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THE BRIGHT BEACON<br />
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BEACON<br />
PUBLISHED MONTHLY IN BRIGHT, INDIANA BY THE BEACON PUBLISHING CO., 637-0660 August 2009 ISSUE<br />
PARADE<br />
GRAND<br />
MARSHAL<br />
Each year a distinguished<br />
resident of<br />
our area is asked to<br />
be the Grand<br />
Marshal of the<br />
Bright Community<br />
Parade. This year's<br />
honoree was John<br />
Omer Renck, a lifelong<br />
resident of<br />
Logan. John Omer's<br />
name will be placed<br />
on the plaque at the North Dearborn Library<br />
with all of the other past Grand Marshals.<br />
John Omer was married to the former<br />
Donna Hart in August of 1941 at the Bright<br />
Methodist Church. They were married for<br />
almost 65 years before Donna's death in 2006.<br />
Together, they had three children, Rebecca,<br />
John and Jim, and six grandchildren. John<br />
Omer is already a proud great-grandpa to 13<br />
great-grandchildren.<br />
John Omer started his work life on the family<br />
farm on Sawdon Ridge where he was born<br />
and graduated from Guilford High School. He<br />
served in the U.S. Army at the Ammo Depot in<br />
New Albany, worked at the Fisher Body in<br />
Hamilton and then at the Fernald plant where<br />
he eventually retired.<br />
Throughout John Omer's 92 years, he has<br />
been an active member of the Methodist<br />
Church. As a member of the Dearborn Hills<br />
United Methodist Church, he is one of their<br />
oldest members. Through the years, he has<br />
been involved in many church activities, including<br />
the Methodist Men, which he always enjoys.<br />
He was a charter member of the Bright Lions<br />
Club and attends meetings as often as he can.<br />
The fellowship and good works of this club<br />
have certainly been a joy for him and for the<br />
other members as well.<br />
Most of you will recognize John Omer as the<br />
smiling gentleman who lives at the corner of<br />
White's Hill and North Dearborn Roads in<br />
Logan. Always quick with a wave, he has<br />
enjoyed this view of the busy intersection for<br />
62 years. He takes great pride in manicuring his<br />
THE FUTURE IS<br />
BRIGHT<br />
INDIANA ®<br />
REGISTERED TRADEMARK USED WITH PERMISSION,<br />
MORRIS INVESTMENT and INSURANCE, INC.<br />
yard and enjoyed gardening for years.<br />
His love of his garden and yard is almost as<br />
great as his love of antique tractors. This love<br />
has been passed down to his sons and grandchildren<br />
as well. If it's John Deere green, the<br />
John Omer Renck family loves it!<br />
We would like to thank 2009 Parade Grand<br />
Marshal John Omer Renck for his many contributions<br />
to his community, his church and his<br />
family.<br />
Liz Morris Celeste Calvitto<br />
A MESSAGE TO<br />
OUR READERS<br />
After 15 years, Liz Morris, founder of The<br />
Bright Beacon with her husband, Gary, has<br />
decided to sell the newspaper "to a true newspaperwoman<br />
who will take The Beacon to the<br />
next level."<br />
"Since its establishment in 1994, The Bright<br />
Beacon has been a joy to publish," she said.<br />
"Without loyal readers, columnists and advertisers,<br />
our community newspaper would not<br />
have been possible. I am grateful for the privilege<br />
of working with the people of this great<br />
community over the past 15 years."<br />
Liz said that Celeste Calvitto, who has been<br />
a newspaper editor and reporter for more<br />
than 30 years all over the country, "will continue<br />
the traditions of The Beacon and will be<br />
an active part of the community. The Bright<br />
Beacon will be in good hands with Celeste."<br />
When The Bright Beacon started in<br />
February 1994, it was mailed to 2,800 households.<br />
It is now sent to more than 5,000<br />
homes in Valley Woods, Hidden Valley Lake,<br />
Bright, Logan, Dover and Guilford plus subscribers<br />
in Florida, Arizona, Virginia, Georgia,<br />
California, Oregon, Michigan, Nevada,<br />
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PAID<br />
Lawrenceburg, IN<br />
Permit No. 72<br />
Washington, Illinois, Ohio, Missouri,<br />
Kentucky, and Indiana.<br />
Celeste said The Beacon "is truly a community<br />
treasure."<br />
"In the short time I've been here, I've<br />
already lost count of the number of people<br />
who have told me how much they look forward<br />
to The Beacon each month," Celeste<br />
said. "I searched throughout the region for a<br />
place like Bright and a publication like The<br />
Beacon, and am thrilled to have found both. It<br />
is almost like coming home after many years,<br />
since my childhood home was in Ohio."<br />
Celeste said that Liz will continue to be<br />
involved with The Beacon. "I'm anxious to hit<br />
the ground running, with Liz's help, and I<br />
value suggestions for The Beacon as it continues<br />
to provide the kind of information and<br />
features that it is known for," she said.<br />
WOOLUMS<br />
CROWNED<br />
COUNTY<br />
FAIR<br />
QUEEN<br />
Logan Woolums<br />
of Dover was<br />
crowned the 2009<br />
Dearborn County<br />
Fair Queen. Logan<br />
is a senior at East<br />
Central High School<br />
and is the daughter<br />
of Susan Woolums<br />
of Dover and Jack<br />
Woolums of<br />
Harrison.<br />
Logan will also compete at the Indiana State<br />
Fair Queen Pageant on August 23rd.<br />
A NOTE OF<br />
APPRECIATION<br />
The Bright Fire & EMS thanks everyone for<br />
their support of the Bright Community<br />
Festival. Funds raised during the three-day<br />
event help provide needed services to the<br />
residents of our area.

SCHOOL BOARD<br />
REPORT<br />
July 9<br />
By Liz Morris<br />
The meeting was called to order<br />
by board president, Kim Weber, at<br />
7:42 p.m. Board members present<br />
were Brandon Burress, Cindie Fox,<br />
Charlie Keyes, Glenn Scholl and<br />
David Anderson. Absent was John<br />
Armbruster. Routine agenda items<br />
were approved; there were no<br />
questions regarding the June 30<br />
financial report.<br />
In student recognitions, Roy<br />
Johnson announced that EC's FFA<br />
built 20 benches for use at the<br />
county fair and that the organization<br />
received two grants to install<br />
native plants at East Central. A<br />
member of the public asked if the<br />
board would consider posting<br />
upcoming meeting information on<br />
its website. Superintendent<br />
Hendrix advised that he is working<br />
on the web page now.<br />
In personnel matters, the board<br />
approved the resignation of<br />
NDES principal Rich Ballard and<br />
the retirement of Jeri Eisele, Oral<br />
Interpreter for Special Ed.<br />
The board approved a change in<br />
the 2009-2010 calendar. This was<br />
due to the removal of professional<br />
development days, per the state<br />
superintendent of education. (A<br />
copy of the revised calendar<br />
appears on page 6 in this issue of<br />
The Beacon.)<br />
The board approved the transfer<br />
of Branden Roeder to SES as a<br />
first grade teacher; it also approved<br />
Gina Phillips for a custodian position<br />
at NDES.<br />
Following a presentation by Ms.<br />
Walters, the board approved the<br />
Community, Parent and Teacher<br />
surveys. The surveys are provided<br />
at no fee to the corporation by the<br />
North Central Association, which<br />
is a part of Advance Education, a<br />
private accreditation agency.<br />
Surveys may be available during<br />
book days and the public is also<br />
encouraged to participate along<br />
with teachers and parents.<br />
Dr. Hendrix stated that his first<br />
week had been a busy one and that<br />
he had visited all the schools in the<br />
district. He commended the maintenance<br />
and office staffs and his<br />
colleagues. He also recognized Ms.<br />
Hines for her success in the Title I<br />
grant. Regarding federal stimulus<br />
funds, he advised that the state is<br />
retaining funds so there will be no<br />
windfall to the district.<br />
The board approved the purchase<br />
of a Special Needs Lift<br />
Bus from the lowest bidder, Blue<br />
23947 Salt Fork Rd. · Lawrenceburg, IN<br />
Bird Bus, for $90,431. It will<br />
replace the old one that was sold<br />
in June.<br />
In additional personnel matters,<br />
the board approved Lynne<br />
Davis for ROD speech/language<br />
pathologist and Carina Lewis for<br />
SDMS nurse.<br />
The meeting adjourned at 8:16<br />
p.m.<br />
PANTRY<br />
THANK YOU<br />
The North Dearborn Pantry,<br />
located in Bright, is thankful to the<br />
Aurora Casket Co. for their most<br />
generous donation of a box truck<br />
to the pantry. Before the donation<br />
of this truck the pantry volunteers<br />
were using their own vehicles to<br />
pick up and deliver food supplies<br />
to the pantry. The truck allows the<br />
volunteers to pick up larger quantities<br />
of food per trip and keeps<br />
them from using their own vehicles.<br />
Besides the delivery of food<br />
supplies, the truck has also helped<br />
in the delivery of large donated<br />
items to the pantry patrons.<br />
The box truck has been an<br />
answer to many prayers. The<br />
North Dearborn Pantry would like<br />
to extend to the Aurora Casket Co.<br />
a big thank you for this extremely<br />
useful gift.<br />
License # 118271<br />
PAGE 2 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
A JOB WELL DONE<br />
On July 31st, a valued and<br />
trusted icon of Bright retired<br />
after serving the community as<br />
Office Manager of The Tri-<br />
Township Water Corporation for<br />
over 21 years. Sandy Bovard<br />
started at TTW in 1988 and has<br />
retired after helping the<br />
Corporation through many line<br />
extensions, a new tower, a new<br />
water plant, a new well field and<br />
many new subdivisions. In 1988<br />
when Sandy started at Tri-<br />
Township, there were approximately<br />
1800 service connections.<br />
Today, Tri-Township has approximately<br />
3600 services.<br />
Many of you have known her<br />
over the years as the "Water<br />
Lady." You have seen her smiling<br />
face each time you came to the<br />
office to pay a bill. Her courteous<br />
and efficient manners have<br />
been greatly appreciated. Sandy<br />
is being replaced by Kathy<br />
Busken who has been learning<br />
the ropes from the master herself.<br />
A huge thank you goes out to<br />
Sandy for helping Tri-Township<br />
maintain a professional office.<br />
The Board of Directors and<br />
Employees of Tri-Township<br />
along with the community have<br />
benefited from Sandy's expertise<br />
and we all wish her a very Happy<br />
Retirement!

