The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 5, Milford, Kosciusko County, 14 March 1990 — Page 17

It happened ... in Milford

10 YEARS AGO. MARCH 12,1980 Mike Sharp, son of Dennis and Susan Sharp, both of Milford, emerged the 1980 Milford spelling champion last Friday in the annual Spelling Bee. Sharp defeated Marla Hochstetler for the seventh and eighth grade honors. One Milford student attending Indiana University at South Bend made the honors list during the past year. Honors list student who had a grade average between 3.3 and 3.99 is Patricia J. Sanders. Mr. and Mrs. Allen Brunjes, retiring worthy matron and patron of Kosciusko Chapter 160, Order of the Eastern Star, gave their farewell addresses at the stated meeting held Wednesday, March 5, in the Masonic Temple at Milford. Mrs. Brunjes read the poem, “I Shall Not Walk This Way Again.” 20 YEARS AGO, MARCH 11,1970 Billy G. Little, a 43-year-old Milford businessman and father of three, took the oath of office Tuesday night to become district three’s' representative on the Lakeland school board. A surprise dinner held Sunday, March 8, honored Mrs. Raymond Bess of Milford on her birthday. The dinner was held in the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Larry Weaver and family at Syracuse. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Schieler of r 1 Milford are the parents of a daughter, Stacey Sue, weighing eight pounds, eight ounces and measuring 21 Vz inches in length, born Friday, March 6, at the Goshen hospital. -Stacey has a sister, Julie, 5 and a brother, Clark, 3V 2 . Verl G. Baker, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joe Baker of Milford, was released from Fort Hood, Texas, on March 5. Baker spent a year in Viet Nam during his three years of service. 30 YEARS AGO, MARCH 10, 19 M Milford residents have been delighted with the parking situation on Milford streets since the heavy snowfalls. There may have been a few stuck, but the majority have been able to stop, start, and park with a minimum of burned up tires and tempers. Mr. and Mrs. Richard Hollar entertained 13 boys on the afternoon of March 4 after school, honoring the 13th birthday of their son, Roger Alan. Milford and Van Buren fire trucks were moved into the new fire station early Saturday afternoon. The north section of the station which houses the trucks is completed, but there is considerable work to be done on the south section. Mr. and Mrs. Harlan Wuthrich,

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formerly of r 1 Warsaw, have moved onto the farm where the Arnold Dolls had been living. The move from Warsaw was made Saturday. Lady, the Wuthrichs’ beautiful white Collie, also moved to the farm. 50 YEARS AGO, MARCH 14,1940 A far better than a fair crowd gathered at the Milford community building Friday night to witness a band concert given by the Milford high school band. Besides several solo numbers by members of the band, a guest artist, 9-year-old Jacqueline Kenworthy, of Monrovia, Ind., rendered unusual skill as a violinist. Mel Lyons was at the South Bend Boat Show last week from Thursday morning through Sunday, working in the Century Booth selling his canvas boat sheds and boat docks. The Quinter - M i e 1 e r Auditorium, located on the grounds of Camp Alexander Mack two and one-half miles southeast of Milford, is fast nearing completion, L. W. Schultz, director of camp activities, laid

r "R JHRRMfItR .jm IKgR ■ Hmm r* ■ I aJ ; " AWARD WINNER — Syracuse resident Arnie Karr received a big honor last month when he was named the 1989 Biologist of the Year for the Department of Natural Resource's Division of Fish and Wildlife. At an awards ceremony in Brown County State Park, Karr was given a print of the 1989 Indiana Migratory Waterfowl stamp. (Photo by Mitchell&inson)

