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Community Foundation Celebrates 50th Anniversary With Endowment Challenge
Pictured in front, are Tracy Furnivall, Baker Youth Club; Mackenzie Cloutier, CASA, Rebecca Bazzoni, Joe’s Kids; Ed Brown, Camp C O Mollenhour; and Kay Tusing, Kosciusko County 4-H Council. In back are...
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Students Get Feet Wet With Lake Education
KOSCIUSKO – The Lilly Center recently hosted the Baker Youth Club for an afternoon of hands-on learning at Limitless Park, located in Winona Lake. Despite a 30 percent chance of rain, almost 30...
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BYC Car Show At Aug. 3 First Friday
WARSAW — Baker Youth Club and Cruisin’ Hoosiers Car Club will be having its 28th Annual Car, Truck and Motorcycle Show Friday, Aug. 3. The car show will be in conjunction with Warsaw’s First Friday...
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Baker Youth Club, Cruisin’ Hoosiers Car Show A Big Success
The Best of Show award was presented to Greg Miller and his 1964 Pontiac GTO BYC Executive Director Tracy Furnivall WARSAW — Hundreds of people flocked to downtown Warsaw tonight, Aug. 3, for the 28th...
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Belle Tire In Warsaw Holds Grand Opening
Belle Tire held its grand opening today, Aug. 11. WARSAW — Belle Tire in Warsaw held its grand opening today, Aug. 11. During the grand opening celebration, attendees got to enjoy free food from...
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K21 Congratulates Baker Youth Club’s 92 Years With $20,000 Gift
Pictured, in front, Rachael Hoffert, BYC board member; Ronnie Shoemaker; Robin Brown, BYC board member; Tracy Furnivall, BYC executive director; Rich Haddad, K21 Health Foundation president/CEO; Shari...
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IBOP To Host 8th Annual Winter Wonderland Bazaar And Quarter Auction
KOSCIUSKO — iBOP, Indiana Business Opportunity Partners, a local not-for-profit group that holds several events throughout the year donated $8,684.79 last year back into our community to support local...
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BYC Launches STEM Lab, Art Studio; Open House Nov. 14
The Baker Youth Club has launched two exciting programs: the STEM Activity Center and the Art Studio at BYC. Pictured in the art studio, in the front row from left, are Tamara Drake, Robin Brown, Dr....
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Baker Youth Club Launches New STEM Lab, Art Studio
Mark Bonifield, Baker Youth Club board member, is pictured in the new STEM Activity Center at Baker Youth Club in Warsaw. (Photo by Phoebe Muthart) WARSAW — The Baker Youth Club has launched two new...
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Belle Tire Presents Donations To Warsaw Nonprofits
Pictured, from left, are Tony Croy, Belle Tire Warsaw assistant store manager; Trina Hoy, The Beaman Home; and Ray Turner, Belle Tire director of retail operations. WARSAW — Belle Tire Distributors...
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Baker Youth Club Meets EC50 Challenge
Kosciusko County Community Foundation CEO, Suzie Light, middle, presents a check for $40,000 to Baker Youth Club Executive Director, Tracy Furnivall, right, and BYC Board President, Kent Kleeman, left....
View ArticleBaker Youth Club Announces Early Closing Due To Weather
WARSAW — Due to reported impending winter weather conditions, the Baker Youth Club has announced that it will close early Tuesday, Jan. 22. According to a press release from the club, the facility will...
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Tri-Star Hoops Competition Filling Spots
Baker Youth Club logos have been added to the gym floors. WARSAW – The Breakfast Optimist Club of Warsaw is bringing back its Tri-Star Basketball Competition later this month. The event is set for...
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Warsaw Evening Optimist Club Donates To Baker Youth Club
Pictured, in front, are Baker Youth Club kids Lela Long, Alex Kellogg, Zaiya Garcia, Cannon Swinehart, Maddox Fruit, Shelby Harlan, Yaxiry Tamayo, Leah Shephard, Jayden Penrod and Baker Youth Club...
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Second Annual Sensory Day Event To Be Held April 27
WARSAW — The second annual Sensory Day event will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 27. The event is hosted by multiple community agencies, including Bowen Center, Beaman Home, Warsaw...
View ArticleBaker Youth Club Launches Extended Summer Program Hours
WARSAW —The Baker Youth Club is pleased to announce the launch of their extended hours for BYC’s Summer Camp. Traditionally BYC offered the Summer Program with afternoon hours. Tracy Furnivall,...
