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• Quilt gardens designed to pull in tourists

  Fri Jun 12, 2009
  • There's not many Amish in South Bend. Most of the Amish businesses are in Elkhart and Lagrange counties.

• Quilt gardens designed to pull in tourists

  Fri Jun 12, 2009
  • The Elkhart County Health Dept probably would not allow this. It costs a lot of money to get any kind of permit from them to do anything.

• Down on the farm: A dairyman's lament

  Sun Jun 7, 2009
  • This family has a Syracuse address but lives in the southeast corner of Elkhart County.

• Down on the farm: A dairyman's lament

  Sun Jun 7, 2009
  • A gallon of milk at Walmart in Goshen was $3.08 a year ago. It is now $1.98.

• Painting a picture that's too bleak?

  Mon May 11, 2009
  • Sorry, for some reason I can't get the website to stay in the previous response. Just pull up Elkhart County 4H Fair.

• Painting a picture that's too bleak?

  Mon May 11, 2009
  • They have RV rallies all the time at the county fairgrounds. In fact, I believe a rally just wrapped up this weekend. It draws people from all over the country. Check out the website, . It will give all the necessary info.

• Watching the economy rumbling by

  Thu Apr 16, 2009
  • Don't forget about the people who can't collect unemployment. My husband has been out of work since Dec 2007. He was considered self employed so no benefits.

• Looking for the exit

  Wed Apr 8, 2009
  • Thank you for your post. Our county does have a lot of fantastic people. We are the home of the 2nd largest county fair in the country. Over 5000 of our youth are involved in the 4-H program for the fair. It is an awesome experience to spend the day there.

• Looking for the exit

  Wed Apr 8, 2009
  • It's not just the city of Elkhart that is struggling but the entire Elkhart county. We live in the southeastern part of the county where RV factories and farming are the main occupations. We have a lot of Amish families in our community and they are struggling, as well.