Looking Back – Feb. 24

Hope Elementary sixth grade teacher Dan Fleming leads his class in an exercise on Feb. 23, 2014, at the school.

From The Republic archives

2014

Rick Weinheimer, chair of the Northside Middle School Language Arts Department and the Columbus North High School English Department, received the Bartholomew Consolidated School Corp. 2014 Education Hall of Fame Award. Weinheimer carried on the teaching tradition from his father and learned from his wife, who worked in special education at Parkside Elementary School.

1999

Katherine VanderPan of Columbus was preparing to compete in the AmeriCheer Open National Cheerleading and Dance Team Championship in Orlando, Florida. VanderPan had also competed in the competition the year before after placing in regionals the past two years.

1974

The Bartholomew County Easter Seals chapter held their 1974 Easter Seals Drive with a luncheon at Gene’s Cafeteria. John Lindsey, Channel 13 news director and Indiana’s Easter Seals chairman, as well as Columbus Parks and Recreation Director Robert Gillikin, spoke at the luncheon.