Whitko Looks At Gym Roofing Bids

PIERCETON -ÊFour bids received for the Whitko High School gym reroofing project ranged from approximately $96,000 to a high of $129,000. The bid accepted by the Whitko School Corp.Board of School Trustees Monday was the lowest bid by C.L.Schust, Fort Wayne, for $96,834. According to Superintendent Dr.William Worl, C.L.Schust's bid was even lower than the quote they gave the school corporation several months ago. "The low bid is clearly the best of the four," said Worl. Approximately half of the cost will be paid by the school corporation's insurance because the damage to the roof was caused by wind.The roof, once repaired, should be good for another 15 to 20 years, school board member Michael Braddock said. Under the school corporation's maintenance plan, the high school roof - like all the schools' roofs - will be monitored, Worl said.The reroofing will begin soon and the project should be completed by Aug.19.

Sisters Return to Floral Business After Retirement

Sisters Gail Wonderly and Sue Weaver weren’t retired long before they realized they wanted back in the floral business.

Times-Union Announces NIE Program

The Times-Union announces the beginning of a Newspaper In Education program in Kosciusko County. The program brings newspapers into local school classrooms at no charge. Basic literacy is a growing concern among educators in schools today. Previous NIE experience shows that students find the newspaper - a current and community-based learning tool - to be a welcome addition to their textbooks.Teachers are able to create lesson plans that deal with current events and hometown news. The program is funded through the financial good will of community businesses and individuals.We greatly appreciate our current sponsors, but help is still needed. For sponsorship information, or if you are interested in using the newspaper in your classroom, call Jeremy Westerfield at 267-3111, Ext.239.

8 Steps For Financial Security Begin With Creating An Emergency Fund

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Some Important Estate Planning Tips To Consider

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Yakym Announces Virtual ‘Medicare 101’ Webinar To Be Released Oct. 18

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Rudy Yakym (IN-02) announced that his office will host a virtual “Medicare 101” educational session that will be released to the public as a video presentation on Oct. 18.

Learn The Fundamentals Of Emergency First Aid

The basics of first aid will be taught at the next community health series presentation at Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital on Thursday, April 25 beginning at 8:30 a.m.

Warsaw Pastor Retires after 46 Years

As a small child Jerry Yoder never imagined himself being a pastor when he grew up.

County Offices Get Emergency Plan

Ed Rock, Kosciusko County Emergency Management director, told the county commissioners Tuesday that the county needs to have an evacuation plan for the Justice Building and courthouse. Basic, simple instructions for county employees have been put together and posted around the two buildings in the various different departments. When an alarm goes off, the instructions indicate, everyone should evacuate the buildings and meet in designated areas.Each department head is responsible for conducting a head count and reporting anyone missing from their staff. The Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department and Jail already had a plan in place and that was incorporated into the new plans, Rock said. Visitors in the buildings are to be escorted out by each department. Rock said he also is working on an evacuation plan for the county highway department.

Lake Access, Water Quality Spark Debate

Topics of lake front property and water quality sparked a debate during Wednesday's Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission meeting. Attendants argued both in support and in opposition of a proposed ordinance regarding back-lot development and erosion control of the county's lakes. In the ordinance, a back-lot development is any property that has less than one-eighth of its total perimeter bound by a county lake.These developments include a right of access to the adjacent lake through a grant of easement, license or other interest. Any residential subdivisions, condominium, cooperative and retirement community with an access point fall into this back-lot category. In efforts to minimize damage to shorelines and limit the burden to these back-lot developments, the ordinance proposes a funneling system for lakefront properties.

Manchester Ends Outdated Retirement Plan; Studies Purchase Of Sewer Cleaner

The town of North Manchester’s 457 Retirement Plan was terminated as of Wednesday.

Triton Passes Proposed Budget For 2002

BOURBON - The Triton School Board passed the proposed 2002 budget unanimously on Wednesday. The total advertised budget is $8,970,010, which is a 3 percent increase over last year's budget amount.The capital projects fund had the sharpest rise at 9 percent.The rise is due to needed technology and technicians along with basic repairs and maintenance. A proposal for an Internet filtering system passed unanimously.The filter blocks access to inappropriate Web sites. "The filters are only good for current objectionable sites," said Ted Chittum, Triton School superintendent."It always goes back to the supervision of the teacher.That is the best filtering system right there." The filtering system is a statewide action. No members of the public attended the meeting.

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Local Production Company To Shoot Film In Warsaw

Room 101 Productions, 909 E.Clark St., Warsaw, will soon be filming a movie in Warsaw called "Blind Justice." President and director Ben Bays is excited about filming in Warsaw. "It brings in money to the community," Bays said."It will really bring in acknowledgement (and) it'll be a great opportunity for the community." "The push of this movie is to make it for $125,000 and it looks like we spent millions," producer and treasurer Jaime Ehrhardt, Warsaw, said. The "millions" effect comes from the camera used to film the movie.Room 101 Productions will be shooting the movie on high definition video, using Sony's new HDW-F900 24p digital camera.

Financial Issues To Keep In Mind As Your Retirement Draws Near

Hopefully when you get within a year or so of retirement, you will have acquired almost all the assets you will need in retirement.

Social Security Planning For Baby Boomers Program At WCPL

A program titled Savvy Social Security Planning for Baby Boomers will be this month at Warsaw Community Public Library.

Milford Council Continues 2004 Budget Process

MILFORD - At the second budget workshop of the year Monday, the Milford Town Council was pleased with the way the 2004 budgets were looking. "Well, the budgets look pretty good so far," said John Lehman, town council chairman. During the meeting, the council looked at the budgets for the motor vehicle highway fund, the park and the police department. Dallas Winchester, utilities commissioner, said the 2003 total MVH fund was $211,672 and proposed a 2004 budget of $214,925. "It's pretty basic and straight out," he said. "I think the MVH budget looks real good," councilman Douglas Ruch told Winchester. The park board is requesting only $980 more for 2004 than for 2003, for a total of $28,950.