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Remember When 5.17.08

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10 Years Ago

May 17 1998

    NORTH MANCHESTER - Christopher Isaac Good was named valedictorian of Manchester High School for the Class of 1998, and Jodee Rachel Ruppel is salutatorian.

Good is the son of Dave and Lois Good. Ruppel is the daughter of Bill and Miriam Ruppel.

25 Years Ago

May 17 1983

    Officials at NorthWood High School announced Sally Weldy has been named scholar for excellent performance on the algebra examination of the Indiana State Mathematics Contest.

Sally is a freshman at NorthWood High School and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dale Weldy, Nappanee.

50 Years Ago

May 17 1958

    Mother's Day is soon, but as far as Mrs. Joseph W. Guiff is concerned, she has more than 50 self-adopted "sons and daughters" performing a wonderful task for her and her husband today. Mr. Guiff broke his hip last October and is unable to do much farming. Today more than 50 neighbors - husbands and wives - pitched in for a plowing and planting bee at the Guiff farm northeast of Pierceton. They are planting 30 acres of corn.


75 Years Ago

May 17 1933

    Eighteen Boy Scouts of North Webster, accompanied by their Scout Master, Rev. J.S. Denbo, left for Chicago. All went in a school hack. The group will visit the World's Fairgrounds and will see Babe Ruth play ball. Those making the trip are: Joe Seniff, Robert Gaskill, Merle Mabie, Bob Laird, Jack Watkins, Joe Gerard, Junior Truex, Robert Bause, Ray Bockman, George Rodibaugh, Bill Metcalf, Arlington Lentz, Charles Long, Harold Price, Ed Riley, Junior Bockman and Daniel and Kermit Rothenberger.