WARSAW — Over 1,000 shooters participated and more than $10,000 was raised during the annual two-day Shrine Turkey Shoot. Family entertainment was had by all at the event, including parents, children and grandchildren. During the event, Curtis Drake won a .410 youth shotgun and Darrell Moore won a Marlin 1894 .44 rifle. The Shrine Club …read more.

WARSAW — After World War I, the poppy flourished in Europe. Scientists attributed the growth to soils in France and Belgium becoming enriched with lime from the rubble left by the war. From the dirt and mud grew a beautiful red poppy. The red poppy came to symbolize the blood shed during battle following the publication …read more.

Pictured, from left, Ken Locke, Rhonda Rife, Karen Smith, Deb Swanson, Rex Rife, Kathy Snell, Jill Smith, Marsha Huffman and John Sadler. WARSAW — VFW Post 1126 and American Legion Post 49 hosted the annual Veterans Day event at Center Lake Pavilion Sunday, Nov. 11.  “Today the bell at the Kosciusko County courthouse will be rung …read more.

WARSAW — The American Legion started its centennial year in August 2018. Post 49 of Warsaw is not far behind. Next year the post will celebrate both the national organization’s and its own 100th birthday. Post 49 was established in 1919 and has made its home since 1950 in the sprawling two-story brick building on the …read more.

WARSAW — The bell at the Kosciusko County Courthouse will toll at 11 a.m. on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11. The event will join a tolling of bells across the country called, “Bells of Peace: A World War I Remembrance.”  The National tolling of bells honors those who served in the Great War.  This event is …read more.

  MENTONE — Sunny skies and stifling, warm temperatures provided the backdrop at the Mentone Cemetery Sunday afternoon for the town’s ceremony honoring the country’s war dead. Following an introduction by Town Council Member Tim Croy, the invocation by Pastor Jason Rice and music by both the Tippecanoe Valley High School band and vocalist Ed …read more.

WARSAW — McHatton Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, donated an Indiana Bicentennial collectible  Ruger 10/22 rifle to the Warsaw American Legion Post 49 for their upcoming auction. A public auction to benefit area veterans and families will be held from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, April 28, at the Warsaw American Legion Post 49, located at …read more.

WARSAW — Warsaw’s American Legion Post, which is as old as the military-oriented fraternal organization itself, has announced it will leave its home of nearly seven decades to serve its current membership and to prepare for future growth as a community resource. Leadership of the John C. Peterson Post No. 49 in Warsaw officially announced that …read more.

Dale H. Stiffler, 90, Mentone, passed away at 10:25 p.m. Friday, Dec. 29, at Millers Merry Manor of Warsaw. He was born on Aug. 14, 1927, in Elkhart to Hobart and Lura (Williamson) Stiffler. He married on March 20, 1955, in Millersburg at the Fish Lake Lutheran Church to Oretha C. Bickel; she preceded on …read more.

WARSAW — Many veterans believe the true heroes are the ones who never made it back from the wars, but as Member of Sons of American Legion Post 49 Ken Locke stated during his speech that “the real heroes never came home, but I’m not entirely sure that is true because there are many veterans …read more.

MENTONE — The winds were high, but that didn’t discourage the veterans, at the Mentone Cemetery, May 29. Nor the people discouraged who came to honor them and those that had fallen while fighting valiantly for this nation’s freedom. After an introduction by Ron Barker and an invocation by Rev. Amber Karkosky-Litten, the members of …read more.

The Honor Guard from American Legion Post 49 and the Burket Boy Scout Troop 782 honored those of the past and present who defend our freedoms.

A tradition was started today at Central Park in Warsaw. In honor of Earth Day, American Legion Post 49 donated a Crimson Maple tree to the park in honor of the veterans who have served so that Americans have the freedom to celebrate Arbor Day. “There’s nothing but thanks for what you’ve done,” said Warsaw …read more.

[weaver_youtube DqYdi3D7mSE rel=0] Warsaw American Legion Post 49 hosted a Veterans Day assembly this afternoon. Veterans and civilians alike came out to pay their respect and honor those who have served our country and protected our freedoms. The assembly opened with an Armed Forces medley performed by the Warsaw Community High School band. As each …read more.

Two-year-old Myles Bartley was born with non-functioning kidneys and has been on Peritoneal Dialysis since he was 2 weeks old. In just weeks, he will undergo a surgery that will hopefully change his life forever. Myles will be undergoing a kidney transplant. A paternal aunt is a perfect match for the transplant and has agreed to …read more.

American Legion Post 49 in Warsaw is offering free breakfast and coffee to anyone working for the city, county or state to plow people out. The American Legion Post is located at the corner of Fort Wayne and Buffalo streets in Warsaw.

American Legion Post 49 in Warsaw is selling gift tags to raise money for Christmas presents for the children living in the local homeless shelter. The gift tags are $5 each and are available at the American Legion, 301 N. Buffalo St., Warsaw, from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Saturday. All proceeds from …read more.