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Staying Put Point-Counterpoint ft i Election year of the woman A4 Owners reject baseball Fl REPUBLIC Columbus, Indiana November 11, 1992 Veterans remembered Are a ceremonies honor those whp erved From Staff Reports Cuban crisis and the Vietnam War, It will offi cially open for free tours beginning weekends on 1 Twice each year America honors its veterans, Memorial Day and Veterans Day, and recalls President Lincoln's wish to "care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan." In Bartholomew County, veterans were scheduled to be honored at a ceremony at Garland Brook Cemetery today, which has opened a special section for veterans' gravesitei. At Columbus Municipal Airport, the dedication of the Atterbury-Bakalar Air Museum capped a community effort to preserve the history of the role that the airport played in World War II aviation, The airport was formerly known as Bakalar Air Force Base, named after World War II fighter pilot Lt John Edmond Bakalar, who was killed in action over France on Sept 4, 1944. The museum will contain artifacts and memorabilia from World War II, the Korean War, the County, a ceremony was planned rifles and flag-raising at the county event was conducted by the Branaman Veterans of Foreign Wars Camp Jackson American Legion are from Brownstown. County, local veterans were being 4 p.m. ceremony at the monument Vernon Police Department was conducted by the Matt of the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

eremony were other veterans the Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts and the High School Swing Choir. Vets' mission continues in peace too. PageA4 Wll Adam of Columbus Is Panel endorses park deer hunt ,1, I I. II III 1. 1 I I I III I II II II III lll.ii..i Tht Republic flit photo a veteran of World War II.

ified sharpshooters to bait areas in the park to attract deer to specific sites. Professional sharp-k shooting. The state would hire a sharpshooter or sharpshooters to kill and remove deer from the park at baiting sites. Committee members said they have not finalized details of the proposals, such as when or how to stage a kill, but were I convinced that killing the deer, and soon, was the only feasible way to save the park ecosystem from permanent damage. "I think we all agreed on the need to eliminate some deer from the park," said Doug Ailman, a member of the committee that represented the Indiana Deer Hunters Association.

irvif HI i' I "We feel we have to do something fairly dramatic and fairly quick," said committee member Tom Dustin, representing the Indiana Division of the Isaac Walton League of America. "We cant allow a species like this to become overwhelming to the detriment of the park as a whole." The committee earlier this year studied and eliminated several options such as trapping and relocation, fertilization control and the reintroduction of natural predators. Biologists and botanists were particularly concerned about 35C per copy Christmas gift guide INSIDE TODAY Ready for the holiday shopping season? Find gift-giving advice in The Republic's 36-page, four-section Holiday Gift Guide. i Sections Police meetings The Columbus Police Department Is conducting informal neighborhood meetings to discuss issues of concern to Columbus residents. Residents living south of 17th Street and east of Central Avenue -will meet with police at .6:30 p.m..

Thursday at Eastside Community Center. Leaf pickup Thursday's loose-leaf pickup schedule for Coluumbus: el 7th Street from Washington street to Central Avenue, 18th Street from Chestnut to Central Avenue. 19th Street from Washington to central Avenue. 20th Street from Washington to central Avenue. Also scheduled for pickup this week as time permits are leaves from the following subdivisions: Fomt Park, Mtad VIHom, Tudor Addition, 11 CombrookTovlor Addition, Riverside Addition north and foutti of National Rood, Flatrock Pork, Flafrock Park North, East Evorrood, Hlllcrost, Sherwood, Arrowood, Greenbrlor, i 1 Orotnvltw, Indian Hills, High VUta, Eattrldat Manor, Sandy Hook.

i Parent conferences Columbus North and East high schools will conduct parent-teacher conferences Thursday. Classes will be a half-day at each school. At North, conferences are from 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. and 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

Parents are to report to the principal's office to pick up their child's time schedule. In- 1 dividual conferences should be about five to 10 minutes. More information: 376-4431. At East, conferences will be from 12:30 to 4 and 5 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday.

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Arthur D. Strouse, 79. Browns-town. For delivery: 379-5601 Toll free: 1-800-876-7811 News tips: 379-5674 Mill Race wires run $72,500 From Staff Reports The Bartholomew County Council authorized $72,500 in funding for electrical wiring at Mill Race Park but told County Commissioners to be more crea-. tive In finding a Way to "pay for new sidewalks at the courthouse.

The Columbus Area-Visitor Information and Promotion office requested authorization from the council to spend unappropriated hotel taxes to install electrical wiring in time for the city's Festival of Lights display, which opens Nov. 27. The wiring also will be used for other events at the newly renovated park. The annual Christmas displays were moved to locations throughout the city when Mill Race closed for the multimillion-dollar renovation in the summer of 1990. Much of the renovation has been financed by foundations and do- nated labor from the Atterbury Job Corps.

