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Clay, Lake, Seward Townships Get New Ambulance Service

SILVER LAKE -ÊResidents of Clay, Lake and Seward townships will have a new primary ambulance service in the new year. The areas, which currently are served by South Central EMS, recently signed contracts with Multi-Township EMS to begin services Jan.1. "We needed (the ambulance service) to be seven days, not just on call," said Clay Township Trustee/Assessor Ben McKrill. "We wanted a 24-hour guarantee," said Lake Township Trustee/Assessor Molly Bradford. "Our board was concerned (about the services) and wanted to look out for what's best for our town and our community," said Silver Lake Clerk-Treasurer Angie Glass. McKrill started the process of researching options for ambulance services in May, and by July had decided to go with Multi-Township EMS for services in Clay Township.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

County Has Potential For $1.5 Million In Grants For Jobs, Emergency Management

Grants help get some of the dollars Kosciusko County residents pay in taxes back to the county. Tuesday, the Kosciusko County commissioners learned of how approximately nearly $1.5 million in total grants may come back to the county and area. Juan A.Manigault, president and CEO of Northern Indiana Workforce Investment Board, asked the commissioners for their approval and signatures for a $400,000 grant application from the Indiana Department of Workforce Development.Only workforce boards can apply for the grants.However, there are 16 workforce boards in the state, he said, and only nine will receive the grant monies.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Holidays Require Extra Care In Food Preparation

With the holiday season fast approaching, consumers and food preparers need to be more aware of the dangers of food- borne diseases like salmonella.Information from the Centers for Disease Control said more than 250 different diseases have been described that can be caused by contaminated food or drink.The most common foodborne diseases are infections caused by bacteria. The majority of food items that cause foodborne diseases are raw or undercooked foods of animal origin, such as meat, milk, eggs, cheese, fish or shellfish.This includes the traditional Thanksgiving turkey. Approximately 40,000 cases of salmonella infection are reported to the CDC each year with perhaps as many as 100 times more cases going unreported. This is an increase from approximately 20,000 cases in the 1960s, the CDC said.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Winona Lake Resident Asks Town Council About Channel Dredging

WINONA LAKE - Town resident Duane Allen questioned the town council during Tuesday's meeting regarding plans to dredge the channel. He said he was not able to navigate from his rented pier to the lake without difficulty and had ruined two propellers in the process. The town rents the piers along the channel. Board president Rolly Ortega said the plan commission is taking a look at the problem and advised Allen that a seawall is planned for the east side of the channel as part of the greenway project. "The south side is the only entrance because low bridges on the north often make it impassable," Allen said. Town coordinator Craig Allebach said the last dredging was in 1996 and the town paid for part of the cost.Winona Restoration picked up the bulk of the bill.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

WHA Must Appoint Client To Board

When Tom Lemon leaves the Warsaw Housing Authority board at the end of the year, he will be replaced by a client of the agency. Lemon's term expires Dec.31.The WHA planned to reappoint Lemon for another term, plus add a tenant as a sixth member of the board. However, WHA executive director Laura Kaufman said Monday that Indiana statute requires housing authorities to have only five members.Kaufman said there isn't a clause to allow for an addition to the board even though the Department of Housing and Urban Development mandated adding a tenant as a voting member on the agency's board.The federal law just says to add a tenant, Kaufman said, but doesn't say the agency can increase the number of members on its board. The board members are appointed by the mayor and Kaufman said she will make a recommendation to Mayor Ernie Wiggins in hopes of having the new member named by next month.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Officer Hurt In Raid On Milford Meth Lab

MILFORD - Anhydrous ammonia fumes sent an undercover police officer to the hospital Tuesday afternoon during an investigation of a possible methamphetamine laboratory in Milford.One man was arrested in connection with the investigation. Milford Police Department Marshal Dave Hobbs alerted the Kosciusko County Special Operations Team to the matter about noon Tuesday after a landlord discovered punctured ether cans at the property above a downtown Milford business on South Main Street. SPOT officers arrived for an initial investigation and, while one officer was talking to people inside the building, another walked out the back of the building onto a rooftop.There, the officer discovered a cooler and, when he lifted the lid, was overcome by the fumes.The officer suffered difficulty breathing and redness to his hands.He was treated at Kosciusko Community Hospital and later released.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Elementary Students Compete In Annual Olympics Events Tuesday

BOURBON - School spirit and Olympics pride were high among Triton Elementary School students Tuesday. Nearly 100 sixth-grade students participated in a day packed full of Olympics activities beginning at 9:30 a.m.and continuing until the end of the school day. Triton Elementary School teacher and Olympics organizer Linda Bowdler said the event takes place every year. Students began their day with a parade around the school and across the yard to the old gym, where most activities and awards took place.Students were placed in groups and prior to the Olympics day, each group designed a flag (to be judged by the art department) displaying their name.Names were all Greek and included: Athens, Mycenae, Troy, Delphi and Thebes, among others.
LAURA SLOOP, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Truck Traveling Nearly 60 MPH At Impact, Witness Says

