10 Years Ago Holly Kolberg, daughter of Doyle and Cynthia Kolberg, Syracuse, will represent Kosciusko County in the area spelling bee at the Anthis Career Center, Fort Wayne, March 12. She won in the 24th round at Wawasee Middle School. Kristin Allen, daughter of Kraig and Dawn Allen, Warsaw, was runner-up. The board of directors of Kosciusko County Convention and Visitors Bureau has announced the promotion of Mary Kittrell to the executive director’s position. She has been employed at the CVB for seven years as the group sales manager. Prior to that position, she was employed for 13 years at the Warsaw/Kosciusko County Chamber of Commerce as the executive assistant. 25 Years Ago Grace College women’s basketball team ran its record to 112-7 overall and 3-2 in the Mid-Central Conference with a 67-46 win over Indiana Wesleyan. Rachel Grose led the way with 16 points and four steals; Cindy Younis and Julie Zuidema each scored 11; Nicole Ryman added nine and eight assists; Beth Feldman added nine and 10 rebounds. Nancy Derry was elected to serve as a board member of Home Health Care Services of Kosciusko County. She graduated from Warsaw High School and Parkview School of Nursing in Fort Wayne, beginning her nursing career as a charge nurse at Miller’s Merry Manor in 1966. In 1981, she became director of nursing at Grace Village and is currently employed at Ivy Tech, assisting in a long-term care nurse aide competency program. 50 Years Ago This January marks the 112th birthday of this newspaper. Reub Williams, grandfather of the present publishers, recognized the need for a newspaper to serve Warsaw and Kosciusko County. The building in which the office was located was little better than a barn. The rooms were unplastered and there was no underpinning around the building. In 1884, Williams wrote of the embarrassment experienced when they failed to get out the second number after boasting that not a single issue would be missed in a whole year. “The weather was quite mild at the time of the issue of the first number and did not interfere with the printing of the paper. Suddenly, there was a change. The cold became intense and the mercury for five or six days registered from 27 to 31 degrees below zero. To fail ruffled our pinfeathers terribly.” 75 Years Ago Through a typographical error, the name of Curtis Garber, Warsaw, son of Mr. and Mrs. Avery Garber, East Main Street, was not included in the Daily Times sports staff selection of an all-county high school basketball team. Young Garber, one of the fastest players in the tourney last week, was placed in forward position on the Times all-county selection. Other forwards are John Kern and Corlyss Lecount of Syracuse; Robert Hill, North Webster; Dean Shirey, Mentone. Centers: Kenneth Anderson, Warsaw; Gaylord Jones, Beaver Dam. Guards: Jack Stoelting, Syracuse; Don Huffman, Beaver Dam; Bruce Howard, Warsaw; Bud Ashley, Pierceton.
