The Mail-Journal - February 2, 2022 by The Papers Inc.

By school building the enrollment numbers for 2021-22 are as follows: North Webster Elementary, 460; Syracuse Elementary, 524; Milford School, 475; Wawasee Middle School, 530; and Wawasee High School, 948. Compared to the 202021 school year, North Webster had an increase of 100 students and Milford had a decrease of 22 students. Syracuse and WMS both had gains of 12 students and the high school had a decrease of one student.

Charlton honored at annual Kosciusko Chamber dinner

But the pandemic ﬁgured signiﬁcantly into the numbers. “Last year during the fall count day we were still allowing virtual enrollment for elementary students (we have since stopped offering virtual programming for elementary),” Troyer

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Times-Union Managing Editor David Slone presented the award to Charlton, listing beforehand her service to the county, including her

“Our Woman of the Year is giving, charitable and community service-minded,” said Slone. “Her passion often goes unnoticed because of her humble nature.

“One nominator said, ‘She has been heavily involved in her community for many years and is a great example of the wonderful people in Kosciusko County that give selﬁshly of their time,’” continued Slone. He listed how she has worked as a residential mortgage lender, is on Kosciusko County’s Habitat for Humanity board and organized Leesburg’s Memorial

There is one race on the Democrat ticket, that for the nomination of U.S. Rep. District 3, which includes Tippecanoe and Turkey Creek townships.

The deadline for candidates to ﬁle for the May Primary is just days away (noon, Friday, Feb. 4) and so far races continue to be on the Republican ticket for the ofﬁce of county auditor, county recorder, county commissioner — southern district, sheriff and Plain Township Advisory Board and Plain Township Trustee.

“As you can tell this is quite a shock, but thank you for the recog-

Kosciusko County Highway Department Superintendent

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Commissioners approve CR 1300N overpass drawings

of you the approval of the 1300N overpass project, the drawings. There’s a cover sheet you have to sign,” he said. “One is for the road construction itself and one is for the bridge going over the railroad.”Hesaid Michael Baker International is the engineering ﬁrm that is part of that, and USI originally helped with the

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somewhat encouraged to ﬁnally see a rise in enrollment rather than another year of loss.”

Day parade and services.

The commissioners unanimously approved the drawings.

Sue Charlton, along with Kurt Carlson, have been recognized for the service they have provided to Kosciusko County.

After six straight years of declining enrollment, the Wawasee Community School Corporation was informed in early January by the Indiana Department of Education there was an error in determining how student enrollment was calculated. As a result, Wawasee’s total enrollment number as reported by the IDOE for the 2021-22 school year is 2,937. Instead of it being 2,834 as ﬁrst thought, the number grew by more than 100 students.

drawings and ﬁnalized them “so they’ve been looked over a couple times.” Norfolk Southern has been a big part of the process, making sure the clearance for them is good, he said.

He also detailed how she helps with Leesburg’s Christmas celebrations. Charlton said she was surprised to receive the award.

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The project includes proposed improvements of CR 1300N over Norfolk Southern Railroad and

“We are still corresponding with the state to determine if this impacts our ADM (average daily membership for school funding) or not,” said Dr. Steve Troyer, WCSC superintendent. “Regardless, we are

New ﬁlings, on a state and federal level, U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski has been the only candidate ﬁling.At this point, the local ballot will show these candidates:

hometown of Leesburg.

North Main Street. It goes from just east of Old SR 15 to North SR 15. The project is estimated to cost $10 million, with nearly 80% of the cost funded by a grant from the Local TRAX Rail OverpassConstructionProgram.could begin as early as this spring, according to information presented at a public meeting April 29.

As of Thursday, Jan. 27, only three incumbents filed for local positions.Robert C. Cockburn has filed to retain his seat on the Milford Town Council; Robert L. Beer has filed to retain his seat on the Van Buren Township Advisory Board; and Robert L. Riley has filed to retain his seat on the Jefferson Township Advisory Board.

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RhodesVanBuren Township Advisory Board — Shane Bucher, Stephen Unruh and Robert L. Beer Jefferson Township Trustee — Beth Krull

Plain Township Trustee — Tyler Huffer and Craig CharltonTippecanoe Township Trustee — Christopher Francis Milford Town Council — Kenneth L. Long, Douglas Ruch and Robert C. SyracuseCockburnTownCouncil District 1 — Larry Siegel Syracuse Town Council District 2 — Paul Stoelting The only local ﬁling for the Democrat ticket is: Plain Township Advisory Board — Gaynor R. Worden State And Federal Candidates at the state and federal levels, on the Republican ticket,Stateinclude:Rep.District 18 (Tippecanoe and Turkey Creek) — David H. StateAbbottRep. District 22 (Jefferson, Plain, Scott, Van Buren) — Curt Nisly and Craig Snow U.S. Rep. District 2 — Jackie WalorskiCandidates on the Democrat ticketU.S.include:Rep.District 3 — Phillip Beachy, Aaron (A.J.) Calkins and Gary Snyder

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LongJefferson Township Advisory Board — Lori Harman and Robert L. PlainRileyTownship Advisory Board — Greg Anderson, Robert W. Bishop, Jamie B. Pass and LarryTippeanoeKammererTownship Advisory Board — Mark Lawson, Edwin Clayton and James M. (Jim)

“A second nominator says, ‘I have several family members who served in the military. It warms my heart to know of her dedication and many years of faithfully organizing the parade at a time in her life when many would think they have given enough to the community she keeps on giving,’” said Slone.

Steve Moriarty presented drawings for the CR 1300N overpass project to the county commissioners Tuesday morning, Feb.

The two received the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce’s 2021 Man and Woman of the Year awards at the chamber’s annual awards dinner. It was held Thursday, Jan. 27, at Nextremity Solutions in Warsaw.

Wawasee sees increase in enrollment for 2021-22

“I’d like today to bring in front

County Auditor — Rhonda J. Helser and Chasity Sandy County Commissioner - Southern District — Robert M. (Bob) Conley, Donald K. Wiesehan Jr., Brian D. Pyle and Elaine Kokenge.Sheriff — James M. (Jim) Smith and Kyle P. Dukes County Recorder — Deborah A. (Deb) Wright and Teena Pence County Assessor — Gail ChapmanCounty Council District 1 (Tippecanoe, Turkey Creek and Plain 1 and 4 precincts) — KimberlyCountyCatesCouncil District 2 (Jefferson, Plain 2, 3, and 7, Scott and

“We lose 262 students to other public schools but gain 191 students to Wawasee, which is a net difference of -71 students,” he said. “It is becoming increasingly important that we ﬁnd ways to connect with these families and develop an environment and culture where they want to remain here in our local school community. We feel we can best serve the students in Syracuse, Milford and North Webster by keeping them in our local schools.”

“This individual has devoted his entire career to improving the lives of those who suffer from mental health or substance use issues,” HanesCarlsoncontinued.saidhe was surprised to receive the award.

The move is retroactive to Jan. 1 of this year and allows employees to take up to ﬁve days of unpaid leave if they have COVID-19 or are a close contact of someone who tests positive. Employees are also required to submit COVID-19 test

Current freshmen, the class of 2025, not earning an Academic Honors or Technical Honors diploma will be required to take next level programs of study or certain courses to meet the career pathway. There would be an introductory level course followed by second and third courses.

“Overall, it is positive for the kids,” Taylor commented, noting they can earn credits needed for the pathway in one year. He said Wawasee is trying to stay ahead of the requirements as much as possible.“Wewant them (freshmen) to be aware of the options they have to start early,” he said.

Currently Wawasee has classes offered for more than 20 career pathways but that number could increase in coming years. Students can still earn Academic Honors or Technical Honors diplomas if they meet speciﬁc requirements.Essentially the emphasis by the Indiana Department of Education is “for students being ready for life beyond high school

“There is certainly value in what they (the state) are doing, but they have not taken away any requirements; they have only added them,” Taylor said.

The commissioners next meeting is 9 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 15, at the courthouse.

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City President for 1st Source Bank Doug Hanes presented the Man of the Year award to Carlson, also giving background information on the Bowen Center President and CEO.

IDOE reported enrollment in Indiana’s public and accredited nonpublic schools grew to 1.12 million students for the 2021-22 school year, a modest increase from the previous school year.

EnrollmentStatewideNumbers

Blue Barn Berry Farm and Chore-Time Brock receive chamber awards

COVID-19 unpaid leave policy approved for county employeesGraduation requirements growing more complicated

Blue Barn Berry Farm and Chore-Time Brock were among the winners announced at the annual Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce’s award dinner.

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and moving away from standardized testing as a requirement to graduate,” said Geoff Walmer, principal of WHS. “The state is saying, ‘OK, you have the Core 40 diploma, but what else do you have to show you are prepared for success after high school?’”Taylor said it is more challenging for students who fall behind early in high school to make up the requirements needed to graduate. “It’s harder to get everything in,” he said, adding there are only so many available slots for courses.

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Kosciusko Young Adult Professional of the Year — Cory Benz, owner of Titus Funeral Home

When the COVID pandemic hit, Blue Barn pivoted its business to help the community. In 2021, they launched their latest endeavor, Blue Barn Fundraising with the ambitious goal of donating over $1 million to the local community.”Other awards presented included:Community Development — G&G Hauling & Excavating Chamber Ambassador of the Year — Heather Lardino, 1st SourceBusinessBankof the Year — Core Mechanical Services

The Rising Star award is given to Kosciusko County’s highest per-

“It is very complicated,” said Kevin Taylor, guidance counselor at Wawasee High School since 2007, summing up the graduationCurrentrequirements.seniors of the class of 2022 can still graduate by passing standardized testing or get a Pathways diploma with six credits in a specific career pathway. Then, beginning with the class of 2023, or this year’s juniors, there will be more specific requirements, Taylor noted. And those requirements will also be for the class of 2024, or current sophomores.Students will be required to get six credits in a career academic sequence or more specifically in what are known as Pathway Concentrator Courses. One example would be taking Welding

Stafﬁng can also become a problem because there may not be enough teachers available to teach required courses.

The Making a Difference Award was sponsored by Old National Bank and presented by Sandra Parra. The award was given to Chore-Time Brock for generously supporting area nonproﬁts and working toward helping to feed a hungryParraworld.said, “As a company, Chore-Time Brock believes in giving back to the community in a variety of ways: United Way of Kosciusko County fundraising campaign, Days of Caring projects, food collections for Milford area charities and numerous long-term efforts with Cardinal Services.”

Hanes said Carlson “has made a signiﬁcant impact on our community.”“Our Man of the Year has proven again and again his unwavering commitment to Kosciusko County,” said Hanes. “Over the years, he’s had a major impact on the state of Indiana and its residents. His passion came early in his career as he was helping patients with mental illness integrate back into their communities when state hospitals and county homes were no longer viable options … .

“This is totally unexpected and very much appreciated,” he said. “It’s been a wonderful, wonderful career here working in Indiana for the past 37 years and I so enjoy living in and working with this community in Kosciusko County, so thank you one and all for all the partnerships, support and help you’ve given Bowen Center and our patients.”

results to Kosciusko County human resources.Commissioners President Cary Groninger explained after the meeting to InkFreeNews policy before would have caused employees to lose their jobs if they tried to take unpaid leave from work. Employees did receive special paid leave for a time related to quarantining due to COVID-19.Inother business, the commissioners:•Approved a request from Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce Chief Deputy Shane Bucher to apply for a $15,000 grant to be used for the ofﬁce’s boat patrol.

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only met the mental health needs of the community, but he’s also created many jobs in Kosciusko County,” Hanes continued. “He has grown his organization from a staff of 100 in 1989 to around 1,500 in 2021. When he started at the organization, it was on the brink of bankruptcy. He took the company from a patient revenue of $4.2 million in 1989 to $150 million today. He’s made mental health and substance use services accessible and affordable to residents of Kosciusko County and works collaboratively with business leaders to create and develop resources to better the community.“With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in collaboration with the Kosciusko County Health Department, he opened a COVID test site, which has now served about 17,000 individuals,” Hanes said. “He currently serves as the board chair for both the Housing for Hope and Warsaw Housing Authority. ... In the

Of the 1.12 million, 1.03 million students are enrolled in public schools. Enrollment calculations are based on a statewide count of students in attendance in an Indiana school Oct. 1.

“Our Man of the Year has not

“Hence, the big loss of enrollment last year, and the corresponding big gain in enrollment for the spring count, and this year.”

Blue Barn Berry Farm received the Rising Star Award and ChoreTime received the Making A Difference Award.

Especially beginning with the class of 2023, high school graduation requirements in Indiana public schools are changing signiﬁcantly. No longer will the Core 40 diploma be the only requirement for students to graduate.

Government Excellence — Bill Holder, Kosciusko County Geographic Information System di-

At their meeting Tuesday, Feb. 1, at the Kosciusko County Courthouse, the commissioners approved a resolution regarding the matter.

a point of emphasis for the school corporation to address.

A 5.25% increase in kindergarten enrollment was a signiﬁcant part of the enrollment growth. “This strong growth comes as some families are enrolling their children in a K-12 school for the ﬁrst time due to the COVID-19 pandemic,” it was noted in a news release from IDOE.

For more speciﬁc information on graduation requirements visit www.wawasee.k12.in.us and click on the link for Wawasee High School or call (574) 4573147 and ask for the guidance department.

• Recognized Bill Holder. The Kosciusko County GIS director received the Government Excellence Award at last week’s Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce annual awards dinner.

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said. “Because of the way our program was structured, all the virtual students were either enrolled at Syracuse Elementary or Milford Elementary, based upon the location of the virtual teacher for that speciﬁc grade level. That meant all the virtual students from NWES were taken off their books and put on the books of the other two buildings.

