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April 1953

■Local officials were hopeful that con-struction could start on a bridge across the Ohio at Lawrenceburg by that sum-mer.

■Girl Scout Camp Ladigrau would open for the season July 1. Mrs. Lloyd Sarjent was camp chairman.

■ A total of 800 children had partici-pated in an annual

Easter Egg hunt. ■Mrs. Ray Roland was Welcome Wagon

hostess. ■The new U.S. 50 bridge across Hogan

Creek was scheduled to open in June. ■Thatcher Glass company had granted

employees a 10 cents an hour pay raise. ■Charles Cheek was named to manage

the Byron-Jackson plant in Greendale.Chris McHenry is Dearborn County His-

torian.

Back to the FiFties

Bridges, bridges and Easter eggs

Chris MChenry

During the sixteen years I have been sharing my words with you I have been drawn to so many good folks that have a story to share.

Harvey and Dor-othy ran the little gas station south of Sunman some years back. Ray and I still call it Har-vey’s. Dorothy had a life’s goal of rais-ing enough money to pay the insurance of our little church by getting the ladies together to make crafts. She ran a little craft shop out of the trunk of her car.

Granny, who played organ at the Old Brick Tavern, played a special concert just for me during our visit. She con-sidered her gift of music one she should share.

I shared many a time with Miss Viv-ian, a Florida friend, as I gathered her life’s story for a booklet I put together. I gave it to her on her birthday, the same

day she fell and soon died. Her book was lying open by her recliner.

Jim and Alice who I met while wait-ing for the parade at the Aurora Fair shared their story of being childhood sweethearts, then parting and getting together in their senior years.

Albert told of the hard times of his youth after his father was killed building the highway overpass in Greendale. At the end, he had a dif-

ficult time getting out the words.I heard many a story as I researched

my booklet on local Florida flamboy-ant grove owner “Doc Ferris” who died in 1970. The grandnephew of the Fer-ris Wheel inventor, “Doc” put a Ferris Wheel on everything, even his tomb-stone. Midge, who shared her story of working for him, always had a piece of lemon pie waiting for me. Viola, who had many clippings from his early land sales, shared a stack of family photos

thenShe serenaded me on her harmonica

and sang “Life is Like a Mountain Rail-road.”

Dick had business dealings with “Doc.” He had s pet squirrel that dashed about the room. During the course of the visit he asked, “Did you see my flag?” I had failed to see the KKK flag above their garage. “Nobody bothers our neighborhood,” he said. I still liked him.

Margaret, the object of her son Au-brey’s song “Sweet Maggie Belle,” had walls of family photos. I was impressed with a little shrine she had dedicated to her late husband that included his picture in uniform and the flag from his funeral.

I chatted with Sister Alma Louise, who lived at the St. Francis Convent in Oldenburg, in Dr. Younger’s waiting room. I soon knew she had a story. Her words were inspiration for three col-umns. She once asked, “What church do you go to?”

“I am a Methodist.”

New friends and old make life funDown MeMory Lane

Doris Butt

see FRIENDS, Page 4

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Monday 04/01 Tuesday 04/02 Wednesday 04/03 Thursday 04/04 Friday 04/05Chicken w/Supreme Sauce Western Baked Beef Turkey Breast / Gravy Pork Tenderloin

or or or Brown Gravy orSweet and Sour Meatballs Pork Patty with Gravy Sliced Ham or Grilled Chicken

Egg Noodles Scalloped Potatoes Macaroni and Cheese Meatballs with Gravy Chicken Gravy

Green Beans Mixed Vegetables Stewed Tomatoes Whipped Potatoes Lima Beans

Fruit Cocktail Wheat Bread Fresh Fruit Baby Carrots Spinach

Diet - Same MandarinOranges&Pears Lemon Glazed Cake Sliced Apples Diced Pears

Diet - Same Diet - Cake Diet - Same Diet - Same

Monday 04/08 Tuesday 04/09 Wednesday 04/10 Thursday 04/11 Friday 04/12

Pulled Pork/BBQ Sauce Beef Spaghetti Sausage/Onions&Peppers Oven Fried Chicken Beef/Mushroom Gravy

or Casserole or or or

Breaded Chicken Patty or BBQ Rib Patty Swiss Steak Grilled Pork Patty/Gravy

Baked Beans Lemon Pepper Chicken Green Peas Delmonico Potatoes Whipped Potatoes

Brussels Sprouts Spinach Sliced Carrots Broccoli Green Beans

Hamburger Bun Texas Bread Hot Dog Bun Wheat Bread Peach Pie

Orange Juice Apple Crisp Fresh Fruit Tropical Fruit Diet - Peach Pie

Diet - Same Diet - Sliced Apples Diet - Same Diet - Same

Monday 04/15 Tuesday 04/16 Wednesday 04/17 Thursday 04/18 Friday 04/19

Garlic Rosemary Tuna Salad Cheese Omelet Glazed Turkey Ham

Chicken Swedish Meatballs or or or

or or Chicken Salad Breakfast Casserole Meatloaf

Spanish Beef Patty Chicken Primavera Coleslaw Crispy Cubed Potatoes Tomato Gravy

Cheesy Potatoes Egg Noodles Wheat Bread Cinnamon Applesauce Garlic Whipped Potatoes

