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Big grant aimed at Whitewater River protection Three years of paperwork finally comes to fruition The Dearborn County Soil and Water Conservation District recently received a $158,469 phuelseman@registerpublications.com grant to help protect the Whitewater River. After three years of paperwork and applications, the Indiana Department of Environmental Management released the grant in November 2013. The SWCD is expected to meet the grant with $105,646 of its own so the project will total $264,115. With the money in place, the SWCD developed and began implementing a Whitewater Watershed Program headed by technical coordinator Heather Wirth and outreach coordinator Chelsea Tooley. A watershed is the area of land where all of the water that is under it or drains off of it goes into the same place, according to the EPA. The SWCD is concerned with the land whose water flows into the Whitewater River from Hamilton, Desrborn, Butler, and Franklin counties, about 160,000 acres total. The program will focus on management of that watershed, ensuring the water reaching the Whitewater River is free from harmful materials. “We’ll do testing for a year. … Right now, it’s all chemistry sampling. In the spring, we’ll do more biological,” said Wirth. “We’ll test for macroinvertebrates and fish community.” After the data has been collected and analyzed, Wirth and Tooley will know the problems and will be able to identify what is causing the issues. “Solutions to those problems and all of that will be lined out in the management plan,” said Wirth. Though much more testing must occur before conclusions can be drawn, Wirth anticipates two major contributors of pollution to the water will be E. coli and dissolved oxygen. The E. coli could be from livestock too near to the water, or faulty septic systems, she said. Patricia Huelseman Harrison Press Staff Writer
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“The management plan identifies the problems, sets goals, what we would like to see the water quality be, and lists ways to address the problems,” said Wirth. “We’re not here to do any regulations whatsoever… a lot of people were concerned that the group would regulate their property.” said Wirth. “That is totally not the goal. The goal is education, water monitoring, and developing the management plan.” IDEM has been testing the Whitewater River watershed since November 2013 and the job will be completed by this October. Testing has given the team much useful information but because two of the four target counties are in Ohio, Wirth has had to do the Ohio testing herself. “We want to match Indiana’s data, so I’ve been sampling the same data that they have been in Indiana,” she said, pointing out rainfall and other factors can affect test results. A steering committee will be formed to make major decisions on how to best preserve and improve water conditions. “The steering committee is the core group of the project, made up of county partners like the soil and water districts,” said Wirth. “Hopefully someone from the city of Harrison, land owners, and other interested groups will join.” For a project this large, Wirth anticipates about 15-20 volunteer members. After the data is analyzed, a plan will be developed on how to protect the water. Education, Wirth explained, is a major part of the action plan. With septics, for instance, “we could do education to teach people that they do have to do maintenance on their septic systems.” “The management plan will lead to more funding,” she said. Farmers potentially could get funding to install watering systems for their cattle to keep the livestock out of the creek. Grants might fund a pipeline installation that would bring in sewer systems rather than septic. “For this area, a lot of it is pasture so you’ll be looking at fencing, rotational grazing, so you don’t have all that bare ground that the manure can just wash away … different watering systems like pipeline and tank.” Wirth intends to put up signage “on stream crossings with bridges to allow people to know, ‘hey, you’re in this watershed.’” She would also like to see a storm drain marking program: “the most urban area is Harrison so it’s likely that we’ll try to work with the city of Harrison and get that done.” One of the major challenges that this program has created is developing a plan that encompasses both Indiana’s and Ohio’s standards. “Our goal,” said Wirth, “is to have a watershed management plan that all four counties can use and will be
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Livvy Stubenrauch thought the premiere of Frozen was more than cool. She met many stars and stopped for a picture with these Hollywood greats and co-workers: From left: costumed Elsa; Santino Fontana (Hans); Kristen Bell (Anna); Josh Gad (Olaf); costumed Anna; Tyree Brown (Young Kristoff), Eva Bella (Young Elsa), and Livvy Stubenrauch (Young Anna).
