Stars of the film include several well-known Disney stars, including Kenton Duty and Katherine McNamara. The film, which is being produced by Bearfuit Films, cents around the charming lake town of Culver where a boy genius and his sister race against bullies to find a treasure hidden by an eccentric philanthropist.
But the events really kick into action beginning at 8 a.m. today with a Knights of Columbus pancake and sausage breakfast to start off the full day of events. Town-wide yard sales will take place from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with craft and food booths opening at 9 a.m., the same time as the MRZ Mobile Reptile Zoo opens with free admission. A library book and DVD sale will take place in the library parking lot at 9 a.m. as well.
8-30-13: Jake Krause-Knox 7 total tackles, 2 sacks, and game winning 8 yard touchdown reception in 12-7 win.
Harold’s Picks (2-2)
West Central-40 Caston-6
Culver-21 South Central-14
Jimtown-28 John Glenn-7
Winamac-31 Pioneer-14
NJSP-28 Knox-12
Nathan’s Picks (2-2)
West Central-28 Caston-14
Culver-21 South Central-14
Jimtown-35 John Glenn-21
Winamac-21 Pioneer-7
Knox-13 NJSP-10
Tom’s Blind Picks (2-2)
Caston over West Central
Culver over South Central
John Glenn over Jimtown
Winamac over Pioneer
North Judson over Knox
Steve Dodge came before the Knox Board of Public Works Wednesday morning to advise the board of an unsafe structure.
The property in question is at 409 and 411 W. Lewis Drive in the Parkview Heights area. The duplex is on two lots with two property owners. One side of the building on the property is up-to-date on taxes and the other side was sold in a tax sale.
Auditor Penny Lukenbill stated that the negotiations went very well and the advertised budget should be approved at the council’s next meeting. It has been advertised twice.
The council reviewed the $8.985 million proposed budget last week, which reflects a 2.6 to 3 percent increase. The department heads explained all of their budget requests to the council members. Lukenbill commented that the council made very few initial cuts.
After being chosen as the new superintendent at Eastern Pulaski Schools earlier this month, Dan Foster said he’s settling back into the corporation nicely, aided by the fact that he was previously an administrator at the corporation for three years. He said there are still some familiar faces at the schools.
“I was here for three years, so I do know a lot of the people. A lot of them have stopped in, just said, ‘Hi,’ ‘Good to see you back,’ that kind of stuff, but in the mornings I’ve tried to take some time and go up through the buildings and see people and walk through and see kids in classes and what’s going on,” he said.
Moving Starke County Forward officials are urging participants in the Walking Challenge to step it up, as the event officially ends Sept. 2. Miles must be turned in by Monday, Sept. 9, reflecting miles walked during the event. A celebration event is planned for Sept. 14 with the final announcement of miles walked, biked or ran by participants, as well as awards and raffles, healthy snacks, health tips and information, and community vendors. T-shirts will also be available for a small donation fee.
If you someone of any age who has performed a random act of kindness, send a letter to Knox Mayor Rick Chambers that states the person’s name and contact information and why you think he or she should win the award. Include your name and address in that notice. Continue reading
The average price of gas in Indiana is once again on the rise, having been increasing since Aug. 28, and is now up to $3.70 per gallon – 10 cents more than the national average, which has remained relatively steady. The national average is currently resting around $3.60, down 5 cents since a month ago. According to Gregg Laskoski of GasBuddy.com, this regional increase can be attributed by rising crude oil prices and, despite common belief, it’s very unlikely that the gas increases in our area are caused by the Labor Day weekend or unrest in the Middle East.
Most license branches will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, Sept. 3. The Demotte, Knox, Monticello, Nappanee and 12 others in the state will reopen on Wednesday, Sept. 4.
If you need to conduct business, visit the BMV’s website at http://www.mybmv.com.
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration now offers a Smartphone app that allows employees who primarily work outdoors to calculate the heat index. This will allow you to judge the conditions at a worksite.
The app can be tailored to your own purpose and will display a risk level associated with that particular heat index reading. Continue reading
The Knox City Council this week approved a motion creating a fund to be used for rental property inspection fees, a necessary step in order for the city to collect those fees, according to Clerk-Treasurer Jeff Houston. He explained that the Indiana Code regarding rental property inspection fees was recently changed, and now the money must go into a special non-reverting fund. Because this fund did not yet exist in the city’s budget, Houston said the council must pass a motion to create that fund in order to charge the fees.
