Monrovia, Indiana

(wind blowing) (birds chirping, cars driving distantly) (bell rings, birds chirping) (birds continue chirping, wind blowing) (cows groaning, dog barking distantly) (snorting) (snorting) (birds chirping, chicken squawks distantly) (cows breathing) (wind blowing) (birds chirping) (engine idling, mechanical rustling) (engine humming, plow creaking) (engine droning) (engine humming) (wind blowing) (wind chime tinging) (pigs braying) (oinking) (pigs squealing) (squealing continues) Come on. (squealing continues) (mechanical squeal) (pigs grunting, squealing) (intermittent squealing) (pigs braying) (wind blowing) (car whooshing by) (hammer banging) (hammer continues banging, car whooshing by) (hammer bangs, birds chirping) (car whooshing by) (engine revving) (birds chirping) (wind blowing) God provides for our care in, in tribulations. There was a time that we almost lost our house. We weren't prepared for that. It's just something that comes out of the blue. I'm at Johnson Bible College, and the engine in my car blows up. I'm not prepared for that. We all have experienced that. And so tribulations come in our lives, and so the other thing that we have to struggle with when we... we're trying to understand what is this tribulation that God is talking about, is it a single massive event that is limited to a time and space? Or is it speaking about the tribulations that we're going to face all through life? Remember, Jesus, when he left this, or before he left this earth, as he's talking to the Disciples

in John 16

33, which is just before he begins to pray for them, that high-priestly prayer that we talked about in the sermon, says this. "In this world, you will have troubles. "You will have tribulations. You will have struggles." And then he says, "But take heart, because I have overcome the world." And so Jesus is already preparing those that believe in him that their lives are not going to be easy, that they're going to be filled with trials and struggles and tribulations. And so that tribulation follows the, the life of the Church until God comes and makes everything right again. Remember, when he, when he started this whole thing, everything was perfect. We messed it up. We brought the tribulations on ourselves. (birds chirping, car whooshing by) (wind blowing) (car engine humming) (wind blowing) (students chattering) (chattering continues) (student playing horn) (horn playing continues) This is the boy's team. And I don't think people realize just how dominant we were in basketball, um... Read a book about this. In the 1920s, high school basketball was known for Kansas, Indiana, and New York City. So, like, this was, like, one of the three hotbeds for high school basketball in the nation. And from Monrovia, you have three people who are in the College Basketball Hall of Fame. Three. Piggy Lambert has ties to Monrovia. They're not strong, but he's known as a Monrovia boy. John Wooden was born at Hall. Ten times he, he coached UCLA to national championship. Branch McCracken's from here. He won two. So our town has ties to 12 national championships, more than any other town in the nation, until the guy from Connecticut wins a couple more. So, yeah, this is a really dominant area. Branch McCracken played eighth-grade basketball his sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade years. And then he got on the high school team, they won county as... his freshman year, junior, and senior. And Monrovia had such a dominant basketball team, they went to Cincinnati and participated in this tristate tournament. There were 70 teams there from three different states, and we won it twice, all right. He was actually MVP of the tournament twice. Monrovia was so dominant, they had a traveling trophy. They let us keep it. We have the traveling trophy down... well, now it's at the library for the display, but that's how dominant they were. Um... Branch McCracken was so well-known that local high schools, when they would dedicate their gyms, they would have him come. As a high-school player, he was such a celebrity, he would go dedicate their gyms. So he graduates from Monrovia, he goes to IU. One year he scored 33% of all the IU points, and here's what a lot of people don't realize. He was such an athlete, he didn't only play basketball, but he was All Big Ten in football. And he was such a dominant football player that when he graduated, he actually got drafted by the Green Bay Packers to play pro football and turned it down and ended up playing pro basketball and coached at Ball State, and then made his way to IU. As an IU coach, he won two national championships. So the IU, the basketball here is pretty dominant. It's like when people talk about Monrovia football, they get a little touchy. Like, if you want to change anything at the field, (tapping on desk) people flip out, because it was their family that dedicated the light poles or the grain bin for the concession stand, or it was their grandfather that brought his tractor over to level out the, the goal line. I mean, so people get really touchy about Monrovia football, because there's such a family, community thing. I remember I was, like, five. My dad's like, are you... "We're going tonight." And I'm like, "What are we going to?" He said, "We're going to midnight practice." I had no idea what midnight practice was. Well, Monrovia had this tradition of midnight practice. We were the first, first football team in the state of Indiana to practice football. And I remember coming down there, and it was packed. It was like a... almost like a homecoming game. For people just to watch practice. And, like, you ran the midnight mile. So all the linemen ran their mile first. And it was timed, they kept a record of it. Then all the backs would run the midnight mile. And they did the big eight. Then after you had two days of two-a-days, and you all, you all came over for camp. And everybody spent through, like, Wednesday to Saturday in the gym, and you had camp. And all the moms would cook food, and it was just a real community kind of thing that they don't have now, because of the way the season starts. But, yeah, football is a really big thing, still a big thing here with that. (voices echoing, horn playing) (horn continues, bell tolling) (P.A. system beeps) (piano playing "Ja Da" by Bob Carleton)

STUDENTS

There ain't much to the words, but the music is grand And you'll be singing it to beat the band (singing continues indistinctly) But here's your favorite singer to sing It goes, Ja Da, Ja Da, ja, ja, jing, jing, jing Ja Da, Ja Da, ja, ja, jing jing jing That's a funny little bit of melody It's so soothing and appealing to me It goes, Ja Da, Ja Da, ja, ja, jing, jing, jing Now everyone was singing that... (singing fades, shoes squeaking on floor) (car whooshing by, birds chirping) (dog barking) (birds chirping, dog continues barking) (wind blowing, motorcycle engine revving) (motorcycle engines idling loudly) (motorcycle engines rumbling) (song playing on motorcycle radio) (engines revving) (truck whooshing by) (clippers buzzing) (air conditioner droning) (men chattering faintly, clippers buzzing) (higher-pitched clippers buzzing) (shears snipping) (clippers buzzing, scraping)

MAN

Everybody needs... (people chattering, clippers buzzing) (people chattering) (birds chirping, faint chattering) (car whooshing by) (birds chirping, people chattering) Carrots? Yeah. Yeah, I've got about five pounds of them. I froze them. And I'll tell you, I had something last night, the best carrots I ever ate. I might have used them all. My wife had to go for a two-week vacation, so I just cooked carrots and ate them. Diet food. I never eat carrots that, that was that good before. Think it worked? Ate them all. Well, not work, diet food, but I drink a lot of beer to help wash it down. Oh, okay. All right, I couldn't figure out. I was saying, I don't think it worked. (all laughing) I've been to therapy this morning. Have you? Yeah. Early appointment too, right? Yep. Get it over with. Yep, I was up there,

and I was there at 6

30. 6:30. Yeah. I don't know why, I still don't have the zip I think I ought to have. I'm running out of gas. I just... Well, you had major surgery. I know. It's going to take a while. He said takes it takes six, he said six months. Well, it was a year before he started feeling good. (clearing throat) Yeah, sometimes you don't even make the surgery.

MAN

That's right. You don't make it out of it. Sometimes you don't even make it in. (other men chattering) (clears throat) How much more therapy you got to do? Uh... Couple more, couple more weeks, I think. He keeps cranking that thing up on me every day too. You know, he turns it up a little bit. I started out at 15 minutes, then he cranked it up to 20 minutes. Now he cranked it up to 25. On that pedal deal. Yes. Where you push back and forth. Uh-huh. Can you get in the pool yet? Pool? No, no. I ain't got all healed up yet. How long before you can do that? Whenever these scabs disappear and get rid of all that. That's going to be the best thing for you. In terms of low impact on your body. But it's good for you to get you moving. That's what we did with my mom. She had the same thing. Put her in the pool. I run out of gas. Yeah, that's how she was for a while too. No, I just, yesterday, I don't know, yesterday I did that. I went home and slept for about three hours yesterday after I went to the therapy. Well, yeah, you're tired, bud. Oh, yeah. I feel pretty good today after I just got back from therapy. (people chattering, plate clinking) (cars whooshing by, birds chirping) (engine idling)

ALL

I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation, under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. (electronic music notes chiming)

MAN

Grand architect of the universe, we reverently invoke Thy blessing. Won't thou be pleased to open this meeting in peace and close it in harmony. Amen.

ALL

Amen. (several people clearing throats) (objects rustling, man humming)

MAN

Okay, Mike?