FREE CHILD ID<br />
PROGRAM<br />
The Integrity Masonic Lodge<br />
#763, Bright , will be offering a free<br />
Child Identification Program to be<br />
held around the time that students<br />
are going back to school. We will<br />
be taking communication regarding<br />
this event at the following email<br />
address: Integritylodge@juno.com.<br />
Our first kit will accommodate<br />
100 children and we will seek funding<br />
depending on the sign-ups by<br />
parents wanting this service for<br />
their children. The first 100 to<br />
place their reservation through our<br />
email address with 1) name and<br />
address; 2) number of children;<br />
and 3) return email address -- will<br />
be contacted and served initially.<br />
The Identification process will<br />
be free of charge to all participating<br />
parents with children living<br />
within Dearborn County. The<br />
process will involve fingerprinting,<br />
DNA and a video of your child. A<br />
DVD containing all of the information<br />
about their child will be<br />
given to the parents or guardian.<br />
Absolutely no records will be<br />
retained by Integrity Lodge or any<br />
governmental authority.<br />
Please respond ASAP to<br />
Integritylodge@juno.com to<br />
express your interest and place<br />
your reservation.<br />
MARIAN COLLEGE<br />
ANNOUNCEMENTS<br />
Marian College has announced<br />
the graduation of Brandon<br />
Thomas Kaiser with a bachelor of<br />
science degree in biology. It has<br />
also announced that Ashton Marie<br />
Meyer, whose major is elementary<br />
education, was on the Dean's List<br />
for the spring 2009 semester.<br />
BREAKFAST BUFFET<br />
St. Paul Ladies Sodality will host<br />
a hot breakfast bar buffet on<br />
Sunday, August 23, from 7:30 a.m.<br />
to 12 noon in St. Paul's Church<br />
Hall. Free will donation will be<br />
accepted. St. Paul is located at<br />
9788 North Dearborn Road in<br />
New Alsace.<br />
OLD FRIENDS'<br />
LUNCHEON<br />
By Thelma Stutz<br />
Get ready! Old Friends &<br />
Bright Beginnings are making<br />
plans for another good and exciting<br />
season, beginning with lunch<br />
on Thursday, Sept. 3 at 11:30 a.m.<br />
at Dearborn Hills UMC.<br />
This will be a pitch-in/pot-luck<br />
meal, so we are asking you to<br />
bring a dish to share. This means<br />
we will be enjoying some very<br />
good food and are looking forward<br />
to it.<br />
Ravenna Heating & A/C<br />
· Quiet, Energy Efficient Furnaces<br />
· Air Conditioners & Heat Pumps<br />
· Air Cleaners & Humidifiers<br />
· Licensed & Insured<br />
· Service Most Makes & Models<br />
www.bryant.com<br />
26068 Whites Hill Rd.<br />
West Harrison<br />
812-637-9600<br />
513-304-3983<br />
We are happy to start the season<br />
with the return of the Harrison<br />
Senior Choir and are looking forward<br />
to their usual good entertain-<br />
PAGE 3 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
TROJANS FAST PITCH<br />
The Trojans Fast Pitch team took a well-deserved break for a team<br />
photo. Pictured in the front row are Mary Baker, Hayley Sturwold,<br />
Michelle Grimes, Miranda Lobenstein and Jessica Getz. In the second<br />
row are Jordan Williamson, Josie Andres, Sarah Hallman and Paige<br />
Reinshagen; third row: Andrea Kinnett, Niki Steinmetz and Jolynn<br />
Morrow. The team's coaches are Greg Lobenstein, Steve Andres, Rob<br />
Kinnett, Terry Williamson, Brian Scharff and Jamie Reinshagen. Not<br />
pictured is Guy Morrow.<br />
The team of 11-and 12-year-olds, who enjoyed a 11-3 season,<br />
extends a special thanks to all the parents and coaches for their support.<br />
ment. We are eagerly looking forward<br />
to another enjoyable season<br />
joining with many friends for a<br />
time of fun, food and fellowship.

