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150th celebration plans made at Sunman
Cathy May - Contributing Writer

The town of Sunman continues to plan their 150th birthday party next year. Kris Schneider gave an update to the Sunman Town Board. August 26 is the date for a Civil War re-enactment and encampment at the park. September 1 will be the queen contest and beard judging. September 2 will see the parade at noon. A flag raising and unveiling of a monument will take place at 1:30 p.m. David Deyer will give walking tours of the town. The event will coincide with the Sunman Wine and Fireworks Festival.

The Sesquicentennial Committee will be applying to the Rising Sun Regional Foundation for a grant to purchase banners, hanging flowers and promotional materials. The town will act as the fiscal agent for the Sesquicentennial Committee.

Sunman town board member, John Campbell, said the local dogcatcher Dale Ellinghausen notified him that county animal control officer Jim Lovins was told by County Commissioner Chuck Folz that after January 1 he was no longer to pick up animals from the town of Sunman. This is due to their new ordinance that implements a $2.00 registration fee for cats and dogs. The board challenged that decision and Attorney Jack Kellerman will look into the matter.

Roger Lang was reappointed to the Ripley County Planning and Zoning Board. Lang reported he feels it's time for members of the town board to go before the Dearborn County Sewer District and tell them some of their residents are ready to join our system now. He also asked for Marshal Denny's assistance in controlling trespassers on the American Legion property.

A public hearing was held on the Community Development Fund grant. There was no public comment. The grant is being sought to help the town purchase the building the town is using as a town hall. There still needs to be 57 more surveys completed. Marshal Denny volunteered to get residents to sign the surveys.

Kris Schneider said the audit is complete and the exit interview will be held in January. The end of the year meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 28 at 6:30 p.m. It is open to the public.

All three board members attended the meeting: Wayne Jenner, John Campbell and Mike Wolffe. Also present to advise the board were Town Attorney Jack Kellerman and Clerk-Treasurer Kris Schneider. The next regular meeting of the Sunman Town board will be January 19 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sunman Town Hall.