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Warsaw School Board Will Interview Architects For Possible School Projects

Architects will be interviewed by the Warsaw Community School Corp.Board of School Trustees Wednesday and Thursday. The public meetings will be held at 6 p.m.both nights in the central administration building.Superintendent Dr.Robert Haworth said the architects are being interviewed for possible building projects as they relate to the corporation, particularly the elementary schools. Architects being interviewed Wednesday include Moake Park at 7 p.m.and Scearce Rudisel/Schmidt Associates at 8 p.m.A discussion of the interview and selection process will be at 6 p.m.Thursday, MSKTD will be interviewed at 6 p.m.; Odle McGuire & Shook at 7 p.m.; and Kovert Hawkins at 8 p.m. The timeline for approval of the 2007 budget was provided to the board by Warsaw Schools Chief Financial Officer Kevin Scott.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Syracuse BZA OKs Restaurant Expansion

SYRACUSE - The Anchor Bar, Main Street, Syracuse, wants to expand with outdoor dining. Thursday, Jim Conder, owner of the business, petitioned the Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals for an exception to alter his non-conforming business by allowing the expansion and creating a fenced-in outdoor dining area in a commercial district.The property, zoned commercial, is on the west side of Huntington Street and zero feet south of Main Street in Syracuse. The petition was approved with conditions. Matt Sandy, Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission assistant planner, told the board there were two letters on file.One was against the expansion, the other supported the expansion.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Bayh Representative In Warsaw Wednesday

A representative from the office of U.S.Sen.Evan Bayh will be available Wednesday in the Munson Building, 216 N.Lake St., Warsaw, from 2:30 to 4 p.m. On hand will be Hodge Patel, Bayh's regional coordinator for northeast Indiana. Some of the most common problems the office helps Hoosiers handle include difficulties with Social Security and veterans' benefits, questions about federal taxes and immigration concerns. People unable to attend the regional office hours may contact Patel in Bayh's South Bend office.The address is 130 S.Main St., Suite 110, South Bend IN 46601.The telephone number is 574-236-8302.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Quayle Stakes Out Positions On Taxes, Government, Values

To paraphrase CBS newsman Dan Rather, if it looks like a candidate, walks like a candidate and acts like a candidate - it's a candidate. While stressing that no decision will be made until 1999 on a possible run for the White House, former Vice President Dan Quayle had the appearance of a man with presidential aspirations Tuesday.He returned to his roots to host the fourth annual Quayle Center Golf Tournament Tuesday in Huntington. He also attended a fund-raising dinner and reception in Winona Lake for his political action committee, Campaign America.The dinner was held at the home of Dane and Mary Louise Miller. "I'm likely to run (in 2000), but we won't make any formal announcement until next year," Quayle said."First, I want to help see the Republicans retain - and increase their majority - in Congress." He said having toured the country for the last two years, he believes that his vision of American life will resonate with the voters.
DAVID A. BEALL Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Army Brings Medical Care To Village

KHSOUM ABU HALAN, Iraq - In the village of Khsoum Abu Halan, there has been no available medical facility for the residents.But now, with a recently rehabilitated medical clinic, the village is well on its way to having access to medical care that is right down the street. On July 9, the 16th MP BDE (ABN) out of Fort Bragg, N.C., and 118th Air Support Medical Battalion out of Ohio, working together, finally opened the village's Khashoom Hallan Medical Clinic. Also on that day, the units jointly performed a Civil Military Medical Operation for the village people and handed out critically needed medical supplies. "A Civil Military Medical Operation is the Army's chance to truly help out the Iraqi people by providing medical aid and supplies that they would normally not be able to get," said Maj.Alan R.Kabakoff, the 16th MP's civil affairs officer.
Pfc. Jonathan J. Springer- | July 28, 2016

