10 Years Ago Marjae O’Brien completed a graphic design requirement in January. The assignment was to design a Bureau of Motor Vehicles license plate that will appear on more than 5 million Indiana cars beginning January 2003. O’Brien, who lives in Fort Wayne attending IPFW, is originally from Silver Lake, where her parents, Michael and Joyce, still reside. O’Brien, a 1997 Warsaw Community High School graduate, was one of 16 finalists out of 1,400 designs submitted. “I was pretty excited,” she said. She is one of the sweet 16, whether or not she lands in the final five, which will be announced May 7. 25 Years Ago Sometimes students can learn more about a person while simply visiting with them at a party. That was the intention of Joe Conlon and the Warsaw Freshman High School when they hosted a day-long birthday party to commemorate William Shakespeare’s 422nd birthday recently. Conlon, a 38-year-old English teacher, originated the idea about eight weeks ago as part of the students’ introduction to Shakespeare, and spent a “hectic” day acting the role of Shakespeare and answering questions from the students. 50 Years Ago Sharon Anne Osborn has been named valedictorian of the Leesburg High School senior graduating class, and Paula Jean Jean Deeter is the salutatorian. Sharon is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. Voyle Osborn. She plans to attend Wheaton College and become an elementary school teacher. Paula is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Glen Deeter. She plans to enter the Vogue School of Cosmetology in South Bend. 75 Years Ago A.A. Zuhm, assistant electrical engineer to Admiral Byrd during his expedition to Little America, was the speaker recently at the weekly meeting of the Rotary Club. He gave an interesting talk about his trip with Admiral Byrd. The following Rotarians were elected to serve on the board of directors: Charles Anglin, William E. Murchie, W.D. Rudd, Homer Smith and L.N. Thorne.
