No paper was published due to the Fourth of July holiday.
Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1967
Buck’s Quality Foods moved into its new building at 3001 S. Meridian St. Henry Buck owned the grocery store, and he was assisted by his sons, Don, Robert and Richard. Grand reopening specials included sirloin tip roast and round steak for 99 cents a pound.
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The Southport Lions Club installed its new officers: Eldon Beghtel, president; Edward Nordholt, Paul F. Shigley and Chauncy McDaniels, first, second and third vice presidents, respectively; Maurice Oldham, secretary; Jay T. Nowacki, treasurer; Roy Adkins, lion tamer; and Robert Yocum, tail twister. Installed to the board of directors were Roger Gale, Robert Young, Lester Johnson and William Andrews.
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Doc Gainey’s Tavern, 3652 S. Meridian St., served shrimp dinners for 88 cents and chicken dinners for 55 cents.
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Home Beverage, 418 E. Troy Ave., offered free delivery of beer, wine, liquor and mixes on purchases of $5 or more.
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The following quip was published:
Office boy: “Sir, I think you are wanted on the phone?”
Boss: “You think. What makes you say, ‘I think?’ ”
Office boy: “Well, sir, someone on the other end said, ‘Is that you, you old idiot?’ ”
Forty Years Ago This Week – 1977
No paper was published due to the Fourth of July holiday.
Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1987
Summer camp participants at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 2560 Villa Ave., were pictured as they were preparing to race their big wheels. The campers were Jonathan and Greg Joest, Amy DeGuglieimo, Ricky White, Joshua Schwing, Joshua Hamilton, Jeremy Walker, Eric Cayton and Joey McCormick
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The Perry Soccer Club was going to play the winner of the Muncie Regional in the soccer finals of the White River State Park Games (under 19 division). Team members were Tony Denzio, Eric Johnson, Matt Hostrawser, Mike Henthorn, Casey Campbell, Bill Duerigan, Paul Buck, Jeff Bell, Jason Combs, Pete Oakes, Craig Welch, Brian and Mark Susemichel, Jeff Kerner, Scott Risser, Derek Mosher, Paul Kinser, Scott Hubbard and coach Mike Moore.
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The Subway shop at the corner of Madison and Hanna avenues celebrated its grand opening with a buy-one-get-one-free special on its sandwiches.
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Spotlight carriers Matt and Adam Stockton were recognized by circulation manager Steve Oprisu for their fine efforts in delivering the newspaper to residents of Meridian Woods.
Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1997
The Spotlight garnered awards in four categories during Community Papers of Indiana’s spring/summer conference at the Downtown Embassy Suites. Publisher Jerry Cosby took first- and third-place honors in the photography division, and the graphic design department was recognized for the ads it created for Buck’s Supermarket and 50 Below.
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Manual High School student M. Elizabeth Fox, daughter of Linda and Tony Fox, was named an All-American Scholar by the U.S. Achievement Academy after earning a GPA of 3.3 or higher.
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The Yankees of the Garfield Y Little League won their division. The team featured Daniel Radcliff, Timmy Rippy, Mike Busbin, Garry Summers, Bill Koenig, Mike Anderson, Chad Teepe, Dustin Russell, Blaise McWhirter, John Rardon, Mike Sauers, Dustin Didion, Scott Flours, manager Tim Rippy and coach John Rardon.
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Ted Ritchie, Eric Roberts, Bob Smith and William Terrell were the newest members of the Perry Township Fire Department.
Ten Years Ago This Week – 2007
The archives from 2007 are missing.