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Saturday, Aug. 16 was proclaimed as “Whitlock Day in Rising Sun”. Members of the family who attended and shared many memories and pictures included, John Whitlock, Mary Alice Radcliff, Deanna Swanson, Dana Wolfe Hildebrand, and Linda Visesi. Each family member received a key to the city and copies of the proclamation. Several community persons visited with the family members during an informal reception at the Ohio County Historical Museum.
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Dana Wolf-Hildebrand gave a presentation, including a slide show of J. W. Whitlock’s racing days, at the Ohio County Historical Museum Saturday, Aug. 16. Dana is the great granddaughter of Mr. Whitlock. The open house was hosted by the Ohio County History Museum in conjunction with the Rising Sun Regatta.
And you thought Rising Sun was just a quiet, quaint little river town! BY MAVIS UHLMANSIEK Contributor
played. Dallas Moore Band was the 2014 recipients of the Guardian Award from the Outlaw Music Hall of Fame. Their new release The year-long celebration con- “Blessed Be the Bad Ones” has tinued this past weekend in Rising yielded #1 hit videos. Also on Friday evening, Rising Sun in honor of the 200th birthday Sun welcomed participants racing of the town. A fully-packed schedule of events in the Rising Sun Regatta, which brought many visitors and commu- took place Saturday, Aug. 16 and Sunday, Aug.17 on the Ohio River. nity out to enjoy the festivities. On Saturday morning, Aug. 16, Kicking off the slate of events on
“Whitlock Day in Rising Sun” at noon on Saturday. The members of the Whitlock family shared many memories about J. W. Whitlock. Dana Wolfe-Hildebrand, great granddaughter of J. W. Whitlock, gave a presentation with slide show concerning Mr. Whitlock’s adventures and record-holding speed boat, The Hoosier Boy”. In 1924 Mr. Whitlock and his Hoosier Boy made a record that still stands today. On a swollen Ohio River, full of debris, Whitlock broke the mile-a-minute speed barrier on a round-trip endurance race between Cincinnati to Louisville, a distance of 267 miles. He made the trip in 267 minutes and 49 seconds, driving without relief. Many members of the community attended the informal reception and visited with This ’57 Chevy and Street rod were just two of the vehicles that “cruised-in” the Whitlock family. to downtown Rising Sun Friday evening Aug. 15 for the Cruise-in and Music The rest of the weekon Main. end was enjoying the VROOM on the Ohio River. The Rising Sun Regatta brought to town tunnel boat racing and vintage hydroplanes on Saturday and Sunday. It was a full day of racing on Saturday, but the weather changed the racing on Sunday. Looking to the sky and following the weather report, rain was coming, but only a few drops fell. Not taking any Friday evening, was Music on Main there were official meetings for the chances the Vintage boats did not and Cruise-In. Vintage vehicles drivers and crew plus safety meet- run on Sunday afternoon. That gave cruised into downtown Rising Sun ings and a breakfast served by the the Powerboat Nationals to finish on Main Street from 5 to 9 p.m. The Phi Beta Psi Sorority at the Ohio their races for National titles. The Ohio Valley Vintage HydroDallas Moore Band performed in County Historical Museum. In keeping with the Regatta plane Association displayed sevthe street at the heart of Rising Sun. Several cars were on display while theme, the Ohio County Histori- eral of their boats and put them in the Southeastern Indiana local band cal Museum hosted the proclaimed the water for fun. James Robert
Holt, III (better known as Trey) is a 16-year-old from Madison who piloted an F-5 liter boat built in 1940 in the Vintage category. This was his third race appearance. He commented that he hoped the rain would hold off, as getting hit with rain stings when you are going 95 miles per hour. Joe Johnson of Madison, Ohio Valley Vintage Hydroplane Association president and race director, founded the OVVHA in 1997 and serves over six states. Mr. Johnson stated, “Rising Sun is a very cool,
laid back place to run your boats. We are glad to help celebrate their 200th birthday.” Two of his fellow members of the OVVHA have a program to teach children in need how to build model hydroplanes. H.A. (Doc) Hasan, PhD. of Spalding University is the creator of the program Project Hydroplane Racing Strategy and H. A. Learning Strategy. Josh Greer is a Special Education Science and Math high school teacher at Waggener High School where he teaches Project Base Learning. For the race results from the Powerboat Nationals, see Sports, Page 8. From the corner of Main and S. Front streets to the boat ramp at Plum and S. Front streets there were things to do and see. Food vendors
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The Dallas Moore Band performed during Music on Main Friday, Aug. 15, in Rising Sun. The accomplished Southeastern Indiana group was the 2014 recipients of the Guardian Award from the Outlaw Music Hall of Fame.
City considers 2% pay raise BY CHANDRA L. MATTINGLY Staff Reporter
cent pay increase in 2015 if the salary ordinance read at city council's Thursday, Aug. 7, meeting is approved. The ordinance will be up City of Rising Sun employees and elected and appointed for a second reading and poofficials will receive a 2 per- tential approval at the Thurs-
day, Sept. 4, council meeting, which also is scheduled to be the hearing for Rising Sun's 2015 proposed budget, said Rising Sun Clerk-treasurer Rae Gipson. Budget adoption is set for
Thursday, Oct. 2. Both meetings will be in Rising Sun City Council chambers in the city building, 200 N. Walnut St., Rising Sun. Proposed salaries and compensations for various city
INDOT closes Ind. 56/156 for Wine Fest parade at Vevay Saturday The Indiana Department of Transportation has issued a permit to close the intersection of Ind. 56 and 156 Saturday morning, Aug. 23, for the Swiss Wine Festival Parade at Vevay that proceeds from Main Street to the fairgrounds. As many as 90 floats, antique cars and marching units will participate in
this year’s parade which marks the 42nd year of wine fest events staged along the riverfront focusing on the rich cultural heritage of Switzerland County. Local police will direct traffic around the 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. closure. Vevay’s four-day festival features wine pavilion and beer garden, an
array of food vendors, arts and crafts, polka dancers and children in Swiss costumes, games and concerts. For other highway information, monitor social media sites: www. Facebook.com/INDOTSoutheast and Twitter @INDOTSoutheast. Verify travel plans at TrafficWise: http:// www.trafficwise.in.gov.
employees and officials include: Police chief, $975.54 weekly; patrolman first class, $19.46 hourly; street commissioner, $1,887.47 biweekly; street laborer, $20
WEATHER TODAY Scattered T-Storms HIGH ......88 LOW.....73 Friday Scattered T-Storms HIGH ......95 LOW.....72 Saturday Isolated T-Storms HIGH ......95 LOW.....72 Sunday: Sunny HIGH ......95 LOW.....71 Monday Sunny HIGH ......93 LOW.....68
hourly; Main Street director, $1,286.67 biweekly; park director, $1,700.66 biweekly; pool manager, $12.24 hourly (no increase from 2014;) life-
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