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JOURNAL AND COURIER LOCAL EDITOR PHILLIP A IORINI Phone 420 5231 ax 420 5246 mail pfiorinijournalahdcouriercom Journal and Courier online: wwwjconlinecom ive tips on how to cut your printing costs LOCAL Purdue Research Park gains state recognition Certification intended to attract more high technology firms By Marc Geller mgellerjoumalandcouriercom A growing technology center today is getting the designa tion as first Certi fied Technology Park This morning Lt Gov Joe Kernan is scheduled to join West Lafayette Mayor Sonya Margerum and Purdue Uni versity president Martin Jis chke to announce that the Pur due Research Park has been awarded the status is an historic day not only for West Lafayette and Purdue but for Indiana as a whole showing the world that we are serious about developing and sup porting technology companies in our said Kernan who oversees the economic development efforts as director Purdue UNIVERSITY of the Indiana Department of Commerce have found a bet ter situation than this one Pur due and West Lafayette have an outstanding partnership in place and with this designation we are confident that take it to the next A result of tax re structuring legislation the new Certified Technology Park program encourages the loca tion of high technology busi nesses within areas identi fied by local redevelop ment com missions Portions of tax revenues generated by tenants are reinvested Kernan into the park and used for im provements operation and maintenance of facilities pay ment of interest and principal Margerum on bonds and other business generating activities The park is home to lead mg high tech nology com panies such as Cook Biotech Inc Endocy te Inc Bioana lytical Sys tems SSCI Inc and Copient Tech nologies Cook Biotech last week broke ground for a 55000 square foot expansion in the park tjdMMW TA A OalM West Lafayette and the Pur due Research oundation partnered to develop 40 of the acres in the Purdue Research Park that is now designated as a Certified Technology Park Covenants were created for this area that require compa nies to have a technology com ponent and a commitment to interact with Purdue Univer sity To initially develop that area West Lafayette con tributed $25 million and the Purdue Research oundation added another $1 million for infrastructure improvements including streets utilities and MoreA5 Editorial: Progress at Purdue Research Park encouraging construction of a 4 acre lake city of West Lafayette and our Department of De velopment have worked close ly with the park to help it Margerum said it will be up to the West Lafayette Redevelopment Commission to decide how this additional revenue will be spent in the park to attract the kind of high tech busi nesses we High winds cause problems in area By Erin Smith Journal and Courier The main concern for me teorologists on Sunday was the rain but the wind Only a trace of rain fell Saturday night and Sunday but wind gusts of up to 40 miles per hour caused minor power outages and closed some roads temporarily In Clinton County the wind caused a semitrailer to buckle in the middle reduc ing traffic to one lane on northbound Interstate 65 all afternoon according to Clin ton County deputy sheriff Jerrad Blacker company is having to offload the Black er said The truck which was carrying a load of scrap pa per was cut in two after the wind ripped the top of the trailer off near mile marker 150 he added Traffic slowed as onlook ers took pictures and videos of the wreckage which was expected to be cleaned up late Sunday night In Tippecanoe County the wind blew trees down clos ing some roads while crews removed the trees One gust blew a tree onto a power line near the Wildcat Wildlife Center on Eisenhower Road causing the tree to catch fire Traffic light power failures in Lafayette forced police to step in for a few hours By Sunday evening all of the stoplights had been reset ac cording to Lafayette police Late Sunday evening In diana State Police said Indi ana 225 near Battle Ground was still closed due to high water They said they knew of no other road closures due to power outages or high water Chamber weighs wheel tax pros cons Staff Reports Greater Lafayette Cham ber of Commerce will host a discussion on the Local Op tion Highway User Tax also called a wheel tax at 8:30 am Thursday in the Chamber boardroom 337 Columbia St The Chamber board has been asked to consider a res olution in favor of LOHUT and is seeking input from business owners The session on Thursday will feature a presentation by Tom Martin program direc tor of Indiana Local Techni cal Assistance Program Companies who wish to send a representative should contact Lisa Kochert by Tues day at 742 4041 Photos by Tom LeiningerJournal and Courier alsw Jf 'j 1 51 ON STAGE: LD Miller performs with the his brother Clay Brothers Miller is a third grader at the school The school ton and the rest of the Clayton Miller Band Sunday during hoped to raise $3000 from the event that featured the Hot a fund raiser for the New Community School at Riehle Club of Colfax and the Max Allen Band Clayton Miller Band helps New Community School LD Miller performs locally for first time since TV appearance at benefit concert By Erin Smith Journal and Courier About 10 girls ranging in age from 6 to 12 crowded to the front of the audi ence Sunday at Riehle Brothers in Lafayette when 9 year old LD Miller who appeared on The Search for Most Talented Kid took the stage with the Clayton Miller Blues Band The band was the main act for a ben efit concert raising money for New Com munity School Tippecanoe first charter school The school is try ing to raise money for its own building constantly raising money for the same said director Mindi Rohan who hoped to bring in $3000 Sunday night The school which is tuition free and does not receive state funds rents space from Temple Israel in West Lafayette Next year Rohan expects to have 48 children enrolled in the kindergarten to sixth grade at the school LD is a third grader at New Com munity The concert was his first show in Lafayette since the television show aired Beau Clark who volunteered to be WATCHING THE BALL: Bryce Retherford 6 of Lafayette plays in the sand vol leyball court at Riehle Brothers while the Max Allen Band performs the master of ceremonies introduced the Clayton Miller Blues Band and LD you should have said Clark just pretty he added as LD tossed his head and