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Daily Almanac: May 6, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:37 a.m. SET: 8:43 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 70 °F Low: 58 °F Today is…: • International No Diet Day • National Nurses Day • National No Homework Day What Happened On This Day: • 1937 The Hindenburg zeppelin filled with hydrogen goes up in flames • 1954 Roger Bannister becomes the first…
Read MoreFishers Farmers Market and Agripark Open This Week for Summer Season
Summer fun kicks off early in Fishers with the return of Fishers Parks’ Fishers AgriPark and the Fishers Farmers Market at NPD AMP, which both open to the public this week. When: Fishers AgriPark will be open Tuesdays – Wednesdays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and Thursdays – Saturdaysb from 10 a.m.–6 p.m. The 33-acre urban…
Read MoreNCL Crossroads Chapter Announces 2022 Scholarship Winner, Recognizes Moms, Daughters for Community Service
The Crossroads Chapter of National Charity League (NCL) held its annual awards ceremony to recognize its 2022 scholarship winner along with mothers and daughters (grades 7-12) for their community service efforts, which culminated in the chapter donating 4,530 volunteer hours over the past year. The chapter awarded Abigail Thomas, a Lebanon High School senior, as…
Read MoreCollegeChoice 529 Plans Launches Faces of 529 Day Contest, May 29th
Treasurer of State Kelly Mitchell is announcing the CollegeChoice Faces of 529 Day Contest to celebrate National College Savings Plan Day on May 29. CollegeChoice 529 will award one winner with a $529 CollegeChoice account contribution for sharing a photo with a caption of who they are saving for during the month of May. To…
Read MoreGrand Run Returns on Memorial Day
Runners and walkers can once again lace up their shoes for Westfield Welcome’s 8th annual Grand Run presented by Centier Bank on Memorial Day. Grand Run boasts a 5k, 10k, half marathon and a special kid’s fun run at Grand Park Sports Campus. Participants will run on Westfield’s expansive trail system winding through Grand Park…
Read MoreGrants Available for Recycling Markets, Manufacturing Capacity and Job Creation
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) today announced the availability of grant funding for recycling projects from the Recycling Market Development Program. Eligible candidates may seek a grant ranging from $50,000 to $500,000. Proposals are accepted now through June 15, 2022. Public and private businesses, local government, solid waste management districts, and nonprofit organizations…
Read MoreIndyCar Ministry Planning ‘Month of Ministry’ Event
The calendar has flipped to the Month of May, and you can feel the excitement building in Indy. With the Indianapolis 500 Presented by Gainbridge less than one month away and the GMR Grand Prix of Indianapolis next week, the Month of May is buzzing for the INDYCAR community. Behind the scenes, IndyCar Ministry continues…
Read MoreNew HSPA Executive Director and General Counsel Amelia McClure Begins Tenure
Amelia Dieter McClure begins her tenure this week as executive director and general counsel for the Hoosier State Press Association. HSPA represents 142 daily and weekly paid-circulation newspapers across Indiana. The trade association was founded in 1933. It lobbies on behalf of the state’s newspapers, provides legal information, training and other services to its members.…
Read MoreSenate Votes to Support Sens. Young and Hassan’s Bipartisan Provision to Strengthen Research, Development
On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate voted on priorities for the upcoming conference committee on the U.S. Innovation and Competition Act, a bill led by Senator Todd Young (R-Ind.). In an overwhelmingly bipartisan vote of 90 to 5, the Senate passed a bipartisan motion offered by Senators Young and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.) to promote American research…
Read MoreDaily Almanac: May 5, 2022
Sunrise/Sunset: RISE: 6:39 a.m. SET: 8:42 p.m. High/Low Temperatures: High: 67 °F Low: 51 °F Today is…: • Cinco de Mayo • National Day of Reason • Revenge of the Fifth What Happened On This Day: • 1904 Cy Young pitches the first perfect game in modern major league baseball • 1934 The first Three…
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