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September 2011 Archive
October 4, 2011
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Coming
to Versailles
Tuesday, November 8 at South Ripley Elementary
Tickets
on sale now at Ripley Publishing Company
115 S. Washington Street, Versailles
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Tickets are $10 each •
Purchase in person or call 812-689-6364 beginning October
10 and charge to your credit card or send a check along
with a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Ripley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 158, Versailles, IN 47042
and we will send out your tickets on October 1.
Sponsored by:
Versailles Super Market
S.E.
Ind. REMC
Decatur County Memorial Hospital
Tom
Tepe Autocenter
The Friendship State Bank
Four Seasons Heating and Cooling
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Taste
of Home Cooking School coming soon - get your
tickets Monday
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
The
Taste of Home Cooking School is coming to Versailles
on November 8 and you won’t want to miss
it!
This is a wonderful opportunity for everyone
to enjoy the night out and take home much more
than the live interactive learning experience
with culinary specialist, Dana Elliott as she
demonstrates new recipes that can easily be
made in your own home.
Bring your money or check books, and shop at
one or all of the many booths that will offer
quality items in time for Christmas, purchase
a sandwich and dessert at the Dabney Baptist
Church booth, while visiting with friends and
family.
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SR
62 in Friendship remains closed
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
The
closure of State Road 62 at the east entrance
to Friendship has caused quite a stir in the community.
It is a hassle for motorists coming into the small
town from Dearborn County, and those needing to
exit that way.
However, the Indiana Department of Transportation
remains firm that repairing the sliding hillside
and the road is imperative for the safety of motorists.
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To
read these and more articles pick up a copy
of The Versailles Republican at your local store
or subscribe by clicking on the SUBSCRIBE link
at the top of the page or by calling 812-689-6364
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MRC
thanks volunteers, invites others to join their
team...
South
Ripley schools have new resource officer...
Birthday
surprise brings childhood friends together....
Big
truck food giveaway planned...
Applications
now being accepted for Christmas needs...
Milan
Tractor Show set for Saturday...
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The
Versailles Republican - September 29
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Coming
to Versailles
Tuesday, November 8 at South Ripley Elementary
Tickets
go on sale at Ripley Publishing Company
115 S. Washiington Street, Versailles
on Monday, October 10 at 8:00 a.m.
•
Tickets are $10 each •
Purchase in person or call 812-689-6364 beginning October
10 and charge to your credit card or send a check along
with a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Ripley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 158, Versailles, IN
47042
and we will send out your tickets on October 1.
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Man
arrested could have ties to 5 murders and
attempted robbery
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Five people from Franklin County are dead with
a possible “person of interest” being
held in the Ripley County Jail.
Names have finally been released on the five people
who were murdered in Franklin County on Sunday,
September 25. Initially, police were very cautious
in releasing any information, including the names
of the deceased.
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SR
deals with bed bug problem
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Last week a letter was sent home with students from
South Ripley schools notifying parents that isolated
incidents of bed bugs were found on the school campus.
According to information from Superintendent Dr.
John Mehrle, the incidents were immediately addressed.
“We are working closely with the Ripley County
Health Department to take all appropriate preventative
measures,” he wrote in the letter to parents.
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Bluegrass
Festival set for the weekend at Versailles State
Park..
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Applications
soon to be accepted for Christmas needs...
Patterson's
Nursery named best float in Pumpkin Show parade...
Budgets,
bullying, new policy discussed at Milan school
mtg....
South
Ripley choir to perform in New York...
First
Annual Emma Cunningham Memorial Faith Walk scheduled...
To
read these and more articles pick up a copy of
The Versailles Republican at your local store
or subscribe by clicking on the link above or
by calling 812-689-6364
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Osgood
Journal - September 27
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Coming
to Versailles
Tuesday, November 8 at South Ripley Elementary
Tickets
go on sale at Ripley Publishing Company
115 S. Washiington Street, Versailles
on Monday, October 10 at 8:00 a.m.
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Tickets are $10 each •
Purchase in person or call 812-689-6364
beginning October 10 and charge to your
credit card or send a check along with a
self addressed stamped envelope to:
Ripley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 158, Versailles,
IN 47042
and we will send out your tickets on October
1.
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Five
people found dead near Metamora
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
According to information from Sergeant Jerry
Goodin with the Indiana State Police, five people
were found dead in Franklin County on Sunday,
September 25.
Police responded to a call after a Good Samaritan
found a child wondering around in the roadway
near Stipps Hill Road near Laurel. They called
police and stayed with the child until authorities
could arrive to check out the situation.
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Wednesday
night ride record broken at Pumpkin Show
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Everyday
the forecast looked gloomy, but the clouds would
pass and the 2011 Versailles Pumpkin Show had
some great weather last week.
