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Police Sgt. Bob Long responded to one of those calls from a motorist who was locked out of her vehicle, but this wasn't exactly typical. The woman, whose keys were in the car, also locked an infant in the vehicle. The child was constrained in an infant seat, but was able to unlock the door - with his toes.
Top contributors for the Bowl-a-Thon for the American Lung Association of North Central Indiana were awarded their trophies recently at Gilliam Lanes, Warsaw. The winners were Terry Woodling, Charlie Shepherd, Lori Schut, Andrea Scott, Matt Richey, Mark Reed and Kenny Silveus. The young bowlers who participated set an all-time high for the American Lung Association with individual collections averaging more than $40.
Merle Sarber and Clifford Leiter have been selected to act as delegates from the Bourbon chapter of Future Farmers of America to the state convention at Lafayette. Sarber is president of the chapter and has been nominated for the Hoosier farmer degree at the convention.
Jack Walters, well known here as an expert angler, is bemoaning the fact that his biggest 1927 catch escaped the frying pan. Fishing on Center Lake, Jack landed a pickerel, weighing at least 15 pounds. He had the fish on shore and had removed the hook from its mouth, when suddenly, "a fish-flop" and Mr. Pickerel was back in Center Lake with his family. The size of the fish has been vouched for by persons who saw it, in case our readers dismiss this as merely a "fish" story.
