Closings, cancellations and postponements updated

Here are local closings, cancellations and postponements of events and meetings due to the novel coronavirus COVID-19. These are the ones The Mail-Journal has been notified about.

Send information about others or when events are rescheduled to mstoelting@the-papers.com or call (574) 658-4111, ext. 2368 and leave a message.

Stay-at-home order by Governor Eric Holcomb has been extended through Thursday, April 20. Only essential travel for work, and to grocery and drug store. No travel, no visiting friends and family that do not live with you. Outdoor exercise permitted maintaining 6 foot distance so no contact sports.

Northern Indiana Lakes Festival, scheduled for May 22-23, Warsaw, has been cancelled. Several of the components are being changed to stand-alone events later.

All Wawasee Community Schools are closed until school resumes in August.

Milford

Milford Public Library is closed. Evergreen has extended all due dates until April 28. The library’s digital collection is still available.

Milford High School Alumni Banquet scheduled for June 13 has been cancelled for 2020.

North Webster

Town of North Webster buildings are closed to the public until further notice. Sewage payments can be made via the drop box or by mail. 

North Webster Senior Prime Life Enrichment Center aka the senior center is closed until further notice. 

North Webster Legion Post 253 is closed until further notice. Check with the Legion’s Facebook page regarding carry-out service.

North Webster Community Center closed until further notice.

North Webster Community Public Library is closed until further notice. Due dates are extended until April 15. The library’s digital collection is still available.

Barbee Hotel is closed until further notice.

Tippecanoe Lake Cottage Tour scheduled for June has been postponed. The Watershed Foundation will release a new date later.

North Webster High School Alumni Association Banquet has been cancelled for 2020. It was to be held Saturday, July 11. The 2021 event will be the second Saturday in July.

Dixie Day Festival scheduled for July 25 has been cancelled. The next festival will be held Saturday, July 31, 2021. It is sponsored by the North Webster-Tippecanoe Township Chamber of Commerce.

Syracuse

Town of Syracuse buildings are closed to the public until further notice. This includes town hall, police station, community center and waste treatment plant. Sewage and water payments can be made via mail, drop box on west side of town hall and on line. Penalties and disconnects will be suspended until April 15.

Syracuse Alumni Association banquet has been cancelled for 2020.

Syracuse-Wawasee Rotary has suspended noon Tuesday meetings at The Sleepy Owl until further notice.

Wawasee Area Conservancy Foundation has cancelled Earth Day celebration Saturday, April 25.

Chautauqua-Wawasee Purdue Varisty Glee Club performance originally scheduled for Friday, April 24, has been rescheduled for Friday, Oct. 23.

Syracuse Public Library is closed until further notice. Evergreen has extended all due dates until April 28. The library’s digital collection is available.

Syracuse REAL Services and the Syracuse Senior Center at the Syracuse Community Center are closed. Carry-out meals are available weekdays. For more information contact Carolyn Hapner, (574) 457-2631.

Syracuse American Legion Post 223 is closed until further notice.

Syracuse-Wawasee Chamber of Commerce is closed and all events cancelled until further notice. Director may be contacted by phone at (574) 457-5637 or email renea!swchamber.com.

Syracuse-Wawasee Historical Museum is closed until further notice. IU Bicentennial Exhibit has been postponed. A new date will be announced later.

Lakeland Youth Center has tentatively delayed the start of spring soccer. Registration deadline has been extended to Tuesday, April 21. Practices are tentatively scheduled to start the week of May 4, first game May 9 and tournament June 13. Register online at www.lakelandyouthin.myrec.com/.