Looking Back – October 14

Jane Rigsby, 6, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Rigsby of Pennsylvania Street, proudly displayed the 30-pound pumpkin she grew from a seed she planted as a kindergarten class project at Garfield School in 1969. From The Republic archives

2009

A near-record crowd of 453 people raised a best-ever $115,000 for the Volunteers in Medicine clinic at the 14th annual Reverse Raffle.

1994

Columbus’ Rose Behymer became the first woman to bowl a 300 game in the city’s history while competing in the Monday Nite Ladies Classic at Columbus Bowling Center.

1969

The first frost of the season hit Columbus after temperatures plunged more than 40 degrees.