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McDonald's, Minetrista sponsoring 'dino' essay contest (4/19/03)
McDonald’s of central Indiana and The Minnetrista Cultural Center in Muncie are teaming up to find seven dino-obsessed third graders to be candidates for a “Dino-Doctorate.”
Winning students of the McDonald’s Sue Ambassador Contest will be chosen through an essay contest. The third graders are to write imaginative essays entitled “What would you do with a dinosaur named Sue?” and show their dinosaur knowledge and creativity. There will be seven winners selected, one each from Jay, Randolph, Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Henry and Madison counties.
These students will receive in-depth training about dinosaurs in preparation for the visit of Sue T-rex, the world’s largest and most complete dinosaur fossil, in Muncie in late June.
Once the students have become certified dinosaur experts, they will make the rounds with local media talking about Sue’s visit and sharing their newfound knowledge. These children will be present at all press events regarding Sue’s visit to Indianapolis and will serve as the official spokespersons.
Applications for this contest were mailed to assistant principals at all elementary schools in Muncie and the surrounding area. Applications are due by May 9.
Winning students will take part in the Sue publicity once she arrives on June 28.
For more information or an application, call (317) 684-7711.
STAFF ADDITIONS
Cardinal Health Partners president John Laverty announced changes in two staff positions recently.
Joe Van Camp has been promoted to regional coordinator for HealthStrategies. He will be responsible for coordinating clinics in Jay, Randolph and Blackford counties. Previously, he served as manager of the rehabilitation department for Jay County Hospital.
Van Camp has a master’s degree from the Krannert Graduate School of Physical Therapy at Purdue University. He has more than 13 years of clinical and 10 years of management experience.
Van Camp is also president of the Jay County Safety Council.
He and his family reside in Union City.
Greg Mackenzie has joined HealthStrategies Jay County as a staff physical therapist. Previously, Mackenzie was physical therapist for professional and national rugby teams for 11 years in South Africa. He is the founder of Sports Medicine Centre in Durbin, South Africa, where he was owner for 12 years.
Mackenzie earned his master’s degree of sports medicine from the University of Natal and his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
He and his family live in Tipp City, Ohio.
HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION
Construction of the new Blackford Community Hospital will begin weeks following today’s groundbreaking.
Muncie-based Cardinal Health System Inc. acquired Blackford County Hospital in June 2002. Since then, the CHS board renamed it Blackford Community Hospital and began plans to build a replacement facility, which is set to open in late fall of 2004.
Zoning for the 15-acre site along Ind. 3 on the south edge of Hartford City was approved recently by the Blackford County Board of Zoning Appeals.
The site adjoins Heritage Commons, an assisted-living complex, at 100 Independence Blvd.
The property was appraised for $24,000 per acre, but Upland Investors L.L.C. is donating more than half the value of the land by selling it to CHS for $10,000 per acre. There is an additional 12-acre tract adjoining the hospital site that is being purchased for future expansions, BCH president Steve West said.
The new hospital will include a state-of-the-art emergency room, an array of diagnostic testing equipment and enhanced inpatient and outpatient services. The new facility also will feature private occupancy in patient rooms and adjoining baths.
The surgical services department will feature greater privacy and convenience by providing private rooms in which people will be prepped for surgery and later return for recovery.
LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
The Bose McKinney & Evans LLP law firm of Indianapolis announced recently that it is accepting applications for the annual Lewis C. Bose Scholarship for Educational Leadership. This scholarship is in honor of the law firm’s founding partner, Lew Bose, who died in 2001.
The $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to an Indiana educator who has been accepted into and will attend and advanced degree program for education administration in 2004. This scholarship will be awarded on the basis of the applicant’s past academic and professional achievements, future goals, potential for leadership and financial need.
Educators from all 92 counties in Indiana are eligible to apply.
For more information, call (317) 571-0051, or on-line at www.boselaw.com/groups/education.shtml.
The postmark deadline for submission of the completed application is July 18.
TRAINING SEMINAR
Ivy Tech State College is offering a training seminar on Thursday, April 24, at 10 a.m., in the Ivy Tech State College auditorium, 3500 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne.
The seminar will provide employers with information needed to access employee training dollars from the state of Indiana. A panel of local employers that have used the program and received training funds and government officials will discuss the types of training grants available and the application process.
The seminar is free and presented as a joint effort of the Northwest Indiana WorkOne Employer Relations Team and is open to anyone interested in the program.
For more information, call Rita Bennett-Sheirbon at (260) 458-7136 or on-line at www.in.gov/skills2016.
Anyone planning to attend should make reservations by e-mail at [email protected], or by calling (260) 458-7136.
McDONALD’S SHOWS LOSS
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that McDonald’s Corp. said its March sales rose 5 percent, but traffic was lower than expected and same-stores fell 3.7 percent in the month.
The restaurant company posted March systemwide sales of $3.7 billion. Total sales fell 1 percent in March when using constant currencies. The loss was blamed on the economy and world events.
In U.S. stores, same-stores sales for the first quarter fell 2 percent, while total sales rose 1 percent to $4.83 billion.
AEP PRESIDENT TO RETIRE
American Electric Power chairman, president and CEO E. Linn Draper Jr., 61, will retire in April of 2004 after more than 10 years of service, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.
