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Home My WebLink About06-2009 NewsletterSOUTH111 �A6 11 1 EN D JUNE 2009 a C/6411AZ447 ( Ma yoR SrFPhFv !. Lvrrckc V Letter from the Mayor Dear Friends and Neighbors, Amid a season of global economic turmoil, it's easy to feel as though there is no good news. With prominent media reports of layoffs and plant closings on a regular basis, sometimes positive developments can get lost. In 2008, precisely as the nation fell into recession, two international companies chose to align their futures with South Bend. They selected our city over other competitors as the place to locate corporate management functions. Fortis Plastics LLC and Heraeus Kulzer Inc. have joined prominent companies like AM General and Crowe Horwath with a headquarters in South Bend. Heraeus Kulzer Inc., a maker and distributor of dental products, relocated its North American corporate headquarters to South Bend in April 2008. Since 1989, the company has had a presence in South Bend, employing 61 full -time staff in a facility on South Lafayette Boulevard. But the company added 35 new, permanent positions. Heraeus Kulzer undertook a $1.8- million expansion of its existing 25,000- square -foot facility to accommodate the firm's administrative and managerial staff. The 9.4 -acre site, just south of the Showplace 16 Cinemas, will front the redesigned South Main Street extension when the road improvement is completed. Late in 2008 and early in 2009, Fortis Plastics LLC made separate an- nouncements to focus its corporate management functions in South Bend and consolidate operations from two plants in a facility near the airport along Voorde Drive. Fortis Plastics is a diversified custom molding supplier for the appliance, furniture, building products, industrial, automotive and medical device industries. The move will bring as many as 184 new manufacturing and corporate- management jobs to the city by 2013. In addition, the company is renovating its facility and investing $2.22 million in new equipment. In both cases, the City of South Bend worked closely with the State of Indiana to help secure these jobs. Incentives like the Metronet, a lightning - fast 50 -mile network of dark fiber optic cable, help make South Bend competitive with much larger cities. We are proud to be a community of choice for these good corporate citizens Their investment in South Bend highlights the importance of public support as a means to attract economic development. As we attract companies like these, South Bend can become key driver in powering a new economy with sustainable development and clean, good - paying jobs for our residents. Sincerely, Mayor Steve THIS MONTH... Mayor's Letter Fireworks Safety TCU Kids Triathlon Enshrinement Festival Summer Concert Series • Swim 6iKa `'!z -u.y • • 7,5 yard 1.3 miLr;s f mile • TCU 9th Annual Kids • Triathlon • • The City of South Bend Parks and • Recreation Department will present the • TCU KIDS' TRIATHLON on Sat., July • 25, 2009, at Potawatomi Park! This • event, for kids ages 5 to 14 years, • promotes healthy lifestyles for the • children of our community. • The Kids' Triathlon features a 25 yard • swim (50 yards for ages 13 -14), a 1.3 mile • bike ride, and concludes with a half mile • • run. Swimmers and non - swimmers, using • floatation devises, can both compete. As • each participant crosses the finish line, a • medal is draped around their neck. Trophies are awarded to the top five boys • • and girls swimmers and non - swimmers in • each age group. The 2008 Kids' • Triathlon video, Participants • Information, and 2009 Entry Forms are • available online at www.sbpark.org. • • Entry forms are also available at O'Brien • Recreation Center, in the Parks and • Recreation Activity Guide, or by calling • 299 -4768 ex. 239 or 261. • Entry fee is $20 if registration is • • submitted by June 19th. Entries • postmarked after July 17th can not be • accepted. • Swim, Bike, Run..... for fitness and • FUN!!! • SI USTED NO ENTIENDE INGLES Y NECESITA AYUDA PARA TRADUCIR ESTE DOCUMENTO, O SI TIENE ALGUNA PREGUNTA, POR FAVOR LLAME AL TELEFONO (574) 235 -5858 X 1000. private use, please use caution and follow these safety guidelines: _ • ♦ Children must be supervised by an adult while using fireworks. 