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10 Years AgoHow about reading fables on a quilt?As a project, 76 students of Edgewood Middle School teacher Shawna Davenport's language arts class created a "fable quilt" with 35 different stories."The kids had to read 10 fables," she said. "They had to pick a moral. They then wrote their own story based on that moral."The classes then chose to publish their stories on a quilt. Pictures to illustrate their stories were either hand-drawn or taken from the Internet.25 Years AgoWarsaw Police Lt. Michael Mock has been hobbling around the city police station on crutches this week. Seems Mock was off-duty and jogging along a county road during the weekend when a car honked and he jumped, tumbling into a ditch. Mock suffered a sprained ankle.50 Years AgoMrs. Hazel Murphy, president of Murphy Medical Center, is using the occasion of Sunday's open house at the hospital to announce a coming special event - the birth of the 5,000th baby in Murphy Hospital. Little Mr. or Miss 5,000 will be born sometime this year and will be a non-paying guest of the hospital, in addition to receiving a special birth certificate and other surprise gifts. The exact time of the arrival is a well-kept secret of the medical records department, and will come as a surprise to the mother. Among others, the labor, delivery and maternity rooms will be open to the public during the open house.75 Years AgoTen more Kosciusko County couples married a total of 53 years to receive cakes from the local Kroger Grocery and Baking Company in celebration of the company's 53rd anniversary. They included: Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Ryan, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. William O. Kelly, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. George Henderson, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Martin Castner, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Scott Hover, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. C. Greisinger, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. Rudolf Huffer, Warsaw; Mr. and Mrs. E.A. Arnold, Claypool; and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lathrop, Milford.