MIKE

Yes, sir. You want to say something? Go right ahead. Lots of good activity on the county level. I think that the county is looking at, "How do we, how does the county work with the municipalities "to create density and cluster of growth, so that we're not so spread out through the county." We want to see the municipalities grow and use the sewer and water capacities we have. And that, that will make a, a more... an efficient delivery of service on the county level. So little by little, I think what we're looking at is the ideas of cluster and density working their way into the county plan as to how we can seek benefit of Monrovia, Martinsville, Morgantown, and Mooresville being the areas to push people so that we can still enjoy the rural aspects that we like out here on the west side. And that's, the key is, hopefully more homes will be built for people. We could use a little population boost in Morgan County. I was explaining earlier, some of, some of our key largest employers are putting pressure on there. We need housing for our workforce here, because a workforce that lives closer to the workplace is more beneficial to the employer, more productive. But having more homes is not going to help us as much as getting more business, because our tax base is, I mean, if you're just going to build it, base it on just what the, the hopes are...

WOMAN

They can't support it. They can't support it. In the community, like, the small-town aspect. See that? So you're not going to get a... No, I understand that, but... A fertile field, necessarily, from more homes in the area.

MIKE

I'm not necessarily speaking just of Monrovia when I speak. But I would urge you to look for a balance in both population and commercial tax base growth. You... we need both. We need both. And we've got more, more residential than we have business, and that's not helping us. Without, without a doubt. So. And then if I may, one thing to consider is, when a use is permitted, let that permitted use flourish. Just remember, if you want business to be here, be friendly to the business that would be here. That's a basic philosophy in economic development. Your ordinances, your concepts, your attitudes towards business should be welcoming, because if a business doesn't feel welcomed, and I'm not just speaking about Monrovia, but in the past, Morgan County has a history of saying, "Eh." And we're paying the price for that today. And that's the reason I came home a year ago, back to Indiana, was because the leadership in the county asked me, "Will you come be part of this change that helps us bring some growth?" That's why I've been here. So now I understand the concern about population. I used to be director of development for the town of Fishers, when it went from 4,500 to 18,000 people in the early '90s. And now, folks, that's not going to happen here.

WOMAN

Let's hope not. Well, you know, you're right. If that's what you don't want, let's hope not. We don't want that. That's right. That's exactly right. So from a planning perspective, that's a good thing to know. But our county has to grow at more than... less than one percent annual population growth per year, or you're all going to suffer. Monrovia will continue to suffer without people. So the issue is, at what... balance at what cost? But our county can afford to grow more than just 600 or 700 people per year on a net basis. We have room for more people than that. We just have to figure out where, through cluster and density and through good planning. I think that's what the county leaders are working on. (coughing) That's kind of it in a nutshell. (car whooshing by, birds chirping) (fire crackling) (crackling continue) (car whooshing by) (birds chirping) (machinery humming) Dawg House Pizza. Is this for pickup or delivery? Okay, can I have your last name? It pulled up under Everett. Is that okay? Okay, what's the first name? (machinery scraping) And the address? And your phone number? Okay, what would you like? Okay, anything else? (cash register beeping) You can get five or ten. All right, 16-inch regular crust, half-supreme, half-pepperoni, sausage, pineapple, and five breadsticks with cheese. It's going to be $31.48, and would you like to pay with a card? There was pepperoni, sausage, pineapple on the one half, correct? Okay. All right, that's going to make it $25.90. And I'm ready for the card number. All right, we'll see you in about 45 minutes. (machinery humming, worker whistling faintly) (phone ringing) Can you get that delivery, Courtney, and get Jared of here?

COURTNEY

Yeah. (phone beeps)

WOMAN

Dawg House Pizza, is this for pickup or delivery? Leia's back there. No, I think it's carry-out. (car whooshing by) (student band playing "Chopsticks") (playing "The Simpsons" theme song) ("The Simpsons" theme continues) ("The Simpsons" theme concludes) (playing "The Pink Panther" theme song) ("The Pink Panther" theme continues) (soloist performing) ("The Pink Panther" theme concludes) (birds chirping, car whooshing by) (birds chirping, wind blowing) (wind rustling) (car whooshing by) (birds chirping) (wind chimes chiming) (wind blowing) (birds chirping) (hammer banging) (dogs barking) (dogs continue barking, birds chirping) (wind blowing) (pigs squealing) (man whistling) (pigs squealing) Ah, come on. (mechanical clanking, pigs squealing) (man whistles) Ho! (whistles) Ho! (pigs squealing) (whistling, banging crop) Ho! (whistles) (squealing) (squealing continues) (man whistling) Ho! (whistling) (man talking indistinctly, pigs squealing) (pig squealing) (man whistles) Ho! Ho! (pigs squealing) (squealing continues) (truck engine humming) (truck continues rumbling) (car whooshing by) (engine idling, birds chirping) (loud hammering) (hammering continues) (hammering continues) (sandpaper scraping) (scraping and hammering continue) (scraping) (scraping continues) (saw whirring) (different saw whirring) (scraping, loud thud) (engines idling) (birds chirping) For all of you that just joined us, welcome to Lodge. We are pleased that you're able to attend and help us honor a deserving brother. (gavel pounds) Freemasonry has always taught a proper reverence and veneration for those whose years have brought them to positions of eminence in our craft. Happy indeed is the occasion when years of age stand united with years of service. And when an honor may be conferred upon a brother who is both worthy and esteemed.

MAN

Every Masonic lodge has delineated on the master's carpet three steps which are symbolic of youth, manhood, and age. As a Mason, we learn to... just a second... we learn that we progress through our life by these three principle stages. Masonry teaches that in youth we occupy our minds in the attainment of useful knowledge, so that in manhood we should apply that knowledge to the discharge our duties to God, our neighbors, and ourselves, so that in age, we may enjoy happy memories of a life well spent. Monrovia Lodge Number 654 welcomes our honored brother on an occasion we trust will be a crowning moment of his Masonic life. (sniffs) Brother Senior and Junior Steward, (clearing throat) you will escort... (sighs) Brother David Lee Bauer to the west of the altar. Now let us give special attention to the secretary as he reads the full Masonic record for Brother Bauer. Brother David Lee Bauer received his inter-apprentice degree April 11, 1967. He was passed to the fellow craft degree April 25, 1967, raised to the sublime degree of a master mason May 23, 1967. June 3, 2017, will receive the 50-year award, gold. Again, you have approached the altar of Freemasonry, this time to receive a... a recognition that comes only to those fortunate brethren who have labored on the temple for a half a century. Early in your Masonic career, you were taught never to enter on a great or important undertaking without first invoking the blessing of Deity. It therefore behooves us with the utmost reverence and humility to offer our supplications to God and the Father of us all, that our labors may in all things meet with His approval. In Thee, oh Lord, do we put our trust in days long past. Thou art still our refuge and our fortress. For a thousand years in Thy sight are as but as yesterday when it has past, and as a watch in the night. Grant especially to this Thy servant, David Bauer, the blessings of life, health, strength, and the daily provisions of Thy good and all-wise protection. Give to him and all of us, we beseech Thee, wisdom from on high to direct our steps, strength commensurate with our tasks to support us, and the beauty of holiness to render all our performances acceptable in Thy sights. Let goodness and mercy follow all of us that we may dwell in the house of the Lord forever. Amen.

ALL

So mote it be. (gavel bangs)

MASTER

And now guests, brothers all, to present the award of gold for and on behalf of, of Monrovia Lodge Number 654, as well as the Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the great state of Indiana, it is my pleasure to introduce one of our own, a Monrovia past master, a good friend to many, and a stranger to few. Brother Mark Lane Gilkerson. Worshipful Master, Brother Bauer, brothers, friends. (mutters inaudibly) Within the radiant pages of the Great Light, which rest upon the alter of Freemasonry, we read again and again of the privilege it is for a man to walk humbly with his Lord for a long life. 50 years ago you remembered your Creator in the days of your youth. Today we, we commemorate that completion of a half century of Masonic service. In the span of 50 years, each Mason gives of his substance. Many give of their time. Others add loyalty and service. But to all of us, our joy of craft gives us more than we could ever give it in a lifetime. Thus, when we pay tribute to you on your golden anniversary, we pay tribute to the fraternity which opened its portals to you and which made it possible for you to build a life on its sublime principles and teachings. (gavel banging) Brother Bauer, with the authority vested in me, it is my privilege that on the behalf of the Worshipful Grand Lodge of the state of Indiana I present you with the Grand Lodge Award of Gold, a token of our friendship and brotherly love. May you wear it with peace, health, and happiness and walk long in the land God has provided you with. And here's your... here's the... the certificate that goes along with it. Okay, thank you, sir. No problem, brother. Thank you. Congratulations. On a memorable occasion 50 years ago, when the badge of a Mason was placed in your hands, you were admonished to wear that spotless emblem, spotless apron with pleasure and honor to the fraternity. Thus, I, we, trust will you wear the Award of Gold. May the joy of this moment abide with you always, and may you ever stand in the northeast corner as a just and upright Mason, worthy to be known as a son of God. That concludes our ceremony for Brother Bauer. (car whooshing by) (birds chirping, engines humming) (engines idling, mechanical clanging) (clanging) (men chattering, door closes)

