Warsaw Area Career Center Work-Based Learning Spotlight: Winona IT
Warsaw Area Career Center Intern: Josh Smith Parents: Sean and Kendra Smith
Winona Lake Marshal to Retire in April
WINONA LAKE – After nearly 40 years in law enforcement, Winona Lake Town Marshal Paul Schmitt has decided to retire.
Syracuse Chamber Plans For Future Growth
SYRACUSE -ÊWhat kind of shape should Wawasee Village take in the future? What should the town of Syracuse look like in the future? Monday, members of the Syracuse community met with Ball State University urban planning students to discuss the Wawasee Village. "What we're going to do is, we're going to be sponges," Ball State professor Jim Segedy told the Syracuse group."We're going to listen to what you want to do." By April, he said, they hope to have a preliminary idea regarding the Wawasee Village comprehensive plan.By summer, the Ball State group hopes to have it in its final form. No decisions were made Monday, as it was only a brainstorming session. Those present were divided into three separate groups to brainstorm.Each group had to decide what the assets of the community are, what the detriments are and where they would or wouldn't take a visiting relative.
Manchester School Reading Program to Expand
NORTH MANCHESTER – The town is familiar with the “What Are You Reading Now?” program at Manchester Community Schools, as it has received much local support and has been a reasonable success in the school system.
Pho Cafe Opens Tomorrow with Traditional Vietnamese Dish
It worked for soul food, and Dean Um and Pons Ounkham are hoping it works for a traditional Vietnamese dish too.
Homeowners Take Advantage Of Housing Rehab Program
PIERCETON - When a neighbor brought information about the town's owner-occupied housing rehabilitation program to Jeff Sponseller, he figured his property might qualify. Sponseller, who is deaf, and his wife, Barb, who is deaf and blind, put their hands together - one way they communicate by signing into each other's hands - and decided to apply for the low-interest, eventually forgivable loan. The couple have lived in their 100-year-old, three-story home, that was originally Jeff's grandparents' home, for 31 years.They will celebrate their 32nd wedding anniversary this summer. The grant funds provided for roofing, new windows and siding, a gas chimneyless-furnace, a hot water heater, plumbing repairs and a remodeled bathroom. Pam Kennedy, formerly a Warsaw building inspector, is now programs manager of Housing Opportunities of Warsaw Inc.
Marcus - Wall Street Didn't Account for Tea Party Terrorists
WASHINGTON – The surprising thing about Monday’s market plunge is not the black-diamond angle of descent. It’s that it took so long to arrive at the slope and begin the vertiginous dive.
Kline Is A 'Man Of All Trains'
Bob Kline saved his money from mowing lawns and baling hay to purchase his first replica Lionel Lines train when he was 13.
Council Approves Tax Abatement for Sportula Maker
Kosciusko County Council approved a five-year tax abatement for iDNA Brands LLC Thursday, a shorter term than the company first requested.
Army JROTC Coming to WCHS
Warsaw Community High School will have an Army Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit beginning with the 2013-14 school year.
ISTEP Controversy Discussed At Wawasee
SYRACUSE - The controversy surrounding the recent ISTEP tests was one of the first items the Wawasee School Board discussed Tuesday.
Winona Lake Couple Still Happy After 74 Years Of Marriage
WINONA LAKE - After 74 years of marriage, Kenneth and Ruth Leininger are still happy together. On Sunday, the Leiningers will celebrate 74 years of being married and weathering the trials of life together. "We used to be farmers, then we pastored together, now we play together," Ruth said of the couple's nightly card games that last until midnight. Ruth, 91, said she once asked a pastor what he would do about men who beat their wives.The pastor said he would speak to her husband, and she said, "Good, because he beat me last night by one point." But usually, when playing cards, "we come out pretty even," she said.
Viola Berthene Babcock
MENTONE - Viola Berthene Babcock, 86, passed away in her sleep Oct. 16, 2010. For 85 of those years she enjoyed extraordinary good health. Her last year was a trial after suffering a heart attack November 2009. She did rally however and was able to spend her last months in her home at Retired Tigers. She loved it there.
Late Rally Not Enough As Triton Falls 8-4 To Caston
Facing off against Caston for the second straight day, the Triton baseball team found itself in an early 4-0 hole that later turned into an 8-0 deficit. The Trojans were able to rally late, but it was not enough as Triton dropped its second straight Hoosier North Athletic Conference game 8-4.
