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Girls invited to learn about attending Girls State

An informational session about the Hoosier Girls State program will be held on Sunday, Feb. 12, at 2 p.m. in the banquet room of American Legion Post 85, 1410 S. Jefferson St., Huntington.

All high school juniors and home school students are invited to attend the session, which is sponsored by American Legion Auxiliary United 7, 85 and 160 of Huntington County.

Hoosier Girls State will be held June 18 through 24 at Trine University.

Five local students graduate from BSU

Five local students earned degrees from Ball State University in the fall of 2016.

Katy Penrod, of Warren, earned a Bachelor of Arts, cum  laude.

Kayla Kellermeier and Jacob Miller, both of Huntington, each earned a Bachelor of Science.

Tricia Dolby, of Huntington, and Sarah McClary, of Markle, each earned a Master of Arts.

Four from HNHS honored for achievement in art

The LaFontaine Arts Council’s artists of the month for December 2016 at Huntington North High School hold their awards, flanked by the teachers who nominated them. Pictured are (from left) Justin Beihold, drama award; Teri Fuller-O’Brien, art teacher; Stacey Cox, art award, Maggie Reed, drama award; Ruth Reed, drama teacher; Gillian Lintz, choir award; and Dan Baker, choir director.
Photo by Rebecca Sandlin

The LaFontaine Arts Council has recognized its December 2016 artists of the month at Huntington North High School.

They are Justin Beihold, Stacey Cox, Gillian Lintz and Maggie Reed.

• Justin Beihold, a senior, is the son of Gary and Jacinda Beihold, of Roanoke. His plans include attending college.

He was nominated by Ruth Reed, Masque and Gavel Club sponsor, in the area of drama.

Reed said Beihold has been involved in the club for the past four years, performing in melodramas, one-act play festival, fall play, variety show and spring musical.

Crestview musicians earn awards at ISSMA contest

Crestview Middle Sch-ool advanced one musician to state competition following the district Indiana State School Music Association Solo and Ensemble Contest, held Feb. 4 at Eastbrook High School.

Members of Crestview’s seventh and eighth grade bands, directed by Doug McElhaney, competed in the district contest.

Grace Driscoll, playing snare drum, received a gold rating in Division 1 and will compete at the state level Feb. 25 in Indianapolis.

Laney Marshall, playing alto sax, received a gold rating in Division III.

Senior Center offers free exercise classes, walking

The Senior Center in Huntington is offering several opportunities for exercise.

Line dancing and chair aerobics are held every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the Senior Center, 500 MacGahan St.

Line dancing is from 10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., followed by Dyna Band exercise in chairs from 10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. This is a low-impact exercise class. There is no charge.

A free indoor walking class is offered every Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the Senior Center gym. Call 359-4410 for reservations.

Optimists donate to Y


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The Huntington Optimist Club recently made a donation of $10,000 to the Parkview Huntington Family YMCA’s “Strong Y = Strong Community” campaign to build capacity for its future. Pictured are (from left) YMCA Sports Director Tim Allen; YMCA CEO Ben Davis; Huntington Optimist Club President Matt Ditzler; and Huntington Optimist Club Treasurer Paula Whiting. A plaque recognizing the club’s donation was installed on one of the diving blocks at the YMCA’s lap swimming pool.

Mobile home


Photo by Scott Trauner.

A log cabin in Markle believed to date to the 1840s was moved about one block from private property to a site at the town's Old Mill Park on Saturday morning, Feb. 4. The home is thought to have belonged to Albert Draper, the first white settler in Rock Creek Township.

Riverview students win regional with concept for city of future

Riverview Middle School’s Team Genesee celebrates their victory at the recent Future City regional competition, with the theme, “Power of Public Space.” Pictured are (from left) Madelyn Husband, Maggie Park, Adalyn Harvey, Julia Baker, Matthew Schnepp and Zach Zehner. The team will travel to Washington, D.C. to compete in the Future City national competition.
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In imagining and building the city of the future, one group of Riverview Middle School students’ ideas of how public space can best be utilized has won them a regional competition victory and a trip to the nationals in Washington, D.C.

