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<strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2023</strong> THE BEACON Page 9B<br />
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Communities<br />
Greendale Pool lifeguard<br />
Seth Merkel.<br />
Waiting for Greendale Pool to open for the day.<br />
GREENDALE<br />
By<br />
Linda<br />
Cromer<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
greendale@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Writing this column gives<br />
me license to pretty much talk<br />
about anything Greendaleesque<br />
within the limits of<br />
common decency. The frisson<br />
of power is intoxicating….<br />
although that may be a<br />
reaction to the essence of<br />
chlorine and sunscreen<br />
overspray emanating from the<br />
Greendale Pool.<br />
Expected norms weatherwise<br />
are a thing of the past.<br />
We can’t count on the hourly<br />
play-by-play projected by the<br />
weather app of our not-sosmart<br />
phones. That means<br />
every day at Greendale Pool<br />
is a whole new experience.<br />
Lifeguards and front desk<br />
cashiers, led by Pool Manager<br />
Sam Allgeier along with<br />
Kelsey Uhlmer and Corbin<br />
Walston, face each shift with<br />
competence and good cheer.<br />
Concessions Manager Tyler<br />
Goodwin and his super crew<br />
keep the masses fed and<br />
hydrated. (Can I get a drool<br />
for the Dipsy Dog?) Thank<br />
you to Chief Shane Slack and<br />
his officers for stopping by to<br />
say hello during pool hours.<br />
These young people should<br />
make us all proud, and they<br />
make me hopeful. I’d shower<br />
them with roses daily but<br />
don’t want to risk overloading<br />
the pool filters. Once you’ve<br />
seen a hairball resembling<br />
a Lhasa Apso decked out in<br />
goggles, assorted jewelry, and<br />
more fake fingernails than<br />
one cares to contemplate, you<br />
do nothing to pile on. Pool<br />
staff members have invariably<br />
shown grace and good sense<br />
beyond their years in thorny<br />
situations. When confronted<br />
by very unbecoming behavior<br />
coming at them from a few<br />
patrons, young and not so<br />
much, they have responded<br />
with courtesy and patience.<br />
It’s a challenge to explain to<br />
them just what’s wrong with<br />
some people. Coconut oil<br />
overload? Diving too deeply<br />
into the dark side of the<br />
current zeitgeist? I don’t get it<br />
either, and I’ve clocked a lot<br />
more years wondering.<br />
A shout out to lifeguard<br />
Seth Merkel who alertly<br />
identified an obviously<br />
special talisman for return to<br />
its grateful owner. These are<br />
the incidents, along with the<br />
happy laughter of splashing<br />
kids and their parents cooling<br />
off on a hot day that truly<br />
typify life at Greendale Pool<br />
in the summer. Good times.<br />
Hope for the future<br />
engendered by our fine pool<br />
employees is a belief that they<br />
may grow to enjoy productive<br />
lives filled with service to<br />
their communities, love for<br />
their families and friends, and<br />
faith in the face of adversity.<br />
They need look no further for<br />
inspiration than Greendale<br />
residents Janice and Roger<br />
Bipes. The scent of roses<br />
filled the air recently when the<br />
Bipes celebrated their sixtyfifth<br />
wedding anniversary. Not<br />
a typo – 65! Roger gifted his<br />
bride with a bounty of red and<br />
yellow blooms - one for each<br />
year of their marriage. The<br />
florist surely swooned, as did<br />
Janice. For those of you with<br />
an anniversary on the horizon,<br />
Roger and Janice Bipes<br />
no pressure.<br />
Life is full of roses,<br />
metaphorically as a kind word<br />
or selfless act, or spilling<br />
Smiles. Kolttin Tibbets, the<br />
