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Top 19 Stories of 2019!
2019 has been a rollercoaster year full of challenges, solutions, good things, and giving in Jasper and Newton Counties. Since the Jasper Newton Foundation is always pushing for creative ways to get people connected and love where we live - we curated the perfect...
Celebrating 8 Lilly Scholars at the Season of Giving Gala in September
8 Lilly Scholars who attended the Season of Giving Gala submitted a brief bio about themselves and how the Lilly Scholarship affected their lives. The event was also a celebration of more than 76 Lilly Endowment Community Scholars from Jasper and Newton counties since...
Gala Celebrates Community, Kicks Off The 100 Campaign
Written by Carlee Alson FAIR OAKS – We, the Jasper Newton Foundation, held our annual Season of Giving Gala at Fair Oaks Farms on September 21. More than 150 of our friends and neighbors gathered to celebrate our two-county community and the Foundation’s ongoing...
Bison now roam the prairies of Kankakee Sands in Newton County
By Alyssa Nyberg, Nursery Manager and Outreach Coordinator, Kankakee Sands We are all far, far, far too young to have seen bison roaming wild in Indiana. What a sight that must have been! About 200 years ago, herds of bison were here grazing, from the flats of...
2017 HPAJC’s Top Ten Endangered Sites and Structures in Jasper County
Article written by Judy Kanne and the historical buildings in Jasper County 2017 HPAJC’s Top Ten Endangered Sites and Structures in Jasper County 1. Saint Joseph’s College* 2. Remington Depot 3. Independence Church 4. North Newton Township School 5. Union...
Jasper Foundation Gift- Dr. Cecil Johnson
Written by Jasper County Historical Society, July 2019 The Foundation donated a large selection of items related to Rensselaer physician Dr. Cecil Emerson Johnson. Included are a huge medical book, several pieces of medical equipment plus a wide variety of other...
Grant from Jasper Newton Foundation provides funding for purchase of circulating STEAM Kits!
"sourced from the JCPL newsletter" We’re sure by now, many of you have heard of STEAM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics. As stated in an article from the University of San Diego, STEAM aims to spark an interest and lifelong love of the arts and...
Abby’s Life Lessons
"Abby K. is Jasper Newton Foundation's last intern to leave the office before starting college and she wrote up some interesting points she learned in college and still continues to evolve and grow with the challenges and victories she faces each year in school." ...
McKee family leaves behind a legacy of charity
"Article written by Leann Doffin - JNF Communication Director" In one month, the Kentland community lost two beloved women who left an imprint where they lived. Linda McKee, daughter of Phyllis and Ross McKee, passed away May 6, 2019. Shortly after, her mother,...
Unique History of the Carnegie Library
Rensselaer Republican Newspaper article written in 2018 by Judy Kanne talks about the very beginning of the Carnegie Library, how it came to be and what it is now The former Carnegie Library at 301 North Van Rensselaer...