Peas and Carrots Italian Vegetables Fresh Fruit Wheat Bread Cauliflower/Red Peppers

Peaches Glazed Fruit Chocolate Pie Margarine Fresh Fruit

Diet - Same Diet - Same Diet - Chocolate Pie Diet - Same Birthday Cake

Monday 04/22 Tuesday 04/23 Wednesday 04/24 Thursday 04/25 Friday 04/26Turkey,Broccoli,&Rice Casserole Turkey Breast Beef Stroganoff Turkey Ham&White Beans Oven Fried Chicken

or with Gravy or or or

Savory Chicken or Chicken Noodle Casserole Beef w/Mushroom Gravy Meatloaf

Mixed Vegetables Apple Glazed Pork Country Corn Stewed Tomatoes Onion Gravy

Fresh Fruit Oven Roasted Potatoes Spring Vegetables Cornbread Muffin Delmonico Potatoes

Texas Bread Sliced Carrots Mandarin Oranges Fresh Orange Broccoli

Bread Pudding Tropical Fruit and Pineapple Frosted Strawberry Cake Diced Pears

Diet - Bread Pudding Diet - Same Diet - Same Diet - Cake Diet - Same

Monday 04/29 Tuesday 04/30

Sloppy Joe Spaghetti Casserole

or or

Breaded Chicken Patty Chicken Alfredo

Hawaiian Baked Beans Tossed Salad

Green Beans Texas Bread

Hamburger Bun Scalloped Apples

Apple Pie Assorted Salad Dressing

Diet - Apple Pie Diet - Same

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Now Colorado is his home.But before he moved back out

West, Melvin Dunn became a mem-ber of the 1942 Lawrenceburg High School graduating class.

In between, he took part in mili-tary action during World War II that would, in part, lead him to receive the French Legion of Honor Medal.

At age 89, he was given that honor, along with two other men, during a presentation ceremony held in No-vember in Colorado Springs.

Lawrenceburg resident and friend Shirley Schmeltzer, remem-bers when Dunn lived with her family, while he finished his last few classes in high school.

He had been living with Law-renceburg schools superintendent Harold “Red” Benedict. But when Benedict was called back to serve in the Navy, Dunn had no where to go, said Schmeltzer.

Benedict asked her parents if Dunn could live with them until he

completed high school. Her family rented the house where Benedict had been living, she said.

“We considered him a member of the family,” said Schmeltzer.

His younger years were spent in Nebraska, with Dunn moving to Lawrenceburg around age 13, she said.

After graduation, Dunn traveled with all his male high school class-mates to Wright Patterson Air Base, Dayton, Ohio, where he joined the Army Air Corps.

According to his biography in-formation provided in the presen-tation program, Dunn completed navigator school after basic train-ing. He was then deployed to Eng-land as a B-17 navigator with the 525th Bomb Squadron of the 379th Bomb Group.

“Melvin flew 33 combat mis-sion, including targets in Occupied France and Germany and several missions in Normandy. On one bombing run into Germany, he was the lead squadron navigator of a 1,000 plus formation. On mission 27 over Germany, his aircraft was

heavily damaged and crash-landed near Reims, France, with all sur-viving. They were sheltered by the

BY DENISE FREITAG BUR-DETTE

assistant eDitor

1942 LHS grad awarded French Legion of Honor

SUBMITTED PHOTOSMelvin Dunn joined the Army Air Corps after his gradua-tion from Lawrenceburg High School in 1942.

In November, Melvin Dunn was awarded the French Legion of Honor Medal.

see HONOR, Page 7

I shall not forget her replay, “Then be the best Methodist you can be.” On one of my visits, she out walked me as she took me completely through the convent. We had cookies in the kitchen. Sister Alma had a prayer box. My name was in it.

She died this summer at age 101. My columns about her were displayed there.

I was very proud to have known her and have her praying for me.

There were times together that brought tears.

My friend Jan wanted you to know about the services of MD Anderson Can-cer Center in Houston, Texas, where she went for treatment.

We rode together to school for many

years. I was saddened when she lost her battle with cancer.

Ray and I, both shared the table with Dick and Marian, fellow park residents, as he told of dealing with Lew Gehrig’s disease. “I ain’t afraid to die,” he said.

Last Fall I shared some of Hilde’s story in my November column about her child-hood dealings with WW2 in homeland Germany.

