Syracuse Approves Park Board Budget

SYRACUSE -ÊWith the full Syracuse Park Board behind him, Syracuse Park and Recreation Superintendent Mike Hixenbaugh presented the Syracuse Town Council with the park 2001 budget Monday. The budget includes an increase of $44,044 for the planned community center.Hixenbaugh said if everything goes as planned, the community center construction will be completed by October 2001. Without the community center in the budget, the park budget would actually decrease, according to the figures presented. Councilwoman Barbara Carwile questioned the creation of a recreation supervisor, a part-time maintenance employee and a part-time center supervisor.She said she thought the community center was supposed to be a place for meetings and receptions. "I can't go along with this," she said."The community center has gotten out of hand."The projects the park board has in mind, she said, are being done at the Lakeland Youth Center, the parks and the schools.

Area Firm Makes Camper Trailers For Cedar Point

NAPPANEE - Cedar Point is a destination for many people during the spring and summer. Beginning this season, those who want to stay overnight at Cedar Point in Sandusky, Ohio, will have the option of staying at Lighthouse Point, Cedar Point's new camping accommodations at Camper Village. Breckenridge Park Trailers, a division of Damon Corp., Nappanee, was chosen by Cedar Point to produce 60 12-foot-wide park trailers for Lighthouse Point.Fifty of them will be "cottages" and 10 will be "cabins." Terry Ross, AIA, architect, planning and design division, Cedar Point, met Breckenridge's regional sales manager, John Soard, at a trade show in San Antonio, Texas.Breckenridge was invited to bid on the project along with two to three other manufacturers.Breckenridge was selected.

Volunteers Sought To Help With Smallpox Vaccine

Volunteers from the health care fields are being sought by the Indiana State Department of Health and the Local Emergency Planning Committee. Nurses, dentists, physician assistants, paramedics and advanced EMTs who volunteer will be trained to be smallpox vaccinators.Anyone who wants to provide their services should visit the ISDH Web site at www.in.gov/isdh/bioterrorism/volunteer.htm and fill out the form on the site, then submit it via fax (267-8417) or e-mail ([email protected]) to the Kosciusko County Health Department.

Remember When 8.2.07

10 Years Ago August 2 1997 The Wilbur McSherry farm, near Palestine, will be awarded the John Arnold Rural Preservation Award Aug. 13 in front of the Indiana State Fair grandstand. The state award recognizes annually an Indiana farm that utilizes historic farm buildings in its operation. This is the second time in the approximately 10 years of the award that a Kosciusko County farmer has been honored. The Metzger farm was given the award last year. 25 Years Ago August 2 1982 Carla Ott, the 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ott, Warsaw, won Reserve Grand Champion honors with her 3-year-old Cockapoo, "Angel," in the 4-H Dog Show at the local fairgrounds. Carla also won blue ribbons in dog handling and obedience competition. She competed in the 4-H Cat Show and won a Reserve Grand Champion ribbon in the altered male division. 50 Years Ago August 2 1957 Downtown Warsaw is soon to become a more convenient place to shop. Mayor Jack Engle, Chamber of Commerce President Alvin Rockhill and Charles Miller, chairman of the Retail Merchants' division, unveiled a city-merchant co-operative plan whereby shoppers will be given "free" automobile parking privileges in the downtown areas. Warsaw is believed to be the first parking-metered city in the state known to have formulated plans to offer free downtown parking privileges to shoppers. 75 Years Ago August 2 1932 Mr. and Mrs. Nick Gores and John Carnegis were among Warsawans to attend the American Legion and Auxiliary state convention in Kokomo.

Works Board OKs Argonne Road, Parker Street Improvement Contractor

A contractor for construction services for the Argonne Road/Parker Street improvement project was approved during Friday's Board of Public Works and Safety meeting.

Local Center Plans Programs During Crime Victim's Week

According to information from Warsaw's Victim Service Center, domestic violence affects 588,490 women a year, 1,612 a day, and an average of 67 women are victimized by an intimate partner every hour.

