WINONA LAKE – The annual Northern Indiana Lakes Festival will not go on as planned. Instead, some of the events will be featured later this year, according to a statement on the group’s Facebook page. The festival had been scheduled for May 22-23 in Warsaw. “Due to COVID-19’s unpredictability, the Lakes Festival has been cancelled …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Fourth through 12th-grade students in Kosciusko County are invited to submit artwork for the Lilly Center Art Contest. The theme is “Life at the Lake.” Submissions are open until Wednesday, April 15, said a news release from the Lily Center for Lakes and Streams. The Lilly Center Art Contest is an annual …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Businesses based in Kosciusko County are invited to have a booth space at the twelfth annual Northern Indiana Lakes Festival, Saturday, May 23, at Center Lake Park in Warsaw. Booth spaces cost $75 and start at 10 feet by 10 feet. Applications are available now through Apr. 1, email [email protected] to start …read more.

WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center has three upcoming events that will take place this spring. Expedition: Owls will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29, at the Koinonia Nature Preserve. Join the Lilly Center and Kononia Nature Preserve to dissect real owl pellets and learn to identify a variety of owl …read more.

SYRACUSE — James E. Caskey, president of the Kenneth and Lela Harkless Foundation, announced $85,500 in grants have been awarded to various organizations within the Syracuse community.

INDIANAPOLIS — Grace College was among six organizations honored at the Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence in Indianapolis earlier this week. The Governor’s Awards for Environmental Excellence recognizes Indiana’s leaders who have identified and implemented innovative environmental practices into their programs and facilities. The awards program is open to all Indiana facilities, state and local …read more.

WARSAW — The Northern Indiana Lakes Festival provides an educational and recreational experience focused on the waterways of Kosciusko County. The public is invited to come for the food trucks and parade and stay for the workshops. Anyone interested may sign up for one, or both, today. Rain Barrel Workshop – Sign Up Due to …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace College & Seminary on Thursday night, April 25, announced it had exceeded its massive fundraising goal and did so a year earlier than had been projected. Launched in March 2017, the ASPIRE Campaign sought to raise $37 million to fund Grace’s vision to be an exemplary, Christ-centered educational community characterized by …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Grace College President Bill Katip announced that almost 400 community members were in attendance at the fifth annual Barn and Business Breakfast held this morning, March 5. Over the last five years, the event has doubled in size. Bob Bishop, president of the Kosciusko County Farm Bureau, talked about some of the hardships the …read more.

WARSAW — When Warsaw’s Dugan Julian says he has an “insanely busy life,” he is not exaggerating. The 31-year old Julian is married with three children — ages 2, 6, 10 — and three jobs: Event coordinator at Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams; owner of Delta Fitness, a health coaching service; and engagement coach and …read more.

WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams responded to a chemical spill this morning at a stormwater outfall site at Winona Lake. Winona Lake resident Michael Pahl alerted the Center of a foamy substance entering the lake from the outfall. According to Pahl, the spill stretched from Winona Avenue to Kosciusko County …read more.

WINONA LAKE — Learn about life beneath the lakes and enjoy a hike on the Grace College trails on Saturday, Nov. 3. The two-part event includes access to the virtual aquarium and sand table in the Dr. Dane A. Miller Science Complex, and a 60-minute nature hike led by Dr. Nate Bosch, director of the …read more.

[weaver_youtube N_Dn5395IlU rel=0]   WINONA LAKE — Community members gathered at Grace College tonight, Oct. 5, to celebrate a great achievement, the grand opening of the newly completed $8.5 million Dr. Dane A. Miller Science Complex. This new science complex involved the renovation and expansion of the Cooley Science Center, which has served the science …read more.

  SYRACUSE —Repairs and improvements to the Syracuse Flood Control Structure and an update on projects by Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams, were two topics of importance brought before those attending the annual Syracuse Lake Association breakfast meeting Saturday morning. Henry DeJulia, Syracuse Town Manager, presented the program with questions being taken from those …read more.

WARSAW — The Northern Indiana Lakes Festival is celebrating its 10th anniversary this Memorial Day weekend at Center Lake Park, 117 E. Canal St., Warsaw. The Lakes Games has partnered with the Lilly Center for Lakes & Streams to bring new events to this year’s Lakes Festival. Festivities began today, Friday, May 25, and will come to an end Sunday, …read more.

WINONA LAKE — The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams is pleased to announce 46 winners and runners-up in its tenth annual art contest. Altogether, 268 young people contributed artwork, ranging from fourth to 12th grade and spanning 11 schools across Kosciusko County. The 2017-18 contest theme was “Seasons of the Lakes and Streams.” The …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation, SR 13, Syracuse, will host its third annual Earth Day Festival Saturday, April 21. The event, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., will take place at the WACF Levinson-LaBrosse Educational Center. This year’s theme is plastics. The first 200 families attending will get a free re-usable grocery bag. It …read more.

KOSCIUSKO — Whether a manufacturing business, service provider, sales distributor or farm – every business in Kosciusko County can gain something from the upcoming Barn & Business Breakfast, hosted by Kosciusko County Community Foundation and Kosciusko County Farm Bureau. The event will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 a.m. on March 6 at the Manahan …read more.

WARSAW – The Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams is hosting a free fall interpretive hike this Saturday, Oct. 14, beginning at the Lake City Greenway, through Heritage Trail. The hike will begin at 9 a.m. at the Greenway entrance. Participants should meet at the Heritage Trail parking lot at the end of Boys City …read more.

WINONA LAKE — More than 950 fourth grade students are learning about lakes and streams at the annual Lake Adventure Days this week! For many students, this is the first time they have ever seen a lake up close. During each Lake Adventure Day, fourth-graders go to a local lake and get to go fishing, …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club recently donated $700 to Lilly Center for Lakes and Streams.   Join the Club as a guest on any Wednesday morning at 7 a.m. for the invigorating breakfast meeting at the Shrine Building in the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds.  The Warsaw Breakfast Optimist Club is the number one Optimist Club in the state …read more.