Carbon Motors Selects Indiana for New Headquarters
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (July 29, 2009) - Indiana Economic Development Corporation (IEDC) officials have been formally notified that Carbon Motors has selected Connersville for its proposed headquarters and manufacturing operations. Carbon Motors, a startup maker of high-tech police cars, intends to invest $350 million to site its production headquarters in the 1.8 million square-foot-facility formerly occupied by Visteon. The company said it could create 1,550 jobs.
The IEDC must resolve outstanding contingencies with the company before agreements are finalized, including site acquisition complexity brought about by Visteon's recent bankruptcy, latent environmental concerns at the vacant facility and finalizing terms of an agreement which will protect Hoosier taxpayers and give Carbon Motors the opportunity to effectively compete for federal funding.
Carbon Motors said it will apply for a federal loan through the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Advanced Technology Vehicles Manufacturing Loan Program. Final selection of a manufacturing site is a condition for Carbon Motors to make the loan application. Such an award could expedite the job creation in Fayette County. DOE's program provides loans to automobile and parts manufacturers for the cost of re-equipping, expanding or establishing U.S. manufacturing facilities to produce advanced technology vehicles or qualified components.
Carbon Motors, established by former Ford Motor Company executives in 2003, has developed the Carbon E7, a law enforcement vehicle which incorporates bullet proof door and dash panels, radiation and biological threat detectors, an automatic license plate recognition system, integrated emergency lights and a clean diesel engine. Carbon Motors estimates the E7's 3.0 liter clean diesel engine could reduce law enforcement fleet fuel costs by up to 40 percent.
Once agreements are finalized, the IEDC will announce the state's participation.
About Carbon Motors
Carbon Motors Corporation is a bold, new homeland security company on a critical mission to design, develop, manufacture, distribute, service, and recycle at end-of-life, the world's first purpose-built law enforcement patrol vehicle. Learn more at www.carbonmotors.com .
About IEDC
Created by Governor Mitch Daniels in 2005 to replace the former Department of Commerce, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is governed by a 12-member board chaired by Governor Daniels. Indiana Secretary of Commerce Mitch Roob serves as the chief executive officer of the state's job creating agency. For more information about IEDC, visit www.iedc.in.gov.
DISH Network Settlement
Indianapolis, Ind. -- Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller today announced DISH Network, LLC, has agreed to pay restitution to eligible consumers in 46 states and is required to make significant changes to the company’s marketing and advertising practices. The amount of restitution DISH Network will pay to Indiana residents will depend on the number of eligible claims the company receives.
This multi-state settlement resolves allegations that the satellite TV provider and its third-party retailers engaged in deceptive and unfair sales practices. DISH Network, headquartered in Colorado, has denied any wrong-doing.
“This settlement reflects a positive outcome for consumers. People seeking restitution from DISH Network should be aware they have until December to file a complaint,” Zoeller said. “DISH Network accepting responsibility for the business practices of its third-party retailers is a good thing for DISH customers and an important part of this agreement.”
Since 2004, the Indiana attorney general’s office has received more than 230 complaints against DISH Network. Consumers most often cited billing discrepancies including early cancellation fees they did not know existed, equipment non-return fees or other disputes ranging from $100 - $400 in most cases. Lack of local channels, misleading advertising and poor service and signals were other frequent complaints Hoosiers reported about the satellite television provider.
Hoosiers with a complaint concerning activity taking place within the last two years have until December 14, 2009 to file with DISH Network, the Indiana attorney general or with the Better Business Bureau to be considered for the restitution program. DISH Network will send claim notices to eligible consumers who have unresolved complaints filed with the company or with the Indiana attorney general.
Consumers who are not satisfied with the DISH Network’s offer of restitution may choose to file a claim to be decided by a third-party claims administrator. Questions or complaints regarding the refund process can be addressed to: DISH Network, L.L.C., Dispute Resolution Team, P.O. Box 9040, Littleton, CO 80120 or by e-mail at CEO@dishnetwork.com
The settlement resolves the states’ allegations against DISH Network including:
--Refusal to accept responsibility for the misconduct of its third-party retailers and installers
-- Telemarketing calls made to consumers in violation of State Do-Not-Call laws
-- Failure to disclose all terms and conditions of customer agreements, including the availability of rebates, credits and free offers
-- Did not disclose to consumers that purchased or leased equipment was previously used and/or refurbished
-- Made reference to competitors’ price offers when the goods or services being compared were materially different
-- Charged customer credit cards and debited bank accounts without providing adequate notice and obtaining appropriate authorization
Under the settlement, DISH Network is required to disclose all uses of refurbished equipment, the availability of local channels and the possibility for sporting event blackout dates when advertising premium sports packages.
Additionally, DISH Network has agreed to pay $5.9 million to cover the investigation costs of the 46 states’ attorneys general involved in the settlement. Indiana will receive $125,000.
The Consumer Protection Division of the Attorney General's office investigates complaints against professionals in various fields to ensure safe and fair commerce. Its work protects Hoosiers from businesses, medical professionals, and other service providers who may fall short in their responsibilities to consumers. To file a complaint with the Consumer Protection Division, visit www.IndianaConsumer.com.
Source: Office of Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller
JAMMIN' AT J & J Winery - "Music for the Soul" at a Great New Wine Festival
Live music, wine, fine art and gourmet food! Come enjoy a day of shopping, concerts in the spacious tent with ample seating, and fine dining al fresco with your choice of vino at the area's newest winery when Starr-Gennett Foundation presents its first annual Wine and Music Festival. JAMMIN' at J & J will be held at the beautiful waterfront setting of J&J Winery on Rt. 40, 3415 National Road West (across from K-Mart), on July 25 from 1 - 8 pm.
MUSIC!
Popular local and regional musicians will provide the entertainment:
o 1:00 - 3:30 Pat O'Neal - his jazz saxophone will carry the audience away o 3:00 - 5:00 Richmond's own Frank DeVito and Carol Lou Woodward, solo and duo, will perform our favorites and some standards of the past o 5:00 - 6:00 the Community Orchestra Strings - a special ensemble with perfectly elegant sounds to relax by the water o Hip fans will flock near when Triage, a global sounds - smooth jazz group from Cincinnati, will take the stage as this year's featured band from 6-8pm. 2005 BEST OF CINCINNATI CITY FOR ENTERTAINMENT & MUSIC - CITYBEAT WEEKLY = TRIAGE
o In between sets, Thoroughly Modern Milly actresses from Richmond Civic Theatre give an advance peak at their next stage musical as these ladies stroll musically the winery grounds in period costumes.
ART!
Artists from this two state region will display their talents and sell their wares for your gift giving. Everything the fine arts to practical arts with great pizzazz will be on the grounds to buy: from recycled art, lawn ornaments, paintings and water colors, clocks, lamps, prints, custom furniture, sculpture, pottery, hand woven rugs, stained glass, photography to trendy jewelry and fashion handbags. Indiana Artisan Charlene George will feature her state recognized paintings and art prints and discuss this new state-wide promotion of the Hoosier state's finest artists.
GOURMET FOOD!
Enjoy fine dining? Then the gourmet food by Who Cooks for You! will make your taste buds tingle with a great selection of reasonably priced selections to sample. You might select Tuscan Hummus & Veggie Tower or perhaps the Pesto Chicken Cheesecake intrigues you.
FUN!
A benefit raffle will only add to the fun with prizes like a wine cooler, wine gift certificate or the diamond earrings from Rogers Jewelers. A "must do" is a visit to the Starr-Gennett Gallery on site for items that recognize the music legacy of the Gennett Records Walk of Fame. Special $25 gifts at the Gallery: Warm Glow Candles, the JAMMIN' sponsor, created 100 Wayne County gift baskets to highlight the richness of Wayne County.