The VIP office is funded by taxes added to local hotel bills and is charged with promoting tourism in the county. The Mill Race renovation project is expected to draw tourists to Columbus, including the Chautauqua Arts Festival, which is moving here from Madison. But the council turned down a request by the commissioners for $16,000 to pay for sidewalk renovation, suggesting there already are funds available for the project "The commissioners have i history of having adequate money at the end of the year," council member Paul Franke saicL JTf they search their budget, they can find the money." Commissioner Vernon Jewell said there is only $18,000 left for building projects and said it is too risky to leave just $2,000 at the end of the year. But Franke said it is hot risky TIM Rtpvbllcflla phot An advisory committee Is considering a hunt or sharpshooters to control the deer population In Brown County State Park- l- i i Dec. 12, But opponents said they would be angry about the precedent set by a hunt in.

a state park and complained that not enough data had been collected to determine which areas and which species were threatened by the deer. "I have nothing against managing the ecosystem, but the idea of killing tame deer is more than some of us can handle," said Nashville resident Mike Nichols. "We care as much about the deer as anybody," said Danville hunter Gary Walters. accidents wife, Teresa, and their sons, Josh and Jason, were wearing seat belts and were not injured. But his 1991 Chevrolet Lumina van was not so lucky.

"It hit on the passenger's side and spun it around and knocked a hole in the fender," Heitman said. Dye recommends drivers slow down on roads where they know deer are apt to travel, which includes most county roads in the state. "We have too many deer in 50 to 60 counties in Indiana," Dye said. He advised drivers to scan the sides of roads for deer eyes, which he said are easy to spot if looked for. In addition, he warned, deer normally travel in groups.

"There's usually not just one that crosses," Dye said. "If you see one, chances are there's three or four or five crossing together." Drivers involved In vehicle-deer accidents should contact the police or the Department of Natural Resources. If drivers want to keep deer, they must get a permit from police or the DNR. Officers investigating accidents can normally issue permits. In Jackson with bugle, courthouse.

The 11 a.m. Kenneth Post 10807 and Post 112. Both In Jennings honored in a near the North The ceremony Hester Post 2021 Also at the organizations, Jennings County Editorial: By Jon Gard The Republic NASHVILLE An advisory committee asked to recommend solutions to the deer population problem in Brown County State Park said Tuesday it will recommend a hunt or a sharpshoot About 150 people attended a raucous public hearing at Brown County Junior High School, with hunting advocates i and animal-rights supporters sometimes engaging in one-on-one shouting matches. But committee members were hesitant to describe the proposal as a hunt Committee Chairman Damian Schmelz said if the park was opened for a special kill, it would have little to do with sport "This is not fun and games," said. This is a Job to be done." s-- The 14-man committee, which has studied the deer population in the park since April, will recommend three options to the Natural Resources Commission, probably in January: Public participation in a deer kill.

This would allow firearm or bow hunters to register and-participate in a hunt over several days while the park is closed, i Volunteer snapshooting. In this option, the state would allow a limited number of qual Fall-winter By Susan B. Erb The Republic The mating season, shorter days, dying vegetation and an overall increase in deer population make a sure formula for rising accidents involving deer. Statewide, the combination represents a 154 percent increase in annual vehicle-deer accidents from 1985 to 1991, with steady increases each year. At rr average of $1,000 to $1,500 damage per crash, the accidents involving deer caused between $12,671,000 and $19,006,500 in property damage in 1991 Conservation Officer Greg Dye of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources attributes the rise to a combination of autumn factors.

"In the summer, deer and other wild animals don't -move around much," Dye said. "But 1 during the cooler weather, with the rut the male deer start chasing the females. "They're also looking for more food sources. The plants, berries and grasses are dying, and theyxross roads in search of food" Dye said deer are most active at dusk and dawn, which seasons prime time for browse lines places where deer strip and eat nearly all of the plants, leaves and bark they can reach. At risk, the committee said, are rare and endangered species, such as the protected yel-lowwood tree, and other plants and animals dependent upon the undergrowth for food and cover.

"In summary, we have be- come convinced that there has been a serious degradation of vegetation in a great portion of the park directly attributable to the deer," Schmelz said. 78 83 87 58 37 139 39 129 68 31 140 25 35 29 137 40 341 69 31 126 32 341 360. 393 10.214 11.430 12.465 12.671 his family on Indiana 58 south of Road 450S when he struck a deer around 10 p.m. Saturday. "It was really foggy Saturday night" Heitman said.

"It Just came out of a cornfield, and there wasnt any way out of it" Heitman said he and his Traffic accidents Involving deer that causa $1,000 or more damage. Year 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 .1990 1991 with only a month remaining in the year. "We're not in the middle of March," he said. "It doesn't bother me to drain the budget at the end of the year." VV Bartholomew 35 41 63 Brown Decatur Jackson Jennings Total 40 13 83 36 207 -51 19 106 30 247 65 26 135 50 339 Indiana 4,986 7.443 8,839 occur closer to peak traffic hours during fall and winter than summer. But deer also travel throughout the night as Charles Heitman, 39, of Road 475W recently learned.

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