Happy birthday
Jan. 1: Barbara Franzen works at DLZ. (Bad Birdie didn’t tell me earlier.)
Jan. 8: Marilee Halpin of Arlington Heights, Ill.
Jan. 11: Rochelle McNamara and Andrea Ziemba share this date.
Jan. 14: Paul Long. This is next Thursday, but I didn’t want to forget.
A few thoughts
Just one more for the road shouldn’t happen unless you are not driving, or you are talking about one more cookie.
When road building gets in full swing in the spring get ready for Crown Point’s first roundabout. It is in what should be a perfect place, and will be built with a mix of local and federal money.
This is Indiana’s bicentennial year. What are you planning to do to celebrate? Please let me know. It is party time. Let’s see how well Hoosiers can party!
Calendar
Jan. 24: Purdue Cooperative Extension Services, 880 E. 99th Court, Suite A, Crown Point, is offering the state-required “safe serve” certification class for food handlers. Other exam dates are Feb. 4, March 3, April 14, May 5, June 2 and July 14. The recertification class and exam is four hours. The certification class and exam is eight hours. For more information, contact extension educator Linda Curley at 219-755-3240 or lcurley@purdue.edu.
Jan. 19: Franciscan St. Anthony Health-Crown Point Breast Care Center open house from 3 to 6 p.m. at 1201 S. Main St. Mammography screenings are available during the program: call 219-757-6010. Most insurance plans will be accepted. Bone density and other screenings also will be available. Go to the Professional Center, adjacent to the main entrance to the hospital. More information: www.franciscanalliance.org/CrownPoint.
Jan. 31: Pancake Breakfast and Open House at St. Mary’s Catholic Community School in Crown Point from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. This is for parents who are interested in finding out more about what St. Mary’s School has to offer. It teaches children from prekindergarten to eighth grade and has been serving the needs of children since 1872. If you can’t make Sunday, a second open house is from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3. More information: stmarycp.org/school or 219-663-0676.
Feb. 10: Ash Wednesday. This puts Easter at the end of March.
