News Release SYRACUSE — Kosciusko County Circuit Court has ordered the Indiana Natural Resources Commission to hold a public hearing and receive evidence on a petition to establish the Turkey Creek Dam and Dike Conservancy District. The petition was filed under cause number 43C01-1912-MI-00249. The hearing is scheduled for 3 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at …read more.

The Syracuse Town Council passed a resolution closing Lakeside Park and Hoy’s Beach for the Fourth of July weekend during its regular monthly meeting held via Zoom Tuesday evening, June 16.

Wawasee Community Schools recently announced the schedule for meals for children 18 and younger.

  SYRACUSE — Updates were delivered for the Syracuse Parks and Recreation Department’s ongoing projects at the park board’s Monday, March 9, meeting. Pulver Asphalt Paving Inc. started demolishing the Syracuse Community Center’s parking lot islands March 9, removing all of the trees to make way for lighting. This demolition was expected to wrap up …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Kosciusko County Voice Core Leadership Team, Kosciusko County Voice Action Squad, and Wawasee High School Key Club students will conduct a community-wide waste tobacco filters event this weekend. They will be working on behalf of the Kosciusko County Tobacco Free Coalition. The coalition’s goal is to reduce the environmental impacts of discarded …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee High School student Terrance Egolf, as he did last year, has organized the “Bless the Homeless” event to help the homeless. It will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive. Items accepted include monetary donations, scarves, blankets, clothing, hot hands, …read more.

SYRACUSE — During the Syracuse Parks and Recreation Board meeting Monday, Feb. 10, Park Superintendent Chad Jonsson said the tree board had recently listened to a presentation from the St. Joseph River Basin Commission in regards to a stormwater control grant. “They have selected three communities in Michigan and three communities in Indiana to participate …read more.

SYRACUSE — The ice is officially safe to skate at the Schrock Athletic Complex, 900 W. Brooklyn St., Syracuse.

SYRACUSE — Mark your calendars for the Wawasee Winter Carnival Friday and Saturday, Jan. 24-25, sponsored by Kosciusko County Convention, Recreation and Visitor Commission and Lakeland Youth Center. The festival will begin with a soup supper fundraiser Friday evening, Jan. 24, and will continue with activities during the day Saturday, Jan. 25. Kiwanis Soup Supper …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Parks and Recreation Board met for the first time in 2020 Monday, Jan. 13, focusing on the projects that lay ahead. A $10,000 Harkless Foundation grant was received for Syracuse Community Center’s parking lot curbing/lighting project. Park Superintendent Chad Jonsson noted there is no official start date for the project. Seven lawn …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation’s mission is to support fitness and fun for the entire community. With that aim in mind, it assists with completing projects and maintenance with Syracuse Parks and Recreation and throughout Turkey Creek Township. Through repair, replacement and renewal, the foundation keeps facilities and trails safe and ready for use. During …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee’s Iron Pride began the winter half of the season by presenting to the Wawasee Kiwanis of Syracuse Saturday, Jan. 4, at the Syracuse Community Center. Teams 574C and 574D talked for more than an hour about the upgrades made to the robots during the winter break and their goals for the rest …read more.

For its last meeting of 2019, Monday, Dec. 9, the Syracuse Parks and Recreation Board looked ahead to 2020 projects while also wrapping up a few year-end matters. The parking lot curbing/lighting project will occur in spring 2020. Pulver Construction estimates it will take three to four days to finish the curbing. The parks department …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Park Board met Tuesday, Nov. 12, and heard reports on three ongoing projects. Pulver Construction has been contacted for the Syracuse Community Center parking lot curbing and lighting project. Superintendent Chad Jonsson noted it is hoped the company might be able to work on the project after the season ended, but at the …read more.

  SYRACUSE — It was a dark and stormy night Saturday, Oct. 26, but that didn’t stop area children from attending Lakeland Youth Center’s annual Fall Carnival at the Syracuse Community Center. However, there were no sightings of Snoopy dressed as the World War I flying ace looking for his arch nemesis the Red Baron. …read more.

  MILFORD — Area libraries, city departments, churches and civic organizations will provide a wide variety of Halloween and fall harvest activities for kids and families. The communities of Syracuse, North Webster and Milford have all announced their official trick-or-treat hours will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31. Other events: Friday, Oct. 25 …read more.