Ray and I met with her at Willy’s Bar and Grill in Hidden Valley. My knees could not handle her steps. (They could now after a very successful surgery.) She had much more to share than her child-hood during the war.

As a young girl, she enjoyed sports and was an alternate in track and field in the 1948 Olympics in London.

At a youth sport’s camp, she shook hands with Hitler. At that time she ad-

mired him, later, when she really learned of his doings she was greatly disap-pointed.

After the war Hilde’ learned English when she took care of an English couple’s children. She returned to Germany and became an interpreter.

She married an American soldier and they had a daughter.

During that time Elvis Presley was sta-tioned at their base.

She and her husband became good friends with him and Priscilla, who fre-quently took their daughter to the mov-ies. She found both Presleys were quite likeable.

After she came to America, she di-vorced her husband and worked in auto-mobile industry.

A friend introduced her to Frank. They married in 1995 and she came to our area.

They built a home in Hidden Valley. Athletic my nature, Hilde’ soon shared Frank’s love for golf.

Then this past summer Frank suffered a freak fall that left intensive spinal cord damage causing paralysis from the neck down. That was where she was during our visit. “Life is not very good, but I do my best.”

Since then Frank passed away. Now, 81, and in good health Hilde’ continues meet life’s new challenges.

However, I believe, when the time comes that she must live on memories, she sure has some grand ones to recall.

Yes, I certainly do meet some interest-ing likeable people and enjoy sharing their stories. And I look forward to meet-ing more.

Doris Butt is a retired teacher. She can be reached at [email protected].

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FRIENDS,FroM Page 1

Here are a few important items about Social Security retirement benefits and how to apply for them.

When you work and pay Social Se-curity taxes, you earn “credits” toward Social Security benefits. If you were born in 1929 or later, you need 40 credits (10 years of work) to qualify for retirement benefits.

We determine the amount of your ben-efit by both how long you work and how much you earn. The higher your lifetime earnings, the higher your monthly benefits. If there were some years when you did not work or had low earnings, your ben-efit amount may be lower than if you had worked steadily or earned more.

Your age at the time you start receiv-ing Social Security retirement makes a difference in your benefit amount. The full retirement age (the age at which 100 percent of retirement benefits are payable) has been gradually rising from age 65 to age 67. You can take “early retirement” as early as age 62, but if you start collecting benefits before you reach your full retire-ment age, your monthly payment will be reduced. You can find out what your full retirement age is by referring to the con-venient chart at www.socialsecurity.gov/retire2/retirechart.htm

Just as you can choose an early retire-ment and get a reduced payment, you also can choose to keep working beyond your full retirement age to take advantage of a larger payment. Generally, your benefit will increase automatically by eight per-cent each year from the time you reach your full retirement age until you start

receiving your benefits or until you reach age 70.

The decision of when to retire is per-sonal and depends on a number of factors.

To help you weigh the factors, we suggest you read our online fact sheet, When To Start Receiv-ing Retirement Benefits, avail-able at www.socialsecurity.gov/pubs/10147.html.

You may want to consider your options by using our Retirement Estimator to get instant, personalized estimates of future benefits. You can plug in different retire-ment ages and scenarios to help you make a more informed retirement decision. Try it out at www.socialsecurity.gov/estimator.

You also can set up an online my So-cial Security account. You can use your my Social Security account to obtain a copy of your Social Security Statement to check your earnings record and see future estimates of the retirement, disability, and survivor benefits you and your family may receive. Visit www.socialsecurity.gov/my-account.

When you decide to retire, the easiest and most convenient way to do it is right from the comfort of your home or office computer. Go to www.socialsecurity.gov where you can apply for retirement bene-fits in as little as 15 minutes. In most cases, there are no forms to sign or documents to send; once you submit your electronic ap-plication, that’s it! You’re done!

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Dear Senior Source,

Q. My mom always had beautiful skin. I remember her having a love-ly peaches and cream, fair complexion. She burned in the sun easily, but was never a "tanner." Now that she is in her late 70's, I have noticed how weak her skin really is and I am worried. Cuts don't heal quickly. She bruises easily. Her skin is very dry and itchy. Wrinkles are increasing. Why does this happen and is there anything we can do to stop it?

A. Thinning, dry skin is common in older adults. According to the National Institute on Aging, older adults often lose sweat and oil glands or suffer from diseases that affect the kidneys such as diabetes, which can

cause skin to dry and become thin. Dry weather conditions can also con-tribute to dry skin.

Wrinkles are usually caused by sun exposure and/or smoking.

Dry and thin skin can lead to a host of other problems. If skin itches and is thin, it can

break open and bleed if the person scratches.

Since cuts and scrapes often take longer to heal, they may be more likely to become infected.

If you want to help your mother preserve her skin and be less prone to cuts, scrapes and bruises, follow these steps:

■ Make sure she is drinking plenty of fluid, dehydration affects the skin.

