Monthly Archives: February 2024

Prevent Frostbite This Winter

How many times each winter do we lose a mitten? We leave them in cars, buses, diners, stores, streets, closets and dryers. Trivial as these comically losable items seem, mittens and gloves are a safeguard against one of the greatest dangers to our health each winter: frostbite, which causes injuries … Read More

Public Library Card Offers Benefits at Home

INDIANAPOLIS — An Indianapolis Public Library card can be used for more than just checking out books. If you have a card, you can also access services on your home computer online. These are three of the services offered: • Kanopy: Stream thousands of movies with your library card. Kanopy … Read More

Heartland Film Notes Oscar Films Featured at 2023 Festival

INDIANAPOLIS — Three films nominated for the 96th Academy Awards have Indiana connections, and 11 films honored by Heartland Film in 2023 are nominated for 35 awards. The 96th Academy Awards will take place on Sunday, March 10. The 2023 Heartland International Film Festival showcased, Anatomy of a Fall, American … Read More

Epilogue Players Presents “Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl” Feb. 15-25

INDIANAPOLIS — Epilogue Players will present Foolish Fishgirls and the Pearl by Barbara Pease Weber and directed by Kelly Keller. Show dates are February 15-25, 2024 with Thursday to Saturday performances at 7:30 PM and Sunday matinees are at 2:00 PM. Reservations and ticket information can be found online at … Read More

William H. Johnson, Citizen

This column first appeared in January 2014. This past November, I shared with you a series of articles commemorating the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. The speech is well known to most Americans and the words Mr. Lincoln spoke that day were once required memorization for every student … Read More