Smart & Perry, a Ford dealership just north of Greenwood, gave away a pony during its auto show at Southern Plaza.
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Directed by John Clark, the 30-piece Allison Industrial Band kicked off the summer concert series at Garfield Park’s amphitheater.
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St. Roch Cub Scouts John Atkinson, Steve Dugan, Nick Summers, Richard Thane, Joe Mennel, Phil Taylor, Dennis Lanahan and Eddie Daeger received the Parvuli Dei (to the altar of God) Award for living an exemplary Christian life.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
Steven Tilden, a 1966 graduate of Southport High School, and Robert Miller opened The House of Sirloin at 902 E. Hanna Ave., where a 7-ounce sirloin steak dinner was served for $1.99.
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H.H. Gregg appliances opened its fourth store in Anderson and celebrated the occasion by holding a huge sale at its south Indy site, 5501 Madison Ave. The hottest buy was a 12-inch color TV for $69.
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Mark Spitz, the Olympic swimmer who won seven gold medals at the summer games in Munich, tried his luck on stage as a dentist on a Bob Hope special. Critics said he should have stuck to swimming.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
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Letterman’s Sunoco, 2933 Shelby St., was closing after being in business 29 years.
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Each member of the Indianapolis Swim Club swam 3 miles during a fundraiser for the Ronald McDonald House. In addition, Damien Yee, Bob Holder, Warren Maccaroni, Brad Sharffer, Jenny Criss, Beth Parks, Jeremy Jones, Jeff Wooden, Eileen Pix, Cindi Wooden, Rena Beristain and Rob Sulver served as counselors for handicapped children who attended Camp Riley in Martinsville.
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From George Cafouros’ “Nutcracker” column. “The computer saves a man a lot of guesswork . . . and so does a bikini.”
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
Dr. Horace “Buzz” Hickman was named Southport High School’s Alumnus of the Year. The 1962 graduate was the medical director of the catheterization lab at St. Francis Hospital. He and his wife, Pamela, had three children, Bret, Angie and Dawn.
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Margaret LaGrotto retired from Indianapolis Public Schools after 42 years as a teacher. She had taught at Schools 65, 47 and 95. Also retiring after lengthy careers were Southport High School educators Mary Holeman and John Dwenger.
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Unseasonably cool weather kept city pools from opening on time, but that didn’t stop Mayor Stephen Goldsmith from outlining his plan to spend $10 million to renovate municipal parks. Perry Park was earmarked for a $1.6 million facelift, and Garfield Park would see $600,000 in improvements.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
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South Group of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra named Pat Druetzler as its Volunteer of the Year.
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St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church held its 40th annual Strawberry Festival. A serving of shortcake, sliced strawberries and ice cream cost $3.
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Lutheran High School took first-place honors among small schools in the Purdue Academic Super Bowl English competition. The team featured Zach Reed, Erin Duggan, Joe Conley and Laurie Lehenbauer.
10 Years Ago This Week — 2013