Looking Back – Jan. 3

Rev. Jerry Stitt is fitted for a buckskin costume on Jan. 3, 1976, to be used during the debut of The Continental Singers, a bicentennial choir of area residents. Putting the final stitches in Stitt’s jacket is Mrs. Tam Ving, who helped with the production.

2016

Artwork by Hoosier artists Dalton Bolser, William Eyden, William Eyden Jr., Charles Buckler, Herbert Day, Roy Muncie and Albert Berne were put on display at A Perfect Day Café in downtown North Vernon for the month.

2001

Columbus Fire Department Battalion Chief Jack McKay announced his retirement after 41 years with the department. McKay was set to retire on March 1.

1976

Don Neafus was elected president and Lynn Clark vice president of the Firemen’s Local 2190 of the International Firefighters Association, representing members of the Columbus Fire Department.