The Mail-Journal, Volume 29, Number 24, Milford, Kosciusko County, 25 July 1990 — Page 4

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THE MAIL-JOURNAL — Wed., July 25, 1990

Editorial

"Take a step toward finding a cure' Providing the opportunity to have an enjoyable time while helping a worthwhile cause, the Fourth Annual American Cancer Society-Kosciusko County Fund-Raiser is expected to channel $50,000 toward the aid of cancer patients. Scheduled for Sunday and Monday, July 29-30, the event has something for everyone, including an auction that features several items donated by area businesses and industry. Everything from pizza to a three day trip for two to Palm Springs, Calif., is being offered. j The centerpiece of the event, a Monday golf outing, will feature a scramble format with several local celebrities competing. Familiar sports television personalities Chris Schenkel and Hilliard Gates will also be on hand, while former Notre Dame football coach Ara Parseghian is expected to play in the tournament. Businesses in the area have pulled together to ensure a successful event, now the people of the Lakeland community must step forward to show their support. Cancer is a disease that will inevitably touch most people’s lives in some way, whether an acquaintance, friend, relative or even themselves are afflicted with the disease. Help to take a small step toward helping those already with cancer and a step toward a cure. Support the Fourth Annual American Cancer Society FundRaiser at the South Shore Golf Club Sunday and Monday. Corn fields and corners Fields teeming with tall, healthy cornstalks are a pleasure to see in a farming community. But just try seeing around them. The fact is, here in corn country, making a turn at an intersection bordering a corn field can be hazardous to a driver's health this time of year. In that circumstance, there are usually two choices: edge the front end of the car out into the middle of the road, or just make a mad, prayerful dash around the corner. Neither method could be classified as safe, defensive driving. Since farmers are often drivers as well, perhaps they would be willing to come up with away to improve the visibility of intersections near corn fields. Maybe leaving rows close to the road unplanted would work. Naturally, a farmer wants to get as much corn out of a field as possible, but all businesses, including agriculture, have to make concessions to safety. It’s probably too late to do anything about this problem this year — there’s always next year. Let’s hope when farmers ar planning the 1991 crop they turn their thoughts to the hazards tall corn close to an intersection can pose and clear the way for safer driving. EMTs’ apparel doesn’t affect performance I often find myself depending on the kindness of strangers. There must be a lot of polite strangers in this world, because they usually oblige me. Seven weeks ago. I was hurt pretty badly in a car accident. At the time, I didn’t know that my liver was half-dead, but I was in intense, cold-sweat, lipchewing pain. I wanted my husband, I wanted my parents, I wanted my friends. Luckily, I got some kind strangers — Warsaw EMTs. Guess what! They weren’t wearing shorts. In case a reader is wondering about that statement, it was spurred by a call to ‘the PAPER’ “Speak Out” column that addresses residents’ concerns. Apparently, someone doesn’t think emergency medical technicians should wear shorts when answering a call. I say. let them wear shorts. Heck, let them wear bath towels. Just let them get to me when I need their help. The technicians who administered care to me at the scene of the accident were efficient and professional. Most of all, they were gentle. The man who directed my care ought to be someone’s father; despite the fact that he had to do some painful things to me, he did them with minimal fuss and lots of apologies. Emergency medical technicians are well trained to give care — whether as volunteers or people who do the work for a living. They routinely answer calls involving life and death situations and. as such, it is their expertise that a victim needs. The medical decisions technicians may be called upon to make are vital. Fashion decisions are irrelevant as long as what they wear doesn’t hamper safety So, to anybody out there who things EMTs in shorts aren't fit to give medical care to people in need, think again. You never know when you might have to depend on the kindess of strangers. - KATE WOLFORD What others say — Teach geography, Bayh In case you missed it several days ago, it has been revealed why there are so many air traffic jams above Chicago It seems the U.S. Secretary of Transportation. Samuel K. Skinner, doesn’t understand that Chicago is part of the state of Illinois Now. strange as it may seem, this lapse in the secretary's geography education is surely due to the fact he is from the Chicago area. According to ancient political geography in the Land of Lincoln, there are indeed two states: Chicagoland and Downstate Illinois. That’s why Skinner could bring himself to propose that the fairway to apportion the committee that is looking for a site for a new airport is as follows: four members from Indiana, four from Illinois and three from Chicago The way Skinner sees it, in the debate over choosing a third major airport for the Chicago area, it would be “just as likely that Indiana would join with Chicago or Illinois as it is that Illinois would join with Chicago.” Or Oklahoma Or whatever. Now, it may be that Skinner figures Hoosiers are so green we ll think we can divide Chicago and Downstate and get one block so mad at the other that it will back our bid for expanding the little-used airport at Gary Fortunately, our Gov. Evan Bayh, young as he is, is not that green Bayh has called on Skinner to keep the committee structured just as it is, with foiir members from each real state. Bayh surely knows it would be in the Chillinois routine for some kind of deal to come down in the Illinois General Assembly that would give Chicago a lot of money, give Downstate the airport / and give Indiana the bag. Hang in there, governor. Keep up the pressure on Vice President Dan Quayje, to demand fair treatment for his native state. Join forces with Republican StffL Dan Coats and raise a bipartisan stink in D C. Maybe Sam Skinner's noggin is wo full of Chillinois geography — and too biased toward his own home state — to be square with Indiana. But President Bush is a better student. - FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE

