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.

Information for this retrospective series is courtesy of the Kosciusko County Historical Society.

July 2, 1992  — The little girl who nearly drowned in Center Lake June 14 was reunited Wednesday with the lifeguards credited with saving her life. Dalene Hufziger and Ivy Reed rescued Maria Licet Frega and performed CPR on her until paramedics arrived.

July 1, 1989 —  A type of spinning fireworks are believed to be the cause of a fire at Reneker’s Ski Hut, 606 N. Detroit St., Friday evening.

The fire was reported at about 7:35 p.m. and caused nearly $50,000 in damage to the building and its contents. The east end of the building was gutted entirely by the fire and the store received smoke damage throughout.

July 6, 1984 —  Divers from Warsaw and Kosciusko County police forces were still searching Winona Lake at 12:30 a.m. today for a 23-year-old Strong, Mich., magician who is believed to have fallen handcuffed off the Winona Queen pontoon at about 9:45 a.m. Identification was withheld pending notification of relatives.

The man was apparently practicing a magic act he was to perform at 1 p.m. today for a contingent from the Moody Bible Conference, which is being conducted in Winona Lake this week. The pontoon was approximately 400 feet out from the shore near the Winona Hotel.

The man and a companion, Terry Knaus, St. Johns, Mich., were apparently in Winona Lake for a meeting of Christian magicians.

– Compiled by InkFreeNews reporter Lasca Randels