Looking Back – November 9

Members of the Columbus East High School Distributive Education Clubs of America, from left, Amy Wiltsey, Stacy Smith, Trish Olson, Aimie Unsworth and Daniel Baker volunteered to unwind and check strands of Christmas lights to be used in the Festival of Lights display at Mill Race Park in 1995. From The Republic archives

2010

Panera Bread opened a bakery-café in Columbus Center.

1995

Columbus officials gave final approval to rezone 62.4 acres behind the city’s Mapleton Street recycling facility for use by Golden Castings Corp. in disposing of 75,000 tons of foundry sand per year free of charge.

1970

A coin toss decided the victor of the Hawcreek Township justice of the peace contest when candidates William “Doc” McQueen and Ray Hotle tied with 672 votes each.