WABASH — The Honeywell Center has added five more shows to its entertainment line-up. The shows include “Cirque Dreams Holidaze,” the annual holiday concert by the “Fort Wayne Philharmonic Holiday Pops,” “Ann Wilson of Heart,” “B-The Underwater Bubble Show,” and a performance by “The Illusionists.” Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 26. …read more.

By MILFORD LIBRARY STAFF Milford library news and events this week: Adult Reading Program ‘Escape the Ordinary’ is the theme of the library’s winter adult reading club. Patrons are invited to try something new this winter, exploring heroes, superheroes and other extraordinary people, places and events. Try reading something in a new genre, attend a …read more.

[weaver_youtube KZlmZEU9QQY rel-0]   The response was fantastic. InkFreeNews received a wide variety of holiday photos from our readers, ranging from a baby’s first visit with Santa Claus to a week-old newborn at Riley’s Children’s Hospital. We even received photos of decorations, preparations for Christmas, furry kids ready for Christmas and many more. Every photo we …read more.

There is still time to submit photos of funny, sweet and certainly memorable photos dealing with Christmas, present or past. Photo submissions will be accepted until 5 p.m. today and can be emailed to [email protected] Remember these can be any Christmas photos you, our readers, have or treasure, including those surprised faces yesterday morning opening …read more.

By MILFORD LIBRARY STAFF Milford library news and events this week: New Circulation Policy On Monday, Dec. 15 the Milford Public Library board approved an addition to the circulation policy. The newly adopted policy reads, “All new library patrons are limited to two DVDs and two other items for a total of 4 items on …read more.

By STEPHANIE FAROH Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Eating healthy during the holidays can be challenging, especially when there are so many wonderful dishes to choose from. However, you do not need to give up your favorite dishes to maintain your health. By following these tips, you can enjoy both the food and your …read more.

In observance of Christmas, the City of Warsaw offices will be closed Thursday, Dec. 25 and Friday Dec. 26. Thursday’s trash route will be picked up Wednesday, Dec. 24. Friday’s route will be Monday, Dec. 29. City offices will also be closed Thursday, Jan. 1 in observance of New Year’s Day.  Thursday’s trash route will …read more.

Fifth graders at Pierceton Elementary are giving back to the community they live in. Teachers were given a list of 14 seniors that live in the Pierceton community that could use a little extra Christmas cheer. Teachers then sent out a list of needed items with the students. Parents and students were extremely generous and …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation The second grade students at Triton Elementary, along with teachers Karly Biddle, Samantha Phenix and Denise Voreis, went caroling in downtown Bourbon to share the joy of the season. The students also stopped by the Triton administration office to sing for the staff there. Superintendent Donna …read more.

Wal-Mart of Warsaw is participating in a national campaign to support The Salvation Army with its efforts during the holidays to help those in need. A display will be at the front of the store near the Market entrance where donors can leave new toys and new or gently used coats. The collection will take …read more.

By MICHELLE BALL Pierceton Elementary Fourth graders at Pierceton Elementary School are giving up a school gift exchange this year to help others in need. The fourth graders have donated shoe boxes and small items to go in them. Students are packing the shoe boxes to be sent to children of disaster relief and in …read more.

By MILFORD LIBRARY STAFF Make and Take Crafts During the week of Christmas, the library will have crafts available for children of all ages. From Monday, Dec. 22 until Saturday, Dec. 27, we will have crafts you can make any time during the hours the library is open. Crafts will be available in the children’s …read more.

The American Legion Auxiliary junior members from Warsaw Unit 49 and Pierceton Unit 258 recently helped spread some holiday cheer. The members got together to make ornaments and decorate a tree for the Marion campus of the Veteran’s hospital. Ornaments included bells, candy cane reindeer and wooden branches of the service symbols, to name a …read more.

Beginning at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, the Pierceton Lions Club will be holding their annual Christmas event. The event will be located in Pierceton at the community building. Santa Claus will arrive escorted by the local fire department to visit with area children. Kids and their parents are invited to enjoy an evening that …read more.