grinned was your problem bud Jazz and the blues were the musical themes for the five hour concert The Hot Club of Colfax and the Max Allen band opened for the Clayton Miller Blues Band which featured old er brothers Clayton and Cole and his father Larry The audience was smaller than last crowd according to Rohan Day hit us she said Many of those at the concert were affiliated with the school but some Ro han observed were there to see LD Cheers applause and shouts of rose when LD appeared wear ing his customary black Stetson LD performed his rendition of Buddy to the delight of the crowd While the rest of the band played another song LD took a break to drink his root beer and to chat with some friends LD said he enjoys the of performing and added that after being on national television he get as nervous before his concerts Many of schoolmates came for the concert Joanna Retherford brought her three sons kids are having a blast listen ing to great music and playing in the sand (volleyball she said for a good cause be great if they had a building of their own with a play ground and a library and a sons are in first and sec ond grade at New Community School school working for one of my Retherford said ex plaining that he has ADHD so much happier now made a com plete Kids moms get a taste of old days at Prophetstown By Erin Smith Journal and Courier ex claimed Eric Theller 8 as he jointed up toward the ceiling ights of the 1918 era farm house have those when I was growing explained his grandmother Dorothy Theller who was bom on a farm in 1921 Theller and her four grand sons spent Sunday afternoon touring the Museum at Prophetstown as part of a Planting Day and Day on the Prairie event The museum allows visi tors to participate in hands on activities like shocking wheat and milking cows nothing we do here the visitor immerse them selves said Dris Abraham director of operations The rain on Saturday and windy weather forced the postponement of the 1920s style com planting activity and brought the Day picnic inside we were on a real farm right now today would be the day to read or said Abraham Volunteer Patti Jischke was glad the picnic lunch which included fresh bread made the old fashioned way had been moved inside have to be a pioneer mom to enjoy this she commented Jischke and other volun 1 teers gave tours of the 1918 replica of a Sears Roebuck and Co catalog Hillrose house and explained various aspects of the farm and farm life have a sense of connection between the onion next? The next big event at the Museum at Prophet stown is the Wheat Har vest estival on Saturday June 28 from 10 am to 5 pm Visitors can partic ipate in old fashioned wheat threshing Admission is $5 for adults and $3 for children or more information visit wwwprophetstownorg or call (765)567 4700 they eat and where it came said Jiscke mar velous for kids to have a chance to see Nine year old Miranda Stuckey is part of a team of four children who work with the horses that live on the farm On Sunday she tried her hand at ironing with an old fashioned iron just plug it in and Stuckey said admit ting that it was harder than using modem technology The farmhouse is filled with appliances and gadgets from the 1920s including a washing machine sewing ma chine and Model car in the separate garage so fantastic the way we live and our children realize it "Theller said when asked of the importance of bringing her grandchildren to the museum wanted them to see what it was School groups and other or ganizations use the museum as a history lesson too This month Abraham expects to have about 1000 school chil dren tour the farm By Tom LelnlngerJoumal and Courier GOOD DAY OR HOT COEE: Miranda Stuckey 9 checks on progress of a pot of coffee brewing on the wood burning stove Sunday in the kitchen of the Wabash Valley Living History arm at the Museum at Prophetstown Rain and cold weather scut tled most of the plans for the planting days but that did not stop people from coming inside the farm house to warm up Personal file Todd Wesbrook Address: West Lafayette amily: Married for 12 years Education: de gree in business administra tion Mayville State University Mayville ND of pub lic administration Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Career: Manager of devel opment services Trinity Mis sion Hobbies: Working out go ing on dates with my wife spending time with friends and going to church By Michael Heinz Journal and Courier Official: Bush faith based initiative very important to Trinity Mission By Joe Thomas jthomasjournalandcouriercom People who enter Trinity program addicted to a substance almost al ways come out without that problem Todd Wesbrook lets the world know about that He works as manager of devel opment services for the Kos suth Street based program Trinity relies on divine in tervention as they help clients overcome substance addictions They usually get it since only 25 percent of their clients return to the pro gram and only 10 percent face substance abuse charges after successfully completing pro A chat with a newsmaker gram It gives Wesbrook a good story to tell the world Question: Working as a development director for a nonprofit organization is not the most lucrative career one can pursue Why do you like your job? Answer: I enjoy being a part of seeing lives being changed People come to Trinity Mission with some type of issue and if they can stick with the program and with the help of the Lord they can overcome their problem It is exciting be cause Trinity Mission is not only helping the individual but it is a part of bringing the family back together Many individuals that were not a productive part of society now have jobs are back together with their families and are attending church Trinity Mission is a life restoration center We give people a second chance sometimes a third and fourth chance Trinity Mis sion helps those that have no hope and gives them hope How does Trinity Mission support itself? We are supported by businesses churches and in dividuals It is amazing how God provides for Trinity Mission We currently re ceive no state or federal sup port President Bush pro posed his faith based ini tiative which directs public funds to private charities How important is that pas sage to Trinity Mission? This legislation is very important The only part of the legislation that concerns us is that we would not be able to continue sharing the gospel You have had a chance to see program up Page B2 I.