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Future of health care coverage remains a concern During both the presidential primaries and the general election candidate Donald Trump promised if elected he would repeal the Affordable Care Act, better known as Obamacare. Since its inception the program that requires Americans to have health insurance has survived challenges both in Congress and in the Supreme Court. The Republican controlled Congress has tried 60 times to repeal the health care legislation.

There are currently several bills awaiting hearings that seek to do away with the program.

In his criticism of the Affordable Health Care Act, then presidential candidate Trump said, “the American people have to suffer under the incredible economic burden of the Affordable Health Care Act-Obamacare. This legislation, passed by totally partisan votes in the House and Senate and signed into law by the most partisan President in American history, has tragically but predictably resulted in runaway costs, websites that don’t work, greater rationing of care, higher premiums, less competition and fewer choices,” said Trump.

However, since winning the election Trump has moderated somewhat his opposition. Last week he stopped short of calling for the total repeal of the law saying that he supported some aspects. The two provisions he supports are: allowing coverage for people with pre-existing conditions, and allowing college students to remain on their parents’ plan until age 26.

Representative Charlie Brown, the ranking

member of the Indiana General Assembly Health Committee says that if Trump follows through with plans to do away with the Affordable Health Care Act it would have a devastating impact on many who are currently covered who would then be without health care coverage.

“That would mean that over 11 million people are left without health insurance and that can have a devastating impact around the country and particularly in Indiana” said Brown.

Brown doesn’t think that with the stroke of a pen Trump could automatically get rid of the program. However, he acknowledges that with Republicans controlling the White House and both houses of Congress there will be attempts to remove certain parts of the law over a period of time. “I think they are going to find that they are won’t be able to come in and totally dismantle Obamacare because they are going to find that there are number of things contained in the bill that have a great deal of support,” said Brown.

Brown said that Trump’s support of modifying the existing law that prohibits the sale of health insurance across state lines would not work. “It wouldn’t work because states have different regulations in providing coverage, and where one state may offer certain coverage for one condition, another state may make the cost of coverage more expensive,” Brown said.

City of Gary Health Commissioner Roland Walker believes that the law will not be repealed and says that Trump’s recent comments are an indication that nothing in the law will be changed. He

ON MARCH 21, 2010 President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and others applaud after Congress passed the Affordable Care Act. With the incoming Trump administration in January, its future is uncertain. noted that the president-elect’s willingness to keep Obamacare to Trumpcare. Because as we know, certain aspects of the program is an indication that he is very good at branding.” the program will remain intact.

Walker says that in the early days of open enroll“I don’t see things changing because much of ment this year, the number of people signing up the program tends to remain popular with the for affordable health care increased. He believes public,” said Walker. “If there are any changes it the increased interest was due to the uncertainty of will be to improve the program in certain areas the program immediately after its inception. and that is something that is happening even beNationally, during the first week of enrollment fore the president–elect takes office. Right now this year, it is reported that one million people the only thing I see that may happen is that if signed up for affordable health care. It is predicted some of the changes that Trump puts in place, that the number will increase by the end of enrollthose changes might cause a name change from ment.

Gary will just have to wait and see with governor-elect What can Gary expect from the governor’s office come January 2017 Indiana’s governor-elect—much like America’s president-elect—is coming into office with little experience in governing.

Donald Trump’s foray was in the business world and reality TV and Eric Holcomb spent most of his life serving the Republican Party.

Before being tapped by Gov. Mike Pence to be lieutenant governor, Holcomb had mostly functioned in the background serving as advisor to former Gov. Mitch Daniels and Chief of Staff to U.S. Senator Dan Coats. Prior to working for Coats, Holcomb did a brief stint as the chairman of the Indiana Republican Party, and later when Coats decided not to run for re-election, Holcomb announced his intention to run.

However, his campaign was short-lived

when Pence selected him to fill the remainder of Lieutenant Governor Sue Ellspermann’s term after she resigned to become head of Ivy Tech Community College.

Holcomb was elected in a GOP sweep that will give him a Republican majority in both houses of the Indiana State Legislature. Although the new governor has yet to

spell out his agenda, observers believe that he will not stray far from the one established by his predecessors Daniels and Pence.

While having visited Northwest Indiana earlier in the year, Holcomb, unlike Pence who visited Gary on several occasions did not make any stops in the urban areas.

Rep. Charlie Brown, like many of his fellow legislators, has never met Holcomb (Continued on page 2)

INSIDE THIS ISSUE Gary Awarded Medals for youth health initiative (See story on page 3)

Musical groups announced for 25th Harvest Feast Governor-elect Eric Holcomb

Rep. Charlie Brown

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Time to abolish the Electoral College

By Chinta Strausberg It is time to abolish the archaic Electoral College, being blamed for handing Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump the White House, though Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton won the popular vote, according to Reverend Jesse Jackson.

“It’s fight back time,” Jackson said during a diverse meeting with a number of community leaders at a press conference over the weekend.

Jackson also discussed Trump’s win on his Up Front TV show with Chicago Sun-Times reporter Mudlyne Ihejirika; Jane Ramsey, adjunct

Attorney Jeanette Foreman professor, University of Chicago; Darryl Dennard, host of Chicago Speaks, and Reverend Tyrone McGowan, National Youth Director, Rainbow PUSH Coalition.

With the November 8 ballots still being counted, Jackson said Clinton is winning the popular vote like Al Gore in 2000, but lost the presidential election for failure to reach the threshold of 270 Electoral College votes.

According to the Associated Press, CNN and Political Report, Clinton is leading Trump by more than 990,000 popular votes. That is why Jackson and others want to abolish the Electoral College system which over rides the one man, one vote system.

Jackson and other leaders spoke out on the way Trump won.

“The very right wing funded by the Koch brothers and Rauner bought the Illinois news network; so all news feeds, all radio stations in Illinois come from this right wing ideological group.

That’s how ingrained they are. That is really their strategy,” said Ralph Martiere, executive director for the Bipartisan Center for Tax and Budget Accountability.

“Blue collar whites honestly believe that anything that moves from a social or civil rights standpoint that benefits minorities, is something that necessarily takes away from blue collar whites.

They’ve been convinced of this through the constant right wing sort of efforts to get that kind of message out, because it’s what has supported 2

THE NUMBERS CONTINUE to grow with leaders calling for the discontinuation of the Electoral College. Rev. Jesse L. Jackson recently held a press conference to announce his disapproval of the current use of the Electoral College and to urge an organized effort locally and across the nation to abolish its use.

Showing their support from left to right is Rev. Jeanette Wilson, Pastor Tyrone McGowan, Rev. Leonard DeVille (rear, Rev. Zachary Love), Susana Mendosa, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, Sr., Rep. Bobby Rush and Bishop Bernard Sutton.

Republican candidates and it’s ravaging our minds with repetitive born in this country, for instance,” wrong,” Martiere told the Chicago messages that are very emotional, Foreman said. very galvanizing…but using it in a Crusader.

Natalie Howse, president of the “There has to be an outreach by way to actually change and guide Cook County Bar Association, said, progressive to blue collar whites, to your mind like they did with “we did not protest the Electoral Colget them on board as part of the Trump…. We know that repetition lege and its process in 2008 and 2012 movement towards sound progres- is the key to being able to have an because Barack Obama won decisivesive policies which are evidenced– idea stick in a person’s mind and ly.” Howse added that “President-elect based and help everyone. It creates a eventually the person will repeat it.”

Trump has advocated for some things Repetition “is the secret of how 40 I don’t think would be very good for better economy for everyone. That is not what blue collar whites think. percent or more of Americans have the black community, like stop and That is why they are voting the way been persuaded by Trump to believe frisk.” they are voting and we need to get his lies even though they are blatantly N’Digo Publisher Hermene Hartnot true. Like Obama not being man said that on December 19, 2016, them aboard,” Martiere said.

Agreeing with Reverend Jackson, that it is fight back time, Dr. Michael Seng said the Electoral College needs (Continued from page 1) to be abolished. “That was one of the Newly-elected State Senator Edproblems after the Bush/Gore elec- and is not sure as to what to extion. I think it was a big mistake for pect. “I don’t know anything die Melton will no doubt be leadthe American people to let that go. I about him; in fact, if we were ing the coalition to work with state think there should have been a move- walking down the same street, I officials in resolving the current ment to abolish the Electoral College wouldn’t be able to recognize crisis. Prior to being elected, at that time, in 2000. him,” said Brown. “I wouldn’t be Melton served on the Indiana State surprised if (he) follows the Board of Education and will play a major role in crafting the plan.

Daniels –Pence playbook.”

Democratic mayors and legislatures are taking a wait-and-see approach to the new administration.

Local Democratic officials plan to meet this month to craft their legislative agenda and are hoping that many of the plans will receive partisan support.

One of the major issues on the agenda is the plight of the Gary Community School Corporation.

Brown said finding a workable solution to save the Gary schools should be a top priority.

Finding that solution has been a little harder now that the delegaKeena Carson tion will be dealing with the new “It is unrepresentative and nobody head of the state’s Department of understands it,” Seng said of the Elec- Education. Democrat Glenda toral College. “Perhaps that’s the Ritz, who was seen as an ally of the biggest reason of getting rid of it be- Gary schools, lost her bid for recause people don’t understand it. In a election to Republican Jennifer democracy, we should not have a pro- McCormick. During her camcedure that people don’t understand” paign, McCormick struck a purehe said. ly partisan note maintaining that According to attorney Jeanette she could work better with a ReForeman “it’s the way Hitler did it, by publican legislature.

