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May 2018
Spring Brings US 50 Road Repair and Resurfacing
Drivers can attest to the fact that US 50 is due for repairs
and resurfacing. While the inconvenience of the scheduled
projects must be endured, the results will be worthwhile to
ensure safety and the longevity of the highway.
The first project is the resurfacing project of US 50 from
just west of Aurora to State Road 101. Barrels are in place
for directing traffic to cross over lanes to accommodate
single-lane traffic in both directions during the paving
process.
The resurfacing project calls for concrete patching and a
4.5” concrete overlay on top of the existing asphalt base.
Completion is estimated to be by Nov. 15.
US 50 from State Road 101 to the edge of Ripley County
will be repaired simultaneously.
Another area to be addressed is the eastbound side of US
50 at the bottom of Trester Hill in Aurora. Drainage con-
cerns will be handled to correct standing water that occurs
during storms and results in vehicle hydroplaning.
The slip on eastbound US 50 between Billingsley Drive
and Wilson Creek Road is scheduled to be repaired this
summer. The area will be stabilized with caissons, also called
drilled piers. Two lanes of traffic will be maintained in both
the eastbound and westbound locations, which will mean
that the center turn lane and the eastbound left turn lane
onto Wilson Creek Road will be eliminated. The project is
Continued on page 8A
Military Women
Honored at
Opening Day
Market Street
Grill History
The historic structure is
filled with history and
interesting stories. Page 3A
The Cincinnati
Reds chose five
women to repre-
sent the armed
forces for Open-
ing Day on March
30. Three women
with Southeastern
Indiana ties were
honored to repre-
sent the Marines,
Air Force, and
Julie Cassini,
Navy.
Aurora, repre-
PG Gentrup
sented Women
and Ron Spurlock
in the Military at
worked with the
the Reds Open-
Reds to select area ing Day game.
residents with
She served in
military service
the Navy from
records to be rec-
1994-1996.
ognized through-
out the season
as Hometown Heroes, Purple Heart
recipients, and World War II veterans.
Color Guards presenting the colors
at the start of games have also been
selected from the community.
On the field Opening Day were
Angela Slayback Erfman, representing
the United States Marine Corps; Julie
Sweeney Cassini, representing the
United States Navy and Denise Scha-
fer Singler, representing the United
States Air Force. They were presented
to the crowd before the start of the
game for Women In The Military Ap-
preciation Day.
Dr. Frank Burton, Nickodemus Whitaker, Mike Hornbach, Woody
Whitaker, Terry New, and Doug Manford served up a hearty meal at
the Aurora Lions Pancake Breakfast.
Photo by Krider Photography
Lawrenceburg Levee
LCD shares history and
details about the protective
structure.
Page 10A
How Sweet
It Is
Nothing brings a smile to one’s
face more than the thought of
hot pancakes dripping with
maple syrup on a cold winter
morning. Area Lions Clubs
offered those sweet thoughts
to children and adults alike as
fund raisers for their various
community projects including
Bright’s medical equipment
loan-out program and Aurora’s
South Dearborn Scholarship
Program.
Tanner Fraper, Natalie Stenger joined
Jeremy and Eli Stenger for delicious
pancakes at the Bright Lions Club
pancake breakfast.
Lynn
Deddens
and father
Gerhard
visited
with Dave
Oldham.
St. Louis Science
Students Excel
C reativity and scientific
thinking skills abound in
the Science Fair. Page 4B
Ah,
Memories
A lone
snowman
is a thing
of the past.
Page 3B
The happy kitchen crew at the Bright Lions Pancake Breakfast includ-
ed Bob Carsen, Ruth Ann Little, Bart Grubbs, Chick Edwards, Bryan
Messmore, and Dylan Messmore.
Building Community Relationships Large and Small
By Susan Ray
Whether it involves a new kitten or a herd of cattle, the
relationship between animal patient, human client, and
dedicated veterinarian is multifaceted.
Like many of their colleagues, Harley Robinson, D.V.M.
and Jennifer Quammen, D.V.M. with the Laughery Val-
ley Veterinary Hospital work to stay current in veterinary
medicine by meeting, and exceeding, Continuing Education
requirements; balancing technology and expense, learning
about telemedicine, the rise of corporate veterinary services
- and working to better manage patients’ pain and fear. Dr.
Robinson says, “We call it Fear-Free veterinary medicine
… that’s come a long way in the last 15-20 years.”
Dr. Quammen says, “An animal that used to get labeled
an aggressive dog, well, instead this is a very fearful ani-
mal. Learning to read that angst is different; the number of
truly aggressive dogs or cats that will actually come at you
and mean it is very tiny … many, many more of them are
fearful and anxious more so than they are mean - that’s just
an easy term to put on it.”
Veterinary science continues to evolve through re-
search, alternative therapies, and specialization.
Bright Veterinary Clinic’s Steven Hubbard, DVM, notes
an important change, “A pet is no longer a pet, it’s a family
member, and that’s something as a veterinarian you defi-
nitely have to acknowledge, because of that people are
Continued on page 4A
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