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10 Years Ago
April 26 1992

    NORTH MANCHESTER - Shawna Michelle Meyer and Torin Shawn Eikenberry are the valedictorian and salutatorian, respectively, for the class of 1992 at Manchester High School.

Meyer is the daughter of Steven and Karen Meyer and Eikenberry is the son of Dr. Joel and Beverly Eikenberry.

25 Years Ago
April 26 1977

    Peggi Lisenbee, 711 E. Smith St., Warsaw, has won honorable mention in a national writing contest for high school students.

Lisenbee, a student at Warsaw Community High School, was cited by Guideposts, the world largest inspirational magazine with a circulation of more than 2.5 million.

50 Years Ago
April 26 1952

    Angeline Peters, the oldest resident of Nappanee, reached her 98th birthday April 10. She is better known by her many friends as Grandma Peters and resides with her son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. George Peters, 825 E. Walnut St., Nappanee.


75 Years Ago
April 26 1927

    Ivo Bingledine, four miles north of Bourbon, was seriously injured when a windstorm hurled a chicken house in which he had taken refuge during the storm and carried him and the house some 25 feet. The chicken house was wrecked, and Bingledine received internal injuries, but no broken bones. He will recover.