The Indianapolis Star from Indianapolis, Indiana • Page 96

D3 joiinsOii Arm siieloy couijties Bureau chief: Annette Reynolds, 865-4901 Police, Courts: Paul End, 8C5-4909 Government: Jerry Graft, 865-4906 Sports: Terry Hutchens, 865-4903 Education: John Masson, 865-4907 hi if i i I I Lj 'r i 1 mmaJ a mm SOUTH EDITION THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR FRIDAY JULY 26. 1996 till uuu State agency supports library expansion plan A IlSSE Marriage i I if IS i Proposal It's as big as a barn heck, it's ON a barn but woman didn't see boyfriend's offer SI State Tax Board is expected to rule on the $1 million bond issue proposal in 2 weeks. By Jerry Graff STAFF WRITER EDINBURGH, Ind. A proposal by the Edinburgh Public Library for a $1 million expansion has received a favorable recommendation from a state agency. The Local Government Tax Control Board recommended approval Wednesday.

There were no objections raised during the board's hearing. The recommendation will be forwarded to the three-member State Tax Board. That board is expected to rule in two weeks, said Katrina Hall, budget director for the state agency. The project came before the state agency for review because a $1 million bond issue would be floated to pay for the expansion. "The project has wide community support and backing from lo cal Industries, groups and the Town Council," said library Director Cathy Hamm.

The library wants to Increase its size from 4,300 square feet to nearly 8,000. I As part of the project, the card catalog will be computerized and two Internet access computer terminals will be installed for residents to use. The addition will include a larger room for community meetings. The meeting room in the present library is used most of the time. Work is targeted to begin this fall and take eight months.

The library board purchased a building next door and plans to raze it to make room for the addj-tion. The library, located on the southeast corner of Main and Main Cross streets, is in a house built In the 1800s that was left to the community in 1926 by Charlotte Wright-Hageman. The most recent renovation, completed in 1986, cost $250,000. Staff Photo Guy Reynolds SHE SAID YES: Adam Sanders hoped Lisa Starnes would see his proposal as she floated by during a hot air balloon ride. She didn't, but she saw it later.

By Jonathan Bemdt STAFF WRITER OGGSTOWN, Ind. Even though the "Marrv Me Lisa!" message aD- F31 on the side of a barn, Lisa mwtmmmmmmmavmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmbam Starnes almost missed the proposal. But Sanders had to tell Starnes about it when she was back on land. Once she saw the barn, Sanders produced the ring. And she said "yes." The two are planning a fall wedding the ceremony out at the new house, with a tent in the back yard, and the reception In the barn, which will still have the painted message on it.

"I don't think I want to paint over the words on the barn," Starnes said. "It gives me that excited feeling when I see it." She was floating over her barn In a hot air balloon and was too busy waving to family in the back yard to notice what had been painted in huge letters on the barn. "Adam had to say something (after the balloon ride)," she said. "I was totally shocked." Adam Sanders, her husband-to-be, said he had thought of painting his proposal on a barn for years, but he had no barn. About a month ago, the couple bought a farm near Boggstown.

Then Sanders, a sales representative for Searle Pharmaceuticals, carefully laid his plot to propose to his girlfriend, an occupational therapist at Methodist Hospital In Indianapolis. He contacted a friend from Hanover College who had a hot air balloon and asked if the friend would give Lisa a ride. Another friend painted the proposal. Start your dey with The Star. For home delivery call 633-9211 QSUQ PEOU ii LjCDSGGDGGSs Symphony to strike up salute to music around the globe Sije ItU Ufc! Plus Sizes Ladies Apparei SAUE UP 70 By Annette Reynolds METRO SOUTH BUREAU CHIEF EDINBURGH, Ind.

The Is coming to Johnson County. The music will pay tribute to the Olympic Games. Judges will roam the grounds, giving out awards for the best picnic spreads. OFF ORIGINAL PRICES On Aug. 2, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra will perform at the Johnson County Park Amphitheatre.

This year's appearance marks the 10th year of the symphony playing In Johnson County. The concert, which starts at 7:30 p.m., Is sponsored by the Franklin Women's Symphony Unit. Stye Hftl PI Indianapolis-Greenwood Stop 11 Madison-Madison Plaza Store Hours: M-F IO-7, Sat. 10-6, Sun. 12-S If Stores Also In Columbus and Marion The money Is also used to send all Franklin Community School district fifth-graders to a symphony concert each year.

"We hope that one day, we'll be able to send all county fifth-graders to a concert," Rainey said. The unit has a membership of about 60 women, and its purpose is to promote music in the county and to support the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. Barbara Wood of Franklin is president. "When I was growing up in Indianapolis, 1 went to a symphony concert when I was in the fifth grade," Rainey said. "I want other kids to have the same experience." Tickets are $6.50 in advance or $7.50 at the door for adults; $5 in advance or $6 at the door for students and senior citizens; and $1 for children eighth grade and under.

Tickets may be purchased In advance at any Franklin bank or by calling (812) 526-6809. In case of rain, the concert will be at the scheduled time In the Franklin High School gym on U.S. 31. 96 4 "The music will be a salute to the 1996 Olympic Games and will be music from around the world, allowed on the premises. Concessions will be available.

There will be a panel of judges who will roam the grounds and give out awards for the best picnic spreads In these categories: most elegant, most unusual, funniest, and most patriotic. The concert will be from 7:30 p.m: to 9:30 p.m., and there will be a fireworks show during the symphony's last number. The park is six miles south of Franklin, south of Ind. 252. Proceeds from the concerts are used by the Franklin Women's Symphony Unit to sponsor musical programs for county schools.

(oil? AP ii sald Delores Ralney, coordinator of the concert. Last year's concert drew nearly 3,500 people. "We started these concerts 10 years ago, not even knowing if we could make expenses," Rainey said. "Each year, they have really grown." People may bring folding chairs, blankets and picnics. No liquor Is iwEKY.

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