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Just days remaining as school year flies by
It’s hard to believe that we are down to just seven days remaining in the first semester of the 2021-22 school year! Our first semester ends next Friday, Dec. 17 with our Christmas break set for Dec. 20 – Jan. 4, 2022. I commend our students, staff, and families for what you have done this…
Read MorePurdue hoops flying high atop the national scene
A week later than the historical moment should have taken place, Purdue ascended to the top of The Associated Press men’s college basketball rankings for the first time Monday. For 379 appearances in the AP Top 25, Purdue had been ranked no higher than No. 2. The mantle of “best” team never to be rated…
Read MoreCome out, enjoy our NHS All Choir Holiday Concerts
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Jack Frost nipping at your nose. Yuletide carols being sung by a choir. These are the lyrics to one of my favorite Christmas songs, which is actually called “The Christmas Song,” written by Robert Wells and Mel Tormé and first recorded 75 years ago by the Nat King Cole…
Read MoreStand up, salute, or whatever you want . . . but do something
I remember when I was a senior at Noblesville, the English department added a few different courses – one of which was philosophy. I liked pondering the big questions – like Bill Cosby’s query, why is there air – so I signed up. Jim Bray taught the class. That experience led to some great arguments…
Read MoreNew Playhouse director’s dream of ‘White Christmas’ comes true
Noblesville’s Andrea Odle has been dreaming of a “White Christmas” for more than two years. Now, she finally gets to bring her dream musical to Westfield Playhouse. “White Christmas” is her first musical to direct and her first time directing at Westfield Playhouse. Yes, Odle is jumping in feet first. “‘White Christmas’ is a massive…
Read MoreThe Mysterious Mr. Morse
I doubt if many people today have ever heard of Joseph Morse, but at one time he was one of Noblesville’s more prominent residents. In fact, he was so well regarded, his obituary in the June 1, 1877 Noblesville Ledger runs longer than a half page. Back then most people didn’t rate more than a…
Read MoreUMC, Janus Christmas Festival returns to live event on Sunday
Four years ago, Janus Developmental Services joined with Noblesville First United Methodist Church to put on their first Christmas Festival of Music. The next year, the event expanded, and the name changed to Christmas Festival of Music and Art. Last year, there was the COVID-19 pandemic, and there was no concert. This Sunday night, the…
Read MoreOur culture of no context
I’ve concentrated my professional life around businesses that make creativity their centerpiece. In my case, I stay close to The Arts. I’ve worked in the cultures of literature, design and fashion. Sadly, I neglected including music. There just doesn’t seem to be the demand for Bavarian Volksmusic there once was. It’s a shame, too. I’m…
Read MoreConversation critical for loved one with Alzheimer’s
By John Grimaldi More than six million Americans have been diagnosed as having Alzheimer’s Disease and that number is growing at too fast a rate; the projection is that the numbers of Alzheimer’s patients will more than double by 2050. According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 11.2 million Americans are volunteer caregivers for loved ones with the…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Social Security’s WEP unfair – I want my money back!
Dear Rusty: How can a foreign company pay into the U.S. Social Security system? I worked in Barbados before I immigrated to the USA and earned a pension there. Now my U.S. Social Security benefits are reduced because I receive a pension from Barbados. One has nothing to do with the other and I want my…
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