Articles by Mike Rhodes

Education December 11, 2019

Ivy Tech Community College Muncie Campus Gifts Muncie Community Schools the College’s Cowan Road South Instructional Building

By: Jennifer Gasiorek— Muncie, IN—Ivy Tech Community College’s Muncie campus recently announced they will gift the South Instructional Building on Cowan Road to Muncie Community Schools. With Ivy Tech’s $43 million building project in its final stages, the College determined the best use of the vacant building was to gift it to Muncie Community Schools. The gift agreement provides that if Muncie Schools no longer utilize the building, it will revert back to Ivy Tech. “We are pleased to be in a position to support Muncie Community Schools with this gift,” said Sue Ellspermann, President, Ivy Tech. “When Ivy Tech…

Education December 11, 2019

Lilly Endowment Community Scholars Named

By: Kallie Sulanke— Muncie, IN—The Community Foundation of Muncie and Delaware County, Inc. is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2020 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship, who will reach receive a four-year award that grants full tuition to any accredited public or private non-profit college or university in Indiana. The Lilly Scholarship also covers fees and provides an annual stipend for required books and equipment. The recipients of the 2020 Lilly Endowment Community Scholarship are Zachary Stanley of Delta High School and Thomas Wilhoite of Yorktown High School. They were chosen out of an applicant pool of 60 candidates from…

Entertainment December 11, 2019

The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe Playing At Muncie Civic

By: Michelle Kinsey— Muncie, IN —Narnia awaits. Muncie Civic Theatre will present “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” on the Main stage Dec. 13-15, and 19-22. Performances on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evening will begin at 7:30 p.m. and the Sunday matinees will begin at 2:30 p.m.A Sensory-Friendly Performance will be Saturday, Dec. 14, at 2:30 p.m. Based on the beloved C.S. Lewis novel, “The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe” follows Peter, Susan, Edmund and Lucy through a wardrobe into the enchanting land of Narnia. There, they meet mythological creatures, talking animals, a terrible witch, and a wonderful and powerful…

We Fly December 10, 2019

New Study: More Jobs Might Mean More Flu

By: Marc Ransford— Muncie, IN—Nearly everyone who wants a job has one, but with the flu season upon us, many workers are getting sick. A Ball State University researcher says that businesses should take precautions in advance of the annual flu season to keep sick workers home and reduce infection rates that send people to physicians in droves. “The Effects of Employment on Influenza Rates” found that a 1 percentage point increase in the employment rate correlates with increases in the number of influenza-related doctor visits by about 16 percent. These effects are highly pronounced in the retail sector and…

Entertainment December 10, 2019

‘Victorian Christmas Holiday Home Tours’ To Take Place This Weekend

By: Kim Miller— Muncie, IN—The Christmas season is in full force in downtown Muncie. Come explore the historic architecture of Muncie with the Victorian Christmas Holiday Home Tours. The tour takes visitors through five beautiful victorian houses in downtown Muncie. This annual event runs 4pm-8pm on December 14th and 1pm-5pm on December 15th. On Sunday December 15th only, Santa will be at Emily’s House for free pictures with a purchase of a home tour ticket. While parents take a tour of the historic houses that live on Washington Street, the kids will enjoy some free kid activities provided by the…

Entertainment December 9, 2019

Photo Gallery: 83rd Annual Muncie Community Christmas Sing

All Photos by: Nancy Larson-Lindell— Click on any thumbnail below to view larger photos and to cycle through the pictures below.

Non-Profit December 7, 2019

Photo and Video Gallery: Secret Families 2019

Photos, music, and video by: Mike Rhodes, Editor-in-Chief, MuncieJournal.com— Muncie, IN— Today, 357 families were delivered gifts, a tree or both. Ben Smith of the Muncie accounting firm of Estep Doctor and Company said this year’s Muncie Secret Families event resulted in a total of $125,600 in gifts purchased, wrapped and delivered. That’s a whopping $1.1 million over the past 15 years. Congratulations to Al Holdren, Toyota of Muncie, Meijer, Indiana Pacers, Jakks Toy Store, Blood-N-Fire ministries, Woof Boom Radio, volunteers, and the Muncie community for your tireless efforts on behalf of families in Delaware County. Click on any thumbnail below to…

Non-Profit December 6, 2019

Photo Gallery: Light Up DWNTWN Kickoff

All Photos by: Amanda Kishel, Kishel Photography—

Carlson December 6, 2019

John Carlson: Sewing Knowledge

By: John Carlson— In times like these – plastic times, fast times, digital-driven times that often seem like mindless, soulless, heartless times, too – I find a true sense of comfort in the act of sewing. Not sewing myself, you understand. I couldn’t sew a button on a shirt without poking my fingers full of tiny holes that’d bleed all over whatever unfortunate fabric was involved. Meanwhile, knowing my typically colorful vocabulary when under pain and duress, I’d be spouting expletives that’d make the scandalized members of the ladies’ home sewing circle hurriedly stitch themselves some extra thick earmuffs. But…

Entertainment December 5, 2019

Multimedia and Sculptural Exhibition ‘Threads’ Opens at PlySpace Gallery on First Thursday, December 5

By: Erin Williams— Muncie, IN— Muncie Arts and Culture Council will present a pop-up, one-night-only exhibition of new multimedia and sculpture artwork by PlySpace artists-in-residence Sarah Trad and Sydney Pursel. The exhibition titled Threads explores concurrent themes in the artists’ work related to personal heritage and representation. The exhibition will be held on First Thursday, December 5th, from 5-8 PM in the PlySpace Gallery. Both artists will be present throughout the evening and share brief remarks about their work at 7:00 PM. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend. Since their arrival in early November, both…

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