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Register Publications presents a new and im-proved Progress edition, looking at where Dearborn & Ohio Counties were in 2010 and where they are heading in 2011.Inside these pages is information on the cit-ies and towns, recreation, population, and more.From the latest at Ivy Tech to the continued infrastructure improvements in Aurora this Progress edition covers it.So, take a look and send thoughts and com-ments for future editions or story updates to [email protected].

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Growing population

Dearborn County

4,685

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2000 2010Greendale

2000 2010Aurora

2000 2010Dillsboro

2000 2010Moores Hill

2000 2010St. Leon

2000 2010W. Harrison

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Even though growth has slowed in Dearborn County, there are new housing developments being planned in some areas. According

to Mark McCormack, Dearborn County plan-ning and zoning director, there were 55 single-family zoning permits issued in Dearborn County in 2010 compared to 69 issued in 2009. There were 59 new building lots in Dearborn County townships com-pared to 100 in 2009.

Susan Page, association executive for the Southeastern Indiana Board of Realtors said that although she does not know how many new homes were built in the area, Realtors are hope-ful the housing market is on the upswing.

“Prices are down with all the foreclosures,” said Page. “We’re hoping for a nice recovery.”

Downtown Lawrenceburg has three new housing developments with 29 new homes for sale, said Tom DeWees with Lawrenceburg Main Street.

Walnut Square townhouses has 10 of which one has been sold and three more sales are pending.

Lucky Square contains six townhouses, al-though none has been sold. All nine new homes in a development on Fox Drive have been sold, said DeWees.

The city of Lawrenceburg offers a $10,000 grant to assist buyers of new homes in the downtown area, said DeWees.

To help owners of existing homes, a $500 grant is available to help with paint and re-pairs. $26,137 in grant money was awarded last year, said DeWees.

Aurora has two possible housing develop-ments in the works, said Aurora Mayor Don Hastings, Jr.

Developer Tom Kent would like to build about 78 condominiums and townhouses along Ind. 148 within Aurora city limits, said Hastings.

“He doesn’t have plot approval yet, but I hope to see some activity this summer,” he said.

Another developer, Rollander Enterprises, wants to build about 50 upscale condominiums along the Ohio River, said Hastings.

The developer had obtained the necessary certificate of appropriateness from the Aurora Historic Preservation Commission but the cer-tificate has expired, and a new application must be submitted.

“I hope he will come back and pursue this,” said Hastings.

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For the City of Greendale, 2010 was a year of tri-umphs, as well as a few trials. Using federal stim-

ulus funds, the city was able to repave large portions of both Ridge and Nowlin avenues.

Also completed during the year was a 12-inch water service main the entire length of Obert-ing Road, along with a brand new million-gallon storage tank.

The new tank will provide a backup system to Greendale’s only other storage tank, now ap-proaching 56 years of age.

This project was funded through a low-interest loan from the city of Lawrenceburg.

The new, expanded service line on Oberting proved its worth al-most the day it was completed, when a fire in Elizabethtown, Ohio, forced firefighters to draw on hydrants along the new in-stallation.

City manager Steve Lampert reported at the time that there had not been a single complaint of low water pressure despite the extreme demand on the line.

Planning is also under way for a new water interconnect between Greendale and Lawrenceburg which would provide for emergency water supply for either city in case of emergency.

Greendale’s curb and street program saw improvements to Hillside, Catalpa, Harry, Glenn and McGuire streets. In 2011, more improvements are in the works, for Dorman, Wayne, and Robinson in the Home-stead neighborhood, as well as Park Grove and Heck.

Lampert points out that the designation of “curb and road” does not tell the whole story, since the projects also include up-grades of sewer and water services.

The future of the city’s 60-year-old swim-ming pool appeared to be in doubt early in 2010 after it was reported that treated pool water was being dumped into Tanners Creek. An order from the Indiana Depart-ment of Environmental Management could have forced the closure of the popular sum-mer attraction.

With some help from Lawrenceburg, Greendale was able reroute the water into sanitary sewers, allowing to operate last summer, but the pool has nearly reached

its age limit.Lampert warned city officials

that the pool needs so many re-pairs and upgrades that they should consider a brand new pool, instead, and the Park Board has begun preliminary investiga-tions into possible costs, provid-ing funding can be found .

Greendale Clerk-Treasurer Joey Lynch was forced to make several budget cuts for 2011 when the Indiana Department of Local Government Finance re-duced the proposed general fund budget by $329,000.

The reason the state provided was Greendale’s assessed valu-ation had dropped precipitously, she said.

Lynch said county officials told her Greendale had numerous

property owners contesting their assessed valuation, and many of them won their ap-peals.

Officials also point to a multi-million-dollar assessed valuation reduction won by Lawrenceburg Distillers, Inc., the former Joseph E. Seagram plant. Not all of LDI’s real estate is located in Greendale, but the reduction has had a considerable effect.

At this time, the reduction has not re-quired any layoffs of city employees, in part because retiring workers have not been re-placed, and also because of the installation of automatic utility meter reading which frees up two employees for other work, said Lampert.

The end of 2010 saw a much brighter Greendale with completion of the installa-tion of 545 LED street lights, financed with

the help of a Dearborn Community Founda-tion grant.

Although they are more expensive to purchase, they use far less electric power, last for many more years, and provide bet-ter lighting.

City officials are looking for a way to replace one of the fire department’s aging pieces of equipment.

Fire Chief Shannon Craig reported the truck has a nasty habit of dying in the middle of a fire run, in addition to numer-ous other problems.

Officials are concerned about deterio-rating properties, many of which are due to foreclosures and no longer have local owners.

Orders to correct serious problems are often ignored by the owners, necessitating expensive and time-consuming law suits.

This includes the Armitage condomini-um complex on Nowlin Avenue, which has never been brought up to safety code stan-dards, officials claim.

Code enforcement officer Al Putnam says that only half of the twelve units have been sold.

The delicate task of maintaining a bal-ance between esthetic requirements and hospitality to new business and industry is sending the plan commission on a search for a way to slightly modify the city’s zon-ing code.

Greendale’s tree ordinance, sign ordi-nance and building materials ordinance are under review.

Most of 2011 will be spent in reconsider-ing the city’s master plan, which has not been revised or brought up to date in many years.

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Greendale Clerk-Treasurer Joey Lynch said the city had to cut $329,000 from its 2011 budget. The cuts though are not causing layoffs of city workers or other major changes.

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Infrastructure is the name of the game in Dillsboro.

