10 Years Ago The Jerome R. Kralis Memorial Dining Room is on the north side of Our Father's House, 401 Argonne Road, Warsaw. It is an extension of the food pantry that has been in place since 1997, beginning at 2234 E. Center St. The operation moved to Argonne Road a couple of years ago and the thrift store expanded. The room seats 62 people in maroon and dark green booths and tables. The North Webster Community Center completed “The Mat” restoration project on the outdoor basketball courts dating back to 1949. People would spend endless afternoons boxing out opponents and driving to the hoop on the old courts. 25 Years Ago The Warsaw plant of Kimble Glass Inc. hosted its 36th annual service awards program at Twenty-five Seventeen Restaurant. Recognized were Robert Taylor, 35 years; George Beecher, Norman Evans and Ward Ladd, 30 years. With 20 years: Rich Bernoski, Lois Click, Harle Cordill, Greg Davis, Virginia Heisler, Wayne Herendeen, John Kenney, Bernice Raphael, Frank Reyna, Jeff Shepherd, David Simpson, Richmond Slone, Irene Spears, Ada Thrasher, Dean Timbers, Leon Whetstone, Stanley Williams and Charlotte Yeater. With 15 years: Mike Brown, Cindy Enders, Mike Ferguson, Marjean Holland, Sheryl Jordan, Jake Stone, Wanda Thompson and Sue Woods. With 10 years: Terry Engstrand, Brenda Frantz, Kris Losey, John Mason, Charlie Styles, Betty Taylor and Ted Taylor. 50 Years Ago Pierceton High School presented “Our Town” Oct. 20 and 21. Actors were Doug Gregory, Cheryl Rager, Richard Stickney, Scott Hanley, Kay Howell, Barbara Boggs, Tamra Menzie, Jane Ashley, Susie Meeks, Cindy Wright, Teresa Tom, Jim Mettler, Chris Rood, Jon Hoppus, Herb Wolter, Cynthia Sweetheimer, Judy Harter, Kathy Lenwell, Peggy Dile, Neal Malloy, Charles Williams, Peggy Biltz, Bill Bailey, Tony Huff, Roy Ousley, Steve LaLone, Mike Miner, Phil Wise, Brenda Leedy, Sharon Smith, Betty Yorg and Charlyn Faurote. Mrs. Boley was director; Kathy Burnworth, prompter. Roy “Doc” Miller, 1964 president of the Syracuse Police and Firemen Fair Association, presented a plaque to Robert Smith and Wayne Coy representing those in the Syracuse Sons of the American Legion drum and bugle corps. A hot dog dinner followed. 75 Years Ago Assistant Chief of Police Judd Pittenger discovered the ceiling of the Elks Arcade in flames as he peered through the glass at 5 o'clock this morning and turned in an alarm. He told Chief of Police Raymond Neff that he smelled the fire for 10 minutes from some distance down Center Street but had great difficulty finding which building was burning. Firemen ripped the ceiling apart and extinguished the blaze. Heat was so intense during the height of the alarm that a large section of tin ceiling in the Candy Kitchen across the Arcade was blistered. Smoke was so thick that it was almost impossible to reach the upper floors. Officer Pittenger and a Times reporter made an early survey of the upper stories, locating the heart of the fire and opening windows. The fire was not brought under control until reaching a second story store room. A charred mop was found. Obsolete wiring may have been the cause.
