Looking Back – April 30

St. Bartholomew Catholic School seventh-graders, from left, Matt Louden, Gene Babinec and Jeremy Conyer, created a solar-powered car to enter in the Junior Solar Sprint at Clifty Park, organized by the Indiana Section of the Society of Automotive Engineers in 1995. From The Republic archives

2010

More than 400 people attended the Healthy Lifestyles Summit held by Columbus’ Healthy Communities Initiative using a federal grant to fight the obesity epidemic and improve the health of Bartholomew residents.

1995

Possible locations for a new landfill were narrowed down to two in Wayne Township chosen from an original 20 sites identified through geological studies and other criteria.

1970

Psi Iota Xi Thrift Shop moved into a new home at Seventh and Chestnut streets, with double the space, dressing room facilities and a full basement for storage.