Monday, September 21, 2015
Starke County Youth Club Receives Gift from Golden Living Center
Published:
The Starke County Youth Club can continue its efforts to provide quality after school programs to local students thanks to a local business. The nonprofit recently received a $1,000 award from the Golden Living Center Community Support Initiative. SCYC Executive Director Irene Szakonyi says the organization has been delighted to perform service learning projects in partnership with Golden Living Center. She says their gift means quality activities like learning to invest in community can continue at Club.
Community Support Initiative grants are charitable contributions given in support of worthy nonprofit community organizations. Golden Living has contributed nearly $1.75 million into communities it serves. The Knox Golden Living Center has been in Starke County since the mid-1970s, specializing in skilled nursing, rehabilitation and recovery to home as well as long-term care.
The Starke County Youth Club provides a high-quality array of after-school, summer and recreational programs for youngsters throughout the county. They encourage individual growth, support working families and build community. Visit www.thescyc.org for more information.
10/13/2015 Community Services of Starke County Hosts AARP Smart Driver Course
Published:
An AARP driver safety program is being held next month by Community Services of Starke County.
The AARP Smart Driver Course will teach participants safety techniques to reduce the chances of a crash, as well as the effects that aging, medications, alcohol, and health issues can have on driving. Organizers say participants can expect to feel safer and more confident while driving after taking the course. They also say to check with your insurance company to see if completing the course might lower your premiums.
It will be held October 13 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. with a half-hour lunch break at Community Services of Starke County in Knox. The price is $15 for AARP members and $20 for everyone else.
Call Elderly Services Coordinator Patricia Minix at 574-772-7682 by October 7 to register.
Friday, September 18, 2015
North Judson After Harvest Festivals & Muck Crop Shows
For twenty five years, 1906 to 1931, the business men and other citizens of North Judson sponsored the Annual After-harvest Jubilee, a fall festival, with exhibits of farm products, poultry, livestock, baking, sewing and school work. Liberal prizes were given and free entertainment was provided. A special feature was a parade of bands and floats. Through the years this developed into a large Home Coming Event.
Six Muck Crops Shows, the first in 1935, were held in North Judson, with large displays of crops grown on the muck soils of northern Indiana. Roscoe Fraser, a Mucks Crops specialist of the Extension Service and Agricultural Department of Purdue University ably supervised the shows, which were attended by many thousand each year. A special entertainment feature on the closing night was the selection and crowning of a Muck Crops Queen. A picture of Congressman Charles Halleck and Ex-Governor Harold W. Handley weighing the 90 pound prize pumpkin, at the time of the last show in 1958, is shown elsewhere in this publication.
Six Muck Crops Shows, the first in 1935, were held in North Judson, with large displays of crops grown on the muck soils of northern Indiana. Roscoe Fraser, a Mucks Crops specialist of the Extension Service and Agricultural Department of Purdue University ably supervised the shows, which were attended by many thousand each year. A special entertainment feature on the closing night was the selection and crowning of a Muck Crops Queen. A picture of Congressman Charles Halleck and Ex-Governor Harold W. Handley weighing the 90 pound prize pumpkin, at the time of the last show in 1958, is shown elsewhere in this publication.
Benefit Planned for Domestic Shooting Victim
Published:
A benefit will be held tomorrow for a woman police say was shot by her estranged husband last month.
Indiana State Police say during the early morning hours of August 1, Melanie Greer’s estranged husband Jeffery Greer allegedly broke into her home outside of Culver and shot her in the face before turning the gun on himself. They say two boys, ages seven and ten, were in the home at the time but were not hurt.
Benefit organizers say Melanie has many obstacles to overcome before she’ll be physically and financially able to take care of her family. They say money raised from the event will go towards her recovery and the needs of her boys.
The benefit will include an all you can eat dinner, bake sale, raffles, an auction, and a guest speaker on domestic violence. It will be held tomorrow from 4:00 – 11:30 p.m. at the Knox VFW.
