Smile

What makes Aly Compton smile? “My dogs,” said the then 23-year-old Noblesville resident, who was found in 2019 at the annual Bryan Clauson Strut 2 Save Lives dog walk and fundraiser at Dillon Park in Noblesville. Today’s feature is a look back at one of The Times’ previous Faces of Hamilton County. “This one’s Pearl (pictured above with her canine Aly), and my other one’s Rosie.” Both of her dogs are Golden Retrievers. “Pearl is (was) 4-1⁄2, and she’s actually the aunt to Rosie, who (was) 2.” Aly got the first dog of her own in kindergarten. “I’ve always had a Golden Retriever. Before these two, I had one named Bailey.” She was found with her parents, Tim and Krista Compton, who have attended the event all four years. In 2020, the Strut 2 Save Lives was moved to the fall. Her older brother, Josh, was also there with his dog. The most fun time with her dogs? “We like to go swimming all the time; we live across the street from the lake. We take them everyday. They actually like to paddleboard.” It was Aly’s first time at the dog event. “It was nice just seeing all of the dogs.” What else? “I like to cook a lot in my free time.” Aly is a 2015 graduate of Noblesville High School and graduated in May 2019 from Western Illinois University, where she played softball and earned a degree in marketing. In 2019, she took a part-time job at Spencer Farm on East 161st Street in Noblesville and was offered full time as assistant manager, to help promote the farm and startup of the farm’s new Spencer Farm Winery. The entertainment schedule for the winery is Midwest Originals Duo at 6:30 p.m.  Friday; Strawberry Music Festival noon to 10 p.m. Saturday featuring live music all day with Jamie Owens, 12:30 p.m.; Juan Douglas Trio, 1:45 p.m.; Flannel Tones, 4 p.m.; and The Bishops, 6:30-9:30 p.m., plus a strawberry wine release, wine slushies, hard cider, food truck, bier brewery, Primeval Brewing, balloon artist and more. The event is family and pet friendly. Visit spencerfarmwinery.com for more details.