Spring cleaning encouraged for Drug Take Back Day
Attorney General Todd Rokita is encouraging Hoosiers to drop off their expired, unused, and unnecessary medications to disposal sites across the state as part of National Drug Take Back Day on Saturday, April 22. Team members from the Office of the Attorney General are partnering with state and local law enforcement at collection sites around the state Friday, April 21 and Saturday, April 22.
Staff operating the drop-off sites will ensure the safe disposal of medications, including drugs in liquid and pill form. Needles, new or used, WILL NOT be accepted for disposal. This service is free and anonymous with no questions asked.
Celebrate the City’s 1st Annual Bike to Earth Day at Switchyard Park Event on April 22
The City of Bloomington’s climate action platform Zero In Bloomington is teaming up with the City’s alternative transportation platform Go Bloomington to host the 1st annual Bike to Earth Day at Switchyard Park event, Saturday, April 22 from 1-5pm. The day will be filled with fun activities for the whole family including face painting, arts & crafts, food trucks, and live entertainment from the Peyton Womock Band. Attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in electric vehicle (EV) demos and win giveaways, including a Little 500 bike & Trek e-bike, and meet Anthony Leal from the IU basketball team. In the case of inclement weather, vendors and activities will be consolidated into the Switchyard Park Pavilion.
This celebration closes out the Earth Day Community Challenge inspired by Zero In Bloomington (zeroinbloomington.com), where participants could complete sustainability actions for the chance to win prizes. From using alternative transportation to eating vegan, Bloomington residents have been improving their sustainability footprint throughout April. The initiative is an important step in furthering Bloomington’s goal, as identified in the City’s Climate Action Plan (https://bton.in/d!xR8), to reach net zero emissions by 2050 in pursuit of climate resilience and sustainable leadership.
The grand prize for the challenge, a one-night stay in the South Bend Net Zero Tiny Home, will be awarded at the Bike to Earth Day event. It’s not too late to hop in and complete the challenge yourself. For more information contact Sustainability Program Coordinator McKaylyn Lynch at mckaylyn.lynch@bloomington.in.gov or 812-349-3418. Learn more about Zero in Bloomington at: https://bton.in/ipy-i
Governor issues Proclamation for National Lineworker Appreciation Day
Lineworkers brighten our communities
You might have seen them hard at work at all hours – and in the harshest conditions – aloft in a bucket truck, clipped to a utility pole, or spotting a teammate from the ground. Their mission: to keep the lights on. Tuesday was National Lineworker Appreciation Day, the day that we asked to consider the sacrifices made by those working long hours in tough conditions to keep the power on.
Duke Energy issued the following statement:
We rely on our line teams at Duke Energy to support daily customer needs as well as special projects that will help us deliver on our goal of net zero carbon emissions by 2050. They are enabling us to light the way to a cleaner, smarter energy future – expanding renewables, strengthening the grid and cutting emissions without compromising reliability.
This Week in Hoosier History
1914 – George Davis, American art director (20th Century Fox), born in Kokomo, Indiana on April 17th (d. 1984). Davis was an American art director and was the supervising art director at MGM from 1959 to 1970. He won two Academy Awards for Best Art Direction for his work on The Robe in 1954 and for The Diary of Anne Frank in 1960.
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