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10 Years Ago
“Incredible.” That word kept coming up when Mentone Town Marshal Jim Eads and resident Matt Cohagen described the scene in and around Ground Zero. Both men are members of the Mentone Fire Department and were present at the Mentone Town Council meeting to thank council members for allowing the use of the town’s police vehicle to travel to New York for a memorial parade. Although the parade ended up being postponed because family members of those lost and/or still missing weren’t yet ready to participate in such an event, Eads, Cohagen and other local firemen recently spent nearly four days surveying the damage up close.
25 Years Ago
Most Valuable and Most Improved Player award winners recently at Warsaw fall sports awards ceremonies were: Leah Lozier, MVP volleyball; Angie Manuel, MIP golf; Joy Fick, MIP volleyball; Beckie Weihler, MIP girls cross country; Kara Hoskins, MVP swimming; Beth Irvine, MVP girls cross country; Ryan Weihler, MVP boys cross country; Mike Harkness, MIP boys cross country; Ken Crabb, MIP tennis; Darrin Conley, MVP tennis; Roger Van Curen, MIP football; Chad Gallentine, MVP football; and Brenda Kachlik, MVP golf.
50 Years Ago
One of the county’s young architect students at Indiana University has achieved four first-prize awards for designs in campus activities. Reed D. Riner, junior at Indiana University, recently was declared top winner for his designs of booths at the Fall Carnival held on campus. Reed also designed Mentone band’s winning float at Mermaid Festival last year. Reed is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Riner.
75 Years Ago
Professor John Barton of the Warsaw High School is taking the following Warsaw High School agricultural students to Chicago to attend the International Livestock show: Edgar Teeter, James Hoffer, Russell Litchenwalter, Donald Litchenwalter, Norman Melick, Emery Davis, James Ayres, James Heiman, Ed Kinsey and Ralph Hauth.
