Thumbs-up, thumbs-down for March 22
Helping hands
Thumbs-up to those who helped Mike Isaacs clean up the damage left behind by a March 14 tornado that damaged a barn, grain bins and other structures at his farm in the 4100 block of North County Road 25E, Brownstown.
Centennial celebration
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Thumbs-up to longtime Brownstown resident Anne Wells who celebrated her 100th birthday March 8. That’s a milestone few ever reach.
Witnessing history
Thumbs-up to Seymour High School junior Luke Turner who at just 16 years old was an eyewitness to the history the country’s upper chamber of Congress made each day this past semester as he served as one of 26 paid pages to serve the U.S. Senate.
Honoring students
Thumbs to the three Brownstown Central Community School Corp. Students of the Month for February. They are senior Katie Rohlfing, eighth-grader Clare Fitzwater and fifth-grader Kristen Combs.
Filling buckets
Thumbs-up to Seymour-Jackson Elementary School’s Bucket Fillers for January. They were Jesireh Meza Padilla, Hayate Kato, Sabrina Elkins, Miles Holycross, Traeh Eisele, Hailey Holland, Eliana Simmons, James Evans, Fayelyn Garcia-Campbell, Fernando Maldonado, Ethan Ackerman, Aiden Ault, Hector Zamora Fajardo, Kenzi Henkle, Cristina Calderon Puente, Alexis Robbins, Elmer Vicente Baltazar, Catalina Baltazar-Pedro, Stephanie Mendez and Keiryn Pacheco Galvan. Honorees are students who encourage positive behavior using the concept of an invisible bucket to show children to show kindness, appreciation and love by “filling buckets.”
Helping out
Thumbs-up to Deb Bedwell who recently agreed to returned to Anchor House Family Assistance Center and Pantry in Seymour to fill in as executive director until April 5 while the organization’s board of directors searches for a new leader. Bedwell retired July 16, 2018, after serving as executive director of Anchor House for 17 years. Stephanie Masters-Wheeler, who had served as program manager since April 2018, was hired to replace Bedwell, but she recently resigned.