AUCTIONEER

I got $900 up, down here, somewhere Sold at $900, 1,235. $900 on 1235. All right, we've got to have somebody to win. Here we go, here boys, go up driver. Here we go, here comes a little Ford on a hook. (clearing throat) All right, here we go. (speaking unintelligibly) Here comes a little Ford on a hook. All right. (speaking rapidly, unintelligibly) $300, $400... I got $400 bid, $500 bid, $400 bid, $500 bid. $400 bid, now $500 bid, looking at $400, $500. I got $400 bid, $500 bid, $450... I got $450... Bad battery. Take the jumper cables off, it dies, boys. We got $450, $500, now have... (auctioneer speaking rapidly, unintelligibly) I got $500 now, $575. $600 bid, now $575... $600 bid. $600 bid, $575... (speaking rapidly, unintelligibly) Sold at $575. 1,810's your buyer, $575. You ready, Scottie? Here's Scottie Cook.

SCOTTIE

It's all the same color, boys, and the same year. Don't make no difference if you buy an older combine to make money or a new one to make money. Here's one, and it's got to make money. Somebody, but it's got to make you money. Come on, let's sell some combines. (combines rumbling) All right, right there, here's another sweet little combine. Got contour on her, boys, right there. You know, singles, hard to find these kind. Now, I'm telling you, we never touched these combines. It's the way they come in here. Look at the Rs on this baby. All right, right there, you want to buy. So I'm going to give it $125,000. $95,000, $100,000, maybe you get $95,000, and now $100,000. Now $100,000. I can't see him. Brett, you straighten it out. $95,000, now $100,000 ought to buy. Got $95,000 and a now $100,000. Now $97,500, Brett. Now $100,000. Now $102,500. You got $102,500. You got $97,500 and now $100,000, Brett $100,000, you're both out, Brett. $100,00, $97,500. $100,000. $100,000 to buy it, $97,500, and now $100,000, I got $97,500. And now $100,000. Now I'm with Gary. Now $100,000, and now $102,500. All right, got a $100,000. $102,500, all right, now five. And now $105,000, I got $105,000. $102,500, $105,000 And now $105,000, you got $105,000. And now $107,500. $105,000, and now $107,500. $105,000 and now $107,500, I got $105,000. And now $110,000, $110,000. $110,000 to buy it, $110,500, $110,000 ought to buy it, I got $110,500. $110,000. Look at the Rs on her boys, $110,000. $110,000 now $112,000. (car whooshing by, birds chirping) (pallet thudding) (birds chirping)

WOMAN (on P.A.)

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WOMAN (on P.A.)

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MAN (on P.A.)

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WOMAN

There you go. (machinery humming, man whistling) (grinder whirring) (clacking) (instrumental music playing on speakers) (meat squishing) (clacking) (knife scraping on sharpener) (mechanical scraping) (slicer whirring) (slicer whirring faintly) (shoppers chattering)

KID

Mom, can I go try (indistinct)... (cash register beeping) (car whooshing by) (wind blowing) About the bench, about the bench. I have talked at one point about trying to have two benches. I know you guys know that I've been trying to push this. And only because I'm trying to get us qualified, so to speak, for our 100th year, which is trying to get your, your name out there. This is, quote, "first step." This isn't even the second step up or the third step up. So we're trying to do the first step. So in order to do that, just want to try to have people stop to think, or, let's have a discussion if we have time, about a possible second bench, and the location could be at the Monrovia Library. Now, I spoke to the lady that heads up the library, and she said yes, she would be more than willing to go for it. Because I'm thinking, "Who's going to sit outside and wait," because all those high school students, there's a lot of them that go over to the library and research what they need to, and get on the computers, and then wait for their parents and such. So if you've got the bank, which is busy, you've got that place also that's busy. So she said yes, that she would definitely entertain the idea and had no problem with it. And then she said, possibly could they already have a bench going in that they purchased, and they said, "If it was within our budget, maybe that they could get two of them."

WOMAN

So one inside and one outside? No, they would have two. They've got one coming themselves outside. But we could also donate maybe one also at the same time, so they have two of them there. And they said, if they do, they have somebody coming, which was one of the discussions I had with somebody that was with me about it, because there's not a real clear area. But they're going to have somebody come and actually pour concrete for the one bench. So she said, if we know that we need one for the other bench, we'll just have them pour it at the same time. So that's something I kind of want to know about if we really think we want another one or not. Do they already have their bench ordered? Um, I think so, I think they've already... Because wouldn't we want it to match? Yes, and that's what she was saying. Instead of getting another one, if we could afford the same one so it would match theirs. Any idea how much theirs was? She didn't tell me at the time. She couldn't remember for sure. So I do need to follow up on that and find out. But, um... How... But they're probably getting ready to pour that cement this summer. I would think, our thinking, the way she was talking, that it would be fairly soon, so. What does anybody think about the benches? We'd always talked about starting with one then growing, where there's a need for them. If we see the activity for them, and.. Clearly, there's... I mean, if they're already putting one in. If they're pouring cement... They're serious they want a bench, and, boy, if we could have one right next to it, there, again, we could do like we did last time. We give her a budget, and as long as it falls within the budget, and maybe ordering two it would be cheaper. I don't know. I make a motion that we donate... budget up to $500 for a bench for the library.

MAN

Okay, we've got a motion. And a second to authorize a budget of up to $500 for another bench to go in with the library's bench.

MAN 2

Well, before we vote, how much did we spend on the one up here?

WOMAN

$465.

MAN 1

Plus we're getting...

DIANE

It's like $467 and some. So we're getting really close. Yeah, and then with the, the plate, the plate will be about $45 or somewhere like that.

WOMAN

So this would be within her... Oh, he's still talking about the...

MAN 1

The new one. The one at the library. That's why Diane's going to have to talk to them. To find out how much the... How many votes it.

MAN

Yeah, and she comes back and...

WOMAN

They should check this one out.

MAN

And if she comes back and says, "Well, that's $600, and here's the one they're getting," we can always reappropriate...

additional. MAN 2

Okay. But this is a motion to put a budget out there, maximum $500, for allowing Diane to work with the library for an additional bench to go with their bench. Any other discussion?

DIANE

And, and the reason we... the reason I chose that was that when we were putting the bench out there, and we were looking at it that day, Jerry and I and Janice, if you go through town, and you really actually stop to look at the benches in town, they have a lot of them out there.

WOMAN

We do, we actually have a lot. And there is a lot of benches in town already. So I don't know, I don't know who have put them out, but they all match the same, and they're around up and down Main Street. So I was like, "The library's the only place." The school has one. Except, the only thing except, is that the Monrovia Elementary does not have one.

MAN

Well, that could be our next one. Well, let's get this motion... through. All right. All right. So we've got the motion. All in favor, by the usual sign?

COUNCIL MEMBERS

By demand.

MAN 1

All opposed? Okay. And both places where these are going

is high-traffic areas. DIANE

Yes. I mean, the bank gets tons of traffic every day. The library gets a lot of traffic. So we'll have a lot of visibility, and it sounds like there's a need. So that's good. (dog barking, engine humming) (birds chirping) (wind blowing) (birds chirping) (plow creaking) (engine humming) (rumbling) (forklift clanging) (beeps) (beep) (beeping) (birds chirping) (birds continue chirping)

EXERCISE INSTRUCTOR

Push it away from you. Pushing away. ("Fire Burning" by Sean Kingston playing on speakers) Shorty's fire burning on the dance floor... Now the inside of the foot if you want. Outside the foot, doesn't make any difference. You're just creating that separation from wrist to hips. Lifting tall, push the ceiling off you as hard as you can. That ceiling is crashing into you. Lift it off. Feel the stretch in the lats. ("Fire Burning" continues playing) You got it, nice job. Hey, hey, hey She get it, pop it, lock it, drop it That birthday cake Got that candle, need to blow... All right, from here, we're doing a high-knee walk. Okay? High-knee walk. Go like the fire, go like the fire Somebody call 911... Then when you get down to the end, when you come back around, then we're skipping it back. Okay? Good. Yay. Fire burning, fire burning on the dance floor... Good. From here. Doing those toe touches. Okay? ("Fire Burning" continues faintly) (birds chirping) So I would assume the entrance is going get approved. The thing I asked them about is, "How about the road going down to Section Six?" Which would be the next section that he would go for to get approval on. And he said they hadn't gotten approval to design that yet. So I don't know why Westport is, is not moving forward on that part, other than the fact that they have to go through some farm land that's not their property. So, in other words, their property goes down to pretty, pretty much the end of Section Six right now. So they've got a little strip of property they'd have to come up through the farm ground to get up to the entrance. Well, right now, they're looking at, there's 151 homes they want to build, that they still own land on, okay, that they want to build. Yeah, I don't know what the number is. All right, now my understanding is, is that if they build this entrance, if they're in some sort of collusion or something, I guess, with, with Fraberg's, is the thing is... Collusion? He's hoping... It's called cooperation. I know.

