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2024 Mazda CX-90 PHEV Looks Beautifully Upon Its Plug
By Casey Williams My sister and I were recently discussing what car she and my brother-in-law should buy next. For the last two decades, they’ve been raising my niece and nephews in GM and Honda mini-vans, but the “kids” are off to college. They still want a vehicle large enough to get everybody to dinner…
Read MoreNighttime ‘Holiday in Lights’ Replaces Traditional Parade
By: Betsy Reason What does the community think of the City of Noblesville trying something new for the Noblesville Christmas Parade? You’ve probably heard by now that there will be a Christmas Parade through downtown Noblesville. And that the Christmas Parade will be at night. At first, I wasn’t so sure about the decision to…
Read MoreHistoric Courtroom Open Tonight For Guitar Concert Classical Guitar Concert To Be Tonight In Historic Courtroom
By: Betsy Reason Imagine sitting in the Historic Courtroom of the Hamilton County Courthouse in downtown Noblesville, listening to classical guitar. Legacy Keepers Music’s Classical Guitar Series, which kicked off in April, continues tonight with a concert in the Historic Courtroom featuring Nolan Winters. The series is organized by Legacy Keepers’ director Janet Gilray of…
Read MoreLife-Changing Experience
By: Dick Wolfsie I got an email the other day that was pretty special and I’d like to share it with you. Dear Dick, Thank you so very much for your sensitivity, generosity and kindness. You will never know what a difference you made in my life. Your friend forever, Jerry I just had one…
Read MoreThe Journey Continues, Part 5 Of Ross-Ade Stadium
By: Kenny Thompson This is part 5 of a series celebrating 100 seasons of Purdue football at Ross-Ade Stadium. The best decade of football in Purdue history, the 1960s saw Purdue not only share a Big Ten championship but also reach the Rose Bowl for the first time. Jack Mollenkopf’s teams went 8-2 against Indiana…
Read MoreDowntown Merchants Holiday Open House, Gallery Artists Market, Improv At The Lacy
By: Betsy Reason Start your holiday shopping early tonight during Noblesville Main Street’s First Friday Holiday Open House or visit Hamilton County Artists’ Association First Friday art opening, plus don’t forget to buy your tickets for Noblesville High School’s fall musical, “Cinderella,” coming up in mid-November, and Merry Prairie opening soon at Conner Prairie. Here’s…
Read MoreHamilton Heights Schools Deepening Connection To Community
By: Derek Arrowood As we continue our dynamic journey of becoming a FORD Next Generation Learning (NGL) community, I continue to see examples of next generation learning in play throughout our campus. For example, last week, students at the middle school celebrated its annual Beyond Hamilton Heights week (formerly College Go! Week) to focus students…
Read MoreFacts Being Left Out In Conversations
By: Tim Timmons Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Arlene Francis . . . * * * WHAT’S THE old saying about those who live in glass houses? Most days we put out a couple of newspapers with a lot, I mean A LOT, of words. So I shouldn’t be throwing any stones about mistakes.…
Read MoreAlmost Time For Municipal Voting
By: Betsy Reason Here in Noblesville, it doesn’t really feel like election time. Only a few politicians have political signs scattered in yards throughout the city. And voters aren’t rushing to early voting to cast their votes. If you don’t live in a city or town in Hamilton County, you won’t vote in the Nov.…
Read MoreWooly Worms, Allisonville Road And The Forest Park Cabin
By Paula Dunn It’s another reader feedback week! On the wooly worm watch . . . My cousin, Nancy Lacy, said her great-granddaughter spotted three black and orange/red wooly worms while on a school outing in a woodsy area of Tipton County. Ed Snyder sent a photo of a wooly worm with that same color…
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