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the Electoral College has to certify the votes for president and vice president.

In Illinois, there are 20 electors. She said there is still time for Clinton to win, by asking the electors to abstain their votes.

Several leaders said there is a petition being circulated to abolish the Electoral College. A strong proponent of this movement is Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA). “The Electoral College has outlasted its usefulness. It is part of the Constitution written when communication was by pony express,” she said.

However, a strong setback to the proposed legislation is that it has to be approved by three-quarters of all states within seven years after passage by Congress. It’s questionable whether or not this will happen.

Millennial Keena Carson, founder of Project M.A.R.C.H., said the election of Trump is “unfortunate” and that too many people didn’t take the election seriously, like the rumored stories of the “15 thousand who voted for Harambe, the gorilla who was shot dead at a Cincinnati zoo after a child had fallen into an enclosed area.”

This is the second time in 16-years that Democrats (Al Gore and now Clinton) won the popular vote but lost the Electoral College vote.

“It’s fight back time,” Jackson said, urging unity among civil rights groups, and organizing for social justice.

Gary will just have to wait and see . .

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“I see my role as being a voice downstate to articulate arrive at the state where we are and the need to get on the right track and partnering with local stakeholders to create a district to accommodate the students and help to revive the district,” said Melton.

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Gary Middle College adds a new look to downtown Contributed By: The 411 News School moves from trailers to Dalton Building Gary Middle College is helping to lift the face of downtown Gary.

At Thursday’s ribbon cutting, Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson said, “The city is so pleased to have the school’s expansion right here in the downtown community. It shows the future is happening right here, in the footprint of city hall and the soon to be renovated Hudson-Campbell Fitness Center.”

For most of its short history, the school opened in 2012, students attended classes in 2 trailers next door to 21st Century Charter School @ Gary, the K-12 school

at 5th and Washington. Its new home is the newly re-modeled 5,000 sq. feet first floor of the Dalton Building at 131 E 5th Avenue.

Those sparse quarters did not hinder the school’s growth said Marques Culver, student spokes man and soon to be graduate.

“The first year in 2013, the school graduated 11 students. It rose to 27 students in the 2013-14 year; and 69 students in the 2014-15 year.”

Culver will receive his high school diploma in January and intends on enrolling at Ivy Tech LOCAL ACADEMIC AND city officials are on hand for the Gary Middle College ribbon cutCommunity College to earn an ting ceremony in downtown Gary. GEO Academies President Kevin Teasley (l-4), Ivy Tech Associate’s Degree in business.

Gary Campus President Marlon Mitchell, Marques Culver, GMC board member Arlene He represents what Joe Arren- Colvin, and Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson. dondo, GMC principal says is the typical Gary Middle College stu- the 16-18 year olds who don’t fit 32 and those older, coming back school students at 21st Century dent. “There is no typical Gary into the traditional high school to get their high school diplo- Charter School. Amreen Vora, Middle College student. They are setting. They are like Culver, age mas.”

21st Century spokesperson, said Appealing to many of GMC’s 7 high school students will gradstudents is the opportunity to get uate with a high school diploma their Associate’s Degree while and Associate’s Degree from Ivy earning their high school diplo- Tech this year. Senior Raven OstiesHealthyFuture.org. ly care and education settings.

The National League of Cities is ded- ma. The school has a partnership bourne earned her Associate’s 2 • Goal II: My Plate, Your Place: Prominently displaying MyPlate in all icated to helping city leaders build bet- with Ivy Tech that offers free tu- years ago as a sophomore. She municipal or county venues where ter communities. NLC is a resource ition, free books and transporta- will earn her high school diploma and bachelor’s degree from Indiand advocate for 19,000 cities, towns tion for students. food is served. ana University Northwest at the • Goal III: Smart Servings for Stu- and villages, representing more than That same offer extends to high same time. dents: Expanding access to meal pro- 218 million Americans. grams before, during and after the school day, and/or over summer months.

• Goal IV: Model Food Service: Implementing healthy and sustainable food service guidelines that are aligned The Indiana Township Associawith the Dietary Guidelines for Amerition has awarded its “ITA Trustee cans.

• Goal V: Active Kids at Play: Increas- of the Year,” to Kimberly K. Robinson of Calumet Township, ing opportunities for physical activity.

NLC is working in partnership with Lake County.

The 2016 award for noteworthy the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and with the support service was presented to Trustee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Robinson during the association’s the National Association of Counties annual Educational Conference and other nonprofit organizations, to in Indianapolis.

The receiver is determined by a assist local elected officials who join LMCTC as they implement policy committee comprised of past reand environmental changes to prevent cipients of the annual award. The childhood obesity. The Robert Wood committee was impressed with Johnson Foundation has awarded the challenges faced by Trustee NLC a grant to provide technical assis- Robinson as she began her tenure tance to local elected officials working in 2015 and her determination to to create healthier communities and implement changes within the prevent childhood obesity, including administration, which has been under the scrutiny of the Indiana those participating in LMCTC. More than 500 cities, towns and General Assembly for some time. counties are participating in LMCTC, Her courage to lead the troubled and 80 million Americans are now liv- township was noted as she was ing in LMCTC communities that are presented the award by commitdedicated to helping young people eat tee Co-chair and fellow trustee, healthy foods and be physically active. Craig Beckley.

The award is based upon merit Each month, NLC recognizes local elected officials who achieve key that supersedes the average call of benchmarks for the five LMCTC duty, according to the Associagoals. Since July 2012, NLC has tion’s Executive Director, Debbie awarded 3,253 bronze, silver, and gold Driskell.

“Trustee Robinson was elected medals to recognize local elected officials across the country for their at a time when Calumet Township was being scrutinized by LMCTC progress.

For more information about many,” said Driskell. “She is to be LMCTC and Gary’s accomplish- commended for her hard work in Trustee Kimberly K. Robinson ments, visit www.HealthyCommuni- the midst of great challenge.”

Gary Awarded Medals for youth health initiatives Achievements in preventing childhood obesity through Let’s Move! Cities, Towns And Counties acknowledged Last month The National League of Cities (NLC) recognized Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson for recent completion of key health and wellness goals for Let’s Move! Cities, Towns and Counties (LMCTC). LMCTC is a major component of First Lady Michelle Obama’s comprehensive Let’s Move!

Initiative to ensure kids can grow up healthy. LMCTC works closely with local elected officials nationwide to adopt policies that improve access to healthy affordable food and opportunities for physical activity for their constituents across five goal areas.

“Thanks to your dedication to the health and wellness of your community, Gary is part of a nationwide movement that supports health in cities, towns and counties across the United States,” said National League of Cities President Melodee Colbert-Kean, councilmember and former mayor, Joplin, Mo. “By improving access to healthy foods and creating opportunities for physical fitness, you are helping to create a healthier future for our nation’s children.”

Two medals were awarded to Gary for action taken to improve access to healthy affordable food and increasing opportunities for physical activity.

These medals were awarded because of Gary’s achievements in reaching Goal 1.

All LMCTC sites have the opportunity to earn up to five gold medals, one for each actionable goal to which they commit to as part of the initiative.

Medals are awarded to local elected officials based on their achievements in each of the following five goal areas: • Goal I: Start Early, Start Smart: Promoting best practices for nutrition, physical activity, and screen time in earwww.garycrusader.com

Calumet Township Trustee recognized

by Indiana Township Association

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TRUMPED!

America, you have been had. There has been a coup, a revolution of sorts. We have been taken over by reprobates. There are a lot of people who feel that this is the case, and they have taken to the streets by the thousands in cities around the country protesting the results of the November 8, 2016 election. In what has been considered a stunning upset, Hillary Clinton lost her bid for the presidency. Donald Trump is now president–elect!

Hillary Clinton actually won the popular vote, but Trump got the Electoral College votes. This is reminiscent of the Bush administration’s usurpation of the presidency when Al Gore actually received more popular votes. But this is a democracy, and we have to play by the rules that have been established. Hillary Clinton gave an excellent concession speech, and President Barack Obama also gave one in which he urged the country to move toward unity and to give Trump a chance. He admitted, however, that he has his concerns.

Hindsight seems to reveal a number of things. Apparently, Clinton and the democrats failed to understand the depth of dissatisfaction among certain segments of the population. Trump played to this group, and the rest is history. It is also perplexing to see that Hillary Clinton failed to nail the women’s votes as well as those of Blacks who supported Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012. Moreover, millions of Americans didn’t bother to vote.

Some think that the Bernie Sanders backers were disgruntled and in retaliation threw their support to Libertarian Gary Johnson or Green Party’s Jill Stein. It is clear that they siphoned off a considerable number of votes that would have gone to the Democratic Party. But all of this is water under the bridge.

The country is now faced with a bigger problem. We have elected someone of questionable moral character with zero experience in public office to the most powerful post in the free world. Moreover, he has appointed a Chief of Staff and a Chief Strategist and Advisor both who have zero experience in government. Indiana Governor Mike Pence, who is the Vice President Elect, has been tapped to lead the transition team. Also on this team are the Trump children for whom Trump has asked for top secret security clearance. They are also, however, continuing to run the family business through a so-called “blind trust.”

Ominously, the Chief of Staff, Reince Priebus, is set to share “equal power” with the notorious white supremacist and hate merchant, Steve Bannon, the former head of Breitbart. According to those in the know, it is no secret that Bannon espouses a white supremacist philosophy. It has been said that he created, in Breitbart, an online platform for the Alt-Right. The Alt-Right is a code name for white nationalists.

