Archive for May 2022
Elizabeth (Betty) Rose Cottingham
May 9, 1916 – April 30, 2022 Elizabeth (Betty) Rose Cottingham, 105, of Noblesville, passed away on Saturday, April 30, 2022 at Riverview Health in Noblesville. She was born on May 9, 1916 in Detroit, Michigan, the only child of Richard McDonald Burton and Rose (Bauml) Burton. Mrs. Cottingham worked in the trust department for…
Read MoreLonnie Lee Compton
September 5, 1948 – May 21, 2022 Lonnie Lee Compton, 73, of Noblesville, passed away on Saturday, May 21, 2022 at Harbour Manor Care Center in Noblesville. He was born on September 5, 1948 to the late Garland and Lela (Godby) Compton in Noblesville, Indiana. Mr. Compton proudly served his country in the United States…
Read MoreMary Carol Myers Heywood
August 31, 1935 – April 29, 2022 Mary Carol Myers Heywood passed away unexpectedly on April 29, 2022. She was born to Chauncey Elihu and Edna Mae (Kenyon) Myers on August 31, 1935. She proudly grew up in Carmel, Indiana, and spent her childhood riding horses, farming with Percheron draft horses, raising Chester White pigs…
Read MoreRuth Ann Hollingsworth
February 11, 1934 – May 20, 2022 Mrs. Ruth Ann Hollingsworth, 88, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 20, 2022, in Lakeland, Florida. She was born In Lebanon, IN on February 11, 1934, a daughter of the late Charles Glenn Peabody and Mildred R. (Ek) Peabody. Mrs. Hollingsworth was united in marriage to Jim Hollingsworth…
Read More05-25-22
Giant Video Board, Foosball, Table Tennis, Among New Amenities for Pool Season
Relaxing on the new comfy outdoor sectional furniture at Forest Park Aquatic Center in Noblesville, guests can easily watch the new LED video board overlooking the competition pool. Adjacent are new foosball tables and new table tennis (“incredibly heavy-duty ping pong tables”) games, plus there is a life-size Connect 4 game in the baby pool…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: May 25, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:20 a.m. SET: 9:01 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 84 °F Low: 63 °F Today is…: • Geek Pride Day • National Missing Children’s Day • National Wine Day What Happened On This Day: • 1963 32 African countries form a coalition against white rule • 1977 First Star Wars film is released Births…
Read MoreDecoration Day, 1869
I’ve written about Memorial Day before, but I’ve never really gotten into the earliest history of the holiday in Hamilton County. First, a little background . . . Memorial Day dates back to 1868 when General John A. Logan, the Commander-in-Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.,) an organization of Union Army veterans,…
Read MoreNHS Named for 5th Straight Year in Top 1% Nationally for STEM
Noblesville Schools announced yesterday that Noblesville High School (NHS) has been nationally recognized for the fifth year in a row as a Project Lead the Way (PLTW) Distinguished School for providing broad access to transformative Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) learning opportunities for students. NHS is one of only two high schools in Indiana…
Read MoreNoblesville HS Senior Recognized by Governor for Excellence in Science
A Noblesville High School senior, Allison Maskew, got the opportunity of a lifetime to meet Governor Eric Holcomb and receive recognition for her outstanding efforts in science. Her visit came as part of the Governor’s effort to promote and reward STEM learning across Indiana. Governor Holcomb, Indiana Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner and Indiana…
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