The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 38, Milford, Kosciusko County, 1 November 1989 — Page 5

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HOW MUCH DO WARSAW SCHOOL TAXPAYERS OWE? A review of Appendix A (Annual School Debt Service Summary) reveals the Warsaw school system is committed to payments for debts totaling almost $93,000,000 — just short of a hundred million dollars. This is a startling revelation when one considers that less than 10 years ago the Warsaw Community School system had very little, if any, outstanding debts. If school officials do not build anything else after 1989, taxpayers in the Warsaw Community School district can look forward to not being free of the present school debt until the year 2011. Yearly payments from 1989 to 2010 will vary from $1,522,025 to almost $6,000,000. By the looks of the indebtedness report, the Warsaw Community School Corp, borrowed from everybody except your Aunt Fannie. Debts listed on the report are broken down as follows: School bus loan $ 417,682 Common School Loan $ 894,522 Series 1985 Bonds $ 3,279,405 Series 1987 Bonds $52,647,000 Series Refund Bonds 'BB $10,545,073 Series 1989 Cert.: $25,207,127 Grand total: $92,990,809 ‘The explanation of the 1989 certificates is rather confusing. For example, note this quotation from page 5: “The series 1989 certificates are payable solely from the revenues pledged and assigned to secure their payment by the indenture, which revenues include the rent, all other monies received or to be received by the trustee under the lease. “The certificates are not obligations of the state and are not general obligations of and do not pledge the faith and credit of the school corporation. "The payments of rent by the school corporation during its occupancy of the leased premises will be the principal source of revenue.’’ If the above confused you, another page lists total school corporation debt and lease obligations and overlapping general obligation total $52,140,188. Note above that the proviso for the certificates are not genera! obligations of the school corporation. However, adding the $25,207,127 of certificate obligation, one still does not come up with the $92,990,809 figure. If you are thoroughly confused, join the club! Is this “creative bookkeeping,” modern math, or what? General debt service payments are listed as follows: 1989 $1,522,025 1990 4,049,867 1991 5,713,582 1992 5,696,606 1993 . 5,734,363 1994 5,783,969 1995 5,828,775 1996 5,867,994 1997 5,913,764 1998 5,946,008 1999 5,988,888 2000 5,073,581 2001 , 4,844,245 2002 4,892,980 2003 2,546,714 2004 2,545,448 2005 2,507,000 2006 2,507,000 2007 2,507,000 2008 2,507,000 2009 2,507,000 2010 2,507,000 Total $92,990,809 As a point of verification the Warsaw Community School Corp, in its 1990 budget calls for a debt service payment of $4,262,004. This would indicate that the above figures are legitimate. How many people in the Warsaw school system would have voted for a $92,000,000 debt? It is time a law is the taxpayers the opportunity to express their desires concern ng school debt of this magnitude. —o— A JOB WELL Red Ribbon Campaign has drawn attention to the ordinary citizen that we have a drug problem. People who have been letting that problem slide should be more cognizant that the problem really does exist. It is noteworthy that Syracuse haa more persons arrested in the drug user-seller roundup than any other community of its size. —o— INDUCTED INTO HALL OF FAME — Emery Druckamiller, former Syracuse High School basketball player and coach, was recently inducted into the TriState University Athletic Hall of Fame. Druckamiller, a graduate of Indiana University, was instrumental in creating the basketball program at TriState. ' While the basketball coach at Angola High School, he was concerned because the TriState students used Halloween pranks to pester the community. At that time the college had no sports program. He struck on the idea of forming a college basketball team thus diverting the cpfl^e• students’energies from their Halloween antics. ~ He persuaded Angola merchants to kick in money for uniforms and equipment. The program took hold and Druckamiller coached the high school and college teams for a number of years. For this effort he was honored on October 14. CORRECTION The Price Os I nc/i I The 27” TV I 27" I Should Be I ColorTYak 2000 I JI *698 F27160WN Due To An • Universal Remote Error In • VHP Picture Tube Printing . . . :MTS HS St C e?e n o neC ’° • Audio/Video Monitor 'wJL ' Or YOUr • .r k, s** - Inconvenience • 147 Channel Cable Compatible Tuner TWO STORES TO SERVE YOU “COME ON IN YOU’LL LIKE US!’’ across From Hurt* s Bi ■ OPEN 9 00 5 30 DAILV 9 00 5 00 SATURDAYS

