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Halina Poetry Prize Honors Sister City Roundabouts Will Improve
<br /> Traffic Flow on Portage Ave.
<br /> i Mayor Stephen J.Luecke announced the City
<br /> e S of South Bend's first annual Halina Poetry The City of South Bend is launching an ex-
<br /> Prize winners at his State of the City Address citing project this construction season to
<br /> IZFL c I low on Monday, January 24, 2005. The Halina improve traffic flow and safety in a cost ef-
<br /> W pwbl ,ta Poetry Prize,a poetry contest for high school fective manner along north Portage Avenue.
<br /> students,was designed to showcase area stu- Two roundabouts will be constructed at
<br /> dents'literary talent and to honor South Bend's Sister City,Cze"stochowa,Poland. Portage's intersections with Ribourde Drive
<br /> and Lathrop Avenue. The roundabout at
<br /> The contest has been a great success! A total of 244 entries were received from students Lathrop will include the Highland Cemetery
<br /> from seven South Bend public, private and parochial high schools. The top prize, the entrance.
<br /> Halina Award,was given to Amber Eslinger, a 10 grader and participant in Riley High
<br /> School's creative writing program. First Place was awarded to Teshaun Massey,12' grade, Each roundabout will be a circular 4-way
<br /> also of Riley. Honorable Mentions were awarded to Brittany Nicole Fisher,9'grade,of intersection with a landscaped island in the
<br /> Clay High School,Nausheen Shaikh, 12'"grade, of Clay,Ashley Petersen IV grade, of center. The important thing to know about
<br /> Riley,and Lauren LaPierre, 12'"grade,of Riley. The top 20 poems in each age category roundabouts is that traffic flows in a
<br /> have also been selected for inclusion in the 2005 Halina Poetry Prize Chapbook. counter-clockwise direction. Yield signs
<br /> control each entrance into roundabouts. All
<br /> The City of South Bend would like to thank the sponsors of the 2004-2005 Halina Poetry turns that drivers make when entering and
<br /> Prize contest for their generosity. Sponsors include the University ofNotre Dame Nanovic exiting a roundabout are right turns. Driv-
<br /> Institute for European Studies, Indiana University South Bend International Programs ers inside the roundabout have the right-
<br /> Fund,The Public Education Foundation,Chopin Fine Arts Club and Erasmus Books. of-way over any driver entering the round-
<br /> about.
<br /> Mayor Luecke and the City would also like to thank the members of the Halina Poetry Prize
<br /> Committee: Dr.Gabrielle Robinson,Committee Chair,IUSB International Programs,Mike Roundabouts were chosen for these inter-
<br /> Amato,NoExit magazine;Nancy Botkin,IUSB English Department-,Conrad Damian,Wash- section improvements because they are safer
<br /> ington High School;Jacquee Dickey,Representative of Studio Art Classes;Howard Dukes, than traditional 4-way stops,especially dur-
<br /> South Bend Tribune;Mary Sue Freitag,Chopin Fine Arts Club;Bonny Hoover,Clay High ing periods of high volume traffic.
<br /> School;Patricia Jones,South Bend Area Music Teachers'Association;Ken Peczkowski, Roundabouts are designed to keep speeds
<br /> Griffon Bookstore. All poems were anonymously judged by committee members. low and there is no opportunity for drivers
<br /> to run a stop sign or traffic light. There will
<br /> The Halina Poetry Prize contest was created to help build and strengthen the connection also be fewer delays in low-traffic periods
<br /> area youth feel to our Sister City,Cze&"stochowa and to encourage their participation in the because drivers do not have to stop to en-
<br /> arts. The Halina Poetry Prize was named in honor of Halina Poswiatowska who was bom ter the intersection. Roundabouts are also
<br /> in Czestochowa on May 9, 1935. She wrote poetry from a young age and published three less expensive to maintain because they do
<br /> volumes before her death at the age of 32. Her poetry is still highly regarded in Poland. not require electricity to operate traffic sig-
<br /> nals.
<br /> The City of South Bend and the Halina Poetry Prize Committee would like to thank area
<br /> high schools for their participation and in particularthe English teachers who encouraged The City is investing in additional improve-
<br /> and facilitated student contributions. The second annual Halina Poetry Prize contest will ments that extend from Lathrop Avenue to
<br /> be launched at the start of the 2005-2006 school year. the bridge just south of Cleveland Road to
<br /> further enhan ce the Portage Avenue Corri-
<br /> dor. A bikeway/walkway will be installed on
<br /> Important Cold Weather Safety Information - Help Save a Life! the west side of Portage between the two
<br /> roundabouts and on the east side of Por-
<br /> Carbon monoxide poisoning and fire can kill! Carbon monoxide comes from vehicles,gas tage from Boland Drive to the bridge over
<br /> grills,fireplaces and faulty heating appliances. Never idle the car in a garage and do not the Toll Road. A signalized intersection will
<br /> use a gas oven to heat your home. Carbon monoxide poisoning can cause headaches, be added at Portage Avenue and Portage
<br /> dizziness, fatigue, shortness of breath, confusion and nausea. If you think you have Way including the entrances to Indian
<br /> carbon monoxide poisoning,get fresh air immediately and go to an emergency room. It is Springs Apartments and Portage Manor.
<br /> also important to install smoke alarms on
<br /> every level of your home and near or in each 1 • 1 The City has received design approval from
<br /> bedroom. Smoke alarms give you the NOVOINUMM11111 • '• ' • 1 the Indiana Department of Transportation
<br /> chance to escape and reduce the risk of 1 • • • to use federal dollars to accomplish this
<br /> dying from fire by 50%. Call the Fire De- • ' • ' project. Federal dollars will cover 80%of
<br /> partment at 235-9255 if you need help in- 1 • • the total project cost of$3.5 million with a
<br /> stalling a smoke alarm. fffIFARININON 1 1 20%local contribution.
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