Beginning in 2010, the town contracted Dave O’Mara Construction to install sidewalks, curbs and drainage on Bank Street, said town man-ager Scott Fortner.

The “good half mile” from US Bank almost to U.S. 50 should be done by this May, he said. The project’s $529,000 cost is coming out of the town’s riverboat gambling sharing revenue, he added.

This year the town has applied for a $700,000 Community Focus Fund grant to replace the water line along U.S. 50 from the Clay Township line into town. May must be the magic month,

as that’s when the town will learn if it gets the grant, he said. If so, hopefully the work will be done by the end of 2011.

Dillsboro has just over 500 houses and just under 1,400 residents, said Fortner. Eleven busi-nesses are located in the town, including a drug store and a grocery. The town includes a bit over 1,000 acres, having annexed 84 acres in 2010, he said. So it covers about 1 ¼ square miles.

The current infrastructure work follows on the heels of a storm drainage project and instal-lation of new curbs and sidewalks on North and Main streets in 2009. The town’s biggest infra-structure project in recent years was completion of a 500,000-gallon-per-day wastewater treat-ment plant in January 2006.

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Having the great good luck to be raking in millions of dollars every year from a riv-erboat casino does not mean Lawrenceburg is free from problems.

Just ask Mayor Bill Cunningham, com-pleting his second term as mayor and not a candidate for re-elec-tion.

One problem which has appar-ently been solved is crucial errors were made in building a series of condos on Walnut Street. After several years of dealing with the project, Cunningham says the condos are finally approved for occupancy, and the first unit has been sold.

The city is also saddled with a series of row houses on High Street purchased from Indiana Landmarks several years ago. They are currently on the market.

And if you think Lawrenceburg has escaped the bedbug problem that haunts Cincinnati, think again.

Cunningham calls it “a monumental bed-bug problem” which spreads quickly from one place to another. City workers watch the curbs for mattresses that have been thrown out, spraying them immediately and putting them in special containers in an effort to

halt the infestation.Then there is the ongoing traffic problem

on U.S. 50. Cunningham puts the best face on it that

he can, noting at least now traffic does move, even if it’s slow, in comparison with a few years ago when it stopped completely at certain times of the day.

There’s the proposed confer-ence center at Walnut and High Streets, under discussion for more than 15 years and still not under construction.

The city has offered to spend up to $25 million to help build the facility, but still has not reached an agreement with a possible developer.

“We’re still talking”, he says, “but hopes are fading.”

The building of the U.S. 50 “flyover” bridge and the move of the Kroger store from the Dear-born Plaza shopping center is an-other headache. The city is trying

to find another supermarket for the location, and meanwhile, they’re paying the develop-ment’s owner $20,000 a month until a new entrance to the facility can be built.

Cunningham says one “problem” that’s re-ally a good thing is making decisions about Regional Economic Development grants to businesses here and in other areas.

Ten counties in Indiana are eligible for

the grants, which have generated over 3,000 manufacturing jobs in the region.

More than 25 businesses in Lawrence-burg have benefitted from the Small Busi-ness Grant Fund.

Lawrenceburg also awards $10,000 to people who buy new homes in the downtown area.

Then there’s the new First Financial Bank being built at the corner of Eads Park-way and Tiger Boulevard, and the removal of a deteriorated building to accommodate it.

There will also be a public parking lot at the site, allowing for more parking spaces for activities at Lawrenceburg High School.

The new city dog park will be completed this spring, and several streets on Ludlow Hill will be repaved this year.

Sanitary sewer work is planned for Arch and Short streets, and the slippage of the hillside on old State Route 48 has been

repaired.The city’s popular boat ramp off U.S.

50 now has an actual dock as well as the ramp, new lighting, and will possibly have a portable concession/bait shop installation.

The area is a scene of dozens of bass tournaments every year, bringing thousands of people to Lawrenceburg, in addition to casual boaters who also use the project.

Cunningham also points to the Commu-nity Center, a facility that provides dozens of programs, not only for Lawrenceburg residents but also for the general public.

“It’s definitely a plus”, he says.Cunningham says the city would like

to find a way to provide more funding to schools, but at present they’re somewhat stymied by regulations that could cost the schools state funding as a result.

Nevertheless, he sums up the plusses and minuses of the city’s situation this way: “There are just not a whole lot of negatives.”

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St. Leon Town Council members realize their small part of the world in northern Dear-born County is growing and will continue to grow. Their challenge is to handle the growth in a way that preserves their town’s rural nature as much as possible.

St. Leon’s population has increased by 75 percent over the last 10 years. The 2010 census shows that 678 people live in the town compared to 387 in 2000. The population in-crease combined with the area’s proximity to Interstate 74 means that St. Leon’s days as a sleepy little burg are numbered, said town council member Andy Bischoff.

At least two landowners of desirable prop-erty along I-74 are ready to sell, and when there is finally an upturn in the economy, a lot could happen at once.

Bischoff, a council member for 12 years, has a personal stake in the future of St. Leon. He has lived in the town all his life and has no intention of leaving.

“I was born here and I’ll probably die here,” said Bischoff.

Bischoff and his two fellow council mem-bers, Jerry Stenger and Carl “Doug” Far-row, know their be-loved town is changing and that their job is to handle the growth in a way that is beneficial to the entire population. Economic growth will give them a chance to provide more and better services to an expanding citizenry, said Bischoff.

“We want to make things happen,” said Bischoff. “But we want it to be the way the townspeople want it to be.”

In order to “make things happen,” the town is conducting an economic development study that will assess St. Leon’s economic future, infrastructure needs, and will provide recom-mendations on the type of development that is most needed.

“We’re the perfect solid frame without the picture,” said Bischoff. “We need to gain an identity and fill that frame.”

The study, funded by the Dearborn County Economic Development Initiative, began in the fall of 2010 and is expected to be complet-ed in May, said Bischoff. The town council will provide an update of the study to citizens on April 6, he said.

Town council members hope the study will provide ideas and suggestions that make sense for St. Leon. Appropriate commercial development is a high priority, said Bischoff.

“We’re looking for something that goes hand in hand with the community,” he said.

With an eye toward the future, the town has completed a $1.7-million expansion of its wastewater treatment facility. The facility can now handle a half-million gallons per day.

The town council was successful in ob-taining grants totaling $1.3 million to help pay for the expansion, and the remainder of the funding is being paid for by the town.

A sewer advisory board was formed to oversee St. Leon’s wastewater treatment efforts and to provide future guidance. The town has also put to-gether a five-member economic development commission and a seven-member zoning board.

