Archive for June 2023
From Time to Thyme
By Paula Dunn Magnificent Men In Their Flying Machines I was trying to come up with a topic for this week when I noticed the two biplanes flying over Noblesville and Cicero during the holiday weekend. They reminded me of an old newspaper article I’d run across a while back and filed away for an…
Read MoreBolden’s Dry Cleaners To Close
The last dry-cleaning business in downtown Noblesville, the family-owned 63-year-old Bolden’s Dry Cleaners, will close on July 29. Last day for dropoff is July 1. Retiring owner Joan Bolden built the current two-story brick dry-cleaners building at 151 N. Eighth St., in 1990 on Eighth Street in downtown Noblesville, after the former property at Eighth…
Read MoreNHS ‘23 Grad Abby Pittman Ready to Soar
The Times photo by Betsy Reason Noblesville High School 2023 graduate Abby Pittman was among 737 NHS graduates on Tuesday night during the NHS Commencement at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. She’ll be heading to Butler University on a four-year, full-ride Lilly Endowment Scholarship. The Times photo by Betsy Reason Noblesville High School 2023 graduate attended…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: June 07, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:17 a.m.SET: 9:15 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 78 °FLOW: 59 °F Today is…: • Boone Day• VCR Day• June Bug Day What Happened On This Day: • 1981 Israel destroys Iraq’s Osirak nuclear reactors. The attack, triggered by fears of a potential Iraqi atom bomb, prompted international criticism and is considered a political…
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Be On Lookout For Food Poisoning
Barbecue season is in full swing, so it’s a good time to review food safety. Foodborne illness, commonly referred to as “food poisoning,” is something that almost all of us have experienced at some point. Foodborne illness is defined as more than two people having a similar illness with evidence of food as the source.…
Read MoreIvy Tech Community College President Emeritus Gerald I. Lamkin Passes Away
Ivy Tech Community College President Emeritus Gerald I. Lamkin has died. He was 86. Lamkin served as the president of both Ivy Tech Community College and the Ivy Tech Foundation from 1983-2007. In his 40 years with the College, Lamkin served in a variety of roles, starting as a part-time instructor in 1967, just four…
Read MoreDifferent Ways Kinetic Energy Will Reduce Carbon Footprint
Dear EarthTalk: Can we harness kinetic energy to reduce our carbon footprint? Harnessing kinetic energy as a means to reduce our carbon footprint is indeed a promising avenue for a sustainable future. Kinetic energy is the energy possessed by an object due to its motion, and finding innovative ways to capture and utilize this energy…
Read MoreThe Man Who Built Lucas Oil Stadium
The mammoth NFL gridiron sprawling out across this city’s southern flank has long been called “the house that Peyton Manning built,” a tribute to the Hall of Fame Colts quarterback. But it was a man who stood nearly a foot shorter and, perhaps, 75 pounds lighter, who really was responsible for building Lucas Oil Stadium.…
Read More2023 Land Rover Defender 130 Is A Big, Comfortable, And All-Capable Trail Wagon
By Casey Williams Land Rover makes an array of fancy and capable SUVs from the entry-level Defender Sport to the Billionaire class Range Rover. But, the one that traces its roots to 1948 and gained popularity after World War II is the classic Defender that first appeared as Britain’s take on the Jeep. Aluminum bodied…
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