Remember When 8.15.2013
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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Cecil Likens was honored by his family on his 100th birthday, July 13, at Mason Health Care. He was born in Griffith in 1903. He married Oma Batz Wilkinson in May 1926. She died in 1979. He had a stepson, Garner. In 1929, the family moved to Kendallville where Cecil went to work for an electrical contractor as an electrician. In December 1931, he began work with the Kendallville Municipal Light and Water Department in the maintenance department. He was promoted to chief engineer in 1950 and became the plant superintendent in 1952. He retired in 1963 and moved back to North Webster where he became an avid fisherman. He married Wauneta Deaton in 1980. She died in 1991. He has three step-grandchildren and seven step-great grandchildren.
25 Years Ago
The Giants won the regular season and the tourney in the Senior Pony League division. Team members are Chris Fager, Kevin Tennant, Travis Bradford, Linc Howard, Eric Shipp, Jeff Lackey, Doug Light, Brook Allen, Gregg Keele, Rodney Jackson, Coach Keele and Coach Light. Winning the Junior Pony League Championship were the Mets: Brian Davis, Matt Smith, Brian Swanson, Ryan Winter, Stu Neiswonger, Jeremy Gasner, Ryan Long, Ray Reed, Joey Holloway, Ben Schroeder, Coach Randy Swanson, Coach Rex Reed and Coach Larry Long.
50 Years Ago
Ten of the remaining members of the Winona College of Agriculture, Class of 1913, held their 50th reunion at the Westminster Hotel. The Class of 1913 had 28 persons. All were engaged in a form of agriculture at one time. Herbert A. Warner, Rochester, is a member of the class. His classmates are E. I. Culp; R. W. Keith, professor of the group when they were in college; H. Dwight Spencer; R. J. Sayles; Jesse Bandelier; Vern Parker; Paul Richer; Russell White; Conrad Sitkberg, of Kokomo. Four others were unable to attend. The rest are deceased.
75 Years Ago
The City Council voted to sell three pieces of real estate the city has owned for a number of years to the highest bidder. Sealed bids will be opened at the next meeting Monday, July 11. The Rice property, formerly the old west-end fire house on Market Street across from the Peterson Lumber Co.; the old east-end fire house property on Center Street west of the Klingel Laundry in Morton Place addition; and the Martin Peterson property in Pierceton. Mr. Peterson had willed this property to the city many years ago for “the poor of Warsaw.” He died 14 years ago, but his widow had a life estate until her death. City attorney Everett E. Rasor will ask Judge Donald Vanderveer to appoint three appraisors for the property to be sold. Proceeds from these sales will go into the general fund of the City of Warsaw.[[In-content Ad]]
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Cecil Likens was honored by his family on his 100th birthday, July 13, at Mason Health Care. He was born in Griffith in 1903. He married Oma Batz Wilkinson in May 1926. She died in 1979. He had a stepson, Garner. In 1929, the family moved to Kendallville where Cecil went to work for an electrical contractor as an electrician. In December 1931, he began work with the Kendallville Municipal Light and Water Department in the maintenance department. He was promoted to chief engineer in 1950 and became the plant superintendent in 1952. He retired in 1963 and moved back to North Webster where he became an avid fisherman. He married Wauneta Deaton in 1980. She died in 1991. He has three step-grandchildren and seven step-great grandchildren.
25 Years Ago
The Giants won the regular season and the tourney in the Senior Pony League division. Team members are Chris Fager, Kevin Tennant, Travis Bradford, Linc Howard, Eric Shipp, Jeff Lackey, Doug Light, Brook Allen, Gregg Keele, Rodney Jackson, Coach Keele and Coach Light. Winning the Junior Pony League Championship were the Mets: Brian Davis, Matt Smith, Brian Swanson, Ryan Winter, Stu Neiswonger, Jeremy Gasner, Ryan Long, Ray Reed, Joey Holloway, Ben Schroeder, Coach Randy Swanson, Coach Rex Reed and Coach Larry Long.
50 Years Ago
Ten of the remaining members of the Winona College of Agriculture, Class of 1913, held their 50th reunion at the Westminster Hotel. The Class of 1913 had 28 persons. All were engaged in a form of agriculture at one time. Herbert A. Warner, Rochester, is a member of the class. His classmates are E. I. Culp; R. W. Keith, professor of the group when they were in college; H. Dwight Spencer; R. J. Sayles; Jesse Bandelier; Vern Parker; Paul Richer; Russell White; Conrad Sitkberg, of Kokomo. Four others were unable to attend. The rest are deceased.
75 Years Ago
The City Council voted to sell three pieces of real estate the city has owned for a number of years to the highest bidder. Sealed bids will be opened at the next meeting Monday, July 11. The Rice property, formerly the old west-end fire house on Market Street across from the Peterson Lumber Co.; the old east-end fire house property on Center Street west of the Klingel Laundry in Morton Place addition; and the Martin Peterson property in Pierceton. Mr. Peterson had willed this property to the city many years ago for “the poor of Warsaw.” He died 14 years ago, but his widow had a life estate until her death. City attorney Everett E. Rasor will ask Judge Donald Vanderveer to appoint three appraisors for the property to be sold. Proceeds from these sales will go into the general fund of the City of Warsaw.[[In-content Ad]]
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