Coats votes to protect flag

On October 19, US Senator Dan Coats voted for a constitutional amendment that would have given Congress and the States power to prohibit the physical desecration of the flag of the United States. While the majority of senators voted for the amendment, two-thirds of the votes required to advance the amendment was not achieved. The amendment is a response

Four injured in 3-vehicle accident

Four persons were injured in a three-vehicle accident which occurred Sunday, Oct. 29, at 1:45 p.m. in Benton Township, Elkhart County. Nancy C. Stump, 44, r 1, , Cromwell, driver of a 1983 Ford LTD, veered across the centerline to avoid vehicles that stopped suddenly in front of her. Her car then collided headon with a Nissan Pathfinder, driven by Joanne Pickens, 45, 70933 SR 13, Ligonier. Pickens car then spun into a 1988 Ford Ranger driven by Samuel W. Bloomfield, 72, r 2, Syracuse. Taken to Goshen Hospital were Nancy C. Stump, admitted for a leg fracture; her passenger Robin Stump, 24, 1305 Creekside, Goshen, admitted for observation for multiple contusions and bruises; Joanne Pickens, admitted for fractures; and her passenger, Dena Pickens, 15, who was treated for injuries. Bloomfield was not injured. Trailer Stolen Larry L. Jones. 112 North Shore Drive. Syracuse, reported to Elkhart County Police the theft of a tan colored, homemade boat trailer valued at S3OO. The trailer was stored at Rieth-Riley properBooked at county jail The following persons were booked in the Kosciusko County Jail recently: Joann Marie Secrest, 27, r 2 box 118, North Webster, was sentenced to serve 240 days in jail with good time credit on a charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Tamara Jo Cureton, 26, P.O. Box 564, Cromwell, was charged with contempt of court and released on her own recognizence. Charles Eugene Cureton, 34. P.O. Box 564, Cromwell,/ was charged with contempt of/court and held on $675 bond. Letter to the editor Misconceptions Dear Editor, 1 am sure you are aware of our recent announcement that United Telephone of Indiana and United Telephone of Ohio have combined strengths. There seems to be some misconceptions about what this merger will mean for United Telephone of Indiana customers. We anticipate no decline in the high level of service you are used to from United Telephone of Indiana. In fact, this reorganization will allow us to better serve our customers. ' We will continue to operate in Indiana as United Telephone Company of Indiana. The operations in "local service communities will remain essentially . the same. United of Indiana’s sales and service groups will remain in their present locations, continuing to market and service state-of-the-art products. Our commitment to providing the highest level of service at the lowest possible cost remains our top priority. With the restructuring, approximately 300 administrative employees, most of whom are located in the general office in Warsaw, will be reassigned to Mansfield, Ohio. The rest of United of Indiana’s nearly 1,100 employees will remain at their present work sites in the state, continue to do the same jobs and keep providing reliable service. There will be many new challenges in our industry in the 19905. This consolidation of two strong United Telecom companies allows us to meet your current and future needs. We look forward to continuing our successful partnership. Sincerely. George L. White President United Telephone of Indiana Doll's Decorating $ Wallpaper * Sale v 2 %) Hurry In! ' I 20% Off & All Books Everyday £7 - HO RfTURHS - & f 658*4033 § S* Milford

to the Supreme Court’s decision in Texas vs Johnson, which held that the State of Texas could" not prosecute a man for publicly burning an American flag. “I realize that amending the Constitution is a very serious matter,” said Coats. “I realize that we should not amend without deliberate and careful thought. But the unique significance of our flag demands our action. The flag bears our pride in times of

ty, 331 W. Madison St., Goshen. Bomb Threat New Paris Fire Department Chief Kenneth Schmucker reported to Elkhart County Sheriff’s Ptl. Fred Mock that a

