STAFF REPORTS
CHEERS
... to Dylan Raisor, a third-grade student at Bridgepoint Elementary School in Jeffersonville, who could teach us all a lesson about giving.
Raisor recently gave $100 of his birthday money to his school’s drive to raise funds for the victims of the earthquake in Haiti, which has claimed 200,000 lives.
His mother described his as sharing by nature, but this gift — an enormous one for such a young person — helped inspire classmates to raise more than $200 for relief efforts, pushing the school’s total to about $1,300.
That’s impressive, as is young Dylan.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
CHEERS
... to Clarksville for landing the 2012 national convention of the Lewis and Clark Trail Heritage Foundation.
It’s fitting in that the town is where William Clark and Meriwether Lewis met up to start their expedition, and area hotels and restaurants will discover it as a boost to the economy (sorry for that terrible pun).
About 1,200 people attended last year’s convention in Memphis, Tenn. The convention last for six days, which equates to thousands of room-night stays and meals out for Southern Indiana hotels and eateries.
Phyllis Yeager, a former Clark-Floyd Counties Convention and Tourism board member, gets the credit for making the pitch that sealed the deal.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
CHEERS
... to Tom Horn, a Jeffersonville High School Red Devils fan who has experience on his side.
Horn, who is in his late-90s, estimates he’s been a season-ticket holder for more than 50 years to boys’ basketball games. He was honored last week during halftime of JHS’ homecoming tilt against Bedford North Lawrence.
When Horn says this years Red Devils are “a real solid group of basketball players,” he should know; JHS went 17-0 during is senior season of 1930-31.
Judging by the photo in Sunday’s Evening News, he knows more than just hoops. He also knows a thing or two about staying active, looking about 20 years younger than his age.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
CHEERS
... to the hopes for a great Super Bowl Sunday.
The NFL isn’t my favorite game in town — that would be Major League Baseball, with college basketball second — but I’m more excited about the Colts vs. Saints matchup than any since the Tennessee Titans played in the big game, and lost, in 2000.
Perhaps because of my relative apathy toward the NFL, I count four teams among my favorites — the Packers, Titans, Saints and Texans. I’m not a fanatic, for sure.
So, on Sunday, I’ll be rooting for New Orleans, but not too fervently, because a loss to the Colts means the Lombardi Trophy returns to my home state.
In fact, I’ll go on record as saying I don’t mind who wins — so long as the final is 45-42 or something similar.
— Editor Shea Van Hoy
