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Page 10B THE BEACON April 2019 The Mardi Gras benefitting the Children’s Advocacy Group was a great success. Rusty Jauch Gloria Carter and Miranda Gregory enjoyed the festivities with their sparkling masks. GREENDALE By Gloria Carter Community Correspondent greendale@goBEACONnews.com Spring has almost sprung, so hang in there. My sister Kathi and her husband Donnie Rowland, along with their friends Terri and Larry Dillard of Greendale, jumped into summer early with a trip to St Maarten. They enjoyed the eighty-degree weather and walks along the beach. The island still showed signs of the effect of the Sept. 2017 hurricane named Irma. It is time to think spring. Last year Greendale had its first community garden on Ludlow Street across from the police station. I am checking into the details on how to obtain a plot if you are interested in planting a garden this year. If you are looking for a summer job, Greendale is taking applications for a pool manager, lifeguards, and cashiers for the pool. Applications are available at the Administration Building 500 Ridge Avenue. Adults are encouraged to apply. The deadline is March 29. Hopefully, we can keep the pool open longer this year. I am excited to see that Parkside Avenue is being paved this summer. Winter has taken a toll on my road. A walking and biking trail project funded by a grant awarded to the City of Greendale is also going to be started. The Mardi Gras 2019 Ball which benefits The Children’s Advocacy Center of Southeastern Indiana was recently held. King and Queen for the evening were Lawrenceburg’s Casey Knigga and Toni Minning. They raised over $32,000 for the cause. Thank you to all of the sponsors for a great evening of good music and lots of sparkling dresses throughout the convention center. I am going to Florida for a week to enjoy the sunshine and walk the beaches. I wish you could all join me. So does my husband- he gets to stay home! The birthday for the month is Korben Carter on April 1. Happy Birthday, Korben! Lawrenceburg City Name O ur Communities MANCHESTER By Lisa West Community Correspondent manchester@goBEACONnews.com CAUTION – HIGH WA- TER – ROAD SLIP – ROAD CLOSED! These signs are all too common in Manchester and throughout Dearborn County. Currently, Union Ridge is closed near North Hogan as the blacktop road is literally cracking and sliding into the North Hogan Creek. Between the high water, road slip closures, and the many potholes, our commutes through the area are a bit challenging, to say the least! Recently, I spoke with Tim Greive, Dearborn County’s Highway Superintendent, who shared that this is an ongoing battle, but it is especially bad this year due to the record rainfall. The excessive rain has caused issues to increase over the past couple of years. Tim said there are multiple hurdles the department must overcome as they work to repair our roads. While the department budgets for major and minor road work every year, unexpected impacts such as weather can result in a significant backlog of repairs. Based on usage and priorities, some roads may remain in poor condition or even closed for many months. Even after funding is appropriated, the issue of how to fix each situation needs to be determined. The work can be quite extensive. Many times, the existing soil has to be removed and replaced with ‘good’ topsoil. That is because our area has a very high concentration of clay. The roads in our Ohio valley region have some of the highest rates of road slides in the entire nation. The clay and the steep terrain are attributed to the slides. According to the Indiana Department of Natural Resources, forty percent of our area topsoil is made up of clay. This substance is not very stable and therefore not an ideal foundation for our hillside roads. Steep hillsides, clay soil and high rainfalls add up to a recipe for road slips! According to Mr. Greive, the slip on Union Ridge is in two places. One slip is on the top at the road, and another slip is down along the creek. Since work will need to be done in the actual creek bed, they will need permits from various agencies. Even though the waterway is directly adjacent to the road, it is out of their From a Dog's Point of View By Pearl and Tammy Turner when you walk by my kennel, Hi everyone, my 10% name is I bark because I don’t know Pearl, and I am a hound mix you yet. If you get to know and a beautiful female (really me, you will see that I really a princess). I am spayed. OFF am a sweetheart. I have been here at the I get along with other dogs, shelter for a while because, but I am a dominant female. 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Bottom line, Tim and his staff at the Dearborn County Highway Department are working very hard to provide quality roads in our Manchester area. The detours may be inconvenient, but we can be assured that each road issue is actively being worked until it is fully resolved. After all this rain and the corresponding headaches, let’s all hope for a drier spring! Pearl loves squeaky toys! I don’t think I like cats. I am four years old and young at heart. I am also smart! I can sit, give paw, and I am very gentle when taking a treat. I love to play with older kids (sometimes younger ones scare me.) My favorite thing in the whole world is a squeaky toy. I LOVE them. So if you adopt me, please have plenty on hand. I love to run and play, and I am good on a leash for walks. I am a really good girl. I have learned that if I sit and show my big brown eyes, I get a treat. If I give “the look,” I get another treat and a kiss and hug. Please come visit me. 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Zoller beaconsports April 2019 @live.com THE BEACON Page 11B By Melanie Alexander Every spring I usually By devote one of Maxine my columns to one of people’s Klumpfavorite flavors – chocolate! This year, I’m relaying Community three of Correspondent my favorite and easy-tomake recipes. The recipe for maxineklump.thebeacon@yahoo.com Fudge Pie was shared years ago by a longtime friend, Carolyn Madison. It is one of those “go to” recipes that can be used whenever a last-minute dessert is on the agenda. The recipe is so quick and easy to make that you can prepare it for a weeknight dinner on the “spur of the moment.” Now that I cook for only one, I simply freeze the remaining slices in individual packages assuring that I have something to satisfy a future “need” for something chocolate. Fudge Pie 1 stick butter 2 squares unsweetened chocolate 1 cup sugar ¼ cup flour 3 slightly beaten eggs 1 tsp. vanilla extract Break chocolate into several pieces. Melt butter and