by Kalie Ammons

Metro North Elementary School will welcome Janette Moore into its halls this fall.

“I am thrilled to be here and excited to meet with the staff and the students and their families,” Janette told The Paper.

Mrs. Moore was previously employed by the Huntington County Community School Corporation for 12 years. While she might be a first-time principal, she is no stranger to leadership positions. Five of those years she worked as a teacher at Andrews Elementary where she taught first, second and third grade. She was then offered the position for the Professional Development Coordinator for Elementary Grades where she served as an instructional coach for teachers teaching preschool through sixth grade.

This experience came in handy when applying for the Metro North position. Mrs. Moore was chosen out of 19 applicants. The school board chose to use a more rigorous method of hiring this year:

The Pauline J. Barker Educational Trust has awarded the Learn More Center in grants totaling $37,000 to support adult education programs in Wabash County. Specifically in the GED Accelerate program, adults will be attempting to get their GED in less than four months. The funding also aids student transportation to and from the two education sites, a valued asset in enabling student success.

With this gift, the Pauline J. Barker Educational Trust has provided the Learn More Center with $250,000 of vital support for advancing educational opportunities for adults in Wabash County. The Learn More Center provides students a path to attain their goals within an efficient, effective and nurturing environment that provides guidance and mentoring. Support from the Pauline J. Barker Educational Trust has assisted many students in overcoming their obstacles of learning differences, transportation barriers, and lack of support from home. Since 2010 alone, the Pauline Barker funds have supported 67 students in attaining their dreams of a GED diploma. The support of the Learn More Center’s Fast Track GED Program has been vital and has led to the new GED Accelerate Program.

by Shaun Tilghman

Family Hearing Center, Inc. is opening a new office in North Manchester (located at 225 E. Main St.) on Wednesday, July 31. Dr. Brandy Weaver, Au.D. will be the audiologist for the local branch, which will be open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Dr. Suzanne Ginter, Au.D., who has been a licensed audiologist for 15 years, is the owner of Family Hearing Center, which also has offices in Bremen and Goshen. Prior to starting her own business five years ago, Dr. Ginter gained experience while working for other private practices, as well as for ENT (Ear, Nose, & Throat) physicians.

Like Dr. Ginter, Dr. Weaver earned her doctorate from Ball State University. “It worked out well that I was graduating from Ball State in May because [Dr. Ginter] was already part-owner of this building, along with Matt Mize, and she was looking for somebody to run the new office,” said Dr. Weaver.

“I actually did my fourth-year rotation with her at the Goshen office, so I think I will be a good fit for this office,” Dr. Weaver continued. “Plus, I grew up just west of Roann and have lived there all but two years when I lived in Fort Wayne, so the business is close to home and that works out really well too. I’m really excited about this because I’ve driven an hour and a half or more for work for the last nine years, so I’m grateful to only have a half-hour drive now.”

Dr. Weaver went on to say she is also excited to be able to offer members of the local communities better access to quality hearing services and quality hearing products.

“There is an audiologist that comes down to Wabash County Hospital once or twice a week, but really I’m the only one that will be available five days a week,” she explained. “So, the thought behind this new office is that it will save local people from having to drive to Fort Wayne or Kokomo or South Bend to receive help. I really just want to make my services available to the community, and hopefully there will be a lot of interest and eventually I’ll have a full schedule.”

Pathfinder Kids Kampus, “A Caring Place to Go and Grow!” is having an open house from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 6. The open house will take place at the childcare center, located at 435 Campus Street in Huntington.

Everyone who attends will be entered to win one of the following door prizes, which will be drawn throughout the day: 1-$20 Wal-Mart Gift Card, 1-$20 Johnson Junction Gas Card.

At the open house, Pathfinder Kids Kampus staff will be taking attendees on tours of the facility along with answering any enrollment questions.

The sixth annual Trucks In Paradise Show will be held on Saturday, Aug. 24.  The event will be held at Paradise Spring Historical Park.  Registration hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  Registration is open for all types of trucks, custom cars, and motorcycles.  The Heartland Career Center will be displaying an electric car.  Dash plaques will be given to the first 50 entries that register.  Awards will be given to the Top 20 at 4 p.m. and drawings for door prizes and two $100 gas cards.  Food vendors and other vendors will be on the grounds for the day’s events.  For further details you may contact Dan at 260-494-8243.

This benefit project is to help us in maintaining the historic cabins in the Paradise Spring Historical Park.

For additional information on the Trucks in Paradise Show please call 260-494-8243 or email trucksnparadise@gmail.com or come visit us on Facebook at Trucks in Paradise.

The Wabash Art Guild is proud to announce their 2013 Members' Art Show will be on display Aug. 14-Sept. 10 at The Clark Gallery, in the main lobby of the Honeywell Center, Wabash.

With free admission to the Clark Gallery 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., the public is invited to come in from the heat, and peruse some of the local artists' creations.

Artwork is judged in the following divisions with cash prizes awarded to first through third and honorable mention: Division A-Oils, Acrylics, Alkyds; Division B—Watercolor, acrylics under glass; Division C—drawing (pencil, charcoal, ink, pastel, etc); Division D—Misc. (Sculpture, pottery, collage, weaving, batik, woodcut, etc.); Division E—Copywork (art that has been copied from another artist).

On Friday, July 26 from 5 to 8 p.m., the Wabash Walgreens will be holding a Bowling for a Cure event to raise funds for the Relay for Life of Wabash County.  The event will be held at Wabash Cannonball Lanes. Pre-registration is not required and the public is welcome to come bowl individually or with a team. 

The 2013-14 school year begins for students on Monday, August 12.

Registration days for student enrollment are Wednesday, July 31 from 2-8 p.m. and Thursday, Aug. from 7 a.m.-1 p.m.

All North schools will report to Northfield High School to enroll.

All South schools will report to Southwood High School to enroll.

Students in grades 7-12 new to the school community should contact their respective school guidance departments prior to Aug. 3 for special enrollment appointments.

Book rental prices for grades K-6 is $190.00. Book rental charges for students in grades 7-12 vary individually dependent upon the courses in which the student is enrolled and will be assessed at time of registration.