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Honoring Clements


Photo by Steve Clark.

A garrison flag, which is flown at military funerals, flies in Huntington on Saturday, May 18, for the second annual SPC Chad Clements Softball Tournament at Hier's Park. The flag was purchased by Clements' sister, Danielle, with proceeds from last year's tournament, and the American Legion Riders, and is displayed by the Huntington Fire Department.

Free trees


Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Roanoke Girl Scout Lilyanna Alexander (kneeling) prepares a bald cypress tree seedling for packaging as fellow scouts (from left) Samantha Smith, Jesa Kummer and Sarah Dearduff assist in the effort. Members of Roanoke Girl Scout Troop 20305 gave away bald cypress trees and information about environmentally friendly cleaning products on Saturday, May 18, during Springtime in the Village in downtown Roanoke. The project was designed to help the Scouts earn the Silver Award, which requires recipients to complete a sustainable project.

Sluggers to host Strike Out Breast Cancer event

The Summit City Sluggers Travel Baseball Organization will host a Strike Out Breast Cancer event on June 9 at Homier Park, Huntington, to raise funds for breast cancer research.

The event is being held in partnership with the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer with a goal of raising more than $2,000.

Each travel team will play a baseball game during the day. The day will also feature raffles and prizes and a radio DJ will broadcast from the park. Breast cancer survivors will be recognized prior to the start of the last game.

HU awards 321 degrees at graduation Saturday

Huntington University President G. Blair Dowden (left) presents a diploma to Brett Evans during the school’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18, in the HU fieldhouse. Evans, of Huntington, earned a Bachelor of Arts in history.
Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Huntington University awarded 321 degrees to 317 graduates during the school's 115th commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18.

Diplomas handed out by Dr. G. Blair Dowden, who retires as Huntington University's president at the end of this month, included 34 master's degrees, 276 bachelor's degrees and 11 associate's degrees.

In addition, honorary degrees were awarded to Dale Haupert, Dr. Emmett Lippe and Edward Souers, all long-time members of the HU board of trustees, and to the commencement speaker, Michael Packnett, president and CEO of Parkview Health.

Vogleman earns LPN degree through ASC program

Brooke Vogleman (left) earned her LPN degree through American Senior Communities’ Opportunities to Nursing Excellence program. With her are (from left) Vicki Shepherd, executive director, and Lisa Mack, director of nursing.
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Brooke Vogleman, of Markle, is one of 14 health care workers to earn nursing credentials through the Opportunities to Nursing Excellence program of American Senior Communities.

Vogleman is employed by Markle Health & Rehabilitation, one of the facilities operated by American Senior Communities. She earned a degree as a licensed practical nurse (LPN).

American Senior Communities instituted the program as a response to the shortage of nurses. Current American Senior Communities staff members must apply and be accepted to the program.

Readying the soil


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Clyde Sprowl, an employee of Juergens Do-It Center, uses a rototiller provided by the store to till the east side of the Huntington community garden near Huntington North High School. The west side of the garden had previously been tilled by Tony Jeresy and Jeremy Winkelman. About half the garden has been planted, organizer Stan Bippus says, and high school students and community volunteers will complete the planting this week. Sheriff Terry Stoffel has assigned two trusties from the Huntington County Jail to help as needed, Bippus notes.

Habitat offering outdoor market space to vendors during summer

Huntington County Habitat for Humanity is offering outdoor market space to local vendors during the summer beginning on May 25.

The ReStore OutDoor Market will be open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Almost any type of product is welcome, including garage sale-type items, home demonstration products and food items. Food items require a permit from the Huntington County Health Department, which can be reached at 358-4831.

Huntington University honors newest nursing graduates

Brandi Gower (left) receives her nurse’s pin from Dr. Margaret Winter, director of nursing at Huntington University’s department of nursing, during a traditional pinning ceremony held on May 17 at HU for the 2013 nursing program graduates.
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Seventeen new nurses, including two from Huntington, were honored during a traditional pinning ceremony on May 17 at Huntington University.

Brandi Gower and Tiffani Hammer, both of Huntington, joined classmates in receiving the Huntington University Department of Nursing pin from Dr. Margaret Winter, director of nursing at HU.

The Class of 2013 is the third graduating class form the HU department of nursing.

 

Local resident earns membership on New York Life quality council

Ben Ryan.
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Ben Ryan, of Huntington, has been named a member of the 2012 Quality Council of New York Life Insurance Company.
Members of the Quality Council are among the most successful of New York Life's elite sales force of 11,900 licensed agents.

In addition to making the quality council, Ryan led all established agents in Indiana in life case rate and earned the Life All Star award for 2012.

He recently attended a conference at the Bellagio in Las Vegas for those agents with outstanding sales performance with both insurance and investments.

FFA Horse Judging Team


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The Huntington North High School FFA Horse Judging Team placed third at the state horse judging contest on May 4 in Danville and will represent Indiana in the National Arabian Horse Judging contest in Tulsa, OK, in October. Team members are (front row from left) Candace Fishbaugh and Tomika Shockome and (second row from left) Raine Bailey, Rachel Platt and Zach Shearer.

Roanoke Kiwanis scholarships go to Ely, Goetz and Wygant

Tinisha Weigelt (left), Roanoke Kiwanis Club president, and Paul Roth (right), club secretary, recently presented scholarships from the club to (from left) Alexis Wygant, Morgan Goetz and Olivia Ely.
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The Roanoke Kiwanis Club has awarded scholarships to Olivia Ely, Morgan Goetz and Alexis Wygant. Each scholarship is in the amount of $500.

The scholarships are awarded to students who have attended Roanoke Elementary School and who have excelled in a variety of areas, including academics, extracurricular activities and community service. One of the scholarships is named in honor of the late DeLoss Hartley, a founding member of the Roanoke Kiwanis and a civic leader in Roanoke.