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Tips For Husbands Who HAVE To Go To Fall Festivals
By: Tim Timmons Fall means turning leaves, cooler temps, football, saying so long to summer . . . it used to mean that school just started but now is the beginning of the second grading period . . . but I digress. For us warm-weather lovers it signals the beginning of our bodies losing their…
Read MoreNoblesville Western Author Celebrating His 30th Year, 20th Published Book, With Signing, Whisky Tasting Thursday
By: Betsy Reason Noblesville author Larry Sweazy is finally getting to celebrate the publication of his most recent milestone: writing and publishing his 20th book. And on Thursday, he will have his first book signing since the pandemic. Sweazy will celebrate his award-winning westerns during the book signing, which will be 6 p.m. to 8…
Read MoreThe Delaware Township Quiz
By: Paula Dunn Hamilton County’s Bicentennial celebration moves to Delaware Township in October. Are you ready to test your knowledge of Delaware Township history? 1. True or False — Delaware Township has always covered the same geographic area. 2. One of Hamilton County’s covered bridges used to be located in Delaware Township. What was its…
Read More4-H Junior Leaders Make Halloween Fun
By: Betsy Reason I attended last week’s 4-H Junior Leaders annual Halloween Carnival, Haunted House and Hayride at the 4-H Fairgrounds. The event was formerly known as Junior Leaders’ Community Halloween Party. There were lots of fun kids games, a haunted house created by Junior Leaders and hay wagons pulled behind tractors. There were more…
Read More2024 Subaru Crosstrek Wilderness Gets All Campy At Utah’s Zion National Park
By Casey Williams I woke up in a tent this morning with coyotes howling near Zion National Park in Utah thinking about the day ahead. If you’ve never been to Zion, it’s extraordinary with valleys of sheer rock high and deep, but I didn’t just come to awe and eat. I came to drive the…
Read MoreThe House Is A Circus (But Don’t Blame The Real Clowns)
By BRIAN A. HOWEY I grew up in a city that featured the Peru Amateur Circus. I played trumpet in the circus band, my younger sister was an aerialist. I knew the first human cannonball, W.W. Wilno, and went to school with the granddaughter of famed lion tamer and circus mogul Clyde Beatty. And I…
Read MoreMy Secret When Talking To Dogs
By: Carrie Classon It’s no secret that I love dogs. I love dogs, and I don’t have one right now because, traveling as much as my husband, Peter, and I do, having a dog makes no sense. We know this. We have discussed this. There are times I would like to have a dog so…
Read MoreEverything You Need To Know About Head Lice
By: John Roberts I’ve heard about a few cases of head lice now that kids are back in school and the weather is cooling down. Head lice are white, and about the size of a sesame seed. They are known as obligate ectoparasites. Obligate means they require a placental mammal like a human host to…
Read MoreAsk Rusty – How Do Disability Programs Affect Social Security’s Budget?
Dear Rusty: I read with interest an analysis of the history, reasons, and financial costs of the SSI (Supplemental Security Income) and SSDI (Social Security Disability Insurance) programs. My question is, specifically, what portion of the Social Security budget goes toward SSI and SSDI vs. for regular SS retirement income for those who paid into…
Read More‘Sondheim’ Musical This Weekend Worth The Drive To Experience Locals’ Involvements
By: Betsy Reason It isn’t often that I write about events outside of Hamilton County. However, today, I take you to Anderson University’s Byrum Hall where some Hamilton County residents are on stage in one of my favorite musical revues, “Side by Side by Sondheim.” I produced the show for The Belfry Theatre with director…
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