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Wawasee High School chose its new football coach. He is Troy Akers, who has been the Warriors' defensive coordinator for the past two seasons. Akers replaces Myron Dickerson, who left after 10 years for a job at LaPorte.
Adam Miller, son of Mr. and Mrs. Rick Miller, Leesburg, and Missy French, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joe French, Mentone, wore the Leesburg Days Cutie King and Queen crowns after being named royalty in the contest. Both are 4 years old. Miller was costumed as a Minuteman, and French portrayed a finely-dressed lady from the American Revolution in carrying out the Bicentennial theme of Leesburg Days.
Three young women from Kosciusko County were to be graduated from International Business college in Fort Wayne. They are Lois Ellen Drudge, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Drudge, Route 1, Claypool: Joyce Norine Taylor, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon R. Taylor, Warsaw; and Barbara Elaine Smith, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith, Route 4, Warsaw.
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