The Gary Crusader Newspaper - January 18, 2014

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Gary is pulled into Obama’s Strong Cities program President Barack Obama’s Administration hasn’t shared all the details, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will announce this week the exact kind of federal assistance and expertise Gary will receive as it is now part of the Strong Cities, Strong Communities (SC2) initiative.

The two-and-one-half-year-old program initially included Chester, Pa., Cleveland, Ohio, Detroit, Mi., Fresno, Calif., Memphis, Tenn. and New Orleans, La. In a January 15, announcement the federal housing agency indicated the program has been expanded to include Gary, along with St. Louis, Mo., Flint, Mi, Brownsville, Texas, Rockford, Il. Macon, Ga., and Rocky Mount, N.C. A HUD official explained, “The primary goal of the SC2 team is to help these cities more effectively invest existing resources, provide advice and expertise in support of local priorities, better align federal programs and investments, and facilitate new partnerships and peer learning opportunities.”

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson acknowledged the need for the support shortly after the announcement in a prepared statement: “We are humbled to be a part of this important White House initia-

tive and look forward to maximizing local energy in the cultivation of this opportunity.

“Ultimately, this represents an important tool in the creation of a better Gary, a city that is designed to provide the best govern-

By George E. Curry NNPA Editor-in-Chief

would all agree to sign off an advertising plan that totally disrespects the Black community,” said Cloves C. Campbell, chairman of the National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA), a federation of nearly 200 Black newspapers. The industry’s past efforts to target African-American consumers have been thoroughly documented. It is sad that an industry that sought to exploit our community with a product that is harmful to our health now seeks to further devalue African-Americans by ignoring the Black media when it is being forced to atone what a federal judge determined was a deliberate effort to deceive the American public.”

Peter S. Hamm, director of communications for the Tobacco-Free Kids Action, said on Monday that the media outlets were selected by Judge Kessler and disclosed in an order issued Aug. 17, 2006. Hamm said he did

ment that tax dollars can buy. This not only represents a partnership with the federal government, but the strengthened engagement of our local educational institutions, local medical providers, local foundations, local non-profits and corpo-

Gary Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson

rate partners. It is our collective goal to be the hardest working SC2 team in the history of the program.”

When announced in July 2011 the program was described as an interagency pilot initiative that aims to strengthen neighborhoods, towns, cities and regions around the country by strengthening the capacity of local governments to develop and execute their economic vision and strategies.

Strong Cities, Strong Communities bolsters local governments by providing necessary technical assistance and access to federal agency expertise, and creating new public and private sector partnerships. By leveraging existing assets, providing new resources, and fostering new connections at the local and national level, Strong Cities, Strong Communities will support towns and cities as they develop comprehensive plans for their communities and invest in economic growth and job creation.

The program has four components that address different cities’ specific needs.

They are: Community Solutions Teams will leverage expertise in the health, education and transportation areas to support the six pilot cities as they capitalize on opportuni(Continued on page 2)

Proposed tobacco settlement excludes Black Media The U.S. Justice Department and the Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund have reached an agreement with the four major tobacco companies that requires them to spend more than $30 million advertising with the three major television networks and run full-page ads in 35 white and Hispanic newspapers as well as purchasing space on their respective websites but not make a single purchase from a Black print or broadcast media company.

The 24-page proposed consent agreement, reached Friday, will go before U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 15, was postponed.

“We are shocked and deeply disappointed that the Justice Department, the TobaccoFree Action Fund and the tobacco industry

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NEWS

State board elects to stick with A-F grading system Indiana State Board of Education members recently rushed through an abbreviated January business agenda before stepping into a daylong strategic planning session to establish a mission, vision and goals for K-12 education in the state. Last week’s monthly board meeting was canceled due to weather, and the modified agenda was concluded prior to the previously scheduled planning meeting.

Major business items included the approval of A-F grades for school corporations just released by the Indiana Department of Education (DOE), approval of cut scores for CORE Computer Education content assessment for licensure (515 IAC 8-2-2), approval of early testing windows for IREAD-3, and a discussion regarding the DOE waiver process as related to last week’s extreme weather.

DOE staff explained the grades assigned to corporations represent a combined model that includes the elementary and middle schools, high schools and weighted overall averages. Showing overall improvements reflecting individual school grades for 2012-13, Indiana school corporations collectively earned one more A, 25 more B’s and 18 fewer C’s than the previous year. Eighteen corporations received D’s, compared to 25 last year, and 4 received F’s versus 6 earned last year.

“I’d recommend we consider an analysis of schools with similar statistics to better determine what is working in a school with a B versus a similarly situated school with a D,” said board member Dan Elsener.

“What habits of attitude, heart and mind are present or absent in one school that makes it more successful than another and what can we share to assist with others’ improvement?”

Superintendent Glenda Ritz explained DOE was in the process of evaluating school improvement plans and considering a future electronic format to better capture school components that contribute to success. She pledged to bring additional information to the board in a couple of months. Dr. David Freitas suggested that Indiana also consider researching best practices from out-of-state in sharing successes.

In response to constituent questions raised to board members, the SBOE also engaged in a broad discussion on the recent weather and DOE waiver process. State law allows the DOE to determine when a waiver may be granted to requesting schools to allow fewer instructional days due to extraordinary circumstances. The superintendent and DOE have full authority to determine the waivers, which have previously been granted for flood, tornado, or extenuating circumstances such as an incapacitated school boiler.

Superintendent Glenda Ritz While all board members affirmed local corporation decisions to assure the safety of students during the recent subzero temperatures, there were differences of opinion on the potential application of the waiver.

Andrea Neal noted that many schools were out the entire week and the suggested waiver (if granted) would excuse only two days, and

both Gordon Hendry and Dan Elsener emphasized the importance of 180 days of instructional time as required by the state. Most corporations plan for snow days in their calendar, added Dr. Brad Oliver, noting schools were simply trying to understand the rationale for the process. Superintendent Ritz urged members to review the packet of in-

formation about the waiver process supplied by the DOE earlier in the morning.

The majority of the day was spent in strategic planning discussions with national consulting firm CELT’s facilitators, including small group discussions to refine mission and vision statements, as well as beginning work on goals and objectives to guide the state’s K-12 education system. Work will continue on the plan, with the next meeting of the board’s strategic planning committee scheduled for February 6.

Stressing the creation of the plan as “a living document, not a static plan that sits on a shelf,” Chris Craig, CELT’s facilitator, pushed for refinement and consensus among members to ensure the most effective final product. Additional work will include the development of strategies and objectives to meet the suggested goals, as well as including input from stakeholder groups from around the state. Information will be posted at www. in.gov/sboe.

The board’s next monthly meeting is scheduled for February 5 at 9 AM in Conference Room B (Government Center South), followed by the strategic planning committee’s meeting on February 6 in the Government Center South Auditorium.

Both meetings will be streamed live on the SBOE website and are open to the public.

Gary is pulled into Obama’s Strong Cities program (Continued from page 1) ties and tackle challenges.

A fellowship program that will place mid-career professionals in city agencies in the initial six cities to work closely with the Community Solutions Teams, increasing the capacity of mayors and their staffs on key priorities.

A new Economic Planning Challenge grant that, through a national competition, will help additional communities – those without an economic blueprint – design a comprehensive strategy.

And the National Resource Network that, will serve as a one-stopshop for local governments to receive technical assistance from national experts with wide-ranging skills critical for promoting economic growth and resiliency.

The specific approaches in the six pilot Strong Cities, Strong Communities are: In Chester, PA, the Community Solutions Team will help Mayor Butler diversify the local economy, support small business development and revitalize the downtown.

In Cleveland, OH, Strong Cities, Strong Communities will support Mayor Jackson in his efforts to coordinate workforce and economic development and to maximize the eco2

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nomic potential of the Cleveland Port.

In Detroit, MI, the Community Solutions Team will partner with then- Mayor Bing and Governor Snyder to increase coordination and alignment on workforce and economic development issues, and to leverage U.S. DOT’s investments in High Speed Rail and the Woodward Avenue light rail project to spur economic revitalization in the downtown corridor.

In Fresno, CA, Mayor Swearengin and the Community Solutions Team will work to capitalize on the coming high-speed rail station to improve the downtown area, and will also build on a successful neighborhood development program.

In Memphis, TN, Strong Cities, Strong Communities will partner with Mayor Wharton and his team to pursue his vision to strengthen the education system and attract new industries.

And in New Orleans, LA, Mayor Landrieu and the Communities Solutions Team will work to integrate existing federal resources to improve the delivery of health services, manage public safety and rebuild public infrastructure.

Over the coming months, with the support of Strong Cities, Strong Communities initiatives, these cities

and others across the country will pursue their plans for growth and development, helping to create jobs and improve the quality of life for hundreds of thousands of Americans. We are looking forward to working with you, in your community, to win the future by building stronger and more resilient communities and laying the foundation for economic growth.

About HUD HUD’s mission is to create strong, sustainable, inclusive communities and quality affordable homes for all. HUD is working to strengthen the housing market to bolster the economy and protect consumers; meet the need for

quality affordable rental homes; utilize housing as a platform for improving quality of life; build inclusive and sustainable communities free from discrimination, and transform the way HUD does business.

