Looking Back – Dec. 8

Peg Tibbetts, right, arts coordinator for the Driftwood Valley Arts Council, chats with James Olsen, center, new director of The Commons, and his wife, Pam, during a reception on Dec. 5, 1975, at the Steinhurst Manor clubhouse.

2015

The first Columbus City Farmers Market was proclaimed a success after several hundred people browsed and purchased everything from fresh vegetables to wreaths at FairOaks Mall.

2000

Midway Christian Academy held a holiday, craft and gift bazaar at the Bartholomew County 4-H Fairgrounds, which included handmade gifts.

1975

The Columbus East basketball team beat host Scottsburg 58-55, with J.D. Cox leading the Olympians with 18 points.