Articles by Mike Rhodes

By Mike Martin— MUNCIE, IN—The City of Muncie and the Miller College of Business at Ball State University are excited to finally share some of the innovations that have come out of Impact X, a free community class that has been taught at BSU over the last year. Beginning in the fall semester of 2022, the City of Muncie and Ball State University started a collaboration to offer a free community class to all Muncie residents. “The idea was to…

By Muncie Rotary Clubs— MUNCIE, IN — The Muncie Noon Rotary Club, Sunrise Rotary Club, and PrimeTrust Federal Credit Union recognized six individuals at the 29th annual Very Important Volunteer Awards (V!VA) luncheon held on April 11, 2023, at the Horizon Convention Center. The V!VA Awards were developed in 1993 as a gift to the Muncie community by the Muncie Rotary Club to recognize Delaware County’s proud volunteer heritage. The event rewards, reinforces, and inspires local volunteers to aspire to…

By Mary Avila— MUNCIE, IN—Please join the members of the Paul Revere Chapter of DAR as we celebrate the past, present, and future significance of the American Revolution in our lives and in our community. When: Thursday, April 13, 2023 1:30-3pm Where: Historic Beech Grove Cemetery Chapel 1400 West Kilgore Ave, Muncie 47305 Parking along drive around building. What: A program to honor Patriots Day, the anniversary of the first battles of the American Revolutionary War at Lexington and Concord,…

By Dee McKinsey— MUNCIE, IN—Cornerstone Artist Matt Blanchfield is lovingly working to restore the nearly 100-year-old stencils in the walls of the Heritage Room at the Cornerstone Center for the Arts, 520 E. Main St., before Cornerstone’s Centennial Celebration in 2026. This is not the easiest task. The stencils are on plaster, some of which needs to be repaired before the stencils, which were hand cut 100 years ago, can be painted on. The paint colors also must match the…