THREE OTHER CITIES at the time of the initial Strong Cities announcement were headed by Black mayors. They were Wendell Butler of Chester, Pa., AC Wharton of Memphis, Tenn. and former Detroit Mayor Dave Bing.

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Proposed Tobacco Settlement Excludes Black Media (Continued from page 1) not know how she determined what media outlets would be utilized to carry the newspaper ads and television commercials.

A telephone call Monday requesting comment from the Justice Department was not returned.

The story of the agreement was first disclosed by Target Market News, published by Ken Smikle.

The Chicago-based publication said an advertising source placed the value of the total buy at $30 million to $45 million.

The advertising campaign, which won’t go into effect until all appeals have been exhausted by the tobacco companies, was agreed to as part of a settlement that found tobacco companies misled the public about the dangers of smoking. The four defendants are: Altria, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Lorillard and Philip Morris USA. The U.S. Justice Department filed suit against the cigarette manufacturers on Sept. 22, 1999 charging that they had violated the Racketeer Influenced and Corruption Organizations Act (RICO). They were found guilty at the conclusion of a trial that lasted from Dec. 21, 2004 to June 9, 2005.

Judge Kessler wrote a stinging opinion saying, that the case “is about an industry, and in particular these Defendants, that survives, and profits, from selling a highly addic-

tive product which causes diseases that lead to a staggering number of deaths per year, an immeasurable amount of human suffering and economic loss, and a profound burden on our national health care system.

Defendants have known these facts for at least 50 years or more. Despite that knowledge, they have consistently, repeatedly, and with enormous skill and sophistication, denied these facts to the public, to the Government, and to the public health community... In short, Defendants have marketed and sold their lethal products with zeal, with deception, with a single-minded focus on their financial success, and without regard for the human tragedy or social costs that success exacted.”

The judge prohibited the companies from committing similar acts going forward and ordered them to make “corrective statements” about the lies they had told about the dangers of smoking.

Kessler’s ruling was unanimously upheld March 22, 2009 by a threejudge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.

On June 28, 2010, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear appeals.

Carefully-crafted “corrective statements” that include the wording, placement and timing of TV commercials and the content, type and size of fonts to be used in newspaper ads were covered in the agreement reached Friday. The statements will acknowledge that the advertising is

Gary mayor named NLC vice chair Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson has been appointed vice chair of the National League of Cities (NLC) 2014 Public Safety & Crime Prevention Steering Committee. This committee has the lead responsibility for developing NLC federal policy positions on issues involving crime prevention, corrections, substance abuse, municipal fire policy, juvenile justice, disaster preparedness and relief, homeland security, domestic terrorism, court systems and gun control. The appointment was announced by NLC President Chris Coleman, mayor, St. Paul, Minn.

“I am honored to serve in this very important role,” said Freeman-Wilson. “I will be working alongside knowledgeable colleagues where we will share ideas and experiences that will ultimately elevate public safety and crime prevention in our respective communities.”

As vice chair of the committee, Freeman-Wilson will play a key role in shaping NLC’s policy positions and advocate on behalf of America’s cities and towns before Congress, with the Administration and at home.

The chair of this year’s Public www.garycrusader.com

Mayor Karen FreemanWilson Safety & Crime Prevention Steering Committee is Scott Somers, councilmember, Mesa, Arizona .Serving with Freeman-Wilson as vice chair is Scott Maddox, commissioner, Tallahassee, Fla. The National League of Cities (NLC) is dedicated to helping city leaders build better communities. NLC is a resource and advocate for 19,000 cities, towns and villages, representing more than 218 million Americans.

For more information on NLC’s other committees and councils, visit http://www.nlc.org/influence federal-policy/policy-committees.

being done under court order and that companies had misled the public on the health effects of smoking, the addictiveness of smoking and nicotine and the health effects of secondhand smoke.

The companies will also admit that they falsely sold and advertised lowtar and light cigarettes as less harmful than regular cigarettes and designed cigarettes to enhance the delivery of nicotine.

Under the agreement, each company will decide whether to place ads on CBS, ABC or NBC. “The TV spots will run a total of five times per week, subject to the availability of network time and upon approval of the network(s) on which the spots will air,” the agreement stipulates. “The five TV spots to be run each week will be run by each defendant at its choice between 7:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. in the time zone in which the spot airs, between Monday and Thursday for one year.”

In the event the desired time slot is unavailable, the companies must continue to purchase spots until they have run the corrective statements at least 50 times and have aired a total of 260 spots.

For newspapers, the tobacco companies are required to purchase a fullpage ad in the first section of the Sunday edition of each newspaper.

Each ad will contain one of the five corrective statements in their entirety. The companies are also required to advertise on the newspapers’ web sites. Those same requirements will run in Spanish in Spanish-language newspapers.

The ads and commercials will state, “A Federal Court has ruled that Altria, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco, Lorillard, and Philip Morris USA deliberately deceived the American public and has ordered those companies to make these statements. Here is the truth:” Texts, of the corrective statements will then be provided.

Under Judge Kessler’s 2006 order, ads will be placed in the following newspapers: Atlanta Journal Constitution, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Charlotte Observer, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune, Dallas Morning News, Florida Times Union, Fresno Bee, Ft. Worth Star-Telegram, Houston Chronicle, Los Angeles Times, Miami Herald, New York Daily News, New York Post, New York Sun, New York Times, Orlando Sentinel, Palm Beach Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Richmond Times-Dispatch, Sacramento Bee, San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, St. Petersburg Times, Tallahassee Democrat, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, LA Eastern Group Publications, San Francisco La Oferta Review/El VistazCombo, NAHP, Chicago Lawndale Group News and NAHP

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“Spanish-language newspapers shall appear in Spanish,” the judge’s order stated.

It is ironic that the tobacco industry is bypassing Black media while complying with a federal order to disclose its deception when in the past it used the Black media to target African-American consumers.

for Government Affairs, Policy and Outreach for Altria. Prior to joining Altria, she was Director of Washington Relations for Philip Morris. In addition to serving on the CBC Foundation’s Corporate Advisory Council, Washington was vice chairwoman of the CBC Foundation Board of Directors from March 2012 to February 2013.

THE PROPOSED TOBACCO settlement found the Chicago Crusader, Gary Crusader and the rest of the nation’s Black Press omitted from a $30-million advertising package. The settlement came about as a result of tobacco companies admitting to lying about the harmful effects of their products.

“The tobacco industry has gone to great lengths to target the AfricanAmerican community over the past 30 years,” the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids stated. “Through market research and aggressive advertising, the industry has successfully penetrated this population. The industry’s ‘investment’ in the AfricanAmerican community has had a destructive impact: African Americans suffer the greatest burden of tobaccorelated mortality of any ethnic or racial group in the United States.”

The anti-smoking group also explained, “…There is compelling evidence that tobacco companies not only advertise disproportionately in communities with large AfricanAmerican populations, they also create advertising specifically targeted to these communities. Cigarette ads highly prevalent in African-American communities and publications are often characterized by slogans, relevant and specific messages, or images that have a great appeal among those in the Black community, or that depict African Americans in an appealing light. Contrary to how Blacks are typically portrayed in the media, cigarette ads portray images of African Americans who are happy, confident, successful and wealthy, in love, attractive, strong and independent.”

The tobacco industry was among the first to make inroads into the Black community by contributing to Black causes and developing close personal relationships with Black leaders.

For example, A. Shaunise Washington, president of executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, was Vice President

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Jim Winston, Executive Director of the National Association of Black Owned Broadcasters, told Target Market News: “The health of the African American community has suffered disproportionately from the advertising campaigns of the tobacco companies, and Black owned media has been demonstrated to be the best way to engage the African American community. Yet, now that the tobacco companies are being required to educate the public about the harm that tobacco products have caused, the companies and the DOJ have no plan to direct any educational advertising to our communities.”

Both Winston and Cloves Campbell said they plan to contact the Justice Department and ask it to direct tobacco companies to include Blackowned print and broadcast media in their public education buys. If that fails, Campbell said, NNPA will take stronger action.

He said, “If our newspapers aren’t good enough to advertise in, their products – including the non-tobacco ones – aren’t good enough for us to consume.”

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EDITORIAL

EDITORIAL HONORING DR. KING IN A MEANINGFUL WAY The birthday of the late, great civil rights leader, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be celebrated on Monday, January 20, 2014. His actual birth date was January 15, 1929, and had he lived, he would have been 85 years old. Actually, Dr. King is very much alive in the hearts and minds of many Americans and others around the world. He has become an ancestor who lives as a worldwide beacon of hope regarding nonviolence which is helping to show the world that there is a better way to solve problems.

Dr. King looms larger than life and joins a pantheon of fighters for liberty. He knew that his life was endangered, yet he persevered in the face of this danger. His words were prophetic; like the Biblical Moses he said that though he may not get there with us, he has seen the promised land.

We sincerely hope that Dr. King's prophetic words come true.

