Shaun Cummings, an Enid native with a long track record of community service, wears many hats in his hometown — from working with Air Force and Scouts to joining many
Landon Paris of Winona Lake; and
Anna Steely of North Manchester.
Ivy Tech
• Ivy Tech Community College Fort Wayne and the MERIT Center, 1109 Dayton St., Decatur, are bringing Ivy Tech classes to Adams County. The first class will be a non-credit certified production technician class from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesdays and Wednesdays starting April 13. The course is free to qualified Indiana residents through Next Level Jobs funding. The MERIT Center and Ivy Tech plan to expand course offerings to academic and non-credit classes including CNC, welding, construction trades, writing, communication and medical terminology. Contact Heather Vance at hvance6@ivytech.edu or 260-355-9462 for information.
FORT WALTON BEACH In the crisp air of a sun-splashed Saturday morning, volunteers spread silently across the grounds of Beal Memorial Cemetery to lay wreaths at the graves of the more than 1,700 veterans buried there.
The morning marked the inaugural year for local participation in Wreaths Across America, an initiative to honor and remember the nation s military veterans.
Wreaths Across America traces its beginnings to 1992, when volunteers placed a truckload of wreaths donated by Worcester Wreath Company in Harrington, Maine, on graves at Arlington National Cemetery. From there, Wreaths Across America has become a nonprofit organization that also teaches school, scout, civic and other groups about American veterans.