Indiana
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Knitting Novelty Socks
As a fifth-grade teacher in Helmsburg, Ind., Sharon Rivenbark was determined to create ways to help her students learn, feel good about themselves and become successful.
first appeared: 4/27/2008
Big on Basketball
Basketball fever runs deep in New Castle (pop. 17,780). In fact, that's why the community built a gymnasium to seat 9,325 spectators in 1959.
first appeared: 11/25/2007
Amish & Antiques
Hochstetler is among 20,000 Amish residents in Elkhart and LaGrange counties, home to the world's third largest concentration of the pious Protestant faith.
first appeared: 8/26/2007
Hometown with a Cause
Fairmount, Ind., boasts more than its fair share of famous former residents, but none of them influenced popular culture like actor James Dean.
first appeared: 9/10/2006
John Mellencamp Heartland Rocker
Time and success haven’t mellowed John Mellencamp
first appeared: 6/19/2005
Acts of Kindness
When American Profile asked readers to tell us about acts of kindness done for them, we received hundreds of letters about kind souls who went miles out of their way or took hours from their day to make someone’s journey a little easier.
first appeared: 12/21/2003
Four Part Harmony
Your vision of a barbershop quartet may be four dapper gents wearing striped vests, armbands, and straw hats, but barbershop singers today are just as likely to be female, dressed in tuxedoes, or crooning the hits of the Beatles.
first appeared: 1/19/2003
Camaro Culture
In the tourist village of Nashville, Ind., the painstakingly customized 1994 Z/28 Camaro draws attention.
first appeared: 10/6/2002
Seeking Light
When Pearl Shelton impulsively bought the old, two-story building with a leaky tin roof, its value to her lay not in the bricks and mortar, but in the shadowy secrets it once held.
first appeared: 1/27/2002
When Hollywood Comes to Town
When film crews come to hometowns, they certainly keep things interesting; a local church can become a cafeteria, and
first appeared: 11/18/2001
Giving All Year
Some people carry Christmas around all year—giving their time, their money, their love, and themselves, while gaining in return the gift known only to those who give freely.
first appeared: 12/24/2000
America's First Family of Theme Parks
Today, Holiday World offers something for everyone, including rides, shows, and games — not to mention Indiana’s largest water park, featuring a wave pool, tubing rides, and giant slides.
first appeared: 7/16/2000
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