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Ask Rusty – Please Help Us With Social Security Planning
Dear Rusty: Would you please advise on my wife and my Social Security planning? I’m 69 & 2 months, my wife is 66 & 2 months, so we both hit full retirement age. We both plan on starting to take SS next month. My benefit would be about $3,300 per month, and my wife’s benefit…
Read MoreKids Pop-Up Sale, Women’s History Art Reception, Comic Celebrates St. Patty’s
Shop kids consignment items, celebrate Women’s History Month, laugh at stand-up comedian Dave Dugan and climb aboard the Nickel Plate Shamrock Express this Saturday. These are among the 20 things to do this weekend and beyond in today’s list of things to do in The Times: 1. Shop kids consignment items at the Spring 2022…
Read MorePerennial Performers for Painter’s Purdue
Sophomore guard Jaden Ivey became the ninth player during Matt Painter’s 17 seasons at Purdue to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors when his unanimous selection was announced by league officials on Tuesday. It was the second honor of the week for Ivey, who was selected a second-team All-American by The Sporting News. Ivey averaged 17.5…
Read MoreSilent Partner
As a wordsmith, I love reading the history behind common phrases. Here’s one that has a Hoosier origin. You might think I made this up (and you’d be correct). Despite the popular belief that the saying “It takes two to tango” is of Argentinian origin, it actually originated in Noblesville, Indiana at the turn of…
Read MoreBaseball Memories
At a family reunion, I went outside to play catch with a cousin. “I’d rate your baseball skills below average,” he said. “Does that surprise you?” That didn’t shock me one bit. I score below average in most sports, with the exception of “spitting for distance.” Coaches generally took one glace at me, then decided…
Read MoreNew Times Journalist Likes to Write, Tell Stories, Mind Others’ Business
“Good music.” “Weather that’s warm enough to drive with the windows down.” And “a cold drink.” Introducing Joe LaRue. The 23-year-old is The Times newspaper’s new managing editor. And these are just a few of the things that make him smile. Add the fact that he has “a job in news.” And he’s taken a…
Read MoreNHS Theatre Presents ‘A Night of One-Acts’
It’s the third time that Noblesville High School theater teacher Susan Nieten has directed “A Night of One-Acts.” But each time, she changes it up with a variety of one-act plays. “It’s been well over a decade since I’ve done “A Night of One-Acts” for the spring production,” she said. But now, it’s time again.…
Read MoreThe Arcadia Fiber Basket Company
I haven’t written anything about Arcadia for quite a while, so I was pleased when I recently ran across an item in an old Noblesville Daily Ledger that referred to the Arcadia Fiber (or “Fibre,” depending on the source) Basket Company. I’m familiar with Arcadia’s glass factory, the canning factory, and the cheese factory, but…
Read MoreHigh School Branch of Kiwanis, NHS Key Club is Always Volunteering, Doing Good in Community
I’m always impressed every time I see the Noblesville High School Key Club out volunteering for a cause. I most recently caught up with the club members, who were serving pancakes and sausage at the annual Noblesville Kiwanis Sunrisers breakfast at the Boys & Girls Club of Noblesville, celebrating the winter youth basketball program. Key…
Read MoreThe Museum Of Natural Laziness
Here’s one for you. How do they tackle Spring Cleaning in a museum? I heard most of you answer, “very carefully”. Nice. Indeed, that’s true if we are searching for applause at the improv club. However, this is a seri-ous question that I ask myself every year, when I start my own Spring Cleaning. In…
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