Lois I. Hill
NORTH MANCHESTER – Lois I. Hill, 94, of North Manchester, and formerly of the Roann and Laketon areas, died at 2:15 p.m. June 14, 2012, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester.
Zoners Reject Variance
The Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals rejected a request for a use variance Monday that would have permitted the construction of a 50-unit retirement facility. The petition by Retirement Management Inc., of Carmel, sought authorization to build the facility on a three-acre tract at 1849 Springhill Road. According to Rick Helm, the attorney representing RMI, the use variance was sought to protect the adjoining property owners in the Springhill Acres subdivision from the possibility of other high-intensity uses if a rezoning to multi-family residential was obtained.
After Nearly 40 Years, Welborn Retiring
After 39-1/2 years of teaching, Madison Elementary School first-grade teacher Sally Welborn is retiring at the end of this school year.
Bell Library Anticipates Grant Approval
MENTONE - With the paperwork completed on the grant for the proposed Bell Memorial Public Library, officials are waiting to hear whether the project can move forward. For more than a year, the library - with the help of the Mentone Town Council - has been trying to secure funding to purchase the old Frank Mfg.building owned by the Saemann Foundation.If the $500,000 grant from the Indiana Department of Commerce is awarded in May, the library will take over the facility, where senior citizen and day care centers also are planned. One of the reasons the library is looking to relocate is because of overcrowded conditions that make it difficult to accommodate the technological upgrades, as well as regular programs that take place in the library. According to library director Lorna Klein, BMPL is being highly utilized, with circulation up by 34 percent in 2000 from 1999. The library will be celebrating its increased circulation during National Library Week April 1-7.
Syracuse Library Director To Retire
SYRACUSE - Rosalyn Jones is close to shelving her last periodical at the Syracuse Public Library after 40 years as library director. Jones announced a retirement date of early 2006.She plans to assist the new director, whoever that may be. "Hopefully, I'll be training someone for a couple of months," she said."So, January or February, some time around then." Jones has been the director longer than anyone else in the library's 85-year history.She ushered out the paper-based card catalog system and brought in computers and the data-based catalog. Syracuse has had a circulating library since 1908.It was in the southeast basement room of the consolidated school building, across the street from the present library at 115 E.Main St. In 1916, the Carnegie Corp.offered grants of $10,000 to communities across the country interested in creating public libraries.
Triton Superintendent Steps Down, High School Principal Steps Up
BOURBON - Triton School Corp.Superintendent Rex Roth is in his 13th year with the school corporation.This is his last year.Roth will retire next summer. "I think it's time to move aside and let someone with more energy than me (take over)," Roth said. And that someone is Triton Junior-Senior High School Principal Ted Chittum. "I think we're very fortunate to have someone with Ted's experience, interest in the job and energy level available," Roth said. Now in his second year as high school principal, Chittum will assume his new position in July when Roth leaves.Roth submitted his resignation two weeks ago, but school board members have known for more than a year that Roth was considering retirement.So board members had time to consider a replacement.
Stewart Graduates Training
COLUMBUS, Ga. - Army Pfc. Peter M. Stewart graduated from the Special Forces Candidate One-Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
Moyer Graduates Training
Army Pvt. Christian Moyer graduated from the Infantryman One Station Unit Training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga. The training consists of Basic Infantry Training and Advanced Individual Training.
Whitko School Board Fires Popular Nurse
PIERCETON -ÊThe controversy surrounding the termination of Whitko School Nurse Sharon Lee was put to rest Monday night when the Whitko School board voted to fire her. Despite numerous protests and petitions presented against the action, the board voted four to one for her termination in a role call vote.Mike Braddock was the only board member to vote against the termination. Before the vote, 11 members of the public spoke up in Lee's defense.Then Lee stepped before the board to present her own case. "I want to thank everybody, this is very humbling," said Lee while facing the audience and fighting back tears."When I was hired 12 years ago, I was hired by the superintendent and the assistant superintendent.I had no intentions of staying 12 years.I thought I would be here only a few years and move on.
Meth
Editor, Times-Union:I want to speak on my friend Brad Jr.’s comment he made about meth.
House Approves 13th Check For State's Public Retirees
STATEHOUSE – Legislation co-authored by state Reps. David Abbott (R-Rome City) and Craig Snow (R-Warsaw) providing a 13th check to retired public employees is one step closer to becoming law after the Indiana House of Representatives unanimously approved the measure.
