0 Years Ago Jeff Noffsinger, Warsaw’s city planner, has spearheaded the Lake City Greenway project for the past few years. The concept began as a Kosciusko Leadership Academy “white paper.” With grants and community support, the eight-mile greenway system is on its way to completion. Vince Glunt, of Glunt Construction, Pierceton, completes the final portion of the Beyer Farm Trail near the Warsaw Women’s Center on the Kosciusko Community Hospital campus June 26. The trail, the first phase of the Lake City Greenway, is open to the public. An official opening ceremony is set for July 12. The 10-foot wide, two-thirds of a mile path begins on asphalt at the Firemen’s Building grounds along Pike Lake and becomes a wooden boardwalk above the wetlands fed by the Beyer-Brady Ditch. Originally, the Beyer Brothers Farm encompassed more than 430 acres on the southeast side of Pike Lake. The farm is referred to as “a splendid country estate” in the “History of Kosciusko County,” circa 1920. 25 Years Ago If you can push it, pull it, glue it or just get it to stick together long enough to float, you’ve got the makings of a boat for this year’s Summer Rage boat race. The race will take place at Center Lake July 17 during Warsaw’s Pioneer Days. This is the first year for the event and all proceeds will go to Riverwood Ranch home. Michael Saldivar, spokesman, said two people will have to be able to ride in the boat. This year’s parade theme is “Exercise Your Right – Vote.” Judy Cole, co-chairman, says, “Once again, downtown merchants can have sales on the sidewalk and organizations can have crafts on the Courthouse lawn.” 50 Years Ago Mr. & Mrs. Charles Adams of Beaver Dam were hosts at a cook-out supper at their home recently. Their guests were members of the Beaver Dam School faculty and their families. A hamburger fry was enjoyed, as well as games of ping-pong, croquet, and baseball. Those present were: Mr. & Mrs. Al Price and Pat, Mr. & Mrs. Phil Donharts and sons, Mr. & Mrs. Richard Garst and daughter, Glen Webster, Virginia Leininger and Mary Beth, Mr. & Mrs. Robert Mendenhall, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Haney, Mr. & Mrs. Oliver England and son, Mr. & Mrs. Bill Davis and family, Mr. & Mrs. Earl Butts, Alma Tucker, Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bucher, Mr. & Mrs. Jim White and daughter, and Mr. and Mrs. Adams and daughters, Diana, Linda and Nancy. 75 Years Ago Diplomas will be given to 88 members of the Warsaw High School graduating class at the commencement exercises to be held in the First Methodist Church June 3. Commencement speaker will be A. D. Albert, Paris, Ill., noted educational leader and authority on municipal government reforms. His subject will be “New Leaders for a New Era.” A junior-senior reception will be held this evening at the Masonic Temple. Baccalaureate services will be held at the Methodist Church May 28 with the Rev. John D. Stevens of the Free Methodist Church. His subject will be “The Why and Possibility of Christianity.”
