Monthly Archives: June 2022

Applause!: July 1-14

June 30, 2022 | by Weekly View

• Congratulations to former head softball coach at Scecina, Tom Moorman, who was recently inducted into the Indiana High School Softball Hall of Fame. He was the coach from 1992-2012, and won many accolades during his time at Scecina. • The Irvington Farmer’s Market will be open on Sunday, July … Read More

Celebration

June 30, 2022 | by CJ Woods III

“Celebrate good times, come on!” — Kool and the Gang We have just emerged from the celebration of a new federal holiday, and we are sliding into the home of an old holiday. “Juneteenth,” the new holiday, celebrates the date in 1865 that enslaved people in Texas were notified of … Read More

The Everyday Housewives

June 30, 2022 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

This column first appeared in the June 18, 2011 issue. Those of us who love American antiques are quick to pay homage to the potters, wood craftsmen, and ironsmiths of the past. But if it were not for the frugal, self-sustaining nature of the American housewife, many of our beloved … Read More

The Buzzbee Flying Disc and Other Banned Toys, Part 1

June 30, 2022 | by Al Hunter

Summer is here and even though it no longer has the length or importance that it did when I was growing up, it is still summertime. Recently, I ran across a little pinback button that reminded me just how different the activities we busied ourselves with were and how the … Read More

100 Years Ago: July 1-14

June 30, 2022 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, July 6, 1922: The city council voted 7 to 2 last night to prohibit dancing and professional theatrical performances in the city’s parks. Children’s folk dances and amateur theatricals are exempted. The original ordinance prohibited dancing in the parks and was favored by South Side … Read More