Former Indianapolis Mayor Richard Lugar, right, talks with, from left, Columbus Jaycee President James Beshear; Joseph C. Anderson, Jaycee “Boss of the Year,” and Wayne Nyffeler, who received the Jaycees Distinguished Service Award. Lugar was keynote speaker for the banquet on Jan. 20, 1976, at the Holiday Inn.
2016
The heaviest snowfall of the year was recorded, with 2.5 inches measured at the Columbus Municipal Airport. Bartholomew County dodged the heavy and frozen precipitation that plagued many southern Indiana counties.
2001
The new Elizabethtown Volunteer Fire Department celebrated its new fire station with an open house and chili supper. The new facility could house seven trucks for the department’s 26 firefighters.
1976
Wayne Nyffeler received the Columbus Jaycees Distinguished Service Award during the Jaycees’ 23rd annual Chapter Awards Banquet. The chapter also honored Joseph C. Anderson as “Boss of the Year.”
