On Friday, Jan. 10, Isaiah Boisseau, MaryAnn Hamilton, James "Big Dog" Greene, and Jacob Lyne were thoroughly excited to take their “first ride” in their new “wheels, “as Mrs. Linda Shelton, Director of Exceptional Education, chauffeured them around town.

This new Ford 10-passenger van was purchased with Mrs. Shelton’s Carpenter Foundation grant request for a van to use with their Job Coach program.

The grant of $30,000 was given towards the price.