Smile

What makes Ben Graves smile? “Friends,” said the 12-year-old, a sixth-grader at Noblesville West Middle School. He was found watching the Noblesville Homecoming Parade on Friday afternoon at Ninth and Logan streets in downtown Noblesville. “I just came to be here, to be part of the community.” He is the son of Nathan and April…

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From Time to Thyme

Peanuts And Lost Noblesville Landmarks By: Paula Dunn More reader feedback! The reference to peanut socials in the column about strange fads caught the eye of my Texas cousin, Kermit Ross. Kermit noted that years ago our relative, Byron “Doc” Ross, used to celebrate the Christmas season by setting out a bushel basket of unshelled…

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HHHS To Host Silent Auction For Custom-Built Doghouse

Hamilton Heights High School will host a silent auction for a one-of-a-kind custom-crafted doghouse built by the talented students in Hamilton Heights High School Advanced Construction Class taught by Kevin Sheets, Construction Trades Education Teacher. The project was designed to raise funds for the Kinley Foundation, which supplies funds for the care and maintenance of…

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Daily Almanac: September 20, 2023

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:32 a.m.SET: 7:50 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 83 °FLOW: 56 °F Today is…: • National LGBTQ Veteran’s Day• National Care for Kids Day• National Pepperoni Pizza Day What Happened On This Day: • 2011 The official US military policy of “don’t ask, don’t tell” ends. The policy was instituted by the administration of…

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Talking to Strangers

By: Carrie Classon I got anxious again today. I think I am getting better at leaving anxiety behind, and then anxiety says, “Not so fast! We have more work to do.” Usually, this has to do with my writing: “Is it good enough? Does she hate it?” But not always. Sometimes I will post something…

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Uranium Mining Outside Of The Grand Canyon?

Dear EarthTalk: What’s the kerfuffle over uranium mining near the Grand Canyon? Since the 1950s when uranium was discovered below the desert in the Grand Canyon region of Arizona, land managers, resource extractors, environmentalists and locals have debated the ecological impacts of mining this heavy metal that serves as an abundant source of concentrated energy…

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Shawn Fain’s United Auto Workers

By BRIAN A. HOWEY Buried deep in the wallet of Shawn Fain is a well-worn pay stub of one of his two grandfathers. It’s a reminder of where the new United Auto Workers president comes from, here in the City of Firsts. Two of his grandparents were General Motor retirees at Kokomo and one worked…

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