■ Have her use a moisturizer daily ■ Use an ointment to relieve itchy

skin

■ Use warm water to bathe instead of hot water.

■ Use a mild soap ■ Invest in a humidifier to moisten

the air.Wrinkles won't go away, but you

can minimize the damage by making sure she stays out of the sun dur-ing the peak sunlight hours, usually between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. Wear sunscreen and loose, light weight clothing that covers both arms and legs when venturing out.

If she smokes, ask her to talk with her doctor about ways to quit.

Years of sunburns may have also left the possibility of skin cancer behind .

If you or your mother notice any abnormal growths or blemishes that change color and shape, schedule an appointment with a dermatologist.

This doctor can go into greater detail about your mother's skin conditions.

If you need other information about health concerns of older adults, visit the Resource Library at LifeTime Resources, 13091 Benedict Road in Dillsboro. They have the Age Page, a series of pamphlets regarding health and welfare of older adults provided by the National Institute on Aging.

I hope this information has been helpful to you, and as always, "May the Source be with You!"

The Source is written by Jennifer R. Mc-Clellan, Community Relations Assistant of LifeTime Resources, Inc. 13091 Benedict Drive, Dillsboro, IN 47018. If you would like to ask her a question, feel free to write in or call. E-mail: [email protected], phone (812) 432-5215.

Source: National Institute on Aging Age Page for Skin Care.


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Price to pay when you play, work in sun

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As part of its ongoing commu-nity out-reach effort, the South Dear-born Community School Community School Corporation will not be hold-ing its next few board meetings at its normal location on the school’s main Superintendent Dr. John Mehrle

said he and the school board are working toward increasing channels of communication with the greater South Dearborn School Community and building school-community partRotating the location of the next

few school board meetings are part of this effort. South Dearborn’s board meetings are generally held the first Monday of each month, beginning at Due to Labor Day week, the September meeting will be at 7:30 p.m.

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Running for Lawrenceburg School Board District 1 - City of Lawrenceburg, two elected:

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cle at 11:09 a.m. on U.S. 50 at Sycamore Estates Drive in front of Taco Bell, 1020 Green Blvd. The Aurora and Lawrenceburg fire depart

ments put out the fire, and Aurora police and life squad as well as Dearborn County Sheriff’s deputies and Dearborn County Emergency

Management were busy with traffic injuries, and monitoring run-off into storm drains. The Indiana Department of Transportation pro

vided an arrow board to help direct traffic, which was still snarled at 2 p.m. APD Sgt. Mike Prudenti and Officer Bill Halbig are investi

gating the wreck.gating the wreck.

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ing its next few board meetings at its normal location on the school’s main Superintendent Dr. John Mehrle

Superintendent Dr. John Mehrle said he and the school board are working toward increasing channels of communication with the greater

of communication with the greater South Dearborn School Community

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few school board meetings are part of this effort. South Dearborn’s board

of this effort. South Dearborn’s board meetings are generally held the first

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French Maquis, dressed as Frenchmen, and eventually made their way back to Eng-land,” according to the biography.

While in the miltary he would write her parents, said Schmeltzer.

Upon his return after World War II, he attended Purdue University before he was called back to serve in 1947, she said.

Eventually, she lost track of him, she said.

He ended up staying in the U.S. Air Force for 24 years, retiring as Lt. Col. Melvin Dunn.

Dunn then became involved in the motion picture editing business, taught at North Texas State University and had three daughters with first wife, Hilda. He has a stepson with current wife, Smiles.

Schmeltzer had lost track of Dunn for many years, until she and her husband sought him out while on vacation one year, using a Colorado address from a Christmas card.

In a June 2012, Dunn received a let-

ter from Francois Delattre, Ambassador of France to the United States. It stated he had been appointed a “Chevalier” of the Legion of Honor. According to the letter, The Legion of Honor was created by Napoleon in 1802 “to acknowledge services rendered to France by persons of exceptional merit.”

“This award testifies to the President of the French Republic’s high esteem for your merits and accomplishments. In particular, it is a sign of France’s infinite gratitude and appreciation for your personal and precious contribution to the United States’ decisive role in the liberation of our country during World War II,” said Delattre in the letter.

A few years go Dunn suffered a possi-ble stroke, which has impacted his recent memory. His wife, Smiles, however, told the Montrose Daily Press, Montrose, Colo., he was “overwhelmed” to receive the honor and that he does remember many details of his World War II military service.

Some of his reflections were read during

the presentation ceremony by his daughter, which included:

“My reflections are touched by an awe-some awareness of the great number of planes and crew members which did not return. I hold deep within, a special respect for those who flew or faught, without waiver and are those Fallen Heroes who

are not here to stand with us to be so honored. From a part of my reflections, I would like to convey my thanks and my appreciations to the French people who, after our plane was downed, aided in our successful return to duty at Kimbolton, England.”