HIDDEN VALLEY<br />
LAKE NEIGHBORS<br />
By Sally Branham, Secretary<br />
Elmira Wilke, Vice President,<br />
opened the meeting, as Jeanne was<br />
on vacation. She led the group in<br />
the Pledge to the Flag, and the<br />
Homemakers Creed.<br />
Two members went to the Home<br />
and Family conference at Purdue last<br />
month. Lori reported that she didn't<br />
get to attend any of the workshops as<br />
she was busy with the Logo table,<br />
being in charge of Logos, and was<br />
unable to leave. Joan also attended<br />
and went several programs which she<br />
enjoyed very much; one on Hoosier<br />
Cabinets and old kitchen products.<br />
She also attended the fashion show<br />
and saw the culture arts display. She<br />
said that Peg Ehlers had a very interesting<br />
talk. They were both disappointed<br />
in the field trips; they were all<br />
changed and they had not gotten on<br />
the list of trips they had signed up for.<br />
It seemed to be very disorganized.<br />
Donations for the mission trip<br />
to the Amazon should be to the<br />
Extension office buy July 15th.<br />
The list is in the Busy Bee.<br />
HVL: Immediate Occupancy with this Nice<br />
clean 3 bd, 2.5 bath home with WBFP,first flr<br />
ldry,walkout bsmt,bonus rm over garage,formal<br />
dining room, deck, WBFP, tile, hardwood<br />
floors $179,900<br />
SUNMAN/ST.LEON: Picturesque setting on<br />
7.47 acres with a 2700 sq ft 2 story home<br />
overlooking a 2+/- acre stocked lake with<br />
aerator,3 bd, 2.5 bath,first flr<br />
ldry,WBFP,large rooms,18x42 det<br />
garage,black top drive,easy access to I-74<br />
$289,900<br />
HIDDEN VALLEY: Contemporary 3 bd, 2<br />
bath backs up to greenbelt,view of lake from<br />
LR,tile,hardwd flrs,inlaw suite,whirlpool,loft<br />
for storage in garage $179,500<br />
DOVER,IN: Nearly 1800sq ft 4 bd brick<br />
ranch with full bsmt,hardwood flrs,large eat<br />
in kitchen,oversized attached garage plus<br />
older detached garage $159,900<br />
Nr HARRISON, OH: This 3 bd, 2 bath home<br />
sits on 5.2 acres with 4 of it wooded,acreage<br />
great for hunting or recreation $149,900<br />
AURORA: Nice 3 bd, 2 bath brick ranch on<br />
.88 ac with new roof and rear 16x24 covered<br />
porch,hardwd flrs,tile,full bsmt $167,500<br />
Our August meeting will be a<br />
"pitch in" picnic. It will be at 12<br />
noon, at the regular place.<br />
Everyone should bring your own<br />
drink. The county wide picnic will<br />
be July 28th at the Extension office<br />
at 4 pm. We need donations of<br />
cookies to auction off, and everyone<br />
should bring a dish to share.<br />
Kay Thomas and Edith Macky<br />
reported on the "Kids in the Kitchen<br />
program. "Kids in the Kitchen" was<br />
held at the 4-H fair this year. There<br />
were 32 children registered, and the<br />
theme was "Healthy Snacks". The<br />
children got to participate in partially<br />
fixing and eating several health<br />
snacks and learning about the<br />
importance of exercise.<br />
Reminder of two future dates:<br />
Fall District Meeting-August 28th,<br />
at Jefferson County, and District<br />
Retreat September 23-24 at Higher<br />
Ground. Reservations for both later.<br />
Lori said she has talked to the family<br />
of Margaret Power and they<br />
request a tree be planted in her memory<br />
at Hidden Valley. The County<br />
supplies $35. Lori suggested that we<br />
add $15. Motion was approved.<br />
Motion to adjourn was made by<br />
BRIGHT,IN:Older remodeled farmhouse<br />
on 1.24 acres with 4 bd,3<br />
bath,screened porch, new windows<br />
and carpet, plus a detached 2 bd,1.5<br />
bath guesthouse,and detached<br />
garage/workshop, city utilities<br />
$184,900<br />
BRIGHT: Nice and clean 3 bd,2.5 bath<br />
ranch city util,full bsmt with family room and<br />
half bath,ADT security system,10x10 utility<br />
shed $159,900<br />
GREENDALE: 6 story bldg on 9.44 ac, ideal<br />
for warehouse/office/mfg/loft style<br />
aptmts,ample parking,water sprinkling system,central<br />
air,city util. Call Sammy.<br />
REDUCED OSGOOD: 4 bd,2.5 bath manuf<br />
home on 1.48 ac w/cath ceilings,large<br />
rooms,covered porch,2 rear decks,<br />
detached oversized garage with concrete flr<br />
and electric $99,900<br />
REDUCED ST. LEON: 1.5 level acres close<br />
to schools and hwy,city util at rd $35,900<br />
YORKVILLE: Chapel Thorne Estates, 5<br />
acre tract with stocked shared pond,city<br />
water & gas avail $89,900<br />
REDUCED HVL: Oversized flat bldg lot, close<br />
to main thoroughfare, city util available $19,900<br />
HVL: Walk across the street to the Pro Shop<br />
and golf course from this flat lot at giveaway<br />
price but with restrictions. $12,500<br />
BRIGHT: Level lot w/city water,gas & sewer<br />
at rd, 381 ft of rd frontage $39,900<br />
Sally, seconded by Annette, and<br />
passed.<br />
A delicious patriotic dessert was<br />
provided by Lori and Janet,<br />
enjoyed by all.<br />
FIND THE ARTIST<br />
IN YOU AND HELP<br />
BIG BROTHERS<br />
BIG SISTERS<br />
The Framery will sponsor a<br />
second 2009 fund-raiser for Big<br />
Brothers Big Sisters on Saturday,<br />
Aug. 1, from 10 a.m. to 11:30<br />
a.m. at The Framery on 575 Main<br />
Street, Lawrenceburg. Learn<br />
from a professional and create a<br />
summer project for $20 per adult<br />
and $10 per child. All ages welcome.<br />
Reservations are required.<br />
Call 812-637-1235 or 800-689-<br />
0636 or e-mail rolf@bigsforkids.org.<br />
"We greatly appreciate The<br />
Framery and Mary Helen Cook's<br />
continued support for youth mentoring<br />
and the Big Brothers Big<br />
Sisters program," said Laura Rolf,<br />
community director of Big<br />
Brothers Big Sisters.<br />
Can't attend but want to learn<br />
more about the program, refer a<br />
child or volunteer? Call Laura Rolf<br />
at 812-637-1235 or 800-689-0636<br />
or visit the BBBS website at<br />
www.bigsforkids.org.<br />
PAGE 4 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
HOLLIN - LANE<br />
ENGAGEMENT<br />
Greg and Kathy Hollin of<br />
Bright are happy to announce the<br />
engagement of their daughter<br />
Ashley Hollin to Brian Lane, son<br />
of Regina Lane of Harrison and<br />
Steve Lane of White Oak.<br />
Ashley, a graduate of East<br />
Central High School and a recent<br />
graduate of NKU with dual majors<br />
in French and International<br />
Studies, is currently employed by<br />
National City Bank. Brian, a graduate<br />
of Harrison High School, is<br />
currently employed by Prodigy<br />
Properties.<br />
A fall 2010 wedding is being<br />
planned.

FFA BUILDS<br />
BENCHES FOR<br />
COUNTY FAIR<br />
Twenty Leopold style benches were<br />
constructed by East Central FFA<br />
members for use during the Dearborn<br />
County 4-H and Community Fair.<br />
Construction of the benches was<br />
made possible through an Indiana<br />
FFA Challenge grant. This grant was<br />
funded through the ITPC (Indiana<br />
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation<br />
Board). The project needed to promote<br />
a healthy lifestyles component,<br />
and the FFA members chose a project<br />
to fill two needs.<br />
Seating for fair goers has been<br />
needed for a long time, and members<br />
decided to build benches with<br />
the "Live Tobacco Free" slogan on<br />
them. Approximately 25 FFA<br />
members were involved with the<br />
construction and painting of the<br />
benches. The benches will be used<br />
annually at the fair. Pictured are<br />
Gregg Callahan and Ethan Luhring,<br />
two of many members involved in<br />
this community outreach project.<br />
BACK BY POPULAR<br />
DEMAND....<br />
USO TALENT SHOW<br />
FOR THE TROOPS<br />
By Terri Potraffke<br />
Emily King has requested to have<br />
yet another talent show on the beach<br />
at Hidden Valley to raise funds for<br />
packages that Operation Thank You<br />
sends to the troops in Iraq,<br />
Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Last year's<br />
show was absolutely awesome and<br />
