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Northwest students earn academic recognition

Northwest Elementary School students have been honored for their academic achievements for the third quarter of the 2010-11 school year.

Honor roll students are:

All A's

Fifth grade - Brianna Bates, Madelyn Berry, Jaclyn Boyd, Auden Eckert, Peyton Harvey, Sara Kauffman, Gillian Lintz, Konner Morris, Alex Osborn, Kathleen Paolillo, Gracie Scher, Michael Schweller, Kaitlyn Stephan and Cade Sturm.

Huntington Catholic announces third quarter honor students

Huntington Catholic School has announced its honor roll students for the third quarter of the 2010-11 school year.

They are:

Grade Four High Honor Roll (All A's) - Savannah Albertson, Jocelyn Ambriole, Gavin DeLaGrange, Madeline Dunn, Amara Eckert, Braden Hale, Dylan Hasty, Olivia Jablonski, Faith Leist, Samuel Mickley, Macy Niswander and Suki Pfister.

Honor Roll (All A's and B's) - Justin Albertson, Conner Burkhart, Martin Harold, Alexi Holzinger, Preston Perlmutter, Lexin Rupley, Rebecca Short, Gage Swada, Olivia Van and Trevor Wiley.

Purdue Extension announces 4-H calendar

Purdue University Cooperative Extension - Huntington County Office announces the 4-H calendar of activities for this week.

They are:

Tuesday, April 5
• 6 p.m. - Rifle Club make-up class/fun shoot. Warren Sportsman Club.
Wednesday, April 6

• 6 p.m. - Golden Eagles. Family Living Building, Heir's Park.

Saturday, April 9
• 10 a.m. - Beef Preview Show. Hier's Park

• 6 p.m. - Canine Capers. Community Building, Hier's Park.

Sunday, April 10

• 2 p.m. - Pistol Club. Family Living Building, Hier's Park.

The district’s best


Photo by Cindy Klepper.

Chuck Werth, assistant principal and athletic administrator at Crestview Middle School, has been named District 2 Junior High School Athletic Administrator of the Year by the Indiana Interscholastic Athletic Administrators Association. Werth was honored during the association's annual conference banquet on March 20 in Indianapolis. Werth has served in athletic administration at Crestview for three years. The six district nominees will be considered for the state award.

Local SO hoop team gets silver

The Huntington County Thunder Masters Division basketball team concluded its season with a silver medal in the championship at the Special Olympics Masters State Basketball tournament on Saturday, March 26, at Indiana State University.

The Thunder qualified for the state tournament by winning its sectional title on March 19 at Taylor University.

Team members included Adam Smith, Angel Sheppard, Elizabeth Koehl, Trevor Whitesell, Paul Chapman, Dave Maddux, Jameson Peters, Elizabeth Fawbush and Amanda Bratch.

 

Lenten meal is April 7

The next Lenten Supper and Study is Thursday, April 7, at First Presbyterian Church.

Supper starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by the study at 7 p.m.
The study is free and open to the public.

The church is located at 50 E. Tipton St., Huntington.

For more information call 356-8680.

 

Pajama play


Photo provided.

Flint Springs Elementary School kindergarten teachers (from left) Rachelle Nightenhelser, Lori Grable, Bonita Price and Audrey Fetters perform for students on Thursday, March 24, during Kindergarten Pajama-Rama. The students and their parents moved from classroom to classroom exploring math, reading and science activities.

Deaf Spring Social to be held April 16 at The Vine

A Deaf Spring Social will be held Saturday, April 16, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at The Vine campus of Union Church, 40 Vine St.

Anyone who is deaf or hard of hearing, their family and friends, and members of the community are invited to attend.

The event will include information about fire and smoke alarms for people who are deaf, a representative from DeafLink explaining services for people with hearing loss, games for children, food and fellowship.

For transportation or additional information, email nicole@unionchurchin.org or call the church at 758-2550.

Senior lunch topic is history of two area counties

The next Senior Lunch is today at the Salamonie Interpretive Center.

The program starts with the meal at 12:30 p.m. and the meat dish will be provided by the Upper Wabash Interpretive Services (UWIS). Seniors should bring a dish to pass, their own table service and a $1 donation to help defray the cost of the provided meat dish.

Janice Dawes, librarian at the Troyer Memorial Library in LaFontaine, will share information on the history of Wabash and Miami counties.

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