Monthly Archives: March 2016

Hancock Co. Children’s Chor Holds 5th Anniv. Performance

HANCOCK COUNTY — Hancock County Children’s Choir concludes their fifth anniversary season with a spring concert “Our Song Has Just Begun,” sponsored by Hancock Regional Hospital Foundation. The concert will be held Sat., April 9, at 7 p.m. in the Greenfield Central High School Auditorium, 810 N Broadway, Greenfield. This … Read More

Fundraiser for Homeless & ReEntry Helpers April 23

INDIANAPOLIS — Every year since 2008, Frank Watson and Denise Walker Wagner have been hosting a community gathering in Indianapolis, Indiana to benefit the men living in the Duvall Men’s Work Release Center. Near East neighbors gather to sing, play music, eat,  and find out what the men need: socks, … Read More

March Cavalcade

Danica Fined Twenty Grand Danica Patrick was hit in the wallet by NASCAR for her actions after an incident during last Sunday’s Auto Club 400 race in which she found the outside retaining wall after making bumper contact with driver Kasey Kahne during competition. Danica spun into the infield and … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: April 1-7

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, April 6: The Pennsylvania Railroad Company announced yesterday that a new rail yard and shop system will be installed on a site south of Irvington between Sherman Drive and Arlington Avenue. The plan will involve the use of sixty miles of rails and the yards … Read More

Houdini in Indianapolis

Ninety-one years ago this weekend, Harry Houdini performed his last suspended straitjacket escape. And he did it upside down while dangling high above Washington Street in Indianapolis. One of Houdini’s most popular publicity stunts, it called for Harry to be strapped into a regulation straitjacket and suspended by his ankles … Read More