These are scary times and this is a scary turn of events. Here we have people leading the most important country in the free world who now have the leeway to carve out life the way they see it. It was apparent even during his campaign that Donald Trump saw himself as the ultimate authority, and based on the way that he is proceeding, he is still that person. News reporters are lamenting the fact that he has refused to return calls to the Pentagon, and has not acted in a traditional manner. He still has not released his tax information, and based on the way that he is connecting his children AND his business with world politics, he has the potential of running a private business with ties around the world. This is unprecedented, and it represents a potential for corruption that is unlike anything we have ever seen.

Based on the foregoing, it is certain that America is going to miss the class act that President Barack Obama demonstrated.

Those petulant and immature individuals who allowed themselves to be hoodwinked to vote for the charismatic, but character-challenged Trump are, if the current trend continues, in for an experience of Buyer’s Remorse, especially those who are Black or who are members of other minority groups. A luta continua.

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FBI raid can’t mean anything good Dear Editor: News that the FBI raided the office of Sheriff John Buncich made my knees buckle. I have never heard of a FBI raid that had a good outcome for the individual targeted. Because of his outgoing, pleasant and capable nature it was a shock to hear the Feds were interested in John.

It is too early to know for sure why the raid was conducted, so I hope that people won’t start a spate of rumors about the reason(s). Maybe I am missing something but I find it hard to believe that our county is more rife with corruption than the rest of the state. We are still waiting for the Lake County Trustee Mary Elgin’s trial to begin. The raid on her office was just as shocking as the one on the sheriff’s office. In the two or so years between the two raids, I have not heard of any other townships or counties getting the same kind of scrutiny.

While I was more ambivalent about the Elgin raid compared to the Buncich one, both are bothersome.

Federal attention at this level gives the community a black eye, even in the unlikely case the Feds say there was a mistake or something like that.

It is true, too, that long-time office

holders often get too cozy in their jobs and start to take liberties as though the office doesn’t belong to the public. I sure hope that is not the case with John. I keep thinking that he must have been set up, but again we don’t know all the details so it is probably best to avoid speculation.

A major problem with this kind of situation is it undermines the stability of the operation. We don’t know if John will continue in the job while the investigation goes on, or if he will want to. Being forced to sit it out or stepping aside weakens the effectiveness of the entire department. It will be even worse if he chooses to stay on while the circumstances unfold. If he stays on he will no doubt be subjected to intra-departmental jokes and attempts to undermine his authority. The general public will look at the sheriff and some of his underlings as crooked.

That is not good for the department.

Hopefully the FBI and state’s attorney, along with John’s attorney, will make sure this case moves through the courts rapidly, but with caution. This matter, and this department are too important to the county to have it stalled in court for years like Ms. Elgin’s case has been.

Regardless, John has always been a stellar sheriff in my eyes, so I will continue to be supportive, until something or someone proves I should not be.

Cornell Wilson

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EDITOR’S NOTE: The following column is a gossip column. We ask that items contained herein be judged by individuals that read it as such and not as documented facts gathered by the news-gathering personnel of this publication.

ing for and if Bunchich is the target of their investigation. Of course there are those who are hoping the sheriff goes down as a result of the investigation. Should it turn out that he is the subject of the investigation and is later indicted and convicted Buncich, would have to step down as sheriff and give up his position as chairman of the Democratic Party.

Right now the two who would stand to benefit should that happen are Roy Dominguez and Tom McDermott. Dominguez is rumored to be

Melania Trump

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afterwards, pictures of a nude Melania Trump have been popping up everywhere. Needless to say that ain’t the first thing that comes to mind when you think of first ladies, but it also shows how hypocritical and racist that right wing element is. Years ago when nude photos of Vanessa Williams surfaced, she was forced to give up her title as Miss America. But it’s okay if the incoming First Lady

FROM BAD TO WORSE Looks like things aren’t getting any better for the Gary Community School Corporation. Within days of the referendum seeking financial help being rejected by the voters, employees of the corporation were told that they would have to face another payless payday. While they were without pay for just a few days, it probably didn’t help those who were counting on that money sooner than later. Supporters of the referendum aren’t giving up; noticing that it was narrowly defeated this time, there’s talk that they may try to get it passed next year. They are no doubt hoping that the sad state of affairs concerning the schools will soften the voter’s hearts and their purse stings. They are also hoping to make a more compelling case next time as to why it is important to save the Gary school system. Well good luck, because they are definitely going to need it.

poses nude. Michele Obama is a class act, someone all young ladies should seek to emulate. Melania Trump is clearly someone you wouldn’t want girls to look up to. Needless to say, she nor here husband are anywhere close to being role models. Instead of Making America Great Again, the Trumps wants to make the country into a cesspool of sleaze.

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planning another run for sheriff when Bunchich’s term ends and if Bunchich has to vacate the office it will be a leg up for Dominguez. McDermott on the other hand is probably frustrated that he can’t move up politically. He would be content to have his old job as county chairman back. Dominguez and McDermott have formed a coalition and Dominguez played a key role in helping McDermott’s wife get elected judge.

No doubt McDermott will be more than happy to return the favor.

Roy Carlos Dominguez Tolliver

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR come is a reflection of how a person feels at that time. If that is true, then there were a lot of Gary voters who were not feeling very good about themselves last Tuesday. It is nothing based on science but it is as good an explanation as to why so many Garyites didn’t show up at the polls in big numbers to support the Gary School Corporation’s referendum.

I have read that some believe even though the issue lost, the closeness of the vote is a signal residents really do care about our schools. I say that is nonsense. If residents really cared, more would have gotten off their behinds and voted yes. Apparently, the superintendent, mayor and others are going to press the state for another chance, or some other solution short of closing our schools.

When we look at the reality that Gary’s poor showing at the polls

(Continued from page 4) helped elect another Republican governor, I don’t see how the district will get any help in Indianapolis. My suspicion is we are a laughing stock around the state. No doubt we are seen as the community that doesn’t care enough about its future to support its youth. Tuesday’s vote was about the kind of education our children receive, and that translates into how well prepared they are for the world beyond school.

John Gregg, the Democratic candidate for governor, made that race close, but he should have prevailed.

Again, if Gary voters had turned out in the numbers they should have the results might have been different. Now, we are stuck with Eric Holcomb, who was begat by nowVice President Mike Pence, who was begat by former governor Mitch Daniel. None, in that lineage have been good for Gary. There is no

reason to believe that will change.

In fact, I think this signals the beginning of the overall demise of Gary.

We heard before the election that the state board of education will consider dissolving the Gary school district. Their little brains are no doubt working overtime on how to do just that. A community of 80,000 without its own school district is unheard of. First the schools, then I guess the powers-that-be will try to disassemble our city, parceling off the Miller section to another community, and then making the rest of Gary some unincorporated wasteland.

Somehow, we need to get the state to keep our schools intact and then we must commit to funding them sufficiently.

Ariel Mathers

WHAT’S THAT ABOUT? Following the raid by the Feds of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office and Sheriff John Buncich’s home the rumor mill has been working over time regarding what the agents were look-

First Lady Michele Obama NOT EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE EXPECTING After nearly eight years of First Lady Michele Obama’s style, grace and elegance, we now are going to have someone whose had no problem baring it all. During the campaign and www.garycrusader.com

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Regional Development Company announces year-end accomplishments and awards

ATTENDEES OF THE recently held annual membership meeting for the Regional Development Company (RDC) are pictured with representatives of Centier Bank and the RDC. Centier Bank was named the 2016 Bank of the Year. Photographed from left to right: Niccole Zell with the RDC, Tim Warner, Tom Wilk (holding Centier Bank award), Bill Winterhaler, Mark Baird, and Sharyn Chesna.

The Regional Development Company (RDC), headquartered in Valparaiso, Ind., announced their 2016 year-end accomplishments and elections at their Annual Membership Meeting held at White Hawk Country Club on November 3, 2016.

The Regional Development Company is a non-profit organization and Certified Development Company (CDC) that administers the U.S. Small Business Administration’s 504 Loan Program for small business growth.

The Board of Directors elected the

2016-17 slate of officers, which included Hubert Cook, Greater LaPorte Economic Development Corporation, as Chair, Rex Richards, Valparaiso Chamber of Commerce / Valparaiso Economic Development Corporation, as Vice Chair, Scott Casbon, First Merchants Bank, as Secretary, John Matthiesen, CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, as Treasurer and Tom Wilk, Centier Bank as Past Chair.

The Membership of the Regional Development Company elected Matt Saltanovitz, Indiana Economic Development Corporation to the Board

of Directors. “We are excited to have Matt joining the RDC Board,” commented Erica Dombey, president and executive director of the Regional Development Company. “He brings a wealth of knowledge in economic development and will be an asset as we further grow the organization.”

For more information about the Regional Development Company or the U.S. SBA 504 Loan Program, call the Regional Development Company at 219-476.0504 or visit www.rdc504.org.

BILL WINTERHALER ACCEPTS the Lender of the Year Award for his work at Centier Bank.

ALSO IN ATTENDANCE was Matt Saltanovitz, Director, Northwest Region at Indiana Economic Development Corporation.

Support the next Miss Basketball NIPSCO joins National Energy Industry efforts at 9th Annual Lakeshore Classic to help protect customers from utility scammers The Gary Chamber of Commerce is presenting its 9th annual Lakeshore Classic. The theme is “Step Up For Education.” The Gary Chamber also wants the community to Step Up, come out and support Gary West Lady Cougar star Dana Evans in her quest to earn the coveted Miss Basketball honor for the state of Indiana.

