Sym Financial Adds Ackmann

WINONA LAKE – SYM Financial recently announced that Thomas R. Ackmann has joined the firm to focus on leading clients with their 401(k) retirement plan design and tax reduction strategies.

Bowen Health To Develop Frontage Road Property Into Group Homes, Office Space

Bowen Health plans to develop about 4 acres along Frontage Road into group housing and office space.

Former Business Owner Accused Of Stealing From 401(k)s

The former owner/president of Pizza Supply Of Indiana was arrested Friday after an investigation found she allegedly stole about $76,000 from employees’ 401(k) contributions over a five-year period.

Advanced EMT Classes Planned At North Webster

NORTH WEBSTER – North Webster Tippecanoe Township Fire/EMS Education will sponsor classes for the New Advanced EMT.

Why An Investment Policy Statement Is Important To Investment Success

Here Are Some Year-End Tax Tips To Save Money Next Year

Tax planning should be a year-long event, but it often only receives attention at the of the year.

APC Approves Funneling Law

An ordinance regarding lake access developments was approved by the Area Plan Commission Wednesday. Kosciusko County commissioners will consider the proposal at their Sept.19 meeting. Nicknamed the "funneling" ordinance, this addition to the county zoning ordinance was studied for months by a citizen-led committee established by the plan commission. Oswego-area resident David Tyler, who, in addition to being a member of the Lake Tippecanoe Property Owners' Association, sits on the state Lakes Management Work Group, led 10 meetings held by the Lake District Committee. Plan commission members Dick Kemper, Larry Coplen and Charlie Haffner were appointed to the committee.Each man backed the revised amendment as presented. The proposed ruling limits the practice of funneling numerous lake users through a single waterfront lot intended for residential use. According to the amendment, funneling promotes very high density use of limited lakeshore property.

Remember When 4.21.7

10 Years Ago April 21 1997 Ten students from the Warsaw Community High School FBLA participated in the 51st FBLA State Leadership Conference in Indianapolis during spring break. The Warsaw chapter excelled at the competition, with each student receiving an award. They are Karen Laker, Kaisia Adamczyk, Sheena Deaton, Matt Kloser, Adam Grimm, Jason Barrett, Kevin Masur, Megan Piazza, Jenna Green and Danielle Yoder. 25 Years Ago April 21 1982 City Police Cpt. Aden Moore is planning to retire from the Warsaw Police Department at the end of April. After 15-1/2 years as a Warsaw police officer, Moore is retiring because of back and knee problems. 50 Years Ago April 21 1957 Company L's newly organized drill team won the battalion championship trophy at Angola Saturday, competing against five other national guard units. Team members are Roy Downhour Jr., drill sergeant, Robert Smith, Richard Saltsgiver, Doyle Yeiter, Bud Fosnaugh, Max Anglin, Gerald Egner and Phil Hardin. 75 Years Ago April 21 1932 ROCHESTER - Three years ago, or in the spring of 1929, Dr. E.C. Conkle lost a large diamond from a ring while cleaning the chicken yard behind his home. Sunday he recovered the diamond from a pile of refuse in the yard.

Primary Purpose Of Schooling At Wawasee

Public education is under increasing pressure to perform in the eye of the public.A steady barrage of mostly negative reports have demoralized many educators, and left many patrons wondering about the quality of their own local public schools.Part of the difficulty lies in the conflicting view of what priorities should drive the public schools' missions. Should schools emphasize a back-to-the-basics mission of reading, writing and mathematics? Should they emphasize the application of reading, writing and mathematics to modern job opportunities? Should they be addressing the very root of the educational and social problems, such as hungry and neglected students who suffer educationally because of social and family problems? What is the primary view of the Wawasee School Corp.community? To answer this question a series of community forums was held during the 1996-97 school year to discuss educational priorities in the Wawasee community.

North Manchester Council Sees Parks Plan Draft

NORTH MANCHESTER – The master plan draft for the Parks and Recreation Department has been given to North Manchester Town Council members.