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Charlton honored at annual

For the 2019-20 school year, which had in-person learning until March 2020, North Webster had 410 students enrolled before dropping to 360 for 2020-21. Milford went from 532 in 2019-20 to 497 in 2020-21 and the high school from 920 to 949 during the same time period. Syracuse had a modest gain from 501 to 512 and WMS remained exactly the same at Troyer518.noted several students were home-schooled and returned to school this year “so that has been an additional factor in the gain in enrollment.”Lastyear during the public meetings he held, one of the issues brought up repeatedly was the number of students living in the Wawasee school district who choose to attend other schools. It has been

past, he has served on the Warsaw Community Development Corp. board as well as Kosciusko Leadership Academy and was recently elected into their hall of fame. He has served on the United Way vision council and has been involved with the Kosciusko Chamber of Commerce throughout the years.

nition … We’ve got a really great little community and a great county, so thank you very much,” Charlton said.Warsaw

forming new company. This year, the award, sponsored by Horizon Bank and presented by Mitch Goon, was awarded to Blue Barn BerryGoonFarm.said, “Over the past four years, Blue Barn Berry Farm has grown from a quaint ‘you-pick’ blueberry patch to one of the fasted growing and thriving agritourism businesses in the Midwest.

Kosciusko County Commissioners have established guidelines for county employees related to unpaid leave and COVID-19.

Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw. No services are planned at this time. Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.Preferred memorials may be given to the donor’s choice.

Coffee might be considered the WD-40 of the food system.

John Lauer, 75, of Syracuse and Surprise, Ariz., passed away at his Surprise home late Sunday evening of Jan. 23, 2022, surrounded by his family.

Under the GI Bill, he graduated from the Spartan School of Aeronautics in Tulsa, Okla., and was immediately hired as a ﬂight instructor in Charlottesville, Va. He joined the Ethyl Corporation, where he ﬂew a Lockheed Jetstar, a four engine jet, at age 26.

she survives.

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A celebration of life will be held in Syracuse June 18, 2022 (details to be announced at a later time). In lieu of ﬂowers, the family requests donations be made to Hospice of the Valley in Surprise, Ariz.

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26, 1953, she married Richard “Dick” Weaver. He preceded her in death Sept. 28, 2017.Surviving are four daughters, Kathy (Joseph) Martin, Syracuse, Connie (Donald) Stoliker, Cromwell, Donna (Stuart) Jackson, Milford, and Judy (Robert) Bachtel, Syracuse; a son, Jack (Lina) Weaver, Goshen; 11 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; one greatgreat-grandson; and three brothers, Alden Stuckman, Charles (Sharon) Stuckman and Daniel (Linda) Stuckman, all of Syracuse.

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Donald E. “Don” Kinney, 85, Milford , died at 6:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at Life Care

Richard E. “Rich” Phillips, 83, Syracuse, died at 3:57 mamarried3,1938.bornatJan.Wednesday,a.m.26,2022,hishome.HewasApril10,OnFeb.1966,heNor-J.(Sloan)Rollins;

Syracuse , died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022, at his home.

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Phyllis Ann Roberts 80,AnnPhyllisRoberts, WebsterNorth, died at 3:10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at Miller’s Merry Manor, Syracuse.She was born Feb. 28, 1941. On Aug. 5, 1972, she married Earl Lavon Roberts. He preceded her in death May 16, 2010.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate Jacquelyn’s life from 6-8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at Mishler Funeral Home, Milford. Funeral services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 8, (calling at 10:30 a.m.) at the funeral home.

Go easy on milk, cream, sugar and other coffee shop add-ons, because they add calories to an otherwise low-calorie beverage.

It is with extreme sadness we announce the passing of John G. Lauer. He was a bright spark in this world and will be deeply missed by many. He was philosophical, quick-witted and full of wisdom. He was a good provider for his family, he had the ability to enlighten those around him. He did more for others than he did for himself.

Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 31, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Memorial services followed at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home with Pastor Stan Owen of Syracuse Church of God ofﬁciating. Private family burial will take place in Alabama at a laterPreferreddate. memorials may be given to the Ronald L. Crosby Funeral Fund, c/o Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St.,ToSyracuse.sendcondolences to the family, please visit funeralhome.com.www.owenfamily-

Donald Dean Hooley, 81, passed away Friday, Jan. 21, 2022, in Fort Wayne.

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John Henry Gerber John Henry Gerber, 76, Arizona died Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.He was born Nov. 11, 1944, in Goshen.A celebration of life will be held Sunday, Feb. 6, at Grace Mennonite Church, 8704 N. 7th Ave., Phoeniz, Ariz.

Janet K. (Pollard) McDonald; she survives. He is also survived by a daughter, Lindsay Krieg, North Webster; two grandsons; his father, Bill Krieg, South Bend; his mother, Betty Wickler, Niles, Mich.; a brother, Tony (Debbie) Krieg, Springhill, Tenn.; four stepchildren, Brittney Timmons, Middlebury, Krystina Ponder, Warsaw, Derek Timmons, North Webster, and Khloe McDonald, Syracuse; and seven Cremationstepgrandchildren.willtakeplace at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw. No public services will be held. Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, is in charge of arrangements.

Caffeine also reduces the risk

While the consensus is that coffee can be good for you, it shouldn’t be considered a cureall.If coffee gives you the jitters, try decaf. If that doesn’t work, talk with your doctor.

He is survived by his wife, Barrie; sons, Donald Dean II (Jackie), Los Angeles, and Darryl Scott Hooley, Ann Arbor; brother, Sanford (Charlene) Hooley; sister, Sharon (Glenn) Herschberger; and three grandchildren, Lainie Hooley, Tyler Hooley and Kayla Smith. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Dawn Renee Smith.

He is also survived by a daughter, Cindy (Chester) Chalk, Syracuse; a son, Richard Allen Phillips, Syracuse; a stepdaughter, Tammy (Tim) Wright, Syracuse; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a sister, Wanda (Allen) Anders, Pierceton.

He was born March 16, 1940, to the late Vera (Troyer) and Francis Hooley.

Being the mother of eight children, she was very patient, kind, loving and above all, full of grace. She was a mother to many other the years, she never knew a stranger and her meal table was always open. Along with her husband and family, she operated the family business, Beer’s & Jessop’s. She was loved and respected among all the concessionaires over the years.

In 1968, he joined the Ford Motor Company air transportation department and began a 32-year career. With Ford, Don traveled to five continents, flying the Ford family and its executives to all corners of the world. He was licensed to fly numerous aircraft, from the Aeronca Champ to the Gulfstream V, but his all-time favorite was the single engine Cessna 172.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Harvey and Helen (Risen) Crosby; and his stepfather, Charles Eddins.

ter, Katherine “Katie” Crosby, Syracuse; a son, Justin (Pamela Hodgson) Crosby, Cromwell; four grandchildren; his twin brother, Donnie (Pamela) Crosby, Semmes, Ala.; a brother, Michal Crosby, Marinette, Wis.; and two sisters, Anita Crosby, Nashville, Tenn., and Beverly (Danny) Gilmore, Gatlin, Tenn.

of cirrhosis of the liver as well as lowering the odds of death by heart disease among the elderly.Studies have also revealed coffee drinkers are less likely to develop basal-cell carcinoma — skin cancer — than non-coffee drinkers. Coffee has also been found to reduce pain, protect against strokes, ﬁght depression and a variety of cancers and protect the liver.

Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Memorial services will follow at 7 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Burial will take place in Syracuse Cemetery at a later Preferreddate.memorials may be given to the Jason Morrow Funeral Fun, c/o Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, IN 46567.

Allen) Dewey, Nancy (JR Henderson) and Tonya Martinez, all of Niles, Mich.; a son, Justin (Jennifer Burdick), Niles, Mich.; his life partner, Deb Burkholder, Syracuse; 10 grandchildren; his mother, Nancy Atkinson, Niles, Mich.; and a brother, Robert Dewey, Niles, Mich.

John was born Nov. 25, 1946, to Robert and Gertrude (Alt) Lauer in Fort Wayne. After he graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1964 in Fort Wayne, he studied at Indiana University (Fort Wayne and Bloomington) and graduated with a bachelors degree in political science.

John was predeceased by his parents; a sister, Anne; a brother, Timothy; and a son, Chad. He is survived by a sister, Rita Minick, Twinsburg, Ohio; a brother, Michael Lauer, New Haven; Andrea Bellairs, his life partner of 17 years; his three daughters, Cynthia Lauer, Fort Wayne, Michelle Lauer (Jonathan Baker), Brentwood, Calif., and Rebecca Lauer, New Orleans, La.; and Andrea’s children, Troy Bellairs (Crystal), Glendale, Ariz., and Angela Bellairs, South Bend.

Additionally, John is survived by six grandchildren, Taya Lauer (Patrick Borne), Jared Lauer (Ken Miller), Inara and Leo Baker-Lauer, Robert Szabo Jr. and Saphira Bellairs. His late ﬁance, Pamela Hawkins, preceded him in death in 2002. He remained Grandpa to Pamela’s grandchildren, Brittany, Jessica and Christina. Also surviving are close Arizona friends, Duane Groves, Larry Reid and Tom Helman. Several good friends from Indiana also preceded him in death.

The anti-coffee culture points out that coffee also can cause nervousness, keep you awake at night and boost your blood pressure.To counter these overstimulating effects of coffee, nutritionist suggest spacing out one’s intake, drinking a cup of coffee every few hours during the day.

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On top of being a mother and business owner, she was a 50+ year member of the Eastern Star, enjoying gardening in her garden, watching the birds and spending time with her family. She was the heart of her family and will be missed tremendously.

When brewing your own coffee, use paper ﬁlters that trap the oils in coffee that can increase your levels of cholesterol.As with anything that involves your health and well-being, discuss your coffee habits with your primary care physician.Mature Life Features Copyright 2021

John served two years in the Army to include combat in Vietnam War (1969-70). A position in management within Weatherhead Company located in Syracuse lead to a move from Fort Wayne. He then worked for 30 years as a machinist with Dana Corporation, a unionized automotivemanufacturing factory. He was a long-standing member of the VFW Post 1342 and the American Legion Wawasee Post 223, both located in Syracuse.John was passionate about sailboating on Lake Wawasee and growing a garden at his lake home in Syracuse. He owned, bred and raced thoroughbred horses. He was an avid reader on a diverse range of subjects. For decades, he was known as a great cook who loved to share his food with those in the neighborhood. During retirement, he enjoyed frequent travels to Florida and later to California, which included visits with two of his daughters, a favorite son-in-law, two grandchildren and other close friends.

are two daughters, Cindy (Doug) Scott, Nappanee, and Cathy (Mike) Hawkins, Milford; a son, Kevin (Janet) Kinney, Leesburg; 10 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and a sister, Beverly (Gene) Rollins, Syracuse.Hewas also preceded in death by his parents, Roscoe and Dorothy (Davis) Kinney; and two sons, Donny and Bobby Kinney.

Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. A celebration of life service will take place in Niles, Mich., at a later date.

She is survived by her eight children, Amy (Slade) Smith, Yorktown, Robert (Bobbi) Beer, Syracuse, Victoria (David S.) Richardson, Milford, Christian (Lisa) Beer, Milford, John (Tabatha) Beer, Milford, Thomas (Trisha) Beer, Syracuse, Abby (Caleb) Gish, Othello, Wash., and Nicholas (Brittany) Beer, Milford; 20 grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. She was preceded in death by her parents and husband, Robert.

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Arrangements are currently pending at Owen Family Funeral Home, North Webster.

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Donald grew up on a farm near Topeka and was a graduate of Ligonier High School. He served in the Army in Panama, where he learned to fly, beginning a lifelong career as a pilot. While in Panama, he flew his first solo flight from the Pacific to the Atlantic Ocean and back again.

Thank you to Northwoods Village Memory Care and Heartland Hospice for their unfailing, loving attention.

He was born March 14,

She was also preceded in death by her parents, Ned and Bertha (Biltz) Stuckman; a great-grandson; sister, Joy Brown; and three brothers, Ned Jr., Ross and Gary Stuckman.Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. Memorial services will follow at 1 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor Brad Cox ofﬁciating. Private burial will be in Syracuse Cemetery.Preferred memorials may be given to the Syracuse Food Pantry, 203 E. Main St., Syracuse, IN 46567.Tosend condolences to the family, please visit funeralhome.com.www.owenfamily-

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A memorial service will be held at a later date. In lieu of ﬂowers, memorials can be made to Grace Lutheran Church, 203 E. Main St., Syracuse, IN 46567. Privilege of arrangements by Greenlawn Funeral Home, Fort Wayne.

Jacquelyn graduated from V.I.T. High School. She then continued on pursuing a degree in dental hygiene. Following graduation, she met and married the love of her life, Robert Jessop Beer, Sept. 11, 1965. They were married 48 years before he preceded her in death.

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It’s been cited as a defensive mechanism against health risks ranging from sunburn to diabetes.Scientiﬁc, medical and diet gurus around the globe claim drinking three to ﬁve cups a day is a healthy regimen.

Preferred memorials may be given to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692.

Jason Scott Morrow, 48, Syracuse , died at 2:40 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022, at his home.He was born May 20, 1973.He is survived by a daughter, Janai S. Morrow, Syracuse; his mother, Connie Morrow, Syracuse; his father, Michael (Diane) Morrow, Jacksonville, Texas; a brother, Troy S. Morrow, Syracuse; and a half sister, Mikaela Morrow, Jacksonville, Texas.

She is survived by a daughter, Wende Roberts, North Webster; three sisters, Rosemary Gagnon, North Manchester, Norma (Bert) Cramer, Culver, and Emma Duggins, South Whitley; and three brothers, Ron (Jan) Haney, Wabash, Dale Haney, Hamilton, Ohio, and Jim (Jane) Haney, Leesburg.Shewas also preceded in death by her parents, Wilbur Jay and Edith Marie (Witham) Haney; and two brothers, Glenn and HowardVisitationHaney.will be from 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 6, at Owen Family Funeral Home, SR 13 and CR 500N, North Webster. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 7, at the Mock Cemetery in North Webster. A celebration of life service will be held Sunday, March 13, at the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church.

To send condolences to the family, please visit funeralhome.com.www.owenfamily-

Preferred memorials may be given to the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, 1048 S. 325E, Pierceton, IN 46562.Tosend condolences to the family, please visit milyfuneralhome.com.www.owenfa-

Preferred memorials may be given to the Winona Lake Grace Brethren Church, 1200 Kings Hwy., Winona Lake, IN 46590.

Though not the source of nutrients found in diets of the healthconscious, an eight-ounce cup of coffee, regular or decaffeinated, contains more disease-ﬁghting antioxidants than a typical serving of blueberries or oranges.

