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Church News, May 4, 2017

Upcoming events include the Run for the Son, a performance by the Fort Wayne Festival Choir and a Jonah Fish Fry.

Church News, May 11, 2017

A community meal, a bake sale and a southern gospel concert are among upcoming events:

Valley Board Hears About Student Assistance Plan

The Tippecanoe Valley School Board at its meeting Monday learned how the TVHS Student Assistance Plan is helping students cope with mental health issues.

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Letters to the Editor 12-02-2005

- WW III Is Now - Doctors - The Time Zone Joke - Torture - Only One Holiday - Cheaper Gas - Stolen Snowman WW III Is Now Editor, Times-Union: We finally heard it on national TV last night.Like it or not, we are in World War III.About 10 or 15 years ago the Muslim world declared war on all the non-Muslim world on planet earth.Remember? I do.I didn't write it down when I heard it for the same reason you didn't.We thought: "We've heard that before.We know a little history.We remember the young Mohammed and the bloody start he got in southern Arabia at Mecca and Medina.

Vikings Fail To Reach .500

AKRON - The Tippecanoe Valley Vikings baseball team took the field Wednesday evening fresh off an 8-inning heartbreaking loss Monday to Southwood with sights set on climbing above .500. It was not to be. The Vikings sleepwalked for seven innings in losing to Three Rivers Confenece opponent Northfield 8-2.Valley seemed hung over from the emotional loss Monday by allowing five stolen bases, committing three passed balls and booting a ground ball, thus opening the door for a five-run Northfield fifth inning. The lackluster effort by Valley was not directly traced to its misfortunes, but due in part to a solid pitching performance by Norseman Jason Stanley. Stanley was in total command the entire evening, allowing just four hits in going the distance.

CMA Pounds Valley

MENTONE - As Tippecanoe Valley baseball coach Pat O'Connell stood in the batter's box and hit ground balls to his infielders before Tuesday's game with Culver Military Academy, he became so impressed with his team's practice that he remarked: "Pretty soon you guys will be good enough that I will be able to come here and sit in the dugout like a pro baseball manager." The players methodically went about their business.The fielding was crisp.Infielders gloved ground balls and rifled them over to first. Then the game started. CMA dismantled Valley 16-2 in five innings.The turning point in this game? The first inning, said O'Connell. "Normally, I wouldn't say the first inning would be that big of a key," O'Connell said."But tonight it was big, and I'll tell you why.Last night (Monday) we had a heartbreaker loss, 4-3 to Caston, in a game we should have won.

Memories Of '97: Wilcoxson, Wiggins and Wawasee among top stories of 1997

Changes in two communities and violence against two of the most innocent institutions - a child and a church - were among the top local stories of 1997. By a unanimous choice, Winona Lake's restoration project was the top news story of the year, according to news staffers of the Times-Union and WRSW radio. The massive restoration project, led by town council president Brent Wilcoxson and entrepreneur Dane Miller, spurred debate on several levels.While nobody doubts the project is well intended and will be a major benefit to the town, questions arose regarding Wilcoxson's role since some of the $7 million project has involved town council approval. While Wilcoxson, a first-term elected official, stayed busy with the widespread renovation project, the longtime leader of the adjoining city of Warsaw was stepping aside. After 13 years as mayor, Jeff Plank resigned and left office March 1 to join InstruMed, an upstart firm located in Warsaw.

Two Local Men Fought On Iwo Jima During World War II

As Allied Forces broke through the German front and brought Hitler's army to it's knees in early 1945, the outcome of World War II Pacific campaigns had yet to be determined. The U.S.declared war on Japan the day after Dec.7, 1941, when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor Hawaii.The Philippines, Wake Island, Guam, Malaya, Thailand, Shanghai and Midway also were taken as the Japanese continued their furious assault in the Pacific Ocean. At the height of its power, the Japanese Empire controlled all islands in the Philippine and South China seas, held much of China and had invaded Korea, Manchuria, Berma, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam.Half of New Guinea was under Japanese rule. Over the next three years U.S.troops fought in places with names like Luzon, Bataan, Tarawa and Tinian. One of the most crucial and bloodiest battles was held on the island of Iwo Jima.

Wagon Wheel Performers Talk About Ties To NYC

Perhaps more than any other group of professionals, actors have ties to New York City, either having lived there or knowing people who do. The leading actors of "The Music Man" on stage now at the Ramada Wagon Wheel Theatre are no exception. "My girlfriend watched the first building burn as the plane hit the second tower from her office window," said Rod Thomas, now based in New York.He was in Chicago Sept.11 performing the lead role in "big, the musical." The part earned him a Joseph Jefferson Award for best principal actor in a musical Nov.5. Thomas returns to the round stage for the role of Prof.Harold Hill after a season-long absence. "My immediate feelings were that what I do is so inadequate," he said."Slowly you come out of that." Friend and fellow actor Mickey Fisher agreed. "I've been on top of the twin towers, it is so scary, the loss of those buildings and the way they were brought down," he said.

