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‘Biggest Turnout,’ New Paper Trail Receipt, 1 Democrat In, 2 Democrats Out in Elections
By: Betsy Reason Hamilton County Election Office results have paper trails for the first time. Voter turnout is the highest for a Municipal Election. And Tuesday’s Election Day polls were busiest in Carmel and Fishers. In Carmel, Republican candidate Sue Finkum celebrated a victory with 18,042 votes, or 56.60 percent; while Democratic candidate Miles Nelson…
Read MoreClay Township Quiz
By Paula Dunn Well, we’ve come to the last township to be highlighted during the Bicentennial celebration. It’s time to test your knowledge of Clay Township history! 1. Who was Clay Township’s first settler? 2. Carmel/Clay Township is known for its roundabouts. When was the first roundabout built? 3. When Home Place was laid out…
Read MoreNHS Teacher Finds Fun In Directing ‘Cinderella’ Musical
By: Betsy Reason More than 100 Noblesville High School students have come together as cast, crew and orchestra for NHS Choral Department’s annual fall musical, Rodgers + Hammerstein’s “Cinderella.” Cast has been rehearsing since late August, while crew members have been creating costumes, doing hair, building sets and gathering props, while musicians have been practicing…
Read MoreExercise Is Not Just For The Young
By: John Roberts “All parts of the body if used in moderation and exercised in labors to which each is accustomed, become thereby healthy and well developed, and age slowly; but if unused and left idle, they become liable to disease, defective in growth, and age quickly.”-Hippocrates Few things benefit the body more than maintaining…
Read MoreQuestionable Dietary Choices
By: Carrie Classon I just spent a wonderful long weekend with my sister and her son, Beau, “up north” at my parents’ cabin. Stubby the red squirrel is doing well. Since the tragic loss of the end of his tail (and his subsequent unofficial adoption by my mother), he has flourished. The end of his…
Read More2024 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…
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