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.
United Way of Kosciusko County Invests Campaign Dollars
United Way of Kosciusko County recently invested $1,690,700 in 51 local programs and several community initiatives.
Boggs announces retirement after 40 years of service
After serving the Tippecanoe Valley Schools for 40 years, Superintendent Brett Boggs officially announced his retirement during the Monday school board meeting.
Thomas ‘Tom’ Hufziger
Thomas “Tom” Hufziger, 89, Warsaw, passed away Sunday, July 15, 2018, at Grace Village Retirement Community, Winona Lake.
Traffic Concerns Halt Petitions
Concerns about traffic kept two petitions before the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission from being approved. James Evans petitioned to rezone 40.71 acres from an agricultural to a residential district.The property is on the north side of CR 1000N and approximately 500 to 600 feet east of Ind.13.The petition was denied by a vote of 5 to 2. The property is a unique piece of real estate, attorney Steve Snyder said on Evans' behalf, and there is residential, commercial and agricultural property in the area.The property fronts only on CR 1000N. Since Wawasee Middle School is in that area, there is also sanitary sewer available.Snyder said the area is an obvious place to put a subdivision since the sewer is available. The proposed development of approximately 76 lots would have all interior driveways.Entrance to the subdivision will have good visibility both ways on CR 1000N for 500 feet, Snyder said.
Arthur's Fresh Market A Step Closer To Opening In Syracuse
SYRACUSE - Arthur's Fresh Market, a new fresh produce market concept by Marsh Supermarkets, is another step closer to coming to Syracuse after Thursday's Syracuse Board of Zoning Appeals meeting. The board approved Marsh's petitions for an exception to allow multiple uses in a commercial district and the petition for a variance to allow 104 parking spaces where ordinance requires 192 spaces.The property is on the west side of Huntington Street and zero feet south of Pickwick Drive. According to Matt Sandy, Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission assistant planner, the new store will be on three lots - the old hotel, the old laundromat and a grassy lot, all of which will be razed.The town of Syracuse sent a letter supporting the petitions as did the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce.
Internships Benefit Both Employers And Students
Universities encourage students to do internships in order to get first-hand experience of what a future job may be like. But internships give students and employers much more. Millicent Weiss is a student at Cedarville College, Ohio, during the school year.As a marketing major, her future plans include working in the field of photo advertising. But her internship this summer has nothing directly to do with her major, though it provides her with experience she will use. "I love it," she said."I really enjoy it.I learned so much on how a city works in its limits." She said she gets experience with working with the public.She learns what people like and what they don't like.For a career in marketing, she said, that is very helpful.
IU Grad Sandy Joins Area Plan Commission
He knew he didn't want to work in the private sector. He considers the environment too competitive, where results of his work wouldn't be evident. "At first I knew I wanted to go public.I wanted to work in the public sector," said Matt Sandy, 23, the new assistant planner with the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission. He said his position with the county APC allows him to see the results of his work."In a big corporation," he said, "you don't get to see (the impact of) what you're doing." Sandy is a 1994 graduate of LaPorte High School.A December 1998 graduate of Indiana University, he received a degree in public affairs management through the school of public and environmental affairs.He began working with the Kosciusko County's plan commission in late February, commuting from LaPorte. "Matt's come in as our assistant planner.We're glad to have him.His school background and his experiences will help us a lot," said APC Director Dan Richard.
Development For Gatke Property Gets Use Variance Approval
When the mixed-use development at the site of the former Gatke Corp. is completed, there will be 83 residential units and some commercial space.
