From the Files of the Kosciusko County Historical Society
Editor’s note: This is a retrospective article that runs a few times a month on InkFreeNews.
June 5, 1981 — One of the oldest buildings and the only restaurant in Atwood — the Atwood Cafe — was extensively damaged by fire early today.
Fire damage on the first floor, as well as smoke and water damage throughout the structure, was estimated at $30,000 by Sheriff C. Alan Rovenstine, owner of the building. That figure could climb higher today after a more thorough inspection.
June 1, 1979 — Warsaw’s City Park System was officially enlarged recently by presentation to the city of the final portion of the Kiwanis Community Park on East Smith Street by the Kiwanis Club of Warsaw. A deed for lots numbered 50, 51, 52 and 53 in Beyers South Park Addition, at the corner of East Smith Street and Hillside Drive, was presented to Mayor H. Dale Tucker and fellow Board of Works members Fred Boggs and Don Bixelby. It terminated more than 10 years of effort and expense by the club to develop that area into an aesthetic spot for the community.
June 5, 1973 — All members of Warsaw’s contractor licensing boards have quit in a disagreement with city officials over the relaxing of testing and licensing procedures.
All members of the various licensing boards have submitted their resignations effective yesterday morning at 8 a.m. A copy of the mass resignation announcement was received at the Times-Union by certified mail late Monday afternoon.
In a special meeting last Friday, Mayor Paul (Mike) Hodges and councilmen voted to relax various testing and licensing procedures under the building code ordinance in the wake of a court suit filed by Mentone electrical contractor Gerald Romine.
– Compiled by InkFreeNews reporter Lasca Randels
