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146th, 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…
Read MoreWhat 8 Men Want for Valentine’s Day
Monday is Valentine’s Day. Is it a holiday just for women? I beg to differ. That’s why I went on a mission in downtown Noblesville to find men to tell us how they really want to spend Valentine’s Day. Here’s what these eight men said: Name: Alexander Glaser Age: 21. City: Fishers. Occupation: Insurance expert…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Do Medicare Part A and B Backup My Medicare Advantage Plan?
Dear Rusty: I was told that I can use Medicare Parts A and B as secondary coverage to my Medicare Advantage plan. Is that true? Signed: Puzzled Dear Puzzled: Many do not understand how the various parts of Medicare work, and especially how or if “original Medicare” (Medicare Part A and Part B) interacts with…
Read MoreNew Director Shares Importance Of Keeping ‘The Language’ In Play
“Of Mice and Men,” a play by John Steinbeck, contains strong adult language and racial slurs. Some community theater play directors might ask permission from a playwright to cut or change the wording, but not James H. Williams. His intent when he directs a play is to perform the play as-is. While Basile Westfield Playhouse,…
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