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ID	99361
Title of Article	Lerner celebrates 100 years with kickoff event
Notes	410 S. Main St. Elkhart
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	The Lerner Theatre; Clark Wilson performs on pipe organ; Lerner Theatre; Kimball pipe organ
Date	Nov 22, 2024
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Lerner Theatre, Centennial, Pipe Organs

ID	99130
Title of Article	Centennial celebration
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Rod Roberson, Diana Lawson behind Elco sign; Lerner Theatre interior; Lerner committee chairs
Date	Nov 01, 2024
Page	A1, A5

ID	73243
Title of Article	Dog Days of Summer
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Nathan Herman, Lilla Herman and dogs, Casper and Rosie
Date	Jul 07, 2021
Page	A3
Subjects	NIBCO Water & Ice Park, Lundquist-Bicentennial Park

ID	70921
Title of Article	Lundquist Park pitched for funding
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Lundquist Park; Drawing of improvements to Lundquist Park
Date	Mar 27, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	South Bend-Elkhart Regional Partnership, Lundquist-Bicentennial Park

ID	66183
Title of Article	Goshen Rotary to build splash pad for club centennial
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	December 2, 2019
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Rotary Club, Goshen Parks and Recreation Department

ID	62981
Title of Article	Elkhart native works on special Ball State project
Notes	Ryan Shank; Centennial Documentary
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Shank
Date	December 3, 2017
Page	A3
Subjects	Ball State University, Elkhart Natives

ID	61834
Title of Article	Goshen School Board's Ortiz retiring
Notes	Jose Ortiz
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jose Ortiz
Date	May 10, 2017
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Sesquicentennial, Retirement

ID	61727
Title of Article	Number of permitted school bus stops changing in Middlebury
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 18, 2017
Page	A1
Subjects	Middlebury Sesquicentennial (1986), School Budgets, Buses

ID	61023
Title of Article	Nappanee woman designs winning bicentennial quilt
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Karen Pence, Joy William, Amanda Castor and Carolyn Rahe
Date	November 29, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Quilts, Bicentennial

ID	60813
Title of Article	Indiana's bicentennial torch completes 3,200-mile journey
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 16, 2016
Page	A2
Subjects	Bicentennial Torch Relay, Indiana, History of

ID	60721
Title of Article	Celebration to remember
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jane Burns and Tsehai Bean; Truman Weaver, Sylvia Rocio Diaz and Mark Mikel; Truman Weaver holds torch; Relay down Main Street; Gail martin and Ruperto 'Tito' Guedea
Date	October 5, 2016
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Bicentennial Torch Relay, Indiana, History of, Elkhart County

ID	60705
Title of Article	An Indiana celebration
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Torch Relay travel path
Date	October 3, 2016
Page	A1
Subjects	Bicentennial, Indiana, History of, Elkhart County

ID	60569
Title of Article	Torch relay adds minority leaders
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	September 4, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Bicentennial Torch Relay, Racism, African-American Population, Hispanic/Latino Population

ID	60250
Title of Article	County bicentennial organizers finding a common ground
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	June 30, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Bicentennial, Elkhart County

ID	60241
Title of Article	'Flawed process' will be reviewed for bicentennial event
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mike Yoder
Date	June 28, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Bicentennial, Elkhart County

ID	60211
Title of Article	Bicentennial torchbearers chosen to represent county
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	26 torchbearers; Mike Yoder
Date	June 22, 2016
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Bicentennial, Elkhart County

ID	59948
Title of Article	Bristol woman's poem represents county in bicentennial poetry book
Notes	Mapping the Muse: A Bicentennial Look at Indiana Poetry
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Linda Schrock
Date	May 11, 2016
Page	D1
Subjects	Bicentennial, Local Authors, Indiana

ID	59744
Title of Article	Torch relay will pass through Elkhart County
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Illustrated map of route
Date	March 31, 2016
Page	C1
Subjects	Elkhart Conference, Inc., Bicentennial Torch Relay

ID	59551
Title of Article	Money could be used to buoy bicentennial projects
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	February 25, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Regional Cities Initiative, Regional Cities of Northern Indiana, Funding

ID	59171
Title of Article	Elkhart County readies for bicentennial celebrations
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	December 9, 2015
Page	D1
Subjects	Bicentennial, Elkhart County

ID	59037
Title of Article	'Our Democratic voice is still strong'
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	November 10, 2015
Page	A1, A6
Subjects	Elkhart City Centennial (1958)

ID	57208
Title of Article	More area students pass IREAD-3
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 11, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Sesquicentennial (1966), Elkhart County Schools, Department of Education

ID	55447
Title of Article	Elkhart City Council makes assignments
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	January 14, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart City Centennial (1958)

ID	55238
Title of Article	Olson to seek another term on city council
Notes	Mary Olson
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Mary Olson
Date	November 15, 2014
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart City Centennial (1958)

ID	55074
Title of Article	Purdue Extension mission highlighted during centennial
Source	Senior Life
Location	Elkhart County History File
Picture Caption	County commissioners
Date	August 1, 2014
History #	413
Page	20
Subjects	Purdue University

ID	54375
Title of Article	Pages from our past: May 14, 1981 (Assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 1, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Teachers Association (ETA)

ID	54505
Title of Article	Pages from our past: June 12, 1979 (death of actor John Wayne)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 22, 2014
Page	E10
Subjects	Elkhart Teachers Association (ETA)

ID	54450
Title of Article	Pages from our past: June 6, 1968 (Death of Robert F. Kennedy)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 15, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Kennedy, Robert F.

