Monthly Archives: July 2020

Salvation Army Supplying New Shoes to Children in Need

July 16, 2020 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Thanks to the support of a long-time donor, The Salvation Army helped 200 local children in need of new shoes to start the school year. On Tuesday, July 14, elementary and middle school students from across the metro area got a personal shopping experience at The Salvation Army … Read More

Road America Provides Some Great Racing

July 16, 2020 | by Steve Nicewanger

The IndyCar racing at Elkhart Lake was fast and furious last weekend. On Saturday the 55  lapper belonged to Scott Dixon and Ganassi racing. The New Zealander piloted his Honda to a third straight win. Josef Newgarden took the pole and he led much of the early part of the … Read More

A Hoosier Guard on Alcatraz, Part 2

July 16, 2020 | by Al Hunter

A couple of weeks ago, with COVID-19 restrictions finally easing up, I traveled west on the National Road to Terre Haute with my wife Rhonda and friends Kris and Roger Branch to see a couple of Hoosier legends that I hadn’t seen in almost a decade. Jim and Cathy Albright … Read More

Restraint

July 16, 2020 | by CJ Woods III

The man in the shower grew angrier as he lathered up, washing with a lice-eradicating medicinal soap. I stood in front of the open stall, my face turned away from his naked body. I was caught by surprise when the man came boiling out of the shower and plowed into … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 17-23

July 16, 2020 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Wednesday, July 21, 1920: The Lafayette Motors Co. is addressing the housing needs of its employees with the initial construction of fifty-three houses in Mars Hill near the factory. When the company established its plant last year at a considerable distance from the center of Indianapolis, … Read More