Who’s News for Saturday, Sept. 1, 2018

Greencastle Middle School teacher KRISTIEN HAMILTON was recently selected as one of 40 fellows of the Teach Plus 2018-19 Indiana Teaching Policy Fellowship.

Teach Plus is a national non-profit that empowers teachers to lead improvements in policy and practice.

The fellows will develop the skills to advocate for education policies that better serve Indiana students and teachers through a course in policy and advocacy. They will further their impact through collaborative work on key issues and interactions with district and state decision makers.

The incoming Fellows represent nearly 20 different school districts. They have been selected because of their commitment to their students and their profession.

KYLE TAPP of Greencastle, a linemen for Duke Energy, recently earned the right to advance to the International Lineman’s Rodio in Bonner Springs, Kan., on Oct. 12 and 13.

Tapp is among 15 linemen from Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio to earn the honor after competing in the Duke Energy Midwest Lineman’s Rodeo on Aug. 11 in Plainfield.

Contestants were tested on job-related skills such as equipment repair and pole climbs, while being judged on speed, agility, technique and safety procedures.

This year, 79 line workers from Duke Energy’s Midwest service area participated in the regional event.

Tapp was on the first-place team in the journeyman overall awards, along with Bryan Fry and Jan Newton, both of Terre Haute.

“Line workers are continually refining their skills,” said Andy Cassidy, who leads the Midwest rodeo planning committee. “Every event helps our linemen perfect their skills to work at the highest level of safety and customer service.”

BILL WILSON of Cloverdale has been elected as an alternate delegate to the 135rd Annual American Angus Association Convention of Delegates, Nov. 5 at the Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.

Wilson, a member of the American Angus Association with headquarters in Saint Joseph, Mo., is one of 242 Angus breeders who have been elected by fellow members to serve as an alternate state representative to the annual meeting. Representing 44 states and the District of Columbia, those serving as state delegates will participate in the business meeting and elect new officers and five directors to the American Angus Association board.