10 Years Ago Ken Locke and Louise Lowe, both of Warsaw, were named 2004 Man and Woman of the Year during the Warsaw/Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce 93rd annual banquet Jan. 26. Locke is director of community ministries for the Salvation Army, was a lead organizer for the World War II recognition ceremony, dedicated monuments to the Lincoln Highway and Thaddeus Kosciuszko and is a longtime member of the Rotary Club. Lowe founded Kosciusko County Right to Life in 1973. Her son, Tom, and daughters, Mary Pat Wallen and Susan Scheuer, accepted the award in her honor. Rick Kerlin, his sister, Valerie, and father, Ted, accepted the Business Award for Kerlin Motors of Silver Lake. The Kerlin family has owned the business for three generations. 25 Years Ago Wawasee’s girls gymnastic team ran its record to 5-0 with a 93.15-83.15 win over Lakeland. The Warriors were led by all-around winner Angela Kistler, who picked up 32.0 total points. She won the floor exercise (8.2) and the balance beam (7.25). She was second on the vault and on the uneven bars. Second place for Wawasee was Barb Signorelli with 30.9 points. Melanie Hobbs was gymnast of the meet. She was the all-around winner in the junior varsity meet with a total score of 27.1, winning the balance beam (5.9), uneven bars (7.0) and vault (7.9). The Warriors’ Lisa Wright won the floor exercise with a mark of 7.15. Kevin McSherry, Claypool, was named Indiana Pork All-American, the highest honor the Indiana Pork Producers bestow. He and his father, Fred, operate the hog operation. He has been chief of the Burket Volunteer Fire Department the past four years, making Fireman of the Year in 1989 and achieving the rank of master fireman. 50 Years Ago Bill Beigh, son of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Beigh, Warsaw, has been named to a junior merchant route of the Times-Union by Jack Knisely, circulation manager. His route, number 17, is in the West Center Street and West Winona Avenue section, the territory formerly held by Mark Fribley. Jerry Hunter, son of Mr. and Mrs. Donald Hunter, Herscher Addition, junior merchant for Route 20, Warsaw south area, is home with chicken pox. His sub, Steve Plummer, son of Mr. and Mrs. Merrill Plummer, is ill at home. Tom Webb, junior merchant for Route 16, is filling in. The start of the 1965 racing season at Mt. Wawasee will be held Jan. 16 with director Hank Beachy. Indiana ski championship races will be Feb. 13. 75 Years Ago Flashy orange and black ties are being handed out hand-over-fist at the Hub store to a mob of Warsaw High School students. Everyone is digging out old cow bells, horns, rattles and what-nots, anything that will make noise at the county tourney. Moth-eaten school sweaters are hanging out on the clothes line after being put away in a cedar chest. You can’t beat Indiana basketball tournaments for action. Warsaw has one of the finest, smoothest girls’ basketball squads in this part of the country. Former high school sharp-shooting hardwood artists, West Main’s Jean Irvine, North Hickory’s Tammy Phelps, 1939 Girls’ Athletic Association “Honor Girl,” South Detroit’s Delores Smith and South Indiana’s 1938 “Honor Girl,” Doris Pletcher, are a few of the cagesters coached by former physical training instructors, Allen Campbell and W.A. Gasaway.
