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FEBRUARY 2012
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In this month's
Beacon:
 A soldier's inspirational story
Pfc. Brett Bondurant, who was critically injured in Afghanistan, is welcomed home.


Pfc. Bondurant explains the use of prosthetic legs to children at a day-care center.


Surrounded by friends and family.

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The Beacon.
Candidates file for primary: Local candidates have until Feb. 10 to file for the May 8 primary. Click here for updated list of candidates.
UPDATE: Jail funding tabled, again
The Dearborn County Council, at a meeting Tuesday, Jan. 24, again tabled a decision on how to fund the proposed jail-expansion project until the cost of a project manager is determined. The action came after a nearly $300,000 appropriation was made to pay for repairs to a malfunctioning security system at the jail -- an issue that was to be addressed in the expansion proposal. Check back for updates.
Sunman-Dearborn school board: At its Jan. 12 meeting, members of the Sunman-Dearborn school board took action on two items that have drawn intense interest from the community: the school calendar and the contract of a popular principal. The 2012-2013 school year will begin Aug. 13, and SDIS principal Chris Vennemeier's contract will be renewed. More details in the current edition of The Beacon. Click here for the new calendar for the 2012-2013 school year.













State lawmakers preview session
A Dearborn County Chamber of Commerce audience recently received a preview of the 2012 session of the Indiana General Assembly, which is currently in progress. In photo above are Sen. Johnny Nugent; Charles Blankenship, Dearborn Chamber; Rep. Randy Frye; Aurora Mayor Donnie Hastings; and Rep. Jud McMillin. Details in this edition of The Beacon.
Travel emergency warnings
Indiana counties are now using a color-coded system to inform motorists of snow-travel emergency levels. Red designates “warning,” orange is “watch” and yellow is “advisory.” The state Department of Homeland Security will update an online map of county travel emergencies at http://www.in.gov/ai/appfiles/dhs-countyMap/dhsCountyMap.html.

In the February Beacon...
  • Our People in the Military: A first-person account of the war in Afghanistan from a Lawrenceburg soldier. (Page 5)
  • Community Correspondents: Read about your neighbors in Bright, Hidden Valley Lake, St. Leon, Jackson Township, Dover, Logan, New Alsace, Sunman, West Harrison, Yorkville, Greendale, Aurora, Manchester, Moores Hill, Dillsboro, Milan and Whitewater Township in Franklin County! (Pages 11-16)
    Click here to read the February 2012 Beacon
    • A special Polar Bear Plunge at Hidden Valley Lake (Page 12)
    SDIS cheerleaders are winners (Page 9)
    EC FFA supports PAWS (Page 9)

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