Danville

Danville Rotary Corps Serves the Community

Members of the Danville Rotary Community Corps share a committment to improving the lives of people in Danville through service projects and supporting community initiatives.

One of Rotary Corps many recipients are activities at Danville High School. Above, President Roger Riggs and member Ginny Black are presenting a donation for the pre-prom held this year.

The Rotary Corps would like to thank the sponsors and the community for their support of the Ellis Park amphitheater dedication and Levi Riggs concert. Funds received from the concert will be used to support the Danville community.

The next event sponsored by Rotary Corps will be the Bicycle Poker Ride. It will be held on June 26, 2021. For more information go to DanvilleRotaryCorps.org.

The Rotary Corps Danville High School Scholarship recipients for 2021 are Carson Sadler (left) and Braden Walliser.

Town Staff Comments on Miles Farm Process

Last week we heard comments from some Town Council members about the Miles Farm PUD. This week, we asked the town staff to comment on the process of working through the details of the largest development in Danville’s history.

How do you feel the plan commission handled the process?

Staff believes the Plan Commission conducted the whole process in a very professional manner as well as meeting all statutory requirements placed on them by Indiana Code, the Danville Zoning, Subdivision Control Ordinances and Danville Comprehensive Plan. As in all projects that go before the Plan Commission, they are tasked with making sure all requirements are being met whether it be a plat, a site plan review or anything that is required to be heard by them. The Plan Commission makes recommendations on rezoning request and amendments to the Zoning and Subdivision Control Ordinances and have no decision making authority. The Plan Commission goes above and beyond to make sure that all concerns by citizens are expressed by allowing a vast amount of time for public comment.

Are you working on alleviating any of the concerns brought up by the remonstrance?

The Town of Danville is working on several concerns brought before the Council regarding traffic and possible short-term solutions for the existing traffic in Danville. The Town is also looking at creating a Traffic Impact Fee for any new developments coming to the Town in an effort to reduce the fiscal impacts. Both Water and Wastewater utilities updated their Master Plans two (2) years ago in an effort to plan for future growth.

How was your interaction with D.R. Horton and their representatives during the rezoning process?

The interaction between the Town Staff and Horton was entirely on a professional level. The developer was very amenable to any and all suggestions by the Town.

DCHS Senior To Continue Track & Field Career at Iowa Central

By Cooper Lee

Danville Community High School’s Christian “CJ” Collins received a scholarship and plans on continuing his track and field career at Iowa Central Community College.

CJ competed in the high jump while at Danville, and just recently advanced to the state meet with a 6 foot and 6-inch outing. He proved himself time and time again, and eventually earned the attention of colleges in the area.

“Multiple other schools offered,” said Collins, “but I received a full ride to Iowa Central.”

One can hardly blame the choice, and with that decision comes a change in roles, as he will be competing in the Decathlon for the Tritons. In his time at Iowa Central, he’ll be studying what he’s passionate about, choosing to major in exercise physiology.

When asked about why he chose to continue his athletic career, Collins said, “My love for sports was ultimately the reason I decided to continue with it. It has been my dream since I was a kid to be apart of the 7% and go one to play sports in college.”

Collins is living his dream and chose the school that would do right by him during his athletic and academic career. Iowa Central is a junior college, meaning Collins will be there for two years, after which he would receive an associate degree and move on to an NCAA program to finish both his school and track career. Collins knew exactly what he wanted out of his time at the JUCO.

“I was looking for consistency, academic success, and good coaching fits. Iowa Central has had a very successful past, and even had nine plus kids go Division I with a full ride.”

While the future remains bright for the talented track athlete, he understands his position, and knows that the support of his community is just as important as accolades.

“Honestly, the biggest takeaway for me was that if you shine, you’re going to shine,” said Collins, “small school or not, you will get noticed. This is a small community, but a very supportive one, from the kids I go to school with, to my elders, they will support you with everything they have.”

Level-headed as ever, Collins exemplifies hard work and humility leading to your dreams.

CHRISITAN “CJ” COLLINS

He didn’t forget to mention his coaches, saying, “These coaches want you to succeed just as bad as you do, and they will do everything in their power to drive, help, and get you noticed.”

It’s all about seizing the opportunities when they’re provided and after putting all of his high school experiences into perspective, Collins is ready to move on to bigger things while keeping all of those that helped in mind. This type of reflection is something future athletes can emulate throughout their own journey, taking Collins’ advice:

▪ Success demands sacrifice, and there is no alternative. The rent is due every day, you can’t take shortcuts.

▪ Find people that have the same goals and dreams as you and work together, challenge one another to make each other better.

▪ Also, never forget to thank God for everything he has done for you. Your talent is God’s gift to you, but what you do with it is your gift back to Him.

For Collins, the only answer is hard work, and that will serve him well going forward, no matter where life takes him. The support from the community of Danville cannot be understated, and as more athletes look to make their dreams come true, Danville remains behind them completely.

