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154TH YEAR ISSUE NO. 20 $1
TUESDAY, MAY 20, 2014
Memorial Day parade in downtown L’burg May 26
RAIN CAN’T DAMPEN FUN
After a triumphant return attracting about 500 people in 2013, the Lawrenceburg Memorial Day parade is back for another year. It will be on Walnut Street going from High Street to U.S. 50. This year there will be several World War II veterans and Purple Heart recipients taking part. The parade steps off at 10 a.m. Monday, May 26. Memo-
rial Day services at Greendale Cemetery’s Soldier’s Circle start at 11 a.m., with Dearborn Circuit Court Judge James D. Humphrey as the featured speaker. Parade organizers had taken a hiatus when only 50 attended the parade in 2011. So grab a chair, a flag and stop by downtown Lawrenceburg to honor those who have served and especially those who made the ultimate sacrfice.
S-D super resigns; wider input on replacement sought that were not pleasant to do ... we are a better school corporation” thanks to Hendrix, said erussell@registerpublications.com Lyness. After five years, SunmanLyness and board secretary Dearborn Community School Dusty Burress also thanked Corporation Superintendent the retiring teachers and nonDr. Jeff Hendrix is leaving. certified staff. Hendrix’s resignation was apHendrix also thanked the proved by the S-D school board retirees, and said it would be Thursday, May 15, and is effec- hard to condense five years at tive Monday, June 30, 2014. S-D into five minutes-worth of His resignation was one of comments. He noted he did not many personnel items handled make the school corporation at the meeting, including mul- a better place by himself, but tiple retirements of certified it was a lot of people making and non-certified staff. sacrifices, and changes. Among the major certified Support staff and teachstaff retirements approved, ers went without raises, and and later recognized were East through it all everyone stayed Central High School guid- professional and continued ance counselors Jim Stock to encourage students to do and Ellen Schneider; their best and reach ECHS teachers Sue greater heights. S-D Robbins and Patty students did reach Schnecker; S-D Ingreater heights, with termediate School increases in ISTEP teachers Elise Smith, scores and a higher Jean Schmeltzer and graduation rate. The David Record along corporation saw its with library supervifirst student accepted sor Joan Monahan; to MIT, in addition North Dearborn Eleto the continued acmentary teachers Pat Hammons and Barb S-D Schools’ Su- ceptance of students Wuestefeld; Sunman perintendent Dr. into the military Elementary School Jeff Hendrix is academies as well as teacher Vicki Kile; leaving this June. Lilly Endowment recipients. Bright Elementary Hendrix also teacher Vicki Burris. When it comes to finding a thanked the board, past and replacement for Hendrix, board current board presidents, and member John McKay wants an central office staff of Charinclusive approach, with input lie Blake, Chris Wilson, Mary from teachers and staff, parents Ann Baines, building princiand the community. pals, “but especially the teachMcKay provided the board ers. Our teachers make the bigmembers with information gest impact on students.” from another school corporaIn other business, the board tion’s superintendent search, approved a first reading changand emphasized the search ing its overtime policy. The should “not just be the board” new policy will allow staff, for during the board member com- example a custodian or maintement period. nance person, to receive overBoard president Jeff Lyness time if called to duty for a sethanked Hendrix for his service curity breach or snow removal to the corporation. or other emergency even if he “The school is in a better or she took vacation or perposition than when you came sonal time during a work week. here. ... I was on the board The board also approved when we hired Dr. Hendrix and first reading changes for two we didn’t have full disclosure “housekeeping items” putting with him when we hired him. into writing, per suggestion I’m glad he didn’t say to us from the State Board of Ac‘why didn’t you tell me how See S-D, Page 8 bad things were.’ He did things By Erika Schmidt Russell Editor
PHOTOS BY CHANDRA L. MATTINGLY & ERIKA SCHMIDT RUSSELL/The Journal-Press
Above: To chew or not to chew? Blake Roberts, 4, does his best to chew up a Twinkie before chomping into the next one during the Twinkie eating contest for 16 and under at Dillsboro Homecoming Wednesday, May 14. Roberts is the son of Danny and Cathy Roberts, Dillsboro. The category was won by Evan Bible. Right: Rain greeted Dillsboro Homecoming's opening night, but Landon Tighe, 4, is prepared as he waits for opening ceremonies Wednesday, May 14. Tighe is the son of Amy Tighe. Below: Homecoming Princess Lauren Musgrove has her royal parade wave down pat Saturday, May 17. Prince Thomas Gordon went with a two-handed wave instead. Below right: Dearborn County Sheriff ’s Capt. Dave Wismann watches as the parade turns from Washington Street to North Street on an alternately sunny and cloudy Saturday morning. More parade photos are on Page 8.
Mayor: L’burg’s grant = no sewer rate jump By Chandra L. Mattingly Staff Reporter cmattingly@registerpublications.com
The hundred-plus folks attending this year's Celebrate Aurora met Main Street Aurora's new president and executive director, heard updates on selected Aurora activities, and listened to three sixth graders tell what they liked about the city. The annual program kicked off with new MSA President Jim Waldon introducing director Bethany Ross. Waldon then thanked her and
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MSA volunteers, mentioned a few MSA events, and highlighted stage four of the Windows of Aurora project. The project will add 23 murals to the downtown, renderings of the Southeastern Indiana Art Guild members, he said. Mounted on boards, each will be placed over a boarded-up or bricked-up window. “The goal this week was to have those boards measured and cut,” Waldon told the crowd Thursday evening, May 15. He hopes the
window murals will be in place sometime in August, he added. Meanwhile, the MSA website has added Vistas of Aurora, photographs of downtown sites, he said. “Check that out because we'll be adding to those and changing those on a continuous basis,” he said.
■■The $4.5 million force main from Aurora to Lawrenceburg, financed by a grant from the City of Lawrenceburg. “If we did not have that $4.5 million grant, there would be a huge increase on all of you who are Aurora Utilities customers,” said Hastings. He estimated the rate increase would have been 36 percent to 39 Aurora Mayor Donnie Hastings percent without the grant. called Waldon and Ross “first-draft The force main will run alongside picks,” likening them to the NFL. the Aurora-Lawrenceburg walking/ Then he spoke about three city- biking trail, where archeologists related projects:
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currently are looking for Native American artifacts, he said. Depending on their findings, work on the project itself could start late this summer. “When it's done, it's going to give us more capacity for future growth,” he said. Then he noted a utilities crew was repairing an existing sewer main under U.S. 50 around midnight the week before, across from the Dairy Queen where the highway is so bumpy.
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