Bob Schultz of Warsaw caught a 13-1/2-pound channel catfish Wednesday morning while fishing at Pike Lake. Schultz, who snagged the cat using shad guts for bait, also reeled in an 11-pounder. The big catch was made about 5:30 a.m.
Emerson Ward was honored recently by members of the Lakeland Child Evangelism Fellowship at a banquet at the International Friendship House in Winona Lake. Ward, who has served on the board of directors for the past 30 years and is the only remaining charter member on the board, was presented a plaque by Dr. Norman Uphouse, chairman of the fellowship board.
Cpl. Lawrence Bailey, 25, son of Mr. and Mrs. Grover Bailey, on near Packerton, surprised his parents Monday night when he arrived unannounced at about 10:30 p.m.
Helen Rapp was pledged to the Alpha Chi Omega sorority at Purdue Friday. She is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Rapp, of Winona Lake, and a graduate of the Warsaw High School with the class of 1928.