WOMAN

Or you could call it... I'm just kidding. I call it collusion. What may be. Because what, what I'm wondering is, is there, has there been some sort of a sweetheart deal saying that, "Okay, when this comes up "in front of the planning commission, we're going to go ahead and approve that." See... Who? What I'm saying is, is that if they build this road, they're going to want to build their houses. Yes. Okay. And if they planning commission doesn't approve that, then, you know... Right, but... I mean, do they realize that that might not happen? Because it does change the demographics of the town as well too. Does that have to come to this council at some point? Oh, it well.

MAN

Planning commission, and then we... No.

MAN 1

Then the council has to approve it. No. That's zoning. Planning commission approves this, their entrance along with Section Six. It has nothing to do with town council.

MAN 3

Oh, okay.

WOMAN

So, so they're looking to do this entrance. But the little area to connect it to the actual community is what the problem is.

MAN 1

Well, I don't know that it... Well, maybe not a problem. Yeah, yeah. I don't know why... and I, I could be speaking out of turn, because this has been probably two months or three months, could be four months since I talked about it. So I could, I could check with him again, but for some reason or other, they hadn't, his firm hadn't gone, gotten any approval other than the entrance.

WOMAN

You mean Westport's firm hadn't gotten?

MAN 4

No, Banning Engineering.

WOMAN

Oh, Banning, I'm sorry. Okay, I'm just trying to... They designed the entrance. They've submitted to the INDOT. They have a contract for it. and I believe they're close to getting their permit on, on the entrance. But what I don't understand, or what I don't know, and what I was told maybe four months ago is they hadn't, his firm hadn't gotten any approval to do the rest of the drive down to Section Six. Just seems kind of... wonder why that's happening. I was just wondering why I'm just finding this out from Ken....connect it. Then what's the purpose of that?

MAN 4

Typically you're not going to spend the money on, you limit what you do front-wise. You do enough to get zoning on property before you actually can get the financing for it.

MAN 1

And I will tell you... They're treating this as something similar, yeah. Yeah, it's a good point. I will tell you that I caught... when was it we had a meeting with them? About the middle of July in '16?

MAN 5

Probably. Something like that, with Westport. And I cautioned them. I said, "Don't come in with, "'Yeah, we've got an entrance,' "'and they said they'll do it,' Everything verbal and all that." That's what killed them on the other entrance. They, they kept saying that they had, they had approval through Steve Miller to go through that construction drive Mm-hmm. and all that. So I told them, you know, "When you come through here in Section Six next time, "you've got to have all your eggs in the basket-- the entrance, the road, everything done." And it's going to be tough on 'em, because they're going to spend that money, and then we've still got to go through the planning commission for approval. And it will change the demographics of the town, because if you add 151 more homes, you're going to be looking at maybe anywhere from 300 to maybe 500 more people. I'm just saying. Let me ask you something. You've been looking for a second entrance without going through that four-way stop. Where the hell do you want to put it? Tell me. I'm serious. I'm not, no, I'm not, I'm not saying that at all.

WOMAN

You can put a second entrance out there. Okay, thank you, thank you. I am very thankful. The only thing is that, what I'm saying is, are they guaranteeing that they're going to build? That's what I'm saying. Well, that's what he's saying. They're going to have, he already cautioned them to have all the eggs...

MAN 1

There is no sweetheart deal. All your ducks in a row. If that's what you're saying.

MAN 2

Because, I mean, I just wonder why I found out from Fraley. I mean, because Westport does own that land, and I remember the meeting. I wasn't on the town council. And it was stated, you know, "If you want to have the approval, you're going to have to have all this, this, and this." And he was not happy with that way that meeting ended. And, um, but you know what? That's okay. Because everybody stuck together, and now it's going forward. Yeah, mm-hmm. It's taking a while. Yeah. But it's going forward. So I'm, I'm happy about that. And I understand your concern. The schools, but you know what, that's part of progress, which is what Mr. Dellinger was saying. I'm not against progress. Well, building 151 more homes in Homestead isn't necessarily progress....967 homes originally. And I, I think as a community, most people, if you polled them outside of Homestead, and maybe inside of Homestead, would not support 151 more homes at that location in Homestead. Well, I would prefer to have it the way it is now.

MAN 1

Sure. But I would also like to have a second entrance. But they also own the land. Yeah, I don't know... And the, the schools were too small when Homestead was first built. Sure. And there was a contingency of people in this community that didn't believe Homestead should have been put there. So... but it's there now. But we still have a... we should control what we have and not allow anymore of a mess to be created. And, um... Well, we can't prevent them, we can't prevent them from building forever. I don't think there's anything like what you're going after, and he's going after is, is controlling the number of homes they build. And they've got approval in a P.U.D. to build so many homes out there. The only thing stopping them is the second entrance.

WOMAN 2

Well, the planning commission, as you said, still has to approve it. I know, but I'm, I'm telling you, you don't stop them because they're building too many homes. They've got approval for a P.U.D. that allows them to build those homes. But we still have to be wise stewards of our community, of our police, of our school system, and, you know, it's a contentious subject when you talk about Homestead in this community. And I know there's people that live in it at this table. But it's not been overall a total positive for the community, and it's had a huge impact on the school system. I live... there's a police run there at least almost every day. Maybe not every single day, but many days. And so there's, like the lot, there's a lot of negatives that go along with a development like that.

WOMAN

There's police runs that go to different communities, and I know that because, since... (someone sneezes) And we need to be... To some areas also that are not just Homestead. Oh, sure, it can go anywhere. But that certainly is a, is a magnet for them, and, um... I don't see that.

MAN

The homes, the homes and the foreclosures have been, really been a negative. But I'm just telling you, I'm not, I'm not sure that you can... based on what you're looking at, I'm not sure that's an issue the plan commission can take up.

WOMAN 2

Well, it may or may not be, but like I said, we, we need to be wise as to what we, how we grow our community. And I don't think 151 more homes, whether they had approval early on or not, is a wise decision for this community to make. I think it, it impacts us in a negative way. Um... you know, that's my opinion. Oh, sure. It's just my opinion. But I think it's an opinion that I, I know for a fact is shared with quite a number of people in the community, who, who believe the same way I do. Homestead brought, it brought the million-dollar treatment, our treatment plant. Mm-hmm, it did. And a state football championship, which a lot of those kids came from Homestead.

MAN 5

And for the sewer...

WOMAN 1

You know a majority of the people on the fire department who volunteer, the majority of them live in that community. So there's a lot of positives to the community. And they do have runs here and there, but there are areas in this town that are riddled nonstop, almost every other day there is a run that is a negative run that is not to Homestead. So it's not just Homestead, I mean, there's... No, it's not just Homestead. But it certainly by population density does draw a large number. The majority, a lot of people who are moving into Homestead are actually Monrovians who are coming back. Who actually went to school, different generations, they're younger, they're actually coming back and they're being able to buy into the town that they grew up in. And so forth. So, I mean, it's accommodate... I mean, there's a lot of positive people in our community. There's a lot of good, positive people. We may have a few bad apples here and there, but that's everywhere. (birds chirping) (car whooshing by) (car whooshing by) (blowdryer humming)

WOMAN

Hello? Till they got older, even. Hi. Everything... okay? Everything go okay?

WOMAN 3

Mm-hmm. Yeah, some people pull on those full moons or something else, and. (women chattering) And this is another thing, but I mean, I didn't see anything else. Actually seeing some frustration there. (people chattering) (people chattering) (scissors snipping) (blowdryer humming) (clippers buzzing) (clippers continue buzzing) (clippers continue buzzing, hairdryer blowing air) (car whooshing by)

WOMAN

And I was like, "Oh, no!" Then I looked online, and I still had ten days to return it. My father is going to propose to his girlfriend. Wait, what? My father's going to propose to Hannah soon, he said. Wait, what did you just say? (chattering, laughing) This is going to be the two games with theirs... Yeah, this is two games. Don't forget the jelly beans. (chattering) (chattering continues) Yeah, you can sit there. (chattering) Did you know... I want that. Can you throw the paper in the trash? Isn't it cute? Swaddler. Here you go. It's like Christmas morning. (laughter) (tissue paper rustling) Let's see what we got. Oh, shoes. Oh, those are cute. They got Mickey on them. Cute. Can you throw this away for me? (girl shrieks happily) Aw. Oh. It's bibs and burp cloths and a blanket. This is cute. Oh, it's got pigs on it. (laughter) (tissue paper rustling) (chattering) Oh, I have to look. We got onesies. How cute. "Mighty Cute."

