WINONA LAKE — A couple with connections to Winona Lake are getting some much needed help from a unique culinary event happening this week. Derek, son of Joy and Jay Lavender, and Leanne Lavender’s, a graduate of Grace College, lives were interrupted when Derek was involved in a motorcycle accident on June 15. Derek suffered …read more.

By AMY MUNCY Master Gardener Intern At this time, my own yard needs a lot of work as a new septic system was just installed. You need to be careful what you plant around septic systems, as some long term plants can cause damage. The biggest problem I’ve heard of is tree roots getting into …read more.

Jay Lawrence Lavender, 64, of Winona Lake, Ind., went home to be with his Lord and Savior at 3:26 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Jay had been a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., for the past 32 years, and was an attorney with Lavender & Bauer, P.C. of Warsaw, Ind., for the past 28 years. …read more.