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Remembering Martha Gascho
Noblesville Native, Longtime AttorneyWas Among FewPracticing Femalesin the Early Days A step into downtown Noblesville attorney Martha Gascho’s office was a step back in time. A place where a film crew could have made a period movie. A place where Martha worked diligently at her desk and met with clients who needed a will or…
Read MoreSchool Days at Boxley
Driving through Boxley today you’d never know it was once THE town in Adams Township. The railroad changed all that. Just as Shielville began to disappear after tracks were laid to neighboring Buena Vista (Atlanta,) Boxley — or Boxleytown, as it was known in its early days — started to decline after the railroad bypassed…
Read MoreWhat a Fun Labor Day Weekend
Not only was Labor Day weekend fun but it was also a beautiful weekend. On Friday night, which was a “First Friday,” Noblesville Main Street’s Chocolate Trail and Music and All That Jazz brought out hundreds of folks to the Hamilton County Courthouse Square in downtown Noblesville. Main Street executive director Kate Baker sat under…
Read MoreA ‘Brief’ Near-Death Experience
I don’t know if this is a curse or a blessing, but I’m pretty certain I know how I’m going to die. I can hear the coroner’s pen scratching now: Cause of Death: Extermination by Underwear. I figure it would only be manslaughter. I don’t think my underwear have it in for me, but who…
Read MoreTrump’s Voice Echoes, ‘No one will be above the law’
Three weeks ago, the FBI recovered hundreds of pages of top secret documents from Donald Trump’s Mar-A-Lago resort, some from U.S. intelligence human sources. If you or I or David Petraeus or Sandy Berger had hoarded these documents, we would be facing federal felony charges, and, with a law signed by President Trump in 2018…
Read MoreNot Much of A Joke
It wasn’t much of a joke, as far as jokes go. I saw the man wearing two hats, one on top of the other. The second hat may have been for his wife. It was decorated with intricate drawings. He was walking with her, a third hat tied to the handle of a stroller, and…
Read More2022 Kia Forte GT Kicks It German-Style…With Value
If you take a look at the Kia Forte GT and think it could just have easily been a Volkswagen or Audi, your mind isn’t cloudy. A good portion of Kia’s design team and engineering gnomes come from The Fatherland. And, that rapid insolence carries over on the road where the car kicks it like…
Read MoreI Can’t Sleep Doc, What Should I Do? Part 2
This week I want to focus on basic prevention and treatments for insomnia. If the cause of insomnia is not readily identifiable it’s helpful to keep a sleep diary for 2-4 weeks to share with your doctor. It should include sleep and wake times, naps, and actual time spent sleeping. You can download a blank…
Read MoreBookstore Still Relevant, Reopening in Community
Just walk into the new Noblesville Barnes & Noble bookstore. It’s cozy. The lighting is low. There are wall-to-wall books. The nation’s largest bookstore chain, previously known for its large retail stores that offer a Starbuck coffee cafe, has downsized into a small-format store, noticeably visible at Wednesday morning’s ribbon cutting and reopening of the…
Read MoreJazz on the Square, Chocolate Trail, Movies, Lucky Teter and Red Bridge Car Shows Among 30 Things to Do
Labor Day weekend is upon us, and there are plenty of things to do. Here’s a list of 30 things to do to keep your calendar up to date. 1. Noblesville Main Street’s Music & All That Jazz, sponsored by Gordon Insurance partners, will feature the Juan Douglas Trio from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.…
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