Where To Vote

Following is a complete list of polling places in Kosciusko County for the primary election Tuesday. Jackson Township 1st Precinct Jackson Township Fire Station, Sidney 2nd Precinct Eel River Church of Brethren, Ind.14E Monroe Township 1st Precinct Pleasant Grove UM Church, 2493 E.CR 400S Washington Township 1st Precinct Fire Station, Pierceton 2nd Precinct Community Building, Pierceton 3rd Precinct Community Building, Pierceton Tippecanoe Township 1st Precinct Tippecanoe Twp Bldg., S.Morton St., N.Webster 2nd Precinct North side Township Building (EMS garage) 3rd Precinct Barbee Conservation Club, N CR 700E 4th Precinct Tippecanoe Township Building, N.Webster Turkey Creek Township 1st Precinct Fire Station, Enchanted Hills, Cromwell 2nd Precinct American Legion Post #223, 1806 S.Huntington St. 3rd Precinct St.Andrews Methodist Church, N.Long Dr.

Where To Vote

Following is a complete list of polling places in Kosciusko County for the primary election Tuesday. Jackson Township 1st Precinct Jackson Township Fire Station, Sidney 2nd Precinct Eel River Church of Brethren, Ind.14E Monroe Township 1st Precinct Pleasant Grove UM Church, 2943 E.CR 400S Washington Township 1st Precinct Fire Station, Pierceton 2nd Precinct Community Building, Pierceton 3rd Precinct Community Building, Pierceton Tippecanoe Township 1st Precinct Tippecanoe Twp Bldg., S.Morton St., N.Webster 2nd Precinct North side, Township Building (EMS garage) 3rd Precinct Barbee Conservation Club, CR 700E 4th Precinct Tippecanoe Township Building, west end Turkey Creek Township 1st Precinct Fire Station, Enchanted Hills, Cromwell 2nd Precinct American Legion Post #223, 1806 S.Huntington St. 3rd Precinct St.Andrews Methodist Church, N.Long Dr. 4th Precinct Calvary UM Church, 810 S.Huntington St.

Communities Set Memorial Day Weekend Events

The annual Memorial Day services as conducted by the John C.Peterson American Legion Post 49 and James W.Sittler VFW Post 1126 will be at Oakwood Cemetery in Warsaw May 30. Color guards, firing squad and other organizational units will form on Maple Avenue, just outside the cemetery gate.A march into the cemetery will begin at 11 a.m.Any units that want to participate should report at the gate by 10:30 a.m. The program includes the playing of the national anthem by the Warsaw Community High School band, a memorial address by Maj.Gen.Robert Tanguy, R-USAF, roll call of deceased veterans and a flag-folding ceremony for deceased veterans.

Kosciusko Foundation Honors Volunteers

The 2005 Heart of Gold Awards reception, presented by Kosciusko County Community Foundation Inc., was held Tuesday at Center Lake Pavilion.Forty-seven individuals were recognized for having hearts of gold.The welcome was given by Bob Condon, KCCF board president, and the invocation was by the Rev.Jerry Yoder.Suzie Light, executive director of KCCF, spoke about how the annual Heart of Gold awards help the Foundation fulfill its mission. The keynote address by Ken Locke focused on Thaddeus Kosciuszko and the philanthropic nature of his life. Nominees and nominators were presented, with the nominees receiving an envelope and a Heart of Gold pin, and they had their photos taken with their nominators. Dr.Ron Manahan, a KCCF board member, highlighted 10 Heart of Gold nominations to share with those in attendance.

Legislators Studying Blood Alcohol, Reassessment

Editor's note: This is the second of three parts. The amount of federal highway funds received by a state will soon depend on a state's willingness to lower alcohol concentrations to .08 percent (Senate Bill 08 and House Bill 1618). State Senator Kent Adams (R-Warsaw) and State Representatives David Wolkins (R-Dist 18) and Bill Ruppel (R-Dist.22) visited with guests of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau Saturday, giving a legislative update. The lowering of blood and breath alcohol concentrations was discussed by Wolkins and Ruppel.No one in attendance argued with its reasonableness. Ruppel co-authored this bill and tucked on a forgiving amendment for first-time offenders. "I realize there will be people who don't know how much they can drink before they're at .08," he said.

Akron Teacher Hangs Up Chalk After 40 Years In Fourth Grade

AKRON - Even when she was a little girl, Bernadean Howard knew what she wanted to do with her life.