Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
A front-page story with a three-column picture gave all the details of the Southside’s newest and finest restaurant, the Tee Pee, 2830 Madison Ave. The eatery cost $200,000 and could accommodate diners in 160 cars.
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As a way of calling attention to new manager Clarence Sallee, Ritchey’s Furniture in Fountain Square was giving away more than $1,000 worth of door prizes.
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Stinton’s Service Station, 6905 Madison Ave., celebrated its grand opening by giving balloons and candy to children and a gift to each adult who made a purchase. 
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Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Sue Durbin, Carol Clemenz, Mary Lou McPhetters, Judy McClimans, Jackie Hall and Marydee Meyer, all juniors at Indiana Central College, were queen candidates for the school’s annual May Festival.
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Bill Jarvis, son of Mrs. and Mrs. John Jarvis, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor attainable in Scouting.
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The starting salary for a teacher in Perry Township Schools with a bachelor’s degree was $5,300, with a cap of $8,000 after 11 years. Educators with masters started at $5,700, capping at $10,000 after 17 years.
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Administrators from Perry Township and Johnson County schools were discussing the feasibility of building a joint vocational school.
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Bob Morrison of WXLW radio spun the tunes for the monthly Saturday night dances at St. Roch School, where admission was 75 cents.
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Crest Hardware, located at 3328 Madison Ave. and known for its tanks of live bait that fronted the store, stocked 153 different artificial lures. The shop was opened in 1937 by “Ab” Stegemoller, who sold it to Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Baker in 1964. 

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Southport Mayor Robert Anderson headed the list of Republican incumbents seeking nomination in the city’s primary. There were also Molly Mayfield, a candidate for clerk-treasurer; Charles Wycoff, councilor at large; and Carl Rieck, Linda Rosebrock, Alfred Pike and Robert Sublette, all City Council hopefuls.
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Walnut Ridge, an 18-hole, par-3 golf course, opened. Located just north of Center Grove High School on Morgantown Road, the course was laid out in one of Johnson County’s most scenic areas.
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The women of Meridian Woods Park were holding their inaugural arts, crafts and antiques fair. Organizers included Kay Harlan, Carole Causey and Delores Flint.
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Manual senior Dean Stegemoller and sophomore Kathy Walter were elected queen and king of the school’s annual pow wow. Alex Solix, one of their schoolmates, won a $160 Schwinn bicycle at the event.
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Perry Meridian senior Deborah Romjue was accepted into the U.S. Collegiate Wind Band, which would tour abroad for three weeks.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Paced by David Hollinden, Matt Kinsey, David Stone and Randy Head, Perry Meridian High School’s Brain Game team won the Marion County championship by defeating Carmel 66-54. The alternates were Maria LaRosa and Pete Miller.
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Jule Melone, a cheerleader at Southport High School and the daughter of Charlotte B. Melone and James A. Melone III, was one of 16 regional semifinalists in “Teen Magazine’s” model search.
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Jim Stewart, president of Jim Stewart Tire Co., was named the Greenwood Business Person of the Year by the Greenwood Chamber of Commerce.
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Scott Kiesel, a graduate of Perry Meridian and a guard/forward on Indiana Central University’s basketball team, was named to the Great Lakes Valley All-Academic squad. He and his wife, Laura, had a son, Anthony.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
After operating Hawkins Pharmacy for 40 years, Price L. “Tug” Hawkins Jr. was closing shop. “I don’t know where in the hell the pharmaceutical business is headed, but I do know that it’s going there without me,” he told yours truly in an interview.
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A group of Roncalli students and two teachers spent their spring break doing charitable work for poor and needy families in South Carolina. Their efforts included painting a house, repairing a leaky roof, planting flower gardens and clearing debris. The volunteers were Sean Bennett, Chris Diguisto, Julie Lynch, Amy Berlier, Kelly Bray, Ryan Krenmone Holger, Mandy Collin, Amy Miles, JoAnne Harbert, Lynn Wesseler, Sherry LaFave and Gerald Striby.
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First-place winners in Calvary Lutheran School’s art contest were Katie Hancock, Kylie Kegerreis, Abbey Graves, Jessica Finke, Tiffany Johnson and Randy Dorman.
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“Snoopy Runs Away,” an original puppet show, was presented by Lincoln Elementary fifth-graders Lacey Gedek, Diane Searcy, Karla Page, Tyler Holland and Ossie Orr.
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Lindsay Anderson, an 11-year-old who attended Mary Bryan Elementary, was named Perry Township Aquatics’ Swimmer of the Week.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
People experiencing sleeping problems due to worn-out mattresses could take advantage of the huge sales at Kasper and Richey’s furniture stores. Both retailers were offering the pressurized Innerspring mattress for $44.50, a savings of $15. The matching box spring was marked down from $54.98 to $35.
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Gillie’s Hardware & Supply, 3203 English Ave., was preparing for its grand opening, which would include live entertainment, gifts for all customers and deep discounts on home improvement supplies.
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Friday’s specials at Joe Tavern’s 2849 Shelby St., included pigs brains and fish sandwiches. 
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Glen Way of Southport was offering $50 for the return of Sparkie, his trained parakeet who had flown away. The bird had mastered many tricks and sported an impressive vocabulary.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Notre Dame President Theodore Hesburg was scheduled to speak during the university’s annual observance night in Indianapolis. Chick Lauck, an All-City fullback from Sacred Heart High School who was awarded a scholarship to ND, and his parents were going to be honored during the program.
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Kasper Furniture, 1062 Virginia Ave., was going out of business and had cut its prices by 75 percent.
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The following quips appeared in George Cafouros’ “Nutcracker” column: “Women’s faults are many. Men have only two – everything they say and do,” and, “Many couples get into difficulties when they regard marriage not only as an institution but as a reform school.”

