Residents of Wawasee and Syracuse lakes gathered Saturday morning for a pancake and sausage breakfast at Oakwood Retreat, Syracuse, for the annual Wawasee Property Owners Association and Syracuse Lake Association family breakfast. The final tally shows 245 lake residents from … Continue reading →
Laurence C. “Larry” Griffith, 94, Syracuse, died Thursday, June 20, 2013, at his residence. He was born Oct. 5, 1918. On Oct. 25, 1947, he married Rosemary C. Schirmeyer, who preceded him in death in 2011. Surviving are two daughters, … Continue reading →
The members of Wawasee Yacht Club won the E-Scow Regatta Open sailboat race on home territory during the June 13 weekend. Low winds for Saturday delayed the races, but it didn’t stop them all together. Twenty-nine clubs were present at … Continue reading →
Wawasee Yacht Club has a long and storied history at Lake Wawasee. But contrary to the name, which implies large luxurious ships, what the members are into is sailing in reasonably sized vessels. Currently, sailboats are raced in three classes, … Continue reading →
The job of watching over the control structure in Syracuse, more commonly known as the Syracuse dam, was explained by Chad Jonsson, superintendent of Syracuse-Wawasee Parks Department. Jonsson explained the operations at the annual Wawasee Property Owners Association public board … Continue reading →
FLOTILLA WEAR AVAILABLE — Annually the Wawasee Flotilla Committee makes available T-shirts and sweatshirts as a means to support the awards given for the Flotilla. Each year there’s a different design and sometimes even a different color. This year’s T-shirt … Continue reading →
“We are not Nebraska.” Lyndon Kelley, irrigation specialist with the Purdue University Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, spoke the phrase in reference to what he would title a book if he were to write one about how farm irrigation … Continue reading →
The area around Lake Wawasee offers plenty of opportunities for exploration, but not all of them can be accessed by car, bicycle or even by foot. That is where paddling comes in. On Monday, Tim Weadick, Goshen and Lake Wawasee … Continue reading →
And the commodore for the 2013 Wawasee Flotilla is… Kay Young! “What can I say … I was very honored to be chosen by the committee to be this year’s commodore and when I look back at past recipients feel … Continue reading →
Marsha Carey, a local grant writer, was hired by the Syracuse-Wawasee Trail Committee during its regular monthly meeting Monday night. Prior to voting, committee members Erick Leffler and Sam Lehman asked what funds are available. Carey said she would have … Continue reading →