On opening night, the rides were the big attraction
with Luehrs representatives reporting more rides
than ever before were ridden on that night.
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The
Versailles Republican - September 22
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Coming
to Versailles
Tuesday, November 8 at South Ripley Elementary
Tickets
go on sale at Ripley Publishing Company
115 S. Washiington Street, Versailles
on Monday, October 10 at 8:00 a.m.
•
Tickets are $10 each •
Purchase in person or call 812-689-6364 beginning October
10 and charge to your credit card or send a check along
with a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Ripley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 158, Versailles, IN 47042
and we will send out your tickets on October 1.
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Reserve
deputy sheriff charged with felony crimes
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Charges of Battery and Aggravated Battery, both
Class B felonies, have been filed against a Holton
man after authorities got together to decide his
story didn’t quite match the injuries his infant
child had sustained.
A warrant was issued for the arrest of Zebulan “Zeb”
Hildebrand, 30, of Old Michigan Road, Holton. He
turned himself in Tuesday morning, September 20
and was processed at the Ripley County Jail. He
was then transferred to the Dearborn County Correctional
Facility due to his connections with the sheriff’s
office in Ripley County.
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Versailles
residence burglarized; $1000 reward offered for
information
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
There
is a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction
of the person or persons who took items from
the Rick and Vicky Pollard home in Versailles.
The incident occurred sometime after 10:00
p.m. Friday, September 9 according to the
homeowners, who said they are missing jewelry
they can identify and money. Other valuable
items were also taken.
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Get
your Pumpkin Show tickets now
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The
109th Versailles Pumpkin Show will run Wednesday,
September 21 through Saturday, September 24.
Ride tickets are available now at Jac-Cen-Del,
Milan, and South Ripley schools, Whitewater Motors,
Ripley Publishing Co., Versailles Super Market,
The Friendship State Bank in Versailles and MainSource
Bank in Versailles. Tickets are $12 for 16 tickets.
On Wednesday evening of Pumpkin Show all rides
will be one ticket.
New this year on Thursday is Buddy Night. Buddy
Night will allow for two riders to ride for the
price of one.
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Letters
from Pony Express Mail Run sent near and far...
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Holton
Town Hall location discussed...
Alcohol
and drugs: "I had a choice"...
Milan
football royalty announced...
NMLRA
Education Building hosts Benjamin Franklin and wife
impersonators...
Booth
space available for Osgood Lions Craft Show...
To
read these and more articles pick up a copy of The
Versailles Republican at your local store or subscribe
by clicking on the link above or by calling 812-689-6364
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Osgood
Journal - September 20
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Coming
to Versailles
Tuesday, November 8 at South Ripley Elementary
Tickets
go on sale at Ripley Publishing Company
115 S. Washiington Street, Versailles
on Monday, October 10 at 8:00 a.m.
•
Tickets are $10 each •
Purchase in person or call 812-689-6364
beginning October 10 and charge to your
credit card or send a check along with a
self addressed stamped envelope to:
Ripley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 158, Versailles,
IN 47042
and we will send out your tickets on October
1.
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Packed
house at Friendship Post Office despite NMLRA
shoot
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Kari
Moore
Staff Writer
“I owe it to these people,
this is a wonderful place to work,” Carol
Iceberg, Friendship Postmaster told the Osgood
Journal after the community held an informative
meeting with Postal Service representatives
Monday, September 12. The meeting was held
at the Friendship Fire Hall and was well attended
despite the National Muzzle Loading Rifle
Association Shoot going on.
Andrew Glancey, operations manager for Area
3 for the United States Postal Service (USPS)
spoke with Friendship patrons about the Friendship
Post Office being one of 3,700 post offices
being reviewed for closure. Bob Redden, District
Discontinuance Coordinator, would normally
be the representative at the meeting, but
was on vacation so Glancey took over for him.
A similar meeting was held in Pierceville
in August for their post office review, with
both Glancey and Redden in attendance.
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2011
Versailles Pumpkin Show Schedule
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WEDNESDAY:
DISCOUNT RIDE NIGHT
Rides Open 5:00 p.m.
On Wednesday Luehrs’ Entertainment and the
Versailles Lions Club have discounted the rides
as a gift to the families enjoying the 109th Pumpkin
Show. All rides will only be one ticket.
Reduced ride tickets will again be made available
to students at area schools. The reduced rate is
$12.00 for 16 tickets.
The tickets can be used during the entire show.
In addition to South Ripley, Jac-Cen-Del and Milan
Schools, tickets will be available at Ripley Publishing
Company, Versailles Super Market, Friendship State
Bank and MainSource Bank in Versailles and also
Whitewater Motor Company in Milan.
No advance tickets will be sold after 5 p.m. on
Thursday.