CJ, along with his brother Caden, will be competing in the IHSAA Boys State Track and Field Meet on Friday, June 4.

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Radiant Skin

Our Zionsville location is having a 1 Year Celebration Saturday, June 5 from 10-3. Come celebrate with us at 60 N. Main in Zionsville and take advantage of the biggest sales of the year on our lasers, skin treatments and more! We’ll have live demos of the Hollywood Laser peel and you can learn more about our wellness services too. We hope to see you there!

Forget-Me-Nots

New bags have arrived! Great Summer colors. Stop in, they’re going quickly!

Gallery On The Square

Saturday. June 12th, “Make-N-Take.” Joan Kisner will step you thru making a beautiful pair of drop earrings. $10 per person. All supplies furnished.

Ruff Lyfe

We are now offering Individual Play at our daycare for dogs that cannot participate in play groups with other dogs! Hours: M-F Drop off 6am-9am, Pick up 4pm-7:30pm, half days available!

Coloring Club at GOTS

Gallery on the Square, 51 S. Washington St, Danville, hosts Coloring Club the first Wednesday of the month from 10 a.m. - noon. All supplies are included, only $5. Relax. Color. Listen to good music. Enjoy conversation.COVID-19 safety rules are followed. Proceeds benefit the Gallery.

Genealogy Nuts Meet at DPL

The next Genealogy Nuts meeting is Monday, June 14 at 1 p.m. Cindy Rutledge from the Indiana Room will discuss Heirlooms from the Kitchen. “The heart of the home isthe kitchen” is a familiar quotation. Many warm memories are associated with this room. The kitchen also contains many precious heirlooms that some may overlook. This presentation will look at kitchen heirlooms and how they may help with your genealogy research.

Currently, the Genealogy Nuts are holding hybrid meetings – both in person and virtual. If you wish to join us in person, then you must sign up on the DPL website at www.dplindiana. org. Go to the DPL events calendar link and click on Genealogy Nuts - In Person. There is enough space to safely allow 10 people to join us in person. Those wishing to attend via Zoom, please visit the DPL events calendar and click on Genealogy Nuts – Zoom. The link to Zoom invitation is on the events calendar.

The Indiana Room sends out programming news and other genealogy and history information through their mailing list. Invitations to our programs are sent to all members on the Indiana Room contact list. If you would like to be added to our list, contact Cindy at crutledge@dplindiana.org or call the Indiana Room at 317.745.2604.

DAR Workshop at DPL

Members of Wa-Pe-Ke- Way Chapter of NSDAR will be in Danville Public Library’s Indiana Room on June 19 from 10 to 1. We will assist women interested in joining DAR by helping track their Revolutionary War ancestor and answering questions regarding DAR. Due to COVID-19 concerns we request you call Tracie Curtis at 317-407-2864 to setup an appointment. An appointment will insure that you will not have to wait long for a member to help.

Danville Local & Social

On June 2, Phil and Joan Gulley totaled up 36 years of wedded bliss.

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Whether it was the cool temperatures, or Memorial Day weekend plans, the Farmers Market vendors had cleared Washington Street of tents by 12:15.

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The Republican staff hosted a surprise birthday celebration for publisher Jerry Vornholt last Wednesday. His birthday was on Monday, hence the surprise.

Your loyal staff would never forget you, Boss, although some of have made a worthy attempt.

It is a happy talent to know how to play.

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

Danville Community Middle School Presents Awards

Danville Community Middle School presented special awards at the end of the school year. The Top 8th Grade Academic Awards are usually given to one girl and one boy. This year there was a tie with the boys, so an extra award was presented.

The Noel A. Peters Award is given to one boy and one girl in the eighth grade, picked by the middle school and voted on by the staff. Qualities of the award are the three R’s and Mr. Peters added a fourth R for responsibility, as well as attitude, citizenship and typically athletics.

The N. Michael Peters Award is given to one boy and one girl in the seventh grade picked by the middle school and voted on by the staff. Qualities of the award are integrity, empathy, school spirit, responsibility, sense of humor, and friendliness.

Allocation Funds Aid Economic Development

Danville acted at the May 19 Council meeting to create two Allocation Funds. What are Allocation Funds? These are funds generated by excess property tax proceeds in the designated Allocation

Areas that are used to further the goals of the Economic Development Plan. The Economic Development Plan was created by the Danville Redevelopment Commission. Once the Allocation areas are established the Council must then create an Allocation Fund for these monies to be deposited for future development incentives. The two areas designated for these funds last week were the Downtown Main #1 and East Main Corridor. See map above for location of these two areas, outlined in white. Once these areas are funded, the RDC can allow the use of these funds for private or public redevelopment in those areas.

To keep up on the actions of the Redevelopment Commission, you can attend their regularly scheduled meetings on the first Thursday of the month at 5:00 pm at Danville Town Hall. Check the Town website to verify meeting dates.