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4-H Junior Leader president heads up Egg Hunt
I met Grace Allee a couple of years ago when she was named the 2021 Supreme Showmanship Grand Champion at the Hamilton County 4-H Fair. She didn’t think she had “a shot,” the then 16-year-old Noblesville resident, a then junior at Hamilton Heights High School and who represented the Dairy Goat barn, told me. The…
Read MorePresidential Ties, Mayors, and Patents. Oh My!
It’s a little soon for another reader response column, but I have some column business that needs attention. Mainly, I want to apologize to Dan Haskett. He mailed an envelope to me back in December and it somehow got mislaid for a couple of months. I didn’t see his note until a few weeks ago. …
Read MoreThe Postscript by Carrie Classon
“Tourist Town” My husband, Peter, and I are staying in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, which is, according to a lot of folks, a tourist town. Sometimes, the person saying this means it is not a place they would want to spend time. This puzzles me. I’m not sure why a town known for meatpacking…
Read MoreA Transgender Bill Time Out
In March 2022, Gov. Eric Holcomb vetoed a transgender athletics bill that quite possibly could end his political career. In his veto letter, Holcomb said that the legislation was a “solution” for a problem that didn’t exist in Indiana. “It implies that the goals of consistency and fairness in competitive female sports are not currently…
Read More2023 Mazda CX-30 Compact Crossover Is Easy To Recommend
All photos courtesy of Mazda and Casey Williams It’s not often that I get to spend time in an auto that I both recommended to a close friend and that I would own myself, but the 2023 Mazda CX-30 fits that bill. About a year ago, my friend’s old Chevy Impala, with nearly 200,000 miles…
Read MoreStop the Snoring!
Snoring can certainly be annoying, but it doesn’t always indicate a serious medical problem. However, sometimes snoring can be due to sleep apnea, a condition that can lead to significant medical problems. Sleep apnea is a condition when people have pauses in their breathing while sleeping. Most people have pauses to some degree but people…
Read MoreFind 16 Ways To Have Easter Fun
It’s time to get out your Easter baskets and get ready for some local Easter Egg hunts and Easter happenings. Here are 16 Easter happenings to put on your calendar: 1. The first hunt of the season is the annual Community Easter Egg Hunt at 6 p.m. Monday at the Hamilton County 4-H Fairgrounds in…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – How Do I Withdraw My Application for Social Security?
Dear Rusty: I will be 67 next month and reached my full retirement age in July 2022. My wife and I are discussing whether we should take Social Security now or wait until we are age 70 to get a higher benefit. I remember reading that you can start Social Security and, if not needed,…
Read MoreUpdate #103 from Dr. Derek Arrowood, Superintendent, Hamilton Heights School Corporation
Hamilton Heights is extremely fortunate to have the Hamilton Heights Educational Foundation (HHEF). The Foundation was initially created as an opportunity to elevate the learning environment by raising funds to support learning across our campus. The local visionaries who founded the organization, many of whom still live and work in the community, certainly knew it…
Read MoreCelebrate St. Paddy’s with Gatsby, Live Music
It’s St. Patrick’s Day with plenty of things to do all weekend and beyond. Here’s our Times’ list of two dozen things to do. 1. Enjoy St. Patrick’s Day Music with Rusty Musket with Celtic folk songs, old sea shanties and Irish tunes at 7 p.m. today at Primeval Brewing, plus Primeval opens early at…
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