chocolate in a large bowl in microwave until melted. Pause at 30-second intervals and stir to hasten the process and to avoid overcooking the ingredients. Remove bowl from microwave and stir to blend the ingredients. Cool slightly but do not allow the mixture to cool. Add the remaining ingredients and mix well (take care not to add eggs while the mixture is very warm, so they do not undergo cooking). Pour into a 9-inch pie plate which has been sprayed with cooking spray (alternatively, you may grease the plate on both bottom and sides of the pie plate). Bake at 325°for about thirty minutes. Serve while the pie is warm and top with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. The addition of a fudge sauce will put this dessert “over the top”! This speedy and quick snack combines the flavors of both chocolate and peanut butter, so I don’t believe it can fail to become a favorite for anyone who enjoys those flavors. The recipe is so fast and easy that I have used it for occasions when younger children or grandkids are available to cook. Chocolate Peanut Butter Clusters 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips 1 cup peanut butter chips 1 cup stick pretzels, roughly broken into 1-inch pieces Combine chocolate and peanut butter chips in a medium microwave-safe bowl. Place in microwave and heat until almost melted. Stir to combine and then stir in the pretzels. Drop mixture, one tablespoon at a time, onto wax or parchment paper lined cookie sheet. Cool until set about 1 hour. My guess for future batches of this recipe is that you will double the recipe so that you have enough for seconds for everyone. I have to say that this next chocolate treat is worth the wait since it requires some time to freeze after you’ve prepared the layers of filling. The recipe is from a long-ago cookbook published by one of our church organizations. So many long-time friends came from this group, and I recall many fun-filled events of more than forty years ago. Chocolate Sundae Pie 1 purchased graham cracker crust 1 cup mini marshmallows 1 cup evaporated milk 1 cup chocolate chips 1-quart vanilla ice cream, softened Combine marshmallows, evaporated milk, and chocolate chips in small saucepan. Stir constantly, over low heat, until chips and marshmallows are melted. Set aside to cool completely before proceeding. When sauce has cooled, pour ½ into the graham crust, and spoon softened ice cream over the sauce. Then pour remaining sauce over top of ice cream. No need to spread this top evenly; it should look like an ice cream sundae. Place into freezer for several hours for ice cream to re-harden somewhat. If you want to be fancy, add whipped cream, and top with a cherry and/or chopped nuts. Enjoy the warm days of spring. See you next month. BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY By John Hawley Purdue Extension Educator hawley4@purdue.edu Consider Planting Native this Spring Spring is here, and soon our gray and dim landscape will erupt bright green, with every imaginable color of nature cascading in between. As you prepare your shopping list for the garden center, I implore you to consider planting native. In today’s article, I will share my thoughts on adding native plants to your landscape. Let’s make one thing clearour landscapes are no longer native. Decades of human impact and environmental changes, including the emergence of invasive species, have dramatically changed the way Southeast Indiana once looked. Lush woods and sloping landscapes have been replaced in many areas with agricultural fields and residential housing. These aren’t bad things (we have to eat and keep warm), but you may not realize how altered our environment has become. For instance, the entire state of Indiana was once almost entirely covered in woodland. Simply put, things have changed. The benefits of planting native are endless. New landscape colors, improved pollinator attraction, and enhanced soil profiles are just a few of the standard benefits of adding native plants. So with this in mind, do you need to rip out your hostas, Japanese maples, and daffodils? No, absolutely not. However, consider reinvigorating your landscape with native plants. Many native Indiana plants are available from which to choose. Purple coneflowers, black-eyed Susan’s, and showy goldenrods are a few choices of common native flowers. With trees, your options include tulip poplar, shagbark hickory, river birch, black cherry, and many more. Other native plant types to consider are shrubs, ferns, vines, and grasses. The list is endless. I would advise starting small. Consider one portion of your landscape as an “experiment” to test on your own. Locations could be an existing garden bed or an open spot of grass prime for a new tree. An easy mistake would be to buy a ton of new landscape plants, only to have too little space. As with any new landscape addition, make a plan! A quick sketch or a bullet list goes a long way. Like with any new planting, approach with caution. A plant could be native to our region, but wholly unsuited for your location and soil type. Consider factors like moisture needs, shade tolerance, and adaptability. Some native plants, like black-eyed Susan’s, are adaptable to a wide range of conditions so that they could be a plus for a beginner. In the end, only you will know what’s best for your landscape. I hope that this article and continued research will provide you a chance to make improvements. Native plants are as numerous as non-natives, and often just as easy to find! My office doesn’t endorse any particular garden center, but try working with our local stores when searching for a specific plant. If something isn’t available instore, they may be willing to source and order it for you. To learn more about the topics discussed in this article, visit: https://indiananativeplants.org/native-plants/ For additional information about other agriculture and natural resources topics, feel free to email me at hawley4@ purdue.edu. You can also reach my office at 812-926-1189. We are located at 229 Main Street, Aurora, IN 47001. Look for my next article in the May issue of The Beacon! NOW HIRING Do you want to jump into a new career? Elwood Staffing in Greensburg can help! We have a variety of positions available in the Batesville, Brookville, Sunman, and Lawrenceburg areas in manufacturing and warehouse with openings on all shifts. Starting pay is $10.00/hr and up! Apply online at ElwoodJobs.com Greensburg Office • 920 Kathy’s Way Call or Text! 812.662.8494 C FLOORING SHOWROOM Joe Brandel 20 E. Center St. Lawrenceburg IN 812-537-0619 FURNITURE SHOWROOM 557 W. 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