10 Years Ago The Wawasee Warriors boys basketball team won the NorthWood Class 3A Regional, the first in school history, by beating No. 5 Tippecanoe Valley, 73-63, in the afternoon, and No. 2 Bellmont, 73-64, in the evening. The Warriors face No. 7 Plymouth Saturday at the Huntington North 3A semistate. Warriors’ senior Austin Gerber, a 6-foot-3 guard, and his defense will play a key role in the game. Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby Feb. 26 winners in the Tiger Group wre Levi Klosowski, Andrew Gottschalk, David Cosper; Wolf – Logan Neher, Brandon Fox, Thomas McDowell; Bear – Austin Fryback, Jacob Gottschalk, Jason Schmidt; Webelos – Dalton Zellers, Peyton Zellers, Scott Paulus. “Auntie Mame” will be performed at Lakeview Middle School with Emily Behny as Mame. Nick West portrays young Patrick and Jeffrey Gainey the older Patrick. 25 Years Ago Warsaw Community High School coach Will Wienhorst has received another honor – he will help coach the 1990 Indiana Girls’ All-Star team. Last week, he was named NLC Coach of the Year. Jan Conner, Benton Central coach, will be head coach; Wienhorst and Rick Marshall, North Knox, are assistants. Michael J. Maher, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Maher, Milford, rejoined the U.S. Coast Guard in 1987 after working as a meat cutter at the West Market Street Owen’s. He aided the county police in searching for a 4-year-old girl lost in a cornfield and was given the Lieutenant Robert A. Perchard Memorial Trophy for outstanding performance and dedication. 50 Years Ago Philip Harris, president, and newly-elected directors of the Kosciusko Community YMCA, Dr. Paul Grossnickle, William Haldewang and Bruce Maish, inspected the new Y building and pool under construction on East Smith Street to be completed by summer. Dr. Jasper A. Huffman, former president of Winona Lake School of Theology, will be 85 Feb. 28. His son, Lambert, and wife are holding an open house at their home, 905 Esplanade, Winona Lake. The celebration crowns a 70-year span of Christian service, having begun his ministry at age 15. Patty Weber, 10, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Weber, Akron, is the 1965 Easter Seal girl. 75 Years Ago Ice on county lakes is unsafe. No cars are seen parked on the ice now. Center Lake ice near the pier, where many a skater has changed his shoes, is broken up. The Tippy Lake Muskrats won third place in the independent basketball tournament at Ligonier over the weekend. The team was defeated in the first semi-final game by Shipshewana in the afternoon and won a consolation game in the evening from Kendallville. Gene Clevenger and Charles Ringenberg were placed on the all-tourney team and Willard Conn was awarded the sportsmanship medal. Other players on the team were Roy Harter, Ray Bricker, Louie Auer, Hiram Ferverda, John Fisher and Wayne Bucher. Manager is Clem Albert.
