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10 Years
USA Water Ski, formed in 1939, announced that the Lake City Skiers placed third in their 2005 Club of the Year contest with 6,950 points and also was named the National Show Ski Association's Club of the Year. The team's show director, Jakim Wilson, won best male performer and the judges' sportsmanship award at the National Show Ski Tournament in Rock Island, Ill. this summer, while Tracey Patrick earned first place in swivel ski competition.
Warsaw's swimming team moved its record to 5-2 with a 122-63 decision over East Noble Thursday night, Dec. 6, at the Warsaw pool, winning 10 of 12 events. The team won the 200 medley, anchored by senior Dave Schwartz, and 400 relay. Individual firsts: Chris Brandt, 200 freestyle; Rich Lundin, 200 individual medley; Brady Nichols, 50 free; Matt Babbitt, diving; Aaron Whitehead, 100 butterfly; Ryan Langford, 500 free; Scott Deming, 100 backstroke; Nate Mattfield, 100 breaststroke.
Lance Grubbs and fellow Warsaw police officer Eric Coburn moonlighted as referees at the Manchester-Wawasee girls basketball game Thursday. The game was momentarily delayed as Grubbs ran to the locker room to get his whistle.After 48 and one-half years of service, Royal R. Neff, of Claypool, ends his service Dec. 1 with the Nickel Plate Railroad as a telegraph operator agent at Argos. He came with his parents to Claypool in 1907 from Warsaw and attended the Claypool school on the hill in town. During his senior year, he worked for the railroad on weekends as telegraph operator, having learned Morse Code from his father. After graduation, during the war years, he became a full-time operator. All freight and mail were handled by the railroad; 12 passenger trains came through. Mr. Neff became agent at Claypool in 1940, but soon afterward, trucks came into use and jobs were abolished, so Royal became an agent at Argos in 1961. The Nickel Plate was soon taken over by the Norfolk and Western. Mr. Neff will continue his job as a tax consultant from January through April and his hobby of keeping his garden, flowers and lawn neat and attractive.
75 Years
Elwood Foster, 19, son of Mrs. Vern Foster, four miles east of Warsaw, narrowly escaped injury early Thursday, Nov. 21, when he drove his sedan through the Pennsylvania Railroad gates at the Buffalo Street crossing, swerving to miss a westbound freight train by inches. He was not driving fast, but claimed blinding lights and mist obscured his vision as he approached the crossing. Police Officer John Bough investigated the accident. Foster's car was damaged to the extent of $10.
George McConnell, 17, senior at Pierceton High School and son of Ralph McConnell, has been on the Times & Union carrier list for the past six weeks, becoming one of a growing number of "little merchants." He delivers the Evening Times to Mrs. Meade White, wife of Pierceton's town marshal.
