Local News Headlines: June 2, 2023

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Rosehill Cemetery installs monument for cremains
A granite monument has been installed at the new scatter garden in Rose Hill Cemetery, 1100 W. 4th St. Only installation of decorative fencing remains to complete the scatter garden project and for the area to be opened for people to lay to rest the cremains of their loved ones. Fees for the use of the scatter garden will apply. The scatter garden will be officially opened later this summer following a ribbon-cutting ceremony.

Bloomington June Events Calendar:

Switchyard Park Concert Series; Juneteenth Celebration; Outdoor Programs; and Monroe Water Treatment Plant Tour –June Events and Programs

City Golf Tournament
Date: Championship Flights register by June 20; Regular, Women’s, and Junior’s Divisions register by July 2.
Time: noon
Cost: Entry fee for Championship Flights is $25; Regular and Women’s Divisions $15; Juniors entry fee is free. 
Location: Cascades Golf Course, 3550 N. Kinser Pike
Play in the longest-running Match Play tournament in the state! Visit bloomington.in.gov/cascades for qualifying dates; Tournament opening weekend is July 8-9 and Championship weekend is July 15-16. For more information or to register for the City Golf Tournament, call Cascades Golf Course at 812-349-3764. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/golf-tournament

Limestone Nomad at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 1
Time: 4:30-6pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live music: modern bluegrass/folk trio
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Shakespeare in the Park
Date: Thursday-Sunday, June 1-4
Time: June 1, June 2, and June 3 at 7pm; June 4 at 2pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: The Waldron, Hill and Buskirk Park, 331 S. Washington Street
Monroe County Civic Theater presents Richard III.
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Movies in the Parks: The Princess Diaries (2001, rated G)
Date: Saturday, June 3
Time: 9:30pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Bryan Park, 1001 S. Henderson Street
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market
Date: Saturdays, June 3, June 10, June 17, June 24
Time: 8am – 1pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Showers Common south of City Hall, 401 N. Morton Street
Find a wide assortment of goods from farm and field, plus a tasteful variety of prepared foods from local small businesses. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/farmers-market

Tuesday Market
Date: Tuesdays, June 6, June 13, June 20, June 27
Time: 4-7pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers St., outside north of the Pavilion
Shop for fresh, nutritious, local farm products and artisanal foods, and support the local food economy. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/farmers-market/tuesday

Touch a Truck
Date: Wednesday, June 7
Time: 10am – 2pm
Cost: $1 per person
Location: Winslow Sports Complex, 2800 S. Highland Ave.
Get up close and personal with your favorite big rigs!
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/touch-a-truck

nomás at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 8
Time: 4:30-6pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live music: unique Spanish/English covers
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Strawberry Shortcake Festival Concert by Matixando
Date: Thursday, June 8
Time: 11am – 12:30pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street
Live music: original Latin fusion from Costa Rica
Held in conjunction with the Boys & Girls Club Auxiliary’s Strawberry Shortcake Festival from 11am – 6pm
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Happy Hours on the Lawn: SoundR LampN at Switchyard Park
Date: Friday, June 9
Time: 6-8:30pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street
Live music: quirky rock and roll
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

A Fair of the Arts
Date: Saturday, June 10
Time: 8am – 1pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Held in conjunction with the Bloomington Community Farmers’ Market, 401 N. Morton Street at City Hall.
Shop for art and fine crafts hand made by local and regional artists.
Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/a-fair-of-the-arts

Get Outdoors Day
Date: Saturday, June 10
Time: 10am – 1pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street
Open-house style introduction to local outdoor activities.
Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/recreation/programs/11991

