Star dancers
LaGrange dance teams compete at nationalsOn June 30, several girls from the Sparkle and Shine Dance Studio in LaGrange competed in the Rising Star Talent National Dance Competition in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. Awards/ placements were as follows: “Good Golly Miss Molly” – Caroline Heal and Delaney Owen – 1st in category (Level 1 petite ages 7/8 novelty duo), 10th overall, platinum score “The Gift of […]
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Adams Lake Conservation Club, of Wolcottville, Indiana, is proud to announce the winners for their 2024 Boat Parade on July 6th! Our parade was led by 2024 Grand Marshall, Barb Mulholland, longtime resident and Adams Lake Historian. Our theme this year was “Classic Games and Toys.” Third place winner was the Hageman family with “Monopoly.” Second place honors went to […]
Anniversary
Gage 50thSteve and LuAnn (Wilhelm) Gage celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary Saturday. They were married on July 20, 1974. Family members include two daughters: Stephanie Gage Nishioka, married to Jantzen Nishioka, and their three children: Jevin Nishioka, Derek Nishioka, and Maddie Nishioka, and Katie Gage Yoder, married to Mark Yoder, and their two children: Mason Yoder and Kamden Yoder.
New book on War of 1812 soldiers presented to library
Mrs. Rita Bond Lehner, Historian of Olde Vistula Road Chapter, U.S. Daughters War of 1812, recently presented the first publication of “Roster of 1812 Soldiers Buried in Indiana, Volume 1” to Richard Kuster, director of LaGrange Library. The Indiana State Society has been collecting and verifying death and burial records for the first edition the past three years. Veterans’ names […]
John Lechlitner
John Allen Lechlitner, 75, of Middlebury, passed away after a courageous battle with cancer at 10:45 a.m. on Monday, July 15, at Elkhart General Hospital. He was born on November 30, 1948, in Elkhart, to James and Helen (Letherman) Lechlitner. On June 2, 1985, in Middlebury, he married Mary Ann Kauffman, she survives. Survivors in addition to his wife are […]
Elizabeth Hochstetler
Elizabeth T. Hochstetler, 83, of LaGrange, (District 13, formerly of District 17), died on Saturday, July 13, 2024, at her residence. Miller-Stewart Funeral Home, Middlebury, is assisting the family with arrangements.