previous 5 hits Ride For Chelsey Exceeds Fundraising Goal 5/8/2008 By John Messer Contributing Writer Forty members of the Foothills Thunder Motorcycle Club met on Monday, 5 May, at 7:00 pm in Inman City Hall. Focus of this meeting was to present a check for the proceeds of a club sponsored “Ride For Chelsey” to raise money for offsetting medical expenses for Chelsey Mitchell. Continued... IES Students Raise Money to “Help Kiss Cancer Goodbye” 5/2/2008 By John Messer Contributing Writer Students at Inman Elementary School completed a month-of-March-long program entitled “Help Kiss Cancer Goodbye”, on Friday, 25th April. At this time, Principal Beth Young and Assistant Principal Cheryl Mallant literally kissed a pig. During March, students brought piggy banks from home, which were installed in all grade levels and the principal’s office to receive coins to determine the winner of the contest (the bank with the most money), who would then have to kiss a pig on stage. The piggy bank in the principal’s office was overwhelmingly the winner. This was obviously a win-win-win situation, as more than $400.00 was raised and donated to the March of Dimes and the Relay For Life. Continued... Food Lion Now Open 4/24/2008 Food Lion opened its doors to Inman customers this morning with an official ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8 a.m. Along with the grand opening festivities at its newest store, Food Lion donated a total of $1,000 to benefit local schools. Continued... Benefit Ride is Saturday 4/17/2008 By Jed Blackwell Editor The Foothills Thunder Motorcycle Club's “Ride for Chelsey”, a fundraiser for Chelsey Mitchell and her family will be held on Saturday, and event organizers are very happy with the advance support the ride has received. Continued... Our Greatest Treasure 4/10/2008 By Jay King HOMETOWN NEWS jking@hometown-news.com [Editor’s Note: In observance of April as Child Abuse Prevention Month, this is the first article in a series in which Hometown News will explore the challenges and opportunities facing our children — our greatest treasure.} With the percentage of children in the American population shrinking as the Baby Boom generation ages, children’s advocates and other experts in the field say the nation’s young are facing pressures that have confronted few generations that have come before. Continued... previous 5 hits