The Mail-Journal, Volume 28, Number 46, Milford, Kosciusko County, 27 December 1989 — Page 2
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THE Wed., December 27, 1989
Winter weather blamed by drivers as accident cause
Kosciusko County Police investigated the following accidents during the past week: Two persons were injured in an accident Tuesday, Dec. 26 ( at 9:15 a.m., at SR 13 and Rolling Ridge Drive. Floyd L. Watrous. 77, r 1 box 165, Pierceton, complained of pain to his head and Susan E. Wood. 29, r 3 box 130, Warsaw, complained of pain to her back. Both were taken to Kosciusko Community Hospital. Police report Watrous was traveling south on SR 13 in his 1985 Buick and according to Allen M. Ramsey. 3151 E. Center St.. Warsaw, a witness, his vehicle skidded across the center line, making a complete circle and ending up in the northbound lane where it collided with a 1988 Oldsmobile driven by Wood Damage to Watrous' vehicle was up to $2,500 and up to $5,000 to Wood's vehicle. Hits Guardrail No one was injured in a onevehicle accident Tuesday. Dec 26. at 11:25 am., on SR 13, south of CR 300 N. Marge Lowe, 65. r 1. Leesburg, was driving her 1990 Oldsmobile on SR 13 when she lost control of the vehicle on the ice hitting a guardrail. The vehicle came to rest on top of the guardrail. Damage was estimated up to St.OOStts.the vehjcle Blazer Flips Timothy Stephens, 23. r 1 box 203A, North Webster, was not injured when his 1978 Chevrolet Blazer went off the road and flipped over. The accident occurred at 12:47 p.m.. Tuesday. Dec. 26. on CR 500 N. west of CR 750E Stephens told police the Blazer got off in the snow drift causing him to loose control. Damage was estimated up to $2,500. Failure To Yield Jon M. Mock, 19. P.O. Box 393. Cromwell, was cited for failure to yield at a through highway following a two-vehicle accident Saturday. Dec. 23. at 11:14 p.m .
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at CR 900E and CR 1250 N. Mock was traveling east on CR 1250 N in a 1977 Mercury He told police as he was trying to stop his vehicle for the intersection, the vehicle started sliding on the ice. Mock tried to avoid hitting a 1981 Pontiac driven by Jesse James McCulloch. 73 r 3 9550 CR C 5. Ishpemina. Mich., but could not. Damage to Mock's vehicle was up to SI,OOO and up to $2,500 to McCulloch's vehicle Passing Snow-covered roads was the cause of a one-vehicle accident which occurred Friday, Dec. 22, at2:2op.m. Franklin R. Krantz. 46. r i box 573. North Webster, was driving a 1973 International truck east on US 30. As he was passing another vehicle, the left tires of the truck went off the roadway into deep snow which threw him into the median hitting Indiana Department of Highway marker poles and breaking the left front wheel of the truck. Damage to the truck was estimated up to SI,OOO and under S2OO to the IDOH markers Fence Damaged A fence was damaged after a truck skidded off the roadway and went through it on Friday. Dec 22. at 9 p m . on CR 750 N. west Os Countrv Club Road. Brian A. Newell. 26. r 2 SR 15S. Silver Lake, was driving a 1986 Chevrolet truck east on CR 750 N. As he started to make a turk. a vehicle in front of him started to stop. When Newell applied his brakes he skidded off the roadway and went down an embank ment and through the fence which is owned by Larry Galloway, r 2 box 512A, Leesburg. Damage was estimated at up to $2,500 to the truck and under S2OO to the fence Deer At Blame A deer ran out in front of a vehicle causing an accident Friday. Dec. 22. at 7:17 a m. on SR 13
