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The President’s Pie
One hundred years ago this week a Westfield woman secured her 15 minutes of fame — not by saving someone from a burning building or anything like that, but by baking a pie! The story actually began a few months earlier in February when Indiana Senator Harry S. New and his wife came to Noblesville…
Read MoreDugan Still Trying to Hit World-Recognized Roundabout Record
Dave Dugan is at it again. Four years ago on Groundhog Day, the comedian, a Hamilton County resident, set a world-record at laps around a Carmel roundabout with proceeds going to charity. Yes, the Carmel comedian drove in circles a total of 717 laps around a single roundabout. It took him three hours and 10…
Read MoreBreakup on Aisle 12
I always feel like quirky things happen to me more than they happen to other people. A chance encounter this week should eliminate any doubt. I was walking casually through Aisle 12 of a grocery giant I seldom shop. I noticed a couple striding toward me. The two appeared to be about 30, although I’ve…
Read MoreThe State of Hoosier Children (in the Shadows of Roe)
Politico broke the story of a leaked SCOTUS draft opinion that had by a 5-4 margin the termination of Roe v. Wade which has legalized abortion over the past 49 years. “We hold that Roe and Casey must be overruled,” wrote Justice Samuel Alito. “It is time to heed the Constitution and return the issue…
Read MoreA Great Time to Get Old
“It’s a great time to get old!” That’s what my husband, Peter, says. He’s right. And getting old is—as the saying goes—better than the alternative. I was thinking this while waiting for my father to get a pacemaker. My father had no idea he needed a pacemaker until two days before he got one. They…
Read More2022 Kia Sorento X-Line Toughens Up
There was a time when automakers did everything possible to make their truck-based SUVs seem more carlike. Now, they seem to want their car-based crossovers to seem more trucklike. It’s a trail that’s brought us fortified faux-roaders like the Subaru Forester Wilderness, GMC Terrain AT4, Toyota RAV4 TRD, and the amped wagon we have here: …
Read MoreLeaflets Three…Let It Be!
Summer is almost here and a lot of folks are finally getting out in the yard to play with their plants. This will probably result in a lot of rashes showing up in doctors’ offices. Most of the rashes we see in the summer are caused by poison ivy, one of three plants in the…
Read MoreWhere to Park When the Farmers Market Opens
What’s the Noblesville Farmers Market going to look like this season? Where are market-goers going to park? Will there be any handicapped-accessible parking? Will the restrooms remain open? How is the Farmers Market going to happen with construction work in progress? These are all questions that folks have been asking, being that the Noblesville Farmers…
Read More2nd Time Around, Mark Hall Celebrates Victory
Mark Hall stood outside the Noblesville Elks Lodge on Ninth Street Tuesday night smoking a “victory cigar.” Wearing yellow and black “Mark Hall” T-shirts, he and his wife Lisa were still pinching themselves in disbelief. But Hall now knows that “common people can win.” Giving his victory speech, the Noblesville resident confidently said, “We unseated…
Read MoreUpstairs Downtown, Farmers Market Opens, Attic, CCP Plays on Stage
Noblesville Main Street’s First Friday tonight and the kickoff of the Farmers Market is a good sign for warm weather to come. Also, enjoy other activities with today’s list of 20 things to do in The Times. 1. Noblesville Main Street’s First Friday event is Upstairs Downtown, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. today, featuring…
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