By Dan Spalding InkFreeNews LEESBURG – The pandemic didn’t prevent Leesburg’s annual Memorial Day Parade on Monday, May 25, but its impact was apparent. Leesburg was one of the few towns that did not cancel Memorial Day events in Kosciusko County as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19, but organizers limited the parade to …read more.

Following Indiana Governor Eric Holcomb’s announcement of a five-step plan to reopening the state, churches are faced with a decision on how — and when — to reopen.

WARSAW — Living in Transition Effectively, the new jail ministry program expected to launch this spring, will be aimed at reducing recidivism rates and preparing inmates for re-entry into society.  LITE Coordinator Tammy Cotton and her husband, Chris, came up with the idea for the program after their daughter was incarcerated for a year and …read more.

LEESBURG — Clunette United Methodist Church will host its annual Trunk or Treat and Fall Party from 6:30-8 p.m.  Wednesday, Oct. 30. Children are encouraged to come dressed in costume to collect treats from the trunks and truck beds around the church parking lot, and then stick around for lots of Fall-themed fun. Included will be …read more.

SYRACUSE — For the second time in its 49-year history, the Lake Wawasee boat-in is extending its Sunday schedule by one week to accommodate the Wawasee Jazz Party. The Sunday, Sept. 9, boat-in was scheduled to coincide with that weekend’s two-day jazz fest at Oakwood, the first of its kind sponsored by Chautauqua Wawasee. Performing the …read more.

LEESBURG — Husband, father, pastor of two churches, artist, songwriter, musician and singer, Leesburg resident Mike Beezley is always on the go. Beezley is the “Beez” half of the acoustic duo, Beez and the Rocker. They perform at local venues, providing a unique blend of rock and roll on covers and original songs. “The Rocker,” …read more.

[weaver_youtube WMI9_ZZAjXk rel=0]   WARSAW — A few sprinkles didn’t dampen the spirit of those attending the First Friday events tonight, Friday, April 1, downtown Warsaw. A handful of churches came out to offer food such as nachos and cheese, hot chocolate, lemonade, hand out literature, sell T-shirts, and offer books such as the Sesquicentennial …read more.

[weaver_youtube RPb4XtaY40g rel=0]   WARSAW — Local lakes area band United has announced their upcoming 2016 show series. Winners of the People’s Choice award at the 2014 CCF Battle of the Bands, Etc. and contestant on the 2015 Michiana’s Rising Star TV series. United features an eclectic mix of their own originals plus unique covers …read more.

ATWOOD — Pastor Mike Beezley ministers through preaching, singing and playing his ukulele every Sunday morning at Aldersgate United Methodist Church in Atwood, but he recently shared the faith in another way too- through visual art.

[weaver_youtube EGdYSpRWn2Q rel=0] The town of Leesburg was alight Saturday evening with both the soft glow of luminaries and Christmas-time merriment. Men and women both young and old attended the annual Leesburg Candeleria. According to event organizer Christina Archer, this is the fifth consecutive year that Leesburg has featured the Candeleria after the event took an …read more.

“I’m overwhelmed. I’m so very thankful,” stated Mike Beezley, the 2013 Cancer Care Fund Idol Variety Nite People’s Choice winner. Receiving congratulations from family and friends and members of his congregation in Clunette, this year’s winner thanked God for “… all these wonderful people (who came to the event). I can’t even believe it.” As …read more.

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