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SPO INSIDE TODAY: NTY GIRLS SOCCER 2013

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Offensive Player of the Year Melody Lutz Sr. F East Central

Alley Schmidt Jr. F Lawrenceburg

Rachel Sicking Sr. F East Central

Defensive Player of the Year Katie Ravenna Jr. D East Central

Offensive Player of the Year

Peighton Cook So. F Lawrenceburg

Sadie Schumann Sr. F So.Dearborn

Abbey Schmidt Sr. M Lawrenceburg

Alexis Fussnecker Jr. M Lawrenceburg

Morgan Wolfer Sr. GK So.Dearborn

Madison Turner Sr. GK East Central

Sara Rosenzweig Sr. D East Central

Autumn Magee Sr. M Lawrenceburg

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Daria Volker Sr. D East Central

Year Newcomer of the Josie Denton Fr. F Lawrenceburg

Hannah Woeste Sr. D East Central

Breanna Fogle So. M So.Dearborn

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Tori Stuard Jr. D Lawrenceburg

Grace Weismiller Jr. D Lawrenceburg

187TH YEAR

thens - again! Girls game streng Shelbi Yoe Sr. D So.Dearborn

Madison Martin Sr. F East Central

as forward Josie Denton, A powLawrenceburg’s Class s to erhouse program continue generate young talent. PubIntroducing Register born All-Dear lications’ 2013 team, County girls soccer including ERGER BY JIM BUCHB 30 players strong, Lady TiSportS Editor 12 Lawrenceburg Trojans and gers, 11 EC Lady girls seven South Dearborn Lady The 2013 high school Dearborn Knights. soccer season saw strengthen County continue to OF OFFENSIVE PLAYER its game. varsity The three county 40-9for a teams combined division 6 record, two class regional sectional titles, one berth crown and a first-time Four. in the state’s Final Not bad, huh? ve Even more impressi that Lawwhen you consider 4-ranked renceburg’s No. , East Lady Tigers (15-4-2) (16Trojans Lady Central’s Dearborn’s 2-2) and South allowed Lady Knights (9-3-2) just 41 of a combined total

Lutz, Cook split offensive MVP; Ravenna tops D

goals in 55 matches. for all Defense was a key EC junior three squads, and the best Katie Ravenna was stoppers , among the fullbacks firstand sweepers, earning honors by team All-District 5 She’s vote of area coaches. were proers goal-scor But County Ofductive, as well. Year the fensive Player of by two of honors are shared forward the best – EC senior goals, 21 Melody Lutz, with eburg 9 assists, and LawrencPeighsensation sophomore goals, 12 ton Cook, with 19 assists. county Cook, last year’s Year award Newcomer of the to another winner, gives way freshman Tiger teammate,

three-time by former county Reiners THE YEAR county MVP Allie Bain. MELODY LUTZ (2006-09) and Suzanne AL SR. F EAST CENTR saw “Every time you thought MelBreakout senior year ear ody was knocked down and of second-y in the second half playmak ing am All- worn out up starter – a second-te double games, she bounced back – says Coach District 5 selection (10 and kept going,” seup on her 2012 scoring 84 Jim Lockwood Sr. “Our n points, kind of a reputatio goals, 10 assists, 30 est 21 niors had becounty-b ones a with close the shots), (39 points) for losingyear. She helped to goals, nine assists on frame. fore this in a total of 97 shots with change that.” Lutz’s season ranked OFFENSIVE PLAYER registered EC’s best all-time,

Hannah Patton Sr. M East Central

Holly Nutley Fr. M Lawrenceburg

L’burg continues talking trash; considers new scholarship program

year that breakout freshman the team OF THE YEAR ranked her third on assists, four PEIGHTON COOK RG with eight goals, SO. F LAWRENCEBUNew- as a wire-to-wire starting Last year’s county kept forward on the state’s No. comer award winnersecond 1-ranked squad. Cook’s conher all the more was right on going in tribution firstng that 31-goal varsity season, earning honors as vital consideriLowe missed the team All-District 5 Haley goals, 12 scorer knee leading scorer (19 season after ACL for Coach entire One of four sophoassists, 50 points) 4-ranked surgery. for LHS. Bill Offutt’s No. crew. more starters Class A Final Four sneaky-fast Y, pagE 4B Slender, athletic, COUNT SEE up on competitor followed

HONORABLE MENTION

Emily Sampson Jr. D Lawrenceburg

Rylee Gardner Jr. F So.Dearborn

Crystal Nichols Sr. D So.Dearborn

Grace Emerson Sr. M East Central

Becca Ginn Sr. M East Central

n Mackenzie Anderso Sr. D Lawrenceburg

Rachel Magee So. D Lawrenceburg

Tara Bailey So. D So.Dearborn

10-year repayment plan likely for LHS gym

Illustrative Impact from Additional Contribution $500,000 Additional Contribution Total interest expense savings over life of bonds

$1,000,000 Additional Contribution

$132,000 - $270,000

$267,000 - $532,000

Reduction in annual payment for School Corp.

