Monthly Archives: August 2017

Surpassing Adversity: The Japanese American Journey

August 10, 2017 | by Weekly View

IRVINGTON —  The Bona Thompson Memorial Center, 5350 University Ave., is hosting an important exhibit about a part of American history many do not know about: the internment of Japanese-Americans during World War II. Sponsored by the Hoosier Chapter of the Japanese American Citizens League and the Irvington Historical Society, … Read More

Traveling with Paula: The Grand Tetons

August 10, 2017 | by Paula Nicewanger

In this past July’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

INDOT Asks Motorists to Prepare for Eclipse Traffic

August 10, 2017 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Department of Transportation officials urge motorists to plan for traffic congestion expected to occur in southern Indiana before and after the total solar eclipse on Aug. 21. Approximately 200 million people live within a day’s drive of the total eclipse path. Many will be on the road … Read More

Irvington Ice Cream Social Big Success!

August 10, 2017 | by Weekly View

The Ice Cream Social at the Bona Thompson (5350 E. University) in Irvington on Aug. 6th was great fun and the rain held off all afternoon. The Black Hat Society Witches rode in on bicycles and the one in green (Nancy) is rumored to be in charge of this year’s … Read More

James Brown’s Hair

August 10, 2017 | by Al Hunter

James Brown is remembered as the “Godfather of Soul” for his many contributions to music made during a six-decades-long career. Brown’s influence is a little more complicated than that. Truth is, not only was Brown a music legend, he was a civil rights pioneer. For a time in the 1960s, … Read More