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The Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Father’s Day” It’s time to be thinking about Father’s Day—even if all we do is think about it. The woman who suggested Father’s Day in 1909 was named Sonora Smart Dodd. She was raised, along with her five siblings, by her father after her mother died in childbirth. The idea took a long time to…
Read More2023 Mercedes-EQS 450+ SUV Travels Far From Plugs With Panache To Spare
By Casey Williams Like many of you, I’m slowly getting used to driving electric vehicles. Running in the city, where chargers are plentiful, I have no concerns. But, my recent mission was to drive from Indianapolis, Indiana to Danville, Illinois and back to visit my grandmother with enough extra range to pick up lunch and…
Read MoreLyme Disease
Warmer weather means we have to start thinking about tick-borne illnesses like Lyme disease. Many people are aware of the association between tick bites and Lyme disease, but few know exactly what Lyme disease is or what causes it. The number of cases in Indiana has shown a steady increase from 23 cases in 2000…
Read More2 Plays, Jazz On Square, Eagles Tribute, Jurassic Express, All This Weekend
Jim LaMonte (from left, as Charlie Aiken), Julie Dutcher (as Mattie Fay Aiken) and Sally Carter (as Violet Weston) rehearse for Main Street Productions’ “August: Osage County,” directed by Brent Wooldridge, onstage now through June 18, with performances at 7:30 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and Thursday, and 2:30 p.m. Sundays, at Basile Westfield Playhouse. Photo courtesy…
Read MoreHour Favorite TV Show
I’m a big “60 Minutes” fan. I remember watching the premier show in 1968. The producer of that show was Don Hewitt, an alumnus of New Rochelle High School where I graduated in 1965. The high school has a list of famous graduates and Don is listed along with 29 other people. I must have…
Read MoreTop Ranked Baller Back For More
Not since the 1987-88 season has a Purdue men’s basketball team faced higher expectations than the 2023-24 Boilermakers. If Purdue reaches those expectations – a repeat Big Ten Conference championship, another run to a Big Ten Tournament title, the school’s first Final Four in an astounding 43 years – it will be because of a…
Read More‘August: Osage County’ Was On Director’s Bucket List
For Brent Wooldridge, directing “August: Osage County” is a dream come true for a play director. He calls it his “bucket list show.” A vanished father. A pill-popping mother. Three sisters harboring shady little secrets. When the large Weston family unexpectedly reunites after Dad disappears, their Oklahoman family homestead explodes in a maelstrom of repressed…
Read MoreSports Partnerships From Another Perspective
Over the past months, Noblesville and Fishers have announced partnerships to build new arenas. In addition, Lebanon is also planning to build a large youth sports complex. It’s not the purpose of this article to say if these are good or bad projects for the respective communities, only be careful as things proceed. Working in…
Read MoreIf Grandpa Could Only See Us Now . . .
I was standing in the checkout line at the grocery store. There was an older man and little boy in front of me, and the little boy was chatting a mile a minute. The older man was smiling, nodding his head and not talking much. It made me think back to riding in the front…
Read MoreNHS ‘23 Grad Abby Pittman Ready to Soar
The Times photo by Betsy Reason Noblesville High School 2023 graduate Abby Pittman was among 737 NHS graduates on Tuesday night during the NHS Commencement at the Indiana State Fairgrounds. She’ll be heading to Butler University on a four-year, full-ride Lilly Endowment Scholarship. The Times photo by Betsy Reason Noblesville High School 2023 graduate attended…
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