Kevin M. Godfroy and Karise M. Okuly, both of Huntington, graduated May 8 from the School of Education, Health and Society at Miami University, Oxford, OH.
The school's 171st annual commencement ceremony was held in Yager Stadium.
Godfroy is a 2006 graduate of Bishop Luers High School, Fort Wayne. He earned a bachelor of science in education degree in physical education.
Okuly is a 2006 graduate of Huntington North High School She earned a bachelor of science in education degree in social studies, graduating cum laude.
The Huntington County Community Foundation recently announced the recipients of the Charles and Wilma (Sanger) Shuman Family Scholarships.
Recipients were Sarah Carter, Kourtney Brubaker, Emily Frankle, Nicole Shaw, Lauren Chanley, Alyson Hess, David Ballard, Alex Hoffman, Mallory Bunting, Taylor Foley, Jessica Musselman, Heidi Blocker, Paige Huff, Ian White, Leanne Gehrke and Ellen Wolf.
As part of the Community Service Project at Flint Springs, the third graders sold popcorn at lunch twice each month. All proceeds have been returned to the community through different organizations. Pictured is student Macy Lange, right, presenting a check worth $100.50 to the Director of Parkview YMCA, Dan Akeley, to fund a child to attend summer day camp for one week.
The Red Cross says giving blood this summer is as easy as one, two, three.
"Think of it this way," says Sharyn Whitman, CEO for the Indiana-Ohio Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross. "One: It takes about an hour to donate blood. Two: Someone in America needs blood every two seconds. And three: up to three lives can potentially be saved through a single blood donation."
Red Cross officials hope it's that kind of thinking that can help people see it's relatively simple to make a difference.
From March 22 to April 30, Sell Chiropractic conducted a stuffed animal drive to benefit the American Red Cross of Huntington County. The toys are given to youth in times of disaster and other emergency situations. Pictured are Tom Laupp (front, left) and Kathy Scott, both Red Cross volunteers and Dr. Mark Sell (back, left) and Mike Rohler, executive director of the American Red Cross of Huntington County.
A Clean Water Indiana grant received by the Huntington County Soil and Water Conservation District will allow 10 local landowners to try incorporating cover crops into their management plans.
One-time payments of $400 are being offered to the first 10 farmers who sign up for the program that have never used cover crops in the past.
Applicants must be Huntington County landowners with property in Huntington County. Seeding dates will vary depending on what type of cover crop is selected.
