Beacon Sept 2023

September 2023 THE BEACON Page 9B
GREENDALE
By
Linda
Cromer
Community
Correspondent
O
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Communities
greendale@goBEACONnews.com
Mid-August, school is
back in session, and we’re
wondering where the summer
in Greendale went. The
season was jam-packed with
exciting organized activities
like the wildly successful 4th
of July events jump-started
by a 5-K run/walk and ending
with an explosion of mindblowing,
eardrum-bursting,
sky-filling fireworks. It’s
rumored the display had a
little extra firepower to salute
the years of service by Mayor
Weiss. What a glorious day.
Greendale Police Chief
Shane Slack and his officers
threw a party and invited
the whole community and
neighboring departments to
Public Safety Night Out on
July 31. The only citations
written were to a couple of
curmudgeons refusing to
enjoy themselves.
Organized events like these
and the ever-growing menu
of Main Street offerings grab
our attention and dominate the
conversation, but they are not
By
Jeff
Hermesch
Purdue
Extension
jhermesch@purdue.edu
Planning Ahead:
Fall Tree Planting
A popular Chinese proverb
says, “The best time to plant
a tree was twenty years ago.
The second-best time is now.”
While we enjoy the dog days
of summer, it is now time to
plan for the fall which is a
great time to plant trees and
shrubs also known as woody
ornamentals.
While there are some
exceptions, September to
mid-October is considered
to be an ideal time to plant
trees in Indiana. Water loss
through transpiration is lower
in the fall as temperatures are
more moderate and the sun’s
rays are lower in the sky.
October tends to be a rainy
month which helps the newly
planted roots get the moisture
they need to thrive. Soil
Opal Rauch
the whole story. With that in
mind, Greendale, led by the
Redevelopment Commission,
is holding public meetings
to develop a Strategic Plan
for our community going
forward. Plan to attend one
or more of these public
meetings.
The initial meeting of the
steering committee was led
by GRC Director Angie
Walters in mid-July. One big
takeaway from the meeting
was the desire to maintain that
special something at the heart
of our community. The pride
of place has not only created
lifelong residents but resulted
in younger folks who grew up
in Greendale and moved away
returning to raise their own
families. New residents also
want to become part of what
we are.
temperatures are still warm,
but the air is cooler which
promotes root growth and not
top growth. Lastly, many trees
are on sale at this point in the
year, but beware that selection
might be limited.
I cannot stress enough to
do your homework before
you purchase trees. Selecting
the proper plants for our
area and planting them in the
proper areas of your property
will save you from added expenses
and frustrations down
the road. Purdue Extension
has numerous publications
to help with selection and
planting. One publication
to consider reading is FNR-
531-W: Tree Selection for
the “Un-natural” Environment
which suggests Indiana
native trees to use in urban
landscapes along with a list
of utility-friendly trees that
won’t interfere with power
lines.
Doing your homework and
selecting your trees is half
the battle. Installation of the
tree is crucial for long-term
health and survival. The
number one mistake I have
seen over the years when
planting trees is that they
are planted too deep which
will eventually kill the tree.
Conner Brinkmeyer
Ask hearty young fishermen
Teegan and Rogen
Rosengram and Vance
Barkhiemer who struck a
pose for a selfie engineered
by Teegan with a potential
pan-fry that succumbed to
their skills in Tanners Creek.
Those contagious smiles are
as bright as the iridescent
coloring of their catch.
The tooth fairy apparently
has set up a supply chain
home base in the shelter
behind the Cabin. Cousins
Conner Brinkmeyer and
Opal Rauch both lost baby
teeth within three weeks of
one another while dining
alfresco in their favorite
brown bag “bistro” near
the watchful woodpecker
standing sentinel. No doubt
those little enameled pop-outs
made it under the appropriate
Tree trunks should not look
like telephone poles sticking
out of the ground, rather
you should see the root flare
just above or even at ground
level. There are many other
tips and tricks to follow, so
another excellent Purdue
publication to read on tree
planting installation guidelines
is FNR-433-W: Tree
Installation: Process and
Practices.
Deciding on what tree to
plant can be very daunting
with so many things to consider
including what functions
you might want from this
tree. These plants can provide
shade, wind block, fall color,
winter or three-season interest,
spring flowers, wildlife
home or food, privacy, noise
reduction, and much more.
Take the time to think about
what you really want from
this plant and if you have
questions, please reach out to
me any time. I can be reached
by email at jhermesch@
purdue.edu or by phone at
812-926-1189. The Dearborn
County Extension Office is
located at 229 Main Street,
Aurora, IN 47001.
Look for my next article
in the upcoming issue of The
Beacon!
Fishermen Teegan Rosengarn, Rogen Rosengarn, and
Vance Barkhiemer.
pillows and morphed into
cold, hard cash.
Take a moment to admire
a grace note at one of our
community’s historic homes
on Ridge Avenue. Not the
beautifully restored façade,
although certainly noteworthy.
Not the attractive nods to
Sam and Jim Fulton’s
commitment to greyhound
rescue, though noteworthy as
well. Let your eye be drawn
to the strip of wildflowers
dominated by sunny cosmos
planted as an echo of the
natural landscape at their
former residence in Colorado.
Jim is one of those boomerang
METAL CANS
Non-hazardous,
non-flammable
material only.
Remove lids
and tips of
aerosol cans.
Reattach lids.
Yogurt and
fruit cups OK.
commingle together
boys that made his way back
home.
We lived and laughed
and loved in this past
summertime…the funner
time. The time we make
memories we will treasure for
a lifetime. So often they are
woven from easy friendships,
a passing glimpse of rare
beauty, a taste or smell barely
registered at the moment.
Those memories are the
flashes of pure joy and the
sacred images we recall in
our dotage to anyone we can
entrap at family reunions and
holiday gatherings. Isn’t life
grand in Greendale?
DEARBORN COUNTY RECYCLING CENTER
RECYCLE THESE
MATERIALS
Paperboard and brown boxes. Remove food debris
and paper/bag liners.
MIXED PAPER
Office paper, newspaper, magazines, junk mail,
and envelopes.
GLASS BOTTLES & JARS
Any color.
Remove metal
lids and place
both in bin.
sort separately
CARDBOARD
CUPS
Fast food beverage
cups, aluminum
cups, and paper
cups only. Remove
straws. No colored
party cups.
Remove
plastic
caps and
straws.
CARTONS
PLASTIC BOTTLES, JUGS, AND TUBS
Recycle these materials 24/7 at 14 drop-off
locations in Dearborn County. Recyclables
must be sorted by type for drop off.
www.dearborncountyrecycles.com
ALUMINUM
CANS &
BOTTLES
Remove caps
on aluminum
bottles.
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