In lieu of ﬂowers, she has requested donations be made to Shriners Hospital, 2211 N. Oakpark Ave., Chicago, IL 60707, Attn: Memorial Donations Jacquelyn Beer.

To send condolences to the family, please visit funeralhome.com.www.owenfamily-

Ronald L. Crosby Ronald Crosby,“Hillbilly”L.55, Syracuse , died at 7 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 23, 2022,

June K. Nicolai. She preceded him in death June 5, Surviving2017.

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It was during his years at Ford he met the love of his life, Elizabeth “Barrie,” who was working as a ﬂight attendant. They were happily married for 39 years. After retirement, he and Barrie divided their time between Lake Wawasee and Amelia Island, Fla. Don spent the happiest moments behind the wheel of his red 1955 Thunderbird convertible. Don will be honored posthumously by the FAA with the Wright Brother’s Award.

Jacquelyn L. Beer

Jacquelyn Laura Beer, 75, went home to Jesus unexpectedly Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022, at Parkview Hospital, Fort Wayne.

To send condolences to the family, please visit funeralhome.com.www.owenfamily-

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Scott A. Krieg Scott A. Krieg, 50, Syracuse , died at 1:40 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 2022, at Goshen

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Paul D. Eichorst, 84, Channahon, Ill., formerly of Pierceton, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2022, at St. Joseph Medical Center, Joliet, Ill.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Hazel (Elder) Phillips; a grandson; a brother, Wayne Phillips; and three half sisters.Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, 4356 N. SR 15, Warsaw. No public services will be held. Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse, is in charge of Preferredarrangements.memorials may be given to the donor’s choice.

In the front of all of Don’s log books was written, “The sky is a vast place, but there is no room for error.”

Marriage Dissolutions

Martinez reportedly suffered bleeding to the nose and hand and scrapes to the leg.

All charges made by law enforcement are allegations and individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Owner allows dog to stray beyond owner’s premises — Adrianna Yoder, Milford, $25 Failure to dim headlights — Brandon Moe, Syracuse, $160.50

Morgen J. Rowe, 37, Warsaw, and Kacynda I. Northrup, 33, Leesburg Warstler-Bailey

hicle, trafﬁc was moving at an abnormally slow pace and the line of trafﬁc had been moving together prior to Leesburg, then through and continued on after. The female driver, who had three children in the vehicle, heard tires squealing and saw Norman go off the road to avoid hitting her vehicle and lose control of his vehicle in the snow. The female driver accelerated to avoid the Freightliner as it came back on the road, into the path of the Impala. Emergency personnel had SR 15 closed until the vehicles were removed at 1:44 p.m.

a public safety diver, defensive tactics/firearms instructor and field training officer.

Jail Bookings

Incidents 9:10 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 400 block North Lake Street, Syracuse. Ofﬁcers investigated a report of a dog attacking and killing another dog.3:23 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 400 block North Huntington Street, Syracuse. Christopher S. Collins and Sarah J. McDonough reported residential entry and theft. Value: $748.

Marriage Licenses

The following infractions have been ﬁled in Kosciusko Superior Court II, Judge Torrey Bauer presiding: Failure to register — Wilfredo Garcia, Syracuse, $160.50

4:54 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, East Excalibur Place, south of East King Arthur Trail, Syracuse. Drivers: Christopher R. Schisler, 18, East Hatchery Road, Syracuse; and Manuela Torres Mendoza, 35, East King Arthurs Trail, Cromwell. Schisler was attempting to back his vehicle out of a driveway when he hit Torres Mendoza’s vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.

Friday, Jan. 28, 8800 block East Crow Road, Syracuse. Ofﬁcers investigated a report of an animal bite.

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Ofﬁcers with the North Webster Police Department investigated the following incident: 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 26, 400 block North Second Street, North Webster. Patrise A. Beeson reported fraud. Value: $211.96.

Jan. 28 — Angela Kaye Sauter, 41, 41 EMS W25 Lane, North Webster, booked for failure to appear. Bond: $500 cash.

in a 2019 Freightliner when he looked down, away from the roadway. When he looked up the car in front of him was stopping or quickly slowing. Norman swerved his vehicle to the right, going off the roadway into the ditch. He then swerved to the left and as he was crossing the southbound lane of SR 15, his vehicle was struck by the Martinez vehicle.

Ofﬁcers with the Milford Police Department investigated the following accidents and incidents: Accidents

Court News

Superior Court II

The following couples have applied for marriage licenses in the ofﬁce of Kosciusko County Clerk of the Court Ann Torpy: Rowe-Northrup

Martinez was southbound on SR 15 in a 2015 Chevrolet Impala.According to information received from the spouse of the driver in front of Norman’s ve-

perior Court Judge Douglas Fahl, an ofﬁcer in the Indiana National Guard, was called to deployment. Accepting his appointment to the bench by the Indiana Supreme Court, and with support of his family and colleagues, Voelz temporarily left his position here to ﬁll in for Fahl until his return from active duty approximately one year later. Voelz said of his time there, “It was an honor to serve for Judge Fahl while he was doing important work for our country.”

The following couples have ﬁled for marriage dissolutions in the Kosciusko Superior and Circuit Courts:

Ofﬁcers with the Syracuse Police Department investigated the following accident and incidents: Accident

Mauricio Martinez, 22, Warsaw, was taken to a local hospital for non-life threatening injuries following a two-vehicle collision on SR 15, at 9367 N. SR 15, Milford, south of CR 1000N. The call was received by the Indiana State Police at 12:54 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28.

The district award puts Whitehead in the running for the Pitzer Award, given to the top overall conservation ofﬁcer in the state and is selected from the 10 district award winners.

sition as one of the lead trial attorneys assigned to serious felony cases. In 1999, Voelz chose to take on a new challenge when he moved to Warsaw with his wife, Gina, and their two daughters to start the law ﬁrm Hampton and Voelz with Dan Hampton. Hampton and Voelz provided legal services in a wide variety of areas, including family law and criminal defense. In 2003, when Hampton became Kosciusko County Chief Deputy Prosecutor, Voelz maintained his legal practice in Warsaw for nearly 13 more years as a solo practitioner. During that time, Voelz also served as the chief public defender for Whitley County. In 2015, he returned to his prosecutor roots and accepted the chief deputy prosecutor position with Hampton. Shortly afterward, former Kosciusko County Deputy Prosecutor and current Whitley County Su-

Stout, 31, M-Dee Acres, Nappanee. Stout was traveling west on West CR 1250N when a cat entered the roadway. Stout swerved her vehicle to avoid hitting the cat, which resulted in her vehicle hitting a patch of ice and leaving the roadway. Her vehicle hit a utility box and power pole. Stout and a passenger in her vehicle, Carissa N. Fugate, 33, Milford, were treated at the scene for complaints of head pain. Damage up to $5,000.

Jan.cash.27– Amanda Marie Kidd, 26, 3540 N. CR 1025W, Cromwell, booked for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond listed.

Jan. 25 – Brittany Frances Huff, 33, 427 E. CR 1150N, No. 4, Milford, booked for felony failure to appear. Bond: $5,250 surety cash.

One injured in SR 15 crash

ofﬁcer since 2009.

The following person was booked in Whitley County Jail: Jan. 30 — Gary David Jones, 33, Syracuse, booked on a probation violation. No bond.

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3:36 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, North CR 100E, south of East CR 1300N, Milford. Driver: Cody R. Miller, 16, South Mary Lafern Street, North Webster. Miller was traveling south on North CR 100E when his vehicle left the roadway due to icy conditions. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.

Kosciusko County Ofﬁcers with the Kosciusko County Sheriff’s Ofﬁce investigated the following accidents and incidents:

Welsh — Kortney Welsh, Cromwell, and Sean Welsh, Cromwell. Married: Feb. 14, 2018. Separated: Jan. 11, 2022. There are no minor children.

has served the past ﬁve years as chief deputy to Prosecuting Attorney Dan Hampton, who is completing his 12th year as prosecuting attorney and is not seeking reelection.Voelzbegan his law enforcement career as a deputy prosecutor in the Allen County Prosecuting Attorney’s Ofﬁce. During his tenure there, Voelz handled a wide variety of cases including misdemeanor, felony and child support enforcement. He eventually achieved the po-

The Pitzer Award is named after Conservation Ofﬁcer James D. Pitzer, who was fatally shot while investigating illegal hunting activity Jan. 2, 1961, in Jay County.

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Nicholas C. McCarthy, 23, Syracuse, and Julina A. Klatt, 19, Berlin, Germany

Incident 3:01 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, 300 block EMS B38 Lane, Leesburg. Alana R. Olson reported ﬁnding property belonging to Charles E. Mitchell.

Kory R. Warstler, 39, Syracuse, and Jennifer M. Bailey, 48, Syracuse

7:20 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, North CR 675E, north of EMS T2 Lane, North Webster. Driver: Taylor P. Jacobs, 25, East South Barbee Drive, Warsaw. Jacobs was traveling south on North CR 675E when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.

8:28 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 8600 block East Backwater Road, North Webster. A representative for Utiliquest reported theft. Items stolen include a transmitter, metal detector, two marker ball locators and a receiver. Value: $12,500.

Kosciusko County

The state police reported Jeffrey Norman, 53, Dennison, Ohio, was northbound on SR 15

10:13 a.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, East CR 400N, north of EMS B3 Lane, Leesburg. Driver: Nicole D. Helman, 41, East Bond Street, North Webster. Helman was traveling north on East CR 400N when her vehicle left the roadway and hit a NIPSCO utility pole. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $10,000.

Ofﬁcers with the Warsaw Police Department investigated the following accident and incident: Accident 2:46 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 1150 Husky Trail, Warsaw. Driver: Dorothy J. Haney, 83, West Sixth Street, Milford. Haney was pulling into a parking space when she hit a yellow concrete pole with a sign attached to it. The pole broke away from the ground and hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.

7:13 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 30, West CR 1250N, west of Creek Bend Lane, Milford. Driver: Sarah C.

The following people were booked in Kosciusko County Jail: Jan. 29 — Michael Wayne

to serve. Whether it’s working with law enforcement to help crime victims by strictly prosecuting those who harmed them, helping kids who have started down the wrong path, or helping veterans who need a hand up, I’ll do all I can to help make Kosciusko County a safer and better place to live. Dan has devoted his career to that mission, and I hope to carry on the legacy.”Voelz is a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, is on the board of directors for Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club, and serves as board of directors vice president for Parkview Whitley/Parkview Warsaw. His wife, Gina, is the owner of the Pottery Bayou in the Village at Winona. The couple’s daughters each graduated from Warsaw Community High School, which prepared them well for their futures. Their oldest, after graduating from the University of Dayton, is completing her ﬁnal year of optometry school in Michigan, and their youngest, after graduating from University of Indianapolis, is now working for the Colts organization in Indianapolis.

During the past 30 years working in the criminal justice system as a prosecutor, judge, and defense attorney, Voelz has served as lead attorney in well over 100 jury trials, covering every area of criminal law from misdemeanors to property crime to sexual assault to murder. While serving as chief deputy prosecutor, Voelz helped establish both the Kosciusko County Sexual Assault Response Team and the Kosciusko County Teen Court. He also worked to align the Kosciusko County courts with the Whitley County Veterans Treatment Court.Voelz said, “My mission is

Noble County

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Chapa — Jose Chapa, Milford, and Maria Chapa, Mission, Texas. Married: Feb. 15, 2015. Separated: Nov. 16, 2019. There are no minor children.

Brad Voelz has ﬁled

In addition to his normal duties as a ﬁeld ofﬁcer, he has served as

Ofﬁcers with the Goshen Police Department investigated the following incidents: 9:35 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, 4500 block of Elkhart Road, Elkhart. Jessie Graff, 34, Leesburg, was arrested for theft from the Meijer’s store.

North Webster

4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 7506 E. 850N, Warsaw. Drivers: Patrick B. Murphy, 55, Gettysburg Court, Warsaw; and Clarence R. Mullins, 76, East Lapoint Drive, Milford. Murphy was backing his vehicle from a parking space when he hit Mullins’ vehicle. Damage up to $5,000.5:51 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 27, West CR 1350N, east of North CR 400W, Milford. Driver: Kyle G. Yoder, 25, West CR 1350N, Milford. Yoder was traveling west on West CR 1350N when a deer entered the roadway. Damage up to $5,000.

Incidents

Accidents/Incidents

District 1 includes Kosciusko, Elkhart, St. Joseph, Marshall, Fulton, Miami and Wabash counties in north-central Indiana.

Incidents

2:13 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 25, North CR 175E, south of East Beer Road, Milford. Driver: Austin Z. Vuittonet, 29, West CR 1250N, Milford. Vuittonet was traveling south on North CR 175E when his vehicle left the roadway due to slick conditions. His vehicle hit a utility pole head-on. No injuries were reported in the accident. Damage up to $50,000.

1:41 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 400 block South Maple Street, Milford. Alyssa D. Wenger reported criminal mischief to a building.

Thomas, 28, 4100 W. Country Drive, Leesburg, booked for domestic battery in the presence of a child. Bond: $5,250 surety and cash.Jan. 29 — Charles Douglas Zollinger, 33, 5583 N. 825E, North Webster, booked for two counts of domestic battery resulting in moderate bodily injury. Bond: $12,000 surety and cash.

4:55 a.m. Friday, Jan. 28, North Higbee Street, north of West Syracuse Street, Milford. Drivers: Heather R. Egger, 40, North Michigan Street 1, Plymouth; and Peyton R. Zellers, 27, Glad Street, Warsaw. Egger’s vehicle rear-ended Zellers.’ Damage up to $1,000.

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Jan. 27 — Ian M. Rodden, 43, 105 S. James St., Milford, booked for possession of marijuana. Bond: $600

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Jan. 29 — Bobby Grant Fillmore, 35, 5583 N. 825E, North Webster, booked for two counts of failure to appear. No bond listed.

11:04 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 29, 109 N. Huntington St., Syracuse. Driver: Cynthia B. Pritchard, 73, North Wenonah Drive, Syracuse. Pritchard was backing her vehicle from a parking space when she hit a parked, unoccupied vehicle. Damage up to $2,500.