Rememeber When 11.14.2009

10 Years Ago November 14 1999 Wal-Mart Corp. has announced plans to build a 200,000-square foot Super Center at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Ind. 15. The property is already zoned for commercial development, but plans for the 40-acre tract call for part of the parcel to be subdivided, with Petro Family LLC retaining a portion, and a portion set aside for out lots, with the Super Center using the bulk of the parcel. 25 Years Ago November 14 1984 An Akron Junior High School student won the recent essay contest sponsored by the Kosciusko County REMC. The contest was part of the utility firm's participation in the Golden Anniversary of rural electrification for 1985. Jerrod Feldman, the son of Mr. and Mrs. John Feldman, Akron, was declared the winner of the $50 prize offered by the REMC. The theme of the essays was "What Rural Electrification Has Meant to My Community." 50 Years Ago November 14 1959 Warsaw attorney Allan Widaman became the first person to pass through the check-out lanes at Owen's Super Market, West Market Street, after it opened for the first time today. Owner Owen Emerick was on hand for the occasion, and the check-out clerk was Mrs. Margaret Gilasphy of Winona Lake. 75 Years Ago November 14 1934 Complimentary to Mrs. Homer Lewis, who is removing soon from her home on North Lake street to East Fort Wayne Street, Mrs. Flora Coleman and Mrs. R.R. Hildenbrand entertained recently at the latter's home on North Lake street. Two tables of bridge progressed during the evening with prizes going to Mrs. Gael Munson and Mrs. Jesse Miller.

Remember When 9.27.2011

10 Years Ago A contingent of Winona Lake residents and town officials traveled to Merrillville recently to receive an Indiana Association of Cities and Towns Community Achievement Award. Attending the presentation were: Dr. Dane Miller, Winona Restoration Partners LLC; Dr. Ronald Manahan, president of Grace College and Seminary; Jerry Clevenger, town council member; Mary Louise Miller; Craig Snow, town council member; Judy Reneker, redevelopment commission member; Brent Wilcoxson, Winona Restoration Partners LLC; Karen Shingledecker, clerk’s office employee; Craig Allebach, town coordinator; Retha Hicks, clerk-treasurer; Ellen Swaim, clerk’s office employee; David Delp, town council member; and Jeff Carroll, town council member. 25 Years Ago Midshipman Fourth Class Stephen C. Yeager was recently visited by his family and friends during Parents’ Weekend at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md. Yeager, who graduated last spring from Warsaw Community High School, is one of 1,363 members of the Academy Class of 1990. Among those present for the reunion were: Todd Yeager, Laura Yeager, Dixie Yeager, Steve Yeager, Ben Yeager, Jill Grose, Charles Yeager and Judy Yeager. 50 Years Ago Dedication of the New Maple Park School will be held at North Manchester Nov. 5. Plans are for an open house for interested persons. No formal program is planned by the Chester-North Manchester school board. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Zuck, of Winona Lake, are on a three-week tour of the southern states. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Caywood of Warsaw, and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Colter, of Warsaw, left by plane for a one-week trip to Fort Charlotte and Miami, Fla. 75 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. Elmer B. Funk and Miss Marian Herrick have just returned from a visit to southern Indiana, The Shades, and the following state parks: Turkey Run, McCormick’s Creek, Spring Mill, Brown County, and the old town of Nashville, the artists’ colony in Brown County, and the Goldfish Hatchery at Indianapolis.

