MEMORIAL DAY–
The LaGrange American Legion Color Guard stands at attention during a Memorial Day observance at Greenwood Cemetery in LaGrange. At right, Jim Trafford, post commander of the LaGrange American Legion, left, Jean Liechty of the Veterans Headstone Project and Jim Long, post chaplain, speak during the ceremony.
REMEMBRANCE–
Members of The Philomaths of Howe – from left, Arlene White, Marge Malone, Karen Yoder, Carol Massat, Kathy Kessler (2023 Philomath President) and Linda Simmons – place flags around the base of a newly planted tree in memory of the deceased members of The Philomaths – Lovers of Learning. This group of ladies was founded in Howe (then Lima) in […]
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The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution created the Junior American Citizens Committee to promote good citizenship and appreciation of American heritage and history among school-aged children in the United States. The 2022-23 national theme for the contest entries was “The 200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail, Moving the Stars and Stripes Westward.” At Westview School Corporation, the […]
Pre-season calm at Sylvan
Nature’s Best —Sylvan Lake. Our Tuesday evening adventure was kayaking on Sylvan Lake in Rome City with the Fort Wayne Paddlers. There’s a little overlap between the Wild Walkers and the Fort Wayne Paddlers which is how we got involved. They generally have an outing on a Tuesday evening most weeks, and occasionally on other days and times. This was the third […]
Mary Mishler
Mary Kathryn (McDowell) Mishler, 78, of rural LaGrange, passed away unexpectedly and peacefully, with her family by her side, on May 28, 2023, while visiting her niece in St. Louis, Missouri. Mary was born on July 16, 1944, to Walter and Ruth (Lehman) McDowell in Portland, Oregon. Mary’s father was a minister and as a child she lived in several […]
Charles Earl
Charles Eric Earl, 61, of Middlebury, died at 8:30 a.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at Elkhart General Hospital, following a battle with cancer. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, is handling the arrangements.