north of CR 800 N. Steven R. Engle, 33, r'2 box 528, Syracuse, was driving north on SR 13 and couldn't avoid striking the animal. His 1988 Ford sustained up to SI,OOO damage. Inattention Driver inattention and slippery roads were circumstances in a two-vehicle accident Thursday. Dec. 21, at 11:45 am., on Bowser Road, west of Kern Road. Javier Melendez. 21, r 1 box 31A. Syracuse, was driving east on Bowser Road in his 1985 Oldsmobile when he lost control of the vehicle in the curve sliding into the westbound lane hitting a 1986 Ford driven by Lloyd Mynhier, 71. P.O. Box 31. Milford. Damage to the vehicle driven by Melendez, registered to Pete Melendez. P.O. Box 132. Milford, and Mynhier's vehicle were both under S2OO. Driver inattention was the’’ cause of a two-vehicle accident which occurred Thursday, Dec. 21. at 12:09 p.m. at CR 1000E and CR 1050 N. Richard E. Meeks. 28. box 294. Pierceton, was driving a 1983 Ford truck registered to Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners He is employed by the county highway department and was plowing snow off the roads. He stated ne naa just plowed uit 1050 N and turned south on CR 1000E. He stopped and was going to backup to plow the intersection. He said he didn't see a 1988 Chevrolet truck which was driven by Kevin P McClurg. 36, 19035 Hand Road.. Huntertown, starting to make a turn behind him As Meeks was backing up he said he felt his truck jump a little and thought it had jumped out of gear, he looked down and saw the truck was still in gear so he started bucking again, not seeing the McClurg truck until he had backed past it. McClurg stated he had been following the highway truck and
thought the driver saw him and was waiting for him to pass. As he started to make the turn, the highway truck started to back up He blew his horn but the truck continued backing up Damage to McClurg’s truck was listed at up to $5,000 with the highway truck Receiving up to SI,OOO. ’ Unsafe Speed Unsafe speed was listed as the cause of a two-vehicle accident on Thursday. Dec. 21 at 4 p.m. at CR 135QN and CR 600 W. southeast of Nappanee. John A. Cannon. 25, 213 W Portland St.. Syracuse, was traveling east on CR 1350 N behind a 1977 Ford which was driven by Wayne D. Weaver, 20, r 1 box 89A. CR 1350 N, Nappanee He stated that the tail lights on j. Weaver's vehicle were covered with snow and he didn't see his left turn signal or brake light come on. When .he realized Weaver was slowing down to turn Cannon hit his brakes causing his vehicle to slid on icy roads and hit the Weaver auto in the rear. Weaver stated he had his left turn signal on and was attemp ting to turn onto CR 600 W. The investigating officer deter mined that Cannon was going too fast for the condition of the roads Caiinou'S icimcu up- I 'H.OOO damage and Weavers vehicle, which is registered to Lavern A. Clipp. 30868 CR 146. Nappanee, also received up to SI,OOO in damages. Passenger Injured A passenger suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident Thursday, Dec. 21. at 5:30 p.m on CR 750E, south of CR 1400 N but refused medical attention Mildred Baker. 71. 1856 W Plains. Goshen, complained of pain to her head after the car she was riding in slid up on a guard rail. Norma J. Riley. 54, 10475 CR 34. Goshen, was driving her 1986 Oldsmobile north on CR 750E and lost control of her vehicle as she started to slow down for the stop sign The vehicle slid up on the guard rail Damage was estimated up to SI,OOO to the vehi cle Unsafe Speed Unsafe speed was the con tributing circumstance of an ac cident Thursday. Dec. 21. at 8:2o p.m., at Stanton Lake Road an 1 CR 350E. David W Moore. 35. r 1 box 119, Leesburg, was traveling west on Stanton Lake Road in a 1988 Chevrolet and could not stop for the stop sign at CR 350E. causing the vehicle Jo slide through the intersection and go over an embankment. Damage was estimated up to SI.OOO to the vehicle and under S2OO to a county highway department road sign Slippery Road Slippery road conditions caused an accident Wednesday. Dec. 20zat 10:29 p m., on the Syra-Web Road, south of CR 1300 N. Linda E. Line, 37, r 3 box 556. Syracuse, was traveling south on the SyraWeb Road in a 1985 Ford truck when she lost control of her vehicle causing it to go off the road and hit a fence. Damage was estimated at under S2OO to both the truck and fence. No one was injured in a twovehicle accident Wednesday, Dec 20. at 9:35 am., on‘Kohr Road, south of Old Road 8.
