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3A WEDNESDAY August 26, 2009 OCAL I NEWS Local news editor Douglas Walker, 213-5754 E-mail: newsmuncie.gannett.com Page designer: Ben Kreider, 213-5846 WWW.THESTARPRESS.COM Board members suggest names for new elementary school side of Muncie, and also keeps in tact the name Washington, which has been attached to a local school since 1889. (Suggested by Bev Kelley.) East View Excel this name points to consistency with other elementa-' ry schools (North View, South View and West View,) but it also matches the corporation's expectation for success from students. (Suggested by Michael Gorin.) Blakely is expected to recommend a name to the board by the end of September, Abrell said. I Contact education reporter Joy'Leiker at 213-5825. By JOY LEIKER jleikermuncie.gannett.coin MUNCIE The city's new school is one step closer to a new name.

And this time, school board members decided to crack open their local history books. The Muncie Community Schools High Performance Academy has been a name no one loved, so board members issued themselves a do over. Earlier this month, board President Jennifer Abrell asked each board member to pick one name for the new school, and the list of five options will be given to Principal Scott Blakely. He'll lead the way for students, staff and parents to pick a name from the list, as well as a school mascot and colors. Three board members picked names that honor important Muncie people.

Two others suggested names that complete the city's compass. There are schools with North, South and West in their names, but no East. Here are their suggestions: William Kemper Harreld: Born in Muncie in 1885, Harreld grew up as a trained violinist and taught at Morehouse College for 45 years as well as at Spelman College. (Suggested by Michael Long.) Emily Kimbrough: Another Muncie native, Kimbrough wrote 14 books and was editor of Ladies Home Journal. She grew up down the street from the school on Washington Street.

(Suggested by Tom Parker.) George R. Dale: Editor and publisher of The Muncie Post Democrat from 1920-1936, Dale gained national attention as an outspoken opponent of the Ku Klux Klan. He served as mayor of Muncie from 1930-1935. (Suggested by Jennifer Abrell. Dale is the great-grandfather of Abrell's ex-husband.) East Washington Academy: A name that represents the east HOOSIER CASUALTIES OF WAR rife' ik7 Jifi' rP, iU.

1 (. 'I '--'iTifrilifllrintinrrOTiiUllifli Area Briefly THE STAR PRESS STAFF EATON Teen hurt in fall from SUV in induced coma An Eaton teenager remained in a medically induced coma Tuesday, a day after falling off a sport-utility vehicle driven by a friend who was later arrested. Megan Cross suffered serious head injuries in the Monday accident about 7:45 p.m. Monday at North and Elm streets and was being treated at Methodist Hospital, Indianapolis, where she was flown by medical helicopter Monday night. According to John Snodgrass, Eaton's assistant police chief, Cross and a friend were riding on the sideboard of the SUV driven by a 16-year-old boy when the driver made a sharp turn onto North Street from Elm Street.

Cross fell off the sideboard while the other girl managed to jump off and escape injury. "It was a boneheaded move," Snodgrass said of the boy's driving. The 16-year-old was arrested and taken to the Delaware County juvenile detention center, preliminarily charged with criminal recklessness with a vehicle. NEWCASTLE Man arrested over Internet solicitation A New Castle man who allegedly offered a teenager $100 for sex has been charged with patronizing a prostitute. Frankie J.

Denney, 40, 2900 S. Memorial Drive, on Tuesday pleaded not guilty to the Class A misdemeanor charge, which carries a maximum one-year jail term. Authorities said Denney solicited the teen who is 15 but claimed online to be 19 on the youth's MySpace page. The teen alerted his parents to the solicitation, who in turn contacted police. Henry County police Capt.

Kim Cronk reached Denney at a cell phone number he had allegedly sent to the teen, and arranged for a Sunday night meeting at Osborne Park, where Denney was arrested. Cronk said Monday his department had heard from other teens who were allegedly solicited for sex online by Denney, who has no criminal record. Henry Superior Court 2 Judge Bob Witham set the New Castle man's trial for Dec. 15. MUNCIE Food bank to offer food on Friday Free food will be distributed from the tailgate of the Second Harvest Food Bank truck 9-11 a.m.

Friday at McCulloch Park at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Centennial Avenue. Anyone in need of food assistance can meet the truck to receive food while supplies last. This tailgate is partially supported with funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 allocated to Second Harvest Food Bank by the Local Delaware County EFSP Board. PORTLAND Redkey woman pleads guilty to fraud charge A Redkey woman who used correction fluid to remove her mother's name from a medical prescription, then replaced it with her own name, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge.

