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Discovering ‘Our Town’ Culver September 23 FrontA1 Thursday, September 10 2009 Vol. No. 115 Issue No. 35 50¢ Serving Culver • Lake Maxinkuckee • Monterey since 1894 CITIZEN PHOTOS AND LAYOUT/JEFF KENNEY In Brief The Lake Max Film Fest `09 - sights and sounds Town wide yard sale ABOVE, LEFT: Culver Elementary School sixth grader Hunter Kephart, left, takes on the “Mad Ant” mascot of the Fort Wayne Mad Ants basketball team owned by The Town of Culver is Lake Maxinkuckee Film Festival co-organizer and co-sponsor John Zeglis of Culver. ABOVE, CENTER: The popular Culver Community High School Jazz Street choir, directed by Diane Derrow (at left), was one of several local performers on-stage Saturday evening leading up to the 9 p.m. showing of “The Music Man” movie on sponsoring a Fall Town the giant screen in Culver’s town park, where the festival took place. ABOVE, RIGHT: In a moment symbolic of the festival itself, Mike Overmyer -- accompanied on Wide Yard Sale Friday and piano by Anne Bigley -- rounds out the roster of live entertainment in a performance of Herbert B. Keller and J. Paul Fogerty’s “Maxinkuckee Moon” from 1923, as Saturday, September 25 and a full, red moon rose over the lake at Overmyer’s back. MORE PHOTOS PAGE B2 26 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Anyone interested in par- “Big Read” ticipating should contact the town hall between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. at 574-842-3140 events in beginning Monday, Septem- ber 14 through Wednesday, Discovering ‘our town’ Culver September 23. Please pro- vide your address and the A number of events will date(s) of your sale. There take place in September and is no cost for the event. A Local students, community deepen appreciation of Culver October related to the Cul- map of the locations hosting ver-Union Township Public a yard sale will be disbursed through literary classic, community events Library’s “The Big Read” by noon Thursday, Septem- By Jeff Kenney instructors at Culver Com- ing reading as the center of tivities, students at the high program. Below is a listing, ber 24 at the town hall, Cul- Citizen editor munity High School and culture in America. CUTPL school will perform “Our also available on the library ver Express and Osborn’s One of the attributes of former Culver Academies is one of a small handful Town” onstage as directed website at www.culver.lib. all great literature is its instructor Dr. Charles Bay- of libraries in Indiana to by CCHS choir director in.us. Mini-Mart. universality, and no less less are using as a spring- be awarded The Big Read Diane Derrow, according Now through Monday, Karst to lead CUTPL so with Thornton Wilder’s board for a host of pro- grant, which has facilitated to Polly Thomspon-Wolf, Oct. 12: Locating Yourself classic play, “Our Town,” grams and events over the the many programs offered who has helped coordi- in the Universe writing con- Garden Club whose commonality can be next two months at the li- at the library this fall, all nate the library’s many test for young adults. The Culver-Union Twp. applied to a small town like brary, the high school, the centered around two clas- Big Read-related activities. The contest is based on Public Library’s monthly Culver – with its parallels Academies, and beyond sic Thornton Wilder works, That performance will take Wilder’s “Our Town” char- Garden Club meeting will to Wilder’s fictional Gro- (see accompanying ar- “Our Town” and “The place Friday night, October acter, little sister, Rebecca take place Wednesday, Sep- ver’s Corners -- particu- ticle for a complete list of Bridge of San Luis Rey,” 30 at 7:30 p.m. with a mati- Gibbs as she talks to her tember 16, at 6 p.m. Fea- larly well. events). and all intended to involve nee performance Sunday, brother George, who ex- tured will be a presentation That notion is what or- The Big Read is a pro- the community at various November 1. Thompson- plains a letter Jane Cro- by Master Gardener Judy ganizers of The Big Read gram launched nationally levels. Wolf notes CUTPL staff fut got from her minister. Karst followed by open at Culver-Union Township by the National Endowment Among many other Wild- member Cameron Turney Read “Our Town” and find discussion. The program is Public Library, as well as for the Arts towards restor- er-related community ac- also happens to be the stage out how this letter was ad- free and open to the public. manager for the high school dressed and then “locate For more information, call performance. yourself in the universe.” CUTPL at 574-842-2941. “Thornton Wilder isn’t There are two categories: the easiest classic to read,” Culver holiday com- See