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WARSAW —  The Baker Youth Club has launched two new programs, the STEM Activity Center and an art studio. This launch, combined with the October launch of the ExerGame Room, completes a year-long initiative to offer the kids at BYC additional programming. The STEM Center and new art studio offer unique opportunities for children with …read more.

WARSAW — Community leaders and experts in the treatment of substance abuse converged on Warsaw Community High School’s Performing Arts Center Monday night, Aug. 27, for the fourth community call to action gathering. Prior to the event, Matthew Graham, director of Bowen Center’s Warsaw outpatient office, discussed what he thought was the biggest barrier to …read more.

WARSAW — Today, $2,000 would not be enough to launch an organization, but in Bramwell Baker’s day, it was exactly what he needed. Baker was a banker from the east coast who summered in the Warsaw area and had dreams of establishing a boys’ club. With a donation of $1,000, Baker challenged the city of …read more.

WARSAW – The Warsaw community lost a true treasure Wednesday night. Bob Lichtenwalter, the man fondly known as “Coach”, passed away at the age of 88. Lichtenwalter was a mentor and friend to countless youth in the community for decades as a former teacher and as the director of the Baker Boys Club (now the …read more.

It was a sad, yet happy occasion Sunday afternoon when individuals gathered at the Kosciusko Community YMCA to say good-bye to the 50-year-old facility, to celebrate a new facility and hear what the new building owners have planned.

[weaver_youtube YegcEFZM2_4 rel=0] Baker Youth Club Executive Director Tracy Furnivall has accepted the Cold Water Challenge, but with a slightly different twist. While the rules of the suddenly popular Cold Water Challenge varies by everything from age groups to even communities, Furnivall has decided to challenge the community to raise $1,500 for the Baker Youth Club. …read more.

The Baker Youth Club may be 86 years old this year, but that doesn’t mean the Kosciusko County organization is stuck in its ways. The BYC, which offers after-school homework help, mentoring, activities and supervision in a safe and fun environment, continues to offer new opportunities for the county’s youth each year. That safe and …read more.

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