10 Years Ago Plans to build a Walgreens store on the site bordered by Argonne Road on the east, Market Street on the south, South Roosevelt Street on the west, and Center Street on the north have been approved by the Warsaw Board of Zoning Appeals and Warsaw Plan Commission. The store will be 14,560 square feet. An abandoned nursing home sits on the northwest corner of the block. The BZA’s approval was based on a report by Ken Herceg and Associates to change the Parker Street-Center Street-Argonne Road intersection. Traffic and safety are the main concerns of the Plan Commission. 25 Years Ago Debra Collier’s School of Dance will present “New York, New York” Friday and Saturday at the Warsaw Community High School auditorium. The dancers are members of the school’s performing group, “Class Act.” They will be performing “If My Friends Could See Me Now.” Dancers are Sandy Brelsford, Michelle Danner, Tressa Felke, Laura White, Lori Rigsby and Carol Maull. 50 Years Ago Times-Union Carriers of the Month are John Mauk, 12, and Tim Mauk,13, sons of Mr. & Mrs. Leo Mauk, 942 E. Sheridan St., Warsaw. They received “Astro-tennas” for their bicycles. The 30-inch fiberglass rod on chrome spins with a lock-type clip which attaches to the rear fender. An orange florescent flag flutters from the top. Jack Knisely, circulation manager, helped the boys install the new safety device. Mary Jo Conway, 13, daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Dean Conway, and a North Webster grade school pupil, has won the Kosciusko County Spelling Championship. She faces 18 other champions from northern Indiana and Ohio at the Regionals in Fort Wayne.The winner will receive an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. to take part in the National Spelling Bee June 10. 75 Years Ago Kroger Stores: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Specials: Cabbage, pound – 4 cents; Head Lettuce – 10 cents; Tomatoes, field grown – 2 lbs. 25 cents; Pineapple – 2 cans 29 cents; Spotlight Coffee, pound – 15 cents or 3 lbs. for 25 cents; Kroger Clock Bread, 3 big 1-1/2 lb. loaves – 25 cents; White Naptha Soap, 6 large bars – 22 cents; Country Club Pork And Beans, 5 1-lb. cans – 25 cents; Michigan Hand Picked Navy Beans, 6 lbs. – 25 cents; Peas Or Corn, 3 cans – 25 cents; Cookies, assorted creams, pound – 15 cents; Sliced Pork Liver, 2 lbs. – 25 cents; Beef Brains, pound – 10 cents; Fish, boneless haddock, pound – 16 1/2 cents; Kraut, 2 lbs. 9 cents; Souse, sliced, pound – 17 cents; Bologna, large slicing, pound – 16-1/2 cents
