News lifestyle 2008-04-21 Andanh.com

Chiseled competition: 13 men and 4 women compete for the Mr. and Ms. Ball State title Fri, 18 Apr 2008 22:18:00 EST
Bronzed, chiseled bodies strutted the stage at Emens Auditorium on Thursday evening for the Mr. and Ms. Ball State competition.

Faith profile: Farmland United Methodist Church Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:02:00 EST
400 N. Morris St.

Friends & Neighbors Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:13:00 EST
WINNERS WERE NAMED during the recent Edible Book Festival at Kennedy Library.

The meaning of it all Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:00:00 EST
English uses foreign words more than any other language. The Oxford English Dictionary lists more than 500,000. Arabic words that found their way into the English language, mostly through the Spanish language with such examples as "algebra," "zero," "almanac," "saffron" and "tariff."

Yorktown teen doesn't make Colts' cheerleading cut Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:59:00 EST
YORKTOWN -- April Acree, the 18-year-old Yorktown High School volleyball player who was vying for a spot on this year's Indianapolis Colts cheerleading roster, was cut Thursday.

Faith briefs Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:03:00 EST
MUNCIE -- New Burlington United Methodist Church, 8081 S. County Road 475-E, will have a recognition breakfast for Ron Bonham 7-9 a.m. today at the church. He and his family will be honored for their many years of service to the community. This event is being sponsored by members of the church. Cost is $6 for adults and $3 for youth 10 or younger. Two thirds of the funds collected will be donated to the Red-Tail Conservancy in Ron's name and the balance will be used to cover the food costs. Any monies in excess of the food cost will be given to local missions and food pantries.

Faith directory Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:55:00 EST
Seventh-Day Adventist Church, 1404 W. Cowing Drive. Pastor Dwight Kruger. 288-6433.

Are you a scuppie? You probably know someone who is Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:56:00 EST
First came hippies, followed soon by yippies, then preppies, yuppies, buppies and guppies. Now meet the scuppies: socially conscious upwardly mobile persons.

Little things that make a difference Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:58:00 EST
You really do appreciate the crew of people who work hard for you day in and day out, from the garbage collector who never leaves the trash-can lids carelessly in your driveway to the teacher who responds to every urgent e-mail to the bus driver who diligently works your route. Sure, you may have left them a tip or a thoughtful gift at holiday time. But wouldn't it be nice to brighten their days a bit year-round?

Prison worker claims persecution Fri, 18 Apr 2008 17:01:00 EST
WILMINGTON, Del. -- The kitchen manager at the state's Webb Correctional Facility alleges he is being persecuted for his Christian beliefs, claiming that his supervisor ordered him to remove a Bible from his desk and from the prison.

Cremation a growing trend Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
It's a subject many people avoid. Whether a person prefers burial or cremation, service or no service, secular or religious service, often is left up to family members.

Gossary of funeral terms Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
Glossary of Funeral terms ' Arrangement room -- A room of the funeral home used to make the necessary funeral arrangements with the family of the deceased.

Service lets you 'tend' loved one's grave from afar Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
Mark Martin's mother died almost 30 years ago. But keeping up her gravesite remains important to him even today.

Consumers getting into ion power Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
Whether you're cruising through a drugstore or surfing TV channels, you can't help but notice claims about ions. There are ionic hair dryers. Ionic air purifiers. Ionic foot pads. Even ionic clothes hangers.

Some women swear by their ionic hairdryers Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
The dreaded bad hair day, when those curls go flat before noon, your hair is as shiny as a '79 Plymouth and your locks look as limp as a three-legged dog.

Just in time for Passover Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
Looking for a black satin yarmulke like the one your grandfather used to wear? Sure, you can still get it. But why would you want to, when stylish and offbeat options abound?

What makes Cuban cigars so great? Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
I know how this sounds, but I live in Havana and I don't smoke cigars. I'm clueless about them, actually. Even the cutting thingy that trims off the tip is a mystery.

Dying Arabs, Jews spend last days together Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
In a sunlit, tan-stone building on the dividing line of this divided city, Arabs and Jews come to live out the last period of their lives.

Contests fuel Pope culture Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
The possibility of face time with Pope Benedict XVI during his upcoming visit to the United States has many young Catholics signing up for friendly competition.

Polygamy gets more attention Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
The hundreds of women and children from a Texas polygamist compound shown streaming onto school buses over the weekend are the latest public face of polygamy.

Senior Menu week of April 13 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 00:05:26 CDT
WHAT'S FOR DINNER Menu for week of April 13 MONDAY: Turkey burger, mashed potatoes with gravy, Kyoto blend vegetables, peaches, brownie, dinner roll and milk.

