• It’s high weeds and grass abatement season, and Code Enforcement will be looking for vegetation over 12 inches high in the neighborhoods. To report a high weed or grass property, call the Mayor’s Action Center at 317-327-4622 or go online to www.indy.gov/requestindy or through the Request Indy app available for smart phones.
• The city will be turning the Canal downtown to “Lemonade” to celebrate and kick off Lemonade Day. Gather down at the Ohio St. Canal Basin near West street from 10:00-10:30 while they yellow up the water and hand out free lemonade. Governor Pence will be on hand on the south lawn of the Statehouse at 11 a.m. to support local entrepreneur’s lemonade stands.
• On May 29 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Warren Township Government Center, 501 N. Post Rd., there will be an IMPD Community Conversation hosted by IMPD East Commander Waters. The topic will be “Reducing Crime — Reducing Fear of Crime — and Improving the Quality of Life on East District.” Citizens are encouraged to come to the meeting and discuss topics that impact the community.
• Patrick Anderson, Principal of Pleasant Run Elementary School, was named the 2014 Indiana PTA Diana Moates Richardson Outstanding Principal of the Year. He has been the Principal there since 2004.
• The Honorable, Keith J. McClarnon, age 84, of Greenfield, passed away Thursday, May 8, 2014. Keith, a lifelong Democrat, became a member of the Hancock County Council from 1968 until 1971. He then became the Mayor of Greenfield in 1976, and served five consecutive terms, retiring in 1996. He remained active in the community, and received the Sagamore of the Wabash in 1995. Burial was May 12.
• The Beech Grove Public Library will have a board meeting on May 20 at 6 p.m. in the Library Board Room. Meetings are open to the public.
• The New Palestine Town Council will hold its monthly public meeting May 21 at 7 p.m. at the Town Hall, 42 E. Main St. The public is invited to attend.
• Celebrate Irvington was a great success on May 10, with many people coming out to enjoy the sunshine. Sue Beecher reported that the turn-out for the Irving Circle spring clean-up efforts were fantastic, and they will be doing it again next spring in conjunction with Celebrate Irvington. Thanks to all the hard-working volunteers who went out and made the event happen.
• Greenfield’s first-ever Bikes in Bloom project was unveiled April 5, when more than a dozen bright bikes sprouted up on bike racks throughout downtown Greenfield. Fourteen nonprofits gussied up some bikes to call attention to new bike racks and to encourage biking in the city, and people are picking their favorites through May 17 via their Facebook page (Greenfield Main Street).