These are dark, scary times, and his words encourage hope among African Americans and others who value freedom and justice for all. No doubt, a lot of people whose hope may have waned probably had a resurgence of it when President Barack Obama, the first African American president of the United States, was elected to office. Many people living today, especially our elders, didn't believe that something like that could occur in their lifetimes. But it happened, and even the most cynical among us were moved to question this cynicism. Today, however, deep into President Obama's second term, it is quite apparent that racism is still very much alive and well. But there is sunlight coming over the horizon; there is evidence that many youth of our former slave masters, are growing up with different values than their parents had.

The African American community as a whole, however, has seemed to forget about King's dream in a practical sense, if the offerings of popular culture are a gauge along with the Black-onBlack crime, the high incidents of murder among Black youth, the high school dropout rate among youth and the very high unemployment in the Black community. These issues might cause one to pause and question whether or not there were any gains from Dr. King's supreme sacrifice.

As we come upon this 85th anniversary of his birth, we should do some serious reassessment of our community and our relationships with each other. Are we giving lip service to our quest for meaningful participation in the striving for parity; are we just whistling in a very self-hating, bombastic wind? Has Dr. King's birthday holiday, the first to honor an African American in the United States, just become an excuse to have a day off from school or work? Has Dr. King's ideas become so many empty clichés?

The truth of the matter is that Dr. King's dream can't become a reality without the meaningful participation of all of us! Every African American alive has a moral obligation to actualize his dream - he never said that he could do it alone. It will take the collective effort of all goodhearted people to bring it to fruition.

Some things that we can do to keep Dr. King's dream alive and relevant would be to 1. Take stock of our current actions and how they either add or subtract to the goals of Kujichagulia, Self-Determination; 2. Share the history with our youth in a meaningful way with activities that make the dream come alive in their minds, and 3. Come together with others who share King's belief that the dream will manifest in order to reinforce those ideas. We create our own world, whether we know it or not, and since we do, we might as well create it in a manner that will benefit us. A luta continua.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR Krusas needs to just go do her time Dear Editor: Surely there are other people who are like me and are tired of Marilyn Krusas trying not to do the time for her serial crime. I think she ought to quit her whining, put on her big girl panties and take herself to prison.

Granted she is in poor health and is 70 years old. This country would see a surge in old criminals if pre-existing conditions became a reason for giving criminals lighter sentences. It is sad to see she and her attorney are trying to use the “Jesse Jackson, Jr.” defense as a stay out of jail card.

This woman was capable and competent enough to serve on the city council for more than a decade. She is supposedly a longterm sufferer of depression, but was lighthearted enough to figure out how not to pay taxes on more than $200,000 she inherited.

Personally, it’s just not right to commit the crimes and have a passel of excuses as to why you shouldn’t be punished. Krusas is asking for home detention or probation instead of prison time.

That is equal to telling an arsonist he can have a box of matches but not a cigarette lighter.

The former council member is close enough to Chicago to know that for years public officials are always targets for the Feds. The fact she snubbed her nose at the

better-than-average possibility she would be busted is all the more reason she should not get a sentencing break. Maybe it is just her “white privilege” mentality kicking in.

Frank Blunt

Let’s make Gary a Promise Zone Dear Editor: Last week when President Obama named five places “Promise Zones” I was initially disappointed that Gary was not on the list.

The more I thought about it though, the more I realized that disappointment needed to be converted to action.

I know in the past Gary has been a participant in all sorts of federal programs from Urban Development Action Grants to Block Grants and just about every distressed community program in between.

One might look at Gary today and wonder what happened, what did the grants do or did they really help. No doubt that in the short-term they helped. The long-term upside just wasn’t to be found.

This time though I feel it would be different, if Gary can get some of this Promise Zone help. There are to be 20 Promise Zones over the next three years. President Obama just announced that San Antonio, Texas, Philadelphia, Penn, Southeastern Kentucky,

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the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma, and Los Angeles are the first five recipients.

All of these communities will get help with developing skilled work forces, crime reduction, increasing economic activities creating partnerships with local business, among other objectives.

Everything the Promise Zone promises is sorely needed here in Gary. I think we need to find out from the White House what we need to do to get the city on the Promise Zone radar. Then rather (Continued on page 16)

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NOSING AROUND

RETURNING THE FAVOR Filing for this year’s primary election opened last week and among the candidates signing up to run was Fifth District Councilwoman Kimberly Robinson.

Robinson signed up to challenge Calumet Township Trustee Mary

Ron Matlock nominees are of course Ron Matlock and Jamaal Washington who are both seeking the Lake County Council seat being vacated by Jerome Prince. Washington, who started out as a political neophyte, seems to be picking up

Thanksgiving holiday, and associated himself with the Toys for Children that Santa Forgot. It looks like a real race is shaping up for the council seat. Prince is running for Lake County Assessor, a position he sought before and lost to incumbent Paul Karras.

Word is Lake County Councilwoman Elsie Franklin may face a challenge from Carol Ann Seaton. Seaton came close to becoming Lake County Assessor and narrowly lost to Hank Adams in that election. There will be some school board seats on the ballot this year in the Third, Fourth and Fifth Districts. Rumor has it Third District Board member Nellie Moore and Fourth District Board member Marion Williams may not seek reelection. The way things are going with the Gary schools and as more citizens voice

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Carol Ann Seaton their dissatisfaction with the system, it may be hard to find worthwhile candidates for positions. But it’s still early and somebody may step in to save the day.

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Recently there’s been a lot of attention being paid to city consultant Bo Kemp. Seems some of the critics of the Airport Public/ Private proposal are zeroing in on Kemp and the consultant work he is doing for the airport and the city. Although the critics have yet to come up with any evidence that he’s done anything inappropoate or illegal, that hasn’t stopped them from making him the target of their ire. Earlier in the week a local radio guest told listeners that he had a box load of information on Kemp and he plans to unload real soon. Wonder if there is something to this or just a bunch of hype. Looks like it’s provin’ time.

Kimberly Robinson Elgin and among the supporters accompanying her was Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson. FreemanWilson wasted no time posting on Facebook and she was there with Robinson as she signed on the dotted line. Apparently her coming out early is an indication that she is paying Elgin back for not supporting her when she ran for mayor a few years ago. At the time Elgin supported Ragen Hatcher over Freeman-Wilson.

Guess political turn about is fair play.

- Nosey THE OTHERS WHO ARE HOPING TO GET A SPOT Among the other candidates hoping to become the party

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Elsie Franklin steam. He has a radio show that he does once a week with Fifth District School Board member Labrenda Smith and through his ties with Illiana Bus Company he’s able to spread much love throughought the community.

Recently they provided book bags to needy students, provided turkeys and hams during the

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BUSINESS

A Retirement Income Roadmap for Women Greg Fleming Financial Professional More women are working and taking charge of their own retirement planning than ever before.

What does retirement mean to you? Do you dream of traveling?

Pursuing a hobby? Volunteering your time, or starting a new career or business? Simply enjoying more time with your grandchildren? Whatever your goal, you’ll need a retirement income plan that’s designed to support the retirement lifestyle that you envision, and minimize the risk that you’ll outlive your savings.

When will you retire?

Establishing a target age is important, because when you retire will significantly affect how much you need to save. For example, if you retire early at age 55 as op-

posed to waiting until age 67, you’ll shorten the time you have to accumulate funds by 12 years, and you’ll increase the number of years that you’ll be living off of your retirement savings. Also consider: • The longer you delay retirement, the longer you can build up tax-deferred funds in your IRAs and employer-sponsored plans like 401(k)s, or accrue benefits in a traditional pension plan if you’re lucky enough to be covered by one.

Identify your sources of income Once you have an idea of your retirement income needs, your next step is to assess how prepared you (or you and your spouse) are to meet those needs.

In other words, what sources of retirement income will be avail-

Greg Flemingg able to you? Your employer may offer a traditional pension that will pay you monthly benefits.

In addition, you can likely count on Social Security to pro-

vide a portion of your retirement income. Other sources of retirement income may include a 401(k) or other retirement plan, IRAs, annuities, and other investments. The amount of income you receive from those sources will depend on the amount you invest, the rate of investment return, and other factors.

Finally, if you plan to work during retirement, your earnings will be another source of income.

When you compare your projected expenses to your anticipated sources of retirement income, you may find that you won’t have enough income to meet your needs and goals. Closing this difference, or “gap,” is an important part of your retirement income plan. In general, if you face a shortfall, you’ll have five options: save more now, delay retirement or work during retirement, try to increase the earnings on your re-

tirement assets, find new sources of retirement income, or plan to spend less during retirement.

Consider which assets to use first For many retirees, the answer is simple in theory: withdraw money from taxable accounts first, then tax-deferred accounts, and lastly, tax-free accounts. By using your tax-favored accounts last and avoiding taxes as long as possible, you’ll keep more of your retirement dollars working for you.

However, this approach isn’t right for everyone. And don’t forget to plan for required distributions.

You must generally begin taking minimum distributions from employer retirement plans and traditional IRAs when you reach age 70½, whether you need them or not. Plan to spend these dollars first in retirement.

Nominations are open for Influential South Shore CVA announces Women of Northwest Indiana “Write a Theme” winners The 4th annual Influential Women of Northwest Indiana Awards is now accepting nominations for their annual Influential Women awards banquet.

Do you know a professional woman who is a force to be reckoned with? Can you think of a woman who has made great changes in her professional field or her community? What about a woman who just started her career but is already making waves?

