More Cancellations, Other Information Released Regarding Coronavirus
March 17, 2020 at 3:20 a.m.
More Cancellations, Other Information Released Regarding Coronavirus
By David [email protected]
The adult from Marion County died at a Community Health Network hospital Monday morning. The person, who was over age 60, had been hospitalized as a COVID-19 patient and also suffered from underlying medical conditions.
In response to the coronavirus and actions being taken by the state, more announcements regarding local cancellations and postponements were made, as well as other information, due to the pandemic.
• The Warsaw Community Public Library will close beginning today, March 17 through Monday, April 13. This includes the cancellation of programs occurring inside and outside the building, and the closing of study rooms and meeting rooms through May 4.
The library plans to reopen with normal business hours on Tuesday, April 14, but will continue to assess the situation to determine if a longer closure is warranted. Updates can be found on its Facebook page and warsawlibrary.org.
During this time, patrons should utilize WCPL’s array of resources, including books, magazines, music, shows, research tools and more to download and stream at warsawlibrary.org.
• The North Manchester Public Library is closed for the next two weeks, until Monday, March 30. This decision comes after thorough analysis of available information, including transmission patterns in other states, contact with the Wabash County Health Department and review of CDC guidelines, according to a news release from the library.
With the exception of hotspots, no materials will be due while the library is closed. The library does not want its staff handling large amounts of items from the book drop, so keep your items. The library will not charge any late fees during this time. Hotspots should be returned in the outside book bin on their due date.
• Kroger announced Sunday its Kroger, Pay Less and Owen’s stores will temporarily shift their service hours, operating from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• As previously indicated, two Grace students were tested for COVID-19. Grace received notice Saturday from the Kosciusko County Health Department the test results of one of the students came back negative. It had not yet received the results of the second student’s test, but the second student does not live on campus and has not been to campus in over two weeks.
For information regarding Grace College’s response to COVID-19, visit www.grace.edu/grace-college-updates-regarding-covid-19/.
• Bowen Center announced Sunday that it is open and observing its regular business hours and all appointments. It reported it is taking proactive measures to protect patients and staff and guarding against any disruption of services. Should patients need to reschedule appointments or have any questions, call 800-342-5653.
• Warsaw Community Schools Transportation Director Mark Fick announced that beginning Wednesday, he will deploy 37 school busses equipped with wifi on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to 17 areas throughout the city and county. WCS Chief Technology Officer Brad Hagg published information on the district website with more information regarding internet access for students at warsawschools.org/district/departments/technology. Updates are posted on WCS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Forum in English: http://bit.ly/WCSFAQS and in Spanish: http://bit.ly/WCSFAQSSpanish
• WCS Director of Food and Nutrition Services Marci Franks announced that her department packed over 700 breakfasts plus over 700 lunches for students. WCS will follow a similar process to the summer program. This will be open to students in the community. WCS Food Services will offer 100 meal packages each day at each of the seven school locations offering a free breakfast and a free lunch from 11 a.m. to noon. WCS students will receive a breakfast and a lunch, along with two cartons of milk to take home. The lunch will be for that afternoon and the breakfast will be for the following morning. Tables will be set up outside in the school parking lot with a “grab and go” system at each of the seven locations.
The seven locations are Lakeview, Claypool, Gateway, Lincoln, Leesburg, Jefferson and Harrison. The person collecting meals simply needs to provide the first and last name of one child with the total number of children in the household. This service began Monday and goes through April 3. Parents with a question about a child with a special diet need should call WCS Food Services at 574.371.5086, ext. 5.
• WCS will continue to meet the needs of families currently served through the Boomerang Backpack Program. Tracey Akers, coordinator for Warsaw Boomerang Backpack Program, announced WCS will provide food to students who receive a Boomerang Backpack each weekend. WCS bus drivers will deliver Boomerang Backpacks to the homes March 20, March 27 and April 3.
There are two specific requests for help from the community: financial donations online at http://bit.ly/WCSBBDonation and specify "Warsaw Schools”; or by mail, send a check to Boomerang Backpacks 4616 E. Dupont Road Suite C, Fort Wayne IN 46825 and put "Warsaw Schools" on the memo line; and volunteers at 2 p.m. March 19, 26 and April 2 at Warsaw Community High School (Door #4 on the front, north side of the building). Sign-up link for volunteers is at http://bit.ly/WCSBBVolunteer.