SYRACUSE — There will be no more dark parking lot after evening events at the Syracuse Community Center in the near future, with park board members voting to move forward with the lighting project at the Monday, Oct. 14, meeting. Park Superintendent Chad Jonsson shared he’d spoken with Town Manager Mike Noe earlier in the month …read more.

SYRACUSE — This year homecoming week at Wawasee High School also happens to be the first full week (Sept. 23-27) of the fall season. Culminating with the crowning of the senior king and queen at halftime of the football game, there will be other activities leading up to the crowning. On Monday, Sept. 23, at …read more.

SYRACUSE — At the Monday, Sept. 9, Syracuse Parks and Recreation Board meeting, Park Superintendent Chad Jonsson requested input from board members on how to approach the planned curbing and lighting project for the Syracuse Community Center’s parking lot. He also presented research he’d already completed for it in addition to a few starter quotes.

SYRACUSE — Chautauqua-Wawasee and Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum have collaborated to develop an exciting series of three programs that explore the history of Native Americans in northeastern Indiana. Each of the three one-hour programs will be presented over a three-day period, Sept. 5-7, at the Syracuse Community Center,  1013 North Long Drive, in Syracuse offered free of …read more.

SYRACUSE — A free, three-part series about historical Northeastern Indiana will be featured at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive, Syracuse in early September. Event dates and times are as follows: Thursday, Sept. 5, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. “Algonquin inhabitants of Indiana’s Forest.” Focus on how the Miami and Potawatomie nations responded to the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Park Board Wednesday, July 10, unanimously approved the 2020 park and recreation budget submitted by Superintendent Chad Jonsson. The board made one amendment to the park improvements line item, increasing the originally proposed $20,000 to $45,000 to provide funding for several projects on the department’s to do list. Even with the increase, …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Trails Committee Executive Director Megan McClellan announced her resignation Wednesday, May 29, after serving nearly five years. She has accepted a job as Fort Wayne Trails director starting in June. Coinciding with McClellan’s departure is the groundbreaking ceremony for the Conklin Bay trail, a project she worked on for much of her time …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — As the weather begins to turn warmer, one way to get and stay motivated to get moving is the Syracuse-Wawasee Trails’ Couch to 5K program. Kosciusko County YMCA also presents a variety of programs to keep people moving.

SYRACUSE — On Thursday, May 9, the Syracuse Lions Club hosted its 13th Syracuse Lions Club Academic Super Bowl Recognition Banquet for the Wawasee High School students and their coaches who competed in the Academic Super Bowl this school year. The banquet, catered by Our Father’s House in Warsaw and held at the Syracuse Community …read more.

KOSCIUSKO COUNTY — Polling locations for city/town primary elections Tuesday, May 7, will have temporary locations. Here are the polling locations for Warsaw, Winona Lake and Syracuse. Additionally information for Warsaw voters as to which common council district he/she will be voting for is included. All registered voters within the city of Warsaw will be …read more.

SYRACUSE — After a rainy and chilly week, Mother Nature finally decided it was time for some nice weather, just in time for Touch A Truck, held today, Saturday, May 4, at the Syracuse Community Center. Long Drive was closed so the large trucks could be on display. Part of the community center parking lot …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation Trails Committee Executive Director Megan McClellan kicked off the committee’s April 15 meeting with news of an award she received on behalf of SWTC from Greenways Foundation of Indiana naming Syracuse-Webster Road Trail “outstanding trail project.” Though it is relatively short, the trail has “high impact,” said McClellan, connecting high numbers …read more.

SYRACUSE — Parents continued corralling in their excited children to the sidewalk of Lakeside Park as they awaited the countdown for the annual Lakeside Egg Hunt to begin. Around 200 kids, up to grade 5, snatched up 2,400 eggs in only a couple of minutes. After the hunt the Syracuse Community Center filled with visitors exchanging …read more.

SYRACUSE — A few years ago Terrance Egolf saw several homeless people on the streets of Elkhart and South Bend. Some were sleeping on cardboard boxes under bridges in even colder weather. But rather than just shake his head and say “how terrible,” Terrance, now a junior student at Wawasee High School, decided to actually …read more.

