In the absence of Aurora Utilities Superintendent Randy Turner, the utility board received updates from utility employee Kevin Gerke at its May meeting, according to draft minutes.

Gerke also is a city councilman, and the utility board consists of council members. Turner was absent for health reasons.

In the city's water department, employees have dealt with a few bad breaks, said Gerke. One was across from the Shell station on U.S. 50, and another was west on U.S. 50 and drained Dillsboro's smaller water storage tank. The larger tank had been drained for maintenance and painting.

Aurora will seek another grant to install a water system at the Aurora Sports Complex, 504 Park Ave., according to draft minutes of the Monday, May 20, Aurora Park Board meeting.

Aurora Mayor Donnie Hastings told the park the situation is more complicated than first thought, and city attorney Jeff Stratman is working on a grant application for additional funds.

Installation of the system, which will provide water for the soccer fields in the park, will be after the end of soccer season, said the minutes.

The Aurora Fire Department was dispatched to a working structure fire at 3:15 a.m. Thursday, May 23, at the Sheila B. Goff residence, 5757 Lower Dillsboro Road, Aurora. 

Firefighters found a fire in a bedroom in the house with flames coming from the rear windows.  Quick deployment resulted in a successful knockdown of the fire, limiting spread to the room of origin. 

One occupant, David Faulkner, 44, was transported to Dearborn County Hospital by Aurora EMS for smoke inhalation. No other injuries were reported.  Fire damage is estimated at about $20,000. 

The cause of the fire was investigated by the Aurora Fire Department, and has been ruled accidental with ignition from a candle.

The Aurora Fire Department was assisted by the Dillsboro, Lawrenceburg and Hogan Township fire departments, Aurora Emergency Rescue, Duke Energy and the American Red Cross.

The Vietnam veteran and the Afghanistan veteran stride purposefully to the Veterans Memorial by the Dearborn County Courthourse. The 93-year-old World War II veteran walks more slowly behind, partially perhaps from age and partially because he relishes telling a good story.

P.G. Gentrup managed to avoid anti-Vietnam War protestors when he he came back stateside from his tour of duty. He vowed then any future war veterans would not have to face that. “Protest the war, not the warrior.”

“Probably 50 percent of the people in the military don’t believe in those wars, but they’re serving their country,” said Afghanistan veteran Brett Bondurant. Bondurant, a 2009 Lawrenceburg High School graduate, lost one leg below the knee and one leg above the knee due to an IED in late September 2011.

May 2-8, 2013
Circuit And Superior II Court
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