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Forest Park Aquatic Center Does Well
Photo courtesy of Greg Connors Forest Park Aquatic Center had a very busy holiday weekend and it may have been one of the park’s busiest days ever! Over 900 paying visitors and an additional 400+ members came to celebrate Memorial Day with their families. The newly expanded concession stand was extremely popular and posted record…
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What makes Ron Wilson smile? “When I get phone calls from widows that I’ve helped get VA benefits, and my grandkids,” said Wilson, 77, Noblesville. Wilson is a 1964 Noblesville High School veteran of the U.S. Navy and served in Vietnam from 1965-71 and is a member of the American Legion Post 45 in Noblesville.…
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Bicentennial Spotlight Shines Brightly on Barker Cabin We’re about to head into June, which means the Hamilton County Bicentennial spotlight will be shifting from Adams Township to Washington Township. In recognition of that, the Westfield Washington Historical Society, with a little help from Yankee Trader Fireworks and the Hamilton County Bicentennial Commission, is sponsoring a…
Read MoreFlags Fly, Fallen Remembered On Our Beautiful Memorial Day
With blue skies and sunshine, it was a beautiful day to remember our military service men and women. U.S. Army Vietnam veteran James Martin always calls it his “duty” to emcee the Noblesville Memorial Day Ceremony at the Hamilton County War Memorial in downtown Noblesville. He welcomed the large crowd to Monday morning’s ceremony, which…
Read MoreBarker Log Cabin Grand Opening And Bicentennial Celebration
Westfield Washington Historical Society & Museum are looking for volunteers for their latest car show and are hosting a meeting for volunteers. They are in need of vintage cars, trucks or antique engines for a car show at the historical society’s Barker Log Cabin grand opening and bicentennial celebration Saturday, June 3rd. Have to be…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: May 31, 2023
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:19 a.m.SET: 9:11 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 88 °FLOW: 65 °F Today is…: • National Meditation Day• National Smile Day• World Parrot Day What Happened On This Day: • 2005 Deep Throat reveals himself. Former FBI agent Mark Felt admitted that he was the most important informant in the 1970’s Watergate scandal which…
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Sen. Young Bolts From Trump
By BRIAN A. HOWEY “Where do I begin?” That was U.S. Sen. Todd Young’s response to a Capitol Hill reporter’s question after he became the first current elected Hoosier Republican officeholder to say he will not support Donald Trump’s presidential re-nomination in 2024. Sen. Young’s tipping point appears to be related to the Russia-Ukraine war.…
Read More2023 Kia Niro Ev Surfs Long Waves On Its Cool Urban Vibe
I like traveling to California. I enjoy the warm weather, cool architectural vibe, surfing the waves, and of course, imbibing all of the latest electric cars. I love eating on a fresh air patio and cruising the Pacific Coast Highway with windows and sunroof open. If I lived there, or even in Indiana, I’d drive…
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Too Old” My new friend, Betty Lou, started a book club, and she asked me to join. I was delighted. I hadn’t been in a book club for a long time. Because she is a librarian, Betty Lou knows better than most the importance of reading a variety of things and so, at the very…
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