Bischoff hopes to have a park advisory board in place soon. The town has purchased 24 acres on Church Lane, about an eighth of a mile from the center of town, where council members hope to put a park and a new town hall. A public meeting to gain input from citizens was scheduled for March 28, said Bischoff.

Bischoff believes the future is bright for St. Leon because of its people and their willing-ness to work together for everyone’s benefit.

“We have a lot of great people in our com-munity - plenty of people who aren’t afraid to volunteer their time,” he said.

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To help renovate existing homes, the South-eastern Indiana Re-gional Planning Com-mission offers grants to low and moderate income homeowners, said Hastings.

Homeowners can qualify for grants up to about $12,000-$15,000 for improve-ments such as roofs, windows and furnac-es, he said.

If homeowners sell their homes within five years, they must pay back the money, he said.

Hastings hopes the next round of hom-eowners will receive grants totaling about $300,000 in August.

During the last

seven to eight years, 24 grants have been awarded, he said.

The Southeastern Indiana Economic Oppor-tunity Corporation offers assistance to low-income families who need help weath-erizing their homes.

SIEOC makes sure homes are energy ef-ficient by checking hot water heaters, furnaces and reduc-ing drafts by sealing cracks and windows, said SIEOC executive director Tammy Cun-ningham.

Last year, SIEOC served 75-80 homes with federal money administered by the state, she said.

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Township* Housing units Vacancies

Caesar Creek 119 26

Center 2,267 206

Clay 1,271 117

Harrison 1,338 110

Hogan 474 26

Jackson 624 29

Kelso 919 43

Lawrenceburg 4,796 424

Logan 1,290 57

Manchester 1,233 71

Miller 3,651 168

Sparta 1,144 98

Washington 574 31

York 471 22

*Housing per 2010 census breakdown by township (individual city info was unavailable for 2010)


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Already in 2011, Aurora is seeing a good start to its community center and more money for its Lesko Park project, said Aurora Mayor Donnie Hastings.

“We got the high school back and we got the community center up and running,said Hast-ings.

The former school, now the Aurora Com-munity Center, had drawn 224 memberships by Feb. 21, said manager Danny Jefferson. It opened in early February and offers aerobics classes and exercise equipment, as well as youth sports camps and leagues and adult leagues.

The park project, which should begin and end during 2011, includes new bathrooms, a widened and leveled walking trail suitable for bicyclists as well as pedestrians, a new parking lot, new flag poles, and some electrical work,

said Hastings. New playground equipment will be added separately.

The park also will be the landing site of a World War II LST in August, said Hastings.

The city hopes to have its sports complex park on Park Avenue ready for soccer by fall 2011, but it depends on how well newly-seeded grass grows, said Hastings. The 30-acre prop-erty, purchased in 2010, eventually will include other sports fields, a dog park and walking trails.

“For 10 years we've been working with the soccer association trying to find Aurora Youth Soccer a home, said Hastings. These fields will be a permanent home for soccer, even if the teams must spend one more season playing and practicing elsewhere. Getting city water to the site is the next goal, he added.

Though not a city project, the George Street Bridge within Aurora's city limits will be reno-vated by Dearborn County this year, said Hast-ings. The city will repave George Street while the bridge is closed this summer, removing and

replacing 1 1/2 inches of pavement. The bridge work, to start in April, will be completed before Aurora Farmers Fair at the end of September.

He does hope the city secures funding in 2011 for new force mains from Aurora to the South Dearborn Regional Sewer District, a $4 million

plus project, said Hastings. That would allow the city to accept more sewer volume should the industrial park or other areas west of the city on U.S. 50 and out Ind. 350 grow.

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It may still be the smallest county in Indiana, but in Ohio County officials are elated over the fact that their population is now over 6,000.

The exact count released by the U.S. Census bureau is 6,128.

With a population smaller than most towns and cities in Indiana, Ohio County feels blessed by the income they derive from Grand Victoria Casino.

It has enabled them to weather a budget-cutting storm that has had serious effects in the majority of Indiana counties.

County Auditor Connie Smith said even with riverboat funding, there have been no raises either for elected officials or county employees during the past two years, but they have not been forced to increase the employees’ share of costs for health insurance. One part-time position has been elimi-nated.

County Highway Superintendent Ron York points to a long list of upgrades that have been made possible by riverboat funding, especially dur-ing the time that state highway funds have been shrinking.

No layoffs have been necessary in his depart-ment, said York.

During the last year, roads that have received attention include Powell, Nelson, Cass-Union, Hart-ford Pike, Cappel, Pleasant, Craig Hill and Akes. A new box culvert has been installed on Cass-Union.

In the works for 2011 are chip and seal work on Milton-Bear Branch, more paving on Pleasant and Craig Roads, as well as East Laughery.

Bids are expected in May for a new bridge at Nixon’s. The present bridge will not allow passage of a Life Squad should residents need help.

York says riverboat funds have allowed the county to replace its antiquated road equipment with new ones, and Smith chimes in, “these guys have done a great job.”

A very large point of pride in Ohio County is its system of parks, headed up by Jamie Bell.

They include the county fairgrounds, with the new Schroeder Educational and Recreational Fa-cility.

The popular building is available for special events, martial arts classes, wedding receptions and other gatherings.

Then there’s the Shiner Community Park by the school and the Bear Branch Community Park.

Bell says her main focus is on increasingly pro-grams for residents, including fitness and wellness classes for adults and art classes for kids.

A recent bicycle safety event for kindergartners

included giving each child a helmet.There’s a dance class and there was a summer

program for kids.In the fall, there was a special effort to get people

walking with a project called “31Miles in October.”Bell’s enthusiasm for her job is evident when she

laughs, and says “It’s a lot of fun.”In tight economic times, she relies on “lots of

volunteers” as well as Rising Sun city crews and Ohio County highway workers.

In contrast with almost every other Indiana county, there’s one expense Ohio County doesn’t have.

The county has no jail.Therefore, there is no budget category for main-

tenance and operation, although the county does have to pay a fee to neighboring counties for hous-ing prisoners.

When the county’s old jail, built in 1870, became unusable a number of years ago, the county called on experts to study the situation and advise them about what to do.

The conclusion was: “Don’t build a jail. Send your prisoners to neighboring counties and pay a daily fee.”

The only potentially major problem facing Ohio County that Smith could think of was the future of the old Freedom School at Bear Branch.

Legally it belongs to the county.Officials offered it to the Bear Branch Fire De-

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If you want to talk progress in Moores Hill, you have only to say, “wastewater treatment plant.”

That is THE progress made in the town in 2010, to be completed in 2011, said town board member Paul Grimsley, who also is the certified operator.

