LAFAYETTE, Ind. — St. Elizabeth Regional Health’s Physical Therapy/Occupational Therapy department and Sigma Sports Medicine will sponsor a summer fitness and nutrition camp from 8:00 am to noon on Monday, July 20 through Friday, July 24. The camp will take place at Happy Hollow Park, 1301 Happy Hollow Rd. in West Lafayette, Indiana.

The week-long camp will keep children active with the “fun of fitness” as well as teach them about nutrition and making the right choices. Children will also learn nutritional tips on how to be healthy and how to live an active lifestyle. This camp is designed for boys and girls ages 9 to 14.

The camp will be taught by Tom Ragle, ATC/L; and Sara Gergely, ATC/L. Cost is $25.

Registration is required. To register or for more information, please call (765) 423-6885.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — CityBus will extend service in West Lafayette to the Prophets Ridge subdivision beginning Monday, February 2nd.

CityBus General Manager Martin Sennett said Route 5 (Happy Hollow) will provide limited service to the neighborhood near 500 N. and 75 E. in West Lafayette. The bus will serve the neighborhood on four trips in the morning and afternoon. Buses will stop there at 6:15AM, 6:45AM, 7:15AM, and 7:45AM, and at 4:45PM, 5:15PM, 5:45PM, and 6:15PM.

CityBus will extend the Happy Hollow 5 route to serve the Prophets Ridge subdivision in northern West Lafayette on Febraury 2, 2009

Other areas served by the route include Kalberer Rd., Cumberland Ave., Soldiers Home Rd., Happy Hollow Rd., N. River Rd., and the Purdue campus. The ride time between campus and Prophets Ridge is 27 minutes.

Sennett said the change includes discontinuing service along portions of the route that are served by other bus routes. “Making the route more efficient is what allows us to extend it further north,” Sennett said. Route 5 will no longer serve S. Grant St., Wood, Chauncey, Salisbury, or Barlow in West Lafayette. Service on Chippewa and Navajo will be provided only when requested by riders.

Another advantage is a faster return trip for residents along Soldiers Home Rd., said Sennett. “Currently many of the riders exit the bus at Chippewa and walk across the bridge over U.S. 52. These riders will find the new route more convenient.”

• New route and schedule information is available online here: http://www.gocitybus.com/regularroutes/5new.htm
• A PDF-format of new Route 5 schedule: http://www.gocitybus.com/regularroutes/pdf/5new.pdf
• Current Route 5 bus schedule (valid through February 1): http://www.gocitybus.com/regularroutes/5.htm

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — CityBus will host “Office Hours” on the Purdue West Lafayette campus to discuss the bus sytem with customers. Purdue students, faculty, staff, and all other CityBus riders are invited to share your ideas, make suggestions, or ask questions of CityBus managers.

During the event, CityBus will also host public meetings to discuss possible changes to route 5 Happy Hollow.

The proposed changes include:

• The addition of a direct return trip for residents along Soldiers Home Rd.
• Service along Salisbury & Barlow will be discontinued.
• Service along S. Grant and Wood St. will be discontinued.
• Service along Catherwood will be discontinued.
• Weekday reduction in service of 1 hour 22 minutes.

Route 5 riders will have the chance to review the changes and share comments.

Office Hours With CityBus will take place on Monday, December 15, from 10:00a to 6:30p, in room 206 of Stewart Center. Public meetings regarding the possible changes to route 5 will take place in the same location at 10:00a, 2:00p and 5:30p.

LAFAYETTE, Ind. — CityBus officials are considering changes to a bus route and are asking for help from riders and the public. Public meetings are scheduled to discuss proposed changes to route “5 Happy Hollow,” which serves University Farm, Bar Barry Heights, Soldiers Home Rd., Happy Hollow Rd., River Rd. and the Purdue campus.

The proposal is available for review here: http://www.gocitybus.com/planning/happyhollow2008change/proposal1.htm

“We are proposing the changes in response to customer comments, and to improve performance efficiencies,” said John Metzinger, Manager of Development. The proposal provides a more direct return trip to the Soldiers Home Rd. area while bypassing areas served by other bus routes.

Route changes are expected to have the following results:

1. Better service for residents along Soldiers Home Rd. by providing a direct return trip.
2. Service along Salisbury & Barlow will be discontinued.
3. Service along S. Grant and Wood St. will be discontinued.
4. Service along Catherwood will be discontinued.
5. Weekday reduction in service of 1 hour 22 minutes.

Public meetings are scheduled for Monday, July 21st at 2:00PM and 5:00PM. Both meetings will be held at Covenant Presbyterian Church, 211 Knox Dr., West Lafayette, in Gathering Room 3. This location is served by the Happy Hollow bus.

CityBus operates a fleet of 73, including four hybrid buses. It logged nearly 4.7 million passenger trips in 2007, including more than 340,000 on the free downtown/Purdue trolley.