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Text Box: MONDAY   COLUMBUS DAY   ALL PROGRAMS CLOSED         Text Box: TUESDAY   Taco Noodle Casserole Stewed Tomatoes Bread Stick Applesauce Milk   Text Box: WEDNESDAY   Popcorn Chicken Tater Tots Spinach Fruit Turnover Milk   Text Box: THURSDAY   Pork Riblet/Bun Mac’n’Cheese Peas Raisins Milk Text Box: FRIDAY   Cheese Pizza Stick/ w/Sauce Mixed Veggies Jello Cup Cookie Milk   Text Box:                                                                                                                                           * MENU SUBJECT TO CHANGE Text Box: DATES TO REMEMBER:  October 13        Columbus Day—All Programs                           Closed October 24        Halloween Dance-7:00-10:00 pm                           at Hills & Dales in the Gym October 31        Inservice Day for Staff-All                           Programs Closed November 1      Jingle Bell Bazaar November 11    Veterans Day-All Programs Closed                     Halloween Dance—7:00-10:00 pm in the Gym October 31 Inservice Day for Staff –All Programs Closed November 1 “Jingle Bell Bazaar” at Hills & Dales—9:00 am—4:00 pm November 11 Veteran’s Day—All Programs Closed November 27-28 Thanksgiving Break   Text Box: JUDGE:  DOLLAR BILLS NO LONGER CAN BE BIASED AGAINST BLIND *Reprinted from Associated Press-September 5, 2008                           When the next generations of $5, $10, $20, and $50 bills roll off the pressed, there should be some way for blind people to tell them apart, a federal judge said yesterday.              U.S. District Judge James Robertson said he would not allow the Treasury Department to go at its own pace as it complies with a  May ruling that U.S. paper money discriminates against the blind.              Treasury officials have hired a contractor to investigate ways to help the blind differentiate between bills, perhaps by printing different sizes or including raised numbers.  Government attorneys urged the judge to let that process play out and not interfere with anti-counterfeiting redesigns in process.              The judge was not persuaded.  “The Treasury Department is not going to just conduct this on its own schedule and its own terms.,  Let that be clear,” he said.              He ordered U.S. attorneys to meet with the American Council of the Blind, which brought the suit, and come up with a schedule that requires changes in the next generation of bills.              The next $100 design could be printed as early as this fall; those bills won’t be affected.  But subsequent designs should solve the problem, the judge said.   Text Box: HALLOWEEN DANCE—OCTOBER 24TH– AT HILLS & DALES   On Friday, October 24th, from 7:00 pm—10:00 pm we will have a Halloween Dance.  You can dress up in costume if you like, or not.  We hope you all will be able to attend.                             Again we will be entertained again by our favorite band:  “BLUE STEEL”       Come out and enjoy a great time!!!       Refreshments and soft drinks will be served Text Box: CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE   Go to     http://himrdd.org     You will find the current Newsletter, 9 month and 12 month Calendars, Staff Directory, Application for       Employment, the Photo Gallery and lots more.  It has been completely updated with current information and made more user friendly.  We will make every effort to keep it up to date with any new information being posted ASAP.