Archive - 2010 - News Article
December 19th
Embracing winter and the fun that goes with it, the Pilot News is giving readers the chance to send in photos of their best snow creations. The feature is titled, âMe and My Snowman,â and readers are encouraged to be creative and use props, outfits, etc. to make their snow people truly unique. Any age can participate â as evidenced by above (from left) Tim Reinholt, Maggie Nixon and Shelby Jones, and their little friend Sunny Snow â all decked out in kayak safety gear at the Knox park.
We also encourage you to pose with your snow art.
PLYMOUTH â Webster second grade teachers challenged and their classes responded with an outpouring of inventiveness.
Teachers Kari Osborn, Jodi Eveland  and Crystal Uyhelji had their students read a story about a pair of creative young inventors.
âThe story was called âPearl and Wagner,ââ said Eveland. âIt was about a science fair and they made a trash eating robot. In the end of the story they didnât win the science fair but the story was about friendship and team work.â
ARGOS â Five students from the Adult Basic Education (ABE) welding classes took what could be the most important test of their lives Thursday.
They have been working for the past 15 weeks to learn and perfect welding techniques in order to obtain a MIG welding certification.
According to ABE Director Deb Sherwood, the five young students had all dropped out of high school for various reasons.
âOne came to us with a GED and the others have been taking GED classes along with the welding classes,â Sherwood said.
December 17th
Cortni Cook, front and center, sings a song as Crystal Snowflake during a second performance of fifth grade classes from Riverside Intermediate School this week. Pictured around the soloist are (front) Kevin Sibal; Kirkland Hettich as Rudolph; Carlee Donathen (left of Cook) and Bryon Whitaker (right); and back: Laura Orozco Rosario, Sydney Holzwart, and Taylor Brown.
Photo by Greg Hildebrand
Share your snow or holiday photos with us: email news@thepilotnews.com. Make sure all are identified.
PLYMOUTH â Slow but sure wins the race, but that doesnât make it any easier to wait.
âItâs really kind of a strange thing this year but for whatever reason many of the campaigns are running late this year,â said Jennifer Maddox, Executive Director of United Way of Marshall County. âIâm optimistic that weâre going to reach our goal but we wonât have final numbers for awhile yet because so many businesses havenât completed their drives.â
One local company has been âin the clubhouseâ on their drive for quite awhile. Not only was it a quick one, it was a big success.
December 16th
By
Carol Anders, Correspondent
The one-to-one computer program at Lincoln Junior High, where every student and each certified teachers has a laptop computer, has now gained some recognition at the state level.
LJH Principal Dan Funston, along with Super-intendent Daniel Tyree, teacher Bob Garrity and student Garrick Nate, presented an overview of the program to the Indiana State Board of Education last week. Funston said Nate did a great job in showing how he uses the laptop for various projects
The presentation can be viewed on the Indiana State Board of Educationâs website.
December 15th
PLYMOUTH â After a 10-year absence, the book sale at the Plymouth Public Library returned with a bang.
The three-day event kicked off last Friday with hardback books selling for 50 cents and paperback books selling for 25 cents.
By the end of day Friday, the library had already made $1,000. According to Library Director Susie Reinholt, this was the first book sale since the library expanded just over 10 years ago with the purchase of property formerly owned by the Pilot News.
December 14th
Nicole DeKoker shows the huge snowball she made during her snow day off of school Monday, from Culver. Behind her is sister Brooke De Koker on a snow hill.
PLYMOUTH â Area residents, regardless of age, are being encouraged to take part in a unique, three-month team contest, âBest Loser 2011: Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is.â
The annual weight loss contest has become a popular challenge, with up to 400 people participating yearly. The reward: a healthier body, renewed lifestyle, higher self-esteem â and $1,000 cash to the winning team.
This is the fifth Marshall County Best Loser challenge.
BREMEN â Battles continue around the Lake of the Woods area, this time extending to the lakeâs sewer board.
The Lake of the Woods sewer board consists of seven members â four elected and three appointed members. One of those appointments comes from the Marshall County Council and the question of who should be given that appointment became a point of contention during the meeting of the Council on Monday.
