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Fire Prevention Week Teaches About Safety
By: Betsy Reason Whenever I put a pan on the stove in the kitchen, I set my oven timer for under 5 minutes. That way, if I walk away or get distracted, the timer will go off once every minute, and remind me that I have a pan on the stove. Sounds simple, right? Setting…
Read MoreWorking Towards Positivity
By: Dick Wolfsie Yesterday I walked in the house and casually asked Mary Ellen, “You haven’t had a chance to call the plumber yet, have you?” “Why do you have to be so negative?” she asked. “I’m not being negative, Mary Ellen. I don’t know what you mean. Didn’t I just ask a question?” “See,…
Read MoreGreed, Expansion and Noteworthy Purdue Basketball Tidbits
By: Kenny Thompson If there were such a thing as a Mount Rushmore of Purdue basketball, Terry Dischinger’s place in Boilermaker history was carved decades ago. Dischinger last wore a Purdue uniform before my first birthday so my memories are from my dad and others telling me what a great player he was. The fact…
Read MoreCCP Comedy, Final Farmers Market, Live Music, Scary Events
By: Betsy Reason It’s Friday the 13th and your lucky day to find a list of weekend fall activities, including this Times list of 33 things to do this weekend and beyond: –Betsy Reason writes about people, places and things in Hamilton County. Contact The Times Editor Betsy Reason at [email protected].
Read MoreFishers Play Director Brings Local Playwright’s Comedy To The Switch
By: Betsy Reason Kelly Keller performed on stage in his first community theater production nine years ago in nine small roles. He’s now directing his ninth show. Keller is thrilled to present “aMUSEd,” a fast-paced comedy by local playwright Megan Ann Jacobs of Indianapolis. The play opens Friday and is onstage through Oct. 22 at…
Read MoreTips For Husbands Who HAVE To Go To Fall Festivals
By: Tim Timmons Fall means turning leaves, cooler temps, football, saying so long to summer . . . it used to mean that school just started but now is the beginning of the second grading period . . . but I digress. For us warm-weather lovers it signals the beginning of our bodies losing their…
Read MoreNoblesville Western Author Celebrating His 30th Year, 20th Published Book, With Signing, Whisky Tasting Thursday
By: Betsy Reason Noblesville author Larry Sweazy is finally getting to celebrate the publication of his most recent milestone: writing and publishing his 20th book. And on Thursday, he will have his first book signing since the pandemic. Sweazy will celebrate his award-winning westerns during the book signing, which will be 6 p.m. to 8…
Read MoreThe Delaware Township Quiz
By: Paula Dunn Hamilton County’s Bicentennial celebration moves to Delaware Township in October. Are you ready to test your knowledge of Delaware Township history? 1. True or False — Delaware Township has always covered the same geographic area. 2. One of Hamilton County’s covered bridges used to be located in Delaware Township. What was its…
Read More4-H Junior Leaders Make Halloween Fun
By: Betsy Reason I attended last week’s 4-H Junior Leaders annual Halloween Carnival, Haunted House and Hayride at the 4-H Fairgrounds. The event was formerly known as Junior Leaders’ Community Halloween Party. There were lots of fun kids games, a haunted house created by Junior Leaders and hay wagons pulled behind tractors. There were more…
Read More2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness Gets All Campy At Utah’s Zion National Park
By Casey Williams I woke up in a tent this morning with coyotes howling near Zion National Park in Utah thinking about the day ahead. If you’ve never been to Zion, it’s extraordinary with valleys of sheer rock high and deep, but I didn’t just come to awe and eat. I came to drive the…
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