SYRACUSE — With the subzero temperatures this week and multiple school and business closings, the snowmobile drag races have again been rescheduled for next Saturday, Feb. 9, at the Syracuse Community Center.

SYRACUSE — At 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, the Wawasee High School Choral Department will present a Christmas celebration for the community. The program will take place at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive, instead of the high school auditorium. It will feature both secular and sacred music of the Christmas season. The …read more.

SYRACUSE — An annual and popular event dating back to when the Syracuse Junior High School was still open, the Syracuse Fall Carnival was held Saturday evening, Oct. 27, in the Syracuse Community Center. Lakeland Youth Center and Syracuse Parks Department sponsored the carnival with assistance from several service organizations. Volunteers included, among others, Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Trails held the fall version of the Tails and Trails dog walk Saturday, Oct. 27, in Syracuse. The five-mile walk around Syracuse Lake, a fundraiser for Syracuse-Wawasee Trails, began at the Syracuse Community Center. In addition to the walk, there were vendors, food, an auction and a dog costume contest. Dog rescue …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wade Tharp, archaeologist with the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology, will be giving the presentation, “Archaeology in Your Community.” The event is free and open to the public. It will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Syracuse Community Center Kiwanis Room, 1013 N. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Centennial Home Series will be presented 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive. It is the second in the 2018 series sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum. It features 100 or more year-old houses along the south shoreline of Lake Wawasee.  The five homes were built at …read more.

SYRACUSE — After attending one of Turkey Creek Regional Sewer District’s regular monthly meetings, five local residents took information distribution into their own hands. Led by Bob Raynor, more than 130 local residents gathered at the Syracuse Community Center Monday evening, July 2, to hear more about the plan to reverse TCRSD flow from Syracuse …read more.

SYRACUSE — The 30th annual Cruisin’ Cuse Car, Motorcycle and Truck Show will be held Saturday, May 19, at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive , Syracuse. Registration will be from 8-11:30 a.m. with awards presented between 2:30-3 p.m. This event for cars, motorcycles and trucks is known as “The biggest little show in …read more.

SYRACUSE — There are toys and then there are big toys. At least from the perspective of a child anyway. Syracuse Parks Department held its annual Touch-A-Truck event from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 5, on Long Drive in front of the Syracuse Community Center and also in the community center driveway. Tyler …read more.

SYRACUSE — A plethora of princesses turned out today, Saturday, April 14, for the princess parties at the Syracuse Community Center. Two parties were offered this year. One began at 10 a.m. and the afternoon session kicked off at 1 p.m.

SYRACUSE — Members of the Justice League are teaming up with princesses to support those diagnosed with a chromosome disorder or rare disease for the second annual Wonderfully Made event.

On Saturday, March 24, hundreds of eager children scrambled for thousands of eggs during Easter egg hunts at four area venues. Hunts were held in Syracuse, North Webster, at Camp Quaker Haven on Dewart Lake and on the grounds of Fulton County REMC west of Rochester. The first of the day’s events took place at …read more.

Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott reported at the Monday, March 12, fire board meeting, 37 first responders from six area fire departments and one law enforcement department participated in a day-long training course Scott’s department hosted Saturday, March 10. The exercise, held at Syracuse Community Center, simulated a rail car accident involving crude, ethanol …read more.

The Syracuse Library welcomes everyone to come to read and talk about books with other people. Toddlers and preschoolers read books about animals and visiting the zoo on Monday and Wednesday mornings at 10:30 a.m. The Children’s Book Club will meet Tuesday, March 13 at 4 p.m. to read “Cupcakes are Forever” and are baking …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Parks Department is hosting the Cabin Fever Garage Sale at the Syracuse Community Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, March 3. The community center is located on North Long Drive, across from Lakeside Park. More than 30 vendors will fill the gymnasium at this popular community indoor garage sale. Look …read more.

SYRACUSE — It’s trivia time. Test your trivial knowledge with the Wawasee Kiwanis Club and DJ Sticky Boots Thursday, March 1, at the Syracuse Community Center, North Long Drive. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The entry fee is $50 per team. A maximum of four members can be on a team. Registration forms are …read more.

