Plans are coming together for the potential splash pad at Norwayne Field. Councilman James Young shared some details from a preliminary design plan that was provided to him by Vortex Aquatic Structures.
The splash pad in the design would encompass the entire concrete slab that already exists at Norwayne Field. It would utilize about 69 gallons of water per minute and have 21 flush mount water fixtures. Continue reading
When the North Judson San-Pierre School Board met last Tuesday, members heard school improvement plan presentations from both school principals
Both Elementary School Principal Julie Berndt and Middle/High School Principal Jim Polite emphasized creating curriculums that are driven by test results, specifically, scores from the Northwest Evaluation Association test or NWEA. Continue reading
Eastern Pulaski School Board members are helping to shed some light on the schools’ campus with a decision they made last Monday.
Superintendent Dan Foster said school board members have been considering lighting upgrades recently and they chose to utilize with Fissel Electric Service, Inc to keep the work consistent since the company put in their other lights. Continue reading
North Judson San Pierre school board members held a hearing over the 2019 budget, capital project plan and bus replacement plan when they met on Tuesday.
No public comments were provided. The hearing was adjourned and members moved onto the budget adoption section of the meeting, where a number of items were listed for their consideration. Continue reading
The North Judson Town Council received an informative presentation about the Merit Foundation when members met Monday night.
Chairman of the organization David Weinberg explained that Merit’s goal is to help improve the county’s health statistics. Continue reading
A highly effective incentive program at Winamac High School was highlighted at this week’s Eastern Pulaski School board meeting.
Teachers Kevin Zupin, Gretchen Gearhart and Jeremy Wagner came before the board to talk about the Student Shout-Out Program. Continue reading
With time running out to take part in Glock’s buyback program, North Judson Town Marshal Kelly Fisher discussed the related cost for some new guns with Town Council members this week.
At a meeting back in July, council members gave Marshal Fisher permission to peruse this opportunity which allows the department to trade in their current models that are about 2 decades old and get new ones at a reduced price.
Fisher told members, “We’re looking to get the new Glock 17 gen 5 9 millimeters versus the 357s that we have.” Continue reading
An overview of the Yellow River Pilot Project was presented when the Kankakee River Basin Commission met at the Nancy J. Dembowski Community Center Thursday morning.
Siavash Beik from Christopher B. Burke Engineering presented a summary of the project. The meeting was followed up by a site visit where Beik and his colleague Bob Barr pointed out some of the items that were highlighted during the presentation. Continue reading
Since it is their first year implementing eLearning, North Judson-San Pierre School officials had to create some policies to go along with the program. School Board members considered the policies on first reading when they met Tuesday evening.
Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin noted that the Teacher’s Association and the schools’ administrators were consulted to craft a document that fits for NJ-SP. She added that they also utilized support and resources from other area schools. Continue reading
Following a climate audit that was conducted last spring and a presentation about the findings that was provided over the summer, Eastern Pulaski School officials are now gearing up to start the strategic planning process. Continue reading
When the North Judson-San Pierre School Board met Tuesday night, Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin highlighted a new counseling position that has been created.
Zupin noted that with all the various types of testing and additional mandates, school counselors across the state have their plates full. In order to ensure that the NJ-SP students who need extra attention are getting it, a part-time school-based counselor position was created. Continue reading
The North Judson Town Council received a schedule of upcoming dates related to the creation of a comprehensive plan.
As a reminder, a comprehensive plan is one of the requirements to be eligible for OCRA’s Regional Stellar Initiative. North Judson officials are coordinating with the Kankakee Iroquois Regional Planning Commission on the matter.
NJ Clerk-Treasurer Andrew Rowe alerted town council members on Monday that KIRPC provided him with a timeline of important dates related to the process. Continue reading
A “disconnection” between the Park Board and the school corporation was brought to the attention of the Winamac Town Council last week.
Park Board President Courtney Poor came before the council last Monday to discuss a number of matters related to the park. One item he brought up was a perceived lack of labor sharing cooperation from school officials to assist with projects, specifically ones related to the concession stand area and the ball diamonds. Continue reading
Eastern Pulaski School Board members approved a generator purchase when they met on Monday.
Superintendent Dan Foster said that initially, school officials planned to purchase a backup battery system but a lack of anticipated e-rate funding caused the school board members to explore other options. Continue reading
Multiple law-enforcement agencies came together this morning (Wednesday, September 19) to help locate a suspected burglar. Continue reading
The Stellar Executive Team of Starke County has been assembled.
Starke County Economic Development Foundation Executive Director Larry Wickert is serving as one of the members and shared the other individuals who will be involved. Continue reading
North Judson-San Pierre School officials were tasked with developing some new policies related to metal detectors.
Over the summer, a state-wide safety initiative allowed schools to apply to receive handheld metal detectors for free. Superintendent Dr. Annette Zupin said that most Hoosier schools are now faced with incorporating appropriate usage rules for the new devices. Continue reading
A recent fund raising event helped raise nearly $2,000 for the Eastern Pulaski Community School Corporation.
When school board members met on Monday, they accepted a donation from Jim Dobson Ford. Superintendent Dan Foster said the dealership held a “Drive-4-Ur-School” fundraiser over the summer and raised a total of $1990. Foster said that money has been earmarked for school safety.
Members also accepted a $250 donation from Gibraltar Design. Continue reading
North Judson officials took a major step forward with their website creation process this week by securing viable domain names. Officials have been brainstorming about potential names to give the Town’s website. Those options were provided to Datacrates, the company the Town is working with on this project. Continue reading
Winamac Park Board President Courtney Poor came before the town council during their most recent meeting to inform them about a work session held by the Park Board.
Poor said the session was attended by several representatives of the various entities that utilize the parks’ facilities. He said one of the goals of the Park Board is to encourage those individuals who utilize the park to participate in focused clean-up days. He said the people who attended the work session had some valuable input related to that initiative. Continue reading
