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s thing.� Teens took part in several activities aimed at showing them how being distracted behind the wheel could lead to deadly consequences. In one activity, teens were strapped into a golf cart — borrowed from Whispering Creek Golf Course — where they attempted an obstacle course while wearing “drunk goggles,� Blair said. “The goggles show kids what being impaired really looks like,� she said. Teens also were able to play the game corn hole with the goggles on in an attempt to simulate their hand-eye coordination skills after a few drinks. Teens also could drive the golf carts around the obstacle course while
attempting to send a text message to their parents. Blair said quite a few orange cones were run over during the experiment. In addition, students learned firsthand about a semi driver’s blind spot, Blair said. An 18-wheeler was brought into the parking lot and two cars were parked behind it. Teen drivers then were able to climb into the driver’s seat and witness the blind spot for themselves. The New Haven Police Department was on site with drug-sniffing dogs, showing teens how the dogs locate drugs, even when they are buried and hidden. Parkview Trauma Center also was on site -iiÊ , 6 ] >}iÊ £x
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Forty or more New Haven High School students spent a Saturday in September learning about the perils of distracted driving during the school’s “Celebrate My Drive� event held on Sept. 15. The driver-education event was a collaboration between insurance company State Farm and local Students Against Destructive Decisions chapters nationwide. More than 300 chapters participated in “Celebrate My Drive� events across the country, said Kelly Blair, the school’s SADD adviser. The process began at the end of the 2011-12 school year, Blair said. She’d heard about the State Farm initiative and signed up with the Indiana SADD organization to get paired with a local insurance agent. Once she was connected with agent John Parker, the two got to work. “We started and began to map out maybe what the day should look like,� Blair said. Both Parker and Blair knew the event needed to be twofold — it had to both celebrate teen driving and educate teens about driving safety. What took place included teens directly interacting with police officers and first responders while learning the importance of avoiding distracted driving. State Sen. Dennis Kruse also was in attendance. “We really wanted teen drivers to walk away recognizing that safe driving is important,� Parker said. “Anytime we can promote staying away from bad decisions, that is a really good
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The Spirit of Woodlan marching band will continue its march toward the Class C Indiana State School Music Association marching band state championship after it earned a gold rating in ISSMA district competition on Saturday, Oct. 13, in Chesterton. The band of 76 members performed its show, “Our Creed: Power, Passion, Pride,� which earned it one of 10 spots available to bands in the northern half of the state. The band will compete against 19 other bands — nine from the northern half of the state and 10 from the southern half — in semi-state competition on Oct. 27 at Decatur Central High School in Indianapolis. The Spirit of Woodlan will take the field
at 4:02 p.m. The band, a constant state finalist in Class D, moved to Class C this year for the first time due to increased enrollment numbers. Others area Class C bands advancing to semi-state include the Norwell Marching Knights, the Concordia Lutheran Marching Cadets and the Angola Marching Hornets. In other ISSMA district competition, several local bands will advance to semistate. In Class A competition at Lafayette Jefferson High School, the Snider Mighty Panther Marching Band scored high enough to advance to semi-state along with the Homestead Spartan Alliance, the Northrop Big Orange Pride and the Carroll Charger Pride. -iiÊ -] >}iÊ £Ç
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The pint-sized ghosts and goblins in New Haven will have plenty of opportunities to enjoy Halloween this year, with traditional trick-ortreating, the city’s annual Downtown on Broadway and a party in the park. While official hours for trick-or-treating have been set for Wednesday, Oct. 31, from 6-8 p.m. by New Haven Mayor Terry McDonald, there are a few other ways to have fun on Halloween. Kids and families can kick off the fright night
festivities an hour earlier at the city’s annual Downtown on Broadway event from 5-7 p.m. Hundreds of families will line Broadway Street to collect Halloween treats from local merchants. Betty Wheeler, marketing manager for Peter Franklin Jewelers, said the decision was made to begin the event an hour earlier this year to allow children to make the most of the official trickor-treat hours. “This is the first year we’re doing it like this,� Wheeler said. “We expect it to be even more of a success. Kids can come
down here and then trickor-treat in their neighborhoods.â€? Wheeler said the downtown businesses came together more than 15 years ago to offer the service to the community. Some businesses hand out candy and others hand out coupons to parents, too. Merchants aren’t required to participate, but Wheeler said most do. “More than 20 businesses participate. For us, it’s just something we all love to do as a way to give back to the community,â€? said Wheeler, who most -iiĂŠ "7 ] ÂŤ>}iĂŠ Ă“