Monthly Archives: October 2024

VonnegutFest Coming Nov. 9-11

October 31, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — The Kurt Vonnegut Museum & Library (KVML) recently announced VonnegutFest 2024, a weekend of events celebrating Kurt Vonnegut’s life and literary legacy. The festival will also mark the official gift of the General Headquarters (GHQ) game – created by Kurt Vonnegut and just released by board game designer … Read More

Applause!: Nov. 1-7

October 31, 2024 | by Weekly View

• The Franciscan Health Foundation will be hosting a Mobile Market at the Sierra Fresh Start Market Food Pantry in Greenwood on Thursday, Nov. 7 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. In preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday, one frozen turkey and side items will be distributed per family on a … Read More

Samhain or Halloween

October 31, 2024 | by Steve Nicewanger

This was first published 10/27/17 October 31 is All Hallow’s Eve, the day before November 1 which is All Saints Day, a very sacred day in the tradition of the Catholic Church. So where did Halloween come from? About 3,500 B.C., the Celts, Gauls and other Germanic tribes of Northern … Read More

White River State Park to Expand

October 31, 2024 | by Weekly View

INDIANAPOLIS — Officials with the White River State Park, located at 801 W. Washington St., have announced that they are in the last phase of designing an extension of the park just south of the existing property on the former GM Stamping Plant. The new extension, which will cover 15 … Read More

Vote

October 31, 2024 | by CJ Woods III

This column first appeared on April 29, 2016. My grandchildren were somewhere in the overhead tubes at the Great Wolf Water Park in the Poconos of Pennsylvania when I took advantage of an opportunity to have a beer. My first bride was shepherding our grandbeauties through a gushing, twisting thrill-ride, … Read More