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THOUSAND VISITORS A
YEAR, A STATE
BASKETBALL TITLE, A
WATER COMPANY
WORKING FOR FOUR
COUNTIES AND A BIG
CHANGE ON THE WAY TO
MAKE SURE EVEN MORE
PEOPLE CAN ENJOY
EVERYTHING THIS CITY OF
900 HAS TO OFFER.
BORDEN INDIANA IS THE
FEATURE OF THIS WEEK'S
SMALL TOWN SUNDAY.
crowd cheering on Borden Braves
basketball team as they walk to
hallway
YOU MAY REMEMBER THIS
SCENE FROM LAST YEAR'S
BASKETBALL SEASON.
A MAJOR SENDOFF
BEFORE A MAJOR STATE
CHAMPIONSHIP WIN BY THE
BORDEN HIGH SCHOOL
BRAVES.
and that obviously brought the
community together
LESS THAN ONE
THOUSAND PEOPLE LIVE IN
BORDEN.
BUT FANS SAY THE TEAM
SOLD 13-HUNDRED
TICKETS FOR THE
REGIONAL TOURNAMENT.
the day of the state tournament
would have been a good day for
anybody to rob the town because
there wasn't anybody here
THAT'S WHAT BORDEN IS
ALL ABOUT.
MOST PEOPLE THAT LIVE
HERE -- WOULDN'T CHANGE
A THING.
Borden is a nice little
community, i've
lived here for 74 years
the town is my home, I grew up
and
went to school here
LES WRIGHT IS PROUD OF
WHERE HE COMES FROM.
THE SMALL TOWN IN THE
WOOD TOWNSHIP OF
CLARK COUNTY, INDIANA
HAS A HOME GROWN VIBE.
BUT THIS MAP DOT -- ISN'T
EVEN ON MOST MAPS.
it is small town :04 borden look
on
the map and can't find it
sometimes
because it's new providence on a
lot
of state maps
THE NAME CHANGED JUST
10 YEARS AGO.
BUT A MAJOR COMPANY -
BORDEN TRI-COUNTY
REGIONAL WATER HAS
CALLED THIS PLACE HOME
FOR 40 YEARS.
BOASTING 200 MILES OF
WATER MAIN WITH
SERVICE TO 4-THOUSAND
CUSTOMERS IN FOUR
SURROUNDING COUNTIES.
with having the water available,
more and more development will
come in to play
GROWTH IN BORDEN IS A
BIG PRIORITY.
A MAJOR PROJECT IS
CURRENTLY UNDERWAY TO
DIRECTLY CONNECT THE
TOWNSHIP TO STARLIGHT
INDIANA.
starlight indiana is really
borden
indiana, they have a borden
address
IT'S ALSO HOME TO
HUBER'S ORCHARD,
WINERY AND VINEYARDS.
A FAMILY RUN BUSINESS
BOASTING 550-THOUSAND
VISITORS A YEAR.
DANA HUBER IS PART OF
THE 7TH GENERATION --
AND GREW UP IN BORDEN.
a great town, they say the small
town with a big future
STAR HILL ROAD IS A BIG
PART OF THAT BIG FUTURE.
i learned that it takes everyone
being
involved in order to lift our
community up to the next level
WHEN CONSTRUCTION
FINISHES NEXT YEAR,
VISITORS WILL DRIVE
THROUGH BORDEN
INSTEAD OF AROUND IT
WHEN GOING TO HUBERS.
it will be the recommended
route,
not only to reach starlight but
to take
a minute to peek into the borden
community and all that it has to
offer
WITH A 12-THOUSAND
SQUARE FOOT EXPANSION
IN THE FORM OF A
DISTILLERY COMING TO
HUBER'S WINERY...THERE'S
EVEN MORE OF A REASON
TO TAKE A ONE DAY TRIP
TO VISIT BOTH FAMILY
FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES.
that truly is what warms our
heart, to
see generation after generation
after
generation coming to visit us
each
year
FOR MORE INFORMATION
BORDEN, INDIANA JUST
VISIT WLKY.COM.
NEXT WEEK WE'RE
HEADING ACROSS THE