Trimble Sign Company

As I was reading An American Hometown, I stumbled across something very interesting. I was surprised to learn that Trimble Sign Company was in business in 1927. The passage in the book talks about Jimmie Trimble and his magic hands, and ends by saying the shop is still in business. However, I already knew this because one of my sorority sisters is the daughter of the Trimble Sign Company's owner! We purchase a lot of our sorority banners and signs from the local shop.

Bayh College of Education

As we all know, Indiana State University has a new College of Education. The old College of Education used to be were the current College of Business is. However, those buildings were meant to be dormatories, not classrooms.

All last year, construction was done to the old State High on 7th street. State High used to be a school for students to practice teaching, but it soon turned into a high school. After that, the building was used as a preschool/daycare. Since the building has been renovated, it has become the new College of Education and it is beautiful and up to date.

It is named after the Bayh family, who have been attached to Terre Haute since the 1920s. Today, Evan Bayh came to ISU for the dedication of the new college. However, there was little publicity. I think something this important should be advertized a lot, but it was not. If we want people like Evan Bayh to be involved with our school, then we have to show them that we want them to be involved. This would include advertising their visits and showing up to their events.

Jason Aldean

Over the weekend, Luke Bryan and Jason Aldean came to Terre Haute to complete their Wide Open tour. The concert was held at the Hulman Center. In the past, artists like Gretchen Wilson and Rascal Flatts have performed at the Hulman Center. However, it has been several years since we have had a major artist come to Terre Haute. The Jason Aldean concert sold out the Hulman Center. It was the first time the areana has been sold out for several years. Maybe this event will attrack more artists to come to Terre Haute. If that happens, then the town will draw more people to Terre Haute and more money.