CHILD

That one's a big one, right here.

WOMAN

Oh, this is cute, I like it. (car whooshing by) (birds chirping) (tattoo needles buzzing) (buzzing stops) (buzzing continues intermittently) I'm bleeding more than last time. (needle buzzing intermittently) (needle buzzing intermittently) (birds chirping) (thud, creaking) (car whooshing by) (birds chirping) (chattering) (machinery humming) (people chattering in distance) (dentist's pick squeaking) (phone ringing) (phone continues ringing) (people chattering, machinery beeping) (machinery beeping) (beeping continues) (dog panting) (dog sniffs sharply) Just wanted to be kept sternal. (chattering, beeping) (phone ringing) (indistinct talk) Yeah. (phone ringing) (clippers buzzing) (clippers continue buzzing) (machinery beeping) (beeping, phone ringing) (beeping) (exhalation) I think it's a little short. There it is. (chattering) (beeping) (beeping, compressor running) I've got to put him in the truck later. Oh, we're putting him back in the truck? Mm-hmm, the great Dane. Yeah? Yeah. So they're taking him home? Um, I guess. I don't know if we were referring him or... Oh, okay. (compressor running) (machinery beeping) (phone ringing, tapping on dog) (rain pattering) (birds chirping) (engine humming) (door closing) (car whooshing by) (birds chirping) (people chattering, footsteps echoing) (chattering continues) (laughter) I'm not real sure about it, really. Come here, Bain. Let see if you can get up here. Get your feet up here. I just don't know. It's kind of soft. Try this one. You come over here. Oh, I like that. Goodnight, Bain. Can you feel me wiggling? Nope. Ah. I don't know as if I like this one any more than that other one. It's about 16, it's the same head-to-toe length, but it's about, a king is about 16 inches wider. Okay. All right. Yeah, which is, it's quite a bit of sleeping room. Are you currently in a queen, or...? Yeah, yeah. Currently in a queen? Yeah. Not ever slept, I mean, other than maybe a hotel or something. But... Right. But never slept in a king? No. Yeah, it's, it's a big improvement. I can just tell you, I, I made that switch years ago. We had a, a rental not too long ago at a cabin, and it had a king. Loved it. Yeah, yeah. You know, so kind of looking. Yeah, I always say to my wife, "I love you," but when I go to sleep, I want to have my space. See, there you go. It's nice. Yeah. And then did you like the, uh, the Comfortaire? Lay down on it and see what you think. Nope. Can't do it. Too hard? It's a little too firm. (people chattering)

MAN

Bring you pacifier.

SALESMAN

It's only $99, 15-year full warranty. So it won't extend your mattress warranty, which is ten years, but if something stains it in year 12, 13, this company will replace your mattress or have it cleaned. Different from the manufacturer's warranty, which gives you an initial five years of protection. Here's how it works. See, there's no lid on that jar? Right?

MAN

Yeah. Turn that over, hold it there. Here, pass it around. Nothing will come through. So that's our, that's our sweat, any kind of body fluids, yeah, it will keep everything from going through to the mattress. And then we also lose billions of skin cells and hair follicles and that type of thing, right? So as you can feel there, there's no lid on that jar either, right? You're right. But can you smell what's in there? Can I smell it? Yeah, go... I don't have a sense of smell, but maybe you do. Yeah, I smell it. And what is it? It smells like baby powder. That's what it is. Okay. And you know when you open a bottle of baby powder, how it goes poof, it's very fine? Mm-hmm. And you can see there's no lid on this. Nothing comes through. So this is our skin and our hair. If you can keep the skin, hair, and the fluids, that's the water for dust mites. So if you can keep that out, that will make your mattress last longer. Ah. Definitely. This is about how much the average human sweats every night. Half of it is vaporized through breathing. The other half is in the mattress. That's gross. Yeah, this is gross. An unprotected mattress, in ten years, 287 gallons of dried-up sweat, approximately, approximately 34 pounds of dead skin, and seven to eight million dead and alive dust mites. So this is what deteriorates a mattress and makes it unhealthy. So we always recommend putting a waterproof protector on it, and since you don't need the active cooling,

this one will be great. WOMAN

Okay. Okay?

MAN

Okay.

WOMAN

Mm-hmm. All right. (Muzak playing) (people chattering) (birds chirping) (car whooshing by, engine revving) $28.87. (scanner beeping, receipt printing) $29.71. (receipt rustling, pen scribbling) All right, thank you.

MAN

All right, have a good weekend. (scanner beeping)

CASHIER

$44.27. $21.83. (beeping) (bag rustling, zipping) $31.01. (coins jingling) (receipt printing, keys clacking) There you go,

thank you. MAN 2

Sir.

CASHIER

$28.87. (paper rustling, zipper zipping) There's that if you need it. $12.29. Good day. You too. (beeping, packing tape spooling) $3.98. (scanner beeping) $25.28. (cashier sighs, scanner beeping, drawer opens) (car whooshing by) (truck accelerating) (wind blowing) (birds chirping) (wind blowing) (car whooshing by) (birds chirping, wind blowing) (wedding guest coughs)

MINISTER

Cameron, would you take the ring and place it on Natalie's left ring finger and repeat after me. "With this ring, I thee wed." With this ring, I thee wed. And Natalie, would you take this and place it on Cameron's left ring finger and repeat after me. "With this ring, I thee wed." With this ring, I thee wed. At this time, Natalie and Cameron would like to assemble their unity cross. This is a cross, this cross is a beautiful sculpture they will display in their home as a reminder to them of the covenant they are making today. (wedding guest coughs, clears throat) In Genesis chapter one we read that God created man in His own image. That means that he created man bold, strong, to be a leader, to be a protector of his wife and family. The outer form of the unity cross represents the strength, leadership, and protection of the man. The book of Ephesians reminds husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the Church, totally and completely giving himself to her. The passage from Genesis two that we shared earlier reminds us that the woman has, was taken from man. The bride's piece of the unity cross represents the beauty and the many capabilities of the woman, designed with intricate, beautiful detail, and is placed inside the protection of the groom's cross, completing the sculpture and representing the two becoming one. To complete this sculpture representing Natalie and Cameron's covenant love to each other, we are placing three pegs to hold it together. These pegs represent the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, showing God's place in this covenant and the security and completedness that only our Heavenly Father can give. (baby fussing) The scriptures tell us that a three-stranded cord is not easily broken. Matthew 19 reminds... says, "For this reason, a man will leave his mother and father "and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh. "So they are no longer two, but one flesh. "Therefore, what God has joined together, let no one separate." (wedding guest coughing) (baby gurgling) (piano playing "Always" by Irving Berlin) I'll be loving you always With a love that's true always When the things you've planned need a helping hand I will understand, always, always Days may not be fair always That's when I'll be there, always Not for just an hour Not for just a day Not for just a year, but always. ("Always" concludes) Please join me in prayer. (birds chirping) (wind blowing) (mechanical droning) (wind blowing) (engine idling) (mechanical humming, grain pelting down) (engine idling, mechanical humming continues) (engine rumbling) (air hissing) (rumbling)

MAN (on radio)

Who's you got, Gary?

TRUCKER

We got Gary Alex and Jesse Evans. 50-50 contract.

MAN

Okay, hang on just a sec. Okay, Gary, I've got it weighed. (engine idling) It's dry, we're going into number two. (truck shifting gears) (mechanical clanking, truck idling) (hydraulics whining, grain pouring) (corn continues falling) (mechanical humming) (humming continues) (humming continues) (wheels squeaking, truck idling) (engine droning) (clanking, squeaking) (engine continues droning) (hydraulics hissing) (rumbling, hissing) (wind blowing, dog barks) (wind blowing) No, the Cubs lost last night.

MAN 2

All right. (Man 2 flipping rifle sights)

MAN 1

One to nothing. Nine innings, and they couldn't get a home run. They couldn't get a run in in nine innings. Must have been the pitcher. (Man 2 continues flipping sights) (Man 1 chuckles) (Man 2 continues flipping sights) (plastic rustling) Now, I know you got a ticket back here for me. I've got something working. Oh. Oh, yeah, that would be a good one. That would be a good deer, deer scope. No, I don't have any objections at all. Okay. I like those heads. While we're doing that, I want, I want to see anyway.

