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Kosciusko County voters planning on hearing sheriff candidates Jeff Bronsing and Aaron Rovenstine will be missing one if not both opponents Thursday night. Rovenstine, Republican candidate, told the Times-Union today he will not attend the event because of conflicting campaign events. "...Aaron Rovenstine will be unable to participate in the scheduled forum sponsored by TAN (Taxpayer Action Network) for Oct.22, 1998, at 7 p.m.," the press release delivered by Rovenstine stated.
DAVID A. BEALL, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Record Number Attend Right To Life Banquet

WINONA LAKE - More than 450 people attended the annual Kosciusko County Right To Life Banquet Monday at Rodeheaver Auditorium.Jeff Neumann, principal of Madison Elementary School, was the emcee. Following the presentation of colors and the invocation, U.S.Rep.Mark Souder, seeking re-election, and State Sen.Becky Skillman, Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, spoke briefly about their views and voting records on pro-life issues.Included in the information provided with the program were surveys on local candidates and where state and federal candidates stand on abortion issues. Music was provided by the Marian High School Choir and Lauren Kreager, who sang "I Am," written by Joe Higgenbotham.
M.J. RHODES, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Steele Challenges Buyer In 5th District

The race for Indiana's Fifth Congressional District seat pits three-term incumbent Republican Steve Buyer against Democrat David Steele. Steve Buyer Buyer, elected in 1992, is a native of Monticello and a graduate of North White High School in Monon.He received a degree in business administration from the Citadel and a law degree from Valparaiso University Law School in 1984. He is also a U.S.Army veteran, serving three years as a member of the Judge Advocate General Corps.After his military service he served as a special assistant to the U.S.attorney in Virginia and as deputy attorney general for Indiana, serving as counsel to the Indiana Commodity and Warehouse Licensing Agency.He later opened a private law practice in Monticello, specializing in family law.
DAVID A. BEALL, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

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.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Palace Of Sports Pledges $$$ For Old Webster School

NORTH WEBSTER -- The International Palace of Sports pledged $750,000 toward renovation and operation of the elementary school as a community center.The donation was announced during the town council meeting Wednesday. To begin, a lump sum of $250,000 will be given for use in renovation projects; an additional $50,000 per year for 10 years is to be used for operating costs. "It was Homer Shoop's mission in life to help the youth of the community and this center would certainly fulfill that mission," wrote Jon Sroufe, president of the IPS Foundation."We would be pleased if the community and recreation center would be named in his memory." The offer is contingent upon the town securing the property for development. Town council president Kay Andrews said a meeting is scheduled for Oct.29 at 4 p.m.in the school.The meeting will include a tour of the facilities for all interested organizations and individuals.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Ruthie McIntosh Stumps Warsaw For Her Husband

Ruthie McIntosh has been campaigning full-time for her husband, Republican candidate for governor, David McIntosh. She stopped through Warsaw Thursday to share her husband's issues and ideas for governor and give an update of the campaign. McIntosh said she has traveled around the state focusing on two principle issues: taxes and education. "He's got a really great plan," she said of her husband's 25 percent tax cut proposal. His tax cut plan includes five key tax cuts: for Hoosiers 65 and older, freeze property tax bills on their current home after they receive the 25 percent across-the-board tax cut; provide farmers with an average 25 percent across-the-board tax cut with a new Farmland Protection Credit; eliminate the inventory tax on businesses; provide a full 5 percent credit for all new research and development investments; and reduce the insurance premium tax.
ANITA WEISHEIT, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

City Still Looking At Sign Rules

Warsaw Plan Commission meets today at 7 p.m.and the board will continue its discussion regarding off-site signage. A temporary moratorium was set in May while recommendations were made by task force members Jim Gast, Trish Brown, Bill Rhoades, city planner Jeff Noffsinger and assistant city planner Kristy Mehlburg. There are 69 off-premise signs, billboards or outdoor advertising signs throughout the city.In 1998, a zoning ordinance removed off-premise signs from the books. The ordinance refers to all signs on- or off-premise as freestanding signs.Height, size and frequency of all signs are regulated.Loopholes in the ordinance have allowed several signs to be erected. Since May, the task force has contacted business owners, the chamber of commerce and others for their input on signage and its restrictions.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Operation Welcome Home

