Thursday, April 22, 2010

Bryan Beachy Ace Pitcher

Tigers junior Bryan Beachy got a two-RBI double in the top of the second inning sending senior Danny Turner and junior Abe Ridlen home to give Northwestern a one-run lead at 2-1, but that would end up being the total run total for the Tigers. Click for details By Peter Adelsen in the Kokomo Perspective Posted on April 21, 2010

Mary Beachy Fundraiser Coordinator


Local celebrities to wear aprons for Hospice dinner bell fundraiser.
For the first time ever in the event’s 15 year history, the cost of the meal will be by donation. The financial goal of the event is to raise $6,500 which would push the event’s ongoing total to more than $60,000. “Together, because of the donations and generosity of the community, we have been able to raise over $57,000 to date,” BEACHY said. “Funds raised have made a real difference to those families who have been served by Hospice.” Click to read more in The Budget By Beverly Keller, Local Edition Editor

Dr. Roger Beachy Lifetime Achievement Award


ROGER BEACHY, founding president of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, will receive the Peter Raven Lifetime Achievement Award from the Academy of Science - St. Louis for his career as a scientist.
In October, President Obama tapped BEACHY to become director of the new National Institute of Food and Agriculture within the U.S. Department of Agriculture. “As founding president of the Danforth Center, (Beachy) has developed one of the most promising institutions in our community and in our nation,” said William Danforth, chairman of the Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, in a statement. “He is a great plant scientist with vision and a broad understanding of how to turn science into practical applications both in America and abroad.” Click here for more in the St. Louis Business Journal Wednesday, April 21, 2010, 10:04am CDT