Two dozen local residents attended a public meeting Wednesday, Feb. 21, at Syracuse Community Center, to dialogue about the proposed walking trail along county roads 500E and 1200N from Wawasee High School to Brook Pointe Inn. The hour-long meeting consisted of an informative PowerPoint presentation by Megan McClellan, executive trails director for Syracuse-Wawasee Parks Foundation, …read more.

SYRACUSE — The monthly meeting of the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee held Monday evening, Feb. 19, opened with the introduction of two new members: Adam Richardson, an independent contractor, and Angie Racolta, a real estate agent at Reecer Properties. One member who was not on hand to greet the newcomers was Treasurer Dr. Tom Edington, due …read more.

  SYRACUSE — Just because it’s cold doesn’t mean there isn’t any fun to be had. The Syracuse Winter Carnival will be held from 6:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 10, regardless of weather conditions, with a few events kicking off at 6 p.m. Friday, Jan. 26. Activities will be hosted at a variety …read more.

  SYRACUSE — Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum received a $17,000 Heritage Support Grant from the Indiana Historical Society made possible by Lilly Endowment Inc. It will be used to curate the American Indian artifact collection during 2018. It was made possible by a matching fund of $3,550 contributed by local residents, for which the museum board …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Dr., was as busy as Santa’s workshop Saturday, Dec. 2, as friends and families gathered to enjoy Breakfast with Santa,  featuring a pancake breakfast provided by the Wawasee Kiwanis Club, live music from the Wawasee High School Christmas Band, sleigh rides, a host of arts and …read more.

SYRACUSE — As the old saying goes, “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure.” Many people are looking for good bargains and one place to find those is a garage sale. Syracuse Parks Department hosted its annual Community Indoor Garage Sale Saturday, Oct. 21, in the Syracuse Community Center. For about five hours Saturday, the …read more.

SYRACUSE — Despite temperatures in the high 80s, the annual Wawasee Walk began at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Syracuse Community Center. This year the funds are to be split between Habitat for Humanity Kosciusko County, the Rose Home and the Syracuse Wawasee Ministerial Association.

SYRACUSE — Years ago the Wawasee Homecoming Parade was an annual event. Last year the Syracuse Parks Department prompted the return of the parade in part to celebrate the bicentennial. Since there were so many school entries, it has been brought back for another year.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum, located in the Syracuse Community Center, North Long Drive, Syracuse, is hosting “Eli Lilly and the Dawn of Indiana Archaeology,” at 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 23. The event will be held in Celebration Hall. The event is being held in conjunction with the Indiana Department of …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee Walk is taking place from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 24, beginning at the Syracuse Community Center. The walk is sponsored by the Syracuse-North Webster Ministerial Association.

SYRACUSE — Fall officially begins this week and one of the sure signs of the season is homecoming week. Wawasee High School has activities planned throughout the week to celebrate its homecoming. Students will have spirit dress up days Monday through Friday. Following is a list of other activities: • Tuesday, Sept. 19, a talent …read more.

SYRACUSE — This year’s iteration of the reunion marked the 108th annual gathering of Yellow Jacket faithful, held Saturday evening at the Syracuse Community Center. This year’s honored classes included the graduates of 1937, 1947, 1957 and 1967.

SYRACUSE — The 108th annual Syracuse High School Alumni Banquet will be held Saturday, June 17, at the Syracuse Community Center located at 1013 N. Long Drive. A social hour will begin at 5:30 p.m. with an Amish-style buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. for a cost of $20.

    SYRACUSE — Mother Nature decided not to cooperate this weekend for the 29th  annual Cruisin’ Cuse, bringing heavy rains to the area. As a result, the Cruise -In set for Friday night, May 19, was canceled, and the Cruisin’ Cuse ended earlier than anticipated. Awards were handed out around 12:30 p.m. and the …read more.

SYRACUSE — There is something about big trucks, heavy equipment and emergency vehicles. Kids are fascinated with the bells and whistles and the sheer size of those vehicles.

