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The Press-Dispatch Wednesday, June 1, 2022 B-5 REGIONAL Continued from page 1 EAST GIBSON Submit East Gibson news items: Call: 812-354-8500 Email: egnews@pressdispatch.net or bring in a hard copy: 820 E. Poplar Street, Petersburg BARTON TOWNSHIP ELEMENTARY HONOR ROLL Barton Township Ele- mentary School is proud to announce the fourth grad- ing period honor roll! SIXTH GRADE: Rochelle Heichelbech Cirra Lemeron Carly Schoonover Gavin Strickland Gavin Ball Savannah Craney Dylan Deppe Josh Lin Emma Pierce FIFTH GRADE Harper Gray Presley Heichelbech Lexi Sandifar Christian Tkacz FOURTH GRADE Sophie Craney Ava Doerner Maci Harrison Kenzie Sandifar Chloe Schoonover Laynie Stoffel FRANSISCO ELEMENTARY HONOR ROLL Mrs. Jane Reed, Princi- pal of Francisco Elementa- ry School, would like to an- nounce the Honor Roll and Most Improved student awards for the fourth grad- ing period. We are proud of the student's hard work and look forward to their contin- ued success. SIXTH GRADE A Honor Roll Vivienne Young A-B Honor Roll Miahnie Bairnsfather Jordan McGowan Zoey Neal Bianca Young-Nimrick FIFTH GRADE A Honor Roll Bryson Schatz A-B Honor Roll Jordan Humphrey Most Improved Everly Foote Jordan Humphrey Lizzy Morrow Bryson Schatz FOURTH GRADE A Honor Roll Alexa Pharris Emerey Ferguson A-B Honor Roll Micheal Clark Kolten Stewart-Green Most Improved Micheal Clark Haubstadt's Dewig Meats provided food for Run for the Wall riders headed to Washington, DC last Tuesday. Brian Birdwell came to Haub- stadt to remember veterans with a group of friends to see Run for the Wall riders Tuesday. The Run for the Wall Missing Man coordinator refused to give his own name as he chalked deceased US Ar- my-man Russell Cockrum's name into the pavement, adding it would mean something to the family to see Cock- rum's name remembered again. At every leg of the journey, Run for the Wall acknowledges a different veteran that passed from the area where they stopped. Cockrum struggled with addiction and having the Army acknowl- edge his PTSD but eventually was able to counsel others into better lives. Riders stop on way to DC to remember the fallen By Janice Barniak Run for the Wall riders stopped at the Flying J in Gibson County last Tuesday during their seventh day of riding from Ontario, Calif. on their way to Washing- ton, DC to honor veterans on Memori- al Day. The ride has been a tradition since 1989. "It's really not about what we get, it's about what we give. We're giving respect. We're paying respect to those who have made the ultimate sacrifice. Our motto is, 'We ride for those who can't'," said Ted "Boots" Kapner, on behalf of Run for the Wall. The ride aims to draw attention to prisoners of war, missing in action, killed in action and wounded in action. "We appreciate their sacrifice," Kap- ner said. Many riders start in Ontario and ride through, but some do one leg of the jour- ney or even one day of the journey. They are one of three routes, so when they all converge in Washington, DC, at the Holiday Inn in Arlington on Memori- al Day, it's tears of joy, he said. "It's really quite emotional. We've been on the road for 10 days at that point. We've all become so close, we're like a family. We know our mission is complete. We ran our race. We've honored these veterans. Some wounds have been healed." Gibson County Community Foundation awards $100k The Gibson County Com- munity Foundation recent- ly presented grant awards in the amount of $100,000 to 5 organizations serving Gibson County. The For Good, For Families, For Gibson Coun- ty Grant Program focused on charitable programs or proj- ects that were aimed to re- duce poverty, increase fami- ly economic stability, and ad- dress the effects of poverty on youth. The grants awarded are: • $20,000 to Habitat for Humanity of Gibson County to establish The Partner Fam- ily Education Project which will provide educational op- portunities for Gibson County Habitat for Humanity families • $28,000 to The Isaiah 1:17 Project to support the F3 program which provides sup- port to foster families • $15,500 to The Arc of Southwest Indiana for a new multipurpose training facility to be utilized by the Raising the Bar Program which cre- ates employment opportuni- ties for people with disabilities • $ 30,000 to Youth First, Inc. to provide funding for six Youth First Social Workers in 13 Gibson County schools • $ 6,500 to Princeton Pub- lic Library to purchase three Tower Gardens and the neces- sary equipment to be utilized specifically at the Princeton Public Library to provide com- munity organizations with multi-generational programs and opportunities to grow fruits and vegetables According to Amy Smith, Regional Director of Commu- nity Engagement and Impact, the grant was made possible by the commitment of the Gib- son County Community Foun- dation Advisory Board mem- bers. Amy says "this unre- stricted grant was a result of the Advisory Board participa- tion in the Lilly Endowment, Inc., GIF T VII Board En- gagement Initiative, in which each board member was chal- lenged to provide funds, in ex- change for the $100,000 grant, which they could award how- ever they deemed best within Gibson County." "There is a lot of great work being done in Gibson Coun- ty, and the board is excited to partner with these agencies on each of their missions," says Matt Monroe, President of the Gibson County Com- munity Foundation Advisory Board. "We are grateful to the Lilly Endowment for making this possible." 5:45.03. Weisman also placed fifth in the 3200 with a time of 11:39.07. Teague placed 13th with a time of 12:34.78. Erika Vinnedge placed 15th in the shot put with a throw of 31'1". On the boys side, pole vault- ers Braden Howald and Grif- fin Boyd had their season-best performances in the regional. Howald cleared 13 feet, which put him in fifth place. Boyd cleared 12' and placed 12th. Both are juniors. Wyatt Frasure ran a time of 24.28 in the 200 to place 14th. Left: Erika Vinnedge puts up a throw in the shot put at the Evansville Re- gional. She threw 31'1.5" for 15th place. Right: Pike Central senior Quilian Teague runs just ahead of two competitors in the 1600 at the Evans- ville Regional. She had a time of 5:45.03 to place 11th. She al- so ran 12:34.78 to place 13th in the 3200. Left: Wood Me- morial's Josie Page clears 5'6" to win the high jump at the Evansville Re- gional last Tuesday night. She will ad- vance to the state finals at Blooming- ton on Friday. Right: Wood Me- morial sophomore Jillian Page reach- es in the long jump during the Evans- ville Regional. She placed 15th with a leap of 14'1".