10 Years Ago Candice Hine was the winner of the North Webster Community Center raffle for the Jeff Gordon Team Racing Jacket. Warsaw Community High School graduating seniors who earned theatre honor cords were Liz Lewis, Hanna Dillon, Jeffrey Gainey, Emily Behny and Zach Embry. Most Improved of the Year awards went to Nick West, Larry Evans, Danielle Snyder and Jeffrey Gainey. Most Outstanding Award recipients were Kyle Lowe, Rachel Simmons, Phillip Swarts and Hanna Dillon. The cast of “Godspell” won first place in competition and was recognized. Convention and Visitor’s Bureau director Mary Kittrell presented Tim and Nancy Shoemaker with a plaque of appreciation for their 15 years of volunteering. 25 Years Ago Claypool Elementary School students competed in a poster contest for National Hospital Week. A Fun Fair will be held at Kosciusko Community Hospital May 12 to recognize the winners: Jana Knisely, kindergarten; Jenell Hawley, first grade; Joel Brubaker and Holly Miller, second grade; Adam Warner, third grade; Shanna Richey, fourth grade; Jon Konkle, fifth grade; Dorothy Arnett, sixth grade. KCH marketing: Karen Stewart and Dan Dombek. Home Health Care Services of Kosciusko County Nurses’ Day luncheon May 2 attendees were Carol Mauer, Dr. Walker’s office; Veronica Bayles, Dr. Cross; Calleen Sausaman and Lisa Howard, Kosciusko Medical Clinic. Co-chairman of the event was Marion Ring. Participating in the PIG outing at the South Shore Golf Course were current and retired employees of city, county, fire, EMS and conservation departments. The winning team was made up of Mike Safen, John Sadler and Rob Gearhart. 50 Years Ago Members of the Warsaw American Legion loaded clothing, bedding and food on a truck to take to the tornado stricken area of Dunlap. Norm Coffman, Kenneth Breeding, Claude Walters, Gene Hatfield, Miles Koser and Jim Ladd are some of the volunteers. Victoria Marshall, 19-month-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Marshall, Warsaw, proudly showed her mom the egg she found at the Junior Chamber of Commerce Easter Egg Hunt at the fairgrounds. Chief of Police Donald Snyder and Mayor Joe Johnson met with the district engineer for the Pennsylvania Railroad to discuss the possible widening of the heavily traveled Bronson Street crossing. Officials hope to widen the narrow crossing when the Bronson Street widening project begins early this summer. 75 Years Ago Century-old Palestine Mill, Road 25 at Palestine Lake, six miles southwest of Warsaw, has been rebuilt following a disastrous fire some time ago, and is bigger, better and ready to serve the community’s needs, according to owner Ed Shirey. New, modern Blue-Streak equipment was built by Prater Pulverizer Company of Chicago. Main feed lines will be Waseo, manufactured by the Lyon & Greenleaf Company at Ligonier, and mineralized feeds from the Murphy Company of Wisconsin. Grand opening will be celebrated March 30 to April 6. Sheriff Burton B. Foulke told the Times and Union that his office was attempting to check the credentials of two strangers, supposedly salesmen for a national business magazine, who were soliciting Warsaw businessmen yesterday.