ADMISSION:
Tickets are $15 each, and include a free wine to taste and delicious food to sample.
For group tickets, "will call" tickets, credit card purchases or more information, call Terri at (765) 962-2860.
Tickets on sale at: At Home (Warm Glow) in the Dow Building, Starr-Gennett Gallery on Ft. Wayne Ave. across from Roger Richert's Furniture Gallery, Tourism Bureau and Secret Ingredient.
Free Parking: Handicapped parking and golf carts provide accessibility to all at the Festival with assistance from R.S.V.P, the event volunteers
For additional information, call Terri Hardy at 765-962-2860. Artists wishing to participate must contact Dr. Karen Montgomery, the JAMMIN' chair person at 765-962-5419
Richmond Art Museum to Receive ARRA Federal Grant
The Indiana Arts Commission (IAC) and the Arts Council of Indianapolis announced that 24 cultural program providers will receive federal economic stimulus funds totaling more than a half-million dollars.
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) funds will be coming to Indiana from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help retain jobs at local arts organizations and cultural programming providers threatened by declines in philanthropic support during the current economic downturn.
All total, nearly $650,000 in federal stimulus funds will be coming to Indiana to preserve jobs in the arts. According to a recent NEA study, more than 19,000 Hoosiers consider the arts as their primary career and source of income.
The Richmond Art Museum feels honored to be selected out of the many applications that were received by the IAC for this ARRA funding. RAM will be receiving $15,544 to help preserve the full time position of Education Director.
“We accepted grant applications earlier this summer and received more than 80 applications,” said IAC Executive Director Lewis C. Ricci. “These grants will help preserve jobs critical to maintaining professional arts organizations.”
CEC Director Receives Local Award
(Centerville, IN) CEC is proud to announce their Executive Director, Stephanie Hays-Mussoni, as the recipient of the first Bill Frazier Memorial Award in recognition of environmental leadership given by S.P.U.R. (Society for the Preservation & Use of Resources). Stephanie accepted the award at S.P.U.R.’s May meeting. “It is such an honor to receive an award in Bill’s name. He was such a community minded person who worked hard for preservation,” said Stephanie.
“Stephanie was the logical person (to receive the first award). She exemplifies everything Bill was about. Bill was always involved in everything related to the environment and Stephanie is, too. She’s the modern Bill Frazier,” said Dick Roeper, member of S.P.U.R.’s Board of Directors.
S.P.U.R. is a non-profit citizen’s volunteer organization. Its primary concerns are environmental problems and opportunities in urban and rural Wayne County, Indiana. SPUR was organized in 1966 by conservation-minded citizens to further the goals of protecting significant local land areas and to support programs, legislation and zoning to protect or provide for the best use of our natural resources.
Cope Environmental Center is a local not-for-profit organization whose mission is to promote the sustainable use of the earth’s resources through education, demonstration and research. CEC works with children, school groups, communities, businesses and individuals teaching environmental stewardship and sustainability. Bill Frazier was an active supporter and participant in both organizations.
Explore Richmond/Wayne County, Indiana in a whole new way - with Geocaching!
RICHMOND -- The Richmond/Wayne County Visitor's Bureau has gone high tech with its new Wayne County "Hidden Treasure" Geocache trail.
Capitalizing on the growing popularity of global positioning system (GPS) devices, the Wayne County Geocache Treasure Hunt provides participants with an exciting 21st century technology twist. It's basically a good old-fashioned treasure hunt turned high tech!
Geocaching combines eco-tourism, technology, and adventure all rolled into one. There are 888,646 active geocaches around the world.
Wayne County has more than 150 hidden caches. The new Wayne County "Hidden Treasure" trail hosts (8) caches. Each cache takes participants on a tour of some of the area's most prominent landmarks in an adventurous new way to explore the rich history and culture of Richmond and Wayne County. The "Hidden Treasure" Geocache trail will take several hours to visit all (8) locations and covers about 26 miles. Each participant that finds and records all (8) caches will be rewarded with a pathtag to commemorate their trek. Each year (8) to (10) new"Hidden Treasure" trail caches will be unveiled.
Geochaching is perfect for the whole family in a high tech meets old world way and an innovative new approach to site seeing in Richmond/Wayne County, Indiana.
Certification from Coach Training Alliance Awarded to Local Resident
Coach Training Alliance recently award Richmond resident Clare Seffrin Bond, of The Road to Clarity Coaching, certification as a Life Coach.
Life Coaching is gaining in popularity in the US as individuals seek methods to improve self-awareness, life satisfaction, and levels of achievement. Using a co-creative process, in which the client always sets the agenda for the session, Life Coaches listen to and dialogue with clients to help them clearly define goals and identify the manageable steps they need to take to achieve those goals.
Seffrin Bond coaches in all areas, but her specialty is partnering with moms who want to further their education, helping them develop strategies to successfully deal with the challenges of returning to school. Coaching sessions can be completed from any location via telephone. For a free sample session visit www.theroadtoclarity.com to submit an email or call (765) 914-2491.
Old Records, Sheet Music on Sale at Gennett Walk of Fame
Here’s something guaranteed to make any Bix fan’s heart beat a little faster. In the Whitewater Gorge Park during the Gennett Walk of Fame Music Festival on September 12, you can look over, and perhaps become an owner, of genuine 78s, LPs, and sheet music from 1900 to 1940. Certainly this takes in Bix’s “Roaring 20s,” plus the swing era.
Sheila and Dave Engberg, known as the “record people,” are the happy proprietors of what they’ve dubbed as “Days of Your Grooves!” The two have in years past have shown their inventory at the BixFest in Davenport, Iowa, and they say it has grown immensely in the interim. “Our inventory has a great emphasis on Bix. We always have a drink and a toast on Bix’s March 10th birthday. If you ask us, Bix certainly does live!” says Sheila.
WHO: STARR-GENNETT FOUNDATION
WHAT: GENNETT WALK OF FAME MUSIC FESTIVAL
WHERE: 201 SOUTH 1ST STREET RICHMOND, IN 47374
WHEN: SEPT. 12, 2009
TIME: 1:00-6:00 p.m.
For more information, contact Starr-Gennett at (765) 962-2860 or contact Days of Your Grooves at swurld@sbcglobal.net.
Chamber President Dennis Andrews has accepted an invitation to participate in a business mission to China. The offer includes external funding that will cover expenses associated with the trip’s international airfare, hotel accommodations, and miscellaneous other expenses.
Andrews will join Mick Flemming, President of the American Chamber of Commerce Executives Association, ACCE, and other Chamber executives from around the country this fall on a thirteen day mission to Beijing, Shanghai, and other cities.
The mission is intended to establish business relationships and exchange information with Chinese business leaders about a variety of topics including regional economies in the United States. The mission is also intended to improve understanding of the Chinese culture and build positive relationships between the U. S. and China.
Andrews, a Ford Fellow, was selected from among Chamber executives working with the ACCE on a Ford Foundation funded fellowship aimed at developing and promoting Regional Sustainable Development.
The Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce in Richmond is championing an initiative called “Bright Futures Together” reaching out to area Chambers, Development Corporations, and other public and private sector entities to benchmark the area economy and establish new networks of communication.
Andrews said, “China is a huge economy. The chance to represent our membership and our community in China is a great honor. I look forward to learning more about what is there and promoting the resources, products, and opportunities we have to offer here.”
RICHMOND CELEBRATES KIDS! PARADE
The City of Richmond celebrates kids as our valued treasure. We would like to invite children’s organizations, sports leagues, church groups, youth groups, choirs and extended community organizations to participate in the RICHMOND CELEBRATES KIDS PARADE. The Mayor honors our youth as our most valuable resource and the livelihood, creativity and future leadership of our community. We would like this event to represent a collective journey of hope and success for our youth.