By TRINA HOY Dr. Richard Anderson was commissioned 30 years ago by Grace College and the Warsaw Ministerial Association to start a community choir and perform the classical and sacred Handel’s “Messiah” which is well known all over the world. Once the choir was established the performance of “Messiah” was an annual event that was …read more.

By REBECCA KUIKEN Co-Pastor, First Presbyterian Church An Elkhart church will host a special service to brighten the spirits of people who find the holiday season painful. At 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 18, First Presbyterian Church in Elkhart will present ‘The Longest Night,’ an evening of prayer and worship to comfort people facing Christmas without …read more.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools Warsaw Community Schools challenged each school in the district to donate new, unwrapped toys for Toys for Tots, an annual service project for the schools. The WCS bus drivers gathered up the toys from each school and WCS Central Office on Friday, Dec. 5. WCS is …read more.

By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Extension Educator – Health & Human sciences, Purdue Extension Elkhart County Last week I wrote about holiday traditions and how many of them are connected to food. This week my thoughts are on planning breakfast so everyone can be a part of the activities and all enjoy …read more.

By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Purdue Extension Elkhart County The holidays are all about entertaining and that means food! It’s so easy to get caught up in the festivities that we become careless and/or forget about safety. It is important to think about and practice basic kitchen safety. We are all susceptible …read more.

By MARY ANN LIENHART CROSS County Extension Director, Purdue Extension Elkhart County To many of us the holidays are all about traditions. Among these traditions are special foods only prepared this time of the year. There are many traditions beyond the food such as decorating, church and community services, music, lights, family gatherings, and of …read more.

By LORI ANN TILDEN Administrative Assistant, Warsaw Community Schools Sandy McClellan’s sixth grade students are reaching out to our United States Military during the holiday season by sending them Christmas stockings full of goodies and encouraging notes. This is the third year that Sandy McClellan has partnered with Jennifer Kauffman from Vein Institute and Medi …read more.

By DONNA BURROUGHS, EdS Superintendent, Triton Community School Corporation The first and second grade students at Triton Elementary School entertained their families with a musical program on Tuesday, Dec. 2. The Christmas spirit was in the air. The music program was under the direction of Mollie Kintzel.

By DANI BARKEY Chief Accountability Officer, Warsaw Community Schools The Warsaw sixth, seventh, and eighth grade bands will present their Winter Concert on Monday, Dec. 8. The concert will be held in the Lakeview Middle School Auditorium beginning at 7 p.m. Admission is free and the public is invited to attend. The concert will feature …read more.

By KEVIN BELLAMY Director of Administration, Towle Theater The Towle Theater is proud to welcome Rita Rose for a one-night engagement on Thursday, Dec. 18. Rita Rose is the alter ego of singer/actress Rachelyn Primm. She has been performing all over Chicago with her Rockabilly Cabaret Show. For the Holiday Season, she has created a …read more.

By DEBBIE SHAFER Manager, Shoe Sensation Shoe Sensation, 2884 Frontage Road, Warsaw, has announced its commitment to help local children in need. From Tuesday, Dec. 2 through Monday, Dec. 8, Shoe Sensation will help Big Brothers Big Sisters, a local not-for-profit institution dedicated to helping deserving children in the community, by accepting donations on their …read more.

By SALLY HOGAN Kosciusko County Historical Society Wondering what to give that person who is hard to buy for or that seems to have everything? Well, the Kosciusko County Historical Society has the perfect gift for that hard-to-buy-for person. Four times a year, we publish a fantastic historical magazine called The Thaddeus. Each issue contains …read more.

By TIFFANY CONRAD Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site Area residents of Rome City planning to attend the annual A Dream of Beauty Holiday Walk on Saturday, Dec. 6 on the grounds of Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, are invited to enter the Dream of Beauty Cookie Contest. The new event will take place at 2:30 …read more.

The Indiana Governor’s Residence has added tour dates during the month of December to showcase the home’s holiday decorations. “The Governor and I are thrilled to offer additional tour dates for the Governor’s Residence during the month of December,” said First Lady Karen Pence. “This season, we encourage all Hoosiers to consider visiting the Residence …read more.

