Looking Back – Aug. 9

A friendly sheepdog leads a group of Apostolic United Pentecostal Church members during a walk-a-thon on Aug. 9, 1975. Church members hiked 20 miles to raise money for foreign missions and the church building fund.

2015

Columbus North High School and DePauw University graduate Evan Trotta won the Columbus Challenge Triathlon, which included a 1,500-meter swim, 25-mile bike and 10K run.

2000

Columbus’ Vanessa Myers won the 2000 World Piano Competition at Cincinnati’s Aronoff Center. Myers competed against pianists from 13 other countries, and earned perfect scores on her performance of Bach and Khachaturian.

1975

Members of Apostolic United Pentecostal Church walked 20 miles to raise money for foreign missions and the church building fund. About $3,000 was raised during the walk-a-thon.