SILVER LAKE – The town of Silver Lake celebrated its 39th annual Silver Lake Days festival over the weekend with live music, a parade, a car show and a t-ball tournament. This year the theme was “Candyland.” There were 152 “Candyland” theme units in the parade this year. The 2015 Grand Marshal was Ed “EZ” Zile. The winners for the parade include: color guard, Indiana Patriot Guard Riders; band, North Manchester Civic Band; cutie queen, Payton Slaymaker; cutie king, Carson Weitzel; youth service, Silver Lake Youth League; commercial, Par-Kan; motorcycles, CMA/Blood Bought Bikers; antique car/truck, Lynn Howie; antique tractor, Echoes of the Past; novelty vehicle, Kerlin Motors; service club, Indiana Racing Lions; church, Silver Lake Vacation Bible School; miscellaneous, Kosciusko County Fair; and the winning horse was Launda Ewell – Seven Gypsy Horses. The judge’s choice was Elizabeth, Dane and Hayden Parker; Phil, Stacie and Camden Robinson; and Marlin and Kathy Carr. In the car, truck and motorcycle show, the best of show was awarded to Frank Earl, Warsaw, for his 1930 Ford Model A. The Lion’s Club trophy was awarded to Herschel Hall, Wabash. The Firemen’s trophy was awarded to Mike and Debbie Zile Music, Warsaw, and the EMS trophy was awarded to Dee Chapman, Warsaw. The top three motorcycles who received wall plaques included Laster Boggs, Silver Lake; Larry Barton, Warsaw; and Daniel Slone, Warsaw. During the Silver Lake Fire Department waterball tournament, the Warsaw Fire Department was awarded first place, with North Manchester Fire Department in second and Silver Lake Fire Department in third place. Winners for the Silver Lake Youth League T-ball Tournament were Dodgers in first place and the Reds in second.
