Monthly Archives: May 2022

Applause!: May 6-12

May 5, 2022 | by Weekly View

• The Benton House has started collecting books for its July book sale. Drop off gently used books at the Benton House, 312 S. Downey, in the brown deck box at the back of the house. If you have a large donation (more than a box or two), e-mail them … Read More

Lilly Endowment Grant Supports Connected Community Initiative

May 5, 2022 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Central Indiana Community Foundation (CICF) recently announced it has received a $25 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to support the Connected Communities Initiative, a collaboration with the City of Indianapolis. The funding will significantly expand and enhance pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in Marion County, with a … Read More

Halloween Festival Contest opens in July

May 5, 2022 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON — The Irvington Halloween Festival poster contest is now open. The poster contest is a long-standing tradition in Irvington, and is open to all artists, not just in Irvington. First prize is $500 in cash and bragging rights. Entries must include the information 76th Historic Irvington Halloween Festival October … Read More

Santa Claus Indiana’s Pat Koch: The Elf Coordinator, Part 3

May 5, 2022 | by Al Hunter

Just steps from Pat Koch’s Santa Claus museum is the town’s first post office (built in 1856) and mere yards from that, the town’s first Catholic Church (1880 building: 1853 incorporation date), both saved and preserved through Pat’s efforts. All three buildings stand nearby the original 1935 Santa Claus statue, … Read More

Friends

May 5, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

“You have good friends,” my mother said to me, shortly before she died. She was in a hospice in Maryland, and I had traveled from St. Louis, Missouri to visit her. On that day, our reminiscences were specifically about one of my friends who, on her journey with her husband … Read More