Monthly Archives: January 2013

New Indianapolis EMS Recruits Hit the Streets

INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services (EMS) recently promoted 10 recruits to the rank of private and formally welcomed them to the street as Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs). The recruits completed six weeks of training in the EMS Academy and another four to six weeks of field training before completing … Read More

Applause! Community News Briefs: February 1

To submit items for the Applause column, please e-mail ethel.weeklyview@yahoo.net. Feel free to send photos. • We’re blessed with terrific local writers and columnists who are involved in their communities. Besides their contributions to this paper, they are on boards, volunteer for special events, and promote the improvement of the … Read More

News Briefs Feb. 1-8

Efficiency Teams Will Include Community INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Department of Public Safety (DPS) recently announced the creation of efficiency teams designed to make the operation of DPS and its divisions more effective, more efficient, and more transparent to the public. The teams will analyze budgets, daily operations, administrative processes, … Read More

Catalog Crush

I am already knee deep in this year’s crop of garden catalogs. In fact, if I remember right the first one arrived in our mail box on January 2. Our bright, sunny days raise my spirits as do the catalogs I’ve received. As I hibernate inside on the coldest days, … Read More