Remember When 8.27.2011

July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.

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10 Years Ago
Dr. William Dugan Jr., a medical oncologist/hematologist and pioneer of Kosciusko Community Hospital's oncology program, received the Sagamore of the Wabash last week. The award is the Indiana governor's highest award and was presented to Dugan by Dr. Robert LaSalle, a retired family physician from Wabash County Hospital. Dugan is a co-founder and medical director of Community Cancer Care, Indianapolis, KCH's partner in oncology services. He worked with local physicians and nurses at KCH to create a partnership with Community Cancer Care.

25 Years Ago
A Marion County judge will make the determination whether Warsaw Community High School senior Rick Fox will be eligible to participate in athletics for the 1986-87 school year. Lawyers for the 17-year-old Fox and guardians Gene and Virginia Gossman started the legal ball rolling in Marion Superior Court in Indianapolis, filing a four-count lawsuit seeking injunctive relief against the Indiana High School Athletic Association.

50 Years Ago
Grace College moved one step closer to having its own dormitories when it was announced last week that one of its sister organizations would help finance construction of a $400,000 women's dormitory. The Brethren Investment Foundation will solicit individual investments, which it would loan to the school. The women students now live in the Westminster Hotel, and the men stay at McKee Courts.

75 Years Ago
Wilbur Latimer, son of Lyndes Latimer of near Burket, exhibited his Percheron colt at the Mentone fair. Latimer ran away with nearly all the prizes in the Percheron division as well as having the champion gold medal yearling colt, which took first prize against all classes. Latimer has a yearling Percheron stallion, which  he will exhibit at the state fair with expectations of landing the state stallion honors.[[In-content Ad]]

10 Years Ago
Dr. William Dugan Jr., a medical oncologist/hematologist and pioneer of Kosciusko Community Hospital's oncology program, received the Sagamore of the Wabash last week. The award is the Indiana governor's highest award and was presented to Dugan by Dr. Robert LaSalle, a retired family physician from Wabash County Hospital. Dugan is a co-founder and medical director of Community Cancer Care, Indianapolis, KCH's partner in oncology services. He worked with local physicians and nurses at KCH to create a partnership with Community Cancer Care.

25 Years Ago
A Marion County judge will make the determination whether Warsaw Community High School senior Rick Fox will be eligible to participate in athletics for the 1986-87 school year. Lawyers for the 17-year-old Fox and guardians Gene and Virginia Gossman started the legal ball rolling in Marion Superior Court in Indianapolis, filing a four-count lawsuit seeking injunctive relief against the Indiana High School Athletic Association.

50 Years Ago
Grace College moved one step closer to having its own dormitories when it was announced last week that one of its sister organizations would help finance construction of a $400,000 women's dormitory. The Brethren Investment Foundation will solicit individual investments, which it would loan to the school. The women students now live in the Westminster Hotel, and the men stay at McKee Courts.

75 Years Ago
Wilbur Latimer, son of Lyndes Latimer of near Burket, exhibited his Percheron colt at the Mentone fair. Latimer ran away with nearly all the prizes in the Percheron division as well as having the champion gold medal yearling colt, which took first prize against all classes. Latimer has a yearling Percheron stallion, which  he will exhibit at the state fair with expectations of landing the state stallion honors.[[In-content Ad]]
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