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The Laughery Valley Growers Coop is offering a CSA pick-up site at a fa-miliar home market location on State Line Road in Bright.

Subscribers to FarmFreshCSA may come to that market site on Thursdays from June 6 through Oct. 31, 2013 between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. to get their weekly box.

NOW is the time to sign-up to re-serve a share of FarmFreshCSA weekly boxes of fresh, safe, naturally grown local produce. Co-op growers pledge to use no harmful pesticides and no GMO seeds.

LVG coop, a multi-farm agricultural cooperative based in Batesville, but drawing farmers from all of southeast Indiana, is branching out to serve Dear-born County as well as Harrison, Ohio.

To learn about these growers and their farming practices visit the co-op’s website and click on “Meet Our Farm-ers,” at www.laugheryvalleygrowers.com.

At sign-up time subscribers pay the seasonal fee in full or pay an 18 percent deposit followed later by three monthly installments, June-August. All reserva-tions for the 2013 CSA shares will be conveniently handled online payable by credit or check, but persons who do

not have Internet access may contact Sister Claire Whalen for a paper sign-up process.

Contact her at 1-812-933-0818. Visit the co-op’s website for sub-scription fees and sign-up informa-tion.

The family size box—called Harvest Share—will offer six to seven produce items each week while the couple size box—called Market Share—will have four-five items each week. Some subscrib-ers choose to split a share with a neighbor or relative. In addition, subscribers will be able to choose one, or more, extra items from the Online Store each week. Meat from grass-fed animals, eggs from free-ranged chickens and other lo-cally produced food products will also be available for ordering online and can be picked up when persons come to get their weekly CSA boxes.

The Laughery Valley Growers Co-op has been offering its fresh seasonal produce through the Com-munity Supported Agriculture Pro-gram for seven years with pick-ups at Walhill Farm in Batesville.

Now the co-op will bring these boxes closer to your home.

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Ongoing eventsBreast Cancer SupportGroup meets third Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. in the Dearborn Room, second floor, at Dearborn County Hospital in Law-renceburg. Everyone is welcome. Contact: Jan Tyler, 812-926-3927, or Terri Jones, 812-376-6781.Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Meets on the 2nd Tuesday of every month at 6 p.m. at the Milan Public Library and the third Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m. at Dearborn County Hospital, Ohio Room – 2nd Floor, in Lawrenceburg. For more informa-tion: 888-422-2691 or www.sites.google.com/site/alzseind Note: We will make a change in the 2nd Tuesday of the month meeting location beginning in March, it will be held at the new Milan Library. Food PantriesThe Clearinghouse is a community backed food pantry that strives to help individuals in basic need of food, clothing, and financial need. We serve five counties with four loca-tions to facilitate your needs. Food Service: 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.: Monday-First Presbyterian Church, 215 Fourth St., Aurora; Tuesday-Zion United Church, 40 Walnut St., Lawrenceburg; Wednesday-First Presbyterian Church, 215 Fourth St., Aurora; Thursday-Bethlehem Lu-theran Church, 495 Ludlow, Greendale.The St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry located at 210 Fifth Street, Aurora, is adding evening hours to their schedule. We will be open on the third Monday of each month from 6 to 8 p.m. We are doing this to accommodate those who are unable to come during our daytime hours. We will continue our regular weekly schedule, open on Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 10 a.m. to 12 Noon to serve you. For further information, call us at 812-926-1637.First Baptist Church’s Food Pantry, 45 Tebbs Ave., Greendale, Ind., is available the second Monday of every month from9 a.m. to 12 noon.“Singin’ Time in Indiana”The second Saturday evening of each month, the Highlights Quartet will be hosting a free gospel sing called “Singin’ Time in Indiana, at Dearborn Adult Center, 311 W. Tate St., Law-renceburg. It’s not sponsored by any one church but is open to all who would like to enjoy an evening of gospel music and fellow-ship.Bingo Every Monday night at Sunman Legion Post 337 beginning at 6:30 p.m. For information: 812-623-2972.WoodturnersSoutheastern Indiana Woodturners, local chapter of the American Association of Woodturners, invite men and women of all ages to learn to turn at Jerry Williams shop, 8896 Baseline Road, Holton, Ind., on the second and fourth Monday of the month from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. All skill levels are wel-come. For more information call Gerald Wil-liams, 812-689-6545, or Charles Martin, 812-926-2218