New Beginnings Child Care Celebrates Grand Opening

MILFORD -ÊIt's a new beginning for New Beginnings Child Care Inc., Milford, and to help celebrate their official grand opening, New Beginnings is hosting an open house Saturday from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. A formal dedication will be held at 11 a.m.with a ribbon cutting.New Beginnings president Mark Baumgartner and a town council representative will give short speeches to mark the occasion. At 11:30 a.m., clowns will make an appearance along with face paintings and fun balloons for the children.A fire truck will also be on hand.Wawasee-103 will give a live broadcast, and refreshments will be served. Community members can take a tour of the facilities and there will be games, arts and crafts in each room. New Beginnings opened at its new facilities June 7.They have 86 children enrolled, representing 65 local families. "We have openings in all areas, 2 years old to 12.Two-year olds do not have to be potty-trained," said director Amy Marra.
David Slone, Times-Union- | July 28, 2016

Kosciusko County Fair Starts Saturday

The monster trucks are coming, the bingo caller will shout, a blacksmith's forge will ring and new thrills on the midway are expected for the 2004 Kosciusko County 4-H and Community Fair Saturday through July 24. Dan Hampton, this year's fair board of directors president, said other changes are planned, too. "Wednesday is community day, and not-for-profit organizations can introduce themselves to the community with free booth or food stand space for the day. "It will be a mini-fair of local organizations and hopefully will go on for future years," said the four-year board member."For a lot of citizens, these organizations work behind the scenes and few of us know about all of them.Since this year's theme is Neighbors Helping Neighbors, we kind of thought community day fit in perfectly." This year, the merchant's tent is 340 feet long and has room for 88 spaces, which are almost sold out.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

County Works On Needs Assessment

What are the immediate and long-range needs of Kosciusko County government? To find out, Kosciusko County Council President Jim Tranter has worked on a needs analysis for the county for the last six to eight months. Step One was a questionnaire to county government department heads and elected officials.Step Two, which he presented to the Kosciusko County Commissioners Tuesday, is a compilation of the data from the questionnaire. Tranter said the compilation is a "wish list" of the county's needs to help county officials get some kind of projection of what is needed within the next decade. "The whole purpose is to give us direction, to see where we're going," he said. Approximately nine questions were asked of the 22 different county departments.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Webster pharmacist lauded for lifesaving efforts

NORTH WEBSTER - Recognition was given Wednesday to a North Webster businessman who came to the aid of a fellow man. Bob Merchant, a pharmacist at Revco in North Webster, was presented a plaque noting that his efforts to save the life of Ollie Hardin were appreciated. Hardin, a longtime North Webster resident who served as crossing guard at North Webster School, apparently suffered a heart attack while in Revco May 7.Merchant and Julie Adolphson, of the National Weather Service, immediately began CPR on Hardin.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Syracuse Council Plans 2004 Budget

SYRACUSE - Even though most of the town of Syracuse departments barely proposed budget raises for 2004, the Syracuse Town Council still had to look for $53,124 in cuts. The grand total of the budgets proposed was $2,964,186.To cut the budget down to size and remain no more than $10,000 over the maximum amount the state allows the town to raise, after all the departments presented their 2004 proposed budgets, the town council instructed each of the departments to cut more money from their budgets pro-rated on the size of their department's budget compared to the total budget of all the departments.Each of the departments was allowed to choose where the cuts came from as town manager Brian Redshaw said that is what the departments wanted.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Whitko School Board Fires Popular Nurse

PIERCETON -ÊThe controversy surrounding the termination of Whitko School Nurse Sharon Lee was put to rest Monday night when the Whitko School board voted to fire her. Despite numerous protests and petitions presented against the action, the board voted four to one for her termination in a role call vote.Mike Braddock was the only board member to vote against the termination. Before the vote, 11 members of the public spoke up in Lee's defense.Then Lee stepped before the board to present her own case. "I want to thank everybody, this is very humbling," said Lee while facing the audience and fighting back tears."When I was hired 12 years ago, I was hired by the superintendent and the assistant superintendent.I had no intentions of staying 12 years.I thought I would be here only a few years and move on.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Supt.'s Contract Still Studied