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Court news

County Court The following persons have paid fines and costs in Kosciusko County Court. Judge James Jarrette presiding: Speeding — Roger Coleman, 16. Syracuse. SBO. Fishing Without A License — Lee Haddock, 42, North Webster, S6O. Goshen Division The following residents have had fines levied and paid in the Elkhart County Court;, Driving while intoxicated — Joe L. Gonzales, 29, address unknown, fined $2,000 plus costs, $1,500 suspended, sentenced to one year at Indiana Department of Corrections, suspended on condition defendant serve indefinitely on Work Release Theft — William Woodford, age and address unknown, fined SIOO plus costs, sentenced to 18 months at Indiana Department of Corrections with 18 months added for aggravating circumstances, all but one year suspended, remainder suspended on condition defendant be placed on probation for two years, terms are: pay probation user’s fees, submit to drug/alcohol surveillance, use no drugs/alcohol, obtain addictions assessment within 30 days and follow recommendations of ECADAP Superior Court The following petitions have been filed in Kosciusko Superior Court. Judge Robert Burner presiding: Complaint Augsburger's Super Valu versus Carol K. Hughes. PO Box, Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $270.79 plus $55 in court costs Complaint Augsburger's Super Valu versus Jackie Dancy. Dolan Drive. Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $404.22 plus $55 in court costs Complaint Augsburger's Super Valu versus Debra A Noyer. Boston Street. Syracuse Petitioner seeks S9BO plus $55 in court costs Complaint Augsburger's Super Valu versus Kathleen L Fuller, rural route. North Webster Petitioner seeks $393.72 plus $55 in court costs. Complaint Augsburger's Super Valu ver sus James E McGotiigal. rural route. Syracuse. Petitioner seeks $738.89 plus $55 in court costs Complaint palmer Supply. Inc . Warsaw, versus CM Siler Company. Pt» Box. North Webster. Petitioner seeks $4.041.40. costs. City Court The following fines have been levied and paid in the Goshen Ci ty Court: Driving while intoxicated — Ricky A. Stanton. 38. Syracuse. $Bl3, $250 suspended, one year in jail suspended on condition defen dant abide by all court orders and not commit another alcohol related or major traffic offense for one year, consume no alcohol and urinalysis testing while on probation, attend Intensive Out Patient program at GAP. pay user's fee, one year probation

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Speeding — Richard A. Hirschler, 49, Syracuse, S6B Violation of seat belt law — Arlen D. Brennaman, 30, Syracuse,s2s New Claims The following new claim has been filed in Elkhart County Court. Goshen Division Neil E. and Murto Holbrook, N. Main St., Goshen vs Trinda Wegener, Greenhaus Dr., Syracuse. Plaintiff seeks $764.44 plus interest and costs. Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Jeanne Weirick: Hapner-Charlton Steven Kent Hapner, 23, rural route, Syracuse, and Karyl Jeanne Charlton. 25, rural route, Syracuse. Flory-Davis Douglas Alan Flory, 22, rural route, Leesburg, and Cara Lynn Davis. 22, 200S, Warsaw. Huffer-Huffer Truman L. Buffer, 53, Main Street. Syracuse, and Pamela J. Buffer, 42. Main Street. Syracuse. The following couple has applied for a marriage license in Elkhart County Court, Goshen Division: Druckamiller-Welty Larry Eugene Druckamiller. 24, S. County Line Rd.. Syracuse and Rebecca Elizabeth Welty. 22. E. Shore Dr.. Syracuse Marriage Dissolutions The following couples have filed for marriage dissolutions in the Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts: Taylor — Mark A Taylor, rural route. North Webster, and Lori A Taylor. PO Box. North Webster The couple was married May 31. 1980. and separated in July of 1990 There are three minor children. Kruger — Charles A Kruger. Pittsburg Street. Syracuse, and Kathy J. Kruger, rural route. Cromwell. The couple was mar ried May 23. 1987. and separated April 25.1990 The following marriage dissolution has been granted in Elkhart County Court. Goshen division: Superior 111 Stiffler — Charles E. Stiffler. P.O. Box. North Webster and Sarnie L. Stiffler. P.O Box. North Webster The couple was married on November 12. 1989 and separated on February 15.1990 Circuit Court Hopewell — John Hopewell. E. Robin Hood Trail. Syracuse and Mary Hopewell. CR 50. Nappanee The couple was married on August 12. 1978 and separated on January 6.1990. Boyer — 9ue Boyer, rural route. Syracuse and Clifford Boyer, address unknown. The couple was married on November 6. 1976 and separated on December 12. 1988. The wife was awarded custody of the three minor children

