Amy Oberlin
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Millers mark 80 years
By Amy Oberlin | June 05, 2023
Eighty years of marriage looks good on Truman and Joyce Miller of rural LaGrange County. Last week, Joyce celebrated her 98th birthday and in August, Truman will turn 100 years old. Today – June 5 – the Millers mark 80 years of marriage. Eight decades ago, after dating about two years, they were wed in a simple ceremony at the... READ MORE >

Laker entrepreneurs recognized at event
By Amy Oberlin | May 22, 2023
Lakeland High School senior Carly Rasbaugh won first place and $1,000 for her entrepreneurship project during a year-end event last Monday at the LaGrange American Legion. The premiere Entrepreneurship Academy Showcase featured 11 students and 10 projects, judged by Sherri Johnston, Executive Director of the LaGrange County Economic Development Corporation; Tony Ramey, Associate Professor and Entrepreneurship Program Chair, Ivy Tech... READ MORE >

LaGrange County Parks celebrates fen
By Amy Oberlin | April 10, 2023
The LaGrange County Parks and Recreation Department put a lot of love into the Mike Metz Fen. Now, in a grand opening Fengke 5K fun run and walk, LaGrange County will celebrate the years of effort that went into creating a diverse natural showpiece and wetlands preserve near Duff Lake. On Saturday, April 22, a ribbon will be cut at... READ MORE >

Maple festival in 30th year
By Amy Oberlin | March 06, 2023
It’s a good year for maple syrup, said LaGrange County Parks Superintendent George DeWald. And, the Maple Wood sap collection process is better than ever. DeWald constructed a system using a wet vacuum line to pump sap directly from the trees into two 300-gallon plastic containers. The containers, donated by Snax In Pax of Topeka, formerly held molasses. Last week,... READ MORE >

Symphony of the century
By Amy Oberlin | February 09, 2023
Larry Garber wants Howard Terrell’s five original symphonies performed by live orchestras. Not because he loves music, but because he loves Terrell. Terrell, 102, a United States Army and Air Force veteran, taught at Howe Military School for 15 years and wrote a large body of music. Much of it has not been performed. “Symphony No. 1 in C-Sharp Minor”... READ MORE >

Read United shares good messages
By Amy Oberlin | November 29, 2021
I can think of no greater honor or delight than to read to Deb Weaver’s second grade students on Thursday afternoons. Read United has been a high point of my past four weeks. Through Crossroads United Way – which serves LaGrange, Noble and Elkhart counties – I was given the opportunity to volunteer in a local classroom. The United Way... READ MORE >