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Baker Youth Club Holds End Of School Year Awards Ceremony
Award winners from the Baker Youth Club end of the school year awards ceremony pose with their certificates alongside BYC staff members. WARSAW — Baker Youth Club held its annual end of the school year...
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Claypool Students Raise Donation For BYC
CLAYPOOL — Claypool Elementary School students spent the final weeks of the school year fulfilling their student council mission of “spreading kindness like confetti” throughout their school as well...
View ArticleBaker Youth Club Now Offering Before School Programming
WARSAW — The Baker Youth Club has announced it is opening a new before-school program. Developed in response to a gap in the community for care for children in the morning before school begins, BYC...
View ArticleWarsaw First Friday To Host Car Show Aug. 2
WARSAW — Warsaw’s First Friday event on Aug. 2 will feature a car, truck and motorcycle show at the courthouse square in downtown Warsaw. There is a $15 entry fee, and the first 125 entrants will...
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Different Name, Same Great Cause — Warsaw First Friday Car Show Benefiting...
The same quality cars will be on display at the first Warsaw First Friday Car Show, formerly the Cruisin’ Hoosiers Car Show. There will be three categories for the competition: pre-1990 cars, 1991 to...
View ArticleLady Tiger Basketball Notes
WARSAW – A pair of notes from the desk of Warsaw girls basketball head coach Lenny Krebs. 1. The Baker Youth Club is having a basketball tournament on Saturday, Oct. 19, at Warsaw Community High...
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Baker Youth Club Adds Equipment To Exergame Room With K21 Grant
WARSAW — Through a grant from K21 Health Foundation, Baker Youth Club recently added equipment to its Exergame Room. Kids give the new equipment a workout. Photo provided. In 2018, Baker Youth Club...
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Survivor, Author Elizabeth Smart Will Speak At MOCC Center April 23
WARSAW — Three local non-profit organizations – Joe’s Kids, The Baker Youth Club and Court Appointed Special Advocate of Kosciusko County (CASA) – will host “An Evening with Elizabeth Smart” at 6 p.m.,...
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Grace College And BYC Reflect On Year Of Impact Together
WINONA LAKE — Grace College elementary education students partnered with Baker Youth Club for the second academic year to help elementary students learn, exercise, build relationships, and have fun...
View ArticleBYC Fundraiser Shifts To Online Event
News Release WARSAW — The Baker Youth Club (BYC) and its board of directors have made the difficult decision to cancel their “in-person” event scheduled for August 15. The “Making A Difference” with...
View ArticleAnnual BYC Fundraiser Makes Shift To Online Event
News Release WARSAW — In lieu of an in-person event, Baker Youth Club (BYC) will host a live-streaming event from 7:30-9 p.m. Thursday Aug. 27. This event will have guest speakers, entertainment and a...
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iBOP Bazaar, Auction Set For Saturday
News Release WARSAW — Indiana Business Opportunity Partners (iBOP) is hosting its 10th annual Winter Wonderland Bazaar & Quarter Paddle Auction on Saturday, Nov. 14. It will be at Baker Youth Club...
View ArticleCity Council Moves CARES Act Money
By Dan Spalding InkFreeNews WARSAW – The City Council worked Monday night, Dec. 7, with the pandemic shaping much of its focus. With city hall working under tighter restrictions, only three city...
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Zimmer Biomet Donates To YMCA, BYC
Zimmer Biomet supervisors collected 22 boxes of snacks, games and more for the Kosciusko Community YMCA’s Kids Clubs at area schools as part of a Holiday Give Back Event. They presented the items to...
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BYC Board Thanks Dr. Rachael Hoffert
Dear Editor, Baker Youth Club (BYC) owes much of its current program offering to the work of one of our hardest working board members. Dr. Rachael Hoffert. Dr. Hoffert joined the BYC board of directors...
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Baker Youth Club Announces Summer Program Hours
News Release WARSAW — The Baker Youth Club (BYC) announces their 2021 Summer Camp information. BYC will offer their “All-Day” summer Camp and their “traditional” Afternoon Summer Camp. The camp will...
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Baker Youth Club Starts Referral Program
News Release WARSAW — Baker Youth Club (BYC) is excited to announce the launch of a new referral program in an effort to impact the community by engaging more children in its before and after school...
View ArticleBYC To Benefit From First Friday Car Show
Staff Report WARSAW — Baker Youth Club will benefit from a car show during Warsaw’s First Friday this month. First Friday Coordinator Paula Bowman hopes to beat the number of vehicles that were entered...
