Smile

What makes Denise Tague smile? “Family and friends,” said the 65-year-old, a manager at Alexander’s On the Square, which reopened Wednesday for the 2023 season in downtown Noblesville after being closed for the winter. Denise has worked at the sandwich, salad and ice-cream shop since 1999. She said Alexander’s soups are made from scratch, and her favorites are chili, potato and kielbasa. Her favorite ice cream flavor? “Moose Tracks, a vanilla ice cream with fudge swirled in with peanut-butter cups.” Growing up, her grandmother called her “Ice Cream Kid” and always kept vanilla ice cream on hand. She enjoys watching girls high school basketball and women’s college Tennessee Lady Vols, for which she has been a fan since 1987, and reconnected with her own high school basketball coach, Sharon Eskew. Born in Noblesville and raised in Carmel, the 1975 Carmel High School graduate played girls basketball at CHS and played three years at Ball State University, where she also ran track for one year. She lives in Noblesville, where she was born at Riverview Hospital, and is a season-ticket holder for Indiana Fever, likes geocaching, and volunteers at the food pantry for White River Christian Church in Noblesville. She became involved in the food pantry through her parents, John and Roberta Tague of Noblesville. Her usual resolutions for the New Year? “Spend more time with loved ones and friends. Make a bucket list. Volunteer more.”