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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 2014
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18 arrested in 3-county meth bust
Staff Report Police in three counties arrested 18 people on charges related to manufacturing methamphetamine Monday, Feb. 17. The arrests stemmed from tips to the Switzerland County Sheriff’s office in January, as well as a joint police operation in Butler County, Ohio, last week.
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The arrests were the result of a lengthy investigation conducted by the Dearborn County Special Crimes Unit over the past several weeks, said Dearborn-Ohio County Prosecutor Aaron Negangard. Information was received from the Switzerland County Sheriff’s Department in early January concerning several people who were
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alleged to be involved in manufacturing methamphetamine in the area. Special Crimes Unit Detectives Carl Pieczonka and Shane McHenry of the Dearborn County Sheriff’s Department along with Rising Sun Police Detective Rodney Rimstidt and ISP Detective Tim Wuestefeld began an investigation into the allegations
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and soon developed more suspects, said Negangard. Over the course of the next several weeks the investigation continued and more information was collected. The investigation revealed that a large network of individuals were working together to obtain pseudo-
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‘Snow’ far, ECHS grad date the same By Chandra L. Mattingly Staff Reporter cmattingly@registerpublications.com
Students in Sunman-Dearborn Community schools could miss one more snow day without make-up days affecting the graduation date, S-D Director of Support Services Tom Harris told the school board at its February meeting. The schools need to make up eight of the 10 days missed due to weather, he said, explaining the state has offered waivers for the closings on Jan. 6 and 7. Make-up days include Presidents' Day, Monday, Feb. 17; the first five days of spring break, Monday, March 17, through Friday, March 21; Good Friday, April 18; and Thursday, May 29. If needed, Friday, May 30, could become a make-up day while still allowing Sunday,
June 1, to be East Central High School graduation, he said. Historically, however, S-D has not had snow days after Feb. 17. Other schools in Indiana are dealing with making up school time lost to weather in various ways, from adding an hour to the school day to having school on Saturdays, said Harris. “We're not in that boat,” he said. Harris also commended the custodial and maintenance staff for clearing school sidewalks and parking lots. “Trying to find places to push it is the hard part now,” he said. S-D Superintendent Jeff Hendrix also thanked the staff as well as Harris, then discussed how he and other administrators decide whether to close, delay, or have school. “Ultimately the decision that we make is going to be what we feel is in the best interest
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Tri Kappa volunteers have fun helping others Kappa Kappa Kappa, Inc., also known as Tri Kappa, is a women’s philanthropic organization with chapters throughout the state of Indiana. Two of these chapters are located right here in Southeastern, Ind., with just over 60 members combined. You may have attended a Tri Kappa basket bingo or an annual style show, but did you know that statewide Tri Kappa has been helping others for 113 years? Tri Kappa was founded in 1901 in Indianapolis, Ind., by seven students at the Girls Classical School. After graduation each member was to create a Tri Kappa chapter in her hometown. These women did just that and now there are approximately 10,000 members in more than 140 chapters throughout Indiana.
Each year the members of both the Aurora and Lawrenceburg chapters work hard organizing fundraisers to raise money to help other organizations in need in Dearborn County. Both chapters combined give over $7,000 dollars a year in scholarships to local high school seniors at South Dearborn and Lawrenceburg high schools. Other organizations benefit from both the Aurora and Lawrenceburg chapters, such as, Dearborn County Clearing House, Dearborn Highland Arts, Dearborn County Hospital Auxiliary, Hoosier Salon, Relay for Life and various charitable requests they receive from the community. In addition their annual fundraisers the Lawrenceburg Tri Kappa Chapter takes three middle school students on a
of our students,” said Hendrix. One consideration is determining the danger of frostbite to youngsters waiting for the bus, he said, noting S-D has 467 square miles it covers with its bus routes. “I know parents are upset but it's our responsibility for getting our students back and forth safely to school,” said Hendrix. While it may be difficult for parents to arrange child care, that is their responsibility, he added. “We take these decisions we make very seriously because we don't want to deal with a tragedy,” said Hendrix, adding he prefers to err on the side of safety. In related business, Hendrix said the schools are going to try to stay on the same ISTEP testing schedule. S-D won't use the spring break make-up days for testing because some families probably will take both weeks for vacations anyway.
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Seniors offer a lifetime of experience Retired Senior Volunteer Program was established in 1971 and settled in Dearborn County. It has since expanded into Ohio and Ripley counties. RSVP’s mission is to use volunteer services of older adults to meet community needs. Volunteers provide services to schools, nonprofit organizations, health care facilities, and government offices. RSVP volunteers served over 60,837 hours last year saving local communities $1,346,931 through volunteer services. Seniors 55 + years of age use a lifetime of experience to meet community needs. They provide services in many areas: tutoring in schools, educational programs, several service areas in Dearborn County Hospital, tax preparation for low income, library help in schools and local public libraries, projects for nursing homes and meal sites, provide clerical assistants for non-profit organizations preparing mailings, data entry, filing and phone calls. They also provide musical entertainment in nursing homes, senior housing facilities and senior centers, creating a social event for seniors. Volunteers serve in educational programs, such as the Pen Pal program (writing to third and fourth graders), Heart To Heart and the Read Across America volunteers read to over 1,309 students last year. Fun Learning program volunteers created over 3,258 fun learning string games, bookmarks, puzzles, graduation hats and name mats. They collated over 250,426 workbook pages for teachers and students. Over 6,000 volunteer hours were served making many items such as hats and booties, stockinet hats and blankets for the newborns at Dearborn County Hospital. Hats and scarves were made for patients of the oncology department at DCH. Catheter bag covers, monitor bags, walker caddies, and lap quilts were made for five local nursing home, as well as dress dolls for the Alzheimer patients. Balls and dolls are made for children admitted to DCH Emergency Department. Volunteers collected, sorted items and packed boxes for our troops serving overseas. RSVP hosted the annual Halloween Sen-
sation held at the Lawrenceburg Fire House. Children and their families enjoyed games, refreshments, hayrides and educational booths. RSVP collaborated with 911Communications, Big Brother Big Sister, Dearborn County Emergency Rescue, DC Sheriffs Department, DC Solid Waste, Dearborn/Ohio Counties Red Cross, Lawrenceburg Fire, Police, Civil City and Utilities departments, and Lowe’s Department Store. The event was sponsored by the City of Lawrenceburg and the Dearborn Community Foundation. These a few of the ways RSVP volunteers have made many differences in the community. “We salute our volunteers.” The need for volunteers is ongoing if you would like to make a difference please call 1-812-539-4005. If you are a nonprofit organization, school, or health care facility and are need of volunteers please contact RSVP 1-812-539-4005 or visit the RSVP office at 98 E. High St., Lawrenceburg.
