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Jonathan Ummel, son of Dallas Ummel and Susan Clark, was named valedictorian of the class of 1996 at Wawasee High School.
Warsaw's 1,600-meter relay team erased more than two seconds from its school-record clocking with a 3:18.1 performance in finishing fifth in Saturday's state track meet. Members of the foursome are, Troy Furnival, Jeff Nock, Eric Sebo and Dave Harman.
Jack N. Powell, who operates the general store at Clunette, has been granted a patent on a self-opening cap for beer and soda pop bottles.
A queer-looking bird was caught on the Erie Madlem farm near Akron. The bird looks somewhat like an owl except in its face which resembles that of a monkey. The bird is white and measures 42 inches from tip to tip of the wings.
