Featured: Grant funds still available
Posted: Saturday, July 24, 2010
A local non-profit organization still has grant funds remaining to help Huntington County employers retain existing jobs in the community.
The grant can provide a partial wage subsidy to the employer for income-eligible employees who may be in danger of layoff or who are already on layoff.
Community & Family Services, Inc. (CFS) obtained the grant through the state, and the wage subsidy is available through September 30, 2010. Funding is through federal economic stimulus dollars intended to provide a boost for the economy, as well as to help income-eligible individuals.
Interested employers should contact Geoff Frank of Community & Family Services at (260) 251-0913 (cell) for more information... Read More...
Federally funded unemployment reinstated
Posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
INDIANAPOLIS - Hoosiers eligible to resume collecting the federally funded unemployment extensions will be able to begin filing online for those benefits on Tuesday, August 3, 2010. The Department of Workforce Development (DWD) anticipates the recently passed law will restore eligibility to approximately 80,000 Hoosiers covering nearly 250,000 weeks of payments.
In order to qualify for these retroactive benefits, Hoosiers will need to complete their weekly vouchers through Indiana’s online filing system. Each Hoosier will need to verify they were unemployed through no fault of their own, report where they looked for work each week and list any outside income earned each week in question... Read More...
3rd Annual "Make A Difference" planned
Posted: Monday, July 26, 2010
The Youth Services Bureau and Unilever Ice Cream have once again teamed up to host the 3rd Annual M.A.D. (Making a Difference) Dart Run to be held Saturday, August 28, 2010.
A motorcycle event, open to the public, will travel an estimated 100 mile route beginning and ending in Huntington. Dartboards will be placed along the course and participants will stop at various locations along the route to throw their dart at the board in a competition for prizes to see who can get the highest score. The cost to participate is $10.00 per person or $15.00 per couple which will also include a door prize entry... Read More...
Beatles tribute coming to Honeywell Center
Posted: Friday, July 23, 2010
WABASH, Ind. – 105.9 The Bash and Mi Tunes 101.9 welcomes American English: The Complete Beatles Experience to the Honeywell Center on Saturday, July 31 at 7:30 p.m.
American English is the only Beatles tribute band recognized by Sir Paul McCartney. They were voted “number one” by thousands of Beatles fans at Beatlefest for three consecutive years, and won Illinois Entertainer of the Year. In concert they perform songs covering the career of the Beatles from 1963 to 1970, with precise attention to every musical detail, along with costume changes, vintage instruments, and special effects... Read More...
LaFontaine Arts Council accepting entries
Posted: Friday, July 23, 2010
The LaFontaine Arts Council is accepting entries to the annual Regional Art Exhibit which will open to the public on Friday, August 14 and run through Wednesday, September 1. The exhibit will be held in the Robert M. Wilson Gallery in the Merillat Centre at Huntington University.
Artists interested in participating can obtain an entry form by calling (260) 358-0055 or emailing ddyer23@comcast.net. Entries are due August 5, 2010.
The yearly event features artists from Northern Indiana, Ohio and Michigan and is open to the public daily from 9 a... Read More...
Operation Backyard cleans up city; projects
Posted: Friday, July 23, 2010
More than 200 area youths hit the streets of Huntington this past weekend as part of Operation Backyard. The project was a collaborative effort of a dozen local church youth groups putting teenagers to work painting, cleaning and serving with local charities.
“The goal of Operation Backyard is to show the kids that the mission field can at times be in our own backyard,” said Roger Vezeau, youth pastor at the College Park United Brethren Church in Huntington. This was the fourth year for the project which as grown in size from around 100 the first year to more than 200 this year... Read More...
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