Cross Eyed Riders #752Christian Motorcyclists Association meets the first Sunday of the month at 2 p.m. at Hog Rock Cafe, formerly the Railroad Inn, 101 East Carr Street, Milan. Call 513-218-9707 or 812-654-3713 or email cross Eyed [email protected] for directions or other infor-mation.Adult Art Classes will be offered on Tuesday mornings from 10 a.m. to Noon at the S.E. Indiana Art Guild studios, corner of 3rd and Main, Schuck Building, in Aurora. Thursday mornings have been re-scheduled. Beginners welcome and more advanced students will have new challenges. Watercolor Supplies included in $15 fee. For more info, please contact Winnie Bowling 812-584-3922Feinstein ChallengeSt. Vincent de Paul will participate in the Alan Shawn Feinstein Challenge again this year through April 30. The challenge will help the pantry raise more funds to purchase food supplementing the donations from area resi-dents. Donations can be made in the form of food items, valued at $1 per item or pound, cash or checks. Forward your donation to St. Vincent de Paul Society Food Pantry, c/o St. Mary Church, 203 Fourth St., Aurora, IN 47001. For more information call 1-812-926-1637. Lawrenceburg Consolidated High School’s 45th Class Reunion will be Saturday, July 20. Call Lenna Dugle Herzog for information and reservations 812-926-1019. Looking for information on the following classmates: Phil Bhark, Donna Clark Sherman, Gary Coomer, Judy Grammer, Andy Gehring, Patty Dean Love, Rose Wiley, Alice Parks, Richard Rich-ardson, Gerry Reamer, George Redding, Mar-tha Smith, Kenny Snyder, Diane Tschaenn, Nancy Wright Cassill, Margaret Krider Pow-ell.

Tuesday, April 2Hillforest Victorian House Museum opens for 57th touring season. The 1855 Victorian home of Thomas and Sarah Gaff, 213 Fifth Street, Aurora will offer guided tours Tuesday through Sunday. Admission is $6 for 14 and up, $3 for students, ages 7-13, and children 6 and under are free. An exhibit entitled A Century of Brides will feature bridal gowns dated 1850-1950. Hillforest Museum is open Tuesday-Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. For infor-mation call 812-926-0087 or visit www.hill-forest.orgThe Dearborn County Retired Teachers As-sociation will hold its first get-together for 2013, on Tuesday, April 2 on the fourth floor of Ivy Tech College Registration and social time will begin at 4:30 p.m. with a catered meal at 5 p.m. The program will begin at ap-proximately 5:45 p.m. with a short business meeting to conclude the activities.Blood Pressure/sugar checksService provided at the Dillsboro Village Apartments, 10145 Alpha Drive, Dillsboro, at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, April 2, by the Dearborn County Hospital’s Nursing Department. This is a free service and is open to the general

public. For more information call Cindy Pow-ell at 812-432-6203.Thursday, April 4Old Friends And Bright Beginnings’ monthly luncheon will be Thursday, April 4, at Dear-born Hills United Methodist Church at 11:30 a.m. Lunch will be catered by B&P Grubbs. They will be serving stuffed chicken breasts, noodles, broccoli/cauliflower, spinach salad, bread and dessert. For more information contact Lois Gellert 812-487-2026 or Thelma Stutz 812-637-5569.Friday, April 5, Saturday, April 6Over the Moon Designers MarketPremiere show of vintage and urban goods Friday, April 5, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Satur-day, April 6, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, inside Agner Hall, US 50, Law-renceburg. Free admission and parking. Door prizes.Saturday, April 6 to Saturday, April 272013 Spring Art Show with Floral ExhibitSoutheastern Indiana Art Guild (SIAG) Spring art show will be displayed at the Art Guild Studios, 2nd and Main, Aurora (the Schuck building) from April 6 to 27. Hours for the spring show are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday, April 8 to Saturday, April 13. There will be a Premiere Reception featuring harpist, Pam Jurgens, on Saturday, April 6 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a Meet the Artist reception on Sunday, April 7 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. The art guild studios will also be open weekends April 14 to April 27.Monday April 8Farm Bureau Annual MeetingThe annual Dearborn County Farm Bureau meeting will be held at the Tanners Creek Methodist Church on Ind. 1, Monday April 8. The doors will open at 5:30 p.m. and the din-ner will be at 6 p.m. The cost is $10 and $5 will be returned to you at the door. The money and reservations should be taken to the Farm Bureau office at 722 Green Blvd, Aurora. The number at the office is 812-926-0592. Reservations are needed by Monday, April 1. All Farm Bureau members are invited to attend. This year we will be nominating

vice president, county woman leader, and information officer. If you know anyone that is interested in an office, or coming on the board, contact the Farm Bureau office.

