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MERCER COUNTY Established 1884 CHRONICLEAs Low as 59¢ ¢ www.mercercountychronicle.com THURSDAY, JUNE 2, 2011 75 with paid subscription Inside Today National Dairy Month Rachel’s Athletes in Action Greater Mercer County Challenge By: Martha Schoen going off outside. All of a sudden a teacher came in Community Rachel Scott was the first and yelled at the students to person killed at Columbine get under the tables and keep Calendar High School on April 20, their heads down. Craig 1999. She was only 17 years would find out later that the Larry Scott is pictured with Coldwater High School students. June 2, 3, 4 old. Her uncle, Larry Scott, firecracker noise was actually came to Coldwater Schools the sound of the guns that dreaming of the future and to Ft. Recovery Community writing down goals. Garage Sales to present Rachel’s Challenge killed his sister. on May 19. One week after Eric and Dylan came Rachel’s uncle, Larry Ft. Recovery Rachel’s funeral, her father into the library and began Scott, said that a dream found an essay in her room shooting. Craig was under is only a wish if it is not June 3, 4, 5 entitled “My Ethics, My the table with his best friends, written down. You need to Get The Carp Outta Here! Code of Life”. It spoke about Matt and Isaiah. Isaiah was write goals down and work on those goals in order to Grand Lake Area a chain reaction of kindness one of the few black students and compassion. People at Columbine. Dylan and achieve your dreams. Also never know how far kindness Eric taunted him with racial the words spoken to ourselves June 3 can go. She challenged slurs before they shot him, help form the world around Mercer Co. Chamber’s people two different times then Matt was shot. Craig us and our future. Rachel’s Ugly Pants Open Golf in the article to start a chain was looking at the barrel father wrote a goal on a small Outing reaction. of a gun when the sprinkler wooden cross at the grave On April 20, 1999, just system came on in the library site, “Your death will not be Mercer County Elks before lunch time on one of due to all the smoke from the in vain.” the first nice Spring days, gunfire. This distracted the When Rachel was 13 years old she wrote down a goal. June 4 Rachel was drawing in her killers for a split second and Pictured is Jerry Kanney, Coldwater Middle School This was found two years Kids Fishing Derby diary. One of her teachers they moved on to the next Principal at left, with Larry Scott, Rachel’s Challenge pre- after her death on the back of Windy Point, Montezuma observed the drawing and table. senter. Rachel said it was not Rachel’s first challenge is, her dresser. The outline of Rachel’s hands were drawn wisely. If you choose to get good friends. finished yet. Then she told “To look for the best in each into trouble, go play with Another person was June 6 the teacher, “I’m going to be other.” Eliminate prejudice. and within the hands was American Red Cross written, “These hands belong the troublemakers. Parents Adam. He was disabled an impact on the world,” as Give people at least three get to know the parents mentally and physically. Blood Mobile she left to go outside to eat chances before labeling or to Rachel Joy Scott and will someday touch millions of of your kid’s friends. The He had been brutally teased Coldwater American her lunch on the lawn and judging them. They may be reason people do bad things throughout Junior High finish her picture. having a bad day. It’s easy people’s hearts.” Legion Rachel’s second challenge is because they don’t have and High School. One day, On that same day, Eric to make fun or put down a good role models. two boys were pushing him Harris and Dylan Klebold had person, but it takes a mature is, “Dare to Dream.” Write June 10, 11 down your goals and keep Rachel’s third challenge around. They had slammed placed homemade bombs in person to look for the best in is to “Choose positive Adam into a locker and were Relay for Life the cafeteria hidden in duffle others. a journal like Anne Frank and Rachel. Remember you influences.” TV, music, and calling him names. (Note: Mercer County Fairgrounds bags. The boys had planned Eric and Dylan’s role magazines can either be a Larry, Rachel’s uncle, does for the bombs to go off during model was Adolf Hitler. may run into walls, but stay optimistic and never, never good or a bad influence. It