The road to the plant has been named Wil-liam Lovins Way after the late Lovins, who worked at the Moores Hill plant a long time, beginning in 1988, said Grimsley. Lovins died in January 2009.

Currently, Grimsley and plant lab tech-nician Ray Rodmaker manage a 105,000 gallon-per-day treatment plant built in 1964. But on rainy days, due to infiltration, far more may flow through the system, said Grimsley.

March 10, for instance, the total flow was 118,000 gallons; the day before, a little rainier, the flow was 292,000 gallons, and March 5, it was 352,000 gallons.

“It all goes through the plant,” said Rodmaker. Normal flow, on a dry day is between 35,000 and 38,000 gallons, he said. They suspect the infiltration comes from residences, whether from downspouts, base-ment drains or leaky sewers. The town’s sewers have been replaced, they said.

The new plant can treat 200,000 to 800,000 gallons per day, said Grimsley. Its 18-acre site leaves plenty of room to expand, including room to put in a second oxidation ditch, said Rodmaker.

“We really planned for the future of this area. … So we hope we get some growth,” he added.

“We’re open for business,” said Grimsley, explaining construction of the new plant means a 1999 Indiana Department of Envi-ronmental Management ban on new sewer connections is lifted.

The approximately $4-million plant was funded with $180,000 in local funds, mostly riverboat gambling sharing revenue; $570,000 from the Indiana Office of Commu-nity and Rural Affairs; a 40-year $1,596,000

United States Department of Agriculture loan; and a USDA grant of $1,545,200, for a total of $3,891,200. The USDA funds were through the American Recovery and Rein-vestment Act.

“We should be in by the first of May … have it up in operation,” said Grimsley. The cost is a “showstopper … but we had to do it,” he added.

The result includes increased sewer rates, from about $37 to $54.40 for Moores

Hill’s approximately 250 residential custom-ers, and up from about $40.50 to $59.90 for the 11 businesses in town, said Grimsley.

Unfortunately, because the town does not sell water to its sewer customers, it cannot cut off water as a leverage to make people pay their sewer bills. Instead, it places liens on overdue customers’ property. Currently, about $26,000 is owed Moores Hill for sew-age service.


Moores HillNew sewer plant; bank leaves; restaurant opens

PHotos by CHandra L. MattingLyTop right: Ray Rodmaker, lab technician, and Paul Grimsley, certified operator, look over the current wastewater treatment facilities for the Town of Moores Hill. The 105-gallons-per-day plant is being replaced with a 200,000-gallons-per-day plant, which is expected to be up and running in May. Above: Rodmaker and Grimsley in the old plant’s water quality testing facility. Right: The duo as seen in the new treatment plant’s testing room.

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Unlike its neighbor across the street, West Harrison isn’t expected to grow anytime soon. In 2000, the town had a population of 284. According to the 2010 census, West Har-rison now has 289 people.

West Harrison sits on the west side of State Street just across from Harrison, Ohio, which boasts a growing population of almost 10,000.

Bordered by Harrison to its east, the Whitewater River to its west and Harrison Township, Ind., to its north and south, West Harrison has little room to grow. The chal-lenge is to maintain and improve upon the town’s unique flavor, said West Harrison Town Council member Christina Swafford.

“We have a river right behind us and the train runs through the middle,” she said. “It’s always been a little town,”

Even though West Harrison doesn’t have to deal much with is-sues involving growth, infrastructure is an-other matter.

The town is try-ing to come up with $330,000 to aid the city of Harrison in a $1.7 million effort to renovate a badly dete-riorated State Street.

An application for a $66,000 grant has been made to the city of Lawrenceburg and another

was sent to Ohio Indiana Kentucky Regional Council of Governments for $110,000. The

town has $154,000 on hand for the project.

In 2002, West Harrison annexed a quarter-mile stretch of South State Street so that residents could legally hook into new water and sewer lines provided by Harrison as part of the renova-tion.

Several residents on State Street are not happy about losing

parts of their front yards to the renovation. Swafford said she sympathizes with them

but understands that the renovation is neces-sary.

The overall challenge for the town council is to keep improving the quality of life of its residents, said Swafford.

A park was built in 2009 with the town’s money and a grant from the Dearborn County Community Foundation.

People now have a walking path, a play-ground with basketball courts and restrooms.

“Kids from everywhere go there,” said Swafford.

The town hall received a refurbishing in 2010, including an outside paint job. More upgrades and improvements will be made in West Harrison as time and resources permit, said Swafford.

“We just want to make sure we keep im-proving upon what we have,” she said.

The town council plans to have an open house at the plant later this spring.

Meanwhile, it does have one more proj-ect for 2011. The town has applied for a $500,000 grant to extend sewers toward Cora Drive, where over 30 residences have failing septic systems, said Grimsley. The town also plans to annex the area, he said.

The town now has a population of about 700.

Downtown in Moores Hill, there have been a few business changes, said Grimsley.

“We lost our bank; U.S. Bank moved out the last day of December,” he said. But United Community Bank plans to install an ATM machine at Manchester Street and Ind. 350 in a few months.

Day & Nite switched owners and is going from a Sunoco station to a Shell station, he said.

But the big news is Lil Hoosiers, the new restaurant in town, said Grimsley. Moores Hill has not had a restaurant for a long time, aside from food sold at the Day & Nite convenience store. Opened in December 2009, Lil Hoosiers was bought by Troy and Dee Russell in September.

“We’re just tickled to death to get a res-taurant in Moores Hill,” said Rodmaker.

West HarrisonPopulation: 289 (284 in 2000)Governing body: 3-member town councilLatest accomplishment:

■New park with walking path, play-ground, restroomsPrimary challenge:

■infrastructure improvements

Ollie RoehmHarrison Press [email protected]

WEst harrisonTiny town has needs, amentities of larger town

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“In 2010, we made a lot of progress on the Conwell Street project. It's the biggest streetscape the city's ever done, said Hastings.The project includes new drainage, curbs, sidewalk and pavement on the U.S. 50 end of the street and should be completed this year. A second phase to renovate the other half is on indefinite hold, he said.

Thanks to the late Dennis Kinnett, former Aurora clerk-trea-surer, the Aurora Utilities office was computerized in 2010, said Hastings. The city also completed a lot of infrastructure, includ-ing storm drains and some grant-funded, owner-occupied rehab.

The city hopes to do more owner-occupied residential rehab, and has about a dozen eligible low-income applicants if the city gets another grant to do so, he said.

Turning to other departments, Aurora Fire Department just got a new truck, said Hastings. He's also proud of the work Au-rora Police Chief Bryan Fields is doing in the police department.