MAN 2

Okay.

MAN 1

Go ahead. go ahead, get it out of there.

MAN 2

Okay. And I'll... (hammer cocking, revolver cylinder turning) Which one do you want? You want a.45 Long Colt, or you want the.460 or...? Oh, right there's some. We looked at them last week. I'm not sure if they, which one was cheaper. That was a cheaper one, wasn't it? Yeah. Okay, yeah, I'll start with this. 100 and... 260-grain is what this is. That's probably the only one you got, isn't it? 260-grain? Yeah, in.454..454? Okay. How much was these? Do you remember? You remember how much those were? Let's go find out. Okay.

MAN 1

Is that a mag, or...?

MAN 2

Is that a mag,

MAN 1

Let me see that.

MAN 2

I read online you can shoot.45 Schofield through that also. Have you ever heard of.45 Schofield? Huh. You know, like the old Smith & Wesson Schofields? Yeah, that is an old, old revolver, but I didn't know it was a different casing. Oh, okay.

MAN 1

I've had the... but it was a Schofield design.

MAN 2

Huh. Yeah, I'm anxious to try this in deer season this year. I got a spot there in Peregrine, outside of Peregrine. Do you? I've got a guy that comes to the auction, and he said, this guy, he's got about 200 or 200 range. I'd be shooting them deers right outside your door down there that have been eating, been eating your corn. Yeah, I probably will. The neighbor gave me permission to hunt right there, so.

MAN 1

Take that, you corn-eating deer.

MAN 2

Yeah. Our blueberries are getting, producing berries. I'll have to bring you some blueberries. Oh, Barney, I forgot to tell you, went to the hospital on um, uh... Monday, took his gallbladder out. Oh, he did? Yeah. You know, I've been telling you that he's had, he's had a real severe digestive problem here for quite a while. Yeah. And they screwed around and operated, and messed his esophagus up. Yeah. And screwed around with his stomach and messed it up. Oh, yeah. And I'll bet you the whole time it's just been a gallstone problem. My wife just found out she's got gallstones. Yeah. So she's got to have hers removed next month. Well, he's still over at Hendricks County. Oh, he is? Yeah. Oh, man, hope he'll be all right. If it's just gallbladder, it's nothing serious. They said he's doing good. Is he? Yes. Okay, that's good. He said he's feeling better than he's felt for years. Yeah, I bet that will make a big difference. Oh, yeah. I don't think big enough...

MAN 1

Oh, you need any boxes?

MAN 2

Yeah, yeah. Yeah, if you happen to have any. Yeah, we always need... This is supposed to be, according to reviews,

150-yard pistol. MAN 2

Yeah. Right out of the box, right off the iron sights. Right. Yeah. (chuckling): It is hilarious. You look bad. That is awesome.

MAN 2

It will fit in there like that. Yeah. Without the scope. Without a scope, man, you've got it made. Yeah. Oh, man. You get paid for it, Jim, you ought to take that out back, shoot it. Okay, we'll see. (both chuckling) From what I read, it's not that easy. Yeah we'll go back and shoot, when the neighbor lady's picking the strawberries in the, in the garden. And I'm scared of her having... There's not that much recoil on it, from what I've read. What I like about it, it will shoot.45 Long Colt... Me too..454 Casull and the.460. Yeah, exactly, that's what I like about it. It shoots three rounds. There's another one too..45 Schofield..45 Schofield, won't it?

MAN 1

Yeah.

MAN 3

Thank you.

MAN 1

We'll see you later.

MAN 4

Come back and see us. Oh, I'll be back. Oh, I know. (birds chirping) (wind blowing) (hydraulic whining) (engine idling, corn kernels falling) (kernels continue falling) (scraping sound) (thud) (engine idling) (birds chirping, wind blowing) (engine accelerating) (birds chirping, horn honks distantly) (mechanical whining) (siren blaring distantly) (mechanical whining) (water burbling) (mechanical whining) (mechanical whining continues) (birds chirping, engine humming) (cars driving by)

MAN

The water department and the fire department, not agreeing as to who has the right to go ahead and-and run these things, and evidently, and I don't know if you're aware of this or not, well, I guess you did. You posted it on-on Homestead Reporter that fire inspector was in. And Bob's already been there. All fire hydrants under the 2014 state fire code must be inspected and flushed yearly. Mine hasn't been touched in the three years I've lived in Homestead. But, again, as Bonnie so adequately pointed out, Morgan Country considers them flush hydrants. Now, I don't know why you need three hose connections to a flush hydrant, but--

MAN 2

But if I remember correctly, those hydrants were put in by the developer. Yeah, CP Morgan. Yes, they were. CP Morgan, who does not exist anymore. CP Morgan put all the water lines in, the sewer lines, and the stormwater drains. Well, who approved those hydrants? Isn't that part of the planning commission? That they look, say, "Yes, these are approved items to go in to the development?"

MAN

I imagine that the water company had to inspect the lines. But yeah, but I'm talking about the hydrants themselves. Somebody had to say, "Yeah, these are approved hydrants. Go ahead and put them in the community." So at what point in time did they suddenly not be approved?

MAN 3

Is it not true that their-their hands are tied also, Rural Water?

MAN

I think so. They're a Rural Water that's governed by the government, really. And they cannot serve anything other than residential water. Is that correct? That's usually what we've heard from. Okay. That's what we've heard, yes. Okay, so I don't know, if you want to... if you want to get the real story, you need to get all the people in-in the discussion. Rural Water has a line that goes down Washington Street. The town tried to get a water line a block up to Main Street, and put a fire hydrant. They denied it, because... (person coughing) they-they don't serve for fire. They serve for residential only, and their hands are tied. And I can't-- I can't give you the particulars on it. You need to be talking to Glen Miller. And not the band leader. The federal government has all these regulations and such that they're coming in to give residential water supply to all these homes out in the country, and that-a-way they can get by without having to provide fire hydrants, fire... fire service. They would like to do, you know, serve, but they can't. But it's because they're structured, they're like a co-op. Because they're a co-op, there's only certain things that they can do. Yeah. There's some kind of government involvement... They are....that I can't explain. And their board limits them as to-- their structure delimits them as to what they can do. And this is why we need to be very careful about allowing future developments and high-density housing in this community. Because we don't have the infrastructure to really support all that. So it needs to be thought through and well-planned, and this is a good example of that.

MAN 2

Several years ago, the town was talking about maybe building its own water system, with its own tower here, so that we could provide fire service, and we had several people complain about the town... uh, getting into the water, water business since we've already had water service here. So is there a solution to this, this problem? I mean, honestly? Is there a solution? (laughing) It's not funny. I'm not laughing. No, I'm not laughing. I'm saying, is there a solution? I mean, there's tons of people in our community... It's been going on for a long time....who are mad.

MAN

Yeah, and I think we're going to be at the mercy of what, Morgan County Rural Water and the way the fire department is set up, and the dichotomy between the two until we, you know, until one of them agrees with something. It's not the fire department. No, I'm just saying the dichotomy between them. You know, the thing is, is that until they can find some way that, to-to make this thing work, I mean, we can't do anything about it, really. I mean, we're not in a position to do that kind of thing. We have no authority, for one. (exhales) I mean, we can as far as our planning, you know, as far as the hydrants are concerned, but see, these hydrants were out here before the town was incorporated, too. So, I mean, who oversaw that? Nobody, just the county. I don't know what the county's thinking is (stammering): or what the county thinks about this. You know, as far as I know, they've been pursuing, you know, like this county wide ambulance service, I mean, I don't know what they do as far as other townships, or other small communities, you know, are doing this.

WOMAN

When you live in the country, you're not going to have the infrastructure support that you're going to have in town. True. And so that's a decision that some people, you know, go into knowingly, and maybe some people went into unknowingly. Unfortunately, but you know, there was a time when we didn't even have those flush hydrants. And so you are going to be dependent upon the tanker truck and a pond that you might have on your property, that they can fill up from or what have you. That's part of living in the country.

