of all recycling is done by a combination of voluntary and mandatory programs. Kosciusko County, however, does little to contribute to that percentage. Knudsen said that although the recycling is not mandatory, "it’s just good commonsense.” It was also announced that John Kroh, owner of Thornburg Drugs, Syracuse, will be placing the first unmanned recycling facility in the store's parking lot. Aluminum cans, paper, and plastic products can be dropped off while the large bin prevents against thefts. After a trial period. Knudsen w ill be speaking with the county commissioners about possibilities of establishing other bins around the Warsaw area. Feline leukemia One-third of all cats in America are affected by feline leukemia, a deadly disease that attacks the feline immune system It’s the number one killer of household cats, and the number one health concern of the American Veterinary Medical Association It is recommended for a cat to get annual checkups and preventative vaccinations to stayhealthy.

THliiw PARIS ' laußwßHii TWR IMP jioijri IH 1 I 6 ! llv • 7 0 i i iH r'- rfl ■ f u U v MK. Uj I V 99 ■ ■ jfil -Jw "’S ■ READY FOR OPEN HOUSE — The new headquarters for the New Paris Fire and EMS Departments. located on CR 146, will be shown off during an open house at the facility on Sunday, Oct. 8, from 2-5 p.m. * The new structure, which was moved in to in July, also houses a zone office for the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Department. The zone office, which began being used in August, serves as a place for officers working the southern part of Elkhart County to write reports and to make investigative calls. The office, according to Sheriff Randall Yohn, has made officers more accessible to the public and has been successful. Pictured in front of the new building, from left to right, are Doug Brookins. Jackson Township Trustee: Yohn, Elkhart County Sheriff: John Devine, president New Paris Fire Department; Kenneth Schmucker, New Paris Fire Chief; and Emil Broni, New Paris EMS Director. (Photo by Scott Davidson) »

Rotary governor speaks at Syracuse Phil Magner. Wabash, who is Rotary’s district 654 governor, spoke to the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club at their Tuesday noon meeting, Oct. 3, at Gropp's. Magner spoke about the plans of Rotary for the 1989-90 year, and the president of Rotary International, Hugh M. Archer,..from Australia.-whose the year is /'Enjoy Rotary/" Magner also talked about the district conference. and the international which will be held in Portland. Oregon, in June, 1990. Well-balanced meals The old saying. “You are what you eat,” is also true for cats. They need a variety of wellbalanced, nutritious meals made specifically for felines. Table scraps and dog food always are against doctor's orders. In addition to proper diet, pets need annual checkups and vaccinations to stay healthy.

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Wed., October 4, 1989 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

r- - \ 11v W' h —7 -if BACK AT THORNBURG’S — Bob Bosstick has returned as a pharmacist at Thornburg’s Super Drugs in North Webster after a 10-year absence. Bob has worked for the Thornburgs chain for 23 years, with his most recent stint being in Columbia City. North Webster residents have welcomed their old acquaintance back with open arms. (Photo by Mitchell Stinson)

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