Lifestyle

For the first time since its founding in 1828, Hancock County will have a total solar eclipse pass over it on April 8. Beyond noticing the sun’s changing shape during the eclipse, there are other observations to make during this rare event.

The following animals are available for adoption from the Hancock County Humane Society. Some cats can be viewed at the Smitten Kitten Cat Cafe, 7852 E. 96th St., Fishers, while others can be met in Greenfield. For more information, call (317) 462-5404 or visit hancockhumane.petfinder.com to verify where a cat is currently being housed.

Eastern Hancock Essential Skills students did some spring cleaning recently in honor of the school-wide birthday party in which all students also celebrated with a school-wide assembly and ice cream. The Daily Reporter frequently features photos of the local community taken by members of our community. Take your best shot and email a picture to [email protected] with information about the photo.

In the vast tapestry of Earth’s history, few creatures have danced through the epochs as gracefully as the Sandhill Crane. With fossils dating back at least 2 million years, and some speculating an astonishing 6 million years, these majestic birds are not just witnesses to time but symbols of its enduring march.

Greenfield Fire Territory crews took advantage of nice weather recently to train on Ladder 421. The Daily Reporter frequently features photos of the local community, taken by members of our community. Take your best shot and email a picture to [email protected] with information about the photo.

Here is a list of events happening in Hancock County this weekend and beyond. If you know of an upcoming community event that you’d like to see featured here, email [email protected].

Third graders at Eden Elementary School recently celebrated Dr. Seuss for Read Across America Day, and made oobleck – or slime– in honor of the book “Bartholomew and the Oobleck.” They learned the states of matter – solid, liquid and gas – and how their concoction is categorized as a “Non-Newtonian Fluid.” The Daily Reporter frequently features photos of the local community, taken by members of our community. Take your best shot and email a picture to [email protected] with information about the photo.

MT. COMFORT —“It’s like speed dating for missions.”

Editor’s note: The Daily Reporter will feature our “Neighbors” regularly, whether it be someone with an interesting hobby or profession, or a nonprofit group making a difference in our community. Here, Greenfield native Steven Coffin shares about his new book, “Pennsy Trail: Poems and Essays.” Coffin, 24, graduated summa cum laude in 2022 with a degree in English and literature and has since been writing books as well as freelance content writing for gaming websites and grant writing for nonprofits.

I’ve had the same barber for 35 years. We’ve had the same housekeeper for almost 40 and our CPA was with us for over three decades until she retired, probably because she was sick of looking at my shoe box every April filled with receipts. I had the same dentist for decades, although as I think back, I have had several different teeth. Oh, and I have had the same wife for 44 years. But she has not suggested retiring. Yet.