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Quiz Bowl Goes Electronic

No more pens and papers for the Community Quiz Bowl.This year, the competition is going electronic.
David [email protected] | July 28, 2016

K21 To Build Health Services Pavilion In Warsaw

Kosciusko County Community Foundation will build a multi-tenant health services pavilion to provide a new home for several non-profit organizations in Kosciusko County.
Jennifer [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Workers Move Inside On LCA Project

The exterior walls are up.The roof is on. Now, the work on the inside of the new Lakeland Christian Academy school is the main focus of the continuing construction. "We've had several crews come in through the past weeks put up the steel studs," said Steve Petty, gift-in-kind coordinator. The drywall is being put up too, but only on one side of the wall so that a layer of sound-barrier insulation can be installed. As the walls are erected, the electrical boxes for the outlets, switches, computers and phones are being put in. Plumbing for the bathrooms is being installed. Currently, the building is heated with temporary heaters, Petty said.One of the needs of the 60,000-square-foot building project is for the heating and air conditioning system to be installed, including the heat ducts.Professionals who know how to install heat ducts are needed. "That's a big job," said Petty.The ducts are pre-made but need to be assembled and put in place.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Miller, Light Honored By Warsaw Chamber

WRSW general manager Patrick Brown made the presentations. The yearly meeting allows the chamber to recognize industries, businesses and individuals for their contributions to the county, the country and, in some cases, the world. Norm and Dorothy Snyder, owners of The Party Shop, Warsaw, were presented the Dimensions of Excellence Business Award by Charlie Smith of Lake City Bank.Accompanying the Snyders were David Hamrick and Cornell Vlot. Kaleidoscope Interiors and Courthouse Coffee's surprised owners, Dave and Paula Bowman, were given the Entrepreneur Award by Shawn Patterson of Farmers State Bank. Cecil and Doris Paulus, North Webster, were given the Small Industry Award for their business, Paulus Plastics, by Dennis Beville of National City Bank. The Large Industry Award was accepted by Gary Young, vice president of finance of Da-Lite Screen, based in Warsaw.Andy Lewis of Key Bank presented the award.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Deputies Get Pension Hike

Kosciusko County Council passed a 1998 budget Monday night, but not before hearing an earful about the need to improve benefits for sheriff's deputies who are among the lowest paid officers in the area. Police Merit Board spokesman Stan Pequignot, underscoring the need to boost the police pension plan, said the current pay level was "embarrassing," and that a sense of dedication was a prime reason many deputies remain with the department. Deputies are among the poorest paid in the area, and improving the pension plan would be the "cheapest and best long-term solution," Pequignot said. "If we can't compete at the pay level ...then we've got to compete someplace else.We've got to give something to keep our people here and keep them interested," he said. The pension proposal was pitched after county council chose to provide officers and most others roughly a 3 percent salary hike for 1998.
Dan Spalding, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Lee$burg Couple Hit It Big

LEESBURG - There is a busy signal on the telephone line at the home of Roy and Barbara Hamer. Barbara's pager goes unanswered. Neither of them showed up for work today. Normally, circumstances like these would be cause for concern. Not today. Not for the Hamers. You see, they are the newest Powerball millionaires. According to press releases from the Hoosier Lottery office in Indianapolis, the Hamers were the lucky purchasers of a single winning ticket in Saturday's $41-million jackpot. They chose the cash option. After taxes, the Hamers will receive more than $15.4 million. They arrived, along with their attorney, Sally Sittler Wilson, at Hoosier Lottery headquarters in Indianapolis to turn in the winning ticket Monday afternoon.
STAFF AND AP REPORTS- | July 28, 2016

Grace College To Establish Academy Of Fine Arts

WINONA LAKE - Grace College is establishing an Academy of Fine Arts this fall with classes open to the public. Tim Sanborn, a Grace professor of music, said the Academy is a way to administer what's been going on for years anyway.Private lessons are offered by most music professors. "The Academy is intended to build up community fine arts education.It will provide more opportunities for fine arts study," Sanborn said."There will be more classes available in a more organized manner." This fall private instrumental, piano and voice lessons, two group art classes, Kindermusic and a children's choir are being offered.Registration fees of $35 cover music books and art supplies."Master" classes will be held on Saturdays for group rehearsals and lessons in music theory and music history.At the end of the semester, a recital and art show are planned.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Red Ball Raises More Than $50,000 For Red Cross

This year's Red Ball, "Summer Cruise," raised more than $50,000 (before expenses) for the disaster preparedness and response program of the local chapter of the American Red Cross. Rebecca Kubacki and Cathy Teghtmeyer, co-chairwomen of the event, welcomed the group to the ball, and Larry Peppel, executive director of the Kosciusko County Chapter of the American Red Cross, gave the invocation.Dinner was served on the lawn at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club and featured Caribbean dishes prepared by and served under the direction of executive chef Mark Gilardi. Following the main course, guests were treated inside to desserts accompanied by a chocolate fountain and music by Gizzae.Photos of couples attending the ball were framed in Caribbean motif frames and distributed before the end of the evening.
M.J. RHODES, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Silver Lake Seeks DNR Info On Lakefront Land

