10 Years Ago Friday, Aug. 5 was Sgt. Tony Ciriello's last day in the Kosciusko County Sheriff's Department after 17 years. He has taken a job as Syracuse town marshal and will be sworn in Monday. Sheriff Aaron Rovenstine presented him with a shadow box of mementoes from his years of service. Natalie Bryan, 11, daughter of Jeff and Cheri Bryan, Winona Lake, is playing “Annie” this weekend at the Elkhart Civic Theatre. Her sister Heather, 9, is an orphan, and brother Andrew, 8, plays the ventriloquist's dummy. Jeremiah Eckert and his son, Jacob, enjoyed the fun slide Friday evening during Pierceton Days. Carriage and hot air balloon rides continue tomorrow. 25 Years Ago R.R. Donnelley honors 25-year employees in June: Gary Landis, Dave Leiter, Thomas Sharpe, Dennis Thompson, Tom Long, Stan Woxland, Laurine Waldbeser, Jimmy Setser. Karen Francis was promoted to office manager of the Akron branch of Lake City Bank. She is a Tippecanoe Valley High School graduate and serves as treasurer of the Mentone Chamber of Commerce. She and her husband, Jerry, reside near Talma. Lake City Bank employees graduate from the “Speechcrafters” leadership training series: Letichia Zuniga, Helen Goshert, Mary Klosowski, Wendy Kaylor, Pam Cooper, Darlene Crawford, Bill Lehman and Dennis Cultice. 50 Years Ago This is the fifth year that managers Jack Rife and Vern Spurlock have sponsored a trip to Chicago for the Warsaw Pony League Dodgers to see the Cubs in action: Chuck Leer, John Knisley, Jerry Hogan, Leroy Tennant, Dennis Reeve, Brad Baumgardner, Tom Webb and Greg Cosgrove. “Peterson's Rangers,” comprised of sons of members of the John C. Peterson Post 49 in Warsaw, were one of the highlights of the Pioneer Days parade Friday night, July 23: Mike and Steve Bullers, Brad and Dave Long, Jim and Todd Slone, Jim Copeland, Guy and Jay Shaw and Dick Collier. Harry Beatty is supply sergeant; Frank Copeland, leader, and his assistant, James Slone. 75 Years Ago A Dixie Sandwich shop is to be opened in the near future in a business room on West Center Street, west of the Sharp Hardware store. It has been remodeled.