folks wanted another one as soon as<br />
the Fall. There were singers, dancers,<br />
and baton twirlers, not to mention a<br />
pretty cute routine by the Army<br />
Moms. So, once more, Emcee and<br />
Producer Terri Potraffke is putting a<br />
call out to all of HVL and the surrounding<br />
area to bring out their hidden<br />
talents. It would be great if there<br />
are some gymnasts, Karate or Tae<br />
Kwondo demos, jugglers, unicyclers,<br />
stand up comics, or comedy routines<br />
to round out the program.<br />
Last year there was singing and guitar<br />
playing professionals Jason<br />
LaGrande and Emily King accompanied<br />
by her Uncle Keith on the guitar,<br />
brother and sister singer and guitarist,<br />
Erin & Kevin Baumgartner, Army<br />
soldier Branden's little cousins danced,<br />
Lisa Henderer twirled her baton,<br />
Anna Zidareschu did an amazing<br />
dance, Henry crooned "New York,<br />
New York", Raylynn DeAngelis blew<br />
us away with the National Anthem<br />
and a gorgeous Christian song, a little<br />
girl came out of the audience and<br />
brought the house down with "Jesus<br />
at the Wheel", the Army Moms<br />
dressed in their fatigues sang a funny<br />
song, Richie fell off of his boat and<br />
amazed us with his Lynyrd Skyrnrd<br />
and would have sang all night if the<br />
emcee had let him, and the show<br />
closed with the audience and all participants<br />
singing Lee Greenwood's<br />
"Proud to be an American" while<br />
waving American flags donated by<br />
The American Legion. A fabulous<br />
time was had by all and, best of all, the<br />
event raised $400 in donations.<br />
Everyone left the beach that night<br />
truly feeling blessed to live in the land<br />
of the free and the home of the brave.<br />
Mark your calendar for Saturday,<br />
August 8, from 8-11pm on HVL<br />
beach. Please email or call Terri<br />
Potraffke by August 5,<br />
tpotraffke@yahoo.com, or 513 535-<br />
1047, so she can put a show order<br />
together. A speaker system, cd player,<br />
and microphone will be provided.<br />
Audience members, please bring<br />
your lawn chairs and some cash to<br />
donate to the troops. Snacks and<br />
pop will be for sale for a nominal<br />
fee. Please feel free to BYOB.<br />
The HVL Scholarships will be<br />
awarded at intermission during the<br />
talent show. The Civic Club is proud<br />
to be able to award two scholarships<br />
this year due to the generosity of the<br />
clubs that contributed to the fund.<br />
TRAFFIC LANES<br />
SHIFTED ON US 50<br />
The Indiana Department of<br />
Transportation (INDOT) announced<br />
traffic lane shifts on US 50 between<br />
State Road 1 (S.R. 1) and S.R. 48 in<br />
Lawrenceburg. All US 50 traffic will<br />
be shifted onto 10 ft. lanes on the<br />
south part of US 50. There will still<br />
be two lanes going each direction.<br />
The traffic shift is 2400 feet through<br />
the work zone of the new bridge over<br />
Tanner Creek. During the shift construction<br />
will be performed on the<br />
bridge approach and the road tie-in.<br />
This traffic shift is scheduled for completion<br />
on or before November 22.<br />
INDOT reminds motorists to<br />
follow the posted work zone speed<br />
limit, use caution and consider<br />
worker safety when traveling<br />
through a work zone.<br />
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SCHOOL BOARD<br />
HIGHLIGHTS<br />
June 4<br />
Board members attending were<br />
David Anderson, John Armbruster,<br />
Brandon Burress, Cindie Fox,<br />
Charlie Keyes and Kim Weber.<br />
Glenn Scholl was not in attendance.<br />
The board approved, by a 4-1<br />
vote, a three-year teacher contract<br />
with the Sunman-Dearborn<br />
Education Association. The SDEA<br />
voted to ratify the contract as follows:<br />
1 percent increase for the 2006-<br />
07 school year, ¾ percent increase<br />
for 2007-08 and ½ percent for 2008-<br />
09. Mr. Anderson abstained. The<br />
board approved salary increases for<br />
administrator contracts and classified<br />
employees at the same rates as the<br />
SDEA contract.<br />
In personnel matters, the board<br />
approved<br />
- Jodi Cummings for a 2nd grade<br />
job share position at NDES<br />
- Katie Graf's transfer to 5th grade<br />
Title I teaching position at SDIS.<br />
- retirement of Diana Sunderman<br />
as speech pathologist<br />
- maternity leave for Mandy Stenger,<br />
NDES part-time counselor<br />
- Patty Hon for NDES part-time<br />
counselor to fill maternity leave.<br />
The board approved Jeannette<br />
Hines' request for EC's Travel and<br />
Adventure Club for a trip to Europe<br />
on June 10-19. Mr. Roeder advised<br />
that the parties have agreed to drop<br />
the teacher lawsuit with discussion<br />
between the parties to follow.<br />
The meeting adjourned at 7:30<br />
p.m.<br />
NEW GENERATORS<br />
OFFERED<br />
RJ Lewis Electric has announced<br />
the addition of Generac Brand<br />
Generators to the line of fine<br />
products and services they office.<br />
RJ Lewis is well known in this area<br />
for its electrical repair and installation<br />
services offered to homeowners<br />
and businesses.<br />
Generac has been in business<br />
for fifty years and everything they<br />
make is made in the USA.<br />
"Partnering our company with<br />
Generac was an easy decision for<br />
the company, their commitment to<br />
quality and service closely matches<br />
our own," stated Jeff Lewis,<br />
President of RJ Lewis.<br />
RJ Lewis is offering a free 1800<br />
watt portable generator to the<br />
lucky customer who wins its giveaway.<br />
Customers will be automatically<br />
entered when RJ Lewis gives<br />
them an estimate by early August.<br />
The company can be reached at<br />
812-537-WIRE (9473) or toll free<br />
877-537-WIRE (9473).<br />
GRAZING<br />
FIELD DAY<br />
Mark your calendars for August<br />
15th to attend a grazing field day<br />
sponsored by the Tanners Creek<br />
Watershed and Dearborn County<br />
Soil and Water Conservation District.<br />
The event will be held at the<br />
Pearson's farm located on Platt<br />
Road, approximately 1 mile from<br />
Hwy. 48 in Manchester, Indiana.<br />
Signs will be posted for directions.<br />
The Pearsons were one of<br />
Dearborn County's 2008 River<br />
Friendly Farmer recipients. They<br />
also participated in the Tanners<br />
Creek Watershed Project and the<br />
farm bill program EQIP<br />
PAGE 6 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
2009-10 SCHOOL CALENDAR REVISED<br />
August 13 - 14 Teacher Work Days<br />
August 17 First Student Day<br />
September 7 Labor Day - No School<br />
October 21 Parent-Teacher Conferences 3:30 - 7:00 p.m.<br />
October 22 Students Not Present<br />
Parent-Teacher Conferences 7:30 - 11:40 a.m.<br />
October 23 Fall Vacation<br />
November 26-27 Thanksgiving Vacation<br />
December 18 Last Student Day Prior to Christmas Vacation<br />
January 4 Teacher Record Day<br />
January 5 Classes Resume<br />
March 22-26 Spring Vacation<br />
April 2 Good Friday/No School (Possible make-up day)<br />
May 31 Memorial Day<br />
June 2 Last Student Day<br />
June 3 Teacher Record Day<br />
June 6 EC Graduation<br />
Please note that there are no professional development days, per<br />
action taken at July 9 school board meeting.<br />
(Environmental Quality Incentive<br />
Program), to install many conservation<br />
practices on their farm.<br />
Conservation planning with the<br />
Pearson and the staff at the USDA<br />
Aurora Service Center began in<br />
2006. During the field day, the<br />
public will see first hand the success<br />
that rotational grazing and the<br />
other conservation practices have<br />
on the environment.<br />
Reservations are required by<br />
Friday, August 7th, at the<br />
Dearborn County SWCD office<br />
812-926-2406 extension 3, or for<br />
more information ask for Vickie<br />
Smith, District Technician. Please<br />
bring your lawn chairs.

