Lizzy Barnes , of Dayton, Ohio, sings "Only You" with the DH Dance Orchestra at the 1920's Gala Cocktail Party on Vaughn Drive on Sunday. The Gala was part of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Kelly and Eric Rector, of Madison dance in 1920s costumes as the DH Dance Orchestra plays at the 1920's Gala Cocktail Party on Vaughn Drive on Sunday. The Gala was part of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Suzan and Gary Duckworth, of Madison, laugh with friends at the 1920's Gala Cocktail Party on Vaughn Drive on Sunday. The Gala was part of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Water Aerobics Instructor Sandy Ison leads a class at Crystal Beach swimming pool on Thursday. Eighteen people showed up for the class on Thursday, which was about five more than the first class. Ison is a rehabilitation technician at King's Daughters' Hospital.The City of Madison Parks Department is providing the class for free on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 a.m. The class is limited to people over 55 and will continue through Tuesday, July 28. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Mabel Harrison smiles while running in place underwater during a senior water aerobics class at Crystal Beach swimming pool on Thursday. Instructor Sandy Ison told the participants that while the exercises seemed easier because of the low impact in the water, the effectiveness of the exercises would certainly be felt in the days ahead."It's a real workout," Ison said.
The City of Madison Parks Department is providing the class for free on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 a.m. The class is limited to people over 55 and will continue through Tuesday, July 28. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Marlyn Finnegan, center, Nancy Watson, left, and Lynn Murphy follow the lead of instructor Sandy Ison in a senior water aerobics class at Crystal Beach swimming pool on Thursday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Tim Malone, from the Louisville based A&A Concrete Sawing & Drilling, carries a large blade back to his truck after cutting through the roadway on State Road 62 on either side of the rail road crossing between Wilson Avenue and State Road 7. The crossing is being replaced this week. The process is being done with pre-cast concrete panels that have ready made groves for the tracks to fit into. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Faye King talks about her love of flowers and gardening while standing amongst her day lilies and other pretty petaled plants at the south entrance of Madison Heritage Apartments. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Juliana Dilk, 7, of Madison, cheers as she makes her way down the twisting water slide at the Clifty Falls State Park pool on Monday. The pool is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. (weather permitting) Admission to the pool is $2 per person or $35 for 25 admissions during the season. Children two years old and younger are admitted for free. Admission to the park is $4 per Indiana licensed vehicle on weekdays and $5 on weekends. Out of state vehicles cost $7 everyday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Batesville Lumbermen player T.J. Green waits for his turn at bat while John Aplin, of the Indianapolis Blues, pitches during a vintage baseball game at Legion Field at Shawe Memorial High School on Saturday. The game was a part of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
John Aplin, of the Indianapolis Blues, encourages a teammate at bat during a vintage baseball game at Legion Field at Shawe Memorial High School on Saturday. The game was a part of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Crowds watch the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party laser light and fireworks show at the Rucker Sports Complex on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Rusty Bladen and his band headlined a night of music at the Rucker Sports Complex as part of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party on Saturday. After Bladen finished his set, the audience was treated to an impressive laser light and fireworks show that was sponsored by Madison Precision Products. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Chad Kraner, from left, and Dave Walker, teach Jack Dryden, 9, and Grant Ward, 11, about the use of rifles in the Civil War during Lanier Days at the Lanier Mansion on Saturday. Lanier Days and the Historic Trades Fair went on throughout the weekend at the mansion as parts of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Tyler Reckner, of Sebree, Ky., runs along the top of the south wall to the Lanier Mansion gardens before jumping down near his family's tent during Lanier Days at the Lanier Mansion on Saturday. Lanier Days and the Historic Trades Fair went on throughout the weekend at the mansion as parts of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Lyndsae Reckner, of Sebree, Ky., walks her Jersey cow, Rosy, during Lanier Days at the Lanier Mansion on Saturday. Lanier Days and the Historic Trades Fair went on throughout the weekend at the mansion as parts of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Jayden Snell, 5, swings a sword at the camera while pretending to be a super hero in his home in Canaan. Jayden's mother said before his diagnosis with Neuroblastoma, he was lethargic, cried constantly and never wanted to eat. Finally a doctor sent him in for chest x-ray and found the cancer.Now Lefker says Jayden is just like any other boy, running around and playing at full speed all day long. Jayden still has to go in for tests and checkups every six months to make sure the cancer has not returned. He is set to start kindergarten at Canaan Elementary School in the fall. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Dressed as old time newsies and posing for the camera, Tristan Kelsi, 10, left, and Ian Banta, 12, hawk commemorative editions of The Madison Courier to the crowd at John Paul Park before the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party Founder's Parade on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Charles Hillary reads the Bicentennial Commemorative Edition of The Madison Courier while sitting on the back of an antique fire engine at the Antique Fire Equipment Muster at Fireman's Park, part of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Camille Fife portrays opera singer Jenny Lind at the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party Opening Ceremony at Vaughn Drive and Broadway on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Leroy Harsin rides down Broadway in the Madison Trolley during the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party Founder's Parade on Saturday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Dillon Gardner, 8, Owen Altermatt, 4, his brother Alex Altermatt, 22 months, and Catherine Fisher, 10, make their way through a Labyrinth painted in the grass near the Madison Riverfront Gazebo during Arts Day on the Madison Riverfront on Monday. Arts day is part of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Darrick Byers uses tires found near the Ohio River for a sculpture he was asked to build for Arts Day on Monday. Arts day is part of the Madison Bicentennial 200 Hour Party. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Corey Weaver rests his eyes as he and his classmates await the beginning of the 2009 Graduation ceremony at Shawe Memorial High School on Sunday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Tyler Burress looks to the crowd of families and friends in the stands at the 2009 Madison Consolidated High School Graduation while he and his classmates march into the gymnasium on Friday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Salutatorian Michael Swartz laughs with his classmates as they wait to move to the gymnasium for the 2009 Graduation ceremony at Shawe Memorial High School on Sunday. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
Joanie Poe carts a load of strawberries out to a wholesale customer at Bray Orchards and Roadside Market in Bedford, Ky. (Staff photo by Ken Ritchie/The Madison Courier)
