10 Years Ago Mutual Federal Savings Bank: Syracuse Branch Grand Opening, 612 S. Huntington Street, June 13-17th, 2005. Clare Baumgardt, Branch Manager; Aubrey Pfister, Assistant Branch Manager; Peg Town, Kim Dietsch, April Miller, Tellers; Rhonda Frank, Deposit/Loan Counselor; (Larry) Coplen Construction. Six area gardens are featured in the sixth annual “Down the Garden Path” garden walk June 25, sponsored by Kosciusko County Master Gardeners. Gardens to be toured are: Kraig and Dawn Allen, Bob and Diann Huffman, Jerry and Diane Yeiter, Ron and Marsha Scott, Dick and Janie Teel, Dennis and Barb Johnson. After a 15-year absence, the Mermaid Festival Basketball Tournament, dates this year are June 13-25. Started in 1946, interest waned, and stopped in 1990. 25 Years Ago As part of Pierceton Days, the Good News Caboose will be stationed at Brower Park June 15 and 16 sponsored by Lakeland Child Evangelism Ministries. Pastor John B. Lowe and his wife, Debbie, helped to break ground April 1 for New Life Christian Church and World Outreach, behind Quality Farm & Fleet on CR 325E. Baker Boys' Club winners: Brian Whitley, Gavin Foster, Craig Thomas, Danny Gibson, Jamie Elliott, Paul Ramer, Jon Baucher, Rick Gibson, Dan Harter, Jason Elliott. Winning the Boy of the Year Award at the banquet was Billy Hyden. Bill Farrar, BBC board member, presented Dick Bolesky the Bronze Keystone Award; in 63 years of service, the BBC has only given out seven of these awards--Louis Breading, Robert Delp, Freeland Phillips, Bill Farrar, Charles A. Ker, James A. Smith and Bolesky. 50 Years Ago Rebecca Castaldi, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence J. Castaldi, Warsaw, has been named valedictorian of the Class of 1965. She has been editor of Kontac, on the Tiger staff, cheerblock, Ex Libris and president of Future Homemakers of America and the Spanish Club. Douglas Hollar, son of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Hollar, Route 3, Warsaw, will be salutatorian. He was a state winner in National Forensics League. 75 Years Ago Officers were attempting to trace the ownership of 34 timing gears, having a retail value of $57, which were recovered from the Tippecanoe River near Orion by the Robert Chinworth family Sunday. The gears were manufactured by the Gatke Corporation at its plant in East Warsaw, and consigned to a San Francisco warehouse. Mrs. Chinworth told officers that she had seen an automobile stop on the Orion bridge and throw something into the water one week ago Friday. On the same night, two men attempted to stop a motorist on U.S. Highway 30 near the bridge by throwing boards at the car. It is not known if the two items are connected.