"CRUZIN AROUND 'CUSE"

By JEANNE GARDINER THE OCCASIONAL chill in the air reminds us that summer is a visitor in our northlands, and will soon be leading south for the fall and winter months. It’s hard to believe that August is nearly upon us. Time for getting in those last-minute vacations, outfitting the kids for the school year, riding the waves or bobbing sedately on the lake soaking up enough rays to last until next year. —o— LET’S NOT give up on the season too soon, though — there’s a lot to do between now and Labor Day in the SyracuseWawasee area! July 29 brings the Kosciusko County American Cancer Society's kickoff fundraiser at South Shore in the form of dinner and a huge auction of such items as boats, trips, a case of Coke each week for a year ... The next day brings golfers together for friendly competition, as well as players for the tennis tournament, and bridge aficionados for luncheon and bridge. There are still raffle tickets available for the big sl,ooo-in-groceries-from-Augsburger’s drawing which will be held the evening of July 30. The KCASC committee hopes to raise $50,000 during the two-day event which boasts honorary co-chairmen Chris Schenkel and Tom Hughes. Super Sidewalk Sales are scheduled for August 9-11; Mr. G and the Big Band will perform at Lakeside Park on August 9, preceded by an ice cream social. The Wawasee Rotary Club has scheduled its annual spouse's night to coincide with that event in the park — with boxed dinners provided by Gropp's. Our delightful “Music in the Park" series, continues on August 23 with the Lake Area Community Band, and wraps up on September 6, with a performance by the Ron Barber Jazz Quartet. We have been blessed with the opportunity to build wonderful memories for ourselves and families through the musical events as well as the ice cream socials — which truly provide a time for socializing with our neighbors — wrapped up in the lovely packaging which includes “ the well-kept Lakeside Park, its pavilion and gazebo overlooking the peaceful waters of Syracuse Lake. —o— HERE'S ANOTHER example of the unique opportunities that abound in the SyracuseWawasee area — family entertainment continues at the (air-conditioned) Old Barn of the Enchanted Hills Playhouse with “My Fair Lady'' running July 25-August 5; “Cabaret" from August 8-19; and winding down the season with "Arsenic and Old Lace" from August 22-27. —p— NOSTALGIA WILL have reign when both Smith-Walbridge Camp and the Wawasee School Corporation hold auctions over Labor Day and end traditions that have been a part of the community for many years. —o— THE CHAMBER and Town Board, in an unprecedented meeting of minds, agreed that our town has grown to the point where there is a .strong need for a full-time coordinator (both for the town and the chamber) — someone who has an overview of all the activities going on. the discipline to pull it together, and the authority to make decisions. The first thought was to join forces (and finances) to share a person, however, the town board decided that Syracuse is ready for a full-time manager/mayor and has budgeted towards that end. A qualified town manager can often raise enough money through matching funds and applying for project grants to more than make up for his/her salary. Our town board, basically a voluntary group of citizens who have been elected to their positions. have done a masterful job through the years in their attempt to steer our community through the many transitions. It is to their credit that they have recognized and made preparation for the greater demands of tomorrow. —o— OCR FRIEND. Don Kime, shares with us a timely story about the dividends of summer Now is the time to collect the dividends of summer The purple daw n over the lake as morning breaks, and finally the white billowing clouds playing hide and seek with the sun as the silver sheen is reflected on the dancing waves Sailboats drift along with billowing sails, a picture of tranquility. Swallows and martins dip and swoop over the surface of the water in their pursuit of small insects Along the shoreline near the wetlands, the pink and white hibiscus blooms breaks the monotony of the tall reeds and cat tails You hear the songs of mocking bird, cardinal and wren as you walk your mile or two past gardens in a riot of colorful blooms. It may be at the end of the day you stroll the moonlighted path in glade or forest. Make your list of “The Dividends of Summers " There are other signs than the chirping of the locusts that tell us summer will soon give way to autumn. -s • ■ ■ Queen Anne's lace, "the wild carrot" is cupping its beautiful designs into bolls. Did you ever examine the long straight fibers in the stems? Try to break off one and your effort ends in frustration. The wild plant with all of its delicate beauty grows in the poorest of soil and asks no quarter from adversity.

