Kids getting into the “Taste of Ag” from left; Anna, Brooke and Ben Zartmen.
WARSAW — The 18th annual “A Taste of Agriculture in Kosciusko County: A Family Affair” was at the Kosciusko Fairgrounds from 5-7:30 p.m. last evening, Tuesday, April 12, with plenty of agriculture booths, food samples and prizes.
As people entered the fairgrounds, their first stop was at the Beaver Dam Stand Welcome Center to receive and register for more than 100 door prizes. Each person received a bag that had a prize in it. Connie Kehoe, Warsaw, who has attended the “Taste of Ag” for years, said the prizes are all different, “One year I won two fish fry tickets. This year I got a cinnamon bun.” T-shirts could be won with a spin of the “Ag Wheel of Knowledge.”
There were more than 20 booths representing agriculture: Bleacher’s Sugar Bush with samplings of everything maple, hogs, Creighton Brothers with chickens and chicks, KC Recycling showing people how to build composting units, Beekeepers telling the importance of bees to the environment and giving free samples of honey, among many more.
Food samples were made available such as; ice cream, cheese, various pork products, duck, popcorn, eggs, goat cheese, salsa and chips. Taco seasoned beef was offered by the Kosciusko County Cattleman’s Association.
Children were not forgotten at the “Taste of Ag” event. There was a scavenger hunt for the kids, a coloring contest and they were allowed to pet the animals.
Tiphanie Hodge serves at the Bremen Tournament last Saturday. Hodge and 1 doubles partner Makenna Bradley earned the Lady Vikings their lone win versus Glenn Tuesday. (File photo by James Costello)
April 25 — Keiyon Leray Williams, 19, 752 Pettibone Ave., Flint, Mich., was booked on a warrant out of state. No bond.
April 25 — Marc Kyle Sutherland Sr., 43, 23 EMS T26C Lane, Leesburg, was booked for burglary of a dwelling. Bond: $21,500 surety and cash.
April 25 — Craig Ryan Stouder, 49, 4690 N. CR 375E, Warsaw, was booked for two counts of operating while intoxicated. Bond: $700 cash.
April 25 — Christopher Wesley Roberts, 38, 2106 E. Jefferson St., Warsaw, was booked for invasion of privacy and robbery with a deadly weapon or bodily injury. Bond: $21,750 surety and cash.
April 25 — Bud R. Phillips, 48, 5845 W. Osprey Drive, Mentone, was booked for habitual traffic violator, life. Bond: $10,250 surety and cash.
April 25 — Shelley Irene Hughes, 48, 2436 S. CR 775W, Mentone, was booked for false informing. No bond.
April 25 — Ashley Ann Hobbs, 31, 4267 S. Scott Road, Claypool, was booked for check deception. Bond: $123.69 cash.
April 25 — Leyon Joseph Gilliam Jr., 25, 315 Ulrich Drive, Milford, was booked for domestic battery and strangulation. Bond: $5,250 surety and cash.
April 25 — Paul Sheldon Brandon, 42, 2436 S. CR 775W, Mentone, was booked for misdemeanor failure to appear. No bond.
April 25 — Martin Bonilla Jr., 32, 321 Middlebury St., Elkhart, was booked for operating while intoxicated. Bond: $700 cash.
April 26 — Justin Zachary Babendrager, 24, 2920 White Oak Ave., Fort Wayne, was booked for public intoxication. Bond: $400 cash.