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CCP’s ‘Woman in Black’Is An Intriguing ThrillerWith Creepy Special Effects
By Betsy Reason [email protected] Want TO GO? What: Carmel Community Players presents “The Woman in Black,” a theatrical thriller by Stephen Malatraff based on the novel by Susan Hill. When: Aug. 16-25. Showtimes at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays (Aug. 16, 17, 23, 24) and Thursday (Aug. 22) and Sundays (Aug. 18 and 25). Where:…
Read MoreNPA Radio Show, Red Geranium Market and Lots More to do This Weekend
Watch Noblesville Preservation Alliance’s old-time radio show, shop at the Red Geranium Market at the First Presbyterian Church of Noblesville, visit Conner Street NAPA’s first car show, enjoy breakfast and see small aircraft at a Noblesville chapter Experimental Aircraft Association pancake breakfast and fly-in at Noblesville Airport. Find these and more happenings in The Times’…
Read MorePLAYING CHICKEN
My wife and I went to the State Fair recently and Mary Ellen spent a lot of time in the poultry barn looking at baby chicks saying, “How cute,“ while I was out on the Midway looking at you-know-what on a stick, saying, “How delicious.” The next day while at Menards, I saw two magazines,…
Read MoreVeteran Sports Scribe Shares Notes From Purdue, IU, Big Ten and NFL
The Purdue ACL curse has now expanded into Boilermaker alumni in the NFL. All-American wide receiver Rondale Moore of the Atlanta Falcons was lost for the season when he suffered a non-contact right knee injury during a joint practice Aug. 7 with the Miami Dolphins. Moore’s injury led to the Falcons calling off the rest…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – I was Self-Employed and Don’t Have Enough Credits for Social Security
Dear Rusty: For a thirty-year period, I was making a living as an independent contractor and freelancer. I was working on behalf of myself. Thus, I was only paying state and federal taxes when applied. Due to changes in the employment landscape, I wish to apply for benefits at age sixty-four, as receiving said SS…
Read More10 Car Shows Not to Miss
By: Betsy Reason If you love car shows, then this column is for you. Today, I share 10 upcoming car shows not to miss, some new and some returning. -Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times Editor Betsy Reason at [email protected].
Read MoreMovies in Park, Veterans Ride, Jazz on Square Bon Jovi Tribute
By: Betsy Reason Enjoy Movies in the Park at Federal Hill Commons in Noblesville, join the American Legions Riders’ Support Ride, bring a lawn chair to Music and All That Jazz on the Courthouse Square, or bring your blankets to experience a Bon Jovi tribute night at Federal Hill. Find these and more happenings in…
Read MoreCounty’s Youth Talent Winners To Compete Saturday At State Fair
By: Betsy Reason “Beautiful technique.” “Stunning.” And “Beautiful work in tone, style, articulation and professionalism.”These were the words that talent judges used to describe siblings Ethan Feliciano and Ella Feliciano, who performed as a duet — Ethan on violin and Ella on the piano — to win the Overall Grand Champion Senior Division award in…
Read MoreFallout Over Olympics and Diverse Lifestyles
Like a lot of people, I was outraged at the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. In fact, I was going to rant and rave a week ago in this space, but what was it we were taught as youngsters – stop, take a breath, count to 10 . . . OK. With the games just…
Read MoreThe Carnival of Vice
From Time to Thyme By Paula Dunn This week we’re journeying back 122 years to Noblesville’s 1902 street fair. According to an 1898 Louisville Courier Journal article, street fairs — fairs held on streets in the heart of a city — were THE thing in the Midwest at that time, taking the place of “the…
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