Monthly Archives: May 2021

The Greatest Spectacle in Junkin’: U.S. 40 Yard Sale

If you are an experienced treasure hunter you will already have these dates on your calendar, but should you be new to bargain hunting then listen up, because “The Greatest Spectacle in Junking” is just days away. The 800 mile Historic National Road (US 40) Yard Sale begins at dawn … Read More

100 Years Ago: May 28-June 3

From The Indianapolis News, Monday, May 30, 1921: Indianapolis paid tribute to the dead of all American wars today. Commemorative services and programs began at 9 a.m. on the Circle with exercises at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Monument, and continued in parts of the city nearly every hour thereafter until … Read More

On Health

My roommate/daughter and I spent a weekend slinging fat bags of red mulch, grooming the front of the house we rent. The following Monday I was to watch my granddaughter, and when I climbed the twelve steps from my basement lair, I bent to raise my pantleg to show Lauren … Read More

Moose Family Garden Offers the Promise of Community on the East Side

For over a year, Allen Lobb, the Past President and Past Governor of the Moose Lodge #17, saw attendance at the club’s events like bingo and euchre dwindle as regulars avoided crowds. County restrictions on gatherings also hurt the income at the Lodge’s rental business. “It was a hard, hard … Read More