Archive for July 2022
Prudence J. ‘PJ’ Shaver
December 18, 1970 – July 16, 2022 Prudence J. ‘PJ’ Shaver, 51, of Fishers, passed away on Saturday, July 16, 2022 at her home. She was born on December 18, 1970 in Anderson, Indiana. Mrs. Shaver was a homemaker and active member of Christ’s Community Church. She enjoyed exercise of all types including her classes…
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Tractor-Driving Champs
What’s it take to be the best tractor driver? Just ask 16-year-old Arcadia resident Grady Piel or 12-year-old Westfield resident Graham Curtis. Piel won the Hamilton County 4-H Fair’s senior division of the 4-H Agriculture Tractor Driving Contest. Curtis won the Fair’s junior division. Piel is going into his junior year at Hamilton Heights High…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: July 19, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:31 a.m. SET: 9:09 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 95 °F Low: 73 °F Today is…: • National Daiquiri Day • New Friends Day • Stick Out Your Tongue Day What Happened On This Day: • 1848 Seneca Falls Convention begins • 1870 Franco-Prussian War starts • 1903 The first Tour de France comes…
Read MoreThe Likely ‘Model’ For Looming Indiana Abortion Restrictions
With the Indiana General Assembly and Gov. Eric Holcomb on the precipice of historic abortion restrictions in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court rendering Roe v. Wade moot with its Dobbs ruling, the architect of what happens beyond July 25 will likely be Terre Haute attorney James Bopp Jr. Asked if he is currently…
Read MoreThe Perfect Pet
My mother has found the perfect pet. She just doesn’t realize it yet. A clever little red squirrel has been trying to get my mother’s attention for months. “He’s such a pest!” my mother complains. But the squirrel does not give up. He has become quite tame, hanging out below the bird feeder, waiting for…
Read More2023 Nissan Z Drives Greg Brady and George Jetson Together
Too many automakers have tried to update classic designs with a retro flair to put an amber light on their boring product line. That’s not the case with the 2023 Nissan Z. While design references the original 1970 Z, and the chassis dates to the last Z, absolutely nothing about the driving experience or technology…
Read MoreExplaining the Complexity of Cold Sores
I saw a patient with a rather large “cold sore” on his upper lip just before I retired and he asked me to write a column on this unsightly condition. People use the term “cold sore” to describe different types of lesions that occur on the lips or inside the mouth. I’m not sure of…
Read MoreSave The Children!
The child’s frenzied shriek pierced the summer afternoon dullness. It supercharged the epinephrine in my bloodstream until my legs involuntarily sprang from the kneehole of my desk, and sent me hurtling toward the children’s play area behind the house next door. The incessant shrill, now coming from more than one child, brought me to despair.…
Read MoreMeeting Notice: Hamilton County Board of Commissioners 07/21/2022
Pursuant to IC 5-14-1.5-5 (a) the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners will meet on Thursday, July 21, 2022 at 2 p.m. with the Hamilton County Insurance Committee to receive information regarding the county health insurance program. This meeting will be held in Conference Room 1A, One Hamilton County Square, Noblesville, Indiana.
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