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Times-Union Court News 04-08-1997

Marriage Licenses The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the office of Kosciusko County Clerk Marsha McSherry: • Terry Allen Hyde, 29, North Union Street, Warsaw, and Early Mae Edwards, 23, Gos-hen. • Eddie Lewis Hoppus, 23, and Lisa Ann Walters, 21, both of South Thomas Drive, Claypool. • Bradley Ray Mathis, 22, and Shannon Rene Rouch, 24, both of Sue Street, Warsaw. • Cesar Cuahuizo Cuachitl, 23, Orchard Ridge Apartments, Warsaw, and Andrea Danielle Smith, 17, Walter Way, Warsaw. • Garry L.McCleary, 44, and Jacqueline C.Clark, 32, both of South County Farm Road, Warsaw. • David Rodriguez, 24, West Market Street, Warsaw, and Marina Olivo, 18, Indian Trail, Warsaw. • Juan Diaz, 27, Ligonier, and Rose Ann Rocha, 22, West Street, Milford. • Loren Borkholder, 26, CR 17, Milford, and Miriam J.Miller, 24, West CR 900N, Milford.
- | July 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor 04-18-2003

- Aghast At Protesters - Gruesome Details - Mistakes Of Others - Proud Aghast At Protesters Editor, Times-Union: As an 83-year-old World War II veteran with four years in the service, I am aghast at the so-called Americans protesting our country's efforts to release the Iraqi people from years of fearful tyranny under Saddam Hussein.
- | July 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor 02-06-2001

- Red Light Running - Akron Improvements - Samaritan Red Light Running Editor, Times-Union: Light at Lake City Highway and Anchorage Road: Several weeks ago, I took a few (10?) seconds before I pulled out on U.S.30.If I would not have done this, I would now be in our local cemetery. This semi tractor-trailer was doing at least 65 mph, when his red light was already on red and the green light was on my side. When I was a truck company manager for Short Line Express in Fort Wayne, and either a "LTL" or "T-L" driver would run a stop light at any speed, and I found out about it, I would immediately fire my driver.
- | July 28, 2016

NorthWood Spikers Secure NLC Title

SYRACUSE - You would think Peg Bough would be happier. She just watched her No.8 (3A) NorthWood volleyball team get past Wawasee 15-7, 7-15, 15-5 Thursday.The win gave the Panthers a perfect 6-0 mark in the Northern Lakes Conference plus the school's first NLC volleyball title.And NorthWood continued its record-setting season by upping its mark to 25-3. But Bough was probably thinking about the big picture, and that means the postseason, which opens up in six days. Bough was thinking how the Panthers were outscored 22-12 by the Warriors (17-14, 2-4 NLC) after opening up an 11-0 lead in the first game.Bough was also thinking about how the Panthers' play had become lackluster during that stretch and allowed the underdog Warriors to gain some confidence and play with her talented Panther squad.
Greg Jones, Times-Union Sports Editor- | July 28, 2016

SB St. Joe Ends Valley's Season

MENTONE - Playing at a field named "Death Valley" on Halloween night could be pretty scary for most teams.South Bend St.Joseph's, though, was not one of those scared teams. Instead, the Indians left Tippecanoe Valley High School with quite a few treats in the second round of the high school football sectional.SBSJ used its team speed against the Vikings and ended Valley's season with a 35-12 win. "Their team speed is something we haven't seen all year," said Vikings head coach Scott Bibler."We gave up too many big plays to have a chance to win." The Indians' team speed was evident from the opening drive of the game.After Tim Coleman ripped off a 31-yard run, quarterback Joe McDonnell found receiver Matt Weldy, who had gotten behind the Valley defense, for a 45-yard scoring strike. Eight minutes later McDonnell had SBSJ in the endzone again with a 22-yard scoring pass. Trailing 15-0, though, the Vikings did not abandon their game plan.
Travis Stahl, Times-Union Sports Correspondent- | July 28, 2016

Letters to the Editor 10-28-1998

- Libertarians - Roemer's Reasoning Libertarians Editor, Times-Union: The Lord's Prayer: 66 words The Gettysburg Address: 286 words The Declaration of Independence: 1,322 words Government regulations on the sale of cabbage: 26,911 words -The Washington Times, 1993 How many years the Republican-Democrats have controlled the White House: 145 How many more years you will give them to fix their failed programs? If you are not yet a member of the Libertarian Party, there is no better time to join than now.Libertarians are hard at work building a political party to challenge the failures of the big-government Republicans and Democrats.But we need your help to succeed. Here's a few more reasons you should join.
- | July 28, 2016