As for Aurora Emergency Rescue, the independent organiza-tion needs a new home which provides sleeping quarters, train-ing area and parking, said Hastings. He hopes the city finds AER a suitable location in 2011, he said.

“They buy their own trucks, they take care of everything except for fuel and $10,000 for life insurance paid by the city, he said.

On the down side, while Main Street Aurora does a great job, the downtown is hurting.

“We've got too many empty buildings. It's not just downtown Aurora, it's downtown America, said Hastings.

Hastings' position and all city elected positions will be on the ballot in November this year, except for city judge. Council voted in 2010 to eliminate the city court, effective in 2011.

AurorAFrom Page 8

Moores Hill’s new wastewaer treastment plant is expected to be up and running in May. It is one of several improvements for the small Sparta Township community.


From an unimpressive beginning in a former car dealership with about 100 students and a limited number of classes, the Lawrenceburg Ivy Tech campus has blossomed into a full fledged community college where students can actually obtain a four year college degree.

With the expansion of its facilities and its course offerings, the number of students is now about 2,000, more than double what it was just seven years ago.

Chancellor Mark Graver said after 34 years of growth there are now two spacious campus build-ings and almost 2,000 students, and Ivy Tech has progressed from a mainly vocational school to an official community college. Credits earned at Law-renceburg will transfer to any college in Indiana.

Graver is proud of the school’s record of com-munity cooperation.

A retired Air Force aviator, he radiates enthu-siasm for Ivy Tech as he describes the progress made over the years, as well as hopes and plans for the future.

In partnership with Dearborn County Hospital, they can now offer a registered nursing degree. The first class in 2004 had a total of 14 students. Today there are three classes with about 65 students, all of whom will be eligible to take the Indiana RN certification exam when they complete their local studies, said Graver.

Ivy Tech at Lawrenceburg also provide train-ing for emergency medical technicians at the basic, advanced and intermediate levels, not only for Dearborn County but other Indiana areas as well.

A fire training tower at the Lakeside campus is used by fire departments from all over the tri-state area.

Ivy Tech at Lawrenceburg also offers the man-datory 32-hour training for new firefighters and also offers more advanced fire training. Two fire science classes are provided every year.

Graver calls the Ivy Tech adjunct professor pro-gram a “great partnership” with the community. Among those who teach at the campus are local attorneys and accountants, people who are actu-ally employed at the specialty they are teaching.

In cooperation with Indiana University East

at Richmond, baccalaureate degrees can now be obtained at the Lawrenceburg campus.

Degrees are now available in business, nurs-ing, elementary education and communications studies.

About 350 classes are offered, with around 300 of them taught “face to face” at Lawrenceburg.

Next up for four-year degrees will be a bac-calaureate in psychology, also in cooperation with IU East.

The Ivy Tech Lawrenceburg campus boasts a traditional library and has recently upgraded its technology to give students a choice between traditional bound books or renting e-text books for their personal reading devices. Additional research resources can be accessed through the library’s computer system.

Few community residents other than students take advantage of the library, which is open to the public, probably , he adds, because Lawrence-burg has an excellent public library to serve their needs, said Graver

As more and more students choose to complete their degrees in Lawrenceburg, the Ivy Tech cam-pus will become more like a traditional college,

with various organizations, an honorary society and participation in various community programs.

Students work with kids at the YES Home as well as with the Special Olympics.

As it has expanded into more college-level courses, Ivy Tech has upgraded its associate degree programs.

Some students in the power plant technician course serve externships and summer co-op posi-tions at the AEP power plant in Lawrenceburg, and others are involved with programs at Procter & Gamble.

Graver points out these positions may make it easier for the students to obtain jobs with those companies and others who are looking for experi-enced applicants.

Because it does not depend on local real state taxes for support but is funded through the state, Graver has not been faced with mandatory budget cuts.

Also as a result of state funding, Ivy Tech is able to offer not only a local campus to students, which eliminates housing costs, but also substan-tially lower fees for credit hours of study than more traditional colleges and universities.

ivy techAdvanced education close to home and less expensiveChris McHenry Contributor


The waiting area is warm and inviting with its rich floral prints and soft décor. Patients come and go talking about plans

for this spring or family activities. The feel is relaxed and comfortable. Just the way Kelly Ferreira, Dearborn Coun-ty Hospital’s Breast Care Center Nurse Navigator/Family Nurse Practitioner, likes it.

“The Breast Care Center is designed to be a positive place. Its purpose is to encompass all aspects of breast health,” explained Ferreira. “Our intent is for the Center to be a site for education, reference and support as well as for routine breast health and advanced diagnostic and clini-cal services.”

Opened at the be-ginning of March, Dearborn County Hospital’s new Breast Care Center is located adjacent to the hospital in Suite 120 of the DCH Professional Build-ing. The center of-fers comprehensive breast care, ranging from screening and diagnostic mammog-raphy to the coordi-nation of advanced diagnostic, therapeu-tic, surgical and/or reconstructive pro-cedures and related support services.

Featured in the center are two new, digital mammog-raphy units. These units provide the latest technology for both screening and diagnostic mammog-raphy as well as ste-reotactic biopsy.

“Everyone who comes to DCH for a screening or di-

agnostic mammogram utilizes the Breast Care Center,” Ferreira said. “While our emphasis is on total breast health, the vast majority of individuals who come to the Breast Care Center will never visit for anything more than a clinical breast exam and/or a screening mammogram. For those individuals who require additional care, the Center is able to offer a full complement of services.”

In addition to Ferreira, the Breast Care Center is utilized by general surgeons, on-cologists, plastic-reconstructive surgeons, radiologists and radiologic technologists.

Procedures available in the DCH Breast Care Center include clinical breast exams;

screening and diagnostic digital mammog-raphy; pre-operative needle localizations; cyst aspirations and stereotactic core bi-opsies.

Physician consultations with general surgeons, plastic-reconstructive surgeons, Oncologists and Radiologists are also available in the Center, as is coordination for in-hospital procedures such as breast MRI or diagnostic ultrasound.

“As the Center’s Nurse Navigator/Fam-ily Nurse Practitioner, my job is to an-swer questions and provide breast health information to all individuals, however, my primary function is to assist patients who have an abnormal mammogram or

those who have been diagnosed with breast cancer.

“Under the direction of their personal physician, I work with the patient as re-quested, to help coordinate specific por-tions or all aspects of their continuing care. My work may be as simple as scheduling an appointment for a breast MRI or as de-tailed as helping to coordinate the ongoing plan of care for a person newly diagnosed with breast cancer. It all depends upon the clinical needs of the patient and the type and degree of assistance the individual desires,” she continued.

