Monthly Archives: July 2017

In Memory of Imogene Jones

July 13, 2017 | by Weekly View

Imogene — “Imy” — Jones passed away last week at the age of 110. Imy had strong community ties. She was an excellent writer who wrote a weekly column for The Eastside Herald that was the predecessor of this paper. She called it “The Eastside Emporium” and used it to … Read More

Scecina Teacher 2017 Indiana History Teacher of the Year

July 13, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Smith, a teacher at Scecina Memorial High School on the eastside, has been named the 2017 Indiana History Teacher of the Year. A panel of Indiana teachers, administrators, and scholars selected Mr. Smith for this prestigious award. The award is presented annually by the Gilder Lehrman Institute … Read More

Applause!: July 14-20

July 13, 2017 | by Weekly View

• Indiana Landmarks joins Indianapolis Museum of Contemporary Art (iMOCA) to celebrate Hoosier places that have meaning—personal, communal, visual, artistic, historic, or natural. The juried exhibition Meaningful Places features 30 photographs by 21 Indiana artists from across the state.The opening will be July 15 from 9-3 during the Treasure Hunt … Read More

Glendale “Pack Horse Librarian Project” Selected for New Storytime Initiative

July 13, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Harkening back to a Depression-era New Deal program that provided library books on horseback to people in rural areas of eastern Kentucky, a new service piloted this fall by the Glendale Branch of The Indianapolis Public Library will offer reading adventures to Washington Township school children in a … Read More

Traveling with Paula: Yellowstone National Park

July 13, 2017 | by Paula Nicewanger

In this past April’s article, I told you my sister Gail and I take a trip together, just the two of us, every five or six years. She lives in Oakland, California and we only get to see each other a couple of times a year during hurried family events. … Read More