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Revenge of the Nerds tribute band comes to Times Theater Oct. 7

funded programs.”

“In Indiana, Medicaid benefits are intended to help provide needed medical care for disabled and lowincome Hoosiers,” Rokita said in a statement.

“Unfortunately, unscrupulous providers all too often try to divert these resources to serve their own selfish desires. In the process, they scam their fellow taxpayers whose hard-earned money supports these programs. Our team of lawyers and investigators will continue to hold accountable all those who illegally try to defraud the system.” Indiana is one of several states involved in the nationwide enforcement, which includes investigators from Florida to Washington state, from pharmaceutical fraud to telemedicine fraud. Cases will be posted to the Justice Department’s website as they progress.

Indianapolis-based 80’s tribute band, Revenge of the Nerds, will be performing at the Times Theater in Rochester at 7 p.m. Saturday, October 7.

The band plays 80’s pop, rock and new wave music. They describe themselves as a MTV loving tribute band to the “best decade ever.”

Doors open at 7 p.m. and there will be a cash bar and concessions.

Military Family Relief Fund’s Operation Back to School now open

The Military Family Relief Fund is operating a Back to School drive until Thursday, August 31. This drive will help Indiana veteran families who are experiencing financial hardship. The drive has been running since Thursday, June 1.

These families can apply for a $500 per dependent child for backto-school expenses.

Families can apply for children

K-12 (up to age 18) and full-time college students (up to age 23).

These students must live in the veteran’s home.

Those interested will need an application, DD 214, a bank statement, proof of income, proof of child’s residency and proof of child’s dependency.

For more information, go to in.gov/dva/files/2023-BTS-app.pdf.

REMC sends five students on trips

The Fulton County REMC recently was able to send five local students on two different trips. One student went on the first trip and four students went on the second.

The first trip was to Camp Kilowatt. David Stangle was the student sent on this trip. Stangle spent three days at this camp where he was immersed in hands-on activities. These activities included electric safety demonstrations, circuit board projects and cross-arm construction, zip lining, swimming and many other things.

This camp was held near Brookston, at Camp Tecumseh. The kids who attended this camp will be entering the seventh grade in the fall.

For more information visit fcremc.coop

The other four students that the Fulton County REMC sent on a trip went on the Youth Tour to Washington, D.C. The students who went on this trip were Alexa Finke, Kolyn Grossman, Annie Harsh and Macee Hinderlider. They were chaperoned by Carissa Ziemek.

This trip was a weeklong trip by charter bus that had stops at the Flight 93 Memorial and Gettysburg.

Once the bus arrived to Washington, D.C. the students visited more than 10 monuments, toured the Library of Congress, spent half a day at Capitol Hill where they met and toured with their home district congressman, explored Mount Vernon, the Marine Corps Museum, Arlington National Cemetery and even caught a Washington Nationals baseball game.

This trip saw students from 44 states come together to explore the nations capitol.

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