10 Years Ago Overall winners in the junior talent competition: Michaela Hawley, 11, daughter of Mark and Janet Hawley, Akron, first place with a vocal solo; Natalie Boussud, 10, Fort Wayne, second with a ballet; McKenna Kraynik, 8, Fort Wayne, third with a novelty solo. Other winners: Emma Donahue, Milford, piano solo; Natalie Wilson and Briannan Mayer, both of Warsaw, vocal group; Heather Bryan and Jourdin Stephenson, both Winona Lake, dance group. They have qualified to compete at the Indiana State Fair. "Our Lady of Kosciusko" winners: Mary Justice and Deanna Myers, both of Warsaw; Martha Hoffman, Claypool. 25 Years Ago Rachel D. Platt, 17, daughter of Hank and Vera Platt, Warsaw, will compete in the Miss T.E.E.N. Pageant Saturday, July 21 at the Adams Mark Hotel in Indianapolis. She and others will be honored for their personal, scholastic and community achievements. Roy Navarro and Ryan Hoffman, both 11 and members of Boy Scout Troop 776, assisted Warsaw Police mechanic Jeff Dobbins by washing police cars for a day as a service project for their second class badge. Pioneer Days: grand marshals of the parade will be members of the Warsaw baseball team which went to Moscow; the team ended with a 5-1 record and placed second in the tourney. Sheriff Ron Robinson, sheriff's candidate Al Rovenstine, DARE officer Lee Ann Richardson, and Police officer Steve Foster will be among those in the dunk tank. 50 Years Ago George Nye: "The street department was engaged last week in repairing a hole at the southeast corner of the public square where the pavement had caved in. This is an old fire cistern such as was used prior to 1884 in Warsaw. In 1883 the northeast corner of Center and Buffalo streets was the scene of the big Wright House fire. The old pumper and cisterns were not adequate and firemen telegraphed Fort Wayne for assistance, which sent equipment on the railroad in 30 minutes. Their pumper pumped water from Center Lake. The city was inspired to build the plant at the foot of Buffalo Street and put in water mains and fire plugs. To prove to city councilmen the system adequate to most situations, they threw four streams of water over the courthouse at one time." 75 Years Ago Warsaw's "Mid-west Cowboy" Fred Olds is leaving for Hollywood, Cal. for what he hopes is a job with Walt Disney Studios. He has been corresponding with Mr. Disney, sending him some of his drawings.
