Minnesota Couple Visits Jail Museum
October 17, 2020 at 2:29 a.m.
Minnesota Couple Visits Jail Museum
By David [email protected]
The couple stopped by the Old Jail Museum in downtown Warsaw Wednesday to snap a photo of one of the old Lincoln Highway concrete mile markers. The Rabels are traveling the Lincoln Highway route so Gene can photograph all of the original concrete markers still in place. He’s already taken a photo of 400 of them, which is darn near all that’s left. They’ll stop in Ohio and Pennsylvania to get the last of them.
Kosciusko County has three: one in the Old Jail museum, one in Funk Park and one east of town in its original location. Gene isn’t sure if the one in Funk Park is an original, though. Last time they came to Warsaw, the Old Jail Museum was closed.
He’s became interested in the Lincoln Highway about five years ago, he said, and became a lifetime member of the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association.
The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental road for automobiles in the United States, dedicated in 1913. It winds its way over 3,000 miles between New York City and San Francisco. The Rabels have traveled it in its entirety.
Each state has its own Lincoln Highway Association, Gene said, and the groups work to help preserve the route and its history “to keep it for the younger generations to enjoy.”
The concrete mile marker posts were help put by Bernie Queneau, a Boy Scout, in 1928. Queneau died in 2014 at the age of 102.
There were originally 3,000 concrete posts, but with new roads being built, most departments of transportation “just bulldozed them down,” Gene said. However, there are groups who are working on building replacement markers and planning to put them back in their exact locations, Gene said.
The original markers stand 8 feet tall and weigh nearly 300 pounds, Gene said.
“They were built to last.”
To learn more about the Lincoln Highway, visit www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org.
ELECTION REMINDER – If you plan to vote for the Nov. 3 general election by mail, the deadline to submit an application is Thursday.
Kosciusko Clerk of Circuit and Superior Courts Ann M. Torpy sent out a reminder about the application deadline.
Also, she said, voters need to have their voted mail ballot to the County Election Board, 121 N. Lake St., Warsaw, by noon Nov. 3. They need to give the mail at least seven days processing time. If they are not able to return their voted ballot to the county election board by that deadline, they may surrender their ballot to the inspector of their polling location and vote in person at that location.
Voters may also check the status of their ballot by mail at www.indianavoters.com.
There will be early voting Oct. 24 and 31 in the County Justice Building from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for voters who want to vote early and can not vote during the county's regular business hours, which are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
On Election Day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Polling locations can be found at www.kcgov.com and www.indianavoters.com
ON TV – On Friday, Kosciusko County Council at-large candidate Noemi Ponce released her television advertisement.
According to a news release from Kosciusko County Democrats Chair Brian Smith, the spot highlights Ponce’s background and her involvement and commitment to the community.
The spot opens up with what Ponce is most passionate about – teaching. “With the help of her family, friends and students, the video gives voters a glimpse into what drives Noemi to work hard. She is committed to working hard inside the classroom and in our community. Noemi will bring her experience and work ethic to be an effective voice for the citizens of Kosciusko County,” according to the release.
The ad will air on WNDU channel 16 and various social media platforms. View it on YouTube at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HRFDGc-moDY.
The couple stopped by the Old Jail Museum in downtown Warsaw Wednesday to snap a photo of one of the old Lincoln Highway concrete mile markers. The Rabels are traveling the Lincoln Highway route so Gene can photograph all of the original concrete markers still in place. He’s already taken a photo of 400 of them, which is darn near all that’s left. They’ll stop in Ohio and Pennsylvania to get the last of them.
Kosciusko County has three: one in the Old Jail museum, one in Funk Park and one east of town in its original location. Gene isn’t sure if the one in Funk Park is an original, though. Last time they came to Warsaw, the Old Jail Museum was closed.
He’s became interested in the Lincoln Highway about five years ago, he said, and became a lifetime member of the Iowa Lincoln Highway Association.
The Lincoln Highway was the first transcontinental road for automobiles in the United States, dedicated in 1913. It winds its way over 3,000 miles between New York City and San Francisco. The Rabels have traveled it in its entirety.
Each state has its own Lincoln Highway Association, Gene said, and the groups work to help preserve the route and its history “to keep it for the younger generations to enjoy.”
The concrete mile marker posts were help put by Bernie Queneau, a Boy Scout, in 1928. Queneau died in 2014 at the age of 102.
There were originally 3,000 concrete posts, but with new roads being built, most departments of transportation “just bulldozed them down,” Gene said. However, there are groups who are working on building replacement markers and planning to put them back in their exact locations, Gene said.
The original markers stand 8 feet tall and weigh nearly 300 pounds, Gene said.
“They were built to last.”
To learn more about the Lincoln Highway, visit www.lincolnhighwayassoc.org.
ELECTION REMINDER – If you plan to vote for the Nov. 3 general election by mail, the deadline to submit an application is Thursday.
Kosciusko Clerk of Circuit and Superior Courts Ann M. Torpy sent out a reminder about the application deadline.
Also, she said, voters need to have their voted mail ballot to the County Election Board, 121 N. Lake St., Warsaw, by noon Nov. 3. They need to give the mail at least seven days processing time. If they are not able to return their voted ballot to the county election board by that deadline, they may surrender their ballot to the inspector of their polling location and vote in person at that location.
Voters may also check the status of their ballot by mail at www.indianavoters.com.
There will be early voting Oct. 24 and 31 in the County Justice Building from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. for voters who want to vote early and can not vote during the county's regular business hours, which are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
On Election Day, polls are open 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Polling locations can be found at www.kcgov.com and www.indianavoters.com
ON TV – On Friday, Kosciusko County Council at-large candidate Noemi Ponce released her television advertisement.
According to a news release from Kosciusko County Democrats Chair Brian Smith, the spot highlights Ponce’s background and her involvement and commitment to the community.
The spot opens up with what Ponce is most passionate about – teaching. “With the help of her family, friends and students, the video gives voters a glimpse into what drives Noemi to work hard. She is committed to working hard inside the classroom and in our community. Noemi will bring her experience and work ethic to be an effective voice for the citizens of Kosciusko County,” according to the release.
The ad will air on WNDU channel 16 and various social media platforms. View it on YouTube at https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HRFDGc-moDY.
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