Admission: A non-perishable food donation for the Starke County Food Pantry.
Bring a covered dish to share! There will be a dance floor, pop & coffee, a 50/50 drawing. All musicians welcome!
Thursday, November 6, 2014
11/7/2014 Bluegrass Jam
Bluegrass Jam featuring Country & Gospel Music on November 7, 2014 from 6 to 10 p.m. at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center, 53 East Lake Street, Knox, Indiana.
Admission: A non-perishable food donation for the Starke County Food Pantry.
Bring a covered dish to share! There will be a dance floor, pop & coffee, a 50/50 drawing. All musicians welcome!
Admission: A non-perishable food donation for the Starke County Food Pantry.
Bring a covered dish to share! There will be a dance floor, pop & coffee, a 50/50 drawing. All musicians welcome!
11/8/2014 Diamond Dawgs Softball Hog Roast
There will be a Hog Roast at the Knox VFW from 4-8 p.m. for the Diamond Dawgs Softball team on November 8, 2014. Along with the meal there will be a bake sale, silent auctions (bidding closes at 7:45), a live auction, and music.
Advance tickets are $8 and you can contact Wendy @ 806-2406; tickets will be available at the door for $10 and there will be carry outs available.
Come support the Dawgs!
Advance tickets are $8 and you can contact Wendy @ 806-2406; tickets will be available at the door for $10 and there will be carry outs available.
Come support the Dawgs!
Appointed Positions Open For The Town Of North Judson
The following town positions are scheduled to be appointed by the Town Council of North Judson in early 2015. Anyone interested in being considered for one of these positions must submit their written request to the Clerk-Treasurer’s office located at 204 Keller Avenue no later than December 29, 2014.
Building Inspector
NJ-SP School Board – Town Representative (1 position)
Board of Zoning Appeals – 1 position
Unsafe Building Hearing Authority – 2 positions
Local Women Nominated for Influential Recognition Award
Published: November 6, 2014
By: Mitch Columbe, WKVI
Two members of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation Board of Directors were named finalists for the 2014 Influential Women of Northwest Indiana recognition award. Carla Musial and Kathy Norem both were nominated by the Foundation for their work in Starke County. Musial was one of five finalists for Influential Woman in the Finance category, while Norem was one of three finalists for Up and Coming Woman in Government.
Musial has been a member of the board since 2007, representing DeMotte State Bank with more than 30 years of experience in community banking. She also has been the treasurer of the Greater Knox Area Chamber of Commerce, now the Starke County Chamber, for more than 20 years, is a SCILL Center Board member and treasurer, and the treasurer of New Hope Baptist Church of Knox.
Norem has served as the Starke County Commission representative on the foundation board from 2009 to 2012 and in 2014. She received undergraduate degrees in nursing from Purdue University and Valparaiso University before receiving her master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame School of Business. Norem previously served as CEO of Starke Memorial Hospital and developed and implemented the Ancilla College School of Nursing. She is a past director of the Starke County Community Foundation, and is in her second term as county commissioner, where she has served as president.
Two members of the foundation board previously won awards at the annual event. Wendy Hoppe, owner of Hoppe Hardware in North Judson, and president of the North Judson Town Council, was named 2012 Influential Woman in the construction/interior design category.
Diane Thalmann, current president of the Foundation Board and an economic development manager with NIPSCO, received top honors in 2011 as Influential Woman in economic development.
Winners will be announced at the annual awards banquet. Over the last four years, more than $40,000 has been raised through the Influential Women banquet, with all proceeds donated to local charities of Northwest Indiana. For more information, visit www.nwiwomen.com.
By: Mitch Columbe, WKVI
Two members of the Starke County Economic Development Foundation Board of Directors were named finalists for the 2014 Influential Women of Northwest Indiana recognition award. Carla Musial and Kathy Norem both were nominated by the Foundation for their work in Starke County. Musial was one of five finalists for Influential Woman in the Finance category, while Norem was one of three finalists for Up and Coming Woman in Government.
Musial has been a member of the board since 2007, representing DeMotte State Bank with more than 30 years of experience in community banking. She also has been the treasurer of the Greater Knox Area Chamber of Commerce, now the Starke County Chamber, for more than 20 years, is a SCILL Center Board member and treasurer, and the treasurer of New Hope Baptist Church of Knox.