Athletes don't let disabilities deter them Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:22:11 CDT
Rehabilitation Hospital of Indiana Sports Program is dedicated to providing competitive and non-competitive athletic opportunities to individuals with disabilities to enhance quality of life, promote physical fitness, introduce recreational and wheelchair sports and challenge participants to perform at a competitive level.

PERSPECTIVES OF A LAYMAN Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:22:32 CDT
In case you havenât noticed this yearâs presidential campaign has taken an ugly turn, and religion is once again at the center of controversy.

Mt. Zion church visits Mississippi Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:38:03 EDT
Crawfordsville’s Mt. Zion United Methodist Church members went to D’Iberville, Miss., and worked in the towns of Waveland, Miss., and Gulfport, Miss., repairing and rebuilding homes damaged by Hurricane Katrina. The Journal Review traveled with 19 adults and seven children on the trip.

Seniors enjoy spring break in Mexico Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:38:05 EDT
Samantha Williams and Jessica Surber (both center) vacationed in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, for their senior spring break. Vacationing with them and the Journal Review were, from left, Brent and Nikki Silrey, Williams’ brother-in-law and sister; Connie Williams, her mother; and friend Irene Skelton.

Local students make honor roll Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:38:06 EDT
Southmont High School second trimester honor roll Grade 9 — High honor roll: Tyler Abraham, Crystal Ames, Kierstan Basey, Matthew Bupp, Kathryn Fisher, Madison Fouty, Aubrey Gillogly, Dalton Groh, Lauren Haffner, Shelby Harris, Kyle Harrison, Emma Hatcher, Tyler Huckstep, Daniel Jensen, Andrew Jent, Nathan Keck, Kylie Lippencott, Angeline Martin, Jesse Martin, John Maynor, Lucas Miller, Jacob Morris, Cristan Nielsen, Cassie Parker, Ronald Posthauer, Nicole Powell, Christopher Rash, Rachel Rippy, Krista Ruby, Michael Servies, Robert Wheeler, Caitlin Williams, Brandon Wright and Danielle Zadai. Regular honor roll: Bryce Allgood, Dana Alshaher, Angela Ames, James Anderson, Megan Arts, Austin Bartlett, Shelby Blake, Emily Bowman, Shaun Brown, Austin Chapman, Aaron Clark, William Clauser, Jonathan Clayburn, Kyle Cline, Aaron Collins, Bailey Davis, Jarod Day, Crystal Flowers, Erik Garcia, Terra Harris, Rebekah Hart, Marissa Harvey, Micah Hatch, Jonathan Hornback, Blake Hutchison, Schanate Jackson, Danielle Johnson, Vanessa Jones, Raeleigh Klingensmith, Kayla Largent, Nikki Malone, Kyle McCormick, Brayden McKinney, Isaac Miller, William Moser, Brooklyn Nace, Allison Norris, Matthew Overpeck, Anthony Politz, Kacie Powers, Andrew Reed, Eric Rhoads, Dylan Robinson, Katherine Sparks, Andrew Turpin, Cole Wills, James Wilson and Wesley Wilson. Grade 10 — High honor roll: Marjorie Binch, James Blaich, Kelsey Bowman, Kyra Burton, Ethan Cating, Tyler Cline, Shelby Etcheson, Megan Grant, Nathan Gray, Cody Haslam, Tanner Hill, Ian Line, Jonathon Mason, Andrew Maynor, Levi McAnulty, Abigayle Metcalf, Adrianna Myers, Christina Pendleton, Logan Petry, Curtis Rose, Shandi Ross, Aubri Rush, Lorna Shoaf, Brian Smith, David Smith, Susan Ward, Dakota Warren, Jenna Whalen and Brooke Wininger. Regular honor roll: Chance Allen, Matthew Armbruster, Megan Arnold, Danielle Baker, Destiny Becerril, Jessica Biggs, Brent Blanton, Brittany Brisson, Derek Buckels, Jordan Burkett, Chase Burton, Patrick Calhoun, Nathan Colgan, Justyn Cook, Kyle Davis, Calli Deedrick, David Dunbar, Matthew Elless, Patrick Fletcher, Tara French, Tregg Gabbard, Alysha Green, Erica Groh, Shannon Hall, Kayla Hargis, Nathaniel Hedrick, Kassandra Hickman, Christopher