(Advertisement)

Courtway Inspires Young People In Trouble

‘COACH’ UPBEAT DESPITE CANCER DIAGNOSIS

By Scott F Davis

Posted: May 10, 2010 at 5:52 a.m.

Anthony Reyes
 Jeff Courtway gives a few fishing pointers to a child Saturday at the Hooked on Fishing not Drugs annual Catfish Derby at Kraft Park in Fayetteville. Courtway is the physical education teacher at the Washington County Juvenile Detention Center, leads the Washington County Outdoor Adventure Club and the Hooked on fishing program in an effort to help children overcome adversity.

Jeff Courtway shares his passion for athletics and the outdoors with troubled kids whose lives he strives to inspire and improve.

This story is only available from the archives. Click here to contact the online desk.

(Advertisement)



« Previous Story

Tree Climb Shook City A Decade Ago

Mary Lightheart, 63, of Goshen is now a net-marketer promoting a line of gourmet chocolates. In May 2000, Lightheart was at the center of attention when she spent three weeks living in the branches of an oak tree to protest the demolition of a grove of mature trees on the soon-to-be site of the Kohl’s department store.

One recent afternoon in a downtown coffee shop, Mary Lightheart bit into a thin piece of dark chocolate hardly... Read »

Next Story »

Detectives To Move Under One Roof

Fayetteville Police Department Capt. Kenny Yates, right, and Chief Greg Tabor tour the former municipal courtroom Thursday being remodeled to serve the department’s detective division during a tour of the building in Fayetteville.

When Police Sgt. John Warren signed on with the Fayetteville Police Department 13 years ago, he assumed he’d b... Read »

Comments

To report abuse or misuse of this area please hit the "Suggest Removal" link in the comment to alert our online managers. Please read our comment policy.

Use the comment form below to begin a discussion about this content.

Registration is required to make comments. Click here to LOGIN.
You can register for FREE to post comments and receive alerts.