10 Years Ago Rozella Ford Golf Course Club Championships went to Tom Beno, championship flight; Katie Manning, women; Jim Fleagle, seniors. Makenna Leek, 5, daughter of Jeff and Trudy Leek, Chapman Lake, was 1st runner-up in the National American Miss Pageant Princess Division July 16 and 17 at the Adams Mark Hotel in Indianapolis. Barbara Flory, South Bend Schools, was named principal at the South Whitley Elementary School, replacing Bill Hoppus who resigned Aug. 4. Local American Red Cross volunteers who went to Florida to help victims of Hurricane Charley are Ann Sweet, Shirley Finlay and Gregg Wilkinson. Approximately 10,500 customers were still without power as of Aug. 29. 25 Years Ago The Robert Nichols Scholarship is awarded each year to area students who have attended Madison School for at least two years and are graduates of Warsaw Community High School. The 1989 scholarships go to three local students: Kelly Cook, Lindi Hubler and Mandy Riffe. The American School Band Directors Association announced that Warsaw Middle School band director Philip W. Eherenman has been elected to membership. Miller’s Merry Manor hosted a carnival in Syracuse. Police Chief Robert Ziller and Officer Jim Felkner were featured in the dunk tank. 50 Years Ago Glen Bryant, Country Club Road, is retiring after 40 years of service as superintendent of Da-Lite Screen Co. He was one of the company’s men from Chicago sent to help organize the plant when it was established in Warsaw in 1957. George Lenke, president, shared “bachelor’s quarters” with him. Chester “Chet” Cooley, chairman of the board, presented Bryant with a portable TV and a set of luggage. 75 Years Ago Dickie Dean, soap box derby champ in 1938, would like to get back into the race again this year but is ineligible under the regulations that no former city champ may participate again. He said he’d miss sitting in the cockpit, waiting impatiently to start, the cheering of crowds and the joy when you realize you’ve crossed the finish line first. Don “Red” Butler was runner-up last year. He made the initial test run over the course in a Munson car, 41.2 seconds, at the Hillery Road. Homer Rodeheaver, Winona Lake’s Rainbow Point, is a veteran of the Spanish-American War, and he served in the Tennessee company commanded by Captain Cordell Hull, now Secretary of State.
