SYRACUSE — With a warmer than usual fall and winter, it’s been an uphill battle for Syracuse Lake to form enough ice to support dozens of people and snowmobiles. Now with a forecast of snow, the Wawasee Kiwanis Club has canceled its annual snowmobile drags.

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.

Due to an unseasonably warm fall, the Wawasee Kiwanis Club has opted to move its 2016 Snowmobile Drag Races from Jan. 30 to the alternate date Feb. 13.

The sixth annual Wawasee Kiwanis Soup Supper featured “one of the best turnouts we’ve ever had,” according to the event’s chairperson Elaine Pearson. “I’d like to rename this event the ‘Taste of Syracuse,’ because we have so many talented cooks (contributing their soups)” she added, referencing the 22 delicious varieties offered at the event. The …read more.

Expect plenty of activities at the 2015 Winterfest, Jan. 30-31, which will occur alongside the annual Wawasee Kiwanis Soup Supper and Snowmobile Drags. This year’s event will also be split between three venues: Syracuse Community Center, Harold Schrock Athletic Complex and Oakwood Resort. Winterfest starts from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 30, for …read more.