WayNet News
Volume 01, Issue 03-29

FAQ for the CITY OF RICHMOND
Do you have a question about trash pickup? Street Repairs? Park Shelter Rentals? Answers to the City of Richmond's most frequently asked questions are now available online.
  https://www.richmondindiana.gov/faqs

WayNet > Locate > Government > City
 http://www.waynet.org/government/default.htm#city

WAYNET WELCOMES FIRST UNITED METHODIST CHURCH - RICHMOND
WayNet welcomes new member, First United Methodist Church, located at 318 National Road West in Richmond. You may contact them via phone at (765) 966-4357 or via email at fum.church@verizon.net.

 WayNet > Visit > Worship
  http://www.waynet.org/people/churches.html

STATE PARK ENTRANCE FEE INCREASES
The entrance fee for Indiana's State Parks and Recreation areas was recently increased for the first time in 14 years. The fee will now be $3.00 per carload. View a complete list of fee changes on the Indiana DNR's web site.
  http://www.state.in.us/serv/presscal?PF=dnr&Clist=11&Elist=24562

WHITEWATER MEMORIAL STATE PARK LAKE TO BE DRAINED
Plans are underway for the lake at Whitewater Memorial State Park to be drained in 2001 so that repairs can be made on spillway. Follow the progress on their web site.
  http://www.state.in.us/dnr/parklake/parks/whitewater.html

WAYNE COUNTY CAN PICK 'EM!
Pat yourself on the back, Wayne County! You picked Gladiator as a winner at the 2001 Oscar awards. Speak out on this week's poll - Where do you think the new jail should be built?
  http://www.waynet.org/opinion/

GAMES FOR KIDS
Several area schools have spring break next week. Keep the kids busy with ideas from these web sites:

•  Games for 6-8 Year olds
   
•  More Games
    http://www.gameskidsplay.net/
•  Card Games
    http://www.pagat.com/
•  For an international flair - try this British Games Directory!
    http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/kit.logan/Games.shtml

For more fun ideas, visit WayNet's Family & Parenting section.
 WayNet > People > Family & Parenting
  http://www.waynet.org/people/family.htm

SPRING BREAK EXPLORATIONS
OK - maybe a trip to Florida isn't in your budget for spring break this year. That's great! It means you have more time to explore the many fun museums that are within a day's drive of Wayne County. What have your children been studying in school? What are they interested in exploring?

• Space? Visit the Neil Armstrong Air & Space Museum in Wapokenta, OH.
    http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/armstron/
• Abraham Lincoln? Visit The Lincoln Museum in Fort Wayne, IN.
    http://www.ohiohistory.org/places/armstron/
• Airplanes? Visit U.S. Air Force Museum...its FREE!
    http://www.wpafb.af.mil/museum/
• American Indians? Visit the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis, IN.
    http://www.eiteljorg.org
• Classic Cars? Visit the Auburn Cord Duesenburg Museum in Auburn, IN.
    http://www.automobilemuseum.org

Don't neglect these special exhibits just because they are close to home!

• Prehistoric Mammals? Visit the Joseph Moore Museum in Richmond, IN.
    http://www.waynet.org/nonprofit/jos_moore.htm\
• Egyptian Mummy? Wayne County Historical Museum in Richmond, IN.
    https://wchmuseum.org/
• Fossils? Take a walk in the Whitewater Gorge!
    http://www.waynet.org/facts/gorge_fossils.htm

Find these museums and many more in WayNet's Museum's and Historic Sites section.

WayNet > Arts & Culture > Museums & Historic Sites
  http://www.waynet.org/arts/museums.htm

GRANT WRITING SEMINAR
Learn how to write a grant proposal at Indiana University East. Grant seeking and fundraising skills are now more important than ever. Grant monies are available! Come and learn the process for developing a grant proposal. This course will take you through the preparation and research stages necessary when writing a grant. It will teach aspects of organizational readiness, types of grants available, and the elements of a written proposal.

Instructors: Joanne Matika, Vice Chancellor for External Relations & Development at IU East; and Charles Ball, President and
CEO of the Wayne County Foundation.
When: April 12 and 19 from 6:30 - 8:30 pm
Fee: $35
For more information or registration call the Division of Continuing Studies at IU East at 765-973-8203 or 800-959-EAST extension 203.

VOTE FOR INDIANA'S STATE TREE TO BE THE NATIONAL TREE
Would you like to see the Indiana State Tree, the Tulip Poplar, become the National Tree? Learn more about our state tree at http://www.arborday.org/tuliptree.html and then vote to let the Arbor Day Foundation know that you'd like to have the Tulip Poplar as our national tree!
  http://www.arborday.org/votealt.cfm

EMPLOYMENT OPENING - Program Coordinator / Case Management
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wayne and Union Counties has an opening for Program Coordinator/Case Management.

Responsibilities include: Intake procedures for clients and volunteers, home visits and interviews, police background checks,
assess and train volunteers, communication with recruitment centers such as elementary schools, junior high schools, filing cases, supervise and monitor matches, database management, all other administrative tasks associated with case management. Also responsible for planning program service enhancements and improvement of case management functions. The Program Coordinator will answer to the Executive Director and will also assist as needed in events, recruitment of volunteers and clients, and community outreach and presentations. Some travel throughout Wayne and Union Counties will
be required. Send cover letter and resume to:

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Wayne and Union Counties
PO Box 176
Richmond IN 47375

  http://www.waynet.org/employment/_jobs/2001/010329-1.htm

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  http://www.waynet.org/employment/

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