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Warsaw Resident Looks Back Over 100 Years

She declined to have her picture taken and, since it was her birthday, her request was granted. It wasn't just any old birthday either.Ruth Carlin turned 100 yesterday. Born to Israel and Sarah Brookins Ohmart of Wabash County on Dec 16, 1900, Ruth is the youngest of six siblings and the oldest survivor of her generation.She lives independently on Main Street in Warsaw and doesn't venture out in weather like this. She suggests that "we are in for it."And she ought to know, having been through a couple of snowbound winters in the past. "We had a bad winter in '78 and '79," she said."And one in '29 and '30, the year we moved to Warsaw and lived in an apartment." The "we" includes her husband, L.M."Pete" Carlin, who died in 1982.They were married for 53 years.In 1932 they moved to the Main Street residence and she has lived there ever since.
TERESA CARRANO, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Cardinal Center Hosts Annual 'Help for the Holidays'

Cardinal Center is starting the Christmas season with the annual Help for the Holidays celebration. This year Ramada Plaza Hotel donated 2517 Restaurant for the social gathering.The event will be Dec.13 from 6 p.m.to 9 p.m. "The Ramada is our host for the evening," said Cindy Pergrem of the Cardinal Center. "The purpose of this event," said Pergrem, "is to raise awareness of Cardinal Center and their spirit of giving to and helping adults and children with disabilities and other needs. "The holiday time is a time for giving," said Pergrem.She said this is a chance to give back to the community and help others. The evening will include dinner and entertainment.Dinner will be prepared by Viewpoint Restaurant.Entertainment will be the Gentle Winds Ensemble and the Zimmer Choir plus three guest speakers.The speakers are three families who will share their experiences with the Cardinal Center's help. "It will be a pretty exciting event," said Pergrem.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

BOW Opens New Sewer Facility Bids

Bids for the new wastewater treatment facility were opened Friday during the Warsaw Board of Works regular meeting.Two bids were submitted from Bowen Engineering Corp., Crown Point, in the amount of $12.2 million; and from Reynolds Construction, Orleans, in the amount of $10.283 million.Bonds for the work are expected to be finalized Thursday, according to Mayor Ernie Wiggins, with bid recommendations coming at the Jan.18 Board of Works meeting. A $47,250 financial advisory services agreement with H.J.Umbaugh and Associates, Plymouth, was approved along with the bond counsel services agreement in the amount of about $40,000 from Baker & Daniels, South Bend. City planner Jeff Noffsinger said a $24,000 check from the Kosciusko County Historical Society's Build Indiana grant had been received.The funds will help pay Herceg and Associates Engineers for the final design and engineering plans on the west end of the city's Greenway Project.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union- | July 28, 2016

I Just Can't Throw Things Away

I think we are a nation of pack rats. That's probably not fair.I don't have any data to support that claim.I just know how I am and I think I'm pretty average when it comes to squirreling stuff away. It's really pretty ridiculous.I save stuff that has absolutely no value. It's the clutter factor. A look on the top of my dresser reveals the paper number sheet I wore in a bicycle race five years ago. There are also several pairs of cheap sunglasses that I will never wear again. There are several pieces of paper with loving little notes from my kids scrawled on them. Do I have to keep those until they move out of the house? And what about all those test papers they proudly bring home? How long do those have to be saved? I think I know. In the loft in my garage there is a box or two stuffed full of test papers and assorted school memorabilia from when I was in high school.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Neighborhood Residents Ask City To Designate Reed Street As One Way

It's a narrow little street, unofficially measuring 21 feet and 9 inches. When cars are parked along the west side, it's not uncommon for vehicles to pull over and stop to let others through.The street-level sidewalk is often employed while a car is passing. Local residents are aware of the tight situation, and recently more than 60 neighborhood people signed a petition to change Reed from a two-way to a one-way southbound street. Betty Gilbert presented the Warsaw city council with the petition Monday, along with photographs of the street and police report data, which list 31 accidents in less than three years. Residents along Reed, Fort Wayne and Main streets signed the petition, which claims Reed is a dangerous environment for pedestrians and has congested intersections.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Polston Honored For Service On Housing Authority Board

Warsaw City Councilman Porter Polston was honored Monday during the Warsaw Housing Authority board meeting for his service to the board. Polston was the council representative to the board and steps down because he will not be on the council as of Jan.1.The position is a nonvoting one, and Polston's replacement will be named after the first of the year. Polston said he has enjoyed being on the board because it "has been a learning experience." After a bit of confusion regarding when board member terms expire, it was determined that the terms of members Tom Lemon and Dennis Cultice expire Dec.31, 2000; Bob Kline's term expires Dec.31, 2001; and the terms of Sherri Ruggier-Milton and Sue Charlton expire Dec.31, 2002. It was Charlton's belief before attending Monday's meeting of the board of directors that her term expired this year.She agreed to stay on and fulfill her term, regardless of how long it was, prior to learning its duration.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

