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Published: July 06, 2007 11:41 pm
That's a Wrap: City sets out on a wild, colorful romp
An editorial page week in review
The Tribune-Star
The positive buzz around downtown Terre Haute has gotten a little bit louder.
A week ago, the long-anticipated public art exhibit conducted by Swope Art Museum was launched and 30 colorful fiberglass colts were placed in designated locations around the city. The colts have been painted in a wide array of designs, many of which reflect the themes of their specific sponsors.
The result is an eye-popping — and eye-opening — display that has injected energy, enthusiasm, color and spirit into the community. It was a brilliant idea that has been executed to full effect.
The exhibit is titled “Horsing Around in Terre Haute” and is a fund-raising project for the Swope museum designed to capitalize on the popularity of the Super Bowl champion Indianapolis Colts.
The football Colts, of course, have a special tie to Terre Haute because the city is home to the NFL’s summer training camp, which opens in late July at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. The sculptured colts will be in place throughout the summer and have drawn a great deal of interest from passersby and downtown visitors in the short time they’ve been in place.
The “Horsing Around” exhibit has been the perfect project to draw new attention to the Seventh Street Arts Corridor, which was mostly completed this spring. A cluster of brightly painted colts are on display up and down Seventh Street from Walnut to Cherry streets.
Compliments are in order for all those who have been involved in bringing this project to fruition, and to all the sponsors who gave a colt a summer home and gave the museum a monetary boost.
If you have not been downtown to see the colts, it’s worth the trip. To assist you, take a look at the special feature in this Sunday’s Tribune-Star highlighting the project. Included will be a map showing the locations of all 30 painted colts.
— Max Jones, editor
Bouquets
• To the hundreds of 4-H members, parents and volunteers involved in the Vigo County Fair this week. The annual fair is a special community event that runs this year from Sunday through next Saturday at the Wabash Valley Fairgrounds.
• To all the restaurants and related establishments that officially went smoke-free last weekend in response to the county’s clean indoor air ordinance. While they had other options to retain their smoking clientele, establishments that went smoke-free showed the courage of their convictions by taking the full step on behalf of public health.
• To the City of Terre Haute for deciding not pursue theft charges against the man who allegedly stole water heaters from the former Hyte Center on 13th Street. Pursuing a criminal case would not have served any good purpose, and backing away from the case allows the city to move on in a more productive manner at its new community center.
Opinion review
Monday: Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar is right in his analysis of the Iraq war.
Wednesday: America needs to get back to the basics and re-establish its principles of liberty.
Coming Sunday
Banning the use of cell phones and Blackberries by those driving motor vehicles makes sense under some circumstances. See Perspectives, Page D2
You can say that again
“It’s a big deal for the community. That’s significant and we’re proud of it. We’re ready for the groundbreaking.”
— David Doerr, president and CEO of Union Hospital Health Group, on the hospital’s successful $176.5M bond sale to help fund a proposed new hospital building and renovations to its current structure
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