Archive - Feb 18, 2013 - News Article
Columbia City High School Show Choir is having a give-back night at Dairy Queen in Columbia City Monday from 4 to 8 p.m.
Dairy Queen will donate 10 percent of sales made in that time.
The CCHS Show Choir will give those funds to the Austin Show Choir, which lost most of its equipment earlier in February when the choirâs truck and trailer went off the road while traveling to a competition.
Donations for the Austin Show Choir will also be accepted.
Public Safety Academy: Ivy Tech South Campus will have an open house Monday from 3 to 7 p.m.
Attendees can learn more about Ivy Tech programs, admissions, financial aid, student life, career services, the Center for Academic Excellence, disability support services, the TRiO program, College for Working Adults, Corporate College, the American Honors Program, and the FOCUS Hospitality Internship Program.
Also on hand will be Francineâs Friends mobile mammography unit from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. and the Red Cross Bloodmobile from 1 to 6:30 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS â House Republicans tossed out Indiana Governor Mike Penceâs call for a tax cut Friday.
Indiana has an approximate $500 million annual surplus that Pence proposed could benefit Hoosiers if that money was turned back to the people.
However, House Representatives would rather see those funds used for education and transportation.
âWeâre continuing fiscal integrity, we will have a balanced budget, weâre making priority investments in education and priority investments in transportation,â House Ways and Means Chairman Tim Brown, R-Crawfordsville, said.
COLUMBIA CITY â Indian Springs Middle Schoolâs show choir, City Stars, held its 5th annual Sounds of the City Invitational.
Seven different middle school choirs competed Friday night, with Norwell Middle School taking the top honors. The choir also won Best Vocals and Best Choreography awards. As the night came to an end, City Stars entertained the crowd with its competition show, performing in an exhibition status.
âThe invitational ran very smoothly thanks to all the hard work from parents and supporters of the choir,â said Karyle Genth, City Starsâ director.
SOUTH WHITLEY â After a sticker shock of close to $500,000 to stabilize the Eel River bank, South Whitley Town Council members researched ways to cut costs and has found some viable solutions.
With erosion running rampant along the riverbank, it is only a matter of time before the Eel River uncovers newly laid wastewater lines.
Project engineers advised council members that the erosion could cause pipes to be exposed creating a possible threat to the wastewater lines.
But the council received some good news at Tuesdayâs meeting when alternatives were suggested to fund the project.
SOUTH WHITLEY â Parents and teachers gathered for a chance to discuss the academic well-being of Whitko High School students recently.
The second round of parent-teacher conferences was held Wednesday evening to touch base on studentsâ educational progress.
With a 30 percent attendance, the amount of parents choosing to take part in the evening was up approximately four percent from last year.
Parents had the chance to talk to faculty members and receive progress reports, as well as updated balances on book fees.
