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10 Years AgoJustice Building Project: First there was too much water on the Justice Building expansion project to begin construction. Now the sandy dirt is too dry and has to be watered, County Administrator Ron Robinson said. He said the footers will be poured on the east and south walls by next week and the contractor hopes to have the sidewalls up by mid-October. Completion date for the project is set for February 2002.25 Years AgoLeslie Vanderwater, 16, Warsaw accepted this year's Kroger culinary award from Bill Aldridge, manager of the Warsaw Kroger Co. She received the top award after preparing a bread basket for project judging at the county fair. The daughter of Curtis and Pat Vanderwater, she is a member of the American Guys and Gals 4-H Club.50 Years AgoDr. and Mrs. William Ward Jr. and family, who have many relatives and friends in this community, will depart from New York aboard a ship bound for the Near East. Dr. Ward, grandson of Mrs. Nellie Hite, Warsaw, will be a missionary in Beirut, Lebanon. He has been on the faculty of Milligan College in Tennessee. His father, William Ward Sr., of Chicago, has been visiting the Ward family in New York this week.75 Years AgoOne of the most unusual, large social gatherings held anywhere in America will take place Sept. 1 on the shores of pretty little Center Lake in City Park, where the fourth annual Twins Convention will meet for an all-day jamboree of old-fashioned fun. This year more than 500 sets of twins, triplets and quadruplets are expected to attend, according to B.J. Zeigler of South Bend, convention correspondent.