“While much of my work deals with the patient’s immediate clinical issues,

I am also available to assist with non-medical problems which could impede proper or timely treatment. Some-times issues such as transportation, child care or lack of finan-cial resources cause patients to delay follow-up diagnostic procedures or even treatment.”

The Breast Care Center is also avail-able to assist breast cancer patients and breast cancer sur-vivors with other services including the acquisition of wigs and headwear; breast prostheses; lymphedema com-pression garments and personal care products.

“In my position as the center’s nurse navigator, I am available to assist the patient on a 24/7 basis,” Ferreira added. “My focus is to offer support to the individual and

Chandra L. MattingLyKelly Ferreira, DCH Breast Care Center Nurse Navigator, right, shows Ruth Ann Atkins, Lawrenceburg, left, and Karen Maushart, Guil-ford, members of the Breast Cancer Support Group, the resource room in the new center within the hospital.

Dearborn County HospitalNew center aims for compassionate, total care

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C: March 1951. The first 150,000 kilowatt unit is completed. A second is well under way. The plant was designed to function as the most modern and efficient mass producer of electric energy.

D: Visitors climbing up the huge man made 83 foot dike to attend the open house celebration.

E: American Gas & Electric president, Philip Sporn with plant manager, E.E. “Pat” Clapper and Governor Henry F. Schricker touring the plant.

F: Plant manager, E. E. “Pat” Clapper and American Gas & Electric president, Philip Sporn in the control room with Governor Schricker.

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With the completion of Unit 4, Tanners Creek Plant not only had the distinction of being the largest plant on the AEP System, it was among the largest power generation stations in the world.

On three occasions - 1951, 1952 and 1956 - Tanners Creek was rated the most efficient steam electric power plant in the world for its low heat rate achievements.

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A new pharmacy is just what the doctor ordered for Rising Sun.

Through the years, Rising Sun and Ohio County residents had the convenience of a downtown drug store. Pete Mauer operated his pharmacy, then Dan Beyer moved the phar-macy up Main Street and opened the Rising Sun Pharmacy.

But last year the pharmacy closed, and a noticeable drop was seen in the visitors to downtown.

Now, it is scheduled to open this spring when Ohio County natives Tom and Charlotte DeVille and Sarah Eversman Turner bring back the pharmacy at a new location, on the alley between the two former pharmacy buildings in the one-time Lesco 5 & 10 store. They will offer a drive-through service.

Tom DeVille is a graduate of Purdue Univer-sity and has lived in Ohio County since 1967. He has owned and operated DeVille’s Dillsboro Drugs since 1978.

His daughter Camille DeVille Boyken was born and raised in Ohio County, leaving only shortly to pursue her pharmacy degree from Creighton University in Nebraska. Camille manages the store in Dillsboro.

Sarah Eversman Turner will be the primary pharmacist at the Rising Sun store.

A native of rural Ohio County, Sarah com-pleted her K-12 education in Rising Sun and was fortunate enough to get her start in phar-

macy with Dan Beyer at the Rising Sun Phar-macy during her senior year of high school.

“A combination of being mentored by Dan Beyer at the pharmacy and Felix Massey in his chemistry classes led me to choose a career in pharmacy,” noted Sarah, who has worked at local pharmacies since gradu-ating from Butler Univer-sity in 2008 and is looking forward to coming back to Rising Sun.

Richard Jackson will be working as the phar-macy technician and brings with him several years of experience in local pharmacies.

“We had a number of people from Rising Sun transfer their prescrip-tions to Dillsboro. They wanted to stay local instead of a chain,” said Camille Boyken.

In addition to being a regular retail phar-macy, the new store will also offer prescription-drug compounding (making customized medi-cines for people and pets), medical equipment rental and sales, educational classes, free daily delivery and drive-through service.

The pharmacy is scheduled to open in mid-April, pending completion of construction and pharmacy licensing.

Family-centered servicesWith the pharmacy being the upcoming

change for Rising Sun, the Rising Sun Medical Center at 230 Sixth Street continues to offer

local services.Dr. Gary Scudder has

been serving Dearborn and Ohio County since 1966 including 25 years as medical director at The Waters of Rising Sun. He also serves as Dearborn County health officer.

Dr. Peter Farr joined the staff last year after a lengthy search for another physician.

Vanessa Longacre is a certified family nurse practitioner.

The medical center held its annual health fair in

February and attracted a variety of 66 health related booths serving Ohio and surrounding counties.

The Ohio County Health Department at 117 Sixth St. offers a variety of services to the com-munity.

County health nurse Regina Crouch has seen an increased number of walk-ins this past year as a convenient alternative to going to the doc-tor's office.

The county health department and Rising Sun school nurse Jamie Works worked closely

to address the H1N1 problem.They also work to fulfill new immunization

requirements for students. Those over 11 years of age now need immunizations for tetanus, meningitis and second chickenpox

Earl Ketenbrink, environmental health spe-cialist, sprays each year for to prevent West Nile virus and this year took part in helping the school with a bed bug infestation.

The Waters of Rising Sun was given ap-proval for renovation and expansion of its nursing home care facility. Work was done on a new kitchen and upgrade to the current facility, which includes 24-hour skilled nursing care, long-term care, outpatient therapy along with rehabilitating people to return home.

Rising Sun Spa and Wellness is located at the corner of Main and High streets and offers massage therapy, as does June's Retreat at 318 North High Street.

Extreme Fitness on Main Street has been site for weigh-ins for Rising Sun's “Biggest Loser Contest” for the second year.

The Rising Sun Ohio County Park Board is sponsoring a year-long health promotion titled “Move It Ohio County” where people record miles they walked or ran. It is the offspring of the “31 Miles in October” program started by park director Jamie Bell.

The Shiner Community Park offers a safe place to walk and includes fitness training for those wanting to add to their workout.

Walking and exercise may be what the doctor ordered but, if you need some help or attention, Rising Sun has help to offer.

Tim HillmanRecorder-News [email protected]

help guide them through their diagnostic testing and when necessary, their treatment and recovery.

“A diagnosis of cancer or a potential di-agnosis of cancer is very frightening. It not only affects an individual’s immediate plans but can have an effect on how they view life.

“My job is to help alleviate some of their anxiety, fears or stress and to assist them in maintaining a positive outlook.

“I let them know that they are not alone in dealing with their illness and I help to serve as their advocate.

