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10 Years Ago

December 15 1997

    MUNCIE - Colleen Hoffert, Leesburg, was recently inducted into Kappa Delta Pi, an international honor society in education at Ball State University.

Hoffert is a senior and majors in elementary education with a kindergarten endorsement. She is the daughter of Doug and Karen Hoffert.

25 Years Ago

December 15 1982

    POTPOURRI - Virginia Waters, of 507 N. Nappanee St., Nappanee, has invited the entire town of Nappanee to attend Christmas dinner at her home ... that's 4,694 guests. She's been busy these past few days baking pie, candy, cookies, turkey and all the trimmings. She got the idea from newspaper accounts about Mr. and Mrs. Chuck Enyeart inviting Peru residents to their home for Thanksgiving dinner.


50 Years Ago

December 15 1957

    Bob Long, Mentone, was the champion over all corn exhibits in the county 4-H grain show in the basement of the First National Bank.


75 Years Ago

December 15 1932

    More than 300 toys have already been repaired by Warsaw volunteer firemen to be distributed by Santa Claus on Christmas eve.

Three firemen, Bud Moon, Cleve Bennett and Al Hodges, worked all of Wednesday night repairing and repainting toys. Six or eight firemen were employed all day today on toy repair work.