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Community Easter Egg Hunts, Shred Day, Pancake Breakfasts
Enjoy pancake breakfasts both on Saturday and Sunday morning, partake in Easter egg hunts and more are among the 25 things to do this weekend and beyond in today’s list of things to do in The Times: 1. Clean out your paperwork and head to Shred Day 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Saturday at Hamilton…
Read MoreCheap Thrills
The dollar store as we knew it is gone. Oh, it’s still there. I can see the helium balloons from the street—hugging the ceiling, beckoning me to enter. But don’t you fall for it. It’s not a dollar store anymore, it’s the Dollar and a Quarter Store, regardless of the store name. One chain considered…
Read MoreThe Long, Long History of Boilermaker “What Ifs” and More
Purdue athletics history is full of “what If” stories. Near the top of the list is Lee Rose and his brief, brilliant two-year stay in West Lafayette. Rose, 85, died Tuesday. He had been battling Alzheimer’s Disease since 2015. That diagnosis inspired Rose, his wife of more than 60 years Eleanor and Purdue All-American center…
Read MoreIn-Person Absentee Voting Begins at Judicial Center, 4-H Fairgrounds
Passersby at the Hamilton County Government & Judicial Center and the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds in Noblesville have likely noticed political signs dotting the lawn and entrances. Yes, in-person early voting is upon us. Tuesday was the first day of in-person absentee voting in Indiana. It’s now been four weeks since the Hamilton County Election…
Read MoreWho’s Calling?
The phone rings several times a day at my “office,” a place under the stairs where we used to store cleaning supplies. I equipped it with a TV tray to hold my computer, and a carboard box to house my “research materials.” My hope was to attract customer calls for writing assignments. But each time…
Read MoreMoving Forward Apart or Together?
It just doesn’t feel like 54 years since the assassination of Martin Luther King, but this week marked that milestone. It was on April 4, 1968 that the civil rights leader was gunned down on the balcony of the Lorraine Motel in Memphis. That single act of cowardice and violence by James Early Ray sparked…
Read MoreNHS Alumni Banquet Returns After 2 Years Off
I think I’ve attended nearly every Noblesville High School Alumni Banquet since I started working as a Noblesville journalist 36 years ago. The banquets are always a lot of fun, graduates reminisce about high school days, the 50-year class is celebrated and an Alumnus of the Year is honored. Plus, attendees enjoy a good meal…
Read MoreA Fond Farewell To Kirk’s Hardware
It just breaks my heart that we’ve lost Kirk’s Hardware. I’ve always considered it, Smith’s Jewelers, the Uptown Cafe and Syd’s, the four pillars of downtown Noblesville because they’re the four oldest businesses on the courthouse square. While it’s hard to imagine the square without any one of them, it’s especially difficult to process Kirk’s…
Read MoreFrom the Desk of Your Congresswoman
Two of my bills to hold China accountable recently passed the House as part of a larger package: H.R. 6285, Accelerating Holding Foreign Companies Accountable Act, which delists improperly audited Chinese companies from the U.S. stock exchanges, and H.R. 6329, National Critical Capabilities Defense Act, to diversify our supply chain and reduce dependencies of our…
Read MoreTri Kappa’s Fundraiser is Dipped in Chocolate
I remember more than 10 years ago stopping in to watch Noblesville’s Tri Kappa Sorority members making their peanut butter-filled chocolate Easter eggs. Selling of the eggs raise money for the community while offering a tasty tradition every spring. It’s always a fun weekend for the Tri Kappas who push up their sleeves, put on…
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