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Lice Outbreak Awaits Students

Kosciusko County officials are asking parents for help with a perennial problem that's even worse this year: head lice. "We've never gotten so many phone calls - we need help," said county health nurse Deborah Frank. Frank said lice are found occasionally at the high school level, but are "really bad" in elementaries and day care centers. Because of the contagious nature of this health problem, Frank suggests that parents conduct weekly head checks from August to November, which is considered the lice season. If lice are found, don't be embarrassed: nearly three million Americans get head lice each year."It's not a sin to have them, but it is a sin to keep them," Frank said. The first step is to remove the lice from the child's head.Medications are available at pharmacies and department stores.Shampoo the child's head thoroughly; a second shampoo may be necessary a week to 10 days after the eggs hatch, Frank said.
DEB McAULIFFE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

County Decides On Requests For New Employees

Nine Kosciusko County departments requested new employees for 2003. But the county council granted only a few Thursday at their third and final budget meeting of the week. County council president Jim Tranter presented the wage committee's recommendations on those requests to the rest of the county council.The wage committee members are county commissioner Brad Jackson and councilmen Tranter and Brad Tandy.County administrator Ron Robinson serves on the committee as an adviser. When Superior Court II Judge James Jarrette's request for the creation of a security officer position, to be handled and controlled by the judges of Superior Courts II and III, looked like the council was going to deny the position, Jarrette did not hesitate to speak up.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

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.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Duck Race Saturday

The folks at the Cardinal Center are feeling just ducky about this year's fundraiser - a duck race.In addition to selling 5,000 rubber ducks, the promotion package includes a full-size duck suit.Various employees have donned the big yellow outfit and made several appearances this summer. "Quacky's final appearance will be at the duck race in Bixler Park Saturday," said Michelle Boxell, Cardinal Center's community relations manager."The ducks will 'race' at 10 a.m." The first duck across the finish line earns the keeper of the lucky number $5,000.Ducks are $5 per chance or $25 for six ducks.Sales will continue at the Country Music Concert Friday night.People buying ducks tomorrow will receive a "quack pack" full of goodies and a ducky Mardi Gras-style necklace. Ducks can still be purchased Saturday at Bixler Park prior to the race on Center Lake.The day starts with a puppet show at 9 a.m.and a celebrity duck race at 9:30 a.m.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

WCS Holds Budget Hearing

It was the public hearing for Warsaw Community Schools' proposed 2001 budget - but no one from the public was there to hear about it Monday night. Rande Thorpe, WCS business manager, presented the $44.5 million budget to the school board, emphasizing that the increase over last year was approximately 5.7 percent. "Our budget is a status quo budget," he said."There is not anything new and exciting." Thorpe said he expects the tax rate, which for 2000 is $4.80, to go up "no more than 10 cents." The largest fund in the WCS budget is the general fund, which takes up about 73 percent of the total budget.Approximately 90 percent of the general fund, Thorpe said, is salaries and benefits.The proposed general fund total for 2001 is approximately $32.6 million. The debt service fund, from which payments are made on bonds and debts the school corporation has incurred, is estimated at slightly more than $6 million for 2001.
Laurie Hahn, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Lake City Skiers Place 3rd At Michigan State Invitational

DETROIT, Mich.- Several more accolades were handed out to the Lake City Skiers last weekend. At the 2002 Michigan State Show Ski Championship Saturday and Sunday in Detroit, the team won third place. "It was a good show," said show director Kevin Hayes."I think we'll peak at nationals (Sunday)." Club president Randy Patrick said, "We were disappointed with our performance at (the) Michigan Invitational.We expect to do much better and are capable of doing better and will do better at nationals." Lake City Skiers received 1,608 points for third place.In second was the show ski team from Silver Lake, Mich., with 1,621 points, and Spray Masters, also a Michigan team, received 1,718 points for first.Coming in fourth was the team from Chippewa Lake, Ohio, while Team Aquatics and Syracuse's Ski Fun-atics tied for fifth with 1,320 points apiece.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Triton Offers Kinder First Day

BOURBON - Triton High School students found a change in the usual first-day routine.according to principal Rick Dehne. "Usually, they come in and get their handbook and 'Here are the rules,' and they go on to the next teacher and it's the same thing," he said. According to Dehne, this year, doughnuts were ordered and time was provided for students to relax and catch up with classmates as well as deal with bar codes, schedule changes and other last-minute details. "We ought to celebrate these kids coming back," said Dehne. Kindergarten screening begins today at Triton Elementary School and will continue through Thursday.Incoming kindergartners will be screened to identify those who may need more time for language arts skills as candidates for the limited number of spots in the extended-day kindergarten.
TIM ROBERTSON, Times-Union Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