Evans has been a star performer her entire career. Some of her achievements include: • Averaging 35.8 points per game in 2016 • Named USA Today All Indiana first team • Named Naismith High School All American in 2016 • Ranked the 7th best player in the nation for the class of 2017 • This summer Evans helped the USA basketball team to the Gold medal at the FIBA under 18 Junior Olympics in Valdivia, Chile.

• Recently signed to attend the University of Louisville.

“Evans has done her job and the Gary Chamber of Commerce encourages everyone to come out and support her and her teammates. It is often the case that deserving athletes in Northwest Indiana are slighted for top state honors. In this case, Evans is a young lady that is worthy and is a great representative 6

Dana Evans (Photo by Donald Luckett) for our students and our community.

“Northwest Indiana needs to support Evans on November 25, 2016 at the Lakeshore Classic, 6:00 p.m. in the West Side Leadership Academy High School, 9th Avenue & Gerry Street, Gary, Ind,” a spokesman for the Gary Chamber of Commerce said.

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Electric and natural gas providers across the United States and Canada are joining forces to protect customers from long-running scams targeting their customers.

The Utilities United Against Scams collaboration has designated November 16 as Utilities United Against Scams Day. This day will be supported by a weeklong campaign with content focused on exposing the tricks scammers use to steal money from customers, and how customers can protect themselves.

The collaborative effort encourages the public to share these messages to help guard against scam activity, which typically picks up during the

holiday season, but occurs throughout the year.

The most common scam reported

by NIPSCO customers involves an unsolicited phone call. In this scam, a customer receives an unsolicited phone call from an individual who falsely claims to be a NIPSCO representative. The scammer warns that the customer’s service will be disconnected if the customer fails to make a payment – usually within a short time frame.

Often, scammers will provide a phone number to call back, which is different from the company’s official and published 1-800 customer service phone number. They duplicate

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and record the company’s automated customer service phone system, giving the appearance of an authenticsounding 1-800 when customers dial the number provided by the scammer. Some of these criminals also use caller ID spoofing to replicate customer service number when they make an outbound call.

Red flags for scam activity • The thief becomes angry and tells the customer his or her account is past due and service will be disconnected if a large payment isn’t made – usually within less than an hour.

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Reparations should be part of the next president’s “new deal” for African Americans ter Scott, Freddie Gray and Laquan McDonald.” This year alone, another half dozen lethal shootings of unarmed Blacks have been caught on video. No telling how many went unrecorded.

The report advocates Congressional passage of the Commission to Study Reparation Proposals for African-Americans Act, “which would establish a commission to examine enslavement and racial discrimination in the colonies and the United States from 1619 to the present and to recommend appropriate remedies,” and urges the United States to consider seriously “a formal apology, health initiatives, educational opportunities, an African knowledge program, psychological rehabilitation, technology transfer and financial sup-

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By Vernon A. Williams What happens when you lift weights? You build muscle. Likewise, when African American’s oppressive societal burdens have been heaviest, they have discovered new strength, determination, resilience and resolve. Rather than wallowing in the mire of the recent Presidential Election, Blacks should start building an agenda for change.

Challenge Donald Trump’s promise of a “new deal for Black America” to become more than hollow rhetoric. One item at the forefront should be the issue of reparations.

Some say the notion of reparations for African Americans does not even warrant serious conversation. A segment of the population believes that it may be morally correct but too far-fetched to fathom in a nation still rife with racism. Others submit there is no legitimate basis on which to make such a claim. Some couldn’t care less.

Consequently, though the delicate yet powerful subject has been bandied about forever, it has gotten little significant traction in the mindset of America. Sometimes being so close to a situation from one perspective or another ignores the truth. Sometimes we need to view our condition through the lens of those on the outside looking in.

A United Nations committee is getting into the fray on U.S. racial discrimination. After 14 years, and 20 days of speaking with U.S. officials, activists, and families of people killed by police in major American cities, it has issued its conclusions: the slave trade was a crime against humanity and the U.S. government should pay reparation.

Contrary to those who prefer to ignore all together or dismiss slavery as a long-gone era – insignificant in the new millennium – a French member of the working group of U.N. experts concluded: “Contemporary police killings and the trauma it creates are reminiscent of the racial terror lynching in the past.”

The U.N. experts traveled to major cities including: Washington D.C., Baltimore, Jackson, Mississippi, Chicago, and New York City.

In Washington, they met with the Department of State, the Department of Homeland Security, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of Health and Human Serwww.garycrusader.com

Vernon A. Williams vices, the Department of Labor, the Department of Justice, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

In Baltimore, they met with Maryland federal judges. In Jackson, they met with officials of the Office of the Mayor and the Office of the Attorney General of the State of Mississippi. In Chicago, they met with the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, and with representatives of the Office of the Mayor of the City of Chicago and the Chicago Police Department. And, in New York City, they met with the Office of the Attorney General of the State of New York.

The recent decision by Georgetown University to offer several hundred descendants of slavery preferential admissions has raised the profile of reparations for the slave trade.

Several years ago, both the U.S. Senate and House, in separate bills -- which never were passed into law -- apologized for slavery and Jim Crow legislation, but were divided over the issue of reparations.

The “Working Group of Experts on People of African Descent,” was created 14 years ago as part of the Human Rights Council, under the umbrella of the U.N. High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR). The group said it “is deeply concerned at the alarming levels of police brutality and excessive use of lethal force by law enforcement officials, committed with impunity against people of African descent in the United States.”

The report cited the “killings of unarmed African Americans — such as the cases of Eric Garner, Michael Brown, Tamir Rice, Wal-

port, and debt cancellation.”

The concept is simply to explore reparations; to give credence to the possibility that there may be grounds.

In reality, there is a slim chance of any discussion being approved

by Democratic or Republican lawmakers; some certain odds are exponentially worsened by Trump’s victory. But stranger things have happened and there is international support.

But what about President Obama? Does he have the power to issue such an executive order? Such a dramatic measure would almost certainly silence critics who challenge President Obama’s record of pushing issues that directly impact his most loyal constituency – Black Americans.

And for those members of Congress who assumed an adversarial position against literally EVERYTHING Mr. Obama has proposed over the past eight years, an executive order on reparations would be a fitting farewell kiss for lawmakers. Pun intended.

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by Vernon A. Williams is a series of essays on myriad topics that include social issues, human interest, entertainment and profiles of differencemakers who are forging change in a constantly evolving society. Williams is a 40-year veteran journalist based in Indianapolis, IN – commonly referred to as The Circle City. Send comments or questions to: vernonawilliams@yahoo.com.

NIPSCO joins National Energy Industry efforts...

(Continued from page 6) • The thief instructs the customer to purchase a prepaid debit or credit card – widely available at retail stores – then call him or her back to supposedly make a payment.

• The scammer asks the customer for the prepaid card’s receipt number and PIN number, which grants instant access to the card’s funds.

How to protect yourself • Remember that NIPSCO never

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asks for or requires a customer with a delinquent account to purchase a prepaid debit card to avoid disconnection.

• Customers can make payments online, by phone, by mail or in person.

• Keep in mind that customers with delinquent accounts receive an advance disconnection notice – never a single notification one hour before disconnection.

Customers who suspect or experience fraud, or who feel threatened

during contact with one of these scams, should contact local authorities, and then call NIPSCO at 1800-464-7726 (1-800-4-NIPSCO).

The company continues to work with law enforcement, other energy companies and the media to help combat scams and protect customers.

For more information on scams and how to protect yourself, visit NIPSCO.com/StaySafe or follow NIPSCO on Facebook and Twitter.

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IUPUI's great 8 honored on Ebony Power 100 list Ebony magazine has selected eight Black women who earned their Ph.D.s last May from the IU School of Education at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis as Ebony Power 100 honorees, an award that recognizes individuals who lead, inspire and demonstrate through their individual talents the very best in Black America.

In a letter to the women, Ebony managing editor Kathy Chaney wrote: "Because of your accomplishments and commitment to the community, you have been chosen for this prestigious list."

The eight women are Jasmine Haywood, Demetrees Hutchins, Tiffany Kyser, Shannon McCullough, Nadrea Njoku, Jada Phelps Moultrie, Juhanna Rogers and Johari Shuck.

Six of the women -- Haywood, Hutchins, McCullough, Njoku, Rogers and Shuck -- were in the School

THESE EIGHT WOMEN of color recently earned their PhDs in education from Indiana University/Purdue University in Indianapolis. They were also chosen for their achievements and community service by Ebony Magazine to be among the Ebony Power 100 honorees. The eight women that formed a sisterhood to encourage their success are from left to right back row: Jada Phelps Moultrie, Juhanna Rogers, and Demetrees Hutchins. Left to right front row: Nadrea Njoku, Jasmine Haywood, Johari Shuck, Shannon McCullough, and Tiffany Kyser. of Education's higher education and were in the school's urban education and will be recognized at the fifth anstudent affairs program, based on studies program. nual Power 100 Gala, which will This year's honorees will be fea- take place Dec. 1 in Los Angeles.

IU's Bloomington campus but with courses and job opportunities at tured in the December 2016/JanuEbony magazine has honored the IUPUI. Kyser and Phelps Moultrie ary 2017 issue of Ebony magazine heroes of the Black community for

over 70 years. The Ebony Power 100 celebrates the world's most inspiring African Americans from various sectors as standout achievers in their respective fields.

