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By: Tammy Pearson— Muncie, IN—Twelve ICE League Academic All-Stars earned $6,000 in scholarships Thursday, surrounded by their League teammates, coaches, fans, family, and friends at the fifth annual ICE League championship tournament. The foundation of the innovative Inner City Educational League is academics. Students must maintain a 2.5 or higher GPA to fully participate and to be eligible for the season awards. The basketball championship tournament, with the semifinal round on Wednesday, March 20, at Northside Middle School, and the finals on Thursday, March 21, at Muncie Central High School, was the culmination of a six-week season. The ICE League mission is to utilize sports…

By: Micayla Christensen— Muncie, IN—8 ICE League teams walked into Northside Middle School on Wednesday night, anxious and hopeful for the night’s semi-final games. Four teams emerged as winners and will face off in the 2019 ICE League Championship games tonight, March 21, at Muncie Central High School. GIRLS’ DIVISION: Buley Center vs. Ross Center at 6:00 pm. BOYS’ DIVISION: Boys & Girls Club vs. Buley Center at 7:20 pm. The Inner City Educational (ICE) League is a program of Project Leadership and is designed to motivate students to be strong student athletes as they move toward high school and post-secondary…

By: Erin Williams— Muncie, IN—As part of the PlySpace 2019 spring programming, the public is invited to explore and interact with an exciting, family-friendly installation and exhibition by PlySpace Resident Fellow, Kevin Titzer. Nowhere To Be And All Day To Get There will open on Thursday, April 4th, from 5 – 8 PM at the PlySpace Gallery (608 E. Main Street), as part of the April First Thursday in downtown Muncie, Indiana. Light refreshments will be served, and the artist will speak about his work at 7:00 PM. PlySpace is an artist-in-residence program of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council which…

By: Heather Williams – Associate Director, Office of Community Engagement & Program Manager Building Better Neighborhoods, Ball State University; Muncie Action Plan Task Force 2 Leader— Muncie, IN—Muncie’s neighborhoods will soon be blooming with flowers and street life as the spring days warm our flower beds, soon-to-be planted vegetable gardens, and our welcoming front porches. After a long, cold winter, residents are ready to reconnect and move forward with projects and events to improve their neighborhoods and increase neighborliness. Kicking off these efforts, the 2019 I.D.E.A. Conference held on March 2nd  brought together over one hundred and forty neighborhood leaders…

By: Kate Elliott— Muncie, IN — Sue Godfrey dropped out of the workforce to raise children. She had left a management position and re-entered office life through an entry-level role. Sue enrolled in Shafer Leadership’s Emergence program, and there, she regained her confidence. Now the executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters of East Central Indiana, Godfrey is an advocate for the eight-week, highly interactive Emergence program. It outfits participants with confidence and a command of their leadership style, she said. Registration for the 2019 Emergence Class — which kicks off Tuesday, April 2 — is open through Friday, March 29….

By: Jessie Fisher— Muncie, IN—The third annual Cornerstone Center for the Arts and PrimeTrust Federal Credit Union Young Artist Exhibition, took place March 14. The show included over 170 pieces of 2D and 3D artwork created by Delaware County students in kindergarten through twelfth grades. 17 area schools, multiple homeschool families, and students from Cornerstone submitted entries to the exhibition. Six community artists and advocates anonymously judged each piece of artwork selecting the top three and one honorable mention in six categories. Judges included Betty Brewer, president and CEO of Minnetrista, and president of the Muncie Arts and Culture Council;…

By: Amy Logan— Muncie, IN—The Boys & Girls Clubs of Muncie has announced Amy Gibson as the new director of grant based initiatives. Gibson is the first person to hold the new position. “This position will allow the Boys and Girls Clubs of Muncie the opportunity to form a closer relationship with our community partners,” comments CEO Jason Newman. Newman, who just celebrated his one year anniversary with the Club, set out to create new, exciting programs to engage the youth they see daily. It’s through the support of many community partners that the new programs are successful. Gibson will…

By: Kristen McConnell— Muncie, IN— During Muncie Community Schools Spring Break, the YMCA of Muncie will offer Safety Around Water, a free program designed to engage and educate parents about the importance of water safety skills and provide more of America’s youth access to water safety lessons. The program focuses on reaching underserved communities with a special emphasis on African American and Hispanic communities, where risk of drowning among children is highest. According to a 2017 national research study conducted by the USA Swimming Foundation with the University of Memphis and University of Nevada-Las Vegas, 64 percent of African American…

By: Kat Knox— Muncie, IN—YWCA Central Indiana Sixth Annual Texas Roadhouse Luncheon is Thursday, March 21, 2019 at the Muncie Texas Roadhouse, 200 W. McGalliard Road.  The menu includes: pulled pork, portabella mushroom chicken, made-from-scratch green beans, corn and fresh baked bread. Vegetarian options are also available. You may pick up carry-out meals from 11:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. or dine in with Ball State Athletics personnel and Charlie Cardinal from noon to 1:30 p.m. Carry-out options are also available at the following local delivery hubs: Toyota of Muncie 3311 N Nebo Rd, Muncie, IN 47304 Heidi J Hale Designs LLC 301 S…