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Cars, Motorcycles And Droids Come Out For First Friday
Kayla Henderson of Fort Wayne won Best of Show in Warsaw First Friday’s car show on Friday, Aug. 6. Her 1940 Chevy pickup also is part of her business Gypsy Blue Flower Truck. InkFreeNews photos by...
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New Gidieon Cook Fund Will Support Baker Youth Club
Press Release Gidieon Orion Cook WARSAW — The Gidieon Orion Cook Memorial Fund, a component fund of Kosciusko County Community Foundation, has donated $2,200 to Baker Youth Club to support after-school...
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Zimmer Biomet Donates Items, Money To BYC
Zimmer Biomet collected items to donate to both Baker Youth Club of Warsaw and the Kosciusko Community YMCA’s Kids Club Program. The company presented BYC with the items on Wednesday, Dec. 15. From...
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Partnership In Warsaw Leads To New Exposure To Robotics
Aiden Tolson, seated in front, maneuvers his Sphero robot through the obstacle course, while, from left, Alan Martinez, Ethan Ellis, Summer Budd and Andrew Pearson wait their turn. The children...
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Car Show Benefiting BYC Part Of First Friday Tomorrow
Vehicles sit lined up in downtown Warsaw as part of the 2021 Baker Youth Club car show in this InkFreeNews file photo. This year’s show is set for tomorrow, Aug. 5. By Leah Sander InkFreeNews WARSAW —...
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Car Owners Love To Talk About Their Machines
By Dan Spalding InkFreeNews WARSAW – Car collectors love to talk about their vehicles. With an estimated 150 cars on display Friday, Aug. 5, at Baker Youth Club Car Show, it was easy to strike up a...
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Warsaw Breakfast Optimists Selling Fall Displays
The Warsaw Optimist Club and Warsaw Community High School Octagon Club are selling fall displays to raise funds for various youth organizations in Kosciusko County. Photo provided by Rick Swaim. News...
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KYLA Holds First Meeting Of The Year
Pictured in front from left are Abigail Goble, Tippecanoe Valley High School; Lena Doll, Triton Junior-Senior High School; Allison Clark, Wawasee High School; Leah Forshtay, Lakeland Christian Academy;...
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Zimmer Biomet Employees Donate To BYC
Zimmer Biomet supervisors, managers and team members collected snacks, balls, crayons, pencils and other needed items for Baker Youth Club, dropping them off at the Warsaw nonprofit on Thursday, Dec....
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Warsaw Bus Drivers Recognized With Baker Youth Club’s Community Partner Award
Warsaw Community Schools’ transportation department was recognized at the Baker Youth Club annual fundraiser. Photo provided by WCS. Press Release WARSAW — On March 17, Warsaw Community Schools’ bus...
View ArticleDekko Foundation Grants Support Work With Children
News Release KENDALLVILLE — The Dekko Foundation, a private family foundation located in Kendallville, with a mission of fostering economic freedom through education, awarded more than $685,000 in...
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Movement Mortgage Presents $10K Grant To BYC
Shelley Dobbins, fourth from left, with Movement Mortgage, presents a $10,000 grant to Baker Youth Club Executive Director Tracy Furnivall, eighth from left, Thursday, June 1, at Baker Youth Club in...
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Warsaw Schools, Kerlin Bus Sales Partner To Donate Bus To Baker Youth Club
Pictured, from left, are Warsaw Community Schools’ Transportation Director Mark Fick; Kerlin Bus Sales President Cliff Zehr; Kerlin Bus Sales Vice-President Melanie Zehr; WCS Chief Financial Officer...
View ArticleBaker Youth Club Holding Open House Tuesday In Warsaw
News Release WARSAW — The Baker Youth Club is hosting an after-hours open house Tuesday, Aug. 8. The event will take place from 4-6:30 p.m. at Baker Youth Club, 1401 E. Smith St., Warsaw. People...
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Baker Youth Club Provides Vital Service To Kids, Greater Community
Robin Rovenstine, a staff member at Baker Youth Club, hands out some extra treats in the kindergarten through second-grade reading room. By Lauren Zeugner InkFreeNews WARSAW — It’s 4:15 p.m. on a...
View ArticleKosciusko Foundation Gives $141,000 In Grants To 21 Area Groups
News Release WARSAW — Twenty-one local organizations recently received more than $141,000 in funding from the Kosciusko County Community Foundation’s Community Funds. Funds are awarded three times per...
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