The winners of the HANDS Foundation Endowment Enhancement Raffle this year are Jennifer Bodnor; $400; Bonnie Kronmiller; $250 and Sara St. Clair; $150.
Winners received gift cards to be used either at Glenbrook Square or Jefferson Pointe shopping malls.
The HANDS Foundation would like to thank all of those who purchased raffle tickets.
If you would like more [...]

Leadership Whitley County (LWC) traveled to C & A Tool in Churubusco for its November session,  focusing on diversity. Sponsors for the program day were Three Rivers Federal Credit Union and C & A Tool.
The morning kicked-off with class members participating in an educational and entertaining activity based on trust.
Next, informative and lighthearted reports [...]

Toys for Tots of Whitley County will benefit from the cooperation between Sheriff Hodges and his pal Santa Claus on Saturday, Dec. 6, when the public is invited to help “Fill the Police Cruiser” with toys for the needy children of Whitley County. The cruiser will be parked on the north side of the courthouse [...]

The Smith-Green School Coporation board of Trustees has released the following agendas outlining meetings on Dec. 1, Dec. 2, and Dec. 8:
Regular board meeting, Monday, Dec. 1
7 p.m., Board Room, Administrative Center
222 West Tulley Street, Churubusco
• Call to Order and Welcome of Visitors
• Pledge of Allegiance and Spotlight on Success
• Moment of Meditation
• Teacher [...]

Francis “Fritz” R. Weber, age 87, a resident of Albion, Indiana died suddenly on Saturday November 29, 2008 in the North Ridge Village Nursing Home in Albion.
Fritz was born July 6, 1921 in Jefferson, Ohio a son of the late Melvin Russell and Mytle (Hower) Weber. As a young child he moved with his family [...]

Donna M. Anderson, 82, formerly of South Whitley, died at 4:55 a.m. Friday, November 28, 2008 at Timbercrest Home, North Manchester where she had been a resident since May 2005.
She was born March 31, 1926 in Larwill, Indiana a daughter of Levi F. and Ruth M. (Menzie) Barney. As a young girl, her family moved [...]

Cynthia J. (Vollmer) Murray, 61, entered into the arms of Jesus Wednesday, November 26, 2008 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.
Born in Fort Wayne, she was self-employed in Dental office cleaning for 19 years, retiring in 2008. Also employed with Fort Wayne Wire Die for 28 years and was a member of Covenant United Methodist [...]

For nearly 17 years, I’ve been writing columns for various newspapers and now, for this Web site.

The 20th annual community Thanksgiving dinner will be held on Thanksgiving Day, Thursday, Nov. 27, from 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Masonic Hall on the corner of Mulberry Street and Home Avenue, Churubusco.
Everyone is welcome to attend this free dinner.

The local Masons are once again lining up and getting ready to prepare and serve a [...]

Berne- The Eagles of Churubusco made the trip to Berne on Saturday to take part in their preseason scrimmage. The Eagle’s coaching staff was anxious to see how the young Eagles team would play. The scrimmage was the first time that some of this group have played together, in live conditions.
The team came out intense [...]

Five homes and one church were the object of curiosity - not to mention lots of oohs and ahhs - Saturday and Sunday as hundreds of visitors toured the sites in the 9th Annual Friends of the Library Christmas Walk.
The Christmas walk is the Churubusco Public Library’s biggest fundraiser.
Following is a gallery of photos [...]

Justin Berghoff, a former graduate of Churubusco and an Engineering Journeyman in the U.S. Air Force wrote this article for buscovoice.com, detailing his day-to-day life while serving in Tikrit, Iraq.
By Justin Berghoff
First, a little about what I do here.
My unit goes by the acronym RED HORSE, it stands for Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operational Repair [...]

Littlest Philanthropist Day was once again a success, thanks to the efforts of local and county high school students who are members of the HANDS philanthropic organization.
On November 20, HANDS members met at third grade classrooms throughout the country to teach the students about philanthropy. HANDS members split into three groups-each group with different activities [...]

CHURUBUSCO POLICE LOG, Nov. 2-9, 2008
Sunday, Nov. 2:
6 a.m. - Shift change, Units 2 and 4.
1:10 p.m. - Whitley county dispatch, accident/crash north of I;U. pond a car and a semi.
2 p.m.. - Shift change, units 4 and 2.
Monday, Nov. 3:
6 a.m. - Shift change, units 1 and 4.
11 a.m. - Unit 1, school check.
2 [...]

Thomas L. Bare, 56, a resident of Warsaw and formerly of Noble County near Merriam, died at 2 p. m. on Friday, November 21, 2008 at Parkview Hospital in Fort Wayne.  He had been a patient there since last Saturday after suffering an apparent heart attack at his residence.
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The Town Council discussed drafting an ordinance to outline regulations for the Churubusco Farmers Market, which has been in operation two years at the corner of Main and Whitley streets from May through October.
“Basically, we have nothing at this time,” Viv Sade, council president said. “And - due to the economy, I’m guessing - I’ve [...]

Timothy Wayne Jefferies, 49, a resident of Churubusco, died Tuesday evening, November 18, 2008 at his home after suffering an apparent heart attack.
Mr. Jefferies served for three years in the U. S. Marine Corps, and was formerly employed by Bosch Automotive Motor Systems in Albion.
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Oscar the Grouch, the strange, true story of The Beast of ‘Busco by Michael Summers is the front page feature of a recent Fort Wayne Reader, an independent newspaper in Allen County.
Next year Churubusco will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the hunt for Oscar as well as the Turtle Days Festival, both of which took [...]

The Jorgensen Family YMCA is hosting a shopping trip to Chicago, Ill., Saturday, Nov. 22.
A charter bus will drop off visitors in the heart of Chicago. Spend the day Christmas shopping, touring museums or just browsing with a friend. Participants under 18 years of age must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. This popular [...]

The website is great!! I’m deployed in Iraq right now and I check it every chance I get.
Helps me get a little taste of home while I’m away.
Thanks and keep up the great work!
Justin Berghoff
Ed. note: We got the OK from Justin - a graduate of Churubusco High School - to publish his email address. [...]