catcher for Lawrenceburg<br />
Badd Boyz baseball team,<br />
wearing a cross rescued by<br />
guard Seth Merkel.<br />
gloriously from a vase. We<br />
shouldn’t waste time dwelling<br />
on the thorns or we’ll miss the<br />
roses.<br />
Dial 811 before digging<br />
CALL BEFORE YOU DIG<br />
There are 4 easy steps to follow when beginning any excavation project.<br />
Call before you dig:<br />
811<br />
Allow the required time:<br />
2 full working days<br />
Respect the Marks:<br />
Flags or Paint<br />
Excavate with Care:<br />
Pothole or hand dig<br />
around possible<br />
pipeline locations<br />
Locate Guidelines<br />
PIPELINE SAFETY<br />
LEAK RECOGNITION AND RESPONSE<br />
HEAR a hissing sound<br />
SEE bubbling water, dead vegetation or flames<br />
SMELL a strong rotten egg odor<br />
Abandon any equipment<br />
Do not turn ON or OFF any electrical switches<br />
Do not use the phone<br />
Extinguish all open flames<br />
Do not light matches, cigarettes, etc.<br />
Leave area immediately<br />
Call 911<br />
Call Sycamore Gas at<br />
877-544-2726 or<br />
812-537-1921<br />
CALLING BEFORE YOU DIG ISN’T JUST<br />
A GOOD IDEA, IT’S THE LAW!<br />
WWW.SAFEGASINDIANA.ORG<br />
370 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025<br />
www.sycamoregas.com<br />
Phone-812-537-1921 OR 877-544-2726 Fax—812-537-3731<br />
OFFICE HOURS<br />
Monday-Friday: 9:00am-4:00pm Saturday-Sunday: Closed<br />
BEFORE you DIG or excavate in your<br />
road/street right-of-way or yard, please:<br />
Protect Yourself -Protect the Environment-<br />
Protect the Underground Infrastructure<br />
Indiana: Call Indiana 811 at 800-382-5544<br />
For more information go to www.Indiana811.org<br />
Gas Leaks<br />
If there is a strong gas odor, leave the premises immediately<br />
and call or have someone call Sycamore Gas Company at<br />
812-537-1921 or 877-544-2726 and the fire department/911.<br />
If you have any questions about gas safety,<br />
or need more information,<br />
call Sycamore Gas at 812-537-1921 or 877-544-2726.<br />
Sycamore Gas is proud to offer you clean burning, safe and reliable natural gas. Natural<br />
gas is brought to you by underground pipelines. Pipelines are the safest and most reliable<br />
form of transportation for natural gas. While natural gas is historically safe, it is<br />
important to understand some of the possible hazards involved should an incident occur.<br />
Natural gas can ignite in a 5 to 15 percent mixture with air. Natural gas can also displace<br />
oxygen which in turn can cause the possibility of asphyxiation. Sycamore Gas goes<br />
through great lengths to make sure their underground pipeline systems are safe and<br />
secure. Sycamore Gas does annual leak assessment surveys and cathodically protects<br />
their lines against corrosion. In the event a leak is detected or a section of pipe is found to<br />
be unstable, Sycamore Gas will quickly replace that section of pipe or fix the leak.<br />
Third party damages are the number one cause of pipeline accidents so it is important to<br />
call Indiana 811 two full working days ahead of any excavation to have your utilities<br />
located before you start any project that requires digging.<br />
Sycamore Gas has approximately 6500 customers and roughly 175 miles of underground<br />
infrastructure. We serve three counties in Indiana: Dearborn Co., Franklin Co. and Ohio<br />
Co. In these counties, we provide natural gas service to Bright, Greendale, Lawrenceburg,<br />
W Harrison, Brookville, Cedar Grove, Aurora and Rising Sun.<br />
For more information about Sycamore Gas call 877-544-2726 or 812-537-1921 and visit<br />
www.sycamoregas.com. We also encourage you to visit www.safegasindiana.org,<br />
www.Indiana811.org and www.in.gov/iurc—link—Pipeline Safety Division.<br />
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