By: John Carlson— When I was a kid, I spent a fair number of rainy day hours playing jacks and pick-up sticks. Remember them? My Mom’s old pick-up sticks were stored in a cylindrical cardboard container at my grandfolks’ house, the skinny sticks being about a foot long and pointed on each end. You’d dump the sticks on the floor, then try to pick them up from the pile, one at a time, without accidentally moving any of the others….
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Muncie, IN—The College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) at Ball State University is offering an architectural design experience to local high school students on Saturday, Nov. 18 with “Interactive City.” The hands-on design workshop will introduce Project Lead the Way students to foundational concepts of the design and build process, provide access to architecture professionals and will culminate with a finished project installed at the City Market in Indianapolis. The students’ efforts will engage the local community in helping…
Muncie, IN— Krista Sides is owner of the Chameleon Salon in Muncie. She has been working on a project she calls her YWCA Love Project at the YWCA downtown since Oct 23,2017. In her career as a stylist, Krista knows how much color effects your mood. Krista wanted to do her part to help women at the YWCA, by creating a positive, visually stimulating environment. Krista and her husband Richard painted &/or decorated 10+ spaces throughout the YWCA building….
By: Lieutenant Jonathan Taube— Muncie, IN – As the Christmas season approaches, The Salvation Army is preparing to kick off its Red Kettle Campaign. Though facing an exceptional challenge due to the loss of top fundraising locations, the organization still aims to raise $160,000.00 to fund critical programs and services in 2018. “The Red Kettle Campaign funds so much more than just gifts at Christmas for needy kids,” commented Lieutenant Jonathan Taube, “It means that we can help needy families…
By: Genet Soule— Muncie, IN — Hillcroft Services, Inc., a local provider of services for the developmentally disabled, hosted its Annual Client and Staff Thanksgiving Appreciation Luncheon at Union Chapel Ministries’ Oneighty Center on Friday, November 3rd. Nearly 500 clients, staff and community partners attended, making it one of the largest events held at the Oneighty Center. During the luncheon, Debbie Bennett, Hillcroft President and CEO, presented Bill & Gloria Gaither with Hillcroft’s Community Service Award. The award recognizes those…
Muncie, IN—Ball State University offers one of the best undergraduate entrepreneurship programs for students aspiring to launch their own businesses, according to an analysis by The Princeton Review. The education services company ranks Ball State at No. 20 on its list of “Top 25 Schools for Entrepreneurship of 2018,” which is posted at http://www.princetonreview.com/best-business-schools. The ranking will be featured in the December issue of “Entrepreneur” magazine. “This national ranking as a top 20 program is outstanding recognition for our entrepreneurship…
Muncie, IN – Ball State University will host a Community Arts Expo on Wednesday, November 15 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in the newly renovated John R. Emens College-Community Auditorium. The event is in response to the Better Together Initiative. It is free and open to the public and is sponsored by The Star Press and Ball State University. “This concept grew out of comments from the President’s Community forum on Arts and Culture. We look forward to bringing all of…
Muncie, IN—MutualBank is thrilled to provide bankwithmutual.com visitors the option to translate the site into Spanish! On desktops and laptops, visitors can click an “Español” button in the bottom right corner of the screen to initiate the translation. On mobile and tablet devices, the translate button is located at the top left of the screen. Visitors should note that services such as online banking, mobile banking, online product enrollment applications, and any other online service requiring a user login are…
By: Courtney Thomas— Muncie, IN—The IU Health Ball Memorial Family Medicine Residency Center (FMRC) has received approval as an accredited site for CenteringPregnancy. The FMRC is now one of 11 sites approved in Indiana and the only site approved in East Central Indiana. The year-long approval process evaluated patient outcomes, adherence to quality standards and support from IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital administration. CenteringPregnancy is an innovative model of prenatal care that facilitates interactive learning and community building in a…
Muncie, IN—Ball State University has agreed to purchase Northside Middle School from Muncie Community Schools (MCS) as part of a strategic investment in the campus and the community. Under a contract executed by Ball State and the emergency managers for MCS, the university will pay $1,270,000 for Northside Middle School. As part of an option in the purchase agreement, MCS could lease the 26-acre Northside property from BSU for $1 annually for up to five years. Ball State will pay…