Jason Shepherd of Claypool was named Champion Commercial Ewe Showman and Overall Breeding Stock Showman in the state at this year's Indiana State Fair. Jason is a member of the Kosciusko County Lamb Club and the Claypool Classics 4-H. He is the son of Phyllis J. Shepherd and the late Palmer Shepherd.
Cindy Tucker, the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Larry Tucker, Warsaw, has been presented with a state 4-H award and will attend the 60th National 4-H Congress in Chicago.
The election board at Akron reported one of the oddities of the election. On the ballot on fast or slow time someone had written: "I wish to H____ we could all have the same time." The writer didn't bother to vote after that explosive statement.
America's first limited train became 50 years old today (Nov. 19).