Published: May 22, 2009 05:41 pm      

Kewanna school closes

10 Years Ago

Tech Sgts. Lucinda Davis, Joseph Everett and Larry Massey and Staff Sgt. Robert Moore presented colors during a ceremony announcing the naming of a B-2 stealth bomber, “Spirit of Indiana,” at Grissom Air Reserve Base.

Carroll County Prosecutor James R. Huffer says he’s ready to seek death penalty if Lockport murder suspect Richard P. Temple Jr. rejects a plea bargain.

Winamac Community High School Spanish teacher Vicki Reed shares her knowledge of another language and culture not only with students but with adults in Logansport’s Hispanic and Anglo communities.

Residents call a new federal law passed in the aftermath of the Columbine killings a knee-jerk reaction that will have less effect than enforcing laws already on the books and examining the social causes that lead to school violence.

Fifteen members of the Maconaquah High School Bible Club spent a Saturday afternoon baking chocolate chip cookies. The students made and passed out about 1,000 cookies, with the following note attached: “In a time when so many young people in the world have been touched by random acts of violence, you have just been touched by a random act of kindness. Enjoy the cookies baked by the MHS Bible Club with love.”

After four years of research, Indiana University Kokomo has unveiled Project ACCEL. Set to begin in the fall, the program will allow older adults to earn a bachelor’s degree in general studies in half the time of a traditional college program.

Teachers at Thompson and Galveston elementary schools are piloting the Shurley Method, which works on the same principle as ABC’s “Schoolhouse Rock” series: Students learn jingles to help them identify the parts of speech and classify sentences.

Ivy Tech State College’s board of trustees has voted to cut in-state tuition by 0.5 percent. The reduction amounts to 30 cents per credit hour, and officials say it will save the college’s 68,000 students a total of $20,400.

Seniors in the Class of 1999 chose grandfathers, a cousin, basketball, coaches, co-workers and a fellow church member as “Pillars of the Community” at Logansport High School’s Senior Awards Night.



25 Years Ago

Memorial Hospital officials are asking employees to take voluntary time off after the hospital posted a $500,000 loss last month.

Republican Tom Weatherwax raised $4,025 in the GOP primary cycle, according to his campaign treasurer, Rich McClain.

Principal Herbert McWhorter has said farewell to the last students ever to attend a public school in Kewanna. McWhorter told elementary students they may be the last class to attend school there, but teachers always put them first. Union Township Trustee Florence Earp decided to close the school, which means Union Township students will attend Rochester, Caston and Eastern Pulaski schools this fall.

Famous Recipe at 2130 E. Market St. has a $1.99 chicken special.

“Moscow on the Hudson” is playing at the UA at Cass Plaza.

“Saturday Night Live” will have a 10th season on NBC. Billy Crystal and former NBC correspondent Edwin Newman headline the latest show.

Iraq jets have bombed Iran.

Jim Conn has resigned from the Pioneer School Board with more than two years remaining on his term.

Jane Shanks, Lisa Langley and Brian Wagoner are the Carroll High School valedictorians.

Logansport Utilities Manager Klaus Hemberger says there are concerns about gasoline being dumped into city sewers downtown.

No. 12 Rochester is advancing to the IHSAA golf regional. Chris Smith was the sectional medalist with a 74 and teammate Bob Hoffman was right behind him, carding a 76.

“Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom” is playing at the State.

Terry Collins will direct the Lewis Cass Marching Kings in Indianapolis during the 500 festivities.

Candy heiress Helen Brach has been declared dead. She has been missing since she had an appointment at the Mayo Clinic.

Logansport’s Kim Briggs set a regional record of 5.00.00 in the 1600 meters.

Bill Spangler pitched Caston to a victory over Pioneer.

Gloria Steinem is celebrating her 50th birthday.



50 Years Ago

Jimmie Raisor, 1326 College St., is pretending to drive a tractor parked downtown. The display is part of “Let’s Go Logansport” festivities.

In Rochester, 200 high school students danced under the stars at the Colonial Hotel, the site of the Rochester High School prom.

Seventy people attended a meeting on school consolidation in Jefferson Township.

Logansport has won the coveted North Central Conference All-Sports Trophy, edging out Muncie Central. The Berries won in part on the strength of a first-place finish in football. The gridders were undefeated for the first time in 28 years. Although they tied Richmond for the NCC title, Logansport’s schedule strength was rated as more difficult than Richmond’s. Logansport’s Dave Hart also helped the harriers to plenty of victories, winning the 880 at the state track meet with a personal best time of 1:59. His state championship is the first for LHS in more than 15 years.

Mike Cart, 17, valedictorian of his LHS graduating class, has been named a recipient off a McCormack Journalism Scholarship and will major in journalism at Northwestern University.

Phil Eskew has left the Indiana High School Athletic Association Board because he is accepting the superintendency at Huntington.

A federal anti-lynching law has been proposed.

Gov. Harold Handley and Sen. Paul Douglas of Illinois have been invited to debate on WLWI television in Indianapolis. Handley and Douglas are not running against each other, but they have different priorities for the Lake Michigan shoreline in northwest Indiana. Handley wants a seaport near Burns Ditch. Douglas wants a recreational national lakeshore.

“The Last Parade” is playing at the Monticello Drive-In.

The St. Bridget School faculty includes Eileen Copeland and Sisters Georgina and Edgara.

American flags are being flown at half-staff in the wake of former Secretary of State John Foster Dulles’ passing. He was 71 and died after battling cancer.

The Delphi Women’s Club is observing its 75th anniversary.

After an absence of several years, Leiters Ford will again have a strawberry festival.



100 Years Ago

Twenty of the 300 Logansport High School students had perfect attendance this year.

The Wabash Railroad has bought 250 boxcars capable of transporting autos.

A cave-in has been reported at the gravel pit.

A Columbus druggist found a golden nugget inside a spring chicken.

A motorcycle collided with an auto at the intersection of Sixth and Broadway.

Miami County Medical Society members held a clinic at Longcliff State Hospital.

Heavy rains flooded the city.

Cabbage is 3 cents a pound.

Beer that was not up to standards was dumped into a creek by a Peru brewer.

John Overman put his initials on a land turtle in 1851, and the turtle has recently reappeared.

Leo Smith died after being hit by a baseball.

The Logansport High School Tattler has come off the presses.

White County is the only area county that has registered a higher census. It has 30 more families than at the previous census mark.

Logansport streetcar passengers were critically injured when their car collided with a Panhandle train.

“The Stubbornness of Geraldine” is a production that will be presented locally this week.

• Dave Kitchell teaches journalism at Ball State University. He can be reached through the newspaper at ptnews@pharostribune.com