Members of Company A, 1st Battalion 293rd Infantry, mustered for active duty Nov.11 and served the U.S.as part of Operation Iraqi Freedom in Iraq for nine months.In July the men were part of the first National Guard battalion in the country to receive the highly coveted Combat Infantry Badge from the Department of the Army since the Korean War.Family, friends and citizens gathered at the Kosciusko County Courthouse at noon Friday to welcome the troops back home.
Photo by Gary Nieter, Times-Union- | July 28, 2016

25,000 Without Power

About 25,000 NIPSCO customers were without power this morning because of poles and lines breaking under the strain of high winds and falling tree limbs from Tuesday's storm. Residents from Center and Jackson streets and Spring Hill Acres in Warsaw, Grace College and Auditorium Drive in Winona Lake, as well as Mentone and North Webster reported outages this morning. Mentone School was still without power late this morning. No injuries from the storm were reported. "We had our repair crews out last night working on damage from the storm, but the high winds this morning have undone those repairs," said NIPSCO community relations representative Tom Kallaway. Statewide, NIPSCO reported 25,000 customers out of service.Hardest hit was the northwestern area of the state: Hammond, Gary, Valparaiso and Crown Point.
GREG BROWN, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw School Board Candidates Speak Up

Candidates for Warsaw Community Schools' board recently aired their views on three questions about the school board and Warsaw Community Schools. The candidates for District 3 are Dan J.Robinson and Albert G.Smith; for District 4, Charles Sauders and Terry Klondaris; and for District 6, Craig Allebach, running unopposed.Following are their responses. Q: What do you see as the major strengths and weaknesses of Warsaw Community Schools? A: Robinson said, "Drugs at school and discipline are always a weak area for any school and we're certainly not any different in that respect."He said Warsaw Community Schools have several strengths, including a good administrative team, good teachers and a good infrastructure. Smith said the major weakness of the school system is the quality of teachers."We have too many poor teachers, and I mean poor," he said.A former teacher, Smith said Indiana's low academic standards are due to mediocre teachers.He could find no strengths.
Laurie Hahn, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Adults Dig Halloween, Too

Watch out, kids! Your parents stealing trick-or-treat goodies from you is the least of your worries - they're about to take over Halloween. According to information provided by Wilton Enterprises of Woodridge, Ill., Halloween is the second-most popular occasion for adult-hosted parties, trailing only behind New Year's Eve.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Whitley Couple Accept $75,000 For Winona Property

Two weeks away from a trial by jury, Ralph and Joellen Fitch of Larwill accepted an amount of $75,000 Nov.3 for their property at 800 Park Ave., Winona Lake. The Whitley County couple purchased the property in 1992, renting out apartments on a weekly basis. Six years later the building was inspected by the Kosciusko County Health Department and cited for numerous health code violations. In 2000 the property was designated as blighted by the Winona Lake Redevelopment Commission.An area designated as blighted means the commission decided there is a better use for that parcel and it did not conform to the use of other property around it. Town coordinator Craig Allebach said then the property deteriorated to the point it did not fit in the area for economic growth as far as the Tax Increment Financing District was concerned.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Pierceton Students Show Spirit

PIERCETON - School pride will be on the march next week in Pierceton, led by 583 Pierceton Elementary students. The students will show their enthusiasm to the community in a Spirit Day Parade, set for 1:15 to 2:15 p.m.Tuesday. The parade evolved from the school's annual Spirit Day celebration.Spirit Day traditionally featured games and contests, but the school went for a new approach this year. "We decided we wanted to try something different to get the kids out in the community - to make the kids feel proud of themselves and proud of their school," said Susie Trixler, co-chair of the school's culture and climate committee, which is organizing the event. Trixler said students will carry banners that show their classroom names or that tell something special about their classroom.
DEB McAULIFFE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Local Students Watch John Glenn Roar Into Space

