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September 2, 1911 Madame C. J. Walker applied for incorporation of her cosmetics company in Indianapolis. She became the first woman millionaire in the U.S.

September 4, 2012 A life-sized bronze statue of Orville Redenbacher was unveiled in Valparaiso, where he developed the popcorn that made him famous.

September 4, 1928 Dick York, American actor (Darrin-Bewitched, Inherit the Wind), born in Fort Wayne.

September 5, 1885 1st gasoline pump is delivered to a gasoline dealer in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

September 6, 1883 Two children, Blanche and Orris Hiestand, discovered Marengo Cave in Crawford County.

Our Where in Indiana? from last week was taken at the Soldier's and Sailor's Monument in Indianapolis.

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Did you see the August 19 Super Blue Moon?

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1. McGary's Landing

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4. Newton

Those who look for the bad in people will surely find it.

— Abraham Lincoln

- Celebrating the Hoosier Spirit of seeing the best in people and maintaining a positive outlook.

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← Notice the Super Blue Moon did not look blue. A Blue Moon gets it's name by being the third full Moon in a season with four full Moons.

Mark your calendars for September 18, 2024, to view the Super Harvest Moon. It will also undergo a partial lunar eclipse.

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Jerry Curry, Staff Writer

Sprint cars will return to the high banks at Salem Speedway for the 65th running of the historic Joe James/Pat O'Connor Memorial Race.

Sprint cars will be returning this Saturday night to the Salem Speedway. The 500 Sprint Car Tour will challenge the high banks, as well as each other. It will be the 65th running of the Joe James/Pat O’Connor Memorial race.

The last Joe James/Pat O’Connor race held at the Speedway was in 2020, when the USAC Silver Crown cars took to the track. The last race that had Non-Winged Sprint Cars was 2010.

The track record for sprint cars was set by Tracy Hines on August 2, 2000 at 15.181 seconds. Will this 24-year record hold or will we hear “It’s a new track record” booming over the track speakers.

USAC no longer has an asphalt sprint car division.

Second only to the “Little 500,” this is one of the nation’s longest running race events.

For the last two years, the race has been held at the Lucas Oil Indianapolis Raceway Park.

Racing with the 500 Sprint Car Tour will be Kody Swanson, who won the Silver Crown races from 2016 through 2020 at Salem.

The past winners of this historic event are a “who’s who” of open wheel racing, including Pat O’Connor (back when it was just the Joe James Memorial), Eddie Sachs, Bob Sweikert, A.J. Foyt, Parnelli Jones, Mario Andretti, Bobby Unser, Rollie Beale, Gary Bettenhausen, Tom Bigelow, Pancho Carter, Greg Leffler, Rich Vogler, Steve Butler, Jim Keeker, Kenny Irwin Jr., Tony Stewart, Chet Fillip, Dave Steele, Dave Darland, Eric Gordon, Tracy Hines, Brian Tyler, Bryan Clauson and Brian Gerster.

Added to this day’s program is the legendary USA Kenyon Midget Series and the Diesel Boys Race Car Parts Legends. Plus, on the track will be the Midwest Vintage Race Car Club.
Friday will be practice, with pits opening at 3 p.m. Saturday racing begins at 7p.m.

The program looks like this: Kenyon Midgets 10 lap heats and a 25-lap feature; Legends 25 lap feature; and The Joe James/Pat O’Connor will be 50 laps.

General admission is $25, chair back seat tickets are $30., kids 12-6 are $5. Kids under 12 are free. The Salem Speedway is located at 2729 W. State Road 56, Salem.

The Salem Band Invitational is back this year! The event will be held Saturday, Spet. 7, beginning at 6 p.m. There are six area bands competing: Southwestern, Northeast Dubois, Eastern (Pekin), Henryville, Silver Creek and Orleans.

The Marching Lions will perform in exhibition at 8 p.m. with awards presented at 8:30 p.m.

The cost to get into the event is: Adult $7, students $5 and children under 3 are free.

(Photos by student photographer Lillian Grissom)

The John Hay Center and The Depot Railroad Museum will be hosting a free Hoosier Author’s Fair on September 7th. In attendance will be a variety of local authors as well as some from our local Writer’s Bloc that have been featured in many contests and publications. In addition, award-winning Indiana Author Ray Boomhower will also be present.

Boomhower is set to deliver a presentation titled: Gemini 3: Gus Grissom, John Young, and the Flight of the Unsinkable Molly Brown. This talk examines America’s quest to step foot on the moon. Boomhower is a Senior Editor at the Indiana Historical Society Press. He edits Traces of Indiana and Midwestern History, and has had articles featured in the Wall Street Journal, Publisher’s Weekly, and Smithsonian.

Made possible by Indiana Humanities and Indiana Author Awards, the Author’s Fair will run from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., and Ray Boomhower’s presentation will begin at 6 p.m.

The Beta Tau Chapter of Tri-Kappa supports philanthropic efforts used locally for educational scholars and invites the community to attend Beer on the Bricks in Downtown Salem. Attendees can expect plenty of great beer alongside plenty of great food and music provided by Schocke’s Food Truck and local cover band The Rumors.

Tickets are $15 in advance and $20 at the door. All proceeds go toward promoting charity, culture, and education in Washington County.

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