WHEN TO WATER<br />
By Teresa Young<br />
Flowers Forever<br />
25284 State Line Road<br />
I have a lot of people asking me<br />
or telling me about their watering<br />
practices. They are watering TOO<br />
much, almost every day. Their<br />
plants are sick and their perennial<br />
flowers are dying over the winter.<br />
Here's why. When you water too<br />
frequently, the top layer of soil is<br />
moist, but down deep the soil is<br />
dry. Therefore the roots are shallow<br />
at the top of the soil. The<br />
winter freeze kills the flowers with<br />
the shallow roots and the summer<br />
vegetables are small, tasteless and<br />
sickly because of this weak shallow<br />
root system. You want the roots to<br />
go down deep, looking for water<br />
and minerals down deep.<br />
One good way to help your garden,<br />
since we have clay here in<br />
Bright, is to amend the soil. This<br />
means adding as much organic<br />
material as possible. That would<br />
be grass clippings, shredded leaves,<br />
kitchen scraps etc. These help<br />
hold moisture in the soil. Clay<br />
holds moisture but it will not<br />
release it to the roots of plants. So<br />
the clay actually competes with the<br />
roots for the moisture. So every<br />
year mix more and more organic<br />
material in your garden so you<br />
don't need to water so often. The<br />
worms love it too. That gives them<br />
something to eat, and that makes<br />
natural worm fertilizer. If we get<br />
rain every 2-3 weeks, my vegetable<br />
garden doesn't even need to be<br />
watered because of all the organic<br />
material in the soil, the organic<br />
material holds the moisture there<br />
for the roots.<br />
Here's how to water properly.<br />
The vegetable garden needs an<br />
inch of water or rain a week. If<br />
you are watering, the watering<br />
should be a slow gentle sprinkling<br />
or a soaker hose, all at one session<br />
of watering, once a week, so the<br />
water filters deep into the soil.<br />
Not every day, not twice a week, all<br />
at once. If it is terribly hot you can<br />
apply 3 inches of water all at once,<br />
once a week, for your vegetable<br />
garden. To know how much you<br />
are watering, put a soup can down<br />
in the dirt where you are sprinkling,<br />
when it has an inch to three<br />
inches, turn off the hose.<br />
I have a lot of mulch in my<br />
flower gardens and have not<br />
watered them in years. The mulch<br />
holds the moisture and the flowers<br />
are close enough that they<br />
form a canopy so the sun never<br />
dries out the soil (or the mulch).<br />
When your vegetables get larger<br />
and form a canopy, which too is<br />
good and keeps the sun from drying<br />
out the soil.<br />
Watering trees too often also<br />
kills them. Only water deeply once<br />
a week when they are small<br />
unestablished trees. Once they are<br />
big they can handle not being<br />
watered at all unless we go into a<br />
drought.<br />
Now let's talk about your container<br />
gardens. If you do not<br />
amend the planting material to<br />
hold water or buy a potting mixture<br />
that holds water, you very well<br />
might have to water them every<br />
day since they can't send a root<br />
deep to get water. Or coarse the<br />
bigger the contain the less often<br />
you have to water. I like to make<br />
my own potting mixture so I only<br />
have to water my pots once or<br />
twice a week if it is really hot. To<br />
make a custom potting mix use<br />
store bought materials. Potting<br />
mix and peat moss of equal parts<br />
and a product called Soil Moist.<br />
Soil Moist looks like clear gelatin<br />
when wet. It holds water and<br />
releases it to the roots. It is good<br />
for 7 years. So I don't throw my<br />
soil away, I save it for the next year.<br />
You can also use diapers to hold<br />
the water. I line the bottom of a<br />
pot with a new born size diaper. It<br />
holds water like the Soil Moist. I<br />
think it might be the same stuff<br />
only in a diaper.<br />
It's July 15 as I write this. I<br />
have not watered the vegetable<br />
garden yet this year. It looks<br />
great. But August is usually hot<br />
and dry and maybe will need<br />
some watering but I won't over<br />
do it. Enjoy the harvest.<br />
WHAT'S NEW AT<br />
YOUR LIBRARY<br />
Some great new materials will be<br />
arriving at the library this month:<br />
Smash Hit by Sandra Brown<br />
Intervention by Robin Cook<br />
The White Queen by Philippa<br />
Gregory<br />
The Traffickers by W.E.B. Griffin<br />
Fire and Ice by Judith A. Jance<br />
Blindman's Bluff by Faye<br />
Fellerman<br />
Alex Cross's Trial by James<br />
Patterson<br />
206 Bones by Kathy Reichs<br />
The Deep Blue Sea for Beginners<br />
by Luanne Rice<br />
New in Town (DVD)<br />
Customer Pick of the Month:<br />
Living Proof (DVD)<br />
Featured Program:<br />
Year round the library offers oneon-one<br />
computer sessions for<br />
basic computer and basic internet<br />
help. These classes are made to fit<br />
your needs and your schedule. Call<br />
for further details or to set up a<br />
session. (812) 637-0777.<br />
PAGE 7 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009

TERESA HAS<br />
GONE HOME<br />
"In the Good Old Days"<br />
By Jeanie (Hurley) Smith<br />
Well, this is the second time I<br />
have written about someone I<br />
dearly loved going Home without<br />
me. I just always feel like I have to<br />
write about what has been happening<br />
lately and Teresa's suffering<br />
and death has completely filled my<br />
life these days.<br />
I appreciate so much how many<br />
of you prayed for Teresa, even the<br />
lady who had called offering to be<br />
tested to see if she could possibly<br />
give Teresa one of her kidneys.<br />
That was definitely so overwhelming<br />
I could hardly believe it. What<br />
a generous thoughtful person she<br />
was to be willing to do that for<br />
someone she didn't even know. In<br />
spite of all the bad news we hear<br />
every day on TV, there are still so<br />
many good loving people around<br />
us, willing to go beyond the call of<br />
duty. I thank God that I know so<br />
many of them! What a blessing!<br />
After 20 years of dealing with<br />
kidney failure, dialysis, stomach<br />
reduction and finally, a kidney transplant,<br />
which she had a little over a<br />
year, her kidney worked perfectly<br />
but the rest of her body refused to<br />
cooperate. So believe it or not, it<br />
wasn't kidneys that cost Teresa her<br />
life - oh no, it was cancer! After all<br />
she went through, it just boggles my<br />
mind to think that something like<br />
that had to be added to her list of<br />
things she had had to put up with.<br />
Just too hard to believe.<br />
With the support of all those<br />
who loved her, she battled cancer<br />
just like she had lived her life, with<br />
a strong will, a determined attitude,<br />
always doing whatever it took to<br />
win the fight. She was a feisty lady!<br />
After weeks of pain and suffering,<br />
she had to finally give up her<br />
battle and she wanted to come<br />
home. She had been in the hospital<br />
for several weeks, so she was<br />
homesick for Tillie, her little dog,<br />
and just to be home where she<br />
loved to be. Denny, her husband,<br />
who has always been the kindest,<br />
most faithful husband anyone<br />
could ever ask for, made sure her<br />
wish came true. She got home on<br />
Thursday, July 9 about noon. She<br />
was in and out of consciousness a<br />
lot of the time, but once she was<br />
home and settled in, she knew she<br />
was home and surrounded by<br />
those she loved most. They put<br />
Tillie up in her arms. Tillie kissed<br />
all over her face and with a smile,<br />
Teresa said, "I am so happy!" It<br />
was a beautiful ending to a welllived<br />
life. Her journey was complete.<br />
She died July 10, 24 hours<br />
after she got home. Life is but a<br />
vapor that appears for a moment<br />
and then vanishes away. How true<br />
that is! Teresa accepted Christ and<br />
was baptized into the waters of<br />
baptism at the age of 12 years, at<br />
the little white church that stood in<br />
the area of Merchants Bank and<br />
McDonald's. That's where Bright<br />
Christian Church first assembled.<br />
Teresa was born five days after<br />
our son Scott; our daughter Cyndi<br />
was born five days after Teresa's<br />
brother Randy Wallick. So you can<br />
see, we had a lot of togetherness.<br />
Teresa's mom and dad, Patty and<br />
Paul Wallick, moved to Bright<br />
when Teresa was about four years<br />
old. Jesse and I lived I in a little<br />
white house that stood where the<br />
chiropractor's office is. Patty and<br />
Paul lived across the street, upstairs<br />
in the big old Gibson mansion.<br />
Scott and Teresa fought like cats<br />
and dogs. If they weren't in the<br />
same yard, sometimes they would<br />
stand and argue across the road.<br />
Since Patty and I were together<br />
every day, their disagreements kept<br />
life quite interesting. In spite of all<br />
the quarreling, they have always<br />
been the best of friends.<br />
When Patty and I first became<br />
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friends, I thought that Paul might<br />
be the meanest man in the world<br />
because Patty would be at my<br />
house and she would look up at the<br />
clock and say she had to get home!<br />
She didn't want Paul to get home<br />
before she was ready! I wondered<br />
what was so important she had to<br />
hurry to get home and get ready<br />
for. Well, here's the way it was - she<br />
would give Teresa a bath, curl her<br />
hair, put on clean clothes and fix<br />
herself all up. Of course, she also<br />
set the table, cooked and had supper<br />
on the table. When Paul walked<br />
in, everything was spic and span<br />
ready. Nothing like that ever happened<br />
at our house! Jesse would<br />
have fainted if he ever came home<br />
and I had done all of that. He<br />
would have been sure he was in the<br />
wrong house. Paul always said,<br />
"Patty was really a good wife until<br />
she got mixed up with me!"<br />
Another thing Patty did that I<br />
couldn't understand was that she<br />
carried Teresa everywhere we went.<br />
If that wasn't enough, since they<br />
lived upstairs, Teresa would stand<br />
at the foot of the steps and yell<br />
upstairs for her mother to come<br />