RICHMOND CELEBRATES KIDS PARADE will begin at 11:00 am, September 12, 2009 at Richmond Municipal Cordell Pool and travel down West Main Street to 2nd Street. The committee welcomes floats, marching bands, step teams, dance teams, sports teams, youth groups and other organizations. We encourage those who might not be able to build a float to participate by composing walking groups wearing themed attire.
The committee welcomes sponsors to contribute by partnering with youth groups and supporting organizations that build the KIDSFEST’s vision of creating a community where kid’s dreams do come true, one step at a time. This parade is a Kick-Off event for KIDSFEST, a series of community events, during the month of October. Contact Fonda Wilds for more information regarding KIDSFEST.
For further information on the Richmond Celebrates Kids Parade or the planning process, contact Sarah Mitchell at (765) 983-7217.
Bankers Will Talk About Commercial Credit Perspectives in Forum Sponsored by Small Business Development Center
RICHMOND, Ind. – Learn directly from area lenders about what is happening in the commercial credit markets and what lenders look for from potential borrowers.
Local bankers will be featured in “Small Business Credit Forum: A Banker’s Perspective,” from 1-2:30 p.m. on Aug. 13. Sponsored by East Central Indiana Small Business Development Center is offering. The forum will focus on areas including industries that bankers find difficult to consider in the current economic situation, the kinds of information a borrower should share with a lender and the factors that bankers consider when evaluating a borrower’s capacity.
The free meeting will be in Room 1201 at McDaniel Hall at Ivy Tech Community College, 2357 Chester Blvd., Richmond. It is open to all Hoosier small businesses, professional service providers, economic development officials and the general public. To register, visit the Indiana Small Business Development Web site, www.isbdc.org and select ISBDC Seminars.
Representatives from four banks with offices in Richmond will offer their thoughts and answer questions. They include Connie Anderson of First Bank Richmond, Steve Wilson of Harris Bank, Ben Brock of US Bank and Dennis King of Wayne Bank and Trust Co.
The meeting is structured as a moderated discussion followed by questions from the audience. After the forum, participants can discuss credit needs and refresh their banking networking contacts.
The Indiana Small Business Development Center, Indiana Bankers Association and Indiana Economic Development Corp. are sponsoring the meeting.
Down to Earth: The Philip Sartore Collection
The Richmond Art Museum is pleased to announce the opening of Down to Earth: The Philip Sartore Collection. Accumulated over the past five years, late ceramics enthusiast Philip Sartore has assembled a fine and extensive collection of ceramics by contemporary potters. Many of the artists represented in the collection are well-known Indiana potters.
A special reception will be held on Sunday, August 23rd from 2:00 pm through 4:00 pm. Many of the artists in the exhibition will be attending the opening. A full color, catalogue featuring several of the artists will be made available for sale during the exhibition.
See through the eyes of artist and collector as we share in the passion of Philip by appreciating the beautiful collection on display.
MUSEUM HOURS: The Richmond Art Museum is open Tuesday—Friday from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm and Sunday 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Closed Mondays, Saturdays and major holidays.
INFORMATION: Admission is Free. For further information visit the web site at www.richmondartmuseum.org or call (765) 966-0256.
Reid Protects Identity with Photo ID Requirement
Reid Hospital is increasing its efforts to protect patient privacy and individual identity by implementing a photo ID requirement for people seeking services.
“Identity theft is a serious issue,” said Craig Kinyon, Reid president. “Reid takes numerous steps in many areas to assure patient privacy is protected, to assure patient safety and to protect the identity of people we serve.”
Kinyon noted that while photo identification helps protect patients from identity theft, it also improves safety. “It adds another safety measure to ensure people are matched properly with their medical records and test results.”
Sally Stohler, patient safety director, said Reid continually evaluates and assesses the systems in place to prevent medical errors or any instances of misidentifying a patient.
Reid has always been concerned with the patient identity safety, with its information bracelet and patient ID policy. The photo ID requirement will further ensure the care you receive gets put in your medical record and not someone else’s.
Stohler explains by adding the photo ID requirement, Reid is striving to protect the patient medically as well as financially. “Adding this financial focus, through confirming who patients are, helps ensure they will not be charged for care they did not receive. This is an additional layer of protection that can further improve our stringent and detailed safety measures.”
Incorporating the photo ID requirement to Reid Hospital’s patient privacy policy will allow patients confidence that their medical records are protected and accurate.
Tightened teamwork pays dividends at Reid
Reid Hospital & Health Care Services has noted an exercise last summer by its hospitalist physicians and nurse-hospitalist case manager reduced the cost of a hospital stay by $1,500 and the length by nearly a day.
The results of the six-month study were presented to the American Hospital Association Health Summit by Dr. Thomas Huth, Reid’s vice president for medical affairs, and Kirk Mathews, CEO of Inpatient Management Inc., the corporate framework of Reid’s hospitalist team. The poster-based presentation was one of only eight selected for presentation at the San Francisco meeting.
The report indicated the project’s success stemmed from timely and actionable reporting of patient treatment, the coordinating and collaborative role of the nurse-hospitalist case manager and the sharing of best practices among the hospitalist physicians.
Efficiency improvements were also noted from advancing the work flow through close communication between referring physicians and the hospitalist team. Similar areas of opportunity included discharge instructions, physician follow-up and outpatient testing.
Hagerstown Arts Place Unveils New Exhibit, New Artists
Hagerstown Arts Place has a new art gallery exhibit, featuring pieces by well-known and neophyte artists alike.
Paintings by experienced plein air painters Mary Ann Davis, Corrine Hull, and Tom Butters are showing in the gallery, together with work by seasoned illustrator/painter Jim Balkovek. Rhonda Balkovek’s imaginative textile “paintings” add distinctive color to the show.
Richmond’s Barbara Easley is represented by strong watercolors in her well-recognized style, and newcomer Ann Proescholdt-Shaw is showing two excellent watercolors. Natalie Seffrin of Indianapolis is represented by several strong, large collages and mixed media paintings.
Wood artist Roger Sharp has a number of his finely turned bowls and vases on display. Sharp recently won a purchase prize in the Richmond Art Museum’s 111th annual show.
Glass blower Jeff Thalls creates colorful glass globes and vases. Wife Mary Thalls is a well-known potter and her French Butter Keepers are a particularly popular item.
Janessa Erickson’s beaded jewelry is much in demand, and the artist teaches a popular jewelry making class at Arts Place.
Photographers Ray Armstrong, Jeff Bond and Max Schwartz are represented, with their photos ranging from floral subjects to foreign travel.
Paintings from the kids art class taught by Bess Sturgis, and the adult painting class, taught by Tom Butters, are on display until December 24th.
Hagerstown Arts Place is an adjunct of the Hagerstown Museum. The non-profit gallery and teaching place offers free art lessons in the community, with materials supplied without charge.
Arts Place conducted free Kids Lessons, Adult Painting Lessons, Drawing Lessons and Jewelry Lessons in 2009, and plans to continue the program in 2010. Grants from Hagerstown and the Wayne County Foundation have enabled this program.
Hagerstown Arts Place is open Thursday through Sunday, 1-7 PM. Work displayed there is also for sale.
‘Peace On Earth’ tradition returns to Reid Hospital
“Peace On Earth” is back at Reid Hospital for the holiday season.
For at least 20 years, Reid shared this goodwill message with the community during the holidays on a lighted sign on top of the hospital at 1401 Chester Boulevard. After the 2001 terrorist attack, the message went up Sept. 12 and remained year-round.
When Reid was preparing to move to the new campus in 2008, the last version of the quite worn sign -- made of steel bars, garlands and incandescent bulbs -- was dismantled and sold. The 2008 holiday season was the first in more than two decades without it.
