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Polywood Plans Expansion And New Athletic Complex

‘An Organist’s Christmas,’ Part Of Rodeheaver Series, Planned Sunday

“An Organist’s Christmas” featuring Aaron Tan and the Lakeland Youth Chorale is planned for 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Warsaw First United Methodist Church.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY AREA PLAN COMMISSION - SWISS PERFECTION

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Milford Approves Recertification Of Annual Flood Program

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County Parks Board Opens Bids For Chinworth Trail Extension Project

The Kosciusko County Department of Parks and Recreation Board opened bids for the Chinworth Trail Extension Project at a meeting at the Old Courthouse Thursday.

George W. Is One Smart Cookie

It looks as if the media is out to Quaylize George W.Bush. You know, make him look stupid. A couple weeks ago a reporter blindsided George W.with questions about foreign leaders that Madeleine Albright probably couldn't have answered. Bush couldn't name Pervaiz Musharraf, the leader of Pakistan.He also missed Aslan Maskhadov, of Chechnya, and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, of India. He got Taiwanese leader Lee Teng-hui.He said, "Lee." I guess this really doesn't bother me that much.I haven't made up my mind about George W., the candidate, but the ambush questioning by the Boston television reporter certainly didn't have much of an impact on me. Let's face it.The reporter engineered a quiz for Bush to fail.And fail he did.Frankly, I was more disappointed that Bush allowed himself to be drawn into the quiz than that he flunked it.

Community Servants Come In All Forms

They don't look much like community servants, sitting in the back of Dig's Diner before school drinking coffee. Some of them smoke cigarettes.Some of them have long hair. Some wear baggy jeans and leather jackets. They don't look much like community servants, but they are. They are a group of a dozen or so teens who hang out at Dig's in the morning. When Dig approached them about helping out with a community service project, they responded. "Our local food pantry (Combined Community Services) is out of food," said Dig's owner Bill DeGaetano, more commonly known as Dig. "I asked the kids if they wanted to help out and they said, 'sure,'" he said. So together they hatched a plan to raise canned food and cash for CCS. A dunk tank. It all comes together tomorrow, from 2 to 5 p.m.in front of Dig's Diner at 114 N.Buffalo St., Warsaw. Dig will sit in the dunk tank.

Vikings Win Sectional

OSSIAN - Tippecanoe Valley's girls basketball team has become the avengers of 2006. After avenging an earlier loss to Elmhurst Friday to advance to the championship game of the Norwell Sectional, the Vikings overtook the host Knights 36-35 Saturday, winning their fourth sectional championship in five years and advancing to the Peru Regional. Norwell, which beat Valley 71-70 in last year's sectional title game, beat Wayne 63-28 and Peru 57-28 to advance to the final game. "We wanted to come out and stop the run they had on us last year," said Valley coach Gary Teel."In the championship game last year they went up 15-0 and threw our whole game plan out the window.This year we wanted to keep that from happening." Rachel Sitts picked up two quick fouls in the first quarter and had to be sat.Jessica Rice entered the game and also picked up two fouls.The game's pace remained the same.It was a tough, physical game between the two teams.

Warsaw Council Tackles $15.3M 2005 Budget

Warsaw councilmen met with city department heads Tuesday to discuss the 2005 budget.Mayor Ernie Wiggins advised the council the figures before them were preliminary. Wiggins asked that questions and concerns be held until later meetings so supervisors could present their budgets in the allotted time.Wiggins said each supervisor was advised to add $1,500 to their budget for each single employee on the city's insurance and $5,000 for those employees covering family members under the city's insurance. If an employee's spouse is eligible for insurance at their workplace, city employees may not have family coverage. Several department heads also were directed to include costs to upgrade the city's telephone system, the mayor said. The proposed general fund total for 2005 was given as $10,505,171 (it was $9,612,096 in 2004).

Farm Bureau Sponsors Forum With Lawmakers Ruppel, Wolkins

State representatives Dave Wolkins (R-Winona Lake, Dist.18) and Bill Ruppel (R-North Manchester, Dist.22) were guests of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau Saturday, and the men discussed the 2002 session of the Indiana General Assembly. New, old and restructured taxes served as the main topic of discussion, with Ruppel saying there is no need to raise taxes. "We should live within our means and make cuts we can live with," said Ruppel, on medical leave from the House following cardiac bypass surgery. HB 1004, a tax restructuring bill (see boxed story, page 2A) has been sent to the Senate floor.The legislation shifts tax burdens around and is designed to make Indiana less reliant on property taxes.The bill was crafted and is supported by State Sen.Larry Borst (R-Greenwood).

Huey Lewis Talks About 34 Years Of 'The News'

Despite Huey Lewis & The News being around since forming in 1978, Huey Lewis said the band is at its best now.“I think this is our best band ever,” Lewis said during a telephone interview Tuesday afternoon. “I’m looking forward to performing in Wabash.”

Late PK Eliminates Lady Lancers From NCCAA Nationals

In a match where offense was hard to find, one late penalty kick sealed a 1-0 victory for Colorado Christian over Grace’s women’s soccer team on Wednesday. CCU won Pool A as a result, ending Grace’s season. The loss concludes the sterling careers of Grace’s senior class which was responsible for 53 victories and four straight national tournaments.

Superintendent Stands By Decision On Webster Teacher

Dealing with charges of racism is never easy, as Wawasee superintendent Mark Stock has cause to know. Just five months into his term as Wawasee's superintendent he dealt with the uproar created by a Ku Klux Klan worksheet at Syracuse Elementary. Now, six months later, a teacher has retired from her post of 31 years as a result of a stereotypical remark made in her North Webster School classroom. Teachers are supporting Phyllis Roberts in a situation many say was mishandled.A representative from the Indiana State Teachers Association addressed concerns of more than 70 teachers Monday.Later in the week, teachers upset by the incident were reportedly showing their support for Roberts by wearing black armbands. But Stock stands by his decision.

Wawasee Recognizes Student Achievements

SYRACUSE - Wawasee School Board recognized accomplishments of several students, and honored several of the district's retiring teachers, during the school board meeting Tuesday.

Becker Elected To Indiana Band Director Hall Of Fame

Martin Becker, retired director of bands for Warsaw Community High School and current adjunct faculty at Grace College, was recently elected to Indiana Band Director Hall of Fame.

Bernice Knisley

SYRACUSE – Bernice Knisley, 79, of Syracuse, died Dec. 7, 2011, in Elkhart Rehabilitation Center. She was born June 21, 1932, in Syracuse, to Chester and Margaret Poscharscky Miller. A lifelong area resident, she was a 1951 graduate of Syracuse High School. She retired from Johnson Controls after 30 years of service. She volunteered at Goshen Hospital. Surviving are a daughter, Charlene (and spouse Darwin) Hoogenboom, Goshen; a son, Glen Knisley Jr.,  Ligonier; two sisters, Sandra (and spouse Roger) Baumgartner, Milford, and Darlene (and spouse Jack) Kneller, Columbia City; four grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a sister. Services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Eastlund Funeral Home, with Pastor John Rauch officiating. Burial will follow in Syracuse Cemetery. Calling is one hour prior to the service. ***** Condolences may be sent via eastlundfuneralhome.com SYRACUSE – Bernice Knisley, 79, of Syracuse, died Dec. 7, 2011, in Elkhart Rehabilitation Center.