Logansport residents running in city elections this year are gearing up for the May primary election with a candidate forum at 6 p.m. Tuesday at McHale Performing Arts Center.
The forum will feature candidates running for city council, clerk-treasurer, and mayor. The mayor race, which currently has seven candidates running between the Democrat and Republican parties, is of particular interest because of the number of people vying for the position. The Cass County League of Women Voters is working in conjunction with the Logansport Chamber of Commerce, Iron Horse Broadcasting, the Pharos-Tribune and Cass County Online to host the event.
The Indiana primary election is Tuesday, May 2.
Mayor’s race
The Republican candidates for mayor include James McKeever, Johnny Quinones, and incumbent Chris Martin. The Democrat candidates for mayor include Larry Hood, Dave Kitchell, Terry Doran, and Jacob LeDonne.
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Mayor Chris Martin
Martin said his team faced difficulties after he was sworn into office because some plans were delayed for nearly two years due to the pandemic, but he believes his administration was still able to accomplish a lot. During a second term, he hopes to continue building the industrial park, addressing environmental concerns on the west side of the city so it is ready for redevelopment, creating housing at places like Chase and Davis roads, and seeking federal grants for infrastructure improvements like those planned for city sidewalks around local elementary schools.
“We want to continue…
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TODAY, MARCH 16
ADULT ARTS AND CRAFTS: Let creativity shine to create a cute craft or inspiring art piece from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. at Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium. Ages 18 and up. No fee. Registration is required by calling, 434-799-5195.
FRIDAY, MARCH 17
FAMILY GAME NIGHTS: Relax with family and come out for a fun night of board games, sports and outdoor games at Coates Recreation Center from 5:30 to 7 p.m. No fee. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150. Sponsored by Parks and Recreation.
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SATURDAY, MARCH 18
CARS & COFFEE: Old Dominion Classic Sports Car Club will hold Cars & Coffee from 9 to 11 a.m. at Crema & Vine, 1009 Main St. For more information, call 434-548-9862.
JAPANESE CULTURAL EVENT: George Washington High School Japanese class and club will host the third annual Japan Day free event in the GW auditorium from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. There will be Kendo, Taiko Drumming, a tea ceremony, prizes and more. Register online at https://tinyurl.com/yse2tj2z.
CLASSIC MOVIE CLUB: Enjoy a classic movie with discussion following at the Ruby B. Archie Library auditorium from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. “The Adventure of Robin Hood” (1938) for ages 18 and up. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5195. No fee.
ARCHERY 101 WORKSHOP: Learn the basic safety, anchor points, draw and release, care of equipment and essential safety skills with a USA Archery certified instructor for ages 5 to 17 at Coates Recreation Center from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Cost is $12. Registration required by calling, 434-799-5150.
HOMESTEADING 101: Learn from local homesteaders Ben and Amber Martin at Glenwood Community Center from 10 a.m. to noon. No fee. For ages 5 and up; registration is required a week prior.
MONDAY, MARCH 20
PRESSURE CANNER LID TESTING: Virginia Cooperative Extensive Office, 19783 U.S. 29 South, Suite C, Chatham, will check pressure cooker lid and gauge used for canning at no cost from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. For information, call 434-432-7770.
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
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Officials with the City of Kenosha and SiFi Networks announced the construction launch of the Kenosha FiberCity project, a major fiberoptic infrastructure investment aiming to offer a fast and affordable all-fiber internet network to every home and institution in the city.
The $100 million privately-funded project could offer speeds up to 10 gigabits in the coming years, among the fastest speeds available to the public in the nation.
Kenosha Mayor John Antaramian, project manager Ed St. Peter and SiFi Networks community relations liaison Marcus Bowman announced the project Thursday morning in Lincoln Park.
The project will be constructed at no cost to taxpayers, according to SiFi Networks officials, and internet service providers would have the ability to offer their clients a packages with a faster internet network. It’s the first such project in southeastern Wisconsin.
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The FiberCity project will also be an open access network, which allows fiber infrastructure to be shared by multiple service providers, whether internet or wireless.
“Kenosha residents and businesses will see a great benefit from the Kenosha FiberCity project, ensuring that affordable, high-speed internet service is available throughout the entire city,” Antaramian said.
Construction is expected to take approximately three years to complete and will follow a phased construction timeline, neighborhood-by-neighborhood, according to officials. While the winters may slightly alter the timeline, officials said they remain optimistic that they can deliver a project that the community will benefit from in the coming years.