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Charles J. Stuckman, 26, r 3 box 226A, Syracuse, was south on Kohr Road in his 1970 Chevrolet and lost control of his vehicle on the icy roads, sliding across the centerline' hitting a 1979 Oldsmobile driven by Lucinda E. Halsey. 38, r 2 box 91, Ligonier. Damage to both vehicles were under S2OO. _ & Icy and slippery roads were the cause of an accident on Tuesday, Dec. 19, at 6 am., on CR 700E east of EMS Lane 852. Richard E. Schmucker, 21, r 1 box 302, Warsaw, was eastbound on CR 700E in his 1985 Toyota truck. When he rounded the curve he lost control of the truck and slid into a sign, pole and fence. Damage to the United Telephone Service pole and county highway department sign was under S2OO. Road conditions were the contributing circumstance in a twovehicle accident Monday, Dec. 18. at 3:43 p.m., on CR 550 N west of EMS Lane W 29. Colleen F. Coy, 36. r 1 box 308, North Webster, was traveling east on CR 550 N in a 1986 Dodge Caravan when a 1977 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Jennifer A. Mishler, 21, P.O. Box 685, Syracuse, pulled out in front of her.. Coy tried to stop and swerve to miss hitting the other vehicle but could not. Mishler told police she saw the other vehicle but when she attempted to stop, the vehicle slid Milford man booked at jail The following person was booked in the Kosciusko County Jail recently: Anthony Albert McDowell, 29. r 2 box 4C, Milford, was charged with public intoxication and released on $175 bond
Changes for Energy Assistance Program
With the approval of sl3 million of additional funds to augment the Energy Assistance Program, certain changes have come about The income guidelines remain the same, but the eligibility factors have changed to allow a broader interpretation of who is and is not entitled to assistance. The program is designed to assist eligible persons to pay their heat and electric bills during the cold winter season. Persons 62 years of age and over who rent are eligible to receive this assistance even though their heat and electric is paid as part of the rental fee.
Housing task force moves forward
Combined Community Services Director Joan Cusick and new Housing Task Force member Mike Dilling will be developing a Habitat for Humanity type of program for Kosciusko County. The action took place at a December
on ice and kept going forward. Mishler noted she put the car in reverse, but the car still went forward and in front of Coy’s vehicle. Damage to Coy’s vehicle was >up to $5,00 and up to $2,500 to Mishler’s vehicle. Break-in at G. L. Perry's Syracuse Police and the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Department are investigating a break-in over the Christmas holiday at G. L. Perry s Variety Store, Syracuse. Aldino Piraccini, manager, discovered the break-in on Tuesday, Dec. 26, at 8:35a.m. According to police, entry was made through the east side of the building, sometime between 5 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday morning. All that was found missing was a flashlight.
Plain Twp. reassessment should be completed by January 1 st
I By KATE WOLFORD Staff Writer Plain Township Trustee/Assessor Don Boggs predicts that reassessment in his area will soon be completed — probably by the first of the year. Plain Township is the only township in Kosciusko County that does not have its reassessment figures finished. Boggs said, as of December 22, "We’re practically done right now.” He adds that it’s mostly problem reassessment work that
Those 61 years and under are now eligible for the full allowance, provided they meet the income guidelines. Those applying for this assistance are required to provide proof of income for the past 12 months of all persons 18 years and older who reside in the household, current copies of heat and electric bills, copies of rental leases or a Project SAFE form signed by the landlord. Also needed are social security numbers of all persons in the household. Persons in doubt as to their eligibility mav call the Project SAFE office at 372-2442 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. daily. except Saturday and Sunday.
21 meeting of the task force. Cusick and Dilling, who owns Hoosier Energy, will draw up the papers needed to inaugurate the program and develop the strategy needed to pursue it. The guidelines will include the characteristics a successful program applicant should have. The opportunities financial institutions might be able to offer a program applicant are also going to be pursued. The habitat program could become active as early as February of 1990. A proposed set of articles of incorporation for a single te-
From the Syracuse Police Log — Is Santa going to be here today?
