Remembering those who served
VHP implements new Veteran Cemetery Memorial InitiativeThe Veterans Headstone Project (VHP) has implemented a new endeavor in 2023, the Veteran Cemetery Memorial Initiative. This effort is in addition to the six veteran gravesite headstone/memorial installations coming up this fall, veteran headstone cleaning, plus much continuing work with VHP’s American Flag Holder Program. The purpose of the undertaking is to provide a Veteran Memorial at cemeteries where […]
Honoring Patriots
JACOB LEER SOCIETY CHILDREN OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION CLEAN UP GRAVESITE OF PATRIOT Society President Lex Thompson, Secretary Chloe Klausing and prospective members Carver and Faith Stump and friends worked to clean up the gravesite of Patriot John Sutton buried in the Eden Cemetery in Topeka as part of their community service project Sunday, Sept. 24.
The Ark Animal Rescue and Adoption
Four legs, a lick, and a wagDear Friends, Responsibility, that is a hard word for me. I had to have my town mom look it up. Here is what she found: “a duty you are expected to do.” This fits in with what I want to talk to you about today. Nothing with Sunshine and Lollipop, this is something to do with you. Do you remember […]
Linda Davis
Linda L. Davis, 63, of Howe, IN passed away on September 26, 2023, in the ICU at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, IN. She was surrounded by her friends, loved ones, and a wonderful ICU support staff as she went to be with God. Linda was born on November 20, 1959, in Morehead, KY to D. Samuel and […]
Henry Yoder
Henry H. Yoder, 67, of LaGrange, (district: 46), died at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, September 29, at his residence, following a brief battle with cancer. He was born on September 22, 1956, in Elkhart, to Henry C. and Susan (Knepp) Yoder. On September 20, 1978, in LaGrange, he married Edna Ellen Beechy; she survives. Survivors in addition to his wife […]
Waneta Haarer
Waneta J. Haarer, 82, of Goshen, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 29, while surrounded by her family at her home. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, is handling the arrangements.
Families for Freedom donations appreciated
Hello to all our dear friends who have become part of our Families for Freedom family over so many years. Twenty-two years ago, we started Families for Freedom, just a month after Nine Eleven, 2001. We are now proudly supporting our second-generation members. Yes, the children of our first members are now serving in the military, along with some of […]
Pesticide/manure application exam coming in December
Farms and Gardens —The Indiana State Chemist Office will be offering the Plain Community a chance to take the Core Pesticide exam and the Category 14 Manure Applicators exam on paper on Dec. 11 in LaGrange County. Those wishing to take the exams at this session must be 18 years old or older, have a religious objection to computer-based testing, have limited ability […]