Memorial Day Weekend Mopnroe Lake activities, May 27-29 (Paynetown SRA)
Camping at Paynetown SRA for the holiday or planning a family picnic or beach visit? Add a little extra fun to your weekend by taking advantage of our scheduled activities! Crafts and games begin on Friday evening (Snared in the Spider’s Web), continue through Saturday (A Kettle of Vultures, Fish Bone Stampers, Skull Stumpers, and The Incredible Journey), and Sunday (Hammered Leaf Prints, Clever Crows, Snapper Stories, and Pioneer Weaving), and wrap up on Monday morning (Leaf Litter Pop-up Cards). The Paynetown Activity Center, located next to the swimming beach, will also be open all four days from 1 to 5 p.m. Details (time, location, description) for all these activities can be found on the Monroe Lake Online Calendar.
Medical Licensing Board sides with Attorney General Todd Rokita, finds abortion doctor liable for violating three counts of privacy laws
Dr. Caitlin Bernard, an Indiana Medical Doctor, was found liable for violating state and federal patient privacy laws by the Indiana Medical Licensing Board after speaking publicly about providing an abortion to a 10 year-old girl from Ohio. The Indiana Attorney General filed the charges last year, accusing Bernard of failing to report child abuse to state authorities and for publicly speaking about the girl’s case, breaking patient privacy. Bernard maintained no wrongdoing, throughout her testimony, saying she notified he=r hospital’s Social Work Staff about the child abuse, although the Medical Board disagreed.
Bernard was found liable on 3 separate counbts, fined $3,000, and could have her license revoked.
The Office of Attorney General Todd Rokita released the following statement regarding the Medical Licensing Board’s decision:
“Like we have said for a year, this case was about patient privacy and the trust between the doctor and patient that was broken. What if it was your child or your parent or your sibling who was going through a sensitive medical crisis, and the doctor, who you thought was on your side, ran to the press for political reasons? It’s not right, and the facts we presented today made that clear. We appreciate the Medical Licensing Board’s extraordinary time and consideration. My team did a great job getting the Truth out. Caitlin Bernard was found liable for violating state and federal patient privacy law on three separate counts.”
Seven teams graduate Indiana Conservation Officer K-9 School
Seven K-9 teams that completed the Indiana Department of Natural Resources Division of Law Enforcement’s nine-week K-9 Resource Protection program were recognized during a graduation ceremony held today on the south lawn of the Indiana Statehouse. Graduating teams came from Indiana, Kansas, Oregon, and Utah.
Indiana’s K-9 program started in 1997 with a pilot program of two teams. Because of its effectiveness, the program grew to a team of 13 K-9 units throughout the state. At least one K-9 unit serves in each of the 10 Indiana DNR Law Enforcement districts. The Indiana K-9 program is both well respected in the Hoosier state and recognized as one of the nation’s best. In addition to the states represented in this year’s school, Indiana has also helped start and train teams from natural resource agencies in Idaho, Kentucky, Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, as well as from the African country of Zambia. The Indiana K-9 program trains teams that serve in Indiana in man-tracking, wildlife detection and article searches. All K-9s are trained to locate white-tailed deer, wild turkey, waterfowl, and ginseng. They may also be trained to locate other species, depending on where in Indiana the handler is stationed. Indiana teams excel in man-tracking and locating firearms.
K-9 teams provide conservation officers an essential tool to help stop poaching. In the past 25 years, Indiana K-9 teams have been involved in thousands of such cases. K-9 teams have been used to find concealed game and firearms, as well as to find shell casings in road hunting and hunting-with-a-spotlight cases. K-9 teams are used to find lost hunters as well as poachers who have tried to hide from officers. Because of their unique abilities, K-9 units are often requested by other state and local law enforcement agencies for help in locating evidence, missing persons, or fleeing felons.
Bloomington pools prepared to open
In preparation for the May 27 opening of Bryan Park Pool and Mills Pool, Bloomington Parks and Recreation aquatics program staff installed three new, 10′ deck umbrellas at each pool. The umbrellas were funded by the Bloomington Health Foundation, which is partnering with the Parks and Recreation Department this summer on sun safety initiatives at the pool by providing the umbrellas and free sunscreen.
This Week in Hoosier History
1993 – The Dilley sextuplets were born in Indianapolis. Born to Becki and Keith Dilley, they are the first set of surviving sextuplets born in the United States.
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