High, Larissa Homsher, Katie Hunley, Emily Jarvis, William Jones, Patrick Keesee, Robert Knight, Darin Lamont, Dusty Lawton, Lucas Long, Matthew Mahan, Tel McDaniel, Kristina Michael, Ethan Miller, Kacey Myers, Taylor Nave, Jenna Page, Lagora Paxton, Shelby Phillips, Kyle Pickett, Jacob Roberts, Abigail Sloan, Caleb Sperry, Michael Stevens, Clay Teague, Karli Underwood, Kaycie Welcher, Sarah Welcher, Nathan Whitlow, Trevor Woodcock and Alexandrea Zachary. Grade 11 — High honor roll: Nathaniel Borden, Tyler Bridge, Kaylee Brogan, Tabitha Brown, Creasy Clauser, Camille Cook, Melissa Dye, Bailey Ebaugh, Morgan Fouty, Megan Frost, Samuel Hatcher, Jordan Hockersmith, Brittney Homsher, Melody Howard, Christopher Lewis, Derek Linn, Steven Livesay, Hilary Mishler, Katie Morgan, Scott Paris, Max Parker, Laura Philpott, Rachel Reffett, Ashlee Richardson, Tiffany Richardson, Ethan Smith, Elizabeth Sparks, Alyssa Spencer, Leigha Thompson, Nicholas Truncone and Tyler Witherspoon. Regular honor roll: Rebecca Armstrong, Coriann Arts, Faith Ayers, Jason Bannon, Lauren Barnett, Lacey Blanton, Erica Boots, Michael Brown, Brittany Byers, Caitlin Carr, Ryan Chism, Cassandra Davis, April Detro, Amber Dickerson, Hannah Dossett, Abby Dove, Jared Earle, Jessica Ewoldt, Megan Fisher, Nicholas Fisher, Kraig Hall, Christopher Harshbarger, Nicholas Hodges, Megan Huckstep, Landon Jackson, Cody Jacquez, Justin Jones, Laken Joyce, Kristen Kinkead, Mary Lichtenwalter, Kayla Lowe, Myriah McGaughey, Alyssa Melvin, Alisha Monreal, Haleigh Moore, Nickolas Morgan, Brianna Mullen, Jeffrey Parker, Trevor Patton, Felicia Politz, Cayla Porter, Patrick Posthauer, Andrew Poynter, Andrea Reynolds, Tiffany Ringis, Williams Sessions, Grace Shelton, Karly Sims, Dustin Starlin, Joshua Stevens, Stefan Stevenson, Jordan Stribling, Julie Turner, Cody Vanscoyoc, Codie Waldon, Hannah Wheeler, Sabrae Wilkins, Jordan Williams, Joshua Williams, Aaron York and Brittney York. Grade 12 — High honor roll: Constance Barker, Josiah Binch, Margaret Blaich, Matthew Clark, Kristin Cline, Tiffany Cope, Derrek Day, Chelsea Ebaugh, Travis Elless, Ethan Grant, Darren Haffner, Holly Hatch, Paul Himes, Miranda Judt, Brooke McGaughey, Morgan McIntire, Sarah Montoney, Katherine Norris, Mallory Parker, Lisa Poole, Rachel Powell, Allison Rogers, Katherine Rogers, David Rooze, Cameron Rush, Ember Shepherd, Casey Stull, James Tolin, Kelsey Utterback, Lauren Willard and Brittney Young. Regular honor roll: Andrew Actis, Kelsey Adams, Daniel Bennett, Jonathan Bever Campbell, Samantha Bowers, Brian Buck, Christopher Burkholder, Clayton Burton, Danielle Busenbark, Lindsay Calvert, Keisha Chism, Sonny Cox, Aaron Cravens, Wade Dove, Cheryl Earl, Danielle Fletcher, Erica Furr, Amairani Gonzalez, Andrea Harris, Randi Harris, Ellen Hedge, Savannah Hoskins, Jason Hull, Kevin Hull, Codi Irelan, Brandon Kader, Mary Keller, Alyshia Kinkead, Alexandra Kraynak, Nicole Lewis, Elizabeth Lovall, Derek McCloud, Jacob Moore, Brandi Paxton, Joshua Plunkett, Darin Price, Brandon Rash, Adrianna Rewerts, Amelia Rose, Jessica Scott, Anthony Sheets, Andrew Stribling, Rebecca Summers, Allyson Taylor, Adam Teague, Natosha Thompson, Shantera Trinkle, Christopher VanCleave, Amber Whitlow, Kristen Wilhite and Samantha Williams.

Eppes inducted into nursing honor society Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:38:08 EDT
Elisha (Largent) Eppes was inducted into Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing on April 4 with a ceremony in Indianapolis.

McGrady serves as literary society critic Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:38:09 EDT
Stephen McGrady, Hillsboro, a junior at Illinois College, Jacksonville, Ill., is serving as the critic of Pi Pi Rho Literary Society for the spring 2008 semester.

