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EYES ON THE PRIZE: THE INSPIRING STORY OF QUARTER HORSE MULTI-CHAMPION ELIZABETH BEAUCHAMP

It was mid-October, 2017 and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Congress, the largest single-breed horse show in the world, was in full swing. At the open class halter show, several horses were ready to compete for the gold in the gelding yearling championship. The stakes were high — everyone knew that there would be some stiff competition to determine which of these quarter horses would be named the best up-andcoming horse models in the world.

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But what about the rest of the year? We tend to forget that there still is delicious produce to be had all through the year.

It’s easy to miss what’s close by and why it’s so important, maybe because we have the enormous privilege and ability to have almost any type of food all year round.

Tropical fruit, avocados, berries, you name it. It is absolutely a privilege that not all countries have. But why does it matter to eat seasonally? It’s so much easier to just run to the store and grab what you need.

Sourcing your food seasonally and locally, however, can have great nutritional and economic advantages.

Let’s first take a deeper look at how your food gets from the field to your plate. If you’re buying an avocado in January in the Midwest, chances are that avocado is coming from Mexico or even south America. Picked from the trees, packed into trucks, sent to a packaging facility, then to a distributor, a retailer and finally, to you.

Hundreds, probably even thousands of miles away. That’s no short trip!

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Now think about transportation. How many miles did that avocado really travel?

What was the carbon footprint? Trucking is the second largest carbon emitter next to air travel in regard to U.S transportation.

Not to mention, the avocados must be held at specific temperatures to encourage ripening so that they don’t over-ripen before they reach the consumer. That temperature control need also uses more energy. Also, thousands of gallons taken to support the avocado orchard in the first place can drain natural resources too. Now, I’m not suggesting we boycott avocados and never eat one again, but I want you to understand how much energy is put into one little fruit that we are so used to having available everywhere. It is extremely important to be conscious of the ‘How’ and ‘Where’ Contrast the long and expensive journey of your avocado to food we have right in our backyard.

In the Midwest, the winter is great especially for hearty root vegetables and rich greens. Often, we may feel too intimidated to buy more local produce in colder seasons because we may not know what do to with it or how to prepare it. What the heck can you do with a Rutabaga? How can turnips possibly taste yummy? Often, these nutrient-dense root vegetables can be easy replacements for more common ones like potatoes! I encourage you to simply google whatever new vegetable you want to try and you will be introduced to a slew of ideas of how to make them delicious. There are endless possibilities.

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Along with trying new foods, foods that are grown in season and in healthy soil create a richer, more nutrient dense product. Often when we tune in to the seasonality of food, what is available is often exactly what we need to keep us healthy. Why do we eat soups when we’re sick? It’s been suggested the healing properties of bone broth is one of the reasons why we turn to soup. This is even more beneficial in the colder seasons when everyone around us has a cough or the flu. Eating nutrient dense foods is one of the simplest ways to boost your body’s immune system and fight off illness.

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Finally, what may be the most important aspect of eating seasonally is how much more of your money goes back into your very own community. When you shop locally, on average 48% of each purchase gets recirculated locally compared to less than 14% at a chain retailer. Dollar for dollar, your money has greater impact when it stays close to home.

It may be easier or more convenient to just head to your local chain retailer for food but know that your dollars count.

Your dollars impact your health, your community and the people within it.

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Eyes on the Prize The Inspiring Story of Quarter Horse Multi-Champion Elizabeth Beauchamp Writer / Angela Cornell Photographer / Jubilee Edgell

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t was mid-October, 2017 and the American Quarter Horse Association (AQHA) Congress, the largest single-breed horse show in the world, was in full swing. At the open class halter show, several horses were ready to compete for the gold in the gelding yearling championship. The stakes were high — everyone knew that there would be some stiff competition to determine which of these quarter horses would be named the best up-and-coming horse models in the world.

