TODAy’s WeaTHER FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 2018 Today: Partly sunny. Tonight: Partly cloudy. SHERIDAN | NOBLESVIllE | CICERO | ARCADIA IKE TLANTA ESTFIELD ARMEL ISHERS NEWS GATHERING L & A | W | C | F PARTNER FOllOW US! HIGH: 87 LOW: 68 Heights Bookmobile making reading fun The REPORTER the first bookmobile night Hamilton Heights’ during its stops in Arcadia new bookmobile is bring- and Cicero,” continued ing books to children and Beechler, who encourages adults in Arcadia, Atlanta, students to read 20 to 30 Cicero and Walnut Grove minutes a day to keep their each Wednesday through minds active. “We checked July 25. The bookmobile out 96 books during our evolved from a desire to two stops and that’s a lot help encourage students to of books in the community keep reading over the sum- that were not there before mer by providing greater Wednesday! Thanks to the access to books. generous donation from the “The more access our Hamilton Heights Educa- Huskies have to books, tional Foundation we were the more reading will in- able to purchase about crease,” said Emily Beech- $1,000 worth of new books er, Hamilton Heights offering a great selection Middle School Media Spe- on topics for every age.” cialist, who is spearhead- Bringing the bookmo- ing this effort. “The book- bile to life was a collabora- mobile is also helping to tive effort. The corporation support a summer reading donated the use of an older initiative offered through maintenance bus and fuel. the Hamilton North Public The Hamilton Heights Edu- Library. Studies show stu- cational Foundation provid- dents can potentially lose ed a start-up grant to fund a 25 percent of their read- portion of the books, tables ing level between the end and tents. Erin Goodman, of the school year and the Hamilton Heights Middle beginning of the next. This School Art Teacher, and is one way we can help en- members of her Art Club Photo provided courage reading over the created the promotional Heights’ Emily Beechler, Karen Jones and Linda Morris are pictured with Adrianna, Gabriella and Alayna summer.” Kauffman at the bookmobile’s inaugural stop in downtown Arcadia on Wednesday. Beechler, Jones and “We were thrilled by See Books . Page 2 Morris are among the Heights staff who will be running the service throughout the summer. Grand Run in Westfield raises money for Hoosier veterans The REPORTER The City of Westfield has donated $4,000 to the Hoosier Veterans Assis- tance Foundation (HVAF). The money was raised at this year's Grand Run held on Memorial Day at the Grand Park Sports Campus. “The freedoms we cel- ebrate in this country came with great sacrifice,” said Westfield Mayor Andy Cook. “This donation is a small token of our deep appreciation. I would chal- lenge all Westfield resi- dents to honor our service men and women by re- membering the sacrifices made and supporting the work of organizations like the Hoosier Veterans Assis- tance Foundation.” This year, the Grand Photo provided Run, in its fifth year, fea- Westfield Mayor Andy Cook presented a check in the amount of $4,000 to tured an inaugural half members of the Hoosier Veterans Assistance Foundation. Funds for the marathon as well 5K,10K donation were raised at Westfield’s Grand Run conducted at Grand Park Sports Campus. (From left) Alexa Lingg, Aaron Carmichael (Vice President of HVAF), See Vets . Page 2 Brian Copes (President and CEO of HVAF), Cook and Angie Smitherman. IU Health pulls out of contract with HSE Schools health center By LARRY LANNAN to the school corporation’s said there would be a re- Health likely to pick up the LarryInFishers.com Chief Financial Officer, sponse to that proposal soon health center contract be- Mike Reuter, “That meet- once the fee structure was ginning Jan. 1, 2019. The On ing did not go really well.” clarified, but soon thereaf- current IU Health contract May 31, IU Health informed ter, Reuter received a mes- allows either party to can- represen- HSE Schools that the phy- sage from IU Health that cel with 90 days’ notice. tatives of sicians staffing the school their contract to provide the According to Reuter, Hamilton system’s employee health HSE Schools Health Center IU cited a non-solicitation Southeast- centers would be reas- would be canceled, with the clause in the pact. Reuter ern (HSE) signed as of July 2018, and closure of the facility set for told the school board he Schools