2023-11-10 E-Edition

Honoring those who serve

American Legion refinishes Veterans Wall

Veterans Day program planned for Nov. 11 It has been quite the project, but members of the LaGrange American Legion Post 215 have completed the refinishing of their Veterans Wall. Post Commander James Trafford said heโ€™s glad the improvements were made in time for Veterans Day. Work inยญcluded power washing the concrete wall, grindยญing, filling and patch work, and repainting. [โ€ฆ]

Local communities receive $6.8 million in road-funding grants

Communities in Senยญate District 13 will receive more than $6.8 million to improve roads and bridgยญes through the Commuยญnity Crossings Matching Grant Program (CCMG), said State Sen. Sue Glick (R-LaGrange). The CCMG, estabยญlished by the Indiana General Assembly in 2016, aims to advance community infrastrucยญture projects, strengthen local transportation netยญworks and improve Indiยญanaโ€™s roads and bridges. Since its enactment, the [โ€ฆ]

Indianaโ€™s awards $2.4 million to higher education

The Indiana Commisยญsion for Higher Educaยญtion has announced the 22 campus recipients of the 2023 College Success Program grant. The first grant cycle funding will be used to create 32 full-time positions at public or private four-year Indiยญana higher education inยญstitutions to support 21st Century Scholars, Frank Oโ€™Bannon Grant recipยญients, minority students and other low-income and first-generation stuยญdents. The College [โ€ฆ]

Senior project coming to Lakeland

This Friday, Nov. 10, at 6 p.m., Lakeland High School senior Tayยญlor Wells, as part of his senior project, will spotยญlight his Christian rap talents, along with sevยญeral other local rappers at the Lakeland High School Auditorium. The performers will be promoting โ€œliving a posยญitive lifestyleโ€ throughยญout their songs and in the messages they relay to the audience. Wells also [โ€ฆ]

Weather Watch

The National Weather Service is predicting mostly sunny skies Friday, with a high near 49. West wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Partly cloudy Friday night, with a low around 32. Mostยญly sunny Saturday for Veterans Day, with a high near 46. Mostly cloudy Satยญurday night, with a low around 29. Partly sunny Sunday, [โ€ฆ]

A MOCKINGBIRD KIND OF NIGHT-

Prairie Heights Theatre will be presenting โ€œA Mockingbird Kind of Night,โ€ an evening of two, one-act plays, on Friday, Nov. 10, at 7 p.m. and Saturยญday, Nov. 11, at 2 p.m. Praiยญrie Heights Middle School Theatre will present โ€œTo Kill a Mocking Birdieโ€ and Prairie Heights High School Theatre will present โ€œHow to Kill a Mockingbird.โ€

Mild days and long nights

โ€“ Natureโ€™s Best

Time changes are not that hard when youโ€™re reยญtiredโ€” in fact, my body clock was reset even before the official time change. I was definiteยญly sleeping later in the mornings and staying up a bit later at night. While many people bemoan the early sunset, I enjoy the morning light. And if you must have more light in the evenings, [โ€ฆ]

Letter to the editor

MUCH THANKS FOR โ€˜TASTE OF LAGRANGEโ€™- On October 21, LCYC hosted the โ€œTaste of LaGrange County,โ€ attracting over 185 resยญidents to the event. The hosts welcomed 14 local and private food vendors who offered their signaยญture dishes for sampling. Guests had the opportuยญnity to indulge in everyยญthing from main coursยญes to desserts. LCYC expresses gratitude to all the chefs who [โ€ฆ]

Calendar

Through November 11 Christmas Bargain House and Bake Sale, Open Door Community Church, 114 N. Main, Wolcottville. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday. Lots of new and used Christmas dรฉcor at prices you canโ€™t beat! Lots of decorated cookies, pies and treats you can eat now or freeze for the holidays. Saturday, November 11 Annual Craft Bazaar [โ€ฆ]