not recommend doing what lunch and then they would They planned the massacre is also important that parents Rachel did next.) Rachel saw June 16-19 shoot people as they left the on Hitler’s birthday. Rachel’s give up. Rachel wrote, “I Ft. Recovery Jubilee have my ups and downs and help choose good influences what was happening and she building. The bombs never role model was Anne Frank. for their kids. got mad and came sprinting Ft. Recovery went off. Instead, Dylan Like Anne Frank, Rachel I fell a few times, but I did not give up.” Rachel wanted to reach down the hallway and got in and Eric went on a shooting was killed because of Hitler, out to others, especially between Adam and the two rampage killing 12 students and like Anne Frank, Rachel Rachel’s brother Craig June 17,18 was out of school for the next the disabled who were boys. She put up her fist and one teacher before taking kept a diary. Rachel left six overlooked, new students and said if you touch Adam, Zuma Days their own lives. diaries. In these diaries both year and would often wake up Zuma Park, Montezuma with nightmares. It was not who had yet to make friends, you’ll be fighting me. Now Craig Scott, Rachel’s Rachel and Anne believed and anyone who was picked the two boys did not want brother, was in the library in destiny and both had a until Craig was able to learn to forgive and let go that he on or put down because it to get in trouble for beating June 17-19 that day when he heard what premonition that they would was not right. After Rachel’s up a girl or get beat up by a he thought was firecrackers die young. Both believed in could begin to heal. Two Rockford Community Days years after Columbine, Craig death the family received girl. This one act of kindness Rockford told his father that he wanted thousands of phone calls, by Rachel changed Adams Local kids visit Home Bakery to be a movie producer and e-mails, and letters saying whole life because Adam If you would like to have make good movies that have how Rachel reached out to was planning on committing them. suicide the next week. He your event posted in the a positive impact on people. On the sixth anniversary One such person was was sick and tired of coming Greater Mercer County of the Columbine Massacre, Amber. She had just lost her to school and getting picked Community Calendar, Craig Scott was studying film mom, and her dad brought on. e-mail your information, and video so that he could the family to Colorado. There is no such thing as at least 4 weeks prior to make entertainment that On Amber’s first day at a small insult. When you’re reinforced positive values. Columbine, everybody the one dishing out an insult event, to mercercounty- ignored her. Amber walked to it is no big deal. When [email protected]. Craig has dedicated his life’s work to those who died at the cafeteria to get lunch and you’re the one receiving the Columbine including his sat down beside some girls. insult it is a big deal. You JUTTE’S sister and two good friends. They rejected her. Amber have the power with words to Eric and Dylan both ended up sitting at a table by kill and slice into a person, or watched violent movies, herself. Rachel came over you have the power to heal. FRUIT FARM played violent video games and sat down next to Amber Larry Scott has presented in Strawberries and listened to violent music and asked “Would you like over 105 schools and he sees on a regular basis. Their best to join us?” Amber said, “No the biggest bullies are those Picked or you pick Pictured is Mrs. Meinerding’s 5th grade physical that’s okay, I’ll be alright.” over 40. 8am-12pm Daily education class from Coldwater Schools taking a friend, Brooke, didn’t know what they were planning. Be Then Rachel dragged her two If you’re a parent who except Sunday field trip to the Home Bakery. sure to choose your friends friends over and sat down Call with Amber. They all became See RACHEL’S, Page 5 419-375-2304 New Community Days activities add more fun, Arts in the Parks also being held for current picking info. by Gretchen Bollenbacher students create cool school spirit for the Village of Rockford will We LOVE articles. be announced, and that person DirtyWe Vehicles! LOVE Amy Joseph, village mayor There are still some openings. will be grand marshal in the Dirty Vehicles! MAKEWe YOUR LOVE VEHICLE and president of Rockford Contact the village office at 151 parade.