The 4th annual Influential Women of Northwest Indiana Awards is now accepting nominations for their annual awards banquet.

Nominate successful women professionals for the Influential and Up-and-Coming Woman of the Year award by visiting nwiwomen.com. Nominations for Influential Woman of the Year and Up-andComing Woman of the Year award categories include: • Healthcare • Finance • Government • Construction/Interior Design • Service/Tourism • Education • Manufacturing • Law • Economic Development • Media/Marketing • Nonprofit Self-nominations are accepted.

The award for Empowering Business of the Year is also accepting nominations for companies that demonstrate excellence in supporting women’s success in Indiana.

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woman in her respective industry,” said Andrea Pearman, Creative Commander of Diversified Marketing Strategies and creator of the Influential Women of NWI Awards. “If you know a woman who truly exemplifies what it means to be a visionary, a trailblazer and a forerunner, utilize our effortless nomination application on NWIwomen.com to show her the recognition she deserves.”

Over the past 3 years, the Influential Women of NWI Awards event has been able to donate over $40,000 to local nonprofits, including: The Caring Place, Gabriel’s Horn, Spring Valley Housing Opportunities, St. Jude House, Haven House, Visiting Nurses Association of Porter County, Boys and Girls Clubs of Northwest Indiana and Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Gary.

Northwest Indiana 501(c) 3 nonprofit organizations are encouraged to apply for funding that will benefit women/girls by visiting www.nwiwomen.com/ charities.

Influential Women of Northwest Indiana awards will be held Thursday, May 8, 2013 from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Avalon Manor in Merrillville.

Event tickets can be purchased online at nwiwomen-. com or by calling Diversified Marketing Strategies at (219) 226-0300. To nominate an influential woman in your area, visit www.nwiwomen.com

Three winners to receive “A Christmas Story” gifts The South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority recently announced the winners from the 2013 “Write a Theme” contest.

The contest is held annually in conjunction with the “A Christmas Story Comes Home” exhibit, and pays homage to Ralphie’s theme requesting a Red Ryder BB gun for Christmas.

Kenlei Glotzbach, of Belleville, Ill, won the 9 and under age category. Glotzbach explained that she wanted dance and tumbling classes for Christmas. Prior to moving to their new house, Glotzbach stated that she was very good at dance and tumbling, and was able to make a lot of friends in class.

Winning the 10-18 age category, Zoe Winters, of Hobart, explained that she wanted a kayak for Christmas. After going kayak-

ing in Michigan while staying at a friend’s cabin, Winters found she really enjoyed it and would have multiple places to try her new kayak along the South Shore.

The 19 and older age category’s winner is Ebony Nicholson of Portage. For Christmas, Nicholson asked that all needy children have food to eat, all homeless families have a roof over their heads and to be able to give her great-grandmother one last hug and kiss.

The “A Christmas Story Comes Home” exhibit is held annually from November through January.

Though the exhibit is now closed for the season, the South Shore CVA’s website offers information on other fun family activities, as well as information on new exhibits. Visit the website: www.southshorecva.com; to learn more about on-going and upcoming events and activities.

Nationally Recognized Speaker to Present at Safety Conference Nationally recognized inspirational speaker Brad Livingston will be acting as keynote speaker for the Beyond Safety & Reliability Conference and Expo. His presence at the conference is being sponsored by BP Whiting Refinery.

Well-known inspirational speaker Brad Livingston, whose moving speeches tackle worksite safety and his ability to overcome serious physical trauma, has been selected as keynote speaker of the Beyond Safety & Reliability Conference.

Livingston, a welder’s helper back in 1991, was seriously injured on the job when he was caught in two back-to-

back explosions. Despite being given a 5% chance of survival, Livingston lived through a difficult recovery process and many procedures, such as skin grafts and amputations. 23 years after his near-fatal accident, Livingston is a nationally recognized speaker on the importance of worksite safety.

Brad Livingston will be joining over 25 additional safety speakers at the Beyond Safety Conference, being held February 11th and 12th at the Radisson Star Plaza in Merrillville, Indiana.

The Beyond Safety Conference & Expo is the Midwest’s largest safety and reliability conference. Attendees experience a number of benefits in addi-

tion to their many speakers, such as networking opportunities, the ability to earn CEUs (Continuing Education Units) for attending, and a chance to learn about the latest advances in safety and reliability technology.

“We’re thrilled that BP of Whiting, one of our presenting sponsors, was able to secure such a well-known and inspirational speaker for our conference,” said Andrea Pearman, Executive Director of the Northwest Indiana Business Roundtable (NWIBRT).

“Brad Livingston’s presence at Beyond Safety is an honor and we’re excited to hear his thoughts on worksite safety.”

Tickets are currently being sold for

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the Beyond Safety & Reliability Conference and Expo. Please visit www.beyondsafetyexpo.com for more information.

ABOUT THE BEYOND SAFETY CONFERENCE & EXPO The 4th annual Beyond Safety Conference & Expo brings together safety professionals from around the Midwest for educational seminars, trade show events, networking, and more.

Taking place February 11th and 12th, 2014 with over 600 attendees, this conference aims to be the elite safety and networking function of the year.

For more information, visit beyondsafetyexpo.com. www.garycrusader.com

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Gary’s Hector Alvarado sees his dream come true During the December Commencement Exercises of Purdue University’s Calumet Campus there were 122 masters, 754 baccalaureate and 31 associate degrees bestowed. Out of the 122 Master graduate students one was Gary’s own Hector Alvarado.

Now with his fourth degree being a Master of Science in Technology he can embark on the next level in his life progresses.

Alvarado has worked for the past seven years as a Legislative III, where he assisted in the computer training of the Gary City Council office staff. In that training his goal was to facilitate the staff to be faster and more efficient. He said, “In continuing the momentum of change, I hope to contribute and help my city as it thaws out from its frozen state.”Alvarado said he feels technology will play a major role in the future of Gary. “It starts out with the children as we enable them and prepare them for the jobs of tomorrow. I’m an innova-

tor, I cannot sit back and just let things stay the same; I need constant movement as it is a part of my ambition and my drive to succeed. If I see a problem I immediately seek solutions. As my professor once told me people run from problems naturally, but a wise man will explore the problem and seek a solution, those will be the ones who change tomorrow” he said.

Alvarado has put his education and his technological knowledge to work by becoming an educator. He said this is part of his contribution to give back and continue the learning process. He also has developed an interactive learning application for children suffering from Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD).

He said, “Five years ago I saw three of my friends’ kids that were diagnosed with autism and wanted to help somehow, but didn’t know how so I started doing a lot of research. After observation I took classes outside of my major

Hector Alvarado such as classes in psychology to further understand the mental process.”

Alvardo hopes to secure grants to enable interactive learning education. He said he is hopeful a certificate from a class taught by a neurosurgeon, coupled with his graduate studies research project, will facilitate the grant-seeking process.

Alvarado says his inspiration to further his career has been his family and those that did not believe in him growing up. He said, “I did it to make my family proud of me. I disappointed them as a troubled teen and my haters gave me motivation. People that thought they were better than me gave me the ambition to compete so I took on the nerds in school and challenged myself to be better than them without having to change who I am. With that drive I worked hard and was very determined to succeed.”

Alvarado says it was the streets that raised him, books that made him and God who saved him for a greater purpose. “I have had a lot of close calls with death in the

Free legal consults on Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday, Jan. 20 Seventy-five attorneys from various NWI bar associations will provide brief legal consultations at no cost to members of the general public at eight Northwest Indiana locations on the Martin Luther King Holiday, Monday January 20, 2014.

Talk to a Lawyer Today, is a annual public service program of the Indiana State Bar Association in collaboration with the Indiana Supreme Court’s regional pro bono attorney project: NWI Indiana Volunteer Lawyers, Inc., the Kimbrough Bar Association, and Lake, Porter, Jasper and

Newton County Bar Associations as a tribute to Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King on the day that his birthday is celebrated. Now in its thirteenth year, the project has provided an opportunity for hundreds of Northwest Indiana residents to ask law-related questions and get quick answers. Many of the attorneys are repeat volunteers and feedback from participants has been enormously appreciative.

Brief (10-15 minute) consultations are on a first-come firstserved basis, no appointment

Humane Society to Host Gala Animals and fashion collide at Humane Society Calumet Area’s annual Gala. At the event, sample an international menu featuring food from Italy, India, and the Mediterranean while sipping one of more than 20 wines at the event wine tasting or enjoying a complimentary beer provided by Three Floyds Brewing. After dinner, enjoy “Hair of the Dog” hair show hosted by Award Winning Stylist Ben Mollin. The show will feature 50 unique styles created by students from five local Mario Tricoci hair schools. After the show, visit our silent auction and buy a few raffle tickets to benefit the homeless animals at the shelter. Don’t miss out on one of the most exciting style events of the www.garycrusader.com

year. Tickets are available at the shelter or Ben Mollin Hair Education located in Griffith, IN. Call the shelter at 219-922-3811 for more information.

