Letters to the Editor 06-09-2005
- Blood Drive - Brick Wall - Volunteer - Proud? - Red Light Running - Thought-Provoking - God's Plan - Vandalism Victims - Proper Recycling Blood Drive Editor, Times-Union: I am delighted to announce that our Kosciusko County Chapter of the American Red Cross will host a blood drive during the month of June.The current supply across the nation is between two to three days for type O+ blood, and I want to encourage eligible donors to participate and donate blood in June.Up to three blood products can be manufactured from one unit of blood, so by donating blood you can help several individuals in need of a very specific blood product.
Warsaw Takes Third In Classic
Warsaw varsity wrestlers came away with five undefeated individuals in the Tiger Classic on Saturday.Fort Wayne's Eastside went undefeated in team competition to win the event. The Tigers settled for a 2-2 team record in this first test of the season, narrowly losing to Kokomo (39-41) and bowing to Eastside (33-45).Ê Warsaw soundly trounced Tippecanoe Valley (61-16) and crunched Triton (64-15).
Anders, Gephart Carry Triton To Title
PLYMOUTH - The two burly boys with facial hair, both sporting sleeveless Triton wrestling T-shirts, doused Curt Kreft with a Gatorade shower. The routine is far from original, but then again, how often is a coach clad in a blue dress shirt with a yellow tie and gray dress slacks doused on a humid night as mosquitoes swarm above his head? This wasn't a football coach wearing a sweat shirt. Kreft seemed oblivious to being soaked in business attire with bugs dive-bombing at him.What he was not oblivious to was fretting over premature celebrations. "You don't even know if we won yet," said Kreft, Triton's sixth-year boys track and field coach. Moments later assistant coach Jason Hunter lined up Triton's track and field athletes for a sectional champion picture and beckoned Kreft to join in. "We're not even sure if we've won yet," Kreft said.
Practices Interesting For Stookey
Dave Stookey has two talented cross country teams.And maybe one day he will see them all together. "I was commenting to my assistant the other day that since practice started, we haven't had all of either one of our teams there on any one day because of work, vacations or something," Stookey said."We don't seem to get it all together.Things just haven't jelled yet.We have some promising young kids, and we are hoping things will come together." For the boys, one of Stookey's top runners, Dusty Lytle, didn't come out for the team this year, another veteran moved to Florida, and he lost a talented freshman to a broken leg suffered during a skiing accident. For the girls, Katie McCauley suffered an injury in the spring during track season and is slow to recover.
World/Nation Briefs 11.27.2012
Egypt president stands by edicts giving him sweeping powers, says he acted within his rightsCAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s President Mohammed Morsi struck an uncompromising stand Monday over his seizure of near absolute powers, refusing in a meeting with top judicial authorities to rescind a package of constitutional amendments that placed his edicts above oversight by the courts.
World/Nation Briefs 8.24.2012
Armstrong facing loss of 7 Tour de France titles after giving up fight against doping chargesAUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Never one to back away from a fight, Lance Armstrong is finally giving in and the cost of quitting is steep: His seven Tour de France titles could be gone as soon as Friday.
World/Nation Briefs 8.21.2012
Deadline adds pressure on Missouri congressman to abandon Senate race after rape comment furorST. LOUIS (AP) — Rep. Todd Akin vowed to fight on in his embattled Senate campaign, but an significant deadline loomed Tuesday that was bound to intensify pressure on the Missouri congressman to abandon the race over his comments that women’s bodies can prevent pregnancies in cases of ‘‘legitimate rape.’’
Community Mourns Passing Of Biomet Co-Founder Dr. Dane Miller
From fireworks over Winona Lake and the development of the Village at Winona, to philanthropy and engineering innovation, Dr. Dane Miller's impact on his community is almost immeasurable.An era in the orthopedic industry ended Tuesday with the death of Biomet Inc. co-founder and Board of Directors member Dr. Dane Miller, but those who knew him say his legacy will live on.
Banks Touts Trump, Pans Demos At Lincoln Day Dinner
Third District Congressman Jim Banks expounded Thursday on President Trump’s successes, told a couple of anecdotes about meeting with the president and then finished off by warning about the “Red Socialist” Democrats in power.
World/Nation Briefs 7.10.2012
Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament convenes in defiance of court ruling disbanding itCAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s Islamist-dominated parliament has convened in defiance of a ruling by the country’s highest court dissolving the legislature.
Beckham, Howett Advance To State Meet
NEW CARLISLE – Two seniors from Warsaw Community High School will finish their prep cross country careers on the state’s biggest stage. One girl. One boy.
Moore Optimistic For Balanced Tiger Squad
New head basketball coach Matt Moore has plenty of reasons to be optimistic about this year’s version of the Warsaw Tigers.
Eakright Comes Full Circle With Grace
After competing for three seasons at Huntington University, Paige Eakright decided to make Grace College the final stop of her incredible collegiate journey.
Planning Takes Shape For $30M OIRI Funding
The OrthoWorx Vision Committee has developed a roadmap for the $30 million appropriated from the state for the Orthopedic Industry Retention Initiative (OIRI).
Fretz & Raven Retire From Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory
Fire Marshal Joe Fretz didn’t retire alone from the Warsaw-Wayne Fire Territory. His K9, Raven, retired with him.
War'Shaw' Boys Build Win From Clay
NAPPANEE - Ever the mathematician, the right answer Friday for Warsaw boys basketball coach Al Rhodes came from the equation Shaw + Clay2. In a Northern Lakes Conference matchup at NorthWood, Warsaw got 26 points from Greg Clay, 22 from Jared Shaw and 17 more from Chris Clay.The senior trio's efforts added up to an 84-71 Tiger win. Warsaw is now 14-1 overall and 5-0 in the NLC, while the host Panthers fall to 6-6 and 2-3. In what has become a trend the last couple weeks, the 10th-ranked Tigers used a huge fourth quarter to seperate themselves from the opposition. Friday night when Warsaw outscored NorthWood 28-17 in the final frame, that perfomance came at the charity stripe, where the Tigers were an astounding 18 of 19.For the game Warsaw was 27 of 32 at the line. The host Panthers started last night's contest in a dead sprint, hitting 8 of 10 shots in the first quarter, including 3 of 4 from the arc.