Remember When 7.31.2012

10 Years Ago   A National Association of Pedal Power Pullers-sanctioned event drew 50 participants to the Kosciusko County 4-H and Community Fair July 3. The top two placers are eligible to compete nationally. In the 5- to 6-year-old class there were 13 contestants. First place went to Zachery Stichter, Leesburg; second place to Lucas Preston, Hudson. In the 7- to 8-year-old class there were 15 contestants pulling the sled. Cole Foltz, Etna Green, was first; Jordan Reimer, Milford, was second. In the 9- to 10-year-old class there were 22 contestants with first place won by Sam Kimmel, Mentone; Kyle Foltz, Etna Green, won second place.25 Years Ago   Plans for a new athletic complex on land west of R.R. Donnelley & Sons Co. and a $150,000 gift from Zimmer Inc. for the expansion of Center Lake Park were announced recently by Mayor Jeff Plank. Describing the two recreational areas as “the twin projects,” Plank said the plans are a test of community determination, saying “a stage has been set” but the production upon it will require the collective enthusiasm of us all.”  50 Years Ago   Mrs. Vactor Connell and daughter, Mary Phyllis, Miss Naomi Cumberland, Mrs. Connell’s father, C.C. Myers, and uncle, Russell Zartman, all of Bourbon, recently returned from a three-weeks vacation tour of the western states, Mexico and Canada. While visiting the World’s Fair in Seattle, Mary and Naomi were in the Space Needle when the first message sent by Bell Telephone Company was “bounced off” the Telstar Satellite from Washington, D.C., to the Space Needle.75 Years Ago   Carl Topp, Warsaw councilman and ardent fisherman, escaped serious injury recently when an artificial bait minnow thrown by Tommy Hay struck Topp in the side of the face. One hook penetrated Topp’s left ear, the other buried itself beneath the barb in the flesh above his cheekbone. The men were fishing on Winona Lake at the time.

Church News

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BOW Approves New Equipment For Lucerne Park

New playground and fitness equipment  is coming to Lucerne Park this summer.

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Traffic Panel Discusses Downtown Parking

The city of Warsaw is working to make parking more convenient for visitors, downtown merchants and residents.

Local Businessman Expresses Interest In Purchasing, Repairing, Selling Dilapidated Warsaw Property

A Warsaw home that has been deemed unsafe by the city will have the opportunity to receive repairs and be brought up to city code by a local businessman.

Remember When 6.18.2013

10 Years AgoEmergency personnel from around the county conducted a docudrama Wednesday morning at the Kosciusko County 4-H and Community Fairgrounds. Juniors and seniors from Tippecanoe Valley, Warsaw, and Wawasee high schools attended the event, which is conducted every two years around Prom time as an effort to educate teens about the perils of drinking and driving.25 Years AgoHoosier Celebration ‘88,” a state-wide promotion, has officially been recognized with a sign in Bourbon. Each town participating in the celebration will have its own festival. Bourbon’s festival is scheduled for Aug. 15-21. Phil Redman, Lucille Peckham, and Al Kulas are shown standing under the sign saying “Official Community.”  An Indiana state sign is on top.Tom’s Feed Service of Warsaw was honored recently at an awards banquet in Fort Wayne, sponsored by Kent Feeds, Inc., of Muscatine, Iowa. The firm was recognized for 10 years of service as a Kent Feeds dealer. 50 Years AgoLet’s Work Together! Warsaw faces big challenges. The problems of sound city planning and future growth and development all will require tact and friendly cooperation to achieve workable solutions. We must have everyone in the city administration pulling together. Big jobs can’t be done alone! I have worked on the City Council, Board of Works, Park Board, and Planning Commission. I know I can join with other public spirited citizens, whatever party, and cooperate with them to keep Warsaw progressing soundly. Nominate Joe Johnson, Republican, For Mayor, on May 7th. 75 Years AgoHurry--Ends Tonight: Strand Theatre: Delightful, Gay, Captivating! Deanna Durbin and Herbert Marshall in “Mad About Music”: Wed. and Thurs., Simone Simon and James Stewart in “Seventh Heaven”, Return Showing 10 cents-15 cents: Next Sunday--Barbara Stanwyck in “Stella Dallas”.Centennial Theatre: Now Showing--Ends Thursday: Bette Davis, Henry Fonda, George Brent in “Jezebel”. She’s mean--but loveable! Extra--Africa Speaks and News: Next Sunday, Monday: Jeanette McDonald and Nelson Eddy in “The Girl of the Golden West”.

BOW Approves Agreement For Signs

Warsaw is working to make signage in the city more welcoming and informative for visitors and residents.

World Touring Cyclist Stops In Winona Lake

Talk about hometown hospitality.When local retirees Mary Eherenman and Shirley Chase sat down for a cup of coffee Thursday afternoon, they had no idea they would soon be sharing their java with a world traveler.