10 Years Ago The Mermaid Festival Cutie King and Queen were chosen Friday night at the festival site in North Webster. Winners were: Courtney Farling, 6, second runner-up, daughter of Toby and Lana Farling, Warsaw; Olivia Helten, 6, first runner-up, daughter of Mike and Beth Helten, North Manchester; Taylor Hatfield, 6, queen, daughter of Harold and Angela Hatfield, Etna Green; Cameron Krizman, 56, king, son of Joe and Theresa Krizman, Syracuse; Hunter Jones, 5, first runner-up, son of Stephen and Lori Jones, Leesburg; and Brandin McCulloch, 6, second runner-up, son of Todd and Sirena McCulloch, Syracuse. 25 Years Ago Dennis Reeve has accepted a position on the American Red Cross Board of Directors in Kosciusko County. He is current manager of the Discount Brokerage Department of First National Bank of Warsaw and is a graduate of Grace College with a degree in education. Reeve and his wife, Shelly, live in Warsaw and are parents of two children, Matthew, a student at Warsaw Christian School and Jennifer, a student at Lakeland Christian Academy. 50 Years Ago Stephanie, Mark and Melany, the three children of Mr. and Mrs. Steven Hartzler, of Akron, will represent Fulton County in the Indiana Farm Bureau state talent contest. The Hartzler children, as a vocal group, won the Fulton County Farm Bureau contest to qualify for the state competition. They will also appear at the Indiana State Fair in September. 75 Years Ago Mr. William Gerdes, head of the Winona School of Photography, and his wife, Mrs. Gerdes, are making their home at the George Nye residence, College Avenue, Winona Lake. Paul Lowman and Roger Nusbaum left recently for Scottsburg, Neb., where on Sunday they will put on a surf-board exhibition with their lion, Jerry.