2 FREE ADULT FANFEST ADMISSIONS ♦ Private fireworks may only be -- set off on the user's property, the property of someone who has consented to the use of fireworks, or a specially designed: Redeem this coupon at ticket counter at College Football Hall of Fame site designated by the State Fire Marshall. ♦ Use fireworks in an open area away from buildings ;■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ and combustible materials. ♦ Safety glasses should be worn by those in close proximity and those lighting the fireworks. ♦ Have a hose, bucket of water, or a fire extinguisher nearby and pay attention to wind direction. Fireworks may ONLY be used: - July 4 10 a.m. to midnight - June 29, 30, July 1, 2, 3 & 5, 7, 8, 9 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Dec. 31 - 10a.m to Jan 1 - 1 a.m. irsit Our Website at www SoutliBendIN.gov! •Uri��SRINM {r��T� SOUTH BEND,U ■ r ' `'� PARKS & RECREATION •• DEPARTMENT Potawatomi Concert Series"' All concerts start at 7 P in June 21 Pat Heiden Quintet - Big Band, Swing and Dixieland music ■ June 28 Ed Bagatini Quintet - Best of the Big Band Era JOIN US FOR FAMILY FUN ALL WEEKEND! July 5 Twin Cities Concert Band - Classic and Pop ; JULY 17 AND 18 July 12 Carol and Kaye's Dixieland Band - Dixieland and Ballroom Dance Music FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE July 19 Jenny's Jump and Five - Classic Jazz! FAMILY EXPERIENCE, JOIN July 26 Michiana Jazz Assemblage - Big Band Sound : LOU HOLTZ, TROY AIKMAN AND OTHERS East Race Concerts at Seitz Park AT THE 2009 ENSHRINEMENT FESTIVAL IN June 214-7 pm Soul Function - Funk, Jazz, Rhythm, DOWNTOWN SOUTH BEND! And Blues : June 28 Comcast Day! All Events Open to the Public 2 pm Ken's Balloons & Leonardo focus on kids! 3 pm Jetta and the Jelly Beans : Friday's Events Include: 4 pm Ruby Jazarye and the Sisters of The Nile - FREE Downtown Block Party featuring live music and Middle Eastern dances popular local bands MackPherson & the Struts 5 pm High Life Band best of Rock and Pop music : and Stillshot July 5 4 —7 pm Dry Flood - Bluegrass, Southern Rock FREE Ribs Cook -Off- enjoy barbeque all day from prize - July 12 4 -7 pm Cut Loose Blues - Chicago and winning chefs Southern Style Rock, Funk and Blues Youth & Adult Cornhole Tournament- enter to win July 19 1 -7 pm Fiddler's Hearth Celtic Fest! fabulous prizes 1 pm Paddy's Racket Spectacular Fireworks- show begins at dusk 2 pm Irish Dancers Saturday's Events Include: 3 pm Kennedy's Kitchen Enshrinement Grand Parade- floats, giant helium 4:30 pm Irish music and dancers balloons, specialty units, marching bands and 5 :30 pm Hoffman, Kennedy and Ladewski more July 26 4 -7 pm Shake N' Chill, Classic Rock, Urban Adventure - sign up now to become a Rhythm and Blues band participant in this race of a lifetime! More to come in August! Hall of Famer Pep Rally- cheer on the Hall of Famers as they are presented with their official blazers FanFest- the ultimate experience chock -full of family Play it Safe with Fireworks activities, games, entertainment, food and drinks. S.B. Fire and Police encourage residents to enjoy fireworks For complete details visit www.collegefootball.org the safest way attending fireworks resented b trained row y g p y p■ or call 574- 235 -5717 fessionals. If you choose to purchase fireworks for ■ private use, please use caution and follow these safety guidelines: _ • ♦ Children must be supervised by an adult while using fireworks. 2 FREE ADULT FANFEST ADMISSIONS ♦ Private fireworks may only be -- set off on the user's property, the property of someone who has consented to the use of fireworks, or a specially designed: Redeem this coupon at ticket counter at College Football Hall of Fame site designated by the State Fire Marshall. ♦ Use fireworks in an open area away from buildings ;■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■■ and combustible materials. ♦ Safety glasses should be worn by those in close proximity and those lighting the fireworks. ♦ Have a hose, bucket of water, or a fire extinguisher nearby and pay attention to wind direction. Fireworks may ONLY be used: - July 4 10 a.m. to midnight - June 29, 30, July 1, 2, 3 & 5, 7, 8, 9 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. - Dec. 31 - 10a.m to Jan 1 - 1 a.m. irsit Our Website at www SoutliBendIN.gov!