Book Sale to Benefit Shelter Animals - Grab some great deals on gently used books, DVDs, CDs and tapes at Humane Society Calumet Area’s Book Sale January16-19 daily from 10am to 6:30pm on Thursday and 4:30pm on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Visit the pre-sale on Weds., January 15 at 2pm for a $5 donation. Donations are appreciated and may be brought to the shelter during open hours.

All proceeds from the sale benefit the animals at HSCA. Call 219922-3811 for more information.

necessary, at the following locations and times: Lake County: East Chicago Shrine Center, 3711 Pulaski, 8:30 – 1:00 Westside High School, 9th and Gerry Sts , Gary, 11:00 -2:00 Lake Station/New Chicago Public Library, 2400 Central Ave., Lake Station, 10:30- 6:30 Lowell Public Library, 1505 E. Commercial Ave., Lowell, 9:005:00

past. I have been shot and stabbed on different occasions, but God intervened to tell me that it was not my time just yet because He had better plans for me.”

Alvarado says he hopes to inspire others that are in the same type of situation as a young teenager he went through trying to find their way and getting sucked into the streets due to poverty.

He said, “Everybody has a dream, but we see how far and unrealistic it can be in our current state. It’s taking the first few steps in pursuing your dream that you realize that you’re almost halfway there and then before you know it your almost done. Every day I hope to inspire others to not let the street life consume them but make them. All is within your reach if you just keep your faith in God and try, try, and try until your practice becomes your profession.”

44th Annual MLK Ecumenical Service The Ecumenical Committee of Northwest Indiana announces the 44th Annual Ecumenical Service 11 a.m. Monday, January 20, 2014 at the West Side Leadership Academy. This year’s theme is “Where do we go from here.” The keynote speaker is Bishop Norman Hairston Jr., pastor of Zion Progressive Cathedral International. Other speakers include Congressman Peter Visclosky, Dr. Cheryl Pruitt, and State Rep. Vernon Smith. The general chairperson is Rev. Dwight Gardner, pastor of Trinity Missionary Baptist Church.

Porter County: VU Law Library, 656 S. Greenwich St., Valparaiso, 9:00-5:00 Portage Township Trustee’s Office, 3484 Airport Rd., Portage, 8:00-4:00 Jasper County: Rensselaer Public Library, 208 W. Susan St., 10:00 to 7:00 .

Newton County: Morocco Community Library, 205 S. West St, 9:30 – 5:30 Persons who are unable to travel to the walk-in sites can speak to Indianapolis attorneys on a statewide hotline for both English and Spanish-speaking callers by calling 1.800.266.2581 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. (CST).

(Calls will be answered in the order received and wait times are often long due to the volume of calls.)

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THE ART HOYLE QUINTET will be in the Sunday Jazz spotlight of the very hip Hyde Park Jazz Society in Chi Town’s legendary Room 43, at 1043 East 43rd Avenue, January 19, from 7:30 PM. One of jazzdom’s most influential trumpet/flugelhornists, Hoyle is enjoying the success of his late 2013 album release-The Art Of Persuasion-which

…THE GARY FRONTIERS SERVICE CLUB -DDRACK-UP ANOTHER YEAR for birthday celebrants like: Motown Records legend SMOKEY ROBINSON (Jan. 18); Lake

…MUSTIN with HOWARD legendary Jazz Showcase during his $10 with further details available at album release party last fall. The www.hydeparkjazzsociety.com. cost-to-be-the-boss here is a paltry

...HOYLE and SHAPIRA features saxist PAT MALLINGER, keyboarder BRADLEY WILLIAMS, bassist DANNY SHAPIRA and drummer ROBERT SHY. All but Shy will join Hoyle in this Room

43 appearance. He will be replaced by former Sun Ra drummer ROBERT BERRY. With bassist Shapira in the background, Hoyle is fotoflashed on the stage of Chi Town’s

…MADURO with EDWARDS

…IRONS and SMITH

County Courts reporter NANNETTA GLENN, MILDRED CEASE, SHEILA ANDERSON and Indiana Supreme Court Justice ROBERT RUCKER (Jan. 19); GEORGIA “Black” ATKINSON, DONALD THOMPSON, JACKIE LEDBETTER, FELICIA BRYANT and LaTOYA FRANCIS (Jan. 20), IRMA HOBSON, BELINDA ROGERS, The Kinsey Report’s DONALD KINSEY and local broadcast personality DINAHLYNN BIGGS (Jan. 21); WANDA BENNING (Jan. 22); Sojourner Truth House’s Sis. KATHLEEN QUINN and Naptowntransplant GELONE BROADNAX (Jan. 23); and LATRESIA HOOD and CRYSTAL BRYANT (Jan. 24).

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DEGGANS DEN velous mannequins KATHLEEN BOWEN and ANTOINETTE WILLIAMS styling in that December Community Health Foundation fundraiser on the stage of Gary’s ‘Side High; and JANICE McKEE showing-off one of the spectacular shirts available in NYMROD ADKINS’ former downtown Gary Cuna Men’s Store during a sexy showcase in the West 11th Avenue Zodiac Lounge back in the late 70s.

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(Continued from page 8) their 35th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. Memorial Breakfast, Saturday, January 19, at 8 AM, in Gary’s Genesis Convention Cen-

WARDS, son of IMOGENE and ELMER EDWARDS and editorproducer of Silent Killer, a movie focusing on Black families dealing

-DDDEGGANS’ DIG: A MENTOR HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS SOMEONE WHOSE HINDSIGHT CAN BE INVALUABLE TO SOMEONE ELSE AS FORESIGHT!

…McKEE in the Club Zodiac lights

TradeWinds Services joins Lakeshore Public Media for Fundraiser Agencies to Host Bowling Event

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TradeWinds Services and Lakeshore Public Media are partnering to host a bowling fundraiser at Stardust II in Merrillville on Monday, February 20 from 6:30 to 9:30 PM. Every team will have an opportunity to bowl with a staff member from Lakeshore Public Media or with a participant in one of the TradeWinds programs.

“This event will be our first since moving to our new location,” said Jon Gold, CEO of TradeWinds, “and we look forward to getting together in the spirit of fun and com-

munity to raise money for two very worthy Northwest Indiana not-forprofits.”

Since its inception in the 1940s, TradeWinds has continuously served children and adults with special needs by empowering them to realize their full potential. Lakeshore Public Media has been providing educational programming to greater Northwest Indiana for over 25 years.

“We’re geared up to host 50 teams and are pleased to be getting such a favorable response from communi-

ty supporters,” commented Lisa Daugherty, Director of Marketing and Development at TradeWinds.

“It’s exciting to partner with another local non-profit agency, raising funds to enhance lives while giving TradeWinds’ consumers the opportunity to participate in an activity that so many of them enjoy.”

Individual tickets are $125 and bowling team sponsorships start at $500. For more information, please contact Lindsey Gargas at 219-7565656, ext. 317 or lgargas@lake shorepublicmedia.org.

…BOWEN styling with WILLIAMS ter; ANTIQUA AUSTIN, who celebrates a birthdate January 20, sharing a summertime foto-opt with her mom and retired City of Gary employee BONITA HOWARD at an outdoor bar-be-cue; Gary Velt High athletic legends GERALD IRONS, who was inducted into the Indiana Football hall of Fame last May, and EARL SMITH, JR., who ended an over 50 year coaching/administrative career in the Gary school system last July, congratulating each other on the spectacular salutes from family, friends and fans that recognized their accomplishments last year; Marietta, Georgia-transplant CHRIS EDwww.garycrusader.com

with prostate cancer, taking a timeout with Los Angelean and the movie’s director LANDI MADURO during last October’s International Black Film Festival in IUN’s Bergland Auditorium; the Gary Literacy Coalition’s ERA C. TWYMAN showing-off the 2010 Gary Frontiers Service Club Drum Major Award she shared with State Senator (D-IN) EARLINE ROGERS; Hammond resident BARBARA JONES getting “charmed” by the tenor sax magic of EVERETT MOORE during last summer’s annual Jazz In The (Gateway) Park hosted by the Greater Gary American Jazz Association; marBLACKS MUST CONTROL THEIR OWN COMMUNITY

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CHURCH CALENDAR Neighborhood food distribution at Christ Baptist Church The Christ Baptist Church Food Pantry Ministry will conduct a food distribution at 10 a.m., Saturday, Jan. 25 at 4700 E. 7th Ave. The pastor/teacher is the Rev. Lawrence E. Robertson.

Food will be distributed on a firstcome, first served basis. The free food distribution will continue on the fourth Saturday of each month.

The next distribution will be Feb. 22.

Call the church office at 219-9385504 for more information. The chairperson of Deacon Alvin Jacobs.

Stellar performers scheduled for “29th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards” The “29th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards” have announced the lineup for “gospel music’s biggest night.”

Mary Mary’s Erica Campbell, Shirley Caesar, Donald Lawrence, Hezekiah Walker, Isaac Carree, Tasha Cobbs, Ricky Dillard, VaShawn Mitchell, Lexi, Anthony Brown & Group TherAPy and Jonathan McReynolds are scheduled. A hallmark of the Stellar Awards telecast has become the powerful, stirring artist collaborations brought together by the show’s producers - this year, The Canton Spirituals, The Gospel Legends and The Wardlaw Brothers will team for the “Quartet Collaboration;” while Erica Campbell joins Jekalyn Carr, Latice Crawford and Lexi for the “Female Collaboration.” The ”Male Collaboration” will feature Jonathan McReynolds, Jonathan Nelson, Vashawn Mitch- ell and Zacardi Cortez. Kirk Frank- lin will perform a special tribute to the late Nelson Mandela and Ricky Dillard is set to close the show.

