Looking Back – November 18

Karin Lee gently coaxed a yellow canary to leave her hand for its new home during the re-opening of Columbus Regional Hospital's aviary in 2010. From The Republic archives

2010

Fifteen birds representing the continents of Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe and South America were placed in the new aviary in the main lobby at Columbus Regional Hospital.

1995

Arvin Industries announced a plan to add 97 jobs and retrain 568 hourly workers at its Gladstone Avenue plant as part of a $3.7 million investment in the state’s Training 2000 program.

1970

Several hundred Bull Dogs basketball fans, 800 more than in 1969, lined up at Memorial Gym for the annual season ticket draw.