60 Years Ago This Week — 1963
Perry Township Schools had to borrow money to pay its teachers.
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El Dorado Golf and Country Club, 2080 S. State Road 135, Greenwood, hosted a ladies luncheon and style show.
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The Singer Sewing Center in Southern Plaza held a clearance sale.
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Fox’s Skating Rink at Madison and Sumner avenues held square dance parties every Sunday evening.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
House of Sirloin, 902 E. Hanna Ave., served steak and lobster and New York strip dinners for $4.39 and $2.69, respectively. Both meals included a salad, potato and piping-hot bread.
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The Confirmation class of Resurrection Lutheran Church consisted of Julie Irish, Brian Hewitt, Mike Carey, Scott Damer, Todd Jenson and Doug Smith.
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Rosedale Hills United Methodist Church used contributions from the community to purchase a second artificial kidney machine for Methodist Hospital. The first one was paid for with Top Value and S&H stamps.
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Cara Bujarsky, a 1973 graduate of Southport High School and a freshman at Butler, performed in the university’s ballet theater.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
“Dobbs Ferry,” a comic strip by Dr. Joe Daly, debuted in The Spotlight.
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G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square advertised jumbo rolls of paper towels for 50 cents; four bars of soap, 83 cents; men’s sports shirts, $3.96; and a 12-inch black and white TV, $59.94.
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Cassandra and Jessie Lee, the 5-year-old twin daughters of Sue Lee, were named poster girls for the United Way of Central Indiana’s fundraising campaign.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
Roncalli’s girls golf team won its first city title behind the play of Aki Yokata, who shot a 52 at the Pleasant Run course. Her teammates were Audra Hillan, Laura Berlier, Jennifer Dawson, Susan Lane, Stacey Eskew, Heather Schott, Amy Zywicki, Susan Bender, Jenny Piazza, Michelle Eckhart, Alison Caskey and coach Kevin McKeand.
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Cousins Trent Glass, age 9, and Brandon McDonald, 11, both running backs and competing against each other in a Perry Township football game, scored touchdowns within 10 seconds of each other.
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The 28th annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon set a record by raising more than $46 million in pledges.
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Our Lady of the Greenwood Church offered Appalachian clogging lessons.
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Pasquale’s and local Lutheran churches held fundraisers for victims of flooding in the Midwest.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
Thomas Finchum, the 13-year-old son of Thomas and Audrey Finchum, won the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard diving competition at the Junior Pan American Championship in Belem, Brazil.
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Perry Township Schools had to borrow money to pay its teachers.
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El Dorado Golf and Country Club, 2080 S. State Road 135, Greenwood, hosted a ladies luncheon and style show.
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The Singer Sewing Center in Southern Plaza held a clearance sale.
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Fox’s Skating Rink at Madison and Sumner avenues held square dance parties every Sunday evening.
50 Years Ago This Week — 1973
House of Sirloin, 902 E. Hanna Ave., served steak and lobster and New York strip dinners for $4.39 and $2.69, respectively. Both meals included a salad, potato and piping-hot bread.
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The Confirmation class of Resurrection Lutheran Church consisted of Julie Irish, Brian Hewitt, Mike Carey, Scott Damer, Todd Jenson and Doug Smith.
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Rosedale Hills United Methodist Church used contributions from the community to purchase a second artificial kidney machine for Methodist Hospital. The first one was paid for with Top Value and S&H stamps.
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Cara Bujarsky, a 1973 graduate of Southport High School and a freshman at Butler, performed in the university’s ballet theater.
40 Years Ago This Week — 1983
“Dobbs Ferry,” a comic strip by Dr. Joe Daly, debuted in The Spotlight.
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G.C. Murphy in Fountain Square advertised jumbo rolls of paper towels for 50 cents; four bars of soap, 83 cents; men’s sports shirts, $3.96; and a 12-inch black and white TV, $59.94.
