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Written by Laura Lawley on July 25, 2011.
Louisville, Ky. (WHAS11) – Service for Peace is collecting backpacks for low-income families who can’t afford the school supplies they need for the upcoming school year.
Fazoli’s just announced they’re donating $5,000 to the Backpack Angel Program and you can help too.
Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on July 25, 2011.
Back-to-School assistance
Evansville Area Council PTA Back-to-School Blitz
When: The kickoff will be from 6 to 10 a.m. on Aug. 5, although donations will be accepted through Aug. 15
Where: Evansville Teachers Federal Credit Union branches at 4401 Theater Drive and 4905 University Drive
To donate: Cash, school supplies, personal items and new and gently used clothing items will be accepted to benefit the PTA Clothing Bank housed at Washington Middle School, which is open throughout the school year to assist Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. students in need. The PTA also is accepting financial donations for its annual Shopping Spree for selected students. Those may be made at the Evansville Vanderburgh School Corp. office, 1 S.E. Ninth St., in care of the Evansville Area Council PTA.
Back 2 School Unity Fest
When: 9 to 11 a.m. on Aug. 6
Where: C.K. Newsome Center, 100 E. Walnut St.
Eligible: The event is open to local students entering kindergarten through eighth grade.
To donate: Cash donations to sponsor an anticipated 1,000 children in attendance may be made to the Evansville Christian Life Center, 509 S.
Written by Gabrielle Batchelor on July 25, 2011.
(EndPlay Staff Reports) – Wanted for scholarly research: An armchair archeologist with a knack for solving puzzles for a century-old translation challenge.
If the above listing sounds like your dream job, you and other would-be Sherlock Holmeses are in luck. Researchers from Oxford University are seeking help unraveling mysterious Greek symbols scrawled on ancient papyri, unearthed in 1896 from an Egyptian trash pile dating back more than 2,500 years. According to a report from the U.K.’s Daily Mail , users can access the cryptic manuscripts online and user pattern-recognition tools and brainpower to help scholars decipher the texts.
The project has been dubbed Ancient Lives, and can be accessed at .
Project leader Dr. Chris Lintott told the Daily Mail that only two percent of the 200,000 documents found have been gone through and analyzed. S
Written by Laura Lawley on July 25, 2011.
Ken D. and Corine Parr
Ashley Herron
Abilene alumnus awarded honorary degree
Ken D. Parr, who attended Abilene High School in 1947 and 1948, recently was awarded an honorary doctor of humane letters degree by the University of Houston. His instruction at AHS included two years of machine shop instructed by George Kearwer.
Parr worked for Mrs Baird’s Bakery from 1948 to 1950, then moved to Fort Worth. As an inventor and entrepreneur, Parr worked on the U.S. space program and in other fields. He an his wife, Corine, now live in Richmond.
Rice University
Graduate
Ashley Herron, the 2007 Jim Ned High School valedictorian, recently graduated from Rice University.
Written by Jade Nowland on July 25, 2011.
The Daily Herald announced the appointment of a new sports editor on Wednesday to replace long-time editor Darnell Dickson.
Jared Lloyd, whose byline will be familiar to readers of the Herald, takes the reins effective immediately. Lloyd, who has covered sports for the Herald since 2004, will also cover the BYU athletics beat, as did his predecessor, and assume overall supervision and guidance of the daily sports report. Lately serving as online coordinator for sports, Lloyd has been developing new channels of communication in the company’s online operation, part of a broader effort to achieve strategic goals beyond the printed newspaper.
Phillip Morgan, currently chief designer on the sports desk inside the Herald, was named assistant sports editor.
“These are terrific moves for us,” said Herald executive editor Randy Wright. “Jared has rich experience across the board and is a seasoned writer. And Phill is one of the most creative individuals I’ve had the opportunity to serve with in my career. The Herald