Archive for category: Cover Stories

/ May 15, 2012 8:00 am

Hard work, fresh food

Noblesville’s Woodward family explains the state of family farming in Hamilton County As Rand Woodward exits his John Deere 8330 and walks across the field to greet a visitor, he picks up rocks as he goes. Hefty ones, modest ones – it doesn’t matter – they can all interfere with the planting of the soybean crop Woodward is putting in [...]

/ May 6, 2012 11:04 am

Filling a need

Noblesville Lions Club celebrates 70 years of service On May 7, 1942, 25 local men and Arcadia Lions assembled at the Forest Park Inn for dinner and to organize a chapter of Lions Club for Noblesville. On June 4, 1942, the Noblesville Lions Club received its charter at a banquet in front of 200 people as the organization’s membership grew [...]

/ May 1, 2012 8:00 am

No vacancy

The time has come to discuss the future high school setting School officials and Board of Trustees members are looking to update the district’s strategic plan – namely, the number of high schools – but stress this is a community decision. “It will be up to all of you whether we continue with one high (school) or we have two,” [...]

/ April 23, 2012 11:55 pm

Fun in the sun

Registration under way for Noblesville Parks’ summer day camps Parents interested in having their children participate in Noblesville Parks and Recreation Dept. summer camps should register today, Recreation Director Susie Davis advised. Davis said registration for day camps began Feb. 1, and by Feb. 29, two camps were already filled – Cheerleading and Superheroes (morning class). As of April 19, [...]

/ April 17, 2012 8:00 am

Order up

Family opens newest downtown restaurant, fills vacancy on Conner Street Since 2009, the southeast corner of Ninth and Conner streets has been vacant since Lake & Lodge Outfitters moved its store to Arcadia. Today, Conner Station celebrates one week since its grand opening, becoming the newest restaurant to open in the downtown square. Conner Station, 917 Conner St., is a [...]

/ April 10, 2012 8:00 am

From basketball to business

1998 Mr. Basketball Tom Coverdale has returned to Noblesville with a new insurance job His name remains on the top lines of record books and his performance on the basketball court is still talked about today. Tom Coverdale won the Mr. Basketball title in 1998 as a senior for being the best player in the state – the first and [...]

/ April 3, 2012 6:00 am

‘Catching Air’

After overcoming her own physical problems, Ava Peterson is leaping to help her friend battle cystic fibrosis Ava Peterson, a sixth-grader at Noblesville Intermediate School, enjoys dance more than anything else, and she’s been doing it since she was 3 years old. “I have always leaped (ballet) everywhere,” Ava said. The fact Ava is leaping is no small feat. She [...]

/ March 27, 2012 8:00 am

Investing in retail

How Noblesville is seeking to advance development in Hamilton Town Center  Noblesville is looking to preserve its investment and improve economic development within the city by using a unique funding scenario at Hamilton Town Center. The Noblesville Common Council has agreed to pay $1.6 million of the more than $2 million rehabilitation and construction costs to help Simon Property Group [...]

/ March 20, 2012 8:00 am

‘Behold the Lamb’

Harbour Shores Church presents its Old and New Testament story for the 22nd time Just in time for Easter, Harbour Shores Church presents its stirring musical drama “Behold the Lamb” for the 22nd year. The production will take guests through the Old Testament, to Passover week in the New Testament and ends with a spectacular heaven finale. One of, if [...]

/ March 13, 2012 6:00 am

From Rock Band to real life

Video game inspires neighborhood friends to form band