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POTPOURRI - Word has it Larry Polk of Leesburg caught some flak from friends after a recent mishap. Apparently, Polk was trying to scare some geese away from his pond with a gun. Even though the gun had a scope, Polk missed his mark while leaning against the bed of his pickup truck. Maybe he should have been on the other side of the truck because he shot a hole in the side of the truck.
A slightly muddy - but happy - "Night Hawks" team won the Silver Lake Days Festival Tug-O-War. Team members are Myron Metzger, Kathy Haney, Mike Weller, Kevin Hohman, Todd Hoffman, Dennis Gerke, Hal May, Tim Horn, Ed Sroute and Mark Weller. First prize in the event was $100. Seven teams were entered.
Plymouth Mayor Ernest Bixel breezes across the finish line just ahead of Warsaw Mayor Jack Engle in a special race that preceded the Soap Box Derby here. The race was so close, and both men turned in such a fine job, that officials decided to call it "a tie."
Ten graduates of Warsaw High School, who annually hold a reunion, enjoyed a picnic at Beachwood Park Hoffman Lake. After swimming, a bounteous supper was served. Those present were: Mrs. Cal Stover, of Fort Wayne; Mrs. Paul Stoneburner, of Chicago; Marietta Sinnott, of Etna Green; and Mrs. Rulo Minear, Mrs. Condict Smith, Mrs. Fred Surguy, Frances Jennings, Mildred Goshert, Eva Laurien, and Mildred Thomas, all of Warsaw.
