Betsy Reason
At 99, Helen Loves Volunteering At Red Geranium Market
By: Betsy Reason Helen LeCount doesn’t mind sharing her age with anybody who asks. The 70-year member of the First Presbyterian Church in Noblesville — who can be found this Saturday volunteering at the church’s eighth annual Red Geranium Artisan Market — is 99 years old. She loves to play Euchre, take walks and do…
Read MoreSold-Out Elks Steve Renner Golf Outing Brings In $$ For Cancer
By: Betsy Reason After the rain cleared Saturday morning, it was a beautiful day for Noblesville Elks Club’s 37th annual Steve Renner Golf Outing. The Elks, over the past 10 years, have donated more than $145,000 to help fight cancer, thanks to this outing, Elks Lodge member Terri Sigman-Kennedy said. “Over 65 sponsors and many…
Read MoreShakespeare In The Park Moves To Fall; Director Seeks ‘Good Turnout Of Actors’
By: Betsy Reason By this time every summer, Noblesville Shakespeare in the Park has already played out on stage. Auditions are usually the first week of June and performances near the end of July. But this year, Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission’s 31st annual outdoor theatrical production — the second oldest Shakespeare in the park program…
Read MoreKids Day At The Market, Josh Kaufman At Cool Creek, Flix ‘N’ Float, Chicago Tribute Among Weekend Things To Do
By: Betsy Reason Shop Kids Day vendors at the Noblesville Farmers Market, watch an Agatha Christie murder-mystery, float at the pool while watching a “Cars” movie, enjoy a Beatles tribute, Here Come the Mummies and Josh Kaufman with Nauti Yachtys at Cool Creek Park. Here’s a list of 25 things to do this weekend and…
Read More12-Year-Old Yodeler To Sing at State Fair
By: Betsy Reason Allow me to introduce Azalia Davidson. She’s 12 years old and is in the seventh grade. She taught herself to yodel when she was 6 years old by watching YouTube videos. Azalia has performed in several talent shows, including the Hamilton County 4-H Fair’s Youth Talent Contest for which she won Grand…
Read MoreFabric, Quilt Show Inspires Club Kids To Color In Contest
By: Betsy Reason As part of Noblesville Township Trustee Office’s Bicentennial activities, kids at the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville had an opportunity to learn about quilts and to color quilt patterns and win prizes in a Club quilt coloring contest. The youth activities were coordinated in partnership with the Trustee Office and Nickel…
Read MoreHeights Wins Best Percussion In Class AA; Sheridan Awarded 2nd In Class A, 17th Of 37 Bands In State Fair Band Day Contest
By: Betsy Reason Hamilton Heights High School Marching Huskies and Sheridan High School Marching Blackhawks are celebrating their awards from Friday’s Indiana State Fair Band Day presented by Music Travel Consultants and Paige’s Music. Hamilton Heights Marching Huskies won Best Percussion in Class AA. “After every performance and almost every rehearsal, we continued to be…
Read More‘23 Westfield Grad, Making Name For Herself in Music, To Play On Square
By Betsy Reason Tonight’s feature act at Stringtime on the Square’s Hamilton County Courthouse Concert has been singing her whole life. As a youngster, Spenser Johns was obsessed with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and would always karaoke her songs at home. She asked for a pink guitar and while it was difficult to find one, received…
Read MoreFirst Friday Cruise-In, StringTime On The Square, Robin Hood, Der Polkatz, Flix ‘n’ Float, Art Fair, Salsa On The Square
By: Betsy Reason Enjoy First Friday events, Jim Dandy Cruise-in, Salsa on the Square, Hamilton County Artists’ Association’s Art Fair on the Square, StringTime on the Square music series, Carmel Community Players’ youth production and Flix ‘n’ Float movie night at the Forest Park Aquatic Center. Here’s a list of 20 things to do this…
Read MoreCCP’s ‘Murder On The Orient Express’ Takes Audience On Comedic Adventure
By: Betsy Reason This is not the “Murder on the Orient Express” play that people will expect. “Don’t get me wrong. I love Agatha Christie, but she has a tendency to take herself and her characters very seriously,” said show director Lori Raffel of Carmel. While directing the original version of “Murder on the Orient…
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