United Way unites many for many organizations United Way relies heavily on the generosity of individuals, not only their monetary donations, but their time and talents. United Way in Dearborn and Ohio Counties is fortunate to have an outstanding group of volunteers who serve in various capacities. We want to thank them for all of their hard work, dedication to our community and showing us what it means to LIVE UNITED. www.dearborncountyCASA.com • 812.532.3538 The Local Action Council consists of Bill Cosby, chair; Julie Dietz, vice chair; Marie Dausch, secretary, and long standing members, E.G. McLaughlin, Jim Scott, Laura Rolf, Maynard Barrett, Lynn Deddens, Amanda Ewbank, Bill Ritzmann, Liz
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SDHS on brief lockdown Feb. 19
Staff Report South Dearborn High School, Aurora, was placed on lockdown for approximately five minutes shortly after 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 19, after an allegation was made a student had a gun in their possession, according to an email and phone message sent out by
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helpline 1-800-931-2237, Click to Chat, free online screening tool, and Feeding Hope Fund, and many more programs. These resources are available at www.nationaleatingdisorders.org. For more information about TSEDRT visit www. edrteam.org. Registration opened at 9:30 a.m. Participants enjoyed the beautiful Ohio River scenes along the plaza level of Ivy Tech Community College. The plaza was filled with music and fun – some exhibits provided information, others were to celebrate together and enjoy the activities; Skyline cornhole toss, sidewalk art, face painting, and a silent auction. There were bandanas, treats, and water for the fourlegged walkers. A new ex-
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On Saturday, Sept. 7, the 3rd Annual NEDA Walk of Greater Cincinnati and Dearborn County took place. It was a beautiful day with over 150 volunteers and participants coming together for a great cause – to raise awareness about the dangers of eating disorders, and celebrate and support recovery. The event was a joint effort of the National Eating Disorder Association and the Tri-State Eating Disorder Resource Team, a local 501(c) (3) non-profit group. In the United States, 30 million men and women will suffer from a clinically significant eating disorder during their lifetime. The Tri-State Eating Disorder Resource Team is a NEDA Network member and supports their mission and great programs like the
Dearborn County CASA, salutes the volunteers & agencies that help them address the issue of substance misuse in our community.
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Regarding finances, the corporation's funding from the state will drop by $55,000 to $58,000, said Charles Blake, S-D director of financial services. The cut in state funding is a result of a drop of 17.5 students in this school year's second student count, he said. An even larger drop, of $110,000, is the result of the special needs student count being down, said Blake. The next state funding tabulation will come after the 2014-2015 school year begins, with the student count occurring in mid-September. “Probably in November they'll either give us more or take more away,” said Blake. Board president Jeff Lyness noted the board will meet for a work session at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, in the Trojan Room, Room 142,
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Child Abuse Prevention should be a goal of each and every citizen in our communities. It’s not only looking out for our own families, but that of our neighbors, and it can also be kids looking out for other kids. Child abuse and neglect often doesn’t just happen once and it is known to have life-long lasting effects, possibly leading to drug and alcohol abuse, abuse of others, living a life of crime or despair, even death can occur. Prevent Child Abuse of Dearborn and Ohio Counties, Inc. has been striving to combat abuse since 1996 and with their work in the classrooms, pinwheels in the parks, bookmark contests, family events to support moms, dads, even grandparents, they depend so much on the help of high school and adult volunteers to carry out their yearly events. Here are several ways you can help combat abuse and/or neglect: • Be a nurturing parent. • Help a struggling friend, neighbor, student or relative. • Reach out for help yourself if overwhelmed. • Never shake a baby. • Get involved, possibly plan a fundraiser in your school or business. • Help to develop parenting resources and prevention programs at your local library or school. • Monitor your child’s television, video, and internet viewing/usage. • Report abuse or neglect if you have reason to believe that a child has or may be harmed, and volunteer at your local child abuse prevention program. Prevent Child Abuse of Dearborn/Ohio Counties, Inc. meets the first Wednesday of the month from noon to 1 p.m. at the SIEOC office in Aurora. For meeting information or to talk about volunteer opportunities, call 1-513-260-5252 and become a “Friend” on Facebook. Volunteers are always welcome and needed for grant writing, manning fair/festival booths, planning events, and more. To report abuse or neglect anonymously, call 1-800-800-5556.
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