down and carry her up. Finally I<br />
said, "Patty, why do you do that?<br />
Teresa can walk and climb steps<br />
but you continue to carry her all the<br />
time." Patty said she just liked to do<br />
those things and she actually hadn't<br />
given it a thought. However, she

kept right on carrying her.<br />
I'm not actually indicating that<br />
Teresa was spoiled or anything like<br />
that, but this episode I thought<br />
really took the cake! Teresa had to<br />
have her tonsils taken out, and Paul<br />
and Patty were both so concerned<br />
about it that finally Paul told Teresa<br />
he would have his taken out too -<br />
both at the same time -- and so he<br />
did. I can't believe a doctor would<br />
even agree to something like that.<br />
When they came home, Teresa<br />
wasn't hurting one bit - she even<br />
ate potato chips. But poor old Paul<br />
was so miserable he couldn't even<br />
swallow water. It was really pitiful.<br />
Even Teresa's younger brother<br />
Randy babied her. Teresa was more<br />
than eight years old when Randy<br />
was born. One time Teresa wanted<br />
ice cream but it was in the basement<br />
and she was too scared to go down<br />
and get it, so she said, "Randy, will<br />
you down and get me some ice<br />
cream!" The funny thing was,<br />
Randy actually went. Randy and<br />
Molly and Teresa and Denny live<br />
right next door to each other on the<br />
land that belonged to their parents<br />
Patty and Paul. They have always<br />
been there to help Teresa and<br />
Denny anytime they were needed.<br />
In spite of being what I considered<br />
to be spoiled, Teresa has been<br />
one of the most delightful women<br />
I have ever known. Even when she<br />
was sick, she still had a sense of<br />
humor and could laugh at herself.<br />
Several years ago, she had a new<br />
UPS man who had never been to<br />
her home. When she went to<br />
answer the door and reached to get<br />
the package, her feet flew out from<br />
under her, feet first, out the door,<br />
up in the air, clothes and all. She<br />
said to the man, who was quite<br />
startled and trying to help her up,<br />
"You didn't look, did you?" No,<br />
ma'am, the man quickly replied.<br />
Teresa said, "Well, you will really<br />
have a good story to tell when you<br />
get back to work!" Oh, no, ma'am,<br />
he said, embarrassed to death. We<br />
all laughed about that for awhile.<br />
When Teresa was still in the hospital,<br />
she had a few days when she<br />
was pretty alert, so she told her<br />
cousin Bonita and her friend<br />
Nancy that she wanted to plan her<br />
funeral. (Nancy's husband, Bill<br />
Jones, was the man who gave<br />
Teresa her new kidney.) Teresa<br />
went into great detail about how<br />
she wanted things done and she<br />
started wondering who she could<br />
have for a minister since everyone<br />
who knew her was gone. Bonita<br />
said, "I guess I could sing and<br />
Nancy could preach." Teresa<br />
quickly replied, "I don't want anything<br />
that gaudy." With that she<br />
decided Jesse would do the service<br />
and I could do the eulogy.<br />
The next thing was what she was<br />
going to wear. She told Bonita<br />
where the outfit was and what it<br />
looked like, and she said there is<br />
also a sweater that goes with it. If<br />
it's cold I want to wear it but, if it's<br />
hot, I don't need to. Bonita said,<br />
"Teresa, you will be dead - you<br />
won't know what the weather is!"<br />
They both laughed about that.<br />
Teresa had so many people who<br />
loved and cared for her. Denny did<br />
anything and everything he could<br />
for her. When he took his vows of<br />
marriage and said for better or for<br />
worse, in sickness and in health, he<br />
kept those promises to the day she<br />
died - never once complained. He<br />
is a wonderful loving man. Teresa's<br />
son Shawn Bryan and his wife,<br />
Buffy, whom Patty adored, were<br />
there to help whenever possible.<br />
Shawn stayed and took care of his<br />
mother before she ended up in the<br />
hospital. He was there every day<br />
for several weeks. Randy and<br />
Molly, like I said, were always ready<br />
to help. Denny's mother, Thelma<br />
Jean Stutz, who is 87 years young,<br />
went every day to play with Tillie,<br />
do laundry, straighten things up, all<br />
those days Teresa was in the hospital.<br />
She is a most amazing lady.<br />
One of a kind. If course, there was<br />
their friend Bill Jones who gave<br />
Teresa the kidney which gave her<br />
an extra year to live. A generous,<br />
unselfish girt like that is truly a gift<br />
of love. Bonita, her cousin, and<br />
Nancy, her friend, were there<br />
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many, many times over the years<br />
and especially now that she really<br />
needed them 24 hours a day, seven<br />
days a week if necessary. It would<br />
be hard to find anyone more dedicated<br />
than that.<br />
Last but not least, my niece,<br />
Laura Jane (Lambert) Winkoop<br />
and her friend Sally (Sellers) got to<br />
spend two days with Teresa at the<br />
hospital. Sally graduated from high<br />
school with Teresa and Laura Jane.<br />
Many years ago, Laura Jane moved<br />
to Minnesota. In spite of the miles<br />
between them, they stayed very<br />
close, never losing touch. She was<br />
so glad they had those days together.<br />
Laura Jane and Curt had just<br />
got back home when Teresa passed<br />
away, but they got on a plane and<br />
came right back. Laura Jane said it<br />
was something she just had to do.<br />
We were so glad Curt brought her<br />
back.<br />
Teresa loved life in spite of all<br />
she endured. She was greatly loved<br />
and will be missed beyond comprehension.<br />
She was so special to<br />
me, almost like a daughter; she was<br />
such a blessing. I know God puts<br />
people in our lives for a reason. I<br />
thank God that he saw fit to put<br />
Teresa into mine.<br />
Thank you once again for all<br />
your prayers. God is faithful in all<br />
His ways and I'm so thankful for<br />
His promises.<br />
God Bless.

COMING HOME<br />
By Melanie Alexander<br />
Lee has been spending more and<br />
more time in our vegetable garden<br />
these days. On the weekends, we<br />
can both try to "keep up" with<br />
reducing our weed content.<br />
However, all the hard work is<br />
worth it on those evenings when<br />
we enjoy vegetables that were just<br />
picked earlier in the day.<br />
The only problem with devoting<br />
a column to vegetable dishes is<br />
making the choice because of so<br />
many good recipes. However,<br />
these won the 'coin toss' because<br />
the preparation is fairly simple and<br />
the ingredients are readily available.<br />
This dish shares many of the<br />
same ingredients as one of my<br />
favorite cabbage casseroles. The<br />
advantage is that both of the fresh<br />
ingredients (zucchini and tomatoes)<br />
are generally available at the<br />
same time in the garden.<br />
Zucchini Casserole<br />
4-6 slices bacon, crisply fried,<br />
Well-drained and crumbled<br />
6-8 oz. grated sharp Cheddar cheese<br />
2 cups crushed buttery crackers<br />
(such as Ritz or Town House)<br />
1 cup minced onion, sautéed in<br />
small amount of oil or butter<br />
2 lbs. zucchini, sliced<br />
6 tomatoes, sliced<br />
salt & pepper to taste<br />
Spray 1 ½ quart deep casserole<br />
with cooking spray. Layer ingredients<br />
in this order: zucchini, bacon,<br />
onions, tomatoes, seasoning to<br />
taste, and crushed crackers. Repeat<br />
and top with grated cheese. Bake<br />
at 350° for 50 minutes. Serves 8-<br />
10 as a side dish.<br />
Every family has special dishes<br />
that one person is always asked to<br />
bring to gatherings. My Aunt Peg<br />
always has requests to bring her<br />
green beans. As you might expect,<br />
she doesn't need to measure ingredients<br />
for the beans but I've located<br />
a recipe that is similar to Aunt<br />
Peg's Green Beans.<br />
Aunt Peg's<br />
Sweet-Sour Green Beans<br />
Wash and trim both ends of 1 lb.<br />
fresh green beans. Cover with cold<br />
water and cook for about 8- 10<br />
minutes until tender. (Note: If<br />
you like green beans more done,<br />
cook for a longer time.)<br />
Meanwhile, cook 6 slices of bacon<br />
until crispy and brown. Remove<br />
bacon and drain, then crumble.<br />
Add 1 medium onion, sliced<br />
thinly and separated by rings to the<br />
bacon drippings and cook until<br />
desired tenderness is reached.<br />
Add the following to the onion<br />
mixture:<br />
1/3-cup vinegar<br />
1 ½ tablespoons sugar<br />
½ teaspoon salt<br />
dash of pepper<br />
Drain green beans. Pour vinegar<br />
sugar mixture over green beans and<br />
serve. The beans can be served<br />
either hot or cold. Serves 5-6.<br />
The ingredients in this dish can<br />
serve as a light meal if you wish. I<br />
prefer to use the dish as a salad to<br />
accompany grilled meats.<br />
White Bean, Tomato<br />
and Green Bean Salad<br />
Dressing:<br />
1- tablespoon fresh lemon juice<br />
¼ teaspoon salt<br />
1- tablespoon balsamic vinegar<br />
¼ teaspoon black pepper<br />
1- tablespoon extra virgin olive oil<br />
1 clove garlic minced<br />
½ teaspoon sugar<br />
Salad:<br />
5 cups (1-inch) cut green beans<br />
1 15-oz. can cannellini beans drained<br />
1 cup chopped tomato<br />
1-tablespoon fresh dill, chopped<br />
½ cup feta cheese, crumbled<br />
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Combine dressing ingredients,<br />
stirring with a whisk. Set aside.<br />
Place green beans in large<br />
saucepan of boiling water; cook<br />
for 5-7 minutes. Drain and<br />
plunge beans into ice water.<br />
Drain beans and place into a<br />
large bowl.<br />
Add tomatoes, dill and beans;<br />
toss to combine. Drizzle with<br />
dressing and toss to coat vegetables.<br />
Sprinkle with cheese. Cover<br />
and chill at least 1 hour. Serves 4-<br />
5 as side salad.<br />
As always, if you don't have<br />
access to your own garden, try to<br />
locate a nearby farm stand or other<br />
source of local ingredients. There<br />
is something about a tomato that<br />
wasn't picked before it had ripened<br />
and shipped many miles. Enjoy!<br />
NORTH<br />
DEARBORN<br />
PANTRY<br />
812-637-2841<br />
MONDAY & SATURDAY<br />
9:00 A.M. TO NOON<br />
TUESDAY<br />
5:30 - 8:00 P.M.<br />
SUNDAY<br />
5:30 - 8 P.M.

