This is an interview between Steve Baule, Superintendent of Muncie Community Schools and Steve Lindell. The interview is audio, playable on a PC, tablet or cellular phone. Click below to listen.
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By: Ana Pichardo— Muncie, IN—On Friday, November 18th, 160 Southside students were able to take home enough food to last through the end of Thanksgiving Break. Students registered for the program normally receive one bag of food every Friday to last the weekend. Debra Huston, the instructional assistant who leads this initiative, and her team work extra hard before school breaks to ensure students have enough food until they return to school. “A year ago this week, when we opened the Panther Pantry at Southside, we sent home one bag of food with four students for Thanksgiving break. Exactly a…
By: Ana Pichardo— Muncie, IN —On November 15th, Northside Middle School sixth grade reading teacher Jason Young was awarded a McDonald’s $500 Make Activities Count (MAC) grant. Tuesday morning, Director of Operations for the Muncie area Ken Phillips, General Manager of the Chadam Lane store Amy Rogers, and Northside Principal Jackie Samuels surprised Young and his class with an oversized check and the news that he received the grant. With this grant, Young’s students will participate in service learning projects. Young aims to create 100 “bark bags” for families who adopt rescue animals. The bags will include treats, toys, and…
By: Lyndsey Hellems— Muncie, IN—Alliance for Strategic Growth, Inc. (ASG, Inc.), a leader in workforce development innovation, announced its Employer Engagement and Corporate Services Team today. Denny Cochran is appointed to Manager of Employer Engagement. Cochran will manage ASG, Inc. employer engagement initiatives that align real-time employer-demand data with existing and new customer services and programs to expeditiously meet high-wage workforce demand. Cochran previously served in executive leadership roles in both the public and private sectors. Tod Howard is appointed to Manager of Employer Engagement. Howard will manage ASG, Inc. employer engagement initiatives that align real-time employer-demand data with existing…
By: Angie Rogers-Howell— At its annual Catalyst for Empowering Women Symposium and ATHENA Awards Luncheon, Muncie’s Women in Business Unlimited (WIBU) presented three ATHENA Leadership Awards and one WIBU Lifetime Achievement Award. The ATHENA Leadership Awards are a nationally-recognized award which WIBU has been pleased to present for over fifteen years. From a pool of twenty-three nominees, the ATHENA judges had the unenviable task of choosing the 2016 ATHENA Award Recipients. Juli Metzger, a Ball State University instructor, Coordinator for Unified Media, and small business owner, received the ATHENA Leadership Award. Metzger has worked more than 25 years in journalism…
By: Jessie Irwin— Support the arts in Downtown Muncie for Small Business Saturday by purchasing class gift certificates from Cornerstone Center for the Arts. Cornerstone will offer $50 class gift certificates for just $25 in celebration of the holiday shopping season beginning on Friday, November 25 through Saturday, November 26. Gift certificates are good towards the fees of any Cornerstone group classes including: dance, visual arts, music, martial arts, theatre, and fitness. These may not be used to pay for one-time workshops or private lessons. Cornerstone’s spring twelve week classes begin the week of January 30. Half price gift certificates…
By: Dr. Terry Whitt Bailey— Muncie, IN – Muncie officials gathered last week at the site of a blighted property at 1530 East 1st Street, commencing the city’s official launch of Indiana’s Hardest Hit Fund Blight Elimination Program (BEP). Statewide, the program has made a total of $75 million in blight elimination funds available to reduce foreclosures through stabilization of residential property values. Last week’s demolition was the beginning of Muncie’s effort to fight blight with these funds, taken from the total of $4 million allocated to Muncie. These funds will be used to demolish, deconstruct, green and maintain more…
MUNCIE, IN – Mayor Dennis Tyler announced the appointment of Joe Winkle as Police Chief for the City of Muncie in a news conference held Friday November 18, 2016. The appointment will take effect upon Joe’s official resignation as current director for the Emergency Communications Center/911 and his appointment of a new director. Until that time, Deputy Police Chief, Mark Vollmar, will oversee day to day operations. Joe is a 34 year police veteran and served as Police Chief from 1996 to 2008. He graduated from the Southern Police Institute at the University of Louisville. Before serving as Police Chief…
By: John Carlson— Among the many effects of aging I seem to discover almost daily, one is the way arthritis in your hands affects your ability to properly hold cutlery. Take my spoon (please). Not that long ago, I could easily wield it in a manner that would warm the heart of Miss Manners. And why not? I have been eating for 66 years. But now? Now I have to hold my spoon with the loutish, inelegant grip exemplified by that scene in the Mel Brooks movie “Blazing Saddles,” where the cowpokes sit around a campfire, eating beans and making…
By: Sam Condon— Muncie, IN—Kick off the holiday season with family and friends at Enchanted Luminaria Walk at Minnetrista. The fun takes place December 2 and 3, from 6 to 9 p.m. each night. Enjoy sweet treats, winter games, crafts, carriage rides, and holiday music by local artists in celebration of the season at this FREE community event! “Everywhere at Minnetrista, there are families laughing, couples strolling, and groups of people talking together,” said Director of Experience & Education George Buss. “No matter what you celebrate, the event captures the heart of the holidays: togetherness.” Make memories on the train…