WARSAW —   After 149 years serving the people of Warsaw, Ace Hardware of Warsaw, Inc. will be closing its doors.  This week, current owners Jim and Bambi Maze announced plans to retire and close the business. A special retirement sale will be held Thursday, July 19, through Wednesday, July 25. Store hours are 8 …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – Applications are being accepted for the first 15 men and 15 women to participate in the 2016 Tournament of Champions.

WARSAW — The Kosciusko Community YMCA will become a provider of the nationally recognized LiveStrong at the YMCA program thanks to an implementation grant from YMCA of the United States, the Y’s national resource office, in partnership with the LiveStrong Foundation. Locally, the K21 Health Foundation is also providing a $35,000 grant for the program. …read more.

By JILLIAN KOENEMAN Ben’s Soft Pretzels GOSHEN — Ben’s Soft Pretzels is always looking for ways to pay it forward. Whether it is throwing a VIP Party for Veterans, or raising money for the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund, the Amish-inspired pretzel bakery wants to give back to those who could use an extra smile.  On Veteran’s …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — This fall Miss Kosciusko Scholarship Pageant has an opportunity to receive proceeds from the sale of a booklet for Carsons, and other related stores.

NORTH WEBSTER — Friends of NRA is holding their North Webster Banquet at 5:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24 at 301 N. man St., North Webster. The event will host a live auction and will feature raffle prizes. Three firearms will be raffled, and the first winner gets choice of firearm.

Here is the entertainment listing for this weekend. To have an event added to the list, please email [email protected] with the what, when, where and cost.

BLOOMINGTON —REO Speedwagon will be coming to the IU Auditorium, presented by New Covenant Productions at 8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 11.

MUNCIE — New Covenant Productions proudly presents rock and roll hall of famers Lynyrd Skynyrd live in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Emens Auditorium in Muncie, 1800 West Riverside Ave. With a catalog of over 60 albums, sales beyond 30 million worldwide and their beloved classic American rock anthem “Sweet Home Alabama” …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Since its first sale in fall, 2001, Kids Market has donated more than $202,000 to local organizations.

Leesburg Pie Eyed Petey’s Karaoke, 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 4. Classic Voice, 8 p.m. to midnight Friday, Sept. 5. Short Term Memories, 7-11 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 6. Milford Lizard’s Bar and Grill Karaoke with trivia, 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 3. Karaoke with Chris Cage, 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. Friday, Sept. 4. North …read more.

NEW PARIS — This Labor Day weekend, Polk Auction Company hopes to give back by donating to St. Jude Children’s Foundation through their annual Labor Day Weekend Auction. The auction, which is in its 32nd year, will be setting aside time to raise money, in which 100 percent of the proceeds will be donated directly to the foundation.

FORT WAYNE — Tickets for “The Marvelous Wondrettes” show at the Civic Theatre are available now. Tickets are $29 for adults, $24 for seniors and $17 for anyone 23 and under.

SOUTH BEND — Notre Dame’s Department of Film, Television and Theatre announces four productions for its 2015/16 theatre season. As the season is tied directly to FTT’s academic program, the department strives for a diversity of period, form, and content and seeks to provide a broad range of artistic opportunities for both FTT majors and …read more.

MUNCIE — New Covenant Productions proudly presents rock and roll hall of famers Lynyrd Skynyrd live in concert at 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 3, at Emens Auditorium in Muncie, 1800 West Riverside Ave. With a catalog of over 60 albums, sales beyond 30 million worldwide and their beloved classic American rock anthem “Sweet Home Alabama” …read more.

FORT WAYNE — The Orchard Gallery of Fine Art is going to be holding an event through the month of September for upcycling clothes.  Similar to recycling, Becka Strachan and BJ Jordan will be presenting UpWeaR inVestation, a vest recycling event. THey will layer your vests with color and variety. The upcycled vests will also …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — The Kosciusko County Community Foundation announces Deatsman Grain Farms, Leesburg, has joined the list of grain elevators that accept gifts of grain on behalf of the Community Foundation.

NORTH MANCHESTER — At 9 a.m. Aug. 22 Peabody Retirement Community will host a once-in-a-lifetime live auction of more than 300 lots of fine antiques—from classic copper weathervanes, to original Hummel figurines dating back to the 1930s, to impressive pieces of classic furniture and crystal—to support endowments at the community.

Dane Jenkins and the buyers of his grand champion specialty meat goat WARSAW — The 2015 Kosciusko County 4-H Livestock Auction brought in a total of $412,236.42 plus an additional $5,288 for the Buyers Support Group, giving this year’s sale a strong finish. The sale was short $20,250.37 from 2014, a record sale year. (See …read more.