Monthly Archives: May 2013

Applause: May 24-31

May 23, 2013 | by Weekly View

• The Little Flower Summerfest is almost here! Mark your calendar for May 31-June 2. The festival this year will have a midway,  lots of food, a huge silent auction, and a big rummage sale. Grown-ups can be found in the Monte Carlo game rooms inside, with a Texas Hold’em … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: May 24-31

May 23, 2013 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Sun, Monday, May 26, 1913: Auto polo, the most strenuous expression of sport, is regular polo played with automobiles.  Play is on a field, 300 feet by 200 feet, with two cars on a side, manned by a driver and a “mallet man,” competing for five ten-minute … Read More

And He’s On It!

May 23, 2013 | by Steve Nicewanger

Ed Carpenter is on the pole and Katherine Legge will start in the 33rd position. The field is set for the 97th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race. Not a whole lot of drama in the qualifications any more. Those who remember the days when Tom Carnegie was calling … Read More

Mother’s Day Redux

May 23, 2013 | by Rose Mary Clarke

Vicki, Bill and I fell to reminiscing about the irritating and/or funny things that parents put up with: Babies get into their diapers while they’re supposed to be napping and smear dung over everything that they can reach. . . Kids give each other horrible haircuts . . . They … Read More

Able to Leap Tall Buildings in a Single Bound

May 23, 2013 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

If someone were to refer to you as a pannapictagraphists would you: A. Need to see a doctor? B. Start a diet immediately? or C. Confess to a priest and never ever do that again? You most likely wouldn’t do any of the above because you would be too busy … Read More