Don't Spend All The Capital In One Month

Remember the press conference after the election when W said the voters had given him political capital? And then he said he was going to spend it? Even though I voted for W, I thought that was a little much. But now it looks like W and the Republicans are trying to spend all their political capital in the first month after the election. The word hubris comes to mind.Hubris is defined as "exaggerated pride or self-confidence," and that is precisely what I see going on with Republicans. They won the presidency.They increased their majorities in the U.S.House and Senate.The gained governor seats. We're at war, for crying out loud.One would think it would be a time for humility in victory, wouldn't one? The country is divided.Perhaps it's a time to build some bridges of partisanship? Nah, much better to burn them.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

DeLay Must Be Losing It

U.S.Representative Tom DeLay, long known as one of the most prolific fundraisers and one of the most powerful men in politics, now has a new distinction. DeLay is the 58-year-old Texan who was majority leader in the House of Representatives. He was indicted Wednesday on a single felony count of conspiring with two political associates - Ellis and John Colyandro - to violate Texas election law by using corporate donations illegally. Texas law prohibits use of corporate contributions to advocate the election or defeat of candidates. The new distinction? DeLay is the highest-ranking member of Congress ever to be indicted, according to a Senate historian. Nice. You know, even before the indictment, I was beginning to wonder if DeLay had lost his mind. Shortly before the indictment, DeLay was saying some pretty bizarre things.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Councilman's Christmas Wish Out Of Line

Warsaw City Councilman Dewey Lawshe could use a little sensitivity training. Don't get me wrong.As an elected official, he is entitled to his opinion. But frankly, the comment, "I'd like a new police chief under my Christmas tree" was a bit much. I suppose it was intended to be clever - a joke. Problem is, lots of people around town didn't think it was funny. I can see why. How professional is it to joke about significantly altering someone's career right before Christmas? Lawshe long has expressed discontent with Warsaw Police Chief Craig Allebach. Apparently, Lawshe's main complaint is that the chief spends too much money. And he doesn't like the idea of personal patrol vehicles.We know that. Now he says that because the chief is on the school board and serves as police chief, well, that's just too much power for one individual.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw Downs Plymouth 3-2

Going into Tuesday's tennis match against Plymouth, the Warsaw Tigers knew they had their work cut out for them.The Pilgrims defeated Warsaw handily last year, but the Tigers surprised Plymouth and avenged that loss with a 3-2 win. "I am really proud of our effort tonight," said Warsaw coach Mike Baber."Last year the team lost 5-0 or 4-1 to Plymouth, so this 3-2 win is big for the girls." But the win was not a simple matter for the Tigers.The match went down to the wire as the final varsity contest determined which team was victorious. Angie Suchecki and Tracey Yoder teamed up at the No.2 doubles position to earn Warsaw's first point of the evening.The Warsaw pair defeated Plymouth's Cari Reed and Lindsay Houin 6-3, 6-2. Kara Kesler and Liza Weidenbenner teamed up at the No.1 doubles slot to get Warsaw's next victory.They defeated Plymouth's Liz Adams and Jenny Pettibone 6-2 in the first set, but the second set was not a cakewalk.
Jen Gibson, Times-Union Sports Writer- | July 28, 2016

Pension Default Should Raise Red Flag

I think the United Airlines pension default was under reported. It was the largest pension default in U.S.history and it really didn't seem to bother anybody, except maybe some pension administration-type people. And that's kind of strange because the pension default affects everybody - well, everybody who pays taxes, I should say. And it certainly has the potential to affect everybody else indirectly as it ripples through the economy. For the record, a federal judge, in a bankruptcy filing, allowed United to dump its pension obligation to 134,000 current and retired employees in the lap of the federal government. That's because United's pension fund is upside down to the tune of about $6.6 billion. That's right.United has pension obligations of $6.6 billion that they can't afford to pay. So now the burden of paying for those pension plans falls on the federal government. US Airways did the same thing not so long ago, only on a much smaller scale.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Executive Sessions and A Right To Know

This week the Kosciusko County Commissioners proposed holding an executive session to talk to architects about building a new jail. The commissioners are trying to decide which architect will get the contract for the jail.It's a pretty significant chunk of county dollars. The commissioners wanted to meet with the architects individually, in private to discuss these matters. From a bargaining standpoint, that makes sense. Let's think about this for a moment.Say you want to buy a new Porsche 911 turbo slantnose cabriolet.You go to one dealer and negotiate your best deal.Then you go to a second dealer armed with the very useful information you got from the first and try to get an even better deal. Maybe you even fudge a little on what the first dealer offered you.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Where Are All The Big Bombs Anyway?