KDI Begins Small Business Loan Program

In order to better serve the increasing number of small businesses in the Warsaw area, Kosciusko Development Inc.discussed a new policy Wednesday that would establish a revolving loan program for the county. KDI members voted unanimously to approve the loan program giving the local banks the ability to contigently commit to applications.Once desired funds are secured for the program, lenders will then have the ability to approve suitable applicants for loans. KDI plans to be the coordinator between banks and applicants.Lake City Bank will act as the program's trustee, and will be the administrator of the funds. The policy hopes to encourage job creation and retention in the community, as well as small business expansion. "We've focused on the very small businesses without the means to apply for a larger means," Lake City Bank vice president Clint Pletcher said. Jim Tinkey, KDI treasurer, presented budget totals for the first six months of 2005.
Joe Kirkendall, Times-Union staff writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Transportation Director Offers Tips For Safe Bus Riding

Warsaw Community Schools' Director of Transportation Della Swain would like to remind parents of a few safety tips around school buses as the school year begins. The most dangerous part of the school bus ride is getting on and off the bus.The "Danger Zone" is the area on all sides of he bus where children are in the most danger of not being seen by the driver - 10 feet in front of the bus and 10 feet on either side of the bus and the area behind the bus. To keep students safe Swain suggests parents remind children of these safety tips: • Arrive at the bus stop no more than five minutes early. • Stand at least 10 feet away from the edge of the road. • Wait until the bus stops, the door opens and the driver says it is ok to enter before stepping on the bus. • Check both ways for cars before stepping off the bus. • Walk at least 10 feet in front of the bus; never behind the bus.Be sure the driver can see you.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Ivy Tech Set For New Campus

Ivy Tech State College - Warsaw will open its doors for fall classes at its new location in the United Office Complex, 3755 Lake City Highway.Weekend classes begin Aug.17 and weekday classes begin Aug.19. The state legislature's budget committee recently approved a lease agreement between Ivy Tech and Sprint, owner of the building.Contractors are readying the 20,000-square-foot space to accommodate the current level of programming and services. Meanwhile, Ivy Tech staff are registering students at the Lakeview Middle School location, 850 E.Smith St., the campus home since 1991. "The staff are doing a beautiful job of advising and registering students while packing up for our move," said Joann Walgamuth, Warsaw campus executive dean. "This is a very hectic time for us.We know moving into our beautiful new campus will make all our efforts worthwhile," she said.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

County Looks At 2006 Budgets

The county council heard budget requests from 12 department heads Monday for general fund expenditures of more than $15 million. Wage committee member Brad Tandy said he and councilman Larry Teghtmeyer and county commissioner Brad Jackson approved an across-the-board 3 percent salary increase for all full-time employees; no increase for part-time employee pay or increases in stipends for appointed board members (like the area plan commission and board of zoning appeals). Tandy said the county still doesn't know how much the county option income tax revenues will be although the wage committee recommendations were based on a projected increase. The committee further recommended that two full-time patrolmen, whose salaries are provided through a grant, be retained.The sheriff's department also will be allowed to hire a full-time cook for the work release program.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw School Board Approves Security Program

Controlling access to all of Warsaw's public schools to improve security and safety was approved Monday by the school board. Based on last year's pilot program at Washington and Harrison elementaries, the policy will limit access to one door per school after students have arrived.The open door will be the one closest to each school's office or the one easiest to monitor. WCS business manager Rande Thorpe said some schools use visitor badges and sign-in logs, and those practices will be standardized across the school corporation.Future use of such security measures as card readers and cameras also is being studied, he said. School board president Gordon Vanator questioned the need to restrict the public's access to public schools.
Laurie Hahn, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Defense Bill Benefits Orthopedics

WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S.Rep.Mark Souder announced today that H.R.2863, the Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2006, includes $1.3 million Souder secured for an orthopedic research partnership between three employers-Biomet, Zimmer, and DePuy-in Warsaw and the University of Notre Dame's Center for Orthopedic Research and Engineering. Souder had worked over the last several months to ensure that this set-aside was included in the legislation.An overwhelming bipartisan majority of the House of Representatives voted for House passage of the bill by a vote of 398-19.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Milford To Get New Gear For Firemen

MILFORD - The Milford Fire Department will replace its outdated self-contained breathing apparatus. During the special budget meeting Monday, the town council approved the fire department's 1999 budget. The budget included the replacement of the outdated equipment, but Ned Hunsberger, Milford fire chief, said he would like to have the council and township approve the replacement for this year, because of a $250 "trade-in" that will not be available next year. The cost for each of the SCBA devices will be $1,600 without the $250 trade-in allowance.Hunsberger and Dallas Winchester, township trustee, will work on the possibility of getting the replacement done, at least in part, this year. Winchester also spoke up for his employees during the budget meeting.He said the additional security employees for the beach were being paid approximately $3 an hour more than some of his employees who had been working for him for five to six years.
DOUGLAS SANBURN Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Mafera Resigns Community Center Director Post

