Drive-In Property To Become Subdivision
It could be considered by some an end to an era. The Warsaw Drive-In will not open this year or any other year.The site is being turned into a 50-lot subdivision. Wednesday, Connie and Mathew Heiman petitioned the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission for a preliminary plat approval for the 40-acre tract.The property is on the north side of Old Road 30W and 100 feet west of Hartzler Street in Wayne Township. Their petition was approved by a 7-to-2 vote.Commission members Kelly Easterday and Hal Strong voted against approving the preliminary plat. Strong said his main objection was that the cul-de-sac was going to be 1,000 feet, more than twice allowed by ordinance. Larry Long, representing the petitioners, said they looked at the possibility of having a circular street instead of the long cul-de-sac, but said the property toward the back is not wide enough.
K21 Foundation Gifts Tippy Valley With $50,000
MENTONE - With appreciation, the Tippecanoe Valley School Board approved a $50,000 grant from the Kosciusko 21st Century Foundation Monday night. Assistant Superintendent Brett Boggs thanked the Foundation for the grant to assist in the replacement of the eight tennis courts on the campus of the high school and middle school.He said the letter from the foundation's president, Willis Alt, was received in July notifying Valley that the proposal for the grant was awarded. Boggs said few facilities are available in Kosciusko County for public use at all times.The Valley tennis courts fit the Foundation's mission by providing the facility to promote the health and wellness of many Kosciusko residents.In addition to being available for use by Valley students in grades 6-12 during the school day, public access to the courts is unlimited and often continues into the evening on the four lighted courts.
KDI Studies Audit Results
Kosciusko Development Inc.executive board members went over the books with CPA Dana Krull Wednesday, reviewing the results of his audit for 2000 and 2001. Statements of KDI's financial position show a balance of $72,684.39 for Dec.31, 2000, and $70,537.08 for Dec.31, 2001. In her report, director Joy McCarthy-Sessing said she attended a groundbreaking in Boggs Industrial Park recently for Barker Keepsakes, which is building a records storage facility. She also said Whimet Inc., which purchased the North Detroit Street Sun Metal facility, received tax abatements from Warsaw recently.The company also is paying for infrastructure to bring water to the building for fire protection. McCarthy-Sessing said although there is some money in the state's Industrial Development Grant fund for such projects, approval usually takes three months or more. She said the Indiana Economic Development Association's summer meeting held at the chamber June 21 and 22 was a success.
KDI Looks To Form Development Strategy
When John Byrd visited the Indiana Workforce offices recently, he laid out the problems regarding retaining and training skilled workers in Kosciusko County. Craig E.Hartzer, Commissioner of the Indiana Department of Workforce Development, asked Byrd where he had been. "You folks have never come down and asked for help," Hartzer reportedly said. Byrd, a board member of Kosciusko Development Inc., detailed this story to other KDI directors Wednesday during their monthly meeting. The board held a three-hour planning session to develop a new economic development strategy last month. Of primary concern is a lack of a skilled local work force.Byrd noted there are 650 million people employed in industry in the state and by 2008, 150 million will have retired. "They have to be replaced," Byrd said. It was decided to invite Hartzer to an open meeting to make a presentation.
WCHS Student Accepted To U.S. Marine Band
Getting into the U.S.Marine band is not easy. But Warsaw Community High School senior Ashley Wireman, 18, who plays the trombone, has done just that. Wireman enlisted in the Marines and auditioned to become a member of the Marine band.She was accepted, but, because there are 15 Marine bands, she doesn't know yet which band she will play with, said WCHS band director Mickey Ratliff. "To be accepted into the Marine band is a great honor and great career opportunity," said Ratliff."I know it's very difficult to get in." "I do know I took the last spot for our region," said Wireman. People who become members of a military band remain until they retire, which is about 20 years, Ratliff said.While in the Marine band, Wireman can have her schooling paid for and can receive benefits both during her years of service and after retirement.
Syracuse Town Manager DeJulia Announces His Retirement
Town Manager Henry DeJulia’s letter confirming his retirement was read Tuesday night at the Syracuse Town Council meeting. DeJulia’s retirement is effective Dec. 31.
'Days Of Kosciuszko' Festival Breaking Camp
The news took my breath away at first, like hearing that a favorite married couple was divorcing.Then I wanted all the nasty details. Tammy Denlinger, a charter member of the Back To The Days Of Kosciuszko steering committee, called to say the group has disbanded and would no longer organize the historical event. Denlinger and a few others have coordinated the Lucerne Park event for nine years and, quite frankly, she has other things to do. "The event became too much for too few," Denlinger said."I've worked on the committee for nine years and hoped someone else would take my place.That hasn't happened." The annual weekend event, held in September along the shores of Pike Lake, presented life during Revolutionary War times in Colonial America. Back To The Days honored Polish military strategist Thaddeus Kosciuszko, after whom the county is named.
