60 Years Ago This Week - 1962 
Sacred Heart Church served chili dinners for 30 cents. 
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Indiana Central College offered various evening classes for $17.50 per credit hour.  
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Central Indiana’s Trailblazer District of Boy Scouts of America, which boasted more than 20,000 members, served buffalo steaks during its membership dinners.
 
50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Indiana House Bill 1078, which would allow 18-year-olds to legally consume alcoholic beverages, was debated by the General Assembly.
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The 1.27-mile stretch of I-65 from 21st to Illinois streets opened at a cost of $16.8 million, the state’s most costly construction project per mile to date.
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Sister M. Justine was named director of St. Francis Hospital’s department of staff education. She held degrees from St. Joseph Hospital in Tennessee, Loyola University in Chicago and Ball State University.

 40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost.

30 Years Ago This Week - 1992

Nelson and Christine Gary, who owned Gary Greenhouse at 4706 Bluff Road, picked about seven bushels of oranges from their 25-year-old orange tree.
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Cosmas and Dianna Raimondi, owners of the Coin Index, relocated their business to 857 Madison Ave., Greenwood.
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Sport Bowl, 3900 S. U.S. 31, celebrated its 50th year in business. 
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In celebrating the grand reopening of American Business Machines, 5144 Madison Ave., owner Bruno Hetwer held a drawing for two round-trip airline tickets to Florida, which were won by Eva Scalf.
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Perry Meridian seniors Mark Su, who played tennis, and Jen Auger, a cross-country runner, were named to academic all-star athletic teams.

 20 Years Ago This Week - 2002

Evelyn Meyers was appointed executive director of the Perry Township Education Foundation. Her background was in nonprofits and organizational management, and she had taught high school math for several years.
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Center Grove High School senior Daniel Richards, son of Donald and Evelyn Richards, achieved the rank of Eagle Scout after completing his service project of relandscaping the parsonage at Concordia Lutheran Church in Greenwood.

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St. John Evangelical Church, 6630 Southeastern Ave., observed its 150th anniversary. 
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Recently ordained into priesthood and previously an attorney for Eli Lilly and Co., The Rev. Frank Iacona (second from left) celebrated weekend Masses at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He is seen with (from left) John Maxwell and Liz Besse, both of whom influenced his decision to become a priest, and Pastor Mike Barrett.  
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Ted’s Feed Store, 166 S. Schaff St., Beech Grove, welcomed patrons to its enlarged and renovated facility, which featured an expanded line of merchandise.
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​The girls and boys swimming and diving teams from Perry Meridian High School garnered first-place honors in the Falcon Invitational.

Former Homecroft Elementary science teacher Bill Greathouse (third from left) celebrated his 80th birthday with twin sons Mike (left) and Patrick, grandson William and many other family members and friends at the German-American Klub.
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Michelle Elfers was installed as pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church.

60 Years Ago This Week - 1962
The starting salary for an Indiana State Police officer was $4,600.
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All five children in the Floyd Fortner family underwent tonsillectomies. Floyd, 10, Mary, 7, and Steven, 4, came through in grand style, but Clayton and Donna, both 5, experienced a few minor complications.
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A 12-piece faux china set cost 97 cents at Sayv-O, 121 E. Prospect St., where four pairs of panties cost 88 cents; four pairs of socks were $1; and ladies shoes cost $1.27.

​50 Years Ago This Week - 1972

Dr. Ted L. Grissel succeeded Dr. R.K. Stucky as president of St. Francis Hospital’s medical staff. Grissel, a graduate of Indiana University School of Medicine, had been employed by the medical center since 1948.
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Susan Stogsdill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stogsdill, was installed as worthy advisor of International Order of Rainbow for Girls, Southport Assembly No. 10, a youth group of the Masons. Other officers were Vivian Brown, associate advisor; Susan Havens, charitable giving; and Marzi Fitzgerald, hope and faith committee.
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“Love Story” and “The Gang Who Couldn’t Shoot Straight” were playing at the Jerry Lewis Twin Cinema, Keystone and Hanna avenues. Admission was 75 cents per child; $1.50 per adult.
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A used black and white remote control TV was advertised for $85; a foot vibrator was listed for $5; and a 10-year-old station wagon with new tires was priced at $275.

​40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost.

