Memories of the First Day of School
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200 Years in the Making
The Lyness family recently got together for an historic family reunion . Page 8
Prosecutor ' s Priority is Keeping Seniors Safe
Dearborn County Prosecutor Lynn Deddens is passionate about raising awareness and working to prevent adult and elder abuse . While this is a very serious topic that has reached epidemic proportions , Ms . Dedden ’ s outlook is that , if the efforts of her office help one person , then a difference has been made in his or her life and our community .
The occurrences of elder abuse are increasing across the country . Unfortunately , adult abuse is prevalent in our backyard , although it may be hard to discern . Prosecutor Deddens and her team are working diligently to raise awareness and provide solutions for this growing epidemic .
The Dearborn County Prosecutor ' s office oversees Adult Protective Services for ten counties . The increase in elder abuse cases seems to be directly impacted by the rise in drug abuse . Unfortunately , seniors appear to be easy “ marks ” for those who are looking for quick money to feed their drug habits . But adult abuse is not limited to elders . Many mentally incapacitated individuals are also targets of ill-treatment . The population of southeast Indiana is topheavy with elders- over forty-one percent of the residents in Dearborn County falls into the age range of 45 and older according to STATS Indiana . " How we are judged as a society is based upon how we treat the weakest members of our society ," stated Prosecutor Deddens . " People work all
of their lives and deserve to be treated well as they become older ."
Two types of abuse most prevalent in today ' s society are physical abuse and financial abuse , usually at the hand of caregivers or family members .
Physical abuse is often apparent when victims have unexplained bruises . Many times these injuries are noticed by medical caregivers or close friends and relatives of the victim .
Financial abuse is not as apparent . However , telltale signs include a victim living in impoverished surroundings that are disproportionate to their presumed income . The abuse is often brought to light when an elderly or mentally impaired person is living in surroundings without utilities or food that they should easily be able to afford . Financial abuse is often a result of someone close to the victim who has a drug
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A Chance of a Lifetime
The BEACON staff shares its experience of flying in a restored B17 . Page 11
A Reason to Celebrate
Fr . Jim Gaynor celebrated fifty years as a Catholic priest this summer .
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Cool Shades
An inspiring little girl makes a difference in the lives of children in Africa .
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PAID DAYTON , OHIO Permit No . 41
Harrison Correspondent Nicole Williams joins the Beacon .
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Ryan , 4th grade ; Brady , 7th grade ; and Griffin , first grade in Rising Sun .
Rowan Ziegler , 1st grade ; at Lawrenceburg Primary .
Memories of the First Day of School
The first day of another school year was filled with smiling faces and eager children throughout our communities . The halls of schools in our area filled with students and teachers ready for a new year and new adventures .
By Susan Ray For all intents and purposes , honey bees produce liquid gold : we drizzle honey on hot biscuits , chew the comb like candy , and ingest pollen to counteract allergies . But this love affair with the tiny insect is nothing new . In 2009 , a 14-million-year-old fossil of an ancient relative of today ’ s honey bee was found in Nebraska . Rock paintings of wild honey being harvested date back to 6,000 B . C . near Valencia , Spain . And as early as 7,000 B . C ., beeswax was being used in Asia Minor . Eventually , bee hunters became keepers , but the basics of observing honey bees and sharing new information with fellow beekeepers continue even now .
Beekeeper Tom Clarkston remembers his friend and mentor Charlie Marham , “ He taught me everything I know about bees and beekeeping … I ' ve taken bees out of houses , off of fence posts , sucked them off the beach at Quakertown during swarming . I ’ ve had a couple swarms go up in the air … I ’ ve taken two wrenches , or any piece of metal
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Colton Hied , 7th grade ; Morgan Hied , 10th grade ; and Jaylynn Grizzel , at South Dearborn .
Cole Henry , 5th grade ; South Ripley
Lily , 2nd grade ; Luke , kindergarten ; and Will Works , preschool ; in Milan .
Bridges and Stripes and Traffic , Oh My !
For those of you who haven ' t noticed , the Salt Fork Road bridge is gone ! Demolition of the bridge began in late August .
Construction of the new bridge will include the placement of a cast-inplace superstructure and bridge rails , as well as wing walls and structural guard rails .
Approximately one thousand one hundred Dearborn County residents previously used the Salt Fork Road bridge on a daily basis . The new bridge is scheduled to be completed in early October .
CAUTION !
With fall comes the re-striping of many roads in Dearborn County . Approximately 75 of the 505 miles of road in the county will receive new center lines and edge lines this year . The application of the paint is a moving operation with warning signs about wet paint being visible to drivers in the area .
The federal regulation is that roads with daily traffic of six thousand vehicles or more must be striped . Mr . Todd Listerman , the engineer for the Dearborn County Highway Department , said , " Our policy is to stripe roads with traffic of one thousand vehicles or more per day . Accidents are reduced by 33 % with center line re-striping , and edge line re-striping results in an 11 % drop in accidents ."
Heads up during the next few weeks .
Local Beekeeping Withstands the Test of Time
Bees in a bee box at Plummer Farms . ( photo by Levi Plummer )
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