Remember When 12.16.2008

Posted Wednesday, December 31, 1969 7:00 pm

10 Years Ago

December 16 1998

BOURBON - Derek Gross of Bourbon has earned the Eagle Scout Award, the highest award in Boy Scouting.

Gross' Eagle project was beautification of Triton High School in Bourbon. He directed others and helped plant more than 1,400 flowers.

25 Years Ago

December 16 1983

GREENTOWN - Randy Paris set a Tippecanoe Valley High School swimming record in helping the Vikings down Eastern 94-76 to remain unbeaten after two duel meets.

Paris won two events, including the 200-yard individual medley in which his time of 2:20.1 erased the school record of 2:22.0 he established last year. Paris also won the 100 butterfly.

50 Years Ago

December 16 1958

AROUND OUR TOWN AND COUNTY - "Melodies of Grace," a new musical program heard Sunday evenings at 5:45 p.m. over WRSW and WRSW-FM, is produced entirely by Grace College students.

75 Years Ago

December 16 1933

Members of the True Blue class of the Brethren Church in Warsaw and other friends surprised Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Holloway at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Holloway in Mentone recently. Mr. and Mrs. Holloway were presented with a beautiful table lamp. Mrs. Holloway formerly was Maxine Scott.