Congressman Visclosky Announces Town Hall Forum Schedule

Washington, D.C. – Congressman Pete Visclosky announced today that he will hold twenty-five town hall forums throughout the First Congressional District during the month of January.  Each year Visclosky holds forums throughout the region to hear from constituents and update them on the pressing issues facing Congress.

“I always look forward to these meetings,” Visclosky said.  “I work for everyone here in the First District and I appreciate hearing from you so I can best represent you. I have tried to schedule a town forum in every community and make them as accessible as possible to all residents of the First District.”

New this year are student participation and the schedule and grouping of the forums.

A local middle or high school student will have the opportunity to introduce Congressman Visclosky in his or her community and lead the crowd in the Pledge of Allegiance.

Visclosky said, “I am very excited to have students come to introduce me.  They are the future of our district and we need to do everything we can to get more young people involved to help them recognize how vital it is to take part in the governing process.”

For the first time this year Visclosky will be holding daytime forums on weekdays in some locations so that people who are not comfortable driving at night, or who have other evening obligations, can still attend.  The forums are grouped to provide people a couple options to speak with Visclosky in their own town or in a community near by.

Congressman Visclosky’s Town Forum Schedule for 2004:

Thursday, January 8, 2004

Merrillville, 2:00 p.m. – Merrillville Town Hall, 7820 Broadway
Introduction by Lindsay Marosi, Student Council President of Pierce Middle School

Crown Point, 5:30 p.m. – Crown Point Civic Center, 101 South East Street
Introduction by Jenny Jacobs, an 8th Grader at Robert A. Taft Junior High School

Lowell, 7:30 p.m.  – Lowell Town Hall, 501 East Main Street
No confirmed student introduction at this time


Friday, January 9, 2004

Portage, 2:00  p.m. – Portage Library, 2665 Irving Street
Introduction by Jennifer Hyde, an 8th Grader at Willowcreek Middle School

Valparaiso, 5:30 p.m. – Porter County Commissioner’s Chambers, 155 Indiana Avenue, #205
Introduction by Adam Johnston, Student Body President at Benjamin Franklin Junior High School

Porter, 7:30 p.m. . – Porter Town Hall, 303 Franklin Street
No confirmed student introduction at this time


Saturday, January 10, 2004

Hebron, 10:00 a.m. . – Hebron Library, 201  West Sigler Street
No confirmed student introduction at this time

DeMotte, 12:00  p.m. – DeMotte Town Hall, 112 Carnation Street, Southeast
Introduction by Cortnie McLellan, an 8th Grader at Kankakee Valley Middle School

Rensselaer, 2:00 p.m. – Jasper County Library, 208 West Susan Street
Introduction by Will Hopkins, an 8th Grader at Rensselaer Central Middle School


Tuesday, January 13, 2004

Hammond, 2:00 p.m. – E.B. Hayward Branch Library, 1212 172nd Street
No confirmed student introduction at this time

Whiting, 5:30 p.m. – Whiting Public Library, 1735 Oliver Street
Introduction by Haleigh Suarez, a 7th Grader at Whiting Middle School

Hammond, 7:30 p.m.  – Hammond Main Library, 564 State Street
Introduction by Sara Kiszka, Jennifer Nelson and Liz Austin, 8th Graders at Clark Middle School


Wednesday, January14, 2004

Gary, 2:00 p.m. – DuBois Library, 1835 Broadway
Introduction by Ashley Davis, an 8th Grader at Beckman Junior High School

Gary, 5:30 p.m. – Wildermuth Library, 501 South Lake Street
Introduction by Julissa Berry, a 6th Grader at Kennedy King Middle School

Munster, 7:30 p.m.  – Munster Town Hall, 1005 Ridge Road
Introduction by Eric Anderson, Student Council President at Wilbur Wright Middle School


Thursday, January 15, 2004

Lake Station, 2:00 p.m. – Lake Station City Hall Council Chambers, 3625 Central Avenue
Introduction by David Robb, Student Council President at Edison Junior-Senior High School

East Chicago,  5:30 p.m. – Robert A. Pastrick Branch Library, 1008 West Chicago Avenue
No confirmed student introduction at this time

Hobart, 7:30 p.m.  – Hobart City Hall Chambers, 414 Main Street
No confirmed student introduction at this time


Friday, January 23, 2004

Highland, 2:00 p.m. – Lincoln Center, 2450 Lincoln Street, Room 19
No confirmed student introduction at this time

Dyer,  5:30 p.m. – Dyer Police Department, 2150 Hart Street
Introduction by John Kekelik, an 8th Grader at Kahler Middle School

Griffith, 7:30 p.m.  – Griffith Town Hall, 111 North Broad Street
Introduction by Kyle Najar, an 8th Grader at Griffith Middle School


Saturday, January 24, 2004

Fowler, 9:00 a.m. . – Benton County Library, 102 North Van Buren Avenue
No confirmed student introduction at this time

Kentland, 10:00 a.m. . – Kentland Town Hall, 300 North 3rd Street
No confirmed student introduction at this time

Lake Villiage, 12:30  p.m. – Lake Township Fire House, 9728 North 300 West
Introduction by Elizabeth Powers, a 7th Grader at North Newton Junior-Senior High School

Schererville, 2:30 p.m. – Schererville Library, 1001 West Lincoln Highway
No confirmed student introduction at this time