More information can be found by calling 219-508-8892 or 574-207-5139, or by going to their Facebook event page, “Benefit for Melanie Greer, Miracles Happen.”
Royalty Set to Reign Over Knox Harvest Festival
Published:
Miss Harvest 2015 Keisha Ashton
The Knox Harvest Festival returns to downtown this weekend with activities for the entire family. The first event actually took place last weekend with the festival pageant, sponsored by the Knox Moose Family Center. Keisha Ashton of North Judson was crowned Miss Harvest. She’s a junior at North Judson-San Pierre High School.
Little Mister Harvest Festival is Jayden Prater and Isabella Clark won the little miss contest. Makinzie Sanders was the 1st runner up; Brynlee Littleton – 2ndrunner up; Carleigh Risner and Emmalyn Johnson also competed.
Look for the Harvest Festival royalty in Sunday’s parade down Main Street. WoodStarke founder and correspondent for “The Leader” M.J. Bendt will be the grand marshal.
The Starke County Historical Society will also offer courthouse tours during this year’s festival. Students from each of the three high schools in Starke County will serve as guides. Enter the courthouse through the Main Street door across from the Moose Lodge. Tours will be offered tomorrow from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. and Sunday from noon until 3.
Tomorrow’s activities include a 10 a.m. opening prayer and flag raising ceremony and a pet parade. Quarter bingo will be offered from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. and from 3 until 6 p.m. at the Moose area. Several bands are scheduled to perform throughout the day and into the evening hours as well. Knox Harvest Festival 2015 Schedule
Thursday, September 17, 2015
Access Our eBooks
Patrons living in Wayne Township can now browse, check out and read ebooks in a single easy to use app. Axis 360 has made changes that eliminate the need to navigate between Blio and Acoustik apps.
Updating the Axis 360 application is easy to do just visithttp://njwt.axis360.baker-taylor.com/# to see our ebooks and update your app. Don't have the app? It's easy to add to your tablet or phone by following the directions on the site above.
By clicking on https://www.youtube.com/user/axis360support you can view a demonstration on how the new Axis 360 app works on Android and Kindle Fire devices and on Apple/iOS devices.
Have a question not covered in the video? Visit the Help page athttp://help.axis360.baker-taylor.com/?rc=patron to find an answer.
And, of course, you can always visit us and we will be glad to help you set up your tablet or phone.
Northwest Community Action Corporation
Northwest Community Action Corporation is a regional not-for-profit organization that provides assistance to people of all phases and walks of life. We are the designated Area Agency on Aging and Community Action Corporation, as well as Northwest Indiana’s 2-1-1 Information and Assistance Call Center. Our agency offers a variety of services to individuals and families in order for them to maintain independence and self-sufficiency; while strengthening our community’s local economy.
SCILL Receives Award from NIPSCO
Published:
The Starke County Initiative for Lifelong Learning is being recognized by NIPSCO for its efforts in strengthening local communities in the area of education. SCILL is one of five recipients of the fifth annual NIPSCO Luminary Awards being presented this evening in Merrillville.
Coordinator of student services and programs Jerry Gurrado says the recognition means a lot to the organization, “Sometimes you’re fortunate enough to get an award and it’s rather hollow or shallow, but coming from NIPSCO, they’re pretty diligent in how they do their screening process, so it’s just a tremendous honor.”
He says the group deserves the recognition, “It’s always nice to be recognized, but we’ve always been just a little bit prejudiced and thought that we have this little hidden gem here in Starke County that is something that the entire county should be proud of because so many entities and people have been instrumental in our success.”
Gurrado says it feels good to be part of a team that’s doing amazing work, “All of us have days when we kind of grind at work and days when you kind of scratch your head and wonder why you’re doing what you’re doing. You don’t do it for awards, but when something like this pops up, it just makes you feel so proud of your entire organization because you know that this wasn’t through the efforts of just one person or a small committee or anything like that.”
Additionally, NIPSCO’s donating $1,000 to each award winner’s charity of choice.
Gurrado says the money for SCILL will likely go to the Starke County Community Foundation.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)