Robin Hughes, executive associate dean of the School of Education, applauded the selection of the women, who call themselves "the Great Eight," for the Ebony honor.

"I know they want to change the world, and they should. I expect great things from them."

"What these women accomplished is a big deal," Hughes said. "It's rare when the School of Education graduates three or four Ph.D. candidates in one year, and usually there might be one or two people of color in all disciplines earning a Ph.D." "To graduate eight African-American females from one school is amazing," Hughes said. "And not just for IU, but across the country, that just doesn't happen."

IU Northwest to increase number of STEM degrees among minority students Six campuses to partner on $4.8M effort to encourage inclusion of historically underrepresented groups in STEM fields Indiana University Northwest is among six universities partnering in a multi-campus grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to significantly increase the number of statewide African Americans, Hispanics and other historically underrepresented minorities receiving baccalaureate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) will lead the $4.8 million Indiana STEM Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) initiative.

Other alliance partners, in addition to IU Northwest, are IU Bloomington, Ball State University, IU South Bend and Ivy Tech Community College Indianapolis.

IU Northwest’s share of the grant is $470,000 and will be administered over the next five years. The effort is led by Professor Bhaskara Kopparty. chair of the Department of Computer Information Systems.

Kopparty said the work will begin in mid-December with the grant providing funding to support the completion and graduation of current students and new admissions in the programs of biology, chemistry, mathematics, actuarial science, computer information systems, informatics, geosciences and the newly approved program in biochemistry.

“Through this grant we plan to support several initiatives, including peer mentoring, transfer student support and faculty-mentored re8

search,” Kopparty said. “For example, we plan to introduce telephone tutoring in all STEM areas, a first-ofits-kind program for Northwest Indiana. We also plan to host a variety of opportunities for local high school students, including summer bridge programs and preparation for the math placement tests.”

Kopparty said that by being a partner in this LSAMP grant, IU Northwest has once again established itself as a leader in promoting STEM education among diverse populations.

Kopparty is also the principal investigator of another NSF-funded grant, Advancing Indiana Math and Science (AIMS) that is providing scholarships and support activities for STEM education.

ration and disciplinary engagement.

• Increase student retention and graduation.

• Facilitate students' transition from community college to four-year institutions.

Those strategies will feature selected high-impact practices, including mathematics placement and online

review support, summer bridge programs, freshman learning communities, peer-mentoring programs, degree mapping, faculty-mentored research, and an annual research conference.

The strategies target a key area that experts believe causes minority students, as well as others, to depart

from STEM degree pathways: mathematics.

The alliance is committed to ensuring the minority STEM majors are assessed on their mathematical skills before enrollment and provided a structured, online math mentoring program.

About the alliance The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSMAP) program is designed to substantially increase the quantity and quality of students, especially underrepresented students, who study Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics disciplines. LSAMP offers science and math majors the opportunity to receive a stipend for doing research in their major field.

The alliance will implement an array of measures to double the number of STEM degrees awarded to minority students at alliance institutions from 295 in the baseline year 2013-14 to 590 in the fifth year of the initiative.

To achieve the 100 percent increase in the number of minority students earning STEM degrees, the alliance will apply three broad strategies: • Strengthen underrepresented minority students' academic prepa-

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SEVERAL IVY TECH Community College culinary students were named winners at the recent chorizo contest at the college’s East Chicago campus. Pictured from left are students Curtis Byrd, Crystal Rogers, Terri Bullock, Toni Gaeta and Benjamin Mata. Standing in back are Edward Garza of El Popular, co-sponsor of the contest, and East Chicago Campus President R. Luis Gonzalez. Not pictured is winner TaShay Riley. Students prepared a variety of dishes using chorizo as the main ingredient, with community members, staff and faculty voting for their favorites.

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Gary community previews ‘Songs for the Soul’ in concert The St. Timothy Community Church, November Birthday Group auxiliary invited the Gary community to a dynamic concert featuring Dr. Vanessa Allen as the special guest vocalist along with the Joyful Praise and Voices of Love chores on Saturday, November 5.

St. Timothy Community Church was filled with guests who were captivated by music and as a bonus, had the pleasure of hearing a preview of Dr. Allen’s inaugural CD that was recently released, “Sons for the Soul.”

Dr. Vanessa Allen is the president

and CEO of the Urban League of Northwest Indiana. Previous to this she worked at the Gary Community School Corporation. Allen serves on several national boards, supports civic and charitable endeavors, promotes education, life skills strategies, and career advancement. She is a Lifetime NAACP member, serves on the Indiana University Northwest Board of Advisors, and is a member of the Horizon Bank Diversity Council, Porter-Starke Board and the American Red Cross in addition to board membership with several

other local agencies.

Allen’s singing engagements are diverse and spiritually rewarding to audiences throughout Northwest Indiana and the surrounding areas.

Altlhough the event was free, it served not only as a preview of Dr. Allen's newly released CD - “Songs for the Soul,” it was also a reminder to guest to support St. Timothy's building fund, and community outreach programs, as well as acknowledge the service of the late, Rev. Dr. GUESTS AT THE concert congratulate Dr. Vanessa Allen on Alfred L. Johnson, Sr. as an Urban her performance. Photographed from left to right: Peggy League Board member.

Harris, Mary Elgin, Dr. Vanessa Allen and Dr. Rose Green.

DR. VANESSA ALLEN DEBUTED her newly released CD, “Songs for the Soul” during a recent concert at the St. Timothy Community Church. Allen is the president and CEO of the Urban League of Northwest Indiana and also a much sought after vocalist in the Gary community.

Froebel sponsors children Christmas cartoon party The Froebel Alumni Park Committee will sponsor their 8th Annual Children’s Cartoon Christmas Party at the Glen Theatre, 20 W. Ridge Road in Gary on Saturday, December 10 at 9 a.m. The event will include cartoons, live entertainment, prizes and pictures with Santa. Also scheduled to appear are Ronald McDonald, Rusty the Railcat, Rascal, and Aaron’s Furniture’s mascot, Lucky.

Rep. Vernon G. Smith, Committee Chairman for the Froebel H. S. Alumni Park Committee, said the profit from the fundraiser will be

used to continue the development of the Froebel Memorial Park. He said three park shelters have been built, the memorial monument is in place, the track has been restored, shrubbery planted and one piece of playground equipment has been installed. The park has also been named a historical site and a monument has been installed indicating it as such.

Children tickets are $3 and adult tickets are $5. Tickets for the event may be purchased at Beautiful Things in the Village Shopping Mall or by calling 985-8256 or 887-2046.

Attend the Kappa Kandy Kane Kristmas Affair Dec. 17 The Gary Alumni Chapter of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc. will host their Annual "Kappa Kandy Kane Kristmas Affair" on Saturday, December 17, 2016 between 8:00 p.m. - Until at The Genesis Convention Center located at 1 N. Genesis Center Plaza in Gary, IN. Tickets are $10.00 Advance or $15.00 at the Door.

Music will be provided by D.J. Dwayne "Hitman" Halliburton.

For more information, contact Andre Clay at 219-743-3789 or James Harris at 219-730-2825. www.garycrusader.com

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Musical groups announced for 25th Harvest Feast State Rep. Vernon G. Smith (DGary) revealed the lineup of gospel groups and soloists who will perform at the annual Harvest Feast, which is celebrating its 25th year.

The event will begin at 6 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 19 at the New Shiloh Baptist Church, 1727 W. 15th Ave., in Gary.

State Rep. Vernon G. Smith CeCe & Company, the Johnson Family, Whosoever Will Gospel Choir, Sisters in Christ, soloist David Gulleg, and praise dancer Minister Marcus Shadrick are all scheduled to participate in the Harvest Feast religious service.

“These singers, musicians and

Minister Marcus Shadrick are a true blessing,” said Dr. Smith. “While we face many trials and tribulations in our lives, it is essential to give thanks to our heavenly Father for the great gifts He has bestowed upon us. The music at the Harvest Feast lifts the spirits of all who hear it. These are outstanding performers who use their great talents to praise the Lord Jesus for His goodness and the blessings He gives in abundance to each of us, His children.

“Among those blessings is the fellowship we experience and the delicious food we share at the Harvest Feast,” added Dr. Smith. “If you are in need of a good meal or are unable to spend the holiday with family or friends, please join us. We will be your family and you will make many new friends.”

The Harvest Feast is a gathering of Gary community citizens, especially senior citizens and those with no family in the area. These individuals

MAYOR KAREN FREEMAN-WILSON attended a luncheon sponsored by the One Church One School organization. The luncheon was part of OCOS’s 19th Annual Partnership Conference and has held in Oak Park, Illinois.

Freeman –Wilson offered her congratulations to Gary One Church One School President Rev. Jerry Protho on receiving the organization’s “Religious Leader of the Year” Award. One Church One School was founded in 1994 by Bishop Henry Williamson, Sr. (Photo by James Protho, Jr.)

come together for a traditional Thanksgiving dinner and gospel music performances. Dr. Smith said all Gary community residents are welcome.

The event begins at 6 p.m. with a church service. The Thanksgiving meal follows with all of the traditional trimmings, including turkey, dressing, beef roast, macaroni and cheese, green beans, greens, mashed potatoes, and dessert. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Smith said volunteers are essential for the success of the Harvest Feast. He is seeking help with the setup, preparation of food, the serving of the meal, and the clean-up. For more information and to volunteer, please call him at 219-887-2046.

