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 -
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[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.