U.S.Sen.and American space hero John Glenn, 77, became the world's oldest astronaut Thursday when he left Earth with six crewmates on the space shuttle Discovery. The entire student body at Edgewood Middle School assembled in the commons area to witness the historical event on NBC.The launch was broadcast via a video projector onto the stage wall.A small television was also placed midway in the room. Kaitie Vanderpool, grade eight, said people were interested in the mission because, "John Glenn is, like, really old and everyone thinks it's pretty cool that he's up again." Eighth grader Lynda Perales said, "He sets an example for elder people." "Age doesn't really set a limit for you.Just because you get older, you shouldn't let that hold you back," Austin Arnett, grade eight, said.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

City Council Reviews Transfer Requests, Salary Changes

In a whirlwind of transfer requests, the Warsaw city council approved seven ordinances Monday to allow funds to be relocated in various city departments. Due to recent increases in fuel costs, two of the ordinances passed involved enlarging operating supply budgets. The Fire Department transferred $8,000 from fire salaries to operating supplies, and $20,000 was moved inside the police department from police utilities to operating supplies. Other transfers were approved to cover Public Employees Retirement Funds, machinery and equipment budgets in various departments. The board approved an aviation department request for $200,000 in appropriations to accommodate changes to the Hangar Taxiway project and an expansion of an airport hanger at the Warsaw Municipal Airport that Zimmer leases from the city.
Joe Kirkendall, Times-Union staff writer- | July 28, 2016

MeadowBlend Farm Gets Set For Thanksgiving

LEESBURG - Glenn and Geri Hochstetler made their dreams come true by buying their own 12-acre farm near Dewart Lake two years ago. The parents of five children, their goal is to instill values and lessons about birth, growth and maturity on their family farm. For the last five years they have raised and processed free-range chickens (three years on rented property).This year they've added turkeys to the list that also includes a few head of cattle. Glenn said he feels the current trend in large-scale farming has become unsafe. "All farmers share a common love for the soil, animals and family.But size of operation seems to be the primary goal," he said.He grew up in a family of 12 that raised pigs, horses, cows, chickens, turkeys and grain crops in LaGrange County.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Council Avoids PPV Issue

Warsaw's city council refused to debate the police department's personal patrol vehicle policy Monday at the October council meeting. In response to a city resident's request for the council to reconsider its previous decision on family members riding in PPVs, only one council member spoke up. "I think she's 100 percent correct," said council member Tammy Rockey. Rockey's comment was in response to Warsaw resident LuAnn Poling, who asked for a committee of police officers to discuss the issue with council members. Poling said she was concerned that police officers with PPVs could not drop off family members at work, school or day care because of the council's policy of no family members in PPVs.The policy applies to both on- and off-duty officers.
Laurie Hahn, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Congressman Buyer Planning Kosciusko Visit

Congressman Steve Buyer will hold a town meeting Friday in the courthouse from 12:15 p.m.to 1:15 p.m. The meeting will be held in the courtroom on the third floor. Buyer said he and his staff will be available to answer questions and help individuals with problems they may have with federal agencies. The public is invited to attend. Buyer also will hold town meetings Friday in Marshall County at 10:30 a.m.and in Fulton County at 2:15 p.m.
Staff Meeting- | July 28, 2016

Voters Asked To Answer Ballot Queries

Indiana voters will be asked to vote yes or no on two questions Tuesday at the polls. The questions were passed by the Legislature last year and must be approved by a majority of Hoosier voters for the state constitution to be amended.
Laurie Hahn, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Jones Joins Cardinal Center As Director Of Development

Lewis Jones, formerly of Elgin, Ill., has joined the Cardinal Center as director of development. "I like helping people and serving people," the Fort Wayne native said.His immediate plans are to work with more individual contributors to Cardinal Center programs and match them to the organization's needs. It's a lot like the work he performed as development director at St.Edward High School and director of public relations at the Larkin Center in Illinois.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016
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