30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Sheila Stewart submitted the following pet peeve: “People who buy four-wheel drive vehicles so they can get around in the snow, but they go slower on slick roads than a motorist in a 1972 Pinto with bald tires.”
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Charles Matsumoto, Barbara Potter, Earleen Ashbrook, Tim Wonnel, Larry Henry and Warren Dressler were installed as council members of Bethany Lutheran Church, which was served by Pastor Robert C. Rohrman Jr.
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Rodney Deckard, a football and wrestling coach at Roncalli, was named to replace Spike Russel as the school’s softball coach.
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Birthday greetings for Tina Carroll, who turned 25, and Kevin Ryan Nathan, 21, were published.

20 Years Ago This Week - 2002
Former Perry Meridian High School gymnast Nicole Richards, paralyzed from the neck down in a 2000 car wreck, participated in the Olympic torch relay as it passed through Indianapolis. Also toting the torch were Gerard Striby and Mike A. Taylor, who had become an inspirational speaker after his 11-year-old son, Evan, drowned in Dale Hollow Lake in Tennessee in 2000.
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Marie Mascari joined the staff of Keystone Pet Coral, 4031 Carson Ave., as a groomer.
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Greenwood resident George Allen published his fourth book, “Chapbook of Business and Management,” which detailed formulas for success in a person’s personal and business lives.
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Rain or shine, hot or cold, volunteers united every Saturday in Stringtown on the Near Westside to feed the area’s needy.
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Beech Grove basketball player Katie Gearlds scored 30 points in the team’s 46-39 victory over Roncalli. In boys action, Sam Hurrle led the Hornets with 22 points in a 69-65 win over the Rebels.
10 Years Ago This Week - 2012
Led by Ryan Weber, David Heckman, Colin Hawk and Michael Clements, Roncalli’s boys basketball team boasted a 9-0 record.
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Glenns Valley Elementary students (front, from left) Anthony Cotter, Paulyna Gorgievski; (back) Madisen Ladd, Payton Romans and Triniti Spurgeon were recognized for their entries in the Healthy Reasons to Say No to Drugs poster contest.
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Nativity fourth-grader Alex Payne discovered that fishing with a branch, a string and a worm wasn’t the best way to reel in a big one while on an outing to Camp Tecumseh near Lafayette. He and his classmates also chopped wood, set hunting traps and slept in a log cabin.

60 Years Ago This Week - 1962 
Leo Lauck, who attended St. Joseph’s College in Westmont, Ill., was rehabbing from knee surgery.  
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 A gallon of milk cost 59 cents, and a pound of ground beef was 39 cents a pound at Buck’s Super Market, 3015 S. Meridian St.
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Kelly’s Used Cars in Greenwood featured a variety of 1- and 2-year-old vehicles for less than $2,300, including a 1961 Monza or a ‘61 Chevrolet convertible for $2,295 and a ‘61 pickup truck for $1,795.
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A lady was offering a reward for the return of a dress that she lost at the cleaners.

50 Years Ago This Week - 1972
Southside Exchange Club members Salvatore Mazza, Urban Renner, John Easley, Harold Joergens, Alan Campbell, Robert Sanders, Kenneth Kasper and Salvatore LaRosa rededicated Roncalli’s Freedom Shrine, which featured replicas of America’s most important documents.
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The Ladies Auxiliary of Prospect Chapter 452 Order of Eastern Star installed its officers: Edith Chance, president; Barbara Francis, vice president; Mable Denker, treasurer; Ella Marsh and Donna Rohr, directors; and Myrtle Reed and Alma Shepherd, publicists. 
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Tom Meier was named manager of the Hooks Drug Store at 6908 Madison Ave.
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Snow tires cost $15.83 at Murphy’s in Fountain Square, where a quart of motor oil cost 30 cents and a pound of cashews was 87 cents.  

40 Years Ago This Week - 1982
The archives from 1982 are lost. 

30 Years Ago This Week - 1992
Reported cases of keratoconjunctivitis, a highly contagious eye infection, reached an alarming rate in Marion County schools. 
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Tracy Welsh received St. Francis Hospital’s monthly Spirit Award. She and her husband, Brian, resided in Greenwood with their three children.
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Gloria Hilfiker, who once taught at Southport High School and Manual Evening School, was promoted to a special accounts officer at National Bank of Greenwood.  
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Amy Fort, daughter of Lawrence and Charlene Fort and a graduate of Perry Meridian, earned her third letter in tennis at Grinnel College in Iowa.
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Roncalli’s boys basketball team improved to 4-3 with a 63-58 victory over Howe. The Rebels were led by senior Chris Quinn with 21 points, Dan Moore, 12 points, and Dan Lawson, 10.

