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State Road Nine Closure
State Road Nine will be closed to all traffic beginning on Thursdayday, August 28th. INDOT reports the road will be closed between E 300 N and Hauser Drive. The road will be closed to all traffic until September 30, 2021 at about 11:59 p.m. EDT. A drainage culvert is being …
Town Council Meeting August 17, 2021
Council President Jerry Bragg was quarantining due to COVID exposure. He called in over speakerphone for the meeting. All council members wore masks. Everyone in attendance was also masked. John Walstad led the meeting in Jerry’s absence. He called the meeting to order with a reminder to silence all mobile …
Celebration of Life for Tammy Clouse
A Celebration of Life is scheduled for Tammy Clouse on Sunday, August 15th from 2:00 until 5:00 p.m. at the Hope Moravian Church. Mrs. Clouse passed earlier this year. She is the wife of long time Hope Utilities Manager David Clouse. She passed from this life at 9:14 p.m. Monday, Jan. …
HSJ Online Inaugural Run/Walk
The first HSJ Online Run/Walk 5k-ish happened Saturday, August 7th. Around fifty runners or walkers participated in the course set up around the Hauser Campus. Shirts were available for purchase. Bracelets emblazoned with Hope Forever and Always were also available. Participants who wore their bracelets Saturday were able to receive …
Simmons School Issues Thank You to Community
August 2, 2021 Yesterday was a great day for Simmons School! Speaking for the One Room Schoolhouse Committee, we thank each and every one of you who attended the dedication of the Glen S. Keller and Barbara S. Johnson Memorial Garden. Many thanks to those who donated so the garden …
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August Cruise-In Friday
The next Cruise-In to Hope will be held Friday, August 6th. It will be 1950s themed. Donations accepted this month will benefit the Hope Volunteer Fire Department. Midnight Express will be acting as MC and playing music. There will be a few activities in addition to the standard car show. …
A Thwarted Smuggling Attempt
Wednesday night, Elijah walked out of the house with nothing but a towel and a worried facial expression. It was late - after 10pm – and Nathan and I had been outside by his car having a deep adult conversation. Elijah looked anxious and it gave us reason to pause …
Hope Town Council July 20, 2021
Council President Jerry Bragg called the meeting to order and proceeded with opening prayer and the Pledge of Allegiance. The first two items on the agenda were the approval of the 05/18/2021 minutes and the approval of claims. Both items passed 5 – 0. Council then moved on to old …
Simmons School Social
The Simmons One Room Schoolhouse will be hosting an ice cream social Sunday August 1st from 2:00 pm until 3:30 pm. A memorial garden will be dedicated in honor of the late Glen S. Keller and Barbara Thayer Johnson, the two instrumental forces in bringing the one room schoolhouse to …
Heritage Days Theme Announced
The Heritage of Hope board has announced the theme for the fifty-third annual Hope Heritage Days to be held September 24, 25 and 26: "A Year of Hope 2020 - 2021." The event organizers feel this theme is appropriate as we emerge from a year of COVID related fear, closure, …
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2021 Hope Heritage Days Grand Marshal Announced
Heritage of Hope has announced its 2021 festival Grand Marshal. Randy and Tonya Sims will hold the esteemed honor this fall. The husband and wife team have been devoted to the festival for many years.
4H Exhibits at Moravian Church
4-H'ers in the Hope area will be exhibiting their projects for public viewing on Sunday, July 18th at the Hope Moravian Church Fellowship Hall from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Members will be with their projects for the public to see and visit. Many people do not get to the fair to see these items, and …
The Secret Garden comes to WILLow LeaVes
The well loved children's classic, "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett, is being brought to the stage at WILLow LeaVes of Hope by Passion for Acting Theatre Company. The story was adapted for the stage by Kathryn Baylor & Connie Kiviniemi-Baylor. Connie Kiviniemi-Baylor and Gregory Andis are directing. The show is …
Hope Run Set for August 7, 2021
HSJ Online will be hosting a 5K run or walk. Proceeds will benefit HSJ Online, Hope's not-for-profit & free reading digital newspaper. Fifteen percent of the proceeds will benefit Hauser Athletic Department. A special thank you goes out to the FRHC School Corporation School Board, Superintendent Shawn Price, Transportation/Maintenance Director …
Pie Baking Contest
It doesn't get more American than apple pie. The results are in for the Kappa Kappa Sigma sponsored apple pie baking contest at Friday night's Old Fashioned Fourth. There were nine pies entered. There were three winners in the adult and children's categories. First place got $25 dollars, second place …
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