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The Local History Index provides only a citation to the article or item. Please visit the Elkhart Public Library’s downtown location at 300 S. Second St. to access the Elkhart Truth newspapers and other collections referenced in this index.

Showing of 127 results for Restoration.

ID	102111
Title of Article	Historic porch restored to its former glory
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Ruthmere Museum officials, contractors and Elkhart community members cut the ribbon for the Havilah Beardsley House porch now fully restored at 102 W. Beardsley Ave.
Date	Aug 09, 2025
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Beardsley, Havilah, Home of, Ruthmere Museum, Restoration

ID	99686
Title of Article	Group releases 3,250 walleye fingerlings into river
Notes	Gollon Bait and Fish Farm of Dodgeville, Wisconsin
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	walleye are tossed into the Elkhart River; Walleye fingerlings
Date	Oct 19, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elkhart River, Fishing, Shanklin Park

ID	98940
Title of Article	I&M crews joining Hurricane Milton restoration efforts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	I&M lineworkers from Elkhart pose for a photo; Lineworkers’ bags are packed in Elkhart
Date	Oct 15, 2024
Page	A3
Subjects	Indiana Michigan Power (I & M), Hurricanes

ID	98933
Title of Article	Railroad museum’s Mohawk to be restored
Notes	Mohawk engine; Fort Wayne Railroad Historical Society
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Reecer, Kelly Lynch, Mohawk engine
Date	Oct 10, 2024
Page	A1
Subjects	National New York Central Railroad Museum, Locomotives, Restoration

ID	96901
Title of Article	Hotel Elkhart wins state’s top restoration prize
Notes	500 Main LLC; 2024 Cook Cup for Outstanding Restoration
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Hotel Elkhart; residents tour hotel suite
Date	May 22, 2024
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Hotel Elkhart, Restoration, City of Elkhart

ID	95608
Title of Article	Historic downtown newspaper building to be restored
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Front of 206 N. Main St., Goshen; Renovation plans
Date	Feb 29, 2024
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Goshen Board of Zoning Appeals, Goshen Democrat, Buildings, Restoration

ID	90727
Title of Article	Car collection tells great stories
Notes	JBS Collection; Boca Raton Concours d'Elegance Automobile Collector of the Year
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Laura and Jack Boyd Smith Jr.
Date	Jul 15, 2023
Page	B5
Subjects	Automobiles, Restoration of

ID	81906
Title of Article	Goshen partners on watershed plan grant
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Jul 27, 2022
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Grants, City of Goshen

ID	77832
Title of Article	River association launches watershed quality project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Elkhart River
Date	Feb 19, 2022
Page	A1, A5
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Watershed Project, Grants

ID	75305
Title of Article	Deco-O-Art donates to river preservation effort
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dec-O-Art team presents check to Elkhart River Restoration Association
Date	Oct 19, 2021
Page	B7
Subjects	Dec-O-Art, Elkhart River Restoration Association, Donations

ID	73935
Title of Article	Goshen lends support to updated watershed plan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Map of watershed and sub-watersheds
Date	Aug 25, 2021
Page	A1, A4
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Goshen Board of Public Works and Safety, Grants, Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM)

ID	70556
Title of Article	50 new trees coming to Middlebury
Notes	Great Lakes Restoration Initiative, St. Joseph River Basin Commission, the U.S. Forest Service, ReLeaf Michigan, Michigan and Indiana Departments of Natural Resources, Davey Resource Group Inc.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	Oct 06, 2020
Page	A5

ID	64958
Title of Article	Elkhart school board members bid farewell
Notes	Jeri Stahr, Karen Carter, Glenn Duncan
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Jeri Stahr; Karen Carter; Glenn Duncan
Date	December 31, 2018
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elkhart Community Schools

ID	64700
Title of Article	Elkhart taps new school superintendent
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 21, 2018
Page	A1
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elkhart Community Schools, Thalheimer, Steve

ID	64649
Title of Article	Voters mandate change on Elkhart school board
Notes	Babette Boling, Kellie Mullins, Roscoe 'Rocky' Enfield
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Voter at Tolson Center
Date	November 8, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elections, Voting

ID	64832
Title of Article	School board incumbents ousted
Notes	Babette Boling, Kellie Mullins, Roscoe 'Rocky' Enfield
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	November 7, 2018
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elections

ID	64444
Title of Article	Future of Goshen dredging project grows murky
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Dam Pond
Date	September 20, 2018
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Goshen Environmental Advisory Commission, Goshen Dam Pond Dredging Advisory Board, Elkhart River Restoration Association

ID	64206
Title of Article	Goshen Redevelopment to cover half the cost of soil fixed for Millrace project
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	July 11, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Millrace Powerhouse Restoration Project, Pollution, Soil, Funding

ID	64441
Title of Article	Goshen receives new $2.2M bid for Dam Pond dredging
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	June 27, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Dam Pond, Goshen Dam Pond Dredging Advisory Board, Elkhart River Restoration Association

ID	63670
Title of Article	Business reopens after the flood
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Eastlake gym with water damage side by side with picture after restoration
Date	April 13, 2018
Page	A3
Subjects	Flood of 2018, Floods and Flooding, Eastlake Athletic Center

ID	62897
Title of Article	NorthWood students recognized for FFA achievements
Notes	National Future Farmers of America Convention and Expo
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Delo Tractor Restoration Competition team; National Veterinary Science team; Grace McCoy, FFA student interviewer and NorthWood High School FFA Advisor Amy Beer
Date	November 16, 2017
Page	A8
Subjects	NorthWood High School, Farmers & Traders

