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National Speaker comes to Huntington

By Cari Lindsey on Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Sgt. Terry Hall, nationally acclaimed speaker serving on the Indianapolis Police Department, will be hosting a community meeting to share his expertise on information “perpetrators don’t want you to know”. The meeting will be held on March 22^nd, at Crestview Middle School, starting at 7:00pm... Read More...

HELP to award $1,500 scholarship

By Rick Henly on Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Huntington County HELP, Inc. for Disabled Citizens will award a scholarship in memory of Board Member John Decker.

The John Decker Memorial Scholarship, in the amount of $1500.00, will be awarded to a Huntington county resident who is a high school senior, or a student enrolled as a full or part time student in post high school studies who has or has had a physical or learning disability... Read More...

Thorne Insurance earns Erie honor

By Rick Henly on Thursday, March 11th, 2010

Thorne Insurance has earned the New Agent Life Insurance Award and recently accepted the honor during for the Annual Dinner Meeting held by Erie Insurance. 

The New Agent Award is given to agencies who have sold significant Erie Life products.  The New Agent Award is given to the top erie agency in the state of Indiana as recognition for significant sales of life insurance in the agencies first two years with the company... Read More...

Gateley brings message to Victory Noll

By Rick Henly on Wednesday, March 10th, 2010

HUNTINGTON — Internationally-known speaker, writer, advocate, poet and mother Edwina Gateley will bring her message to Victory Noll Center with a pair of events in April.

On Friday, April 23, Gateley will be on hand for a gathering and book-signing of her new book, “In God’s Womb: A Spiritual Memoir... Read More...

Lend A Hand 5K Slated for April 25th!

By Lamont Neal on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

By: Judi E. Loomis

 Last year nearly 300 victims of sexual assault sought help from the Fort Wayne Sexual Assault Treatment Center (FTWSATC). Since its inception in 1996, the center has treated and helped over 3,000 victims of sexual assault. These figures continue to rise at an astounding rate in part because more victims of this crime are electing to report it rather than ignore it... Read More...

Spedden to present recital at HU

By Rick Henly on Tuesday, March 9th, 2010

HUNTINGTON, IN—Dr. Patricia Spedden, professor of music at Huntington University, will present a piano recital at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 23, in the Zurcher Auditorium of the Merillat Center for the Arts. The recital will feature piano arrangements from her two CD recordings — classical works blended with hymns and praise songs — against a backdrop of visual images and nature sounds... Read More...

Parks & Recreation needs vendors

By Rick Henly on Monday, March 8th, 2010

The Huntington Parks & Recreation Department is currently looking for vendors in their upcoming Spring Garage Sale that will take place at Hier’s Park.

The sale will be Saturday, April 17th from 8 am to 2 pm.  All booths will be located inside our heated buildings.  Booth rental is $20 per booth, which consists of two 8’ tables... Read More...

Bellamy to have local presentation

By Rick Henly on Monday, March 8th, 2010

The Huntington County Historical Society will hold an open meeting on Tuesday, March 16th at 7:00 p.m. at the Historical Museum located at 315 Court Street.  Randy Bellamy will present a program on the French influence in Huntington County... Read More...

Varsity Singers travel to Carroll HS

By Rick Henly on Monday, March 8th, 2010

The Huntington North Varsity Singers traveled to Carroll High School on Saturday, March 6, and came away with more hardware for their trophy case.

The Varsity Concert Choir performed as well and came away with another first-place honor. This makes the third week in a row the concert choir has taken the top spot... Read More...

HCL announces alumni website

By Rick Henly on Sunday, March 7th, 2010

Huntington County Leadership Inc., a non-profit organization that is developing informed, motivated citizens to help the county meet tomorrow’s challenges, has just updated its Web site to include an extensive list of past graduates to help local boards find potential members to fill vacancies... Read More...

Junior Achievment to host fundraiser

By Rick Henly on Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Junior Achievement will be having a Bowl-a-Thon at Rainbow Lanes, Huntington on Sunday - April 18, 2010 1-7 pm.

The financial illiteracy of today's kids is staggering. Junior Achievement (JA) is a non-profit organization which teaches children from grades K through 12 the fundamentals of personal finance, business, economics and free enterprise... Read More...

Ferretti family shake-up

By Carla Ferretti-Hoover on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

In the early hours of Saturday, Feb 27th, an 8.8 magnitude earthquake hit the central region of Chile in South America. My family lives in the cities of Santiago (8.0), the capital of Chile, and Talca (8.5), one of most affected cities by the quake. Friday night before the quake, I had an urgent feeling that drove me to call my parents, whom I hadn't spoken to for three weeks... Read More...

Lions Club gives back to the community

By Rick Henly on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

The Huntington Lions' Club held a dinner meeting on Monday night at Huntington University.

One of the items on the agenda was to present checks to various individuals or organizations that were earned having the Harlem Ambassadors come to town and raise money for the local club.

Jeremy Gulley, representing Huntington North High School, received $400... Read More...

Look Good... Feel Better at PHH

By Rick Henly on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010

The American Cancer Society’s Northeast Indiana office will hold a free Look Good … Feel Better session at Parkview Huntington Hospital for women currently undergoing cancer treatment... Read More...

Breakfast highlights Chamber, EXPO

By Jeff Hoover on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2010

HUNTINGTON, IN— The Huntington University Foundation's breakfast will highlight the many offerings of the Huntington County Business EXPO and Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, March 10. Seth Marshall, chairman elect for the Chamber, will speak about the various opportunities available through the Chamber, including Business of the Month, programming, upcoming events and different committees... Read More...