Sports and Outdoors

Monday, March 11, 2013

N-B Video: Norwell boys finish 18-7 season in regional loss

Norwell boys basketball coach Randy Hawkins reviews the season during regional competition Saturday, March 8. Learn more in the Monday, March 11, News-Banner. (Video by Paul Beitler)


Wednesday, March 6, 2013

Photo contest celebrates historic resources

From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources:

The DNR Division of Historic Preservation & Archaeology is sponsoring its ninth annual photo contest to recognize Historic Preservation Month in May.

The subject of the photo must be in Indiana and more than 50 years old. Images could include anything from a cemetery, to a main street, to a grain silo. The contest does not place limitations on the condition of the historic resource. Past entries have involved subject matter with conditions ranging from pristine to undergoing demolition.

Photos can be color or black and white, must be 8 x 10 inches, and matted with white or ivory mat board so final dimensions are 11 x 14 inches. Participants should not frame their photos.

The contest deadline is April 5, 2013.

The contest is free, and photographers can submit up to three entries per person.

Photos will be judged by a panel of DNR representatives, preservationists and photographers.

The deadline to submit is April 6.

For a list of contest guidelines, the mailing address, and the required entry form, go to dnr.IN.gov/historic/3994.htm.
To celebrate Historic Preservation Month in May, selected photos from the contest will be on exhibit at the following locations:

Putnam County Museum
1105 N. Jackson St.
Greencastle, IN 46135
(765) 653-8419

Carmel Clay Public Library
55 Fourth Ave. SE
Carmel, IN 46032
(317) 814-3900

Martin County Historical Society
220 Capital Ave.
Shoals, IN 47581
(812) 247-1133

Greensburg Public Library
1110 E. Main St.
Greensburg, IN 47240
(812) 663-2826

Prairie Arts Council
301 N. Van Rensselaer St.
Rensselaer, IN 47978
(219) 866-5278

Wabash County Historical Museum
36 E. Market St.
Wabash, IN 46992
(260) 563-9070

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

N-B Video: Chandler Harnish, former marine find faith amid trials

Norwell graduate and Colts football player Chandler Harnish introduces former marine Josh Bleil during a special presentation at Bellmont High School Monday, March 4. Harnish shared how God has guided him through the ups and downs of his career, while Bleil, a former marine who lost his legs in an explosion in Iraq, shared how the power of God can help people conquer their toughest battless. Due to technical limitations, we could not record all of Bleil's speech. (Video by Paul Beitler)


Monday, March 4, 2013

N-B Video: Norwell wins third straight sectional championship


Learn more in the Monday, March 4, News-Banner.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013

N-B Video: BHS girls bring hip hop between the hoops

Hip Hop, a group from Bluffton High School's Tiger Dance Company, performs during the half time of the boys' basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 19. The girls were promoting an upcoming dance showcase to raise funds for the Andrea Rizzo Foundation, named after a woman who wanted to become a dance therapist and work with children with cancer. Learn more about the game in the Wednesday, Feb. 20, News-Banner. (Video by Paul Beitler)


Friday, February 15, 2013

N-B Video: Southern Wells girls' celebrate sectional victory — again

The Southern Wells girls' basketball team present the sectional trophy to Principal Chad Yencer during the Friday, Feb. 15, game against Blackford. Learn about the game in the Saturday, Feb. 16, News-Banner. (Video by Paul Beitler)


Monday, February 11, 2013

Early Flight in the Dunes program at Indiana Dunes State Park, Feb. 23

From the Indiana Department of Natural Resources:

Aviation pioneer Octave Chanute, who launched experimental gliders from Indiana’s Lake Michigan sand dunes, will be the topic of a program at Indiana Dunes State Park on Saturday, Feb. 23.

Early Flight in the Dunes starts at 2 p.m. CST at the nature center and will be presented by aviation researcher and historian Simine Short. Short will talk about Chanute’s early attempts at flight and offer insights into his personal and professional life.

Chanute was a French-born engineer who lived in Chicago. He encouraged other experimenters, including the Wright brothers.

The program is free after the standard entrance fee of $5 for in-state vehicles or $10 for out-of-state vehicles. For more information call the Indiana Dunes State Park Nature Center at (219) 926-1390.

Indiana Dunes State Park is at 1600 North 25 E. Chesterton, 46304.