Remember When 7.2.07

Posted Wednesday, December 31, 1969 7:00 pm

10 Years Ago

July 2 1997

Catherine Walker has been named the new executive director of Warsaw's Housing Authority.

She replaces Vickie Provine, who resigned earlier this month to take a position in Bloomington.

25 Years Ago

July 2 1982

The Tippecanoe Lake Country Club women's nine-hole club held its Junior Golf Day. Taking first place was the team of Joan Rhoades, Brian Hepler, Linda VanOsdol and Matthew VanOsdol.

Second place went to the team of Joan Baldwin, Greg Flory, Virginia Foland and Matt Steinmetz, and third were Shirlee Clevenger, Kari Steinmetz, Liz Greenawalt and Bill Gartlaud.

50 Years Ago

July 2 1957

Diane Schmitt, 16-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland J. Schmitt, of Indianapolis and summer resident of Tippecanoe Lake near Oswego, was crowned "Queen of Lakes" last night to successfully close the 1957 edition of North Webster's annual Mermaid Festival.

Diane competed as "Miss Water Sports," being sponsored by the Tippecanoe Boat Co. of Tippecanoe Lake.

75 Years Ago

July 2 1932

A sow belonging to Earl Spangle, residing in the south part of Silver Lake, gave birth to several pigs and among the number was one that was a freak. Its body seemed fully developed.

It had only one eye and that was in the center of the forehead, and above the eye was a tusk growing upward probably an inch in length, with a hole in the end, and its nose was missing.