YMCA Outlines Plans To Buy Racquet Club

The Kosciusko Community YMCA board of directors announced Tuesday they have signed an agreement to purchase the Warsaw Racquet Club. The YMCA plans to reopen the facility for tennis in late summer.The club was closed March 31. The purchase of the Warsaw Racquet Club fits into the YMCA's long-term strategic plan.According to board president Bob Durgin, "The YMCA's strategic vision calls for acquiring additional property for the construction of a new primary facility which is suitable for future expansion to support new programs.The current opportunity to acquire the Warsaw Racquet Club and the adjoining 10 acres meets this strategic vision." The YMCA intends to operate the current Warsaw site as a branch facility, along with the branch in North Webster, after the future construction of the new facility.


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Lake City Bank Expands Downtown Campus With Building Acquisition To Become The Innovation And Technology Center

Lake City Bank purchased the 35,600-square-foot three-story office building at 122 E. Center St., Warsaw, on Friday.

The Insanity Of The Bailout Plan

Albert Einstein defined insanity as doing the same thing over and over while expecting a different result.

City Approves Revenue Bonds For Danek Project

Warsaw City Council Wednesday approved a special ordinance authorizing the issue of economic revenue bonds for Medtronic Sofamor Danek development. The bonds are set up over a 20-year period and are not to exceed $2.5 million. Danek's construction site is at the intersection of U.S.30 and CR 150W and the construction is estimated at $20 million. The project, already under construction, consists of an orthopedic hardware manufacturing and production facility. Randy Rompola, attorney from Baker & Daniels, confirmed with the council that the bonds are not an obligation of the city.Rompola said tax revenue generated by Sofamor Danek will pay off the bonds.

Grace Earns Berth In Conference Finals

WINONA LAKE – The Grace College men’s tennis team made it back-to-back trips to the Crossroads League Tournament championship with a 5-4 win over Marian in the semifinals Thursday.

Wagon Wheel Receives 2nd Installment From $100,000 Pfleiderer Gift

The second installment of a $100,000 pledge to the Wagon Wheel Center for the Art capital campaign was made Friday.

Manchester Schools Approve Renovation Funding Steps

NORTH MANCHESTER – The Manchester Community Schools board began the process of raising funds for high school renovations during Tuesday’s meeting.

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Interra Customers Encouraged To Watch For Fraud In Their Accounts

There have been several reports of fraud involving customers of Interra Credit Union, 1401 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, in the last couple of weeks, according to Syracuse Police Chief Jim Layne.

Letters to the Editor 01-21-2000

- LRC Petition - Sacred Institutions - Variance Opposed - School Security LRC Petition Editor, Times-Union: If LRC Products' "use variance" petition for Rolling Hills Subdivision which is before the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals is approved, why have a City Planner.



County Decides On Requests For New Employees

Nine Kosciusko County departments requested new employees for 2003. But the county council granted only a few Thursday at their third and final budget meeting of the week. County council president Jim Tranter presented the wage committee's recommendations on those requests to the rest of the county council.The wage committee members are county commissioner Brad Jackson and councilmen Tranter and Brad Tandy.County administrator Ron Robinson serves on the committee as an adviser. When Superior Court II Judge James Jarrette's request for the creation of a security officer position, to be handled and controlled by the judges of Superior Courts II and III, looked like the council was going to deny the position, Jarrette did not hesitate to speak up.

Kingston Becomes Private Wealth Advisor

Jennifer S. Kingston, CFP, RICP with Ameriprise Financial has become a private wealth advisor. Kingston, with an office in Warsaw, is among the 15 percent of approximately 10,000 Ameriprise financial advisors to achieve this status.

Obama

Editor, Times-Union:To the readers of the Times-Union,I am writing to you to tell you about a man that I have over the past few months come to trust, admire and ultimately work for. That man is Sen. Barack Obama.

Tigers Can't Take Charge Out Of Carroll

HUNTERTOWN — The Carroll High School football team's offense may have been good, but it's defense was even better Friday against the visiting Warsaw Tigers.Racking up 448 yards of total offense, the Chargers' (7-3) defense also stepped up, holding the Tigers (4-6) to 143 yards and five first downs in a 27-0 opening-round win  Class 5A Sectional 2 action in Huntertown.