The Herald Bulletin, Anderson, Indiana

More than three years after moving to Anderson I only recently discovered the beautiful trail system at Falls Park in Pendleton. I knew the park was there but was unaware of the extensive trail system connecting the baseball fields to the park and the north entrance. On Wednesday, while walking under one of the massive concrete railway bridges with my wife, we discovered a rather festive piece of graffity: an eight-foot jack-o-lantern. And while I don't support or condone vandalism, I have been moved by illegal street art and acknowledge it can have value.

A resident of the 1400 block of Fletcher Street said Anderson has eliminated street parking to accommodate large trucks making deliveries to Carpet One-Indiana Flooring. The resident said the city had to replace sidewalks in the area, thanks to the frequent truck traffic. Now those trucks have cost people living in nearby apartments the convenience of their parking spaces.

Matt Farmer performed a solo on Saturday during the Anderson Young Ballet Theatre (AYBT) fall gal. Farmer recently joined the dance faculty at Anderson University. In case you haven't heard, AU awarded its first minors in dance last May and will now offer dance majors. The program is the brain child of professor Doug King, who you may have seen perform with Beef & Boards Dinner Theatre in Indianapolis.

Stunning Rainbow last night! Now for today, come on over to the Delaware County Fair in Muncie for the Colts Make It Personal Tour, elements include meet and greets with Colts players or alumni Colts players and cheerleaders.

The Colts are teaming up with Second Harvest Food Bank of East Central Indiana at the Delaware County Fair on Monday to help end hunger in this region. Fans are encouraged to bring a donation for the food collection and participate in the Bread Line project.

Variety Global Business (VGB) Group, the China-based business with an interest in establishing a manufacturing and distribution center in Anderson, is headed to Washington, D.C. this week to solicit federal for the project. Pastor James Dixon, who has served as a community liaison for VGB, said company officials will spend Wednesday and Thursday in the capital, alongside economic development leaders from the city of Anderson.

I received a call from a volunteer with Love Bears, a local group of mostly older women who sew teddy bears to give to children. The caller said Love Bears will no longer be allowed to operate out of Anderson Public Library and is moving to an Anderson Parks Department facility on Oak Street. She also said the group has been forbidden from taking its own property — namely a microwave and freezer — with it. Not sure what's going on here, but I hope to find out more soon.

WASHINGTON, DC—U.S. Congressman Mike Pence made the following statement on the passing of former GOP Conference Chairman, housing secretary and Republican Vice Presidential nominee, Jack Kemp:
“Along with millions of Americans, my family and I were deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Jack Kemp. Jack Kemp was a hero who became my friend and I will miss him dearly.
“Jack Kemp was a great man whose character, optimism and compassion will shape his party and his nation for generations.