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(09/10/13 2:42am)
Graduate student Keino Miller shakes hands with freshman Hussain Anther at an OASIS-International meeting on Monday. Anther said he hopes to get involved with OASIS-International to further develop a global perspective and meet people from around the world.
(09/09/13 1:39am)
Mitch Rice plays the harmonica and ukulele while his friend's parrot, Charlie, sways with the music Saturday at the Bloomington Famer's Market. Rice said he enjoys the attention Charlie brings to his performances.
(09/09/13 1:38am)
Lincoln Clampitt, a 1-year-old, reaches to touch a parrot Saturday at the Bloomington Community Farmers' Market. The parrot, owned by Joe Porowski, helps attract an audience for his friend's musical act.
(09/04/13 2:31am)
Two Fairview Elementary School students reported a man luring children to his car with candy. The students reported the incident to their school social worker, who notified police.
(09/04/13 2:28am)
IU graduate student Luis Cordova plays guitar Tuesday at the Venue, an art gallery on Grant Street. Cordova played songs from around the world, including a Spanish melody and an Ecuadorian waltz.
(08/21/13 2:21am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Major construction for Hoosier Energy’s new headquarters on the south side of Bloomington began this week after breaking ground Aug. 13.Hoosier Energy is a Bloomington-based generation and transmission cooperative servicing a 15,000 square-mile area of central and southern Indiana, and 11 southeastern Illinois counties.Their new headquarters will be northeast of the intersection of Tapp Road and State Road 37. The $27 million, 83,000 square-foot building will house approximately 115 employees who currently work in several offices throughout the county. Hoosier Energy headquarters are currently at 7398 N. State Road 37 in Monroe County.“We’ve been in our location for several decades,” Communications Manager Chris Tryba said. “This is an opportunity to bring all the employees together, improve work efficiency and better meet company needs.”Occupancy of the building is scheduled for December 2014, Tryba said. F.A. Wilhelm Construction, an Indianapolis-based company, is the general contractor on the project, and Schmidt Associates is the architectural firm.The construction project received permission for tax abatement, an exemption from paying taxes over an extended period, from the Bloomington Economic Development Commission earlier this year.The new building will also receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. In order to receive LEED certification, a building must meet certain sustainability criteria such as water, heating and cooling efficiency. There are four levels of LEED classifications, starting with certified and increasing to silver, gold and platinum. “We’re an energy company,” Tryba said. “We feel it is a corporate responsibility to be in a building that is more energy efficient.”Jacqui Bauer, sustainability coordinator for the City of Bloomington, said LEED certification is a growing trend, not only in Bloomington, but across the country.“In a way it’s a marketing tool,” Bauer said. “It allows people to say ‘sustainability is important to us.’”The program works especially well for new construction, like Hoosier Energy’s headquarters, she said, though it does require planning ahead.While the environmentally conscious materials may be more expensive in the beginning, Tryba said it will be worth the investment.“We’ll be using LED lighting, that equipment by its nature is more expensive,” he said. “Sometimes there are additional costs, but from our perspective, it’s the right thing to do.”Tryba also said the Bloomington community has been supportive of the new construction, mentioning the presence of Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann, Rep. Todd Young, R-9th District and Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan at the groundbreaking ceremony last week.Bauer said from both an economic and sustainability perspective, the company’s new headquarters will be an asset to the Bloomington community.“We think it was a great thing to have them move into Bloomington,” she said. “That’s exactly the kind of thing we want to see.”Follow Megan Jula on Twitter @MeganJula
(08/20/13 9:11pm)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Major construction for Hoosier Energy’s new headquarters on the south side of Bloomington began this week after breaking ground Aug. 13.Hoosier Energy is a Bloomington-based generation and transmission cooperative servicing a 15,000 square-mile area of central and southern Indiana, and 11 southeastern Illinois counties.Their new headquarters will be northeast of the intersection of Tapp Road and State Road 37. The $27 million, 83,000 square foot building will house approximately 115 employees who currently work in several offices throughout the county. Hoosier Energy headquarters are currently at 7398 N. State Road 37 in Monroe County.