“We had a lot of feedback that people missed that tradition,” said Jeff Cook, Reid’s director of engineering. So he began investigating options. He found a ten-foot wide, similar decoration in a catalog for about $10,000. He knew his team could do better. The much larger result cost about $1,800 in materials and is also energy efficient – using about $6 in electricity for the whole season, and can be reused for years to come. The last sign cost about $130 in electricity per season.
The “path to peace” was worked in as an occasional “fill-in” department project over the past six months, Cook said. Dave Abrams, Mark Baumer, Joe Vance, Mike Quinn, Dave Musser and Marc Weiss tackled the challenge of bringing “peace” back to Reid’s new campus. Musser designed the lettering on computer software he uses for other Reid signs. After it was plotted on paper, other team members used rolled steel and tubing to shape the message and used LED rope lights to form the letters, which are about six and half feet at their tallest point.
“Peace On Earth” measures about 44 feet in width and consists of five sections that were bolted, piece by piece, to the top of the east inpatient tower.
Abrams said he and others loved the assignment. “I got excited about the challenge of how to build a lighted sign that could be seen from a long distance and befitting of this wonderful new hospital,” he said.
Cook believes this is the best-made peace message of the three that have been used over the years. “The first one was Christmas tree light bulbs and garland,” he recalled and took the entire Engineering department a couple of hours to install.
The new blue LED lighted message shows up even better than Cook had imagined, he said, noting it is clearly visible from Chester Boulevard and a couple of other more distant locations.
Craig Kinyon, Reid president/CEO, said many Reid traditions followed the team to its new campus when the moves were completed in 2008 and he is glad this is one of them. “It is gratifying to have this special message incorporated into the new campus,” Kinyon said. “We are very proud of how our team exercised their ingenuity and at minimal cost made it possible to continue to share this important seasonal message with the community.”
Hometown Christmas Includes Home Tour to Benefit Food Pantry
Proceeds from a home tour will help Hagerstown-area residents who have unmet food needs.
The Hometown Christmas Tour of Homes will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5. Four local homes will be included.
The Home Tour is one of many activities planned during the day-long Hagerstown Hometown Christmas. This is the 25th year that Hometown Christmas has been held on the first Saturday of December. Many different businesses and community organizations participate.
Tickets for the home tour cost $10 and are available at several Hagerstown merchants. Proceeds from the tour will benefit the Nettle Creek Ministerial Food Pantry and the Jefferson Township Trustee’s Christmas Project.
The home tour includes the following homes in or near Hagerstown: Mike and Carla Bruns, 16508 State Road 38; David and Cecelia Gwin, 200 S. Washington St.; Greg and Elaine Hellwarth, 16776 Massey Road; and Jeff and Jeanna Stout, 5478 N. Brick Church Road.
Each home will feature seasonal decorations and other unique items. Participants may start at any of the homes or free shuttle transportation will be provided to the homes by New Testament Church of Christ, 752 W. Main Street.
A map to the homes will be available at the church. Refreshments will be available at the church during the tour.
Other Hometown Christmas activities will include appearances by Santa Claus at several locations, including Hagerstown Elementary School, the McCullough Community Center and Nettle Creek Hardware. Among other highlights are carriage rides, promotions at several businesses, a holiday show by Dance With Cindy and an evening performance on Main Street by the Hagerstown High School Jazz Band.
(Message edited by Admin on December 01, 2009)
Noted Pianist Findlay Cockrell Visits Earlham from December 1-5
His visit will include a noon Chopin concert on December 4th in Earlham's Runyan Center, and a performance of Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue and Martin Gould's Interplay with the Earlham College Orchestra at 7:30pm on December 5th in Goddard Auditorium. Both events are open to the public, no tickets required. Following the Saturday concert there will be a reception in the Richmond Room of the Landrum Bolling Center, and an opportunity to meet and greet Cockrell and the Orchestra.
On Wednesday, December 2nd and Thursday, December 3rd, Cockrell will be available to meet with individuals piano students to provide critique and commentary on pieces they have prepared.
Educated at Harvard and Julliard, Cockrell is a "regional artist" in New York's capital district, having performed and taught there on the faculty at the University at Albany for 43 plus years. Highlights of his career include performing as soloist with Arthur Fiedler and the San Francisco Symphony Pops, creating a 28-one-hour radio series entitled "Keyboard Masters," a recital of American Piano Music in the Moscow Conservatory, and a performance as guest soloist with the Ossipov Orhcestra in Tchaikovsky Hall. (Please see attached biography for further detail.)
Cockrell is part of the Earlham alumni "family" because of his wife Marcia (Wilcox), class of '56 ("rough as nails tough as bricks"), and his daughter Dorothy, who attended one year during the late '70s. He visited Earham in the 50's to see Marcia, and in the 70's to see Dorothy, during which visit he performed "Pictures at an Exhibition" in the Meeting House. He also visited with Marcia's 25th and 50th class reunions.
For more information about Findlay Cockrell's visit, or to schedule a one-on-one session, please contact Newell Pledger-Shinn at Earlham: 765-983-1640, or pledgne@earlham.edu.
Happy Holidays / Spirit of Christmas
Coming to Civic Hall Performing Arts Center on Saturday, December 12, 2009 @ 4:00pm & 8:00pm. “Happy Holidays / Spirit of Christmas” takes you on a magical sleigh-ride to enjoy the most popular Christmas songs of all times in one of the greatest holiday shows in America. This is one of the most delightful and enchanting Christmas shows ever produced for the stage.
Fabulous Christmas songs combined with gorgeous costumes and breathtaking scenery will make the joys of Christmas come to life. The cast of 22 singer/dancers will present a staged musical production featuring a live band and vocals.
Good seats are available for the performance at 8:00pm; $30 for adults, $22 for students and group rates available. Call the Civic Hall Box Office for tickets: 765-973-3350, toll free 1-888-CIVIC HALL (1-888-248- 4242), or visit www.civichall.com. Box Office hours are Mon-Fri, 8:30am - noon and 1:00pm-4:00pm.
Visa, MasterCard, and Discover credit cards are accepted with a $3 charge for all credit card transactions. There is also a fifty-cent fee for mailing ticket orders.
Chamber Annual Dinner on Friday, January 22, 2010
Juan Williams, Senior Correspondent for National Public Radio, regular contributor on Fox News Sunday, The Sean Hannity Show, and guest host for The O’Reilly Factor, will be this year’s keynote speaker at The Chamber’s Annual Dinner in January.
Williams, a nationally known speaker and author, is sponsored for the event by Earlham College.
Williams is an Emmy winner for television documentary writing. He is the author of six books. In addition to his current work with National Public Radio and Fox News, he has appeared on Nightline, Washington Week in Review, as well as CNN’s Crossfire and Capital Gang Sunday.
Avis Stewart, Vice President of Earlham College and Chair-elect of the Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors, says, “This is another example of Earlham’s commitment to our community. Juan Williams will be a wonderful speaker. And, the Chamber gala, as always, will provide us an opportunity to showcase the many positives about our entire region.”
Tickets for the event will go on sale in early December at the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce, 33 South 7th Street, Richmond.
Reid dedicates, opens MacDowell Art Gallery
Reid Hospital’s MacDowell Gallery, a revolving art display of work by regional artists, is officially open after a recent dedication ceremony. The gallery is named after Barry MacDowell, retired CEO at Reid.
“The MacDowell Gallery plays an integral role in the healing environment of our campus,” said Randall Kirk, Reid vice president and Reid Foundation president. “It’s another area for our patients, families and caregivers to step away from whatever might be going on in their day and find a few minutes of respite,” he said.
Craig Kinyon, Reid CEO, said the Reid Governing Board chose to name the gallery in honor of MacDowell soon after his retirement in 2008, recognizing his role in planning the new Reid campus and his efforts to make sure the new hospital made “healing environment” a priority. “Barry has long been a champion of the importance of addressing the whole person – body, mind and spirit – and realizes how gardens, art and other factors can play a role in healing,” Kinyon said.