ID	54414
Title of Article	Pages from our past: June 6, 1944 (WWII D-Day attack)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 8, 2014
Page	E10
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, World War II

ID	54334
Title of Article	Pages from our past: May 5, 1970 (Kent State shootings)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 25, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Symphony Women's Auxiliary

ID	54314
Title of Article	Purdue Extension celebrates centennial
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Lienhart-Cross & Gov. Mike Pence
Date	May 21, 2014
Page	C1
Subjects	Purdue University, Elkhart County Extension Office, Lienhart-Cross, Mary Ann

ID	54289
Title of Article	Pages from our past: May 5, 1961 (space orbit of Alan Shepard Jr.)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 18, 2014
Page	E10
Subjects	Elkhart Symphony Womenâ€™s Auxiliary

ID	54239
Title of Article	Pages from our past: May 7, 1937 (Hindenburg zeppelin fire)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 11, 2014
Page	E10
Subjects	Elkhart Symphony Womenâ€™s Auxiliary

ID	54193
Title of Article	Pages from our past: May 21, 1927 (Charles Lindbergh transatlantic flight)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	May 4, 2014
Page	E10
Subjects	Elkhart Symphony Womenâ€™s Auxiliary

ID	54136
Title of Article	Pages from our past: April 5, 1968 (Riots after Martin Luther King's death)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 27, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, King, Martin Luther, Jr., Race Relations

ID	54113
Title of Article	Pages from our past: April 6, 1917 (U.S. entry into World War I)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 20, 2014
Page	E10
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, World War I

ID	54112
Title of Article	Pages from our past: April 12, 1965 (Palm Sunday tornado)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years) Source: Elkhart Truth
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 13, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Tornadoes, Palm Sunday Tornado (April 11, 1965)

ID	54035
Title of Article	Pages from our past: April 16, 1912 (sinking of the Titanic)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	April 6, 2014
Page	E10
Subjects	Elkhart Symphony Womenâ€™s Auxiliary

ID	53968
Title of Article	Pages from our past: April 18, 1906 (San Francisco earthquake)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 30, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Earthquakes

ID	53929
Title of Article	Pages from our past: March 28, 2004 (Jimmies win!)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 23, 2014
Page	E10
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Jimtown High School, Basketball

ID	53876
Title of Article	Pages from our past: March 31, 1981 (Condition: 'exceptionally good' - shooting of Pres. Ronald Reagan))
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	March 16, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Symphony Womenâ€™s Auxiliary

ID	53781
Title of Article	Pages from our past: March 29, 1979 (A-plant still leaking radiation)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Three Mile Island nuclear power plant
Date	March 2, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Nuclear Power Plants

ID	53680
Title of Article	Pages from our past: February 9, 1967 (First local picture in color)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	February 16, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Symphony Womenâ€™s Auxiliary

ID	53641
Title of Article	Pages from our past: January 28, 1986 (Space shuttle explodes)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	February 9, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Space Shuttles

ID	53614
Title of Article	Pages from our past: January 20, 1981 (It's over! Hostages are free)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	February 2, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Presidents, United States

ID	53613
Title of Article	Pages from our past: January 16, 1960 (We get voting machines)
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	January 26, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Voting Systems, Elections, Elkhart County Commissioners, Government, Elkhart County

ID	53572
Title of Article	Elkhart native wins presidential award for teaching
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo of Farmer
Date	January 24, 2014
Page	C1
Subjects	Farm, Centennial, Elkhart Memorial High School, Teachers

ID	53557
Title of Article	Pages from our past: January 7, 1976
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	January 19, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Accra Pac Group (APG Inc.), Explosions

ID	53494
Title of Article	Pages from our past: January 9, 1978
Notes	Reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Picture Caption	photo
Date	January 12, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Truth, Blizzard of 1978, Snow, Weather

ID	53454
Title of Article	Pages from our past: October 15, 1889
Notes	First edition of The Elkhart Truth, reprinted as part of a series of yearlong historic front pages to celebrate the quasquicentennial of the paper (125 years)
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm â€“ Reference Desk
Date	January 5, 2014
Page	E5
Subjects	Elkhart Symphony Orchestra