BY JENN SAMSEL Special to the Monitor Keystone Heights High School students produced the annual Pow Wow pep rally on Thursday, October 8. Homecoming events throughout the week and during the pep rally included the hallway decoration contest, won by the seniors; a skit competition between individual groups and classes, won by the sophomores; a…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School girls golfer Aubrey Brooks finished in a two-way tie for third in an Oct. 8 match against Middleburg at Orange Park’s Eagle Landing Golf Club. The Indians had a team score of 271, which placed them behind Middleburg, which had a score of 200. Brooks made par…
BY CLIFF SMELLEY [email protected] Keystone Heights High School played in an Oct. 8 boys golf match at Alachua’s Turkey Creek Golf and Country Club, with Ty Mitzel leading the team with a fifth-place finish. The Indians had a team score of 176, which left them trailing first-place Santa Fe by 18 strokes. Keystone placed second…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The Keystone Heights Airport board said it would not allow a lights festival at the airport, even though the promoter had already advertised the celebration and sold tickets. The October 19 Lights Festival would have featured the release of up to thousands of sky lanterns illuminated by Tiki torches. Airport Board…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] For over 15 years, Bob Kinsey called football games for Keystone Heights High School. After “the voice of the Indians left,” the school named the press box in his honor and assigned Ron Hartman to fill Kinsey’s shoes. Hartman said he sees himself as carrying on the legacy that Kinsey began.…
BY DAN HILDEBRAN [email protected] The new city manager of Keystone Heights gave the address at the city’s Memorial Day ceremony, organized by AMVETS Post 86. The former Army helicopter pilot told the crowd about two men he knew personally who gave their lives for their country. The first was the father of Ethan Chapman. Ethan…
