Sarah Drake New Wayne County 4-H Fair Queen

Photo by Mary Anne Butters Lyndsay Moistner, 2008 Wayne County Fair 4-H Queen of Dublin, passes the title and the crown to Sarah Drake of Cambridge City, named 2009 Wayne County 4-H Fair Queen Friday night at the pageant held in Hagerstown.

Cambridge City Town Council Meeting

by Jenny Pugh
    The Cambridge City Town Council met in regular session on Monday, June 8, at 5:30 p.m. in council chambers. Chuck Todd introduced the town’s new attorney, Bob Bever, of BBKCC. Todd also presented the council with a list of ongoing projects that have been transitioned to Bever. Bob Bever said he appreciated the opportunity to serve Cambridge City and is fully committed to this community.
    Michael McDaniel, disaster recovery coordinator of the Eastern Indiana Development District of OCRA obtained authorization to pursue $7,232 in government funding related to the storm and flood damage of June 2008. A public hearing will be held in council chambers on Monday, June 29, at 5:30 p.m. It should be noted that this is "free money" and obtaining it will not cost the town anything.
    Joyce McCarty, of Star Development, reported that the Neighborhood Stabilization Project did not receive funding during the recent round of grants. In another matter, council members voted to accept Star Development as the grant administrator for the CDBG homeowner repair and improvement project, should the project receive funding. Star Dev. will not be paid unless the project is funded. (Mark McCarty abstained from voting.) For more of this story please subscribe!

Really Cool Foods Merger Seen As "Win Win" For All

By Mary Anne Butters
    The Really Cool Foods Company of Cambridge City announced a merger June 9 with Renaissance Food Group of Rancho Cordova, Calif., a move "that should be a ‘win win’ for all of us," said Denny Burns, Wayne County commissioner.
    The local natural and organic prepared foods company is joining hands with the California company that specializes in fresh cut fruit and vegetables marketed under the names Garden Highway and Chef Essentials.
    The two privately held companies do not release sales and operational details. However, Commissioner Burns was informed by the local firm, "Because Renaissance deals primarily in fruits, that adds a new dimension that will complement the (primarily) meat and vegetable products of Really Cool Foods." For more of this story please subscribe!

Dublin Town Council Meets

The Dublin Town Council met June 9, at 6:30 p.m.
    Special Hearing Board, building commissioner and representatives of the property owners were present for a continuation of the special meeting from 5-12-09 pertaining to the three (3) properties deemed unsafe buildings. The family is working on getting a proposal with realtors to hold a public auction for each property either July 11th or 18th, 2009. The advertisement will include that the properties are sold as is; buyer understands they must meet Dublin’s decree of unsafe building order.
    The family has been working on the safety of the properties. The board voted 4-0 to uphold the initial order of Unsafe Buildings, but did extend the time to 90 days from this hearing to start demolition. For more of this story please subscribe!

(L-R) Kaela Keasling, Donna Stout and Kim Huntsman accept a tray of food from New Day Kiwanian Alan Austin.

Dollars for Lincoln Scholars is a Success!

   On June 1, a final tally of donations to the New Day Kiwanis project "Dollars for Lincoln Scholars" showed the true generosity of the citizens of Western-Wayne County, $683.00 was donated to this project. The Wayne Bank & Trust tellers collected the most donations and were treated to lunch on Friday June 12 by the Kiwanis. But the real winners are our deserving Lincoln High School Scholars.
    New Day Kiwanis awarded $2000.00 in scholarships. The award winners for 2009 are Zack Randall, Tyler Stegner, J. Nick Bohlander and Ben Reece. We wish these fine young men much success in life.
    A big "THANK YOU" needs to given to everyone who made donations to this project and the assistance of the tellers at our local banks, Wayne Bank & Trust, 1st Bank of Richmond, Main Source Bank and U.S. Bank. We look forward to
continuing this project in 2010.