One at a time, the handlers led their horses into the ring. As handler 3120 and the beautiful gelding at his side, Amazingunz (or Gunner, as his owner, Elizabeth Beauchamp of Culver calls him), walked into the ring, the judges and spectators alike couldn’t help but notice his sleek, muscled body and graceful balance. After the other horses walked around the arena, all of the horses lined up so the judges could get a closer look at them, making notes on clipboards while spectators and potential horse and stud buyers watched from the seats. Several minutes passed before the judges were finally ready to announce which horse was the best-looking and most graceful yearling gelding.

If Gunner won, then Beauchamp would walk away with a trophy, a commemorative buckle, and cash prize. But more importantly, Gunner would receive a champion designation on his pedigree records, which would improve his overall value. But although Beauchamp has gotten into the top five at previous AQHA shows with her halter horses, she has never won first

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“In little itty-bitty Culver, there’s a multi-world champion who never had ever dreamt that would be in the forefront. Am I proud to be a world champion?

Yeah. Do I like to be modest about it? Yeah. Because to me, the bigger picture is that I just wish other people knew that this could happen to you, too.”

-Elizabeth Beauchamp

place… until that competition with Gunner.

It was an exhilarating experience for Beauchamp, but it was only the beginning. Since then, she has won high honors at dozens of national and world competitions and become a world champion many times over.

As inspiring as the facts are, they are surprising to one person in particular: Elizabeth Beauchamp.

“I’m pretty goal-oriented, but I had never, ever fathomed that I would be a world champion or even set that as a goal,” she says.

Growing up, Beauchamp was practically raised in the family’s barn.

“My father grew up around horses and he raised me around horses,” she explains. “My father used them to make a living, too, using Belgium horses for heavy work.”

Beauchamp’s first horse was Rustler, a horse that Beauchamp’s uncle rescued from a kill pen.

“I started riding him at nine years old. I had him until he died, about 23 years,” Beauchamp says. “I learned more from him probably more than the other kids learned from horses that were better trained or earned more ribbons and trophies.”

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“Some days, [it was like] oil and water and some days like lemons and lemonade,” she says.

With her family’s background in horses, it is little wonder that Beauchamp wanted to be a veterinarian. In time, though, she shifted her goals to pursue other entrepreneurial endeavors.

After high school, she got a parttime job at a flower shop, which inspired her to open her own after graduating from Ancilla College.

She called it The Garden by Elizabeth and it’s located at 103 N. Plymouth St. in downtown Culver.

Nevertheless, she continued to keep horses, and decades later decided to show in the big leagues. Beauchamp remembers that her involvement in the horse world today is largely due to some

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encouragement from her fiancé, Shawn Yount.

“Shawn pretty much said, ‘If you want to do it, then let’s do it!’” she says. “He likes the livestock end of things, and I like the horse end of things and so both of our passions merged.”

After a few competitions and minor wins, Beauchamp entered yearling gelding Gunner in the Breeders Halter Futurity open halter show in 2017, about a month before the AQHA Congress.

“I beat all of them and won the entire show,” she says. “I guess I knew it was a big deal, but I didn’t really realize until I was out of that moment what really happened.

I think I was in shock for a very long time.”

From that victory, Beauchamp went to the 2017 AQHA Congress and won her first championship. A month later, Gunner won the gold at the by-invitation-only World Show.

Since then, Beauchamp has only gotten more involved in the horse world.

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Ultimately, Beauchamp sees her story as a means to inspire others to do more, dream more and become more.

“In little itty-bitty Culver, there’s a multi-world champion who never had ever dreamt that would be in the forefront,” she says. “Am I proud to be a world champion? Yeah. Do I like to be modest about it? Yeah. Because to me, the bigger picture is that I just wish other people knew that this could happen to you, too.”

To Beauchamp, the best way to achieve personal dreams is through staying informed and ready.

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“Educate yourselves,” she says. “Long before I had the horses to compete at the level that I do, I never stopped reading. I never stopped visiting. And I never stopped wanting to learn more.

Because you never know when an opportunity is going to rear its little head at you, and you have to have the resources to be able to run with it. A person can really be anything as long as they keep trying and never stop educating themselves.”