OPENING CEREMONIES
5:00 p.m.
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The
Versailles Republican - September 15
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Coming
to Versailles
Tuesday, November 8 at South Ripley Elementary
Tickets
go on sale at Ripley Publishing Company
115 S. Washiington Street, Versailles
on Monday, October 10 at 8:00 a.m.
•
Tickets are $10 each •
Purchase in person or call 812-689-6364 beginning October
10 and charge to your credit card or send a check along
with a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Ripley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 158, Versailles, IN 47042
and we will send out your tickets on October 1.
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Parents
get a price break...more rides for less offered
109 years of Pumpkin Show fun
continues next week
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Something
that is sure to make children and parents
happy at the Versailles Pumpkin Show this
year is there will be an added night of
discounted rides.
Opening night, Wednesday, September 21
is the night when all rides only take
one ticket. Then on Thursday night, September
22 riders can enjoy the fun around the
square on the “buddy” system
- two can ride for the price of one! Be
sure to get your ride tickets in advance
to save even more!
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Versailles
residence burglarized; $1000 reward offered for
information
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
There
is a $1,000 reward for the arrest and conviction
of the person or persons who took items from
the Rick and Vicky Pollard home in Versailles.
The incident occurred sometime after 10:00
p.m. Friday, September 9 according to the
homeowners, who said they are missing jewelry
they can identify and money. Other valuable
items were also taken.
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Get
your Pumpkin Show tickets now
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The
109th Versailles Pumpkin Show will run Wednesday,
September 21 through Saturday, September 24.
Ride tickets are available now at Jac-Cen-Del,
Milan, and South Ripley schools, Whitewater Motors,
Ripley Publishing Co., Versailles Super Market,
The Friendship State Bank in Versailles and MainSource
Bank in Versailles. Tickets are $12 for 16 tickets.
On Wednesday evening of Pumpkin Show all rides
will be one ticket.
New this year on Thursday is Buddy Night. Buddy
Night will allow for two riders to ride for the
price of one.
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Letters
from Pony Express Mail Run sent near and far...
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Holton
Town Hall location discussed...
Alcohol
and drugs: "I had a choice"...
Milan
football royalty announced...
NMLRA
Education Building hosts Benjamin Franklin and wife
impersonators...
Booth
space available for Osgood Lions Craft Show...
To
read these and more articles pick up a copy of The
Versailles Republican at your local store or subscribe
by clicking on the link above or by calling 812-689-6364
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Osgood
Journal - September 13
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Coming
to Versailles
Tuesday, November 8 at South Ripley Elementary
Tickets
go on sale at Ripley Publishing Company
115 S. Washiington Street, Versailles
on Monday, October 10 at 8:00 a.m.
•
Tickets are $10 each •
Purchase in person or call 812-689-6364
beginning October 10 and charge to your
credit card or send a check along with a
self addressed stamped envelope to:
Ripley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 158, Versailles,
IN 47042
and we will send out your tickets on October
1.
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Ceremonies,
prayers, bike rides held Saturday and Sunday
Ripley County looks back, forward
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Coverage
by Wanda English Burnett, editor,
and Kari Moore, staff writer
On Sunday, churches across
the county offered special services designed
to remember the victims and their families
of the tragic events of 9/11.
A ceremony was held at Milan to honor Col.
Canfield “Buddy” Boone who graduated
from Milan High School in 1966 and perished
at the age of 53 in the Pentagon attack where
he worked for the National Guard.
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Burglaries
continue throughout county
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
A homeowner in Batesville came home on Sunday,
September 4 to find someone had broken into
their home and taken several items.
According to information from the Batesville
Police Department, they responded to the
home on Chateau Boulevard about 9:15 p.m.
The homeowner reported that someone had
broken into their home through a window.
Taken were items such as jewelry, money
and electronics.
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Jac-Cen-Del
student expelled...
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"Swingin'
for a Reason" event to take place
October 8, 9
Pumpkin
Show tickets on sale now...
Versailles
residents to vote on Tyson Fund applicants...
To
read these and more articles pick
up a copy of the Osgood Journal
at your local store or subscribe by
clicking on the link above or by calling
812-689-6364
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The
Versailles Republican - September 8
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Prisoners
apprehended, sheriff says jail is back to normal
operations
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Escaped
prisoners from the Ripley County Jail are
back in custody and the jail is back to normal
operations, according to Sheriff Tom Grills.
Sunday morning, September 4, Stanley Short
and Robert Huskey both inmates at the jail,
were able to escape through the fencing in
the recreation area.
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A
day to never forget: September 11, 2001
"You could see the wreckage
down the street...smoke was coming from the rubble."
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
New
York seemed so far away ten years ago when the
reports of terrorist attacks came flooding across
television and into the newsroom. That was then.
