COLUMBIA CITY — TOPS Club Inc., known as Take Off Pounds Sensibly, announced members of TOPS 1051 in Columbia City recently named Nancy Peterson as their new chapter leader. Other officers were also elected, including the co-leader, secretary and treasurer.

WARSAW — Kosciusko Community YMCA will start summer classes Monday, June 6. Classes will run through July 17. Classes for youth will include swim lessons, youth fitness and gymnastics classes for all ages. Registration for summer classes starts for everyone Monday, May 23. Classes that promote the healthy living aspect of the Y will include group exercise …read more.

K21 has awarded a grant of $47,461 to allow the Lake City BMX Club to make needed improvements to the track at Hire Park in Warsaw, as well as purchase a new state-of-the-art starting gate for BMX races. “K21 is committed to helping our community offer a variety of physical fitness activities,” said Rich Haddad, …read more.

By BARBARA DZIKOWSKI Alzheimer’s and Dementia Services of Northern Indiana Alzheimer’s and Dementia Services of Northern Indiana, a division of Real Services, is offering “Dinner and Dementia,” a free educational series for caregivers of someone with Alzheimer’s or other dementia. This is a unique opportunity to receive disease-related education and tour a memory care facility. …read more.

NORTH WEBSTER – Bubble soccer has arrived at North Webster Community Center. What is bubble soccer? Bubble soccer is the newest craze sweeping the nation and quite possibly the most exciting sport that you will ever play. Some of you may have even seen it on TV being played on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. …read more.

By MARLIES SELENT-WEST Chautauqua-Wawasee A great night for a great cause. Lakeside Fitness, Oakwood Resort and Chautauqua-Wawasee put together an Ultimate Dance & Zumba night that was held on Friday, Feb. 20 to help raise awareness and funds for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. Ninety three women, men and children braved the sub-zero temperatures to come …read more.

By BLAINE CONLEY Assistant Superintendent, Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation Tippecanoe Valley High School Weight Room will be open to the public free of charge from 6:30 a.m. until 8 a.m. on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The facility will also be open from 6  p.m. to 8  p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday. Participants should use door …read more.

By STEPHANIE FAROH Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Kosciusko County Did you make your New Year’s Resolution yet? A new year presents a wonderful opportunity for you to reflect on your health and to set up a healthy living plan for the new year. If you’ve made and then broken the same old weight or health-oriented …read more.

In yet another sign of changing perceptions about the YMCA as a leading organization in chronic disease prevention, the CEO of the American Medical Association has lauded the YMCA as a “model community asset.” Speaking to the AMA’s House of Delegates during that policy-making body’s Interim Meeting in November, Dr. James Madara recognized the YMCA …read more.