“We’ll be working closely with SiFi Networks to ensure a smooth construction process so we can collectively get every address in the city connected over the course of the next few years,” said St. Peter.
Construction will occur in the parkway and occasionally in the roadway using a micro-trenching machine, St. Peter said. The machine is specifically designed to cut a 1.25 inch by 12 inch deep incision or trench – typically where the road meets the curb or where the curb meets the parkway – where fiber is to be laid.
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ALBION — More than a dozen organizations gathered Wednesday a the 2022 Noble County Parks & Recreation Summit to get acquainted, share information and gain inspiration from each other on how to improve recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike.
The Noble County Parsk & Recreation Board planned the event, only the second summit ever. The first summit was held in 2019 before the pandemic canceled events in 2020 and 2021.
Current county park board members are president Jeff Boyle, vice president Diann Scott, secretary James Haddock and members Scott Allen, John Metzger, and Jake McDonald.
Summit guests heard updates from the county park board, Albion parks, Chain O’ Lakes State Park, Ligonier Parks, Elkhart Township and Wawaka parks, LaOtto parks, Merry Lea Environmental Center-Goshen College near Wolf Lake, Noble Trails, Fort Wayne Trails, ACRES Land Trust and the Noble County Geographic Information System.
Tourism attractions Gene Stratton-Porter State Historic Site, Stone’s Trace Historic Site and Pioneer Festival, Ligonier Marshmallow Festival and the Mid-america Windmill Museum also shared updates and successes in collaboration and fundraising along with the Noble County Convention & Visitors Bureau.
Jeff Boyle told guests that the county park board began with zero funding from county government, and that remains true to this day. He held up a Ligonier mural guide and said the board would like to publish a similar guide for the county’s parks and recreation.
“At the time the board was formed, there was a lot of push-back about not using taxpayer money,” said longtime county board member Scott Allen. “After covid, there’s a better understanding of the benefits of parks and recreation.”
Diann Scott said the county board’s five-year goal was to increase water-based recreation.
“Progress has been made, along with disc golf, kayaking and trails,” she said.
James Haddock, who also sits on the ACRES Land Trust board, said that ACRES manages 107 properties in 20 counties in Indiana, three or four in Michigan and three or four in Ohio. ACRES has 1,700 members and a battalion of volunteers, but still can’t keep up with all the upkeep needed in every property.
ACRES’ solution is a rotating schedule of temporary closings of properties with less needs so that members and volunteers can work on the…
At 9 a.m. May 20, Zionsville Mayor Emily Styron, Zionsville Parks and Recreation staff, members of the Town Council, and residents will celebrate the official opening of Overley-Worman Park with a ribbon cutting ceremony.
The wooded 53-acre park is at 6040 Godello Circle, across from Starkey Nature Park and behind the new Vonterra subdivision on Zionsville Road.
“Rather than a traditional park, we’ve only taken a small footprint,” said Jarod Logsdon, superintendent of Parks and Recreation. “Our impact is just around three acres, linear throughout the site, and we’ve left the majority of the site untouched, with plenty of wooded and wetland areas.”
The park entrance bridge connects with the southern portion of the Big 4 Rail Trail extension and is adjacent to Eagle Creek, offering several paved and natural trails for walking, hiking and jogging.
“With Starkey Park and Overley-Worman up against Eagle Creek it will allow us to protect that area, focusing on the stream banks and controlling erosion,” Logsdon said.
In addition, two playgrounds for children up to 12 years old will be available, including shelters and picnic areas. Also, some unique amenities have been added.
“We will have an 18-hole disc golf course, which is a first in our parks systems. We’re pretty excited about that,” Logsdon said. “We will also have one mile of mountain bike trail. The site used to be a fill from other work sites in the city, so we chose to embrace the landscape there and create something unique.”
Logsdon said the mountain bike trail will offer challenging offshoots for seasoned mountain bikers, but also a short trail for those that just want the experience.
“I think of it as a gateway park for those that want to try out mountain biking,” Logsdon said. “If you get a taste of it and decide it’s for you, there are other parks in the region, just a short distance away, for more challenging courses.”
There will be a fishing pond with two fishing piers and a boardwalk, including some park overlooks.
