Odds and Ends from Israel Trip

Let me repeat something I wrote earlier. Jet lag is real. As of this writing, we have been home a little less than 24 hours. The clock and bright daylight tell me it’s mid-afternoon, but my body tells me it’s time for bed. In addition, my wife and I both feel like death eating a…

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First-Time Director Brings the Hills Alive

What more could a first-time guest play director ask for? A great cast and crew. Talented singers. And sold-out performances. Noblesville High School graduate Evan Elliott is having the time of his life directing “The Sound of Music”  in The Belfry Theatre’s 58th season. Why did he want to direct a show? “It has always…

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Daily Almanac: Nov. 30, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:45 a.m.SET: 5:19 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 36 °FLOW: 29 °F Today is…: • Choose Women Wednesday• Computer Security Day• Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting What Happened On This Day: • 1936 In London, the Crystal Palace is destroyed by fire• 1982 Michael Jackson’s sixth album, Thriller, is released, ultimately becoming the best-selling…

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The First Airport in Hamilton County

Today, Hamilton County has several small airports, both public and private, but back in 1945 there was only one and I’ll lay odds most people don’t know where it was located. Fishers? Carmel? Noblesville? Nope. It was Sheridan. In February of 1945, the United States Department of Commerce notified the Town of Sheridan that Blackhawk…

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Elizabeth Ann Calvin

February 19, 1955-November 28, 2022 Elizabeth Ann Calvin, 67, of Indianapolis, passed away on Monday, Nov. 28, 2022 at Allison Pointe Health Center in Indianapolis. She was born on Feb. 19, 1955 to the late Edwin and Catherine (Brown) Matherly in Noblesville. Ms. Calvin graduated from Hamilton Southeastern High School where she was a Better…

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Patricia M. See

May 20, 1947-November 26, 2022 Patricia M. See, 75, of Noblesville, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022, at Riverview Hospital in Noblesville following a brief illness. She was born on May 20, 1947, in Anderson to Charlie and Eunice (Campfield) Minton. Mrs. See was a 1965 graduate of Lapel High School. She worked in…

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Hamilton County Surveyor’s Office Staff Among AIC Grads

Recent graduates of the Association of Indiana Counties (AIC) Institute for Excellence in County Government included three staff of the Hamilton County Surveyors Office. Executive Secretary Lynette Mosbaugh, Survey Manager Brian Rayl and Project Engineer Gary Duncan graduated from the program after accruing thirty credit hours of study within a two consecutive year period. The…

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