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Remember When February 23

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10 Years Ago
February 23 1990

    Barb Burdge, a member of the Tippecanoe Valley High School band, has been selected for the second consecutive year to participate in the 1990 All State Honors Concert Band sponsored by the Indiana Bandmasters Association.

Burdge, who is directed by Michael Pearson, earned her position by participating in a highly-competitive audition last month at Penn High School, Mishawaka. She was then selected by a committee of bandmasters from a total of more than 400 entries.

25 Years Ago
February 23 1975

    Bertha Wehrly has been awarded the community's fifth annual citizen of the year award sponsored by the Milford Area Development Council.

Her identity was revealed at MAD's dinner banquet held at the M&M Restaurant, North Webster.

50 Years Ago
February 23 1950

    Your Times-Union again this year has won a national newspaper award for excellence in typography.

In the Inland Daily Press association 1950 contest for typographical excellence, the Warsaw Times-Union won third place in the under-10,000 circulation group.

75 Years Ago
February 23 1925

    Robert Steinebach, Warsaw young man serving in the U.S. Navy, is spending a five-day shore leave in Los Angeles and writes he has met Tom Mix, Ray Stewart and other movie celebrities.