Articles by Mike Rhodes

Entertainment January 30, 2017

First Thursday, Opening Reception for Ritual, New Drawings by Erin Colleen Williams

By: Braydee Euliss-Gallery Manager— Muncie, IN—Gordy Fine Art & Framing Co. will celebrate First Thursday February 2nd from 5 – 8 pm with an opening reception for “Ritual”, an exhibit of new drawings by artist Erin Colleen Williams. The artist will speak briefly about her work at 6:15 PM. Light refreshments will be served and the public is invited to attend. Working both two-dimensionally and three-dimensionally, Williams’ uses interdisciplinary media and methods to examine the relationship between the conscious self and hypothetical…

Non-Profit January 30, 2017

LEAP Managed IT To Provide Free Cyber Security Training for Local Non-Profit Organizations

By: Mitch Isaacs – Muncie, IN – LEAP MANAGED IT is providing a free cyber security training for local non-profits on Wednesday February 1st from 8:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m. at the Innovation Connector. A light breakfast will be offered. The session is offered in light of the recent cyber-attack on Little Red Door, Cancer Services of East Central Indiana. “This attack has the attention of the local non-profit community” offered Mitch Isaacs, Executive Director for Shafer Leadership Academy. Shafer Leadership Academy…

Health January 28, 2017

Meridian Physician Receives National Award from APA

MUNCIE, Ind.— Meridian Health Services would like to recognize Dr. Sarfraz Khan for receiving a distinguished national award honoring his significant contributions to the psychiatric profession. Sarfraz S. Khan, MD, MAAPE, DFAPA earned the American Psychiatric Association (APA) Distinguished Fellowship award, the highest honor the APA bestows upon its members. The award focuses on high achievement in at least five of the following areas: administration, teaching, scientific and scholarly publications, volunteering in socially significant mental health and medical activities, community involvement…

Carlson January 27, 2017

John Carlson: No Sledding Today? Yay!

By: John Carlson— I love snowless winter days for any number of reasons, not least of which is this: They eliminate any chance I might go sledding. Oh sure, I used to go sledding. This was when I was a grade-school child. We lived in a city near Lake Erie’s shoreline, meaning it was major lake-effect snow country. On any given winter’s day, my fellow little twerps and I would frolic in snow way over our heads. In fact, every…

Business January 27, 2017

Steve Brown “Brownie” Celebrates 50 Years Behind the Microphone

By: Steve “Brownie” Brown, On Air Personality on WERK-FM— Sometime during the first week of June last year, Mr. J Chapman, CEO of Woof Boom Radio, asked me if I would share some of my experiences in radio on the Woof Boom Radio blog. I told him I would be honored…and I meant it. I have often said that the first day I walked into WLBC as an employee, I fell in complete love with broadcasting; and now, some 50 years later,…

Education January 27, 2017

Representative Wright Recognizes Daleville High School’s Finest

INDIANAPOLIS, IN—The General Assembly joined State Representative Melanie Wright (D-Yorktown) in recognizing three Daleville High School girls and the Daleville baseball team. Marlee Hobbs, Mackenzie Riddle and Morgan Riddle are all juniors at Daleville High School and have been performing together since they were in second grade. In sixth grade the girls arranged their signature version of the national anthem and performed it at a Daleville High School basketball game. This led to them performing at other school functions and…

Entertainment January 27, 2017

Photo Gallery: Reds Caravan 2017 Winter Tour at Stoops Buick GMC

By: Mike Rhodes— At 5:50pm, Thursday evening, the huge Cincinnati Reds Caravan bus pulled into the Stoops Buick GMC dealership. Hundreds of Reds fans were anxiously waiting to hear about the upcoming season, meet players and get signatures on their personal items. The very popular Reds Caravan provided fans with the opportunity to interact with players, broadcasters and other members of the front office staff, as well as Woof Boom radio air-talent. At the Stoops Buick GMC stop, the group…

Education January 25, 2017

Yorktown Middle School Students Win Best in State in Verizon App Challenge

By: Mike Rhodes— Yorktown, IN—Verizon awarded its Best in State Innovative Learning App Challenge to Yorktown Middle School. The Yorktown team received Verizon’s Innovative Learning App Challenge prizes at an afternoon rally today for the entire sixth-grade class. The rally was organized this afternoon by the school and nearly 200 students attended. Prizes included $5,000 for Yorktown Middle School and tablets with 4G LTE service for each team member. Students on the winning team were: Kolton Nanko, Aiden Riegle, Allie Wilhelm, Raya Tewari and Maria Alexander. The…

Health January 25, 2017

IU Health BMH to Host “Patient Care Assistant Interest Fair” on Saturday

Muncie, IN—IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital is hosting a Patient Care Assistant Interest Fair this Saturday, January 28, 9am-10:30am and 10:30am-Noon, at Janice B. Fisher Learning Center. Does making that personal, hands-on connection with patients appeal to you? Ever thought about becoming a Patient Care Assistant on one of IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital’s acute patient services or critical care units? Now’s your chance! For more information, call 765.747.3007 or visit careers.iuhealth.org. Walk-ins welcome!

Health January 25, 2017

Area Tobacco Agencies Support HUD Ruling on Smoke-Free Housing

By: Jacey R. Foley, MAE— Muncie, IN—The Tobacco Free Delaware County Coalition enthusiastically supports the recent ruling by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to require all public housing agencies to implement smoke-free policies for all residential units and common areas. The ruling will affect 30 housing authorities in Indiana, including Muncie. Housing authorities in East Chicago, Fort Wayne, Fremont, Indianapolis, Kendallville, Kokomo, Mishawaka, Mount Vernon, and Peru have already adopted smoke-free policies for their properties. Property owners…

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