10 Years Ago Kosciusko County Democrats honored Dan and Mary Damron with the H. Dale Tucker Democrats of the Year award during a dinner and awards ceremony recently. Jo Dierkes and Joe Banks were named to the Democrat Party Hall of Fame. 25 Years Ago William Brenneman of Warsaw Freshman High School was among the 25 outstanding biology teachers selected to participate in a National Science Foundation Honors Workshop this summer at the University of Michigan Biological Station located on Douglas Lake near Pellston, Mich. Each teacher developed a field biology investigation suitable for high school students. These are being tested with their students this fall and will eventually be published and disseminated to secondary school biology teachers. 50 Years Ago Senator Homer E. Capehart, campaigning in Kosciusko County last Saturday, took time out to purchase a ring of bologna from Mrs. George Mollenhour at the Palestine grocery. The senior U.S. Senator arrived in Warsaw at 1 a.m., slept, then hit the campaign trail at 8:30 a.m. Saturday. His folksy attitude was evident in not passing up a chance to shake hands and discuss national problems. 75 Years Ago Miss Sara VanDyke, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. I.C. VanDyke, Winona Lake, left recently for Baltimore, Md., where she has enrolled as a third-year student at Goucher College, for women. Miss VanDyke previously attended DePauw University, Greencastle. She will make her home this winter with her brother and sister-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Irwin VanDyke Jr.