On the second floor of Reid Outpatient Care Center, the gallery features approximately 25 works by regional artists. The art is on loan and for sale, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting Richmond Art Museum and Reid Foundation.
“We have a long history of collaborating with the Richmond Art Museum,” said Jason Troutwine, Foundation director. “Their assistance with this project has been extremely helpful,” he said, noting the Art Museum helps with procuring and displaying the art. “Eastern Indiana has many accomplished artists. This gallery provides a place to showcase their talent.”
MacDowell said he was humbled by the honor. “I am truly thankful for being able to play a part in something that will benefit Reid patients and family members for years to come,” MacDowell said.
Community Thanksgiving Dinner
Richmond, IN--October 30, 2009-- There will be a community-wide, free, thanksgiving dinner held at the Townsend Community Center (855 N. 12th Street), on Thursday, November 26, 2009, from 1-4 p.m.
This event, which is sponsored by Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church, is a vision of the pastor, Earnest Randle, who saw a need for the church to get more involved in the community as a whole. “Thanksgiving is a time for family, and we’re reaching out for our Richmond family to celebrate with our church family” Randle says.
Mt. Olive has been a part of the Richmond Community for well over 50 years and continues to be a place of “refuge” for many of its citizens.
Please invite the community to come out and enjoy thanksgiving in a different way this year. There will be lots of food and lots of volunteers to help. So come and enjoy!
For more information, please call the church at 765-966-5152
Franc D’Ambrosio | Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 8:00pm
[Richmond, IN] Coming to Civic Hall Performing Arts Center on Saturday, November 7, 2009 @ 8:00pm. Franc D’Ambrosio is best known for his role in “The Phantom of the Opera”, for which he earned the title, “The World’s Longest Running Phantom”, after playing the role over 3000 times, including the national tour and the San Francisco run for over 5 years. He made his Broadway debut in the first revival of Sweeney Todd, with television appearances that include “Entertainment Tonight”, “Access Hollywood” and “MTV’s Spotlight”, various television specials and live events. Franc is featured on many CD’s and his performance of “Panis Angelicus” earned him a Grammy Consideration for Best Male Vocalist 1999. Franc D’Ambrosio’s resume includes an Academy Award nominated film, three Emmy award nominated television shows, two Grammy considerations, and a National Theatre Award nomination for his stage work. Don’t miss this wonderful evening of music in Civic Hall.
Good seats are available for the performance at 8:00pm; $25 for adults, $17 for students and group rates available. Call the Civic Hall Box Office for tickets: 765-973-3350, toll free 1-888-CIVIC HALL (1-888-248- 4242), or visit www.civichall.com. Box Office hours are Mon-Fri, 8:30am - noon and 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Five Reid Community Benefit Grants Announced
Five organizations have received grants to improve community health and fitness from the Reid Hospital & Health Care Services Community Benefits committee.
A committee of Reid’s governing Board, the group meets quarterly to process grant requests. Board member Larry Parker is chairman of the Community Benefit Committee and has presided over the awarding of more than $93,000 from its fund this year.
The following grants were approved at the recent Community Benefit meeting:
~ Communities in Schools; $7,500 to support site coordinators at the middle and high schools
~ Indiana University East; $10,000 to support the creation of a cross country course and nature trail at IU East
~ Independent Living Center; $15,000 for start-up funding to begin a personal services attendant program
~ Siloam Health & Wellness Center; $12,500 for client free lab work, equipment and CLIA testing supplies
~ Youth As Resources; $3,000 to support IU East Students Working Against Tobacco (SWAT)
In addition to outright grants, the committee gives donations such as used computers and printers, used linens, first aid kits and medical supplies to not-for-profit entities. In a direct medical initiative, Reid’s mammogram and prostate screening programs, free upon physician referral, are covered by Community Benefit funds.
“Part of Reid’s mission is to support efforts that enhance community health and well-being,” said Craig Kinyon, Reid president. “Often, the agencies we assist fill a small niche and provide a service that no one else does. They are helping meet a physical, spiritual or emotional health need of the community.”
Earlier this year, the committee approved grants to Adult Day Care, All-American City, Indiana.Women In Need (I.WIN), Wayne County Challenge and Student Support Services at IU East. Reid’s Community Benefit program also provided $500 scholarships to 21 high school seniors from Reid’s service area who plan to pursue careers in health care.
Dennis Andrews Successfully Completes Regional Sustainable Development Fellowship
Alexandria, VA October 16, 2009 - The American Chamber of Commerce Executives (ACCE) is pleased to announce that Dennis Andrews, President and CEO of the Wayne County Area Chamber of Commerce has successfully completed the Fellowship for Regional Sustainable Development (RSD), funded by the Ford Foundation.
“Spurring sustainable development is one of the major issues facing business-led civic organizations, as they seek to broaden economic opportunity for the people in their regions,” says Mick Fleming, president of ACCE. “The Fellowship allowed regional leaders like Dennis to deepen their understanding of the policies and practices that foster inclusive long-term growth and enhanced quality of life.”
Andrews was one of 54 Fellows, representing diverse communities and personal backgrounds from across North America, who participated in the program. There are now more than 90 graduates of the Fellowship program.
The Fellowship is a unique 12-month program for regional leaders who build communities and economies. It provides hands-on training, peer knowledge exchange, research, and examination of working models covering a wide range of growth and sustainability issues; including but not limited to infrastructure, immigration, land use, housing, education, environment, and social inclusion. Drawing on the tools, policies and practices learned during the Fellowship, each participant crafts a “regional action project” that addresses an opportunity for or barrier to creating sustainable, inclusive prosperity for his or her own region.
As a result of Dennis’ participation in this prestigious national program, a plan has been written for area Chambers of Commerce in east central Indiana and west central Ohio to establish a new network of communications, one that reaches across state lines.
The area project, titled Bright Futures Together, aimed at regional sustainable development will continue for the foreseeable future involving various sectors of the economy and area communities. Economic data for the region will be examined, strategic responses planned and carried out, and resources shared.
The simple explanation and incentive for the project is for predominately rural communities like Wayne County, Indiana and those counties surrounding Wayne County to work together in order to successfully compete with larger communities in the global marketplace.
Best practices to assimilate critical mass of resources and encourage sustainability, innovation, and entrepreneurship are expected outcomes of the Bright Futures initiative.
Fresh Take on Godot Set at a Post-Katrina Crossroads
RICHMOND, Ind. — The Classical Theatre of Harlem’s acclaimed production of Samuel Beckett’s Waiting for Godot takes the Goddard Auditorium Stage on the Earlham College campus on Saturday, October 10.
After a critically praised New York run in 2006, and a subsequent New Orleans presentation in the Lower Ninth Ward in 2007, the restaged Beckett masterpiece begins at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the Artists and Lecture Series event are $5 for adults and $3 for students and senior citizens are available by. Tickets are available by calling Earlham’s Office of Events at 765/983-1373.
Director Christopher McElroen resets Beckett’s masterpiece about two tramps stranded in time and waiting for someone or something and places them at a post-Katrina crossroads. The set transforms the Goddard stage into a scene from New Orleans’s Lower Ninth Ward.
The tramps remember that they are supposed to wait under a tree on a Saturday for a man named Godot; they do not remember the man very well, but they think he was going to give them an important answer to a question they have forgotten.
Mixing vaudeville and hip-hop to reveal the tale’s comedy, this Godot dazzles with the darkness of a moral emergency and the humor of the human condition.
This tragicomedy in two acts promises “a powerful immediacy, fully realizing the agony of waiting, as well as the irrepressibility of humanity, imagination and humor in a production Beckett himself would surely have admired.”
