On the campaign trail...with Columbia City's Marge Warnick
By Jennifer Zartman Romano
A Columbia City resident had a unique opportunity present itself twice in the past week – she was in the presence of a former president.
When former President Bill Clinton made a campaign stop for his wife, Senator Hillary Clinton, in Fort Wayne last week, Warnick made sure she was there for the momentous occasion. A four hour wait in line and the advantage of being the vice president of the Third District Democratic Party ensured that Warnick not only saw him speak, but met him in person and had her photo taken.
This week, Warnick traveled to South Bend to see Clinton and daughter, Chelsea, at Dyngus Day celebrations held there. While she didn’t actually talk with Clinton in South Bend, the overall experience of having seen two stops on the campaign trail some wondered would even make it to Indiana was exhilarating for Warnick.
“It was pretty cool,” Warnick said Tuesday. “It was truly a once in a lifetime opportunity.” Or twice, perhaps…in a week’s time.
After meeting the former president briefly, Warnick said, “He’s a dynamic person personality-wise. He did a great job speaking.”
After the speeches, Warnick was impressed that Clinton took time to sign autographs. “He stood back there and signed anything.”
Following the visit to South Bend, Warnick escorted former Governor and First Lady, Joe and Maggie Kernan, back to Warsaw.
“It has been an exciting couple of days,” Warnick said.
Editor's Note: Below are some photographs provided to Talk of the Town by local resident Marge Warnick.