2017

Non-Profit June 14, 2017

The Youth Opportunity Center Celebrates 25 Years of Serving Kids

By: Polly Craig— Muncie, IN—The Youth Opportunity Center (YOC) celebrated its 25th anniversary with a dinner and program at the Horizon Convention Center on Thursday, June 8, 2017. Surrounded by more than 370 friends, donors, board members and staff the evening celebrated visionary retired circuit court judge Steven Caldemeyer’s commitment to youth and families, honored direct-care staff who work on the frontline with the kids, and planted a vision for the care of the next generation of children in our community. Following dinner, a tribute video highlighted Caldemeyer’s passion and commitment to our community’s families and children through the establishment…

Business June 13, 2017

Indiana American Water Encourages Swimmers to Learn Before You Leap This Summer

Greenwood, IN— Now that Memorial Day weekend has passed and most schools are on summer break, trips to the pool and water parks are just around the corner for many families, and the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention is reporting an alarming trend upward in pool and water park contamination outbreaks across the nation. According to statistics recently released by the CDC, the number of outbreaks in the U.S. related to pool contamination has doubled over the last two years. Indiana American Water, the state’s largest investor-owned water utility, encourages parents and children to do their part to minimize the…

Non-Profit June 13, 2017

United Way of Delaware County Names Casey Stanley As 2017 Annual Campaign Chair

By: Juli Metzger— Muncie native will become first third-generation chair, seventh from Ontario family of companies Muncie, IN – Casey Stanley, a lifelong Muncie resident, was named the 2017 campaign chair for United Way of Delaware County, the first time in the organization’s 92-year history to appoint a third-generation chair. As the Vice President of Products & Marketing for Ontario Systems in Muncie, Stanley is the seventh chair to be employed by this family of companies, which has produced more UWDC campaign chairs than any other employer. Stanley’s grandfather chaired the campaign in 1957, and his father led the effort in…

Entertainment June 12, 2017

Daleville Town Hall Park Now Open to Public

By: Mike Rhodes— Daleville, IN—The town of Daleville opened their new $4.2 million Daleville Town Hall Park and Splash Pad water feature over the weekend. The park features two playgrounds, a splash pad and public restrooms, concessions, performance pavilion, shade canopies, storm water planters, and a paved walking trail that winds around the re-vegetated stream, and new parking areas. The performance pavilion and event area can accommodate 3,000 people. According to Trina Morgan, Deputy Clerk and Park Event Coordinator for the Town of Daleville, an estimated 600 people showed up for opening day. “The splash pad is the largest in Central Indiana and is open to all ages,”…

Entertainment June 12, 2017

Beech Grove Cemetery Comes to Life

By: Chris Flook— Muncie, IN — Beech Grove Cemetery debuts a new book this month, Beech Grove Cemetery Comes to Life. The book explores the history of Beech Grove Cemetery in Muncie, the evolution of lawn park cemeteries, a study of the landscape design, explanations of the funerary motifs and architecture, and comprises hundreds of short biographies of some of the 45,000 individuals laid to rest within the cemetery’s gates. The book is a collaborative effort from Beech Grove Cemetery, Ball State University, and the Delaware County Historical Society. Funded by a George and Frances Ball Foundation grant in 2015, the…

Entertainment June 12, 2017

Free Concert by America’s Hometown Band To Be Held June 22 at Canan Commons

Muncie, IN—The 2017 outdoor concert season for America’s Hometown Band begins at Canan Commons on June 22, 2017, 7:30 pm when the AHB & the Reminisce Band get together once more to entertain Muncie folk with Pure Gold music faves. Tunes by chart-topping pop artists from the 50s to the 80s are set to liven up the night in downtown Muncie. The music and the dancing are all FREE. Lawn chairs & blankets + friends, family, & singing along are all encouraged. AHB conductors for the evening are acting AHB Director Will Frazier and AHB president Charles Routh. Original music…

Health June 11, 2017

Two Meridian Health Services Programs Win National Awards

By: Beth Clark— Muncie, IN – Meridian Health Services is proud to announce that two of its programs were named winners of Decision Health’s nationally recognized Platinum Awards. MeridianMD, Meridian’s primary medical care division, won the “Outstanding Performance in Community Care Setting – Integrated Care Networks” category, while Meridian’s School programs also was awarded first in the “Outstanding Achievement in Care Coordination Specialty Programs – Behavioral Health” category. “We are very proud that these two Meridian programs are earning national attention,” Meridian President and CEO Hank Milius said. “We accept these awards with gratitude and honor knowing the impact these…

Carlson June 11, 2017

John Carlson: A Flight to Remember

By: John Carlson— There’s nothing like recent spinal surgery to make crawling in and out of small airplanes a big challenge. But I digress. It was a glorious spring afternoon two weeks ago when I received a phone call from my friend Bill Finney, offering me a ride in his beautiful warbird – a classic Cessna L-19 Bird Dog, such as was used for the risky job of artillery and air-strike spotting during the Vietnam War. Bill had been offering me this flight for years, and somehow I’d never taken him up on it. It was with great joy, then,…

Entertainment June 10, 2017

Muncie Symphony Orchestra’s “Festival on the Green” to Take Place June 10th

By: Jennifer Johnson— Muncie, IN – Join the Muncie Symphony Orchestra for “Festival on the Green” on Saturday, June 10th, on the lawn of the Ball State University Quad/Arts Terrace. Children’s activities beginning at 6 pm. with the Muncie Symphony Orchestra concert at 7 pm. Inclement weather location is the Field Sports Building on the Ball State University campus. An anticipated annual tradition, “Festival on the Green” is free and open to the public. The community is invited to bring picnics, chairs, blankets, etc., to enjoy the afternoon’s festivities which include the MSO Super Conductor contest, a picnic contest with…

Education June 8, 2017

Delaware County Schools Ranked Highly by US News & World Report

By: Tom Farris— The U.S. News & World Reports magazine and website organization recently announced its comprehensive evaluations and rankings of the 21,500 high schools in the U.S., also ranking the 736 high schools (public, private and charter schools) in Indiana. The high schools in Delaware County achieved very high rankings – in state and national comparisons, emphasizing why many families are considering re-locating to Delaware County – because of the quality of education being produced by our area school systems, teachers, administration and students. When our area high schools rank from the top 1.7% to within the top 16% nationally (that’s…

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