Where are all the weapons of mass destruction? That's the question that Democrats keep asking over and over. And it's a darn good question. (First of all, I must tell you I can't use the phrase "weapons of mass destruction" ever again.I am so tired of it, I can't bear to type it anymore.It sounds so dramatic.It sounds so Vaudevillian.It sounds so, well, stupid.So from now on, in my little corner of the world of journalism, these things will be known simply as "big bombs.") Truly, during the run up to the Iraq war, we were told over and over that Saddam Hussein had a whole pile of big bombs. It was one of the most pressing reasons used to justify going in and taking Saddam out of power. We had to get him out of there before he gave a terrorist a big bomb. We had to get him out of there before he used big bombs on his own people or his neighbors. And we had to get him out of there before he developed even bigger bombs than the big bombs he already had.
GARY GERARD, Times-Union Managing Editor- | July 28, 2016

Winona Approves Planned Unit Status For Village

Winona Lake - The Village at Winona will become a planned unit development to allow completed structural improvements to be recorded. The Winona Town Council approved the planned unit development for the Village with a plat change to allow for curb extensions along Terrace Drive at the Winona Town Council's meeting Wednesday. The planned unit development will include rededicating Terrace Drive and a section of Park Avenue from 9th Street to Kings Highway. The plan also will include recording downtown Winona Lake structural building improvements including structure improvements to the Boathouse Restaurant, hotel and parking areas in the town. Brent Wilcoxson, managing director for the Village, presented design plans for the planned unit development at the council's Dec.12 meeting.
JENNIFER PERYAM, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

County Council Hears About Success Of Lock Box Program

Fall property tax payments landed promptly in county coffers, which will allow tax distributions to arrive in a timely fashion, according to Kosciusko County Auditor Sue Ann Mitchell. She said the lock box program instituted by County Treasurer Kent Adams was deemed a success during Tuesday's county council meeting.The meeting was rescheduled from last Thursday when a record snowfall blanketed the county. The program is designed to deposit property tax payments in a county government account on the same day they are received.Lake City Bank employees open and record the payments from landowners.Costs to the county were $4,200 for the service.Payments received and not processed during regular office hours by the treasurer's office and at other collection points were processed at LCB, too.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

Warsaw American Legion Post Seeks Donations For Building Repair

Words like "honor," "duty," "freedom" and "democracy" pepper their speech. The American Legion members of Post 49 in Warsaw are cautious with their speech altogether. They are reluctant to ask for help, except that they need it, just to take care of things that must be done. Their post home, the building at the corner of Fort Wayne and North Buffalo streets, was built in the 1930s. The structure needs repairs to the roof, upgrades to the furnace and air conditioning, some electrical work - and the upstairs bathroom should be made handicapped accessible. Oh, and the single-pane, second-story windows need to be replaced. "If 150 people would donate $1,000 we'd have it all done," said Bob Murphy, a long-time Legion member.
TERESA SMITH, Times-Union Staff Writer- | July 28, 2016

City Council Tables Rules On Large Retail Stores

After lengthy discussion Tuesday, Warsaw City Council tabled an ordinance defining where large retail sales establishments could be located in the city.
Jennifer [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Commissioners Deny Milford Industrial Zoning Request

Kosciusko County Commissioners denied a request to rezone a 225-acre tract of agricultural land near Milford for heavy industrial development Friday.
Tim [email protected] | July 28, 2016

Fisher Sentenced For Theft, Burglary

A slight confrontation occurred among family members when Jason Fisher was sentenced this morning on charges of burglary and theft. Fisher, who was released from custody for murder after accusing his father in the death of Kathy Vroman, was sentenced by Kosciusko Circuit Court Judge Rex Reed to four years in prison for burglary and 1-1/2 years for theft.The terms were ordered served concurrently and Fisher will be given credit for time already spent in jail on the charges. Fisher, 24, of Millersburg, pleaded guilty in August to his role in a December 2000 burglary at Rice Ford, Warsaw, during which more than $100,000 worth of vehicles were taken. Police and court testimony in the case against Jason Fisher's father, Ralph Fisher of Shipshewana, indicated that the Jan.15, 2001, murder of Kathy Vroman of Milford was related to the vehicle thefts and that those thefts were part of a bigger car-theft ring.
Ruth Anne Lipka, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016

South Whitley Accepts $1.1 Million Sewer Line Bid

SOUTH WHITLEY - Bids were opened a second time Tuesday night on the sanitary sewer line installation project by the town council. The Land Inc.bid was accepted for $1,109,195.Notice to proceed will be given immediately. Funding for the project includes a $400,000 Build Indiana grant, which has been partially used to pay work done by Cole Engineers.About $260,000 remains in that account. Council president Glee Eberly questioned Cole Engineering representative Mark Nye about a start date for the project, which will tear up State Street for pipe replacement. John Julien, from Umbaugh and Associates, Certified Public Accountants LLP, Plymouth, said closing on the bond sales should be Sept.21, notice to proceed could be given then and within two weeks - around Oct.1 - the work could commence. Nye did not respond.
TERESA CARRANO, Times-Union Lifestyles Editor- | July 28, 2016
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