In Huntington North High School’s Criminal Justice class students are learning about “community policing” by putting their lessons into hands-on practice this Christmas season.

The juniors and seniors in Terry Stoffel’s class have been actively involved in raising funds for the annual Shop with a Cop, and will also help at the event, coming up on Tuesday, Dec. 17, at the Huntington Walmart store.

When others may have been out walking their dogs or scurrying about between places like the grocery store to their vehicles, Jack Wilson got his exercise this fall by picking up black walnuts.

To be precise, 1,150 pounds of them.

At the end of October, which also marked the end of “walnut season,” Wilson says, that’s how much the nuts weighed that he delivered to a buyer, and then donated the proceeds to Love In the Name of Christ.

A club at Huntington North High School is in the last week of a donation drive aimed at keeping people in Huntington County warm this winter.
The ASL (American Sign Language) Club is seeking new mittens, gloves, hats, scarves and other warm items for its “Mittens for Many” drive, going on now until Friday, Nov. 22. The campaign is not just looking for donations from fellow HNHS students but from the community as well.

So far, they’ve collected around 50 pairs of mittens and gloves, aiming for a goal of 200 before the campaign ends.

Not even out of his teens, Paul “Gene” Strevy found himself in the middle of World War II. But even in the midst of war, his best memories are of some of the more humorous moments he found himself in while serving three years in the U.S. Army.

Now 94, Strevy, a native of Andrews, remembers vividly his time – with a bit of perceived fondness – for the more humanistic duties he performed, once he got out of boot camp after he was drafted to serve. It was 1943 and he was 18 at the time.

Strevy says his main job in the army was a “sailjer.”

Older adults who find themselves suddenly the caretakers of their children’s children are finding support for the unique trials, tribulations and joy as a second-time-around parent.

It’s called “ROCK – Raising Our Children’s Kids” – a free, secular program for grandparents who have custody of their grandchildren, meeting on Wednesday evenings at Trinity United Methodist Church, in Huntington. There, they can meet up with others who share the same situation and glean from the mistakes and successes of their peers.

A resource to Huntington County residents in danger of losing their homes is back up and running, after it got a shot in the arm in the form of grant funding to help prevent homelessness.

The Rapid Rehousing & Homeless Prevention Program (RRHP) is a program of Huntington House and jointly administered under the umbrella of Community and Family Services.

Anyone needing a greeting card can stop by Doris Kline’s rooms at the Heritage Pointe of Huntington and pick one up, no charge.

There’s a rack outside her apartment door, and even more tucked away in the drawers of her workshop area.

Three Huntington North High School varsity cheerleaders are not only going to represent their school in a nationally televised parade this fall, but they will have the distinction of being the only high school cheerleaders from Indiana to appear at the event.

Arianna Betterly, Dylinn Hertel and Lauryne Pearson, all HNHS juniors, were selected to march and cheer in the 2019 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, held in New York City on Nov. 28.

Stuart Elmore used to work at West Park Skate Center.

From middle school through high school, he was an employee at the venerable Huntington roller rink, which his family owns.

Now 23, Elmore recently turned back the clock and worked at the skate center once more.

Only this time, he wasn’t handing out skates or selling concessions.

This time, he was calling the shots on a short film – one that he hopes will launch his career as a director.

With the theme of “Invest in Our Community,” the 2019 United Way of Huntington County fund-raising campaign got off to its official start Wednesday, Sept. 18.

A Huntington North High School student hopes he can use his art to influence people and help bring change to a world in which peace is at a premium.

Jaq Webb, a 17-year-old HNHS junior, has created a comic-strip style poster and flyer to educate and provide resources about the United Nations’ International Day of Peace, recycling, taking care of the environment and writing to representatives in Congress, among others. And Webb, who is a Spanish student, has created the infographic poster in both English and Spanish.

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) released the Spring 2019 Indiana Learning Evaluation and Readiness Network (ILEARN) results last week, much to the chagrin of teachers and many Hoosier school districts, including the Huntington County Community School Corporation.

A joy ride in an antique automobile reached a milestone this summer for Andrews residents Tom and Sharon Laupp after they logged the final states visited to complete the map of the 48 contiguous continental states in the United States.

It took a number of years – starting in 1996 after the couple first obtained their 1930 Ford Model A they nicknamed “Abigail” – but more than 20 years later they found themselves standing in the famous “Four Corners” of the U.S. and crossed the final four states off their bucket list.

The community is invited to turn out to support the arts in a very special way, when the Pathfinder Services’ 2019 Meraki: Toast to the Arts event opens its doors on Thursday, Aug. 29, at 7 p.m.

The event, held for its second year, will be at Two-EE’s Winery, in Roanoke.

The evening features a concert by Indianapolis-area singer/songwriter Jennie DeVoe and her band that gets underway at 7:30 p.m. DeVoe’s music style is described as a unique blend of Americana-soul-roots and jazzy blues.

When little Lilly Anne turns 1, she’ll get a big birthday party bash, not just to celebrate her first year, but to celebrate her recovery from a serious illness. Everyone is invited.

Lilly Anne, a rescued Cocker spaniel, has been the unfortunate definition of a sick puppy, after her first owners surrendered her to the rescue at only 4 months old, when they brought her to a veterinarian for her puppy shots.