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Remember When 8.21.2008

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10 Years Ago

August 21 1998

    The Ramada Plaza Hotel women's bridge group met with six table playing.

The winners were: Agnes Jane Plummer, Irene Clay, Eileen Burgher, Virginia Stone, Margret Stutzman and Virginia Horn.

25 Years Ago

August 21 1983

    The Society of Distinguished American High School Students announced recently that three Tippecanoe Valley students from Mentone United Methodist Church have been accepted for membership in The Society of Distinguished American High School Students, founded in 1968.

Those honored are Tod Utter, Pat Lafferty and Katrina Bush.

50 Years Ago

August 21 1958

    Wilfred Woods, 14, of Syracuse, captured top honors in the junior division of the 4-H tractor pulling contest at the Elkhart County Fair in Goshen this week.

Roger Buss, 15, of Nappanee, was second and Donald Fervida, 16, of Nappanee, was third in the senior division.

75 Years Ago

August 21 1933

    Between 20 and 25 cows broke out of the H.H. Hillery pasture on South Buffalo Street at 2 a.m. and proceeded to devour gardens along the west side of the street. They ate corn, cabbage, tomatoes and other vegetables and trampled those that they did not eat. The animals finally were driven into the street and back to the pasture.