9:32 p.m. Friday, Jan. 28, 9100 block North Koher Road East, Syracuse. Kevin R. Anderson reported the theft of a vehicle. Value: $10,000.2:15a.m.

Whitley County

The following person was booked in Noble County Jail: Jan. 26 — Miles R. Williams, 54, 9730 N. Marine Key Drive, Syracuse, booked on a warrant. Released on his own recognizance.

Bartoszewicz — Ashley Bartoszewicz, Cromwell, and Jeffrey Bartoszewicz, Cromwell. Married: Jan. 18, 2018. Separated: Nov. 11, 2021. There are no minor children.

Whitehead is the District 1 Conservation Officer of the Year

Accidents

Mark your calendars to attend the Friends of Milford Public Library meeting at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 1, in the library’s meeting room. The Friends support library programs by raising money with book and bake sales and other fundraising endeavors. Each year they donate to the summer reading program and the Milford Public Library Endowment Fund. Consider joining the Friends and supporting your local library.

For David Colquitt, director of

Eastlund Funeral Home in Syracuse, COVID-19 is at least partially to blame. “We’ve lost a lot of revenue in regard to services we would’ve had,” he said, echoing reports by funeral directors in other parts of northern Indiana.

Prior to moving to Vincennes, Carter gained experience in the roles of customer service manager; plant superintendent; and purchasing, planning and fabrication manager for Beard Industries, Frankfort, and later Brock, which acquired Beard.

sion has been made yet regarding whether town hall will be open Friday, Feb. 4.

Adult Reading Club

Brock takes variability out of grain drying equation

Carter plans to relocate to the Milford area.

ing Corporation held its annual meeting Monday, Jan. 31, at Syracuse Town Hall. The purpose of the meeting was to

Bikers Against Predators assist in child solicitation arrest

review the bond issued for the Syracuse Community Center 20 years Membersago.of the building corporation in attendance were Chad Jonsson, park superintendent; Dave VanLue, president; Virginia Cazier, Syracuse clerktreasurer, secretary; and David Wilkinson.Theboard elected to keep the same slate of ofﬁcers with VanLue as president again. The board then reviewed and approved the operation of the corporation, accepting the ﬁnancial report as presented.

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In his new position, Carter will be responsible for the performance of all supply chain functions, including procurement, planning, scheduling and inventory control. He will also collaborate with all Brock facilities to leverage and expand Brock’s operational excellence program.

From Jan. 24-Feb. 19, they are having a photo contest. This year they would like you to submit a photo of your pet dressed as a sea creature. Any creature you would ﬁnd in the ocean is a possible costume for your pet. It can be a costume you made or one you bought.

The remaining bond balance is $59,697.27. The ﬁnal payment on the bond is Aug. 15. Any funds in the operations or reserve fund could be used as a credit if requested by the Town of Syracuse.

Virginia Cazier announced the Syracuse Town Hall will be closed today, Wednesday, Feb. 2, and Thursday, Feb. 3. No deci-

Story Time Begins

Whether your business is small or large . . you. can reach out to future customers through

Afternoon Knitting Club meets Feb. 3 and 17 in the teen area of the library. Gather at 1:30 p.m. and enjoy visiting while you work on a knitting project. This is a fun group of knitters who would welcome new members to the group.

If you have always wanted to learn how to knit, 2022 is the year to check it out.

Area funeral directors carry on through COVID

Mitchell Todd Frantz, 49, 23557 Pleasantwood Court, Elkhart, is charged with child solicitation, a level 5 felony.

need to complete the craft in the packet (scissors, glue, etc.). Call (574) 658-4312 and register your children for story time today.

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For other funeral homes this was not the case. “2021 was much slower than normal years,” observed Tony Ciriello, vice president of sales at Mishler Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Milford.Ciriello also said families are choosing to forego other funeral services such as viewings and celebrations of life. “That is not unusual in the wintertime,” he noted, as some families choose to put off such services until spring or summer. He added there was also an “uptick” in cremations in 2021.

Measuring moisture levels on grain that is moving through a dryer at up to 10,000 bushels per hour (250 metric tons) is a complex task. There are many areas where variability can be introduced into the process.

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Brock set out to eliminate this variability with its patent pending TrueGrain Moisture Sensor System. It uses what the company calls Parallel Sensing Technology to measure grain moisture in an entirely different way than other dryer systems.

On Dec. 1, Frantz once again talked with the decoy and asked about the child’s sexual experiences.On Dec. 31, Frantz talked with the decoy and agreed to meet at the Syracuse gas station, with the intent of engaging in sexual activity with a 14-year-old child. When Frantz arrived at the gas station, he was confronted by Bikers Against Predators, who were live-streaming the encounter on socialFrantzmedia.has already been arrested and released on bond. He had an initial hearing Monday, Jan. 31, in Kosciusko Superior Court One.

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A native of the Frankfort area where he grew up on the farm, Carter is an honors graduate from Purdue University, West Lafayette, with a bachelor’s degree in agricultural economics and business management. He also earned a master’s degree in business administration from Indiana Wesleyan, Marion.

The funeral homes also encourage social distancing and make personal protection equipment such as sanitizer and masks available to visitors. However, all three directors said they leave it up to the families how they wish to handle COVID-related precautions.

Virtual winter story time begins Wednesday, Feb. 2. Sign your children up for this six-week session of stories, crafts and snacks. They are offering two virtual story times — one at 10:30 a.m. and the second at 1:30 p.m. Miss Trisha will be reading stories that go with the themes: “Keeping Warm Outside;” “Keeping Warm Inside;” “Eskimos;” “Penguins and Polar Bears;” “Winter Sports” and children’s author, Mo

Although funeral homes are not currently under any COVID-19 mandates, some families may be choosing not to hold large gatherings, resulting in the decline Colquitt noted. If this is indeed the case, it is not for lack of effort on the part of the businesses themselves.Allthree directors stressed the importance of maintaining safe environments for their clients and employees. “We clean and sanitize a lot more than we did,” said Ciriello, adding though they do not limit the number of visitors to the building, they do “monitor to make sure we don’t have large crowds.”

While the Syracuse Town Hall is closed, Syracuse Police is on duty and the Syracuse Street Department is out plowing roadways.

Syracuse Town Hall is closed due to snowstorm

This year’s Adult Reading Club theme is “Oceans of Possibilities.” The club is open to anyone 18 years of age and older. The library receives new books every week. They have New York Times best sellers, mysteries, romance and more. If you aren’t sure what to read, ask one of the library staff. They always have recommendations. It’s as simple to join the reading club, and it’s free to participate.Forevery book or e-book you read or audiobook you listen to, you can put your name into a weekly drawing to receive a prize. The books can be from the library or ones you have purchased privately, but they suggest you try and read materials new to you.

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Carter promoted to vice president for Brock Grain Systems

Dryers, MEYER ENERGY MISER Tower Dryers and Brock SUPERB ENERGY MISER Low-Proﬁle SQ Series Dryers. It works with Brock’s INTUI-DRY Controller to provide moisturebased dryer control and remote monitoring.

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Jack Stambaugh, vice president and general manager for the CTB Inc. business unit.

Syracuse Municipal Building Corp. has annual meeting

to eliminate outside factors that could distort moisture readings, and to give Brock dryer owners the most accurate grain drying possible.”Thenew TrueGrain Moisture Sensor System is only available on BROCK Commercial Tower

And yet, as far as deaths, Colquitt reported 2021 was an average year. “It’s been pretty much the same on our end,” he said, recalling just one recent funeral in which COVID-19 was indicated as the cause of death.

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if Frantz knew why the ofﬁcer was there, Frantz replied, “I made a very bad decision.” Frantz said he had been talking with who he thought was a 14-year-old girl and was going to meet her at the gas station. Frantz also said he thought he and the girl would possibly engage in sexualAccordingactivity. to court paperwork,

“Theredrying.isnothing else like this in the industry that moves grain past parallel sensors in a vertical chamber inside the dryer,” Tuttle noted. “It’s a unique way

Prior to his promotion, Carter was the plant manager for Brock’s Vincennes facility where he was responsible for budgeting and quality, delivery and talent management.

On Dec. 31, 2021, a Syracuse Police ofﬁcer responded to a complaint of an adult man soliciting a 14-year-old girl at a gas station. Upon arrival, the ofﬁcer spoke with a man who said he worked for an organization called Bikers Against Predators. A participant in the organization served as a 14-year-old decoy child while trying to catch child predators. According to court documents, the man said Frantz was at the gas station with intentions to meet with and pick up a 14-year-

Willems.Story time packets can be picked up the week before each story time. You will receive an email reminder with a link to story time and a list of things you

A temperature probe also located in this area is isolated from swings in ambient temperature. The metering wheel provides convenient access to grain samples for manually crosschecking moisture content.

An Elkhart man was arrested after an online group working to expose child predators allegedly caught him planning to engage in sexual activity with a 14-year-old.

Most dryers measure variable heights of grain ﬂowing across horizontally mounted moisture sensors. With the TrueGrain system, grain is diverted through a vertical chamber at a constant speed using a metering wheel. This uniform sensing area prevents ﬁnes and condensation from accumulating which could distort measurements.

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All photo entries must be submitted by 6 p.m. Feb. 19 to milford@ milford.lib.in.us. The winner will be chosen by library staff. The winner of the contest will get a $50 gift card to PetSmart.

The February Lego Challenge is to make an igloo. Send a picture to the email below to be considered for this month’s prize drawing.Yourigloo can be big or small, or anything else you want. Use your imagination. After you’ve built your igloo, submit a photo to milford@milford.lib.in.us by Feb. 21 for a chance to win a new Lego kit. The winner will be picked by staff vote. No library card needed. This challenge is for children ages 18 and under.

Now that we are well into the winter season, should the library need to open late or close early or all day due to inclement weather, it will be posted on their Facebook page and announced on WNDU

The last part of 2021 was a busy time for many funeral homes across northern Indiana, largely due to another spike in COVID-19 deaths resulting from new variants. However, conversations with local Lakeland-area funeral directors tells a more complicated story.

“We are up, but it’s not overwhelming, not like in the bigger cities,” said Richard Owens of Owens Funeral Homes in Syracuse and North Webster.

Owens has also had “several families” apply for and receive reimbursements of funeral expenses from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He has also received veriﬁcation calls from FEMA.Despite the decline in funeral home attendance, Ciriello has noticed people are still “reaching out to the families … there are a lot more condolences sent online and with cards instead of people coming“Familiesin.” are hurting,” said Owens. Part of that hurt, he suggested, may stem from a feeling of bewilderment on the part of those affected. One elderly woman, for example, experienced COVID symptoms and survived, only to break her hip and die of pneumonia later. “There seems to be no system to it … it doesn’t make sense.”

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On Nov. 29, Frantz ﬁrst made contact with the decoy on a social media app while using a false name. During the conversation, Frantz was told the child’s age and asked for some sexy pictures.

John Tuttle, vice president of sales and marketing for Brock Grain Systems, said the TrueGrain System is a breakthrough in accurate and efﬁcient grain

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Concord, which played most of the second quarter without its star guard, Malachi Emmons, who was saddled in foul trouble, found itself in a bigger pinch when Emmons picked up his fourth foul, and soon after, so did Amarion Moore. Combined with the absence of star forward Zaven Koltookian, it should have been the perfect storm for the Warriors. It didn’t rain a drop.

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Also making All-NLC were Joe Hahn, Skee Mishler, Ty Stankovich and Karson Kirby of NorthWood;

Wawasee’s 12 athletes will compete Saturday, Feb. 5, at the Penn Regional, the top three at The Palace will advance to the East Chicago Semi-State.

The loss drops Wawasee to 0-4 in the Northern Lakes Conference and the Warriors have dropped 13 of the last 14 in the series with the Minutemen dating back to 2009.

Registration opened for the 2022 Wawasee Yacht Club Junior Sailing program in mid-January. Notices were posted on the WYC website, wawaseeyachtclub.com, as well as WYC social media. WYC already is approaching 100 registrants, and are more than a month ahead

After falling behind 10-2 early, Wawasee regained its balance and took an 18-17 lead after an offensive rebound and putback by Collin Roberson. A steal and pair of free throws by Roberson in the ﬁnal ﬁve seconds gave Wawasee a 25-21 lead at the half.

Momentum can be a crazy thing in athletics. Case in point at the Plymouth Wrestling Sectional, where just about everyone outside of Plymouth had assumed Wawasee would score another team title.

wasee head coach Frank Bumgardner. “Some kids looked really good. Some kids did not wrestle wellWhiletoday.”the oddness of Wawasee rooting for Warsaw wrestlers to succeed was the lasting image of the tournament, the Warriors still sent on 12 members to the regional round and had plenty of surprises on the plus side.

The Warriors ﬁnished 4-3 in the regular season and wound up fourth after taking fourth at the NLCChampionmeet. Concord (7-0) had six on the ﬁrst team in Derek Angel, Tommy Brunner, Brayden Sollars, Cole Stevenson, Ethan Davies and Ethan Smith. Ben Ramer joined the Minutemen on the honorable mention list.

JV buckets went to the Minutemen, a 51-39 winner to open the night. Lucas Prough and Braeden Messenger both had 10 points to lead the Minutemen while Carson Smith and Weston Hoffert both scored 11 to lead the Warriors.

The Warriors came in stateranked, runners up in the Northern Lakes Conference and had beaten both Plymouth and Warsaw head-to-head throughout the season.Plymouth would like to enter theThechat.Pilgrims picked up a pair of key head-to-head upsets over Wawasee in the middle rounds, and then picked up bonus points in the ﬁnals to escape with a 250.5-249.5 sectional team championship over four-time defending champion Wawasee.The day wasn’t geared around team glory, but it ended that way.

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Wawasee went cold from the ﬂoor in the third quarter while Concord mounted a 10-3 run to end the quarter, taking a 35-31 lead.Athree from Andres Dixon put Concord up six at 40-34 early in the fourth and would be the precursor to the Minutemen pulling away for Concordgood.would go 11-14 from

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Major upsets lead to major upset

As the ﬁnals motored along, plenty of posturing was going on in the gym between the Plymouth and Wawasee camps, all trying to do quick math on what might happen if something happened or didn’t happen as the results kept updating on everyone’s Track Wrestling apps.

