Letters to the Editor 12-02-2003
- Tribute To Wallace - Peachey Fund - Badly Treated - Thanksgiving Dinner Tribute To Wallace Editor, Times-Union: I would like to pay a tribute to a man that has been in the Warsaw community for many years: Jerry Wallace. Jerry was a man that fit in the category with "Grandma and Grandpa Witmer."These were my grandparents and were the most gracious and loving people that I will ever know.Honesty and kindness was just a way of life for them.
Letters to the Editor 04-26-2000
- Meijer Proposal - Egg Hunt Manners - Council Candidate Meijer Proposal Editor, Times-Union: As everyone in the community has noticed the proposal of a Meijer store has sparked much controversy among Warsaw residents.To anyone relying solely on the Times-Union for any or all information regarding this issue, some of the facts have been misleading or completely absent and I would like to take the time to make clear the looking glass.
Tiger Spikers Take Regional
HUNTINGTON - Who knows what the reasons are? Maybe it is the one-and-done prospects? Maybe it is the adrenaline of playing against better and better teams each step of the way? Whatever the reasons, the Tiger volleyball team seems to like the postseason.Warsaw continued its inspired play in the tournament with a Huntington Regional title 15-3, 15-10 over South Adams Saturday. The win gave Warsaw its fourth regional title in the past five years. It isn't really that amazing that the Tigers are advancing this far into the tournament because they haven't met a team yet that they shouldn't have beaten.It is more the way they have taken apart each of five postseason opponents, not losing a game and not really even coming close. The success in the tournament also comes right on the heels of a stretch by the Tigers where they won only 10 of 22 games to end the regular season.
Get Involved, Get Informed, Then Vote
There is a very important election coming up on Nov.7. And not just because it happens to be a presidential election year. There are several local races to be determined in this year's election. And voting in those races is very important.Many times, those races are decided by just a handful of votes. Sometimes those races are decided by one or two votes. So the old "what difference can one vote make" excuse just doesn't hold water. Your vote counts. If you're not registered, it's too late for this election, so make sure you get registered for the next election. If you are registered, get to the polls and vote.It really is important.It's important at all levels - local, state and national.But it is especially important at the local level.
Another Chance For State To Get In Sync
It's time to write the daylight-saving time column again. Only this year, it's different. In the past, it has had no hope of passing.This year, I think there's a glimmer. But it's close. Apparently, there are still a significant number of lawmakers unwilling to be dragged into sync with the rest of the free world. In fact, the Indiana House of Representatives is so narrowly divided on the issue, a planned Thursday vote had to be delayed because a couple Republicans were absent. In their absence, the bill's sponsor, Rep.Gerald Torr, R-Carmel, wasn't sure he had enough votes to get the bill out of the House. He figures he'll have the votes Monday or Tuesday. And according to the Indianapolis Star, several other lawmakers, including House Speaker Brian Bosma, R-Indianapolis, were sick Thursday, but came to the House anyway because they knew their votes would be needed if the bill was going to pass.
Warsaw Girls Fall Short
GOSHEN - Defense, it's been said, wins championships.
Family Adopts Ukrainian Girl
SYRACUSE - What is a family? Is it determined only by blood? Or is a family more than biology? For Kevin and Wendy Hite, Milford, their family is not limited to blood relatives alone.Both Wendy's grandmother and mother are adoptees.And now Kevin and Wendy are parents of their own adopted daughter, Aleeza, 8, from Belagroad-Dnestrousky, Ukraine, with plans to adopt Aleeza's 13-year-old deaf sister Olga. "We've been very familiar with adoption forever so it feels like it was meant to be," said Wendy. "We were not physically capable of having a child ourselves," said Kevin."Alternative methods did not interest us.We decided to look into adoption." Wendy said they looked at domestic versus international adoption.Their doctor had a patient who wanted to give up her baby, but she decided to choose another family.Wendy said she wasn't upset as she never felt like that baby was going to be theirs anyway.
Warsaw Cops To Continue Lockout Assistance
Don Kohlman heard nothing new at Monday's Warsaw city council meeting regarding the city's policy to help people locked out of their cars . Kohlman, who owns AAA Vehicle Lock Out, asked how many lockouts the police responded to last year, and councilwoman Trish Brown provided the answer - 2,034. "That's more than any other incident," he said of the numbers."I guess with a $3.2 million budget, they can afford to do that." Mayor Ernie Wiggins reminded Kohlman that the police department has been directed as a public service to assist people locked out of their vehicles.The service is often the only contact citizens have with the police department and it is a positive experience, he said. Kohlman said it's fine for the city police to respond within city limits, but they were also going into the county.He said one example was the Shell station on U.S.30, which is in Winona Lake's jurisdiction.
ABC Approves Syracuse Permit Despite Opposition
Despite remonstrance from the Syracuse-Wawasee Ministerial Association Thursday, the Kosciusko County Alcoholic Beverage Commission unanimously approved Walter Young's petition for beer, wine and liquor and Sunday sales retailer permits. Young plans to have a restaurant at 104 E.Pickwick Road, Syracuse, with alcohol sales comprising only 20 to 30 percent of his business.Carry-out will not be available and a family room is not part of the business. Young told the ABC his business will be a restaurant first and foremost."We've got a good track record of serving good food," he said. Approximately 20 years ago, Young operated a business, Quackers, at the same location, but sold the business and the liquor license, though he kept ownership of the building.Recently, he said, they decided to reopen the restaurant, though he isn't sure what the name will be.
Expectations High For Lady Trojans
BOURBON – Fifth-year Triton girls basketball coach Adam Heckaman seems to have the best team he’s coached and is ready to build on the success of last season.
For Whom Are These People Working?
Here are three little tidbits that should make your blood boil.
Maple Leaf Farms Cuts Ribbon on New World HQ
LEESBURG – Taking what many feared would be a long-abandoned building, Maple Leaf Farms unveiled its new world headquarters Thursday afternoon at what was formerly Leesburg Elementary school.
Two Events Gained Traction In Second Year
Getting off the ground can be tough for any new public event, whether it’s a festival, musical event or recreational activity.
Camp Crosley Welcomes Kids Who Suffer Certain Diseases
NORTH WEBSTER – Jordan Norris, 16, Warsaw, is spending a week at Camp?Crosley for summer camp.
County GOP Incumbents Roll To Re-Election
Republican incumbents dominated Kosciusko County government races Tuesday, with two candidates taking 74 percent of the vote and a third garnering 79 percent in their bids for re-election.
