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StringTime Concert Season Winds Down for the Summer
Grab your lawn chairs and blankets and head for the Hamilton County Courthouse Square in downtown Noblesville to savor the final concert of Legacy Keepers Music’s sixth annual StringTime on the Square summer music series. The concert series debuted in July 2017 in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Legacy Keepers Music, an educational charity…
Read MoreState GOP Facing Challenges of Own Making
Ok Class, here’s today’s test. Who is Daniel E. Kelly? Googling is not allowed. Anyone? OK, here’s a hint. Mr. Kelly is connected to Dr. Brewster M. Higley. It’s OK, I’ll wait. Still nothing? One last hint. Dr. Higley wrote a poem called My Western Home in the 1870s. Give up? Daniel took that poem…
Read More7 Homes, 3 Businesses and a Tree House in 35th NPA Home Tour on Saturday
What makes an Old Town Noblesville family open up their home for hundreds of guests to walk through? The love of old houses. The desire to share their house with others who love old houses. And a reason to get going on their old-house projects. “We’ve been planning to be on the tour for several…
Read MorePaula Talks Hamilton County’s History as Part of the Underground Railroad
Michael Kobrowski, the Westfield Washington Historical Society’s archivist and collection manager, recently mentioned to me that September is International Underground Railroad Month. This is something relatively new. Maryland was the first state to officially proclaim the observance in 2019, but other states and Canada soon followed, including Indiana in 2021. September was chosen for the…
Read More‘Chicken Selfies’ Bring in Dollars for NHS Leo Club
Who wouldn’t want to have a selfie photo taken with a chicken? Yes, that’s right. For a small donation, fans at Friday night’s Noblesville High School Millers football game against Westfield Shamrocks had the opportunity to pose for a photo with a chicken. You know, those domesticated birds that can’t fly. Since the pandemic, there’s…
Read MoreHow Will Female Hoosier Voters Respond to SEA1?
On Sept. 15, about five weeks after the male-dominated Indiana General Assembly passed and Gov. Eric Holcomb signed some of the most sweeping abortion restrictions in the nation, SEA1 goes into effect. Some of the reactions have been predictable. The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit to block the new law and, in a second…
Read MoreThe Story of ‘The Redhead and Cat’
Here’s the thing: I’m not superstitious. It all started when I was still in Mexico, visiting a gallery, and I saw a painting across the room. The composition was striking. The bottom third was black and the top two-thirds were filled with a deep blue sky and great white clouds rising from the horizon. There…
Read More2022 Lincoln Corsair Trades Elvis for McConaughey
I know, I know, Matthew McConaughey drives a Lincoln. So did Elvis Presley, who owned a Mark III and gave away Mark IVs like party favors. The King made them cool, but McConaughey is making them relevant. His commercials highlight the fact Lincoln has transformed from building block-long plushmobiles to offering all versions of SUVs…
Read MoreWhat You Should Know About Cold Sores
I saw a patient with a rather large “cold sore” on his upper lip the other day and he asked me to write a column on this unsightly condition. People use the term “cold sore” to describe different types of lesions that occur on the lips or inside the mouth. I have not been able…
Read MoreJupiter Flights Balloon Fest, Movies in the Park, Elks Sale, Elvis, Eagles Tributes and More
Noblesville’s final Movie in the Park, Forest Park Aquatic Center’s 25th anniversary celebration and Conner Prairie’s Jupiter Flights Balloon Festival, Noblesville Elks Rummage Sale and Elvis and Eagles tributes are happening this weekend in and around Noblesville. Here’s a list of 25 things to do to keep your calendar up to date. 1. Noblesville Parks’…
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