Beauchamp never does things by halves.

Not only does she travel around the nation for competitions, she still owns her flower shop. Aside from that, she is president of the Culver Chamber of Commerce and remains active in the lives of her fiancé and their five children.

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Before she opened Poppin’ Off Popcorn, Adamik worked in a few different fields.

In June of 2016, Elizabeth Adamik’s passion for popcorn influenced her to open a unique business, Poppin’ Off Popcorn on Pearl Street in Knox.

“I worked in fast food as a teen, and then in ophthalmic tech,” Adamik says. “I also worked as an exterminator, and held licenses in Illinois and Indiana for pest control. Most recently, before opening the store, I was a stay-at-home mom for over 12 years.”

“I have always loved popcorn, and wanted to bring something unique to the area,” Adamik says. “(My family) needed flexibility for our family life as well, so most of the time this has been a good fit.”

Adamik says Knox residents have been highly supportive of her business.

“We have a loyal following, and are always getting new customers each week,” she says. “Many come at the recommendation of our current customers, and that word-of-mouth advertising is very much appreciated. We are very grateful for the community’s support, and always try to give back.”

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Stir, Cheddar and Chicago Style Mix popcorns are big hits,” Adamik says. “Our Starke County Stir was a recommendation from a customer. She suggested we roll our Carmel in the Cheddar, instead of just mixing it with Cheddar. All flavors are made fresh at the store. We use anything from actual brownie mix to candy flavoring oils, to make unique flavors.”

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“Chicago Mix is my standard, but I also enjoy most of the savory selections like Pepperoni Pizza, Chili Cheese and Dill Pickle,” she says.

Adamik and her staff create and change the popcorn flavors seasonally.

“We also do a flavor of the month to try flavors out,” she says. “We have Redskin Red Cream Soda, Blue Jay Banana Berry, Bobcat Banana Split, Cheddar Jalapeño, Sugar Cookie, Sea Salted Carmel, and Candied Jalapeño Cheddar, to name a few. We also have 12 flavors of Hershey’s hand-dipped ice cream, and we make hand-spun shakes, malts and floats. We also have all-beef Chicago dogs, and our signature Cowboy Beans.”

Adamik is appreciative of the Knox community.

“What we love the most about Knox is the small-town feel and community this town offers,” she says. “I have seen people pull together time and time again to help one another out. You don’t always get that everywhere you go. My husband Jeff and I moved our three

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Levi Miller, owner of Miller Hardwoods, has made his business successful by ensuring that his customers are satisfied.

“I’ve been doing it that way since I started,” Miller says. “I began working in this business in February 1975. I worked with a portable sawmill, and I didn’t know one tree from another. I really had a lot to learn, but I worked hard at it.”

Miller started out part time, but was eventually able to turn his work into a full-time venture.

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“I was also working at a trailer factory,” he says. “I worked full time at Fairmount Trailers, in the metal department. I put metal on the exterior of the trailers.”

Miller says he no longer works with hardwoods, and now focuses all of his attention on the mulch side of his business.

“The sawmill I worked with lasted several years, and now we are all about mulch,” he says. “We previously worked with green lumber, which is called hardwood. We had our own cutting crew that did a great job over the years. In 2006 we shut down the mill. We had a good run with it.”

Miller is glad he kept the mulch aspect of his business, which has thrived.

“We have between 80 and 90 semi trucks of mulch a year,” Miller says.

“We have used two semis for deliveries, but we usually only use one semi.”

Miller Hardwoods dyes their mulch black and dark brown, which customers appreciate.

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“Our customers are really happy with the mulch they get,” Miller says. “We keep really close tabs on all of our customers, and stay in touch with them to make sure they are satisfied with everything. They tell us they really like the texture of the mulch. I have a good reputation with my customers, and that really means a lot to me.”

Miller added that he regularly asks his customers what Miller Hardwoods could do to improve.

“We’ve received a lot of compliments over the years, and there’s nothing better than that,” he says. “I regularly call my wholesale customers, and ask them what I can do to enhance my products. I really want to get their feedback so I can work even harder to make them even more satisfied.”

