Happy Birthday
*Jan. 23: Bruce Spindler
*Jan. 24: Shirley Williamson
A few thoughts
*At the Hanover School Corp.’s reorganization meeting on Jan. 12, Mary Joan Dickson was voted in as president with Dennis Wilkening as vice president and Mary Pat Burkel as secretary.
*Lake County Commissioner District 2 is a popular position. On the Republican primary side, Eldon Strong of Crown Point and Jerry Tippy of Schererville have filed. On the Democratic primary side, incumbent Gerry Scheub of Crown Point has filed.
*The price of crude oil is below $30 a barrel. That is an incredible 72 percent plunge from the June 2014 peak of almost $108 a barrel. Will this trim the revenue ISIS is getting to fund its war? There is more than one way to defeat an enemy.
*This is Indiana’s bicentennial year. What are you planning to do to celebrate? Let me know. It is party time. Let’s see how well Hoosiers can party.
Calendar
*Jan. 21: Crown Point American Legion Auxiliary Unit 20 invites you to come to the all-you-can-eat homemade soups and salad dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at 1401 N. Main St. All soups are donated by legion members. Cost is $7 per person. This has always been yummy.
*Jan. 24: Moose Lodge 260 invites you to its all-you-can-eat breakfast. The funds from this go into the kids Christmas fund. Come out for breakfast between 8 and 11 a.m. and have a great time helping the Moose help the kids.
*Jan. 29, 30 and 31: Sox Fest. Have fun.
*Jan. 31: Pancake Breakfast and Open House at St. Mary Catholic Community School in Crown Point from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. See what St. Mary’s School has to offer your child. It is prekindergarten to eighth grade and has been serving the needs of children since 1872. If you can’t make Sunday, there is an open house from 6 to 8 p.m. Feb. 3. Information: stmarycp.org/school or 219-663-0676.
*Feb. 7: Super Bowl 50. It will not be the Bears.
*Feb. 10: Ash Wednesday. This puts Easter at the end of March.
