Helping out with the pledge
Specialist E-4 Daniel White, 23, an Afghanistan veteran visited the preschool class at the Knox County Career Center where his mother, Cathy Roe, is an assistant teacher. The students have learned the Pledge of Allegiance and as a serviceman White came to their class Wednesday to participate in the daily pledge. The students assisting are Nicholas Sanders, left, and Emily Sells. (Virgil Shipley)
KCCC students heading to D.C.
Several KCCC students have advanced to the National Business Professionals of America competition in May. Pictured are, from left, Amber Drabick, Zac Litton, Chelsie Moran, Courtney Strait, Steven Shannon and Nikkie Wheeler, the Parliamentary Procedure Team. Not pictured, Nikki Sherbahn and Bri Dalenberg, the Presentation Management Team. (Photo Submitted)
Students help plant trees
An ongoing project with the horticultural class at the Knox County Career Center is the planting of trees in Mount Vernon for the Shade Tree Commission. Wednesday morning junior students were on Wooster Road where they planted 25 trees. Derrick Dodd, left, and Wayne Merideth are busy with their shovels preparing to plant this tree. (Virgil Shipley)
Fredericktown softball champs
On Saturday the local softball team known as Black/Gold won the Fredericktown Men’s Spring Opener tournament by beating T.J. Thorp, 28-16. Bottom row, from left, Jeff Shanyfelt, Rick Carper, Kevin Clinedinst, Shaun Keys. Top row, David Murphy, C.J. Ruhl, Johnny Burwell, Jimmy Squires, Colin Pack and Jeff Mizer. Not pictured, Jeremy Moss, Eric VanHouten, Bob McDonald, Scott Burwell and Jeff Brokaw. (Submitted photo)
Bracket winner
Ezra Kirk won $100 and has a chance at a $25,000 grand prize for winning the local Bracket Bucks competition. Out of over 400 submissions, Kirk was the only person in the area to correctly predict two Final Four teams. (Alan Reed)