“We’ve been in our location for several decades,” Chris Tryba, communications manager, said. “This is an opportunity to bring all the employees together, improve work efficiency and better meet company needs.”Occupancy of the building is scheduled for December 2014, Tryba said. F.A. Wilhelm Construction, an Indianapolis-based company, is the general contractor on the project and Schmidt Associates is the architectural firm.The construction project received permission for tax abatement from the Bloomington Economic Development Commission earlier this year, which is an exemption from paying taxes over an extended period.The new building will also receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. In order to receive LEED certification, a building must meet certain sustainability criteria such as water, heating and cooling efficiency. There are four levels of LEED classifications, starting with certified and increasing to silver, gold and platinum. “We’re an energy company,” Tryba said. “We feel it is a corporate responsibility to be in a building that is more energy efficient.”Jacqui Bauer, sustainability coordinator for the City of Bloomington, said LEED certification is a growing trend, not only in Bloomington, but across the country. “In a way it’s a marketing tool,” Bauer said. “It allows people to say ‘sustainability is important to us.’”The program works especially well for new construction, like Hoosier Energy’s headquarters, she said, though it does require planning ahead.While the environmentally conscious materials may be more expensive in the beginning, Tryba said it will be worth the investment.“We’ll be using LED lighting, that equipment by its nature is more expensive,” he said. “Sometimes there are additional costs, but from our perspective, it’s the right thing to do.”Tryba also said the Bloomington community has been supportive of the new construction, mentioning the presence of Lt. Gov. Sue Ellspermann, Rep. Todd Young, R-9th District and Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan at the groundbreaking ceremony last week.Bauer said from both an economic and sustainability perspective, the company’s new headquarters will be an asset to the Bloomington community.“We think it was a great thing to have them move into Bloomington,” she said. “That’s exactly the kind of thing we want to see.”Follow Megan Jula on Twitter @MeganJula
(04/25/13 11:27pm)
If the night of June 3, 2011 had gone differently, missing IU student Lauren Spierer would be graduating next week with the class of 2013.
(04/25/13 2:46am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Bloomington took a moment to honor its youngest environmentalists Wednesday evening in City Hall.The Environmental Commission and the Office of the Mayor named 10 students “Eco Heroes.”Slightly fewer than a hundred participants entered the second annual Eco Hero contest, open to grades k-12, Senior Environmental Planner Linda Thompson said.Participants made projects including posters, birdhouses and a robot made from recycled materials, based on the theme “Eco-Heroes: How I put the ‘I’ in Environment.”“The purpose is to remind the students to be conscientious about environmental issues,” Thompson said. “Hopefully, along the way they make adults more conscientious as well.”Mayor Mark Kruzan shook the hand of each award recipient. Each received an award certificate and a gift bag sponsored by local businesses.“We count on people your age to remind people our age that it’s important to recycle,” Kruzan said to the audience. “We are here to celebrate Earth Day and all you have done.”The projects were displayed throughout the hall, including artwork with slogans such as “Help the penguins keep their home” and a depiction of “Eco man.”Eight-year-old homeschooler Emma Golden received a third place award in her age group for her essay “Why I Love Curious Otters.” Curious Otters is aprogram to teach 7 to 9-year-olds about plants, animals, survival skills and having fun outdoors, her instructors Monique Philpot and Kevin Glenn said. Golden said her favorite part of the program is woodcarving and learning to start a fire.Eighth-grader Hannah Kunzman from Jackson Creek Middle School created a watercolor painting of children in a tree holding signs displaying their efforts to protect the earth.She said being environmentally conscious is a critical issue.“I think it’s really important, especially now with global warming,” she said.The Eco Hero Committee was delighted by the submissions this year, Environmental Commission Chair Carrie Albright said.“The aim of this project was to not only educate students about the environment, but encourage them to be active participants in their environment,” she said. “It is a sign, that without question, the Bloomington community, including its youngest members, will have a positive impact on the world.”Thompson emphasized the students are a great example for the entire community.“I think they are a good example of using their creativity to get their message across,” she said. “I tell you, there is nothing cuter. My face hurts from smiling looking at all the entries.”Bloomington resident Greg Mitchell echoed this sentiment as he looked around at the colorful projects. Mitchell was at the ceremony because he is a member of the Green Team at his employer, educational stragey company Solution Tree, which sponsored an Eco Hero award.“Sometimes I worry about handing the torch over to the next generation,” he said as his eyes scanned the artwork. “Then you see this and it’s heartening.”
(04/22/13 1:13am)
Bloomington will host a number of events for Earth and Arbor Days this week.
