Daily Local News - October 19, 2009

The insurance company of the Little Nashville Opry offers a $25,000 reward to anyone with information leading to the conviction of anyone involved in setting the fire that gutted the facility; the Brown County Health Department will start offering the H1N1 flu vaccine to children, pregnant women and health care workers tomorrow; the Ellettsville branch of the Monroe County Public Library will celebrate the opening of a new childrens’ addition with an open house Thursday; a Ball State researcher finds pharmaceuticals in freshwater ecosystems in rural areas of central Indiana; the owner of Samira's restaurant wins $100K in a Hoosier Lottery game.
FEATURE
Bloomington city officials have launched a new monthly talk show to explore B-town news and events. The half-hour program is called “Everybody’s Bloomington”, produced at the studios of our media partner CATS, Community Access Television Services. The latest episode features local tourism guru Mike McAfee, executive director of the Bloomington/Monroe County Conventions and Visitor’s Bureau. You can watch the entire program on cable channel 12 tomorrow at 7pm and on Wednesday at 10pm, and today we feature an excerpt from the program featuring a discussion of the impact of tourism on the local economy.
ACTIVATE!
Sarah Hawkins is the founder of Indiana University’s Secular Alliance, an organizer of tonight’s debate at 7pm in Woodburn Hall titled "Can You Be Good Without God?"