SYRACUSE—A wealth of excitement awaited children who ventured out on the sunny Saturday morning, April 8, for the Syracuse Parks and Recreation Easter egg hunt.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Parks Department is hosting the Cabin Fever Indoor Garage Sale at the Syracuse Community Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, March 4. Over 30 vendors will fill the gymnasium at this popular community indoor garage sale. Come look through a variety of items to find great deals! Grace …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Kiwanis Club is hosting its eighth annual soup supper to benefit Riley Children’s Hospital and several local youth related charities Jan. 27. Registration forms can be found at the Syracuse Community Center or online at www.wawaseekiwanis.org. Individuals or groups who would like to participate are asked to register by 8 p.m. Jan. …read more.

SYRACUSE — Registration for the 2017 Syracuse Adult Basketball League is now open. Deadline is Jan. 3 with games starting Jan. 8.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Parks Department is hosting a community indoor garage sale at the Syracuse Community Center from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 5. The center is located at 1043 N. Long Drive.

SYRACUSE — Leaves changing colors, farm crops being harvested and cooler temperatures are typical signs of the fall season. And so is homecoming week at Wawasee High School.

SYRACUSE — Centennial Lake Wawasee cottages were honored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum during a presentation by the owners on their homes. The awards were given Saturday, July 23, at the Syracuse Community Center, home of the museum.

SYRACUSE — Volunteer organizations are banding together to showcase everything they do for the communities within the Wawasee Community School Corp. district. The result of their collaboration will be a Volunteer Expo from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Syracuse Community Center. “We want everybody there,” Larry Rensberger, who is helping organize …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Lions held the Fish Fry and Stan Fox Memorial Silent Auction, one of its biggest fundraisers of the year from 5 to 8 p.m., Friday, July 1 at the Syracuse Community Center. The auction was named after one of its founders, Stan Fox, who passed away in 2010. Fox was an …read more.

[weaver_youtube XU6OEFQuR7s rel=0]   SYRACUSE — The weather could not have been any better Saturday, May 21, for the 28th annual Cruisin’ Cuse Car show, hosted by the Wawasee Kiwanis Club. Warm temperatures and a slight breeze brought out not only the spectators, but car owners for the show, including a record number for the …read more.

SYRACUSE — A Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament will be sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club on Saturday, April 23. The event will be held in the Syracuse Community Center, North Long Drive, Syracuse. The doors will open at noon and the tournament begins at 1 p.m. There is a $75 entry fee which includes food …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Park Board learned the gazebo in Lakeside Park will have a new roof installed this week during its regular monthly meeting Monday night, April 11. The metal roof will be the same as the roof on the new pavilion. Starting next week, concrete work will begin in front of the Syracuse Community …read more.

SYRACUSE  — The American Red Cross is hosting a Blood Drive as part of Kids Safety Day at the Syracuse Community Center from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 30. Those interested in scheduling an appointment can do so by calling (800)RED CROSS or by going to www.redcrossblood.org

SYRACUSE — Lakeland Youth Center will be holding a Mother/Son Adventure program at the Syracuse Community Center starting at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 30. The program will enable mothers and sons to travel to destinations throughout the community and complete activities at each location, spend quality time together and finish at Quaker Haven Camp between …read more.

SYRACUSE — Hundreds gathered at the Syracuse community center and Lakeside Park, Saturday, March 19, for the Lakeside Egg Hunt. The event was well attended despite the windy chill, which made a furry Easter bunny costume sound like a good idea. As the horn sounded at 10:30 a.m., over 200 children, from toddlers to 10-year …read more.

SYRACUSE — A Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament will be sponsored by the Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary Club on Saturday, April 23. The event will be held in the Syracuse Community Center, North Long Drive, Syracuse. The doors will open at noon and the tournament begins at 1 p.m. There is a $75 entry fee which includes food …read more.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Parks Department is hosting the Cabin Fever Indoor Garage Sale at the Syracuse Community Center from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, March 5.

SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Community Center will be holding a Family Game Night from 6 to 8 p.m. March 19.

Chad Jonsson, Syracuse parks superintendent, gave the department report to the parks and recreation Board Monday, Feb. 8. An update on the five-year master plan, a park vehicle and future expenditures were topics of discussion. The five-year master plan priority list is still in the review process at Michiana Area Council of Governments. Jonsson reported …read more.

SYRACUSE — The crock pots were empty and bellies full by the end of the Wawasee Kiwanis Soup Supper. On Friday night, Jan. 31, the Syracuse Community Center gym was transformed into a full-service kitchen as Kiwanis members handed out servings of soup for tasting and voting. This marked the seventh year that the Wawasee …read more.

