Monthly Archives: May 2018

Ah-ooga-ooga!

May 24, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

The automobile has played an important part in my life; in fact, I wouldn’t be here if it wasn’t for the automobile. If your mind is wondering, no, I don’t mean that. In the summer of 1940 while Nazi tanks were racing across France, my mom to be, Henrietta Dickinson, … Read More

I Saw Live Lava Flow!

May 24, 2018 | by Paula Nicewanger

Twelve years ago my sister had to travel to Hawaii for business. Her boss in the architecture firm couldn’t make it and she went in his place to  a conference. She fell in love with Hawaii and when we later talked she said we would have to go to Hawaii … Read More

Applause!: May 25-31

May 24, 2018 | by Weekly View

•  District 5 Lawrence Township Advisory Board Member, and past president Ms. Emmajean Elizabeth Hines passed away on May 12 at the age of 84. Ms. Hines was elected to the Lawrence Township Advisory Board, and assumed office in January of 1997, and served on the board for more than … Read More

Clark Gable at the Indianapolis 500

May 24, 2018 | by Al Hunter

I originally wrote this article back in May of 2010 and in the years since, I have been informed by a longtime friend (and Irvingtonian) Bruce Gable that there is an Irvington connection, so I figured I’d update it and run it again. For the most part, here it is … Read More

Nail Biting Qualification Runs at IMS

May 24, 2018 | by Steve Nicewanger

After being absent for a long time, bumping came back to IndyCar qualifying. The excitement that had been missing returned along with the shattered hopes of some racing teams. Under the threat of rain and a rain delay, the qualifying went without incident. However, the shock was the elimination of … Read More