Zillafyde at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 15
Time: 4:30-6pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live music: country to folk to hard rock
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Chicago jazz artist Makaya McCraven with Funk Almighty
Date: Thursday, June 15
Time: 6-10pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Wife Patrol with Rearview Rhonda
Date: Friday, June 16
Time: 6 p.m. opener, 7:15pm main act
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers Street, main stage
Live music: opener Rearview Rhonda, local indie rock/punk rock band, and main act Wife Patrol, alternative rock
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Juneteenth
Date: Saturday, June 17, 2023
Time: 2-7pm
Cost: Free
Location: Switchyard Park (1601 South Rogers Street)
The City of Bloomington will host a Juneteenth celebration on Saturday, June 17 from 2 to 7 p.m. at Switchyard Park (1601 South Rogers Street). Juneteenth is the annual commemoration of the end of slavery in the United States after the Civil War and a national celebration of freedom. The community-wide, family-friendly gathering will feature free food, games, and music, with Black-owned businesses on-site offering additional products for sale. 

Monroe Water Treatment Plant Tour
Date: Wednesday, June 21
Time: 2:30 – 4:30pm
Cost: Free! 
Location: Meet at 600 E Miller Dr 
Please join the City of Bloomington Utilities for a guided tour of the Monroe Water Treatment Plant. Participants meet at the Service Center to shuttle to the plant and learn fun history facts about water in Monroe County. We will see where the water comes out at Lake Monroe, then follow the flow as it becomes drinking water and gets pumped into the city. Questions? Contact us at 812-349-3655 or wq@bloomington.in.gov. Register at: https://forms.gle/dfCDsuhEkTQ9f6g87

PDVNCH at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 22
Time: 4:30-6pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live spoken wordsmith
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Summer Solstice Celebration
Date: Saturday, June 24
Time: 1-4pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Switchyard Park, 1601 S. Rogers St.
Nature- and sun-related activities and games to celebrate summer!
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

The Bazargan Mystics at Peoples Park
Date: Thursday, June 29
Time: 4:30-6pm
Cost: Free admission
Location: Peoples Park, 501 E. Kirkwood Avenue
Live music: Hoosier surf klezmer
For up-to-the-minute information on weather-related cancellations, call the Community Events Hotline at 812-349-3754. Learn more at: https://bloomington.in.gov/parks/events/concerts

Indiana Department of Insurance requires pharmacy benefit managers to obtain license
Indianapolis – The Indiana application for Pharmacy Benefit Managers is now live and all Pharmacy Benefit Managers must now apply for licensure. Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) are third party companies that offer pharmacy benefit management services and function as intermediaries between health plans and pharmaceutical manufacturers. The link to the application can be found at www.sircon.com/indiana.

In 2020, Indiana passed SEA 241 (IC 27-1-24.5) requiring PBMs to obtain a license issued by the Indiana Department of Insurance (IDOI). The act gives the IDOI commissioner the authority to adopt rules to set forth provisions for licensure and financial requirements, application and renewal fees, pharmacy claims audits, maximum allowable cost pricing, annual reporting, and penalties for violations for PBMs. Indiana Administrative Code Title 760, Article 5: Pharmacy Benefit Manager Standards became effective March 22, 2023, and includes the requirements for licensure.

PBMs organized in the State of Indiana need to apply by clicking on “Apply for a License” in the portal, then “New Insurance Licenses”. PBMs organized outside the State of Indiana should apply through “Other Licenses”. Additional information is available on the IDOI website, including specific items that must be attached to a PBM’s application and also a PBM Compliance Checklist. Visit www.in.gov/idoi/companyentity-financial-compliance/other-entities-initial-registration-requirements/pharmacy-benefit-manager-initial/.

Consumer Alert: Products recalled in May 
Attorney General Todd Rokita is alerting Hoosiers of important consumer protection concerns for products recalled in May. This is the time to take advantage of opportunities available for those who purchased the recalled items. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the following consumer products were recalled in May:  

If you believe you recently purchased a recalled product, stop using it, and check its recall notice. Then, follow the notice’s instructions, including where to return the product or what steps must be taken to receive a replacement product. To view recalls issued prior to May, visit the Consumer Protection Safety Commission website. 

This Week in Hoosier History

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1931 – While attending The National Governor’s Conference in French Lick, Franklin D. Roosevelt announced his desire to run for President of the United States. 

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