Soon after Ripley County residents would feel
the impact with Col. Canfield Boone losing his
life in the Pentagon where he worked. Boone was
a 1966 graduate of Milan High School where he
was known to his classmates, friends and family
as “Buddy”.
Patrick Rose who now resides in Osgood, was in
New York at the time of the terrorist attacks
on September 11, 2001. He was at the scene shortly
after the initial attacks on the Twin Towers serving
with the NY National Guard 101 Cavalry out of
Staten Island.
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Event
set to honor fallen marine...
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National
championship shoot to begin...
Versailles
residents to vote on Tyson Fund applicants...
Meeting
set to discuss closure of Friendship Post Office...
Ripley
Co. Directory available inside today's paper...
Pumpkin
Show tickets on sale now...
To
read these and more articles pick up a copy of The
Versailles Republican at your local store or subscribe
by clicking on the link above or by calling 812-689-6364
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Osgood
Journal - September 6
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Coming
to Versailles
Tuesday, November 8 at South Ripley Elementary
Tickets
go on sale at Ripley Publishing Company
115 S. Washiington Street, Versailles
on Monday, October 10 at 8:00 a.m.
•
Tickets are $10 each •
Purchase in person or call 812-689-6364
beginning October 10 and charge to your
credit card or send a check along with a
self addressed stamped envelope to:
Ripley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 158, Versailles,
IN 47042
and we will send out your tickets on October
1.
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2
inmates escape,
1 still on the loose
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
(Editor's note: Short was captured on Monday
after this paper went to press.)
A
convicted child molester along with an inmate
facing charges of Rape, Criminal Deviate
Conduct, Criminal Confinement and Battery
with a Deadly Weapon escaped from the Ripley
County Jail in the morning hours of Sunday,
September 4.
Stanley Short, 42, of Sunman, is described
as 5’7", 145 pounds, brown hair
and blue eyes and was still on the loose
at press time (4 p.m. Monday, September
5). Short has been charged with several
serious violent felonies described above
and is considered dangerous, according to
information from Ripley County Sheriff Tom
Grills.
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Osgood
firemen invite the public to aday of remembrance
and celebration
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
The tragic loss of thousands of lives on
September 11, 2001, touched the lives of
every American. But, it impacted a community
of firefighters, EMS workers, and police
officers even more when their brothers and
sisters lost their lives trying to save
those who were dying in the towering infernos
of the twin towers in New York City.
“We watched our fellow brothers and
sisters die,” noted Osgood fireman
Kyle Negangard, as he talked about the true
impact the events had on emergency personnel
across the country. He talked about the
brotherhood and sisterhood firemen have.
This Sunday will mark ten years since the
tragic events unfolded that had everyone
glued to their television sets. Then we
did not know the true mark the events would
leave on our world or what would unfold
thereafter.
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Fire
completely destroys home...
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Milan
native Col. Buddy Boone to be remembered...
GED
program offered at Osgood Library...
Locally
grown popcorn available in select
stores and online...
Event
set to honor fallen marine...
To
read these and more articles pick
up a copy of the Osgood Journal
at your local store or subscribe by
clicking on the link above or by calling
812-689-6364
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The
Versailles Republican - September 1
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Coming
to Versailles
Tuesday, November 8 at South Ripley Elementary
Tickets
go on sale at Ripley Publishing Company
115 S. Washiington Street, Versailles
on Monday, October 10 at 8:00 a.m.
•
Tickets are $10 each •
Purchase in person or call 812-689-6364 beginning October
10 and charge to your credit card or send a check along
with a self addressed stamped envelope to:
Ripley Publishing Co., P.O. Box 158, Versailles, IN 47042
and we will send out your tickets on October 1.
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Health
Dept. urges citizens to be prepared
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Across
the country National Preparedness Month (NPM)
has been declared with a number of agencies
and organizations working together to make sure
citizens are ready for any type of emergency
that might occur.
NPM is now in its eighth year and began after
9/11 to increase preparedness in the United
States. This is a month long campaign to encourage
households, businesses and communities to prepare
and plan for emergencies.
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Wanda
English Burnett
Editor
Communication was flowing at a special called
meeting between the Versailles Town Council
and members of the Ripley County Soccer Club
(RCSC) and Sports Complex Board on Wednesday,
August 24.
The meeting was the result of a front page article
which appeared in The Versailles Republican
August 18 which reported on the Versailles Town
Council meeting.
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Versailles
man works first moon bounce EME station...
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Milan
native Col. Buddy Boone to be remembered...
Council
acceps some budget reviews, others need review...
SR
elementary teacher honored...
Event
set to honor fallen marine...
To
read these and more articles pick up a copy of The
Versailles Republican at your local store or subscribe
by clicking on the link above or by calling 812-689-6364
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