Archive for March 2023
Easter Egg Hunt, Train Ride, Live Music, Conner Prairie, More
There are plenty of things to do this weekend and beyond. Here’s our Times’ list of 35 things to do. 1. Hamilton County Passion Play “Behold the Lamb” will be on stage today and Saturday at Noblesville High School Auditorium. Sold out. Info at https://www.beholdthelamb.com/ 2. Enjoy live music with Craig Thurston tonight at Primeval…
Read MoreUpdate #104 from Dr. Derek Arrowood, Superintendent, Hamilton Heights School Corporation
Beginning April 1, the community can enjoy an up close and personal visit to 12 different historical sites in Jackson Township (Atlanta, Arcadia, and Cicero) through self-guided video tours. These videos, created by a talented crew of HHSC educators and staff including, Jeff Beechler, Connor James, Lucia Garber (HHMS), and Melissa Martin and Julie Davis…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: March 31, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset RISE: 7:28 a.m.SET: 8:08 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 63 °FLOW: 49 °F Today is… • Dance Marathon Day• Eiffel Tower Day• Cesar Chavez Day What Happened On This Day: • 1999 The film The Matrix is released. The science fiction story about the adventures of computer programmer, Neo, was not only a commercial success…
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Gas Appliances May Provide Poor Air Quality
Dear EarthTalk: I’ve heard that gas stoves are bad for indoor air quality, but what about gas furnaces and other gas-powered appliances typically found in homes? Natural gas is almost as ubiquitous an energy source in American households as electricity. Indeed, 48 percent of U.S. homes stay warm with gas-powered furnaces while 38 percent do…
Read MoreJoshua Trees Future Bleak But Treatable
Dear EarthTalk: Are the famous Joshua trees of the California desert really going extinct? What can we do to preserve them? The Joshua tree is an iconic species of the Mojave Desert that stretches across parts of southeastern California, Nevada, Arizona, and Utah. Known for its resilience in an unforgiving desert climate, the Joshua tree…
Read MoreHow Low Can We Go? Answers Are Evident
Remember Harry Belafonte’s version of the Limbo song. . . that rich baritone asking how low can you go? Harry is 96 today and I’m guessing might be surprised at the answer to that question. Why? Because today, in this country, we’re proving over and over and over we can go pretty doggone low. And…
Read MoreBetterment Harvest’s Orangeline Farms Celebrates First Pick And Commercial Shipments Of The 2023 Growing
Land Betterment Corporation (“Land Betterment” or the “Company”), an environmental solutions company fostering positive impact through upcycling former coal mining and industrial sites to create sustainable community development and job creation, today announced that its subsidiary, Betterment Harvest, has successfully commenced picking its 2023 harvest from Orangeline Farms (“Orangeline”). The 2023 glass facility was planted…
Read MoreMitch Daniels Joins The Liberty Fund As Distinguished Scholar And Senior Advisor
The Liberty Fund announced today that Mitch Daniels will join the Liberty Fund as a Distinguished Scholar and Senior Advisor. Daniels joins the Liberty Fund after serving as President of Purdue University from 2013 – 2022. At Purdue, Daniels led transformative change and was recognized as one of the most innovative university presidents in America.…
Read MoreMoontown Pickle Stompers Takes Students Back In Musical Time
Third- and fourth-grade students at Hamilton Heights Elementary School were treated to the snappy sounds and song of the Moontown Pickle Stompers, a local band with a down home sound and style similar to the Hoosier Hot Shots. The Hoosier Hot Shots were an American quartet of musicians, founded in Indiana, who entertained on stage,…
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