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ID
103881
Title of Article
Safety first at annual bicycle rodeo
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
Markelle Lill, 12, helps Josh Robeson with Pumpkinvine Trail Coalition make adjustments his bicycle Saturday during the annual Bike Safety Rodeo at the Tolson Center; ABOVE: Wesley Kuric with the Elkhart County Health Department helps youngsters get fitted with free bicycle helmets Saturday during the annual Bike Safety Rodeo at the Tolson Center in Elhart. RIGHT: Markelle Lill, 12, clocks his speed at a course set up by Elkhart Police Department officers during the annual Bike Safety Rodeo at the Tolson Center. Officers also gave out free hot dogs and drinks during the event; Markelle Lill, 12, takes a turn at the obstacle course Saturday during the annual Bike Safety Rodeo at the Tolson Center for Excellence in Elkhart
Aubrey Parks (left), clinic director and community health nurse at RETA Pregnancy Clinic and Family Resources, talks with a community member about the services RETA offers during a community baby shower at the Tolson Center on Saturday; Tara Morris (right), executive director of the Minority Health Coalition Elkhart County, speaks to families during a community baby shower
Volunteers unload flowers Thursday at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds. The flowers are destined for planting in one of 17 Quilt Gardens scheduled for opening next weekend; Ryan Skinner, right, helps Rick and Donna Persing of Nappanee load flowers onto a trailer; TOP: Ginger Thorne with the Elkhart County Historical Museum in Bristol and Rick Stiffney with the Goshen Noon Rotary unload flowers Thursday at the Elkhart County 4-H Fairgrounds. BOTTOM: Kenton and Emily Hostetler with the Farm House Inn in Nappanee load flowers.
Employees plant flowers in a heart-shaped flower bed near the Triangle Parking Lot on a hill overlooking Benham Avenue near Harrison Street in Elkhart.
Work continues on the demolition of the former Elkhart High School on Franklin Street. Crews hope to salvage the stone sign and columns, city officials said. The former school, replaced decades ago by the district, was annexed to the newer county courts building, which also will be demolished after the county completed construction of the Elkhart County Courthouse at U.S. 33 and Reliance Road in Goshen. City officials have said they plan to seek private development of the block in downtown Elkhart. The work for this phase of the operation is being done by masonry restoration company RestoreWorks, located in Chicago and Northwest Indiana; Work continues on the demolition of the former Elkhart High School on Franklin Street. Crews hope to salvage the stone sign and columns, city officials said. The former school, replaced decades ago by the district, was annexed to the newer county courts building, which also will be demolished after the county completed construction of the Elkhart County Courthouse at U.S. 33 and Reliance Road in Goshen. City officials have said they plan to seek private development of the block in downtown Elkhart. The work for this phase of the operation is being done by masonry restoration company RestoreWorks, located in Chicago and Northwest Indiana
Tucker Florea, Jayde Lippert put boxes into vehicle; Jayde Lippert, Sophia Jones, Zach Davis, Jim Moore pose in front of Lippert Cares sponsor sign; Scott Griffey opens box; Cassie Ross puts box in trunk
Brian Holloman (left) and Michael Culp square off Wednesday during a debate between the candidates for Elkhart County sheriff at the Indiana University South Bend Elkhart Center.
Thor Industries donates two vehicles to support hunger relief
Source
Elkhart Truth
Location
Microfilm - Reference Desk
Picture Caption
From left are Scott Griffey, Gymtown Food Bank; Keith Sarber, Church Community Services; Jim Conklin, Cultivate Food Rescue; Bob Martin, Thor Industries; Mindy Morehead, First Light Mission; Andy Murray, Community Foundation of Elkhart County; Addi Kaminskis, The Center for Family Christian Development; Mike Perez, Faith Mission; Deb Duchac, Society of St. Vincent de Paul-Elkhart; Kristine J. Hilger, St. Vincent de Paul; Rick Schutt, Thor Industries; Naomi Leary, The Window.
Karla Beasley (left) and Melinda Freeze of the Community Foundation of Elkhart County look at a rendering of the new neighborhood, The Delta, during a ribbon- cutting ceremony inside The Penstock building on Thursday; Dave Weaver, founder of We Impact Group, speaking; The Delta is a neighborhood of residential and retail properties in Elkhart’s River District along East Jackson Boulevard
Joel Williams and Shelley Murphy with the Elkhart County Prosecutor’s Office seek approval for a $439,010 grant application from the county Board of Commissioners.
Ryan Britman, an Elkhart High School freshman, looks with his mother, Shantay Britman, at some of the artwork; Bethany Ward and Lorelei Ward, 10, look at artwork at the museum
Family Educator Lisa Benson-Nuyen addresses her students in a circle in the Northern Lights classroom at the Meadow Lakes CCS Early Learning, a Head Start center in Wasilla, Alaska. Local readiness data show that, of the approximately 2,800 children entering kindergarten each year in Elkhart County, nearly 1,200 are not meeting readiness benchmarks.