Wawasee and Plymouth both had three champions aboard when 170-pounder Cameron Zimmerman won a gritty 13-11 match over Triton’s David Cox. At that point, Wawasee narrowly led, but Donovan Blair wasn’t able to finagle a win at 195 over Bazle Owens of Tippecanoe Valley, which became the Plymouthkey.would send out topseeded Anthony Popi in the 285 championship against Warsaw’s Gideon Castro, and by then, both camps had figured the math: if Popi won by anything more than a decision, Plymouth would score one extra point and take the team title. If he won by just a decision or if Castro won, Wawasee would win by a second level criteria of having more runner-up finishes (4-2).

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Another weekend, another big showing from Wawasee swimmers yielded a champion and a quartet of the Northern Lakes Conference’s best.

kept better tabs on Dukes in the third quarter, limiting him to just a free throw, and the leading scorer for Wawasee would settle on 26 points, seven rebounds and fourMylesassists.Everingham had 12 points and three assists and Roberson ﬁnished with seven points, seven rebounds, two blocks and the one steal.

As the record spins for Wawasee, the same song is becoming overplayed for head coach Jon Everingham.“Thisstory is getting old to me,” said Everingham after his team was defeated 66-56 Friday night by visiting Concord. “Once again, we were competitive tonight. I think we pushed the team to a level that made them feel uncomfortable. We just couldn’t sustain the sort of defensive effort that it takes to win in this league.”

“He had some big growth mentally, staying in his matches focused,” Bumgardner said of Zimmerman. “He had a couple opportunities where in the past he might have done some things differently and got himself beat. Today he changed that and came out a champion. Super proud of him.”

“I don’t have a great explanation other than we ﬂat out didn’t win enough matches,” said Wa-

“We didn’t close out early in the third quarter,” said Everingham.

tion went to Cade Garden.

Noah Wolf worked into his first sectional final before coming up short to Plymouth’s Braxton White at 113, Gaige Boyd took fourth in the 120 bracket and Carson Nine was also fourth in the 152 bracket, all three earning their first regional Logantickets.

Stuckman ﬁnished second at 132 and Gavin Malone was second at 160, Hunter Miller and Tim Shortt both rallied for third, all earning tickets to the next round. Colt Dolsen at 220 and Eleazar Vazquez at 285 both ﬁnished sixth and saw their seasons end.

Old record spinning same tune for Warriors

Popi rose to the challenge, working three takedowns in the third period to ﬁnish off a 16-6 major decision. The result for Popi set off a wild celebration in the shadows, and Plymouth was able to pose for the ﬁrst team title since 2017, and a proud moment for a program still raw from the loss of its longtime coach, Bob Read, who passed away earlier this year.

“We had a four-point lead and we didn’t close out. If we close out shallow on some shooters, and they make four threes in five or six possessions, and now we are in a five-six-point deficit. It completely flips the game. If we are ahead four or six in the fourth quarter, now we can be patient a little bit, make them come get us.”As opposed to Tuesday, Jan. 25, against Bethany Christian where he took over a half to get going, Keaton Dukes got started early against Concord. Dukes had 13 points in the second quarter and 17 overall at the half. Concord

the free throw line in the fourth quarter, Dixon hitting all six of his tries to boost his 14-point performance, and Jack D’Arcy hit 4-5 to aid a team-high 18 points.

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Warriors send four more to fame

Honorable mentions included Andrew Williams of NorthWood; Skye Steury of Goshen; Ethan Stanton of Mishawaka; Evan Haney of Northridge; Fitz Holm of Plymouth; and Grifﬁn Brown of Warsaw.NorthWood head coach Sheryl Hawkins was named the Coach of the Year.

Wawasee won four titles in Kaleb Salazar at 106, Dylan Tom at 126, Ethan Rodriguez at 145 and Zimmerman at 170. Salazar pinned Warsaw’s Bryce McNees in the ﬁnals, and Tom did the same to Warsaw’s Isaiah Martinez. Ethan Rodriguez scored a 5-2 decision over Bremen’s Bailey Moser and Zimmerman scored two pins before his championship decision.

Nick Zehr, Levi Moser and Jeremy Stutzman of Goshen; Ian Wihebrink and Jayce Sawyer of Warsaw; and Reid Haney, Sawyer Lehman and Tristan Bratt of Northridge.

The NLC announced its All-NLC awards for boys swimming following the championships, and the Warriors had backstroke champion Nathan Harper listed as well as Nathan Kryder and Zeke Keim making ﬁrst team. Honorable men-

sation Cole Stevenson. Keim wound up seventh in the 100 freestyle at 50.87.Nathan Kryder added another runner-up for Wawasee, going 53.51 in the ﬂy, chasing champion Nick Zehr of Goshen and his title push 53.28. Kryder landed fourth in the in the 50 free at 22.82.

“The guys swam really well! Zeke Keim had a great meet with lifetime bests and his ﬁrst All-Conference award,” stated Wawasee head coach Jason Scott.

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“Good battle versus a tough NorthWood squad. Proud of our attitudes and efforts but didn’t

Isaac Valdez, Christian Chavez, Beau Brabender and Keagan Mabie were All-NLC and Xavier Chavez and Cameron Powell were honorable mentions. Cavemen head coach Steve Sandefur was named Coach of the Year by hisAlsopeers.named to the All-NLC list were NorthWood’s Calix Truex, Kaden Lone, Trey Tobias and Isaac Benjamin; Northridge’s

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Maddux Everingham scored nine of his team-high 18 points in the fourth and Caden Welty had all of his seven points in the ﬁnal quarter. Collin Roberson broke out with 15 points and seven rebounds for the Warriors.

Wawasee (6-1) had three NLC champions who earned automatic All-NLC status in Kaleb Salazar, Dylan Tom and Hunter Miller. Tim Shortt also earned All-NLC status and Logan Stuckman took home Honorable Mention All-NLC honors.

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Weather, Facility Related Wawasee announced Tuesday morning its ﬁnal home meet for boys swimming against East Noble was canceled and would not be made up. Facility problems was given as the reason for the cancellation.Weather could play a role in upcoming athletic events. Girls swimming is slated to compete in the Concord Sectional Thursday and Saturday, boys basketball at Northridge Thursday, gymnastics at DeKalb Thursday, and girls basketball in the NorthWood Sectional Friday - all of which could be affected by the upcoming snowstorm slated to hit Wednesday into Thursday.Keeptabs on updates via the Wawasee Twitter and associated school social media platforms.

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have enough in the end,” said Wawasee coach Andrew Wilson.

Wawasee would post runner-up relays in the medley at 1:42.24 and 400 freestyle at 3:21.01, trailing just Concord in each event, and in a wild finish in the 200 free relay, Wawasee was fifth at 1:37.03, but the story was NorthWood, which upset the field with a championship 1:32.57, beating Goshen, Concord and Northridge which were all separated by four-tenths of a second. The Panthers also had a double champion in Joe Hahn, who anchored the championship relay after winning both the 50 and 100 freestyles at 21.60 and 48.36.

The Miller boys each hit double ﬁgures, Brayden with 12 points and Dallas with 11 points, but the Warriors lost Monday by a 40-38 count to NorthWood.

It was the slimmest of margins

Wawasee almost ﬁnished off the rally, but fell a bucket short to visiting Lakeland Saturday night.

Feb. 10, and will discuss triggers. For writers and poets or those wishing to explore the craft, The Workshop meets at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. This adult group offers support for writers and poets of all skill levels.

Week in review

to lose Thursday for Wawasee in visitingResultsLakeland.fromthe contest were not provided. Scores and results were also not provided from Wawasee’s home meet Monday night with East Noble.

Mishawaka had Zar Walker,

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Wawasee lands ﬁve on All-NLC wrestling

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long learning. One opportunity to do so is the Decluttering Support Group, which is perfect for those looking to simplify their life and reduce the number of things in their abode. This conﬁdential group meets at noon Thursday,

Wawasee also had Cade Garden

place ﬁfth in the 200 (1:55.09) and Camden Powell come in eighth (1:57.67), and Keegan Hurst take seventh in the breaststroke (1:06.08).Indiving, Devon Kuhn had that top ﬁnish for Wawasee with a sixthplace score of 333.40. Isaac Winters was 13th and Will Long was 15th.

Christian Troyer led Lakeland with 17 points, Tommy Curtis had 14 points and Owen Troyer added 13Wawaseepoints.

The expectations to compete in the Northern Lakes Conference had been met during the regular season. Wawasee boys swim aimed even higher at the NLC Boys Swimming Championships, and several aspects of the goals were met with a big day at the Concord pool after the championship round during the weekend.Thebanner of the weekend was adorned by Nathan Harper, who won the backstroke with a commanding 52.67 ﬁnal, almost a full three seconds over the ﬁeld. The Warriors nearly went one-two in the event, Zeke Keim just edged out of second with his 55.60 by Concord’s Ethan Davies at the wall.

Harper would take runner-up honors in the individual medley at 1:59.40, but almost a full three seconds behind Concord freshman sen-

Garrett Vongunten, Cael Arroyo and Jasper Graber; Goshen’s Juan Collazo; Plymouth’s Anthony Popi; Warsaw’s Andrew Ross; and Concord’s Armen Koltookian.Honorable mentions included Goshen’s Cole Hinkle, Plymouth’s Brady Pittman, Goshen’s Laish Detwiler, Northridge’s Travis Henke and Warsaw’s Gideon Castro.

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Concord had a pair of swimmers win two events each. Tommy Brunner won the 200 and 500 freestyles and Cole Stevenson added a breaststroke title to his IM championship. Minuteman diver Ethan Smith topped the ﬁeld on the board.

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clobbered Lakeland’s JV, 63-28, led by Weston Hoffert’s 20 points and 10 points each from Cole Young and Darius Lewis. Lakeland Gymnastics 86.25, Wawasee 86.2

Concord won the meet, ahead of Northridge, Goshen and Wawasee. Panther head coach Sheryl Hawkins was named the NLC’s Coach of the Year.

Wawasee had a productive run through the Northern Lakes Conference wrestling season, and with it, finished second in the round robin and tournament standings, locking up a runnerup position in the overall standings.The Warriors were 6-1 during the season, with the lone loss to Mishawaka, and the Cavemen made it hold up in a 7-0 finish to run the table in the NLC, then won the postseason title to claim their first-ever NLC title.

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The Warriors trailed by as many as 14 in the third quarter, but were able to get it within single digits in the fourth.

Syracuse Public Library is doing take two on its inaugural board game sampler after the January event was cancelled because of a stafﬁng shortage. Bring a favorite board game to share or enjoy other people’s favorites at 2 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 17, in the downstairs meeting room.This program will help break up the winter blues while allowing board game enthusiasts to meet new friends and play fun games. The library hopes to hold a board game sampler each month. For more information, contact Becky Brower at bbrower@syracuse.lib.in.us. Programs

The Warriors trailed by just one bucket at the half, but a slow third quarter on Wawasee’s end helped Concord pull away in the second half. Wawasee trailed just 17-15 at the half but couldn’t get the offense going in the ﬁnal two quarters.Dallas Miller had nine points and Brayden Miller had seven points to lead the Warriors.

“When I ﬁrst got involved, it was in sixth grade,” began Van Lue after the basketball game. “I brought Relay For Life to Wawasee Middle School. From there, I’d never been close to someone who has had cancer. My mom was involved with the American Cancer Society, so I brought to the school, hey, let’s do a fundraiser.

The application deadline for new sponsors is April 15. IDOE will host multiple required webinars for new and returning sponsors.

Syracuse — Brooklyn Mckenzie Ivy Tech College-WarsawCommunity Leesburg — Bryan Starr, Cole VerbaMilford — Tina Hamman, Betsy Knafel, Alex Llewellyn North Webster — Kylie Fisher, CourtneySyracuseMcClure—Reagan Berger, April Harrison, Alexander Munn, Sara Pritchard

Take Time To Read

If your work-out routine is getting boring, jazz it up with Let’s Move at 6 p.m. every Thursday where participants dance as a form

Local students named to dean’s list

The Summer Food Service Program reimburses local sponsors serving healthy free meals and snacks to children 18 years old and younger. Sponsorship is open to public and private nonproﬁt groups, including local governments, summer camps, religious organizations and recreation centers. Organizations may also consider partnering with an existing sponsor, such as a school corporation, to serve students in areas where children may lack good nutrition during the summer months.

IDOE encourages participation in summer meals program

Amy’s Fight

ing free meal service in a local community, many sponsors also offer educational or physical activities for students.

fourth quarter of the boys basketball game Friday night between Wawasee and Concord, Van Lue grabbed the PA microphone with an update. A slight spark in his voice almost made it sound like he couldn’t believe his own words, that the event had not only hit, but blew away the $6,000 plateau.Van Lue announced the All For One campaign, through donations, a radio-a-thon on 93.7 The Mix, silent auction, T-shirt sales and other measures had cleared in excess of $10,000.

North Webster Community Public Library invites the public to join them in the annual Take Your Child to the Library Day Saturday, Feb. 5.

“Over time, it’s sunk more into my heart where it’s something

The following local students were named to the dean’s list of their respective colleges/universities: Ivy Tech College-FortCommunityWayne

For a healthy brain, spend time reading.Thelibrary has a large selection of books and reading materials to exercise your mind.

Indiana Department of Education encourages schools and qualiﬁed community organizations to participate in the 2022 Summer Food Service Program.

In 2021, more than 280 Indiana sponsors served nearly 22 million meals during the summer months. In addition to provid-

of exercise. The group has fun dancing along to a variety of videos and learning new dance steps while getting an aerobic workout. The weekly class is free and open to adults of all ages and ﬁtness levels. No registration required.

