Riverview Middle School has announced the following students who have achieved the perfect attendance for the second quarter of the 2018-2019 school year.
Sixth Grade Brooke Beeks, Luka Beemer, Isabelle Bowers, Mia Bustos, Brayden Cantrell, Lilium Clausen, Anthony Decker, Melanii Dials, Josephine Dorsey, Xzyia Driscoll, Jacob Elwell, Evan Garrison, Landon Green, Brayden Harris, Julian Haskett, Emma Johnson, James Johnson, David Kendall, McKenna Landrum and Peyton Lauer.
Beacon Credit Union has announced that eight $1,000 student scholarships will be awarded to Beacon Credit Union members who are entering their freshman or sophomore year of college. The deadline is Thursday, Jan. 31.
The scholarship program is targeted to financially assist students in furthering their education. In order to be eligible for this scholarship, the applicant must be a member of Beacon Credit Union by the date of submission.
The Huntington County Council on Aging will have its annual all-you-can-eat fish and chicken dinner on Friday, Feb. 1, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Knight Bergman Center, Warren.
The menu, by Dan’s Fish Fry, includes fish, chicken, green beans with ham, bread, applesauce, ice cream and beverages.
Those in grades three through 12 who play chess are invited to a tournament on Saturday, Feb. 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Huntington City-Township Public Library.
There will be prizes, pizza and snacks provided.
The Chess Club meets every second Monday of each month at 6 p.m. at the Huntington branch.
The Huntington branch is located at 255 W. Park Drive, Huntington. For more information call 356-0824.
The Volunteer Lawyer Program of Northeast Indiana, in conjunction with the Indiana State Bar Association, will sponsor “Talk to a Lawyer Today,” a program to provide free legal consultations to those who cannot afford counsel, on Monday, Jan. 21, at the LaFontaine Center, in Huntington, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Josiah Smith (left) won the Roanoke Elementary School Spelling Bee on Jan. 9. Smith, the son of Davin and Ella Smith, spelled “doffing” correctly to win the competition. The event’s runner-up was Sawyer Teusch (right), the son of Neil and Kim Teusch.
Lynnsey Degitz (left) recently won the Horace Mann Elementary School Spelling Bee. She spelled “dollop” correctly to win the competition. Mason Downey (right) was the event’s runner-up. Degitz will represent the school at the district spelling bee on Feb. 4.
Pathfinder HomeOwnership Center, the Community Development division of Pathfinder Services, will again be providing free tax preparation assistance to those who made less than $55,000 in 2018. “My Free Taxes” kiosks will also be available for those with an income up to $66,000 in 2018.
Bippus State Bank has announced that Ryan Warner will step down as president and become the bank’s chairman of the board.
Warner will become chairman of the board in April, following the retirement of the current chairman, Kenneth Rupley.
While Warner will no longer be the bank’s president, he will continue to serve as its chief executive officer and work a full-time schedule. Eric Fawcett, the bank’s executive vice president, will succeed Warner as president.
By Rebecca Sandlin - Thursday, January 17, 2019 8:13 AM
Photo by Rebecca Sandlin.
A new ambulance that increases safety for both patient and emergency medical service workers is now on the streets, responding to medical emergency calls.
Parkview Huntington Hospital introduced its newest ambulance to its staff and the public on Friday, Jan. 11. Some of Parkview’s emergency medical service professionals worked with the ambulance vendor to design and engineer the new truck, one of the first four in operation in the nation.
Lincoln Elementary has announced the following students who have achieved perfect attendance for the second quarter of the 2018-2019 school year.
Kindergarten Morgan Alford, Miles Allen, Riley Armstrong, Ethen Brooks, Aaron Brown, Kenna Cohen, Marilynn Davis, Hunter Freeman, Paisley Hicks, Vincent Nichols, Trevor Shideler, Cadence Smith and Gabriel Tyner.
