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10 Years Ago
June 2 1988

    The Leesburg Elementary School kindergarten class, which will graduate in the year 2000, planted a tree at the Central Instructional Materials Center. The maple tree and a granite marker are located behind the building.


25 Years Ago
June 2 1973

    Edwin G. Blue, Route 1, Leesburg, has been awarded a citation from Grace College after being named the Alumnus of the Year. Recipient of the Alumnus of the Year award for Grace Seminary was Dr. Kenneth O. Gangel.


50 Years Ago
June 2 1948

    About 40 men from the community left Monday morning with trucks to Baer Field, Fort Wayne, to help tear down some government buildings which Prairie Township purchased for building the new Atwood gym which will soon be under construction.


75 Years Ago
June 2 1923

    Kosciusko County raised approximately 225 colts last year. It requires about 600 colts a year to keep up the work horse supply in this county.