10 Years Ago During the annual Christmas party, Warsaw Fire Department handed out service awards and named Mike Blackford the 2003 Firefighter of the Year. Fred Parrett was honored for five years of service; Todd Deaton, 10; Duane Patterson, 20; and Larry Baker, 25 years. The NorthWood High School Wind Ensemble will travel to Indianapolis to perform at the Indiana Music Educator's Association State Convention. This honor is bestowed upon the best ensembles in Indiana; NWHS Wind Ensemble is the only high school wind ensemble accepted this year. NorthWood was chosen for their high level of musicality and the type of literature they play. 25 Years Ago Warsaw's Lady Freshman basketball team won its ninth game this season Thursday with a 38-24 victory over Wawasee. Anne Kneller scored nine points for Warsaw; Cheryl Fitzgerald added seven points. The Tiger record stands at 9-1. They face Marion at home Monday. Warsaw Attorney William M. Dalton is a member of an elite group of persons who have received an invitation to the inaugural ball for President-elect George Bush. John Sadler says that plans are underway for the second annual Taste of Kosciusko County. 50 Years Agpo Oren S. Burnworth, Route 5, Warsaw, an employee of Northern Indiana Public Service Co., retired Jan. 1 after serving 29 years. He began his utility career in 1934 as a laborer and in 1937 was made a clerk. That same year he became a driver-groundman, and in 1959, until retirement, a driver-operator in the Warsaw district. Mr. Burnworth is a veteran of World War I and a member of the American Legion. He's won many ribbons for his gardening and rabbit raising. He has a wife, Lillian, and daughter, Jacqueline. 75 Years Ago Times Building Directory – Suites Second Floor: 1-Floyd Robbins, Trustee Wayne Township; 2-Laura Lee Beauty School; 3-Laura Lee Beauty Parlor; 4-Vacant; 5-Laura Lee School Study; 6-Marion Warner, Times Staff; 7-Frank Dinius, Unemployment Relief; 8-Farm Security Administration (County); 9-Dr. R. N. Luse, Dentist; 10-Dr. R. N. Luse; 11-John Motto, Inter-City Credit Bureau. Mineralized Yeast Feed; 12-Farm Security Administration Panic-stricken Warsawans were hanging around the Times' United Press teletype machines October 30, 1938 watching for verification of "end of world report" they had mistaken over the radio. When one station cut in on another in the midst of an H. G. Wells radio version of the "War of the Worlds" novel, it was too realistic.
