Letters to the Editor 05-06-2003

- Stop Whining - Mother's Day - Special Olympics - Special Thanks Stop Whining Editor, Times-Union: Recent letters to the Editor, complaining of the president's using money to wage war at the expense of veterans' medical care, is just so much whimpering and whining! I challenge anyone to prove, absolutely, that any deserving veteran has, or is, being denied proper care.

Letters to the Editor 08-28-1998

- Truth To Prevail - Juvenile - Grace Village - Solicitations - Mason's Health Care - Truth To Prevail Editor, Times-Union: Your column this morning was great! I think it addressed the core of this tragic situation which faces our country. Some of the same questions have been in my mind."But where are they finding these people that they poll?" I'd like to know that, too.If there is a phone number that anyone could call to state their opinion, perhaps you could print it in the paper.I'd call and I think lots of other folks in our community would also.

Letters to the Editor 08-26-1998

- Truth To Prevail - Juvenile - Grace Village - Solicitations - Mason's Health Care Truth To Prevail Editor, Times-Union: Your column this morning was great! I think it addressed the core of this tragic situation which faces our country. Some of the same questions have been in my mind."But where are they finding these people that they poll?" I'd like to know that, too.If there is a phone number that anyone could call to state their opinion, perhaps you could print it in the paper.I'd call and I think lots of other folks in our community would also.

Chip Shots: Will A GOAT Be A Welcome NFL Broadcast Attraction?

Fox Sports put the final piece of the puzzle together along with its competing NFL lead broadcast teams when they announced Tampa Bay Bucs quarterback Tom Brady would join Kevin Burkhardt in Fox’s NFL broadcast booth immediately following his eventual retirement.

Bead Shop Like A 3rd Child To Businesswoman

Warsaw Schools Superintendent Dr. Hoffert Sees Children As The Top Priority

Editor’s Note: This is the second in a three-part series of stories from an interview with Warsaw Community Schools Superintendent Dr. David Hoffert. A superintendent has to juggle a lot of plates in their role, with two of the biggest being building maintenance and school safety and security. A school system never retires and its buildings are not the same as a person’s home.

Can Connor Cover? Deebo Is Still Running, I’m Still Struggling

We’re back to the drawing board once again.

Center, Buffalo Signal Project Completed But Now Curb, Ramp Work Is Necessary

Milford Council Hears HELP Projects Presentations

BOW OKs Central Services Protocol

$8M Railroad Improvement Project To Benefit Milford

Lantz Wins Mental Attitude Award

Wawasee quarterback Kory Lantz was named winner of the 2004 Phil M.Eskew Mental Attitude Award in class 4A football.The recipient of the award, who was nominated by his principal Ellen Stevens and coach Joe Rietveld, must excel in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability.The award is named in honor of the third commissioner of the IHSAA, who served from 1962 to 1979 and oversaw the beginning of the state football tournament. Lantz ends his high school football career with more than 5,000 yards passing and 2,061 passing yards in his senior campaign with 17 touchdowns to 11 interceptions. Off the field, Lantz ranks 14th in his class of 226.He's a member of the National Honor Society, and while he remains undecided on his college choice, he plans on majoring in exercise science.

City May Expand North TIF District

Warsaw's Redevelopment Commission will consider expanding the northern tax increment financed district by approximately 90 acres in January. The move, according to city planner Jeff Noffsinger, will allow the city to take advantage of a possible major retail development planned near the Ind.15/U.S.30 interchange and the new Sofamor-Danek facility under construction at U.S.30 and CR 150W. "We need to look at expanding the northern TIF district after the Sofamor-Danek annexation takes effect on Jan 19," Noffsinger told the board."This will allow us to capture the increase in assessed value from Danek and on other development that is proposed adjacent to the Petro property." Noffsinger said state statute allows for only a 20 percent increase in size for a TIF district in any given year.

Warsaw Grad Coaching At Taylor High School

KOKOMO - Josh Ousley, 30, a 1993 Warsaw Community High school graduate, was named head coach of the Taylor High School football team Wednesday night by the Taylor school board. Ousley was a standout football and baseball player at WCHS before heading to Anderson University, where he played football and gained his degree in elementary education in 1997.He then spent four years as an assistant coach at Triton High School before moving to Taylor, where he coached linebackers and wide receivers. Ousley, a special needs teacher at Taylor High School, which is located in Kokomo, said his goal was to be a head coach by the age of 30. "Being a varsity coach has been a dream of mine since high school," Ousley told the Kokomo Tribune."A long time ago I laid out a plan for my life and I wanted to be a head coach by age 30.I'm extremely excited and thrilled with the opportunity". Ousley is the son of Mitch and Merla Ousley, Warsaw.

