Archive for August 2023
Stemming The Tide Of Marine Fiberglass Pollution From Boats
Dear EarthTalk: Is there any way to stem the tide of fiberglass pollution from aging and discarded boats fouling marine ecosystems? It’s summer vacation and you’re ready to let loose on the water. Time to head out to the lake house, bring the boat out of the driveway, and cruise around the lake. Now imagine…
Read MoreA Long Time Ago in a Sports Department Far Away . . .
By: Tim Timmons If newsrooms are the brains and guts of a newspaper, then sports departments are surely the heart and soul. Over the decades, some of the best writing has graced sports columns – just one newspaper vagabond’s opinion. From Grantland Rice and Red Smith back in the day to Jim Murray, Bob Ryan,…
Read MoreNoblesville Front Porch Music Fest Returns This August
Experience Live Music, Local Food And Drinks The Noblesville Front Porch Music Fest returns for its third year on Aug. 26, 2023, with local musicians playing live sets from 2–6:30 p.m. “Front Porch Music Festival gives people who love great music and food – and beer – the chance to experience the special community and…
Read MoreTown Of Cicero Town Council Meeting Agenda
TUESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2023 at 7 PM Present: Chad Blueher Absent: Jerry Cook Joseph Cox Eric Hayden Christopher Lutz Declare a Quorum Present: Others Present: Rhonda Gary, Clerk Treasurer Jeff Rednour, Police Chief Lance Overholser, Fire Chief Frank Zawadzki, Cicero/Jackson Township Plan Commission Director Terry Cooper, Street & Utilities Director Jim Hunter, Parks Superintendent Aaron…
Read MoreCommon Council Meeting Agenda
MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 2023 6 P.M. COUNCIL CHAMBERS/CITY HALL/ONE CIVIC SQUARE 1. CALL TO ORDER 2. AGENDA APPROVAL 3. INVOCATION 4. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 5. RECOGNITION OF CITY EMPLOYEES AND OUTSTANDING CITIZENS a. Welcoming of Police Officers from Jelgava, Latvia b. Recognition of Boy Scout Evan Manders for Being the Highest Earner in Popcorn Sales…
Read MoreSmile
What makes Vivian Placek smile? “Horses,” said the 12-year-old Noblesville resident, a seventh-grader at Classical Academy in Fishers. “I just love horses, and I love riding them. And we want to get a horse of our own. So we’re trying to make a lot of money so that in a couple of years we can…
Read MoreSenior Dogs At The Humane Society For Hamilton County Fetch Grant
Old dogs have something to wag about this summer, as The Grey Muzzle Organization announces the recipients of its annual grants, and dogs at The Humane Society for Hamilton County (HSHC) are among the winners. HSHC is one of 90 animal welfare groups chosen from 370 applicants to receive a grant to help local senior…
Read MoreKids-Turned-Entrepreneurs Pedal Wares At The Market
By: Betsy Reason Four 13-year-old Noblesville girls — including a set of triplets — modeled their brightly colored handmade bracelets at their pop-up tent decorated with a tropical theme that included an “Aloha” sign and pink flamingos. Noblesville East Middle School eighth-graders, sisters Olivia Vetor, Norah Vetor and Allie Vetor, along with their friend, Stella…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: August 17, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:59 a.m.SET: 8:43 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 80 °FLOW: 59 °F Today is…: • National Nonprofit Day• National Thrift Shop Day• National Vanilla Custard Day What Happened On This Day: • 2008 Michael Phelps Earns his 8th Gold Medal in the 2008 Olympics. The American champion swimmer won the medal in the 4×100-meter…
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