Norem has served as the Starke County Commission representative on the foundation board from 2009 to 2012 and in 2014. She received undergraduate degrees in nursing from Purdue University and Valparaiso University before receiving her master’s degree from the University of Notre Dame School of Business. Norem previously served as CEO of Starke Memorial Hospital and developed and implemented the Ancilla College School of Nursing. She is a past director of the Starke County Community Foundation, and is in her second term as county commissioner, where she has served as president.
Two members of the foundation board previously won awards at the annual event. Wendy Hoppe, owner of Hoppe Hardware in North Judson, and president of the North Judson Town Council, was named 2012 Influential Woman in the construction/interior design category.
Diane Thalmann, current president of the Foundation Board and an economic development manager with NIPSCO, received top honors in 2011 as Influential Woman in economic development.
Winners will be announced at the annual awards banquet. Over the last four years, more than $40,000 has been raised through the Influential Women banquet, with all proceeds donated to local charities of Northwest Indiana. For more information, visit www.nwiwomen.com.
Carla Musial Kathy Norem
Indiana DOE Releases School Grades
Published: November 6, 2014
By: Anita Goodan, WKVI
The Indiana Department of Education released the A-F grades for all schools in the state on Wednesday. The release of the grades was delayed after the State Board of Education had received appeals from several schools.
Locally, Knox High School and Knox Elementary School received an A grade, along with Culver Elementary and Middle Schools, the North Judson-San Pierre Elementary School, West Central High School and Elementary School and all three Eastern Pulaski schools.
Oregon-Davis Elementary School received a B and the junior/senior high school received a C. North Judson-San Pierre Junior High and high school both scored a C. Knox Middle School raised its grade from failing to a C. West Central Middle School also received a C.
A full list of schools and their grades can be downloaded here: Final_Corp_School_Grades_2014 (1)
By: Anita Goodan, WKVI
The Indiana Department of Education released the A-F grades for all schools in the state on Wednesday. The release of the grades was delayed after the State Board of Education had received appeals from several schools.
Locally, Knox High School and Knox Elementary School received an A grade, along with Culver Elementary and Middle Schools, the North Judson-San Pierre Elementary School, West Central High School and Elementary School and all three Eastern Pulaski schools.
Oregon-Davis Elementary School received a B and the junior/senior high school received a C. North Judson-San Pierre Junior High and high school both scored a C. Knox Middle School raised its grade from failing to a C. West Central Middle School also received a C.
A full list of schools and their grades can be downloaded here: Final_Corp_School_Grades_2014 (1)
Oversize Load to Travel Through Northern Indiana
Published: November 6, 2014
By: Mary Perren, WKVI
An oversize load traveling through northern Indiana the next five nights may snarl traffic in Porter, LaPorte, Starke and Marshall Counties as it passes through. The slow-moving, oversize, overweight load will have a police escort from the Port of Indiana to the Ohio border. INDOT advises short-term road closures will be necessary as it moves through the area. Motorists are urged to avoid the routes during the scheduled travel times.
Tonight’s trip starts on State Road 249 south to U.S. 12 east to State Road 49, back south to U.S. 6, east to U.S. 421 and back south to U.S. 30 east. It will stop for the night on U.S. 30 just east of U.S. 35.
Tomorrow’s route continues east on U.S. 30 into Marshall County, over the ramps at U.S. 31 and back onto U.S. 30 eastbound. The load will continue east on 30 to State Road 9 south on Saturday, onto State Road 124 east on Sunday and to the Ohio state line Monday.
By: Mary Perren, WKVI
An oversize load traveling through northern Indiana the next five nights may snarl traffic in Porter, LaPorte, Starke and Marshall Counties as it passes through. The slow-moving, oversize, overweight load will have a police escort from the Port of Indiana to the Ohio border. INDOT advises short-term road closures will be necessary as it moves through the area. Motorists are urged to avoid the routes during the scheduled travel times.
