Monthly Archives: February 2016

Community Invited to YMCA Valentine Dances

February 4, 2016 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Local YMCA’s will host Valentine Dances for Families from Feb. 5-19 at various YMCA’s throughout the area. Dads and daughters, moms and sons, grandparents and grandchildren or anyone who wants to have an evening of fun are invited to the YMCA’s Valentine Dances. Enjoy refreshments, dancing, photos and … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Feb. 5-12

February 4, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, February 5: Services will be held at Deaconess Hospital, 202 N. Senate Av. tomorrow afternoon in memory of Miss Margaret Hamilton, a graduate nurse of the hospital, who died in France, October 22. Nurse Hamilton went to Europe last June and was assigned to duty … Read More

The Long Goodbye

February 4, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

The Case Manager at Community East, registered nurse Lisa Gading, told me a touching story about her mother who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease. I interviewed Lisa who hopes to add to the understanding of the process that people go through. Alzheimer’s jerks around the emotions of sufferers and their families … Read More

Toy Cap Guns

February 4, 2016 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

One of the truly All-American toys, cap guns have struck a nostalgic chord with today’s collectors. Abundant and often affordable, their appeal has landed them in the top 10 collectible toys from the 20th Century and their popularity continues to grow. The toy cap gun, first introduced in 1870, is … Read More

Jazz and Pool

February 4, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

I was sitting in the Coal Yard Coffee Company bobbing my head to the bump of the upright bass when a man approached me and said, “You shoot pool? Your hat…” I looked up, surprised, then took off my hat: It was not the black hat I thought I had … Read More