Miller credits his employees with much of the business’s success.

“My wife Mary Ellen has been my secretary for the last 45 years,” he says. “We will have been together for 47 years this coming June.

We have a good working relationship, and we enjoy working together.”

The couple believes positive word of mouth from happy customers has kept them in business for so long.

“We have a good delivery service, and we know how to treat people right,” Miller says.

“We also use high-quality mulch that is not ground up. Our mulch is a premium mulch.

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“It was just something fun that we would do as kids with him in the shop,” Tim’s son Micah says. “(We would) tinker around a little bit and build 4-H projects, shelves and little cabinets.”

Since reclaimed barnwood is beautiful, versatile, and relatively easy to access in Indiana, Tim started using it when he again picked up the hobby.

It didn’t take long for others to notice Tim’s gift as an artisan, and he began selling what he made.

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performers from across the world come and record a radio show in the venue.

The event includes a studio audience that can sing and clap along with the performers. Audience members can also sign up to participate in a quiz show that is part of the event.

Admission is $5, and the event takes place on Saturday mornings at 11 a.m.

“Of course, the important thing to remember is that all these events are opportunities for training our production staff in the arts of audio engineering, videography and video editing,” George says. “These skills actively work to support the creative performers who engage with us.”

The response from the community has been fantastic. As a nonprofit, the facility relies on grants, ticket sales and the kindness of patrons. Wild Rose Moon’s largest fundraiser will occur this October, but people are invited to join and become members throughout the year. The staff typically sets out receptacles for donations at events as well, and also welcomes volunteers.

“We make it easy for people to be able to be a part of the programs if they don’t have a lot of financial resources,” George says. “All they have to do is help out in some way and they can see shows for free as they become part of the hospitality or production crew. We are always looking for new interns.

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From the beginning of Wild Rose Moon becoming a not-for-profit, our dear friend Dan Shuppert has been instrumental in his support through fundraising, volunteering as a videographer and photographer, and his ongoing encouragement for our mission.”

Wild Rose Moon is located at 115 North Michigan Street in Plymouth. For more info on programs and membership details, call 574-276-1185 or visit wildrosemoon.com.

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6 Spring Cleaning Tips to Refresh Your Home Writer / Abigail Hake Photography Provided

Spring has finally sprung. It’s that time of year when you want to feel refreshed and clean, and declutter your house while you’re at it. With the weather starting to warm up, you’ll want to start heading outside to enjoy the sun and fresh air.

Nevertheless, we all have a need to clean this time of year - so what is the best way to tackle this year’s spring cleaning to-do list? It doesn’t have to be overwhelming, and it can even be fun. Getting the house in working order again feels good, and you can do it. Here are a few tips that will help you along to a very successful spring cleaning campaign.

Take it One Room at a Time Houses can be overwhelming when it comes to cleaning, so be sure to break your cleaning down into smaller, manageable projects. One easy way to do this is to think in terms of one room at a time. Use a room checklist as a place to start, and also as a way to prevent forgetting about items you might not always clean. If you’ve already cleaned some items in certain rooms then feel free to skip, but you are sure to find something that’s taken a back seat all

winter and needs a deep clean. Start with rooms that get the most traffic so that if your plans get derailed, you’ll still have a sense of accomplishment.

Clear the Clutter One of the biggest and best parts of spring cleaning is the purging of anything and everything you don’t need anymore. The feeling of letting go is a major way to refresh your soul this spring. Think about this in four categories - trash or recycle, sell, donate, and, finally, put away. There are always things we want to keep, and some we can do without. Make piles for each. If you choose to sell, list items on Facebook Marketplace as you are setting those items aside. With regard to donations, see if you can fill a bag to donate every day for a month. You can also plan a garage sale - cleaning is

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so much easier with the clutter out of the way.

Family Fun Get your family involved. Throw on some music and add in some family incentives to get everyone on the same page with donations and trash. There’s no need for you to do all the work!

