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National Volunteer Week is a time to celebrate volunteers, recognize their impact and encourage volunteerism in our communities.
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Old Jail Museum In Urgent Need Of Volunteers
The Old Jail Museum in Warsaw is in urgent need of volunteers.
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Vaccine Rollout Will Need Volunteers, Remington Says
Kosciusko County Health Department is seeking volunteers to assist with the massive upcoming vaccination effort.
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The Channel Marker Serves Over 650 With Free Meals
SYRACUSE — Another local food giveaway at The Channel Marker helped to feed hundreds in Syracuse and the surrounding communities.
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Senior Meal Delivery System Works To Protect Recipients, Volunteers
WARSAW — The meal delivery program for seniors offered through Kosciusko Community Senior Services continues on during the COVID-19 pandemic. KCSS Executive Director David Neff made it clear that every possible precaution is being taken to ensure the safety of both volunteers and meal recipients. Approximately 100 physician-approved … Read More
Second Anual Snapshot Water Monitoring Day Around The Corner
By EILEEN OAKS Marketing and Outreach Specialist, The Watershed Foundation NORTH WEBSTER — Join The Watershed Foundation on Sept. 20 and be one of 150 plus volunteers to assist in monitoring water quality at 100 stream sites throughout Kosciusko, Noble and Whitley counties during the second annual Snapshot … Read More
For The Love Of Children, CASA Volunteers Help Kosciusko Community
KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Court Appointed Special Advocates program in Kosciusko County is serving more children each year and they need more volunteers to help. Last year CASA served 263 children and had 65 active volunteers. Currently they are up 54 percent from their previous busiest year in 2014. With 128 new cases this year and the first ever wait list, more people are needed to help the children of Kosciusko County.
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Turkey Creek Fire Department Depends On Full And Volunteer Firefighters
SYRACUSE—For years it was the Syracuse Fire Department, operating with two separate budgets; one from the town and one with the township. Even the tax rate for those they served were different. There were three full-time firefighters and more than 25 volunteers responding to calls. In 2009, the department became Turkey Creek Fire Department, operating under one budget and governed by a fire territory board comprising of representatives from the town and township.
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Local Volunteer Gives Back To Less Fortunate
WARSAW — Fellowship Missions, Warsaw’s Christian based homeless shelter, operates almost exclusively off of hard working and dedicated volunteers. Betty Trump is one of them. Trump first started providing one meal a month for Fellowship Missions with her church group three years ago. Now she is providing lunches … Read More
United Way Day Of Caring Comes To Tippecanoe Valley
AKRON — As part of the United Way of Kosciusko County’s Day of Caring initiative, a group of Zimmer Biomet employees visited Tippecanoe Valley Middle School, transforming two areas into new health and fitness rooms. Other groups appeared at different area schools throughout the day, painting the bleachers … Read More
Goshen Home Care and Hospice Seeks Volunteers
GOSHEN — Indiana University Health Goshen Home Care and Hospice seeks volunteers to provide comfort, support, and companionship to hospice patients and their families in Elkhart County, including Goshen, Syracuse, Middlebury, Millersburg and Ligonier. Volunteers are required to take 18 hours of training, which occurs over the course … Read More
Volunteers To Advocate For Children
WARSAW — A group of local citizens stepped up Tuesday evening, March 1, and agreed to be advocates for Kosciusko County children who are somehow caught up in the court system. Kosciusko County Superior Court I Judge David Cates swore in nine of the 11 individuals who completed training to become Court … Read More
Register For Classes At Magical Meadows
WARSAW — Riders Skylar Payton and Cami Phillips, along with founder Tammy Stackhouse, invite the community to sign up for classes from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 27, at Magical Meadows Therapeutic Horseback Riding stable, 3386 E. 525N. Warsaw. Limited classes will begin the first week of … Read More
USW Christmas Meals Ready To Go
WARSAW — This Christmas, many families in the local area will go without a holiday meal. The United Steel Workers Local 809 would like to remedy this. The Union has packed 238 grocery bags full of everything needed to create a traditional Christmas meal. The bags are available … Read More
Successful Kids Market Event
Dear Editor, On Sept. 19, Kids Market Inc., a nonprofit organization, held its semi-annual sale at The Heritage Room, formally known as Rodeheaver, on the campus of Grace College. The organization’s mission is, “supporting women and children in Kosciusko County by distributing proceeds generated from consignment sales of … Read More
Volunteers Sought For Jail Museum
Kosciusko County Historical Society’s Old Jail Museum is in need of volunteers. The museum has many projects and activities for volunteers of any age. Tour guides are needed for Fridays and Saturdays, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and guides for school and special tours as required. Current projects … Read More