Warsaw Community School Corporation Superintendent Dave McGuire was present at Monday night's school board meeting, but not for long. After hearing Warsaw School Board President Ron Yeiter announce that the investigation of McGuire's performance did not involve any criminal matters, McGuire stood up, quietly left the room and did not return. "The investigation is still pending," said Yeiter during the meeting."(McGuire's) contract is still pending." The meeting continued without McGuire and his absence was not discussed by the board or the public. "I think maybe (McGuire) felt uneasy sitting in on the meeting," said Yeiter after the meeting adjourned."The investigation is still pending and the negotiations are going on right now.We hope to get this resolved." Later in the meeting, the board approved the renewal of contracts for 28 administrators through June 30 of 2007.The current contracts expire June 30, 2006.McGuire's name was not on the list for renewal.
JEN GIBSON, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Silver Lake Gets Another $70,000 For Water Project

SILVER LAKE - Another $70,000 was secured recently to help the town with its $1 million water project. The Silver Lake Town Council announced Tuesday that Rep.Bill Ruppel (R-North Manchester) was able to get the money for the town through the Build Indiana Fund. Also, Bob Murphy of Murphy and Associates, Larwill, presented a proposal for the council to sign regarding a $500,000 grant. The water project will include updated water lines, new fire hydrants, a new well field and, possibly, a new water tower. In other business, the council signed ordinances for street signs and establishing traffic restrictions and penalties. A decision was made to discontinue mosquito spraying for the season. Several topics were discussed and tabled for future meetings, including revision of the building permit ordinance, employee health insurance, repair work at the fire station and tree trimming.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Train Whistles Continue To Bring Complaints At Syracuse

SYRACUSE -ÊAs part of the Tuesday agenda, the Syracuse Town Council allowed time for a presentation of a train whistle petition by Medusa Street residents. The crowd was standing-room only.Extra chairs had to be brought in.The only problem was that, while everyone was there to talk about the nuisance of the train whistles, there were no petitions to present. Syracuse resident John Korejwa said he thought the town should see if they could get the train whistles muted.He said he called CSX about it but got no response. Town manager Brian Redshaw said he talked to the CSX safety director about muted whistles and was told it wasn't a possibility."They're either off or on," Redshaw said. Another Syracuse resident said he wasn't concerned about the increase in whistle blowing as much as he was about the EMS and fire department getting around the trains to respond to emergencies.The number of trains has increased in Syracuse three times as much as last year, he said.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Lake City Bank Sells 5 Branches

Five southern Lakeland Financial Corp.offices will be sold to First Farmers Bank and Trust of Converse, Lakeland Financial Corp.announced today. The offices included in the agreement are in Peru, Greentown, Wabash, Roann and Logansport.Collectively, the offices have approximately $80 million in deposits and $30 million in loans.The sale is contingent upon regulatory approval and completion of financing by First Farmers. "We are pleased to announce the sale of these five branches to a locally based bank with the same commitment to employees, customers and community participation that has been a cornerstone of the way Lake City Bank has approached business for more than 125 years," said Michael L.Kubacki, president and chief executive officer of Lake City Bank."While these southern market offices have played a meaningful role in our development over the past several years, they no longer fit our strategic expansion plan.
Staff Report- | July 28, 2016

Wawasee Gets Financial Report From Athletic Dept.

