Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
10 Years Ago
Its orange-painted surface was taped, scratched and visibly worn - much like the Corvettes he used to restore. Nonetheless, for 40-year old Warsaw resident Curtis Worrell this was the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Worrell and friend Jim Parker, North Carolina, are avid collectors of football helmets. After a recent purchase on eBay, an Internet auction site, the duo now owns one of the most sought-after pieces - Hall of Famer Jim Brown’s helmet from his 1956 senior season at Syracuse University.
25 Years Ago
Two Kosciusko County 4-H Club members will have an opportunity to find the answers to questions for themselves this summer as part of the 4-H Citizenship Washington Focus Program in Washington, D.C. Rebecca VanSchepen, the 17-year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John O’Connor of Warsaw, and Katti Stroup, the 17-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Stroup of the Atwood area, will travel with 92 other Indiana 4-H club members to Washington, D.C., for one week, May 30-June 6.
50 Years Ago
More honors (so to speak) for Kosciusko County’s basketball star, Chet Kammerer, of Leesburg. The latest bit of flattery for the Grace College sophomore comes from Chicago. Seems the Packers, an NBA professional team, are interested.
75 Years Ago
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Haney of Winona Lake entertained at a surprise dinner party recently in honor of their son, George Robert’s 14th birthday anniversary. The guests were Charles Bertsch, Walter Cansdale, John Noble, Jack Parks, Phil Ragan, Fred Strauss and Rex Morrell, pupils of the eighth grade of East Wayne School. Games and contests were enjoyed during the party.