Beckett is credited with revolutionizing 20th century theatre with Waiting for Godot, which premiered in 1953 and had a profound influence on generations of succeeding dramatists.
The cast features Billy Eugene Jones as Vladimir, Obie winner J. Kyle Manzay as Estragon and Glenn Gordon as Lucky.
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Brookville through the Artist’s Eye
Where: Franklin County Courthouse, Brookville, Indiana
Dates:
October 16th 4 – 9 pm, Reception: 6 pm,
October 17th Noon – 5pm,
Oct. 16th – Nov. 13th
Each year, artists gather in Brookville to paint the beautiful landscapes, open spaces, and quaint homes in an event called the Brookville Paint Out. As a supplement and inspiration to this annual gathering of artists, the Richmond Art Museum has produced an exhibit of historical paintings of Brookville by Hoosier Group Artists including J. Ottis Adams and T.C. Steele which will be hung in the Franklin County Courthouse. The exhibition will provide interesting insights into Brookville’s past, and telling images that leave little though as to why many artists chose to paint Brookville and the surrounding area.
Bringing the art of past and present together, an unveiling of four paintings by Dan Woodson which will be permanently housed in the Franklin County Courthouse will also take place on Friday, October 16th during the opening reception.
For more information, contact: Shaun Dingwerth, Executive Director, at (765) 966-0256 or shaund@rcs.k12.in.us.
Richmond Production Machining Manufacturer to Diversify Business and Expand Operations
RICHMOND, Ind. (Oct. 5, 2009) - CIT, a materials handling and production machining manufacturer, announced today that it will expand its operations here creating up to 20 new jobs by 2010.
CIT, which specializes in the design and production of steel racks, containers, machine cabs and canopies, was recently awarded a three-year contract to produce physical therapy tables for the health care equipment industry. The company, which will produce 6,000 tables per year, plans to invest $210,000 to renovate an existing 10,000 square-foot building for the new manufacturing line.
"Creating an environment that allows businesses like CIT to grow and thrive in Indiana is paramount to our economic success," said Governor Mitch Daniels. "This Hoosier company is diversifying into a promising new line of work and we're happy to be a part of that."
The ISO 9001:2008 certified company, which currently employs more than 100 associates in Richmond, plans to begin hiring assembly associates, managers and quality engineers next month as renovations are completed and the facility is readied for production.
"Due to the ups and downs of the automotive industry, we have constantly worked on diversifying our products and customer base; by landing this contract we are able to do both. It only made sense to do the expansion here in Indiana as we have all the resources needed including raw materials, equipment and a large pool of qualified potential new employees," said Kim Wuertemberger, CIT president.
Founded in 1987 in Richmond, Ind., CIT began as a job shop for tooling and metalworking contract projects and today operates a 120,000 square-foot facility and supplies customers including International Truck & Engine, Subaru, Honda, Toyota Automotive, Crown, Mitsubishi/Caterpillar and Toyota Industrial.
The Indiana Economic Development Corporation offered CIT up to $140,000 in performance-based tax credits and up to $20,000 in training grants based on the company's job creation plans. The board of directors for the Economic Development Corporation of Wayne County has also approved a $50,000 general purpose grant and a $20,000 training grant to assist CIT with expansion costs. Wayne County Commissioners must still approve the EDC incentives.
"CIT is a true asset to the city of Richmond and we are extremely happy to hear of their expansion plans. The city will help in any way we can with this expansion project. We look forward to working with CIT for many years to come," said Mayor Sally Hutton.
CIT's announced expansion comes just one month after Jason Finishing Group, an international industrial abrasives maker, announced that it would consolidate its cloth and abrasive wheel buff operations to Richmond, creating nearly 50 new jobs by 2012.
About CIT
CIT is an Indiana based company offering manufacturing business solutions to OEM manufacturers and their tier 1 suppliers. Specifically, world-class steel rack and container, & cab and canopy production services from concept design through volume production. CIT is an ISO 9001:2008 registered company.
About IEDC
Created by Governor Mitch Daniels in 2005 to replace the former Department of Commerce, the Indiana Economic Development Corporation is governed by a 12-member board chaired by Governor Daniels. Indiana Secretary of Commerce Mitch Roob serves as the chief executive officer of the IEDC. For more information about IEDC, visit www.iedc.in.gov .
Tap Dogs, Franc D’Ambrosio, Happy Holidays / Spirit of Christmas, In the Mood, and Cirque Odyssey Are Featured During The 2009-2010 Proudly Presenting Series
Tap Dogs will be returning from a previously sold-out performance for our 16th season of the 2009-2010 Proudly Presenting Series in Civic Hall Performing Arts Center. Franc D’Ambrosio, Happy Holidays / Spirit of Christmas, In the Mood, and Cirque Odyssey will be rounding out the Proudly Presenting Series of events for 2009-2010.
The season will open with “Tap Dogs” and will be presented on Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 4:30pm. “Tap Dogs” are currently taking the world by storm with their unprecedented tap show that combines the strength and power of workmen with the precision and talent of tap dancing. So far the company has won 11 International Awards. “Tap Dogs” is rough, tough, rocking theatrical entertainment. Don’t miss this return performance for our 16th Proudly Presenting Series season on October 18, 2009 for one show at 4:30pm.
Our second show in the Series will be presented on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 8:00 pm in Civic Hall. Franc D’Ambrosio is best known for his role in “The Phantom of the Opera” for which he earned the title, “The World’s Longest Running Phantom”, after playing the role over 3000 times, including the national tour and the San Francisco run for over 5 years. Franc D’Ambrosio’s resume includes an Academy Award nominated film, three Emmy award nominated television shows, two Grammy considerations, and a National Theatre Award nomination for his stage work. Don’t miss this wonderful evening of vocal music.
Scheduled for two performances on Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 4:00pm & 8:00pm in Civic Hall will be “Happy Holidays / Spirit of Christmas”. This production takes you on a magical sleigh-ride to enjoy the most popular Christmas songs of all times in one of the greatest holiday shows in America. This is one of the most delightful and enchanting Christmas shows ever produced for the stage. Fabulous Christmas songs combined with gorgeous costumes and breathtaking scenery will make the joys of Christmas come to life. The cast of 22 singer/dancers will present a staged musical production featuring a live band and vocals.
Scheduled for one performance at 8:00pm on Saturday, March 20, 2010, will be “In the Mood”. This 1940’s musical revue takes a retro look at the life and times of a generation that listened and danced to the same kind of music. By recreating the best popular music and songs of the late 1930s and the 1940s, “In the Mood” aspires to promote the memory of this significant time in American history. The revue features the In the Mood Singers and Dancers with the sensational String of Pearls big band orchestra. With music arrangements, costumes and choreography as authentic as it gets!
The last show in the Proudly Presenting Series is on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at 8:00pm. Testing the limits of the human body and challenging what the mind believes is possible, “Cirque Odyssey” is an amazing cornucopia of daring skill, grace, strength and agility. Featuring Hand-to-Hand Balancing, Tumblers, German Wheel, Spinning Cube, and Contortionist, this production is a true “Odyssey” into a world of surreal impossibilities and eccentric reality. A fast moving, high-energy event, “Cirque Odyssey” brings together a variety of different elements, creating a contemporary production that pleases the audience with its colorful creativity and cutting-edge suspense.
Season tickets for this outstanding lineup are on sale now. Adult season tickets - $130, seniors (ages 65+) - $125, active military - $85, and student season tickets - $85. Patrons may order tickets or a season brochure from the Civic Hall Box Office, 380 Hub Etchison Parkway, Richmond, Indiana, 47374. The Box Office telephone number is 765-973-3350, or call toll free, 1-888-CIVIC HALL (1-888-248-4242), or visit us at www.civichall.com. Box Office hours are Monday through Friday, 8:30 am - noon and 1:00 pm - 4:00 p.m. Visa, MasterCard and Discover credit cards are happily accepted. There is a fifty-cent fee for mailing ticket orders and a $3.00 fee for credit card processing.