By DEBBIE MYERS Communication Specialist, Trine University Trine University’s South Bend Regional Education Center invites all to join them in gathering items and monetary donations for Season of Giving to benefit the Young Women’s Christian Association of North Central Indiana. Items on the YWCA’s wish list this year are food; shampoo, conditioner and body wash, …read more.

By DEBBIE MYERS Communication Specialist Trine University Trine University’s Warsaw Education Center and Combined Community Services invite all to join them in gathering canned and nonperishable food items this holiday season. To participate in the Holiday Food Drive, take donations to the Warsaw campus building and place it under the Christmas tree in the lobby. …read more.

Leesburg Elementary School will be holding their PTO Holiday Craft Show and Bazaar from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 29. This event will be held in the Leesburg Elementary School gymnasium, located at 6250 N. Old SR 15. Finish the holiday shopping with home business and craft vendors. Concessions will be available. More …read more.

By LORI ANN TILDEN Administrative Assistant, Warsaw Community Schools For the fifth year, students of Jennifer Phillips, a special education teacher for Warsaw Community Schools Gateway Educational Center and Holly Fancil, teacher of MoCD/SCD – Gateway Educational Center, sponsored meals at the Community Soup Kitchen. The students teamed up with Brad Sutter of OrthoCity BBQ …read more.

By JILL SCHROEDER Knit Together Shop local for the holidays! Small Business Saturday is on Saturday, Nov. 29. After you’ve spent Black Friday at the “big box” stores, come back “home” to personal service and a staff who loves yarn as much as you do! Join us at Knit Together, located at 475 Anchorage Rd. …read more.

By CASSIE RINGSDORF Federal Emergency Management Agency With the holidays fast approaching, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency Region V office encourages everyone to consider giving gifts that will help protect their family members and friends during a future emergency. “A gift to help prepare for emergencies could be life-saving for …read more.

By LORI ANN TILDEN Administrative Assistant, Warsaw Community Schools The Performing Arts Department of Warsaw Community High School will present their sixth annual Holiday Gala at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7, in the WCHS Performing Arts Center. The gala will feature the band, choir, theater, orchestra, and dance programs performing seasonal favorites such as “Little …read more.

This holiday season, the University of Notre Dame will be holding a traditional Latino Las Posadas, at 9 p.m. on Dec. 2, Dec. 3, and Dec. 4 at the Notre Dame Grotto. Las Posadas, which means lodgings in Spanish, is a Christmastime tradition that originated in Spain and is now celebrated annually in Mexico, the …read more.

By ALICIA EBAUGH Footlight Theatre Grant Fitch brings his one-man performance of A Christmas Carol to Footlight Theatre in Michigan City on Sunday, Dec. 7. Thrill to this classic tale of laughter, chills and redemption in Charles Dickens’ own words, the original version of the scenes you’ve seen again and again in film, and the …read more.

By Lt. ESTEBAN POMMIER, M.A. Commanding Officer, The Salvation Army Warsaw Corps Community Center The Salvation Army is in urgent need for volunteer bell ringers. They are preparing for a busy weekend. Although volunteers have already been ringing at some locations, shifts will soon become available at all participating stores. “We are very pleased with …read more.

With Thanksgiving one of the most popular travel times of the year, flights are typically very full and airports extremely busy on peak days during the week of the holiday. This year, that will be met with a 5.3 percent increase in airline capacity at IND to the largest total since 2010. According to Airlines …read more.

By CHIP DAVIS Creator, Mannheim Steamroller Mannheim Steamroller will present the best the holiday has to offer this season. The group will perform live for one performance only in Muncie at Ball State’s Emens Auditorium on Wednesday, Dec. 17. Tickets are on sale now and available at the Emens Auditorium box office, 765-285-1539, toll free …read more.

By LISA FERENTZ The holidays can be a wonderful and cozy time of year. We reconnect with those long forgotten warm sweaters that have waited patiently for us in the back of our closets. Everything we eat and drink is pumpkin flavored. We start to look longingly at our fireplaces, and even anticipate the first …read more.

