Archive - Jul 31, 2012 - News Article
By J SWYGART
Nick Taylor was remembered as a leader, a patriot, "an amazing soldier" and dearly missed son, brother and friend during funeral services Tuesday in Berne.
More than 4,000 of Taylor's "friends" crowded into the same South Adams High School gymnasium where he had accomplished some of his most remarkable athletic feats to pay tribute to the young man from their community who gave his life for his country and the cause of freedom.
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JANNAYA ANDREWS and J SWYGART
Illinois resident Larry Eckhardt wanted to find a way to pay tribute to fallen soldiers and their families. So seven years ago he began traveling around the nation putting up full-sized American flags in honor of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice.
Over 100 people gathered Saturday at South Adams High School to help Eckhardt put up approximately 2,200 flags in Berne in honor of Spc. Nick Taylor, who recently died in Afghanistan.
The Adams County burn ban has been lifted . . . with extreme caution, according to Decatur Fire Chief Les Marckel.
Marckel released a statement to the Adams County Commissioners Monday saying that all three Adams County fire chiefs agreed the ban could be lifted, with caution.
"Some areas of the county have not received as much rain as others and the conditions are still very conducive to grass fires and the like," said Marckel.
Kimberly G. Harsh has been hired as the new principal at Bellmont High School, North Adams Community School's Superintendent Wylie Sirk announced Monday in a press release.
Harsh has been principal at Hauser Junior-Senior High school in Hope, Indiana, for four years and spent five years as assistant principal at the school.
