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Alcohol Sales on Sunday Are Hot - Not Cold
The Indiana General Assembly is off to a roaring start
with a cohesive effort between the Senate and House. Both
have passed Bills concerning Sunday sales of alcoholic bev-
erages for carry out. Both Indiana Senate Bill 1 and House
Bill 1051 were approved.
The legislature allows the sale of alcoholic beverages for
carry out on Sunday from noon until 8 PM at package liquor
stores, grocery stores, convenience stores and drug stores.
Restaurants meeting specific requirements can also sell
carry out alcoholic beverages. This bill will allow approxi-
mately 3800 entities to sell alcoholic beverages for carry out
on Sundays.
The bills are not expected to have a significant impact
on alcoholic beverage sales even though the added conve-
nience could potentially allow consumers to purchase more
alcohol than they would otherwise.
Governor Eric Holcomb has three choices for action on
this bill: sign the bill, veto the bill, or let it sit on his desk
for seven days at which time the bill automatically becomes
law. The first option is likely since Governor Holcomb has
voiced support of the bill in the past.
If the bill is signed into law, it will go into effect on July 1.
For those hoping for Sunday sales of cold beverages, they
may still be waiting for a cold day in... The bill allowing
for cold beer sales in grocery and convenience stores was
defeated in a Senate committee by a vote of 9-1.
Selfless Effort
Saves a Life
The Sky
Is the Limit
Two young women braved
the cold to save a newborn
calf .
Page 2
USS LST 325 Returns
for Bicentennial
The LST is slated to return
to Aurora in 2019 for the
Bicentennial celebration.
Page 9
Lanny Lee, Frank Linkmeyer, and Philip Gilb ice fishing in 1983.
Fishing- A Year-Round Pastime
That Spans Generations
Area residents have been making
the most of the cold for decades
by taking advantage of rare op-
portunities to go ice fishing.
1968 Sectional Champs
The famous team touches so
many in our community.
Pages 3A, 2B, 5B
Happy
Birthday!
Goldie Bolin
celebrates her
100th birthday.
Page 6B
March 2018
Wyld Hieman, Guilford, shows off
his prize from ice fishing.
Kaitlynn and Kellsie Bedel,
Batesville, went ice fishing with
Chubby, their cat.
By Nicole Williams
The Cincinnati State Aviation Main-
tenance Program has been tucked away
in its Harrison Campus for over twenty
years. The building’s location sits off
of West Road right down from the Har-
rison High School. As the demand for
aviation maintenance graduates grows,
this particular program is staying on
target with the changing industry.
Cincinnati State has also just received
its second-largest gift ever to support
the program, so their sights are set sky
high.
The unique Harrison Campus opened
its doors on January 3, 1998 after re-
ceiving a grant from the State of Ohio.
It is one of the four locations belonging
to Cincinnati State and is the largest
academic program to date. When you
first enter the building, it presents itself
like a modern museum. Artwork col-
lections line the wall. Beyond the en-
tryway there are classrooms, computer
labs, a welding room and an actual
hanger which houses eight aircraft and
2 helicopters. The Cincinnati West Air-
port is right outside the building and
still serves the general aviation needs
of southwest Ohio and neighboring
counties for over sixty-five years now.
Jeff Wright is the Program Chair
for Aviation Maintenance and plays a
key role in the success of the building.
Wright graduated from the program
himself in 1981 after studying under
Anthony Rink, the original founder of
the program. Mr. Wright went on to
Continued on page 7A
The Oxbow- Acres of Wildlife and Natural Treasure
By Susan Ray
The crunch of boots on a muddy path and traffic noises
coming from the nearby interstate merge with the crackle
of underbrush, a splash in the water, and calls of finches as
they flit from tree to tree: this is the Oxbow. In every sea-
son, it is alive with movement and sound. Walking into the
woods and fields is like traveling through a portal where an
entire world of life-and-death struggles, always-changing
vistas, and a nearly endless cast of characters in the forms
of Sandpipers, Green Herons, Damselflies and Dragonflies
dance and move and sing – for those who take the time to
listen and watch and experience this extraordinary place.
The recent addition of 400 acres to the Oxbow Nature
Conservancy property is not so much a culmination of
thirty-five years of diligence and effort, as much as it is the
beginning of years of maintenance, protection, and blend-
ing community with conservation. The floodplain on both
sides of the Great Miami River is known as the Oxbow due
to the shape of the lake formed from an isolated meander.
This environmentally diverse area is a study in balance:
Nestled between I-275 and US 50, the Oxbow includes
many waterways, meadows, fields and woodlands.
the freezing and thawing of lakes and ponds, the comings
and goings of Snow Geese and Monarch butterflies - and
the need to protect the flora and fauna while encouraging
people to enjoy all that the natural setting offers.
Jon Seymour, President of Oxbow, Inc. recalls a conver-
Continued on page 4A
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