SYRACUSE — Wawasee Kiwanis Club is hosting its seventh annual soup supper from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at the Syracuse Community Center.

SYRACUSE – Syracuse-Wawasee Park Foundation board members assembled at Syracuse Community Center Monday evening, Jan. 25, to hear updates from the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee and the parks department during a brief meeting.

SYRACUSE — The Wawasee Kiwanis seventh annual Soup Supper will take place from 5-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at the Syracuse Community Center. The special aspect of this soup supper is that the soups are provided by local businesses, restaurants, non-profits and individuals. Participants may enter this contest by submitting a registration form that can be …read more.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Parks and Recreation board members braved the chilling temperatures Monday evening, Jan. 11, to assemble for the first meeting of 2016.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Parks and Recreation Board convened Monday evening, Dec. 14, for its final meeting of the year. The agenda included a look at community events, board recommendations and the 2016 budget.

SYRACUSE — Over 500 people, which included children and their families, spent Saturday, Dec. 5 having Breakfast with Santa at the Syracuse Community Center. Children also made crafts, met Santa, and had a free breakfast. The annual Breakfast with Santa event is sponsored by Wawasee Kiwanis Club and six other agencies. The Wawasee High School …read more.

By TYLER MCLEAD Program Diretor, Syracuse Parks and Recreation SYRACUSE — The Syracuse Parks Department will host a community indoor garage sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 7, at the Syracuse Community Center. More than 30 vendors will fill the gymnasium with a variety of items to look through. The Syracuse Lions will provide concessions …read more.

SYRACUSE — The MutualBank team of Syracuse is inviting the public to attend the Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce Business-After-Hours event, held at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive.

SYRACUSE — At the Syracuse Parks and Recreation Board meeting Monday evening Oct. 12, the board discussed a number of potential items for the department’s five-year master plan.

SYRACUSE — Monday, Sept. 14, Syracuse Parks and Recreation Board held a special session at the Syracuse Community Center to hear public input for the five-year parks and recreation master plan. The board will review suggestions received during the public meeting and via electronic survey at its October meeting.

Lakeland Youth Center, Syracuse, is sponsoring a mother-son adventure. Scheduled for 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 26, it will begin at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive, and end at Quaker Haven Camp for dinner.

SYRACUSE — Syracuse Parks and Recreation Department and Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce are looking for photographs that showcase Syracuse. Both adult (18 and above) and youth (17 and under) amateur photographs are invited to submit photos that capture the beauty of Syracuse.

Syracuse Parks and Recreation board assembled Monday evening, Aug. 10, to hear updates on department projects and program reports.

Scheduling conflicts kept the Syracuse Parks Foundation board members away from the monthly meeting, scheduled for 6 p.m. Tuesday, July 28. The meeting was cancelled due to a lack of members need to fulfill the assembly quorum.

The Syracuse Lions Club will host its annual Jonah Fish Fry and Stan Fox Memorial Silent Auction from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursday, July 2, at the Syracuse Community Center, 1013 N. Long Drive. The fish is all you can eat-in or carry out and tickets cost $10 for adults, $5 for ages three …read more.

Syracuse’s own Main on Main Improv Troupe will be presenting another free comedy improv show.

The 106th annual Syracuse High School Alumni Banquet is scheduled for Saturday, June 20. The banquet will be held at the Syracuse Community Center and Historical Museum, 1013 North Shore Drive. The museum will be open for viewing of all the SHS graduation class pictures. Social hour starts at 5:30 p.m. Honored class pictures are …read more.

By TYLER McLEAD Program Director, Syracuse Parks and Recreation Do you know a common mistake could derail your financial future? Many people start a portfolio without first seeking professional advice. They don’t coordinate their goals and don’t know how to stay on track. Debt, inflation, procrastination, a lack of understanding, and a lack of desire to …read more.

  SYRACUSE – Safety is an educational process that needs to be taught beginning with childhood ages. Saturday at the Syracuse Community Center for four hours, government agencies, nonprofit organizations and service clubs gathered for the third annual Kids Safety Day hosted by the Syracuse Parks Department. Tyler McLead, program director for Syracuse Parks Department, …read more.