Contact Akers via email at [email protected].
• Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation will be offering grab-and-go lunches (with breakfast for the following day included) starting Wednesday at the following locations and times for students age 18 and under:
Monday through Friday (starting Wednesday): Akron Elementary, Door 5, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Mentone Elementary, main entrance, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Tippecanoe Valley High School, main entrance, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
If parents or students do not have transportation available to pick up lunches, call and leave the students’ names, telephone number, address and the number of students needing meals at: Akron, Julie Kruger, 574-598-2321; Mentone, Nikki Rutherford, 574-598-2537; Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, Trisha Wilson, 574-598-2230; TVHS, Shelly Holloway, 574-598-2131.
• The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce announced the Work Ethic Certificate Lunch N Learn will be postponed until later this summer; CE National’s Business After Hours scheduled for Thursday is postponed until this summer; and the April First Friday Summer Camp Round-Up, scheduled for April 3, is canceled.
• The community meal scheduled for today at Sacred Heart Church, 125 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, has been cancelled.
• Bingo Thursday at Bell Aircraft Museum, Mentone, has been cancelled. The next bingo is scheduled for April 16.
• The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club’s 2020 Oratorical Contest scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Friday has been postponed until further notice.
• The Warsaw Class of 1954 cancelled its luncheon for Saturday, March 21, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
• The Claypool Lions cancelled its March 21 fish and tenderloin fry.
• The North Webster Town Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled due to a lack of business and to help keep the community safe.
The Syracuse Town Council will be limiting the items being discussed or approved for its meeting. It plans on only presenting the minutes, claims and ordinances. Department reports and other non-essential items will be delayed for future meetings.
The Town of Claypool has decided to cancel its regular board meeting today, March 17, due to the restrictions being placed on gatherings.
• Effective immediately, and in response to the NAIA’s cancellation of the 2020 spring championships, Indiana Wesleyan athletics cancelled all athletic practices and competitions through the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
The adult from Marion County died at a Community Health Network hospital Monday morning. The person, who was over age 60, had been hospitalized as a COVID-19 patient and also suffered from underlying medical conditions.
In response to the coronavirus and actions being taken by the state, more announcements regarding local cancellations and postponements were made, as well as other information, due to the pandemic.
• The Warsaw Community Public Library will close beginning today, March 17 through Monday, April 13. This includes the cancellation of programs occurring inside and outside the building, and the closing of study rooms and meeting rooms through May 4.
The library plans to reopen with normal business hours on Tuesday, April 14, but will continue to assess the situation to determine if a longer closure is warranted. Updates can be found on its Facebook page and warsawlibrary.org.
During this time, patrons should utilize WCPL’s array of resources, including books, magazines, music, shows, research tools and more to download and stream at warsawlibrary.org.
• The North Manchester Public Library is closed for the next two weeks, until Monday, March 30. This decision comes after thorough analysis of available information, including transmission patterns in other states, contact with the Wabash County Health Department and review of CDC guidelines, according to a news release from the library.
With the exception of hotspots, no materials will be due while the library is closed. The library does not want its staff handling large amounts of items from the book drop, so keep your items. The library will not charge any late fees during this time. Hotspots should be returned in the outside book bin on their due date.
• Kroger announced Sunday its Kroger, Pay Less and Owen’s stores will temporarily shift their service hours, operating from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.
• As previously indicated, two Grace students were tested for COVID-19. Grace received notice Saturday from the Kosciusko County Health Department the test results of one of the students came back negative. It had not yet received the results of the second student’s test, but the second student does not live on campus and has not been to campus in over two weeks.
For information regarding Grace College’s response to COVID-19, visit www.grace.edu/grace-college-updates-regarding-covid-19/.
• Bowen Center announced Sunday that it is open and observing its regular business hours and all appointments. It reported it is taking proactive measures to protect patients and staff and guarding against any disruption of services. Should patients need to reschedule appointments or have any questions, call 800-342-5653.