Future City – a project-based learning program in which students in middle schools imagine, research, design and build cities of the future – focuses on the Huntington County Community School Corporation’s dedication to “STEM” teaching, a concept that includes science, technology, engineering and math.

HU honors Darius Hillman with 2016 Barlow History Book Prize

Darius Hillman (left), a Huntington University Junior from Angola, accepts the 2016 Jack P. Barlow Sr. History Book Prize from Dr. Kate Brown, assistant professor of political science.
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The Huntington University History and Political Science Department has awarded the 2016 Jack P. Barlow Sr. History Book Prize to Darius Hillman.

The history and political science department awards the Barlow Book Prize to a student who has demonstrated excellence in an advanced history seminar. The annual award has been given out since 2002 in honor of Barlow’s 30 years of service to Huntington University as a history professor. Barlow retired in 1999.

Homeowners can split costs of new sidewalks with City of Huntington under Sidewalk Replacement Program

Huntington residents can again take part in the city’s Sidewalk Replacement Program.

The program offers homeowners the opportunity to split the cost of new sidewalks with the city.

The Sidewalk Replacement Program pays up to 50 percent of the cost of new sidewalks and 100 percent of the cost to install ADA-compliant sidewalk ramps.

Adam Cuttriss, city engineering inspector/technician, says the program has grown slightly each of the last four years and he anticipates further growth in 2017.

Bryant wins spelling bee at Hgtn. Catholic

Grace Bryant (left) and Joshua Plascencia
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Grace Bryant, an eighth grade student at Huntington Catholic School, is the winner of the school spelling bee.

She claimed the title by correctly spelling the word “mahogany.”

The runner-up in the school spelling bee is Joshua Plascencia, a seventh-grader.

Bryant will compete in the Huntington County Spelling Bee to be held tonight, Monday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. in the Habecker Dining Commons on the Huntington University campus.

The county bee is sponsored by the Huntington Metro Kiwanis Club.

Local Extension office lists week’s 4-H events

The Purdue Extension-Huntington County office has announced this week’s 4-H activities.

They are:

Tuesday, Feb. 7
Canine Capers 4-H Club, 6 p.m., First Federal Community Building, Huntington County Fairgrounds.

Barnyard Brigade 4-H Club, 7 p.m. to 8:15 p.m., Stephan home.

4-Leaf Clovers 4-H Club, 7 p.m., Lahr home.

Wednesday, Feb. 8
Blue Ribbon Riders 4-H Club, 7 p.m., iAB Heritage Hall, Huntington County Fairgrounds.

HU staffer wins animated film honor

A film produced by Christian Washington, admissions counselor at Huntington University, was named Best Animated Short Film at the 2016 International Christian Film Festival, held Oct. 2 in Irvine, CA.

Washington’s five-minute film, “Brotherhood,” explores the complexities of relationships and how those who are the most difficult to love may be the most important to love. The film, which took more than a year to complete and consists of approximately 3,500 drawings, served as Washington’s graduate thesis at Ball State University.

Huntington Alert gives accolades to redevelopment commission

The Huntington Redevelopment Commission received Huntington Alert’s top award for 2016, the David A. Schenkel Memorial Award, for its work to redevelop the Odd Fellows/United Brethren building on East Franklin Street, in Huntington. Celebrating the occasion are (from left) Joe Blomeke, president of the Huntington Common Council and a member of the redevelopment commission; Brant Ricker, president of Huntington Alert; Shannon Zuercher, secretary of Huntington Alert; Jim Dinius, a member of the redevelopment commission; and Huntington Mayor Brooks Fetters.
Photo by Cindy Klepper.

A downtown Huntington building that was once on Indiana Landmarks’ list of the state’s “most endangered” historic structures is now headed for a rebirth, and the efforts of the Huntington Redevelopment Commission in making that happen have earned recognition by a local historic preservation organization.

Huntington Alert presented its top award for 2016, the David A. Schenkel Memorial Award, to redevelopment commission members Joe Blomeke and Jim Dinius and Mayor Brooks Fetters on Tuesday, Jan. 31.