Christina R. Norris, 31, was charged with attempted obtaining of a controlled substance by fraud or deceit, a Class felony carrying a standard 18-month prison term. She will be sentenced by Jay Circuit Court Judge Brian Hutchison on Sept. 23. Norris was arrested in March after she attempted to fill the prescription, for a pain-killer, at Portland's Walmart store.

PHOTOS BY KURT HOSTETIER THE STAR PRESS STUDENTS WALK PAST 155 pairs of boots representing the number of service men and women from Indiana killed in Iraq or Afghanistan spread out in an open area at Ball State University on Monday. For Ths By IVY FARGUHESON ifarguhesonmuncie.gannett.com 1 discussing the current wars, the boot display has maintained its status as a peaceful remembrance of the soldiers, welcome to veterans, families and advocates for and against the conflicts. "We've let the boots speak for themselves. Each pair of boots is a living memorial and we want friends and family members to feel comfortable coming to the display," said Erin Polley from the American Friends Service Committee. The open nature of debates between members of the Truth Movement, where students can agree to disagree, created a space at the display where students, faculty and staff were open to ask questions and express opinions without feeling attacked for their beliefs.

Seeking out their own opinions isn't disrespectful to the lives of the soldiers, in the group members' opinions. It may be the best way to honor them. "Be a free thinker, an open-minded thinker," said Truth Movement president John Michael Boger. "These soldiers have lost their lives I'd like that message to touch people so we can come together and find more peaceful solutions. But don't just believe what you're told.

Form your own opinions." iy Jl UNCIE After the events on IMJ Sept. 11, 2001, Matthew Ping I I was one of the many Americans who supported the War on Terror in Afghanistan. But nine years later, that's all changed. With his interest in the war and Afghanistan piqued, Ping did his own research and discovered there was more to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq than what he saw on the evening news. Although he's now an anti-war advocate, he doesn't want to simply convert others to his way of thinking.

Instead, he encourages research and an informed opinion, whether one agrees with him or not. And one place he knows he can hear both sides of any argument is through Truth Movement, a club on the Ball State University campus. "I personally like to learn both sides of a situation and then try to figure out on my own what's the right side, if there is a right side," Ping said. "And we want people from all different sides and all different political views so we can have healthy discussion so one side doesn't dominate the discussion." THE BOOTS representing Marine Lance Corporal Andrew Whitacre of Bryant, who died June 19, 2008, in Afghanistan. The Truth Movement, with the assistance of the American Friends Service Committee, sponsored an exhibit on the university green this week featuring a pair of boots for each Indiana soldier who has been killed in Iraq and Afghanistan.

A sea of boots 150 pairs with the names, hometowns and ages of each soldier dominated the area along McKinley Avenue, causing some students to stop and search for soldiers from their hometown. But despite the contentious debates that often arise in classrooms when Ammo shortage wreaks havoc on police budget his office is trying to cut back on ammunition as well. During scenario training, his office is relying more on realistic pellet guns and Simunition, essentially paintball cartridges that can be fired from normal guns. While the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have been ongoing for several years, Sheridan said he believed many ammunition manufacturers had inventories that are just now being depleted. I Contact news reporter Nick Werner at 213-5832.

told the city council's finance committee Monday night. In 2009, city council budgeted $20,000 for the "Ammo and Training" line item in the police department's budget. For 2010, Davis is requesting $35,000 for the same line item, and predicts all the money next year will go toward ammo. Davis said she was researching other ways to provide training for her officers. Other departments are getting hit by the ammo crunch as well.

In Hartford City, the municipal government doesn't have the money to increase its ammo spending, Chief Matt Felver said. So the department has cut back on the amount of ammunition it uses in training. "Unfortunately, the price of everything goes up, but our budget seems to stay the same or go down," Felver said. Since about 2007, Hartford City has budgeted $3,000 for ammunition, Felver said. Delaware County Sheriff George Sheridan reported that I Local departments are using less live ammunition during training exercises.

By NICK WERNER nwernermuncie.gannett.com MUNCIE The rising cost of ammunition has created yet another obstacle for the city as it crafts its 2010 budget. "Ammunition is. extremely hard to find now because of the war and it has tripled in cost," Muncie Police Chief Deb Davis mtmmmemtxm.