Pardue inducted into BSU honor society Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:38:11 EDT
Cheryl Pardue, Crawfordsville, was inducted into Ball State University’s chapter of Phi Upsilon Omicron on March 2. Phi Upsilon Omicron is the oldest family and consumer sciences honor society in the nation. Membership eligibility is based on scholarship, leadership, character and service.

Sharp serves as Indiana House page Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:38:14 EDT
Michaelan Sharp, a freshman at Daystar Christian Academy, Crawfordsville, recently served as an Indiana House page for state Rep. Tim Brown, Crawfordsville.

Mr. & Mrs. Wrightsman Fri, 18 Apr 2008 15:38:16 EDT
Jim and Stephanie Wrightsman will celebrate their 25th wedding anniversary 2-4 p.m. Sunday with a surprise open house at the Russellville Community Church.

Program will explore Heifer roots
“Heifers, Horses and Hospitality” will be presented by Peggy Reiff Miller at Goshen City Church of the Brethren, Fifth and Clinton streets, Goshen, Sunday at 9:25 a.m. This presentation is part of a series at City Church focusing on hospitality and the 300th anniversary of the Church of the Brethren.

Tickets available for firemans' ball
Tickets are still available for the 2008 Goshen Fire Department Flames and Dames Ball April 26 at the Spohn Ballroom in downtown Goshen.

Monitor looms as next arena for a format war Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0000
The computer world is no stranger to format wars, and we're about to have another one with the new connection format to the next generation of computer monitors.

In world of high-tech products, baby's most important needs are simple Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0000
Bringing home a newborn is one of the most chaotic times in a parent's life. Here are some must-haves to stock before the baby arrives, according to Heather Maclean, author of "The Baby Gizmo Buying Guide."

Buying for Baby 'Gizmo Guide' helps new parents navigate maze of superstores and 'necessities' Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0000
Just because baby superstores have products stacked to the ceilings doesn't mean most of what they stock is worth buying. In fact, parents should pass by much of it.

Vista is the future; time to just let XP go Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0000
Microsoft plans to discontinue sales of Windows XP on new computers on June 30, completing the company's transition to Windows Vista.

Gloryland finds nursing homes a good place to exercise music, faith Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0000
There are some things about the Gloryland band that defy explanation.

Carrabba fans come through loud and strong Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0000
Sing-along time is back in full force for singer Chris Carrabba of Dashboard Confessional, who will perform at the University of Southern Indiana on Saturday.

Tri-Fest Food and fun fill three days as Lions Club's annual event kicks off Friday in Henderson Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0000
Henderson Tri-Fest slated for this weekend.

Harrison grad sings in 'Madama Butterfly' cinemacasts Thu, 17 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0000
Evansville native Matthew O'Neill appears as Goro, the matchmaker, in the San Francisco Opera's production of "Madama Butterfly" playing at Showplace East this weekend.

House of the week Fri, 18 Apr 2008 05:00:00 -0000
This design, Plan K-688-D, by Homeplans, part of Move, does away with wasted space, emphasizing quality rather than size.

Families turning off the TV and tuning into engaging activities Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:41:00 EST
On a beautiful spring afternoon, Diane Brooks and six of her children were on the porch of their near-westside home, playing and joking and doing homework.

Red Cross now offering training online Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:38:00 EST
MUNCIE -- Now East Central Indiana residents have a new, convenient way to get trained in lifesaving skills such as CPR and first aid -- online. The Hoosier Heartland Chapter of the American Red Cross is now offering online training for all Health & Safety courses.

Y seniors get a new toy Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:36:00 EST
MUNCIE -- The Muncie YMCA used a $2,500 grant from Tylenol to buy a couple of Wii consoles and sports packages the Y foresees as a boon for inactive seniors.

Organ, tissue donors contribute to lives of others Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:32:00 EST
QApril is Donate Life Month. What can I contribute by donating organs or tissue?

Are you getting your sleep on? Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:35:00 EST
Do you ever wake up tired after a full nights' sleep? In general, most healthy adults need seven to nine hours of sleep a night. I find that I need the nine hours of sleep but rarely get it. In contrast, my husband can function without sleepiness or drowsiness after as little as six hours of sleep. So, how do you measure how much sleep you need?

Need a little more get-up-and-go? Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:34:00 EST
Try mint.

Healthy purse pointers Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:34:00 EST
If you tend to carry heavy purses or other bags, consider switching to lighter ones, especially if you've been experiencing pain.

Babies bulk up with less sleep Sat, 19 Apr 2008 23:38:00 EST
Infants and toddlers who slept fewer than 12 hours in a 24-hour period were twice as likely to be overweight than longer sleepers by the time they're 3 years old, a recent study showed.

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