Article Archives: Boomerang

Do you have a “VIKING” Finger Problem?

April 26, 2018 | by Paula Nicewanger

About six weeks ago my husband Steve (who usually writes this column) was going down into our dungeon-like basement to flip a breaker switch and nearly falling, caught himself with his right hand on the block wall. His whole hand hurt for awhile, but his ring finger really started bothering … Read More

I May Be Old But I Got to See All The Cool Bands

March 22, 2018 | by Steve Nicewanger

“There’s gonna be a heartache tonight, a heartache tonight. I know.” So goes the refrain of one of my favorite Eagles songs. For Christmas this past year, my beautiful daughter Mary got me a ticket to see the Eagle’s concert at Bankers Life Field house and she was to be … Read More

Is President’s Day Really a Holiday?

February 22, 2018 | by Steve Nicewanger

Monday the 19th was President’s Day, or at least it was in Indiana. There are some states who don’t celebrate the Lincoln part of it. A few states don’t celebrate it at all, and several more only celebrate Washington’s birthday. As you might guess, the states that exclude Lincoln are … Read More

I Found it at the Movies

January 25, 2018 | by Steve Nicewanger

Those of you who know me, also know that movies, film, cinema, whatever you want to call them, are a major part of my life. They rank, just behind my wife and family, breaded tenderloins, and naps, as the major necessities of my existence. The first movie that I do … Read More

Peewinkle’s Puppets are Magic

December 21, 2017 | by Steve Nicewanger

Hey, all you Boomer parents and grandparents! Do you want to know a really enchanting place to take your kids and grandkids for a really wonderful time? Well, take them to a show at Peewinkle’s Puppet Studio, located in the Indiana State Museum (650 W. Washington St.). Try attending one … Read More