No Smoking On North Judson Town Property

(The following article was "lifted" from WKVI (http://www.wkvi.com/).  Thank you Ben (and sorry I don't know your last name.)

By: Ben
Published: September 7th, 2012

The town of North Judson’s no-tobacco ordinance is now in effect, prohibiting smoking or any other form of tobacco use in municipal buildings or properties, including parks. Clerk-Treasurer Donna Henry says the ordinance prohibits smoking and tobacco use on the premises of municipal properties or within eight feet of their entrances.

The ordinance also prohibits smoking in town parks and their park shelters or within 15 feet of the shelters.

The North Judson Town Council held the first and second readings of the no-tobacco ordinance at their meeting on Aug. 20, and Clerk-Treasurer Donna Henry says the council held the final reading on the ordinance at their meeting on Sept. 4.

The ordinance is more restrictive than the state’s Smoke Free Air Law, but only applies to municipal properties.

Starke County Environmental Management Website Launched

The following  was "lifted" from the WKVI website.  Thank you to Anita Gooden for the article.

By: anita

Published: September 4th, 2012

A new website has been launched to help you find more information on how to make your environmental assessment payment and recycling in Starke County.

Visit www.starkeenvironmental.com where the hours for the Starke County Environmental Management District are listed, as well as the location and more information on district events. Also, learn how to recycle the items that are otherwise difficult to properly dispose of.

There is also a section on precycling, which is a process in reducing the waste of what we produce to help reduce the amount we need to recycle.

Visit the website for all of that information or call the Starke County Environmental Management District at 772-7865.

Labor Day

The North Judson-Wayne Township Library will be closed on Labor Day, September 3rd.  See you on Tuesday!

September is Library Card Month

Not to rush it...

To do your best you need to have a plan.  Our plan was simple - convince Linda H. to continue scaring the community this Halloween with another of her most excellent haunted houses.   Now Linda is not doing this totally on her own, she has a talented assortment of actors and handy-people whose creativity supports her ideas.

This year we will have our typically mild, children's version; but, we have promised those creative minds that they will be allowed to run wild one night, no holds barred, and do their best to truly scare the community.  And, as usual, there will be no charge for this entertainment.

We've Made Some Changes

Our new website should be up, so the next time you visit www.njwt.lib.in.us you should see a different site (fingers crossed). Be sure to let us know what you think of it.

North Judson Schools Start August 15, 2012

While the kids won't be too happy about this, you can see a list of school supplies for the 2012-2013 school year at http://www.njsp.k12.in.us/njsp/site/default.asp. Just go to the "Select a School" at the top of the page and choose NJSP Middle or NJSP Elementary, the supply list link is in the right hand column. You can also run off a copy of the school calendar at the Elementary school site.

http://www.njsp.k12.in.us/njsp/site/default.asp

Library Closed July 4th

The North Judson-Wayne Township Public Library will be closed on July 4th.  

This patriotic pie was "hijacked" from 

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fingerhut-Bakery/255682459727

INSPIRE-d Changes

INDIANAPOLIS (June 29, 2012) – Hoosiers premier resource for academic research, test preparation and career development has undergone a dramatic facelift. Inspire.IN.gov (www.inspire.in.gov), Indiana’s Virtual Library, now features greatly enhanced search functionality as well as an updated and easy-to-use interface.

“We believe users will appreciate new INSPIRE’s more intuitive searching capabilities that now resembles popular online search engines,” said Roberta L. Brooker, Indiana’s State Librarian. “Now is a great time for Hoosiers that have not heard of INSPIRE to test drive this complete virtual library that is accessible from their home, school or work computer.”

The reason behind the INSPIRE’s enhanced searchability is the intergration of the unique 360 Search from Serials Solutions. This technology filters data and omits search results that contain errors via its own knowledgebase and does not rely solely on the data supplied by content providers to filter searches. The new 360 Search also clusters results in order to speed up searches and better organize data. Results clustering separates search results by subtopics, dates, journals and authors so that search results are organized and easy to browse.

INSPIRE's interface has also been completely revamped to give it a fresher look and feel and make it easier to navigate. The interface has new features such as links to INSPIRE databases, an updated advanced search and a larger search bar, all designed to enhance the user experience.

“INSPIRE is not only a search engine geared towards students, it has features designed for jobseekers, teachers, health professionals, and dozens of other professional, personal and leisure interests,” said Brooker. “For example, a database focusing on hobbies and crafts, and another on home improvement, were just added to the INSPIRE suite of resources in the past 24 hours.”

Can You Say "Derecho"?

I learned a new weather related word over the weekend - derecho. This is what went through Starke County on Thursday and caused so much damage. You can read more about derechos at this site: 

http://www.spc.noaa.gov/misc/AbtDerechos/derechofacts.htm