Monthly Archives: April 2016

Howard Laut — Irvington Artist

April 28, 2016 | by Weekly View

Howard Laut (5/12/1923-6/10/2015) was a self-taught artist who lived in Irvington his whole life. He was father to Jack Lashbrook of Jack and Jill’s Antique Mall of Irvington (5501 E. Washington) after Jack’s parents died when he was six years old. This year during Jack and Jill’s Anniversary Open House, … Read More

A Tragedy Long Ago

April 28, 2016 | by Steve Nicewanger

Sunday April 16, 1961 was a sunny and pleasant day. It was 9 a.m. and folks were in church or  were taking it easy and enjoying the nice weekend. On what was normally a fairly quiet day of the week,  Deputy Sheriff Edward G. Byrne was on duty and was  … Read More

Vote

April 28, 2016 | by CJ Woods III

My grandchildren were somewhere in the overhead tubes at the Great Wolf Water Park in the Poconos of Pennsylvania when I took advantage of an opportunity to have a beer. My first bride was shepherding our grandbeauties through a gushing, twisting thrill-ride, one that I had opted out of: too … Read More

Mary Lincoln’s Cannon

April 28, 2016 | by Al Hunter

Abraham and Mary Lincoln were quite a team. At 11:00 p.m. on the night of November 6, 1860, Mr. Lincoln learned that he had won the presidential election. He ran over a mile from the telegraph office to his home yelling “Mary, Mary, we are elected” as he ran up … Read More

This n’ That

April 28, 2016 | by Rose Mary Clarke

The older I get, the more my brain is overloaded with disparate events and ideas. This column reflects that. Drat! I just answered the phone, and a syrupy-voiced stranger said, “And how are you today Mrs. Clarke?” “Who are you?” “This is Jerome Jerkin calling.” “Why are you calling me?” … Read More