$51,000 - $76,000

$99,000 - $152,000

Reduction in annual debt service tax rate for School Corp.

$0.0063 - $0.0094

$0.0123 - $0.0189

$75,000 Home Value (1)

$1.04 - $1.55

$2.03 - $3.12

$100,000 Home Value (1)

$2.06 - $3.08

$4.02 - $6.19

$131,800 Home Value (1)

$3.36 - $5.02

$6.57 - $10.10

$200,000 Home Value (1)

$6.15 - $9.19

$12.02 - $18.48

$ $100,000 , Rental/Commercial Property

$6 30 - $9.40 $6.30 $9 40

$12 30 - $18.90 $12.30 $18 90

1 Acre Farmland (2)

$0.11 - $0.17

$0.22 - $0.34

Annual Taxpayer Savings

By Denise Freitag Burdette Assistant Editor

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Two representatives from Umbaugh & Associates, Indianapolis, presented school board members with four financing options for the proposed new gym at Lawrenceburg High School during a special public meeting held Monday, Dec. 2. In a six to one vote, school board members passed a motion to support a 10-year tailored repayment plan recommended by Umbaugh, that will be presented next week in a public hearing. School board vice president Bryan Johnson voted against the motion after stating he wished more time had been provided to review the financing options. In October, RQAW/Lancer+Beebe architects provided an estimate of $11.5 million for the new gym. They also estimated an additional $750,000 for an artificial turf football field. Meanwhile, engineers continue monitoring the structurally failing gym.

Note: Tax impacts vary based upon the repayment structure of the bonds. Based upon the 2014 Certified Net Assessed Valuation for the School Corporation of $765,730,161, per the Department of Local Government Finance. Assumes license excise/financial institutions tax factor of 5%. Includes standard deduction, supplemental homestead deduction and mortgage deduction. Median home value for the School Corporation is $131,800, per the U.S. Census Bureau 2007-2011 American Community Survey 5-year estimates. (2) Assumes farmland at $1,760 per acre based upon the assessments for 2013 pay 2014. Actual impact will vary based on productivity.

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The gym, built in 1964 on fill, has major problems, stemming from fluctuating groundwater levels. The problems have continued to worsen since they were found in 2011. Umbaugh & Associates Partner Colette J. Irwin-Knott and Senior Financial Analyst Lindsay Simonetto made the presentation to school board members which included the financing options 10-year level repayment; 10-year tailored repayment; 12-year tailored repayment and a 17-year level repayment. There are three factors school board

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members should consider including the tax impact of the bond issue, the interest expense for the life of the bond issue and which one of these options will give you the longest long-term flexibility, said Irwin-Knott. There are no wrong answers, just the choice that is best for your situation, she said. School board members were shown how each repayment options would look through a series of bar graphs displaying the combined impact of existing and proposed debt service tax rates.

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New place, new stuff for kids’ play in Aurora Signs, signs ...

By Chandra L. Mattingly Staff Reporter cmattingly@registerpublications.com

Hey kids! Aurora is getting some new playground equipment! Youngsters living in the West Conwell Street area will have a play unit, swing and seesaw at the corner of Conwell and Center streets. That's where the Cochran Fire Bell memorial stands. Aurora resident Bob Laker is donating $10,000 towards the $24,000 cost, said Aurora Clerk-treasurer Randy Turner. Meanwhile, additional equipment has been ordered for Lesko Park which lays between Ind. 56 and the Ohio River. The new items will include a duck, lady bug, rock and tree stump to climb on, as well as a treasure chest, tree climber and spinner, said Turner. “It's been ordered,” he said, noting the items could be installed before winter if the weather cooperates. The Lesko park additions will cost about the same as the Conwell items, but will be purchased using funds left over from the city's Conwell Street project funds, said Turner. City attorney Jeff Stratman recovered $51,000 of those funds from the state, said Turner. The Aurora Park Board approved the purchases in October. The city also plans to replace the wood chip mulch at the city park on Park Avenue with rubber mulch, he said. That mulch cannot be used in Lesko Park, however, as it would be carried away by floods.