“Together we can sort out the complexi-ties of their clinical care so they can devote more of their time and energy to getting well.”

Physicians and practitioners working in

coordination with the DCH Breast Care Center include Dr. Shannon Davis, Dr. Mi-chael McAndrew and Dr. Mark McAndrew of Dearborn County Surgery; Dr. Mary Albers, Dr. Kurt Leuenberger, Dr. Louis Schroder and Dr. John Sacco of Oncology/Hematol-ogy Care; Dr. Thomas Jackson of Southern Indiana Aesthetic and Plastic Surgery and Dr. John Botsford, Dr. James Cole, Dr. William Drew and Dr. Kyung Noh of River Valley Imaging.

To schedule a screening or diagnostic mammogram at the Dearborn County Hospi-tal Breast Care Center, please call 812/532-2611 or 800/676-5572, ext. 2611. For addi-tional information on the center, please call Ferreira at 812/537-8383 or 800/676-5572, ext. 8383.

Rising Sun ready for new pharmacy

“A combination of being mentored by Dan Beyer at the pharmacy and Felix Massey in his chemistry classes led me to choose a career in pharmacy.”

SARAH EVERSMAN TURNERPharmacist

CAREFROM PAGE 16

In 2010, Dearborn County Hospital wel-comed orthopaedic surgeon Dr. Jarvis Earl and general surgeon Dr. Shannon Davis to its medical staff. The hospital also wel-comed back Dr. Carol Montjoy who had left the area to complete a fellowship in pulmonary and critical-care medicine. All three physicians now have full-time practices located near the hospi-tal in Lawrenceburg.

Board certified inorthopaedic surgery, Earl’s office is located, along with that of Dr. Jim Swan-son’s, at Dearborn County Hospital Ortho-paedic Surgery and Sports Medicine.

The physicians care for both adult and pe-

diatric patients with a wide range of ortho-paedic and sports medicine needs including fractures, sprains, sports injuries and hand, shoul-der and ankle injuries. They also perform arthroscopic, recon-structive and joint replacement surgeries.

Earl obtained his undergrad-uate education at Texas Tech University where he graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in electrical engineering. After working seven years in the petro-leum industry in his home state

of Texas, Earl entered medical school at the

Hospital welcomes new staffpaedic and sports medicine needs including fractures, sprains, sports injuries and hand, shoul-der and ankle injuries. They also perform arthroscopic, recon-structive and joint replacement surgeries.

uate education at Texas Tech University where he graduated magna cum laude with a B.S. in electrical engineering. After working seven years in the petro-Dr. Jarvis Earl

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University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston.

After graduating from medical school with high honors, he completed a general surgery Iinternship and or-thopaedic residency at the Indiana University Medical Center in India-napolis.

He then performed a fellowship in adult reconstructive surgery at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Cleve-land before joining a multi-specialty physician practice based in Indianapo-lis where he practiced for the past 11 years.

Earl’s office is located across the street from the entrance to the Dear-born County Hospital employee park-ing area at 272 Bielby Road.

New patients are welcome by ap-pointment. For additional information or to schedule an appointment, please call 812/537-8402.

New surgeonA former Fort Thomas, Kentucky,

native and Highlands High School graduate, Dr. Shannon Davis joined Drs. Michael and Mark McAndrew in practice at Dearborn County Surgery in Lawrenceburg.

As a general surgeon, Davis performs a wide range of procedures for both men and women.

She is also a member of the new Dearborn County Hospital Breast Care Cen-ter where she provides breast surgery consults.

At the hospital, Davis performs breast surgeries, including open biop-sies, lumpectomies and mastectomies.

Before joining Dearborn County Surgery, she completed a residency in general surgery at Henry Ford Ma-comb Hospital in the Detroit suburb of Clinton Township, where she served multiple terms as chief resident.

Prior to her residency, she complet-ed an internship at St. Joseph Medical Center West, also in Clinton Town-ship. She received her medical de-gree from the Pikeville College School

of Osteopathic Medicine in Pikeville, Kentucky, and her undergraduate de-gree from the University of Kentucky in Lexington.

Davis’ office is located in the Lud-low Hill Professional Building at 368 Bielby Road in Lawrenceburg. For more information or to schedule an appointment, please call Dearborn County Surgery at 812/537-5772.

Familiar face returnsLast May, Dr. Carol Montjoy re-

turned to the Medical Staff of Dear-born County Hospital following the completion of a fellowship in pulmo-nary and critical care Medicine.

Prior to leaving the area for her fellowship training, Montjoy practiced at DCH with pulmonary and critical care medicine specialist, Dr. Radu Zidarescu, from 2003 to 2007.

While she continues to work in close association with Zidarescu, her practice is now located in the office of internists Drs. Jane Blinzler and Nancy Kennedy in the new DCH Pro-

fessional Building II.While completing her fel-

lowship at West Virginia University in Morgantown, Montjoy served as chief fellow from March 2009 through February 2010 and was honored as “Outstand-ing Pulmonary/Critical Care Medicine Fellow” for 2009 and Best of Class for 2008.

Her clinical training also includes a three-year residency in internal medicine at Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati.

She is a graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine.

Montjoy sees both primary care in-ternal medicine patients and pulmo-nary/critical care patients, however, she is currently accepting only pulmo-nary consults and hospitalized critical care patients.

For more information, please call Dr. Montjoy’s office at 812/532-2608.

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Seniors in Lawrenceburg and the surrounding com-munities will have a new resource for senior living and health services with this spring’s opening of Ridge-Wood Health Campus and The Legacy at RidgeWood.

The continuing care retirement community is now projected to open in May at 181 Campus Drive, just off Bielby Road, adjacent to Dearborn County Hospital.

A community open house has been scheduled for Sunday, April 10.

An affiliate of Louisville-based Trilogy Health Ser-vices, LLC – which also includes Batesville’s St. Andrews Health Campus and Cincinnati’s Triple Creek Retirement Community – the new facility will offer a full continuum of senior living and related health care services including short-term rehabilitation, long-term care, assisted living, adult day services and respite care.

Also located on RidgeWood campus is The Legacy at RidgeWood, a free-standing neighborhood designed specifically to care for people living with Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.

Both RidgeWood and The Legacy offer a homelike setting that features private resident suites (including a private bath with shower), chef-prepared meals, and services specially tailored to meet residents’ individual preferences.

According to Randall Bufford, president and CEO of Trilogy, “Our ‘town square’ residential living concept

and person-centered service model is designed to foster independence and create as much of a homelike setting as possible. We look forward to meeting the needs of the citizens of Dearborn County and the surrounding communities in our new Lawrenceburg location.”

