Monthly Archives: October 2019

And So We Walked at the IRT

October 24, 2019 | by Ethel Winslow

The Trail of Tears, when the U.S. government forcibly relocated Native Americans from the southeast to what is now Oklahoma in 1838, remains a dark spot on the soul of the nation. Forcing the Cherokee into boats and then a march over 900 miles long, thousands died of starvation, exposure, … Read More

Applause!: Oct. 25-31

October 24, 2019 | by Weekly View

• Congratulations to the Warren Central Gold Brigade Marching Band & Guard for winning Best Percussion, Best General Effect, Best Visual, Best Music, and earned First Place in Class AAAA at the Centerville Invitational in Centerville, OH. • Brookside Park Haunted House will be open Friday and Saturday, Oct. 25 … Read More

God’s Acre

October 24, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

Dead, but not buried; for thirty years the sealed coffin had been stored in the back of the receiving vault at Greenlawn Cemetery. Discovered on a November day in 1886 by undertaker Charles Kregelo while clearing the vault, the coffin bore the inscription “Mary D. Milliss” and revealed the “remarkably … Read More

Birch Bayh: Making a Difference by Robert Blaemire

October 24, 2019 | by Kathleen Angelone

Blaemire tells the story of the life and achievements of Indiana’s long serving and influential Senator Birch Bayh. Starting with his immigrant ancestors, Blaemire tells just the right amount of Bayh’s background for the reader to understand how the Senator became the man he was. I had no idea that … Read More

Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr. at Beef & Boards

October 24, 2019 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Lewis Carroll’s famous heroine comes to life at Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre with Disney’s Alice in Wonderland Jr., presented by the Pyramid Players. This delightful adaptation of the classic Disney film is now on stage through Nov. 2. Travel down the rabbit hole and join Alice, one … Read More