Dr. Smith organizes and hosts the event every year as a memorial to his mother, the Rev. Julia E. Smith, former pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, and his aunt, Magnolia Allen.

REV. JERRY PROTHO was the recipient of the “The Religious of the Year” Award from the National One Church One School during the organization’s 19th Annual OCOS Partnership Conference. Protho, the president of the Gary One School organization was recognized for his dedicated service in the field of education, as well as religious and community involvement.

Pictured with Protho (center) are Rev. Carrell K. Cargle, Sr., OCOS National Vice President and local coordinator and Bishop Henry Williamson, Sr., Founder and President of OCOS. (Photo by James Protho, Jr.)

CHURCH CALENDAR First A.M.E Church celebrates “Friends and Family weekend” First A.M.E. Church, 2045 Massachusetts Street, is celebrating its annual “Friends and Family” weekend Saturday and Sunday, November 19 and 20. The weekend begins Saturday 9:00 a.m. with a telethon where members of the Mortgage Committee call every member of the church and thank them for their contribution to the mortgage fund.

They are also encouraged to make a pledge to continue supporting the fund. Following the Telethon, the committee is sponsoring an “Afternoon of Family Fun” in Grace Hall at the church. From 2:00-5:00 there will be good music, dancing, board games, bingo, a variety of card games, and great conversation. The public is invited to join in the celebration.

On Sunday, family and friends are invited to attend a continental breakfast at 9:00 a.m. in Grace Hall and to attend Sunday School afterward at 9:30 a.m. Morning worship begins at 10:30 a.m.

The theme for the weekend is “We Are a Different Church: Come See!” Chairperson of the Mortgage Committee is Mamon Powers, Jr. and Rev. Dr. Virgil M.Woods is the pastor.

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Lyrics: Evolution Part 2!

Continues the West Side Theatre Guild’s 20th Season The West Side Theatre Guild continues its longstanding Lyrics series with this year’s 18th addition, Lyrics: Evolution Part 2! As the name suggests, Lyrics, which is directed by Mark Spencer, choreographed by Asia Dickens, will cover

current events and topics through song, dance and spoken word. The 75-minute musical revue features over 60 students, staff, and community members.

The musical is directed by Mark Spencer, choreographed by Asia Dickens, team directors: Altovise Ferguson, Rose Marie Simmons, Keith Nelson, and Markeysha Cole-

man.

Performance Schedule: December 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17 at 7 p.m. and 11th & 18th at 4 p.m., 2016, 900 Gerry St., Gary, IN 46406. Patrons are asked to use DOOR E.The play will take place in our intimate 120 seat theatre.

Tickets are $10.00 and can be purchased on Eventbrite at “https://goo.gl/t607rc” or reserved by calling 219.390.WSTG (9784). Door sales are $15.00 and very limited.

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Free screening of ‘A Hologram for the King’ PNW Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series presents The movie, “A Hologram for the King,” will be shown at 2 p.m. (CT), Sunday, Nov. 20 at the Michigan City Public Library, 100 E. Fourth St., through a collaboration with the library and the Purdue Northwest Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series.

“A Hologram for the King” is the screen adaptation of a Dave Eggers novel and features Tom Hanks in the role of Alan Clay, a down-on-his-luck businessman. Having lost his wife, house and plagued by bills he cannot

pay, Alan sees his last chance for success in the form of a trip to Saudi Arabia to sell the king on new 3D teleconferencing technology.

The showing is free and open to the public. The movie is rated R. Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series The Odyssey Arts and Cultural Events Series features events throughout the year. For more information about this film showing, or the Odyssey series, contact Judy Jacobi, PNW assistant vice chancellor of University Art Collections & Special Programs, at 219-785-5593.

Purdue University Northwest Purdue University Northwest (PNW), part of the Purdue University system, is a comprehensive regional university comprised of two Northwest Indiana campuses. PNW was established in early 2016 with the unification of the former Purdue University North Central at Westville and Purdue University Calumet at Hammond. With more than 15,000 students and nearly 70 undergraduate and graduate degree programs, Purdue Northwest is Indiana’s fifth largest public university. For more information about PNW, visit www.pnw.edu.

Doctor Strange is a strange take on fantasy that promotes the greatness of mind over matter Disney and Marvel Studios came together to work some magic over a weekend in Chicago that was just as magical due to the unseasonably warm temperatures. “Doctor Strange” was poised to rake in more than $85 million on its first weekend of domestic release, and the film is worth every penny that moviegoers may have paid to sit in a theater and be mesmerized for about two hours.

The film covers much ground, as it is set in New York; we then travel to London and Hong Kong, not to mention Nepal where the famed neurosurgeon Dr. Stephen Strange must first travel in the hopes of restoring life back into his magical hands after he is seriously hurt in a tragic auto accident filled with as many special effects as are seen in the rest of the movie.

In Nepal, he meets The Ancient One, a character played by a clean head shaven Tilda Swinton. In this realm, Dr. Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch, is forced to “check his ego at the door” and submit to the fact that his spirit will actually will his fingers back to a productive state—allowing him to maybe not perform earthshattering surgeries again, but to www.garycrusader.com

BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH RULES the supernatural world in Doctor Strange. at least heal himself and his mind, so that he feels worthy again. He quickly learns that the Ancient One and her enclave, which in-

cludes Chiwetel Ejiofor as Mordo, is at the front lines of a battle against unseen dark forces—led by a character named Kaecilius

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played by Mads Mikkelsen—bent on destroying reality. Before long, Dr. Strange is forced to choose between his life of fortune and status or leave it all behind to defend the world as the most powerful sorcerer in existence.

But his new status as a defender of the world doesn’t come easy.

He is taken through one magical sequence after another of him learning to use his mind to create the scenarios in which he needs to find himself. For example, the Ancient One “whisks” him off to the edge of a cliff up in the mountains and leaves him to his own devices to make it back to Nepal, before he freezes to death. He proves that he has been a good student when he finally is able to practice sorcery to get back to Nepal for further instruction. Let me explain here that sorcery is a form of magic that uses rituals, symbols, physical gestures, etc., to elicit supernatural forces, with many cultures believing that it has spiritual, religious and medicinal importance.

Two local residents saw “Doctor Strange” over the weekend and gave it rave reviews. “I normally don’t go to the movies any more because I

wind up going to sleep on them,” said Peter Gomillion. “But Doctor Strange held my attention throughout with healthy doses of action, character development and witty dialogue. I also liked the diversity in the cast across ethnicities and genders.”

Venus Brady goes to see Marvel movies regularly to see the action, but “Doctor Strange” was different for her. “Normally I go to see Marvel movies just for the fights and mayhem, so I was impressed to see that “Doctor Strange” was more than that,” Brady said. “I actually got to thinking about spirituality while enjoying the fights and mayhem.” She talked about other aspects of the film. “It is a well-written, perfectly timed original story that sets us up for plenty of Doctor Strange to come.”

Included in the action to which Brady refers are more than just sword fights. Large buildings bend and twist in the background; characters seem to walk up the exteriors of buildings and, of course, jump across buildings into the abyss and survive. “Doctor Strange” is visually stunning and the action holds your inter(Continued on page 13)

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Methodist Hospital’s Sharon Jones recognized with Excellence Award National Hygiene Specialist® Excellence Award given to Environmental Services team member at Methodist Hospitals in Indiana, Gary Campus Sharon Jones, a member of the Environmental Services (EVS) team at Northwest Indiana’s Methodist Hospitals, Gary Campus, has been named the 2015 recipient of the Hygiene Specialist® Excellence award sponsored by UMF Corporation, a developer of high-performance infection-prevention products.

Jones, a resident of Gary, IN, was nominated for the award by her supervisor, Poet Billups, Manager of Environmental Services at Methodist Hospitals, a 600+-bed hospital system with campuses in Gary and Merrillville, IN. The Hygiene Specialist Excellence award is in its seventh year. It was established by UMF Corporation to acknowledge the invaluable contribution of the unsung hero’s staffing Environmental Services (EVS) departments across the country –

the first line of defense – providing safe environments in hospitals and long-term care facilities, according to George Clarke, CEO of UMF Corporation.

Commenting on his nomination of Jones, Billups said, “Sharon’s primary job is to provide a clean, safe environment for patients, visitors and staff by minimizing the dangers posed by the spread of any infectious diseases and healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). In addition, Sharon also embodies what we call the Spirit of Methodist in her work and her actions. She does a tremendous job in the way she partners with nursing staff and in the compassion she shows to patients and their families.

As a member of the EVS team, Jones participated in a Hygiene Specialist In-Service Training program that included learning best practices for effective infection prevention, in-service education and effective hygiene management in patient rooms and all other areas of Methodist Hospitals.

The Hygiene Specialist Award in-

Sharon Jones cludes a one-week vacation for two to South Beach, Florida. (Note: 2016 award nominations are being accepted at http://www.perfectclean.com/award.html.)

Hygiene Specialists: The ‘Secret Weapon’ in Reducing, Preventing HAIs Though mostly preventable, HAIs like Clostridium difficile (C. diff)

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and Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureu (MRSA) can, and do occur in all types of patient and resident care settings, Clarke said.

According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), on any given day, about one in 25 hospital patients has at least one healthcare-associated infection. CDC Director Tom Frieden has said, “Today and every day, more than 200 Americans with healthcare-associated infections will die during their hospital stay.” This does not include long-term care, assisted living or nursing homes where the problem is estimated to be more severe.

