LAGRANGE — The LaGrange County Community Foundation’s annual Heart of Gold Award shines the spotlight on community residents who are passionate about making a difference.
Landing Zone Coffee and Co. will reopen with baked goods from Jen Netting. Also in The Dish: A Sweet Treats Festival comes to Wabash, LaGrange hosts a pie party, Zesto
Local briefs include:• Local history series returns• Health screenings available Saturday• Canning program set for Tuesday• Tour cancelled for Wednesday• Commission meeting set for Thursday• Pie Party set for September
He went on to say he hopes to announce the name of the new superintendent soon.
Dr. Eva Merkel, Lakelandâs current superintendent, announced late last year that she intends to retire at the end of this school year. Before becoming superintendent, Merkel was the principal at the schoolâs high school.
Larimer said he was pleased by the number of âqualityâ candidates that applied to be Lakelandâs next superintendent, although he made it clear he would not say how many applicants the school system had in that initial field of candidates.
Larimer did say that the search committee managed to narrow that field down to five, and after a round of interviews, narrowed that field down to three finalists.