All events, dates and times are subject to change.
These programs are supported by the Performing Arts Fund, a program of Arts Midwest funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts, which believes a great nation deserves great art, with additional contributions from Indiana Arts Commission, General Mills Foundation, and Land O’Lakes Foundation. These attractions are also made possible, in part, with support from Arts Place, Inc., the Indiana Arts Commission, a state agency, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency. Further funding has been provided through the generosity of our Sponsors: KICKS 96 (WQLK-FM and WHON-AM), First Bank Richmond, Wayne County Foundation, ThinkTV, Indiana Public Radio, Whitewater Broadcasting (1490 WKBV and G101-3 radio). Co-sponsors include: Earlham College, Belden, Palladium-Item, Paust Printers, Wayne Bank and Trust Co., U.S. Bank, Dr. William H. Toedebusch, Dr. J. Michael and Nancy Perez and Family, and the City of Richmond.
Family practitioner is 2009 Humanity in Medicine Award winner
Phillip Scott, D.O., a Richmond family practice physician, is the 2009 Paul S. Rhoads Humanity in Medicine award winner at Reid Hospital & Health Care Services.
Dr. Scott accepted the award Friday evening during the hospital’s annual medical staff appreciation and new physician reception. The Humanity in Medicine prize honors a career distinguished by compassionate care for patients and their families as well as effective support for the area’s health care community. Nominations for Rhoads awards are solicited in late summer from physicians, patients, health care workers and anyone who resides in the Indiana and Ohio counties served by Reid. An evaluation board selects the physician based on the nominations and service of the physician.
The 2009 winner joined Reid’s medical staff in 1992 and was the founding physician of Richmond Family Care Center in Richmond. A native of Hamilton, Ohio, he has made Richmond his home for 17 years.
“Pure shock,” is how Dr. Scott described the feeling upon learning he had won the award. He also noted that he is proud to share the award with current and past colleagues in his practice: Keith Dobyns, D.O. (2002) and Tina Reichley, M.D. (2005). “I consider myself in great company,” Scott said.
Craig Kinyon, Reid Hospital president and CEO, said hospital administration is blessed to have Dr. Scott as a community physician and member of the hospital governing board. “He brings a wealth of knowledge and understanding to the table and is a pleasure to deal with,” Kinyon said.
William Black, M.D., also a previous Rhoads honoree and friend of Dr. Scott, cited this year’s winner’s abilities in representing physicians concerns and working with hospital administration in previous roles as chief of staff and current board membership. “He is a very good, caring physician,” Black said. “And he’s so involved. He has the medical staff’s best interest in mind but understands that it has to be a working relationship.”
Tom Huth, M.D., vice president of medical affairs at Reid, said Dr. Scott “is a true gentleman in all senses of the word – always calm, reasonable, kind, supportive and oriented to the common good.” He said the 2009 winner’s standards of excellence and service are examples to others. “We are very fortunate to have this outstanding physician as a member of our medical staff and our community.”
Dr. Scott, a 1989 graduate of the Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Athens, Ohio, also received a degree in chemistry in 1984 from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He completed his internship in osteopathic medicine at Grandview Hospital, and his family practice residency at St. Elizabeth Medical Center, both in Dayton, Ohio. He was Miami Valley Family Medicine Resident of the Year in 1992.
A staff physician since 2005 at Reid’s Wound Healing Center, Dr. Scott also serves on Reid’s Governing Board, is a former chief of staff at Reid, and he is a director of the Board of the Indiana Academy of Family Practice. He is board certified by the American Board of Family Practice.
Nominators cited Dr. Scott for his caring hand and patience to listen. “He puts patient concerns first,” said one nominator. “He has compassion and sensitivity and takes time to answer questions.”
Dr. Scott’s memberships include the American Osteopathic Association, the American and Indiana Academies of Family Practice and the American College of Osteopathic Family Practice.
Dr. Scott, and his wife, Jackie, are parents of Andrew, Alexi and Abbie.
In his spare time, Dr. Scott enjoys participating in his kid’s activities, travel, church and community activities. He is currently studying applications of computer systems in medicine through Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, Oregon.
The Humanity in Medicine award and celebration, authorized as an annual event by Reid’s governing board in 1983, honors the memory of Paul S. Rhoads, M.D., for his services to patients and medicine.
PFLAG Introductory Meeting
When: Sunday, October 25
Time: 5:00 – 7:00 pm
Place: St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 800 N. A St, Richmond
If you are a parent or friend of a lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBTQ) person, you are invited to attend an informational meeting of the national organization PFLAG (Parents, & Friends of Gays and Lesbians) at 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 25 at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, 800 N. A Street. The speaker for the evening is Rhea Murray, author of “Journey to Moriah,” the compelling story of her family's journey after her child was identified as "gay" in a small community in Indiana.
During the meeting we will explore the possibility of starting a PFLAG chapter in Richmond for parents and friends in east-central Indiana.
When a loved one identifies as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender, challenges might arise due to the fact that we live in a society that does not honor diversity. A local PFLAG organization could provide support during these challenging times and it could help a parent or friend find answers to questions they have concerning LGBT issues.
The meeting is being hosted by Rainbow Richmond, a social, support and educational group for people in east-central Indiana who identify as LGBT. For more information or if you have questions contact RainbowRichmond@gmail.com.
InCONCERT and Gennett Legacy Concert
The sound of Gennett Records will come to life once again in Richmond, Indiana as Starr-Gennett presents TWO great concerts in October: the October 3rd InCONCERT show featuring Big James with Synapse and the October 9th Starr-Gennett Foundation Legacy Concert featuring world class musicians Ed Polcer and Mark Shane. Both performers have been sold out in Richmond and it is strongly recommended that tickets be purchased in advance.
Blues and Dance performer Big James has performed on Jay Leno and will make his Richmond appearance on October 3, 2009 at the 4th Floor Blues Club. InConcert is a group of 10 local nonprofits who are working together on a collaborative fundraising concert series. Tickets are $20.
The Polcer/Shane performance on October 9, 2009 at Reid Hospital’s Lingle Auditorium will focus on music and musicians inducted in the Gennett Walk of Fame including Artie Shaw, Sidney Bechet and Jelly Roll Morton.
Concert Special: Tickets for both events can be purchased at a reduce rate of $25, a savings of $10, at the Starr-Gennett Foundation (765) 962-2860, Chamber of Commerce (765)962-1511, or the Tourism Bureau (765)935-5857. Both concerts directly benefit the Starr-Gennett Foundation’s mission to preserve Richmond’s musical heritage.
Haunted: Ghost Hunting 101
VENUE: RICHMOND ART MUSEUM
350 Hub Etchison Parkway
Richmond, Indiana 47374
DATE: Friday, October 23, 2009
Begins at 7:00 p.m.
Tickets:
$3.00 RAM Members / $5.00 General Public
DESCRIPTION: In conjunction with the Indiana Society of Paranormal Research (ISPR), the Richmond Art Museum will be hosting a unique event, in the spirit of Halloween.
Haunted: Ghost Hunting 101, will feature the talents of ISPR as they investigate a site here in Wayne County for paranormal activity. They bring with them a shaman, a clairvoyant, and others who are sensitive to the paranormal. With state of the art equipment, including infrared cameras, digital recorders, and thermal color cameras, the group will delve into the mysteries of a local haunting, attempting to capture evidence on film and through EVP (electronic voice phenomena).
