Indian Village Principal Named Principal of the Year

Indian Village Principal Stephany Bourne was recognized recently as the District 3 Elementary Principal of the Year at the fall conference of the Indiana Association of School Principals.

Bourne was named principal of the year for IASP’s District 3, which includes 10 counties in northeast Indiana, earlier this year. One of the 12 district winners was chosen as the State Principal of the Year and announced at the conference Sunday, November 19.

Indian Village Landmark Repaired

Marilyn Horrell, of Indian Village Community Association, called last Thursday, August 19, 2004 and mentioned that the brick and limestone entrance to Indian Village was being repaired. She invited me over to the Village to take some pictures.

The entranceway was damaged last year by a school bus and Ziolkowski Construction out of South Bend won the bid to repair the old structure. It was originally built around 1928.

The brick and limestone structure had become discolored over the years due to pollution. The black residue from car exhausts was removed utilizing a limestone and brick restoration chemical and the entire structure was power washed. The porosity of the limestone tends to allow moisture into minute cracks and the freeze/thaw cycle had flaked off and defaced some of the original structure.