Winona Police To Step Up Enforcement Of Park Rules

WINONA LAKE - Park rules and regulations will be enforced by town police with the passage of Ordinance 2004-7-1, which the town council approved Tuesday. Anyone cited for unlawful activities will be subject to a $50 fine.Unlawful activities include parking a trailer in the parking lot on park property, bringing a dog to the park, remaining in the park between 11 p.m.and 6 a.m.after being asked to leave, bringing alcoholic beverages to the park, bringing glass containers within five feet of the beach area and littering. The council and town coordinator Craig Allebach talked about Tuesday night's meeting with CR 250E property owners.Allebach said the right-of-way process and the construction schedule would be discussed.Plans are to begin construction on the road in the spring. Allebach said residents living on the south end of Park Avenue will be advised about road closings and inconveniences while construction continues.

Recycling Sites Moving

Three recycling sites in Kosciusko County will soon be relocated. One - in Syracuse - will move down the street, while the destinations of the two others remain undetermined, said Fiona Norris, director of the county's Solid Waste Management District. The district is looking for locations to replace bins at the former Owen's store on East Center Street in Warsaw and at the Free Methodist Church property along Kings Highway in Winona Lake. The Owen's location is no longer available because of plans by a tenant that will soon occupy the building.Norris said she was told the bins must be moved by April 1. The Free Methodist property is no longer available because of changes to the property as well. Those vacancies could leave a void for recyclers for much of the east-central part of the county.Norris said they are seeking new locations for the bins.The locations need to be widely visible and in a well-traveled area.

Knispel, Whitaker Reiterate Their Views

Two candidates for sheriff used live television Thursday night to highlight their campaigns, while at least five others seeking the same office chose to avoid the camera's glare. Lt.Steve Knispel, and Detective Sgt.Sam Whitaker, both of the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, exchanged viewpoints for nearly an hour during a live televised forum on VSP-TV. Both candidates used their time to outline reasons for seeking the office and plans if they would be elected. Unlike a recent forum for the prosecutor's race, Thursday's forum remained upbeat and devoid of any negativity. Knispel and Whitaker said later they felt they performed well despite their unfamiliarity with the television medium. Both candidates reiterated their viewpoints and neither made any new proposals. Both candidates said more patrols are needed and the drug task force needs to be reinvigorated.

Lt. Gov. Visits Winona Lake

WINONA LAKE - Indiana Lt.Gov.Joe Kernan visited Winona Lake Friday as part of an Enjoy Indiana Week visit. He toured the Billy Sunday Home and Visitors Center, promoting places and events across the state. Speaking to a small group of citizens in the Sunday Museum, Kernan said that more than 120,000 Hoosiers owe their livelihood to the tourism industry. "Tourism represents more than $6 billion in economic activity," Kernan said."And much of that is outside money. "Each out-of-state visitor spends an average of $700 during their stay." The Democrat said that with gas prices continuing to climb, many families will make decisions based on economics and will stay close to home. An important part of Indiana's getting the word out about attractions is the www.enjoyindiana.com Web site, which has about 150,000 "hits" per month. "You have so much to be proud of here," he said of Winona Lake.

Child Care Planners Cite Need For More Providers

That Kosciusko County is in need of quality child care facilities is nothing new. But new statistics shed some light on the seriousness of the issue. Of the estimated 70,000 people in Kosciusko County, there are more than 6,000 children under the age of 6 who need day care.But there are only five child care facilities and 21 licensed private care providers available in the county. "It's easy to say there is a problem," said Don Enterline, director of the YMCA."Coming up with a solution is the difficult part....Part of the solution lies with the top firms in the county....We have to build a winning team." Enterline is a member of the Kosciusko County Child Care Planning Committee which met Thursday with representatives of schools, business and social service agencies to discuss corporate support of community child care.

Wawasee Hears Impassioned Pleas To Retain Milford Middle School

SYRACUSE - With an overwhelming response from the public, Milford Middle School was well represented Tuesday at the Wawasee School Corporation Public Forum. The forum was to present three options to the public on how to deal with the overcrowding of the Wawasee schools, mainly the North Webster and Milford schools. Option one dealt with building a new facility at North Webster and doing some renovations at Syracuse, Milford and the Wawasee High School. Option two dealt with renovating North Webster on the existing site, doing some renovations at Syracuse, Milford and the Wawasee High School, and consolidating grades six through eight at the Wawasee Middle School. Option three dealt with renovating North Webster on the existing site, renovating Syracuse, Milford and Wawasee High School, and adding four general classrooms to the Milford school.

Goldmine Pickers Announce January Show Dates

After a thoroughly enjoyable holiday season, the Goldmine Pickers are kicking the New Year off with some travel dates and some surprise guest appearances at their shows.

Kernan-Shepard

Editor, Times-Union:After reading Coroner John Sadler's recent letter to the editor printed in the Times-Union on Jan. 30th ...

Opposes Choice

Editor, Times-Union:Issues get clouded when we reduce them to single hyphenated words:

Riverwatch Trains Volunteers To Monitor H20 Quality

Through a statewide program called Riverwatch, the Indiana Department of Natural Resources is focusing on training Hoosiers to monitor the flowing rivers and streams in their area.

Triton Adopts Budget; Student Population At 1,070

BOURBON - Triton School Corp. adopted the 2008 budget, capital projects fund for 2008-10 and bus replacement plan for 2008-17 at the board meeting Monday night.

Boss Hogg BBQ Teams With RWI Racing

Dance School Offers Programs For All Ages

Looking for summer activities for your children or yourself?

Sewers

Editor, Times-Union:I was most dismayed to see in the July 8, 2009, Times-Union that the county commissioners are still considering the petition to include the Tippecanoe Lake area into the existing LRSD.

John H. Schoolman

John H. Schoolman, 100, of Leesburg, died at 5:50 p.m. May 21, 2009, in Kosciusko Community Hospital, Warsaw.

Animal Abuse

Editor, Times-Union:I would like to respond again to the allegations of animal abuse.

Elburn Dean 'Gay' Robinson

Elburn Dean "Gay" Robinson, 89, of Warsaw, died at 6:03 a.m. May 24, 2010, in Grace Village Health Care, Winona Lake.

Meth & Other Drugs

Editor, Times-Union:I read your editorial on meth with interest.

Souder releases statement

"It is with great regret that I announce that I am resigning from the U.S. House of Representatives, as well as resigning as the Republican nominee for Congress in this fall's election.

Relevance

Editor, Times-Union:This was posted on Facebook and I had to respond.