“Sharon Jones and all the other dedicated EVS individuals – Hygiene Specialists just like her – have been called ‘the secret weapon’ in reducing and preventing HAIs in the healthcare setting and providing a safe environment,” Clarke said.

He cited several instances of the role of EVS in patient safety: • A 2013 study published in BMC Infectious Diseases that found that environmental cleaning should be considered an integral component of MRSA infection control in hospitals. "Given the previously under-appreciated role of surface contamination in MRSA transmission," the researchers wrote, "this intervention mode can contribute to an effective multiple barrier approach in concert with hand hygiene."

• A report in USA Today on Jewish Hospital-Mercy Health in Cincinnati, which was experiencing an unusually high incidence of C. diff, a potentially fatal form of diarrhea.

The hospital managed to half the rate within six months, with hospital officials crediting new environmental cleaning practices as a significant factor in reducing these infections.

• A study in the Society of Healthcare Epidemiology of America that found that a dedicated cleaning crew that adequately cleans and disinfects rooms contaminated by C. diff using a standardized process can be more effective than other disinfection interventions.

• And in a hospital near Chicago, environmental services and hygiene played a significant role in in lowering infections and improving patient satisfaction on the important Cleanliness of the Hospital Environment of the federal government’s Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS).

“Enlightened management at facilities like these and Methodist Hospitals has recognized the importance of EVS as part of an enterprise-wide multimodal intervention plan to combat these infections,” Clarke said. “Clearly, these dedicated individuals are invaluable and deserve recognition.”

St. Mary Medical Center to host COPD Awareness Event

DR. OKECHI NWABARA, M.D. and his Primary Care team will celebrate the reopening of the practice as a Edgewater Primary Care Office on Tues., Nov. 29 at 3535 Broadway in Gary. The Edgewater Systems, which recently acquired the Practice, will host the Open House at 11:30 a.m.

Edgewater Systems recently announced the launch of its new primary care facilities. Edgewater has acquired a successful primary care practice with offices in both Gary and Griffith. The practice, formerly known as Internal Medicine Center of Northwest Indiana will now be known as Edgewater Primary Care. The practice was started by Dr. Okechi Nwabara, an esteemed and well-known internal medicine physician who has been serving the community since 1984. Dr. Nwabara will remain on staff as both lead physician and medical director for both locations that currently serves more than 5,000 patients.

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that we meet both the mental and physical health needs of our community,” said Dr. Danita Johnson Hughes, President and CEO. Edgewater Primary Care is located on 3535 Broadway Avenue, Gary, Indiana and 1212 Broad Street, Griffith, IN. Both facilities will offer primary care services that include: health promotion, disease prevention, health maintenance, counseling, patient education, diagnosis and treatment of acute chronic illnesses. In addition to the customary primary care professionals, both facilities will be staffed with behavioral health professionals. Edgewater’s goal is to consider all mental health and physical health conditions at the same time, therefore giving a fuller understanding of the whole person’s health.

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With the acquisition of our two new primary care offices, Edgewater looks forward to meeting the Northwest Indiana community’s comprehensive health care needs.

Edgewater will continue to do business as Edgewater Behavioral Health Services for its behavioral health programs.

The public is invited to the Open House for the Edgewater Primary Care office on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Edgewater Primary Care Office, 3535 Broadway, Gary, IN 46409. The Open House begins at 11:30 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. The clinic is asking that you RSVP if you are planning to attend this event.

Send your RSVP to jstjohn@edgeatersystems.org or call (219) 8854264 ext. 2604.

In recognition of World COPD Awareness Day, St. Mary Medical Center will host a free educational seminar and health fair for the community from 2 to 4 pm, Tuesday, Nov. 29 in the auditorium and conference rooms at the hospital, 1500 S. Lake Park Ave. in Hobart. COPD, or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, is a term used to describe progressive lung diseases such as emphysema, chronic bronchitis and asth-

nities, including Spirometry testing, rehabilitation information, information on respiratory medications and diet with COPD, and smoking cessation.

“St. Mary Medical Center is committed to raising awareness and helping patients with COPD, by providing education on treatment options and ways to manage their disease,” says Joann Borns, manager of Respiratory Services at the hospital. “Ac-

ma, affecting more than 24 million people in the United States each year.

Pulmonologist Charles Rebesco, M.D., will present an informative seminar on the causes and treatment options for COPD. Immediately following the presentation, a health fair will commence, providing various screenings and educational opportu-

cording to the COPD Foundation, 7.9 percent of Indiana residents are affected by COPD, higher than the national average of 6.4 percent. We recognize there is a great need for the community to have access to the resources they need for a better quality of life.”

To register for this free event, call 1866-836-3477.

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ArtHouse: A Social Kitchen officially opens Nov. 19 Free and open to public on Saturday, November 19, 2016 from 4-6 p.m.

The public is invited to join fellow members of the Gary community as ArtHouse: A Social Kitchen prepares to celebrate its grand opening on Saturday, November 19 from 4-6 p.m.

Located at 411 E. 5th Avenue, ArtHouse is Gary’s newest destination for food, culture, art, meeting, and learning.

Guests will enjoy complimentary confections from local culinary artists, a free hot apple cider station, musical entertainment from G-B’z and Anointed Voices Choir, marshmallow roasting around communal fire pits, and the official unveiling of our public art installation. Guests will also have the opportunity to purchase delicious delectables from Mama Pearl’s or local food trucks, Sizzle Box and Cool Runnings.

The evening’s ceremonies will include remarks from Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, Theaster Gates, Artistic Director of ArtHouse, and Ripple + Wilson, Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Commission recipients.

Support for ArtHouse is provided

by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

About Bloomberg Philanthropies Public Art Challenge:

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Troy, NY), Current: LA Water (Los Angeles, CA) and Seeing Spartanburg in a New Light (Spartanburg, SC). For more information, please visit bloomberg.org or follow us on Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, and Twitter @BloombergDotOrg. About the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation:

THE ARTHOUSE WILL offer local residents and emerging businesses access to a commercial training kitchen, provide culinary business incubation and operation space, operate as a pop-up café shaped by incubator participants and host community dinners in Gary homes and the café.

In 2014 Bloomberg Philanthropies launched the Public Art Challenge, inviting mayors of U.S. cities (with at least 30,000 residents) to collaborate with artists and arts organizations and propose innovative public art projects that engage residents and attract visitors. The Public Art Challenge was designed to support temporary public art that celebrates creativity, enhances urban identity, encourage public-private partnerships, and drives economic development.

Out of 237 submissions, four winning projects were announced in June 2015: ArtHouse: A Social Kitchen (Gary, IN), Breathing Lights (Albany, Schenectady and

Knight Foundation is a national foundation with strong local roots.

We invest in journalism, in the arts, and in the success of cities where brothers John S. and James L. Knight once published newspapers.

Our goal is to foster informed and engaged communities, which we believe are essential for a healthy democracy. For more, visit knightfoundation.org.

Doctor Strange is a strange take . . .

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CHIWETEL EJIOFOR, Benedict Cumberbatch, Tilda Swinton and Benedict Wong are a supernatural force to be reckoned with in Disney and Marvel’s Doctor Strange.

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est—even if it is all just magic.

“Doctor Strange” is based on the comic book by Stan Lee; a storyline with which I am not much familiar. However, the movie is fantastic, with supporting cast members that include Rachel McAdams as Dr. Christine Palmer, Benedict Wong as Wong, and a brief appearance by Benjamin Bratt. “Doctor Strange” is in movie theaters everywhere.

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LEGAL NOTICES

Health officials urge awareness of Diabetes and Prevention this month Each November, National Diabetes Month aims to increase awareness and emphasize the importance of prevention, early diagnosis and appropriate management of diabetes, a group of diseases that develop when the body does not produce enough insulin, is unable to use insulin effectively, or both.

“Diabetes is a serious and potentially life-threatening illness, but there are ways to decrease your risk,” said State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams, M.D., M.P.H. “If you exercise, eat right, maintain a healthy weight, avoid tobacco use and have preventive visits with your healthcare provider, you can prevent or delay the onset of the most common type of dia-

adults can also develop this form of diabetes. Type 2 diabetes, the most common form of the disease, is most prevalent in adults but is increasing in younger age groups as more children and teens become overweight.

Type 2 diabetes occurs when your body becomes resistant to insulin and can’t make enough insulin to overcome the resistance.

As a part of National Diabetes Month, World Diabetes Day was observed November 14. This year’s key messages focus on the importance of screening, particularly to reduce the risk of Type 2 diabetes complications and effectively manage all types of the disease.

Regular checkups and health

without it.

• Protect your kidneys. Ask your doctor to test your microalbumin level every year and ask about taking an “ACE Inhibitor” or “ARB” medication, which can protect kidneys and lower blood pressure.

• Maintain a healthy weight, get exercise and avoid using tobacco.

• Get your blood pressure, cholesterol and lipid levels checked regularly to prevent cardiovascular disease.

• Take a free online assess-

ment to determine your risk at: http://www.diabetes.org/are-you-at-risk/diabetes-risktest/.

For more information about diabetes or prediabetes, talk to your doctor or a diabetes educator.

Visit the Indiana State Department of Health at www.StateHealth.in.gov for important health and safety information or follow us on Twitter at @StateHealthIN and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/isdh1.

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates that without changes in diet and lifestyle, two to three times as many people could be diagnosed with diabetes within 40 years. Diabetes is the seventh-leading cause of death in Indiana.

