For many years, the 50,000 watt radio station out of Cincinnati, Ohio, WLW, had a slogan to encourage people to keep listing to their station – “You miss a day, you miss a lot.”

In other words, miss a day of radio from us if you dare, but you will miss too much in the process.

I feel that way about Fishers any more.  My wife Jane & I traveled out of town for a few days, and upon my return, I found that there was a lot I had missed.  So I spent about a week trying to catch-up.  I am not certain I am up-to-date completely.

Bur, here are a few news tidbits I never had the chance to publish as I swam (sinking sometimes) in catch-up mode.

–Delaware Township in Hamilton County, which takes in a large part of Fishers, was honored recently at a state gathering.  I have asked for more details, but have not received a response as of this writing.

–Leah McGrath, Deputy Mayor in Fishers, has written about the planned Nickel Plate Trail, in the Forefront opinion section of the Indianapolis Business Journal.  She describes the city’s plans for the trail and how public input will be  part of that process.  She acknowledges the opposition to the trail from certain groups locally and presents the city’s side of how we got here.  You can read the entire piece at this link.

–The City of Fishers was recognized at the recent Nickel Plate Arts Awards as the Emerging Arts Champion of the Year. This honor is awarded annually to an individual or entity that supports local arts and artists through collaboration, promotional efforts and creativity.

–Hamilton Southeastern Schools has received the 2018 Clean Air Award from the National Air Filtration Association (NAFA). Local school officials describe this as a very prestigious award. HSE Schools was one of only 32 recipients across the country to receive this honor.

–Sand Creek Elementary has been named Indiana Primary School of the Year and National Rookies of the Year by the National Energy Education Development (NEED) Project. The school received this honor due, in part, to the work of Second Grade Teacher Katie Luck and her class for their Energy Action Plan project. Students had the opportunity to travel to the NEED Youth Energy Conference and Awards back in June, which is held in Washington, D.C.