| CCS rocks the vote
Voting rights are crucial to all Americans, Doug Forrester argued, but especially to the disabled. "If you didn't vote, don't complain," Forrester said, quoting the popular bumper sticker.
A former Republican candidate for New Jersey governor, Forrester now teaches a course on government at the College. On Monday morning, he delivered a lecture to students in Career and Community Studies (CCS), which is designed for students at the College with disabilities.
Forrester began by asking the students to introduce themselves and talk about any school activities they were involved in. Forrester then related their participation around campus to their obligations in the community as voters.
He related to the CCS students in that his daughter, who had suffered a life-threatening aneurysm at the age of 17, is still hindered by her coordination disability.
Handicap play area eyed at Lakeside Park
A team from the Leadership Fond du Lac program hopes to build a handicapped-accessible playground in Lakeside Park. It will seek approval for the project from the city Advisory Park Board at a meeting set for 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 22. Team member Jamie Haack said the proposed playground would be situated across the street from the carousel and train and alongside current playground equipment. It would serve both handicapped and non-handicapped people of all ages and could be ready for use by June. Before the team can realize its dream, it'll have to maneuver through several hurdles. The team has submitted a site plan to the city but still needs approval from the city's Advisory Park Board, she said. The team should have a verdict on its proposal by Jan. 22. Even if members get approval, they'll face a big challenge: raising money.
Harlem Wizards coming to Montville
For $15, it's a show that can't be seen anywhere but Montville. The fast-dribbling Harlem Wizards will face off against a team of Montville teachers and parents Saturday, Feb. 10, at 7:30 p.m. at Montville High School. Doors will open at 7 p.m. Proceeds will go to the Pathways for Exceptional Children program which supports children with disabilities. Also performing will be Pathways' Children's Basketball Team and the Power Soccer team. The children's soccer exhibition game will have children using power wheelchairs with foot guards and an 18" soccer ball. Tickets are still available at the Montville Recreation Department, 195 Changebridge Rd.; Barry's Montville Pharmacy, 185 Changebridge Rd.; Landauer Caf, 632 Rt. 202. .
A new beginning: Center to help wounded troops rebuild lives
Some limped gingerly, some rode in wheelchairs as they made their way into the tent. They had missing arms and legs, faces with no ears or with rebuilt noses, bones rebuilt with steel, shrapnel still visible in places. They are the faces of war and its cruel costs, the "wounded warriors" as they were called Monday, and they were the guests of honor at the dedication of a $40 million rehabilitation center built just for them. One of those soldiers is Spc. Lucas Schmitz, a 22-year-old college student from rural Minnesota, whose right leg was blown off by a bomb in Iraq last July. "The center will give me the opportunity to adapt," said Schmitz, a member of the Minnesota National Guard. "I'm never going to be the same, and I won't be able to do things exactly like I used to.
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