Region Native; Chicago Bears, Boilermaker, Cubs fan; Purdue grad; Husband & Father of 2; “Uber Driver” specializing in delivering 2 kids to multiple practices
@AuburnMBB For all those looking for Auburn here you go. Also of note:
- Wisconsin has most impressive win (@ Michigan)
- Tied for 4th most Q1 games with 5 other teams (behind Ole Miss, Kansas and Duke)
- All five of those teams have a better record
She was too late to play Taps for her great-grandfather. So she made sure 1,500 other families wouldn’t have to settle for a recording.
Katie Prior was 10 when her great-grandfather, a World War II veteran, entered hospice. She had just begun learning trumpet. Her family spoke about how meaningful it would be if she could play “Taps” at his funeral—the simple, haunting 24-note bugle call that has honored fallen service members since the Civil War.
She practiced with urgency.
She didn’t make it in time.
When he passed, a recording of Taps was played instead. It was respectful. It was traditional. But it wasn’t live. And to Katie, it felt like something sacred had been missing.
Years later, she discovered a painful reality: more than 1,500 veterans die each day in the United States, and there are not enough military buglers to perform live at every funeral. Many families, like hers, must rely on a digital recording.
Katie decided that wasn’t good enough.
At 15, she founded the Youth Trumpet & Taps Corps as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award project. Her goal was simple but powerful: recruit and train young trumpet players across the country to volunteer at veterans’ funerals—free of charge—so families could hear Taps performed live.
But Katie didn’t stop at good intentions. She created a structured training program, offering workshops and online instruction. Volunteers learned not just the music, but the meaning behind it—military funeral protocol, posture, timing, respect. Because those two minutes at a graveside are not just about sound. They are about dignity.
What began as one girl’s heartbreak became a national movement.
The Youth Trumpet & Taps Corps has grown to include over a hundred young musicians across dozens of states. Teenagers—some barely old enough to drive—stand quietly in cemeteries, lift their trumpets, and play for veterans they’ve never met.
Katie has performed at many funerals herself. Each time, she carries her great-grandfather with her. In every final note, she honors him too.
That’s what makes her story extraordinary.
She couldn’t change the past. She couldn’t replay that funeral. But she could make sure other families wouldn’t feel that same regret.
Twenty-four notes.
Two minutes of music.
A lifetime of meaning.
Katie Prior turned a missed moment into a mission. And because she did, thousands more veterans are being honored not by a speaker—but by a living, breathing young musician offering a final salute.
She was too late for one.
But right on time for so many others.
Congrats to Fishers Hoops coach @CoachWinegar for being named to the @jerseymikes@NaismithTrophy Boys High School Basketball National Coach of the year finalist watch list.
Fishers is one of only 2 public schools on the national list.
Relentless. Dynamic. Together.
15 things to do with your father while he is still alive. I lost mine 8 years ago.
1. Ask him what he was like at your age because once he was the same age you are right now & Watch his face light up as he tells you stories from when he was younger
2. Record his laugh when he tells one of his signature jokes. Someday you will replay the video over and over just to hear it again
3. Ask him about the proudest moment of his life. (Odds are he will say when you were born)
4. Ask him his favourite songs
Listen to them together, laugh, sing and be happy. These will become your most cherished memories in years to come
5. Take a picture of him doing something he loves. Watching tv, gardening, playing the guitar, anything. When you look back these will be the pictures that will make you smile the most
6. Tell him you love him even if it's something you don't normally do.
7. Tell him you are proud to be his son/daughter This will mean more to him than you realise (even if he doesn't show it)
8. Listen to music from his youth and watch him turn from dad into a young man again
9. Take a short video of him talking about something random sacred Someday even the ordinary things he said become
10. Bring up something you are thankful for from years ago
11. Ask him what it was like for him growing up
12. Call him for no reason
Don't take being able to do this for granted.
Someday you would give anything to hear his voice again.
13. Take a picture of just the 2 of you together
14. Ask him to show you an old photo of him because seeing him young will remind you that he wasn't always Dad
15. Tell him something you are struggling with, no matter what age you are Because even when your grown it means the world to him to feel like he can still help
Let him give you advice, even if you don't need it because one day you will give anything to hear his voice guiding you again
HAILEY BUZBEE UPDATE 1/20/2026
We want to thank everyone for their continued interest in the search for Hailey Buzbee. We have received numerous tips, and together, FPD, state, and federal partners have investigated every single one.
Sharing her information is helping. Calling us with pertinent information is helping. Please continue to do both!
Because this is an active investigation and to protect Hailey, many details about the search for her cannot be shared publicly. Here’s what we can tell the public:
Hailey did not act alone. She left her house either the night of January 5th or in the early morning hours of January 6th. Hailey left her house willingly and with a plan, which categorized her as a runaway. We do not believe she acted alone in leaving.
Based on the facts of the investigation, which we cannot share with the public at this time, her case has now been upgraded to an endangered missing juvenile. We have worked with and continue to work with our state and federal law enforcement partners to locate Hailey. If you see Hailey or have any pertinent information on her whereabouts, please call 911 or the non-emergency line at 317-773-1282.
UPDATE: Hailey Buzbee is considered an endangered missing juvenile. This is still a very active investigation, involving FPD and law enforcement partners working around the clock to investigate every tip.
Right now, we need the public to reach out with any pertinent information involving Hailey.
ORIGINAL POST:
Hailey Buzbee is reported missing by her family. Buzbee is a 17-year-old with brown eyes and brown hair.
Buzbee is believed to have run away from her home in the Enclave at Vermillion Neighborhood (101st, near Flat Fork Creek Park). They believe she left their home on January 5, 2026, around 10:00 p.m.
She was last seen wearing a white blouse, grey jeans, a black puffer jacket, and carrying a pink Vera Bradley duffle bag.
If you see Buzbee or have any information on her whereabouts, please call 911 or the non-emergency line at 317-773-1282
GAME 4: Fishers has a decisive 61-37 win over Cardinal Ritter
Congratulations to Kai McGrew on winning our Game 4 MVP Award!
Thank you to BHMG Engineers for sponsoring our Game 4 MVP!