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SOUTH Ati BEND JULY 2006 21U D,{�_'" �, Ii'� c�/,V1 6VP �LGG✓L MA _ ��2�2 Mayoe Srrpn L Lurckr 0 Letter from the Mayor THISMONTH... Mayor's Letter "Hometown Pride on the Westside" Cruise In Car Show at Studebaker 2006 Enshrinement Festival Dear Friends and Neighbors: New Indiana Fireworks Law Local Govemement Academy Everywhere I turn, there are reasons for me to be proud of our hometown. I Touchdown Tuesdays feel blessed to be part of such a thriving and dynamic community! As we enter into the heart of summer, I would like to draw your attention to some of the many newsworthy happenings on the Westside of South Bend. My congratulations to those Westside residents and community members who are taking the initiative to help develop and sustain programs that continue to contrib- ute to positive changes in our neighborhoods. Your efforts to foster a true sense of community are admirable and have proved to be powerful. Cruise In Car Show $ I am glad to report that Weed and Seed received$225,000 in at Studebaker Museum grant money to continue its work - from after school programs, On Saturday, July 29,the ,+x GED assistance, and adult continuing education, to a new anti-gang Studebaker National Museum recreation league - the Weed and Seed Program continues to make a and the Still Cruisin' Club of difference, providing valuable resources to community members. . South Bend will host the annual 6LLIaNCE The West Side neighborhood kicked off their second annual • Zolman Tare Car Show at the • Adopt-A-Block in May. They cleaned fifteen blocks, " Museum. added new landscaping to the Westside NPC, and enjoyed Registration for the show a barbeque lunch and fellowship following the cleanup. El begins at 9:00 a.m., and any The Code Enforcement sponsored Adopt-A-Block program make and model of car is has gained momentum in other neighborhoods throughout welcome, including Hot Rods, South Bend and is an innovative and simple way for . Street Machines, Classic Cars, neighbors to keep their communities clean. I encourage Trucks and of course, you to gather friends or neighbors to adopt your own block and help us in this effort! . Studebakers. Cost of car entry Pastor Eddie Miller and his sons have been instrumental in keeping Faith Apos- is $10.00 and includes dash tolic Church strong during its recent move from Lincoln Way West to the former : plaques to the first 100 LaSalle Square shopping plaza. The church's growing youth ministry is a major registrants, door prizes and 40 reason the church moved to LaSalle Square and Pastor Miller and his team are to be People's Choice awards. commended for their continuous outreach to members of our community. . Cars will be parked on People who currently or have resided on "The Lake" are invited to a reunion on Chapin Street along the side of Saturday,August 5th, in LaSalle Park. Reunion organizers hope it will be a great . the Museum. There is no opportunity for old friends and neighbors to reconnect and reminisce. More informa- charge for the public to come tion on the reunion can be found at www.lakereunion.com • out and see all of the Several building projects and investments on the Westside have been completed. outstanding vehicles! Motorists continue to benefit from road improvements on the newly realigned Bendix Music will be provided by 1 Drive that were completed in 2005. In December, we . WJOE and food will be gathered to dedicate the reconstructed Inner Belt (Chapin available for purchase. St.) from Lincolnway West to Washington in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. . For additional information, Dr. King would be proud of the refurbished Center named in his honor. Newly please contact Mike Lenyo at remodeled in 2004,the Martin Luther King Center features a full size gymnasium, • 574-258-4881. fitness room, computer lab, senior citizen's room with a kitchen, meeting room, and a theater. The Center holds programming for kids, adults, and seniors. So, whether you want to try out hip-hop dance aerobics, learn how to use word processor, or work on your bench press, check out all the Center has to offer and do your part to make South Bend a healthy city! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -Mayor's Letter continued on back page-