D. Thomas Longo

Letter to the Editor

Dear Editor: As a retired member of the U.S. Foreign Service, I was proud to represent America in Canada, Italy, (then) West Germany, (then) communist Hungary and Turkey over my over 24 years of service.

Alumni meeting

The William Henry Harrison Alumni Association is having its annual Meeting on Saturday, May 29, at William Henry Harrison Jr. High School in the auditorium.

Historical meetings

The Crosby Township Historical Society board members will meet monthly in 2021 to conduct society business. The regular membership meetings are canceled until further notice..

Wildcat Grant Morse speeds around second base during Harrison’s game against Mount Healthy April 14. PHOTO BY SANDY MINOR

Pfaffl shuts down Owls’ offense

Sophomore Ella Pfaffl pitched a five-inning no-hitter for Harrison’s varsity softball team April 14 vs. Mount Healthy.

Jaxx Browning breaks from the block for the first leg of the boys fourby-200-meter relay in the Harrison All-Comers Meet March 27. PHOTO BY DICK MALONEY

Girls track hears championship whispers

Scott Menze has already had “the talk” with his Harrison High School girls track and field team. The talk that comes with high expectations; the talk that includes phrases such as “league championship.”

S-D Online Academy making changes for next school year

Sunman-Dearborn Online Academy will have three major changes for the 2021-2022 school year. Sunman-Dearborn Community School Corporation Superintendent Andrew Jackson told the school board April 8 the online academy will include more live instruction for students in grades 6-12.

Work was started last year on the property that developers want to turn into the Crossings at Tanners Creek, a subdivision of new homes on Ind. 1 near Georgetown Road. FILE PHOTO/MARC EMRAL

Greendale OK’s measure to ease development

Greendale is preparing for the Crossing at Tanners Creek development to get started. At the city’s March 10 meeting, council passed two ordinances related to the housing development.

Richard Richardson, the former Lawrenceburg clerk/treasurer, who grew up in the city, is the new director of the city’s community center. He took over in February. PHOTO BY MARC EMRAL

New director revamping community center

He’s been there since February and Richard Richardson is putting his stamp on the Lawrenceburg Community Center. City Council OK’d buying new furnishings and other upgrades for the center at its April 5 meeting.

Richardson

New director revamping community center

There wasn’t much activity at the Lawrenceburg Community Center last year. As with most places, the novel coronavirus hit hard, and the center was pressed into duty as the main COVID-19 testing center for much of the year.