Articles by Mike Rhodes

By: Michelle Kinsey— MUNCIE – Indiana Public Radio will present the classic holiday tale, “It’s a Wonderful Life,” as an authentic live radio drama on Friday, Dec. 16, at Sursa Performance Hall. “It’s a Wonderful Life” tells the story of George Bailey, a man who has given up his dreams in order to help others, and whose imminent suicide on Christmas Eve brings about the intervention of his guardian angel, Clarence. Clarence shows George all the lives he has touched and how different…

By: Chris Flook— In the year 2000, the You and Year 2000 committee buried two time capsules along the newly founded Cardinal Greenway. The first time capsule was to be opened on Indiana Day, December 11, 2016 and the second is to be opened on January 1, 2100. On Sunday, December 11, 2016 at 2:00pm at Minnetrista, retired Muncie architect and You and Year 2000 committee member Jim Gooden and Karen Vincent, director of collections at Ball State University, opened…

Muncie, IN—With the help of a generous grant from the George and Frances Ball Foundation, Whitely Community Council has announced that they are accepting applications for an Executive Director, to start in the new year. The Whitely Community Council is a neighborhood association representing the Whitely Community located on the east side of Muncie. It values shared information and opportunities to improve lives.  Their goal is to build an integrated education cycle for all ages that aligns schools, home, and…

By: Mary Dollison— Last month, I was honored to receive the WIBU Lifetime Achievement Award at the Athena/Catalyst event. Receiving the award filled me with gratitude, but it also made me reflect on “lifetime achievement” and on what I still hope to achieve in my life. Over the years, Cornelius and I have worked very hard with the hope that we will leave the community better, happier, and healthier than we found it. As I reflect on the past- I…

By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, In—On Thursday, December 1, Cornerstone Center for the Arts hosted its Annual Donor & Community Reception. This is the second year for the event which recognizes the founders of the organization with awards named in their honor. This year, the event specifically recognized the efforts of the members of the Masonic Community Building Foundation which transitioned into the Community Arts and Building Foundation from 2001 to 2003 prior to the creation of Cornerstone Center for the…