Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
10 Years
Boy Scout Troop 776 honored Francisco "Javier" Pioquinto, son of Martin and Margarita Pioquinto, by awarding him the rank of Eagle Scout. He earned 23 merit badges, two more than necessary, to achieve the Eagle, the highest honor in the Boy Scout program. His project involved fingerprinting children at Jefferson Elementary School and required more than 100 hours to complete.
Plymouth head coach Jack Edison finally got his 500th career victory Tuesday, Nov. 29, when the Pilgrims beat host Triton, 51-32, in the Class 4A state finals. Troy McIntyre was able to pull down nine rebounds for the Triton Trojans.
25 Years
Kimble Glass service awards Oct. 20: 35 years-Elbert Morts, Francis Rickel Sr., Isaac Slone, Phil Surface; 30 years-John McConnell, Jeanette Norman; 25 years-Lora Adams, William Brown, Ed Herendeen, Sue Lane; 20 years-Elva England, Troy Helton, Tom Hughes, Ellen Prater, Pat Slone, Ray Helton, Jerry Holloway, Harold Lent, Charles Schumacher; 15 years-Martha Caudill, Don Ervin, Jessica Neff, Tom Walters Jr., Phyllis England, Michelle Hasty, Teresa Shepherd, Avis Slone; 10 years-Cheryl Blair, Richard Gensch, Janis Malicki, Mike Mosier, Joan Eiser, Dolores Hively, Betty McCord, Paul Sills.
Roger A. Drudge, son of Ruth W. Drudge, Claypool, and 1967 graduate of Warsaw Community High School, has been promoted in the U.S. Air Force to the rank of chief master sergeant at Incirlik Air Base, Turkey.
50 Years
Pierceton High School cheerleaders (Betty Yorg, Karen Ringgenberg, Barbara Kerr and Marsha Weaver) and fans jump for joy after their Cubs overcome a halftime lead by the Syracuse Yellowjackets and eke out a 36-34 triumph Friday night, Nov. 5.
Mayor Joe Johnson signed a proclamation setting aside the week of Nov. 8-14 as Youth Appreciation Week in Warsaw in conjunction with the observance of the week all over the nation by Optimist International. Howard Hoppus is chairman of the event for the Warsaw Optimist Club.
Members of the Talma Junior High School newspaper staff toured the facilities of WRSW and The Times-Union Friday, Nov. 5. WRSW Manager Fred Gresso and editor Curtis Garber explained the operations of the station and newspaper.
75 Years
Whipping winds nearing cyclonic proportions lashed viciously here Monday to early Tuesday morning, Nov. 11-12. Houses were unroofed in some places. Lamp posts were blown over. Telephone lines and poles were leveled. Electric lines were strewn over the highways. Ornamental globes in uptown street lights were blown from their rests and strewn across the streets in the form of broken glass. Sign boards were lifted from their bases. Trees were uprooted. Large branches came down along sidewalks, endangering lives of those who might pass beneath.
The high wind blew the roof off the school building at Talma and also caused damage to the walls. School was dismissed on Tuesday while repairs were made.