Don’t Ignore Seasonal Chores We all know there are chores that should be done seasonally, and we typically ignore them. Now that the weather is getting nicer, tackle chores like cleaning grills, patios and windows. Doing these chores even once or twice a year will keep your house running smoothly and looking great.

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Use the Right Tools and Supplies There are many cleaning supplies and tools out there that companies want you to think that you need, but it’s better to refrain from buying everything. Having dozens and dozens of cleaning products on hand at all times just clutters up the cabinets. Along with your mop, broom and vacuum, make sure you have a good all-purpose cleaner on hand for most projects. Other basics include an allpurpose powder or liquid cleaner for larger washable surfaces, an abrasive cleaner for small, heavily soiled areas, a nonabrasive cleaner for gentle cleaning on surfaces that scratch easily, chlorine bleach, glass cleaner, a furniture duster, and a toilet-bowl cleaner. These items should get you started quite nicely.

Call in the Pros If your budget allows, there might be a few things you could take off of your list and bring in a professional to clean. Window, carpet and upholstery cleaning are much easier tasks for pros who do it all the time.

Not only will this save you time, but it also might save you money as certain tasks often require tools you probably don’t have on hand.

Hopefully these tips will help to get your spring cleaning off to a great start this year.

If you want more help, there are plenty of spring cleaning checklists out there with specific tasks to keep you on track. There’s no need to scour the web for hours and hours - search “Spring Cleaning Checklist” online and plenty of lists will pop up. Pick your favorite and go down the list until you are done (or exhausted, whichever comes first). Good luck!

Saturday, March 21, 2020 7:00 - 9:00 PM Culver Cove Ballroom Join us for a special evening of music, dancing, snacks and memories.

Girls of any age are invited to bring their dad, uncle, grandfather, or special person in her life.

Costs: $12.50 per person / $25.00 per couple

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Tickets available at: Elizabeth’s Garden, Culver Coffee Company or online at Eventbrite (Search Culver Father Daughter)

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Bart’s Water Sports Celebrates Nearly 50 Years in Northern Indiana Culver studied biology and education at Indiana University, and after an unsatisfying stint as a student teacher, he decided to pursue a career path quite different from teaching.

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Not unlike many successful, long-running businesses, Bart’s Water Sports began when its founder recognized an opportunity to fill a unique niche, locally and regionally.

In 1972 Bart Culver, a lifelong water sports fan, Indiana University grad and member of the North Webster Ski Bees ski club, began a small retail shop that would eventually grow into a far-reaching mail-order and online water sports equipment and apparel business.

“Bart grew up around the lakes and was active in all the water sports - if he wasn’t working he was around water,” says Bart’s Manager Mike Wilson.

“He started selling water skiing equipment to people as a very small business for people who were having trouble finding such equipment elsewhere,” Wilson says. “When he went to different ski club competitions he would run into people who would tell him they couldn’t find certain things. He had the idea of being the one who could provide it for all these people he would talk to.”

Bart’s Water Sports began solely as a retail business, but it didn’t take Culver long to realize he could establish a much wider customer base through adding a mail-order component to his business concept.

“A lot of the people at the different competitions he’d go to, who needed products, were from Ohio or Michigan, and (Culver) started a mailing list and put out some black-andwhite flyers early on,” says Wilson, a former schoolteacher who started working at Bart’s during summers from the late 1970s until 1988 when he joined the company on a full-time basis.

In 1975, the small Bart’s staff published its first water sports product catalog, and began filling orders for customers locally, regionally and even on a national scale.

Bart’s has been headquartered at three different locations in North Webster since its inception, and Culver began the business by converting a small house into a retail shop and showroom.

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Since 1995, the company has been located on East 800 North, and the staff currently welcomes customers for tours of its warehouse facility.

If it’s related to water sports, you can probably find it at Bart’s. The company stocks surf boards, skis, kayaks, snorkel gear, towable tubes, boat accessories, life jackets and more - as well as a wide range of men’s, women’s and kids’ apparel.

