10 Years Ago Eight officers, 16 enlisted and one visitor attended the July drill of the Indiana Guard Reserves Armory Support Team #14. One new soldier was sworn in. SFC David Riddell brings engineering expertise to the team from his experience as a former U.S. Navy “Sea Bee,” or construction battalion member. Capt. Greg Smith conducted the commissioning ceremony for SFC Jim Merritt following his successful completion of the 11-month basic officer training course presented by the IGR Training Command at Stout Field. Lt. Col. Jack Stump presented Capt. Smith and ILT Merritt with recruiting ribbons for bringing in 18 new members. 25 Years Ago Kosciusko County’s 72nd annual Fair officially opens today, Aug. 1, with the dairy goat show and the Cutie King and Queen contest, both at 6 p.m. Sheila Stephen, 1987 Miss Indiana, will perform in the grandstand at 7:30. But, the fair started this weekend with the crowning of the 4-H royal couple, fashion revue awards, and dog and cat shows. Katti Stroup, 18, daughter of Jim and Linda Stroup, Atwood, and Paul Berkey, 18, son of Wayne and Carol Berkey, Rt. 1, Claypool, were named the King and Queen to reign during the fair. Both will be kept busy passing out ribbons and assisting with the various shows. Janet Lynch was the grand champion in fashion revue. Grand champion dog was shown by Amanda Swick, 14, daughter of Donald and Margaret Swick, Claypool. Grand champion cat was shown by Kristine Paton, 11, daughter of George and Judy Paton, Leesburg. Top kittens were shown by Jared Beery, 10, of Mentone, and Denise Knepper, 15, of Warsaw. 50 Years Ago Major General John Anderson, adjutant general state of Indiana, Indiana National Guard, presented Specialist Fourth Class Thomas Warren of Company A, 1st Batalion, 293rd Inf., 38th Infantry Division of Warsaw, with an all-expense paid trip to St. Augustine, Fla., for being the top recruiter in the division for the month of May 1963. Warren spent the time deep sea fishing and touring the city. The outstanding girl of Hoosier Girls State, 1963, is Carol Franklin, 16, Kokomo. Janet Lemma, Nappanee, won the honor of “good citizen.” They were chosen by the 900 girls attending the government workshop at Indiana University. 75 Years Ago A new industry has been located at Winona Lake. Clifton Shira, Ross Bailey and Walter Engle have leased the building west of the Eskimo Inn on Administration Boulevard where they will operate the Winona Roofing and Sheet Metal company. A heating plant is being installed in the building. The business will be conducted throughout the year. The business district of Fulton, 10 miles south of here, was threatened by fire when sparks from a burning trash heap ignited a small building at the rear of a drug store and spread to a nearby garage. Both buildings and two automobiles were destroyed. Damage was estimated at $5,000.
