Monthly Archives: June 2014

Applause!: June 20-27

June 19, 2014 | by Weekly View

• Want to help make the park even nicer? Volunteers are needed for the DIG-In Day at Ellenberger Park, 5301 E. St. Clair St., on June 28 from 9 a.m.-noon. The Friends of Ellenberger Park are organizing this to clear the weeds form around the park building. Bring your own … Read More

Irvington Preparatory Academy’s Lauren Pressley & More Sports News

June 19, 2014 | by Steve Nicewanger

One of the really exciting things about this job is getting to call my reader’s attention to an outstanding young person who is also an outstanding athlete. So it is with Irvington Preparatory Academy’s Lauren Pressley. A graduating senior, Lauren has been one the most productive and versatile players on … Read More

Magic Words

June 19, 2014 | by CJ Woods III

Someone wrote to identify the day’s “magic word” and I wondered what made the word “magic.” I was told that the word had balance: consonant, vowel, consonant, vowel . . . the eight-letter word had been born magical. My son once said to me, “I can remember when all those … Read More

3rd Annual Irvington Folk Festival

June 12, 2014 | by Weekly View

“Logically, when you talkin’ about folk music and blues, you find out it’s music of just plain people.” — Brownie McGhee, African-American blues artist (1915-1196) The Irvington Folk Festival is one of only a handful of folk music festivals in Indiana,  and stands out from the others by including workshops, … Read More

Indiana Landmarks Announces Central Indiana Preservation Awards

June 12, 2014 | by Weekly View

INDIANA — Indiana Landmarks recently singled out five owners to receive its Central Indiana Preservation Awards recognizing high-quality restoration and preservation in central Indiana. Wes and Gillian Lackey won the Angie’s List Old House Rehabilitation Award, sponsored by Angie’s List, for the restoration of the 1892 Ingram-Kothe House at 1437 … Read More