Van Lue may not be close to Wawasee English teacher Amy Miller, but he and the rest of the Wawasee student body as well as the staff and more than 2,000 basketball fans got to hear Miller’s

Let’s Move

Thestory.former Wawasee volleyball head coach and Concord High School graduate spoke in a morning session to the students, then before the varsity basketball game in the evening. Miller noted she was due for a checkup in 2020, but put it off. After ﬁnally getting an appointment, a lump was found, which was deemed cancerous. Miller noted she was sitting in her classroom on prep when she got the call, and the dreaded three words no one wants to hear, “you have Throughcancer.”treatment at the Goshen Cancer Center, she started

Devin Van Lue admitted ahead of time he hoped to get to his modestly set goal. You could hear the pride in his voice when he announced he far exceeded his own expectations.TheWawasee senior, who spearheaded the All For One cancer charity event, had hoped to hit the $6,000 mark through a variety of means. Early in the

Miller would go on, “In the aftermath of it all, I have shorter hair, which I like. Since my chemo treatments began last February, I’ve put on some weight. It came with the chemo, and a little bit of Mother“SurvivingNature.cancer deﬁnitely gives you a new look on life. It really does change how you look at your family, your friends, your job. Just life experiences in general. So I was lucky. Yeah, I got cancer, but I was very lucky.”

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her ﬁght. In January 2021 Miller began her process, eventually going through surgery and chemo, to which she remarked, “I used to have really long, red hair...but now I’m rocking the short hair, I’m alright with it.”

North Webster Community Public Library — Join the Take Your Child to the Library Day

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Devin’s Vision

I’m going to ﬁght for. Ultimately, everyone suffers from the disease in some way.”

This special day is an international celebration of the importance of libraries in the lives and education of children.Tocelebrate, the youth department will host special activities throughout the day including story times, scavenger hunts, activity sheets, balloons, prize drawings, give-aways and take-home crafts. A photo booth will also be set up for families to commemorate their visit to the library. It’s an ideal time for parents and grandparents to spend time with their children exploring all the resources available at the library.

Wawasee, Concord come together as one

If you feel guilty for spending time reading a good book instead of tackling your to-do list, you can let go of the guilt. According to researchers at the University of Louisville, taking time to read every day slows cognitive decline by 32% and reduces your risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease by as much as 60%. The research found reading stimulates the production of a compound that fuels the growth of healthy new brain cells.

Created in 1968, the Summer Food Service Program is funded and operated by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and is administered by the states. Participating organizations must adhere to all USDA regulations. The program is funded through a reimbursement based on the number of meals served to eligible participants. Any student age 18 or under is eligible to receive meals through the Summer Food Service Program by visiting a meal site.

In a show of solidarity for a greater good, Wawasee and Concord high schools came together in the ﬁght against cancer. The All For One campaign was merged between the two schools, Wawasee raising money to donate to the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund, and Concord for the Elkhart County Relay For Life. The outpouring of support and events surrounding the initiative were outstanding.

After just over a year, Miller stood at the podium in a captivated gym she coached volleyball in and made the announcement, “I’m ofﬁcially ﬁnished with my chemo. My last day was January 16, last Sunday. I’m done!”

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Don’t be surprised if there are loads of laughter coming from Syracuse Elementary School Friday, March 8. That’s the date when the Taste of Home Cooking

Esther Eisenhour, a student at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa, has earned a spot on the academic dean’s list for the fall 2011 semester. Eisenhour is a sophomore and a theatre major at Northwestern College. She is the daughter of Tom and Bea Eisenhour of Milford and is a collegiate scholar.

Two Syracuse youths and students at Wawasee High School will be participating in the American Leadership Study Group of Worcester, Mass., for the 1972 Summer Study and Travel Program of European countries. Selected are John Dean, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Dean of 400 Parkway Drive, and Michael Harris, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Harris of 413 South Main Street.

Ciriello elected second vice president

The huge barn on the Alvin Waldbeser farm east of Milford was leveled by ﬁre Thursday morning. Flames had broken through the roof before members of the Milford volunteer ﬁre department arrived on the scene. The loss has been estimated at $12,000.

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Township Extension Homemakers Club held at North Webster Church of God. Hostesses for the day were Jane Shue, Margaret Welker and Mary Lee Willman.

EST on Syracuse Lake in Kosciusko County.

North Webster is the charming town it is thanks in large part to the North Webster Township Chamber of Commerce. Long-time

10 YEARS AGO, FEB. 1, 2012

40 YEARS AGO, Feb. 3, 1982

40 YEARS AGO, FEB. 3, 1982

Bob and Laura Arnold are determined to bring Liberty Homes of Syracuse to justice. The Enchanted Hills residents have ﬁled complaints against the company claiming they are the recipients of a substandard home with numerous problems Liberty has failed to rectify.

Hubert Krull family won ‘Conservation Farmer of the Year’ annual award

Members of the Wawasee high school music department

The address for the Division of Law Enforcement is as follows: Department of Natural Resources, Law Enforcement Division, Indiana Government Center South, 402 West Washington St., Room W255D, Indianapolis, IN 46204. hspaxlp

North Webster Lionesses met Jan. 16 at the North Webster Community Building. Myrna Henderson was a guest. 40 YEARS AGO, FEB. 3, 1982

member Dennis Wagoner of Teghtmeyer Ace Hardware noted joining the local chamber of commerce allows participants to express their ideas and help guide the direction of the Dedicatedcommunity.chamber members give of their time and resources to improve the town’s business atmosphere and physical attraction. Long known as a summer resort destination, North Webster is a nice place to live, work and play year-round.Chamber ofﬁcers include president by committee, vice president D.J. Wilson, treasurer Norma Lozier, and secretary Connie Beery. 30 YEARS AGO, JAN. 29, 1992

Milford resident Linda Replogle took the “spotlight” Monday, Jan. 27, as the announcement was made of her 40th birthday on the large sign at Campbell’s IGA. Linda and husband, Dennis reside east of Milford on Beer road.

The American Legion Auxiliary unit 226 of Milford held its monthly meeting February 2 with Mrs. Noble Fisher presiding. Mrs. Raymond Custer, Girls State chairman, read junior girls names and Rita Dowty was chosen delegate with Jane Matthews as alternate.

It happened in North Webster ... 40 years ago

50 YEARS AGO, FEB. 2, 1972

Tony Ciriello, Syracuse Police Chief, was elected by his peers to serve as the second vice president of the Indiana Association of Chief of Police. He was elected to the position during the annual business meeting Friday.

Stephanie Jernigan gave a demonstration on making fruit punch; Monica Jernigan demonstrated the preparation of popcorn cake; and Joseanne Jernigan prepared pecan crispies for a demonstration. Songs were led by Monica Jernigan and Jeni Pearson. Juli Pearson led the recreation period.

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One thing is certain. There will be plenty of snow for the Syracuse-Wawasee Winter Carnival Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 6 and 7. The Winter Carnival has been such a success in the past it has been expanded to two days this year.

OF AN APPLICATION FOR A PERMIT FROM

10 YEARS AGO, Feb. 1, 2012

b) Request the division notify the petitioner in writing when an initial determination is made to issue or deny the license. Following the receipt of notice under this clause, a petitioner may request administrative review of the determination under 312 1AC 3-1.

Steve White appointed fire chief

30 YEARS AGO, JAN. 29, 1992

morning, Jan. 25. Past presidents in attendance were: Jerry Badskey, Don Arnold, Chris Koher, Jay Boyer, Robert Day, Sherman Bryant, Phil Hoy and Richard Long.

33rd annual meeting Tuesday.

20 YEARS AGO, Jan. 30, 2002

After more than two decades of service to the Kosciusko County Soil and Water Conservation District, Marguerite Hoerr announced she will retire as the district’s administrative secretary, a post she was hired to ﬁll in 1968. Recognizing Hoerr’s 24-year commitment to administer SWCD programming, the county conservation ofﬁce will honor the Milford resident at its

Tim Levernier of Milford, owner of Levernier’s Body Shop, went for a rather chilly dip in a big mudhole when snowmobiling over the weekend. He reportedly went across a ﬁeld landing in the icy mudhole.

won 67 gold medals at the district vocal, piano, string and ensemble contest held at Bishop Lures in Fort Wayne.

The Hubert Krull family of Milford won the “Conservation Farmer of the Year” award at last night’s Kosciusko County Soil and Water

Kay Blalock was a guest at the Jan. 15 meeting of Tippecanoe

North Webster Cub Scout Pack 3726 held its annual Pinewood Derby extravaganza Jan. 21, at the North Webster Community Center gymnasium. More than 30 cars were featured in this year’s event.

Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Zimmerman of Dewart Lake plan to observe their golden wedding anniversary at the new retreat house at Quaker Haven camp east side of Dewart Lake February 13 with an open house.

The facade of the former Syracuse High School can be saved

a) File a petition with the central office of the division requesting an informal hearing. The petition must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) individuals who are at least eighteen (18) years old and who reside in the county where the event will occur. A hearing under this clause is governed by 312 1AC 2-3.

School comes to Syracuse. “People always have a ball at these events,” says home economist Lisa Diamond, who will highlight ingredients and food preparation techniques at the program. “We try to educate the audience, of course, but we also make an effort to mix humor and surprise into the show. We all believe school — especially a cooking school — should be fun.”

Dave Carey, John Storer, Warren Garner, Glen Berry and David Yeatter were recent guests of the Lakeland Kiwanis club. Members who attended the Mid-Winter Conference were Dave Everts, Bob Day, George Davis, Don Arnold and LorinTheBadskey.Room 4-U 4-H club met at Joseanne Jernigan’s home last Tuesday. Pledges to the American and 4-H ﬂags were led by Cara Wagoner and Lynn Haney, respectively.

Dave Holderman was guest speaker for the Lakeland Kiwanis Club of North Webster Monday

if $6,000 is raised in time. This amount would only cover the salvage of the facade, not the storage, restoration and so forth. However, the deadline is drawing near.

Kenneth Brooks, Milford native, has retired from Brock Manufacturing after 24 years of service. He began his career at Brock Manufacturing in November 1977 as a production operator, where he worked in the hopper fabrication area. He later moved to an operator’s position in the pressroom.

OF NATURAL RESOURCES TO CONDUCT A FIREWORKS DISPLAY ON PUBLIC WATERS

Conservation District annual meeting.Everett’s Milford Foods has announced it will be closing its doors within days. Dave Holderman, owner of the local store, said Monday the store will close Feb. 23 or even a week earlier. He explained the closing is due to a loss of revenue.

The Milford Area Development Council elected its 1982 ofﬁcers at the annual meeting Saturday, Jan. 30. Karl Keiper was re-elected president and Steve Frantz was elected vice president. Darrell Orn will serve another term as treasurer and Melissa Sorensen was elected secretary.Postmaster Charles Spillman reports there is still a shortage of coil stamps at the post ofﬁce. The stamps, which come in a roll of 100, are not short in Washington, D.C., just in this area.

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Pie-Eyed Petey’s of North Webster and Syracuse made a donation of approximately $2,000 to the Syracuse Food Pantry. The money was earned at the Polar Bear Club Polar Plunge held at the Tippecanoe Lake location Jan. 21. Petey’s owners Barb and Roy Hamer matched the $1,000 raised.

Milford resident Angie Deak recently donated some of her hair to Locks of Love. Deak’s hair has been long most of her life and she’s talked about donating some of it since her senior year in high school but never got around to it. Deak said she experimented with shorter hair a couple of times, then let it grow out after the fall of 2007. She planned to donate in the fall of 2010 — but then boyfriend Mike Deak proposed to her, leading her to wait another year until after her wedding and Christmas.

50 YEARS AGO, FEB. 2, 1972

Thanks to the rescue efforts of Gary Bray of Milford, both snowmobile and riders (Levernier and his wife, Kim) were removed from the water without too much trouble. Neither was injured.

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Syracuse Lake Association, 2310 Toledo Road, Elkhart, IN 46516 has applied to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Law Enforcement, under IC 14-15-7-3 and 312 1AC 5-3-1, for a permit to conduct a fireworks display. This event is scheduled to be held on July 4, 2022 between 10:00 p.m. and 11:00 p.m.

It happened in Milford … 20 years ago

The snow storm which hit the Lakeland area Sunday dumped another 11 inches of the fluffy white stuff, giving area residents yet another story to tell their grandchildren. It was the heaviest snowfall since the blizzard of 1978.Steve White has been North Webster’s fire chief for less than a month, but has served a volunteer fireman since 1973. Prior to accepting the head position, White was captain of the North Webster Fire Department for three years.

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It happened in Syracuse ... 10 years ago

Vintage snowmobiles ﬁlled half of the gym at the North Webster Community Center during North Webster’s Winter Festival Saturday. Snowmobiles were brought in by members of the Indiana Vintage Snowmobile Association. 20 YEARS AGO, JAN. 30, 2002

10 YEARS AGO, FEB. 1, 2012

50 YEARS AGO, Feb. 2, 1972

Part-Time Position DRIVER WANTED For local daytime deliveries in Kosciusko and surrounding counties. • Deliveries vary week to week. • Good customer service skills. • Light lifting, loading and unloading. • Use company vehicle. • Valid driver’s license. • Good driving record. • Estimated 10-20 hours/week. • Based out of Milford. • Excellent position for semi-retired or retiree. Phone: (574) 658-4111 - Ext. 2316 206 S. Main St. — P.O. Box 188, Milford, IN 46542 E-mail: rbaumgartner@the-papers.com

30 YEARS AGO, Jan. 29, 1992

20 YEARS AGO, JAN. 30, 2002

A snowmobile safety ﬁlm will be shown at 7 p.m. Feb. 4 at North Webster Community Building. Several guest speakers will be present. The event is being sponsored by Lakeland Snowmobile Club. The public is invited to attend.

Kosciusko County conducted its annual seventh and eighth grade spelling bee championship at North Webster Elementary School before a small crowd that came to support the students. Tippecanoe Valley Middle School student Riley Weitzel came through, spelling “sultan” and “gunnysack” for the win.

Title: Kosciusko County Board of Commissioners: Replacement of Fire Alarm System In Kosciusko County Justice building, 121 North Lake St., Warsaw, IN Response Due Date & Time: February 25, 2022 at 12:00 PM

The work to be performed and the proposals submitted, including any and all separate and combination proposals, shall include sufficient and proper sums for all General, Construction, Mechanical, Electrical, Installation, Labor, Materials, Tools, Equipment, Taxes (both Federal and State), Permits, Licenses, Insurance, Service Costs, and so forth, incident to and required for the work.

