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Archive for January, 2010

Tiger sports schedule for Saturday

January 30th, 2010Stacey Page

     The Warsaw Tigers Wrestling team is taking part in the IHSAA Sectional at Plymouth today. Also, the Tiger boys swimming NLC championships are going on at Northridge High School in Middlebury.
     The Lady Tigers girls’ basketball teams will battle it out tonight for the NLC crown. The girls take on Northwood at home. Game time is 6:15 p.m.

Tigers undefeated in NLC

January 30th, 2010Stacey Page

Varsity: WARSAW 64 NORTHWOOD 44
JV: WARSAW 34 NORTHWOOD 33 (OT)
     The Warsaw Tigers remained unbeaten in the NLC with the win over the Panthers in Nappanee Friday night.
     Nic Moore hit the 1,000 point mark for his career and led the Tigers with 20 points while dishing out 4 assists. Lucas Grose scored 9 points while hauling down 9 rebounds. Justin Clemens also scored 9 points and Jordyn Coon scored 8 points, had 5 assists and grabbed 5 rebounds.
     In the JV win, Jay Holladay scored 11 points while Clay Anderson added 9
points and had 8 rebounds. Both teams will travel to Elkhart Memorial next Friday night before returning home on Saturday to face the Marion Giants.

Wawasee falls to Concord, JV earns a win

January 30th, 2010Stacey Page

Varsity: WAWASEE 71 CONCORD 81
JV: WAWASEE 35 CONCORD 34
     The Wawasee varsity Warriors fell 10 points short to the Concord Minutemen in Friday night’s game at Wawasee. Leading the Warriors in double digits were Riley Stichter and Jacon Thompson who both netted 17 points, and Keegan Beer added 11 points.
    The JV Warriors hauled down just one point to claim victory in their game.
     The Wawasee varsity boys are now  6-6 in the season and 2-3 in the conference.

UPDATE: Body found in Whitley County

January 30th, 2010Stacey Page

By Stacey Page

     Police in Whitley County have returned to the site where the body of a male was located shortly before 4 p.m. Friday.
     An autopsy is planned for early in the week but today investigators say they will try to obtain the man’s identity from finger prints and combine them with photos of tattos in an effort to identify the victim.

Tiger sports notes

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

GYMNASTICS
HUNTINGTON NORTH 102.5
WARSAW 93.5
     The Lady Tiger gymnasts fell to Huntington North on Thursday evening.
Top finishers for Warsaw included:
     Vault: Miriam Vogel -4th, Raegan Minear-6th
     Bars: Minear -3rd, Jo Richard-6th
     Beam: Vogel-2nd, Richard -5th, Minear-6th
     Floor: Vogel-4th
     All-Around: Vogel-4th, Minear-6th

Berniece Hollar Dwyer

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

     Berniece Hollar Dwyer, 91, Milford, died at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan 27, 2010, at her home.
     Born Sept. 6, 1918, she was the daughter of Amos and Kathryn Hollar. She was a 1936 graduate of Milford High School.

Ethel A. Bolinger

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

     Ethel A. Bolinger, 86, of P.O. Box 27, Atwood, Indiana 46502, died on Jan. 27, 2010 at 4:10 a.m. at Kosciusko Community Hospital. She was born on April 19, 1923 in Kosciusko County.
     She was born to Glen and Edna Sensibaugh. She was a lifetime resident of Kosciusko County. On March 14, 1942, she married John Bolinger in Kosciusko County. He preceded her in death on Aug. 4, 2008.

Kosciusko County Shrine Club donates to YMCA

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

Kosciusko Community YMCA CEO Steve Jungbauer, left, accepts a donation from Kosciusko County Shrine Club Vice President Chris Kehler.

     The Kosciusko County Shrine Club recently made a donation to the Kosciusko Community YMCA to be used in support of need-based scholarships. Scholarship funding is raised through donations from individuals and companies as part of the annual Strong Kids Campaign.

Kosciusko County bookings

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

Jan. 29
    
John K. Rightsell, 21, East Douglas Street, Bourbon, arrested for probation violation. Bond: $5,000
     Tieisha Marie Clarke, 19, West Lexington Avenue, Elkhart, arrested for assisting a criminal. No bond
     Orlando Artez White, 31, West Race, Chicago, Ill., arrested for OWI. Bond: $15,000

City council cancels meeting

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

    The regular meeting of the Warsaw Common Council set for 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 1, has been cancelled due to a lack of business.
     The next regular meeting is planned for Monday, Feb. 15, at 7 p.m.  All meetings are held in the council chambers on Market Street and are open to the public.

Feb. 1 Crime of the Week

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

     This week’s crime of the week comes from the files of the Warsaw Police Department.
    
On Dec. 25, 2009, the Warsaw Police Department received a call of a burglary located at 202 S. Union St., Warsaw. The business is now Plank & Ply Woodworking, the business used to be Sheridon Lawn mower repair.

Bill Sunday collection gets new home

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

     Grace College and Theological Seminary announced Thursday that the Billy Sunday Visitor’s Center collection will move to a new home in the Reneker Museum of Winona History, located in Westminster Hall of Grace College.
     The building that previously housed the visitor’s center will be occupied by The Remnant Trust, a public educational foundation that archives and preserves rare historical documents. This priceless collection of antiquities is loaned to colleges, universities, and other institutions for display and research by students, faculty, scholars, and the general public.

Chamber awards local businesses, individuals

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

Dennis Hively awards Angie Shaw, Nicklas and Isabella Shaw, and Bev and Orlie Shaw an award on behalf of the late Sgt. Jeff Shaw


     The 98th annual Warsaw-Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce awards banquet was held Thursday night and the following awards were given:

Zimmer profits dip

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

     Warsaw-based Zimmer Holdings’ says its fourth-quarter profit dipped about 7 percent amid higher expenses. The local orthopedic device manufacturer reported fourth-quarter earnings at $155.2 million – or 74 cents per share. That is down from the $167.5 million from one year ago.

Wawasee sports updates

January 29th, 2010Stacey Page

FRESHMAN BOYS BASKETBALL
WAWASEE 32 CONCORD 41
    
Though the freshman Warriors fell to the Minutemen in action Thursday night, DJ Semon and Matt Miller displayed oustanding defensive play and two players scored in double digits. Jordan Acton added 11 points and Ryndan Aaron added 10 points.