The goldenrod along the roadside is beginning to head, revealing the color that bears its name before it goes the way of Queen Annels lace and in the end presents a brown ball-shaped boll. The hibiscus with its large cupped petals of pink and white is inhabited by the migrant bumble bee, working knee deep in the pollen around the stamen of the flower. Twenty-two Canadian geese tranquilly and majestically paddle around and then hop up on the sea wall to invade my yard. They love to eat the tender blades of grass. I do not encourage them as their calling cards are not appreciated? A mallard hen with nine half-grown ducklings pays a call. She and her brood are interested in bugs and ants which they quickly sift out from the blades. I marvel that this little mother has been able to keep her brood together.

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Every day I pass a bed of black-eyed Susans completely shaded by a pin oak and Austrian pine tree. Wild ageratuni with their tiny pink blooms are in advance of a late-blooming white clematis that borders one side of the daisy plot. There is a knock at the door and I open it to find two bright-eyes boys just back from a swim. One has a net in his hand. “May we try to catch some small turtles from yotii sea wall?" they politely ask. Then the other plaintively volunteers the concern in the poignant request. “Mother says tomorrow we must pack and go back home and get ready for school." The greatest dividend of all is an invitation from my farmer friend to visit his woods whenever I wish. A small stream runs through his tract of woodland. There are stands of oak, sycamore and beech of giant proportions, plus a scattering of walnut, butternut and buckeye trees. I spied several shellbark hickory trees and a grove of paw-paws. This woodland took me back in memory lane to grandfather's woods along Yellow Creek. It is tea-gathering time. Bunches of spearmint and peppermint are gathered in clusters to hang from the rafters of the smokehouse to dry. What I find in a shadowed moist place in this woods is a real “bonanza," — pennyroyal tea plants. The little purple-tinged leaves with purple flowers are growing in a small bed. The damp air is pungent with the fragrance from leaf and flower. I gather from this treasure trove of summer a small bunch to hang from the rafter of our utility shed where it will cure. Where that bed of tea grows is a secret, unless you appreciate tea made from pennyroyal. This winter I look forward to quaffing a cup filled with the “queen of mints." pennyroyal. The day all too swiftly ends. The evening is cool with a clear sky. The crescent moon lies on its back and dips behind the great oak trees. From afar the great horned owl on his perch besjde an old crow's nest begins his short solos for the night. "Who. Whqo, Whoo, Who, Who." Before dropping off to sleep I count my dividends of the summer with anticipation of looking for still more. —o— THOSE GREENHAVS Apartment residents who depend on government subsidy have been badly shaken by news that the apartments may no longer participate in the government program after the end of 1990. —o— GREAT DAY — The greatracers are back! Dr. Bob Fuson's 1912 American La France Fire Engine and inveterate team of drivers, navigator, and mechanics finished the eighth Great American Race in second place. Dr. Fuson. Warsaw, shared driving responsibilities with Dave Egolf, Syracuse. Kim DeMotte was navigator; Jan Appenzeller and Harry Appenzeller, Syracuse, were the creative mechanics, along with Rob Burchill. Plagued with mechanical problems for most of the trip, day one saw a fan break and mangle the radiator. The team went through five radiators before getting one which properly cooled the engine (they carried four on their parts trailer). Next they replaced the exhaust manifold and overdrive units twice According to Egolf, however, the most exciting situation occurred as they were coasting dow n a grade on a back country road in Colorado and the engine backfired through the carburetor, spewing raw gasoline onto the hot engine, resulting in flames and smoke and burning manywires. Jan Appenzeller leaped out. grabbing the fire extinguisher as he went, and promptlytwisted his knee. Doc also got out to help and, twisting his leg on a stone in the road, tore a hamstring from his tailbone touch). The fire out. Doc directed his team to find some sticks to immobilize his leg < thinking it might be broken). They secured the sticks with grey duct tape and the journey continued after repairs to the vehicle. Doc, however, was taken to Denver by ambulance, returning to the group on crutches to finish the trip The team members received the "Never SayDie" Award as a result of their tenacity.