Sharen Kay Ritchie

August 21, 1953 – September 2, 2024 Sharen Kay Ritchie, 71, Carmel, was called to her heavenly home on September 2, 2024. She was born on August 21, 1953, in…


Art, family business & gardens grow together

By STU CLAMPITT news@readthereporter.com This weekend is the Penrod Arts Fair at Newfields, 4000 N. Michigan Road, Indianapolis, which you can read about in The Reporter at this link. Among…


Nostalgiaholic

I love going to the movies. Anyone else? It is an instant dopamine boost. It is dim, comfortable, I am warm, wrapped up in a few layers, and eating a…



Bits of wisdom

Mom had some favorite “Dad” jokes. My friend, a retired minister, asked, “Do you know what a cow that just had a calf is?” I’ve lived on a farm only…