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Thursday Bridge Met
Thursday Bridge Club met at Maria’s Restaurant.
Winners were Betty Walston, Nannette Newland and Sandy Mauk.
Bridge Was Played At SPEC
NORTH WEBSTER – Bridge was played at SPEC at the North Webster Community Center.
On Tuesday, Mary Prescott came in first and Mike Wyrick came in second.
On Thursday, Kay Sutton came in first and Jerry Hetrick came in second.
Wednesday Bridge Met
Wednesday Night Bridge Group met at Grace Village on Wednesday.
The winners were Joyce Metz, Ann Thallemer, John Wagley, Nancy Witt and Carol Freeman.
The group welcomes bridge players of all skill levels to join them from 5:30 to 9 p.m. on Wednesdays at Grace Village. If interested, call Wagley at 574-268-1330.
Daughters Of The American Revolution Met Tuesday
Agnes Pryun Chapman Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution met at noon Tuesday.
There were two guests present from the Indiana State DAR: Theresa Green, state registrar, and Elaine Sholty, state regent. Sholty gave an inspiring message on the history of DAR, who we are and what we stand for.
The local chapter will celebrate their 120-year anniversary next year. Sholty has a three-point focus plan for her three-year term called the ABC's of DAR. The first focus point this year was on historic preservation. Next year, the focus will be on education. The third year will be patriotism. The district meeting will be Aug. 5 in Marion.
Local Regent Kathy Gawthrop opened the business meeting by reading the first prayer offered in Congress. She and Chaplain Janet Kirkpatrick had a memorial service for deceased member Linda Stroup, who passed away this past year. Gawthrop then read the president general's message and gave the national defense report.
They had committee reports from Lori Townsend, who gave conservation tips on Earth Day and Arbor Day. Gail Roberts gave a short Indian minute report and Maureen Mauzy continued her report from last month on Margaret Corbin.
There was a special report from the America 250 committee on the Freedom Fest parade, which will be June 6 at 10 a.m. They will need to line up at 8 a.m. and wear red, white and blue. They will have a table at the log cabin in the Pioneer Village at the Kosciusko County Fairgrounds. The Miami Indian tribe and Echoes of the Past will also be there. DAR will be raising funds for a bronze DAR plaque to be placed at Stoney Point cemetery on Adrian Anglin's grave. Anglin is the only Revolutionary patriot who is buried in Kosciusko County.
There will be a special ceremony at 11 a.m. July 25 at William Tuffs’ grave, which is located between Bristol and Middlebury. Tuffs was the only Boston Tea Party participant to be buried in Indiana. There will be a gold marker placed on his grave by the Boston Tea Party Museum.
Gawthrop reported she presented the DAR award for JROTC Outstanding Female Cadet to First Sgt. Sophia Borchet from Warsaw Community High School.
There were handouts passed out concerning chapter committees, a budget committee for 2026-27, a chapter program committee for 2026-27, and a chapter bylaw update committee. Information was also handed out concerning the Road to Liberty Truck Tour.
Gawthrop read an article from Time magazine about the Revolutionary War munitions trade. She closed the meeting with a prayer given by Peter Marshall found in the book "God Bless America."
The next meeting will be at noon June 23 at Little New York restaurant in Leesburg.
Daughters of the American Revolution is open to any woman who can prove her lineage to an American Revolutionary War patriot. For more information, visit www.dar.org.