Roemer endorsed by Tucker

Tim Roemer, Democrat for Third District Congressman, has been enthusiastically endorsed by Kosciusko Democratic County Chairman Dale. Tucker. Tucker, who is the highway department subdistrict manager and former mayor of Warsaw said, “Tim Roemer is the best qualified candidate to represent all Hoosiers in the Third District race. He is an aggressive campaigner, a hard and dedicated worker, and he holds the values and beliefs necessary to clean up the current mess in government.” Tucker went on to talk about Roemer’s grassroots campaign and his door-to-door efforts in Kosciusko County. "Roemer,” he stated, “has been to parades, pic-

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celebration. It bears our grief at half-staff But it should not be forced to bear the insults of a calloused and deformed conscience. "Men and women who we ask to die for a flag have a right to expect deference for that flag by those who benefit from, their sacrifice,” Coats said. The House and Senate already have passed statutory responses to make flag desecration illegal.

bomb threat had been called into Flexsteel Industries Inc., 72104 CR 23, Milford, last week A woman with a raspy voice called and said, “A bomb at Flexsteel” and hung up.'No bomb was found.

nics and parks throughout the county and had perched himself on peoples’ front steps to shake hands and ask them what they are concerned about. We need someone who is in touch with and concerned about all the people. We need Tim Roemer.” Roemer acknowledged the early support of Tucker — "a man who represents both the private and the public sectors of his county.” "Every single endorsement and voice of support is important to me,” he continued. “Whether it’s a voter on a doorstep or a county chairman, it’s a voice of encouragement. Dale’s voice is particularly encouraging.” It is better to forget and smile > than to remember and be sad.

"CRUZIN around. 'CUSE"

(Continued from page 4) now be done from the Wawasee Boat Company on Pickwick Road. They just demolished one of the old buildings Ken Harkless built there when he owned the jnarina and will be building a new showroom allowing sufficient space to show all their boats. Carolyn also told us of a spooky, “educational” Halloween party held Monday night at their farm east of North Webster. Their son, Russell, is a member of the National Honor Society, and that organization was looking for a large place to hold a Halloween party. Society members and their faculty sponsors, and other faculty members enjoyed the use of their farm, especially the old cemetery there. A number of the faculty used characters from the cemetery to become "ghosts” of the past, playing their plausible roles, using the history of the people buried there — the oldest birthdate on the stones being 1776. So the Halloween party turned out to be a U.S. and Indiana history lesson, as well as a spooky fun night. WE’VE HAD word that Robert and Venice Endsley, summer residents on Cedar Point of Lake Wawasee for 35 years, experienced the earthquake from the 16th floor of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in San Francisco. Endsley is the retired owner and counsel of Jones Abstract in Huntington, and his wife is a retired officer of the Trust Corp Bank there. The Huntington Herald-Press reported their experience in the Oct. 22 issue. There to attend a convention of the American Land Title Association, and to celebrate their 45th wedding anniver-

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

sary, the Endsleys were in their hotel room when the earthquake struck, causing the 17-story building to jolt and sway. Neither was injured, though Robert was thrown against a wall and his eyeglasses broken. When the shaking stopped, they made their way down and out to an open park across the street, along with thousands of others fleeing swaying buildings. Six hours later, they were allowed to return to the ground floor of the hotel, where they spent the night on the floor of the ballroom. Endsley said, “We didn't want to wait for our return flight. We wanted out of there.” While others were stymied trying to reach the San Francisco airport, “Vennie” used a toll-free number for major airline reservation desks and managed to get tickets out that day (the day after the earthquake) to return to Huntington. Even that turned out to be an adventure, as an airline mixup resulted in their spending that night in Dayton, Ohio, before arriving home. Robert s comment was, "On our 45th anniversary, we were still able to ‘shake, rattle and roll.’ And that’s how it felt.” No doubt this year’s anniversary will always be remembered. Attending the same convention in San Francisco and on a cruise in the bay at the time the quake hit were Bob and Sharon Sanders, owners of Bodkin Abstract Company in Warsaw and Syracuse. According to their employees they are still traveling and are in Hawaii. WITH YESTERDAY (Tuesday) being Halloween, a number of area business employees were dressed for the occasion.

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