Archive for December 2025
12-29-25
· THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES
Here is part 2 of excerpts from my favorite columns from this past year. Looking forward to 2026. In one column, I celebrated the history of the parking meter. The parking meters in Chicago back in the 30s made very little money. The mafia only parked in front of banks for two minutes, just enough…
Read MoreBeckwith, OCRA Pump $2.6 million into Economy
The Office of Lt. Gov. Micah Beckwith and the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs today announced 11 Indiana communities will receive $2,680,000 in Owner Occupied Rehabilitation Grants and Planning Grants through the Community Development Block Grant program. Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation grants are used to empower communities to directly fund homeowners of low-to-moderate income to make needed repairs on their…
Read MoreSpotlight on Art’s Fourth Year Supports Children, Community, Creativity
By Esther Lakes Spotlight on Art Found and Event Chair There are moments in the life of a community that reveal its character with unusual clarity. Spotlight on Art Benefiting Children has become one of those moments for Hamilton County. The event began with a simple hope: that art might serve as a bridge between…
Read MoreFrustrations Grow; What Does Purdue Football Need?
If you are a Purdue fan, watching “60 Minutes” last Sunday night on CBS just added to the growing frustration that the folks inside Hovde Hall and Mackey Arena in West Lafayette slept while Indiana and its monied boosters (Mark Cuban, the Simons, the Irsay twins, etc.) put together a 13-0 season and its first…
Read MoreDr. Arrowood Shares Update
If you are out and about, be sure to stop by Dark Side Coffee House in Cicero and check out the charming surprise in the back hallway: the Tiny Art Gallery, a creative partnership led by HHHS art teacher Carrie VanAlstine. Inside it sits an even smaller delight — the Teeny Tiny Art Gallery, a…
Read MoreHeights’ Annual Giving Tree Shopping Event Brings Holiday Cheer
For the fourth consecutive year, Hamilton Heights Elementary K-Kids Club, and for the first time, Hamilton Heights Middle School Builders Club, partnered with staff, parents, and community members to bring holiday cheer to families in need. This tradition blends student leadership, fundraising creativity, and community service into a special event designed to make Christmas brighter…
Read MoreHere Comes Santa Claus
BY THE NUMBERS By The Numbers, a look at what’s in the news . . . by the numbers. These are just numbers, not suggestions that they mean more or less than what they are. We do not suggest that one number is connected to another. These are simply facts with no extraneous details, bias…
Read MoreNoblesville Lions Staying Busy
At their December holiday celebration, the Noblesville Lions welcomed members of the Noblesville High School Jazz Quartet. The students provided festive music during dinner, then Lion Stanley presented them with a donation to the NHS Jazz music program. Noblesville Lions voted at their November meeting to select the artwork created by Noblesville East Middle School…
Read MoreCouncilor Hall Provides Report on November Work
Welcome to the Timesheet. This column is a report of work done on behalf of the people of Hamilton County. It’s to be informative too, a place to learn about projects and how our county government works. As your employee, it is important that you know what is being worked on as transparently as is…
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