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•" " " " " " " " " '• OUTDOORS IN SOUTH BEND
<br /> • • III Long days and warm evenings make this a
<br /> perfect time to enjoy some of the many outdoor
<br /> • • activities that South Bend has to offer.
<br /> (9D • � � With the hard work of the Public Works &
<br /> Parks Departments nearing completion, South
<br /> • • Bend residents will now have over 11 miles of Riverwalk to enjoy, stretching from
<br /> COMMEMORATIVE : IUSB to the Darden Pedestrian Bridge. Stroll,jog, or bike the trails for a serene
<br /> downtown experience. If you work up a sweat, try cooling off with a float down
<br /> BRICKS ; the East Race, a swim at the Potawatomi Pool, or a romp through the Kennedy
<br /> The "Studebaker Story" and water park.
<br /> • the building of the Studebaker • If your idea of exercise includes a ball and rules, South Bend has great oppor-
<br /> National Museum would not have ; tunities. Get some instruction,join a league or enter into a tournament at Elbel,
<br /> • been possible without the • Erskine or Studebaker golf courses or at the Leeper Park Tennis Center. Kids can
<br /> dedicated efforts of our South ; take advantage of the O'Brian Skate Park, one of the best facilities in the region to
<br /> Bend family. Many of you board or roller blade.
<br /> worked at Studebaker or had . For family fun and great exercise, spend time together at any one of South
<br /> friends or relatives who worked Bend's parks,playing whiffle ball or Frisbee, or just kicking a soccer ball around.
<br /> • there. The Museum wants to • You can find a complete listing of events and activities for adults and children
<br /> recognize their contribution, by ; at www.sbpark.org, or by calling 299-4765.
<br /> • offering the public the opportunity
<br /> to purchase an inscribed
<br /> • commemorative brick to be laid in
<br /> : the Memorial Garden, south of the : TAKE PART IN PUBLIC ART!
<br /> Museum. The South Bend Fire Hydrant Painting Project is now underway!
<br /> • • $150—4x8 Brick(1 line • = Free kits, that contain designs, instructions and paint, to refurbish a
<br /> inscription) ; hydrant near you, are available at the Studio Arts Center, at 805/807
<br /> • • $250—8x8 Brick(2 line • �� � Lincolnway West. If you are interested in refurbishing a fire
<br /> inscription) ; hydrant, please call Studio Arts at 288-0160, Toes - Fri. from 1 - 6
<br /> • $1,852*— 12x12 Brick(5 line p.m., to arrange a time to pick up a kit.
<br /> inscription or logo) *The . Volunteers are encouraged to repaint Bicentennial fire hydrants
<br /> Studebaker brothers founded their that have become worn and rusted, or to create new ones using official historic
<br /> • blacksmith shop in 1852. • Bicentennial designs. Please note that only the Bicentennial designs are approved by
<br /> When the limited supply of ; City ordinance to be painted on City of South Bend hydrants.
<br /> • bricks has been purchased, the • The Fire Hydrant Painting Project began in 1974, as part of the City's
<br /> program will be discontinued. To ; celebration of the Bicentennial of the American Revolution. Mrs.Ruth Von
<br /> order your brick, or for more Karowsky, a local artist, created all of South Bend's designs based on Revolutionary
<br /> information,please call the . War heroes. Refurbishing has continued, over the past 30 years, to keep the
<br /> Studebaker National Museum at fireplugs in pristine condition.
<br /> • 235-9714, or visit us online at • The hydrant painting project is part of the City's Art in Public Places Initiative.
<br /> studebakermuseum.org. ; For more information or questions on the Project, please contact Jennifer Jackson,
<br /> •• • • • . • • . • • . • • . • • . • •• Mayor's Office for Special Projects, at 235-7590, or visit our website at
<br /> southbendin.gov/firehydrants.
<br /> 2 0 0 7 • I H S O U T H B LEARN ABOUT LOCAL
<br /> Historic Preservation Commission GOVERNMENT
<br /> WORKSHOPWEDNESDAY South Bend's FREE Local
<br /> : Wednesday,August 29 ; Government Academy is your chance to learn about the
<br /> Mr. Kurt Culbertson,Board Member of the Cultural City, from the inside out. The Academy meets from 5:30-
<br /> • Landscapes Foundation,will present a program on famed • 730 p.m. on Wednesday evenings, for ten weeks. The
<br /> landscape architect George Kessler, designer of South Bend's next session begins August 22,2007, and registration is
<br /> • Parks and Boulevards System. Main Branch of the St. . required. For more information or to register,please call
<br /> Joseph County Public Library, 6:00 p.m. FREE admission. ; the Mayor's Office at 235-9261, or visit
<br /> . . www.southbendin.gov/localgovernrnentacademy.
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