SILVER LAKE - Town marshal Craig Hollopeter and town superintendent Phil Shalley are arranging an informational meeting with Indiana Department of Natural Resources. The town wants to clarify its liabilities and responsibilities with the annexed lakefront property, Hollopeter said at Tuesday's town council meeting. The marshal is curious if the DNR requires a rescue boat for lake-area emergency protection.Shalley is interested in the town's responsibilities for pier upkeep.More issues will be discussed, too. Several lake-area citizens shared concerns about lake pollutants with the council.One resident said she has picked glass out of the water several times.Other residents said they have found motor oil and lawn-mower parts in the lake. Council president Brenda Wadkins said residents should notify the town when they find pollutants. In an unrelated matter, the council allowed H&H Tree Service owner Jerry Creekmore to park three work trucks on his property.
Matthew Weigelt, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Wiggins Vs. Silveus For Mayor?

Two men so far - Mac Silveus and Ernie Wiggins - are in contention for the Warsaw mayor's office when Jeff Plank leaves in March. As of this morning, Wiggins had already filed his application with Kosciusko County Auditor Charlene Knispel, who is the secretary of the county's Republican party. Silveus had not yet filed, but said he intends to. Plank announced Friday afternoon that he will leave in March to take a job in the private sector.His date of leaving will be either March 1 or March 14, he said, depending on how smoothly the transition goes with his successor. A Republican caucus that will choose Plank's replacement will meet Jan.30. Silveus said today that he's sorry Plank is leaving, but "I'm definitely interested in replacing Jeff." Both men said city priorities include building a second sewage treatment plant. Silveus said he thought a new city building is necessary, since the current building is almost outgrown.
Laurie Hahn, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Grace College To Offer Series Of Lectures

WINONA LAKE - Beginning as early as the 1890s to as recently as the 1960s, Winona Lake was synonymous with platform presentations. Speakers such as Booker T.Washington, Helen Keller, Admiral Richard Byrd, William Jennings Bryan, Billy Graham, Wil Rogers and many more all used Winona Lake as a forum to communicate both ideas and ideals to their generations. Grace College will present the American Lyceum Lecture Series to provide a setting for a new generation of public speakers. "The idea behind this public lecture series is to provide high-quality speakers that would be attractive to our community," said Steve Grill, Grace College dean of community education.He said the lecture series is designed for the community as a way for Grace College to say thanks for everything the community has done for Grace. The first of the lecture series will be held Feb.23 at 7:30 p.m.in Westminster Hall.Open to the public, there is no admission charge.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Greenway Progress: Bike, walking trail gets financial help, new logo

The Lake City Greenway Project received a monetary boost from R.R.Donnelley and Sons Inc.with a donation of $25,000 to cover engineering costs. The international printing company also is donating land for the first phase of the eight- mile multi-use trail. Also on hand Thursday was Steve Jones, Warsaw, winner of a parks department-sponsored logo contest. Jones, a commercial and graphic designer, composed a blue and green oval-shaped graphic which will be used for lake City Greenway promotional materials and on markers along the trail. Beginning at Trailhead Park and Chinworth Bridge, the 8- to 10-foot-wide asphalt path will run east and west parallel to old U.S.30W on the south side. Cutting across the City-County Athletic Complex and donated Donnelley property, the trail will turn south at Dewamac Park and follow Marsh Ditch to Zimmer Road in Boggs Industrial Park.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Legislators Ask WCS To Delay School Closings

Three state lawmakers have appealed to the Warsaw Schools' superintendent in an attempt to delay for one year the closing of three elementary schools. But the superintendent, Dr.Dave McGuire, said not only is it too late, but it's not prudent to discuss it now that mediation is scheduled for a lawsuit involving the school board. State Sen.Kent Adams and state representatives David Wolkins and William Ruppel sent a letter Tuesday to McGuire, saying large numbers of their constituents have contacted them "to voice, sometimes quite strongly, their concerns." The letter continued: "Your announced plans to permanently close three elementary schools, Atwood, Claypool and Silver Lake, have raised serious concerns by parents of children in those schools regarding several issues, including busing, safety of their children, school over-crowding and educational deficiencies.
Laurie Hahn, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

