Culver Town Council, Stellar Committee Prepare for Site Visit

The finishing touches are complete on the Stellar Strategic Investment Plan for submission to the Stellar Communities Designation Program committee for the Town of Culver.

Culver Town Manager Jonathan Leist said Union Township submitted a letter of support toward the project along with a $40,000 contribution toward the effort. The Marshall County Community Foundation, in coordination with the Vonnegut Fund through the organization, contributed $80,000 toward the bike and pedestrian trail project and Elkay Manufacturing is partnering with the town to provide cabinetry and plumbing fixtures for the proposed Sandhill Farm workforce development housing project.

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Lake Maxinkuckee Amphitheater Crowdfunding Effort a Success

The crowdfunding effort for a proposed amphitheater in the Culver Town Park was a success.

A little over $45,000 was gathered in the fundraising campaign. The opportunity was put forward in order to get an Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority matching grant of $30,000 toward the project. The project also has grant support from the Marshall County Community Foundation in the amount of $25,000. The estimated cost of the project is $143,000.

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Marshall County Community Foundation Match Day is Today

Today is the day to help many nonprofit organizations with an endowment fund through the Marshall County Community Foundation.

In today’s Marshall County Match Madness event, new and existing endowment funds within the Marshall County Community Foundation are eligible for a 10 percent match with up to $50,000 matching dollars total. Donations of any size will be taken for any endowment fund.

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Marshall County Community Foundation Donation Day Set

The staff at the Marshall County Community Foundation has set a day where contributions to endowment funds will get a 10 percent match.

On Thursday, May 25, new and existing endowment funds with the foundation are eligible for the 10 percent match with up to a total of $50,000 matching funds. Executive Director Linda Yoder said 347 endowment funds are held at the foundation.

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Marshall County Community Foundation Awards Grants

The first round of Marshall County Community Foundation grants was announced this week.

Twenty-two organizations in Marshall County received $122,588 in unrestricted funds through the Marshall County Community Foundation. Unrestricted funds are the most flexible and responsible of the Foundation’s 347 funds in addressing current and emergent needs. These funds support the arts, education, health and human services, recreation and the environment.

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Rees Theater Plans Discussed

Photo provided by Wythougan Valley Preservation Council.

The Rees Theater in Downtown Plymouth may become a multi-use event space in the coming years. Randy Danielson and a growing committee of volunteers have been working with the Wythougan Valley Preservation Council on a renovation plan. Community members filled Wild Rose Moon Thursday to hear an update on the project and offer input. Continue reading

Meeting Scheduled to Discuss Reese Theater Preservation, Other Local Landmarks

Photo provided by Wythougan Valley Preservation Council.

A Plymouth landmark is a step closer to preservation. Ownership of the Rees Theater was transferred to the Wythougan Valley Preservation Council on Jan. 26. That places the building into 501c3 nonprofit status, which qualifies it for various grants and philanthropic community gifting to fund restoration efforts. Continue reading

Leadership Marshall County Class Graduates

Graduates of Class XXI of Leadership Marshall County. Front row: Doug Brenner, Marcia Combs, Denise Burnham, Elsy Mendoza. Middle row: Dr. Jim White, Liska Shilling, Angela Fulton, Steven Boyer, Lisa Miller, Nate Terrone. Back row: Deborah Horvath, Mary Ann LaPlante, Burke Richerson and Mark Owens.
Graduates of Class XXI of Leadership Marshall County. Front row: Doug Brenner, Marcia Combs, Denise Burnham, Elsy Mendoza. Middle row: Dr. Jim White, Liska Shilling, Angela Fulton, Steven Boyer, Lisa Miller, Nate Terrone. Back row: Deborah Horvath, Mary Ann LaPlante, Burke Richerson and Mark Owens.

The 21st Leadership Marshall County class was recognized during a graduation ceremony last week in Culver. LMC Chair Valerie Weis said in a statement that the nine-month class aims to bring together community leaders who otherwise may never have interacted, so they can come up with new ways to better Marshall County. Continue reading

Bremen High School Student Named Lilly Endowment Community Scholar

Scott Joyner, Beth Styers, Chair of Lilly Scholarship Committee, Debra Nick, mother of the 2016 Lilly Scholar, Benjamin Nick, Lilly Community Endowment 2016 Scholarship Winner, Charles Nick, father of the 2016 Lilly Scholar, Linda Yoder, MCCF Executive Director, Carolyn Kline and Carol Bowen
Scott Joyner, Beth Styers, Chair of Lilly Scholarship Committee, Debra Nick, mother of the 2016 Lilly Scholar, Benjamin Nick, Lilly Community Endowment 2016 Scholarship Winner, Charles Nick, father of the 2016 Lilly Scholar, Linda Yoder, MCCF Executive Director, Carolyn Kline and Carol Bowen

A Bremen High School student is a recipient of the 2016 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship. Benjamin Nick will receive a four-year, full tuition scholarship to the Indiana College of his choice, as well as a $900 yearly stipend for books and equipment. Continue reading