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Miller-Palooza Party To Benefit Our Schools
Miller-Palooza will be the party not to miss. That’s what I’m told. And you don’t even have to break out the formalwear. In fact, guests to next Friday’s benefit for Noblesville Schools Education Foundation (NSEF) are encouraged to wear their casual Miller spirit wear. “We are hoping to see throwback letter jackets, vintage Ts and…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – What’s the Best Way to Start Receiving My Survivor Benefit?
Dear Rusty: When one becomes a widow/widower, what is the most efficient way to start receiving the deceased’s monthly Social Security. Signed: Still Grieving Dear Still Grieving: There is really only one way to start receiving surviving spouse benefits – you must contact Social Security directly to apply. You can call 1.800.772.1213 or call your…
Read MoreFirst Friday, Live Music, Art, Theater, Live Comedy, More
Enjoy March First Friday, watch Community Theater, take in live music and more among the 20 things to do this weekend and beyond in this list by The Times: Contact Betsy Reason at betsy@thetimes24-7.com.
Read MoreUpdate #102 From Dr. Derek Arrowood, Superintendent, Hamilton Heights School Corporation
This is Public Schools Week – a week designated to recognize and celebrate the invaluable role of our nation’s public schools. It’s also worthy of its own column. I consider it an honor and a privilege to lead in service to our children and our families in a district that has been helping to prepare…
Read MoreCLASS BEHAVIOR
As of a month ago, Mary Ellen and I planned to attend her reunion in Ohio where she would celebrate the 50th anniversary of her graduation from college. We had talked extensively about the event, especially since Mary Ellen was one of the organizers. The truth is, we were both hiding how we really felt…
Read MoreBoilermaker’s Earliest Leaders Walked So Future Leaders Could Run
During the early days of college football, most coaches had other occupations. No, nothing like those cheesy insurance commercials that fatten the bank accounts of Alabama’s Nick Saban and new Colorado coach Deion Sanders. Take Purdue’s first coach in 1887. For the princely sum of “$1 per lesson,” 23-year-old Albert Berg was charged with preparing…
Read MoreNHS Show Choirs Making Us Proud
Some days I wish that high school show choir competition season would never end. I love traveling to the contests on the weekends and watching all of the show choirs perform their best. Most every competition day begins with students rising early in the morning to board school buses to travel to a competition. And…
Read MoreBubba meets AI
“We’re doomed, Timmons!” It was the first thing I heard when I picked up the phone. The twangy drawl left no doubt it was my friend Bubba Castiron. No fake voice, no attempt to fool me into some scam. This was Bubba, pure, plain and oh, so simple. “Well good morning to you, too, Bubba,”…
Read MoreNFD Deputy Chief Chris Gellinger Retires After 37 Years of Service
Chris Gellinger remembers as a teenager when his dad asked him what he was going to do after graduation from Hamilton Heights High School in 1980. ‘He asked me what I thought about taking a firefighter job that became available.” Gellinger said, “After some hesitation, I thought, ‘I’ll give it a try.’ It didn’t take…
Read MoreFrom Time To Thyme
Since March is Women’s History Month, this seemed like the perfect time for a column on Frances Neal Ellis. I’d be willing to bet most people who just read that sentence are muttering “Who the heck is Frances Neal Ellis?” right now. Don’t feel too bad if you’re one of them. I didn’t know who…
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