Book inspired by music
Author encourages young readers to reach for their dreamsLaGrange resident Sylvia Hyde’s new book, “The Magic in the Music of Scheherazade,” is the result of a love of history and research and also a love of her community and family. The story, geared for a younger audience and music lovers of all ages involves a girl named Sarah Ann, who attends a new school in a slightly fictionalized […]
Organization helps abused women
They are Crushed But Not Broken. The women and children served by the five-year-old non-profit domestic violence organization Crushed But Not Broken find freedom and stability after being subjected to domestic violence. Crushed But Not Broken provides a home for victims of violence and advocates for them. A fish fry and bake sale will be held on Saturday, June 4, […]
RETIRING–
Having spent 33 years in education, Topeka Elementary Principal Becky Siegel will be retiring at the end of the school year. She has spent 31 of those years at Westview School Corporation with the last 23 as the principal at TES. Siegel is shown at right visiting with Lorene Whetstone, a current Topeka Elementary parent who was in Siegel’s first […]
New life abounds along familiar haunts
Nature’s Best —New life. It’s the season of babies in nature. I’ve seen a few young birds flapping their wings demanding that their parents feed them pronto, but the wren is still sitting on her eggs, I think. If they had hatched, I think I would be seeing a lot more in-and-out activity by the frantic parents. The red-winged blackbirds have established […]
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A heartfelt thank you to everyone involved in bringing the 2022 Memorial Day county-wide flagging to fruition! Each year funds are provided for the American flags by the County of LaGrange, and on behalf of the county and the American Legion Post 215, the Veterans’ Headstone Project coordinates the annual effort. We are thrilled to relay that we now have […]
Edna Schmucker
Edna T. Schmucker, born October 13, 1939, age 82, of Middlebury, formerly of Goshen, died on Monday, May 23, 2022. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury is in charge of arrangements.
May Duty
May Duty, 77, of Wolcottville, Indiana, died unexpectedly Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at her residence. Young Family Funeral Home, Wolcottville Chapel, State Road 9 North, Wolcottville is assisting the family with arrangements.
Levi Jay Miller
Levi Jay Miller, born September 11, 1948, age 73, of LaGrange, died at 11:09 am on Wednesday, May 25, 2022. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, is handling the arrangements.