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Cassandra and Jessie Lee, the 5-year-old twin daughters of Sue Lee, were named poster girls for the United Way of Central Indiana’s fundraising campaign.
30 Years Ago This Week — 1993
Roncalli’s girls golf team won its first city title behind the play of Aki Yokata, who shot a 52 at the Pleasant Run course. Her teammates were Audra Hillan, Laura Berlier, Jennifer Dawson, Susan Lane, Stacey Eskew, Heather Schott, Amy Zywicki, Susan Bender, Jenny Piazza, Michelle Eckhart, Alison Caskey and coach Kevin McKeand.
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Cousins Trent Glass, age 9, and Brandon McDonald, 11, both running backs and competing against each other in a Perry Township football game, scored touchdowns within 10 seconds of each other.
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The 28th annual Jerry Lewis Labor Day Telethon set a record by raising more than $46 million in pledges.
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Our Lady of the Greenwood Church offered Appalachian clogging lessons.
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Pasquale’s and local Lutheran churches held fundraisers for victims of flooding in the Midwest.
20 Years Ago This Week — 2003
Thomas Finchum, the 13-year-old son of Thomas and Audrey Finchum, won the gold medal in the 3-meter springboard diving competition at the Junior Pan American Championship in Belem, Brazil.
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Justin Barriger (from left) and brothers Clay and Chuckie Eidson hunted crawdads in the creek along McFarland Road in Southport.
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The Southport Antique Mall donated $300 to Perry Senior Citizens Services. On hand for the presentation were Geri Bell, Jim Hoganman, Nita Louzon and Ed Stabb.
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Jane Keller Jane Keller, who taught language arts and social studies at Southport Middle School, was the school’s Teacher of the Year for 2002-03. She and her husband, Joe, a self-employed manufacturer’s rep, had two grown children, Gracie Whitlock and Stephen Kimberly, and four grandchildren.
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More than 150 organizations were expected to participate in a community fair on Monument Circle that commemorated the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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The 800 or so members of Southport United Methodist Church were helping to start a new church, The Harbor UM Worshipping Community at 5135 Commerce Square Drive.
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More than 150 organizations were expected to participate in a community fair on Monument Circle that commemorated the second anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon.
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The 800 or so members of Southport United Methodist Church were helping to start a new church, The Harbor UM Worshipping Community at 5135 Commerce Square Drive.
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Roncalli’s new faculty members were Brittany Somrak, Kristel Owen, John Ross, Allison Tackitt, Christopher Donis, Samantha Quinn, David Maloney and Ryan Costello. Not pictured: Mary Ann Fehring and Terry Pratt.
10 Years Ago This Week — 2013
Beech Grove’s four-day fall festival featured live music, a parade, carnival rides, food and games.
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Dick and Marsha Clapper, who owned Southern Plaza Laundry & Tan, celebrated their 50th year in business.
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10 Years Ago This Week — 2013
Beech Grove’s four-day fall festival featured live music, a parade, carnival rides, food and games.
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Dick and Marsha Clapper, who owned Southern Plaza Laundry & Tan, celebrated their 50th year in business.
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Jayln Fox, Ava Scheele and A.J. Smith enjoyed dancing at the German-American Klub’s 37th annual Oktoberfest. Also partaking in the festivities were former Perry Meridian High School classmates Steve Neu, Dean Lappin, Jana Noble, Tina Brennan, Brian Tomlinson, Sherry Brickey and Pat Lilly.
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Perry Meridian senior quarterback Conner Smith was named “Indiana Sports Talk’s” Player of the Week for his performance against Decatur Central, throwing for six touchdowns and 490 yards.
“Memories are the
key not to the past, but
to the future.”
Perry Meridian senior quarterback Conner Smith was named “Indiana Sports Talk’s” Player of the Week for his performance against Decatur Central, throwing for six touchdowns and 490 yards.
“Memories are the
key not to the past, but
to the future.”
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