Bob Sauter, who for 16 years had dispensed libations at Lake Shore Country Club, 4301 Carson Ave., took his bartending skills to El Dorado Country Club, 2080 S. State Road 135, Greenwood.
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Joe C. Buergler was named vice president of Indiana National Bank, and Canby Fortner was promoted to assistant cashier.
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Dr. Karl Kaufman, dean of Butler’s Pharmacy College, was named Pharmacist of the Year by the Indiana Pharmaceutical Association.
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The Indianapolis Hiking Club covered some moderate and rough terrain during an outing in Morgan-Monroe State Forest.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
Ron and Frank Phelps won the doubles horseshoes tournament at Garfield Park, where Al Hack and George Johnson took second-place honors.
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Betty Pope from the Lucky Thirteen chapter of the American Business Women’s Association was named the group’s Woman of the Year.
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In celebrating its grand opening, A.P.D. Auto Parts, 8077 Madison Ave., showcased a Liberator battery that never required water.
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J.C. Penney in Southern Plaza joined its fellow merchants in a moonlight sale and sold polyester flare slacks for $2 and knit shirts for $2.99.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
Deborah Blight, a senior at Southport High School, was crowned queen during the 26th annual Strawberry-Art Festival at the Southside Community Center, 2941 E. Hanna Ave.
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Organizers of the third Indianapolis Shakespeare Festival at Garfield Park expected 15,000 people to attend the free presentations of “Twelfth Night” and “Measure for Measure.” Each play would be staged 10 times over a four-week run.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
Michael Rilenge, who suffered from muscular dystrophy, scaled Alaska’s Mount McKinley. Climbing with the aid of a hip and calf brace, Rilenge was the first person known with the disease to ascend the mountain. He and his wife, Brenda, had three children, Nicholas, Timothy and Amanda.
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University Heights Christian Church celebrated its 80th anniversary with a special service and a pitch-in meal. Harry Brooks, a former minister, and Mike Duggan were the guest speakers.
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Area law enforcement agencies teamed for the first time in conducting sobriety checkpoints.
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St. Barnabas School was recognized as drug-free by U.S. Secretary of State Richard Riley.
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Theatre on the Square’s first production at its new home on Massachusetts Avenue was “Leader of the Pack,” a rock musical celebrating the doo-wop music of the 1960s.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
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Chris Fatheree, a 1985 graduate of Perry Meridian and a Navy officer, was assigned to the Situation Room at the White House, where he worked with such notables as Condoleeza Rice, who headed the National Security Council. Fatheree and his wife, Sharon, had two children, Hope and Macallister, and lived 25 miles from the nation’s Capitol.
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Church of Acts, founded in 1991 by Pastor Bill Jenkins, celebrated its first service at its new $1 million worship center, 3740 S. Dearborn St.
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The Pantry on Epler, 75 E. Epler Ave., celebrated its grand opening. The store featured fried chicken, hot wings, egg rolls and fried crab.
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10 Years Ago This Week — 2013
Dr. David Wantz, a special assistant to the president for public affairs at the University of Indianapolis and an associate professor of psychology, was appointed to the Indianapolis Public Library’s board of directors.
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Adrian Orchards, 500 W. Epler Ave., opened for its 88th season.
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