Pherigo Graduates Training

Army Reserve Pvt. Brittney N. Pherigo has graduated from basic military training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C., to be a member of the Army National Guard or Reserve Split-option Program.

Beliles Enlists In Co E 113th

Shane Beliles recently enlisted into the Co E 113th Support FSC Company of the Indiana Army National Guard in Fort Wayne.

S. Parker - Payroll Tax Cut Dream Idea for Welfare State

Last year, a one-year cut in the payroll taxes that working Americans pay to finance Social Security was enacted in the name of so-called economic “stimulus.”

Couple Builds Life Around Horse Business

Weddings happen every day.In churches.In homes.In yards. But how about in a boarding/training facility for horses? On Aug.4, Jason and Sheila Conley took their vows of matrimony in their newly built barn before approximately 200 family members and friends. "It was beautiful.It was the most ideal setting.Everything was great," said Jason.He said it was a mutual decision between the two of them to get married in the barn. Sheila said she liked the idea of marrying in the barn because "it was going to be a lot more fun and relaxed, informal."She said she didn't want a lot of stress for the big day as they had just finished building the facility. "Everyone had a good time ...and that was what was important to me," she said. As the newlyweds make their life together, they also have undertaken a new business together.

Whitko Hears Report On' Basic Skills'

PIERCETON - With the school year nearly complete, the Whitko Community School Corp.Board of School Trustees heard a presentation on the first year of the Alternative and "Basic Skills" programs. According to Alternative Program teacher Dale Gearheart, the program started Dec.20.Currently, it has 25 total students.Students were either expelled from the high school or transfered from other schools.Twenty of the students are high school students, five are from the middle school. "We've helped a few, had a few success stories," he said."We felt this was a really good, positive thing to start." Suggestions given for the program's improvement include limiting study hall students; no middle school students; prefer all day students or half day to part-timers; lunch in the room; and more visits by counselors or administration members.

Kindig 50th

Omer "Skip" and Annette Kindig will mark their 50th wedding anniversary July 6, 2008.

Conley 55th

John and Marceil Conley, Winona Lake, will mark their 55th wedding anniversary June 5.

Patty Louise Jones Deaton

Patty Deaton, 83, died suddenly and peacefully in her sleep early Nov. 2, 2012.

Plummer 60th

Larry and Dorothy Plummer will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary Thursday.

Hurd 45th

Gary and Sandra Hurd, Warsaw, are celebrating their 45th wedding anniversary Saturday.

Ronald E. Norman

Ronald E. Norman, 91, Warsaw, died at 1:38 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2019, in Winona Lake at Grace Village Retirement Community.

Doris S. Strange

Doris S. Strange, 87, Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake, died at 12:39 p.m. Saturday, May 19, 2018, at Grace Village Health Care.

Andreses Celebrating 50 Years Together

The Warsaws recently marked 50 years together. Al Andres and the former Sherry Whybrew were married May 4, 1968, in Leesburg Methodist Church by the Rev. David Gosser. Al retired from Zimmer. Sherry retired from Thallemer Vision Care.

Miller's Merry Manor Marks 35th Anniversary

Miller's Merry Manor is celebrating its 35th year Tuesday. Two of its Warsaw employees have been there since almost day one. Linda Carter has been a laundry assistant with Miller's for 31 years.Edie Glant, a qualified medical assistant, has worked at Miller's for 32 years now. "I just always loved people," Carter said."I was raised by my mother to care for the elderly." She said the reason she has stayed so long is because of the residents.She talks with them, laughs with them and considers them part of her family.And there's not one particular memory or resident who stands out, she said, because there have been too many. And there have been many great co-workers over the years too, she said. She has noticed changes throughout the years - "mostly in the medical field, how they've changed things and improved," she said. As for plans to retire, she said, she doesn't have any anytime soon.

CARES Website Up And Running, City Council Hears

Two of the resolutions before the Warsaw Common Council at their meeting Monday night were for fund transfers requested by Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory Chief Brian Mayo.

Medtronic Announces Job Cuts

Medtronic Inc. announced Tuesday that it plans to cut 1,800 jobs worldwide.

Woodland’s Win Triggers Memories

It’s not like Gary Woodland is the first person to get a taste of the big time from my hometown of Topeka, Kan. Well, depending on how one defines “big time.”

Milford Gets Grant For Day Care Center

MILFORD - Milford will finally see New Beginnings. After several years of trying, Milford received a $450,000 matching grant to fund a New Beginnings Day Care facility. The grant previously gave the town problems when their fund-raisers fell short of the amount required. This year, however, they won out and New Beginnings will build a new facility on CR 1250N. The new facility will be able to support 80 to 90 children for their many programs and activities. New Beginnings Day Care currently offers a preschool operation that prepares children for kindergarten, a latch-key program to assist working parents, and, for children ages 4 to 6, the Dekko Foundation funds the Computer Tots program, which teaches basic computer skills. There are special options available for low-income families as well. The Indiana Department of Commerce, Energy Policy Division, awarded a grant to pay for the rubber tire mulch for the playground at the new facility.

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Remember When 7.16.2011

10 Years Ago Professor emeritus Jame Cooper, a well-known bridge consultant, will assist in the restoration of the historic Chinworth Bridge. Cooper has helped preserve several other Indiana bridges and is the author of several books about historic steel and concrete bridges. The bridge is in Tippecanoe Rest Park along Old 30W, just past the City County Athletic Complex. Listed with the National Register of Historic Places, the bridge will be the westernmost point of the Lake City Greenway Bike Pedestrian Trail. 25 Years Ago City aviation officials began planning a course of action recently to purchase 65 acres of land adjacent to the east-west runway as a way of  preventing the possible industrial development of the area. Control of the undeveloped tract of land is important in the protection of the east-west runway's approaches, according to airport manager Karen Sheetz, and because of the required air rights. Acquisition of the air rights is required and is part of the airport and city's agreement for federal expansion funds. 50 Years Ago Gerald Allen Watkins, 17, and Norman Lee Grubbs, 18, are taking Army basic together at Fort Leonard Wood, Mo. Both are three-year enlistees. Gerald, son of Mr. and Mrs. William Dunham, Warsaw, has volunteered for duty in Europe. Norman, son of Mr. and Mrs. George I. Grubbs, Warsaw, will enter finance school. Both recruits majored in math and science at Warsaw High. 75 Years Ago Fred Shaffer, who is employed with American Brattice Cloth company of South Buffalo Street, started Thursday for an extended trip through the East. Shaffer expects to hitch-hike and will not return to his home at Winona Lake until his funds are exhausted.