Smile

What makes Bob Minton smile? “The Pork Chop Festival and seeing people happy,” said the 85-year-old Noblesville resident. The Noblesville Lions Club member was found volunteering with the Lions Club’s annual Pork Chop Festival in 2021 on the Hamilton County Courthouse Square in downtown Noblesville. He was watching over the silent auction, for which he donated a stained-glass angel that he made. He is a retired school teacher of 38 years, teaching 34 years in Noblesville. In retirement, he does stained glass as a hobby that he has enjoyed since the late 1970s. Originally from Paoli, he came to Noblesville for a job opportunity. “I interviewed for a job here and never regretted it.” He taught eighth-grade science and was known at school for collecting neckties, a collection that numbered more than 400 neckties. He still has all of the neckties, too. He was married 57 years to Scarlett Minton, who passed away in 2018. He has four children, seven grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Three of his daughters volunteered at the Pork Chop Festival with him. “This has been a great day today because I’ve met a lot more friends and talked and enjoyed the day.” What else does he like to do? “Spending time with family, the kids, grandkids and great-grandkids. They take care of me.”  Today, the Lions will be serving up pork chops and chicken and hot dogs and pies during a Grillin’ on the Square event from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. today (The Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville Darlington Bed Race is at 7 p.m.), pancakes 7-11 a.m. Saturday. Read more about the Lions event in the Betsy Reason column in the June 1 edition of The Times.