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Girl Scout Troop 1285 of Trinity Lutheran Church led the “Pledge of Allegiance” during the grand-opening ceremony for the Shelby Federal Savings and Loan Association branch at 1121 E. Stop 11 Road.
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The cast of Perry Meridian High School’s spring comedy, “Don’t Drink the Water,” included Bob Willsey, Tina Barron, Debbie Vogel, Ann Daly and Paul Walker.
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Forty families from Southport United Methodist Co-op Nursery School were busy sorting items for a huge garage sale. The fundraiser was chaired by Sara Lakstins, Mrs. Charles Childers, Ruth Ann Underwood and Georgia Stump.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
The New Filling Station, a popular watering hole for the 20-something crowd, offered a variety of drink specials, including 25 cent draft beer on Mondays, $1.05 vodka drinks on Thursdays and $1.10 Jack Daniels and Crown Royal drinks on Saturdays.
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Southport United Methodist Church dedicated its 7,000-square-foot addition, which included administrative offices, a fellowship hall and a kitchen.
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Perry Meridian senior Jodie Bales, daughter of Dr. James and Mrs. Bales, received a Volunteer of the Year Award from the Volunteer Action Center of the United Way of Greater Indianapolis. She was recognized for her work with the Marion County 4-H program, Falcons Against Drinking and Drugs and Perry’s Teacher of the Month initiative.
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Indianapolis Public School 35, 209 E. Raymond St., announced the winners in its 500 Festival of the Arts contest: Jamie Bronson, Andy Ulshafer, John Steinbeck, Stephanie McMillen, Alicia Brown, Robert Woodward, Sonya Lane, Stacy Wright, Anne Jones, Danielle Webster, Shawn Twitty and Troy Smith.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Spotlight Editor Jerry Cosby received the Bob Collins Media Award from Indiana Golden Gloves. Presented by longtime sportswriter Russ Leonard, the award was named after retired Indianapolis Star sports editor Bob Collins and recognized Cosby’s coverage and promotion of the annual boxing tournament. 
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 The Catholic Youth Organization was celebrating its 50th year of promoting kickball leagues for fourth- through eighth-grade girls in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
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The National Association of Water Conservation Districts reported some peculiar figures in a story titled “Amazing facts about Water.” The agency noted that it took 39,000 gallons of water to manufacture a car and about 1,500 gallons of water to bring a hamburger, fries and a soft drink to a restaurant customer.
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The Perry Township Fire Department swore in Steve Davis, Mike Barrett, Brian White, Paul Hiatt and Todd Kirkham as merit firefighters. The recruits would undergo more than 200 hours of emergency medical training and 200-plus hours of firefighting training. 
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Organizers of Manual High School’s centennial celebration were expecting more than 1,000 graduates to show up for a dinner program at the Indiana Convention Center. Tickets were $40. 