County Approves Purchase Of New 911 Equipment

Because of minor glitches in the new 911 communication center equipment in the Justice Building, the Kosciusko County commissioners agreed Tuesday to purchase new equipment. County Administrator Ron Robinson told the commissioners the biggest problem is with the IDEX system.IDEX is the information system in which police data is kept nationwide for outstanding warrants, criminal information, license plate numbers, driver license numbers and other pertinent information.The current system is 15 to 16 years old and was purchased for $18,000.A new system will be bought from Netcom for approximately $10,298. The 17-year-old phone system also will be replaced.Robinson requested $25,000, though the system is expected to cost only $21,000.The extra $4,000 would cover any unforeseen costs.The money will come from the approximate $57,000 remaining balance of the construction costs of the dispatch center, which cost less than expected.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Architects To Present WCS Building Proposals

After months of gathering input, KovertHawkins Architects, Jeffersonville, is ready to present building options with estimated costs for Warsaw Schools. Warsaw Superintendent Dr.Robert Haworth said KovertHawkins will show the school board options and estimated costs at a special school board meeting Jan.8 at 6 p.m.at the central administration building.Then on Jan.15 at 7 p.m.in the Lakeview Middle School auditorium, KovertHawkins will present the options and costs to the public in a community meeting.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

We Use Lots And Lots Of Gasoline

Is it surprising to anyone else but me that the price of gasoline is going down? I know, I know.The price is higher in Warsaw than anywhere else.All you have to do is read the letters to the editor to figure that out. But, seriously, the price of gasoline is going down. I guess it's a supply and demand thing.And one thing is certain.Gasoline is in higher demand these days than ever before. More people, more cars, more driving.And the types of cars we drive are using more gas, too. Remember the good old days, back in the '70s and '80s? Ford was manufacturing models with a II after them - Mustang II, Bronco II. The II meant that the model was a scaled down shell of its former version. The scaled down versions had smaller engines and got better gas mileage. Foreign manufacturers were coming out with tiny cars that looked like motorized roller skates.Some of them got more than 40 miles per gallon.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Special Education Cooperative Restructures Delivery Of Services

Special needs students in five area school corporations should see little, if any, change next year in the services they receive.But the way those services will be delivered will change greatly. According to Tamra Ummel, director of the North Central Indiana Special Education Cooperative, the NCI administration will decentralize - with each member school district hiring its own special education director. Ummel said the change is another step in the evolution of NCI, which began in 1972 and includes Warsaw, Wawasee, Tippecanoe Valley, Whitko and Bremen school districts.In the early 1990s, the special needs students, who were bused to Warsaw for services, were returned to their home schools and districts.In the mid-1990s, she said, much of the instructional staff was sent to individual school districts as well. The change was decided in October by NCI's governing board, which is composed of the superintendents of the member school districts.
Laurie Hahn, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Lots Of Room For Improvement

It's funny how things evolve. Take government, for example. Generally I'm for less government.It seems the government is everywhere and into everything. Does this mean that we need no government or that all government is bad? Of course not. We very much need to be governed.And we very much need a federal government. Think of it this way.If there were no federal government, there might still be places in this country where women and blacks wouldn't be allowed to vote. There would be no interstate highways.There would be no Social Security.No Medicare.No national monuments or parks.No national security. Point is, there are lots of reasons we need federal supervision.Our founding fathers knew that and provided a most innovative and progressive way to carry it out - a representative government. A government that grew from the people. It's the evolution of our government that bothers me.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Salvation Army Tradition Dates Back To 1891

The next time you pass a Salvation Army bell ringer, think about the long tradition that has existed since 1891. The annual tradition of Salvation Army red kettles and ringing bells began in December of 1891 when an Army captain in San Francisco sought to find a way to provide a free Christmas dinner to the area's poor persons.But how would he pay for the food? As he went about his daily tasks, the question stayed in his mind.Suddenly, his thoughts went back to his days as a sailor in Liverpool, England, where he saw a large pot into which charitable donations were thrown by passersby.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Several Impeachment Steps Remain

As the historic impeachment votes for President Clinton loom in the U.S.House of Representative, some may ask exactly what that means. If the president is impeached by the House, will he actually become the first chief executive to be removed from office? The U.S.Constitution established the impeachment process to remove the "President, Vice President and all civil officers of the United States," i.e., cabinet officers and federal judges, from office, when their conduct is believed to have so damaged the public's confidence in their ability to perform their official duties that they must be removed. Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution gives the sole power to impeach to the House of Representatives.Section 3 gives the Senate the power to try all impeachments.
DAVID A. BEALL, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

