Mara Ringo hopes that in her teaching she can influence her kids in doing the best job they can do regardless of what career path they take while being able to express themselves visually. On Thursday Ringo gives her class their next assignment as Alicia Mattingly continues her project.

In the photograph, oldest daughter Olivia stands proudly in her new black hat with iced over tree limbs behind. Many of Ringo's paintings are taken from photographs of her daughters. Her current project is a painting of her oldest daughter Olivia, that was inspired by a black hat that she bought for Olivia.

Every wednesday night Ringo packs her paints, brushes and canvas to be carried off to the same classroom in which she left just four hours earlier. For the past four years, Ringo and a group of artist friends have gathered in her classroom at Bethlehem to work on personal projects.

"I want them to perceive me as someone who is going to teach them something valuable and as a person for who I am," said Ringo. Besides her art classes, Ringo also has homeroom. Senior Sarah Durbin and Ringo share a laugh after a joke on their morning announcements.

Brad Rogers and his gelding Thunder waltz across N. Third St. on Friday enroute to Corydon, In. to visit relatives. Rogers said the 104 mile journey will take about four days and he plans on camping out each night. "I trust this horse," said Rogers who originally bought Thunder for his wife. Rogers will ride about 25 miles a day, but said that he might end up walking about 20 of the miles due to heavily congested areas.

Tony Boone built and helps run Ali's Cruise Thru, a drive through liquor store and deli. The unique thing about Ali's is that you actually drive through a garage size door and never leave your vehicle while they load. Ali's offers food and spirits and is also trying to patent their one of a kind bourbon smoked country ham.

"I'm important in their lives and their important in my life," Sheila Mattingly said of her first grade class at St. Joseph's elementary school. Mattingly has been teaching first graders for 25 of the 36 years she has been teaching. Mattingly said this group of kids is "exciting, joyful, and a bunch of caring kids."

Brad Rogers and his gelding Thunder waltz across N. Third St. on Friday enroute to Corydon, In. to visit relatives. Rogers said the 104 mile journey will take about four days and he plans on camping out each night. "I trust this horse," said Rogers who originally bought Thunder for his wife. Rogers will ride about 25 miles a day, but said that he might end up walking about 20 of the miles due to heavily congested areas.

Brad Rogers and his gelding Thunder waltz across N. Third St. on Friday enroute to Corydon, In. to visit relatives. Rogers said the 104 mile journey will take about four days and he plans on camping out each night. "I trust this horse," said Rogers who originally bought Thunder for his wife. Rogers will ride about 25 miles a day, but said that he might end up walking about 20 of the miles due to heavily congested areas.