Thelma G. Underwood, referred to as “Grandma Southport” by many of her friends, was celebrating her 90th birthday. Still spunky, she enjoyed gardening, boating and playing the organ. She had two children, Charles and Alice, four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren and two stepgreat-great-grandchildren.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
A record-breaking crowd of children and their parents – estimated at more than 7,500 by Garfield Park officials – “stampeded” the park in quest of prize-winning golden Easter eggs, bags of candy and colored eggs.
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The candidates for the mister and miss popularity contest at Manual High School were announced. Nominees from the senior class were Beverly Adams, Bonnie Johnson, Dallas Schnitzius and Jim Stainbrook; juniors candidates were Nadine Brehob, Felice Fallowfield, Jack Patterson and Carl Short; sophomores Barbara Haynes and Renner Corbin; and freshmen Mary Jo Doles and Rex Corbin.
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Southport Grade School’s PTA was hosting its annual fathers night program. 
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Bick’s Restaurant, 3325 Madison Ave., advertised that it served delicious lunches and well-prepared dinners. Cafeteria-style and table service were available.
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Karl Higgins Restaurant, 2206 Shelby St., completed its renovation work.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Garfield Park’s PAL Club basketball team won the International Little Guys Tournament in Illinois. Squad members were Terry Ray, Don Hafer, Jim and Bobby Mack, Eric Smith, Tommy Hale, Danny McDonald, Bill Foster, Jerry DeBroda, Don Garner, Jim Clements, Eddie Trimble, Joe Tutterow, Dough Cothron, David Roberts, Tom Ray, assistant coach Burt Smith and coach Bob Wheeler.
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John Berry, son of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh H. Berry, took top honors in the Americanism essay contest sponsored by the Ladies Auxiliary of Ernie Pyle Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1120.
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A five-room furnished house could be rented for $69 a month; a new 26-inch boys bicycle cost $37.88, and a used garden tiller was advertised for $85.
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Mesdames Delbert Willsey, David Hicks, Sam Winters, Kenneth Carr, Michael Holt, Patrick Robbins and William Synder, all members of South Group of the Women’s State Symphony Committee, were preparing for their annual Bonnet Breakfast.
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Milk cost 59 cents a gallon; three dozen eggs were $1, and a pound of Maxell House coffee was 74 cents.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Ted Pollard, a former Southport High School swimmer who competed for Dartmouth College, won the Eastern Seaboard championship in the 100-yard backstroke with a time of 52.53 seconds, a meet and school record. He also swam the opening leg of the 400 medley in a record 3:30.5.
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Under the direction of Gene Hilgendorf, the choirs of Calvary, Emmaus and St. Paul’s Lutheran churches were rehearsing for a special production of “The Messiah.” Accompanying the ensembles were pianist Don Vogler, violinists Linda Engel, Kathryn Parsons, Debbie Clatsaddle and Susan Stalcup, violist Stephanie Drummond, cellists Penny Christoff and Kim Johannessohn, sopranist Suann, alto Mildred Baumgart, tenor Don Rothkopf and Art Casting, who sang bass.
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John and Jan Rose opened Tinker Tot Preschool at 4202 Madison Ave.
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Perry Township Schools was holding its annual art exhibit at Southport High School.
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The following jobs and their pay were listed by the Indiana State Employment Office: executive housekeeper, $3 an hour; keypunch operator, $35.09 a day; welder, $3.50 to $4 an hour; pharmaceutical sales, $10,000 annually plus car; secretary, $85 a week; kitchen helper, $2 an hour; and sewing machine operator, $2.75 an hour.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Rosie and Annetta Davis, daughters of James and Victoria Davis; Chris Gault, daughter of Joseph and Mary Gault; Julie Corbett, daughter of John and Deb Corbett; Laura Hausbeck, daughter of Edward Hausbeck; Doug Carey, son of Mrs. and Mrs. Donald Carey; and Keith Hall, son of Mr. and Mrs. Nick Hall served as pages for a day at the Indiana General Assembly, where they performed various clerical duties.
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Marion County Superior Court Judge Edward Madinger ordered the closing of the Ecstasy, a reputed massage parlor at 3606 Madison Ave.
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Perry Township Schools was holding a contest to name the elementary school that it was building in the 4300 block of East Stop 11 Road.
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The following quip was published: “Mother to teenager, ‘You only talked for 15 minutes on the phone. What’s wrong?’ ‘Wrong number,’ replied the teen.’ ”