“We’re really providing seclusion with nature at this park,” Logsdon said. “I think it’s the best of both worlds because we can develop nature programs and summer camps in this area and we’d love to activate that body of water at the pond for some aquatic programming as well. There’s something for everyone.”
The Friends of Overley-Worman Park is a non-profit community organization with a mission to help ensure success and activation at the park using community advocacy and fundraising for future investment.
For more information, visit the website at www.owpfriends.org or the Town’s website at www.overleywormanpark.com.
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. (NEWS10) – Last summer, Crandall Park became a battleground of a new kind. A path of 18 disc golf holes opened, tracing the perimeter of the park and drawing in hundreds of players over the course of the summer. This coming season, the city’s biggest park won’t be the only game in town anymore.
Professional disc golfers Jaimen Hume and Greg Hill came before the city recently with a plan. That plan is for Haviland’s Cove Park, located at the south end of a city neighborhood along the Hudson River, west of Glens Falls Hospital. The park is much smaller and more out of the way than Crandall Park – which is a big part of why it was chosen.
“There’s a bunch of little fire pits back in the woods, and high school kid hangouts; maybe even people staying out there in the wooded parts near the shoreline,” described Hill, who has been involved with growing and promoting the disc golf scene in Glens Falls. “I think running a course along the perimeter of the shoreline would help clean that area up, to be honest.”
Hill and Hume – the latter being the main designer of the Crandall Park course – are proposing a 9-hole course to be created at the park this spring and summer. This second course would be more beginner-friendly by contrast with the Crandall Park one, surrounded by fewer trees and obstacles. The Crandall Park course includes a hole that even makes use of a small wetland water hazard – the kind of thing that could create a discouraging end to a first day learning the ropes.
Hume says that another benefit to the Haviland Cove course would be to provide an easier place to play disc golf for families. Some courses aren’t easy for younger players, but he envisions this one being much more forgiving. A half-length course near a playground and community grill invites a full day for families.
By contrast, the Crandall Park course’s 18 holes travel through the park’s woodland, inviting challengers to try their luck hurling golf discs toward a chain basket. Last summer, the course saw hundreds of visitors per month.
Glens Falls Tourism and Development Director Amy Collins said 646 players were recorded in June 2021, when the course held its first official tournament. Over 150 players were signed up for the tournament alone. August saw 498 more. In September, the park hosted a second tournament benefitting the Ed Bartholomew Fund, a nonprofit named after the development director who had blazed the trail on getting the course made to begin with.
“We really want to bring investment back to our recreation areas,” Collins said last week, “because we noticed – especially during the pandemic – how critically important those rec areas are. Just being able to get out and do things safely. I think you can look at what happened with golf, because golf was one of few things that could operate safely, and I think disc golf may have seen similar growth.”
Hill agrees with that. In the world of professional disc golf, the COVID-19 pandemic was a period of growth for the sport, as a reason to get outdoors became ever-more attractive. Hill hosts a putting league at Northway Brewing Co. in Queensbury. Since getting it going, the number of visitors even there has doubled.
That enthusiasm for the sport has been echoed throughout the city, from the community to the folks in City Hall. That’s why, even though he hasn’t heard a set-in-stone “yes” from the city of Glens Falls yet, Hill is confident that the course is happening.
Not only do the golfers want more places to play, but the city sees Haviland’s Cove as a place in need of some new life. The city has previously considered adding an amphitheater or a dog park to the location by the river. What makes disc golf a better idea?
“Disc golf is extremely low-budget,” Hill said. “I think it would be a great way to beautify the park.”
Parks, and new forms of recreation therein, have been a big priority for the city for some time. The Crandall Park disc golf course was one of a trio of recently-unveiled additions to the park. The other two were a new set of pickleball courts, and a splash pad water feature unveiled last summer in the park’s playground.
Once the city gives the Haviland course the OK, the longest task ahead will be creating a path and setting up the individual holes that make up a disc golf trail. The hope is to get the course up and running sometime this summer.
Hill foresees potential disc golf growth elsewhere in the immediate area. West Mountain’s ski area has been expanding, with owners looking to create a full and proper ski resort with year-round attractions. Schenectady has adopted a disc golf course into its Central Park in recent years. It’s an easy-pickup sport with plenty more places to grow.
“We definitely have some lines of communications with other potential spots in the area,” said Hill. “I think Haviland’s Cove is the most promising.”
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