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What better than a pile of gravel at a construction site to delight a youngster with a big truck? Gavin Trenkamp, 3, pushes and pulls his truck up the pile, releases it to roll down the far side, then pulls it up again – and again - and again Wednesday, Sept. 11. The determined youngster is the son of Brett and Catrina Trenkamp, Moores Hill.
Moores Hill fest features family fun By Chandra L. Mattingly Staff Reporter cmattingly@registerpublications.com
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west of the Lawrenceburg city limits. It was soon revealed the new industry would be a power plant of the American newsroom@registerpublications.com Gas and Electric System. The 500-megawatt coalAmerican Electric Power operating unit, Indiana Mich- fueled Tanners Creek 4 genigan Power, will retire the erating unit will be retired fourth and final coal-fueled along with the other generatgenerating unit at its Law- ing units at the plant. The decision to retire Tanrenceburg Tanners Creek, impacting the jobs of at least ners Creek Units 1 through 3 by mid-2015 was announced 115 people. 2011. An “The decision to retire in June agreement Ta n n e r s reached in Creek 4 February was made 2013 proas part of vided the our ongooption of ing analysis refueling of resource or retirneeds and ing Tanenvironners Creek mental com4, said pliance costs Melissa as part of our McHenry, disciplined AEP exapproach to ternal capital incommuvestment. nicaBased on tions relatively flat direcelectricity detor. mand and the I n fact that our InMarch, diana Michigan D r . Power customSarah ers don’t need L. Bodadditional genn e r , eration at this A E P time, we’ve Indiana determined Michithat the cost of g a n refueling TanPower ners Creek 4 Director is not the right of Comcapital investmunicament,” said tions and Nicholas K. CommuAkins, AEP Above are pages from The nity Relapresident and Lawrenceburg Register May tions said chief execu- 24, 1951, when the power a decision tive officer. plant opened. If you want on whethThe Tan- to see them larger, head to er the ners Creek thedcregister.com. American plant has Electric over 60 years of history in Lawrenceburg. Power Tanners Creek Plant According to a story on the closes or converts its generopening of the plant pub- ating station unit 4 in Lawlished in the Thursday, May renceburg was likely several 24, 1951, Lawrenceburg Reg- months down the road. The move was part of a ister, which can be read at www.thedcregister.com, it federal Clean Air Act Settlewas known as early as spring ment agreement between AEP 1948 that a “mystery indus- and the United States Envitry” had optioned land just By Denise Freitag Burdette Assistant Editor
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Want to step into the past? The Heritage Festival in Moores Hill this weekend features vintage demonstrations and live heritage characters. Live entertainment will be provided all day at the event on the lawn at Carnegie Hall, 14687 Main St. The program kicks off at 10 a.m. with the Young Confederates who will present both the national anthem and a few additional songs. The Teddy Bear Tea Party is next, at 10:30 a.m., with openings still available. Reservations are required however for either it or the Victorian Tea Party at 1 p.m. Call Guinevere Emery at 513-5057647 or Loretta Day at 812584-9623. Boys and girls alsow will be able to enjoy Lowe’s Kids Creative Building projects.
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Red put UPS & DOWNS wife, people first, then horses Folks who knew Robert A. “Red” Hoffmeier know what came first in his life: people and horses. The people included Dearborn County residents, folks served by Dearborn County Hospital, Lawrenceburg, and his family. The horses? The Belgian draft horses he kept for years, sharing them with family and driving them in parades. Hoffmeier, 82, Guilford, died Monday, Sept. 16. Elected as a Dearborn County Commissioner in 1984, he served two terms, 1985 through 1992, when he chose not to run for re-election. But he then served another 2 ½ years filling out the remaining term of District 2 com-
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TIF change moves along, but questions raised mills located in Hopkinsville, Ky., and Monday, Sept. 16, to hear the ins and Teutopolis, Ill. We supply wheat flour, outs of what is required as well as ask germ, and bran to bakeries and mix questions about the plans for the 96 erussell@registerpublications.com acres in between Old U.S. 52 and the plants, big and small.” Three down three to go. Dearborn The plan commission took an hour Whitewater River. County Plan Commission members, while critical of the timing and haste of a tax increment finance district doover, passed a resolution authorizing the change for Whitewater Mill TIF out of the original West Harrison TIF. Earlier this month, Lawrenceburg city council members approved a $1.4 million grant for the county redevelopment commission for the project, which will be split into two $700,000 installments over two years. The grant is part of the city’s 10-county regional economic development grant program. During the city council meeting, Siemer Milling Company was named. According to the company’s website, “Siemer Milling Company is a family- The newly TIF’d Whitewater Mill is between Old U.S. 52 and the Whiteand employee-owned company with water River in West Harrison. By Erika Schmidt Russell Editor
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Dearborn County Commissioners slated to meet at 7:30 p.m. after the plan commission meeting started at 7 p.m., took about five minutes when they convened at about 8 p.m. to give their approval of the “re-TIF.” Meanwhile, Dearborn County Council voted to establish an economic development commission as part of the process for bonding. County Planning Director Mark McCormack reviewed the statutory requirements of the board in the reTIF process, and noted the only real change is instead of being part of the West Harrison TIF set to expire in 2036, the new TIF would expire in 2038. He also said prior to calling the special plan commission meeting he checked with legal counsel and the Indiana Public Access Counselor to
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