From the Syracuse Police Log is a weekly feature which presents a sampling of the incidents the officers from the Syracuse Fire Department and Syracuse Police Department are ca lied upon to deal with: SATURDAY, DEC. 23 The dispatcher couldn’t help a caller who requested information on Santa Claus. The caller wanted to know if Santa was in
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TOYS FOR CHRISTMAS — A number of children in Kosciusko County had a Merry Christmas because the U.S. Marines care. Sponsoring Toys for Tots in the Michiana area, the Marines collected over 4,000 toys for the holidays. Last Thursday Gyn. Sgt. Art Hagan, left, and M/Sgt. Art Rombkowski,' right, both of South Bend, delivered approximately 1,000 toys to the Kosciusko County Salvation Army for distribution to needy children in the county. (Photo by Mary Beth Biltzi
is still out. In fact, residents of Leesburg have already received notification of their property reassessment. Boggs says the process is go ; ng slowly because he's trying to be "cautious” w ith each property he reviews. Until very recently, he's been doing all of the work himself. The trustee/assessor says the responsibility for all reassessment does lie with him and he really knows his area. He is responsible for assigning values to lake lots and home sites. County Assessor Avis Gunter says once her office receives the Plain Township figures, it will take 15 or 16 days to enter the information into the computer.
Christmas Eve drawing winners are announced
At Sharp Hardware Co., the first place winner of a 12-volt or 110 car trouble light was Pat Speicher. Milford Winner of a hurricane lamp and second place was Lois Musser, Milford. ’ There were 14 winners as nine participating Milford merchants held a drawing to encourage shopping at local businesses. No purchase was necessary to be eligible for the prizes, nor did the winners have to be present to win. Winning a $25 gift certificate at
nant/ownership program were presented at the meeting, but no structure will be developed until after the habitat program information is presented in January. Land will be needed for programs and the Park Avenue area in Warsaw will be* investigated. As for buildings. Carol Hartman, through the Home Builders Association and through the assistance home builders, will report, at the January meeting, on housing parameters in the affordable range — $30,000 to $50,000. The meeting is scheduled for January 25.
Syracuse today. The dispatcher reported he didn't think so, The caller then wanted to know if Santa was around anywhere today. This the dispatcher could not answer. SUNDAY. DEC. 21 The thickness of the ice on Papakeechie Lake could not be given to a caller. A check with the county also proved the thickness was unknown. Police were asked by a caller to deliver a package to a specific
There are 33 taxing units 111 the county and Gunter reports that reassessment notices went out to residents of 24 units on December 15. Warsaw, Winona Lake, Harrison. Seward. Turkey Creek, Wayne, Tippecanoe and Burket are scheduled to be sent out on December 28. The forms sent out will contain the new value for land and improvements. Boggs says, however, that the notification is, "just the end of the first wave,” Once people receive notification of changes, some will have questions. Particularly those who did not respond to notices asking them fbr reassessment information.
Milford Floral and Gift was Mary Kesler. Milford. Jenkin's Automotive awarded a $25 gift certificate to Buster Daniels, Milford. The winner of a free haircut and style at Bobi's Shear Success was Don Fackler, Milford. The winner of a $25 gift certificate from Walter Drug, Inc., was Walter Nyce, Milford. Bonnie Gene’s Boutique awarded three places in its drawing. Winners were: first place, Marcia Rosenberry. Milford, S2O gift certificate; second place, Marjorie Shumaker, Wakarusa, $lO gift certificate; and third place, Sue Wert, Milford, $5 gift cer-, tificate. i Maxton’s Family Restaurant gave away a lunch for two and breakfast for two. Winner of the lunch was Betty Cannon, Milford. Winner of the breakfast was John Martin. Milford. Whetten Pizza awarded two prizes. Winners were: first place, Garnet Widup, Milford, one 16-inch pizza; and second place, Amy Aaron. Syracuse, one 12-inch pizza. Doll's Decorating Center gave away a ’ Becky” doll, but the winner’s name is not known at this time.
location, after the dispatcher checked with the officer on duty, the package was delivered. MONDAY. DEC. 25 Everything was found to be secured at a business after the telephone company reported the loss of an alarm signal. The owner was notified and stated he would not go to the business unless the officer found a problem. A person at a business with broken pipes contacted the fire department for help, but the department had no equipment to assist in the situation. The dispatcher contacted a local hardware store owner who contacted the business.
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