WARSAW — Some people just won’t slow down. To confirm that precept, witness the life of octogenarian Alice Surface Keirn of Warsaw. Case in point: on her 80th birthday in July, Keirn ventured zip lining at a zoo in Grand Rapids, Mich. “My sister came in from Arizona. We both crossed it off our bucket …read more.

MENTONE — Mentone High School Alumni Association president Alice Surface Keirn and MHS history book editor Susy Nellans Creighton donated one of their recently published books to Sharon Whetstone, librarian, Kosciusko County Historical Society, at the museum in the former Kosciusko County Jail. Copies of the book will also be donated to Bell Memorial Library …read more.

MENTONE — The Mentone High School Alumni Association will hold its annual meeting and banquet at the Mentone Elementary School on Sunday, May 19. The event will begin with social time at 11:30 a.m., followed by dinner at 12:30 p.m. Honor classes this spring include the classes of 1969, 1959 and 1949. Any individual who …read more.

WARSAW — Although there is a perception those of a more elderly age are not interested in or avoid computers, it is not always an accurate assumption. Many have not only learned how to operate a computer, but can do so effectively. Sue Creighton is but one example. Her husband, Steve, joked he would submit …read more.

MENTONE — Consolidation had a major impact on schools in the 1960s and 1970s. Prior to consolidation, even the smaller communities had their own high schools. As the years go by and graduates of those schools have passed away, memories of the schools tend to fade away unless documented in some way. Later this year, …read more.

MENTONE — The Mentone High School alumni board has commissioned a history book of the Mentone High School featuring graduating classes from the late 1800s through the final high school graduating class in 1974. The book committee would appreciate receiving any historical photos or special class historical information graduates may want to be included. In …read more.

MENTONE — There is no better place Barb Ross would want to live than Mentone. She has lived there all her life, except for the two years her late husband, Jerry, was transferred to Morton, Ill., for his job. They returned and it remains home. “I just like it. It seems like a safe place …read more.