Scouting Council Welcomes New CEO Amid Restructuring
Following years of declining membership and institutional challenges, Crossroads of America Council, Scouting America, has named John Cary as its new Scout Executive and CEO.
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Amazon Branch Starts $250k Fund Supporting St. Joseph Organizations
Amazon Web Services, a subsidiary of Amazon, has started its St. Joseph County Community Fund by making $250,000 of donations to 31 county programs and organizations.
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Leesburg Brightens Up A Dreary Night
The town of Leesburg redeemed a wet and dreary night Saturday, Dec. 12, with lights, music and holiday treats.
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Leesburg To Host Annual Luminaria Celebration Saturday
About 1,500 luminaria will make their traditional appearance along the brick streets around Leesburg on Saturday, Dec. 12, according to Christina Archer, vice president of the Leesburg Town Council, who is spearheading this year’s event.
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Turnout Light But Festive At Leesburg Parade
By Dan Spalding InkFreeNews LEESBURG – The pandemic didn’t prevent Leesburg’s annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25, but its impact was apparent. Leesburg was one of the few towns that did not cancel Memorial Day events in Kosciusko County as a precaution against the spread of … Read More
Scoutmaster Betters Lakeland Area Through Multiple Organizations
NORTH WEBSTER — Involvement in the Wawasee High School super mileage team began for Scott Fox in 2012, when his oldest son got involved. In the super mileage team, students build cars or improve on them in order to get the best miles per gallon in the Shell Eco-marathon.
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Boy Scouts Strive To Raise $1 Million For Endowment Fund
WARSAW — Efforts to raise $1 million by area Boy Scouts were discussed last week when Lincolnway District Boy Scouts of America held its Scouting Heritage Breakfast at the Crazy Egg Café in Warsaw.  According to a press release provided by retired Kosciusko District Executive Jim Molebash, … Read More
Local Eagle Scouts Honored For Their Acheivement
KOSCIUSKO — Sheriff William Rocky Goshert honored four Boy Scouts over the weekend for their achievements in Boy Scouts. Goshert presented each young man with a certificate of achievement for reaching the rank of Eagle Scouton Saturday, Jan. 27, during the Eagle Scout Court of Honor. The ceremony was … Read More
Historic Change As Girls Are Allowed To Join Boy Scouts
KOSCIUSKO — Earlier this month, Boy Scouts of America made the announcement that girls will soon be allowed to become Cub Scouts and earn the rank of Eagle Scout for the first time in the 107-year history of the organization. The historic change will begin in 2018. Each pack … Read More
Local Boy Scouts Test Outdoor Knowledge
KOSCIUSKO — Local Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts from Lincolnway District, which consist of Whitley and Kosciusko counties, recently spent the weekend at the Mizpah Shrine Horse Grounds, just north of Columbia City. The Boy Scouts, ages 11-18, got to show “how sharp their knife was”. No, they … Read More
New Paris Boy Scout Achieves Prestigious Ranking
ELKHART COUNTY — Earning your Eagle Scout Rank as a Boy Scout is very prestigious, and rarely do most boys achieve that status. Just last week, an Elkhart teen did something even rarer, earning all of his Merit Badges and then some. Nathan Hite is one of about 250 … Read More
Scouting For Food Being Held This Saturday
WARSAW —Scouting for Food will be held at 3 p.m.  this Saturday, Feb. 11 during the Grace Lancers men’s basketball game beginning at the MOCC in Winona Lake. All leaders and scouts who are in uniform and bring 2 cans of food will receive free admission to the … Read More
Breakfast With Santa
Santa Claus visited the Community Center in Syracuse for Breakfast with Santa Saturday, Dec. 3. The Syracuse Kiwanis dished up more than 600 pancake and sausage meals, supplemented by fresh baked chocolate chip cookies served by the local Boy Scout troop. Santa had a busy time, with hundreds … Read More
High School Junior To Raise Awareness For Charity
WARSAW — Water For Good is a charity built around the purpose of helping those without easy access to clean water. The charity builds wells and offers training so those wells can be maintained by the people whom they’re built to help. This charity already has major support … Read More
Cub Scout Pack 3729 And Boy Scout Troop 729 To Hold Food Drive
LEESBURG — Scouts and leaders walked around Leesburg during the afternoon hours of Saturday, Dec. 12, placing flyers at residences and businesses to help collect non perishable food to help those in need this holiday season.
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MILFORD — Officials from Anthony Wayne Area Council, Boy Scouts of America and representatives of the Milford Lions Club have announced there will be Cub Scouts in Milford this year.
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