events page A2 See Our Town page A6 mittee formed The town of Culver is forming a holiday commit- tee to assist in facilitating Culver schools Culver’s holiday decora- tions this holiday season. Individuals and organiza- tions are encouraged to con- reckon with H1N1 tact the town via the town hall, 200 E. Washington Street in Culver, or 574- threat 842-3140 to learn more and By Jeff Kenney get involved. Citizen editor Community meal at Fears of health threats due to the H1N1 influenza virus across the state and country were increased last week when Grace Sept. 15 the news reached residents of the Culver and surrounding Grace United Church of areas that a student in nearby Argos has contracted the ill- Christ will hold its monthly CITIZEN PHOTO/JEFF KENNEY ness. As is the case across the US, concern over the spread community meal on Tues- Students in Sue Allen’s tenth grade classes at Culver Community High School chat September of the disease and best methods to prevent it has been on day, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m. All 1 with members of the Culver Public library staff, who are dressed as characters in Thornton Wilder’s “Our Town” and “The Bridge of San Luis Rey,” from which they answer student ques- the minds of many. are invited to this free, ecu- tions. Left to right: librarian Colleen McCarty chats with student Amber Hopkins (in pink shirt), Parents of students in the various schools making up the menical event whose pur while library staf members Alison Gaskill (in apron) and Theresa Hudson speak with student Culver Community School system received a letter from pose is to share a friendly Chandler Gast (partially hidden). Student AJ McHugh chats with library staff member Andrew the local school as well as information from the Center for meal in a welcoming, com- Baker (off-camera), with Dr. Charles Bayless (in hat) and library staff member Polly Thompson- Disease Control aimed at curbing spread of H1N1 through munity atmosphere. The Wolf (in poncho) in the background. good hygiene and health habits. meals are held on the 15th Culver schools’ administration, naturally, hopes to keep day of each month in the schools open and students functioning as normal, but the basement of the church. letter notes additional steps may be taken should the flu St. Elizabeth’s cheese More vehicle-related thefts spread severely, such as “conducting active fever and flu screenings of students and staff as they arrive at school, balls this weekend making changes to increase the space between people such The girls of St. Eliza- in Culver investigated as moving desks farther apart and postponing class trips beth’s Episcopal Church and dismissing students from school for at least seven days will be back at the Farmer’s if they become sick.” Market Saturday, Septem- CULVER – A rash of thefts were reported in Culver between August 29 and September Each school building, notes the letter, “is cleaning desks ber 26, selling your favorite 3. with proper sanitizers, restrooms, drinking fountains, etc. home-made cheese balls. On Saturday night, August 29, three different vehicles had items stolen out of them on a regular basis.” Place an order for cheese during the overnight hours in Culver in the area of South Plymouth, Wabash, Obispo, The school encourages parents to teach children “to balls to put in the freezer for and State Streets as well as Venitian Village on the south side of Lake Maxinkuckee. All wash often with soap and water or an alcohol-based hand holiday entertaining, host- of the vehicles were unlocked and the only items stolen were loose change out of the rub, not to share personal items such as drinks, food, or un- vehicles. All other items of value were left in the car; no reported damage or forced entry washed utensils, and to cov- was made to the vehicles. See Thefts page A2 See H1N1 page A2 See Briefs page B5 er their coughs and sneezes www.thepilotnews.com Name: FULL- FRONT BANNER; Width: 52p1.167; Depth: 2 in; Color: Black plus one; File Name: 00075237; Ad Number: -; Click on Citizen Tab Customer Name: Collins & Co (Plymouth); Size: 10 in E-mail: [email protected] ObitsA2 Page 2 Thursday, Sept. 3, 2009 • Culver Citizen Page A2 Local Thursday, September 10, 2009 • Culver Citizen CITIZEN PHOTO/JEFF KENNEY A taste of Monterey Days LEFT: Becky Pugh, right, checks out the wares available from the Monterey United Methodist Church’s tent at the Monterey Days festival over Labor Day weekend. Assisting her are, from left to right, church members Sandy Landry, Marian Wamsley, Ernie Smith, Steve Reinhold, and Wayne Landry. More Monterey Days photos will appear in next week’s paper.
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