For the second time in as many years, the Stellar Awards will air live in primetime at 7 p.m.( EST), 6 p.m. (CST) and 4 p.m. (PST), Saturday, Jan. 18 on the UP Television Network, from its new home at the Nashville Municipal Auditorium.

The Stellar Awards will air in national broadcast syndication in over 200 television markets from Jan. 25 - March 22.

The “red carpet,” hosted by Tye Tribbett, will air online prior to the telecast covering the glitz and glamour of the celebrity arrivals.

As previously announced, the 29th Annual Stellar Gospel Music Awards Show is hosted by “The View’s” Sherri Shepherd and “Dish Nation’s” breakout star Rickey Smiley, who bring impeccable comedic timing and expertise as daily talk show hosts to the role.

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South African Choir announces 30-city North American Tour A Musical Celebration of its Rainbow Nation and the Life of Nelson Mandela The Soweto Gospel Choir will launch their fifth major North American tour Feb.4 in Florida and cross the country over the next three months.

The internationally renowned vocal ensemble will perform in over 30 cities, in concerts that reflect the color and vibrancy of their rainbow nation while honoring the life and legacy of their late President and friend, Nelson Mandela.

The two-time Grammy Awardwinning choir will release their fifth album, “Divine Decade,” on the Decca label, a celebration of the ensemble’s past 10 years of artistic collaborations and accolades, Jan. 28.

The result of these magnetic musical partnerships is a recording which showcases the wonderful diversity of the group’s style as a gospel choir that sings across all genres of music. Opening with an address from the “Choir’s Patron,” Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Divine Decade features collaborations with a wide range of guest artists that exhibit the Choir’s breadth of reper-

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The Soweto Gospel Choir toire, including: U2, Robert Plant, The Soil, Joepraize, Zahara, Elvis Blue, Yvonne Chaka Chaka, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Solly Mah -langu, Corlea Botha, Eric Wainaina, Johnny Clegg, Paul Ruske, and HHP. Amongst the featured tracks include the choir’s popular hits such as “Sedilaka,” Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel,” The Jackson 5’s “I’ll Be There,” and the Fish Out of Water remix of “Put On Your Boots,” their collaboration with U2.

Founded in November 2002, the Soweto Gospel Choir first saw international success within one month of inception when its first single “Voices of Heaven” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s World Music Chart. In October 2006, the choir performed as invited guests for their patron Archbishop Tutu’s 75th birthday celebration in front of an audience that included former President Nelson Mandela, Zanele Mbeki, Tokyo Sexwale, Samuel L. Jackson, Alfre Woodard

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and Carlos Santana. The choir has made television appearances on Conan, Leno, and the Today Show, and has garnered honors including two American Gospel Music Awards in 2003, and the Grammy Award for “Best Traditional World Music Album” two years in a row— in 2006 for “Blessed,” and in 2007 for “African Spirit.”

For more details about the album and Soweto Gospel Choir’s 2014 tour, please visit the website: sowetogospelchoir.com.

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LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF INDIANA SS COUNTY OF LAKE

LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, ROOM 3 DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION SITTING AT GARY, INDIANA

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF:

of public record in the real property described below you are hereby notified of the following: The following described real property in Lake County, Indiana was offered for sale by the Treasurer of Lake County, Indiana, for the delinquent taxes and/or special assessments on August 27, 2012 where an amount was not received equal to or in excess of the minimum sale price prescribed per statute: Street Address: 1981-83 BROADWAY Key Number or Parcel Number: 45-08-10-351-015.000-004 Brief Legal Description: BROADWAY ADD. S. 24FT 10 ½ IN OF L.28 BL.20

NIKKI LOFTON PETITIONER AND

CAUSE NO. 45D03-1208-DR-00682 TPH Pursuant to IC 6-1.1-24, the Lake County Auditor Issued Tax Sale Certificate No. 451207161 on the Lake County Commissioners for the above real property. On April 25, 2013, the Lake County Commissioners offered for public sale and sold Tax Sale Certificate No. 451207161 to GRAVES SCOTT for the amount of $300.00.

ALEX LOFTON RESPONDENT NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Comes now the Petitioner, NIKKI LOFTON in person, pro se, and files Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, herein together with Affidavit of a competent person (s) showing that the Affiant has been unable to ascertain the residence or other address of the Respondent, ALEX LOFTON, and desires service by publication.

You are notified that you have been sued by the Petitioner in a proceeding for a Dissolution of Marriage. You are notified that the hearing on Petitionerʼs Petition for Dissolution Marriage has been scheduled for the 25TH day of FEBRUARY 2014, at 1:00 p.m.. in the Lake Superior Court, Room Three, Domestic Relations Division, located at 15 West 4th Avenue, Gary, Indiana 46402.

Said Respondent must respond to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, in writing in person, or by attorney, within sixty (60) days after the first publication of notice, or judgment may be entered against the Respondent as demanded in the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage on file in the Office of the Clerk in said County and State, or said action may be heard and determined in the absence of the Respondent and may result in a final judgment by default.

The tract for real property has not been redeemed. Any person may redeem the tract or real property by paying the redemption amount to the Lake County Auditor. The person that purchased the certificate of sale on the property under IC 6-1.1-24 is entitled to receive a deed for tract or real property if it is not redeemed before the expiration of the period of redemption. The period of redemption expires of February 1, 2014. The amount of money required for the redemption of the tract or real property included the minimum bid of $300.00 under IC 6-1.1-24-5(e) for which the tract or real property was last offered of sale; ten percent (10%) of the amount for which the certificate sold; the attorneyʼs fees and costs giving notice under IC 6-1.1-25-4.5; the costs of a title search or of examining and updating the abstract of title for the tract or item of real property; and all taxes and special assessments on the tract or item of real property paid by the purchaser after the sale of the certificate plus interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum on the amount of taxes and special assessments paid by the purchaser on the redeemed property before redemption. You may contact the Lake County Auditor Tax Sale Dept. for the exact amount required for redemption or for further information regarding this sale. The telephone number for that office is (219) 755-3161.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Gary, Indiana, this 19th day of NOVEMBER, 2013

A petition for tax deed will be filed on or after February 1, 2014. If the certificate sold for an amount more than the minimum bid of $300.00 IC6-1.1-24-5 (e) for which the tract or item or real property was last offered for sale and the property is not redeemed, the owner of record of the tract or item of real property who is divested of ownership at the time the tax deed is issued may have a right to the tax sale surplus.

Mike Brown Clerk Lake Superior Court

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Notice of Tax Sale STATE OF INDIANA SS COUNTY OF LAKE

LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, ROOM 3 DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION SITTING AT GARY, INDIANA

The following described real property in Lake County, Indiana was offered for sale by the Treasurer of Lake County, Indiana, for the delinquent taxes and/or special assessments on August 27, 2012 where an amount was not received equal to or in excess of the minimum sale price prescribed per statute:

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: FERNEITRESS CARTER PETITIONER AND

Pursuant to the provisions of Indiana Code 6-1.1-25-4.5 Tyrone Wheeler, as the owners of record or a person with substantial property interest of public record in the real property described below you are hereby notified of the following:

Street Address: 801 W 15th Avenue GARY, IN Key Number or Parcel Number: 45-08-09-401-002.000-004 Brief Legal Description: C.T.L & I. COʼS 5TH ADD. E. 56.6FT LOT 2&3 BL. 17A

CAUSE NO. 45D03-1303-DR-00172 TPH

EUGENE ALLWOOD RESPONDENT NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Comes now the Petitioner, FERNEITRESS CARTER in person, pro se, and files Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, herein together with Affidavit of a competent person (s) showing that the Affiant has been unable to ascertain the residence or other address of the Respondent, EUGENE ALLWOOD, and desires service by publication.

You are notified that you have been sued by the Petitioner in a proceeding for a Dissolution of Marriage. You are notified that the hearing on Petitionerʼs Petition for Dissolution Marriage has been scheduled for the 3RD day of MAY 2014, at 1:00 p.m.. in the Lake Superior Court, Room Three, Domestic Relations Division, located at 15 West 4th Avenue, Gary, Indiana 46402.

Said Respondent must respond to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, in writing in person, or by attorney, within sixty (60) days after the first publication of notice, or judgment may be entered against the Respondent as demanded in the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage on file in the Office of the Clerk in said County and State, or said action may be heard and determined in the absence of the Respondent and may result in a final judgment by default.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Gary, Indiana, this 27th day of NOVEMBER, 2013 Mike Brown Clerk Lake Superior Court

Pursuant to IC 6-1.1-24, the Lake County Auditor Issued Tax Sale Certificate No. 451206566 on the Lake County Commissioners for the above real property. On April 25, 2013, the Lake County Commissioners offered for public sale and sold Tax Sale Certificate No. 451206566 to Marguerita Wilson for the amount of $300.00.

