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Full Beacher THETHE TM 911 Franklin Street Weekly Newspaper Michigan City, IN 46360 VVolumeolume 332,2, NNumberumber 1100 TThursday,hursday, MMarcharch 117,7, 22016016 Photo by Ted Soller THE Page 2 March 17, 2016 THE 911 Franklin Street • Michigan City, IN 46360 219/879-0088 • FAX 219/879-8070 e-mail: News/Articles - [email protected] email: Classifieds - [email protected] http://www.thebeacher.com/ How Sweet It Is PRINTED WITH Published and Printed by The 1966 Red Devils Basketball TM Trademark of American Soybean Association THE BEACHER BUSINESS PRINTERS State Championship Series Delivered weekly, free of charge to Birch Tree Farms, Duneland Beach, Grand Beach, Hidden Shores, Long Beach, Michiana Shores, Michiana MI and Shoreland Hills. The Beacher is also Continues on Center Page delivered to public places in Michigan City, New Buffalo, LaPorte and Sheridan Beach. Endurance Test Career Center Students Building Race Car for Unusual Competition by Kayla Weiss Devin Higginbotham (bottom) and Austin Smith bolt down the new engine. Working on cars is nothing new for Steve Barnes’ students. Enrolled in the Automotive Technology Program at La Porte County Career & Tech Edu- cation Center, they plunge through every facet of a vehicle so by the time they graduate, they have what it takes to enter their desired profession. The vehicles that serve as their test subjects, however, typically are those brought in by fam- ily members, Michigan City Area Schools staff or Barnes himself. This year, however, was different. A former stu- dent made a rather interesting donation: a 1996 BMW 318ti. In its heyday, the vehicle had 138 horsepower, its curb weight was 2,745 pounds and its gas mileage about 31 miles per hour on high- Instructor Steve Barnes watches as Devin Higginbotham and Wways. Austin Smith drop the new engine into the vehicle. THE March 17, 2016 Page 3 NOW IS THE TIME TO SAVE AND GET RID OF YOUR OLD FURNACE OR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM! Purchase A New Furnace Or Air Conditioning Unit Devin Higginbotham (back) and Dylan Jensen work on the vehicle. And Receive a FREE “My goal for this car, when we fi rst got it,” Barnes said, “was to just get it back in running order. Not Wi-Fi Programmable necessarily perfect running order, but to at least be able to turn the key and have the car start up.” Thermostat! Then, another unexpected donation arrived from a student who graduated two years ago: an engine Hurry Offer Good from a full-sized Chevy truck. That’s when the wheels — pun intended — start- Through March 31, ed rolling. “When we fi rst got the engine, the kids thought it 2016! would be so cool if we could get this engine to work in this donated BMW,” Barnes said. “Then, they *Take Advantage of the New Utility thought, wouldn’t it be cool if we could enter it in Rebates When You Purchase Select some kind of a local race? “Which is how we ended up getting involved in Furnace & Air Conditioning Systems And the 24 Hours of LeMons.” Receive Up To $800 in Utility Rebates! The race takes place in different cities across the country and isn’t one of speed, but endurance. Ev- Plus Take Advantage of 2016 Federal Tax ery team that enters needs to have put no more than Credits of Up To $500. $500 into their car, which means a lot of the parts Continued on Page 4 √ 100% Customer Satisfaction Guaranteed √ Emergency Service Available √ Join Our Comfort Care Maintenance Savings Plan & Save Up To 20% All Year √ Employees Background Checked, Drug Tested, and Professionally Trained 219-874-2454 800-789-2210 www.MichianaMechanical.com Instructor Steve Barnes emphasizes “show over tell” when teaching. THE Page 4 March 17, 2016 terested in that aspect. I like working on them more Endurance Test Continued from Page 3 than I like actually driving them.” For the time being, though, while they try to allo- must be donated. The com- cate more resources while still petition actually takes place staying under that $500 limit, over three days, not one non- Barnes is trying to set small, stop 24-hour race. Instead, the short-term goals – something teams compete against one an- realistic for the students. If the other for eight hours during the car isn’t fi nished in time for it to three-day event. Tech inspec- be entered into this year’s race, tion and track testing unfold on Barnes plans to have students Friday, followed by endurance- in their second year of the pro- race sessions on Saturday and gram work on it next year. Sunday. There are prizes, from “I know we’re all wanting to cash awards to everything from get this car to the track this marque to nationality and all- year, but it may not happen, due