10 Years Ago Helen Deatsman, 40 EMS T29 Lane, Leesburg, is celebrating her 90th birthday Dec. 20 with her family. She was born in 1914 to Harry and Hazel Beatty. She married Walter Deatsman and they had three children; Mrs. Charles (Gene) Marshall, Ross (and Lana) and Max (and Gina); six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Lake City Enterprise Inc. earned 28th place on the Fort Wayne Business Journal’s list of the “50 Best Places to Work” in northeast Indiana. The company was founded in 1993 by a retired executive officer from one of the orthopedic companies in the area. 25 Years Ago Kara E. Long was the grand prize winner during Chronister’s Christmas Open House. She was presented a Christmas basket filled with $150 in merchandise by Jackie Runyan, manager. Builders Association of Kosciusko County was named number one in the state by the Indiana State Builders Association. The association received this honor by acquiring the most new members in one year, a 6.2 percent increase, bringing its membership to 171. David Melching, president, and Robert Myers, membership chairman, accepted the award. R.R. Donnelley announced its 25-year employees: Herschel Schooley, Phyllis Stidham, Pat Ihnen, Tom Sutton, Jack Hayden, Stephen Neher and Larrie Runnells. 50 Years Ago Cheryl Rager, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Rager, Pierceton, was selected queen for the 1964-65 basketball season by Pierceton High School’s student body. Other contestants were Sharon Regenos, Jane Ewing, Marsha Weaver and Barbara Kerr. Warsaw Junior High Science Club: Randy Kirkendall, president; Kelly Levin, vice president; Debbie Dye and Nancy Hall, co-secretary; Mary Howard, treasurer; Anne Bernstein and Laurie Hull, publicity; Vern Landis, sergeant-at-arms. Melinda Watson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dan Watson, North Webster, is the recipient of the DAR Good Citizen Award for North Webster High School. Butch Warren and Diana Barnhart were crowned homecoming king and queen at Mentone High School. Mike Whetstone and Cinda Rogers were first runners-up. 75 Years Ago Kosciusko County’s possibly most ancient structure, the old Palestine mill (Lone Eagle Flour and Feeds), which has aroused admiration of artists and photographers, situated on a beautiful waterfalls at the dammed-up outlet of Palestine Lake six miles southwest of Warsaw, leveled Nov. 9, by flames, was only a pile of charred ruins Friday morning. Fire of unknown origin, likely from electric wiring, had made such a headway when discovered at 9 o’clock that nothing could be saved. Flames were visible as far as Pierceton. Resolute miller Ed Shirey, whose loss is $20,000, promptly said he will rebuild.
