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• Dr. Parker Named Superintendent of the Year for District V

  12-09-2024 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  MOUNT VERNON — The Mt. Vernon Community School Corporation (MVCSC) is proud to announce that Superintendent Dr. Jack Parker has been named the 2025 Superintendent of the Year for District V by the Indiana Association of Public School Superintendents (IAPSS). District V encompasses Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Johnson, Marion, and Shelby counties. Area superintendents made their selections based on the nominees’ qualifications, achievements, and positive impact on their school
  
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• Holiday Fair 2024 Kicks Off the Spirit of the Season in Irvington

  07-11-2024 07:11 via weeklyview.net
  The Irvington Historical Society’s annual Holiday Fair promises to have something for everyone on your shopping list this year. Held at the Bona Thompson Memorial Center, 5350 University Ave., visitors can browse through the many vendors with unique items for sale. Hours for the sale are 5-9 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22 and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23. Admission is free.The Bona will be decked out in holiday spirit, focused around the large Christmas tree lit up and decorated with handm
  
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• Work Begins on Henry Street Bridge

  07-11-2024 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — From the banks of the White River, City officials and community members recently celebrated the Henry Street Bridge groundbreaking. This skyline-altering project will provide a vital new connection to Downtown Indianapolis from the west side, enhancing connectivity and supporting the continued growth of LEVEE, formerly the White River Innovation District.Once the bridge is completed, westside residents will be able to get to and from Downtown via the expanded Indianapolis Cu
  
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• Veterans Day November 11

  07-11-2024 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Veterans Day will be observed on Monday, Nov. 11. It is a federal holiday, meaning that the post offices will be closed an no mail that day. All federal, state, and local offices will also be closed. Most banks will also be closed on that day.Veterans will be celebrated at the annual Veterans Day Service on Monday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. at the Indiana War Memorial, 55 E. Michigan St. There will be speakers, a wreath laying ceremony, a flyover performed by the Indiana National G
  
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• Indianapolis Recycling Gets Boost from State

  07-11-2024 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana’s Recycling Market Development Board awarded six organizations statewide with $2 million in grant funding to expand the state’s recycling economy. Two organizations in Marion County were awarded grants.The Recycling Market Development Program was established in the early 1990s to better manage solid waste by developing markets for recycled materials. These projects will increase the amount of recycling for organic waste, plastic film, and curbside residen
  
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• Resources Available for Caregivers Helping Patients with Dementia

  07-11-2024 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  The World Health Organization reports that almost 10 million new cases of dementia arise each year, with 60 to 70% of overall cases attributed to Alzheimer’s disease. Individuals suffering from the brain injuries and diseases that cause dementia may struggle to function on their own, leading to heavy responsibilities on loved ones and other caregivers. Someone with dementia may suddenly struggle with tasks and decisions they managed with ease in the past, be unable to communicate clearly w
  
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• More Road Restrictions on Southeast Side

  07-11-2024 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Department of Transportation recently announced ramp closures on the southeast side of Marion County starting early November.Crews have closed the eastbound Southeastern Ave. to I-465 northbound ramp and the I-465 northbound to Shadeland Ave. ramp. The I-74 westbound to I-465 northbound and southbound movements will remain open. The ramp closures will allow crews to safely complete sign foundation work. This work is expected to be complete by Monday, November 18,
  
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• Fall Fest & Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge XVIII Nov. 16

  07-11-2024 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indianapolis Public Library will host the Fall Fest and Slammin’ Rhymes Challenge XVIII onSaturday, Nov. 16: 12 – 4 p.m. at Central Library, 40 E. St. Clair. The family-friendly festival will include a fireside chat and Q&A with 16-year-old author and activist, Yolanda Renee King, the only grandchild of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Coretta Scott King. Yolanda King’s new book “We Dream A World” is a call for unity and equality
  
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• Door Gunner

  07-11-2024 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  First Published May 31, 2013
  “Door gunning. They’re losing helicopters and they need door gunners.” — Philip Roth, The Human StainI am a pool player who has played in organized leagues for years. I know little about the players with whom I shoot because we seldom have conversations that branch outside of the playing of the game. But I hear stories told, and I tell my own. A recent story of mine was about being a psychiatric attendant in a mental hospital, and when I recou
  
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• Construction Begins on New Holliday Park Playground

  07-11-2024 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Indy Parks and the Holliday Park Foundation recently announced that construction on a $5 million signature playground at Holliday Park has begun. The project will replace the existing playground built in 1992. Construction is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2025. The rest of Holliday Park, including the nature center, trails, and ruins will remain open during construction.The project is part of the $80 million Lilly Endowment Grant announced in 2023. Between the Lill
  