Brandon Robinson never lifted his eyes from the table where he was seated while the judge explained the charges against him to the jury Monday, the first day of a four-day trial. Robinson kept his eyes downcast as Deputy Prosecutor Dan Nelson and defense attorney Charles A.Davis Jr.offered their opening statements to the 14-member jury comprising six women and eight men. Robinson never altered his plane of vision as the perspiration stains spread under his arms during testimony from the first five witnesses for the state. Robinson, 18, of 1815 Deer Trail, Warsaw, is on trial in Kosciusko Superior Court III for eight criminal counts - three each of driving while intoxicated causing death and reckless homicide and two counts of driving while intoxicated causing serious bodily injury - all felonies.
RUTH ANNE LIPKA, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Manchester Schools To Seek Funds From Bond Bank

NORTH MANCHESTER - Manchester Community Schools Acting Superintendent Kim Thurston etched a bleak financial picture due to reassessment and sought approval for using the Indiana Bond Bank for funds. "We're going to need it in January," Thurston told the school board. The board unanimously approved the measure.Board members Larry Miller and Caryle McLaughlin were absent. MCS will find itself in an emergency cash flow situation in January, Thurston said."All I know is we have to make payroll." The corporation has up to $9.1 million available from Indiana Bond Bank. Indiana won't provide the basic grant distribution in January, Thurston said.And the state will hand out only one-third of the total amount of property tax replacement credit to school districts in the first six months of 2003.The districts usually receive half.
Matthew Weigelt, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Triton Creates New Technology Director Position

BOURBON - Triton School Corp.opened a new position effective Monday.Board members approved hiring Dan Weaver Monday as the new technology coordinator for Triton schools. "We had 16 applicants for the job," superintendent Rex Roth said. A committee, comprising Roth, Triton Elementary School principal Tom Bowers, Triton Junior-Senior High School principal Ted Chittum, Hugh Rettinger and Charlie Ray, interviewed three applicants for the new position. Roth said Weaver was the unanimous choice for the job. "Dan has worked in our corporation and is familiar with our technology set-up," he said."He has vast experience in hardware and software applications.He should prove to be a valuable asset to our technology situation." Weaver said he is "really looking forward" to beginning his new job. In other business: • Roth reported to school board members on the progress of the new bus garage.
LAURA SLOOP, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Elliott Retires As Zimmer Pres., CEO

Zimmer Holdings Inc.today announced Ray Elliott has informed the board of directors that he plans to retire in the first half of 2007 from his positions as president and chief executive officer of the company, but will continue to serve in those roles until his official retirement. Elliott, 57, will remain as chairman for at least one year following today's announcement. The board said it hired Spencer Stuart, the global executive recruiting firm, to assist with the search for a successor, which will include both internal and external candidates.The transition is expected to occur during the first half of 2007.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Syracuse Park Board Hears Report On Community Center

SYRACUSE - The Syracuse Park and Recreation Board heard good news and not-so-good news Monday. The good news is that the community center project is about half done and the money is about half spent. "That puts us right on target," Syracuse Parks and Recreation Superintendent Michael Hixenbaugh reported. He said the glazing on the glass for the windows is holding up heating and drywall, but is expected to be ready for Dec.18 installation.If not, they will go with another company. The board also heard that the park truck sold for $1,400 at auction. The not-so-good news is that the wiring in all of the parks is inadequate to handle even a few holiday decorations.Electricity at Crosson Mill Park has been fixed enough to work.There is not enough power at Ward Park to light the spruce tree.Since all the electricity at Lakeside Park is on one circuit, plans are being made to dig a trench to add a new line to the pole.
VIRGINIA NIZAMOFF SURSO, Times-Union Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Anti-terrorism Task Force Meets

More than 100 sheriffs and police chiefs from throughout northern Indiana met Friday in Warsaw to work on communications in terrorist situations. The theme of the meeting was: "The greatest strength of law enforcement is cooperation and communication." Kosciusko County Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine, KCSD Capt.Jim Springer, Warsaw Police Department Chief Steve Foster and Syracuse Town Marshal Tom Perzanowski were among the law enforcement administrators in attendance at the event that took place at Ramada Plaza Hotel. The Anti-Terrorism Task Force gathering was held in answer to Attorney General John Ashcroft's Sept.17 directive that such committees be established in each federal judicial district.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Red Ball Planners Look To '07 Event