MAN

I didn't buy a pre-existing house. And I had it built right across the street from what I thought was a fire hydrant. The builder certainly didn't offer that information, that "Hey, by the way, you know that's not really a fire hydrant there." Many of the people I've talked to-- and probably the same people you've talked to, Bonnie that, and you, too, Phil-- have said, "We weren't told. "We didn't know. "We've seen these red things sticking up out of the ground "where you connect hoses to, and assumed that was a fire hydrant." I mean, granted, I'll be the first one to tell you, I was born and raised in Indianapolis, and they're yellow there, but they still look the same. It looks like a fire hydrant to me. It turns on like a fire hydrant. So, you know, a rose by any other name is still a rose. Still a rose, yep. But, you know, it's a shame that all these people have moved in, and there's that outside possibility that somewhere down the road, Homestead's going to be allowed to expand-- hopefully not, but that's another subject altogether. And, again, you're going to have more flush hydrants, because Morgan County Rural Water doesn't supply firefighting water. So, you know, here we go, you're going to build this big community, new homes, lots of new residents, larger tax base, the town grows. We've got no fire protection. The fire department would love to work. We have a beautiful fire department. It's better than some of the large towns I've been through. I agree. But, unfortunately, they're dependent on a tanker truck. And that tanker only holds so much water. And as close as some of those houses are in that community, if one burns for more than ten minutes, you're going to have two burning. A half hour of a house burning, you could have three or four burning. And you're not going to have enough tanker trucks. You know, so-- See, what the fire inspector says, and-- All's I'm saying is, yeah, we'll wait and see what the fire inspector says. But this thing with having... Monrovia Water Company should not be thought of as an impossibility. It may be a necessity. If you want this town to grow and prosper, then you've got to be willing to invest the money to make it grow. People aren't going to move in and be willing to settle down in this town if they know you can't offer them fire protection. Now, I have heard, of course, you've got your hydrant bridge on the top. Right. And then they also have a long reach... pole that goes down into the, down beside the fire hydrant, to turn the actual water supply on. And so they can... they can go down with that wrench and turn the water supply on. And they carry that on the fire trucks. Right. Well, I guess there's not a whole lot we can do here. Well, we know there is a problem. I think we can wait, I think we'll get a fire marshal report pretty quick. Mm-mm. You know, because I think it's important to this town. Not just to the residents of Homestead. (engine rumbling) (laughter, music playing) (indistinct chatter, music continues)

WOMAN

Thank you! (indistinct chatter) (dishes clatter, playful chatter) (fryer bubbling, sizzling) (objects clatter) (indistinct chatter, plates clatter) (sizzling) (man shouting) (sizzling) (hood whirring, objects clatter) (sizzling) (music playing, indistinct chatter) (laughter, chatter continues) (dog barking, insects chirping) (train whistle blowing) (whistle blowing continues) (objects clatter) Well, my brother-- I got my youngest brother and my boy, just six months difference, but my brother is six months younger than my boy, and my boy's, his uncle, see? (laughs) No, he's my boy's uncle. Yeah. And he's six months younger. Yeah.

MAN

Donna died, you knew that, didn't you? Yeah. Who? Donna Henshaw. Donna Nolan, Donna Henshaw used to be. Yeah, Ronnie Kenward is gone, too. Now, if you get a chance, please. I was telling my wife, when I went over to both-both of those funerals, it's just something to me, but they showed them videos of them when they was kids. Well, I've known them since first grade. So every-every picture and every... I remember them like that. Yeah. Yeah. A lot of times you go see these pictures of people, and "Oh, yeah, he was cute when he was a kid.' You know, but I remember them, you know, just known them since about the first day of school in the first grade. Yeah. Yeah. Hey, that lady that works in the bank up there in Belville, do you bank in there any? I go-- I go in there, but I don't bank there. Said her name's Hampton, and I-- is she related to Steve? Well, probably. Have to be, wouldn't she? Yeah. What's... I'm trying to think which one's in there, who... She ain't as old as me, but... Uh, I can't think who it is... Uh, she probably is related to Steve. Maybe by marriage. Do you know Mike Hampton or... Steve? Is that Steve's brother? No, Steve's... Steve's cousin. I don't know him. See, Jack, Jack Hampton was Steve's dad. Okay? Roy Hampton was Mike's dad. Jack and Roy were brothers. Okay. Well.... They're both from Stilesville, right? Both from Stilesville, and Hampton's Garage there in Stilesville for years, those two brothers ran that garage, for years. Together, huh? Together, Roy and Jack, years and years. But anyway, I saw... (tapping the table)...Mike, which is Roy's boy, he's in bad shape. And then I saw his brother, Rodney, in here the other day, and dang if he's got cancer, and he's in bad shape. Can't drive. We're pretty lucky, ain't we? Oh... (indistinct chatter) Hi, Preacher. Hi, Steve. Hey, how you all doing? I'm fine, how are you? I'm wonderful. Did they get that tree down without dropping it on Jimmy's shop?

STEVE

Yeah. They got it down. I was over there when they was working on it. Yeah, got her down. You'd better sit down and join the music-- I mean, the crowd. (band playing country music) I wanted to ramble and always be free But that was before I met you I said that no one woman could ever hold me But that was before I met you I thought I was swingin' the world by the tail I thought I could never be blue I thought I could kiss and I thought I'd been loved But that was before I met you (music continues, indistinct chatter) (indistinct chatter, laughter)

MAN (fading)

They tell me I must reap just what I have sown

WOMAN

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(engine rumbling) (indistinct chatter, distant siren blaring) (laughter, distant drumming) (indistinct chatter) ("Road Less Traveled" by Lauren Alaina playing distantly) (tap shoes clicking rhythmically) Beautiful Oh You won't make yourself a name if you follow the rules History gets made when you're acting a fool So don't hold it back and just run it Show what you got and just own it No, they can't tear you apart If you trust your rebel heart ride it into battle Don't be afraid Take the road less traveled Wear out your boots And kick up the gravel Don't be afraid ("Proud Mary" by Tina Turner playing) And I never lost one minute of sleepin' I was worryin' 'bout the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turnin' Ooh, Proud Mary keep on burnin' And we're rollin' Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin' on the river Cleaned a lot of plates in Memphis And I pumped a lot of tane down in New Orleans But I never saw the good side of the city (whistling) 'Til I hitched a ride on a river boat queen (laughter, chatter) Ooh Proud Mary keep on burnin' (whistling) And we're rollin' Rollin' Rollin' yeah Rollin' on the river (whistles) Said we're rollin' Rollin' Rollin' Rollin' on the river Rollin' on the river (music picks up tempo) Oh I left a good job in the city Working for the man every night and day And I never lost one minute of sleeping Worrying 'bout the way things might have been Big wheel keep on turning Turning Proud Mary keep on burning Burning Rolling Yeah Rolling Rolling on the river Go ahead now Rolling And we're rolling Yeah Rolling on the river Give up (scatting) Whoo All right I bought my first car when I was 15, and I would pull up, and Don, the druggist that owned the place, he'd be standing out back smoking a cigarette, and I'd walk up, and I'd say, "Hey, Don, you got another cigarette," and he'd go, "Yeah, sure." And we'd stand there and smoke a cigarette. And I'm 15, okay? And... he-- (coughs) he goes... one time I went in, and... he always had, oh, four or five bottles, pints, you know, of cherry vodka or-or... peach schnapps or something, you know, something. And... four or five six-packs of beer. And one time I said, "Oh, hey, give me-- give me a bottle of cherry vodka." It was 95 cents. And I says, "I need a-- I need a six pack of beer." And set it up there on the counter, and threw the money there, and out the door I went. Well, now, all of my friends are going, "Well, you're 15. You're buying beer, booze, and all this?" They all go... And no-- uh-uh. They send me. So I would go up there, but if it cost 95 cents, it cost them two bucks. I never-- and I didn't drink when I was young. And... but I always had gas. Sunoco 260. (laughing): Pump that right in there. I always had a full tank. It was-- yeah. Bought my first car for $595. It was a '63 Impala SS 327 power glide, black, red bucket interior with console. Sharp. Yep. (man speaking indistinctly) No, uh-uh, I was 15. Now, my second car was a '66 Chevy II SS 327, 375 horse, M22 rock pressure. My brother bought it brand new, and two years later I bought-- he bought it for... $2,900 and... some change. Two years later, I paid $1,700 for it. (laughs) And then... and then two years later, I had a wife that said, "It goes or I go." And I chose the wrong one. I used to-- used to go to Hilltop Speed Shop and give them my paycheck, and they'd give me a part and a few dollars change. And then I would have to... like I said, we were... when I'd go over to my dad's house, we were 40 miles west of Chicago, and we would drag light to light for a dollar. Okay. Okay? Because a dollar was a lot of money back then when you're only making, you know, at that time I think I was making $1.42 an hour. I put a 513 rear gear in it. I was guaranteed light to light. Now, if I had to go two lights, I'm in trouble. But I could get... but there was this little 48 Anglia that had a 427, and whenever he would punch it, the whole thing would jump off the ground. I mean, just up and down. And... there was no way I could beat him. (laughs) It just didn't happen.