Syracuse Eliminates 5 Dispatchers

SYRACUSE - At Tuesday's town council meeting, Syracuse firefighters and emergency medical service workers responded to a report announcing the elimination of the town's emergency dispatch department. The Animal Control Department also will be eliminated. A report released Tuesday by Town Manager Jeff Noffsinger outlined a plan to eliminate the departments, saying town residents already have these services through the county. "Syracuse residents are currently being taxed twice for services that are already provided from the county," Noffsinger said in a press release. According to the report, the town council instructed Noffsinger to eliminate the departments from the upcoming budget during a recent executive session.About $165,000 annually will be freed up from the 2007 budget to address other issues.Noffsinger's press release indicates the position of the animal control officer will be terminated June 30.The dispatch office will remain open until Dec.30.

Avoiding Common Investment Traps Along Life’s Path

Planning for retirement should really start as soon as you get your first real job, but it should continue through each stage of life. Each has its own challenges and common mistakes to avoid.

Price Puts Forth Blueprint For Future

INDIANAPOLIS - John Richard Price, 59, corporate and constitutional law attorney and owner of J.R.Price & Associates in Indianapolis, is a Republican candidate for governor, opposing Republican David McIntosh. Price is a graduate of Wabash College and Indiana University Indianapolis School of Law.He's also a former deputy state treasurer and secretary of the Indiana Republican State Committee.He was a candidate for the U.S.House of Representatives in 1982 and is the author of "America at the Crossroads."He is counsel for parents in cases defending against government persecution as well as cases relating to education. Price is running on his "Price Plan," a 27-point blueprint for Indiana's future.Price favors college scholarships for Indiana's hard-working high school students, abolishing property taxes for seniors 70 and above and conserving the environment.Price also favors teaching phonics and replacing ISTEP with the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.

Wawasee H.S. Asst. Principal John Snyder Announces Retirement

SYRACUSE — After 37 years of service as a basketball coach, teacher and administrator, Wawasee High School Assistant Principal John Snyder has announced his retirement, closing a chapter in Indiana public education.

Planners OK Improvements At Peabody Retirement Home

NORTH MANCHESTER - Campus upgrading is in the future for Peabody Retirement Home, North Manchester. Plan commission members approved Peabody's final plat for campus renovations Monday. The plan will include remodeling and rebuilding some existing buildings and constructing new buildings on property they have added on the west side of the campus extending to Beckley Street. Dereck Frederickson, Engineering Resources, Fort Wayne, represented Peabody Home at last month's meeting.He presented a preliminary plat for their main campus as a planned unit development and entertained questions from board members.

Retirement

Editor, Times-Union: Silver Box messages to the entire Leesburg Elementary School Family, my family members, W.C.S. board members and Dr. Hintz: Thank you so much for the well-planned, first-class retirement festivities!

Parks Department to Offer Fly Fishing Workshops

The Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department will offer beginner, intermediate and advanced fly fishing workshops on May 19.

Milford Studies Fiscal Plan, Ordinance For Annexation

MILFORD -ÊWorking toward the eventual annexation of five parcels of property into the town of Milford, town attorney Jay Rigdon presented the council Monday with drafts of a fiscal plan and ordinance. While minor details need to be filled in on the fiscal plan, Rigdon said the fiscal plan and ordinance need to be prepared as the first steps of the annexation.The fiscal plan states what services the town currently offers to its residents, when the new residents in the annexation area will get the services and what expenses will be involved in providing those services. The fiscal plan will have to be adopted at the same time the ordinance for the annexation is presented.A hearing would then be held at least 60 days after the ordinance is presented.After the hearing, the council can give their final approval of the ordinance at least 30 days but no more than 60 days afterward. Remonstrators then would have 90 days, Rigdon said.

Alcohol Board Approves License Transfer For South Shore Ventures

City Hears Plan For More Trees, Shrubs Downtown

Downtown Warsaw can be green again with sidewalks lined with plantings of trees and shrubs, with a little help from the LandPlan Group, according to Teresa Ho, the city's community development coordinator. Ho appeared before the Warsaw City Council Monday introducing landscape architect Kevin A.McCrory, of LandPlan, who gave a presentation to the Downtown Action Team recently. The committee is dedicated to implementing recommendations of the HyettPalma study conducted and presented last year. HyettPalma urged tree and shrubbery plantings as one way of making downtown more inviting and cosmopolitan. McCrory said the $24,000 contract for basic services includes a master planning phase, contract document phase, bidding and negotiation and contract administration phase.It would include the redesign of four blocks along Center Street, from High to Washington streets.