Brunjes 40th
R. Allen and Cheryl Brunjes, Milford, will celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary July 21, 2013.
Leesburg Librarian Plans Retirement After 36 Years
LEESBURG - A chapter in the book of Leesburg Elementary School closes in June.After 36 years, librarian Sandra Allen, 72, is retiring on June 8. An open house for her will be held at the school June 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. "We'd love to have everyone come in," she said during an interview Wednesday morning.
Clock Is Ticking On Baseball
Word is the baseball players and Major League Baseball are drifting apart in their effort to negotiate a way into the 2020 baseball season. Owners are mourning the loss of every game not played so far because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and are staring at the massive loss of revenue from not having fans in the stands of any of the games that are played.
Recruitment Session Highlights Benefits Of National Guard
What does it take to be in the Army National Guard, and what are the benefits?
K21 Gives Cardinal Center $60,000 Grant\
K21 Foundation recently granted $60,000 to Cardinal Center toward the expansion of services offered to families. A new birth coordinator, whose goal is to provide all birth families with "baby basic care" information and community resources, has been made possible by the foundation's grant. The intent of this program is to help families have vibrant emotional interactions with their newborns. This program will incorporate a community "Baby Help Line," a phone number designed to take messages and to answer pertinent basic baby care questions.There will also be a Web site.The program will enhance a parent's information about child development. This grant project will affect more than 650 families while they are still receiving services at the hospital and will allow Cardinal Center to reach more families in need of children's services. For more information about any of Cardinal Center's children's programs contact Candy Townsend at 267-2451.
Pierceton Accepting Applications For Reserve Officers
PIERCETON – The Pierceton Police Department is accepting applications for reserve police officers.
Valley Board OKs $132K for Tablets
MENTONE – Tippecanoe Valley High School is going to be a 1-to-1 school starting with the 2013-14 school year.
Warsaw Schools Eye Policy Changes In Student Handbook
It was only a first reading of student handbook changes, but the disagreements among Warsaw school board members were enough to send some of the proposed revisions back to committee. Issues the board was concerned with in the Warsaw Community High School manual included student identification badges, the athletic code of conduct, penalties for plagiarism and additional dress code restrictions. Dr.Jennifer Brumfield, assistant principal at WCHS, proposed changing the student ID policy to require students to wear their IDs on lanyards at all times, and students who violated the policy would face a detention. Brumfield and Paul Crousore, WCHS principal, said the ID policy is a safety measure. Brad Brail, school board member, objected to the detention, saying it is unenforceable and would create a hostile environment between students and administrators.
Skate Center Owner Asks City To Buy His Facility
Steve Haines joined the Warsaw Parks Department board Tuesday, following a swearing-in by Mayor Ernie Wiggins.Haines replaces Bob Richmond, who recently retired from the board. Joe Chester approached the board with information about East Lake Skate Center.Chester wrote the department last month advising the city the facility was for sale.He suggested it would make a good municipal asset. Chester said he is retiring and would like to see the rink remain as a skate center and banquet hall.He has operated the business since the 1970s and is asking $935,000 for the building, business and associated equipment and merchandise. Superintendent Jon Garber said the parks department simply does not have the money to buy the skate center. "If someone wanted to buy it for the city, that would be different," he said, "but the sale price exceeds our annual budget." The board reviewed three annual reports: financial, projects and programs and activities.
KCH Hosts KLA Class on Health Care
Kosciusko Community Hospital hosted the Kosciusko Leadership Academy class session on “Health Care in Kosciusko County.”
Indiana Democrats Announce Delegate Training Sessions Across State
INDIANAPOLIS – Hoosiers interested in representing Indiana as delegates to the 2024 Democratic National Convention in Chicago can learn more about the process by attending one of four training sessions from the Indiana Democratic Party this fall.
Stachowiak Graduates Training
Army Pvt. Jacob M. Stachowiak graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
S. Parker - Tea Party Bogged Down by Rearview-Mirror Thinkers
It’s not just conservatives who are frustrated today. It is all Americans who long to see their nation regain its vitality, restoring freedom and prosperity at home and shining the light of human potential across the planet.
