Articles by Mike Rhodes

By Kallie Sulanke— Muncie, Ind. – The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc., through the Town of Yorktown Endowment Fund, is awarding $3,500 in grants to two organizations serving the Yorktown community. The Yorktown / Mt. Pleasant Township Historical Alliance has been awarded $2,500. The Historical Alliance is working toward a safer and more attractive facility. This grant will support carpet replacement. The Yorktown Band Boosters Association has been awarded $1,000. The grant will be used to purchase…

By Linda DeHaven— Muncie, IN—The Muncie Chapter of A Better Life Brianna’s Hope is Celebrating their Anniversary on July 6, 2021 at 6 p.m.  A cookout at 115 S. Pershing Street, Muncie will include hotdogs and more.  This is in celebration of the many years that this chapter has been holding meetings to support all who are struggling with their own addiction.  We believe that the improbable can be done immediately although the impossible may take a little longer.  Together with…

By Kallie Sulanke— Muncie, Ind. – The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc., through the Town of Gaston Endowment Fund, is awarding a grant totaling $4,500 to two organizations serving the residents of Gaston. Gaston Lions Club has been awarded $2,000 to support facility updates. This grant will support the remodel of the Cook Shack at Gaston Lions Club Park. Gaston Volunteer Fire Department has been awarded $2,500 for technology upgrades. This grant will allow the fire department…

By Kelley Phillips— ECI land trust with local artists and author have published a book of paintings and poetry. Muncie, IN – Red-tail Land Conservancy has published their first book, titled “A Brush with Nature,” in collaboration with the Union City Plein Air Painters and local children’s book author Laurie Lunsford. “A Brush with Nature” illustrates the actual forests, prairies, wetlands, and waterways of east central Indiana that have been preserved by Red-tail. In the book, the main character is…