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THE INDIANAPOLIS RECORDER

FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2002

L U N T E E R

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Three to seek Democratic nominations for state offices

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By Associated Press of state. Fernandez hopes to replace incumbent Republican Sue Three Democrats will seek their Anne Gilroy, who cannot seek a party’s nominations for the state- third term, wide offices of auditor, treasurer “All four of our candidates are and clerk of the courts, Indiana blessed with the ability to reach Democratic Party Chairman Peter across party, gender, ethnic and Manous said. geographical lines to improve the . The candidates who will seek quality of life in our great state,” support from delegates at the June Manous said in a written state1 Indiana Democratic convention ment. in Indianapolis are: Barb Huston, Huston, 54, is emergency serauditor; Day Smith, treasurer; and vices director in LaPorte County, Jonathon Bond, clerk of the courts, where she served as coroner from They will join Bloomington 1992 to 1999. She hopes to defeat Mayor John Fernandez, who al- Republican incumbent Auditor ready has announced he is seeking Connie Nass in the November the party nomination for secretary general election.

Smith, 53, is a licensed real estate assistant from Columbia City who has been active in veteran’s issues. She serves on the Whitley County Council on Aging and is the Whitley Couny Democratic chairwoman. Smith hopes to challenge incumbent Republican Treasurer Tim Berry. Bond is operations manager for the Indiana Economic Development Council. The 27-year-old joined the council in 1998 and is a lifelong resident of Patriot, in SwitzerlandCounty. If nominated, Bond would face Republican incumbent Courts Clerk Brian Bishop.

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Continued from Al Pit Bull co-CEO and founder Calvin Ross says that when creating Pit Bull, “we wanted to take the boredom out of your run-of-the-mill drink ... we wanted to create beverages that appealed to a particular generation and culture.” Ross said being a sponsor of the “largest sporting event in the world is an honor.” Although Pit Bull is the first Black sponsor of the league, other minorities have been team sponsors. Both FUBU clothing and 310 Motoring, an automobile accessory company were team sponsors. In the Indy 500 this year, rookie George Mack is also making history as the first AfricanAmerican driver on the first Afri-can-American race team in the Indy Racing League. The Indianapolis 500 claims to be the largest single-day sporting event in the world. The IRL has a worldwide presence with a reach of 850 million homes. Attendance has grown 51 percent between 2000 and 2001. There is a projected increase of another 63 percent for 2002.

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