Saturday, April 13Women’s RetreatCome join us for the Women’s POM Retreat at Dearborn Hills United Methodist Church Saturday, April 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.. Registra-tion with continental breakfast 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Lunch will be served. Cost: $15 early registration $20 day of event. Call the church office for additional information, 812-637-3993.Hillforest’s Annual Early Bird Rummage Sale Saturday, April 13, 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Aurora City Park Pavilion. A large selec-tion of bargains will be yours for the taking. Donations of household items, toys, baby items, clothing, appliances, furniture, etc. are requested and may be brought to the park pavilion on Friday, April 12 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Call 812-926-0087 one week prior for pick up of large items. For information call 812-926-0087 or visit www.hillforest.org

Friday, April 19, Saturday, April 20Rummage Sale8 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Aurora Firehouse Dutch Hollow Road off US 50 (rain or shine). All proceeds go to the 2013 Relay for Life

Saturday, April 20Fish FryThe Mt. Sinai United Methodist Church will hold the Spring version of its semi-annual Fish Fry on Saturday, April 20, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Church on Ind. 350 between Aurora and Moores Hill. Tickets may be ob-tained at the door.

Sunday, April 21Rummage, Craft SaleLawrenceburg Girl Scouts are going on a trip this June to Savannah, Ga., the Girl Scouts birthplace. To raise money for the trip, a rum-mage and craft sale will be held from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday, April 21, at Agner Hall, Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds. There also be baked goods, hot dogs, popcorn, nachos, and drinks for sale.

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1. Shell the fresh peas and cook them in a medium saucepan of boiling salted water until tender but still firm to the bite, 3 to 4 minutes.2. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the shallots and cook until lightly golden and soft. Add the garlic, stir once or twice, and then add the toma-toes. Season with salt and pepper and cook until the tomatoes begin to soften, 4 to 5 minutes. Add the prosciutto, stir for a minute or two, and then add the peas. Stir until the peas are heated through. Turn off the heat.3. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water according to package directions.4. When pasta is almost done, scoop up and reserve 1/2 cup of the cooking water. Drain spaghetti and add to the skillet. Add the butter and mix quickly over low heat until pasta and sauce are well combined. Add a little of the reserved cooking water if needed. Taste, adjust the seasoning and serve with a little sprinkle of the Parmigiano cheese.

■11/2 pounds unshelled fresh peas or 1 10-ounce package frozen peas, thawed

■1/2 cup extra-virgin olive oil ■1/2 cup minced shallots ■2 cloves garlic, minced ■5 to 6 fresh plum tomatoes,

minced

■Salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste

■1/4 pound sliced prosciutto, diced ■1 pound spaghetti ■2 tablespoons unsalted butter ■1/2 cup freshly grated Parmigia-

no-Reggiano cheese

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Did you know?If you are welcoming a new dog to the family but have yet to pick a name, you might want to consider "Max." Max has been a popular name for male dogs in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Australia on and off for years, many times topping the list as the most popular male dog name. Although names that described dog's traits, such as Spotty or Dusty, were popular more than 50 years ago, today's dogs (and cats) have decided-ly human names. Dogs named Max have starred in movies (think Max in "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas,") and have also broken records. A dog named Max lived to be the oldest dog at age 26. Max has been a name given to pampered Yorkies as well as rough-and-tumble mutts. If Max is not the name for you, Buddy, Jake and Rocky are a few of the other popular dog names.

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How to help injured wildlifeWildlife biologists from the Department

of Natural Resources are asking the public to help keep Indiana’s wildlife wild.

“Rescuing an injured or apparently abandoned baby wild animal may do the opposite of what you seek to accomplish and eventually cause the animal more harm than good,” said Mark Reiter, di-rector of the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife.

A video that explains what to do when finding an injured or orphaned wild animal is posted on the DNR YouTube channel at http://youtu.be/je5O9Wjwuzo.

State law defines wildlife as a public re-source that belongs to all Indiana citizens, and the DNR is assigned the responsibility of managing wildlife populations on their behalf. The DNR’s professional resource management approach is based on the welfare of wild animal populations, the relationship of a wild animal to other ani-mals, and the welfare of the people. State law prohibits possessing or taking a wild animal without a DNR-issued license or permit.

Each year, thousands of animals are born into the wild. As suburban areas spread into their natural habitats, young animals are increasingly born near humans. Most baby wild animals that you may encounter are not orphaned. What may seem like an abandoned animal is normal behavior for most wildlife, so picking it up is usually unnecessary.

“The apparent lack of an adult does not mean a young animal is orphaned,” said Linnea Petercheff, operations staff spe-cialist for the Division of Fish & Wildlife. “Adults often leave their young alone, safe in nests or dens, while they forage for food, but rarely do they abandon their young.”

Taking a wild animal out of its natural environment, even if it’s injured, also can reduce its best chance at survival as it be-comes accustomed to relying on humans for food or shelter.

Such animals also pose safety and health risks for humans. They may look helpless, cute and cuddly, but they can bite or scratch people who attempt to handle

them. Wildlife also can carry infectious diseases and parasites that can be transmit-ted to humans or domestic animals.

But there is a proper – and legal – way to care for a wild animal that is truly in need.

