‘Lighting of Shipshewana’
The sixteenth annual Lighting of Shipshewana and Christmas Light Parade was held Saturday in downtown Shipshewana. This annual kickoff to the Christmas season in Shipshewana is a welcome event for many of the thousands of people who come each year. With more than 60 parade entries, the parade was the biggest yet for the event. Also featured were visits with […]
Veterans’ Headstone Project completes 2023 tasks
The Veterans’ Headstone Project (VHP) concluded the 2023 projects with the installation of six headstone/memorials on November 9. Since the group’s founding in 2011, members have completed 265 headstone/memorial projects as well as historic headstone resets. The Veterans Headstone Project (VHP) implemented a new endeavor in 2023, the Veteran Cemetery Memorial Initiative. The first monument installed as part of the […]
Community Foundation awards $92,000 to area nonprofits
LaGrange County Community Foundation awards $92,000 to area nonprofits during fall grant cycle The LaGrange County Community Foundation is pleased to announce the recipients of the fall Community Impact Grants cycle. The Foundation recently awarded $92,000 in grants to eleven nonprofit organizations. The Community Impact Grants support nonprofits in six areas: arts and culture, health and human services, recreation, environment, […]
The Ark Animal Rescue and Adoption
Four legs, a lick, and a wagDear Friends, Sunshine and Lollipop here. We love the leaves. So many smells, so different and each and every leaf is crazy with smells. We love walking through them, hearing the crunch and scuffing up new and exciting things. The other day we found a McDonalds paper. You know what fun we had with that and guess what – there […]
Martha Cox
Martha A. Cox, 88, of Howe, died Wednesday, November 8, 2023, at Life Care Center of LaGrange, IN. She was born on March 5, 1935, in Canton, Ohio, to Henry Stanley and Margaret Ann (Gribble) Kent. Martha grew up in Canton, Ohio and went to Kent State University and received a bachelor’s of arts degree. On August 10, 1957, in […]
Carol Troyer
Carol Lynn (Coil) Troyer, 82, passed peacefully in her home, October 26, 2023. She was born in Mishawaka, Indiana to Melvin and Wilma (Odell) Coil in 1941. She married the love of her life, Emmett Troyer, in 1959. They lived in Shipshewana, IN and started their family, eventually moving to South Bend, IN where they raised their five children and […]
Alvin Miller
Alvin E. Miller, 95, of Goshen, died on Friday, November 10, 2023, at his residence. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, is in charge of arrangements.
Edna Schwartz
Edna Irene Schwartz, 82, of Sturgis, MI, died on Friday, November 10, at The Sparrow House, Sturgis, MI. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, is assisting the family with arrangements.