Looking Back – September 27

Dressed as a scary clown, Wally Voils, and his grandson, Rural Voils, rode a motorized bike in the annual Hope Heritage Days Parade in 2010. From The Republic archives

{&subleft}Around Columbus

Sept. 27

2010

The final day of the 43rd annual Hope Heritage Days was a near-perfect-weather day for the parade of more than 100 entries.

1995

Grace Lutheran Church celebrated its 40th anniversary with a reunion of former pastors and current, past and founding members.

1970

Mrs. Robert Elliott of Spruce Street won $1 from the nationally syndicated column “Polly’s Pointers” for her idea of using golf tees in each end of an ear of corn for easier handling.