Posted on 14 March 2010
Who do you know that is going above and beyond to make a difference for kids? Who do you know that works to create an environment that ‘lifts up’ young people? Who do you know that is looked up to and admired by young people? Who do you know who volunteers their time and talent to better the lives of young people? If you know someone who fits this description, there is a way you can honor them.
Tags: awards, Count Me In!, Whitley County
Posted on 08 March 2010
Gerry Giesler knew her 45-year-old son, Jim, was in some kind of distress when he called her in Jasper just after 1:30 a.m. Saturday. “He was just breathing so heavy,” said Gerry, 75. That will happen when you are in the middle of one of the largest earthquakes ever recorded and you are outside watching your house twist, your street wave up and down and parked cars bobbing in unison.
Tags: Chile, earthquake, Indiana, Jasper
Posted on 06 March 2010
CANI (Community Action of Northeast Indiana) Director of Administration & Development Steve Hoffman has been chosen as one the Greater Fort Wayne Business Weekly’s “40 Under 40.”
Tags: 40 under 40, CANI, Fort Wayne, Indiana
Posted on 03 March 2010
Community Action of Northeast Indiana (CANI) is seeking nominations for the 4th annual William G. Williams Award to be presented May 4 at the CANI RECAP event.
Tags: CANI, Indiana, William G. Williams Award
Posted on 01 March 2010
Columnist, mom and former educator Amy Jagger will be the keynote speaker for the Whitley County Literacy Council’s annual meeting on March 8.
Tags: Amy Jagger, Columbia City, Whitley County Literacy Council
Posted on 24 February 2010
Holly Eggelston ponders the perils of making the commitment …
Tags: buying, Car, column, Eggelston, Holly, new
Posted on 22 February 2010
Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) has awarded 554 degrees and certificates to 528 students who completed their course of study during the fall 2009 semester.
Tags: Churubusco, degree, Fort Wayne, IPFW
Posted on 18 February 2010
David and Mary (Nash) Eby were married on February 20, 1960 at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne, Indiana. They celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on a romantic Caribbean cruise.
Tags: Churubusco
Posted on 15 February 2010
LeFever was honored with the Indiana Chamber of Commerce High School Internship of the Year Award Wednesday.
Tags: Chamber of Commerce, Indiana, Tiffany LeFever
Posted on 09 February 2010
Parents with children who will be five years old on or before August 1 are invited to Faith Christian Academy for Kindergarten Roundup …
Tags: Academy, Busco, Churubusco, Columbia City, Faith Christian, kindergarten, registration
Posted on 08 February 2010
Whitley County is applying for a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA) for various capital projects. As a requirement of the application process, the community must provide combined family income information for the households within the proposed service area, or those who will directly benefit from the use of grant funds.
Tags: Churubusco, grant, Whitley County
Posted on 06 February 2010
IPFW has released its Dean’s List and Semester Honors List for the fall semester of 2009.
Tags: Churubusco, honors, IPFW
Posted on 03 February 2010
Madalyn Sade-Bartl of Churubusco has been placed on the Academic Honors List at Indiana Tech.
Tags: Fort Wayne, honors list, Indiana Tech
Posted on 01 February 2010
Huntington University’s EXCEL Adult Degree Programs will hold an informational meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. on Thurs., Feb. 4, at the Columbia City site on 220 Frontage Road.
Tags: EXCEL, Huntington, Huntington University
Posted on 27 January 2010
With the devastation in Haiti many local people are trying to do their part to lend aid. The residents of Sycamore Village (located near Dunfee on the Whitley-Allen County line) wanted to do what they could to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Tags: blanket, Haiti, Sycamore Village, Whitley County
Posted on 22 January 2010
The Whitley County Council on Aging is coordinating the Whitley County Transit program to provide door-to-door public transportation to the community.
Tags: council on aging, transit, Whitley County
Posted on 17 January 2010
Scribbles & Giggles – Anytime I tried to have The Talk with my kids, they would get that deer-in-the-headlights look …
Tags: Busco, giggles, humor, parents, Sade, scribbles, Viv
Posted on 05 January 2010
The first newborn of 2010, Haleigh Giselle Graves, was born at 9:56 a.m., on Jan. 4, at Parkview Whitley Hospital, to Ryan and Aimee (Anglin) Graves, of Columbia City.
Tags: 2010, baby, Parkview Whitley Hospital
Posted on 01 January 2010
Huntington University’s EXCEL Adult Degree Programs will hold an
informational meeting from 6 to 7 p.m. on Tues., Jan. 5, at the Columbia City
site on 220 Frontage Road.
Tags: adult degree programs, Columbia City, EXCEL, Huntington University
Posted on 22 December 2009
The first holiday after the death of a loved one is gut-wrenching, but the first Christmas is unbearable. The vacant place setting is all too obvious …
Tags: death, Empty CHair, Family, Scribbles and Giggles, Viv Sade