2023-11-13 E-Edition

‘Lighting of Shipshewana’

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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

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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

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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, […]

More from the Soil & Water Conservation District

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Grant to implement strategic surface water quality monitoring program

The LaGrange Coun­ty Soil & Water Conser­vation District (SWCD) has received a $11,500 grant from the LaGrange County Community Foundation to support its plans to develop and implement a long-term and county-wide water quality monitor­ing program. The award comes from the Caring Community Fund at the Community Foundation. Martin Franke, Dis­trict Manager of the La­Grange County SWCD, said the funds […]

The Ark Animal Rescue and Adoption

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Four legs, a lick, and a wag

Dear 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

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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

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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

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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

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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.