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Affirming the Legacy - The City of Bloomington's Annual MLK Community Celebration Event

The live broadcast of the 2012 Martin Luther King Jr. birthday celebration, including remarks by Mayor Mark Kruzan, Indiana University president Michael McRobbie, City of Bloomington King Commission Chair William A. Vance, Jr., and keynote speaker Lee Hamilton.  Musical performances by the Indiana University African American Choral Ensemble and A Men, a new local male a cappella group.  Volunteers who participated in "A Day On! Not A Day Off" are recognized, and the winner of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission's Legacy Award is announced.

Cub reporters Kai Grise and Dexter Griffin anchor this year's MLK Day documentary featuring kids talking to other kids at eight different service projects on the King holiday. Local youth talk about what they've learned from Dr. King and ask other kids if King's dream has come true, and what their dreams are for our world. Thanks to grown-ups who helped make this program: Betsy Prange, Nicole Griffin, Adia Waldburger, and Ryan Dawes. This program was supported by a grant from the city of Bloomington's Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Birthday Commission and was produced by Alycin Bektesh, Andy Shaw, and Chad Carrothers.

WFHB's live on-location audio recording of an annual Bloomington holiday tradition - the lighting of the courthouse square.  Guests include county commissioner Iris Kiesling, and of course Santa Claus!  Highlights include a short performance from the Cardinal Stage production of "Annie" and the lighting of the Bloomington Hospital Hospice tree.  Hosted by Ivy Tech's Keith Kline and Polka Dot the Clown.  Music by the Bloomington Brass Band.

UPDATE:

11/18/11 The Monroe County Clerk has provided the final results for the 2011 Bloomington Elections. The new number for total votes cast is 3989.

Click here to see the Monroe County Clerk's PDF Results

11/10/11- The uncertified results are in for the 2011 City of Bloomington Elections. A total of 3956 votes were cast.  Mayor Mark Kruzan and Clerk Regina Moore ran uncontested and won 100% of the vote. Incumbent District 4 (D) Dave Rollo and District 6 (D) Steve Volan were also uncontested and won 100% of the vote. Council newcomers District 2 (D) Dorothy Granger, District 3 (D) Martin Spechler and District 5 (D) Darryl Neher also won 100% of the vote and were uncontested.

CITY COUNCIL AT LARGE

(D) Tim Mayer- 26%
(D) Andy Ruff- 21%
(D) Susan Sandberg- 25%
(R) Jennifer Mickel- 12%
(R) Ed Schwartzman- 16%

District 1

(D) Chris Sturbaum- 63%
(R) KC Baker- 37%

CLICK HERE TO SEE WFHB'S ELECTION RESULTS SPREADSHEET

CLICK HERE TO SEE THE CLERK'S PDF RESULTS

WFHB and Community Access Television Services have once again partnered for live coverage of the 2011 Municipal Elections for the City of Bloomington. WFHB News Director January Jones with co-hosts Helen Harrell and Bev Smith, present 3.5 hours of interviews and reports from the Monroe County Clerk's Office. Guests Isabel Piedmont Smith, Charlotte Zietlow, Randy Paul, Matt Pierce and Steve Volan discuss important local issues and WFHB Assistant News Director Alycin Bektesh updates us on the social media scene.

In our final installment of this five part series, we’ll talk about development in Bloomington with City Planning Director Tom Micuda. Tom is joined by News Director January Jones and Bloomington Plan Commissioner member Travis Vencel on the streets of Bloomington as they discuss downtown development and housing.

This week we’ve looked at state and county government, tonight and Friday we’ll focus in on the City of Bloomington. WFHB News Director January Jones interviews Bloomington City Council President Susan Sandberg about the legislative functions of the council. In the second half of the show, Bloomington Board of Public Works President Charlotte Zietlow will explain the executive and contractual functions of that board.

Today, we’ll keep our focus on how Monroe County Government. Larry Wilson is the director of the Monroe County Planning Department. In this interview with News Director January Jones, Wilson talks about the role of the planning department and important issues the county is facing.

Welcome to WFHB's Local Government 101, a special presentation of the Daily Local News and Community Access Television Services. In today’s installment, News Director January Jones speaks with County Council At-Large Member Geoff McKim, who discusses the primary function of the County Council.  Next we'll hear from County Commissioner Mark Stoops about current investments the county is making towards efficiency.

Welcome to WFHB's Local Government 101, a special presentation of the Daily Local News and Community Access Television Services. We'll begin the week with the context that our local governments have to function in- state law. Tonight, we'll draw on a legislative update hosted by the League of Women Voters with local state representatives Peggy Welch and Matt Pierce. But first up is State Senator Vi Simpson speaking to January Jones about the new voting districts of the Indiana House and Senate.