SYRACUSE — Syracuse Park Board Wednesday, July 10, unanimously approved the 2020 park and recreation budget submitted by Superintendent Chad Jonsson. The board made one amendment to the park improvements line item, increasing the originally proposed $20,000 to $45,000 to provide funding for several projects on the department’s … Read More
SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee Executive Director Megan McClellan announced her resignation Wednesday, May 29, after serving nearly five years. She has accepted a job as Fort Wayne Trails director starting in June. Coinciding with McClellan’s departure is the groundbreaking ceremony for the Conklin Bay trail, a project she … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — As the weather begins to turn warmer, one way to get and stay motivated to get moving is the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails’ Couch to 5K program. Kosciusko County YMCA also presents a variety of programs to keep people moving.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — On Thursday, May 9, the Syracuse Lions Club hosted its 13th Syracuse Lions Club Academic Super Bowl Recognition Banquet for the Wawasee High School students and their coaches who competed in the Academic Super Bowl this school year. The banquet, catered by Our Father’s House in … Read More
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Polling locations for city/town primary elections Tuesday, May 7, will have temporary locations. Here are the polling locations for Warsaw, Winona Lake and Syracuse. Additionally information for Warsaw voters as to which common council district he/she will be voting for is included. All registered voters … Read More
SYRACUSE — After a rainy and chilly week, Mother Nature finally decided it was time for some nice weather, just in time for Touch A Truck, held today, Saturday, May 4, at the Syracuse Community Center. Long Drive was closed so the large trucks could be on display. … Read More
SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation Trails Committee Executive Director Megan McClellan kicked off the committee’s April 15 meeting with news of an award she received on behalf of SWTC from Greenways Foundation of Indiana naming Syracuse-Webster Road Trail “outstanding trail project.” Though it is relatively short, the trail has … Read More
SYRACUSE — Parents continued corralling in their excited children to the sidewalk of Lakeside Park as they awaited the countdown for the annual Lakeside Egg Hunt to begin. Around 200 kids, up to grade 5, snatched up 2,400 eggs in only a couple of minutes. After the hunt the … Read More
SYRACUSE — A few years ago Terrance Egolf saw several homeless people on the streets of Elkhart and South Bend. Some were sleeping on cardboard boxes under bridges in even colder weather. But rather than just shake his head and say “how terrible,” Terrance, now a junior student … Read More
SYRACUSE — With the subzero temperatures this week and multiple school and business closings, the snowmobile drag races have again been rescheduled for next Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Syracuse Community Center.
Read MoreSYRACUSE — At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, the Wawasee High School Choral Department will present a Christmas celebration for the community. The program will take place at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive, instead of the high school auditorium. It will feature both secular and … Read More
SYRACUSE — An annual and popular event dating back to when the Syracuse Junior High School was still open, the Syracuse Fall Carnival was held Saturday evening, Oct. 27, in the Syracuse Community Center. Lakeland Youth Center and Syracuse Parks Department sponsored the carnival with assistance from several … Read More
SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Trails held the fall version of the Tails and Trails dog walk Saturday, Oct. 27, in Syracuse. The five-mile walk around Syracuse Lake, a fundraiser for Syracuse-Wawasee Trails, began at the Syracuse Community Center. In addition to the walk, there were vendors, food, an auction … Read More
SYRACUSE — Wade Tharp, archaeologist with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, will be giving the presentation, “Archaeology in Your Community.” The event is free and open to the public. It will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, in the … Read More
SYRACUSE — Centennial Home Series will be presented 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive. It is the second in the 2018 series sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum. It features 100 or more year-old houses along the south shoreline of … Read More
SYRACUSE — After attending one of Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District’s regular monthly meetings, five local residents took information distribution into their own hands. Led by Bob Raynor, more than 130 local residents gathered at the Syracuse Community Center Monday evening, July 2, to hear more about the … Read More
