Ashley Gustin
MV names principal for future intermediate school
FORTVILLE – Ashley Gustin has been named principal of Mt. Vernon Intermediate School.
Gustin comes to MV from Pendleton Heights Middle school where she served as assistant principal. She also has experience opening an intermediate school with 1,100 students at Anderson Community Schools.
During the 2024-25 school year, Gustin will focus on building the programming and operations with a full staff prior to the school’s opening in the fall of 2025. She will be meeting and collaborating with the fifth- and sixth-grade teachers throughout the school year so there is a familiarity when the new school opens.
As part of MV’s Future Growth Plan, a new Fortville Elementary School is being built across the street from the current school. The current Fortville Elementary building will open in the summer of 2025 as an intermediate school for fifth- and sixth-grade students.
Bike Bash to promote safety at parks
GREENFIELD – Bike Bash is coming to Greenfield Parks and Recreation.
The inaugural event is set for 3-6 p.m. May 11 at the Boys and Girls Club of Hancock County, 715 E. Lincoln St., Greenfield. Free bike helmets will be available in the event that promotes safe biking in the city’s parks and trails. There will also be food, games and giveaways. For updates, visit parksingreenfield.com or facebook.com/greenfieldparks.
Euchre event to raise money for soup kitchen
GREENFIELD – Party-style euchre is coming May 4 to the Elks Club, raising money for the Kenneth Butler Memorial Soup Kitchen.
Doors open at 5 p.m. May 4 and participants must be registered by 5:45 p.m. Games start at 6 p.m. and guests are encouraged to wear Star Wars attire.
The event is $10 per person—half to the kitchen and half to the prize pot; bring quarters for each euchre. A dinner basket and cash bar are available.
The Elks Club is located at 820 S. State St., Greenfield.
New Pal town council members free for “chat”
NEW PALESTINE – Two town council members will be available to talk with at an upcoming event.
Chat with the Council is at 8 a.m. May 3 at Tia’s, 5933 U.S. 52 Suite N, New Palestine. Council members Ethan Maple and Bill Niemeier will be present as an opportunity for residents of the New Pal community to share thoughts and ideas for the town.
Annual spring plant sale coming up
GREENFIELD – A spring plant sale is coming to the Hancock County Fairgrounds next weekend.
The Hancock County Master Gardeners and Hancock County Herb Society annual sale is 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 3 and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 4 at the 4-H Show Arena, 620 N. Apple St., Greenfield.
Ron Horning memorial golf event May 10
GREENFIELD – The Ron Horning Memorial Golf Classic is coming up May 10, benefiting the Boys and Girls Clubs of Hancock County.
This is the fourth annual event in memory of the former director of the club. Ron Horning joined as program director in 1977 and served there seven years before becoming executive director for 20 years. He is remembered as a father figure who cared for the youth of the community. Since his death in 2021, the club honors Horning by raising money for the Ron Horning Scholarship for graduating seniors.
The golf event begins at 7:30 a.m. May 10 at Arrowhead Golf Course, 3974 Clubhouse Drive, Greenfield.
For details on the event and links to join, sponsor or apply for the scholarship, visit bgchc.com/ron-horning-memorial-golf-classic.