During 2015, more than 11 percent of adult Hoosiers were diagnosed with diabetes.

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF GARY, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, THAT A PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 401 BROADWAY ON THE 6TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2016 AND A COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE 22ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2016 AT 5:30 P.M. C.P.O. 2016-82 AN ORDINANCE AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF GARY, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, TO MAKE TEMPORARY LOANS TO MEET CURRENT RUNNING EXPENSES FOR THE USE OF THE GENERAL FUND AND PARK AND RECREATION FUND AND IN ANTICIPATION OF CURRENT TAXES LEVIED IN THE YEAR 2016 AND COLLECTIBLE IN THE YEAR 2017 ESTIMATED TO BE RECEIVED ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER 31, 2017; AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF TAX ANTICIPATION WARRANTS TO EVIDENCE SUCH LOANS AND THE SALE OF SUCH WARRANTS TO THE HAMMOND LOCAL PUBLIC IMPROVEMENT BOND BANK; AND APPROPRIATING AND PLEDGING THE TAXES TO BE RECEIVED IN SUCH FUNDS TO THE PUNCTUAL PAYMENT OF SUCH WARRANTS INCLUDING THE INTEREST THEREON. Sponsored by: Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, City of Gary, Celita M. Green, City Controller CITIZENS APPEARING AT SUCH MEETINGS SHALL HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HEARD THEREON. SUZETTE RAGGS Gary City Clerk

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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO CITIZENS OF THE CITY OF GARY, LAKE COUNTY, INDIANA, THAT A PUBLIC HEARING SHALL BE HELD IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 401 BROADWAY ON THE 6TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2016 AND A COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE 22ND DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2016 AT 5:30 P.M. C.P.R. 16-12 RESOLUTION OF THE GARY PLAN COMMISSION OF THE CITY OF GARY, INDIANA ISSUING A WRITTEN ORDER AND RESOLUTION PURSUANT TO I.C. 36-7-14-16(A) AS IT RELATES TO A DECLARTORY RESOLUTION OF THE GARY REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (RESOLUTION NO. 3728) AS ADOPTED AND APPROVED ON OCTOBER 19, 2016 THAT: (I) DESIGNATED THE NORTHWEST INDIANA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA; (II) APPROVED AND ADOPTED AN ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NORTHWEST INDIANA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA; AND (III) APPROVED AN ALLOCATION PROVISION DESIGNATING THE NORTHWEST INDIANA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA AS THE NORTHWEST INDIANA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ALLOCATION AREA FOR THE PURPOSES OF UTILIZNG TAX INCREMENT FINANCING TO IMPLEMENT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN FOR THE NORTHWEST INDIANA INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AREA. Petitioner: Joe Van Dyk, Director of Redevelopment, 504 Broadway, Gary, Indiana CITIZENS APPEARING AT SUCH MEETINGS SHALL HAVE A RIGHT TO BE HEARD THEREON. SUZETTE RAGGS Gary City Clerk

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Basketball Players Combine Sport with Learning For one class at Ivy Tech Community College, the selection for this year’s regional book discussion was the perfect marriage of academics and athletics.

Books to Bridge the Region has selected “Invincible, Indiana” by Nate Dunlevy as the featured book for its annual reading initiative.

The plot centers on a basketball coach trying to instill a winning spirit in his team during the final years of single-class basketball in the state.

Deborah Perez, an adjunct faculty member teaching English and communication, thought that was the perfect way to get her class of basketball players from Crown Point’s Don Bosco Prep interested in reading.

“Since I have a class of basketball players, I was very excited to find out that the library was going to be holding book discussions on a book about basketball. My usual plan for my English 111 courses includes a unit on building critical reading skills and analyzing texts, so I adjusted my own lesson plans to use ‘Invincible, Indiana.’

“We've just spent the past month reading the book and writing about it, and we've ended up doing some research on the history of basketball in Indiana; discussing plot, characters, and themes; and making connections between the events of the book and my students' own experiences playing basketball. It's been a great opportunity to get a group of students who aren't very interested in English engaged in the course.”

Young men enrolled at Don Bosco are student-athletes taking seven months of part-time college courses at Ivy Tech while they hone their basketball skills in preparation for transferring to four-universities. Some graduates have gone on to attend schools such as Clemson and Boston universities.

In addition to attending discussions on the book, which are taking place at all four Ivy Tech Northwest campuses as well as at its Crown Point site, Perez’ students will attend Dunlevy’s presentation on Nov. 16 at 1:30 p.m. at the Gary campus. He also is sched-

IVY TECH COMMUNITY College students Roman Penn, Jason Malonga, Malik Osborne, Kyle McDermed and Garrett Covington surround English instructor Deborah Perez. They are all holding copies of “Invincible, Indiana,” this year’s Books to Bridge the Region literary selection. Perez incorporated the book into English lessons for the group, who are all basketball players at Crown Point’s Don Bosco Prep. The book gives a fictionalized account of the last days of single-class basketball in Indiana. Not pictured is student Conner TenHove. uled to appear Nov. 16 at 6 p.m. at the Michigan City campus and Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. at the Crown Point Community Library. All author programs, including the ones at the Ivy Tech campuses, are free and open to the public.

“Being that this is Indiana's bicentennial, it is wonderful that the book selected was on a Hoosier theme beloved by many -- basketball -- and written by an Indiana author," Ivy Tech Library Director Barbara Minich said, noting that

Ivy Tech has been a key proponent of this initiative. “Here's a book we librarians are excited about and feel that many will connect with and have great conversations about, whether in the book discussions or at the author visits."

Golf industry aims to diversify “The Game of Kings”

By Michael H. Cottman Steve Mona, CEO of the World Golf Foundation, says strong words about an overwhelmingly white, $70 billion business.

“The golf industry should look like America,” Mona told Urban News Service. “Diversity is fundamental to the future success of the golf industry.”

Mona, who is white, says that when he surveys golf courses around the country, he says he mainly sees two colors: green and white.

Golf industry reports confirm Mona’s impression. American golfers are 77 percent male and 80 percent white, according to the 2015 Golf Diversity & Inclusion Report.

Among professional golfers, 75 percent are male and 86 percent are white. And golf-industry workers– every one from caddies to greenskeepers– are 90 percent male and 88 percent white.

Golf remains a big business in America. Some 25 million Americans play 455 million rounds annually on 15,350 links, according to World Golf Foundation. Golf generates some $55.6 billion in annual wages.

Asked why a white executive like Mona worries about racial diversity, Mona didn’t hesitate. “It’s the right thing to do,” he said. “We want to make young people and parents from diverse backgrounds aware www.garycrusader.com

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH Florida Women of Color Golf Student Ambassadors at Lexington Oaks Golf Course - Wesley Chapel, FL. that there are 2 million jobs in the company’s divisions. nounced that it would stop making golf industry.”

The World Golf Foundation also golf clubs, balls and bags. Instead, He is matching his words with acseeks African-Americans and other Nike will focus on golf attire. tion. He created a Diversity Task minorities, Mona said, for full-time While Tiger Woods remains Earth’s Force, established partnerships with jobs at courses across America, in- highest-profile Black golfer, Mona’s major companies and will host a dicluding head golf professionals, Diversity Task Force confirms just versity forum in December with macourse superintendents, caddy mas- how rare his face is on the greens. jor industry leaders. ters, and food and beverage manLittle has changed in golf since the Mona plans to create job opportuagers. demographics of its players and staff nities for minorities with a range of These steps are afoot even as was first studied in 2003, said Diverdiversity initiatives including: younger golfers are leaving the sport. sity Task Force member Dr. Michael • A 10-week paid internship proAbout 200,000 Millennial golfers Cooper. “I haven’t seen a lot of what gram with the Professional Golf Aswalked away in 2013, according to is supposed to be taking place, and I sociation Tour. the National Golf Federation, mainly can’t vouch for golf becoming more • The Golf Channel’s internship because of costs in time and money. inclusive and diverse than it is,’” openings now appear on the careers Golfers between 18 and 34 have Cooper said. “But I do have faith in website of its parent company, drifted off for the last 20 years, ac- Steve Mona.”

NBC-Universal. cording to NGF research.

“With regard to racial diversity, this • Nike Golf now offers a 12-week Major golf gear manufacturers also is a work in progress,” said Cooper, internship that explores all of the are retrenching. Nike recently an- who has played for 48 years. “And we Blacks Must control their own coMMunity

have an awful long way to go.”

Can Mona convince other golf industry leaders to take diversity seriously?

“If we don’t have Steve Mona, we’re nowhere,” Cooper said. “He’s a fair man, and he’s the most committed [white] guy in a leadership position in the golf industry I’ve seen. But can he move this boulder by himself?”

Clemmie Perry, the founder of Women of Color Golf, is looking to introduce more minority women to the “sport of kings.” She said she has trained more than 250 women — 95 percent of whom are Black — to play golf since she launched her group in 2013.

“I didn’t see any women on the golf course who looked like me,” Perry said. “I’m creating pathways for women to enter the game. Golf is about access. Golf is giving [Black] women access to business relationships they would never have. We can’t get the jobs if we don’t have the relationships.”

Perry, a Tampa resident, first took up golf after finding a set of clubs on the side of the road. When Lockheed Martin laid her off from an executive post in 2012, she used her severance to start Women of Color Golf.

Even former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, an avid golfer, wants to see more minorities on the putting greens. It’s important that “golf look like America,” Rice said.

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