According to the Alzheimer’s Association, 5.3 mil-lion people in the United States are living with Al-zheimer’s disease, with a new individual diagnosed every 70 seconds. By 2050, the association predicts that nearly 16 million Americans will be diagnosed, with a new case diagnosed every 33 seconds. In Indi-ana, 120,000 individuals are living with Alzheimer’s disease or other dementias, with that figure expected to increase 10 percent by 2050.

At The Legacy at RidgeWood, carefully selected and specially trained team members will offer care using the most up-to-date care philosophies that serve each resident’s mind, body and spirit. Nursing services, medication management and assistance with daily activities like bathing and dressing are also available.

A substantial daily programming schedule, based on the Alzheimer Foundation’s Daily Rhythms Program, will assist the residents with developing and main-taining healthy energy patterns while providing them with activities that are meaningful and reflective of the history of each resident. Adult day services and respite care will also be offered at The Legacy.

Campus residents are not the only ones who will benefit from the services offered at The Legacy. Sup-port services will be offered for family members not

RidgeWood HealthCampus plans May openingJim BuchbergerRegister Sports [email protected]

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Since a major facelift that reconfigured Lawrenceburg Speedway three years ago, the legendary dirt track racing venue at the Law-renceburg Fairgrounds hasn’t idled.

Now a popular 3/8-mile high-banked clay oval with up-to-date facilities and amenities, upgraded from its former quarter-mile dirt configuration that dated back to 1950, the Speedway continues to push forward in terms of facilities, scheduling and promotions.

During the 2010 racing season, the City of Lawrenceburg installed the latest wrinkle to add to spectators’ racing experience, a scoring/timing tower in the infield.

According to director of sales and marketing Kim Rudisell, several new events and promo-tions are planned for the 2011 season, sched-uled to begin with Opening Night Saturday, April 9.“Our objective is to offer everybody a good time with exciting racing, entertainment

and fun promotions for fans of all ages,” she said.

The first big feature event of 2011 is Family Night at the Races Saturday, April 23. All kids are admitted free when accompanied by parent or guardian. Track mascots Speedie Dawg and Dirtie Dawg will appear and plenty of kids ac-tivities are planned.

Mechanics Night at the Races, a new promo-tion, comes Saturday, May 7, with all ASC-certified mechanics admitted free. A Budweiser pre-race concert party will be open to all in the Kroger midway area.

Youth Sports Night follows Saturday, May 21, when the KISS Sprint cars come to town. Kids wearing the uniform of their teams in any youth sport will be admitted free when accompanied by parent or guardian. Special giveaways also are in store for the kids.

Back for another year Saturday, July 16, will be the popular Night of Destruction, a change of pace from the regular sprint car, modified and pure stock racing format. Demolition derby, school bus races and a rollover contest – and

even the lawnmower derby - return to satisfy the daredevil in everyone.

Once again this season, Lawrenceburg Speedway will host the taping of a national cable network telecast when the Lucas Oil Late Model Dirt Se-ries returns for a Friday night race Aug. 26. The Speed Channel returns for a second-straight year to tape the event, tentative-ly scheduled to air Sept. 17.

Kim Rudisell reminds local non-profit orga-nizations that Lawrenceburg Speedway wel-comes their

partnerships in selling racing tickets all sea-son long as a fund-raising opportunity for their respective groups. Contact her at 539-4700 or e-mail via the track’s web site at www.law-renceburgspeedway.com.

Jim BuchbergerRegister Sports [email protected]

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walking trail around the 12-acre Dillsboro Com-munity Park in 2008.

A town where community matters, Dillsboro is known for its Homecoming street festival in May, Dillsboro’s magic month. This year, Dills-boro Homecoming kicks off Wednesday, May 18, with old-time contests including the renown hospital bed race and crosscut saw competition. Babies will compete Thursday, May 19, and Fri-day features the frog costume and frog jumping competitions, followed Saturday by a 5K run and walk, parade, and lots of entertainment.

Come summer, the town will offer free movies in the park, continuing into the fall.

Unlike in many municipalities, Dillsboro Council and Clerk-treasurer elections coincide with state elections, and are staggered, rather than all five council members being elected at the same time. Current town council members are Mary Lou Powers, president; David Fryman, vice president; Rick Fields, Tom Wafford and Doug Barrett, and the clerk-treasurer is Janice Sullivan.

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Hollywood Casino Lawrenceburg continued to add to the gaming experience in the past year with the addition of three new eating venues and the Boogie Nights nightclub.

The 200-seat Final Cut Steakhouse opened its doors in the pavilion area April 3, 2010, offering a dining experience which dif-fers from other steak-houses by means of chef Clendon Springer incorporating seasonal ingredients from the Tri-State area.

Midwestern-aged, corn-fed beef, free-range chicken, bour-bon creamed corn with parmesan crust and Indiana goat cheese croquettes are the headliners, with signature steaks that include an 18-ounce bone-in filet and 28-ounce bone-in ribeye.

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Final Cut is open Sundays through Thursdays from 4-10 p.m. and 5-11 p.m. Fridays and Satur-day.

The Hollywood Marquee Cafe and Hollywood & Grind Coffee Shop joined the cast last June 28. The former gives patrons a second casual dining op-

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Boogie Nights, Holly-wood’s two-level night-spot with a 600-square foot dance floor, opened last April and has been a hit with guests, re-living the music, styles and pop culture of the 1970s and ‘80s from 9 p.m.-2 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights, plus select Thursdays.

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Jim BuchbergerRegister Sports [email protected]

only of RidgeWood residents, but also for those who are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia in their homes.

As part of the campus’ family support efforts, monthly family forums will be held and programs like Caregiver’s Day Off, an educational program for in-home caregivers, will be offered. The Fam-ily Forum is a monthly meeting that allows caregivers to gather to discuss issues and share solutions.

To celebrate RidgeWood’s opening, members of the community are invited to attend an Open House on Sunday, May 1, from 1-4 p.m. Tours of

the campus will be offered and campus staff will be available to answer questions.

In addition, RidgeWood is offering special membership in their Founder’s Club for a lim-ited number of residents. Membership in the Founder’s Club includes discounted pre-opening pricing, value packages, and upgrades including first selection of floor plan and suite location, a housewarming party, special recognition at cam-pus events, and other savings on other campus services. To qualify, you must complete an ap-plication and put down a fully refundable deposit.

To learn more about our RidgeWood Health Campus and The Legacy at RidgeWood, please call 812-537-5700 or visit web site www.ridge-woodhs.com.

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