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Saturday, August 06, 2005

Ind. Gov't. - Courthouse Girls calendar hits the streets

"Courthouse Girls calendar hits the streets" is the headline to this story by Joy Leiker in the Muncie Star-Press today.

This July 9th story, also by Joy Leiker, gives some background. "The Board of County Commissioners voted 2-1 on June 6 to raze the 128-year-old courthouse and replace it with a new structure on the downtown square." More quotes:

WINCHESTER - Schools. Homes. Government buildings. Is any historic building in Winchester safe? All types, shapes and sizes of buildings have been demolished over the years, but none have fallen with the fury that's tied to the planned demolition of the Randolph County Courthouse.

It's the centerpiece of a downtown district that four years ago was added to the National Register of Historic Places. Talk of its demise has created a stir that local historians cannot find a match for in the record books. Objectors have signed petitions, rallied on the courthouse lawn and begged officials to reconsider.

Here is the Indiana Historic Landmarks Foundation page on the endangered Randolph County Courthouse, including a photo of the building.

And here is a direct link to the Muncie paper's photo of the calendar's back cover. Here is a link to the Court House Girls' website, where you can order the calendar or a T-shirt (caution - loud music plays when you access this site).

[More] "Calendar signing brings in a crowd: Spunky senior models' project attracts interest from near and far" is the headline to this story, also by Joy Leiker, in today's Richmond Palladium-Item. Some quotes:

To the seven women, saving the Randolph County Courthouse can't just be a side effect. It's the main goal.

The calendar is their protest of plans to tear down the 128-year-old building. Five dollars of every $12.95 calendar sold goes into a save the courthouse fund.

It's clear that at least on the first day of sales, plenty of people found something they liked on the calendar's pages. Organizers estimated that 250 people stood in line to meet the models and get autographs when the calendars went on sale at 11:30 a.m. Friday. By the end of the day almost half of the 3,000 calendars were sold -- 750 sold to people who showed up in Farmland for the unveiling, and another 750 stuffed into envelopes ready for the mail.

Posted by Marcia Oddi on August 6, 2005 09:04 AM
Posted to Indiana Government