OMC Lays Off Entire Syracuse Workforce

SYRACUSE - Following two temporary employee lay-offs at OMC Aluminum Boat Group, Syracuse, Dec.1 and 15, the entire work force received a FedEx notice Wednesday informing them that they would be permanently laid-off. A spokesman at OMC's corporate headquarters in Waukegan, Ill., said today a press release would have been issued to newspapers if the company had wanted them to know about the lay-offs. According to the notice workers received, the operating performance of OMC has been "disappointing" the last few months. "Our efforts to secure additional financing were unsuccessful," Jim Rusk, vice president, human resources, said in the notice."As a result, we must shut down our operations indefinitely and regrettably let go many of our valued employees." The notice also said the layoff of approximately 192 employees was permanent.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Burner Honored

Retiring Superior Court Judge Robert Burner (L) receives congratulations after earning a Sagamore of the Wabash award from Indiana Gov. Evan Bayh. The Sagamore is the highest honor bestowed by the state of Indiana for public service. Pictured with Burner are Jean Northenor, of Lake City Bank, and Warsaw attorney Tom Lemon. Northenor helped secure the award from the governor's office and Lemon is the president of the Indiana State Bar Association. The presentation took place during a recognition dinner at ViewPoint Restaurant this week where Burner was honored by the local bar association for his 32 years on the bench. Photo Provided
Photo Provided- | July 28, 2016

Value Of Curriculum Noted At Manchester

NORTH MANCHESTER - Students understand their work's relevance to their lives, said Bonnie Ingram, principal of Manchester Elementary School. Ingram and Nancy Alspaugh, principal of Manchester High School, updated the school board Tuesday on the corporation's curriculum writing. Manchester schools stand at "a high stakes curriculum-writing point," she said. Teachers need quality literature in the classroom and a structure for teaching the literature and assessing student learning, said Ingram. Quality literature is highly regarded writing, which has gained its own reputation in the genre.Students should read the entire book, Ingram said. "The No.1 way to improve reading is to read," she said.Students should be taught more than just who, what and when.Teachers should focus on inferencing and finding the main idea in writing.
Matthew Weigelt, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

AWL Optimistic In Animal Shelter Takeover

It's raining cats and dogs in Kosciusko County and the Animal Welfare League hopes to be the umbrella to stop the downpour. The AWL took over the animal shelter Sunday. The League will pay the county $1 a year to lease the animal shelter.The county, in return, will pay the AWL $30,000 a year for expenses.The county will also pay the salary of the animal control officer, Jerry Clase. "We thought it was probably a good decision on the county's part.The county's budget for the shelter will go from $130,000 a year to $30,000," AWL President Linda Mullins said."We're not government funded." Mullins said most of the revenue will be generated by donations and volunteers.The only paid positions will be the salary of co-directors Tracey Yates and Heidi Bailey-Leininger.The AWL will also apply for any and all grants and will hold fundraisers regularly.Pet supplies will also be sold at the facilities.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Group Hears Options For Old North Webster Elementary

NORTH WEBSTER - Lakeland Youth Center and Kosciusko Community YMCA representatives believe they can work cooperatively in the elementary school. The school, which will close at the end of December when students move to a new facility, is being considered as community space. In addition to LYC and the YMCA, interested parties include the North Webster Day Care/Latchkey Program and the North Webster Tippecanoe Township Library. Additionally, a portion of the facility may be used by the Freedom Academy and Wawasee Schools as an alternative school. The North Webster Town Council also expressed a strong interest in moving town offices there. The organizations want the "new" portion of the building, according to Bob Murphy of R.P.Murphy and Associates, Larwill. Representatives met Monday to tour the facility and take another look at their spaces.MSKTD architect Brent Doctor was on hand to get a feel for everyone's wishes.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Libertarians Encouraged By Tuesday's Results

It's been said that perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds is a mark of character. If that is true, the Libertarian candidates in the county, in the state - in the nation - have a lot of character. In Tuesday's elections, Libertarian candidates generally found themselves finishing a distant third to the candidates of the Democratic and Republican parties.With only a few notable exceptions, most Libertarian candidates garnered less than 5 percent of the vote. Locally, some of those exceptions included Michael Houze, of Syracuse, who received 14 percent of the vote in the county council District 1 race.Daniel Stevens, of Warsaw received 12 percent in the county council District 3 race.
DAVID A. BEALL, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Defense Rests In Ryan Murder Trial

After calling three witnesses to the stand, the defense rested its case in the Jason Ryan murder trial this morning.Ryan is accused of the 2001 murder of Jill Phillips. The prosecution followed by calling one rebuttal witness, and Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Rex Reed told the jury he was giving the attorneys the rest of the day to prepare their final arguments, which will be heard Wednesday morning.The jury will receive final instructions from Reed beginning at 8:30 a.m.Wednesday, and final arguments will follow.Once the arguments are finished, the case will be handed to the jury for deliberations.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016
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