Category Archives: Indiana

Colts Friday Night Football Tour

If your a an avid Colts fan dont miss the The Indianapolis Colts’ “Friday Night Football Tour” that comes to Decatur for Bellmont’s Homecoming game with Homestead on September 18th. The visit lasts from 5:30 until the kick-off at 7:00, and will feature the Colts traveling museum, Colts In Motion. Colts In Motion is a [...]

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Public Auto Auction Company Kruse Getting Complaints

I have written several posts over the year about public auto auctions and classic car auctions held at the Kruse Auburn auto auction. I write them mainly because I love old cars and attending antique car shows and auto auctions. In my last post few posts about the Kruse auto auctions there have been several [...]

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Indiana Lawmakers May Force Schools To Close

While many in the community have been working hard with the school board to find a solution to saving the current elementary school configuration in the North Adams School district it might all be in vein. I just read an article in the Daily Democrat where the superintendent discussed proposed changes by Indiana lawmakers that [...]

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School Board Votes To Delay Reconfiguration

The school board voted at lasts nights meeting to delay the North Adams school reconfiguration and won’t readdress the issue until April of 2010. The Decatur Daily Democrat reported:
Acting upon the recommendation of Superintendent of Schools Wylie Sirk,who said in a prepared statement that an ad hoc citizen committee had threatened legal action against the [...]

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Reconfiguration Of North Adams Schools Approved

As you all know by now that the North Adams School Board approved the reconfiguration of the elementary schools in last nights board meeting. According to the Daily Democrat our local paper
By a 3-2 vote — and against the wishes of most of the 100 or more community members in attendance — the board approved [...]

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No More Ala Carte Menu At High School

I wasn’t going to bring this up as I didn’t find it to be that big of a deal myself but there are those that might have a different opinion so I figured I’d mention it. It was mentioned in the comments on the school reorganization  post that Bellmont High had decided not to offer [...]

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Indiana Nursing Schools And Programs

I was talking with my niece the other night about what she plans to do when she graduates high school. Last night on the radio I hear the nursing field is going to be short by about 40% of the needed number of nurses in the next 10 years. I told my niece I would [...]

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Voice Your Concerns Over North Adams School District Changes

If you’ve been following any of the comments on this site you will know that the North Adams Community School Board is proposing some changes. The proposals are to change the classrooms and grade levels at all of the North Adams elementary schools. I don’t have children in the elementary schools so I’ve kind of [...]

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