Submit To: Michelle Puckett, County Auditor 100 West Center Street Warsaw, IN mpuckett@kcgov.com574-372-232846580

This Request for Proposals (RFP) is official notification of needed professional services. This RFP is being issued to solicit estimates to perform work on a Kosciusko County Project. A submittal does not guarantee the firm will be contracted to perform any services but only serves as notice the firm desires to be considered.

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In comparing bids, consideration will not be confined to price only. The successful bid will be the one that is judged to best service the interest of the Kosciusko County Highway Department where price, product, safety, quality and delivery are considered.TheBoard of Commissioners reserved the right to reject any proposal to waive technicalities or irregularities therein, to delete any bid item or items and to award a contract on the proposal that in their judgement is most advantageous to Kosciusko County.

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Posting Date: January 21, 2022 REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS NOTIFICATION

Proposal shall be submitted using for each the attached itemized unit price bid sheet for each road along with the Bid Summary sheet furnished by Kosciusko County which shall be attached to a properly and completely executed Indiana Bid Form 96 (Revised 2013) accompanied by the Contractor’s Financial Statement form taken from Form 96A.

Stephen R. Snyder, #413-43 SNYDER MORGAN FEDEROFF & KUCHMAY LLP 200 West Main Street

• Vendor will provide the Labor, Material, Programming, and Testing to upgrade the existing fire alarm pull station locations provided by the As-Built drawings form from August of 2000. The drawings show that there are currently (25) Fire Alarm pull stations throughout the facility. Vendor will include cost to replace 25 existing fire alarm pull stations with a Notifier addressable updated version. Vendor will re-use all existing circuitry. New fire alarm cabling to the pull stations is not included in this proposal. Vendor will assume that all existing circuitry is in good working condition.

Syracuse-Wawasee Ministerial Association takes seriously its exhortation churches need to work together for the good of the community, and a chronicle of their accomplishments in 2021 is a testimony to exactly thatTheprecept.association meets the ﬁrst Tuesday of every month, convening at the various member churches. Pastors and ministry leaders from a variety of denominations get together for business and fellowship at meetings that rarely, if ever, mention denominations. It is that unity, based on the essentials of the Christian faith, that allows the association to accomplish such beneﬁts for the people of Syracuse, North Webster, Milford and surrounding areas. Each scheduled meeting includes time reserved for other ministries to present their monthly reports. Those ministries include Compass/Thrift Store, Rose Garden Recovery Community, Habitat for Humanity, Syracuse and Van Buren Township food pantries, LITE (Living in Transition Effectively) jail ministry, Enchanted Hills Bowen Center, Teen Parents Succeeding, Rock Solid, Son Shine Preschool and Academy, Chautauqua/Oakwood and Center for Hospice Care.Guest speakers are often invited to address SWMA meetings; most recently Renea

HEIRS, DEVISEES AND LEGATEES OF LEONARD O. BURNS AND JOSEPHINE BURNS and ANY PERSONS CLAIMING AN INTEREST IN THE REAL ESTATE DESCRIBED HEREIN, Defendants.

Lisa M. Adler, Attorney

The successful contractor will be required to furnish a performance and payment bond in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price within ten days after the award of the contract and a two (2) year maintenance bond in the amount of thirty percent (30%) of the contract price prior to the completion and final payment of the contract.

• Vendor will replace the main FACP first and provide programming updates on a day-to-day basis as the devices are being replaced. All areas on the old system will be out of service once the old Siemens panel has been removed. Areas can be made live one at a time as each SLC communication loop is being completed. This will be dependent on the area each SLC loop serves. Vendor will conduct a full functional test of each area as they are brought on line to the new fire alarm system.

Compass fulﬁll its mission of assisting ﬁnancially challenged community members with rent, utilities and other essentials.

Contact for Questions: Marsha McSherry, County Administrator 100 West Center St. Warsaw, IN mmcsherry@kcgov.com574-372-247546580

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• Launching its 52nd season of weekly boat-in worship services. The half-hour services are held every Sunday morning between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends. On fair weather days, more than 400 attendees line the shore of the Oakwood Resort and more than 100 boats cast anchor around the S.S. Lillypad, from which the live services are broadcast. The theme for the 2022 season, which will run from May 29 through Sept. 4, is “The Love Story.”

• Completing its ﬁrst full year operating the Compass Thrift Store at 602 N. Huntington St. through Compass Ministries, the association’s benevolent arm. The association entered into a one-year lease in November 2020 with the owners of the store location. The thrift store has generated an average of $2,000 per month to help

• Purchasing and keeping stocked four Forward Indiana food lockers to provide free nonperishables to individuals and families in need. Lockers have been installed on the grounds of Wawasee High School and at Turkey Creek Fire Station 1 in downtown Syracuse. The other two will be placed when suitable locations are identiﬁed.

ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS

Bidders are responsible for the timely delivery of their bids. Sealed bids shall be opened and read aloud at the Pierceton Town Council Meeting on Monday, February 14th at 6:30 p.m. at the Pierceton Community Building, 105 Walnut Street, Pierceton, Indiana. Bids will be evaluated and it is the intent that an award will be made at the Town Council Meeting or at a subsequent regular or special Town Council meeting.

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Each bid shall be accompanied by a Certified Check or acceptable Bidder’s Bond made payable to the “Town of Pierceton, Indiana” in a sum of not less than five percent (5%) of the total amount of the bid. Approved Performance and Payment Bonds guaranteeing faithful and proper performance of the work and materials, to be executed by an acceptable surety company, will be required of each Contractor at the time of contract execution in the amount of one hundred percent (100%) of the contract price.

NOTICE TO BIDDERS

Bids will be awarded also based on Kosciusko County being awarded community Crossing 50/50 Grant Matching Funds from INDOT for the above listed projects.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid, or all bids, or to accept any bid or bids, or to make combination of bids as may seem desirable, and to waive any and all informalities in the bidding.

• Awarding three $1,000 scholarships to Wawasee High School seniors seeking to prepare for full-time vocational ministry.•Making available, on a ﬁrst-come-ﬁrst-served basis, 10 matching scholarships of up to $200 each, for fees to attend programs at Quaker Haven Camp, Epworth Forest, Camp Mack, Camp Tippy and Camp Crosley.•Conducting community

• Vendor will provide the Labor, Material, Programming, and Testing to upgrade the existing Strobes and Speaker Strobes locations provided by the As-Built drawings form from August of 2000. The drawings show that there are currently (40) Strobe only and (145) Speaker Strobes throughout the facility. Vendor will replace (40) existing Strobes and (145) existing Speaker Strobes with new Notifier devices. Vendor will re-use all existing circuitry and conduit. New fire alarm cabling to notification appliances will not be included in the proposal. Vendor will assume that all existing circuitry is in good working condition.

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Proposals may be held by the Board of Commissioners for a period not to exceed sixty (60) days from the public opening.

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• Resuming — after an extended pandemic-prompted hiatus — Sunday afternoon church services for the residents at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. The half-hour services, which begin at 4 p.m., are greatly appreciated by those who cannot attend regular church services. Association churches volunteer to rotate duties, usually for a calendar month at a time.

General plans and bidding template will be available in the Pierceton ClerkTreasurer’s office at 105 Walnut Street, Pierceton, IN 46562. For in person pickup, available hours are from 8:00 a.m. till 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, from 8:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday (except closed the third Wednesday of the month), and from 8:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m. on Friday. Contact Myra Mast at 574564-5085 or myra@pierceton.org.

PHIL DOUGLAS LONG, THEv.Plaintiff,UNKNOWN

Bids shall be opened and read aloud at the Milford Town Council Meeting on Monday, February 28th at 5:00 pm in the Milford Community Building. Bids will be evaluated and it is the intent that an award will be made at the Town Council Meeting or at a subsequent regular or special Town Council meeting.

NOTICE OF COMPLAINT TO QUIET TITLE

YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that Plaintiff has filed an action to quiet title to real estate in this matter. The real estate which is the subject of this action is located in Kosciusko County, Indiana and described as follows: Commencing at the Southeast corner of the West Half (W1/2) of the Southwest Quarter (SW1/4) of Section Twenty-four (24) in Township Thirty-three (33) North (N) of Range Seven (7) East (E), thence North Eight (8) rods, thence West (W) ten (10) rods, thence South (S) eight (8) rods, thence East (E) ten (10) rods to the place of beginning, the same to contain one-half (1/2) acre.

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NOTICE OF INVITATION TO BID HOT MIXED ASPHALT PAVING AND ADA CROSSINGS

IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF MICHAEL L. PEARSON, DECEASED.

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT, KOSCIUSKO COUNTY, INDIANA. In the matter of the Estate of Michael L. Pearson, deceased. Notice is hereby given that on January 20, 2022, Marcie K. Pearson was appointed Special Administrator of the Estate of Michael L. Pearson, who died on May 2, 2014.Allpersons having claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of the clerk of this Court within three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedent’s death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred. Dated at Kosciusko County, Indiana, on January 20, 2022.

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TOWN OF MILFORD, INDIANA, FOR 2022

Ann Torpy Clerk of the Kosciusko Circuit Court

Fire Detection and Alarm System Budgetary Proposal –Kosciusko County Justice Building Vendor has been requested to give a 2022 budgetary proposal for the Kosciusko County Justice Building Fire Alarm Upgrade. The budgetary proposal is solely based upon the original fire alarm as-built drawings dated August of 2000. This price and scope are for budgetary purposes only and is only an estimated cost. The price will include:

Church with a capital C: part three

Sealed bids to be returned by February 25, 2022 at 12:00 PM. Sealed bids will be opened on March 1, 2022, at 9:00 am, at the Kosciusko County Commissioners’ Meeting, to be held in the Old Courtroom, 100 W. Center Street, Third Floor, Warsaw, IN 46580.

Sealed bids must be received by the Town of Pierceton, Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, at 105 Walnut Street, P.O. Box 496, Pierceton, IN 46562 by 6:30 p.m., Monday, February 14th, 2022. They may be mailed or delivered in person to the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m. on Wednesday (except not on the third Wednesday of the month), and between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on Friday. All bids shall be in an opaque, sealed envelope bearing the Project title, “TOWN OF PIERCETON: 2022 STREET IMPROVEMENTS” and include the name and address of the bidder.

• Sponsoring the annual Wawasee Walk fundraiser, with proceeds divided among Rose Garden Recovery Community, Habitat for Humanity and Compass.

STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF KOSCIUSKO ) SS: IN THE KOSCIUSKO CIRCUIT 43C01-2201-EU-000010COURT

East Tulip Street (aka North Street) from First Street to Grant Street West Market Street from First Street to Seventh Street

Work includes the construction and/or improvements of existing roadways including roadway removal and replacement, surface milling/asphalt overlay, drainage improvements, linear grading, site grading, and site restoration, including all paint striping or painted pavement markings.

All proposals will then be publicly opened and read aloud by the County Commissioners at 9:15 am, February 15, 2022. Any proposals received after the above designated time will be returned unopened. The contract documents, including specifications are on file in the office of the Kosciusko County Highway Department, 2936 East Old Road 30, Warsaw, Indiana 46582 for review.

Dated this 20th day of January 2022.

General plans, detailed bidding instructions and bidding template will be available on our website, milford-indiana.org, as well as, in the Clerk-Treasurer’s Office at 121 S. Main Street, Milford, IN 46542. For in person pickup, available hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. For specific project questions, contact Steven Marquart at 574-658-4614 or utilities@milford-indiana.org.

The Owner reserves the right to reject any bid, or all bids, or to accept any bid or bids, or to make combination of bids as may seem desirable, and to waive any and all irregularities in the bidding.

STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF KOSCIUSKO) SS: 43D04-2201-PL-000006

If you claim any interest in the real estate described herein, you or your representative must file a response to Plaintiffs’ Complaint within thirty (30) days of the last date of publication of this notice. If you fail to so respond, the Court may grant the relief sought by Plaintiff.

NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION

Notice is hereby given that the Town of Milford, Indiana, by and through its Town Council, hereinafter referred to as the Owner, will receive sealed bid proposals for the following: Hot Mixed Asphalt Paving and ADA Crossings Project 2021-2, Community Crossing Matching Grant Award: Maple St. – Section St. to Fourth St. Catherine St. – 40’ West of East St. to Town Limits E. First St. – Main St. to East St. East St. – First St. to Catherine St. Fourth St. – Main St. to Shaffer St. Shaffer St.- Catherine St. to Syracuse St. Section St. – Elm St. to Higbee St. Smith St. – James St. to Shaffer St. Williams St. – James St. to Winona Ave.

Bids will be accepted only from bidders who are sufficiently and currently prequalified by the Indiana Department of Transportation. Proof of pre-qualification must be submitted with each bid.

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Sealed proposals will be received at the Auditors Office, 100 West Center Street, Warsaw, Indiana 46580 until 9:00 am (Local Time) on the 15th of February, 2022.

Bids will be received by the Town of Milford, Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, at 121 S. Main Street/PO Box 300, Milford, IN 46542 until 5:00 p.m., Monday, February 28th, 2022. They may be delivered in person to the Town Hall, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All bids shall be in an opaque, sealed envelope bearing the Project title, “TOWN OF MILFORD: 2022 STREET IMPROVEMENTS” and include the name and address of the bidder. Bidders are responsible for the timely delivery and completeness of their bids.

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FIRE ALARM PULL STATIONS REPLACEMENT

FIRE ALARM NOTIFICATION STROBES AND SPEAKER STROBES

No contractor may withdraw their proposal within sixty (60) days after the actual date of the opening thereof.

Old State Road 15 - From Van Buren St. to Waubee Rd., approximately 4.6 miles, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Wedge, level and resurfacing.

