10 Years Ago Nathaniel Fisher, 24, of 5155 N. Bobwhite Drive, Warsaw, designed a logo that will represent Warsaw during its 150th year. Fisher chose an oval shape because “organic shapes derive from nature and have the ability to grow and expand.” The word “Warsaw” is in the center. The landscape silhouette represents homes, government, church and industry. A lake with a sailboat and ducks is depicted on the lower half. The top banner incorporates the city’s nickname, “City of Lakes,” with its founding date of 1854. 25 Years Ago The Warsaw Board of Aviation Commissioners decided to sell all city-owned airport hangars to individual and business owners and invest the money in land acquisition during 1989. The 1988-89 academic team from Wawasee High School competed against 12 other schools in the Regional Decathlon Jan. 14 and finished the contest in second place. Members are Jeremy Beer, Shawn Kiser, Shea Metcalf, Brian Tallon, Susan Hapner, Holly Jodry, Cathy Barker, Ray Barker, Melissa Naugler. Coaches are: Beth Hursh, Chris Kline, Karen Parr, Ron Corson. They now vie for the state and national championships. 50 Years Ago Burdell Blackburn, 28, Route 2, Warsaw, was named Kosciusko County’s “Outstanding Young Farmer of 1963” at the sixth annual Warsaw Junior Chamber of Commerce OYF banquet at Horn’s Restaurant, Warsaw. Blackburn, sponsored by DeGood Tractor Sales north of Warsaw, farms more than 600 acres on several farms in the county with his wife, Darlene, and two children, Anita and Cindy, Edwin Tom finished second and Ronald Severns finished third. Previous winners: Eugene Ringgenberg and Maurice Warner, both of Pierceton; Jesse Beer and Dale Mikel, both of Milford; Gerald Smalley, Beaver Dam. Jack Hart, Kosciusko County agriculture agent, acted as master of ceremonies. Jay Gould, Fort Wayne radio, was the main speaker. 75 Years Ago The Centennial Cooking School will be held on Mondays in January, manager Nick Mallers announced. Ruby Hoffman, a graduate in home economics, will have personal direction. “Wings Over the Atlantic,” a three-act play, will be presented by members of the senior class of Silver Lake High School Friday and Saturday nights in their gymnasium. Robert Hanscom will direct the play based on Lindbergh’s Atlantic flight. Members of the cast are: William Jagger, Elizabeth Martindale, Boyd Enos, Dale Sittler, Louise McGlennen, Florence Montel, Joan Snyder, Mildred Way, Marcille Beigh, LaMar Judy, Gale Hill, Jack Shipley, Ruby Brechbiel, Carolyn Hershberger, Janice Howard, Earl Conley and Edward Montel.
