McDaniel 50th

John and Paula McDaniel were married March 31, 1962, at the home of the bride in Pierceton.

Reiff 60th

Samuel R. and Geraldine Reiff, 1 EMS B37 Lane Lot 104E, Warsaw, will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Dec. 30, 2010.

Carolyn L. Fivecoate

MENTONE – Carolyn L. Fivecoate, 99, Mentone, died at 10:50 a.m. Wednesday, July 3, 2024, at Grace Village Retirement Community of Winona Lake.

Valley May Implement Sex Offender Policy

MENTONE - Every so often, the Indiana School Board Association recommends school boards adopt policies for their school corporations.

Local Democrats Hear Praise For American Rescue Plan

Obamacare Needs A Prescription

It’s not like lots of us didn’t see this coming.

Spring Classes Begin at YMCA

Kosciusko Community YMCA will start spring classes April 9.

Triton OKs $350,000 For Capital Projects Fund

BOURBON - The Triton School Board approved a resolution Monday to appropriate $350,000 for the school corporation's capital projects fund. The money will be spent on a project to bring Triton Junior/Senior High School's auditorium lighting system up to insurance standards.Superintendent Ted Chittum said the resolution simply gives the board permission to spend money on projects not previously planned for in the school corporation's budget.Chittum said each step of the auditorium lighting project will come before the board for approval when cost estimates are received. The board also approved several employment recommendations, including hiring Jill Finley, of Plymouth, to replace kindergarten teacher Linda Bowdler.Bowdler announced her retirement earlier this year.However, Monday, the board approved a motion to rescind her retirement as she has accepted another half-time position with the school corporation.

Business owners hope to rebuild

The owners of the businesses destroyed in Sunday's fire are optimistic about the future and are hoping to rebuild as soon as possible. Jay Warnacut, co-owner of The Butterfly, said that he and his partner, Steve Sahagun, are committed to staying downtown.That was a decision made nearly three years ago when the business was relocated from the northwest corner of Market and Buffalo streets to its site at the southeast corner of Market and Lake streets."We're still committed," Warnacut said this morning while surveying the destruction. The building and its contents, as well as two vehicles - a brand-new company van and a car being fitted with stereo equipment as part of a long-term project - are a total loss. "We've got a big cleanup project ahead of us," Warnacut said."We've got to start all over ...we're literally back to the basics."He added that there is a "tremendous possibility" that the business will be rebuilt at the same location.

Fiddling

Editor, Times-Union:With all the, "fluff and stuff" you have to put up with I wonder when you have time to get around to the, "basics" that really matter to to us ...

Schools Keep Watchful Eye On State Budget

Local school districts are weighing their options while adopting a wait-and-see attitude on Gov.Frank O'Bannon's budget cuts for the 2002 school year. O'Bannon announced education budget cuts of $115 million statewide, and how that translates to individual school districts depends on whether or not the governor vetoes House Bill 1196.The bill, which passed the Legislature last week, would allow school districts to use money from some funds to make up for shortfalls in other funds. Financing for each school district in Indiana goes into five basic funds: the General Fund, which is mainly salaries and benefits; the Capital Projects Fund, which pays for construction, rental, land acquisition and equipment maintenance; the Transportation Fund, which includes school buses and driver payroll; the Debt Service Fund, which handles payments on loans and bonds; and the Preschool Fund.

Cook To Speak on Experience As First Black Warsaw Teacher

Marsha Cook was the first black teacher for Warsaw schools.

Wawasee Pushes Back Elementary Start Time

The Wawasee School Corp.will keep its music program the same. Sort of. During the monthly school board meeting Tuesday, Superintendent Mark Stock said all of the details are not worked out yet but the music program would have no staffing changes. The board adopted a pilot program that would reduce the elementary school day to 8:25 a.m.to 3:05 p.m., despite resistance by Marion Acton, school board secretary, who felt the time was not right to approve the new elementary school schedule. When the plan was proposed originally it included a reduction in the music program.After residents and teachers alike spoke in defense of the music program, the school board made a change and this new proposal is the result.

WPD Patrolman Cox, Mayor's Secretary Retiring

Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety Friday accepted the retirement of Warsaw Police Department Patrolman and Animal Control Officer Mike Cox.

Bailey Graduates Training

Army National Guard Pvt. Joshua S. Bailey graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

North Webster/Tippecanoe Township Fire Department Receives Grant

The North Webster/Tippecanoe Township Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded a grant to be used to purchase equipment.

NOTCE - NIPSCO

Program On HEA 1001 Scheduled For June 5

WINONA LAKE - Indiana Association of Cities and Towns will bring "1001 in Your Community" to Winona Lake June 5.

Leesburg Kindergarten Students Learn About Coding

MasterWorks Fest Concludes This Weekend

WINONA LAKE - If Patrick Kavanaugh had his druthers, he'd shred the current three-year MasterWorks Festival contract to appear in town - and replace it with one binding the group here for the next 200 years. "We are in love with Winona Lake," the artistic director said."We're all thinking of quitting our jobs, retiring and moving here. "It's just lovely here.I've been overwhelmed by the hospitality and the grateful spirit I encounter everywhere I go." The MasterWorks Festival, a division of the Christian Performing Artists' Fellowship, is a four-week training program for select college- and high school-age performing artists. The students, staff and administrators have been housed at Grace College since June 23.The festival ends with a concert Sunday evening in Rodeheaver Auditorium - or "Rodie," as Kavanaugh casually refers to the hall. Kavanaugh and administrator Richard Lambert are pleased with the audience numbers here.