SERVING HENDRICKS COUNTY SINCE 1847
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The Republican
County Employees Honored For Years of Service
Thursday, March 4, 2021
Historical Museum Re-opens With New Exhbits
The Hendricks County Commissioners normally present employees with their continuous years of service awards during an in-person ceremony towards the beginning of each year. This year, due to the guidelines and restrictions imposed by COVID-19, the Commissioners were not able to present the 2020 awards to the recipients during a formal in-person ceremony. In lieu of the ceremony, Todd McCormack, Director for the Hendricks County Commissioners personally delivered the awards. To be eligible for an award, a part-time or full-time employee must be continuously employed by Hendricks County Government for the specified number of years, with no breaks in their service. Awards were presented to employees who had completed five (5), ten (10), fifteen (15), twenty (20), twenty-five (25), or thirty (30) years of continuous service in 2020. To recognize the recipients of the 2020 Hendricks County Government Employee Years of Service Awards, Commissioner Palmer read their names during the February 23, 2021 Commissioners’ Meeting and the Commissioners congratulated and expressed their appreciation to the recipients for their continued and dedicated service to Hendricks County. Their names will also be reflected in the Minutes from that Meeting. With 28 departments, from Animal Control to Work Release, and over 600 employees, the County government is one of the largest employers in Hendricks County. The County employees have an impact on the lives of all Hendricks County residents. From keeping the county roads safe to promoting public health and disease prevention, providing recreation areas, services to Veterans, and ensuring the right to vote, the employees of Hendricks County work to make life better for all of its citizens. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 5 YEARS OF SERVICE (Plaque) EMPLOYEE NAME DEPARTMENT/OFFICE Jeni Aubrey Assessor’s Office Natasha Bowman Clerk’s Office Ricki Campbell Environmental Health (Earned in 2013) Tiffany Dalton Surveyor’s Joie Davis Weights & Measures Ryan Delay Sheriff’s Alexa Dorrell Sheriff’s Ronda Elliott Sheriff’s Lesli Holtsclaw Clerk’s Lisa Kroll Circuit Court Lindsey Lynch Engineering & Facilities Damen Owens Sheriff’s Kim Pace Planning & Building Juli Petree Sheriff’s David Richardson Sheriff’s Matthew Smith Sheriff’s Gary Sowers Surveyor’s Audra Stevens Sheriff’s Brittany Stodghill Probation Thomas Suddarth Sheriff’s Jeff Surber Surveyor’s Tami Trickey Superior Court 4 Eric Vermillion Sheriff’s Jamie L. Wodtke Child Support Sarah Wolf Parks & Recreation Tina Woodrum Clerk’s 10 YEARS OF SERVICE (Plaque) EMPLOYEE NAME DEPARTMENT/OFFICE Ricki Campbell Environmental Health (Earned in 2018) Brad Casselman Prosecutor’s Kevin J. Cavanaugh Facilities Kellene Deckard Patrick Duty Curt Higginbotham Theresa Leach Garrett Smith
Sheriff’s I.T. Highway Assessor’s Sheriff’s
15 YEARS OF SERVICE (Plaque) EMPLOYEE NAME DEPARTMENT/OFFICE Nicole Angi Superior Court 1 Robert Butterfield Sheriff’s Ranita Clark Treasurer’s Kelly Curry Sheriff’s James Dugan Highway Kyle Schaefer Sheriff’s Leanna Truitt Healthy Families Jesse Tucker Probation 20 YEARS OF SERVICE (Biscuit / Cookie Jar) EMPLOYEE NAME DEPARTMENT/OFFICE Haley Albrechtsen Superior Court 5 Phyllis A. Palmer Commissioner 25 YEARS OF SERVICE (Clock) EMPLOYEE NAME DEPARTMENT/OFFICE Laura Herzog Voter Registration Craig Hughes Sheriff’s Tim Miller Probation Megen Morgan Sheriff’s Judge Robert Freese Superior Court 1 Barbara Nesbitt Assessor’s Christopher Shannon Highway James Yetter Sheriff’s 30 YEARS OF SERVICE EMPLOYEE NAME DEPARTMENT/OFFICE Larry Deckard Sheriff’s Terry Judy Sheriff’s Todd McCormack Commissioners
Congratulations
to these County Employees and thanks for their years of service to our citizens.
On Friday, March 5, the Hendricks County Historical Museum will be opening for the 2021 season with new exhibits and a new look in several areas. The exhibit on Hendricks County’s townships that began last year will this year focus on the remaining seven townships, Center, Clay, Eel River, Franklin, Marion, Washington, and Union. Important to the settlement and growth of our towns and townships, and to the country, were the ways that people and goods could travel. Waterways, railroads, and roads were all important in determining where new settlements would begin, and often, which would survive and thrive. A part of our new exhibit focuses on transportation, and especially on Hendricks County’s three U. S. highways, 40, 36, and 136. Each has an interesting story, and each has been important to Hendricks County’s story. The military room features some handsome new West Point uniforms and a display of military canteens through the years. The bedrooms have a new look, including some beautiful furniture recently donated. Also upstairs is a special exhibit on our Hoosier poet, James Whitcomb Riley, including his connection to Hendricks County. The museum will again be open on Fridays and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., and other times by appointment. Visit our website at hendrickscountymuseum.org or on Facebook. You may contact the museum at 317-718-6158 or hcmuseum@co.hendricks.in.us. The Hendricks County Museum is located at 170 South Washington Street in Danville in the former Hendricks County jail and sheriff’s residence. ____________________________________________
Libraries Assist with COVID-19 Vaccine Registration
Hendricks County libraries are partnering with the Hendricks County Health Department to assist with scheduling and registering eligible people for the COVID-19 vaccine. Currently, individuals 65 and older are eligible to sign up and register for the vaccine at any location in the state of Indiana. In order to sign up for the vaccine, individuals may go online to www.ourshot.in.gov or call 211 for assistance. Both the website and 211 have been experiencing high traffic and wait times can be lengthy, which is where Hendricks County libraries come in to assist. Anyone who needs assistance with scheduling and registering for their COVID-19 vaccine can contact any of the following Hendricks County libraries for assistance: ▪ Avon: In Person Only ▪ Brownsburg: 317-852-3167 ▪ Clayton: 37-539-2991 ▪ Coatesville: 765-386-2355 ▪ Danville: 317-745-2604 ▪ Plainfield: 317-839-6602 ______________________________________________
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