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‘23 Westfield Grad, Making Name For Herself in Music, To Play On Square
By Betsy Reason Tonight’s feature act at Stringtime on the Square’s Hamilton County Courthouse Concert has been singing her whole life. As a youngster, Spenser Johns was obsessed with singer-songwriter Taylor Swift and would always karaoke her songs at home. She asked for a pink guitar and while it was difficult to find one, received…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – I’m A Veteran. How Do I Get My Extra Social Security?
Dear Rusty: As a military veteran, I was told that the final amount of my Social Security should be a little higher as a reward for military service. If so, I have two questions: 1. How much is the boost? 2. How can I know that amount has been applied? Signed: Unsure Dear Unsure: We…
Read MorePopcorn Kernel Of Truth
By Dick Wolfsie Mary Ellen and I went out to see a movie last week with our friends Bob and Cathy. “Are you going to get popcorn again, Mary Ellen?” “I have to. It’s been a movie tradition for me since high school.” “So was necking in the balcony, but you cut that out completely…
Read MoreGordon Graham, Greatest Of All Time
In the long history of Purdue University athletics, no one covered the Boilermakers like Gordon Graham. Until failing health in 1965 forced him to miss Purdue’s 38-0 season-opening victory over Miami (Ohio), Graham covered 329 consecutive home and away Boilermaker football games. Graham rose to prominence at the Lafayette Journal and Courier in a different…
Read MoreArrowood Discusses First Day Of School
By: Dr. Derek Arrowood As the first day of school approaches, it brings with it anticipation and excitement with the thought of the endless possibilities and opportunities for growth and development. We look forward to engaging student minds and cultivating each student’s unique gifts to find the spark that will propel their learning and take…
Read MoreFirst Friday Cruise-In, StringTime On The Square, Robin Hood, Der Polkatz, Flix ‘n’ Float, Art Fair, Salsa On The Square
By: Betsy Reason Enjoy First Friday events, Jim Dandy Cruise-in, Salsa on the Square, Hamilton County Artists’ Association’s Art Fair on the Square, StringTime on the Square music series, Carmel Community Players’ youth production and Flix ‘n’ Float movie night at the Forest Park Aquatic Center. Here’s a list of 20 things to do this…
Read More‘Bidenomics’ And Its Indiana And U.S. Impacts
By BRIAN A. HOWEY In April 2022, Gov. Eric Holcomb announced $189 million for 154 Next Level broadband expansion projects, this coming atop a $100 million program in 2019. But on a helicopter flight coming back from Evansville in late June, there was yet another high-five moment. The governor had received word from U.S. Commerce…
Read MoreFrom Ernie Pyle To Polls To Scott Rolen . . .
By: Tim Timmons Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Joe Besser . . . * * * AUG. 3, 1900 was the day Ernie Pyle was born. For those who know, no explanation is necessary. If you don’t, Ernie was born just up the road in little Dana, Ind. and became America’s most famous World…
Read MoreCCP’s ‘Murder On The Orient Express’ Takes Audience On Comedic Adventure
By: Betsy Reason This is not the “Murder on the Orient Express” play that people will expect. “Don’t get me wrong. I love Agatha Christie, but she has a tendency to take herself and her characters very seriously,” said show director Lori Raffel of Carmel. While directing the original version of “Murder on the Orient…
Read MoreHeights Marching Huskies To Compete At State Fair Band Day, First Time In History
Sheridan Blackhawks Return to Band Day By Betsy Reason As a former member of the Hamilton Heights Marching Band, the district’s Superintendent Derek Arrowood is super excited about the Marching Huskies competing this Friday at the Indiana State Fair Band Day, for the first time in school history. The last time a band from either…
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