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Morse Reservoir, World War II Aviation and a Popular Strawtown Restaurant
More reader responses this week! The column on Morse Reservoir’s beginnings sparked a couple of comments from Diane Nevitt, the former director of the Hamilton County Historical Society Museum. Diane noted that Sheriff Mark Passwater once told her that a number of Native Americans had worked on clearing the land for Morse. One of those…
Read MoreForgiveness is Like . . .
Originally written 10.8.2019, rev.2.19.25 Forgiveness is like money. It’s much easier to receive it than to give it, right? It’s much easier to ask for forgiveness than to extend forgiveness to others who hurt us, isn’t it? And then there is sin. It’s everywhere! It’s a fact of life. It won’t just magically disappear. So,…
Read MoreBubba Asking Tough Questions
I’m not usually a “headache” guy. Maybe I should rephrase that? I’ve been told on occasion that I can cause headaches. But me having one? Not so much. So, not sure what brought this one on. Could be the Indiana Legislature trying to run us out of business with their public notice campaign. Or maybe…
Read MoreRecords Made to be Broken . . . Maybe Not These
There’s really no such thing as an unbreakable record but some standards are more out of reach than others. In Major League Baseball there’s Cy Young’s 511 victories and Joe DiMaggio’s 56-game hitting streak. Wilt Chamberlain’s 100-point game hasn’t been approached by another NBA player. No NFL team has come close to the 73 points…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Can I Get Extra Social Security for my Military Service?
Dear Rusty: Please help. I served from 1964 to 1966 in the US Army. I have been trying to contact Social Security in order to request extra benefits for veterans. The telephone is a recording, and you never get to speak to anyone. The web site at www.ssa.gov is useless to me. I went to…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – Should I Wait until 70 to Claim Social Security?
Dear Rusty: I am a married woman, at my full retirement age, and the primary earner in my marriage. How do I know if I should take my Social Security now or wait till 70? I will lose quite a bit if I take it now. How will it affect my taxes if I take it…
Read MoreHeights Recognizing The Arts This Month
The month of March has been set aside to celebrate the important role that the arts (visual arts, music, theater, and dance) play in schools across the nation. March has been designated by the National Dance Education Organization as “Dance in Our Schools Month,” by the National Association for Music Education as “Music in our…
Read MoreThe Distaff Side of Hamilton County Medical History
I’ve been wanting to write something about Hamilton County’s medical history for a long time, but I discovered that’s easier said than done. Most of what’s in the old newspapers are accounts of the Hamilton County Medical Society’s meetings and they don’t make very interesting reading. While trying to come up with a topic for…
Read MoreElected Officials, State & Beyond, Need Priorities
Notes found on the back of a Sheb Wooley autographed picture . . . I want to ask a favor. (Are you supposed to start a conversation that way? I guess it could lead to a whole lot of folks suddenly remembering they have something important to do, like organize their CD collection . .…
Read MoreTimes Offering Free Tickets to Flower & Patio Show
Attention flower lovers . . . and spring lovers . . . and backyard lovers . . . and cookout lovers . . . The Noblesville Times once again has free tickets to give away for the 2025 Indiana Flower & Patio Show, which runs from Saturday, March 15 through Sunday, March 23 at the…
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