• Warsaw Community Schools Transportation Director Mark Fick announced that beginning Wednesday, he will deploy 37 school busses equipped with wifi on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays to 17 areas throughout the city and county. WCS Chief Technology Officer Brad Hagg published information on the district website with more information regarding internet access for students at warsawschools.org/district/departments/technology. Updates are posted on WCS Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Forum in English: http://bit.ly/WCSFAQS and in Spanish: http://bit.ly/WCSFAQSSpanish
• WCS Director of Food and Nutrition Services Marci Franks announced that her department packed over 700 breakfasts plus over 700 lunches for students. WCS will follow a similar process to the summer program. This will be open to students in the community. WCS Food Services will offer 100 meal packages each day at each of the seven school locations offering a free breakfast and a free lunch from 11 a.m. to noon. WCS students will receive a breakfast and a lunch, along with two cartons of milk to take home. The lunch will be for that afternoon and the breakfast will be for the following morning. Tables will be set up outside in the school parking lot with a “grab and go” system at each of the seven locations.
The seven locations are Lakeview, Claypool, Gateway, Lincoln, Leesburg, Jefferson and Harrison. The person collecting meals simply needs to provide the first and last name of one child with the total number of children in the household. This service began Monday and goes through April 3. Parents with a question about a child with a special diet need should call WCS Food Services at 574.371.5086, ext. 5.
• WCS will continue to meet the needs of families currently served through the Boomerang Backpack Program. Tracey Akers, coordinator for Warsaw Boomerang Backpack Program, announced WCS will provide food to students who receive a Boomerang Backpack each weekend. WCS bus drivers will deliver Boomerang Backpacks to the homes March 20, March 27 and April 3.
There are two specific requests for help from the community: financial donations online at http://bit.ly/WCSBBDonation and specify "Warsaw Schools”; or by mail, send a check to Boomerang Backpacks 4616 E. Dupont Road Suite C, Fort Wayne IN 46825 and put "Warsaw Schools" on the memo line; and volunteers at 2 p.m. March 19, 26 and April 2 at Warsaw Community High School (Door #4 on the front, north side of the building). Sign-up link for volunteers is at http://bit.ly/WCSBBVolunteer.
Contact Akers via email at [email protected].
• Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation will be offering grab-and-go lunches (with breakfast for the following day included) starting Wednesday at the following locations and times for students age 18 and under:
Monday through Friday (starting Wednesday): Akron Elementary, Door 5, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Mentone Elementary, main entrance, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.; Tippecanoe Valley High School, main entrance, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
If parents or students do not have transportation available to pick up lunches, call and leave the students’ names, telephone number, address and the number of students needing meals at: Akron, Julie Kruger, 574-598-2321; Mentone, Nikki Rutherford, 574-598-2537; Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, Trisha Wilson, 574-598-2230; TVHS, Shelly Holloway, 574-598-2131.
• The Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce announced the Work Ethic Certificate Lunch N Learn will be postponed until later this summer; CE National’s Business After Hours scheduled for Thursday is postponed until this summer; and the April First Friday Summer Camp Round-Up, scheduled for April 3, is canceled.
• The community meal scheduled for today at Sacred Heart Church, 125 N. Harrison St., Warsaw, has been cancelled.
• Bingo Thursday at Bell Aircraft Museum, Mentone, has been cancelled. The next bingo is scheduled for April 16.
• The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club’s 2020 Oratorical Contest scheduled for 4 to 7 p.m. Friday has been postponed until further notice.
• The Warsaw Class of 1954 cancelled its luncheon for Saturday, March 21, because of the coronavirus pandemic.
• The Claypool Lions cancelled its March 21 fish and tenderloin fry.
• The North Webster Town Council meeting scheduled for Tuesday has been cancelled due to a lack of business and to help keep the community safe.
The Syracuse Town Council will be limiting the items being discussed or approved for its meeting. It plans on only presenting the minutes, claims and ordinances. Department reports and other non-essential items will be delayed for future meetings.
The Town of Claypool has decided to cancel its regular board meeting today, March 17, due to the restrictions being placed on gatherings.
• Effective immediately, and in response to the NAIA’s cancellation of the 2020 spring championships, Indiana Wesleyan athletics cancelled all athletic practices and competitions through the remainder of the 2019-20 school year.
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