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THE BEACON
December 2018
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Friendship State Bank
Celebrates Twenty
Years in Rising Sun
The team at the Rising Sun
Branch of the Friendship State
Bank made it their mission
to spend 2018 expressing
gratitude for the support, busi-
ness, and neighborliness the
community has offered. The
community was invited to a
“Cheers to 20 Years” party
where the bank’s 1929 Ford
Model A Brinks Truck was
on display. CEO Chris Meyer
and directors John Rumsey
and Gary Copeland joined
the celebration to share their
thanks with local guests. Mr.
Copeland, also a local retired
business owner, remembered
his excitement when this com-
munity bank announced it was
setting up shop in his town.
“A community bank is the
heart of the community. If you
were to remove that vital asset
from the community, much
would be lost,” he shared.
April Hautman, a loan offi-
cer, joined the Rising Sun team
Larissa Phelps delivers
sweet treats to Sherriff
Glen Potts and Matron An-
nie Jo Jackson.
two years after the branch
opened. “I enjoy most the vari-
ety of people I get to meet and
hopefully help,” she shared.
The celebration began very
early in the year with give-
away days and free popcorn
and cookies in the branch. A
Kid$ave Day was celebrated
with the branch being trans-
formed into a fantastical
jungle with tropical plants,
wild animals, adventure
guides, and full soundtrack.
Friendship State Bank set
up a donation bin for the local
animal shelter. The staff was
blown away by customers’
generous donations.
“My favorite thing was giv-
ing to the animal shelter,” Mar-
cie Hensley, Head Teller and
fifteen-year employee, said.
During the celebration, local
first responders were honored
April Hautman greets com-
munity members at the
Rising Sun Branch.
with cookie trays and gift bags.
“The most important thing I
feel we did was thanking the
first responders,” Ms. Hensley
said. “Without them, our com-
munity would be at a loss.”
Branch Manager, Larissa
Phelps, finds the personal
interaction with customers an
opportunity to watch families
grow truly rewarding.
“I enjoy working with cus-
tomers,” Ms. Phelps said. “I
love seeing the next genera-
tion progress from Kid$ave
accounts to checking accounts
with debit cards, and then to
car and home loans.”
The Rising Sun branch is
located on Main Street, next
to the courthouse. When it
opened in February of 1998,
it became the fourth Friend-
ship State Bank branch. The
Friendship State Bank now
has a total of eight locations
in southeastern Indiana.
Casey’s Outdoor
Solutions & Florist
Expands Again
NOTICE
NOTICE OF OPEN REQUEST FOR
PRESENTATIONS
FOR DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS INVOLVING
CITY PROPERTY
Notice is hereby given that the City of Lawrenceburg,
Indiana and the Lawrenceburg Redevelopment
Commission are calling for presentations for possible
public-private development projects utilizing the
commercial and residential property now owned by the
City of Lawrenceburg in its entertainment district in the
area adjacent to the new City Park, which is projected open
in June, 2019.
The following property shall be the subject of the
presentations:
37 East High Street 15-07-14-402-076.000-026:
“The Thomas Lot”
111/115 Short Street 15-07-14-402-072.000-026:
“The Scudder Lot”
119 Short Street 15-07-14-301-061.000-026:
“The Carpenter’s Union”
If you have been to Casey’s
lately, you couldn’t help
but notice that some big
changes have occurred at this
unique garden center. The
man behind the name, Casey
Knigga, opened the doors to
Casey’s Outdoor Solutions
in 2006, providing landscape
services and selling mulch
and gravel. In 2007 a floral
department was added. The
biggest change came in 2008
when trees, shrubs, perenni-
Casey’s new gift shop features something for everyone.
als, and annuals were offered
at the garden center. In the
past few years adding a gift
line to Casey’s garden center
seemed to come up frequently
in conversations. What started
as a small idea quickly grew
into a large-scale project.
Early in 2017, Casey decided
to renovate the garden center’s
large commercial garage area
that housed trucks and equip-
ment and turned the area into
a gift shop. Construction on
the new project started early in
the winter with design chang-
es occurring along the way.
One of the changes included
creating a designated area for
Casey’s growing floral busi-
ness. Providing a large work-
space for the floral designer
would allow her the room
necessary to work on mul-
tiple orders simultaneously. A
customer-friendly walk-in flo-
ral cooler would also be added
to store large flower orders for
weddings and funerals and to
keep fresh flowers on hand for
everyday occasions.
The work continued
throughout the winter months
with a target date of late April
for completing the renovation.
At times this seemed like an
impossible task. Casey used
materials that complemented
the garden center side of the
building. When construc-
tion was nearing comple-
tion, unique products were
purchased and displayed to
maximize customer’s shop-
ping experience. The gift
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shop doors officially opened
on Apr. 28 to coincide with
Casey’s Customer Apprecia-
tion Day, one of the largest
events that takes place at
Casey’s every spring. Since
the opening, shoppers have
been pleasantly surprised to
find a wide selection of gifts
for every occasion, candles,
and scents for the home, fine
toiletries, trendy home décor,
and much more. The renova-
tion has also provided Casey’s
with a designated classroom
area where fun and education-
al seminars, as well as hands-
on workshops, are held. The
classroom can also be rented
for private events.
Casey and his team are
looking forward to the holiday
season and creating a beautiful
and unique shopping experi-
ence complete with a com-
plimentary hot chocolate bar,
giveaways, sales, photos with
Santa, holiday décor, gifts, fun
workshops, and more. Casey’s
Holiday Open House will take
place Nov. 23--25. For a com-
plete list of the sales, activi-
ties, and times visit caseysout-
door.com/events.
Ripley County
Chamber Honors
Community leaders
At the annual dinner for
the Ripley County Chamber,
several community members
were honored for their com-
mitment and contributions to
the community.
Ed Cummings, Jr. was
honored as the Business
Person of the Year. He began
working at McDonald’s and
received training to become a
franchisee. Ed purchased his
first restaurant with his father
in 1989. In 1991, Ed and his
father purchased the Bates-
ville restaurant. Ed built his
first restaurant in Versailles
in 1994. In 2002, Ed built the
Greendale restaurant.
Barry Lauber received the
honor of Citizen of the Year.
Barry has been extremely
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15-07-14-402-076.001-026
140 East High Street
15-07-14-402-107.000-026:
“The Row House”
124 Short Street
15-07-14-402-058.000-026:
“The Old Firehouse”
All presentations must follow the guidelines established
by the official Open Request for Presentations issued by
the Lawrenceburg Redevelopment Commission. The LRC
reserves the right to amend, revise, extend, modify and
withdraw this request.
Respondents intending to submit presentations may pick
up a copy of the official guidelines, in person at 230
Walnut Street, Lawrenceburg, Indiana, or by emailing
Bryan Messmore, Executive Director of the Lawrenceburg
Redevelopment Commission, at bmessmore@
lawrenceburg.in.gov or his assistant, Kelly Brookbank at
[email protected]. All question or requests
for clarification must be made to Bryan Messmore or Kelly
Brookbank.
A guided tour of the Redevelopment Area may be
arranged by contacting Kelly Brookbank at kbrookbank@
lawrenceburg.in.gov. To receive information updates,
respondents must email Kelly Brookbank at kbrookbank@
lawrenceburg.in.gov to register their email contact
information.
All presentations must be received no later than October
31st, 2018.
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