Battle Lines Drawn Over Rights, Religion
I see a confrontation brewing in this country that has virtually no chance of being resolved.
Bait Shop Owner Awaits County Zoning Approval, Other Hurdles
Expanding a bait shop sounds kind of easy – you would think – but Mark Dillon’s plans have proven to be a bit more complicated.
Manchester Approves Engineering Services For Design Of Storm Sewer
The town council recently approved engineering services and annual on-call service from Jones & Henry Engineers Ltd.
June Louise Baker
SYRACUSE — June Louise Baker Auer, 96, Syracuse, passed away March 1, 2017, at her home. She was born Sept. 3, 1920, in North Webster, to Harold and Helen Browne Baker. She was a 1938 graduate of North Webster High School. On Dec. 30, 1940, she married Nelson Auer, who preceded her in 2008.
Winona Roundabout Project Coming Closer To Reality
The planned roundabout project on Winona Avenue is closer to getting started.
Mangas' Trey Beats Buzzer, Northridge
ELKHART – In a 19-point performance Wednesday night, Warsaw senior Kyle Mangas made just one shot in the fourth quarter. Boy was it big one!
Whitko Rally Comes Up Short
EMMA – An epic comeback went down the drain in a heartbeat for Whitko at the Class 2A Westview Sectional Wednesday night.
Grace Falls In Midwest Regional
WINONA LAKE – In the last game before the NCCAA National Championships, Grace College’s men’s basketball team fell 94-80 to Ohio Christian on Wednesday.
Douglas Baker
Douglas W. Baker, 86, Winona Lake, and formerly of Hoffman Lake, passed away at 1:14 a.m. Feb. 28, 2017, in his residence. On Oct. 8, 1930, he was born in Warsaw to Glen and Alice Kegebein Baker. He was united in marriage to Virginia Marsh on Sept. 10, 1950, in Clunette. In 1948, he graduated from Atwood High School. He served honorably from 1955 to 1957 in the Army. In 1950, he started working at Dalton Foundry, where he retired in 1982. and worked at the Warsaw Foundry from 1983 until retirement in 1992. He worked as a maintenance supervisor for both firms. He was a member of the Moose Lodge since 1985; North Webster American Legion Post 253; and the Elks Lodge, Warsaw, where he served as Exhalted Ruler in 1976.
Barbara Joan “Barb” Grabill
Barbara Joan “Barb” Grabill, 83, Warsaw, passed away at 3:47 p.m. Feb. 27, 2017, at her home. She was born Jan. 24, 1934, in Pontiac, Mich., to Chester and Esther Shoemaker Myrben. She graduated in 1953 from Pontiac High School and attended the University of Michigan and University of Colorado, Boulder, Colo. She was married Nov. 4, 1978, in Troy, Mich., to Lee J. Grabill, who preceded her in death in 2012. She owned/operated The Travel Company in Pontiac and Columbus, Ohio. She moved to Ohio in 1978 from Michigan and to Warsaw in 2012 from Ohio.
Rev. Jon Lee Cullum
PARKER CITY — The Rev. Jon Lee Cullum, 80, Parker City, unexpectedly went to be with his kind and loving Father at 3:30 p.m. Feb. 26, 2017. He was born Oct. 13, 1936, in Circle, Mont. He was preceded by his father, Artley D. Cullum; mother, Ruth C. Cullum; and sister, Joan Lynn Harmen. He was the beloved husband of 47 years to Martha Helm Cullum; loving father of Aurelia Cullum; and jovial grandfather of Tahleah Shanti, Ana Jemsa, Elleora Greer, Alethea Willow, Zephen Etienne and Masada Joscelynde. He is also survived by his brother-in law, Thomas and Vicky Harmen and family; sister-in law, Joyce and Jack Miller and family; and sister-in law, Nancy and the Rev. Roger Yoder and family. He was also blessed to have many cousins all over the United States.
Valeria K. Kintzel,
BOURBON – Valeria K. Kintzel, 74, Etna Green, passed away Feb. 28, 2017, in her home with her family at her side after an illness. She was born Nov. 20, 1942, in Marshall County, to Claude and Ula Holderead Davis. She has been a resident of the Bourbon and Etna Green area all her life. She was a graduate of Bourbon High School in 1960. She had worked in trailer factories, Mallard at Etna Green and Newmar Co., which she retired from.
City Code Officers Reminds Residents Of Weed Ordinances
Warsaw Code Enforcement Inspector Dana Hewitt enforces the city’s environmental public nuisance (tall grass and weeds) ordinance within the city limits.
High-Speed Chase Ends In Crash On Ind. 19N
A South Bend man is in the hospital after a high-speed chase with law enforcement on Ind. 19 Tuesday morning.
First Friday Event This Week Touts ‘March Merchant Madness’
Warsaw’s First Friday returns Friday, and downtown shop keepers will celebrate with the theme “March Merchant Madness.”
Students, Teacher Find They Like ‘Tragedy’
Almost 2,500 years ago, Sophocles wrote his tragedy “Antigone.” This year, it’s not only the Warsaw Community High School Drama Department’s spring play, but it’s also serving as a history lesson to the 29 cast and six crew members.
