Through a donation from the Wawasee Kiwanis Club, the Syracuse Police Department has installed a medication drop box which allows residents to dispose of expired and unwanted prescription medication, safely. The prescription drop box is located on the northside of the Syracuse Town Hall and is designated for people to … Read More
Iolah Mae Vernier, 91, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 6:20 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2013, at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, Ind. She was born on May 1, 1921, in Hillsdale County, Mich., to Floyd R. and Lula Bell (Blount) Annis. On July 21, 1939, in Angola, Ind., … Read More
Friday afternoon, North Webster American Legion Post 253 presented an American flag to Wawasee High School. It is now hanging on the wall on the east end of the cafeteria. Presenting the flag from the legion were Ken Wilson, Post 253 commander; and Bob Harding, adjutant for Post … Read More
Beatrice Marlene ‘Bea’ Eppert, 77, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 1:25 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor in Syracuse. She was born on Sept. 20, 1935, in Goshen, Ind., to Charles Howard and Emma Laverne (Bailey) Johnson. On July 4, 1966, in Rome City, Ind., … Read More
The “Wawasee Film Collection”, a DVD featuring three short features filmed on Lake Wawsee in the 1930’s, is now available for purchase at the Syracuse Public Library while the Syracuse Historical Museum is closed for the winter. The Weaver/Fick Wawasee Film, which was filmed in 1936 on Lake … Read More
The Wawasee Kiwanis will be hosting the annual winter carnival Friday and Saturday, Jan. 25-26, starting with the soup supper from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Syracuse Community Center. Those who stop by the soup supper will have the opportunity to sample from … Read More
SYRACUSE — The Tigers and Warriors were geared up Saturday morning as they and six other rival schools gathered for the 2013 Northern Lakes Conference Wrestling Championships. With 102 wrestlers competing for conference immortality the meet promised to be a thrilling one. The favorite to win Saturday’s tournament … Read More
Mary Jane Miller, 84, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 6:37 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2013, at I.U. Goshen Hospital in Goshen, Ind. She was born on Oct. 3, 1928, in Toledo, Ohio, to Arthur and Myrtle M. (Bushong) Robinson. She was a lifetime Syracuse area resident and … Read More
Ruby J. Bell, 83, Syracuse, Ind., passed away on Jan. 17, 2013, at Miller’s Merry Manor of Syracuse. Arrangements are currently pending at the Eastlund Funeral Home, Syracuse.
Read MoreAt North Webster Elementary School there are classes and then there is C.L.A.S.S. During Tuesday evening’s regular monthly meeting of the Wawasee school board in Syracuse, the first meeting in 2013, the board heard a presentation from a few North Webster Elementary teachers about Connecting Learning Assures Successful … Read More
SYRACUSE — After two weeks of road meets, performing on the home equipment was nice for the Wawasee gymnastics team. Even if it meant doing so short-handed. Missing junior Emily Allen with what else, the flu, Wawasee pressed on and posted a lackluster but still winning 87.5-76.45 total … Read More
SYRACUSE — In what has become a season of attrition for Whitko, Tuesday night became another painful reminder of what has already been a tough girls basketball season. Hanging with Wawasee for three quarters, the gas ran out of Whitko’s tank while KiLee Knafel’s motor just started to … Read More
Turkey Creek Fire Territory Board met for the first time in 2013 Thursday with new members and new projects to tackle. Turkey Creek Township Advisor Kim Cates will serve as board chair for the fire territory. Bill Dixon, township advisor, is replacing township advisor Dennis Darr on the … Read More
The Turkey Creek Township Advisory Board reviewed year-end financial reports at their regular monthly meeting Monday evening. In her report, township trustee Barb Griffith reported balances of $254,227.24 in the township fund, $95,005.09 in the assistance fund and $99,216.21 in the rainy day fund as of Dec. 2012. … Read More
Caleb VanLue, sixth-grader, was the winner of the Wawasee Middle School Spelling Bee Friday. Roger Fitzpatrick, seventh-grader, also was the runner-up. The fifth- and sixth-grade county spelling bee will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 31, at North Webster Elementary School. The seventh and eighth grade bee … Read More
Nelson J. Morehouse, 95, of Syracuse, Ind., passed away at 6:15 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12, 2013. He was born on Aug. 17, 1917, in Goshen, Ind., to Samuel Guy and Lydia (Rowdabaugh) Morehouse. Nelson married Betty Josephine Pinkerton on Aug. 16, 1942; she preceded him in death in … Read More
