Continuously serving Kosciusko County since 1854
10 Years Ago
Back to school lunch ideas from an “Extension News” article: •Use one to two protein foods such as shaved lean meat, hard-boiled egg, cheese cubes, string cheese, yogurt or peanut butter. •Choose one grain item such as bread, pita, bagel, tortilla, English muffin or cold rice or pasta. •Choose one to three vegetables and/or fruits such as celery, baby carrots, melon cubes, orange slices, berries, applesauce, cucumber spears or green beans. •Choose one beverage such as 100 percent fruit juice, milk or water. •Dessert items could include a cookie, fruit yogurt, pudding cup, granola bar or frosted cereal.
25 Years Ago
It was announced at the recent Indiana Vocational Agriculture Teachers’ Conference, that William McVay, teacher at Whitko High School at South Whitley, was named as one of the four national winners in the NVATA’s Outstanding Teacher Award Program. Mr. and Mrs. McVay will travel to Dallas, Texas, in December to receive the award. McVay was the first-place winner in the district and state contests which made him eligible for the national award. He is in his 13th year at Whitko High School.
50 Years Ago
Stopping to feed the birds may have prevented extremely serious damage to a house owned by Mr. and Mrs. Bill Bare on Market Street, after the rug and floor caught fire. The Bares, who had moved out while a new furnace was being installed in their home, stopped at their residence to check their pet birds when they noticed the house was full of smoke. They called firemen and the blaze was extinguished with a garden hose. The birds were not injured.
75 Years Ago
Earl Smith, Charley Miller, Clarence Hartman and Jake Menzie returned to Warsaw following a week’s tour through the East. Some of the places visited were Niagara Falls, several points in Canada, and Washington, D.C. Sixteen states were visited during the journey.
“Jeff” Powers and George Philliips of Warsaw and Kenneth Hoover of Peru motored to Chicago to attend the baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates at Wrigley Field.
