The LCYC was established in 2006 to serve the youth
of LaGrange County. The organization sponsors youth
and family programs designed to promote positive
self-esteem, provide diverse learning opportunities,
real world experiences, connections to the community,
family values, healthy lifestyles and opportunities to
engage their imagination.
Michelle Myers, Director of the LCYC, feels the Kite
Clinic and Festival will offer families the opportunity
to experience a fun, economical activity that will
promote outdoor recreation, while experiencing an
“old-fashioned” past time in a new and exciting way.
She stated, “Families will go away with not only a kite
of their own, but a new enthusiasm for a healthy,
affordable, family friendly activity.”
LaGrange County Library
LaGrange-Main Branch
Temporarily in the old Jayco
Building on SR 9 North
Winter Hours (Labor-Memorial Day)
Monday - Thursday 9:00 - 8:00
Friday & Saturday 9:00 - 5:00
Phone: 260-463-2841
Topeka Branch
133 North Main Street
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday 11:30 - 6:00
Wednesday, Saturday 8:30 - 3:00
Phone: 260-593-3030
Prickly's Story Time
Shipshewana Branch
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday,
Friday 11:30 - 6:00
Wednesday, Saturday 8:30 - 3:00
Phone: 260-768-7444
Book Buddies
Parents, help your young child with number skills! You'll
create a math game while your child enjoys Eric Carle's
book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Please call the Topeka
library to register.
Topeka Branch Library
Wednesday, March 2 • 10:00 am
Family Movie Night
Free movie! Free popcorn! Call the Topeka library for the
film title! Fun for the whole family!
Topeka Branch Library
Join Prickley and librarian, Janice Bruce, for story times
each week at the Topeka Branch Library.
Topeka Branch Library
All Story Times are Wednesdays at 10:00 am
March 9 • March 16 • March 23 • March 30
Phone: 260-463-4901 • Fax 888-439-6528 • The Hometown Treasure
LaGrange Communities Youth Centers, Inc. will be
hosting “Kite Komotion Kite Clinic & Festival” on April
30 at the Shipshewana Town Center in Shipshewana,
from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm. This will be a free event
offered to the public. International Kite Teams, Chicago
Fire and The Windjammers, will be on hand performing
stunts and demonstrations to music, offering hands-on
instruction in kite flying, and will add fun to the event
with a “Candy Drop” for the children. The Hoosier
Kiteflyers Association will be providing kite building
materials free of charge for the first 200 children and
will be on hand to assist them in kite building and
flying. Families will have the opportunity to meet with
kite enthusiasts and observe large, unusual kites and
kite collections, as well as fly their own kites.
March 2011
International Kite Teams To Offer Kite Clinic In Shipshewana
Friday, March 11 • 6:00 pm
Second Saturday Book Club
Come join us! This club is open to any adult (16+) who
wishes to come. This month we'll be discussing:
The Tea House on Mulberry Street by Sharon Owens
Topeka Branch Library
(300 E. Chicago Rd., Sturgis, MI)
Stories & Puppets
Come laugh at the puppets, enjoy a story and make
something you can take home!
Thursday, March 10 • 6:00 pm
Thursday, March 31 • 6:00 pm
Heritage Bakery
Saturday, March 12 • 11 am - Noon
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Muldoon's Tea Rooms, beloved for the cozy atmosphere and luscious
desserts, has started looking a bit outdated - and the same could be said about
the proprietors, Penny and Daniel Stanley. After 17 years their marriage has
started to fade and wear a little thin, even as their old shop bustles with the
energy of the customers who seek refuse from the particular dilemmas ...
Behind the cherry cheesecakes, vanilla ice-creams and chocolate cappuccinos
are the stirrings of a revolution that will redefine lives, heal troubled hearts
and rock the very foundation of the troubled tea house.