The Apollo Chorus, Chicago’s oldest musical organization, will perform their signature rendition of the choral masterpiece Handel’s “Messiah” at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, at Orchestra Hall at Symphony Center, 220 S. Michigan Ave. Chicago, and at 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20, at at Harris Theater for Music & Dance, 205 E. Randolph Drive, Chicago. …read more.

By RACHEL M. MONDRAGON Director of Marketing and Fund Development, Wagon Wheel Center for the Arts Over the past month Symphony of the Lakes has been accepting donations to the exciting new fundraising event known as Pursuit of the Podium. Four community leaders have been competing for your donations and the winner will conduct the …read more.

By TRINA HOY Community Development Director, Kosciusko County Big Brothers Big Sisters The Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana will be hosting their holiday “Big Celebration” benefit for the Big Brothers Big Sisters of Kosciusko County on Thursday, Dec. 4, at the Champagne Jam in Warsaw. The event will feature a reception, silent auction, …read more.

By KIM KOMDEUR Kosciusko County American Red Cross With the help of the Red Cross, Americans can send holiday cards with messages season’s greetings and holiday wishes to military members and veterans who cannot be with their families this season. The Holiday Mail for Heroes program runs until Nov. 26. This year, card making and …read more.

By AMI PITT Combined Community Services The 21st Annual Toy Time consignment sale is coming soon. Proceeds from the Toy Time Sale benefit Combined Community Services Toy Give Away project. This is a great way to clean out that toy box, purchase great toys at a garage sale price, make 50 percent off your items …read more.

WASHINGTON — The United States Postal Service kicked off the holiday shipping season today by announcing that it will be delivering packages seven days a week in major cities and high volume areas starting Nov. 17 through Christmas Day in response to expected double-digit package volume growth. “The Postal Service will be out making deliveries …read more.

By SANDY TUTTLE Fort Wayne Calvary United Methodist Church Calvary United Methodist Church, located at 6301 Winchester Rd. in Fort Wayne, will host a breakfast with Santa at 9 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Breakfast will start at 9 a.m. with Santa arriving for visits and photos at 9:30 a.m. Activities for all go until 11 …read more.

By BOURBON POLICE DEPARTMENT As families take to the roads this holiday season, law enforcement is reminding drivers extra patrols will be cracking down on impaired driving and seat belt violations to increase safety on the state’s streets and highways. “Thanksgiving is one of the busiest travel periods of the year,” said Ptl. Matt Geiger …read more.

By RACHEL MONDRAGON Director of Marketing and Fund Promotions, Wagon Wheel Theatre The Symphony of the Lakes and conductor Tom Stirling present an exciting fund raising event known as Pursuit of the Podium at the Home for the Holiday’s Pop’s Concert on Saturday, Nov. 22. Pursuit of the Podium is a fundraising event benefiting the …read more.

There is something about Christmas that just seems to shine a light on our hearts and encourage most of us to do what we can to brighten someone’s day or create some kind of miracle. This holiday season has proven to be no different. In addition to the usual programs like Adopt a Family through …read more.

The Lakeland Community Concert Association would like to invite everyone to the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra Christmas Holiday Pops Concert at 2 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 15, at the Warsaw High School Performing Arts Center. Once again, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra will entertain with its popular Christmas Holiday Pops Concert. Tickets are $20 at the …read more.

The perfect puppy for a spouse or a car priced just right for your teenager may seem like deals too good to pass on this holiday season, but the Better Business Bureau is advising holiday shoppers to hold onto their holiday cash and consider the source of the sale before making any purchases this holiday …read more.

The Warsaw Community High School Choral Department will present their December Holiday Concert “NOEL” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 3, in the WCHS Performing Arts Center. The concert will feature all four high school choirs performing a wide variety of seasonal favorites as well as fresh new arrangements of classic Christmas pieces. Guest instrumentalists will …read more.

WABASH – The Honeywell Center is announcing the on sale date of several new shows. Tickets for “Junie B. in Jingle Bells, Batman Smells,” Neal McCoy, Colin Mochrie and Brad Sherwood, Mark Schultz, The Oak Ridge Boys Christmas Times A Comin’, the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Holiday Pops and the Madrigal Dinner Theater go on sale …read more.