WARSAW — Washington STEM and Madison Elementary School students regularly enjoy games of chess when their respective chess clubs meet. At Washington, 65 students from kindergarten to sixth grade are members; Madison has about 68. Jay Bolduc, a choir teacher with Warsaw Community Schools, oversees both programs.

By VALERIA FISHER Adult Program Coordinator, Warsaw Community Public Library Warsaw Community Public Library’s adult and teen summer reading programs run Monday, June 8, through Saturday, July 18. Participants can register through Tuesday, June 30. This year’s themes are “Escape the Ordinary” and “Unmask.” Participants receive a small prize or ticket every 500 pages read …read more.

“We thought it was a fluke and numbers would dwindle, but it’s stayed steady,” says Ann Schlabach. Schlabach coaches the chess team at Milford School, which has experienced record attendance during the 2013 school year. “We had about 25 students who came regularly last year,” she says. “We’ve been averaging 60 kids per week [this …read more.