Articles by Mike Rhodes

The holidays bring lots of gatherings and are often filled with high sugar and high fat foods. Photo by: story blocks

We Fly November 26, 2019

Ball State Nutrition Expert Provides Tips For Staying Healthy Over The Holidays

By: Ball State Marketing and Communications— Muncie, IN – First, there was Halloween and all its candy. Now  comes Thanksgiving and turkey and all the sides. Throw in holiday parties, Christmas dinners and New Year’s Eve celebrations, and the last two months of the year becomes a calorie-laden nightmare for many Americans. But, all hope is not lost, says Christy Tunnell, a clinical lecturer of nutrition and dietetics, who believes that planning ahead is critical for good health during the holiday…

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Historical photo courtesy of The Delaware County Veterans Affairs Office.

Veterans November 26, 2019

‘Letters To Veterans’ From Area Students. Today’s Letter Written By: Nathaniel Crisp

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. Each weekday during the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by local area students. We will publish one new letter each weekday through November 29th. Feature photos that accompany each letter were provided by the  Delaware County Veterans Affairs Office. This week’s Letters to Veterans sponsor is IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. A special message from our sponsor follows today’s…

MITS bus. Photo provided

Business November 25, 2019

Does Your Group or Neighborhood Association Need a Speaker?

By: Amanda Price— Muncie, IN—MITS, Muncie’s local transportation provider, wants to speak with your group/neighborhood association. MITS learned a lot from a recent Market Research Study. We appreciate all the input we received.  In particular, we have learned that many people recognize our name, but don’t how much about our organization. If the riders in our community don’t feel that they know MITS that well, then chances are MITS doesn’t know our riders well enough. In an effort to rectify…

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Non-Profit November 25, 2019

Join in Muncie’s Success By Giving to United Way

By: Damon Elmore— Muncie, IN—Your United Way has been focused on ending generational poverty by developing programs and funding others that help ensure kids, when they hit the third grade, can read at grade level. I believe, more than ever, the strategy is working and people are getting the message. For those I’ve met this campaign season, there is only a slight degree of separation from a United Way success story. We’re talking less about problems and more about solutions. Research…

This powerful exhibit displays quotes from both single mother students and graduates of Ivy Tech Community College statewide. Photo provided

Education November 25, 2019

Ivy Tech Community College Muncie-Henry County is Hosting a “Single Mothers’ Gallery Walk”

By: Jennifer Gasiorek— Muncie, IN—Ivy Tech Community College is one of four community colleges in the United States recently awarded a grant to help design a solution to address the unique needs of our single parent students.  Ivy Tech Muncie will be one of four campuses, within Ivy Tech statewide, to pilot this solution. Ivy Tech Community College Muncie-Henry County is hosting a “Single Mothers’ Gallery Walk.” This powerful exhibit displays quotes from both single mother students and graduates of Ivy…

Historical photo courtesy of The Delaware County Veterans Affairs Office.

Veterans November 24, 2019

‘Letters To Veterans’ From Area Students. Today’s Letter Written By: Krystina Lipscomb

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. Each weekday during the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by local area students. We will publish one new letter each weekday through November 29th. Feature photos that accompany each letter were provided by the  Delaware County Veterans Affairs Office. This week’s Letters to Veterans sponsor is IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital. A special message from our sponsor follows today’s…

Pictured L-R: Lee Ann Kwiatkowski-Director of Public Education, CEO at Muncie Community Schools, Kelly Shrock-President of The Community Foundation of Muncie & Delaware County, and Jud Fisher-President & COO of Ball Brothers Foundation. Photo provided

Non-Profit November 24, 2019

Ball Brothers Foundation Announces Funding to Initiate ‘Unprecedented’ Endowments for Muncie Community Schools

By: Melissa Jones— Muncie, IN — In October, Ball Brothers Foundation’s Board of Directors approved grants to start two endowments for the Director of Public Education/CEO position at Muncie Community Schools (MCS). The endowment funds are part of the foundation’s final round of grants for 2019, which total over $5.2 million. The endowments are intended to benefit MCS “far into the future,” the foundation said. While endowed positions are common at the university level, it’s less common for K–12 public…

There’s nothing like a list to make a fella wallow in despair. Photo by: Nancy Carlson

Carlson November 24, 2019

John Carlson: Makin’ A List, Checkin’ It Twice

By: John Carlson— In the course of a relationship, there are certain familiar-sounding comments that loving partners typically address to each other. For example, there’s: “Love you loads, baby cakes!” which comes early. “You’ve made me the happiest individual in the whole U.S.A.!” which rings truest around one’s wedding day and early anniversaries. And as a married couple’s love matures, ripening into the fullness of each partner’s undying  commitment to the miracle that is holy matrimony, there’s, “For cripes sake!…

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Non-Profit November 22, 2019

WIBU Announces ATHENA and Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

By: Chrystal Pearson— Muncie, IN—At its annual ATHENA Awards Luncheon, Muncie’s Women in Business Unlimited (WIBU) presented three ATHENA Leadership Awards and one WIBU Lifetime Achievement Award. Sue Dalton was awarded the 2019 WIBU Lifetime Achievement Award. The WIBU Lifetime Achievement Award honors a woman who has dedicated her life to be a leader and role model and is selected by the WIBU Board of Directors. In addition to a framed certificate, WIBU will award a scholarship in Dalton’s name to a full-time,…

Historical photo courtesy of The Delaware County Veterans Affairs Office.

Veterans November 22, 2019

‘Letters To Veterans’ From Area Students. Today’s Letter Written By: Tristin

By: Mike Rhodes— Muncie, IN—Each year, November is designated as National Veterans and Military Families Month. Each weekday during the month of November, MuncieJournal.com will be publishing Letters To Veterans, written by local area students. We will publish one new letter each weekday through November 29th. Feature photos that accompany each letter were provided by the  Delaware County Veterans Affairs Office. This week’s Letters to Veterans sponsor is Sam Pierce Chevrolet. A special message from our sponsor follows today’s student letter from Albany Elementary…