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January 2018
THE BEACON
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The Future is Bright for Lawrenceburg
This month's item was submitted by BEACON reader
Chris Fay. Can you identify this item?
What is it?
What is it?
Quite a few
readers guessed last
month's mystery
items correctly. The
water pitcher pump
was often found in
kitchens. "I used
one of these at my
grandparents' to get
Last month: water pitcher pump
water pumped from
their outside well and in my childhood kitchen sink for
the same purpose. Often we needed to keep a cup of water
on hand to "prime" the pump before it would work," said
Beverly Hahn, Lawrenceburg.
"My Grandpa; and ma had a white one on the kitchen
sink. This pump supplied water to the galvanized bucket
and ladle from which one would drink, cook, bathe, and
on occasion reprime the pump. I would hate to think of
the reaction today if a family and neighbors that stopped
by and all used the same ladle," teased Thomas Vickroy,
Moores Hill.
Other correct answers came from Emily Beckman,
Aurora; Wayne Monroe, Brookville; Ed and Martha
Oehlman, Brookville; Carol Morton, Brookville; Charley
Baker, Dillsboro; Bob Sommer, Bear Branch; Dave
Baugh, Bright; Mary Meler, Oldenburg; Robert Hill,
Farmers Retreat; Vernita Wendleman, Dillsboro; Barb and
Gary Badel, Morris.
This month's challenge was found in an old barn by
BEACON reader Chris Fay. The item is about ten inches
long and six inches wide when hooked together. It has a
2-inch diameter ring on the bottom. The answers to this
month's item will be very interesting, I'm sure. Please
e-mail your guesses to [email protected] by
Friday, Dec. 22. Good luck!
provided by Cornerstone Realty/Lutz Auction Services
Sunday Liquor Sales Looming
Continued from page 1
days in jail. Those who pur-
chased illegal liquor could
be fined $10 and sent to jail
until the fine was paid. Im-
porting and exporting liquor
was still permitted since
this activity was governed
by the Congress through the
U.S. Constitution’s Inter-
state Commerce Clause.
Celebrations for the pas-
sage of Indiana’s statewide
prohibition law were short
lived. The Indiana Supreme
Court declared the law un-
constitutional in 1858, just
three years after it went into
effect.
The Indiana Anti-Saloon
League’s argument for
prohibition promoted prohi-
bition as a patriotic reason
not to drink. The group was
able to raise enough support
to pass a second statewide
prohibition bill that went
into effect on April 2, 1918.
Indiana became the twenty-
fifth state to go completely
dry.
The Eighteenth Amend-
ment was passed by the U.S.
Congress by an overwhelm-
ing majority on December
18, 1917. However, three-
fourths of the state legisla-
tures had to ratify the amend-
ment before it became law.
With more than half of the
states already dry, ratification
occurred quickly. On January
14, 1919, the Indiana General
Assembly ratified the nation-
al amendment.
The recommended changes
made by the panel to revise
Indiana's alcohol laws will
be presented for final adop-
tion in 2018. The measure
still faces a number of chal-
lenges before it can become
law. Should the proposed
legislation become law, it
will not take effect until July
2019.
Continued from page 1
Mobarry said. "We have a
group of older gentlemen who
stop by our Ludlow location
every day to share a story or
joke. That's the type of thing I
think would be great in Law-
renceburg. How cool is that?"
The seed for the develop-
ment of potential businesses
in Downtown Lawrenceburg
has been planted during casual
conversations that Mayor Mol-
laun and Main Street Director
Pat Krider find themselves in
with visitors on a daily basis.
Currently, Mayor Mollaun and
Mrs. Krider are working with
an old-fashioned ice cream
shop and sweet shop that is
interested in becoming a part
of the Lawrenceburg growth.
Mayor Mollaun has a vision of
having a general store and soda
shop open downtown. The glint
in his eye when discussing this
vision leaves no doubt that the
Mayor will make it happen.
"The city of Lawrenceburg
is dedicated to investing in
businesses that will be an
integral part of downtown. We
will do whatever we can to
help companies move here if
it makes sense for Lawrence-
burg," stated Mayor Mollaun.
Much of the potential
growth is focused on the
properties that surround the
new park. Investors have been
inquiring about the potential
development of these sur-
rounding properties since the
project's inception. Requests
for proposals concerning the
properties owned by the City
have included requirements
from architectural details to
streetscape design. The first
phase of the park project is
on track to be completed in
September 2018. Details on
surrounding property develop-
ment are yet to be determined.
Housing in Downtown Law-
renceburg is another piece of
the puzzle for the revitaliza-
tion of the area. The trend of
potential residents appears to
be younger people and empty
nesters who want to relocate
to a vibrant downtown. Stud-
ies are ongoing, and several
visits to area communities
who have had successful
development of urban hous-
ing are planned by the mayor,
council, and the Main Street
director. Multi-family housing
development including mixed
use space, garden style hous-
ing, and historic rehabilitation
are the focus of the research.
Apartment communities with
a variety of unique features
have been successful in the
development of similar com-
munities. Detail and quality
have proven to be key compo-
nents to these successful com-
plexes. These factors must be
balanced by the architectural
integrity that Downtown Law-
renceburg has.
Currently, tax credits for land
in Downtown Lawrenceburg
are being pursued by a compa-
ny who is interested in building
senior housing. Plans are slated
to move forward by February.
With all of the research,
effort, and connections being
put forth by the City of Law-
renceburg and Lawrenceburg
Main Street, the coming year
should prove to be one of
great excitement and growth
for Lawrenceburg and all that
its residents hold dear.
Community Crossings Grant Area Awards
Almost $2.5 million was
awarded to area communities
through the Community Cross-
ings grant program. The leg-
islation for this program was
co-authored in 2016 by our
own State Rep. Randy Frye.
“In order to continue our
reputation as the Crossroads
of America, maintaining our
roads and bridges is critical,”
Frye said. “Receiving these
grants will allow local gov-
ernments to make much-need-
ed repairs and improvements
to our transportation infra-
structure,” said Rep. Frye.
Dearborn County will re-
ceive $840,967, Ohio County
will receive $750,000, and
Ripley County will receive
$833,700.
The grant specified amounts
for cities and towns within
these counties.
Aurora will receive
$442,500, Dillsboro will
receive $313,002, Lawren-
burg receives $510,186, Milan
gets $235,500, Moores Hill is
slated for $300,000, Osgood
will receive $670,000, Rising
Sun will receive $501,357,
Versailles will benefit from
$181,753.
The Community Crossings
grant program is designed
to help fund road and bridge
preservation, reconstruction,
intersection improvements,
small structure replacements,
guardrail replacements and
signs.
Ohio County Council mem-
ber Jeff Iceberg is thrilled to
receive the grant. "I think it's
a great thing for Ohio County.
We had to put $250,000
toward it which gives us
$1,000,000 to put toward our
roads."
Dearborn County Council
member Liz Morris is ex-
tremely grateful to the legis-
lators for making this grant
possible. Dearborn County
has many challenges with
roads and bridges because
of our topography, and there
are continual repairs and
maintenance. This is a great
concern to our citizens. The
Community Crossings grant is
a blessing to help the county
address these concerns," said
Ms. Morris.
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