Drop-Off Sites to Open for Operation Christmas Child

More than 4,500 locations will open to collect Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts for the Samaritan’s Purse project. Volunteers are preparing to collect shoebox gifts during National Collection Week, Nov. 14-21. Local locations include Crossroads Church of Westfield and Grace Church in Fishers. Operation Christmas Child has been collecting and delivering shoebox gifts—filled with school…

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Daily Almanac: Oct. 18, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset:RISE: 7:57 a.m.SET: 6:59 p.m. High/Low Temperatures:HIGH: 45 °FLOW: 31 °F Today is…: • Simchat Torah• Information Overload Awareness Day• National No Beard Day What Happened On This Day: • 1851 Moby Dick is published for the first time• 1867 Alaska becomes a part of the United States• 1984 Aboard the Space Shuttle Challenger, astronaut…

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Daily Almanac: Oct. 15, 2022

Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 7:54 a.m.SET: 7:04 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: HIGH: 61 °FLOW: 42 °F Today is… • ‘I Love Lucy’ Day• Breast Health Day• National Mushroom Day What Happened On This Day: • 1951 I Love Lucy Airs for the First Time• 1966 The Black Panther Party is created by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale•…

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Boomer Bits: 70M Americans to See 8.7 Percent Increase in Social Security Benefits for 2023

Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for approximately 70 million Americans will increase 8.7 percent in 2023, the Social Security Administration announced earlier this week. On average, Social Security benefits will increase by more than $140 per month starting in January. The 8.7 percent cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) will begin with benefits payable to…

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