Betsy Reason

This story will warm the hearts of parents who push their kids to do things that are good for them. Noblesville High School junior Audrey Ratcliffe is a champion of the 2022 4-H Senior Division Public Speaking Contest at the Indiana State Fair, a contest that her 87-year-old grandpa Dick Gordon won almost 70 years…

20-Year-Old Wins2nd Overall Vocalat Indiana State Fair Peter’s Fulton best advice for young singers? “When you’re performing, don’t focus on sounding ‘good.’ Focus on telling the audience a story. If you try to sing perfectly, you’d be putting too much pressure on yourself. But if you try to tell a story, you’ll be letting the…

Koda Witsken has created a niche for herself painting brightly colored, large-scale murals. Her latest is a vibrant piece of public art that she painted on a school bus at the Indiana State Fair, which runs through Sunday. Witsken spent three weeks painting the brightly colored mural onsite at the State Fairgrounds in Indianapolis. While…

Savor all-you-can-eat pancakes at the Noblesville Airport’s fly-in on Saturday morning. Also, enjoy the music and shopping on Saturday at the Red Geranium Artisan Market at the First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville. And watch a movie in the park Saturday night at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville. It’s a busy weekend. So here’s a list…

In years past, Jennie Auble would visit local farmers markets or contact the Noblesville High School music department or put a call-out to the church congregation to find musicians for the Red Geranium Artisan Market at the First Presbyterian Church in Noblesville. This year, all of the musicians , including two returning from last year,…

Conner Prairie’s museum experience is being re-imagined. A fully renovated and enhanced museum center will offer more access to Conner Prairie’s large collection of historic artifacts, with new learning experiences and hands-on activities and more to see and do year-round inside the museum. A new Outdoor Nature Experience will activate 260 acres of woodlands and…

I felt a sense of normalcy attending the Noblesville High School back-to-school open house on Thursday night. It was kind of like the old parent-teacher night, where parents could meet their kids’ teachers. The evening was a little less structured than in elementary school, where parents would actually go in and meet the teachers at…

It’s another busy weekend. So here’s a list of 20 things to do to keep your calendar up to date. 1. Carmel Community Players presents “Shipwrecked: An Entertainment!” directed by Lori Raffel, opening tonight at The Cat in Carmel, with performances through Aug. 21. 2. Noblesville Parks’ 15th annual Movies in the Park series, presented…

Carmel Community Players’ show director Lori Raffel gets goosebumps when she hears the words on the page brought to life. “Shipwrecked: An Entertainment!” which tells the “amazing adventures of Louis de Rougemont, as told by himself, is “like a pop-up book for the stage,” Raffel said. It’s filled with seasoned sailors, plus one scallywag and…

To say the community is sad about the closing of the Dairy Queen on South 10th Street to make room for a roundabout would be an understatement. The Dairy Queen has been an icon in the community – a place where families gather to celebrate birthdays, anniversaries and sports wins – for nearly 70 years.…