Parks Board Considers Canopy Offer

Warsaw parks board members looked at canopy designs, similar to one that may be constructed over Central Park's performance area. Tuesday, superintendent Jon Garber said an individual is donating the cost of the covering.It is expected to be at least 18 feet high and 40 feet by 50 feet in size.Made of a waterproof PVC membrane, the roof would be secured with steel tresses, if a final design is approved. The board also: • Approved a flower bed and urn maintenance agreement with Janet Essig in an amount no less than $8,000 or no more than $12,000. • Reviewed a thank-you letter from Swashbuckler Robotics Team.The group is planning an installation of a wheelchair swing in the children's playground. • Re-elected Bill Baldwin president and Jon Sadler vice president.

Winona Lake Vacates Chestnut Street Park

WINONA LAKE - Chestnut Street Park has been vacated with no plans to replace it, said Winona Lake Parks Director Jim LeMasters at the park board meeting Monday. Chestnut Street Park used to have a swing set but that has been taken down.LeMasters said the property will continue to be maintained and mowed but the Parks Department will be putting its resources into Southtown Park.LeMasters said there has only been one complaint about the missing swing set.He doesn't want to give the impression that there's going to be something new at that location. In other business: • The Parks Department is looking into options to destroy Cottage Three on Park Avenue in the Winona Lake Park.

Band spreads holiday cheer

Captains Joel and Amy Dahlberg have reformed the Salvation Army band with a group of brass players. Their gigs feature about any traditional holiday carol and are performed wherever a bell-ringer maintains a red kettle for donations: Wal-Mart, Owens, Kmart and Marsh in Warsaw. "We're spreading holiday cheer," Jody said. Jody plays the coronet as does Jennifer Mink and Jennifer Bowyer; Amy plays the E-flat alto horn; Paul Bowyer plans the euphonium and Judy Brown plays the baritone.All they need is someone to play a big brass drum. Saturday morning they zipped through tunes like "Frosty the Snowman," "Jingle Bells," "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer," "Hark the Herald Angels Sing" and "The First Noel." Bell-ringers are still needed to fill open hours at some locations, Dahlberg said. As the band offers support to the bell ringers, they'll take requests.

Warsaw Teens Help Others Through Junior NHS

Three Warsaw teenagers have decided to use part of their Christmas vacation to help others. Lindsey Bruner, Trenton Porter and Brooklynne Slabaugh, all 14 years old and all eighth-graders at Edgewood Middle School, are volunteering at Our Father's House and the Animal Welfare League. The three friends are all members of the Junior National Honor Society, which calls for students to get involved in community service. At Our Father's House the teens unloaded food supplies and helped organize clothing and shoes.At the AWL, they walked animals. "It was a lot of fun.I liked the animal shelter a lot," said Bruner, who added that her cousin is the AWL director. A lot of students from Edgewood volunteer time in various ways in the community, Bruner said, and they enjoy it as well. "People should know that volunteering isn't all work and can be fun," she said. Bruner, Porter and Slabaugh plan to continue their volunteer activities after the holidays.

Custer Zoning Request Denied

Kosciusko county commissioners Brad Jackson and Ron Truex met Tuesday to discuss rezoning and vacation issues involving two separate properties under their jurisdiction. A request from Stanley Custer to rezone property from agricultural to residential in Washington Township was denied after Truex reported talking to surrounding neighbors of the property and concluding rezoning was not appropriate.Prior to the commissioners' vote, Matt Sandy, assistant planner of the area plan commission, recommended the commissioners deny the request. A vacation request was approved for Brian Smith, who owns property in Plain Township.Discussion arose as to why Smith would file for an additional vacation request after being granted a previous and similar vacation in May.

Residents complain about Stimmelators' spotlights

NORTH WEBSTER - What are those strange lights in the sky in North Webster? Aliens? Nah, they're just spotlights from Stimmelators Gentlemen's Club, a North Webster business. But residents aren't too happy with them.And Wednesday, Kirby Thompson and his wife asked the North Webster Town Council what could be done about them - if they could be limited.He said they seem to interfere with the enjoyment of the sky. He didn't care where they came from, they could come from a grocery store for all he cared, he said.He just wanted to know if there was any ordinance to limit them being on. Clerk-treasurer Peg Lawrance said the council has received calls on the lights and investigated the matter.The town then turned the matter over to the Kosciusko County Area Plan Commission and the county is now looking into it.