Eastern Pulaski School Board Approves Summer Classes
“It’s a great time to have PE,” explained Klitzman. “With a three-hour block, you do so many more things. You don’t have to worry about the class bell ringing after 50 minutes and you don’t have to worry about getting sweaty and going into an algebra class, which kids don’t like necessarily. It’s in the summer, it’s in the morning and you get it over with.”
West Central School Corporation Receives $70,000 Grant
“This was the result of other corporations throughout the state not using all of their funding and having to turn it back in,” said Mellon. “Basically, the state does not want to return it back to the federal government, so they gave us an opportunity to write a proposal and receive some items with this funding.”
First Installment of Property Taxes Due in Just Under a Month
With just under a month to go before the first installment of property taxes is due, Pulaski and Marshall counties are working feverishly to get property tax statements mailed out in time for taxpayers to get their payments in the mail. Pulaski County Treasurer Lynn Wilder said her office is about halfway through mailing out their statements and will finish the mailings by the end of today, while Marshall County Treasurer Deb VanDeMark said her office will have the mailings completed by Friday.
“When Disaster Strikes” Tour Begins Tuesday in Pulaski County
Pulaski County Public Library Staff to Celebrate National Library Week
The staff will feature technology help on Tuesday, April 16 from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. If you’ve been to the library and need help accessing library services from your tech device, all of your questions will be answered during this time.
Pulaski County Council Denies iPad Purchase for Third Time
Winamac Council Agrees to Split Panhandle Pathway Spur Paving Cost
Friends of the Panhandle Pathway President John Bawcum says even though funds are available to extend the paved trail north to the depot at the corner of Main and Logan Streets in downtown Winamac, that project won’t be done until 2014.
“The Safe Routes to School money kicks in, the R.T.P. money kicks in, and we start heading down to the depot and beyond. The holdup is because of all the red tape, the environmental study and all that business. We have to get all that in place, get all that covered this year,” said Bawcum.
West Central Superintendent Clarifies Counseling Service
“I think some people interpret it like we’d have a psychiatrist here and have different people walking in the door that we didn’t know and that’s not the case,” stated Mellon.
Elementary Principal Dan Zylstra will be sending a letter home to parents and guardians to clarify the services and encourage those students and guardians who would benefit to utilize the service.
Eastern Pulaski School Board Required to Increase Cafeteria Prices
“We have and are proud to have to lowest cafeteria prices for our students in the entire area,” stated Klitzman. “A meal is $1.50. The federal reimbursement is more than that so we need to increase our prices, per federal mandate, to $1.60.”
The board did approve that increase.
Star City Fire Department Called to Car Fire
Firefighters from the Star City Fire Department were called out to a fire at 4882 W. 550 S. in the town of Pulaski Tuesday afternoon.
Star City Fire Chief Mark Fox said seven or eight cars caught fire and it is undetermined how the fires started. Fox does not know if he will continue with an investigation at this time.
The Winamac Fire Department assisted at the scene along with the Buffalo Township Fire Department. Firefighters were on the scene for two-and-a-half hours. No injuries were reported.
Several Fires Reported over the Weekend
Spring fever has hit and everyone has been out cleaning yards and burning unwanted brush and leaves. Firefighters ask that you not burn anything outside on days where the gusty winds are forecast. It’s safer to put off until a calm wind is predicted in order to burn things outside.
Tippecanoe River State Park Manager to Share “State of the Park”
Pulaski Council Approves Transfer of Funds from One Bridge to Another
West Central School Board Discusses School Resource Officers
“It could be an unfunded mandate,” said Mellon. “If the bill is presented in such a way saying that each corporation shall have a resource officer in each building, schools under 1,000 students will receive a $35,000 matching grant to hire this person, or these people.”
Presenter to Discuss History of Civil War Clothing April 22
The Pulaski County Junior Historical Society, the sponsor of this event, was recently awarded an Indiana Humanities Council grant. The funds were used to help bring this program to you. The remainder of the funding will be used to help support the club and its many activities slated for this year.
West Central School Board Discusses Kindergarten Roundup, Staffing
The West Central School Board got an update from Elementary Principal Dan Zylstra concerning the Kindergarten Roundup enrollment. Superintendent Charles Mellon indicated that the numbers look good.
“Our roundup figures are near 70 which is good for us. We were down to only two sections last year. That means we do have kids in the community that will be coming to school next year,” stated Mellon.
WCHS to Present Tarzan the Musical
The Winamac Community High School will soon present Tarzan the musical, and the socialtorium stage has recently undergone a transformation into an African jungle as parents, students, and staff work diligently to bring the bigger-than-life legend of Tarzan to the stage. The production stars Winamac junior J.T. Garnett in the title role and includes co-stars Taylor Smith, Emerald Blankenship, Andrew Brandon, Ralph Thomas and Joshua Tankersley.
Francesville Man Sentenced in Pulaski Superior Court
A Francesville man was sentenced in Pulaski Superior Court this week after pleading guilty in a plea agreement with the state.
Sean Allman was sentenced to serve 14 months in the Pulaski County Jail on a charge of Possession of a Controlled Substance, a Class D Felony. All of the sentence will be suspended with the exception of 60 days. He will serve 12 months of probation. He was also ordered to pay $365 in restitution to James Ledden.
Fundraiser Contributes More Than $40,000 to Panhandle Pathway
A local fundraising effort culminated in the presentation of a check in excess of $40,000 for the Panhandle Pathway. Dan and Virginia Dolezal, co-chairs of Panhandle Pathway’s Pave the Trail to Town fundraiser, presented the donation to the board of directors at the business meeting on March 26. Dan Dolezal said the original goal was $39,000, but after kicking off the effort on Nov. 1, the group had raised more than their original goal by Feb. 25. The fundraising continued until March 31, and Dolezal said they had raised $41,075 by that time.
