Attendees at the Indiana Sheriff's Association Career Camp that took place at Camp Mack recently, may have thought they were being treated to a historical re-enactment when stranded officers were shuttled in from a broken pier by boat.
At one point during the camp presentations, several officers were standing on a pier on Waubee Lake when a portion of it collapsed, leaving the officers with no way back to shore unless they wanted to swim. Most of the officers were in civilian clothing, but Lt. Steve Knispel, of the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department, was in full uniform. He didn't even have to get his boots wet, though, because the Tippecanoe County Sheriff's Department rescued him in their rubber boat, giving a Gen. Douglas McArthur flair to the camp?
25 Years Ago
July 15 1984
Dale H. Secor, Warsaw was awarded the highest degree of the Loyal Order of Moose, the Pilgrim degree.
The award was presented during a ceremony held in Mooseheart, Ill., a community established and supported by the fraternity for needy children. A member of Moose Lodge 1423, Secor was awarded the Pilgrim Degree of Merit for his "outstanding service and continued devotion to the humanitarian programs of the fraternity."
50 Years Ago
July 15 1959
A2c Tom Wiest, son of Mr. and Mrs. Zed Wiest, Winona Lake, will leave for Japan. Tom came home from Goodfellow AFB, Tex., for his 30-day leave. The Wiests' younger son, Rick, is employed this summer by Dr. and Mrs. Miles Barton at Tippecanoe Lake.
75 Years Ago
July 15 1934
Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Clark and daughter Helen have opened their grocery store at Little Chapman, where they will reside for the next few months. The Clark family have made their home during the past winter at Winona Lake.
