Members of the Naomi Rebecca Lodge 115 in Plainfield had a milestone to celebrate this week — honoring 75-year member Marie Hopkins.

Jason Gibson calls himself an “equal opportunity offender.”
The certified public accountant works out of office space at 701 N. Green St. here and changes the sign in front of the office weekly with new sayings that support local sports teams or make general commentary on current events.

The United Way of Hendricks County is still collecting money for important agencies and services in the county.
That’s the message they’re trying to get out to anyone willing to donate just a few dollars to the campaign. Right now, they are about 20 percent short of their goal of collecting $863,000.

The Journey Church is preparing to give back to the community during the holiday season and got a head start last weekend by hosting its third annual Little Bit of Christmas Craft Show.

With concerns about air quality and the affects they might have on it, CSX Transportation unveiled two ultra low-emission GenSet locomotives, which will operate full-time at the yard here.

INDIANAPOLIS — For a 17-year old Brownsburg boy, life has had several twists and turns.
But through all of them, Nick Long says he’s tried to maintain a positive and happy attitude.
“I just mostly think positive,” he said.

With the recent growth of the school district and the upcoming addition of River Birch Elementary, the school corporation here is forced to do its second redistricting for K-4 students in three years.
River Birch is set to open in the fall of 2010, adding to Avon’s six elementary schools. With the opening, Avon will have the capacity for 3,900 elementary students. The projected enrollment of K-4 students in 2010-11 is 3,340.

Syndicated political cartoonist Gary Varvel and Judge Julian L. Ridlen will open the “Campaigns and Cartoons” exhibit of original sketches and published political cartoons with a program on caricatures and the unveiling of an original Varvel cartoon of Benjamin Harrison at 3 p.m. Nov. 22 at the President Benjamin Harrison Home, 1230 N. Delaware St., Indianapolis.

Thanksgiving for most means food, family, and football. But not everyone gets to completely enjoy all three.

“Fire from Below,” a movie featuring two Brownsburg actors, premieres 9 p.m. Sunday on the SyFy Channel.

Students at Brebeuf High School are required to perform a certain number of community service hours in a specified time.

A new Business & Professional Exchange chapter will meet from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Tuesdays beginning Dec. 1 at Hendricks Power Cooperative, 85 N. C.R. 500 E., Avon.

The Hendricks County Convention and Visitors Bureau (HCCVB) is now accepting information for the 2010 Events Guide brochure, and also for the up-to-the-minute events calendar on the website, www.TourHendricksCounty.com.