Tim Timmons

By: Tim Timmons Don’t know about you, but it’s been a while since I’ve been to a concert. Been even longer since I was at one of those events held out in the open with acts coming and going over an extended period of time. The last time was in another state and what felt…

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…

By: Tim Timmons Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Abe Martin . . . * * * DID YOU hear that when it comes to money we’re spending more and more and more and more on . . . no, not talking about government. I’m talking about Halloween. According to the National Retail Federation, we…

By: Tim Timmons A casual observer might think Julia Kozicki is a woman who has it all. Born to a prominent family, she has found success at almost every stop in a life well lived. She grew up in a sleepy little community of 5,000 and describes Noblesville at that time as Camelot. She won…

By: Tim Timmons Forgive me, but this week is about us . . . the little newspaper industry that could . . . and you. Let’s start with an old saying: Only a fool believes they’re safe because the hole in the canoe is at the other end. We got trouble in this country. I’ve…

By: Tim Timmons A date came and went quietly several days ago . . . and we purposefully did not make a big deal out of it. Our little media company started its 20th year. Hard to believe. The list of naysayers who said we wouldn’t make it a month, a year, two years and…

By: Tim Timmons If newsrooms are the brains and guts of a newspaper, then sports departments are surely the heart and soul. Over the decades, some of the best writing has graced sports columns – just one newspaper vagabond’s opinion. From Grantland Rice and Red Smith back in the day to Jim Murray, Bob Ryan,…

By: Tim Timmons Scattershooting while wondering whatever happened to Joe Besser . . . * * * AUG. 3, 1900 was the day Ernie Pyle was born. For those who know, no explanation is necessary. If you don’t, Ernie was born just up the road in little Dana, Ind. and became America’s most famous World…

By: Tim Timmons If Rick Vincent can write as well as he can talk, he’s likely got a best-seller on his hands. And after a quick run through the 399-page paperback, it certainly appears that he can. Vincent, a 1966 Noblesville High School graduate, recently completed a memoire that is currently available on Amazon, but…

By: Tim Timmons “Timmons, I can’t remember being this down.” The voice on the other end of the phone was clearly Bubba Castiron, a guy I loosely call a friend and one who is about 47 cards short of a full deck. Normally, he calls and tries some gimmick with a fake voice that takes…