60 Years Ago This Week - 1961

​C. Diane Hunt, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Hunt and described as a gorgeous blonde by Spotlight Publisher George Cafouros, was crowned queen of the 500 Festival.    
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Ed Gerdt, known to many as a mattress specialist, opened Gerdt Furniture & Interiors in Southport.  
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Just in time for Mother’s Day, Murphy’s in Fountain Square advertised two pairs of “attractive and lace-trimmed Hollywood panties” -- in assorted colors -- for 97 cents. A more conservative gift idea would have been 12 ounces of chocolate-covered cherries for 43 cents. 
  
50 Years Ago This Week - 1971
Tandem bicycles could be rented for $1 an hour at Garfield Park.
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The average daily cost of caring for a patient in a state hospital was $13.65. 
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Bananas cost 8 cents a pound at Porky Lane, 1229 Kentucky Ave., where chuck roast was advertised for 55 cents a pound; 3 pounds of bacon cost $1.
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Michael J. Sahm, son of Mr. and Mrs. Victor A. Sahm, was promoted to Army Spec. 5 while serving near Saigon, Vietnam.

40 Years Ago This Week - 1981
Garfield Park celebrated its 100th birthday. 
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Joe Butler, supervisor of attendance for Perry Township Schools, received the Southport Lions Club’s Citizenship Award.
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University Heights Hospital announced its plans to move to County Line Road between U.S. 31 and Shelby Street. 
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Hubler Chevrolet was a primary sponsor for Indy 500 driver Pete Halsmer.

30 Years Ago This Week - 1991

​Perry Meridian graduates Shaune Campbell, Kristina Tuttle, Christian Vice and Paulann Johnson were 500 Festival princesses.
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The second phase of construction in Forrest Commons, located at Meridian Street and Banta Road, was underway, with lots priced from $45,000 and homes starting at $200,000.
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St. Patrick Parish celebrated its 126th anniversary with a two-day festival. 
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Jason Dill, the 10-year-old son of Robert and Linda Dill, placed second in the Indiana State Wrestling Association finals.

​20 Years Ago This Week - 2001

Perry Meridian’s robotics team competed at the national level of the For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology program in Orlando, Fla.
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St. Roch School competed in the statewide Academic Super Bowl, where its interdisciplinary team took first-place honors in its division. The squad featured (in no particular order) Andy Davis, Matt and Chris O’Neal, Abby Hurrle, Harrison Stone, Chris Feltman, Rob Herrod, Kathleen Flannery, Brian Leppert, Megan Schmoll, Emily Grounds, Katie Bradley, John Mather, Joe Yates, Josh Fox, Amanda Adams, Jennifer Ragland and Kristina Mitchell.  
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​Indianapolis Motor Speedway President Tony George was flanked by previous winners of the Indy 500: (from left) Buddy Lazier, 1996; Al Unser Jr., ‘92 and ‘94; Arie Luyendyk, ‘90 and ‘97; and Eddie Cheever, ‘98.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2011

​Shellie Hartman, right, Roncalli’s assistant principal for student activities, presented  senior Jacob Pollard with the school’s Leadership Scholarship.
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Bob Seger performed before 13,000 fans at Conseco Fieldhouse.

60 Years Ago This Week - 1961
The starting salary for a Perry Township teacher with a bachelor’s degree was $4,650; the pay jumped to $6,750 for an educator with 13 years’ experience.   
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Manual students Karen Smith, Marlene Stachow, Jerry Steadham, Sharon Chenoweth, Linda Abrams, Sandra Coffey, Chuck Williams and Bob Surber attended Journalism Day at Ball State University.  
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A.J. Foyt signed autographed pictures of himself at Southern Plaza.
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A five-room home at 1662 S. Delaware St. was listed for $5,350.
  
50 Years Ago This Week - 1971

Our Lady of Greenwood students (from left) Kelli Commisky, Kathy Bedan, Jennifer Sipes and Derek Isom were models for their school’s fashion show.

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Bob Elsea, Ivan Kidwell and Lorn and Mary Kidwell opened Preferred TV at 6845 Madison Ave.
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Ten pieces of fried chicken and two large side dishes cost $3.99 at Church’s. 

40 Years Ago This Week - 1981
Manual senior Phil Fingers cleared a state-tying record of 7 feet, 2 inches to win the high jump at the Tech Invitational, where he also won the long jump with a leap of 23-2.

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Cases (24 12-ounce cans) of Stroh’s, Miller, Miller Lite and Budweiser cost $6.99. For those short on cash and with indiscriminable taste buds, Red White and Blue was $4.99. 
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Led by Beth Kessling and John Cranfill, the Southside Youth Council kicked off its annual fundraising campaign.

30 Years Ago This Week - 1991
Southport Presbyterian Church dedicated the ground in the 7500 block of McFarland Boulevard for the construction of its new sanctuary and educational center.
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Southport High School’s social studies team, consisting of Joe Bernardi, Ralph Feldhake, Trien Nguyen and Michael Zimmer, was crowned state champions at the Hoosier Academic Super Bowl. 
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Tonya Fouty, Jodi Brink and Doreath Eads served as pages during a session of the Indiana General Assembly. 

20 Years Ago This Week - 2001
Roncalli’s softball team was off to an 11-0 start behind the pitching of Christy Cothron (6-0) and Andrea Wheeler (5-0) and the batting of Terri Quackenbush (.346), Amy Roberts (.316) and Amanda Thomas (.300).
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And Heee’s on it! Four-year-old Bailey Greenlee tries his bicycling skills on a course designed by the Indianapolis Police Department South District. Bailey, son of Shelley Greenlee, was under the watchful eye of officer Tobi Cobian. South District Lt. Bettye Dobkins and Deputy Chief are in the background. 
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Lutheran High School senior Jennifer Broughton, daughter of Leon and Kristi Broughton, was named to the Academic All-American swim team.
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Manual junior Katie Linville, daughter of Jack and Judy Linville, was recognized by Eli Lilly and Co. for her academic achievements, which included a 4.0 GPA.
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Wynter Drummond (front), Morgan Besser, Sarah Bauchle; (back) Tesla West, Katja Borton, Tricia Higby and Joey Bauchle participated in the 30th annual Children’s Folk Dance Festival at the Indiana Convention Center.

10 Years Ago This Week - 2011
The 25th and final Docs vs. Jocks vs. Drugs basketball game was going to be played at Manual. The event, which had raised more than $125,000 over the years to support drug, alcohol and tobacco prevention programs at local schools, would feature five physicians who had played in all of the contests: Donald Rockey, Pat Enright, Bob Robinson, Phil Synder and Tom Wisler.
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Patrick Mulawie, Alice Langreck, Karen Smithers and Jennifer Wayman participated in the Keep Southport Beautiful clean-up program.