Archive for January 2023
Guest Column: In the Trenches of the War on Local Hunger
Hunger is a cruel battleground. Those in the fight usually don’t choose to be in this struggle. Battles are waged in silence, embarrassment, solitude, and fear. Dad’s that are afraid to be seen as a failure to their families. Mom’s that are managing a household, nutrition, and work. Seniors faced with impossible choices of food…
Read MoreWhite House Historical Society Christmas Ornaments Display
The Sheridan Historical Society Museum has an interesting Christmas display about to be packed away for the rest of the year, but it will stay out through the end of January for you to stop in and see. The display is a collection of the famous White House Christmas ornaments. The collection was begun by…
Read MoreNSEF Serves Up Delicious Spaghetti Dinner, Gives Back
AARP Indiana Accepting 2023 Community Challenge Grant Applications
AARP Indiana is inviting local organizations and governments across the state to apply for the 2023 AARP Community Challenge grant program, now through March 15 at 5 p.m. Grants fund quick-action projects that help communities become more livable in the long-term by improving public spaces, transportation, housing, civic engagement, diversity and inclusion, and more. Now…
Read MoreEngineer Your Future, Apply to Governor’s STEM Team
Gov. Eric. J. Holcomb, Secretary of Education Dr. Katie Jenner and Treasurer of State Daniel Elliott are officially inviting Indiana high school students to apply for the 2023 Governor’s STEM Team. Gov. Holcomb developed the competition in 2017 to highlight Indiana’s top high school students for their achievements in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).…
Read MoreEva Education Day 2023
Two programs will recognize the life and works of Eva Kor, a Holocaust survivor who passed away In 2019. The first comes in a statewide proclamation Issued by Indiana Gov. Eric Holcomb that sets aside Jan. 26, and the second is from the Indiana Historical Society on Jan. 28. Both are titled Eva Education Day.…
Read MorePolitics As Usual . . .
A good many of you responded to last week’s babblings about the fiasco the U.S. House went through in electing a Speaker. To a person, you agreed that it was just another example of the ineptitude our government sadly exhibits now. But a lot of you went further. Much further. The anger, the frustration, the…
Read MoreBanks Makes U.S. Senate Run Official
By Niki Kelly Northeast Indiana Congressman Jim Banks jumped into the 2024 race for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday — becoming the first candidate in what is expected to be a crowded Republican field. The conservative rabble-rouser is known for his fiery tweets and has served the Third District in the U.S. House since 2017.…
Read MoreExpo Registration Open for Indiana Green Industry Professionals
The Indiana Green Expo is returning this year with three days of educational opportunities for turf and landscape professionals in addition to a trade show and networking events. The 2023 Indiana Green Expo will take place Jan. 30 through Feb. 1 at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis. Fourteen educational tracks will be offered with…
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