(04/22/13 1:12am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>The tables in the Children’s Program Room at Monroe County Public Library were strewn with markers, glue and recycled materials on Friday.Presenter Janet Lambert helped about 30 participants make posters in honor of Earth Day.The purpose of the event was to “make awareness for the kids that they can make a difference for the Earth,” Lambert said. Nine-year-old Avery Njau and her mom worked on a collage made of old magazine pictures.“Since it’s Earth Day, I wanted to show all the animals in their natural habits,” Avery said. “It’s a day people can recognize they should help the natural Earth. People shouldn’t build cities and cut into animals’ habitats.”Avery has also helped to protect the environment at Fairview Elementary. A few weeks ago, Avery and a few friends started a group called Kids Go Green and have been picking up garbage in the schoolyard.Other participants were just getting started with their environmental activism.Five-year-old Emilee Templeton said her mom hadn’t told her about Earth Day yet, but she enjoys planting flowers. She enthusiastically slathered a poster with glue and stuck on paper cut-outs, old CD’s, toilet paper tube pieces and bottle caps.“This is a merry-go-round,” she said as she spun her finger in a circular motion over a group of bottle caps. “It goes whirrrrr.”Bloomington resident Sandra Dillman said she and her son, Chauncey, recycle more than they throw away at home. “We care about our Earth,” she said as she watched Chauncey glue blue and green crepe paper scraps into the shape of the Earth.“That’s where the iceberg is,” Chauncey said as he gestured to a spot he left blank.Lambert explained she has helped MCPL present Earth Day-themed events for the last few years.In the past she has set up different stations, but this year she enjoyed the hands-on craft. She said the kids made a lot of cute comments about helping the environment.“One little girl said the Earth would be better if we all planted flowers,” Lambert said.Tilly Robinson, 9, explained she participated in the event because people need to help the planet.“I’m doing a picture of a cat and it says ‘animals matter’ because I want people to know we are not the only ones on Earth,” she said. “I am going to do ‘plants matter’ over here.”As the posters were finished, Lambert helped the children to hang them on the library wall. “Happy Earth Day,” “The Earth is beautiful,” “The Earth needs Flowers!” they read.“People really need to try to help the Earth,” Tilly said.
(04/19/13 3:18am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Little 500 is more than just a campus bike race. In Bloomington, it’s part of a rich biking culture.Jim Schroeder, president of the Bloomington Bicycle Club, moved to Bloomington because of the biking tradition of the town. He considers himself an “aficionado” of “Breaking Away,” the 1979 film chronicling the life and times of a local cycling team.Schroeder and other Bloomington residents are planning community biking events even as Little 500 participants prepare to pump their pedals around Bill Armstrong Stadium.Schroeder leads an annual “Breaking Away” bike ride time place around the time of Little 500.“Every year, we have a bike ride where we ride around Bloomington and go around to all the places in the movie or that used to be in the movie,” he said.It’s an easy, 15-mile ride, he explained.This year’s “Breaking Away” ride will begin 1:30 p.m. Sunday in the Bryan Park Pool parking lot.Mechanic Ethan Harrell, with Revolution Bike and Bean, said he sees an increase in Bloomington bikers as spring and Little 500 wheel in is evident. “We do see an up-flow as the weather changes for spring and people get jazzed for Little Five,” Harrell said.This time of year, he said, is a great time for residents to begin biking. People driving cars are usually more aware of bicyclers on the road, training for the race.The best part about Bloomington is there are paths to bike everywhere, he added.“You can get almost anywhere around Bloomington on a bike,” he said.Revolution also becomes involved in Little 500 as teams request bikes to be built for them by the shop, he added. Harrell works as a mechanic for two Little 500 teams, CSF Cycling’s women and men’s teams.But even though he works directly with serious riders, he said it’s fun to see the variety of people who come into the shop.“We got guys who come in who want to train, extreme mountain bikers and professors with bikes that they ride to work,” Harrell said.For Schroeder, he said it’s about getting a wide variety of people involved in biking. The Bloomington Bicycle Club is for beginning riders — it’s not a racing club, he said.Several members are coaches for Little 500 teams and alumni of the race, he added. For more serious riders, he leads a 100-mile ride once a week.He said he enjoys seeing the upswing of interested riders around Little 500 and seeing more people become interested over a long term.“I think a lot of them enjoy it, not just for Little Five,” he said. “They really have the bug for bicycling.”However, he said he remembers working with one student who didn’t really understand Little 500.“She said ‘You mean there’s a bike race during Little Five?’” he said. “So I had to explain to her what the race is all about.”