The Kosciusko County Highway Department reserves the right to ask for clarification for any bid submitted. The specification herein states the minimum requirements of the Kosciusko County Highway Department. It shall be the bidder’s responsibility to carefully examine each item of the specifications. Any bid not in substantial compliance with these specifications will be rejected. It will be the responsibility of the bidder to conform to the requirements unless deviations have been specifically cited by the bidder and acceptance made on the basis of the exception.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Town of Pierceton, Indiana, by and through its Town Council, which may be hereinafter referred to as the “Owner”, will receive sealed bid proposals for: TOWN OF PIERCETON 2022 Street Improvements East Elm Street (aka Maple Street) from First Street to Church Street East Market Street from First Street to Railroad Approach South Second Street from South Alley to Catholic Street North Oak Street from Wayne Street to Keith Street North Second Street from Columbia Street to Tulip Street East Wayne Street from First Street to Oak Street North Grant Street from Tulip Street to Wayne Street

Salyer, executive director of the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce, spoke at the Feb. 2 meeting about encouraging collaborative altruistic efforts between the business and church communities.SWMA’slist of 2021 accomplishments include:

Dated: 1/17/2022

Work includes the construction and/or improvements of existing roadways including roadway removal and replacement, surface milling/asphalt overlay, drainage improvements, linear grading, site grading, and site restoration. Also included is all paint striping, directional turn arrows, railroad crossing symbols, and fire station warning symbol.

This is the third in a threepart series.

• Donating $1,000 toward organizing “Bridge the Gap,” an all-day recovery event to be held Saturday, April 23, 2022, at Center Lake Pavilion in Warsaw.•Donating $500 to purchase 100 “Breakfast with Santa” tickets for students in local schools.Syracuse-Wawasee Ministerial Association is a 501(c) (3) nonproﬁt organization. For more information, visit www. wawaseecompass.org.

FIRE ALARM PROGRAMMING AND TESTING

To the within named Defendants and any persons claiming an interest in the real estate described herein:

Good Friday, Easter sunrise and Thanksgiving services, with pastors of various churches volunteering to provide worship music, present the Bible readings and deliver the sermon at each service.

• Purchasing plastic tubs, ﬁlling them with toiletry items and delivering them to Wawasee High School for distribution to needy families. To date the association has delivered about 50 of their goal of 100 tubs.

• Vendor will provide the Labor, Material, Programming, and Testing to upgrade the existing Fire Alarm Control Panel Cabinet and (2) NAC Booster Panels and (3) fire alarm Annunciator panel and the fire alarm dialer location provided by the As-Built Drawings form from August of 2000. The drawings show that there is currently (1) Fire Alarm Control Panel and (2) Fire Alarm NAC Booster Cabinets and (3) Annunciator panels, and (1) dialer in the facility. The existing Fire Alarm Control panel will be replaced with an updated Notifier 3030 addressable Fire Alarm Control Panel with (8) loop expander modules to accommodate all communication (SLC) loops. This will include (1) dialer used to call out signals to a central station for 24 hour monitoring. The monthly monitoring fee is not part of this proposal and will need to be set up in addition to the fire alarm replacement. Vendor will also replace (2) existing NAC Booster panels and (3) Fire Alarm Annunciator Panels with new Notifier equipment. Vendor will re-use all existing circuitry and conduit. New fire alarm cabling to the existing devices will not be included in the proposal. Vendor will assume that all existing circuitry is in good working condition.

All bids shall include the completed bidding template form, fully completed and executed Contractors Bid for Public Work – State Form 96, IRS Form W-9, E-Verify work eligibility status form and affidavit, and Affidavit Concerning Investment Activities in Iran. Contractor must also submit a copy of Valid Certificates of Qualification for Public Works Projects per IC 4-13.6-4 or IC 8-23-10 as Applicable. Required Only for Contract Award Greater Than or Equal to $300,000. Applies to all contractor tiers as defined by IC 5-16-13. Excludes suppliers as defined by IC 4-13.6-1-20.

Notice is hereby given that Kosciusko County, by and through its Board of County Commissioners, will receive sealed bids for the construction and resurfacing of: East Old US 30 - From SR 13 to East County Line, approximately 2.5 miles, Kosciusko County, Indiana. Wedge, level and resurfacing.

Ann Torpy, Clerk Kosciusko Circuit/Superior Court 121 N. Lake Street Warsaw, Indiana 46580 Syracuse, Indiana 46567 Telephone: (574)

• Vendor will provide the Labor, Material, Programming, and Testing to upgrade the existing Smoke, Heat, and Duct detector locations provided by the AsBuilt drawings form from August of 2000. The drawings show that there are currently (311) Fire Alarm smoke detectors (26) heat detectors, and (37) duct smoke detectors throughout the facility. Vendor will replace (311) existing smoke detectors, (26) existing heat detectors, and (37) smoke duct detectors with new Notifier addressable detectors, and new detector bases. Vendor will re-use all existing circuitry and conduit. New fire alarm cabling to the smoke and heat detectors will not be included in the proposal. Vendor will assume that all existing circuitry is in good working condition.

• Donating $3,000 for the purchase of a van for a TexasMexico cross-border ministry.

Security: Any person, firm or corporation who submits a proposal must file with their bid a certified check, bank draft, cashier’s check, or money order issued by a financial institution insured by an agency of the United States in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to the Treasurer of Kosciusko County. In lieu of the above, any person, firm or corporation who submits a proposal and has a principal place of business in the state of Indiana may file with their proposal a bid bond in the amount of ten percent (10%) of the bid, made payable to the Board of Commissioners of Kosciusko County.

THE NEXT installment of the alwayspopular Milford Lions Club’s pancake, egg and sausage breakfast will take place from 7-10 a.m. this Saturday, Feb. 5, inside the warm conﬁnes of the Milford Community Building. As always, come hungry and give generously, as the cost for the morning meal is a freewill donation. Proceeds from the breakfast support the many philanthropic activities the Milford Lions support in the community.

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“As much as I’ve taken care of some of these guys, they’ve taken just as good of care of me,” Beer said. “After my mom passed in October of 2020, my spring clinical rotation was with Purdue football. I was there almost every day of the week for hours a day. Spending so much time at football prevented me from sitting in my room all day mourning my loss. Football was my therapy.

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If you have a group of people, who like to play canasta, pinochle, hand and foot, bridge, dominoes or any other board game and can’t ﬁnd a place to meet, go to the NWCC and check out the center. They would love to have you. Pictured below, from left, are Jean Cowan, Mark Herring, Richard Cowan and Joe Schaefer.

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Lions Club hosting fish, tenderloin fry

DID YOU know Compass helps those in need within the Wawasee school district with rent and utility assistance? As long as you live inside the school district boundaries and have an eviction or disconnect notice, they can help. Call (574) 529-1663 for more information.

IT MIGHT be cold out but North Webster Community Center is heating up. There are a lot of activities are going on inside.

CONGRATULATIONS TO Bill Doege, who has taken the position of operations manager at the Milford Food Bank. Doege is a longtime

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THE FEBRUARY menu at SPEC is available for you to look it over. The hot lunch program is very tasty this year. Call Merita at (574) 834-1193 for more information.

Proceeds will support Lions Club’s various programs in the North Webster area. (574)

Volleyball is from 5-8 p.m. Mondays and pickleball is from 9 a.m. to noon Monday, Wednesday and Friday, and 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. Cardio drumming is from 6-7:30 p.m. every Thursday. However, cardio drumming class for Thursday, Feb. 3, is canceled. Visit its Facebook page for more information or cancellations.

A PROFESSIONAL women’s luncheon, LeadHERship, will be 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 16, at the Owl’s Nest, North Webster. The keynote speaker will be Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch. The cost is $35 per person. It is hosted by the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce. RSVP at www.swchamber.com.

Meghan Beer typically has some of the best seats for Purdue football. If her spot on the 50 yard line at Ross-Ade Stadium doesn’t suit her, she can move to the 40, or down to the 25 when the action moves.

FIRST, A correction. Last week the wrong phone number was published for tickets to the Purdue Varsity Glee Club performance scheduled for April 22. The correct number is (574) 457-7543. Sorry about the confusion.

“I love football, and I love Purdue, but Purdue football will have a special place in my heart forever and I will always be rooting for them.”

— C. Wappes FRIDAY — To be announced North Webster Drivers Feb. 7-11 MONDAY — G. Smith TUESDAY — J. Caskey WEDNESDAY — J. Hanson THURSDAY — J. Parcell FRIDAY — J. Parcell

DO YOU want to learn how to play mahjong? Well, we play it every week at the North Webster Community Center. Give Nancy Gray at SPEC a call at (574) 834-1193 for more information. They also play euchre every day from 9-11:30 a.m. so come in and join them.

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BLOCK OFF some time to be in Syracuse and Wawasee Village from 10 a.m. until mid-afternoon Saturday, Feb. 12, to experience the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce’s Winter Wonderland of Ice.

“The community has come through for us, as usual, with contributions and gifts for the participants,” Gray added. “The leader board for miles walked was posted Feb. 1, but the winners can’t be reported until all the walkers have turned in their sponsorship money. The YMCA membership goes to the person with the most money collected. The remaining prizes go to the most miles walked and the most money collected. It has been a fun event for me. I get to say hi to a lot of friends.”

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volunteer for the organization and is now its ﬁrst-and-only paid staff member. Doege is now a former employee of The Papers Inc., the parent company of The

Beer is set to graduate from Purdue in May, the proud 2018 Wawasee High School graduate set to work at Wabash College this spring to shadow two different doctors and at Purdue’s Physical Therapy clinic all for separate clinical rotations. From there, her ambition is to hit up graduate school to work toward the next destination as a physician’s assistant. It all seems like a wild ride for Beer, who vividly remembers shadowing Jaclyn Campbell as part of Wawasee’s athletic training staff as a high schooler.“Iremember in high school thinking those experiences were so cool and that I knew so much,” offered Beer, who noted taping ankles and facial lacerations were high priority back then. “Now after my years at Purdue my highlights as an athletic training student have been spine boarding a patient, correctly identifying broken bones and going into the operating room to watch a shoulder surgery.”

Be sure to get on the list for sportsman night tickets, too. The cost is $40 per ticket and it will be March 5. The Legion is always full of sportsmen and ladies with their minds set on winning great prizes.

IF YOU don’t get enough to eat in Milford, the following weekend the Lakeland Kiwanis Club is hosting an all-you-can eat breakfast from 8-10:30 a.m. Feb. 12, at North Webster Community Center. The meal includes pancakes, sausage, coffee, milk and orange juice. The cost is $8 at the door and $7 pre-sale from any Lakeland Kiwanis member.

Yoga is at 9 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday and the cost is $5. Due to winter weather this week, call before coming to the center, (574) —o—834-1600.

Helping big hands get better

At any location, Beer served as a trainer for the Purdue football team as part of her course work in athletic training at Purdue. While it can be fun when the game doesn’t have a stoppage of play for an injury, it’s nothing but seriousness once the call to duty arrives.It’s one heckuva opportunity for Beer, who gets to live and die with her Boilermakers as part of her “job,” but also gets real-life experience. Her calls to duty have also forced her to take off her fan hat and put on her medicine hat very quickly.

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ROUND THE Lakes reporter Phoebe Muthart took this picture in Syracuse Monday, Jan. 31. She didn’t get the ofﬁcer’s name, but noted he kindly escorted the doe into the woods behind Dollar General. Prior to that, the deer was standing along SR 13. There was some speculation the deer may have been considering applying for a job at the store.

While Beer hasn’t been tasked to directly save any lives, her bonds with the people she serves may have indirectly helped her get her life back in order.

Next, we were asked where this year’s Daddy/Daughter Dance, sponsored by Lakeland Youth Center will be held. It will be at Quaker Haven Activity Center, 111 EMS D16C Lane in Syracuse, this year. Keep an eye out, ticket sales begin April 13 and will go quickly.

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FOR THOSE looking for ways to give back to the community, the American Red Cross has noted there is a critical shortage of blood and other blood products and is asking those who can donate to do so. Donating blood takes about an hour, while donating platelets and plasma can take a bit longer. To learn more or to make a donation appointment visit www.redcross.org and click on the schedule a blood donation tab.

Community Corner Back by popular demand, North Webster Lions Club will host a Dan’s Fish and Tenderloin Fry fundraiser dinner from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 5, at the North Webster American Legion Post 253. This will be drive-thru carry-out only. A ticket includes ﬁsh and/or tenderloin, cole slaw, chips, and tarter sauce. Tickets are $11 for adults and

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This year, 16 chamber members are sponsoring ice sculptures which will be done by professional carvers using a wide variety of tools, from saws and chisels to sometimes even a blow—o—torch.

juries and classes, but also their home lives, relationship troubles, personal losses, etc.”

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$7 for children 6-12. Children 5 and under eat for free. People can choose from ﬁsh and tenderloin, ﬁsh only, or tenderloins only. Carry-outs may be taken into the Legion to eat inside.Tickets are available from any North Webster Lions Club member, as well as at North Webster Ace Hardware and Clark’s Marine. Tickets may also be purchased at the event. Pre-sale ticket holders are guaranteed food until 5:30 p.m. Visit the Lions’ Facebook page at Mermaid Festival for more information or contact Scott Fox at (574) 527-1645.

“Particularly concerning football, whether at the high schools I’ve worked at or at Purdue, it feels a bit more personal to me,” said Beer, who has also served for both swim programs and women’s basketball in West Lafayette as well as high school training work. “I’ve spent more of my time in college working with football than any other sport. At both the high school and Purdue I would consider a lot of the guys my friends, guys I’ve built relationships with. I’ve helped carry them off the ﬁeld, sat in the pouring down rain with them and thrown footballs with them on the 90 degree turf. We’ve not only talked about football, in-

THE NORTH Webster American Legion is celebrating Valentines Day Feb. 12. People can enjoy The Summertime Singers. Place your order for lasagna and reservations with the bartender. All orders and reservations are due by Sunday, Feb. 6.

THE LAST day of the walkathon at North Webster Community Center was Monday, Jan. 31. “It has been very successful this year even with COVID and cold weather trying to shut us down,” said Nancy Gray, Senior Primelife Enrichment Center director.

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Volunteer drivers for Syracuse, Milford and North Webster Mobile Meals have been scheduled as follows: Syracuse Drivers Feb. 7-11 MONDAY — M. Smith TUESDAY — J. Rose WEDNESDAY — J. Rowland THURSDAY — C. Hill FRIDAY — P. Smith Milford Drivers Feb. 7-11 MONDAY — B. Harkness TUESDAY — To be announced WEDNESDAY — J. & C. Wagoner

It’s been an interest of hers for years, helping others in times of need. That interest is becoming a reality for one of Milford’s own, and she’s doing it in an interesting way.

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