LEESBURG - Sandy Mafera has resigned her post as North Webster Community Center executive director after a year of service. "We raised the money and it was a wonderful experience," Mafera said Tuesday from her Barbee Lake home."But I don't know about roofing and contractors.That's not my area of expertise." Fund-raising is her specialty, though.She served for many years as executive director of the Kosciusko County United Way. Over the course of the last 12 months, North Webster Community Center Inc.has raised more than $400,000 locally to match a $500,000 Indiana Department of Commerce Community Focus Fund grant to refurbish the building.If the group falls short of the half-million mark, the Community Focus Fund grant will match whatever the group raises. Mafera, a self-described bibliophile, said she plans to stay home and read.And volunteer at the Community Center.And publish a family tree on her mother's side of the family.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Leesburg Continues Discussion Of Sewer System

LEESBURG - The Leesburg Town Council met Monday and the issue of a sewer system in the town once again was at the forefront. Joe Tierney and Julia Graham of GRW Engineers in Indianapolis presented several options for sewer systems. Michael Aylesworth, who was appointed to director of the Northern Regional Office of the Indiana Department of Environmental Management June 1, also was present. Aylesworth, an appointee of Governor Mitch Daniels, said the goal of Daniels' administration was for entities like IDEM to take a more hands-on approach to small town issues such as Leesburg's sewer dilemma. The board noted it was the first time a representative of IDEM's Northern Regional Office was present at a town board meeting. The town signed an agreed order Jan.10 that puts into action steps towards having a sewer on-line by 2008 and in operation sometime between April and September 2009.
DANIEL RIORDAN, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Biomet Announces Strong Sales, Stock Split

For the first time in Biomet Inc.'s 24-year history, the company has reported exceeding $1 billion in gross sales. According to their annual results for the year ending May 31, net sales totaled $1,030,663,000.Net sales for 2000 were $923,551,000. Biomet Inc.also announced today that its board of directors declared a cash dividend of $.135 per share, payable July 27 to shareholders of record at the close of business on July 20.The cash dividend is payable on the pre-split common shares. The company reported its board has declared a three-for-two stock split on its outstanding common shares, to be distributed approximately Aug.6 to shareholders of record as of July 30.The board's decision to approve the three-for-two stock split reflects its continued confidence in the company's operational and strategic direction and reinforced by Biomet's financial performance during fiscal year 2001.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

County To Take A Look At New Voting Machines

If Kosciusko County wants to be reimbursed by the federal government for new voting machine equipment, the county has to act before Dec.31, 2005. Thursday, county clerk Sharon Christner asked the county council if they had made any decisions on which company's voting machines they want to inspect. The election board reviewed the various machines but decided that the county council and commissioners should make the final decision. Christner told the council the state has only until Dec.31, 2005, to act for a chance for any reimbursement money. Larry Teghtmeyer, councilman, said he was told at a conference recently that if the county spends money from the county general fund on the machines, they lose their chance of reimbursement.He said to get reimbursed, the county has to make sure they purchase the equipment correctly.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Agencies Have New Tools To Combat Violence

Editor's Note: This is the third in a three-part series on domestic violence. Pulpit advice from the Middle Ages (467-1453) said men should beat their wives and women should kiss the rod that beats them. An old Russian proverb says, "A wife isn't a jug.She won't crack if you hit her 10 times." With teachings like this, it is important to be very clear when dealing with domestic violence cases. Sgt.Anne O'Dell, San Diego Police officer and director of specialized training on domestic violence, said earlier this month during a Kosciusko County Domestic Violence Task Force seminar that there are five important things a domestic violence victim should hear from the investigating police department: • No one deserves to get hit. • I am afraid for your safety. • I am afraid for the safety of your children. • It will get worse. • The police department will be there for you when you are ready to leave.
DOUGLAS SANBURN Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Commissioners Approve $4.5 Million Budget

Though they approved their budget for 2001, the Kosciusko County Commissioners know it won't be as high once it goes through the county council's approval process. And the budget they approved (approximately $4.5 million) is estimated at $280,000 more than last year due to expenses not necessarily within their control, county administrator Ron Robinson told them Tuesday. Robinson said salaries for county employees were proposed to be raised 10 percent, knowing they will be cut. With the 10 percent raise, commissioners would receive $15,744 each, while Robinson's salary would be $61,821.The systems administrator would receive $54,712 while the Geographical Imaging System director would receive $52,106. A new account for part-time work was added at $20,000.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016
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