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Cool Evenings for This Year’s NCAC Shakespeare in the Park
By: Betsy Reason Pack a picnic and grab your lawn chairs and blankets and head for Federal Hill Commons for Noblesville Shakespeare in the Park in its 31st year. Noblesville Cultural Arts Commission presents William Shakespeare’s comedy, “As You Like It,” beginning tonight and continuing nightly through Saturday at the downtown park. Shakespeare fans who…
Read MoreThe Indiana “Water Boy”
By: Paula Dunn I have to confess, I knew very little about Clarence Geist, the man for whom Geist Reservoir was named, until I started working on that Fall Creek Township quiz. The more I dug into his life, however, the more I felt he was worth a column of his own. Although he was…
Read MoreSmall Town, Big Festival
By: Betsy Reason Over the past weekend, a sleepy little town of about 750 residents came to life, filled with craft and food vendors, musical acts and several thousands of visitors. And it was a beautiful weekend for a festival, kicking off the first day of fall on Saturday. The 50th annual Atlanta New Earth…
Read MoreMake Friday The 13th Your Lucky Day
By: Mark Hall We are so grateful for all the community support The Feeding Team receives, without sponsors and fundraising many hungry neighbors would go without. The need remains critical in central Indiana as some neighbor’s struggle with food insecurity. Will you partner with us in the mission to eliminate hunger in Hamilton County? Here’s…
Read MoreIIHS Finds Muscle Cars Rank Among Deadliest Vehicles, But Automotive Safety Is Not Always What It Appears
By Casey Williams The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, famous for their impact tests and accident research, recently found muscle cars to be among the deadliest vehicles. Six of the 21 vehicles with the highest driver death rates are variants of the Chevy Camaro, Dodge Challenger/Charger, and Ford Mustang. Eight others are small cars. Eighteen…
Read MoreBrad Chambers’ Long Shot Race For Governor
By BRIAN A. HOWEY About this time five years ago, Mike Braun was a relatively unknown state rep from Jasper, preparing to take on two sitting congressmen in the Republican U.S. Senate primary. Braun registered about 1% in his initial internal poll. And he won that primary by spending about $5 million of his own…
Read MoreWhat Causes Shingles And What To Do About It
By: John Roberts I’ve had a number of requests to re-run my column on shingles. This may be due to the successful marketing campaign for Shingrix® vaccine, developed to reduce the incidence of this often painful malady. The ads are quite accurate and compelling. Shingles is a condition caused by the Varicella-Zoster Virus (VZV). The…
Read MoreSome Sunshine In September
By: Carrie Classon He was sitting outside his home on a tiny patio, wearing a fedora and smoking a cigar. He had a portable music player sitting beside him, and he looked as if he was enjoying the September sunshine about as much as anyone could. “Good afternoon!” I said as I passed. “Good afternoon!”…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Nonagenarian War Veteran Asks About Extra Credit For His Service
Dear Rusty: I’m turning 95 this year and am caretaker for my wife in our 70th year of marriage. I served before 1968 (1951-53) during the Korean War. How do the “special extra credits for military service” work for me? Is it retro-active? My wife, who only worked a short time, gets half of my…
Read MoreMuseum’s Visual Artist Creates ‘Fleet Street’ Set For Westfield Playhouse
By: Betsy Reason By day, Jay Ganz is a visual artist and member of the Children’s Museum of Indianapolis’ Exhibit Design Team creating design visualizations and production drawings. When he’s not creating for the museum, he is highly sought after for his design talents to create sets for local community theaters. Ganz’ most recent set…
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