Tonight’s trip starts on State Road 249 south to U.S. 12 east to State Road 49, back south to U.S. 6, east to U.S. 421 and back south to U.S. 30 east. It will stop for the night on U.S. 30 just east of U.S. 35.
Tomorrow’s route continues east on U.S. 30 into Marshall County, over the ramps at U.S. 31 and back onto U.S. 30 eastbound. The load will continue east on 30 to State Road 9 south on Saturday, onto State Road 124 east on Sunday and to the Ohio state line Monday.
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
12/6/2014 Parent's Night Out
A special event for the kids so mom & dad can do some Christmas shopping. From 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. there will be movies, crafts, games and snacks provided in the library activities room. YOU MUST SIGN UP IN ADVANCE.
For more information or to sign up please contact Kelsie Purcell at 574-896-2841, email her at purcellkelsienjwt@gmail.com, or stop in at the library.
For more information or to sign up please contact Kelsie Purcell at 574-896-2841, email her at purcellkelsienjwt@gmail.com, or stop in at the library.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
11/15/2014 Friends Of The Library Cookie Walk
The Annual Friends of the North Judson-Wayne Township Library Cookie Walk will be held on November 15th at Bailey Discount Center from 8:30 a.m. until we are sold out. We will be selling these delightful homemade cookies by the pound. Be sure to stop by and stock up your freezer for the holidays.
Monday, November 3, 2014
Don't Forget To Vote On Tuesday, November 4, 2014
The Starke County Courthouse and other government offices will be closed on Tuesday, Nov. 4 because of Election Day. Property tax payments can be left in the drop box at the treasurer's office, but nobody will be there to process them. All offices will resume normal business hours on Wednesday, Nov. 5.
Not sure where to vote? https://indianavoters.in.gov/PublicSite/Public/FT1/PublicLookupMain.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Not sure where to vote? https://indianavoters.in.gov/PublicSite/Public/FT1/PublicLookupMain.aspx?AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1
Are You Ready For This Winter?
I have a friend whose husband bought her an artificial fireplace over the weekend. She said she didn’t want to do any of the work she needed to have done before Monday. She just wanted to cuddle up in front of it with a good book and a cup a cocoa. That sounds so cozy and inviting.
But what if you’ve read all of the books you have at home and you can’t get out of the house to get some from the library because of the snow? We’ve already had our first snow of the year and they say this year might be just as snowy as last. Well, if you are lucky enough to have an ereader (Kindle, Nook, iPad or other tablet) you could download a book from the library.
There are two major requirements to access our ebooks. You must:
The rest is relatively simple. Just check out our website (https://sites.google.com/site/northjudsonwaynetwplibrary) and in the left hand column click on “ACCESS eBooks, How To.” There you will find step by step instructions on how to set up your ereader. If you have any problems you can stop by the library and a staff member should be able to help you.
Once your ereader is set up you can either return to the HOME page of our website and search our library card catalog for ebooks under the advanced search OR you can go directly to our “Magic Wall” (http://njwt.axis360.baker-taylor.com) to see what we have.
P.S. – You might also want to check out Mango Languages if you’re stuck at home this winter. By the time the Spring thaw arrives you could be a master of Mandarin.
But what if you’ve read all of the books you have at home and you can’t get out of the house to get some from the library because of the snow? We’ve already had our first snow of the year and they say this year might be just as snowy as last. Well, if you are lucky enough to have an ereader (Kindle, Nook, iPad or other tablet) you could download a book from the library.
There are two major requirements to access our ebooks. You must:
- be a resident of Wayne Township;
- have our new 14 digit library card.
The rest is relatively simple. Just check out our website (https://sites.google.com/site/northjudsonwaynetwplibrary) and in the left hand column click on “ACCESS eBooks, How To.” There you will find step by step instructions on how to set up your ereader. If you have any problems you can stop by the library and a staff member should be able to help you.
Once your ereader is set up you can either return to the HOME page of our website and search our library card catalog for ebooks under the advanced search OR you can go directly to our “Magic Wall” (http://njwt.axis360.baker-taylor.com) to see what we have.
P.S. – You might also want to check out Mango Languages if you’re stuck at home this winter. By the time the Spring thaw arrives you could be a master of Mandarin.
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