Monthly Archives: March 2016

Vadel’s Back In Town

March 3, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

A few weeks ago, I heard a familiar, cheery voice on the phone. “Hi, Mom!” I knew immediately who it was. It was Vadel, the Mauritanian man whom Bill and I befriended and who calls me his American mom. “Where are you, my son?” I asked. ”I’m in Indianapolis.” Next … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: March 4-10

March 3, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, March 7: Hoosiers go to the polls today in the first state-wide primary in Indiana’s political history. Ballots for Republican, Democratic, and Progressive parties will be available in every precinct across the state, and every member of each party is entitled to a vote if … Read More

World War 1 100 Years Ago: March 4-10

March 3, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, March 4: The Indianapolis committee of the American Fund for French Wounded will begin a campaign next Monday to collect money and supplies for small out-of-the-way French hospitals. Hospital garments and surgical dressings are in great demand.  In many places sheets and pillowcases are not … Read More

Plunk Your Magic Twanger, Froggy!

March 3, 2016 | by Al Hunter

To say that my dad’s sense of humor was dry would be like saying water is wet. Every Saturday morning for a half dozen years or so, I met my dad at Pleasant Run Golf Course for 18 holes of golf. Robert Eugene Hunter was an Arsenal Technical graduate and … Read More

Applause!: March 4-10

March 3, 2016 | by Weekly View

• The Ray Skillman Auto Group recently pledged $1 million to the Perry Township School District to be used for the renovation of the football facilities at Perry Meridian High School. The funds will be used to upgrade the current practice football field to an IHSAA approved turf field that … Read More