Dubois County — We have a day for giving thanks. We have two for getting deals with Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Now, the Community Foundation is joining the national movement to help create GivingTuesday™, the giving season’s opening day. On Tuesday November 27, 2012 charities, families, businesses and individuals are coming together to transform the…
Here is a video from Starstruck DJ Service, LLC. of the Christmas Tree lighting and parade on the square in Jasper on Wednesday night.
Marissa Rogers is a senior at Jasper High School who has been paralyzed from the waist down since birth. In order to realize her dream of driving, she is hoping to win a car through a contest sponsored by The Ellen Degeneres Show. The car will be converted to hand controls so that Marissa will…
Many of our readers follow us on Facebook but the social network isn’t without its problems. These recent changes may be a step in a good direction though. Facebook is working to keep users happy by minimizing the number of promotional posts that appear in their personal News Feed but businesses have asked for a…
Fr. Cyprian Davis, OSB, a monk of Saint Meinrad Archabbey, St. Meinrad, IN, has been named the recipient of three honors. The National Black Catholic Congress (NBCC) gave its Lifetime Achievement Servant of Christ Award to Fr. Cyprian on July 21, during its conference in Indianapolis. Also receiving the award were Beverly A. Carroll of…
Congratulations to Josh Vollmer for winning the Ultimate Hoosier Fan contest. Personally, I’ve always felt that before you can have one of those license plates that says “#1 Fan” of anything, you need to have won some sort of contest. Otherwise, are you really the #1 fan? Imagine two fans standing on a narrow plank…
Jack Greener is twelve and knows he wants to be a photojournalist. He says he loves photojournalism “because you never know what is going to happen and you are there to capture the moment.” Jack is busy building a portfolio and he works on Jasper Middle School’s Yearbook. His work has appeared on this site…
Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center’s Medical Staff is awarding a $500 scholarship to area high school seniors entering a two- to four-year educational program in a health-related field. To qualify, the applicant must maintain at least a “B” (3.0 on a 4.0 grading scale) grade point average. Other criteria for consideration include SAT scores,…
A new digital media course offered at Jasper High School is all about producing digital media content. Students are exploring the use of modern technology to produce an online news site that includes a weekly newscast. The Wildcat Weekly can be viewed here and you can subscribe to the Wildcat Weekly YouTube Channel here.
Today is INTERNATIONAL CAPS LOCK DAY! (Is that exclamation point redundant?) This is the ninth year of the holiday. Here is the Twitter feed and official Caps Lock Website. We must admit the site needs a little polishing, although it does include the late Billy Mays (OxiClean fame) who always seemed to talk in all…
