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November 19, 2009

Anonymous The Lebanon Reporter Thu Nov 19, 2009, 10:47 AM EST

Three more H1N1 clinics set

The Boone County Health Department will offer three additional H1N1 vaccine clinics for persons in the priority groups.

• 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, at the Zionsville Community High School located at 1000 Mulberry St.

• 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, at Western Boone High School, 1205 N. State Road 75, Thorntown

• 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, from (or until supplies are exhausted, if sooner) at the Witham Health Services Pavilion at the Boone County 4-H Fairgrounds.

These clinics are in addition to the H1N1 vaccine clinic already scheduled for 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, at the Boone County Farm Bureau Inc. Community Building located at the 4-H Fairgrounds.

Lines will be long. Those with pre-existing conditions may be subjected to the elements while standing in line. If you are frail, if you need a wheel chair or portable oxygen, you are strongly encouraged to obtain the H1N1 vaccine from your health care provider. If your health care provider does not participate in the H1N1 vaccination program and you are in one of the priority groups, these public H1N1 clinics are available. There is no charge for the H1N1 vaccine at the public clinic.

Priority high risk groups include pregnant women, parents/caregivers of infants under 6 months of age, children and young adults from 6 months to 24 years of age, individuals aged 25 to 64 years of age with underlying chronic conditions or who are immune compromised, health care workers and emergency service providers. These public clinics are for priority groups only.s

Visit the Boone County Health Department Web site at www.boonecounty.in.gov/health for more information.

Sheridan wins Indiana Main Street honors

Indiana Main Street, a program designed to help towns improve their economies while preserving their past, gave three awards to the Sheridan group at an annual awards program recently.

Michelle Junkins was named “outstanding board member.” The group won the mural restoration and pocket park category for “design of downtown public improvements.”

The Town of Whitestown was recognized for joining the IMS program.

The honors were announced by State Rep. Jacque Clements, whose district includes Whitestown and Sheridan, in a press release.

There is no cost for a community to participate in the program. Fund-raising opportunities and increased eligibility for improvement grants, along with technical assistance, are among benefits of membership, Clements said.

Council OKs rezoning for apartments

A change in zoning to allow construction of 62 apartments on Lebanon’s north side was approved at a Monday meeting of the Lebanon City Council.

The NRP Group LLC of Cleveland will build the apartments on a 9-acre site west of Indiana 39, north of County Road 250 N.

The land had been zoned for agriculture, prohibiting any kind of housing construction.

NRP is building a similar apartment complex in Noblesville.

Support group meets

The Autism/Asperger Family Support Group will meet at 7 p.m Thursday at Centenary United Methodist Church, 910 Fordice St. (use the East Side Fellowship Hall doors). The agenda includes how to get through the holidays with children on the autism spectrum. The holidays can be one of the hardest times to deal with these special kids. A local mom will share tips on how to make things easier. Call Alishia MacKinnon at (765) 894-4599 or e-mail alishiamackinnon@yahoo.com for more information.

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VIDEO: Meet the 2012 Primary Election Candidates
Each year before the election, The Lebanon Reporter introduces readers to the candidates in opposed races. Republican candidates in the May 8 primary are vying for their party's nomination for Boone County Council, Auditor and Coroner. Scroll down to see each candidate's education, experience and community activities, as well as a short video interview.

The candidates were asked these three questions:
- What do you want voters to know about you?
- What do you hope to accomplish if elected?
- What separates you from your opponents?
Here is a brief description of the duties for each office:

Auditor:
- Fiscal officer of the county
- Keeps accounts and issues warrants for the payment of claims.
- Responsible for all documents, books, records, maps and papers deposited in the office
- Provides clerks with estimates of assessed valuations and estimates of taxes
- Distributes funds collected to appropriate governmental agencies
Coroner:
- Determine the manner of death in cases involving violence or casualty, or when someone is found dead in unexplained circumstances
- Obtain police assistance for investigation
- Employ a qualified physician to direct the autopsy
- May act as sheriff if the sheriff is incapacitated or disqualified; has authority to arrest the sheriff when a warrant is issued
County Council
- Holds financial powers of the county
- Sets the county's tax rate
- Imposes the tax levy
- Makes appropriations from the county treasury
- Adopt the annual budget
- Sets salaries for county employees
SOURCE: Here is your Indiana Government

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