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Sometimes Life Comes Down to a Simple ‘Doink’
Every time a National Football League placekicker lines up to kick a field goal, my friend Brian cringes. This holds true for college and high school field goal kicking, too, but his attention is most frequently focused on the professionals. You see, Brian believes that field goal kickers are getting robbed. I was over at…
Read More25+ Ways to Donate On Giving Tuesday
Today is Giving Tuesday. And there are many ways the community can donate to help others in our community. Giving Tuesday — which comes after Black Friday, Small Business Saturday and Cyber Monday — is annually the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving and is a global day dedicated to giving back, celebrating philanthropy worldwide. A day…
Read More21-Year-Old Singer, Songbook Academy Student, has 8 Shows at Christkindlmarkt
We’ve been following Peter Fulton’s singing career since he was a Hamilton County 4-H’er with my daughter. Ron and Carmen Fulton have always let us know when their son has a singing performance. Peter Fulton is now 21. Actually, his 21st birthday was Friday. So Happy 21st birthday Peter Fulton! What a way to celebrate…
Read MoreDay Five from the Manger in Bethlehem
As our trip reached its penultimate day, we are finally getting to the major sites in the life of Jesus Christ. Today began with a trip to the Mount of Olives – a place with so very many important historical events. It’s from here that Jesus ascended into heaven (Acts 1). Right across the Kidron…
Read MoreKenny Talks Start of Hoops, End of Football for Boilermakers
Purdue guard Braden Smith earned the first of what could be several Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors Monday for his role in the 75-70 victory against Marquette in the Gavitt Games. The Westfield graduate and reigning Indiana Mr. Basketball scored a co-team-high 20 points to go with three assists and two rebounds. Smith…
Read MoreDay Four Unlike Any Thanksgiving Before
Thursday marked the most untraditional of Thanksgivings. But what a day to be thankful for. Our first stop after leaving the Dead Sea was Masada. If you don’t know the story, you would be hard pressed to find one with more drama, courage and sacrifice. If you do know the story and have never been,…
Read MoreDon’t Talk Louder, Talk Slower
I had my hearing tested recently and this week I got my new hearing aids. My wife has been bugging me to do this for a long time. I heard her, but I wasn’t really listening. Hearing loss runs in my family. My grandmother was born nearly deaf. When she finally got hearing aids in…
Read MoreCity Councilman Jumps in Head First in Lead Role of ‘The Sound of Music’
Noblesville Common Councilman Mark Boice drove his oldest daughter, Ali Boice, to a show audition and was just along for the ride to support her. And the next thing he knew, he was asked to sing musical scales, read lines and have his photo taken with others auditioning for a role. I was at the…
Read MoreOn a Rock and Under a House – Day Three
Shalom from Hermon Mount, the site we know from Matthew where Jesus said, “You are Peter and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” That was the highlight for me on this third day in Israel. We began and ended the day in Tiberias. In…
Read MoreTurkeys, Cranberries and . . . Oysters?
A recent discussion with a friend about cranberries got me started wondering when cranberries, turkey and all the other traditional Thanksgiving dishes began to appear on Hamilton County tables. Unfortunately, I can’t provide any exact dates because we’re missing so many issues of the county’s pre-Civil War newspapers. However, other Indiana newspapers make it clear…
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