Warsaw native Amy Miles won the shot put and placed second in the 20-pound weight throw at the 1997 Missouri Valley Conference Indoor Championships.
Miles won the shot put with a toss of 46-5 1/4. She placed second in the weight throw with an NCAA provisional qualifying mark of 55-5 3/4. That throw broke the Indiana State school record, which she already held in the 20-pound weight.
25 Years Ago
February 27 1982
At a recent initiation ceremony, three new members joined the local Elks Lodge 802 of Warsaw. Bradley Morrison, Ronald Jensen and Randall Warren are the initiates.
50 Years Ago
February 27 1957
Representative George Fisher, of Leesburg, invited Monroe School to select a boy or girl to serve as a page in the state legislature on George Washington's birthday. The choice is Eloise Priser, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Priser, Warsaw, a sixth-grader. She's a fine student, interested in band and 4-H work.
75 Years Ago
February 27 1932
Remember When ... Mumps were diagnosed by asking the patient to devour a nice sour pickle? Or when grandma used to cure our winter sore throats with a preparation all her own, a syrup made of onion juice, salt, pepper and vinegar? What a gargle!
