Monthly Archives: May 2016

Scecina Offers Program for Students With Autism

May 26, 2016 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — For the 2016-17 school year, Scecina Memorial High School will introduce a pilot program for students who are high functioning on the autism spectrum. The students will receive the same quality education that all Scecina students receive, leading to their high school diploma in preparation for career and … Read More

The 500 on Local Television

May 26, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

The 2016 Indianapolis 500 will be broadcast on local television! The race is a sellout, so the Speedway lifted the 70 mile ban to allow the folks in the Indianapolis area to view the ABC broadcast in their home on Sunday, May 29 at noon (WRTV Channel 6). Ladies and … Read More

A Patch of Green

May 26, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

The end of May 2016 we will commemorate the 100th running of the “Greatest Spectacle in Racing” and the 150th Memorial Day, the decorating of the graves of the fallen. Thousands will gather at the Speedway Oval to cheer on the fleet, the swift and at cemeteries across Indiana and … Read More

Zoom, Zoom, Girl

May 26, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

I saw a picture of a great–looking car on (wait for it…) a social media site. A young girl was standing in front of the car, beaming and holding a plaque that memorialized the car’s first-place win. The car belongs to a man I know from my pool-playing league. Since … Read More

The Biggest Week in Indy Sports

May 26, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

The 100th running of the Indianapolis 500 Mile Race! Incredible, breathtaking, almost unbelievable. Names like Hulman, Harroun, Meyer, DePalma, Shaw, Vukovich, Bryant, Bettenhausen, Foyt, Ward, Sachs Hurtibuse, Clark, Unser, Gurney, Andretti, Ruby, Penske, Rutherford, Johncock, Mears, Franchitti, and Wheldon will echo above the roar of the engines and across the … Read More