The tract for real property has not been redeemed. Any person may redeem the tract or real property by paying the redemption amount to the Lake County Auditor. The person that purchased the certificate of sale on the property under IC 6-1.1-24 is entitled to receive a deed for tract or real property if it is not redeemed before the expiration of the period of redemption. The period of redemption expires of February 1, 2014 The amount of money required for the redemption of the tract or real property included the minimum bid of $300.00 under IC 6-1.1-24-5(e) for which the tract or real property was last offered of sale; ten percent (10%) of the amount for which the certificate sold; the attorneyʼs fees and costs giving notice under IC 6-1.1-25-4.5; the costs of a title search or of examining and updating the abstract of title for the tract or item of real property; and all taxes and special assessments on the tract or item of real property paid by the purchaser after the sale of the certificate plus interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum on the amount of taxes and special assessments paid by the purchaser on the redeemed property before redemption. You may contact the Lake County Auditor Tax Sale Dept. for the exact amount required for redemption or for further information regarding this sale. The telephone number for that office is (219) 755-3161.

A petition for tax deed will be filed on or after February 1, 2014. If the certificate sold for an amount more than the minimum bid of $300.00 IC6-1.1-24-5 (e) for which the tract or item or real property was last offered for sale and the property is not redeemed, the owner of record of the tract or item of real property who is divested of ownership at the time the tax deed is issued may have a right to the tax sale surplus.

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Notice of Tax Sale Pursuant to the provisions of Indiana Code 6-1.1-25-4.5 ARDELLA MITCHELL, as the owners of record or a person with substantial property interest of public record in the real property described below you are hereby notified of the following: The following described real property in Lake County, Indiana was offered for sale by the Treasurer of Lake County, Indiana, for the delinquent taxes and/or special assessments on August 27, 2012 where an amount was not received equal to or in excess of the minimum sale price prescribed per statute: Street Address: 2031 W 15TH AVENUE Key Number or Parcel Number: 45-08-8-405-002.000-004 Brief Legal Description: ROEʼS ADD. W.2 L.8 AND L.9 Pursuant to IC 6-1.1-24, the Lake County Auditor Issued Tax Sale Certificate No. 451205856 on the Lake County Commissioners for the above real property. On April 25, 2013, the Lake County Commissioners offered for public sale and sold Tax Sale Certificate No. 451205856 to GRAVES SCOTT for the amount of $300.00.

The tract for real property has not been redeemed. Any person may redeem the tract or real property by paying the redemption amount to the Lake County Auditor. The person that purchased the certificate of sale on the property under IC 6-1.1-24 is entitled to receive a deed for tract or real property if it is not redeemed before the expiration of the period of redemption. The period of redemption expires of February 1, 2014. The amount of money required for the redemption of the tract or real property included the minimum bid of $300.00 under IC 6-1.1-24-5(e) for which the tract or real property was last offered of sale; ten percent (10%) of the amount for which the certificate sold; the attorneyʼs fees and costs giving notice under IC 6-1.1-25-4.5; the costs of a title search or of examining and updating the abstract of title for the tract or item of real property; and all taxes and special assessments on the tract or item of real property paid by the purchaser after the sale of the certificate plus interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum on the amount of taxes and special assessments paid by the purchaser on the redeemed property before redemption. You may contact the Lake County Auditor Tax Sale Dept. for the exact amount required for redemption or for further information regarding this sale. The telephone number for that office is (219) 755-3161.

A petition for tax deed will be filed on or after February 1, 2014. If the certificate sold for an amount more than the minimum bid of $300.00 IC6-1.1-24-5 (e) for which the tract or item or real property was last offered for sale and the property is not redeemed, the owner of record of the tract or item of real property who is divested of ownership at the time the tax deed is issued may have a right to the tax sale surplus.

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Notice of Tax Sale Pursuant to the provisions of Indiana Code 6-1.1-25-4.5 Kirby J Jeffries, as the owners of record or a person with substantial property interest of public record in the real property described below you are hereby notified of the following: The following described real property in Lake County, Indiana was offered for sale by the Treasurer of Lake County, Indiana, for the delinquent taxes and/or special assessments on August 27, 2012 where an amount was not received equal to or in excess of the minimum sale price prescribed per statute: Street Address: 773 Johnson Street GARY, IN Key Number or Parcel Number: 45-08-04-352-010.000-004 Brief Legal Description: Resub. Gary land coʼs 3rd sub. L.9, bl.5 Pursuant to IC 6-1.1-24, the Lake County Auditor Issued Tax Sale Certificate No. 451204299 on the Lake County Commissioners for the above real property. On April 25, 2013, the Lake County Commissioners offered for public sale and sold Tax Sale Certificate No. 451204299 to Marguerita Wilson for the amount of $300.00.

The tract for real property has not been redeemed. Any person may redeem the tract or real property by paying the redemption amount to the Lake County Auditor. The person that purchased the certificate of sale on the property under IC 6-1.1-24 is entitled to receive a deed for tract or real property if it is not redeemed before the expiration of the period of redemption. The period of redemption expires of February 1, 2014. The amount of money required for the redemption of the tract or real property included the minimum bid of $300.00 under IC 6-1.1-24-5(e) for which the tract or real property was last offered of sale; ten percent (10%) of the amount for which the certificate sold; the attorneyʼs fees and costs giving notice under IC 6-1.1-25-4.5; the costs of a title search or of examining and updating the abstract of title for the tract or item of real property; and all taxes and special assessments on the tract or item of real property paid by the purchaser after the sale of the certificate plus interest at the rate of ten percent (10%) per annum on the amount of taxes and special assessments paid by the purchaser on the redeemed property before redemption. You may contact the Lake County Auditor Tax Sale Dept. for the exact amount required for redemption or for further information regarding this sale. The telephone number for that office is (219) 755-3161.

A petition for tax deed will be filed on or after February 1. 2014 If the certificate sold for an amount more than the minimum bid of $300.00 IC6-1.1-24-5 (e) for which the tract or item or real property was last offered for sale and the property is not redeemed, the owner of record of the tract or item of real property who is divested of ownership at the time the tax deed is issued may have a right to the tax sale surplus.

NOTICE OF PUBLIC FORUM and PUBLIC HEARING The Gary Public Transportation Corporation (GPTC) has scheduled opportunities for public comment for proposed changes to service on the Tri-City corridor in Gary, Hammond and East Chicago.

A PUBLIC FORUM is scheduled for MONDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 2014 at 3:00PM in the Community Room of the Hammond Public Library, located at 564 State Street in Hammond, IN. The Hammond Public Library is accessible by GPTCʼs Route 12 as well as North Township Dial-A-Ride. At this meeting service options will be presented by GPTC staff, with the opportunity for discussion afterwards.

A PUBLIC HEARING is scheduled for THURSDAY, MARCH 6, 2014 at 5:30PM in the Board Room of GPTCʼs offices at the ADAM BENJAMIN METRO CENTER. This hearing will be immediately followed by a meeting of GPTCʼs Board of Directors. The hearing will allow for comment on options to be presented on service changes proposed by GPTC staff.

In making changes to its service, GPTC welcomes public comment and is bound by law to allow for public comment in order to fulfill responsibilities and duties of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Written comments should be addressed to our main office to the attention of David W. Wright, Planning and Marketing Manager. The public is also invited to email comments to PlanningManager@gptcbus.com, or call 885-7555.

The Adam Benjamin Metro Center is located at 100 W. 4th Avenue; GPTCʼs office is on the third floor. It is accessible by most of GPTCʼs transit routes, as well as the South Shore commuter railroad. Requests for reasonable accommodations for those with visual or hearing impairments may be made to David W. Wright within 48 hours of this meeting and hearing at (219) 885-7555 or dwright@gptcbus.com.

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STATE OF INDIANA

IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR COURT CIVIL DIVISION, ROOM NUMBER FOUR SITTING AT GARY, IN

SS COUNTY OF LAKE IN RE THE PETITION FOR NAME CHANGE OF JENNIFER LYNN JENKINS

CAUSE NO 45D04-1312-MI-00034

NOTICE BY PUBLICATION Please take notice that Jennifer Lynn Jenkins has filed a petition requesting that her name be changed to Jennifer Lynn Reed Jenkins.

Any interested party may appear in this cause and file objections to said petition in the above named Court within thirty (30) days after the date of the last publication of this notice.

A hearing on said petition is set for March 4, 2014, at 9:00 a.m IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal said Court at Gary, Indiana this 30th day of December, 2014 Michael A Brown Clerk of the Lake Superior Court 1/18, 1/25, 2/1 NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATION STATE OF INDIANA COUNTY OF LAKE

IN THE LAKE SUPERIOR COURT PROBATE DIVISION, ROOM FOUR SITTING AT GARY, IN

IN RE: THE MATTER OF THE

CAUSE NO 45D011310EU00030

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ESTATE OF BESSIE M PEOPLES, Deceased In the Lake Superior Court of Lake County, Indiana Notice is hereby given that Ella Mae Carr was on the 29th day of October 2013, appointed personal representative of the Estate of Bessie M Peoples, deceased, who died on the 10th day of October, 2003.

