Some decisions are just plain tough, and the final outcome - just not what you had hoped for. Take Bourbon and the Triton School Corporation for example. For a number of years they have struggled with maintaining their old gymnasium and eventually put the building up for sale. Lots of interest, but no offers. Lots of ideas, but no one stepping up. So this summer the corporation made the decision to raze the building and in a couple of weeks the site of the old Bourbon school (at least two iterations) and gym will be a vacant lot. End of the story? Well not according to Jeremy Riffle, superintendent of Triton Schools, "if Bourbon was about a building, or bricks and mortar, we would have been done a long time ago. Leadership and people within our community are committed to continue to improve and keep our community alive and looking to a brighter future. A piece of history may be coming to an end, but Bourbon, Triton and the people that love this area are strong and looking for ways to make sure we display pride in our past but also keep the faith alive in our future." And for preserving that past you need look no further than Larry Lemler & his wife Sharon who have collected, cataloged, and displayed the history of Bourbon and Marshall County at their home just up the road from the old gym. Maybe in the end, all we have are memories and the road ahead. © Chris Smith
