The City of Warsaw Parks & Recreation Board meeting began Tuesday, June 16, with board members expressing their feelings of loss over the recent passing of Board Member Bill Baldwin.

Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer announced that July’s First Friday event has been cancelled.

WARSAW — To promote social distancing, Warsaw Parks & Recreation Department has created an online programming calendar.  Check out the social sites (Facebook, Instagram and Twitter) every Monday through Saturday for fun, creative projects, challenges and read-alongs. “We will be posting an activity/story each morning, a trivia question around lunch and a couple chapters of …read more.

WARSAW — Despite cancellation of park-sponsored activities and rental facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Warsaw Parks Department staff is keeping busy. Warsaw Parks & Recreation Superintendent Larry Plummer said all employees will remain in their original positions and there is no concern about layoffs at this time. “We still have 80 acres to …read more.

WARSAW – The first show at the revamped Lucerne Amphitheater in Warsaw will be July 17. The featured artist will be Lightnin’ Rod & the Thunderbolts, a blues band, and the show is part of the park department’s summer concert series, which is normally held at Central Park Plaza. Sheila Wieringa, the parks department recreation …read more.

WARSAW —  At the Warsaw Parks & Recreation board meeting Tuesday, Jan. 21, Steve Haines was elected as 2020 board president and Larry Ladd was elected as vice president.  Parks Superintendent Larry Plummer, Haines and Ladd recently met with an architect from Valparaiso regarding potential plans for an ice rink in Warsaw.   Plummer said …read more.

WARSAW — Summer in Kosciusko County usually means residents and visitors flocking to one of the many beaches. When it comes to fun in the sun one of most important topics for Sheila Wieringa, Warsaw Parks Department recreation director, is water safety.

WARSAW — Summer is the time of year when most kids are out of school and looking for something to do. When asked why it is so important to make sure kids get outdoors and interact with nature, Sheila Wieringa, recreation director for the Warsaw Parks Department, believes it to simply be “part of the duty of the parks department.”

WARSAW — A new year brought not only new officers for the Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department, but also the announcement of new programs. Members of the parks department approved new programs Tuesday night, Jan. 19, at the department’s monthly meeting. Sheila Wieringa, recreation director, presented the proposed programs and event fees for 2016. New …read more.

WARSAW — The Warsaw Parks and Recreation Department has a new recreation director, though not necessarily a new face. Sheila Wieringa officially started as recreation director Nov. 9. Prior to that, she worked with the parks department as an administrative assistant since December, 2011. When she heard the recreation director position was opening, she knew it would …read more.