TODAY’S WEATHER SATURDAY, JUNE 24, 2018 Today: Partly sunny. Tonight: Partly cloudy. Sheridan, Noblesville, Cicero, Arcadia, Atlanta, Carmel, Fishers, Westfield HIGH: 84 LOW: 63 Hamilton Heights High School hosts Colts Blood NPD hires two new officers On June 12, the Nobles- Drive Wednesday ville Police Department held a ceremony to offi- Hamilton Heights High School, in cooperation with cially swear in two of its the Indianapolis Colts, will host a county-wide blood newest police officers. The drive from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 27 at the high ceremony took place in the school gymnasium. Donors must be at least 16 and provide a valid ID. All donors will not only help save a council chambers located life, but also receive a COLTS Limited Edition Football. at City Hall. In attendance Schedule your appointment at: for the event were families, https://www.donorpoint.org/donor/schedules/drive_sch friends, members of the edule/119950. community, government The communities that make up the Hamilton Heights officials and officers of the School District are dedicated to the students and the police department. Chief school and have been great donors in past drives. The Kevin Jowitt officiated the blood drive coordinators and Indiana Blood Center hope ceremony. to replicate past success, because each appointment The newly sworn offi- commits blood or blood product to a patient in Hoosier cers are Sam Fry and Cory hospitals. Munsell and both were Your blood donation may very well go to a child in officially hired on April 23. your own community. Lend an arm, a little time, and Fry was born in Berrien save a life, that just may happen to live down the street. Springs, Mich. in 1985. He Questions about eligibility, appointments, and resched- graduated from Delta High uling may be directed to Courtney Howay School in Muncie in 2004. ([email protected]). After high school, he attended Ball State Univer- sity where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice in 2009. Photo provided Before accepting a job with the NPD, Fry had been The Noblesville Police Department held a swearing-in ceremony for its two newest officers. Pictured are Noblesville Chief of Police Kevin Jowitt (left), new officers Sam Fry and Cory Munsell, along with Mayor John Ditslear (right). Always look for the smiles By JANET HART LEONARD ed, if they have children and so on. It to walk into a room where I don't We never know how much our amazes me the extra service and know anyone and I'm trying to find a actions affect others. I smiles we get. We just seat. One time I had a complete often pray that I can find know that everyone has a stranger motion for me to come and the unexpected smiles story. We are interested sit by her. She said, "I saved you a throughout the day. and we care about people. seat." I smiled. She said that she hated My grandmunchkins The other day I was to walk into a room of strangers so she often remark that I don't standing in line at the always looks for the person who looks know a stranger. I stand in Courtesy desk at Meijer lost and tells them that she has saved line at the grocery. By the when the elderly gentle- them a seat. Now, I do the same. time I've checked out I man behind me asked how Kindness is catching. Paying it have a new friend, either my day was. I smiled and forward brings you blessings you with the cashier or told them it was a beautiful never would imagine was possible. I someone who is also in rainy day. He thanked me look for the small ways I can make a line. for smiling. I told him that difference in the lives of strangers. It If someone has an unhappy tod- it was a habit that I had. has become an everyday habit. dler, I try to distract their little one and Recently, I was shopping down- Last month on my way home from then reassure the mother that it will get town Noblesville and when I went to Tampa, the plane was full. It was a late better and that we've all been there. If pay the parking meter I noticed the car night flight to Indy. A mother, someone gives them the evil eye, I tell beside me had ran out of time on the sitting two seats in front of me, had a them that someone must have pooped meter. I popped a quarter in their wiggly infant. Only a few fussy in their cereal that morning. I usually meter. (I hope that's not against the moments but I could tell she was get a smile out of them. law) anxious about him disturbing others. Whenever we are at a restaurant Now let me tell you that I When we got off the plane I caught Chuck and I seem to always ask our believe, what goes around comes up with her and told how cute and server about how long they have around. well-behaved her son was. She smiled worked there, where they grew up, I am an extrovert (no surprise) and about the school where they graduat- I do not know a stranger, BUT...I hate Weingardt: City financial contribution to Spark!Fishers Festival will be “very minimal” By LARRY LANNAN “I don’t see us (the city) having to come up with a LarryinFishers.com tremendous amount of money, nowhere near what we (the As the Spark!Fishers Festival gears up for its first city) gave the Freedom Festival,” Weindgardt said. “That’s celebration, June 29 & 30, City Councilman John Weingardt from what I understand, I haven’t seen the numbers yet, but says the city’s financial and in-kind contribution to this I think what you’re going to see is a better value proposition festival will be “very minimal.” for our taxpayers and an event that’s going to be an event During a podcast interview with LarryInFishers on June that will stand the test of time and be another tradition that 20th, Weingardt explained what he means by “very mini- will continue year after year.” mal.” For the 2016 and 2017 Fishers Freedom Festival, the He points to the sponsorship money that, Weingardt city, each year, provided the festival with $85,000 cash and says, “…provided substantially all the funding for this an estimated $45,000 in “in-kind” services. event.” During the podcast, Councilman Weingardt told Larry- Weingardt told LarryInFishers that the city will provide InFishers he plans to run for re-election to his council seat services to the festival such as public safety and support in next year’s local election. from the Department of Public Works. You can listen to the podcast with John Weingardt at this link. 2 News Noblestories scheduled for July 15 HCRFW to host summer High school memories from the 1950s and 60s will be Noblestories is a program of the Noblesville party on Thursday the topic when Dottie Young and Sandy Stewart (both Preservation Alliance that gives today’s residents a glimpse Noblesville High School class of 1964) take the stage for into Noblesville’s past through the eyes of people who have Republican women and men in Hamilton County the inaugural Noblestories storyteller series at 4 p.m. lived here the longest: our senior citizens. NPA is partnering are invited to attend the Hamilton County Federated Sunday, July 15 at Logan Street Sanctuary. with Hamilton County Television to present and preserve Republican Women's summer party from 6 to 8 Young was a small town girl from Clarksville who these memories from Noblesville’s past to help inform and p.m. Thursday, June 28 at Blackhawk Winery, 28153 found herself in a much larger milieu when she arrived at enrich the lives of current and future residents. Ditch Road, Sheridan. Noblesville High School in 1960. Stewart grew up in town The second in the series is currently scheduled for Oct. The Speaker will be John Miller, owner of Black- so already had established relationships. Each brings a 14 and will feature Bob Arbuckle, of Arbuckle’s Railroad hawk winery. John will talk about how to make and unique perspective to the Noblestories stage. Social ties, place, as he celebrates his 96th birthday. select wines. friendships, teenage hang ups are all fair game as these two Noblestories is free and open to the public, which is Wine tasting and dinner will be provided. Bottles lively septuagenarians play off each other in this first of our encouraged to participate with questions and commentary. of wine will be available for purchase. ongoing series. Logan Street Sanctuary is located at 1274 Logan St. in The cost is $10 for members and $20 for non- Noblesville. members. Please remember your donations for the RIGHT NOW (Republicans in Hamilton County Giving Help NPD From Page 1 to Ease Needs of Women) Program. RSVP by emailing [email protected] employed with the Ball softball, and golf. Associate of Applied Field Training and Evalua- by noon on Wednesday, June 27. State Police Department Munsell was born in Science degree in Criminal tion Program this week. since 2009 as a police offi- Kokomo in 1990. He grad- Justice in 2011. Before During this phase of train- cer. During that time, he uated from Kokomo High accepting a job with the ing, the officers will be attained the rank of Corpo- School in 2008. After grad- NPD, Cory had been assigned to several differ- ral and was a field training uating from high school, he employed with the Fort- ent Field Training Officers SMILES officer.