BRIGHT HISTORY<br />
TRIVIA CONTEST<br />
Congratulations to Maxine<br />
Laugle for correctly identifying<br />
Nancy Klump Lillie in last<br />
month's Trivia Contest. Maxine<br />
wrote, "I believe this is a picture<br />
of Nancy Klump. I use to hang<br />
out with her sister, Michelle, and<br />
others at Bar K Lake in the summers.<br />
That was the former name<br />
of Lake in the Pines. It was owned<br />
by her Aunt Thelma and Joe<br />
Klump. She is part of a wonderful,<br />
caring and giving family. I feel<br />
blessed to have been part of their<br />
lives." As our Trivia winner,<br />
Maxine (and her husband, Joe!)<br />
will be enjoying a dozen tasty<br />
donuts, compliments of Bright<br />
Market, conveniently located in<br />
the heart of Bright.<br />
Another guess came from<br />
Georgia Dickman Ellstrom who<br />
wrote, "I know that this month's<br />
Trivia Contest photo is Nancy<br />
Klump. I went to North<br />
Dearborn High School with her".<br />
Marie Wiedeman Ziegler's entry<br />
read, "The young lady is this<br />
month's Trivia photo is Nancy<br />
Klump Lillie. She is a 1974 graduate<br />
of East Central and teaches<br />
at Sunman Dearborn<br />
Intermediate School. She was<br />
John Brater<br />
Jack Wenning<br />
Jolene Winter<br />
Kathie Brater<br />
raised in New Alsace and still<br />
resides there in the home she<br />
grew up in. Along with her sisters,<br />
Terry and Michelle, they have<br />
performed at many venues as The<br />
Klump Sisters…Nancy was in the<br />
band, played sports and was an<br />
honor roll student. We shared<br />
rides to and from practices as I<br />
also grew up in New Alsace. The<br />
photo was easy to recognize as<br />
she hasn't changed much since<br />
she graduated 35 years ago!" One<br />
of Nancy's students, Jordan<br />
Busse, also correctly identified<br />
her. Many thanks to all who<br />
played the Trivia Contest. There<br />
was only one incorrect entry,<br />
naming Patty Pierce, another<br />
teacher, as the Trivia Personality.<br />
This month's Trivia Personality<br />
is well known to most of our<br />
readers. She is a local girl, having<br />
attended school here. While at<br />
North Dearborn she was active in<br />
FHA, the yearbook, chorus, Band,<br />
and was a cheerleader all four<br />
years. Her cheery personality<br />
today is probably due to her<br />
extensive cheerleader experience<br />
at North Dearborn rooting for<br />
the Vikings! Her majors included<br />
Math and Commerce, which<br />
doubtlessly came in handy in her<br />
career here in Bright.<br />
That's all the hints this<br />
time…send in your best guess by<br />
Monday, August 10 - you could<br />
be our next winner. In the event<br />
of a tie, a winner will be drawn<br />
from the correct entries. Fax<br />
your guess to The Beacon at 812-<br />
637-5300, mail it in (Bright<br />
Beacon, 23995 Stateline Road,<br />
Suite E, Bright IN 47025) or<br />
drop it off at The Beacon office<br />
(just walk along the sidewalk in<br />
the back of the Old Renck's<br />
Store at Stateline and Salt Fork<br />
Roads - there is a brass mail slot<br />
to the right of the door for afterhours<br />
submissions). Good luck<br />
and good guessing!<br />
CONNOLLY AT<br />
BOYS STATE<br />
Ryan Connolly, a senior at East<br />
Central High School, was selected<br />
by St. Leon American Legion Post<br />
Brater Funeral Homes<br />
www.braterfuneralhome.com<br />
“Honoring your memories<br />
since 1940.”<br />
John C. Brater<br />
201 S. Vine St.<br />
Harrison<br />
Siefert -Hardig Brater<br />
138 Monitor Ave.<br />
Sayler Park<br />
PAGE 11 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
#464 to attend the annual Indiana<br />
Boys State. The program was held<br />
at Trine University in Angola,<br />
Indiana the week of June 8th.<br />
American Legion Boys State,<br />
founded in 1936, is one of the most<br />
respected educational programs of<br />
government instruction for high<br />
school students.<br />
During the weeklong camp, over<br />
600 high school juniors from across<br />
Indiana created city, county and<br />
state governments operated by the<br />
students elected to the various<br />
offices. Activities include legislative<br />
sessions, court proceedings, law<br />
enforcement and military presentations,<br />
assemblies, and recreational<br />
programs.<br />
Ryan thanks the American Legion<br />
Post 464 for the opportunity to learn<br />
about and participate in American<br />
Government. He is the son of Greg<br />
and Tina Connolly of Dover and<br />
Mary and Jeff Shy of Bright.<br />
HISTORY ALIVE<br />
Cathy Sopcisak (left) and Lucinda Campbell go back in time, in period<br />
costumes to pique 5th graders interest in Colonial Williamsburg.<br />
Dresses were made by Lucinda Campbell. These teachers from<br />
Sunman Dearborn Intermediate School use the "History Alive"<br />
Program to capture 5th graders' interest in American History. This way<br />
of teaching History uses many interactive and hands-on approaches to<br />
get students "involved" in learning about their heritage. Other activities<br />
used by these teachers include a "Tug of War" between the British and<br />
the Colonists, Learning Centers with many Williamsburg activities, and<br />
making old-fashioned games played by children in the colonies.<br />
History comes alive and is fun in Mrs. Campbell and Ms. Sopcisak's<br />
classes at SDIS.<br />
513-367-4005<br />
· Preplanning<br />
· Funeral Followup<br />
· Monuments<br />
· Video Tributes

FCCLA Chapter President Tori Batta and little sister,<br />
Michelle, donated their hair for the project!<br />
EC FCCLA STRIKES<br />
OUT CANCER WITH<br />
THE REDS<br />
By Kelly Bamberger<br />
"Are you ready?" This was the<br />
question many girls were asked on<br />
May 11th as they were about to get a<br />
minimum of 8 inches of hair cut off.<br />
The 3rd annual 'Dare to Cut Your<br />
Hair with the East Central FCCLA<br />
and Locks of Love' took place on<br />
Monday, May 11th, and was a huge<br />
victory. This project was the third<br />
strike of ECHS students Kelly<br />
Bamberger, Corie Purvis-West, and<br />
Kelsey Raab's three part project,<br />
Striking Out Cancer. The girls<br />
teamed up with the Cincinnati Red's,<br />
and each donor of hair received 4<br />
free Red's tickets.<br />
This project was held at Kelly's<br />
Salon in Bright, where stylists Kelly<br />
Fox, Kim Craig, Jamie Gish, Tracey<br />
Fitzgerald, Sandy Klosterman, and<br />
Deana Johnson all made this project<br />
possible by donating their time to cut<br />
hair for free. A $10 donation was<br />
taken from each person who got their<br />
hair cut that night, with the money<br />
being donated to Locks of Love to<br />
help pay for the expanses to make<br />
ponytails into wigs. If ponytails were<br />
8-10 inches, they were donated to<br />
Pantene Pro-V. If they were 10+<br />
inches, they were donated to Locks of<br />
Love. So far, the girls have collected<br />
72 ponytails, along with $320 to<br />
donate to Locks of Love. It takes<br />
approximately 6 ponytails to make<br />
one wig. With the hair donated this<br />
year, around 12 wigs will be able to be<br />
made. We would like to thank everyone<br />
who made this project possible:<br />