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• Christmas Nights of Lights Returns to Indiana State Fairgrounds

  07-11-2024 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana State Fairgrounds announced the return of Christmas Nights of Lights, the largest drive-thru light show in Indianapolis. Running from Nov. 8 through Dec. 31, this event promises to dazzle visitors with over a million lights synchronized to holiday music.This year, there will be new features, including theNew Cosmic Wall of Lights, a life-sized Nativity and Candyland, a giant American flag, and classic holiday scenes.The cost is $35 per car (up to 8 passengers), $
  
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• Fire at HVAF Shelter Leaves Veterans in Limbo

  31-10-2024 06:11 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — On Oct. 26, occupants of the Colonel Donald W Moreau, Sr. Veterans Community Center, Helping Veterans and Families (HVAF), were displaced after a heavy fire broke out in their building and forced evacuation according to a release from the Indianapolis Fire Department. IFD Firefighters removed 18 of the occupants and 3 were transported with slight injury. All residents have been accounted for, and have been placed in hotels until better accommodation can be arranged. The buil
  
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• Voting Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5

  31-10-2024 06:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — There is a general election that will take place for Federal, State, and Local offices. Early voting is available at several locations around the city until Nov. 4. Per Indiana law, voting hours are 6 a.m.-6 p.m. at voting centers that will open throughout the city. Visit vote.indy.gov for maps and locations.Also according to Indiana law, you must present a valid driver’s license or valid photo ID (available free at local DMVs).Voting is a right and privilege. Upon ent
  
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• State Awards Grant to City for Housing Hub

  31-10-2024 06:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — On Oct. 24, the Indiana Housing & Community Development Authority (IHCDA) approved a $20 million grant to the City of Indianapolis to support the capital budget of the city’s Housing Hub. This newly announced financial support is in addition to Mayor Joe Hogsett’s commitment of $12 million for the project. The Housing Hub will be the first publicly constructed shelter in Indianapolis’s history.In Sept. 2023, Mayor Hogsett announced land parcels in and a
  
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• Road Closures Announced for Taylor Swift Concerts Nov. 1-3

  31-10-2024 06:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS – The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) advises the public of several road closures and traffic diversions in downtown Indianapolis from Nov. 1-3, during the highly anticipated Taylor Swift concert weekend. With hundreds of thousands of fans expected in Swift City, these closures are intended to ensure the safety of concertgoers and community members.Plan ahead and allow extra time to get downtown, as traffic will be heavier than usual. Consider using IndyGo o
  
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• Cultural Trail Celebrates South Street Expansion

  31-10-2024 06:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — Indianapolis Cultural Trail, Inc. recently celebrated the grand opening of the South Street expansion of the Indianapolis Cultural Trail: A Legacy of Gene and Marilyn Glick. The expansion connects downtown Indianapolis to the Stadium Village community and key downtown destinations, including Lucas Oil Stadium.The newly expanded Trail will serve as a “runway” for concertgoers in their Eras-inspired fashion, making it a convenient and scenic pathway for fans as the
  
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• Community Health Collects 900 lbs. of Medication in Drug Take Back Event

  31-10-2024 06:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — More than 900 pounds of medication were collected at Community Health Network sites of care for safe disposal on Saturday, Oct. 26. Five Community facilities served as drop off spots for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sponsored National Prescription Drug Take Back Day.The drop off sites included:• Community Health Network MD Anderson Cancer Center North (375 lbs. collected)• Community Hospital South (134 lbs. collected)• Community Hospital East
  
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• White River State Park to Expand

  31-10-2024 06:09 via weeklyview.net
  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 acres, will be built in two phases next to the Elanco Animal Health headquarters will be built. The first phase will include an event pavilion, green spaces, a promenade overlooking the White River. The estima
  
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• VonnegutFest Coming Nov. 9-11

  31-10-2024 06:09 via weeklyview.net
  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 Geoff Engelstein – to Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) libraries during the opening of the Youth Writing Center’s Storytelling Salon.Events wil
  
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• The ABC’s of Education, November 2024

  31-10-2024 06:09 via weeklyview.net
  by Hans D. Lassiter, CEOIrvington Community School [email protected] Community Schools, Inc., 5751 E University Ave Indianapolis, IN 46219317-357-3770 / 317-357-3786 (fax)www.ics-charter.org
  How many of you remember when we were in school and every day, & in every class, our teachers stood in front of the class & called out our names & we dutifully answered with an excited “Here!” More times than not, everyone who was supposed to be “ther
  