AEP announced that its board will begin the process of identifying a successor and plans to hire a firm to conduct the search. It plans to consider both internal and external candidates.[[In-content Ad]]
Winning students of the McDonald’s Sue Ambassador Contest will be chosen through an essay contest. The third graders are to write imaginative essays entitled “What would you do with a dinosaur named Sue?” and show their dinosaur knowledge and creativity. There will be seven winners selected, one each from Jay, Randolph, Blackford, Delaware, Grant, Henry and Madison counties.
These students will receive in-depth training about dinosaurs in preparation for the visit of Sue T-rex, the world’s largest and most complete dinosaur fossil, in Muncie in late June.
Once the students have become certified dinosaur experts, they will make the rounds with local media talking about Sue’s visit and sharing their newfound knowledge. These children will be present at all press events regarding Sue’s visit to Indianapolis and will serve as the official spokespersons.
Applications for this contest were mailed to assistant principals at all elementary schools in Muncie and the surrounding area. Applications are due by May 9.
Winning students will take part in the Sue publicity once she arrives on June 28.
For more information or an application, call (317) 684-7711.
STAFF ADDITIONS
Cardinal Health Partners president John Laverty announced changes in two staff positions recently.
Joe Van Camp has been promoted to regional coordinator for HealthStrategies. He will be responsible for coordinating clinics in Jay, Randolph and Blackford counties. Previously, he served as manager of the rehabilitation department for Jay County Hospital.
Van Camp has a master’s degree from the Krannert Graduate School of Physical Therapy at Purdue University. He has more than 13 years of clinical and 10 years of management experience.
Van Camp is also president of the Jay County Safety Council.
He and his family reside in Union City.
Greg Mackenzie has joined HealthStrategies Jay County as a staff physical therapist. Previously, Mackenzie was physical therapist for professional and national rugby teams for 11 years in South Africa. He is the founder of Sports Medicine Centre in Durbin, South Africa, where he was owner for 12 years.
Mackenzie earned his master’s degree of sports medicine from the University of Natal and his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
He and his family live in Tipp City, Ohio.
HOSPITAL CONSTRUCTION
Construction of the new Blackford Community Hospital will begin weeks following today’s groundbreaking.
Muncie-based Cardinal Health System Inc. acquired Blackford County Hospital in June 2002. Since then, the CHS board renamed it Blackford Community Hospital and began plans to build a replacement facility, which is set to open in late fall of 2004.
Zoning for the 15-acre site along Ind. 3 on the south edge of Hartford City was approved recently by the Blackford County Board of Zoning Appeals.
The site adjoins Heritage Commons, an assisted-living complex, at 100 Independence Blvd.
The property was appraised for $24,000 per acre, but Upland Investors L.L.C. is donating more than half the value of the land by selling it to CHS for $10,000 per acre. There is an additional 12-acre tract adjoining the hospital site that is being purchased for future expansions, BCH president Steve West said.
The new hospital will include a state-of-the-art emergency room, an array of diagnostic testing equipment and enhanced inpatient and outpatient services. The new facility also will feature private occupancy in patient rooms and adjoining baths.
The surgical services department will feature greater privacy and convenience by providing private rooms in which people will be prepped for surgery and later return for recovery.
LEADERSHIP SCHOLARSHIP
The Bose McKinney & Evans LLP law firm of Indianapolis announced recently that it is accepting applications for the annual Lewis C. Bose Scholarship for Educational Leadership. This scholarship is in honor of the law firm’s founding partner, Lew Bose, who died in 2001.
The $2,000 scholarship will be awarded to an Indiana educator who has been accepted into and will attend and advanced degree program for education administration in 2004. This scholarship will be awarded on the basis of the applicant’s past academic and professional achievements, future goals, potential for leadership and financial need.
Educators from all 92 counties in Indiana are eligible to apply.
For more information, call (317) 571-0051, or on-line at www.boselaw.com/groups/education.shtml.
The postmark deadline for submission of the completed application is July 18.
TRAINING SEMINAR
Ivy Tech State College is offering a training seminar on Thursday, April 24, at 10 a.m., in the Ivy Tech State College auditorium, 3500 N. Anthony Blvd., Fort Wayne.
The seminar will provide employers with information needed to access employee training dollars from the state of Indiana. A panel of local employers that have used the program and received training funds and government officials will discuss the types of training grants available and the application process.
The seminar is free and presented as a joint effort of the Northwest Indiana WorkOne Employer Relations Team and is open to anyone interested in the program.
For more information, call Rita Bennett-Sheirbon at (260) 458-7136 or on-line at www.in.gov/skills2016.
Anyone planning to attend should make reservations by e-mail at [email protected], or by calling (260) 458-7136.
McDONALD’S SHOWS LOSS
The Wall Street Journal reported this week that McDonald’s Corp. said its March sales rose 5 percent, but traffic was lower than expected and same-stores fell 3.7 percent in the month.
The restaurant company posted March systemwide sales of $3.7 billion. Total sales fell 1 percent in March when using constant currencies. The loss was blamed on the economy and world events.
In U.S. stores, same-stores sales for the first quarter fell 2 percent, while total sales rose 1 percent to $4.83 billion.
AEP PRESIDENT TO RETIRE
American Electric Power chairman, president and CEO E. Linn Draper Jr., 61, will retire in April of 2004 after more than 10 years of service, The Wall Street Journal reported this week.
AEP announced that its board will begin the process of identifying a successor and plans to hire a firm to conduct the search. It plans to consider both internal and external candidates.[[In-content Ad]]
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