ID	62649
Title of Article	Goshen, county officials vote on Dam Pond contracts
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Microfilm - Reference Desk
Date	October 3, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Goshen Dam Pond, Goshen Dam Pond Dredging Advisory Board, Elkhart River Restoration Association

ID	62789
Title of Article	Elkhart School Board tentatively approves $133.9M budget
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 1, 2017
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elkhart Community Schools, School Budgets

ID	61640
Title of Article	Project will deepen pond
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	North side of Goshen Dam Pond
Date	April 20, 2017
Page	A1, A8
Subjects	Goshen Dam Pond, Goshen Dam Pond Dredging Advisory Board, Elkhart River Restoration Association

ID	60837
Title of Article	ECS candidates vie for District D seat
Notes	Carolyn Morris; McNeal Stewart; Johnny Thomas
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Morris; Stewart; Thomas
Date	October 22, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elections

ID	60831
Title of Article	ECS at-large race draws four candidates
Notes	Rodney Dale; Daniel Kmitta; Tanzie Nielsen; Louis Pace
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dale; Kmitta; Nielsen; Pace
Date	October 21, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elections

ID	60805
Title of Article	Luxury on 4 wheels: Jack B. Smith Jr.'s has display at Notre Dame
Notes	John B. Smith Jr.
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	2 photos of 1934 Auburn 1250 V12 Salon Cabriolet
Date	October 15, 2016
Page	A1, A3
Subjects	Gaska, Zigmont, Snite Museum of Art, Automobiles, Restoration of, Automobiles

ID	60740
Title of Article	Elkhart River gets 3,250 walleye
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	October 11, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart River, Elkhart River Restoration Association, Fish Farming

ID	60799
Title of Article	Goshen's sticky situation
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Goshen Dam Pond; Dock in pond surrounded by algae
Date	October 10, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Dam Pond, Goshen Dam Pond Dredging Advisory Board, Elkhart River Restoration Association

ID	60551
Title of Article	Officials, residents discuss Goshen Dam Pond dredging
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	August 31, 2016
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Dam Pond, Goshen Dam Pond Dredging Advisory Board, Elkhart River Restoration Association

ID	59572
Title of Article	City, school officials go face-to-face
Notes	Educational initiatives
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	March 1, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elkhart City Council

ID	59306
Title of Article	Loan will help pay for pond dedging
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	January 10, 2016
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Goshen Dam Pond, Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elkhart County Stormwater Management Board, Grants

ID	58101
Title of Article	Development nearing construction
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 23, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Millrace Powerhouse Restoration Project, Millrace Powerhouse Restoration Project

ID	57971
Title of Article	The lowdown on five laws new to Indiana's books as of today
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	July 1, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Law, Indiana

ID	57427
Title of Article	Millrace site plan approved
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 22, 2015
Page	A2
Subjects	Millrace Neighborhood LLC, Millrace Powerhouse Restoration Project, Goshen

ID	57216
Title of Article	Three bids submitted for dredging of pond
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Swan swimming in pond
Date	May 13, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Goshen Environmental Center, Goshen Redevelopment Commission, Elkhart River Restoration Association

ID	57097
Title of Article	Council may debate protections in June
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 5, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Elkhart City Council, LGBTQ Community, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA)

ID	57032
Title of Article	Council to look at LGBT protections
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	May 3, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	LGBTQ Community, Moore, Dick (Mayor), Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Elkhart City Council

ID	56986
Title of Article	Board balks at federal health standards
Notes	National School Lunch Program
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 30, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Elkhart River Restoration Association, Elkhart Community Schools

ID	56992
Title of Article	Woman loses posts after inciting Tweet
Notes	Jess Dooley; Memories Pizza
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 30, 2015
Page	C1
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Concord High School

ID	56592
Title of Article	Concord High School coach fired after inviting Twitter to burn down RFRA-supporting pizzeria
Notes	Jess Dooley; Memories Pizza
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Screen shot of tweet
Date	April 21, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Concord High School

ID	56523
Title of Article	Area lawmakers not supportive of LGBTQ protection
Notes	Senate Bill 101
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Tim Wesco
Date	April 19, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), LGBTQ Community, Wesco, Timothy

ID	56509
Title of Article	Moore seeks LGBT protections
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Dick Moore; Opponents of Senate bill 101
Date	April 17, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), LGBTQ Community, Moore, Dick (Mayor)

ID	56443
Title of Article	Fallout from Twitter posting lingers
Notes	Jess Dooley; Memories Pizza
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 16, 2015
Page	C1
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Concord High School

ID	56129
Title of Article	Rep. Nisly, Sen. Yoder defend religious freedom act
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 7, 2015
Page	A3
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Religion, Nisly, Curt, Yoder, Carlin

ID	56109
Title of Article	Nisly only area state lawmaker who balked at revised RFRA law
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Curt Nisly
Date	April 4, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Nixon, Ford, Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Religion

ID	55967
Title of Article	Pence signs revised bill; Arkansas follows
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Brian C. Bosma; Mike Pence
Date	April 3, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Religion, Pence, Mike (Governor)

ID	55972
Title of Article	Some argue religious law changes aren't enough
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Date	April 3, 2015
Page	A2
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Religion, Pence, Mike (Governor)

ID	55960
Title of Article	Coach tweets of burning pro-RFRA pizzeria
Notes	Jess Dooley; Memories Pizza
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	Screen shot of tweet; Crystal O'Connor
Date	April 2, 2015
Page	A1, A2
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Religion, Concord High School

ID	55963
Title of Article	Deal elusive on clarifying religious objections law
Source	Elkhart Truth
Location	Ask at Reference Desk
Picture Caption	David Long and Brian C. Bosma
Date	April 2, 2015
Page	A6
Subjects	Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA), Religion, Pence, Mike (Governor)