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Orientation for adult education set for Jan. 27

New student orientation for adult education will be held at the Horace Mann Education Center classroom on Jan. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Students interested in accomplishing their high school equivalency exam or brushing up skills for technical school or college are invited to attend.

Call 888-349-0250, extension 251, to register.

Representatives from WorkOne and BeSomeoneNow will provide information on additional resources available to adult student participants.

 

Andrews School fish fry to be held Jan. 31

The Andrews School Fish Fry will be held on Friday, Jan. 31, from 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the school cafeteria.

Dan's all-you-can-eat fish and tenderloin dinner will be featured, along with a raffle, bake sale and talent show.
Carry-out will be available.
Tickets are on sale at Andrews Elementary School.

All proceeds from the dinner will be matched by Modern Woodmen of America up to $2,500. The grant money will be used at Andrews Elementary to purchase two computer learning programs.

 

Mentoring month

Kelly Grantham (left), community development coordinator for Big Brothers Big Sisters of Northeast Indiana, chats with Huntington Mayor Brooks Fetters after Fetters read a proclamation declaring January as Mentoring Month in Huntington. Fetters brought the proclamation to a Jan. 16 breakfast at Nick's Kitchen, held in appreciation of local volunteers serving as big brothers and big sisters.

Dimes for Diapers


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The Warehouse children's ministry crew from Faith Community Church of God recently collected money for Love In the Name of Christ's Dimes for Diapers campaign, ending up with $41.82 in change. The money was donated to Sara Brown (back), of Love INC, by Warehouse representatives (front, from left) Hadley Parsons, Graden Fields and Eli Oswald; and (back, from left) Gracie Fields and Cameron Oswald.

School board president not happy with twp. fire protection choice

"Huntington County Community School Corporation will do anything and everything to protect our kids and staff," says Kevin Patrick, president of the HCCSC board of trustees.

Patrick has expressed disdain for the choice made by Huntington Township officials, who voted on Friday, Jan. 10, to end their contract with the city of Huntington, which provided fire and emergency protection in rural areas of Huntington Township.

Council approves changes in Markle zoning map

Residents in Markle will have an easier time of making improvements to their properties, after town council members adopted a new zoning map at their Wednesday, Jan. 15, meeting.

The council agreed by consensus to consider Ordinance 2014-1 in one meeting. The proposed ordinance was presented by Mark Mussman of the Huntington Countywide Department of Community Development, with a favorable recommendation from the Markle Zoning Board.

“Winnow” is winning word


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Northwest Elementary School Students (on stage from left) Audrey Rice, Madeline Rubrake, Joy Chen, Julia Baker, Rebekah Bates, Thomas Schweller, Brooke Stroh, Grace Driscoll, Sam Elliott, Kirsten Bickel, Blake Simmons, Madison Jones, Alivia Hughes and Noah Zahn participate in the school's annual spelling bee on Tuesday, Jan. 14. Fourteen fifth grade students participated in the bee, with this year's champion being Rubrake, for correctly spelling the word "winnow." Bickel was this year's runner up.

Indiana Dept. of Ed. gives HCCSC a grade of ‘B’ for 2012-13 year

The Indiana Department of Education announced accountability grades for 2012-13 for school corporations on Wednesday, Jan. 15.

Huntington County Community School Corporation earned a "B" letter grade and 3.02 corporation points.

This letter grade remained the same from the previous school year, but corporation points earned did go down from 3.49.

2 from county make ISU dean’s list

Indiana State University has announced its dean's list for the 2013 fall semester.

Students from Huntington County recognized for academic achievement include Madison Burnau and Natasha Mathew, both of Huntington.

To be eligible for the dean's list, students must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale.

 

State health officials say flu shots are still available and effective

The number of influenza-related deaths in Indiana this season has now reached 11, the Indiana Department of Health reported on Friday, Jan. 17.

St. Joseph County has been hit particularly hard, experiencing six deaths. No other Indiana county has reported more than one death. Health officials do not report counties with less than five deaths to respect the privacy of the victims and their families.

In a change from last year's flu season, health officials say that all but one of the deaths occurred in individuals between the ages of 25 to 64.

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