10 Years Ago The Stonehenge Wednesday afternoon ladies bridge winners were: Dory Wright, Sue McGuire and Helen Miller. The Stonehenge Wednesday evening mixed bridge winners were: Nancy McNoldy, Isobel Pfeiffer, George Haymond, Tony Frazzetta, Lila O’Connell, John Clay, Bill Tidmore, Jim Loser, Janet Oberlin and Leah White. The Bistro ‘A Lago Women’s Bridge group met recently with six tables playing. Winners were: Agnes J. Plummer, May M. McCoy, Jean Kolar, JoAnn Mosbaugh, Peg Garber and Jean Pritcard. Hostess was Ruth Chapp. 25 Years Ago This recipe was entered in the 1986 Spotlight Recipe Contest for Broccoli Cheese Soup. 1/2 cup butter; 1/2 cup flour; 1/2 tsp. salt; 3 cups milk; 2 cups American cheese (grated); 1 cup cheddar cheese (grated); 1/4 cup celery (fine chopped); 1/4 cup onion (fine chopped); 1/4 cup green peppers; 1/4 cup carrots; 2 cups chicken broth; 1 head broccoli. Melt butter and blend in flour. Cook 5 minutes on low heat. Add salt and milk. Cook until thickened. Turn down heat and add grated cheese. Stir until melted, keeping heat low. Par boil vegetables in chicken broth and add to cheese and milk. Bring to simmering stage, but do not boil or cheese will curdle. Check taste for salt, add more if needed. Add, paprika for delicate creamy color. Jean Hoffer, Warsaw 50 Years Ago Conservation officers today were making plans to check the area between Roads 800 and 900 South, on the County Farm Road, after Mrs. Robert Merkle reported that she found bear tracks in the yard of her home. She told Sheriff Sam Holbrook that the tracks were left in snow remaining from last Sunday’s blizzard. The sheriff said there was also other evidence that a bear had been in the area. 75 Years Ago Warsaw and Kosciusko County have the past 48 hours experienced some freak weather changes. Sunday there was a cold wind and in the morning icicles, in the pits of the Western Sand and Gravel Co. near Winona Lake, were six to eight inches long. Thermometers in Warsaw Monday morning registered 55 to 60 degrees. Indications are that the cold spring days of the past four or five days are now ended.
