Remember When June 22

10 Years Ago June 22 1988 Virginia C.Rufenbarger of Warsaw recently retired from Northern Indiana Public Service Co.after 29 years of service.A stenographer in the Warsaw district office at the time of her retirement, Rufenbarger joined NIPSCO in 1959. 25 Years Ago June 22 1973 James Battenfield and Robert Ibach Jr., professors at Grace Seminary and Grace College, are participating in an archaeological expedition to Heshbon, Jordan.The pair joined the team in Amman, Jordan, and will begin excavations June 25.Seven weeks of digging are planned with another week for writing reports and preparing finds for study and display.

Warsaw Netters Bounce Back With Win

MIDDLEBURY – After a sub-standard performance Tuesday that led to a Northern Lakes Conference-opening loss to Plymouth, Warsaw’s girls tennis team was looking to rebound Wednesday at Northridge.

New Classes For Senior Learners To Begin At Grace College In January

S. Parker - Raise the Retirement Age to 79

I have a great plan for “saving” Social Security.

County Seeks Input In Land Use Revision

Kosciusko County planners are seeking to update their land use plan and want public input in the process. To do so, the county plan office will host two meetings aimed at encouraging comments from residents.What they hope to gauge are opinions on development issues pertaining to different regions of the county, said assistant planner Tonya Ford. The meetings will be from 10 a.m.to noon and 6 to 9 p.m.Thursday. The land use plan is part of the county's overall master plan and is used as a reference for planners faced with decisions on zoning and development issues. Issues involving land use include zoning, transportation and even parks - which the county doesn't have. "We'd like to hear what they think about it.Where they'd like to see these things happen," Ford said. Ford said she hopes they can avoid microcosmic zoning concerns that generally fall in the "Not In My Back Yard" category, widely referred to as NIMBYs.

Winona Lake Looks At Expansion Of Heritage Trail East

Husky Trail Roundabout Project Starts Monday

Phase I of the Husky Trail road improvement project begins Monday, with the second and final phase slated to end around Oct. 20.

Clunette Elevator

Editor, Times-Union: This month the Anglin family and their employees at Clunette Elevator are celebrating 60 years of being in business serving our community.

Boy Scouts Entertain Grace Village Residents

About 26 residents of the Grace Village retirement complex were entertained by members of Boy Scout Troop 715 March 9.

Dumpster Misused

The green waste management dumpster on Parent Drive behind Walmart is for the residents in the yellow retirement condos only. It is not for outsiders to use. Trash bags go inside, not on the ground.

Zoning Change Approved For Sofamor Danek Building

WINONA LAKE -The Winona Lake Plan Commission approved a rezoning request for the Sofamor Danek building, 100 Publisher Drive Tuesday. Tom Dunn, a representative for Grace College and Seminary, made the request to rezone the 80,000-square-foot building from commercial to institutional. Dunn said Grace College plans to make the building a new recreational building. "Total renovations would run around $2 million," Dunn said. He also said less traffic, less noise, fewer people and less sewage would all be benefits to the town as a result of the rezoning and renovations. The college plans to build three basketball courts, weight lifting facilities, an indoor track and an aerobics room for students.Dunn also said the building would be used for physical education classes. The new plans for the Sofamor Danek building raised concerns among board members for Rupe Drive.

Kinsey Completes Training

Jaremiah Kinsey, 17, Etna Green, completed 10 weeks of basic training for the Army National Guard at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Pursuing a career in military police, he is a Triton High School senior. His parents are Jeff and Trisha Kinsey.

Education goal of Saturday event

Saturday morning, officials from several local public service groups will converge on the courthouse lawn with one goal in mind: educating the public about safety. From 10 a.m.to 2 p.m., Focus On Safety will give members of the public, especially children, the opportunity to learn about safety while having fun. "The goal of this event is to provide a forum to inform the public of many ways they can become more safety conscious throughout the year," said Ann Sweet, one of the Focus On Safety organizers."Safety, or the lack of, is such an important part of our lives.We can feel very fortunate when we and our loved ones are safe.

BOW Tables Web-Based Support System Contract

Warsaw Board of Public Works and Safety Thursday tabled the city purchasing a new web-based software support system for the Warsaw Fire Department.

WCS Gets Thumbs Up For Progress On Strategic Plan

WINONA LAKE – Five years ago Warsaw Schools started working on a strategic plan.

Winona Lake Planners Approve Winter Parking Plan

WINONA LAKE - The plan commission approved a snow emergency Tuesday that will be a switch for some of the town's residents. A daily switch that is. "I think we should only implement the plan on snow emergencies in January and February next year to get people used to the idea, then look at coming back and making it a permanent plan," said Kim Endicott, board member and superintendent of public works. Under the pilot plan, most streets between Kings Highway and Chestnut Street will have alternating "no parking" restrictions between the even and odd sides of the streets.On even-numbered days there will be no parking on the even side of the street.On odd-numbered days, there will be no parking on the odd side of the street. The streets included in the alternating restriction are: • 2nd through 6th streets; • 11th and 12th streets; • 14th and 15th streets.

Warsaw Planners Approve Preliminary, Final Nye-Brandt Plat

Warsaw Plan Commission approved  replatting the existing lots at the northwest corner of CR 300N and Ind. 15 Monday night.

Evelyn Canzoneri

Evelyn Canzoneri, 85, died at 12:10 a.m. Jan. 8, 2013, at Peabody Retirement Community, North Manchester, where she resided.

Michael A. McClain

PIERCETON – Michael A. McClain, 72, of North Manchester,  and formerly of Pierceton, passed away at 2:15 a.m. Nov. 7, 2011, in Peabody Retirement Center, North Manchester.

Remember When 02.02.2011

10 Years AgoIn early January, service award plaques were presented by Kosciusko County Commissioner Avis Gunter to three employees whose years of public service totaled 95 years. Larry Montel retired at the end of December with 34 years and 10 months of service. Bruce E. Hyde Jr. retired in early January after 24 years of service. At the end of August, Alvin Miller retired with 36 years and two months of service.25 Years AgoThe asking price for the vacant Murphy Medical Center at Winona Avenue and Buffalo Street in Warsaw has been reduced some 46 percent, it was announced this morning. The asking price will be reduced from $650,000 to $350,000. The owners plan to make an all-out effort to dispose of and find a positive use for the property in 1986. The property includes the old Murphy Hospital building, the church, the new construction on Lake Street and a paved parking lot on the west side of Lake Street. Tax abatement on the improvements has already been approved by the city.50 Years AgoState Senator Paul Bilby, of Warsaw, has appointed Judy Lichtenwalter and Janet Bunnell of Warsaw to serve as pages in the State Senate at Indianapolis. Judy is a seventh-grader and Janet an eighth-grader at Warsaw Junior High School. Judy is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert W. Lichtenwalter, and Janet's parents are Mr. and Mrs. Del Bunnell. Both fathers are history instructors in the Warsaw Community Schools.75 Years AgoMilo Lightfoot, a senior of DePauw University, called on his parents recently en route to Greencastle from Fort Wayne, where he, with other students, was a student-critic judge of the district high school debate at the North Side High School. Schools participating were Bluffton, Elmhurst, Central and North Side.