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The Last Time I Saw Harris
I almost deleted the e-mail, thinking it was spam, but lately I have nothing else to do, so I read everything. I didn’t recognize the sender’s address but I clicked on it, anyway. Maybe it was some rich guy in Uganda who wanted to send me a million dollars—after I send him $5,000 for shipping…
Read MoreNHS Grad Loves ‘80s Bands, Comedy One-Liners, Making People Laugh, Theater, More
Logan Browning loves ‘80s rock bands and recites random fun facts about his favorite hair bands on his hour-long college radio show. He thrives on live theater and is accustomed to playing the comic relief. He loves to watch comedies on the big screen and “can’t help but spit out one-liners like a b-list Bill…
Read MoreHammer Takes Whoopi’s Side?
“Timmons, are you familiar with The View?” Seven words, albeit spoken in a voice loud as thunder, and I wondered if my heart was going to attack John Hammer and me both. My first thought was I wondered if that electric fly zapper thingamabob could double as a defibrillator? For those new to these scribblings,…
Read More146th, Allisonville Overpass Will Reduce Current Congestion
I’ve always heard that Allisonville Road used to be a gravel road. But despite being unpaved, the road was popular among travelers to Indianapolis. It was way before I came to Noblesville and started working at The Noblesville Ledger in 1986. Back then, Conner Prairie was in Noblesville as was Cottingham Estates housing addition. Both…
Read MoreNoblesville’s Homegrown Department Store: A History
Sixty years ago this week, Noblesville’s homegrown department store, the Craycraft Dry Goods Co., closed its doors for good. In announcing the closing, the January 2, 1962 Noblesville Daily Ledger observed that 1962 would have been Craycraft’s 95th year in business. I’m afraid they were a little off. In digging through the old newspapers I…
Read MoreMiller Girls Head For Semi-State, Savor Event Raises $14K For North, Miller-Palooza Nearing, No Masks
Noblesville High School Miller girls varsity girls basketball team on Saturday won their seventh regional championship and the first since 1996, against Fort Wayne Snider by a score of 78-63. The Miller Girls (23-4) will advance to the semi-state with a game against Crown Point (24-3) at 7 p.m. Saturday at Logansport Berry Bowl. Also,…
Read MoreSave The Spoon
Regardless of what you’re hungry for, the next time you dine out, I’m going to change the way you look at your next meal. There’s something you’ve enjoyed at every feeding that is fast be-coming extinct. No, it’s not the snowy egret or the flamingo. Although I’ve been told they both taste like chicken, few…
Read MoreIs it Alzheimer’s?
“Dad is getting awfully forgetful – could he have Alzheimer’s?” That’s becoming a more common question. It is becoming more likely to encounter someone with Alzheimer’s dementia as the proportion of elderly in our society increases. Some forgetfulness is normal for most of us as we age but many of us carry the fear of…
Read MoreHow Things Are Done
One reason to travel is to discover how things are done all over again. My husband, Peter, and I are in Mexico, and I was thinking this as we stood, confounded, in front of the washing machine. It would not start. There was a dizzying array of buttons and commands. I was pleasantly surprised to…
Read More2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Is Old School Cool, New Tech Lush
If you want a classic Jeep Grand Wagoneer circa 1990, expect to pay $80,000 for one in collectible condition. They tend to last forever and still cut a swath at Friday night football games, but that’s a lot of money for an old-school SUV. If what you really want is the style of the old…
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