Warsaw Community High School senior Luke Lusk, son of Pennie and Eric Lusk, won the state competition March 9 while representing American Legion Post 49 in Indianapolis at the Legion State Oratorical Contest. Lusk won the local, district and zone competitions and will go on the national competition April 12 and 13. 25 Years Ago Laurie Bailey, 14 an eighth grader at Warsaw Middle School, has been named the grand prize winner in the Warsaw Community Public Library’s “Why I Love My Library Card” contest. Other Warsaw winners included Kelli Sausaman in the kindergarten to second grade category; Deanna Prater, Wesley Lantz, and Sarah Schultz in grades three to five; and Heather Hart in grades six to eight. Each winner will receive a new paperback book as a prize. 50 Years Ago Forty-seven freshmen, sophomore and junior boys from Syracuse recently made a seven and one-tenth mile walk. The group walked from Milford to Syracuse. The group has taken shorter walks and hopes to have a total of 19 miles accumulated by the time the semester ends. The group walked the seven and one-tenth miles in about two hours and 15 minutes. 75 Years Ago An original play, written by David Lloyd, a student at Ashland College, was presented by the Footlighters Club of Ashland College at the Savannah, Ohio town hall recently. Lloyd is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lloyd, Warsaw. The play, a one act comedy, is a promising effort, and has been recognized by Miss Slack, head of the college dramatics department, who cast and directed its production.