Once the investigation is complete, the group will compile the data into a short film. Then, they will appear at RAM for a Ghost Hunting 101 discussion, sharing personal paranormal experiences and revealing some of the “how to” secrets of coaxing ghosts to show themselves. The information gathered during the investigation will then be shown to the public after the discussion.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Lance Crow, Education Director, at (765) 966-0256 or lancec@rcs.k12.in.us
2009 Whitewater Walk
In its inaugural year the Whitewater Walk was a way to raise the level of awareness of two proposed scenic byways; the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway in Indiana and the Presidential Pathways Byway in Ohio, as well as raise funds for the proposed Whitewater Valley Regional Interpretive Park.
In its fourth year it is a celebration of all the Whitewater Valley has to offer, the official state designation of the Whitewater Canal Scenic Byway and the Presidential Pathways Scenic Byway in Ohio and a Transportation Enhancement Grant in the amount of $689,000 towards the purchase of the property for the Interpretive Park. While still raising funds for the individual counties and the Whitewater Valley Regional Interpretive Park, the walk showcases regional collaboration at its best.
Organizers in eight counties in southeastern Indiana and southwestern Ohio have worked together to offer many different opportunities to walk and experience the rich heritage and scenic beauty of this valley.
Starting September 20 and running through September 27 (including a kick off walk and evening party in Richmond, Indiana on September 19) walkers may choose daily walks that include canoeing, kayaking, riding the railroad, boating on Brookville reservoir or hiking through quaint small towns and scenic trails. Any daily walks you attend enable you to join us for supper around a campfire and all night camping if you choose.
Evenings can be spent walking in any of the 15 twilight walks scheduled for the week. Learn about the Whitewater Shaker Village in Crosby Township, Ohio, hear the latest gossip of the 1800’s from Lucretta Harrison in Cleves, Ohio, or take the twilight walk through the Mary Grey Bird Sanctuary in Fayette County, Indiana. Walk by lantern light along the Whitewater Canal Trail in Franklin County, Indiana or experience the history and arts of Union county, Indiana as you start your journey at the historic cabin on the courthouse lawn and end at the Blue Herron Gallery. This is just a sampling of the many twilight walks you can join during this week long adventure.
Through the generous donations of many and the many sponsors of this walk, (a complete list of sponsors can be viewed on our web site, www.whitewatercanalscenicbyway.com) a one time $20.00 registration fee entitles you to join in any or all of the daily or evening walks.
For more information on the 2009 Whitewater Walk, view daily and evening routes, or to register please go to our website at www.whitewatercanalscenicbyway.org.
Earlham College Swim Classes - Winter 2010
Instructor: Jayne Arnold, Earlham College Aquatics Coordinator
Jayne has 35 years experience in teaching swim classes of all levels. Contact Jayne at (765) 983-1732 to inquire about lessons.
Sign up at Earlham Wellness Desk. Payment required when signing up for class.
Classes begin week of January 11th and extend through March 3rd.
Parents & Tot Lessons (Ages 6 months to 6 years)
Fee: $35
Children are introduced to the aquatic environment and given instruction in water adjustment and pre-stroke skills with the parent. The emphasis of this program is to enjoy the water in a safe and enjoyable environment. Tots must wear swim diaper if not potty trained.
* Choose from two sessions: January 11 to March 1 or January 13 to March 3
* Monday, 5 to 5:30 p.m. or Wednesday, 5 to 5:30 p.m.
Preschool Lessons (Ages 3 to 5 years)
Fee: $35
This class focuses on water safety, floating, submerging; paddling and beginning swim stroke skills.
* January 11 to March 1 on Mondays from 3:30 to 4:00 pm.
* January 12 to March 2 on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 4:30 p.m.
* January 13 to March 3 on Wednesday from 3:30
Level I Lessons (Ages 5 and Older)
Fee: $45
This class teaches children to be comfortable in the water, safety skills, floating and beginning swim strokes on front and back. One half-hour free swim follows one half-hour instructional time.
*January 11 to March 1 on Mondays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
*January 12 to March 2 on Tuesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
*January 13 to March 3 on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Level II Lessons (Ages 5 and Older)
Fee: $45
These lessons improve front and back crawl, teach elementary backstroke, treading, underwater swimming and diving. One half-hour free swim precedes one half-hour lesson.
Level III Lessons (Ages 5 and Older)
Fee: $45
This class refines free, back, and elementary strokes and teaches breaststroke, sidestroke and improves diving. One half-hour free swim, which includes lap workout, precedes one half-hour lesson.
Level II or III
* January 11 to March 1 on Mondays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
* January 13 to March 3 on Wednesdays from 4:00 to 5:00 p.m.
Adults (Over 18 years)
Fee: $45
This class is for all levels of ability, including stroke instruction.
Instructor will teach to individual student. Times will be arranged if sufficient interest. One half-hour free swim precedes one-half hour lesson.
Adult lessons available upon request. Minimum class size is 4 people. Leave name and number at Earlham Wellness Desk.
* January 12 to March 2 on Tuesdays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.
Please note: All classes subject to minimum enrollment, and will be canceled if that minimum is not met.
Adults may swim with children during the practice time if they are members or they may purchase a day pass.
Chamber Annual Dinner
Friday, January 22, 2010
6:30 p.m. Reception
7:30 p.m. Dinner
8:30 p.m. Awards and Keynote
Juan Williams, Senior Correspondent for National Public Radio, regular contributor on Fox News Sunday, The Sean Hannity Show, and guest host for The O’Reilly Factor, will be this year’s keynote speaker at The Chamber’s Annual Dinner in January.
Williams, a nationally known speaker and author, is sponsored for the event by Earlham College.
Williams is an Emmy winner for television documentary writing. He is the author of six books. In addition to his current work with National Public Radio and Fox News, he has appeared on Nightline, Washington Week in Review, as well as CNN’s Crossfire and Capital Gang Sunday.
As always, the Chamber will recognize individuals and businesses for outstanding achievements. The gala will also kick off Wayne County’s bicentennial celebration!
Reservations are now being accepted at the Chamber of Commerce. Call 765-962-1511
2-1-1 Celebrates One Year
The local 2-1-1 Call Center celebrated its first anniversary of operation during the December meeting of the 2-1-1 Call Center Advisory Board.
The 2-1-1 Call Center serves families and individuals in Fayette, Franklin, Rush, Union and Wayne Counties by connecting them to human service agencies. Individuals may use the service by dialing the three digit 2-1-1 number day or night to speak with trained qualified staff who will assist the individual with not only information, but will assist in navigating the caller through the complex maze of community services, available governmental programs and volunteer opportunities. The 2-1-1 call is at no cost to the caller.
During the past year, a total of 2,571 calls were received as follows: Fayette County – 488, Rush County – 236, Franklin County – 126, Union County – 50, Wayne County – 1,671.
The top 10 caller requests by percentage were:
Financial Assistance – 33%
Utility Assistance – 14%
Health/Medical – 12%
Food – 10%
Housing – 8%
Legal – 8%
Transportation – 5%
Employment – 4%
Education – 3%
Government/Taxes – 3%
“Not only is the 2-1-1 Call Center providing help to local residents who need community services, the service is also an important and essential aspect of economic development for this region of Indiana,” states board member Tony Shepherd whose Area 9 Agency houses the 2-1-1 Call Center. Shepherd further states, “Recent events with the local economy have made it more difficult to create and maintain a good worker environment at a time when many of us are juggling jobs, children, family and our own emergencies. Balancing these challenges and solving crises often cannot be accomplished on our own. We may need basic services such as food, shelter and clothing or we may need a good childcare provider, afterschool service or assistance for a live-in relative. 2-1-1 is able to help with these challenges and thus strengthen the quality of families and quality of workers to help our local businesses succeed.”
Board discussion included the welcoming of City of Connersville and Fayette County United Way as new funders of 2-1-1. A 2-1-1 birthday cake was enjoyed by those in attendance. Over 977 community services are now included in the database. For information, simply dial 2-1-1.