LEESBURG – The annual Steve Dodds golf outing will take place Sept. 6 at Tippecanoe Lake Country Club.

SYRACUSE — For the third time this season, the Wawasee girls basketball team lost on a shot in the final seconds as West Noble escaped with a 53-51 win over the Lady Warriors. Wawasee’s Aubrey Kuhn also held a fundraiser for the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund for a KYLA project during the game.

WARSAW – Racquets For Riley held its formal check presentations Wednesday morning for donations to Riley Hospital For Children and the KC Riley Kid’s Fund.

WARSAW – The Scott Bibler Sweet Sassy Golf Classic is set to take place Saturday, Aug. 27.

By STEPHANIE OVERBEY KOSCIUSKO COUNTY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, INC. KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — CenturyLink presented the Kosciusko County Community Foundation with a $1,000 donation, proceeds from their 2015 Employees Charitable Golf Outing. The donation will go to the Foundation’s Community Funds, which supports Kosciusko County charitable projects and organizations in the areas of education, civic projects, arts …read more.

WARSAW — A grade separation study on railroad crossings in the downtown Warsaw area was approved Friday morning, Dec. 4. The study is to see if going under or over current crossings is economical and feasible. BOW members approved signing an agreement with American Structurepoint, Fort Wayne, for the Center Street Grade Separation Feasibility Study. …read more.

By STEPHANIE OVERBEY Associate Director, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Inc. WARSAW — Members of the Purdue Club of Kosciusko County are pleased to announce the 2015 recipients of the Purdue Scholars of Kosciusko County Scholarship. The scholarship is awarded to Kosciusko County residents who are in their Junior or Senior year at Purdue University who …read more.

WARSAW — The weather was almost perfect for an evening block party Thursday, Sept. 10. Kosciusko County Community Foundation held a free Donor Appreciation Block Party, in front of its building, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the one-block section of Buffalo Street. Approximately 160 gathered throughout the two-hour event to enjoy food, activities …read more.

Kosciusko County Community Foundation recently received approval from Lilly Endowment Inc. to participate in their GIFT VI initiative. Also known as Giving Indiana Funds for Tomorrow, the GIFT VI initiative will match every dollar donated to the Kosciusko County Community Foundation’s “Bring it Home” campaign. Dollars contributed to the Bring it Home campaign will go …read more.

The Warsaw Elks Lodge recently presented the Kosciusko County Community Foundation with a check for $1,500 from the proceeds of their recent golf outing. One hundred golfers participated in the 8th Annual Jimmy Baker Memorial Golf Scramble. The gift will support the Jimmy Baker Memorial Diabetes Fund, which was established by the Elks in memory …read more.

[weaver_youtube rPpCF1a7_Yo rel=0] A special tasting was held today of the final four burgers featured in the Kosciusko County Burger Wars. Five community judges were asked to sample the final four to choose their favorites from two burger brackets. The B-Mac Burger, from B-Mac’s on Buffalo in Warsaw, was named the victor against The Hoe Burger, from …read more.

PIERCETON – The fourth annual Nora Stephens charity golf outing is set for May 10 at Little Bighorn Golf Club. The event, which will raise money for the Kosciusko County Cancer Care Fund in honor of Stephens, has raised thousands of dollars to support those afflicted with cancer in the county. Stephens lost her battle …read more.

The Kosciusko County Community Foundation will make its online scholarship application available beginning Friday, Dec. 20. The Community Foundation holds more than 90 scholarship funds from which they awarded over $390,000 last year to area students. Scholarships are available for certificate programs, trade schools and colleges. Two important changes to the scholarship application process were …read more.

Recently, the Warsaw Evening Lions Club announced Megan Rangel of Warsaw as this year’s recipient of the Warsaw Evening Lions Club Scholarship. Rangel graduated from high school in 2000 and will be attending Ivy Tech in Warsaw where she will be working towards becoming a Certified Medical Assistant. After reaching this goal, Megan plans to …read more.

OrthoWorx and the Kosciusko County Community Foundation announced today that Lilly Endowment Inc. has awarded a $4 million grant to the Orthopedics Capital Foundation, a supporting organization of KCCF, to enable it to fund OrthoWorx’s ongoing charitable and educational initiatives to secure and advance the region’s current position as the Orthopedic Capital of the World.® …read more.

The Kosciusko County Community Foundation is accepting applications for non-traditional scholarships. The deadline for applying is Monday, July 15. Applications must be submitted online and may be accessed by clicking here. Paper applications will not be accepted. Non-traditional scholarships are generally meant for adult residents of Kosciusko County who are attending an accredited college, university or …read more.

Beaman Home has embarked upon a $1.8 million capital campaign to raise funds for a new Emergency Shelter and Outreach Center. Currently located in a nearly 100 year old single family home with three bedrooms and 13 permanent beds, Beaman Home plans an extensive renovation and expansion of an already purchased building on Parker St., …read more.

On Tuesday, May 21, Kosciusko County Community Foundation presented the board and staff of Kosciusko County Shelter for Abuse (The Beaman Home) with a $50,000 challenge grant toward the construction of a new emergency shelter and outreach center. The grant will match, dollar for dollar, individual and business donations that are raised between Thursday, May …read more.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DpMzfmldkGQ]   StaceyPageOnline.com recently had the opportunity to sit down with Patrick Kavanaugh, executive director of both the Christian Performing Artists’ Fellowship and the MasterWorks Festival, to learn more about the festival and what event attendees may expect in the upcoming 2013 season. The MasterWorks festival, which began in 1997 in New York, has been an …read more.