The 2007 Red Ball Committee Wednesday kicked off plans for this year's ball, scheduled March 10 at Tippecanoe Country Club, which is during National Red Cross Month. Co-chairs for the event are Fran and Larry Allen, Cheryl and David Blakemore, Kristin and Matt Elliott and Carol Lyn and Dean Jansen. The kick-off was sponsored by Zimmer and hosted at their corporate headquarters, downtown Warsaw.Kristin Elliott welcomed the group and recognized Sylvia Aguirre, a committee member employed by Zimmer, who arranged the event.
M.J. RHODES, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Syracuse Police Chief Endler Resigns

SYRACUSE - The new millennium will bring about at least one change for the town of Syracuse. Tuesday, Syracuse Town Marshal William F.Endler presented his resignation to the town council effective Jan.7. In his resignation letter, Endler wrote: "There are times in life when situations change, whether it be family or otherwise, and critical decisions have to be made.I have come to that point in my life where this is the case.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee Takes Over Control Of Own Special Ed Services

SYRACUSE - Originally, the North Central Indiana Cooperative included five school corporations. The special needs students of Bremen, Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw, Wawasee and Whitko were served through the centralized cooperative for efficiency. Then, in the 1990s, the NCI began to decentralize.First, the students were moved back to their home schools.In the mid-1990s, the staff was decentralized. Now, the administration is being decentralized. At the Wawasee Community School Corp.Board of School Trustees meeting Tuesday, the school board approved Wendy Hite to be the supervisor for Wawasee's special education services as part of that decentralization.Hite will resign from the Warsaw School Corp.and be employed by Wawasee. Each school corporation will have its own administration for special needs and staffing, but the cooperative will still exist, though in a smaller capacity.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

IEDC CEO Patricia Miller Addresses Local Manufacturers' Council

Patricia Miller, chief executive officer of the new Indiana Economic Development Corp., was the speaker Tuesday at the December meeting of the Kosciusko County Manufacturers' Council. The IEDC replaced the Department of Commerce in February as the entity charged with state economic development. Miller is co-owner and co-president of Vera Bradley Designs, a Fort Wayne-based company, which she and Barbara Baekgaard started as a cottage industry in 1982.Today, the company is approaching nine figures a year in sales and employs more than 120 workers.She was named Business Leader of the Year in 1997 by the Indiana Chamber of Commerce and received the Spirit of Philanthropy Award in 2002 from Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.To concentrate her efforts on the IEDC, Miller has taken a leave of absence from Vera Bradley.
M.J. RHODES, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee GQE results down slightly from 2001

SYRACUSE -ÊResults are in for the fall 2002 grade 10 Graduation Qualifying Examination, and Wawasee High School results are slightly disappointing. "We are down," reported Wawasee Schools administrative assistant Joy Swartzentruber. She reported 69 percent of the students were above the standard in math, compared to 72 percent last year.Twenty-seven percent were below the standard. In English/language arts, 69 percent of the students were above the standard, compared to 75 percent of last year's sophomores.Twenty-nine percent were below the standard. And in both mathematics and English/language arts, 61 percent were above the standard compared to 65 percent last year.Twenty percent of the students were below the standard in both. Swartzentruber said they went back and looked at this year's sophomores' ISTEP scores and they, too, were lower than last year's sophomores' ISTEP scores.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Township Officials Meet To Discuss Fate Of North Webster School

NORTH WEBSTER - According to Indiana State Code (IC20-4-5-8) ownership of the North Webster Elementary School shall be offered as a gift for park and recreation purposes to the township that owned the property before the school was consolidated.In this case, Tippecanoe Township is first in line to either accept the property and buildings or the first to refuse. Township trustee Richard Mitchell and board of trustee members Bill Metcalf, president, Louis "Bud" Neibert and Dick Shock held a public meeting Tuesday night to discuss their options with members of the community. About 20 citizens attended the meeting. The new owners of the North Webster Elementary school buildings and grounds could very well become Tippecanoe Township, according to township trustee Mitchell, if that is the wish of the public. However, he cited the burden of maintenance and upkeep to the taxpayers.
TERESA CARRANO, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Officers Hurt During Arrest

SYRACUSE -ÊTwo officers were injured during a chase while making a drug arrest near Syracuse Monday afternoon. Timothy Sparks, 47, of 12346 N.Kings Drive, Syracuse, was arrested for dealing cocaine/narcotics, intimidation with a deadly weapon and resisting/fleeing law enforcement and booked into the Kosciusko County Jail around 5:35 p.m.Monday.His bond was set at $20,000. Kosciusko County Drug Task Force officers went to Sparks' residence to serve a warrant for dealing methamphetamine from Noble County.When officers entered the house, Sparks reportedly pulled out and pointed a shotgun at them. Officers negotiated with Sparks and persuaded him to put the gun down. Once he put the gun down, Sparks fled his home on foot, entering a neighbor's house and fleeing out the back door. Sparks was caught and arrested after a struggle.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016
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