Anne Gregory is the Web writer-editor for www.journalgazette.net and has been with The Journal Gazette since 2000, serving as Sunday editor, assistant news editor and Metro section editor. An award-winning editor and columnist, she has worked at newspapers in Ohio and Indiana. Gardeners know her work as author of "The Dirt" on the Sunday Garden page.
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The Journal Gazette’s Justin A. Cohn takes a close look at Komets enforcer Mitch Woods, down to the scabbed-over knuckles. Woods has racked up 169 penalty minutes in 42 games.
To see this story, check out Friday’s Journal Gazette.
The Journal Gazette’s Michael Schroeder reports that a local cancer center is planning a move to the Parkview North campus near Interstate 69 and Dupont Road.
For more on this story, see Friday’s Journal Gazette.
The Journal Gazette’s Kelly Soderlund reports that Northwest Allen County Schools has received final approval from the state to move forward with construction of a new elementary school but will not be allowed to raise more money to pay for transportation.
See her story in Friday’s Journal Gazette.
Verbatim announcement from the U.S. Small Business Administration:
The U.S. Small Business Administration announces that federal disaster loans are available to small businesses located in declared Indiana counties, as a result of extended drought conditions that occurred June 5 through November 7, 2007.
"When the Secretary of Agriculture issues a disaster declaration to help farmers recover from damages and losses to crops, Small Business Administration issues a declaration to assist small businesses affected by the same disaster," said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center East.
Under this declaration, SBA’s Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) program is available to farm-related and nonfarm-related small business concerns and small agricultural cooperatives that suffered financial losses or injury as a direct result of this disaster. Farmers and ranchers are not eligible to apply to SBA, but nurseries are eligible to apply for economic injury disaster loans for losses caused by drought conditions.
These loans are available to small businesses located in the following primary counties in the State of Indiana: Adams, Allen, Bartholomew, Blackford, Bonne, Brown, Carroll, Cass, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Crawford, Daviess, Dearborn, Decatur, DeKalb, Delaware, Dubois, Elkhart, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Fountain, Fulton, Gibson, Grant, Greene, Hamilton, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Huntington, Jackson, Jay, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Knox, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Lawrence, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Martin, Miami, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Noble, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Pike, Posey, Pulaski, Putnam, Randolph, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Spencer, St. Joseph, Starke, Steuben, Sullivan, Switzerland, Tipton, Union, Vanderburgh, Vermillion, Vigo, Wabash, Warren, Warrick, Washington, Wayne, Wells and Whitley.
Eligible small businesses may qualify for loans up to $1.5 million. These loans are available at a 4 percent interest rate with loan terms up to 30 years. SBA determines eligibility for the program based on the size and type of business and its financial resources. Loan amounts and terms are set by SBA and are based upon each applicant’s financial condition. Under this disaster declaration, SBA cannot provide loans to agricultural producers.
Interested business owners should contact SBA’s Customer Service Center by calling 1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired) Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST. Loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA’s website at www.sba.gov. Completed applications should be mailed to: U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155.
Completed loan applications must be returned to SBA no later than August 27, 2008.
For more information about the SBA’s Disaster Loan Programs, visit our website at www.sba.gov
The National Weather Services says up to 14 inches of snow could hit some areas of northeast Indiana and northwest Ohio by the end of the day Friday. To see its winter storm warnings for this region and an up-to-date map as the storm heads this way:
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Friday’s Weekender has the scoop on new movie releases in the region, including the Hanna Montana movie and Roger Ebert’s reviews.
And don’t miss Emma Down’s cover story on how to host a Super Bowl party. Her definition of a personal foul isn’t, uh, what league referees use.
Check out Weekender in Friday’s print edition of The Journal Gazette.
Verbatim announcement from Gov. Mitch Daniels’ office:
President Bush signs disaster declaration for northern Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS (January 31, 2008) – Governor Mitch Daniels has received word that President George W. Bush has approved the request for federal assistance for Hoosier homeowners, renters and businesses in northern Indiana damaged by flooding that began January 7.
The president sent a letter to the governor declaring a major disaster in the state of Indiana and ordered federal aid to supplement state and local recovery efforts. The president’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Carroll, Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Jasper, Marshall, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, and White Counties. The governor sent a letter to the president requesting assistance for affected Hoosiers on January 23.
Assistance can include grants for temporary housing and home repairs, low-cost loans to cover uninsured property losses, and other programs to help individuals and business owners recover from the effects of the disaster.
Residents and business owners who sustained losses in Carroll, Cass, Elkhart, Fulton, Jasper, Marshall, Pulaski, Tippecanoe, and White counties can begin applying for assistance today by registering online at www.fema.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA (3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. The toll-free telephone numbers will operate from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. (local time) seven days a week.
According to preliminary assessments as of January 23, more than 800 primary residences have been damaged and 400 sustained major damage or were destroyed. Daniels indicated further damage may be identified and may include additional counties as part of the major disaster determination.
A copy of the governor’s letter to the president may be found here: http://www.in.gov/gov/files/Press/letter_to_President_1-23-08.pdf
The Journal Gazette’s Greg Jones says a rivalry just might be budding as Elmhurst and South Side high schools girls basketball teams go head-to-head Friday night for the SAC regular-season title.
Check out his column in Friday’s Journal Gazette.
*Fort Wayne RV & Camping Show – Noon to 9 p.m.; Memorial Coliseum Exposition Center, 4000 Parnell Ave.; $6 adults, $4 seniors, $2 ages 12 and younger; 483-1111. Ends Sunday.
*“Evita” – Embassy Theatre, 125 W. Jefferson Blvd.; $49, $39, $29; Ticketmaster, 424-1811.
*Panel discussion on Pakistan at noon; Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne, Walb Student Union, Rooms 222 to 226; free, open to public; 481-6691.
*Public ice skating; 3 to 8p.m.; Headwaters Park; $5 ages 14 to adult, $3 ages 13 and younger; 427-6000, 425-5745.
*Harold Hatcher – Noon; Higher Grounds at Anchor Room, 4530 Lahmeyer Road; no cover; 485-0812.
The Journal Gazette’s Benjamin Lanka (blanka@jg.net) reports that complaints about plans to put a mobile phone tower in the West Central neighborhood of downtown Fort Wayne prompted Headwaters Park officials to dust off a nearly 20-year-old plan.
Geoff Paddock, park executive director, said he is looking for companies or individuals interested in financing two100-foot towers at the park. He said the towers have long been a part of the park’s plan and would be placed on the cul-de-sacs on Barr and Calhoun streets.
Paddock said the two stainless steel towers could cost $500,000 each.
The original plans called for observation decks, but Paddock said those would be eliminated because they could triple the costs of the structures and require staffing.
“Once you build one, it would be the natural response (of the public) to build the other,” he said.
Note: Anne “Scoop” Gregory says a picture of the telephone cones is worth a thousand words:
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