20 Years Ago This Week - 2002

​Ralph Lancaster was named sales manager of Hubbard Electric in Morgantown.
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Dr. Sanjay S. Vyas opened Complete Family Care at 1030 E. County Line Road. His wife, Dr. Dipti Vyas, was a pediatrician.
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The girls basketball team from Calvary Lutheran Grade School upped its record to 8-0. The squad featured (front, from left) Amanda White, Jenelle McClean, Kelly Krol, Audrey Speide, Katie Fox; (back) coach Rob Lynch, Jordan Scifres, Mara Hansen, Kristen Rafdal, Jessica Moore, Laura Bugher, Lindsay Campbell and coach Larry Lynch.
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Xavier University sophomore and Southport graduate Brenna Goss was going to spend the semester participating in a service learning program in Nicaragua.
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Joshua Mason, son of David and Kathy Mason and a graduate of Manual, completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio.
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Matthew Krupa, son of Kevin Krupa and Pamela Leach and a graduate of Perry Meridian, enlisted in the Army’s Delayed Entry Program.

10 Years Ago This Week - 2012

Acoustic guitarist Samuel Lakin, an eighth-grader at St. Roch Grade School, performed before a full house at Gallagher’s Place, a pizzeria located at 8028 S. Emerson Ave.

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Vince Hickey, Adam Adname, Courtney Toon, Connor Cross, Ligi Eng Te, Ava Ward and the rest of Glenns Valley Elementary School collected nearly 2,000 pounds of food for Hunger Inc.

60 Years Ago This Week - 1961
St. Roch students Julie Ratz, Joey Obergfell and Susan Strack helped to decorate the school for its three-day festival, which featured games, carnival rides, music and a roast beef dinner for $1.25.    
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One-hundred sixth-graders from Southport Middle School flew to Chicago for a day of sightseeing. They toured the Shedd and Natural museums and the Prudential Tower and took a bus ride down the Magnificent Mile.
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Meridian Meat Market opened a store at 5650 McFarland Road, where Joe Cortner was the head butcher and T-bone steaks cost 89 cents a pound.
  
50 Years Ago This Week - 1971
James Stone won a color TV during the grand opening of Preferred TV, 6845 Madison Ave.
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Melinda Merrell, a recent graduate of Manual and the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Merrell, was installed as honored queen of Job’s Daughters, a Masonic-affiliated organization. 
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A three-room half-double with a nice back porch rented for $60 a month.
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Tuition at the University of Notre Dame cost $2,300.  

40 Years Ago This Week - 1981
Janet Woodworth, Sally Hammett, Kellie McGuire, Susan Spencer, Linda DeWester and Susan Goen were queen candidates for the Strawberry-Art Festival at the Southside Community Center, 1941 E. Hanna Ave.
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Monsignor Downey Council of the Knights of Columbus, 511 E. Thompson Road, presented its Catholic Lay Award to Tony Fussner for his service to Sacred Heart Church. 
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Monte’s Place, 3747 S. Meridian St., featured a buy-one-get-one special on pizzas. 
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An oil change cost $10.95 at Cain’s, 8010 Madison Ave.
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The Crows’ Nest, 3512 Madison Ave., served 10-ounce draft beers for 25 cents on Wednesdays.

30 Years Ago This Week - 1991
The University of Indianapolis announced plans to build an $8 million fine arts center, which would be named in honor of Christel DeHaan, the major donor. 
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Resurrection Lutheran Church, 445 E. Stop 11 Road, installed the Rev. David P. Schreiber as pastor.
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Brian Binninger, a sixth-grader, and his father, Karl, were raising two orphaned raccoons on a diet of milk, raisins and bran flakes.

20 Years Ago This Week - 2001

​George P. Cafouros, who founded The Spotlight in 1939 and published it until 1979, died.

Mary Bryan Elementary School named Lindsey Rosenberg, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Martin Rosenberg, as its Student of the Year. Lindsey is seen with Principal Steve McGee.

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A carton of Liggert Select cigarettes cost $12.99.
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The mother and daughter team of Marilyn Degenhardt (right) and Nancy Tibbets worked at the American Council of the Blind Thrift Store, 4072 S. Keystone Ave. 

10 Years Ago This Week - 2011
Nathan Pace joined The Southsider Voice staff as an intern.
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Burkhart Elementary School raised more than $7,800 for its cultural arts program through its annual Walk-’n’-Roll event. Participants included (from left) Blake Kottlowski, Cooper Hutson, Alexander Eck, Jasmine White and Cara Hutson.
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Roncalli graduates Elizabeth Coons, Claire Curtis, Johnna Lorenzano and Rachael Rose received the Pope John XII Award -- presented for demonstrating sound religious practices at school and in their home parishes -- during commencement exercises.