Monthly Archives: July 2016

Turtle Diary

July 7, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

“Dad, stop! Be careful! We have to get him!” My 8 year-old son’s high, thin voice from the back seat of my SUV urged caution as I drove. His sister was silent beside him but I could see his anxious face framed in my rear-view mirror. Chris was leaning forward … Read More

From Hell’s Gate to the Golden Gate in a Maxwell

July 7, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Reprinted from 6/24/11 issue while Al is on vacation. It’s summertime in Indiana; the kids are out of school, the days are getting longer, the weather is heating up and Hoosier thoughts turn to . . . ROAD TRIP! Let me introduce you to the woman for whom the term … Read More

Applause!: July 8-14

July 7, 2016 | by Weekly View

• IMPD East will have their Roll Call in the Otterbein neighborhood at Dequincy Park located near 19th and Dequincy (south of the waterway) on July 16 from 1:30-3:00 p.m. All members of the community are welcome. This is a great opportunity to meet, greet, and eat with your neighbors … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: July 8-14

July 7, 2016 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Tuesday, July 11, 1916: More than a score of pilgrim motorists arrived in Indianapolis last evening over the recently planned Dixie Highway. The motorcade of seven car loads traveling from Leesburg, Florida to Chicago arrived from French Lick, Indiana with many local escort cars which had … Read More

Watch For the Signs

July 7, 2016 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

It was a small round sign, no more than sixteen inches in diameter. Time had not been kind to it. The rim was rusted, it was slightly dented and there was a hole where it had been attached to the wall. I looked at it hanging in the laundry room … Read More