The Indiana State Bar Association (ISBA) will sponsor “Why Lincoln Was a Lawyer,” a statewide community outreach program that matches lawyers with local schools on Friday, Feb. 10. The program is an opportunity for attorneys to speak in classrooms about Lincoln’s life, career and the impact he made on this nation.

“I believe we can all learn more from Lincoln the lawyer – and Lincoln the president,” said ISBA President C. Erik Chickedantz. “In homage to his life traveling a city-to-city circuit providing legal help, the Indiana State Bar is proud to lead this program.”

The following lawyers will be participating at a school near you on Friday, Feb. 10:

State Rep. Suzanne Crouch (R-Evansville) recently hosted a local student as a page at the Statehouse. Jacob Whitacre from Boonville, is a senior at Castle High School.

“I am very proud of Jacob and these bright young students for being a part of such a great program in the Civil Air Patrol,” said Rep. Crouch. “The program is an excellent resource that builds character, enthusiasm and excellence in our children. I also want to thank them for serving as Pages at the Statehouse for a day. It is important that our kids take the opportunity to see the state government at work up close. It is always a pleasure to meet Pages from my district.”

Pages are able to see how the state legislature works firsthand in a behind-the-scenes tour. They are able to work alongside legislators, legislative assistants and interns.

The annual PTO Used Book Sale will be held the first weekend in February. Gather up those gently used books, CDs, and DVDs that are just laying around collecting dust and drop them off under the stairwell next to the office at Castle School.  They will accept:  Fiction, non-fiction, pre-teen and children’s books: Reference materials such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, Bibles, cookbooks, etc.; CDs, DVDs, VHS and cassette tapes.