SYRACUSE — Come aboard the SS Lillypad from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Oct.13,  for a scenic fall Oktoberfest Experience with the Jay Fox Band (Jammin Germans). The cost is $42 per person and includes boat cruise, music and Oktoberfest dinner created by The Frog Tavern. There will also be a cash bar on board …read more.

  LEESBURG — “I started getting involved (in politics) in 2012 on Joe Donnelly’s first run,” said Brian Smith of Leesburg. Smith is the chairman of the Kosciusko County Democrats. His interest in politics was peaked when he saw how Senator Richard Lugar was treated when he ran against Richard Mourdock, then state treasurer in …read more.

LAKE WAWASEE — The first Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation Lilly Pad Cruise, as part of its annual summer Lake Talk and Eats appears to have been a success with a boat full of people of all ages participating. The cruise combined lake history with the ecology of the lake through WACF programs and research by the Center for Lakes & Streams.