Syracuse resident is named DNR Biologist of the Year

Arnie Karr is 1989 Biologist of the Year for the Indiana Department of Natural Resource’s Division of Fish and Wildlife. He received the honor during a fish and wildlife mid-winter conference at Brown County State Park on February 14. Karr is property manager at Tri-County Fish and Wildlife Area near Syracuse. Edward L. Hansen, Division of Fish and Wildlife director, made the announcement. As biologist of the year, Karr received the “Peck” Wilson Award of Excellence, an honor given annually to the Division biologist who has displayed extraordinary effort in wildlife management projects. As property manager since 1979, Karr has created habitats for waterfowl and established prairie grasses. He helped develop the Wawasee Public Fishing Area and assists in the DNR’s Waterfowl Identification Clinic held annually at TriCounty Fish and Wildlife Area. Other projects include a wild

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during his visit in Milford Saturday afternoon. School notes: Those receiving honor pencils for the month are as follows: 6th grade, Joe Sun-

Historical society to discuss landmarks book

In cooperation with the Kosciusko County Historical Society, Historic Landmarks Foundation will conduct a historic sites and structures inventory within Kosciusko County. This inventory will be performed by trained field surveyors this summer to locate and study districts, buildings, structures, sites and objects constructed before 1940. Upon completion of this project in early 1991, a' survey report will be published and sold through the Kosciusko County Historical Society. To acquaint people with details of this event and the responsibilities of the Historic Landmarks Foundation, the public is

quail relocation project and maintaining the Greider Woods Nature Preserve. “Arnie’s number of accomplishments and projects is incredible,” Hansen says. “He is a selfless employee, always contributing to what he believes well help wildlife management in Indiana.” Karr graduated from Michigan State University with a bachelor’s degree in wildlife biology and ecology in 1973. Karr is a native of Gagetown, Mich., where his parents Marjorie and Leonard live. Karr now lives in Syracuse with his wife Jan and son Eric.

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thimer; 7th grade, Billie Little; Bth grade, Doris Myers; 9th grade, Joan Bushong; 10th grade, Ruth Krider; 11th grade, Hilda Dippon; 12th grade, Edna Hollar.

invited to a public meeting on Thursday, March 22,7 p.m. at the Center Lake Pavilion, Warsaw. Ann Davis, Survey Coordinator and Karen Kiemnec, director of the South Bend Regional office, will conduct the meeting and answer questions. Second incomes taxable Taxpayers receiving income from a second job are reminded by the IRS that their additional income is taxable. For more information, call IRS toll-free at 1-800-424-3676 and ask for Publication 525, Taxable and Nontaxable Income.

From the Syracuse police log —

Bank teller refuses to cash check, person breaks door on way out of bank

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 called upon to deal with: TUESDAY, MARCH 6 A service station employee notified police that a vehicle was driven off from the station without the driver paying for gasoline. Two minutes later an officer located the truck and reported the driver has a receipt for the gasoline. Police were called to a bank after a teller refused to cash a person’s check and the person broke a door on his way out. A license plate was given to police of the vehicle the person was driving and located a short time later. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 Information regarding veterinarians in the area was wanted by a caller and the information was provided^,by the dispatcher. The owner of a business reported it was all right that a person was at his business, after the police were notified someone was inside the business. THURSDAY, MARCH 8 An emergency medical technician was requested at a business after a person came there with a cut chin. Forty-five minutes after a parent reported his child did not come home from school, the 10-year-old arrived home. FRIDAY, MARCH 9 The dispatcher received a telephone call from a resident at Johnson’s Bay reporting the water was over the sea wall. SATURDAY, MARCH 10 After notifying authorities the evening before, that his vehicle was stolen, the owner called police back. He reported the vehicle was returned to the same place it was taken. Extra patrol was requested by a town resident after someone had been inside the garage. Nothing was missing.

