10 Years Ago North Webster Class of 1945, Alumni Banquet in July: Betty Weimer Bowen, Joann Caskey White, Eloise Whitehead Eberly, Joe Brown, Ray Gordon, Lena Belle Kuhn Murphy, Ernest Engelberth, Bob Mock, Leon White, Bill Wheeler and Maurice Neibert. Gladys Strombeck Culver, second and third-grade teacher. The electricity was in the air as the Whitko Wildcats took the field at their 2005 Homecoming, and held on for a 28-21 win over the Northfield Norsemen. Randy Wilkinson gave the Wildcats the lead when he recovered a fumble. “Our kids played hard tonight,” said Coach Bryan Sprunger. 25 Years Ago On Sunday, Sept. 23, members of Bourbon's First United Church of Christ celebrate the 150th anniversary of the church's founding. The James Parks family of Bourbon County, Kentucky, came in 1836 and built a log building to be used as a church and for other public meetings. Rev. H.L. Lord, of Rochester, was called as pastor of a new church built in 1840. A brick church was built in 1878 on the site of the school building but was razed in 1913 to allow for construction of the present building. Rev. Billy Sunday preached on June 25, 1913 when the cornerstone was laid. The pioneer Parks-Ganshorn Cemetery, near the original church, has been cleared by volunteers this past year. Lakeland Christian Academy will have its annual fish fry Saturday, Sept. 22 at the women's building. There will also be a senior class bake sale. Students created posters: Beth Mikel, Amy Doron, Dan Miller and Zach Skees. Seventh-grade sponsor is David Callighan. 50 Years Ago Joseph Allen Orr, son of Dr. and Mrs. Joe Orr, of Warsaw, received the Champion Award for academic classes in eighth year English at Howe Military School summer camp. He was chosen outstanding first year camper and was runner-up in swimming. Joseph will be an eighth grade student this year in the Warsaw Community Schools. 75 Years Ago Filling station operator, Boyd (Isaac) Walton, snagged a giant ten and three-quarter pound channel catfish at the south end of Pike Lake Aug. 6, taking more than 20 minutes of wrestling in total darkness before pulling the fish into his boat. The fish was caught by casting on a “jitterbug” artificial plug. It measured exactly 30 inches long when exhibited at the Times and Union office.
