Articles by Mike Rhodes

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Non-Profit August 14, 2017

Open Door Gears Up For National Health Center Week

By: Katy Maggart— Muncie, IN – Open Door Health Services is excited to be celebrating National Health Center Week (NHCW). The national campaign runs August 13-19th with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments of America’s Health Centers over the course of more than five decades. Open Door plans to celebrate by hosting several community events during that week. These events include car seat checks, Farmer’s Market, and a health fair. Open Door is partnering with SafeKids to provide a…

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Painting by: Susie Burns

Non-Profit August 13, 2017

Muncie Artists Guild 64th Annual Show To Open August 13th

By: Susie Burns— Muncie Artists Guild announces the opening of their 64th Annual Show, Lasting Impressions, on Sunday, August 13 at Minnetrista. The show will be up for two weeks, ending August, 27. The opening reception is noon to 3pm in the Indiana Room. It is open to the public and light refreshments will be served. This year’s judge is Lynnette Whitesell, a Hartford City artist who works in watercolor and mixed media. She will be at the opening reception…

Students are pictured waiting to move into Indiana Academy on August 11th. Photo by: Mike Rhodes

Education August 12, 2017

Indiana Academy Ranks 17th in the Nation

By: BSUNews— Muncie, IN—The Indiana Academy for Science, Mathematics and Humanities, a residential high school at Ball State University, has been ranked No. 17 in the nation in the latest report released by Niche.com, a website that profiles and ranks American high schools and colleges. The report shows where each of Indiana’s public high schools ranked based on an analysis of key statistics and reviews from students, parents and teachers. In the report, the Indiana Academy’s teachers were also rated No….

My Uncle Jim explains the whiskey distilling process. Photo by: Nancy Carlson

Carlson August 11, 2017

John Carlson: A Distiller In the Family!

By: John Carlson— Full confession: On exceedingly rare occasions and for medicinal purposes only, I have been known to take a teensy-weensy sip of the corn whiskey known as “bourbon.” What’s more, I don’t dislike it. You can imagine, then, the excitement with which I greeted the news that by marriage – through my wife Nancy’s sister Marti’s husband Charlie’s side of the family – I am closely related to actual distillers of bourbon, rye and vodka. Their business is…

Flor De Toloache. Photo provided.

Entertainment August 10, 2017

Flor De Toloache to Headline Next Muncie Three Trails Concert

By: Rick Zeigler—Muncie, IN— Latin Grammy nominees Flor De Toloache, New York City’s first and only all-women Mariachi group, will perform in a FREE outdoor concert as part of the 2017 Muncie Three Trails Music Series. The concert will take place at 7:00 PM on Saturday, August 26th at Canan Commons (500 S. Walnut St.) in the heart of downtown Muncie, IN. Latin classical guitarist Michael Isla will open the show. Flor De Toloache, which translates as “deadly flower” and also refers to a main ingredient in traditional love potions, was founded in 2008…

Artist rendering of what the U-Haul facility will look like when renovations are completed.

Business August 8, 2017

U-Haul® Reusing Former Kmart for New Store in Muncie

By: Andrea Batchelor— Muncie, IN—U-Haul® will soon be showcasing a modern self-storage facility in northeast Muncie thanks to the recent acquisition of a former Kmart® store at 1501 E. McGalliard Road. U-Haul acquired the vacant 86,250-square-foot warehouse on Aug. 2. U-Haul Moving & Storage of Morningside has opened a temporary showroom and is currently offering truck and trailer sharing, towing equipment, moving supplies and U-Box portable moving and storage containers. “This deteriorating building had been sitting empty for three years,”…

Liberty- Perry Schools Alumni Engraved Brick Walkway. Photo by: Mike Rhodes

Education August 8, 2017

Liberty-Perry Alumni Association Completes Alumni Brick Walkway at Wapahani High School

By: Richard Morris— The Liberty-Perry Alumni Association (LPAA) is proud to announce the completion of the Liberty- Perry Schools Alumni Engraved Brick Walkway on July 25, 2017. The engraved brick walkway is the first of its kind at any high school in East Central Indiana and is intended to pay respect and honor alumni and employees from Wapahani, Center, and Selma high schools. Parent high schools Center and Selma celebrated their last graduating class in 1967. In 1967, Center and…

A scene from the 2017 Back 2 School Fun Fest. Photo provided.

Non-Profit August 7, 2017

Results of the 2017 Back 2 School Fun Fest

By: Katy T. Crist— Muncie, IN—Open Door Health Services hosted their sixth annual Back 2 School Fun Fest on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 from 1-4pm at 333 S. Madison Street in Muncie and the turnout continued to be great. The Back 2 School Fun Fest was open to the public and offered school and sport physicals, immunizations, and dental exams for little to no cost. This year Open Door provided 68 physicals, immunizations to 43 children, and 24 dental exams. Kids of all…

Ball Associates Building Mural at 222 S. Mulberry Street. Photo by Mike Rhodes

Non-Profit August 7, 2017

Nominations Sought for Ball Brothers Foundation’s $10,000 Fisher Governance Award

Muncie, IN—Ball Brothers Foundation is seeking nominations for its annual Fisher Governance Award. The award honors an outstanding board member of a Delaware County non-profit organization. The winner will be recognized later this fall at the Muncie-Delaware County Chamber of Commerce dinner. Included in the honor is a $10,000 grant to the organization that the recognized board member represents. “Our community is fortunate to have so many volunteers who give selflessly of their time and talents. This award was created…