10 Years Ago The Warsaw Astronomical Society is opening their observatory to the public on the following Saturday nights if the skies are clear: July 19 and 26; Aug. 2, 16, and 23; Sept. 13 and 20. Viewing will begin one hour after sunset. You will be able to see the moon, galaxies, star clusters, and later in the summer, Mars. In late August, Mars will be the closest to Earth it has ever been in recorded history. The observatory is just west of North Webster at YMCA Camp Crosley. Observatory director is Del Fisher; Kurt Eberhardt is president of the Astronomical Society. 25 Years Ago In conjunction with the annual Pioneer Days celebration, July 15-17, Warsaw will be hosting “Hoosier Celebration ’88,” a statewide effort encouraging communities to rediscover their past and prepare for their future. Committee members are: Bob Richmond, chairman; Jane Scott, Mazie Alexander, Sheila Hodges, Gina Smith, Don Frantz, Greg Schultheise and Sheila Warren. A musical salute to the richness of Indiana’s past and the bright potential of its future will be presented on the courthouse lawn. “Back Home Again” includes both singing and precision dance by professional performers assembled from across the state. 50 Years Ago The theme for this year’s Silver Lake Community Bible School is “Christ’s Way Is My Way.” Beginning May 27 and continuing through June 7, excluding Memorial Day, May 30, classes for children age 4 years to teenage will be held in the afternoon from 1:30 to 3:30 at the Silver Lake School building. The children are asked to bring their own pencils, crayons, and scissors. The churches participating in the Community Bible School are: West Eel River Church of the Brethren, Center KUB, Silver Lake KUB, Pentecostal Wesleyan Methodist, South Pleasant Methodist, and Silver Lake Methodist. Every child in the Silver Lake community is invited to attend. 75 Years Ago Shot in downtown Warsaw by the Times roving cameraman, this happy group of Warsaw and Mentone youths were about to return to Mentone on the town’s ancient “Model T” fire truck following a town-wide celebration in which two newlywed Mentone couples, Mr. & Mrs. Frank Warren and Mr. & Mrs. Walter Fenstermaker, were feted. The couples were driven 13 miles to Warsaw from Mentone on the venerable firefighter where many local people and friends of the newlyweds joined in the “belling.” Mr. Warren is the genial town marshal in Mentone and Mr. Fenstermaker is the popular high school coach there.