New Arts Board Orgainized

The Lakeland Art Association applied to the National Endowment for the Arts when the association's lease expired at 109 N.Lake St., to make room for the Justice Building expansion. The association has since found a home on Buffalo Street in Warsaw. However, an ArtsREACH Project grant was awarded in 1999 and ended in October 2000. The grant, which totaled $8,900, provided for a community arts survey and a directory of artists. More than 400 Kosciusko County residents responded to the survey regarding development of a visual and performing arts center. The survey indicated a need for such a building.Toward that end, Lakeland Art Association Inc.signed a six-month option to purchase the Eagles building, on the corner of South Buffalo and East Market streets, Warsaw, from the Saemann Foundation last year.That option expired Nov.30.An extension has been granted through July 31.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Residents Express Concern Over Diesel Fuel Spilled In Winona Lake

WINONA LAKE - The diesel fuel spill into Winona Lake Feb.11 still concerns residents on the lake's north shore, where the fuel entered the lake through a storm water drain. Warsaw firemen responded to the incident, which came from a Warsaw Chemical truck, placing "booms" to collect the fuel in the lake. Seven days later, a spill originating from a 55-gallon fuel drum at Dalton Foundry entered the lake through the same drain. Damages to the lake have been described as minimal, with Dalton Foundry safety crews attending the second spill. Councilman Rolly Ortega said residents of the condominiums on the north shore are worried about substances entering the lake. "I think it's something we should be concerned about," said Delp.He added that he is a member of the Winona Lake Preservation Group and they might be interested in addressing such incidents. Ortega suggested that as a group the council should endorse more lake-friendly practices.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Saturday's Children's Concert The Last For Grace Orchestra

WINONA LAKE - The last measure of the Grace Community Orchestra will be heard Saturday, when the group presents its final children's concert. The GCO will evolve into the Warsaw Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Dr.Patrick Kavanaugh, this fall. GCO conductor Ardis Faber said the transition from a community to a symphony orchestra allows the group to grow and increase in stature in the community.As it always has, the newly named orchestra will include students, community and professional musicians.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Tuition To Rise At Ivy Tech Campuses Statewide

Ivy Tech students will pay an additional $7.60 per credit hour beginning with summer classes.The increase was approved Thursday when the Board of Trustees of Ivy Tech State College met in Fort Wayne. Students will be charged a total of $73.80 per credit hour for summer 2002 and the 2002-03 school year plus a $25 technology fee per semester. Ivy Tech has 23 campuses state-wide including one in Warsaw. In 1999 the trustees decreased tuition from $66.50 to $66.20 per credit hour.Yesterday's decision added $6.60 per credit hour and an additional temporary $1 fee to establish an emergency fund for the college's building and infrastructure needs. The "emergency" dollar will be rescinded if the state restores the college's Repair and Rehabilitation funds, which were eliminated as part of the budget cutbacks announced in recent weeks.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Financing options explained by consultant

MILFORD - To get the wastewater treatment plant improvement project funding going, the Milford Town Council and a representative of Umbaugh & Associates discussed the town's options Monday. Steve Carter, representing H.J.Umbaugh & Associates, Plymouth, said the corporation conducted a rate study for the town in 1998.As part of the study, they contemplated the town borrowing a million dollars and took that into consideration during the rate study.Since then, the town has also slightly increased rates, which, Carter said, will help the town get funding for the project. As far as timing, Carter said, next summer sounds like the earliest the contruction of the project could begin.The actual financing of the project, he said, will take only 60 to 75 days.There are three financing options for the town. The first is Open Market Financing.Carter said that is the most flexible financing and is through banks.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Supporters Brave Cold For Rally

American flags waved from mittened and gloved hands Saturday morning at Central Park Plaza. A rally for the troops brought about 200 people who braved sleet and snow to show their support for military personnel involved in Operation Iraqi Freedom. Locally, Company A of the 1st Battalion 293rd Infantry, Indiana Army National Guardsmen, sent 122 local men assigned to the Warsaw Armory overseas. The program began with a color presentation by an American Legion unit.In the background, along Fort Wayne Street, flags representing each military branch flew in the gusting wind. With her long hair streaked a patriotic red, white and blue, co-organizer Shanna Goon said she wanted to hold the event for the troops. "It's heart-warming to know people will come out on a nice, new spring day to support our troops," said Warsaw Mayor Ernie Wiggins, who talked next.He was flanked by councilmen Jerry Patterson and Charlie Smith.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Students Get Extra Day Off

Local students got an extra day off today when schools across Kosciusko County were canceled. If local students get another day off Tuesday, that will not be determined until later today. Warsaw Community Schools Superintendent Dr.Lee Harman said today, "We don't know yet (if schools will be canceled Tuesday).We're still going to be assessing the roads throughout the day and what the conditions are like.The main thing is if the buses can turn (on the roads) or not." Harman said it is important that parents and students watch television or listen to local radio stations like WRSW for cancellations and updates.He said parents should not call the corporation and schools for that information.The decision for Tuesday will not be available until later today, Harman said, and can be heard on local media outlets once it is made.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016
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