The month of November brings forth the season of thanks at the Whitley County Family YMCA with a full week dedicated toward thankfulness.
In appreciation of YMCA members and the community, several events have been planned at the facility during the week of November 3-9. Anyone wishing to join during the ‘Festival of Thanks’ will have [...]

Radio station Star 88.3’s tenth Annual Adoption Celebration will be Sunday, Nov. 2, at 6 p.m.
The event is hosted by Parkview Family YMCA, 10001 Dawsons Creek Blvd., Fort Wayne.
Special guest will be national comedian and ventriloquist, David Pendleton.
This is a free event open to the public to help celebrate adoptive families and individuals considering adoption.
A [...]

Times are tough.
Toys for Tots of Whitley County officials understand that they may have new clients this Christmas who’ve never had to ask for public assistance before.
The organization appreciates all contributions in past years and want to assure everyone that the Marines will be here to help the community with Christmas toys again this year.
To [...]

This past spring, Cheryl Nimtz, Columbia City resident and mother, approached Count Me In! (CMI) regarding a grant to coordinate a summer art club for middle school aged girls.
CMI approved the request and the New Moon Art Club was formed. A series of eight classes followed over the summer. Emphasis was on various [...]

History came to life for Martha and Roger Barnhart of Churubusco who took the trip of a lifetime to Paris, France, in September and spent a week participating in the historic commemoration of the 225th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Paris.
The trip was jointly sponsored by the National Society Sons of the [...]

Thumbs Down to the (Columbia CIty) newspaper for charging for obituaries. (See letter to the editor on this page “History should not be the victim …” by Charlotte Hurd Blair. Or go to History should not …}

That’s rude and selfish. When you lose a family member the last thing you want to do is pay for [...]

Loren J. “Jake” Brumbaugh, 72, widely-acquainted Noble County farmer and a resident of rural Albion, died at 3:23 p. m. on Monday, October 27, 2008, at the family residence in Green Township.  He had been in declining health for the past year.
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Churubusco Police log, Oct. 13-20
Monday, Oct. 13:
6 a.m. - Shift change
6 a.m. - Unit 3, stationary radar South Main Street at Mill Street.
7:50 a.m. - School detail.
2 p.m. - Shift change, Unit 2, Unit 3.
3 p.m. - Unit 2, Subject on U.S. 33 found something that looks like drugs in bottle … will have Whitley [...]

Two middle school girls were recognized in the month of October in the Smith-Green School’s Spotlight on Success.
Emily Hively and Nicole Lampe were recognized for their award-winning work in the Columbia City Post & Mail’s Design an Ad contest.
Emily is the daughter of Jodie and Tony Hivley and won the design contest with her ad [...]

Letter to the Editor:

The Post and Mail recently posted a new policy regarding what it will print in an obituary at no cost.

Churubusco trick or treat hours are Friday, Oct. 31, from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
Residents who are at home (and not at the sectional football game!) are asked to turn on their front porch light for trick or treaters.
The Churubusco Smith Twp. Fire Department also is hosting a Halloween bonfire Friday night with hot dogs and plenty of [...]

To the patrons of the Churubusco Fine Arts Department,
Let me begin by first thanking every member of this community for the high level of support that each and every one of you has shown towards our fine arts department during my time as director here at Churubusco Middle and High Schools. In an age where [...]

The Colonel Augustin De La Balme Memorial Commemoration ceremony - an educational as well as historical event - will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 1, in Whitley County.
The ceremony will take place at the only Revolutionary War site in northern Indiana, 7175 E De La Balme Rd., Columbia City, near the Allen/Whitley County line along the [...]

The Smith-Green Community Schools Board of School Trustees will hold two executive (closed to the public) sessions on Wednesday, Oct. 29, and Thursday, Oct. 30. Both will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Board Room of the SGCS Administrative Center
222 W. Tulley St., Churubusco.
The Board of School Trustees will meet for the following purpose(s) in accordance with [...]

Two accidents today - one at approximately 12:23 p.m. and another five hours later, kept police and emergency crews working outside in the first inclement weather of the season.
The first wreck happened on U.S. 33 north of Churubusco near the entrance to Turtle Town Plaza and Thresher’s Ridge. Rain and sleet made for slick roadways.
According [...]

Harold G. “Hap” Anderson, 94, a resident of rural Churubusco in Allen County, died at 3:30 p. m. on Monday, October 27, 2008, at the North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion.  He had been in failing health for some time, and been a patient there since August.
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Theatrical students in the Fine Arts Department at Churubusco High School are busy gearing up and practicing for their production of the Broadway smash musical, Les Miserables, which will be held on November 15, 16, 22 and 23.
Adapted from the popular novel by Victor Hugo, it is a powerful story of redemption, hope, sorrow, and love.

Dan Hile, CHS [...]

Robert L. Marker, 94, a resident of Naples, Fla. and formerly of Fishers and Churubusco, died at 6:54 p. m. on Saturday, October 25, 2008, at the Naples Community Hospital in Naples.
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The Churubusco High School volleyball team prevailed over Fremont Thursday in NECC Sectional tourney action, beating them 25-16, 25-8 and 25-13.
Alexis Bankson had a tremendous showing with 22 assists, 5 aces and 6 digs.  Defensive specialist Danielle Hartmann came through with 16 digs, while sophomores Ashlie Shelton and Brianne Burkhart had four digs each.

CHS volleyball managers Karissa [...]

According to an article in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette this morning, Mahle Clevite Inc. (formerly Dana Corporation) will shut down its Churubusco facility beginning early next year and continuing through 2009.
About 80 workers stand to lose their jobs by the time the plant is completely closed and the operation shifted to a location in [...]