The DNR issues wild animal rehabili-tation permits to qualified individuals. Licensed wildlife rehabilitators are trained in the proper care and handling of wild animals to prevent the animal from being imprinted on humans and to make sure the animal has the best chance of survival when released back into the wild where it belongs.

Requirements for obtaining a wild ani-mal rehabilitation permit can be found on the DNR website at www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/5492.htm.

If you find a wild animal that is truly aban-doned, sick or injured, don’t make it your pet. Instead, do one of the following:

■Leave it where it is. Fawns, baby rabbits, and other young wild animals are left alone

at times while the mother is obtaining food. Rabbits, for example, only visit their nest twice a day to help deter predators.

■ If you find a baby bird, squirrel, or other animal that has fallen out of a nest, care-fully put it back in the nest. Human scent will not deter the mother.

■Call a licensed wild animal rehabilitator; a current list can be found under the wildlife rehabilitator link at in.gov/dnr/fish-wild/5492.htm.

■Call the DNR Division of Fish & Wildlife in Indianapolis, (317) 232-4080.

■Call the DNR Law Enforcement central dispatch at (812) 837-9536.

■Call a licensed veterinarian for immediate assistance with a sick or severely injured wild animal.

■Contact Paul Strasser, P.O. Box 202, 3027 SR 262, Rising Sun, IN 47040. Mam-mals, birds, reptiles, amphibians. 1-812-438-2306

■Contact Debbie Workman, 3526 Nelson Road, Rising Sun, IN 47040. Mammals. 1-812-438-4336

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Of 32 spies gathered in Scotland in World War II, Frank Weishaupt was the only American.

He also was the only one to survive the war, Weishaupt told those gathered Thurs-day morning, March 14, at the North Dear-born Branch Library, Logan. Several World War II veterans were among the group, some of whom remembered the locations in France and Germany of which he spoke.

“I was in England, France and Germany, all of them, drove a semi,” said Robert Swales, Bright. Swales served in the Army Air Force in World War II and came to hear Weishaupt speak after a neighbor told him about the program.

Lawrence Lyttle, Bright, said he heard Weishaupt speak a few months ago.

“I came because I respect him so much for what he did,” said Lyttle, who served stateside during WW II.

Weishaupt, Mason, served in the OSS, the forerunner of the Central Intelligence Agency, and reported directly to Gen. Sher-man Patton. Prepared for the OSS while still attending Hughes High School in Cincin-nati, Weishaupt kept his secret from both his classmates and his parents, who thought he was in the Navy fighting Japanese in the South Pacific.

Nor did anyone find out about his ex-periences as a spy until about five years ago, when he let it slip in a niece's hearing. Weishaupt had sworn not to tell anything for 25 years after his discharge, but kept quiet for many more years, not even telling his five children.

Posing as a Swiss immigrant, Weishaupt gathered information on German troop movements while riding a bicycle through war-torn countries. Sometimes he would stay at a tavern, singing German songs for the Nazi troops, then garnering information over beer afterwards.

Because his parents were German and he'd grown up speaking German, Weishaupt was able to pass as a native of the Black Forest region of Germany due to his accent, he said. But he had a Swiss passport, which indicated his Swiss uncle, well known in Europe as a casino owner, was his guardian.

At least three times Weishaupt killed to survive, using either a Beretta kept in his boot or the knife sheathed behind his back. That's not the way spies are depicted on television, but that image of spies always killing the enemy is wrong.

“Your job was to get information. …

You're supposed to deceive the enemy, not kill them,” he said.

At one point he was staying with a Ger-man waitress and asked her how to make himself look older. She darkened his red hair and he grew a beard, he said.

Then he reported back to Patton, wonder-ing why his troops had not advanced more as the Germans were in full retreat, said Weishaupt.

The Americans were not getting needed supplies because Bradley was holding up deliveries of fuel and winter clothing. Brad-ley did not want Patton to again show up the British Gen. Bernard Law Montgomery.

Weishaupt biked to La Havre, France, where he found trucks loaded with supplies, but military personnel were selling the contents - jackets, shoes and sweaters - to civilians. He even traded bottles of brandy for jackets for himself and his girl friend, he said.

“That's how our troops were prevented from getting supplies at the Battle of the Bulge,” said Weishaupt, noting three of his buddies survived the war but lost toes to frostbite that winter. The Battle of the Bulge never should have happened.

Just 21 when the war was over, Weishaupt intended to become a doctor but met a woman and became an engineer instead, he said. He had construction jobs all over the world.

Asked how he had the confidence to do what he did as

Spy’s story rekindles some vets’ memoriesBY CHANDRA L. MATTINGLY

Staff [email protected]

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Frank Weishaupt, right, listens to veterans and others after telling about his experiences as a teenage spy during World War II. From left: Bill Bennett, Bright, Landon Smith, Aurora, hidden, Roger Rullman, Aurora, George Minges, Harrison, and Robert Swales, Bright.

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