(04/16/13 3:26am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>A decade ago, Denise Breeden-Ost didn’t know if she would call an ambulance in the event of an emergency.“If you can drive the person to the hospital yourself, you don’t have to pay for the ambulance service,” she said. “Sometimes in that situation you do need an ambulance, yet you are thinking, ‘Maybe I can deal with this on my own.’”Back then, Breeden-Ost and her husband were among more than 800,000 uninsured Hoosiers. Now, the couple is covered by the Healthy Indiana Plan, a health care coverage program implemented by the state in 2008 to insure eligible adults.“Before that, I had never had health insurance — couldn’t afford it,” Breeden-Ost said. “One of the biggest differences has been being able to have my own doctor. I feel like I’m receiving health care rather than just treating urgent things.”The Breeden-Osts make their living selling vegetables grown on their farm, Getty’s Creek Farm. They have a place to live and healthy food to eat, but they need help when it comes to affording health care, Breeden-Ost said.And there are friends, family, neighbors who need to have the same kind of health care service available, she added.“It really is life and death,” she said. “For me, it’s a quality of life issue, but for some people it’s more than that. We need to do what’s right.”
(04/16/13 12:25am)
Denise and Sean Breeden-Ost pull weeds in the greenhouse they built themselves.The crops they grow are their sole source of income. "We grow our own vegetables, we live frugally," Denise said. "But it wouldn't work paying for health care."
(04/16/13 12:24am)
Sean Breeden-Ost looks at the young plants growing in his greenhouse. The family's $10,000 annual income comes from the crops they grow and sell locally.
(04/16/13 12:24am)
The Breeden-Osts stand in front of the acres they use for planting. Since receiving health care from the Healthy Indiana Plan, Denise Breeden-Ost says she worries less about farm accidents or other emergencies.
(04/15/13 3:35am)
Licensed practical nurse Lorie Conolty checks Hoosier Barber Shop owner Jay Thompson’s blood pressure on Saturday at his store. Free public health screenings were offered at the barbershop as part of the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program.
(04/15/13 3:05am)
____simple_html_dom__voku__html_wrapper____>Amidst the buzz of clippers and the hum of blow dryers at Hoosier Barber Shop, IU Health and Osman Chiropractic Center offered free public health screenings Saturday. The tests included spinal screenings, lipid panels, blood pressure, diabetes, hepatitis C and HIV tests. Bloomington is one of 12 Indiana cities participating in the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program, a statewide initiative to promote health education in the African-American community. Screenings were also offered at the Neal-Marshall Black Culture Center.“Research has shown that the African-American male population has a higher (number of) incidents of disease and health issues,” Nancy Woolery, health projects manager for the Community and Family Resources Department, said. The Community and Family Resources Department and the Commission on the Status of Black Males presented the program for the third year in a row.Woolery said the barbershop setting encouraged the participants to get tested while partaking in a social environment.“Barbershops in the African-American population tend to be a social setting,” she said.Jay Thompson, owner of the barbershop, enthusiastically chatted with the customers flowing into his establishment. He laughed and listened as he deftly trimmed their hair. But when he had a spare moment between customers, he sat down and got tested by IU Health personnel.Licensed practical nurse Lorie Conolty strapped the blood pressure monitor to his arm. A collage of pictures detailing different haircuts hung above her head. Thompson said reaching out to the male population about health is important.“We don’t take care of ourselves,” he said. “We sit around watching the game, and then we die at half-time with a beer in our hands.”Offering the screenings in a barbershop made the atmosphere more comfortable for participants, Thompson added.“If you’re in the barbershop and you see another guy getting his blood pressure tested, you say ‘hey, that’s not so bad,’” he said.As he cut customer Mark Pointer’s hair, he did just that.“Jump in there. Don’t be scared,” he said. Beverly Smith, vice chair of the Commission on the Status of Black Males, said offering free health screenings has a personal connection.“Let’s put it this way. I am the sister, the daughter and the friend of African-American males,” Smith said. “Their health and prosperity is very important to me. Just the health of the entire community is very important to me.”The response of the recipients of the health tests was great, she said.“It’s been very positive and they are surprised that we could offer that for free,” she said.Conolty said she loved working with the local community. “I think there’s always a need for health care,” she said. “I like preventative types of health care, catching something before it leads to a bigger problem.”Next time, Thompson said the health screenings should be in a larger venue. He envisions barbershop chairs set up in the mall —free haircuts with your test, he said.The Community and Family Resources Department and the Active Living Coalition will also present free health screenings to the public May 18 at the B-Line trail.
(04/15/13 2:41am)
Hoosier Barber Shop owner Jay Thompson shaves customer Mark Pointer‘s head while IU Health personnel wait to give free public health tests on Saturday. The Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program offered the tests as part of a statewide initiative to spread health education to the African-American community.
(04/15/13 2:39am)
Licensed practical nurse Lorie Conolty checks Hoosier Barber Shop owner Jay Thompson’s blood pressure on Saturday at his store. Free public health screenings were offered at the barbershop as part of the Black Barbershop Health Outreach Program.