Good Neighbors

Good Neighbors is a column in which readers share friendly advice. To ask or answer questions, write ‘the PAPER’, Good Neighbors, P.O. Box 188, Milford, IN 46542; fax 800-886-3796; or e-mail abias@the-papers.com. Please no phone calls.

Editor’s Note: The Good Neighbors column is for people looking for hard-to-find or old items or for people seeking advice, not for items you can find in a local store or sell through the help of a classified ad. This column will now run every other week. —o—

Books

Good neighbors: Hundreds of books for free, including gardening, fourth grade to adult mysteries, educational and miscellaneous old books. Pickup in Argos. Call (574) 948-1985.

Female husky

Good neighbors: Looking for a good home for a female husky. She’s AKC registered and excellent with children. She’s a great dog just eating too many of our free range chickens. If interested, call (574) 544-9669.

New questions

Swing set/picnic table — Does anyone have a used swing/slide set and also a picnic table they no longer use or want that is still in good condition? Call (574) 862-1704.

Fertile chicken eggs — Does any good neighbor have a rooster with their hens that would sell me some fertile eggs to hatch? My number is (574) 2766028.

Small hip pockets on jeans — Does any good neighbor know the origin/purpose of the very small hip pockets commonly found on jeans, usually on the right side, halfway inside the regular pocket? Reply through this column. — A reader —o—

T-posts — I would be happy to take down/remove unwanted/old farm fence in exchange for the T-posts (or other usable posts) for a fencing project. Call or text (574) 328-1407 (New Paris).

WHS yearbooks — Collector looking for Wawasee High School yearbooks for years 1970, 1972, 1973, 1976, 1981 through 1988 and 1991 to the present. Call (574) 834-2934.

Baby food jars — Coin collector looking for baby food jars, all sizes. Call (574) 834-2934.

Rag rugs — Looking for a maker of rag rugs. I can supply the material to the maker however they would like. Call (219) 205-2339 or reply through this column.

Alive Fest in Ohio — Are any church groups going to Alive Fest from this area? We may not be able to go but already purchased tickets. How can we sell them or can they be used for next year? Any ideas, text (574) 304-6375.

Flat window well cover — I’m having trouble finding a replacement for a flat window well cover, but I think a discarded plexiglass sneeze guard would work. Please call and leave a message if you have any at least 14 inches by 32 inches or a bit larger. Call (574) 834-2457.

Flat-bottom jon boat — Does anyone have a flat-bottom jon boat they would like to get rid of? It should be somewhere around 12 feet long. Call (574) 223-6744.

White kitten — I’m looking for a white female kitten that needs a new home. If you have one, please call (574) 544-9669.

Application deadline May 17 for Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy

The application deadline for the Kosciusko Youth Leadership Academy is Wednesday, May 17. Current sophomores who will be entering their junior years in the fall of 2023 are eligible to apply. Applications can be picked up at high school counselors’ offices or can be downloaded from kosciuskoyouthleadership.org.

Schools eligible are Warsaw, Whitko, Tippecanoe Valley, Lakeland Christian Academy, Whitko, Triton and NorthWood High School. Home-schooled students may also apply if they reside in Kosciusko County.

The May 17 deadline is firm. Postal service could take up to three days after send date to ar- rive prior to the May 17 deadline. Questions can be directed via email to the board through the KYLA website in the contact section.

KYLA is a nonprofit organization in its 30th year educating and training youth in leadership skills through community service work.