10 Years Ago Wawasee High School’s Jordan Swain, the state’s leading rusher for the 2004 season, and Ryan Kauchak have signed to continue their education and football careers at the University of St. Francis in Fort Wayne. Jordan will study business marketing and Ryan will study education. Mike Kubacki, president of Lake City Bank, announced at a May luncheon at the home of Sara Lee Levin that the bank would sponsor “Evening Viewing of the Gardens” June 23, a fundraiser for the Warsaw Biblical Gardens. Music will be provided by the MasterWorks Chamber Orchestra under the direction of Dr. Patrick Kavanaugh. Soloist for the evening is Karen Wilder. 25 Years Ago William and Adria Orr, Grace Village Retirement Center, are celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary, married May 29, 1920. They have two children, William F. Orr, Sierra Vista, Ariz., and Sara Ellen (and spouse John) Buhrt, Milford; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.Orr is a retired farmer and had organized REMC. Mrs. Orr is a former teacher and employee of The Times-Union. Tina Walls, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Budd Walls, Warsaw, graduated cum laude from Butler University this spring with a double major in zoology and Spanish. She will enter medical school this August at I.U. School of Medicine in Indianapolis. A Grace College student won the German Writing Contest sponsored by Washington State University for the second time in five years. This year’s winner is Elizabeth Miller, Goshen. 50 Years Ago Thesy Person, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William L. Person, will be the featured clarinet soloist for the Warsaw Band concert. With the warmer weather, children were attracted to the playground equipment at Pike Lake, where the beach and park area are clean and ready for business. Kenny Popenfoose, Tony Jimenez, Tony, Terry and Todd Miller enjoyed the merry-go-round. Chief of Police Donald Snyder said a new city parking lot is being opened on South Lake Street across from Murphy Medical Center. There will be no time limit on the lot, which will be well lighted by two large street lights and supervised by the police. Monday, May 10 is the official start of “The Born Loser” on the comic page of The Times-Union. 75 Years Ago Mr. and Mrs. V.P. Brock, Winona Lake, will direct the music at the 101st annual state convention of Churches of Christ, or Christian churches, May 13, 14 and 15 at the Walnut Street Church of Christ, Portland. Roy Howe returned to his duties at the Railway Express Co. following a vacation of two months due to rheumatism. Mr. and Mrs. Royal Sells, 788 W. Center St., Warsaw, are the parents of a 6-pound son, Jon Kennard, born May 2. Thurman Gottschalk, director of public welfare of Indiana, has purchased a home on Kale Island, Lake Wawasee, and will make the place his permanent summer residence.