■■B \ B wHmBBT # ffe t ’«' ißb LOCAL VETTERIN ARIAN SPEAKS TO ROTARY — Dr. Richard Brungardt, DVM, local veterinarian, spoke to the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club Tuesday noon, March 13, at Gropp’s Restaurant, Syracuse. Dr. Brungardt's topic was entitled “The Deadly Sting,” referring to the heartworm disease. He described the affect of the heartworm on animals and people. Pictured are David Cates, vice president of Rotary and chairman for the day, and Dr. Brungardt. (Photo by Lewis Immel)

SUNDAY, MARCH 11 A wrecker service was wanted for an overturned trailer on US 6 and the dispatcher asked if anyone was injured. The person reported just a wrecker was needed. The Indiana State Police were contacted for an accident report. No help was received from an operator after the dispatcher was asked to contact a person with an emergency message. The person needing to be contacted had an unlisted telephone number.

Area Plan Commission denies rezoning in Plain Township

Hopes to establish a commercial district just north of Warsaw were downed last week at the monthly meeting of the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission. Larry Carey, the petitioner for the rezoning request, pleaded his case to the council asking that a tract of land on Levi Lee Road be rezoned from agriculatural to commercial. APC board members denied the petition saying spot zoning would not be compatible with the area. At present, the property is surrounded on three sides by agriculturally zoned property while a residential subdivision has been developed to the south. Petitions Approved The Indiana North District of the Wesleyan Church filed a petition with the APC office for approval to rezone ground in Wayne Township. After reviewing the petition, the APC agreed to approve the rezoning of the property from an agricultural and commercial district to a residential

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MONDAY, MARCH 12 The dispatcher received a call from a man requesting to know if he could burn paneling and so forth. A fire official stated it would be all right if it was burned before dusk and someone stays near the fire. Someone dumping paint and cleaning brushes in the creek near the dam was reported by a citizen. However the officer on duty was busy on another call and requested the matter be checked with the conservation officers.

district. The property is located at the Old Road 30 West and Riverwood Ranch Road intersection. Stephanie Davis of Wayne Township was awarded approval of her preliminary plat for a residential subdivision to be developed at the south end of West Side Drive and west of Fox Farm Road, Warsaw.

Genealogy Section auction

The Genealogy Section will have, as its regular meeting on March 21, a book auction and workshop at the museum library at 7 p.m. The public is invited to attend. The book auction will consist of bidding off with silent auction some of the duplicate books the Genealogy Section has in order to make room for new books. If anyone is interested in getting started on his/her own genealogy, this would be the meeting to attend. Suggestions

Wed., March 14,1990 — THE MAIL-JOURNAL

Summer homes entered, items reported missing

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Area Writers Guild welcomes new members

The Lake Area Writers Guild met February 7 at the Warsaw Community Public Library in a working session. Following a business meeting, several members read aloud some of their work for comment and assistance from the rest of the group. The guild also welcomed four new members at the February meeting. Cleo Flowers, Norma Roose, Steve Wensley and Jenifer Wilcoxson all became members at the last meeting. The next meeting will be on March 7 at 7 p.m. in the meeting room of the Warsaw Library. The speaker will be Lea Hudson, author of a children’s book and teacher of creative writing and composition at Grace College. She will tell the group how "You,

Although the preliminary plat was approved, board members stipulated that much improving must be completed before the final plat will be given the goahead. The next meeting of the APC will be held Wednesday, Apr. 4, it the meeting room of the Justice Building. Meetings begin at 1 p.m.

and guidance will be offered. Those wishing to become members of the Genealogy Section can call the library the evening of March 21 or any Tuesday, Wednesday- or Thursday afternoon zdt 269-1078. The library is opert to the public on Friday, Saturday and Sunday each week from 1-4 p.m. at 121 N. Indiana Street, Warsaw.

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Too. Can Be a Writer,” with tips on how to beat writer’s block. The Lake Area Writers Guild meets on the first Wednesday evening of every month. The guild welcomes anyone who is interested in any aspect of writing. The goal of the group is to offer support, inspiration and to share information. The guild is building a file of guidelines from various publications and sample copies are available for many of the publications as well. These are available to the members at each meeting. What's the hour? Big Ben is not the clock and not the tower, but the bell that strikes the hour. It weighs 13 tons and was named for Sir Benjamin Hall, commissioner of works when it was installed.

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