Bodies found in Indianapolis pond believed to be the missing members of Moorman family
Indianapolis Metropolitan Police have confirmed that 4 bodies, three children and one adult male, were recovered from the south side pond near Bluff Road in Indianapolis, around 8pm last evening. This is the location where the Moorman family was last seen, late last week, although officials have not confirmed the identities of the bodies. Indianapolis Fire Department divers located a car at the bottom of the pond matching the description of the vehicle belonging to Kyle Moorman. The bodies of the three children were found inside, while the body of the adult male was found in the pond
Hoosier Hills Food Bank distributes 8 tons of chicken with Duke Energy Foundation Grant
Hoosier Hills Food Bank is distributing 16,000 pounds of frozen chicken drumsticks to 11 food pantries in 4 counties with the support of a $10,000 grant from the Duke Energy Foundation. The chicken, in 5 pounds bags obtained through HHFB’s partner Fresh Connect Central at Gleaners Food Bank of Indiana, will help the pantries serve as many as 3,200 families. The food bank is using additional funds to also obtain 20,000 pounds of fresh potatoes from Fresh Connect, a cooperative established by Gleaners to source fresh product for regional food banks.
HHFB has already begun their deliveries to Community Kitchen, Pantry 279, and Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard in Monroe County; Bread of Life Food Pantry and Bedford Community Care Center in Lawrence County; Paoli Community Food Pantry, Springs Valley Food Pantry, and Love Never Fails Food Pantry in Orange County; and Mother’s Cupboard Community Food Pantry, North Salem Food Pantry, and St. Vincent de Paul of Brown County, in Brown County.
Bloomington to celebrate 32nd Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act
The City of Bloomington Council for Community Accessibility (CCA) invites community members to a celebration of the 32nd anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The event is Saturday, July 30 from 9am-Noon, and will also celebrate the anniversary of Bloomington’s Council for Community Accessibility (CCA), founded in 1990 shortly before the ADA was signed into law. This event is free and open to the public at the Main Plaza of City Hall (401 N. Morton Street, next to the Farmers’ Market). The celebration will feature inclusive, interactive activities for attendees of all ages and abilities, with chocolate chip cookies from Baked!
The Americans with Disabilities Act ensures civil rights for individuals living with mental or physical disabilities, and necessitates accommodations for those people. The ADA prohibits discrimination in many areas, including employment, transportation, public accommodations, communications, and access to state and local government programs and services.
Arts Commission, Department of Education Partner to Provide Professional Development to 80 Classroom Educators, Teaching Artists
The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) announced today that 80 classroom educators and teaching artists will participate in the Arts Integration Learning Labs professional development opportunities this week. The Learning Labs, developed via a partnership between the Indiana Arts Commission and the Indiana Department of Education, are designed to empower classroom educators and teaching artists to partner together on meaningful arts integration experiences for their students. Arts integration is the work of skillfully combining arts learning with other learning goals.
The two Arts Integration Learning Lab full-day trainings will occur on July 13 at the Cornerstone Center for the Arts in Muncie and July 15 at the Thyen-Clark Cultural Center in Jasper. The Muncie Arts and Culture Council and Jasper Community Arts will serve as local partners for the trainings. Classroom educators from 20 school districts and artists from 21 different counties will be participating.
The Learning Labs follow the Partnering Arts, Communities, and Education (PACE) program, a research program conducted by the IAC from 2015 to 2021, which explored the impact of a long-term artist residency in elementary classrooms. Research findings from the PACE program demonstrated clear growth and a positive impact on the learning outcomes and engagement of young people involved in the program. The Arts Integration Learning Labs will utilize the learnings from the PACE program to expand educators’ and artists’ tools in creative teaching strategies.
Following the Learning Labs, educators will be eligible to apply for up to $3,000 in fellowship funding to put their learning into practice in their own classrooms.
Learn more about the program and the participating classroom educators and teaching artists.
This Week in Hoosier History
1945 – The USS Indianapolis left San Francisco just after dawn with a secret cargo that included parts to be used in the atomic bombs that would be dropped on Japan. On its return voyage, the ship was torpedoed by a Japanese submarine, resulting in the deaths of 880 men.
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