All persons who have claims against this estate, whether or not now due, must file the claim in the office of this court with three (3) months from the date of the first publication of this notice, or within nine (9) months after the decedents death, whichever is earlier, or the claims will be forever barred.

Dated at Gary, Indiana, this 29th day of October, 2013.

Michael A Brown Clerk of the Lake Superior Court 1/18, 1/25, 2/1 STATE OF INDIANA SS COUNTY OF LAKE

LAKE SUPERIOR COURT, ROOM 3 DOMESTIC RELATIONS DIVISION SITTING AT GARY, INDIANA

IN RE THE MARRIAGE OF: LASHONDA RENEE MCDANIEL PETITIONER AND

CAUSE NO. 45D03-1208-DR

TYRONE MCDANIEL RESPONDENT NOTICE OF SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION Comes now the Petitioner, LASHONDA RENEE MCDANIEL in person, pro se, and files Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, herein together with Affidavit of a competent person (s) showing that the Affiant has been unable to ascertain the residence or other address of the Respondent, TYRONE MCDANIEL, and desires service by publication.

You are notified that you have been sued by the Petitioner in a proceeding for a Dissolution of Marriage. You are notified that the hearing on Petitioner始s Petition for Dissolution Marriage has been scheduled for the 3RD day of MARCH 2014, at 9:30 a.m.. in the Lake Superior Court, Room Three, Domestic Relations Division, located at 15 West 4th Avenue, Gary, Indiana 46402.

Said Respondent must respond to the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage, in writing in person, or by attorney, within sixty (60) days after the first publication of notice, or judgment may be entered against the Respondent as demanded in the Petition for Dissolution of Marriage on file in the Office of the Clerk in said County and State, or said action may be heard and determined in the absence of the Respondent and may result in a final judgment by default.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand and affix the seal of said Court at Gary, Indiana, this 25th day of NOVEMBER, 2013 Mike Brown Clerk Lake Superior Court 1/11, 1/18, 1/25

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BY LANEL CHAMBERS “Winter Soccer Camps” at university Purdue University Calumet is still accepting registrations for its 2014 Winter Soccer Camps, which will begin on Jan. 23.

The Peregrines will be holding a “Little Kickers Camp” and a Goalkeepers Camp with each consisting of five sessions on Thursday nights this winter.

For more information or to download a brochure visit the camp’s page on the Purdue Calumet athletics’ website (www.purduecalsports.com/fanzone/camps). Also, individuals can contact head coach Leslie Ferguson via email to: leslie.ferguson@purduecal.edu; or call 219-989-8303.

“Little Kickers Camp” will include: five Thursday sessions; Jan. 23 – Feb. 20, 2014, 5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.; boys and girls, ages 4-7; $60 per camper.

All of the sessions will “focus on skill development in a low pressure, fun environment” and they will be staffed by Purdue Calumet coaches and players.

All of the campers will receive “Free Winter Soccer Camp” T-shirts.

“Goalkeeping Camp” details are: 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., Thursdays, Jan. 23 – Feb. 20, boys and girls, ages 1017; $90 per camper. All of the sessions: will “focus on skill development in a low pressure, fun environment” and the sessions will be staffed by Purdue Calumet coaches and players.

All of the campers will receive “Free Winter Soccer Camp” T-shirts.

University’s athletic department continues to earn national award For the fifth-straight year the Purdue University Calumet athletic department was awarded the NAIA’s Five Star Institution Award, after the organization released the results of the 2012-13 Champions of Character Scorecard. Purdue Calumet was one of 11 schools from the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference to earn the distinction, ranking fifth among CCAC institutions with 70 points.

“This is a tremendous honor for Peregrine Athletics,” said Purdue Calumet Director of Athletics Rick Costello.

“Purdue Calumet has strived to incorporate the NAIA’s Five Core Values into the daily academic, athletic and

social routine of our student-athletes, coaches and staff; and we are proud to see the entire department honored for their hard work this past year.”

The NAIA, which boasts a proud reputation as an organization that promotes competitive athletics, academic excellence and character values simultaneously, will recognize 217 colleges and universities and all 23 conferences with the “Champions of Character Five Star Award.” To receive the award members scored 60 or more points on the NAIA “Champions of Character Scorecard.”

Purdue Calumet ranked among the top half of NAIA universities with its score of 70 on the “Champions of Character Scorecard,” which gives points for character training, conduct in competition, academic focus, character recognition and character promotion. Institutions earned points based on exceptional student-athlete grade point averages and by exhibiting good sportsmanship on the field of play throughout the course of the year.

The scorecard was crafted to convert the NAIA’s vision and strategy into measurable goals and to monitor progress towards advancing characterdriven intercollegiate athletics. The initiative supports performance-driven athletics while defining expectations and standards that drive successful teams and athletics departments.

Hobart’s Morgan Flaharty Commits to IU Northwest 6’0” All-NWCC Forward Joins RedHawks Frontcourt Hobart High School senior Morgan Flaharty has announced her intentions to continue her education and collegiate basketball career at IU Northwest beginning in the fall of 2014.

Flaharty a 6’0” forward averaged 10.0 points and 6.7 rebounds and 2.2 steals per game this season for the 9-3 Brickies before injury ended her season.

The four-year varsity letterman and team captain recorded at least 14 points in her final three games and snagged a career-high 13 rebounds with 11 points in a decisive season opening win over East Chicago on Nov. 13, 2013. Flaharty is the second high-profile Hobart player to commit to the RedHawks in just over a week

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least three decades. Personally, if as citizens we can do enough to make this happen and generate news resources for the city, that will free up government and county officials to do more. I truly believe we can make this happen.

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joining teammate Grayce Roach in the RedHawks 2014 recruiting class.

“We identified Morgan early on in her high school career as a talented and versatile post player that will fit perfectly with the talented young backcourt players that we have in our program.

She is a strong rebounder and has an offensive skill-set where she can postup on the blocks as well as step out and has range out to three point distance,” according to IU Northwest Head Coach Ryan Shelton.

Shelton also spoke of Flaharty’s high basketball-IQ and identified her strong character and leadership traits as valuable ingredients to Hobart’s success over the past three years. “Morgan is a great student and teammate and possesses all of the characteristics that we value in our basketball program at IU Northwest,” Shelton added.

Hobart Girls Basketball Coach Mike Hamacher also spoke highly of Flaharty and recent IU Northwest recruit Grace Roach and their leadership skills as two very talented players and students who “do things the right way.”

As a junior Flaharty averaged 8.9 points and 4.1 rebounds per game en route to an All-Northwest Crossroads Conference First-Team selection. That same season she poured in a careerhigh 20 points with three triples in a decisive win over Hammond Gavit.

Flaharty was also a three-year letter winner for Hobart in volleyball before focusing solely on basketball during her senior year.

“Morgan is a very hard worker. I attended several Hobart practices she (Flaharty) and Grayce (Roach) were always the last two players to leave staying in the weight room long after the others had already left,” added Shelton. Flaharty will join a talented RedHawks frontcourt next year that already features 6’2” center Danielle Zandstra and Flaharty’s former Brickies teammate 6’1” Caitlin Leath.

An outstanding student, Flaharty intends to major in either Dental Hygiene or Business Administration and will wear #33 for the RedHawks next season.

Hebron’s Lauren Carlson Commits to RedHawks 5-10 Forward Brings Athleticism, Versatility to RedHawks Front-court HEBRON - Hebron High School senior forward Lauren Carlson has announced her intention to continue her education and basketball career at IU Northwest beginning in the fall of 2014.

Carlson at 5’0” is currently leading her team with averages of 8.7 points and 5.5 rebounds for the 4-6 Hawks, statistics that IU Northwest Head Coach Ryan Shelton believes she will improve upon at the college level.

Carlson is the second student-athlete

MOORE, 4, TRIES to score more for the Hornets over two Mandella defenders during the “Winter Classic.” Without any public announcement, there was no Gary high school holiday tournament scheduled in decades. One more Hornet is ready to get involved from the left. (Photo by Ted Brown) in less than a week to commit to Head while at Hebron.

Coach Ryan Shelton and the RedCarlson was selected to the 2013 InHawks. Hobart guard Grayce Roach diana Junior North-South All-Star committed to IU Northwest earlier in Game after leading the Hawks in both the week. scoring and rebounding as a junior.

“Lauren is very talented and is a She will join former Hebron teamhigh-upside player due to her strength mate and RedHawks freshman guard and athleticism. She is a great student Bre Lewin on next year’s RedHawks and teammate, her versatility to play squad. both inside and on the perimeter will be a welcomed addition to our roster.

Carlson intends to major in criminal Lauren’s best basketball is ahead of her justice and will wear #40 beginning at the college level,” said Shelton. for the RedHawks beginning next fall.

Carlson’s team-high 11 points led The IU Northwest women recently the Hawks to a 41-38 victory over beat Ashford University Women 60 to Boone Grove this past Nov. 23 to re- 42. IU Northwest is now 10-6 overall gain the PCC Kup from the Wolves. IU Northwest men recently lost to Hebron Girls Basketball Coach, Ashford 85 to 71. The men are now 3Doug Godbolt calls Carlson, “a strong 14 overall. post-player and who is active on the Send Your Sports News boards and both ends of the floor.”

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