girls teams recognition. to the price restriction,” Barnes The 24 Hours of LeMons web- said. “But it’s still great fun for site, www.24hoursofl emons. the students to get to work on com, takes a good-natured, hu- something like this, because morous approach to itself, con- they know one day something sidering the little amount of will come of it.” money sunk into these vehicles. Whatever comes of the ex- Take, for example, the “What perience, it’s all part of what the Heck” box on the site that students from throughout the states: “Endurance racing for county have come to expect $500 cars. It’s not just an oxy- from La Porte County Career moron; it’s a breeding ground The donated engine from a full-sized Chevy truck. & Tech Education Center, also for morons. It’s where Pintos and Maseratis battle to known as the A.K. Smith Area Career Center. By lap a Le Car. It’s where fi rst-timers dice with Nomex- using emerging and traditional technologies, class- soiling pros.” es mix learning in classrooms, labs and real-world “There are all of these different things that the experiences. teams can win, aside from the general endurance The Automotive Technology Program is a key race,” Barnes said. “There are style points and all component of the center. kinds of crazy things. And the judges are complete- “The automotive industry is a very broad work- ly bribable – they fully encourage it with the style place that includes careers ranging from basic me- points competition, and some other goofy competi- chanics to advanced electronics to business man- tions that take place agement,” Barnes said. over the three days. “In this program, I try “It’s really a good, to give my students the fun time for the kids, tools that they need in and they get a confi - order to advance in the dence booster, getting automotive industry.” to show off something The Automotive that they’ve worked Technology program hard on for all of these teaches students the months. It’s great.” ins and outs of main- The biggest question taining cars and daily raised by his students operation of a mechanic is this: Once complet- shop, the goal being to ed, who’s going to drive help students become the car? Unfortunately, Automotive Service Ex- that is a tough ques- cellence certifi ed. Pre- tion. None of the cur- viously taught by Ken Once completed, the goal is to race the car in 24 Hours of LeMons. rent students can drive Patterson, Barnes took it. The liability would be too great. However, all of over the position in April 2014. A graduate from Lin- Barnes’ students are trying to persuade him to vol- coln Technical Institute with an associate’s degree unteer for the honor. in automotive service and automotive shop manage- “I don’t drive them,” Barnes laughed. “I’m not in- ment, he worked in the automotive fi eld as a techni- THE March 17, 2016 Page 5 cian and shop manager since September 1994, and Barnes believes the experience of preparing for has run his own repair shop since October 2012. 24 Hours of LeMons will be memorable regardless Split into two separate year-long courses, stu- of the outcome. dents can join the Automotive Technology program “This is a pretty wild event to be a part of – in a as early as their sophomore year in high school. In good way,” Barnes said. “It’s all about having fun their fi rst year, they have the opportunity to study and showing off what you’ve been able to make. In the many different facets of the automotive service a race where everyone is racing cars worth $500 or trades, receiving training in electrical systems, less, it’s diffi cult to be competitive.” brakes, suspension systems and engine perfor- (Visit mcas.schoolwires.net/Page/35 for more in- mance. Starting this year, students have the chance formation on the Automotive Technology program.) to achieve technical profi ciencies from the Indiana State Certifi cation, which is recognized statewide. In their second year, students continue their studies with in-depth experiences in rebuilding en- gines, air condition repair, manual/automatic trans- mission and transaxle rebuilding. They also receive advanced training in fuel injection and many spe- cialized automotive fi elds. About the Photos Instructor Steve Barnes welcomed The Beacher to observe morning and afternoon sessions of his Automotive Technology classes, encompassing students from all across La Porte County. Kayla Weiss took photos at the morning session and Bob Wellinski at the afternoon session. Devin Higginbotham (left) and Dylan Jensen work on the vehicle. THE Page 6 March 17, 2016 About the Cover by Andrew Tallackson If the weather forecast is grim, expect to see Ted spout once.
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