Little Livvy now has Oscar Harrison girl is voice of Young Anna in Frozen Patricia Huelseman Harrison Press Staff Writer phuelseman@registerpublications.com
Livvy Stubenrauch landed her first role on a Harrison stage before heading west to Hollywood and scoring a part in Disney’s Frozen.
The 8-year-old is the daughter of John and Noelle, and a student at Whitewater Valley Elementary. In the movie, she voices the part of Young Anna. Livvy is pleased to know her film won so many awards. Among many honors, Frozen won Best Animated Feature in the Golden Globes as well as the Academy Awards, and has been nominated for the Kids Choice Awards and the People’s Choice Awards. “I was very happy,” she gushed. “They even nominated us for Kids Choice Awards,” she said with a grand, somewhat toothless smile. Livvy’s first big break came with Harrison High School’s production of Annie two years ago. “She was going to be a background singer…” said her dad. “She auditioned, they called us a couple days later, and they said, ’umm
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can we give her a part?’” It was obvious that the then 6-year-old girl had talent. Just before her role on stage, the Stubenrauchs signed up Livvy with a modeling agent, Wings Model Management, with the hopes she could possibly get a slot in a catalog or even a local commercial. As John explained, she loves having her picture taken. At the agency Livvy Stubenthe idea of Hol- rauch’s hope: “to lywood started to materialize get a big movie for the Stuben- like I did last rauchs. Holly- year … like a wood colleagues at Wings would Disney movie. do workshops Or something with the children that it would be at the agency. me instead of If they found a promising talent, just my voice, they would en- maybe. Or Discourage parents ney, either way.” to bring their child to California, to the city of stars. John and Noelle heard, repeatedly, that Livvy had something special. “We decided to give it a shot last year and sent her out in January with her grandma,” said John. So Livvy, joined by her grandmother, Sharon Griffin, headed West in search of a dream. Livvy was to stay in Hollywood for pilot season, the time when the bulk of auditions are held. Livvy worked and worked at it, she went to audition after audition. “Livvy actually is very good about auditions …” said Noelle. “If you get one thing out of 50 auditions that’s amazing.”
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From Easter to Christmas, the Harrison Recreation Commission has much of your yearly fun free for the taking. Top-notch concerts, featuring the best among Tri-State bands, parades, movies, big ol’ yard sale and more are on the 2014 slate. Easter’s late this year, giving you time to plan for the Saturday, April 19, egg hunt, pancake breakfast, free games and photos with the bunny celeb. Flapjacks are made by the Boy Scouts from 9 to 11 a.m. The $5 cost is necessary for the Scouts to earn money for their programs. Kids under five eat free. The hunt cuts loose at 11 a.m. for kids 1-12. The kids are divided into age categories. Friday Night Summer Movies features five flicks, including Frozen, which include’s Harrison’s Livvy Stubenrauch, who does the voice of Young Anna. Livvy will
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Unlike her concerned parents, Livvy doesn’t dwell on her performance and what happened in the audition. Rather, she looks forward to the next audition and the next opportunity to get the part. All were taken by surprise when Livvy got the part in Frozen. Out of thousands of submissions, and nearly 100 auditions, John estimates about 50 girls were called back. Livvy Stubenrauch of Harrison, Ohio, got the final call back. “I was so amazed,” said Livvy. When asked if she knew she would get the part, she said, “I probably didn’t think so.” Livvy had a blast, and the best part: “being in the studios and seeing all the cool stuff. … Like there are a bunch of pictures from Disney movies and you know, stuff like that. … I liked meeting Kristen Bell.” Though Livvy enjoyed herself thoroughly, her experience was a challenge. The hardest part: “The laughing. So they sent my grandma in to tickle me.” The movie’s premiere was a special experience for Livvy and her parents. It was shown at the El Capitan Theater where most Hollywood premieres are shown. “We’re sitting in this theater, and literally, in our row is Chris Buck and Jennifer Lee,” said Noelle, amazed to be seated by the directors and writer of the movie. In the row behind them sat Kristen and Bobby Lopez with their children
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