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Wednesday, November 30, 2022
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At 6:15 p.m., Dr. Rex Parent kicked off the evening’s festivities with the lighting of the Christmas tree in front of Oakwood Resort’s main entrance. Once the grounds were officially opened, the hundreds of guests had the opportunity to take photos with many of the costumed characters who could be found strolling the grounds. Other free activities included a visit with Santa, a reading of “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” by one of
his elves, a live nativity scene and a reading of the biblical Christmas story in the historic Oakwood Chapel. Along the path, visitors were treated to a free holiday photo booth, bags of food to feed Santa’s reindeer on Christmas Eve, cups of hot chocolate and sugar cookies and s’mores provided by the Boy Scouts. The highlights for many families were the free horse-drawn wagon rides and an opportunity to visit with a live reindeer.
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Coolest Thing Made in Indiana tourney down to Maple Leaf Farms, Polywood Made in Indiana tournament is down to two finalists — both of them local businesses. In the semifinal — which had thousands of voters and concluded Friday night, Nov. 25 — Maple Leaf Farms of Leesburg knocked off Hiker Trailers from Columbus and Polywood of Syracuse topped Kidstuff Playsystems from Gary. This is also the second time a northern Indiana business has been in the final for Coolest Thing Made in Indiana. Last year, Janus Motorcycles of Goshen won the title. Maple Leaf Farms makes a roast half duck, while Polywood manufactures a 12-piece pit sectional. “Our fully cooked roast half duck product has been a flag-
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ship product for the company for decades due to its high quality, convenience and versatility,” said John Tucker, co-president of Maple Leaf Farms. “Different from chicken and turkey, duck is a red meat, but unlike other read meats it is very lean and low in saturated fat. The main reason chefs and home cooks serve it is because it is downright delicious.” “Roast half duck is a craft product with true Indiana-grown roots,” said Scott Tucker, co-president. “From the local farmers who grow grain for our duck feed to the farm families who care for our ducks to the team who handprepares, there are many dedicated individuals who deserve the credit for it being in contention Continued on page 3
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During its annual end-of-year budget workshop, the North Webster Town Council bid an unofficial farewell to Betsy Luce, the town’s longtime clerk-treasurer. Luce won’t officially be replaced until the council’s last regular meeting of the year on Dec. 20, and she plans to be on vacation the last two weeks of the year and won’t be in attendance to see her replacement, Leigh Anne Jessop, sworn into office. Luce, who has served as clerktreasurer for 19 years, announced her retirement earlier this year. Both Luce and Jessop attended the Tuesday, Nov. 29, meeting, along with council members Dan Thystrup, Lisa Strombeck and Dave Waliczek. The council approved its annual interlocal agreement with Kosciusko County for computer terminal services in the amount of $1,050. Additionally, Luce received verbal approval for the transfers from any unspent appropriated funds from 2022 to 2023. Luce also reviewed the Community Crossing Grant funds that have already been received by the town. Strombeck agreed to continue leading that effort in 2023. It was noted that the streets to be repaired using grant money have already been selected. Thystrup provided a review of the North Webster trail, which is currently in the planning stages. The trail eventually will connect Wawasee Middle School with the town via a walking/biking path. The council was also informed that 2022 appropriated funds received by the town from the fed-
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