MAN (via speaker)

And 1741. Last four numbers on that gray ticket, 1788, 1707 and 1741. (upbeat music playing) (whistling) (insects chirping) (chirping continues) I think Shirley would say, "One day I'll be sleeping when death knocks on my door, "and I'll awake to find that I'm not homesick anymore. I'll be home where I belong." Beloved, we come today to thank the Lord for the 74 years that he learned-- that he loaned Shirley Frick to us. We honor her today. But most of all we honor her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. For God's word says so clearly to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord. And Shirley has never been more home in all of her life. We are reminded that first of all, God promises, He promises us his peace. Let not your heart be troubled. "You believe in God," Jesus said. "Believe also in me." Now, Jesus spoke those words because he knew, it is our tendency to become troubled, to become burdened. And he knows that all of us struggle with worry and doubt and deal with the grind of life at times. It happens to us all. But His reminder is this. Don't be troubled. Don't despair. Don't worry. Don't panic. I will give you peace. And He does. And along the way, God gives us his presence and His joy and the simple pleasures of life that mean so much more. He-he gave them to Shirley, family, and friendship, and meaningful work, and special memories. And they give us a lot of joy when we look for it. You see, the Bible says, "There's a peace that passes all understanding," and I don't know if we'll ever fully experience that until we get to Heaven, but I know we will then. And, oh, friends, it gives us peace to think about Shirley. You see, if you were looking for someone to give up, don't look at Shirley. You stay at your work. You stay with your commitments. You stay with your faith, and oh my, how that certainly applied to family. Now, I'm going to... I'm going to say this truthfully, and I'm going to think that it would be, but Bill said that they never yelled at each other, never got mad at each other. Now, we ought to just write that down right now, where we are, the date and the time. (clicks pen) But I believe that. Bill said, she never told a no about anything. And he was telling me, he was telling me about the time-- and Bill, help me get this straight-- about some guys who were at the house, and I don't know, it might have been family, I don't remember, but-but a number of folks there, and the guys wanted to go somewhere, do something that you just do. You know, let's go, whatever it might be. "Come on, Bill, let's go." "Well... let me check with Shirley first." And he asked her, and she said something to the tune of, "Well, you can go if you want to." Or something to that effect. So he came back and said, "No, I think, guys, I think I'd better stay here." And somebody said, "Well, she didn't say no." But Bill said, just the way his wife said it, "Well, you can go if you want to..." He could read between the lines. Years of marriage works that way, and 46 years of marriage wonderfully worked that way for them. And beloved, tenderly might I say, when we got together to chat last week-- Kerry, this is just before you came in the door. Bill, you came in the door of my office, and-and tears were-were naturally running from his face, and even before I could speak, as Bill gave me a hug, his first words to me were these. In fact, I told John Caldwell two hours ago. Here's what I told him. I said, Bill's first words to me were these. I've written them down. "Life is good. And God is great." I understand the depth of every word of that. And that's why, beloved, though there's some sadness, yes, there's some tears, there's some sorrows, I tell you, this is a day of celebration. For she, again, has never been more at home in her life, and we can have a peace even in the midst of the storm, even in the valley of the shadow of death, because God is with us. Do not be afraid. Jesus said, I am the first and the last. I am he who lives, who was dead, and behold, I am alive for evermore. A lot of assurance. A lot of peace. God has given us peace. Well, He's also prepared a place for us. Jesus said very straightforward, "I go to prepare a place for you. "In my Father's house are many mansions, "many dwelling places, many rooms, many homes, many mansions." There's a room for Shirley and a room for you, a room for me. God has prepared a place for those that love Him, that follow Him, that proclaim His son. And we were... we were talking about that scripture where Jesus said, "In my Father's house are many mansions." And it seemed that it was maybe close to Shirley's release that she would leave the confines of this mortal body in due season, that the Lord was just about to call her home. And so tenderly, of that scripture, "in my Father's house there are many mansions," Bill said lovingly to his wife, "Honey, it's about time for you to get up there and start cleaning mine for me." (laughter) And she said, as the family relayed it to me, this is what she said. "My, my, my..." Now, I don't-- I don't think that was an expression that she used a whole lot. But even in that state of, "I'm with it, I'm with you, I'm following you-- my, my, my." Now, was she's saying, "That'll be the day"? (laughter) "Clean your own mansion." Or was she saying, "Oh, what a joy that'll be to be with Jesus"? And beloved, maybe we'll never know what she really meant by that, because we can't fully explain Heaven here. But one thing about it, God has prepared a place for us, for his family. And they were telling me that story, telling me that story reminded me of the picture hanging on the wall. It's actually a little plaque there in Shirley's room. Many of you have seen it, I saw many of you there. Here was what it said. "Cherish. "Cherish your family, for they are your treasure. "A storehouse of riches, wealth beyond measure." And friends, just as we are having, if you will, a reunion here, the greatest reunion, it's taking place where I have not seen, herewith not heard, nor has it entered into the thoughts and the imaginations of man what God has prepared for those who love him. Now, we don't know everything about that place, but the Bible does tell us some things about that place.

Revelation 21

4 says, "And God will wipe away every tear from their eye. "There will be no more death, no more sorrow, no more crying. "There shall be no more pain, for the former things have all passed away." Heaven is a place of no sorrow, no crying, no compromised bodies, no wheelchairs, no beds of affliction. Unspeakable joy. The pains of life not permitted. The failures of life affect us no longer. And maybe those rooms, friends, maybe those rooms will be unique because each and every one of us are unique, too. I love the way that was printed in the obituary, and tenderly expressed for us a moment ago, that Shirley was full of spunk and cheer. I'm sure that's probably understating it just a little bit. She was-- she was funny, and witty, just fun to be around. And she never... she never lost that ability to communicate, "I am me. "I am here, and I am me." Let me close this way. I saw on TV a few years ago a documentary about a woman who received a kidney transplant from her fianc. Now, the odds against that genetically were almost impossible. But it was a match. And the day of surgery was scheduled. And everything went well. And following the transplant, the lady was asked, "What is the first thing that you're going to do when you get off of this bed and are able to walk around?" And here's what she said. "I'm going to go find my fianc, "and I'm going to him a hug. "And when I put my arms around him, "I'm going to feel a scar on his back. "And I'm going to think, 'You did that for me.' "'That scar on your back is what has given me life.' "'You did that for me.' "Oh, and I'm going to... I'm going to thank him." And beloved, one day we're going to stand before God, and for the Christian, thank you, God, that Shirley was a Christian. We're going to see Jesus, and we'll see Him smile, open His arms, and walk our way, and as we look into our Savior's face, and give Him a hug like no other hug, we will put our arms around Him, and we will feel a scar in His side. For He died for our sins on the cross. And we will say, "You did that for me. You loved me so much that You did that for me." "Yes. "Because I love you. "I created you. "I watched over you. "Even died for you so that we could be together forever. I loved you that much." And beloved, He does. He's prepared for us a room, a mansion, just over the hilltop. The lights are on, the door's open, there's a banquet prepared. There's family members, friends reunited, and Jesus himself to welcome us home. Dear ones, let not your hearts be troubled. (piano playing)

MAN (via speaker)

Hymn number 147. (piano continues) (insects chirping) (birds chirping)

PREACHER

Friends, I'd like to share just a brief poem, and I'm going to have a closing prayer. Rest, Shirley. You deserve it well, and listen as the angels weave their spell. They'll teach you about Heavenly things. But now, you have met the King of Kings. You won't remember such things as pain, only the smell of a summer's rain and the sunset that settles in the west, a home and glory where all are blessed. Rest, Shirley, where eternities lie. Thank you for stopping by. We'll remember the years and the paths you've trod that now, my, my, my, you're in the hands of God.

MAN

Amen. You'll walk forever in a summer's day, where years neither come nor slip away. And remember we say with a tear in our eye, we're thankful, Shirley Frick. We are thankful, honey, that you stopped by. (sniffling)

ALL

Amazing grace How sweet the sound That saved a wretch like me I once was lost But now I am found Was blind, but now I see When we've been there 10,000 years Bright shining as the sun We've no less days To sing God's praise Than when we first begun (sniffling) May God hold you in the palm of His hand.

MOURNERS

Amen. (crickets chirping) (objects clattering) (rattling, ratcheting) (metal clanging) (metallic thud) (birds chirping) (engine running) (engine rumbling loudly) (engine stops) (engine idling) (shovel scraping) (scraping continues) (scraping loudly, tapping) (engine rumbling) (birds chirping) (birds chirping) (birds chirping) (birds chirping)