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Starke Community, by Mitchell A. Markovitz, commissioned by the Starke County Community Foundation. Unveiled at the annual Fall Grants banquet on November 21, 2002, the poster is based on the Ludlow home in the historic 'Quality Hill' neighborhood in North Judson. For a closer look, and information on purchasing a copy, click here.

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Northern Indiana Community Foundation Announces
Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship Winners for Starke County

Two Starke County students will receive full, four-year scholarships as the Starke County Community Foundation 2006 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars. Steven W. Pelych and Ashley J. Horstmann will receive full tuition to the Indiana college of their choice and an $800 yearly stipend for required books and equipment.

Steven is the son of John and Lesia Pelych and is a senior at Knox Community High School where his is Student Body President. He is also the president of the Nation Honor Society and Co-Captain of the Varsity Basketball team. As a musician Steven plays the guitar at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church and visits nursing homes where he entertains the residents by playing piano.

Stephen Pelych

Ashley is the daughter of Marshall and Marsha Horstmann is a senior at North Judson-San Pierre High School. Ashley is the President of the Key Club and Senior Class Secretary. She helps prepare the Bass Lake Drive-In for Sunday morning services held in the summer and has worked on many community fundraisers. She hopes to become a school guidance counselor and make a positive impact in the lives of teenagers.

Ashley Horstmann

The Starke County Community Foundation scholarship committee received twenty applications for the prestigious scholarship this year. The Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship is open to all high school seniors who are Starke County residents who will have graduated from an accredited Indiana high school. All applications are reviewed by the committee and finalists are chosen for the

final phase of the nomination process.

Eleven finalists were invited to write an impromptu essay and participate in an oral interview with the committee. After the Starke County Community Foundation scholarship committee narrowed the field to two nominees and one alternate nominee, the finalists’ names were submitted to Independent Colleges of Indiana, Inc. (ICI) for the selection of the recipients.

ICI is a nonprofit corporation that represents thirty-one regionally accredited degree granting, nonprofit, private colleges and universities in the state.

The scholarships are the result of a statewide Lilly Endowment initiative to help Hoosier students reach higher levels of education. Indiana ranks among the lowest states in the percentage or resident over the age of 25 with a bachelor’s degree. There were 216 scholarships awarded statewide.

Past recipients in Starke County are:

• Will Runkle - 1998; Gabrielle Casey and Emily Dolezal - 1999
• Tracy Banasiak and Drew Rannells - 2000
• Shelli Surma, Olivia Barzydlo and Chelsea Wait - 2001
• Michael Matsey, Nathan Origer and Kory Risner - 2002
• Megan Danyi, Karl Hall and Craig Nielsen - 2003
• Matthew Baughman, Matthew Fosler and Matthew Musial - 2004
• Julia Bachert and Kathleen Freet - 2004