SYRACUSE - Every year, the Wawasee Community School Corp.Board of School Trustees receives an athletic financial report. This year, director of finance Jim Evans said athletic director Mary Hurley is comfortable with the status of that department.Board member Marion Acton said he appreciates receiving the report every year and was glad the athletic department is still in the black.With approximately 20 athletic programs offered at Wawasee, that means many students are involved, Acton said. Jeff Wells, board member, said at the Tuesday night meeting that he is glad Hurley was able to tuck away some money during good financial years to save for the possible coming leaner years. According to the report, most of the operating funds of the department come through gate ticket receipts.Other sizable amounts also are generated from the Warrior Open and concessions.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Glen Terrace Owner Fails To Begin Repairs

John Call, the owner of condemned Glen Terrace Apartments, Walter Way, Warsaw, failed to comply with Warsaw building inspectors yet again.Call is scheduled to appear at the Warsaw Code Enforcement Hearings July 17. Only two weeks ago, the complex was on its way to compliance with city codes. Warsaw Building Inspector and Assistant Building Commissioner Pam Kennedy condemned the last two buildings of the complex June 21.Kennedy, fire safety inspector Michael Wilson, building commissioner Gene Oliver, representative from USDA Rural Development Dan Hughes and Call, Syracuse, met June 23 (along with Warsaw Fire Chief Matt Warren, Indianapolis housing coordinator John Young, USDA Rural Development manager Enzley Mitchell, Indianapolis) to discuss construction plans for the 40-unit complex.
LAURA SLOOP, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Community Center Groundbreaking

Ground was broken Monday evening for the new Lakeside Park Community Center in Syracuse. Pictured (L to R) are Jaennine Schrock, whose family donated 3.8 acres of land and $200,000 for the project; State Sen. Bob Meeks, who helped secure Build Indiana funding; Bill Beemer, longtime supporter of the project; and June and Robert Laudeman, who donated $100,000 to the project. Total cost of the project will be $1.7 million and construction is expected to be completed in a year. Once completed, the center will house a gymnasium, senior center, community meeting rooms, celebration room for special events and the historical museum. While the majority of funding for the project has been secured, money is still needed. The Wawasee Kiwanis Club has announced a brick program to help raise funds. Individuals can purchase 4-inch by 8-inch paving bricks for $100 each. The brick will be inscribed as the donor wishes (three lines, 14 characters per line) and used to pave a walkway at the center. Also, 8-inch by 8-inch bricks will be available (four lines, 14 characters per line) for $250. An 8-inch by 8-inch paving brick with a company name and logo is available for $500. Photo by Gary Gerard, Times-Union
Photo by Gary Gerard, Times-Union- | July 28, 2016

Anticipation Grows As Red Ball Nears

The final touches are being put on preparation for the Red Ball "Summer Cruise" July 24.Information is available on some of the items that will be included in the auction portion of the event. The featured necklace was recently completed.Donated by Bill and Susan Allen, Allen Designs, the necklace is a one-of-a-kind white and yellow gold pendant, featuring precious black coral with a total of .37 carats of pav diamonds on a reversible domed omega necklace.Valued at $3,500 to $4,500, the pendant is signed by the designer and artist, Bill Allen. Hawaiian black coral, the world's finest and the Hawaii gemstone, is usually found 10-75 meters deep.Precious coral jewelry is the oldest form of gemstone jewelry with pieces in museums 25,000 years old.Black coral is exotic and dramatic and is considered to guard against misfortune.It was treasured by Hawaiian royalty and is carefully collected by hand under strict state regulations.
MJ Rhodes, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

Counterfeit Bills Popping Up Around Warsaw

Since the July 4 weekend, more counterfeit bills have been popping up in the Warsaw area. According to a Warsaw Police Department spokesman, there have been eight cases of counterfeit money since the holiday.Six of those were received by vendors and two were received by private individuals.Suspects are being investigated and the U.S.Treasury Department is involved in the ongoing investigation. Relying on just an ink marker to tell if a bill is counterfeit is not enough, the spokesman said.However, there are several ways to tell if a bill is fake. Beginning with the $100 note in 1996, the United States began issuing currency with new and enhanced security features.These features will help protect U.S.currency from advancing technologies that could be used for counterfeiting.As old notes reach the Federal Reserve, they will be replaced by the redesigned currency.
DAVID SLONE, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016
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