sat down with IU temporary doctors would Sept. 2. did reach out to the IU doc- Health to discuss the con- be assigned to the health The contract between tors at the health center in tract with the school district center, at a higher cost to IU Health and HSE Schools March, telling those phy- providing the employee HSE Schools. was set to expire at the end health center. According The school corporation of 2018, with Community See Health . Page 2 2 News Books Vets Health from Page 1 from Page 1 from Page 1 banner. Heights staff mem- • 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. on sicians the contract with bers are volunteering their June 27 and July 11, 25 and a kids fun run. More IU was not being renewed time to operate the service in Walnut Grove (Walnut than 500 people participat- due to any lack of service throughout the summer. Grove Community Center). ed in the event. on their part, in fact, school Heights’ bookmobile Books are to be re- HVAF helps homeless officials have been very schedule is as follows: turned by the date stamped veterans return to self-suf- pleased with the service the • 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on on the cover. They can be ficiency and engages at risk IU doctors have provided. June 20, and July 4, 19 in returned during a book- veterans to prevent them Reuter told the board he ex- Arcadia (126 W. Main St.) mobile stop or be dropped from becoming homeless plained to those doctors, “If • 6:45 to 7:45 p.m. on off at the Heights’ Central by providing supportive you want to have a conver- June 20, and July 4, 19 in Office in Arcadia or at the housing, case manage- sation we would be willing Cicero (1159 Stringtown Hamilton North Public ment, food, hygiene and to sit down and have that Pike) Library in Cicero. Please clothing as well as oth- conversation.” • 5:15 to 6:15 p.m. on email questions to Emily er essential services. For Reuter said he didn’t June 27 and July 11, 25 in Beechler at ebeechler@ more information, visit offer the doctors any jobs Atlanta (The Gazebo) hhschuskies.org. hvafofindiana.org. because he doesn’t work for Community Health and cannot offer any jobs. IU cited that contact from Re- uter to the health care phy- sicians as a violation of the non-solicitation clause of Photo provided by Larry Lannan HSE Schools CFO Mike Reuter explains to the their contract. “But the reality is, we school board the issues with the IU Health contracts. would’ve probably can- work out stopgap measures School officials say celed (the contract) any- to provide health services having Community Health way,” Reuter told school from Sept. 2 to the end of take over the nursing pro- board members, “because the 2018 calendar year. gram in the school build- there would be no reason The new pact with ings will save the school for them to bring in tem- Community Health should corporation $4.6 million porary doctors, us pay be ready by the next school over four years. them more, and (the health board meeting on June Also, Methodist Sports center) would be no differ- 27, which will include the Medicine is proposing to ent than a Med Check at health center and taking continue sports medicine that point.” over the nursing program services from July 1, 2018 School officials have in the school buildings. through June 30, 2019. talked to Community Nurses would switch from Methodist would no longer Health about providing ser- being HSE School District provide strength coach- vices between Sept. 2 and employees to employees of es, requiring the school Dec. 31 of this year. Com- Community Health. That corporation to provide munity is scheduled to open change would happen in the that service. an employee health center 2019-2020 school year. “It feels like (IU Health) for HSE Schools on Jan. 1, Several HSE Schools is thumbing their nose 2019, pending final contract nurses spoke in opposition and saying, we’re done approval. Reuter says mov- of this proposal when it was with you guys,” said HSE ing up the opening of the first discussed at a school School Board President Community Health Center board meeting, but no one Matt Burke. “It’s as though may not be possible, but chose to speak at Wednes- IU is saying, we don’t want administrators are trying to day night’s session. to work with you anymore.” COME SEE OUR BRAND NEW, STATE OF THE ART FACILITY IN NOBLESVILLE! 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