Betsy Reason

By: Betsy Reason What a beautiful, sunny and hot day for a parade. I think there were more spectators for the Noblesville Fourth of July Parade than there have been for a long time. Everybody was out in their yards and along the city streets enjoying the day. The parade, as usual, lined up at…

By: Betsy Reason This year, the July 4 holiday means an extra-long weekend. One of my favorite ways to celebrate our holiday is at the Lights Over Morse Lake Festival. This year, the festival is a five-day event that kicked off Friday afternoon and runs through Tuesday night fireworks over Morse Reservoir in Cicero. There…

By: Betsy Reason It’s the last day of June heading into the holiday weekend. So here’s The Times’ list of 30 things to do. -Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times editor Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com. For more Hamilton County Bicentennial events, visit www.hamcoturns200.com

By: Betsy Reason Grab your lawn chairs and blankets and get ready to tap your toes all day Saturday during a Hamilton County Noblesville Township Music Festival. The Legacy Keepers Music Bicentennial Celebration is part of Legacy Keepers’ seventh annual StringTime on the Square summer music series. While a Slow Jam begins at 10 a.m.…

By: Betsy Reason Noblesville High School 2023 graduate Nolan Deer already has training, experience and a job that he loves. The 18-year-old — who was among 737 seniors who walked down the aisle at commencement, turned their tassels and graduated with the NHS Class of 2023 on June 6 — is ahead of the game.…

By: Betsy Reason My dad turned 97 on Monday. I went back home to celebrate his birthday with family, friends and neighbors on Sunday afternoon. It was nice seeing my cousins and my aunts. Of my mom’s seven siblings, four sisters, including my 91-year-old mom, are still living. On my dad’s side, he still has…

A Noblesville Airport pancake breakfast and fly-in, Carmel Community Players’ youth production of “Godspell,” Spark! Fishers and an AC/DC tribute band at Federal Hill Commons are among The Times’ list of 20 things to do this weekend and beyond. -Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times editor Betsy…

By: Betsy Reason Tonight’s the last night for a Hamilton County 4-H meeting to take place in the O.V. Winks Building at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville before the building is torn down. Stringtown Pikers 4-H Club will meet in the building, and current 4-H leaders have invited past leaders, including Linda McCarty,…

By: Betsy Reason The Times photo by Betsy Reason Craig Bolden (from left), his mom Joan Bolden and his sister, Beth (Bolden) Miller reminisce about Bolden’s Dry Cleaners’ many years of serving the community. The dry cleaners will close on July 29. Last day for dropoff is July 1. The Times photo by Betsy Reason…