Lutheran Community resident Susan Kunkel receives her goodie bag from Beth Townsend of Good Shepherd Luther Church in Kenwood, Ohio. MARC EMRAL/THE REGISTER

Lutherans help out its community

The 40 residents of the Lutheran community on Village Drive received some goodies from a church in Cincinnati recently. Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Kenwood, just north of Cincinnati, donated a personal bag filled with goodies to each of the 40 residents in the building.

Hester "Jeanne" Evans

Hester Jean “Jeanne” Evans

Hester Jean “Jeanne” Evans, age 74, of Greendale, Indiana passed away Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at St. Elizabeth Edgewood in Edgewood, Kentucky. Born July 13, 1946, in Cincinnati, Ohio, the daughter of George and Margaret (Reeves) Yauger.

Trail plans waiting on OK’s

Greendale is waiting on information from two places on Phase 1 Trail Project. The project is expected to connect Ridge Avenue to the Lawrenceburg Conservancy District play fields and the Greendale soccer fields behind Lawrenceburg Speedway and Minder Drive.

Eric Busch

Busch rejoins CMHC as CFO

Having been on the job now for just more than two months, Eric Busch, new chief financial officer at Community Mental Health Center Inc., Lawrenceburg, is again getting to know CMHC since coming back to the agency after having worked there from September 2009 to March 2014.

The Prairie Bird photographed off Vicksburg, Mississippi, circa 1864-65. Note Vicksburg courthouse on the hilltop in left center. Photograph courtesy of US Navy History and Heritage Command photo #NH42359 SUBMITTED PHOTO

Dearborn Countian Welles helped Navy navigate river in Civil War

At the Dearborn County Historical Society, work is progressing to recognize Lawrenceburg as part of the Underground Railroad and African American contributions in the Civil War. Noted black Civil War veterans from Dearborn County include William “Pap” Early, William Welles, George Willis, William Hobbs, and Nancy Jones served as a cook for the Union Army.

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Bill may improve public health

The Indiana House of Representatives voted recently to support legislation establishing a new public health grant program, according to State Reps. Randy Lyness (R-West Harrison) and Cindy Ziemke (R-Batesville).

Greendale has irons in fire

A number of projects are underway or planned to help bring more businesses to Greendale, according to Al Abdon, executive director, Greendale Redevelopment Commission. The plans are detailed in the Greendale Redevelopment Commission’s 2021 Strategic Plan.