“We don’t sell boats and never have, and we don’t sell PWC’s (personal watercraft) or anything like that,” Wilson says. “Other than that, anything you need to participate in water sports, we’ll probably have it.

Anything you can do behind or around your boat for fun or relaxation - we try to offer those kinds of products.”

Wilson says the staff consists of seven full-time employees, and company leaders typically bring on between 12 and 22 seasonal staffers.

“Our seasonal help fits into three categories,” Wilson says. “There’s our retail showroom, which is busy in the summer, and warehouse work. There’s also customer service, which years ago was just answering the telephone, but now that most orders are online it’s a matter of answering emails and live chatting.”

Wilson says the Bart’s staff works constantly to process orders from all over the U.S. and the world.

“We don’t do as many big international orders as we used to because our manufacturers and vendors have better coverage around the world than they used to,” Wilson says. “More companies have distributors in different companies, with the way the world has gone as far as online business.”

Bart’s inventory has evolved through the years to account for trends in water sports, and the advent of new water activities.

“When we first started, if people did something behind the boat it was water skiing,” he says.

“Through the years wakeboarding has become popular, and tubing has changed a lot with different shapes and sizes. Tubing is easy for people to learn and do now. More recently wakesurfing has also gotten popular. So we’ve gotten more and more categories of products to sell.”

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small staff were operating out of a converted house in the ‘70s.

“We’re really still a small company,” he says.

“We try to evolve and try to keep up and watch the competition. There are a lot of big online businesses that we have to keep our eye on, and our philosophy is that competition makes you stronger and better because you have no choice but to compete. We embrace that and have tried to get better wherever we could.”

Wilson adds that the Bart’s staff regularly looks for ways to give back to the North Webster community, through outlets like volunteer opportunities and local food pantry donations.

summer, but other than that our newest employee has been here 20 years. So we haven’t had much turnover through the years. We joke that because everybody’s got so much experience and things run so efficiently, the place can kind of run itself.”

Bart’s Water Sports headquarters is located at 7581 East 800 North in North Webster.

For more information, call 574-834-7666 and visit bartswatersports.com to sign up for an email list and for product info, a frequently-asked-questions page and more.

“North Webster is a town of about 1,000 people, so it’s not like we have a huge labor pool to pull from,” says Wilson, who grew up in Central Indiana and attended Manchester University before eventually moving to North Webster in the late 1980s when he joined Bart’s as a full-time employee. “This past spring, we hired a college grad who had worked here in the

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KOONTZ LAKE BOARD MEETING 6:30pm CDT - This is open to the public, and they are accepting new board members.

KOONTZ LAKE BINGO Every Monday night at the Koontz Lake Clubhouse 10870 Cherokee Road, Walkerton, IN. Doors open at 5pm CDT, early bird beings at 6pm, and regular bingo beings at 6:30.

KOONTZ LAKE CRAFT CLASS Craft class every Friday afternoon 12-2 CDT at the Koontz Lake Library. The crafts range from painting to crochet and knitting. Come get some new ideas and meet new people. The library will display different local artist work every month. Library hours are M,W,F 9-5 CDT and Saturday 8-12. Phone number 574-586-3353.

KOONTZ LAKE CLUBHOUSE Rent the Koontz Lake Clubhouse for your next party! $50.00 rental fee with refundable cleaning fee. The facility holds up to 100 people and has a fully equipped kitchen.

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“UNARMED RESPONSE TO AN ACTIVE SHOOTER” PRESENTATION 10am presentation by Dr. Richard Hogue with the Indiana State Police. This presentation will provide prevention strategies and response options for an increased chance of survival if faced with an active shooter event. The event is free and open to the public.

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K-COUNTY JUNIOR ROLLER DERBY RUMMAGE SALE

8am-6pm at Church of the Heartland. Event is being held to help pay for the spring Break ’Em Out tournament.

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We accept Medicare, Medicaid and most commercial insurances. We have a Sliding Fee Scale available to qualified individuals which can significantly reduce the cost of your office visit.

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