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Shearin celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with a family dinner at Dodd’s Townhouse. They had three children, Steve Shearin, Deborah Carver and Kelly Carreon, and four grandchildren. (The couple’s 70th anniversary notice was published in last week’s Voice.)
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MacArthur Elementary and RISE Learning Center were among five Indiana public schools nominated for the U.S. Department of Education’s Drug-Free Schools Recognition Program.
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The staff at Southport Dog Grooming featured owner Becky Retz, Tammy Herald, Traci Cooper and Chris Goebel.
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Kelly Ely, a sophomore at Southport and the daughter of Howard and Cindy Ely, received several honors for her play on the basketball court. She was named to the Marion County Coaches Association All-County team and was named All-Metro honorable mention by The Indianapolis Star.
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Ray Shelburn a 1992 graduate of Roncalli and a three-time Indiana Golden Gloves champion, was just two victories away from his fourth title.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
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Sixty Years Ago This Week – 1955
The city’s largest Easter egg hunt was going to be held at Garfield Park, where thousands of children were expected to hunt eggs and meet the Easter Bunny.
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Bobby Plump, who hit the game-winning shot for Milan High School in the 1954 state championship game, spoke to the Southside Optimist Club. Plump was described by club members as a shy guy who picked his words uneasily at first before becoming more comfortable with the setting.
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Just 10 days after breaking ground, construction workers on the pools at the Olympia Club in Beech Grove had made remarkable progress. The anticipated opening date was June 15. 
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The congregations of Bethel Baptist Church, Immanuel Evangelical and Reformed, Troub Memorial Presbyterian and Friedens Evangelical Reformed were meeting for a combined Good Friday service at Friedens.

Fifty Years Ago This Week – 1965
Manual’s “Redskin Review” was called the best in school history by many of those who attended the production. The performers included Ruth Ellen Oates, Linda Bertram, Debbie Williams, Darlene Jarvis, Arlene Harlan, Sheila Jent, Patty Wright, Brenda Buescher, Cheryl Tanasovich, Pam Medcalf, Peggy Collier, Sue Fouts and Donna Rhodes.
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With the recent groundbreaking of St. Barnabas Catholic Church and School, the adjacent Hill Valley addition was seeing an explosion in the number of homes under construction. Homes started at $19,000.
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A roving Easter Bunny was passing out candy at Southern Plaza.
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Southport High School students Carl Sanderson and Barbara Flick won the Marion County 4-H forestry judging contest. Fellow schoolmates Stephen Malcon and Dan Fisher took second-place honors.

Forty Years Ago This Week – 1975
Home builder and developer Robert Welch was seeking the Democratic nomination for mayor of Indianapolis. He was pictured meeting with Mr. and Mrs. Robert Cook at a reception for party officials and precinct committeemen.
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Gallery of Music, 5002 Madison Ave., was celebrating its grand opening. Owner Tom Hendrickson and manager Mike Wyant carried guitars, drums, keyboards, etc., the latest records and 8-tracks and music accessories.
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The men of Southport United Methodist Church were serving a buffet pancake and sausage breakfast. The cost was $1 for children 12 and under, $1.50 for adults.
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Jo Molina was the top sales associate for Schmadeke Realtor’s south office. She and her husband, Mark, had two children.
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Richard Blough, chairman of Manual High School’s English department, received the E.H. Kemper McComb Award for excellence in education.

Thirty Years Ago This Week – 1985
Ed Tinder was appointed executive director of the Catholic Youth Organization. He had been serving as acting director since William F. Kuntz died.
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The Indianapolis Zoo was welcoming its newest resident, Ivory, a 2-year-old African elephant. 
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Charles R. Wheeler, the 18-year-old son of Pamela and Charles E. Wheeler, was installed as master councilor of Prospect Chapter Demolay. Frank Cox and Steve Gottlieb were installed as senior and junior councilors, respectively.
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Claud B. Kendall, owner of Key West Shrimp House and C.B. Kendall’s Musicale Restaurant, was named Indiana’s Food Service Executive of the Year by students in the department of restaurant, hotel and institutional management at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.

Twenty Years Ago This Week – 1995
Sue Anne Gilroy, Indiana’s 58th secretary of state and first woman to hold the office, was going to speak about the importance of volunteerism at a program sponsored by Baxter YMCA.
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University Heights Convalescent Center, 1380 E. County Line Road, was holding Easter egg hunts.
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Jeff Shaker, Amanda Miles, Anthony Lawson, Sarah Ukstins and Savanna Gordin served as pages for a day at the Indiana General Assembly, where they performed various clerical duties.
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Lt. Col. Paulette Brehob, a Manual graduate and the daughter of Pauline Brehob and her late husband, Frank, retired from the Air Force after 22 years of service. 

The Perry Township Board of Education approved new names for Keystone and Meridian middle schools. They would be known as Southport and Perry Meridian middle schools, respectively, at the start of the new school year.

Ten Years Ago This Week – 2005
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