10 Years Ago Glenn Weidner served 21 years teaching in the Plymouth Community Schools system before becoming assistant principal at Triton Junior/Senior High School. After 15 years, he wanted to get back into the classroom. He’ll be reassigned as a teacher next year. In 1984, a group of local residents decided that Warsaw should have its own Pee Wee Football league. Jim Breading, the first president, Gary Fribley and several others in the community, got things off the ground. This year more than 300 boys and girls participated. Former and current coaches include Sid Phillips, Randy Reneker, Keith Reinholt, Kurt Wyman and Tracy Furnivall. 25 Years Ago Open barely a year, Warsaw’s Stonehenge Golf Course made an excellent impression upon the 12 PGA pros who participated in Monday’s Pro-Am Charity Classic. All agreed that the slick, firm, bent-grass greens are the outstanding feature of the 6,829-yard layout. Owner Ray Harroff’s team ended the day tied for third at 11-under. Tournament director Denny Hepler congratulated the winning team of Denny Hively, Dan Arthur, Gary Hallberg, Bob Kesler and Greg Hardin who fired a 15-under par score of 56. Mr. and Mrs. Jim LeMasters, 202 Chestnut St., Winona Lake, own a “mail-order house,” entirely unassembled and transported by rail to be re-assembled on the chosen location. The home is part of a Winona Lake Historical Tour. The upstairs bathroom contains a period claw-foot bathtub and the original pedestal sink. 50 Years Ago “Fairland Fantasy” won second place in the Kiddies Parade at the Police and Firemen’s Fair in Syracuse. Riding on the float were Dana Neer, New Paris, and Desiree Neibert, Syracuse. Wayne Township summer baseball-world series champions Reds are Tim Fitzpatrick, Mike and Jim Watts, John Hanna, Bob Longenecker, Mike Deeter, Ray Watts, Dave Miller, Brian Schooley and Tony Thompson. Manager is Geoff Gerard, and assistant is Hurley Gerard. Miller Elder, 1225 Country Club Rd., raised two giant cucumbers in his garden, entirely green and quite edible, 11 inches long and 9 inches around. Don Landis, Steer Inn north of Silver Lake, reported to Sheriff Sam Holbrook that someone had opened a candy machine and removed about $50 in change. 75 Years Ago 1939 Soap Box Derby entrants in your Daily Times-Munson Motor Sales classic are thrilled at the possibility of holding their second annual race July 12 on the White Hill, U.S. Hwy. 30, east of the McDonald Hospital. Permission to block the highway a quarter-mile for this event was granted through the courtesy of Superintendent Edward Ragan and the state highway department. Traffic will be re-routed north to the Chapman Lake Road and sent east and then south back to the thoroughfare east of the Jonas filling station. Cars will attain a much greater speed than last year when Dickie Dean sent his orange and blue Gamble store special streaking across the finish line, and it will be prove to be much smoother. Preparations are underway to erect the course telephones, flags, starting ramp, pits and selecting officials. Lydia Stokes, Munson, is accepting entries.