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At its November meeting, the park board discussed signs. Aurora Mayor Donnie Hastings said the city had received an $800 grant from the Dearborn Community Foundation for a sign at the Aurora Sports Complex, 504 Park Ave. He said the sign will be 4-feet by 8-feet, and stand 4 feet above the ground. Some discussion followed of whether additional signs could be placed underneath, such as one identifying the Aurora Soccer Association fields at the park. Cindy Rottinghaus, park board secretary, brought up the sign at the Manchester Landing trailhead for the trail between Aurora and Lawrenceburg. “It's rather ratty looking … It needs to be refurbished,” she said. Hastings then noted city entryway signs near Lesko Park and on U.S. 50

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and Ind. 350 are being redone. In other business, streets superintendent Debbie Peters said all the pipes for the irrigation system at the soccer fields have been installed, but not the control box. A soil sample for the fields indicated sulphur was needed as the ground was too alkaline; that was applied this year and will be repeated next spring, she said. The soil then will be tested again. Park board members agreed to leave the Lesko Park restrooms open until their December meeting, then discuss whether to leave them open through the winter, as was done l a s t year. T h e PHOTOS FROM BCI BURKE COMPANY WEBSITE p a r k board's next meeting will be at 5 p.m. Monday, Dec. 16, followed by the Aurora Redevelopment Commission at 6 p.m. and city council at 7 p.m. All meetings are in the city building at Main and Third streets.

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cause of the high amount of By Erika Schmidt Russell claims. Editor Faulkner noted he had two erussell@registerpublications.com shoulder surgeries and missed Lawrenceburg City Coun- a great deal of work because cil continued talking trash at of injury, as did councilwomits most recent meeting, Mon- an Jane Pope’s husband Toby in the past. day, Dec. 2. The city tries to do as Council heard from Mark Ennis representing Bliss much as it can for employees McKnight on risk manage- through personal protective ment and workers compen- equipment, and when that is not enough, it tries sation through the to automate as much city’s insurance caras possible to limit rier Bituminous Inrisk of injury to the surance. employee and lower Council discussed costs for the city, the city’s garbage added Faulkner. can/collection poliJane Pope asked cies, as well as a new clerk-treasurer Jackgarbage truck that ie Stutz how much has been ordered at the city pays for its meeting Monday, Nov. 18. C o u n c i l m a n workers comp insurEnnis was at the Bill-Bill Bruner ance each year. “It’s $500,000, Dec. 2 meeting to talk said he’s for any- about less about the potential thing to improve sometimes savings in worker’s city employees’ sometimes more,” compensation claims safety during said Stutz. “I work for the with the purchase of ongoing discusa new side arm auto- sion of a new city city in utilities, and mated garbage truck garbage truck I’m for anything as well as a uniform and possible for increased safety, policy on collection garbage collec- and I appreciate it. and collection con- tion ordinance. … The city ordinance says you have tainers. There have been about to bag all the garbage, but eight garbage-collection-re- how many are not bagged?” lated workers comp claims said councilman Bill-Bill Bruner. since 2010, said Ennis. Several of the garbage colThose claims include a strained wrist pulling a lection/civil city crew sitting Dumpster, a garbage loader in the back of council chamriding on the back of a truck bers said “a lot.” “See,” said Bruner. being thrown off, a shoulder Council is expected to take injury while loading garbage, a back and arm injury from up an ordinance in the near getting out of a truck, a knee future mandating use of city injury from stepping in an garbage cans, as well as other changes so it can use the new uncovered hole, he said. Could the automated truck automated truck. prevent all of those? Probably not, but having just one In other council business, person on a truck, the driver/ there was discussion of the operator, minimizes risk. The city’s contracts with the Dearless risk there is, then when born Community Foundation calculations are done for workers comp experiences, for administering several the end result is lower premi- grant programs. One of the grant programs ums, said Ennis. is the Paul E. “Truck” TreWhen pressed by councilman Mike Lawrence about main Scholarship program, how much of a reduction the which supplies an $1,800 city could see and if it would scholarship to Lawrenceburg help with the more than High School graduates for $250,000 cost of the truck, each of the student’s years Ennis said he did not have a of post-high school education for up to four years. number or percentage. Currently the scholarship “That is done by the underwriters. I do training and risk money is only for graduates, management,” said Ennis, but in August two LHS seadding from his more than niors approached council 20 years of experience he has about being able to use the seen the number of claims money for classes they are decrease from other munici- taking for dual high schoolpalities similar automation college credit through a unique partnership with Vinchoices. Lawrence also wanted to cennes University. The students noted they know how many total workand many others coming up ers comp claims the city had behind them at LHS will be since 2010. Going back to about 2008, there were about graduating with college credits, and the money now would 105 claims, said Ennis. Lawrence continued to help toward the current costs. press about a possible pre- Some students noted they mium reduction based on will have enough credits to lower claims, noting only begin college as sophomores eight claims out of 105 were or even juniors. City attorney Leslie Votaw related to garbage collection. City Occupational Safety said she discussed the proand Health Coordinator Keith gram with DCF director Fred Faulkner, and a former mem- McCarter, who had reserber of the garbage collection vations about changing the team, noted before the city Truck Tremain scholarships. Many of the students who began using Dumpsters for are graduating from LHS businesses and had a loader with a lot of college credit, for them there were many more injuries in the “old probably are going to go on to post-graduate studies after days.” Faulkner and Ennis ex- college, and the current proplained the city was once in gram covers four consecutive a high-risk insurance pool beSee L’BURG, Page 8A

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