Betsy Reason

By: Betsy Reason Returning to North Elementary School in Noblesville to watch this month’s PTO Fun Run brought back memories of when my own daughter last participated in the fundraiser seven years ago, when she was a fifth-grader at North, where Principal Robert Lugo was in his first year. This year’s PTO Fun Run centered…

By: Betsy Reason Whenever I put a pan on the stove in the kitchen, I set my oven timer for under 5 minutes. That way, if I walk away or get distracted, the timer will go off once every minute, and remind me that I have a pan on the stove. Sounds simple, right? Setting…

By: Betsy Reason It’s Friday the 13th and your lucky day to find a list of weekend fall activities, including this Times list of 33 things to do this weekend and beyond: –Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times Editor Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com.

By: Betsy Reason Kelly Keller performed on stage in his first community theater production nine years ago in nine small roles. He’s now directing his ninth show. Keller is thrilled to present “aMUSEd,” a fast-paced comedy by local playwright Megan Ann Jacobs of Indianapolis. The play opens Friday and is onstage through Oct. 22 at…

By: Betsy Reason Noblesville author Larry Sweazy is finally getting to celebrate the publication of his most recent milestone: writing and publishing his 20th book. And on Thursday, he will have his first book signing since the pandemic. Sweazy will celebrate his award-winning westerns during the book signing, which will be 6 p.m. to 8…

By: Betsy Reason I attended last week’s 4-H Junior Leaders annual Halloween Carnival, Haunted House and Hayride at the 4-H Fairgrounds. The event was formerly known as Junior Leaders’ Community Halloween Party. There were lots of fun kids games, a haunted house created by Junior Leaders and hay wagons pulled behind tractors. There were more…

By: Betsy Reason It isn’t often that I write about events outside of Hamilton County. However, today, I take you to Anderson University’s Byrum Hall where some Hamilton County residents are on stage in one of my favorite musical revues, “Side by Side by Sondheim.” I produced the show for The Belfry Theatre with director…

By: Betsy Reason Our local Ralph Lehr Veterans of Foreign Wars Post in Noblesville will open its doors to the community this Saturday for an all-day event called Battle for Betty. Money goes to the eight-year-old Remember Betty Foundation, a nonprofit raising money to help minimize the financial burden for patients with breast cancer and…

By: Betsy Reason The community gathered at an open house on Thursday to celebrate memories of Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds’ Annex and O.V. Winks buildings, which will be demolished this fall to make room for a new Bicentennial Hall. The O.V. Winks Building still looks much like it did the past 70 years, with white…

By: Betsy Reason For the first time since this school year started, parents, families and friends of Noblesville High School choir students descended upon the school to watch all eight NHS choirs perform on stage. It was a packed house for “An Autumn Concert,” presented free to choir families in the 942-seat auditorium last Thursday…