Looking Back – February 27

Shelby Hightower, 17, left, Ashley Taylor, 17, and Kaytlin Thomas, 16, danced to "I Like It" by Enrique Iglesias at the 12th annual Turning Point Dance Marathon at Central Middle School in 2011. From The Republic archives

2011

About 675 area high school students attended the 12th annual Turning Point Dance Marathon, raising more than $104,000 for the fight against domestic violence.

1996

Area schools joined the fight against the recent outbreak of hepatitis A by individually wrapping food items in cafeteria lunches and canceling popular class cook-offs.

1971

Approximately 3,000 members attended the annual meeting of Cummins Employees Federal Credit Union at Memorial Gym.