The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce will honor three residents for their service to the community with a pair of banquets. Dates have been set for the H.J. Halleck Award recognition dinners.
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The Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce is giving out not one, but two, H.J. Halleck Community Service Awards. Pulaski residents Paul and Brenda Gilsinger have been named the 2021 Halleck Award recipients, according to a chamber press release. But since no award was given last year, the chamber has also named Betty Kruger of Francesville as the 2020 recipient.
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The Community Foundation of Pulaski County has four new members on its board of directors. Paul Gilsinger, Jill Kasten, Rhonda Lower, and John Sass are joining the board in 2021.
Continue readingEastern Pulaski Elementary School has gotten nearly $20,000 for literacy programs. Superintendent Dan Foster says the grant from the Pulaski Alliance for Community Education will mainly be used to help with programs for first- and second-graders. Continue reading
A longtime Pulaski County businessman has been chosen as the grand marshal of this year’s Pulaski County 4-H Parade. Paul Gilsinger is being honored not only for his many years of owning the local John Deere dealership but also for his community involvement, specifically as a Kiwanis Club member and active 4-H supporter. Continue reading
Does anyone in our listening audience know what a Johnny Popper is?
Johnny Poppers are all John Deere tractors from the Model D in 1924 to the last series in 1958-1960. And they were called Johnny Poppers because of their distinctive exhaust sounds.
Gilsinger Implement, Indiana’s oldest John Deere Dealership, recently purchased Kauffman Sons, Inc., a fourth-generation commercial and lawn and garden dealer. With established locations in Winamac, Knox, Leesburg, and Plymouth, Gilsinger Implement will now operate dealerships in Goshen and Mishawaka.
