10 Years Ago It's obviously a love affair, one fostered by sparkling water, the squeals of splashing children and the comforting sense of history. Jane Gordon Cook and Paula Heckman have authored ÒWinona Lake SummersÓ, a delightful book about Winona Lake and the characters it nurtured and inspired. Printed by Ican Publish, a division of Heckman Bindery, North Manchester, the slim volume is a beautiful coffee table piece. "It's a social book. Easy to read in 15-minute bursts."
25 Years Ago Bill Overton and Karen DeVries had to be fast to escape the heat in downtown Warsaw Saturday afternoon. While the mercury soared above the 90 mark, Overton and DeVries beat the heat by beating the fields in the annual Pioneer days Road Race. Overton was first across the line in a time of 9:42.1, while DeVries led a field of 19 women in a time of 11:58.4. The two-mile road course was not altered despite the temperatures, but runners got cooled off at several points with the help of families providing water hoses, sprinklers and water stops.
50 Years Ago A special train from Chicago and several chartered buses from Cleveland will bring hundreds of visitors to Winona Lake for special events marking the climax of Moody Week and the opening of the 68th annual Bible Conference, which runs through Aug. 27.
75 Years Ago Miss Lula Cochran, of Atwood, Mr. Elsworth Kneeland, of Warsaw, Miss Mary Elizabeth, Webster, and Leo Henderson, of Atwood, recently motored to Kankakee, Ill., to spend the day, attending the all-day picnic of Sears-Roebuck. The afternoon was spent enjoying very interesting ball games. Mr. Kneeland and Henderson are employees of Sears-Roebuck in Warsaw.