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• Samhain or Halloween

  31-10-2024 06:09 via weeklyview.net
  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 and Western Europe developed into agrarian societies with farming and crop cultivation as their principle food sources. The  summer and winter solstices and vernal and autumnal equinox were extremely import
  
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• Election Workers Still Needed

  31-10-2024 06:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS – Recently, Mayor Joe Hogsett announced a pay increase for Election Day poll workers effective for the upcoming 2024 general election. Pay for Election Day clerks will increase from $100 to $180 per day, while pay for Election Day inspectors will increase from $200 to $240 per day.Poll workers in Marion County must meet the following requirements:• Be a registered voter of Marion County (exception: high school students).• Inspectors must attend training provided by t
  
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• Circle City Sound Chorus to Host Veterans Day Concert

  31-10-2024 06:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — The Circle City Sound Barbershop Chorus will host a Veterans Day Benefit Concert on Monday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. at Lutheran High School, 5555 S. Arlington. All are welcome.Admission is free, and a free-will offering will be taken. All proceeds will be donated to the Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation for their work with local veterans. HVAF helps homeless veterans return to self-sufficiency and engages at-risk veterans to prevent them from becoming homeless by providing
  
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• Vote

  31-10-2024 06:08 via weeklyview.net
  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, one that I had opted out of: too high in the air. I had noticed a Samuel Adams sign at Grizzly Bob’s, a small bar near the wave pool, and slid onto a stool. “I’ll have a Sam Ad
  
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• 100 Years Ago: Nov. 1-7

  31-10-2024 06:08 via weeklyview.net
  From The Indianapolis Times, Friday, November 7, 1924: Republican Ed Jackson, Ku Klux Klan candidate for governor, has been elected and although he ran 100,000 votes behind President Coolidge in Indiana, the Klan is welcome to claim as much credit as it wishes. With the next Indiana legislature overwhelmingly Republican, there will be little trouble in putting through regular G.O.P. measures at the next session. Where friction may arise, however, is that the House is overwhelmingly Ku Klux Klan
  
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• 78th Annual Historic Irvington Halloween Festival

  24-10-2024 07:11 via weeklyview.net
  Imagine 1946 (some of you might not have to imagine it). Harry S Truman is in office, and the United States is recovering from World War II. The first Baby Boomers are being born, the Federal minimum wage was 40 cents, a house costs $2,600, a dozen eggs cost 59 cents, there are no computers or cell phones, and sugar is still being rationed. However, Irvington merchants are determined to make Halloween fun for adults and kids. A small parade down East Washington St. is organized — and a tra
  
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• Joy’s House and American Senior Community Partner to Help Caregivers

  24-10-2024 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANAPOLIS — In an effort to serve caregivers in the Indianapolis community, the compassionate team at American Senior Communities (ASC) has partnered with Joy’s House on their innovate web-based program, Caregiver Way.Joy’s House is an Indianapolis based not-for-profit organization with a mission that is two-fold: to serve adults living with life-altering diagnoses through our exceptional adult day programs and to serve caregivers through our innovative support services.The
  
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• Broad Ripple Winter Farmers Market Moves to Middle School

  24-10-2024 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  BROAD RIPPLE — The Broad Ripple Winter Farmers Market is moving. Beginning Saturday, November 2, the market will now be held at Broad Ripple Middle School (1115 Broad Ripple Ave.), marking a return to the neighborhood after being located outside at the Glendale Town Center for several years thanks to a partnership with Kite Realty.The Winter Farmers Market will take place every Saturday (except Thanksgiving weekend) from November-April from 9 a.m. to noon. The market offers a diverse selec
  
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• An Artists Gathering on Nov. 2

  24-10-2024 07:10 via weeklyview.net
  For the past several years, a group of talented artisans and crafters have gathered in the garden at 5295 E. Pleasant Run Parkway South Drive to sell their works. This year, they will be having the event on Saturday, Nov. 2 from noon-4 p.m. (raindate is Sunday, Nov. 3).Paintings, jewelry, knitwear, bags, purses, unique long needle pine baskets, holiday ornaments, and much more will be for sale. This year, Buck Creek Pottery will be there, with the multi-talented Cathy Schlebecker. Cathy and her
  
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• U.S. Attorney’s Office Appoints District Election Officer

  24-10-2024 07:09 via weeklyview.net
  INDIANA — United States Attorney Zachary A. Myers announced that Assistant United States Attorney (AUSA) Tiffany J. Preston will lead the efforts of the Southern District of Indiana’s Office in connection with the Justice Department’s nationwide Election Day Program for the upcoming Nov. 5 general election. AUSA Preston is responsible for overseeing the District’s handling of election day complaints of voting rights concerns, threats of violence to election officials or s
  
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