The 2020 Starke County Community Foundation Lilly Endowment Community Scholar has been named and Knox High School Senior Jaigan Allport has received the distinction.
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SCCF Giving Tuesday Event Results in $50,000 of Donations!
More than $50,000 was donated to the Starke County Community Foundation as a result of this week’s Giving Tuesday event!
Giving Tuesday, the global generosity movement that was first launched in 2012, helps provide local people and organizations with the power to transform their communities. It was started with the simple idea of creating a day that encourages people to do good.
Continue readingStarke County Community Foundation to Host Giving Tuesday Event
The Starke County Community Foundation is celebrating Giving Tuesday with an open house at their office in North Judson today!
Continue readingMobile Food Pantry to Visit Hamlet Tomorrow
The Food Bank of Northern Indiana’s Healthy Mobile Market will be in Hamlet tomorrow morning. Those in need of assistance will be able to get fresh food items and dry goods free of charge. They will be available on a first come, first served basis while supplies last. Individuals are asked to bring their own bags or boxes.
Continue readingOregon-Davis Elementary to Get Secure Entrance, Thanks to Secured School Safety Grant
Oregon-Davis Elementary School will be able to move forward with the installation of a secure entrance, thanks to this year’s round of Secured School Safety matching grants.
Continue readingHealthy Mobile Market to be Stationed in Hamlet on Thursday
The Food Bank of Northern Indiana’s Healthy Mobile Market will be in Hamlet this week.
Continue readingVerhagen Family Discusses ‘Our Kids Excel’ Fund With NJ-SP School Board
A local family interested providing assistance to North Judson-San Pierre students is collaborating with the Starke County Community Foundation and school officials to make it happen.
Continue readingNew Fund Being Set Up to Benefit North Judson-San Pierre Students
Making sure North Judson-San Pierre students have access to the best educational opportunities possible is the goal of a new fund being set up at the Starke County Community Foundation.
Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin told the school board last week that the Verhagen family is establishing a new fund that they call “Our Kids Excel.”
Continue readingHamlet Residents Call for Better Housing, More Local Jobs during Comprehensive Plan Input Session
A lack of quality housing options and major employment opportunities are a couple of challenges residents think are facing the Town of Hamlet. More than 20 residents discussed what they like about the town and what they think is missing, during an input session Tuesday, as part of Hamlet’s comprehensive planning process.
Continue readingHamlet Residents Invited to Take Part in Comprehensive Planning Workshop Tuesday
Hamlet residents will have the chance to help decide the town’s future Tuesday. A public input session is being held as part of the town’s comprehensive planning process.
Continue readingOregon-Davis School Board Accepts Donations for Art Education, Field Trips
Art education is getting a boost at Oregon-Davis. On Monday, the school board accepted a $300 grant for the Art Department from the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation, as well as a $350 grant from the Northern Indiana Community Foundation to help give kindergarten teachers resources for art projects, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
Continue readingCommunity-Wide Matching Efforts Help Secure Next Level Funding for Prairie Trails Club
Members of the Prairie Trails Club gathered together Thursday night to celebrate receiving a Next Level Trails grant that’s going to help extend the Erie Trail.
Continue readingOregon-Davis School Board Approves Field Trips, Recognizes Valedictorian and Salutatorian
Oregon-Davis students will be able to take some field trips, thanks to some help from the local community. A number of field trips were discussed during last week’s school board meeting, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
Continue readingKnox School Board Receives Grants from Starke County Community Foundation
More than $18,000 in grant funding was presented to the Knox School Board Monday. The school corporation is once again getting $15,000 for Kindergarten Countdown from the Hardesty Memorial Endowment Fund. Director of Curriculum and Instruction Peggy Shidaker told board members that the Countdown camp is designed for any incoming kindergarten student who hasn’t attended preschool.
Continue readingConstellation of Starke Submits Letter of Intent for Stellar Designation
Starke County has turned in its letter of intent for a Stellar Community designation. Constellation of Starke’s paperwork was submitted to the state by the April 5 deadline, according to Ron Gifford with the Starke County Economic Development Foundation.
Continue readingStarke County Communities Decide to Move Ahead with Seeking Stellar Designation This Year
Starke County is moving forward with a Stellar Community application. The county’s Stellar Executive Team plans to submit a letter of intent by tomorrow’s deadline, according to Jessica Martinović with the Starke County Community Foundation.
Continue readingHamlet Town Council Approves Comprehensive Planning Contracts
Hamlet’s comprehensive planning process cleared another procedural hurdle Wednesday. The town council approved a $40,000 contract with HWC Engineering and a $4,400 contract with the Kankakee-Iroquois Regional Planning Commission.
Continue readingStarke County Park Board Receives $5,000 Contribution for Yellow River Access Point
The Starke County Park Board has gotten $5,000 toward a planned Yellow River access point, but where exactly it will be built remains to be determined. Starke County Community Foundation Director of Development Jessica Martinovic presented the park board with a check during Tuesday’s meeting.
Continue readingOregon-Davis School Board Accepts Donations for Music Department
The Oregon-Davis Music Department has gotten almost $1,000 in donations. A $665 donation from the Knox Masonic Lodge and a $300 grant from the Cheryl Lyn Welter Family Charitable Foundation were accepted by the school board Monday, according to Superintendent Dr. Don Harman.
Continue readingBee-utiful Turn Out at the 2nd Annual Social Gathering of The Hive
The Hive, a local ladies giving circle established through the Starke County Community Foundation, helped provide a platform and funding to four amazing causes during their second annual Social Gathering at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center Wednesday evening.
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