the hairstylist who cut hair for free,<br />
the Cincinnati Red's for their participation<br />
by donating game tickets, and<br />
everyone who donated their hair, see<br />
you at the game!<br />
PAGE 12 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
ARTS ALIVE!<br />
An Arts Fair<br />
On Saturday, August 24,<br />
Lawrenceburg High School (located<br />
off U.S. 50), will be alive with the arts!<br />
Arts Alive! Arts Fair is a gift from the<br />
arts and cultural community. From 10<br />
a.m. to 4 p.m., it is a place where one<br />
can learn about the fine artists, and the<br />
arts and cultural organizations within<br />
our region. Artists, dancers, musicians,<br />
and singers will perform simultaneously<br />
on three stages. Over 40<br />
artists and cultural organizations will<br />
also be represented during this event.<br />
The Arts Alive! Main Stage will feature:<br />
Young Voices, the DAC<br />
Dancers, Summer Voices, Nanni<br />
Strings, and the Rechtin School of<br />
Voice. There will even be a special<br />
performance of The Relics at 3 p.m.<br />
In the Kids Corner, Balloon Dan will<br />
be creating his original designs and you<br />
will not want to miss Carly Fry and her<br />
puppets performing The Frog Prince.<br />
In the booth area, regional painters,<br />
ceramicists, sculptors, and other artisans<br />
will be displaying and selling their<br />
wares. In addition, there will be information<br />
about the upcoming events<br />
from many local cultural organizations.<br />
There will even be a special area where<br />
you can "Make and Take" your own<br />
jewelry! Why not take this opportunity<br />
to start your Holiday shopping for<br />
unique gifts made by regional artists?<br />
Returning this year will be Stihl<br />
chainsaw artist Mike Hopkins carving<br />
his unique creations throughout the<br />
day. The Food Court as well will feature<br />
some of your favorite foods.<br />
The Hidden Valley Neighbors<br />
Homemakers Club will be on hand.<br />
You won't want to miss the homemade<br />
brownies and BBQ sandwiches!<br />
Organized entirely by volunteers of<br />
the Dearborn Highlands Arts<br />
Council, the Arts Alive! Arts Fair is a<br />
place to relax, explore, and take in a<br />
remarkable cornucopia of individual<br />
expression and imagination.<br />
The Arts Alive! Arts Fair offers<br />
something else, as well-- a chance for<br />
residents and visitors to come together,<br />
connect or reconnect, and celebrate<br />
the talent in our midst.<br />
Arts Alive! Arts Fair is provided by<br />
the Dearborn Highlands Arts Council,<br />
and funded by a grant from The<br />
Dearborn Community Foundation,<br />
Inc. from the City of Lawrenceburg<br />
Community Grant Program Phase 1.<br />
For more information, contact the<br />
Dearborn Highlands Arts Council at<br />
(812) 539-4251 or at www.all4art.org.<br />
HELP ABUSED,<br />
ABANDONED<br />
AND NEGLECTED<br />
CHILDREN<br />
www.yeshome.org

PANTRY NEWS<br />
FROM SOUP<br />
TO NUTS…<br />
By Sue Wagner<br />
The pantry is now open 4 days<br />
a week! The Bright Christian<br />
Church has graciously offered to<br />
man the pantry with volunteers on<br />
Sunday evenings from 5:30 - 8<br />
p.m. The hope is that this will<br />
alleviate some of the crowds on<br />
Saturday morning.<br />
A local Girl Scout Troop and<br />
their parents built and planted<br />
many raised beds in the back property<br />
of the Pantry. This should<br />
allow us to provide more fresh<br />
veggies for our clients. Thanks so<br />
much for your hard work on this<br />
wonderful project!!<br />
The Dearborn Community<br />
Foundation, Inc. has awarded<br />
$2,250 to the Pantry from the City<br />
of Lawrenceburg Community<br />
Grant Program Phase 1 to purchase<br />
150 book bags for our<br />
client's children. We are so happy<br />
to have been awarded this grant<br />
and know it will be so appreciated<br />
by all of our young clients. On<br />
Saturday July 25 the pantry hosted<br />
a Back to School picnic at the<br />
Dearborn Hills United Methodist<br />
Church. At this picnic registered<br />
children were treated to a great<br />
lunch, a brand new book bag filled<br />
with school supplies, and our<br />
youngest children even got a new<br />
pair of shoes! A big thanks to all<br />
who helped make this event possible!<br />
Our Second Annual Ladies<br />
Bunco Night will be held on<br />
Friday, September 18, at 7:00.<br />
Bunco is a super simple 3-dice<br />
game that absolutely anyone can<br />
play!! This event was a blast last<br />
year and can only get better! For a<br />
$20 donation you will be treated to<br />
a fun Girls Night Out with lots of<br />
yummy food, regular and adult<br />
beverages, and great prizes.<br />
Tickets are available at LA Sweets<br />
in Bright and by calling Sue<br />
Wagner at 513-237-3307 or Linda<br />
Murray at 812-637- 0937 but they<br />
are limited so get your friends<br />
together and get yours right away!!<br />
Until Next month!<br />
FREE CLASSES AT<br />
IVY TECH FOR<br />
ELIGIBLE HIGH<br />
SCHOOL STUDENTS<br />
Registration is in progress for<br />
Early College, a grant program that<br />
allows eligible high school students<br />
to take Ivy Tech courses tuition<br />
free while still in high school.<br />
Students will pay only for textbooks.<br />
Through the Early College program,<br />
high school juniors and seniors<br />
may register for a free course<br />
for the fall. Credits earned will<br />
apply toward the Core 40<br />
Diploma, the Core 40 with<br />
Academic Honors Diploma, and<br />
your college program.<br />
Classes are on Saturdays. They<br />
begin Aug. 29 and end on Dec. 19.<br />
At the Lawrenceburg site,<br />
Psychology 101, Communications<br />
101 and Art Appreciation 110 are<br />
scheduled from 9 a.m. to 12 noon,<br />
all with internet component.<br />
At the Batesville site, POLS 101<br />
(Government) is also Saturday 9<br />
a.m. to 12 noon, plus internet<br />
component<br />
To be eligible, one of the following<br />
requirements must be met:<br />
minimum score of 460 in each section<br />
of the SAT; PSAT of 46 in<br />
each section; minimum score of 19<br />
in each section of the ACT; or<br />
completion of COMPASS skills<br />
assessment (free).<br />
Contact your guidance office or<br />
Ivy Tech for the registration form<br />
and permission form. Enrollment<br />
is limited. New student orientation<br />
is August 12 at 1 p.m. or August 18<br />
at 6 p.m.<br />
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TROOPS<br />
OPERATION:<br />
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PAGE 13 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
ST. LAWRENCE<br />
WELCOMES NEW<br />
PASTOR<br />
St. Lawrence Catholic Church in<br />
Lawrenceburg welcomes to the<br />
community their new pastor, Father<br />
Peter Gallagher. Father Peter comes<br />
from St. Anthony & Holy Trinity<br />
Parishes located in Indianapolis,<br />
where he was also serving as chaplain<br />
at Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. High<br />
School. For the past nine years,<br />
Father Peter has also been serving as<br />
the chaplain for the Indianapolis<br />
Colts football team.<br />
St. Lawrence is happy to have<br />
Father Peter as part of the St.<br />
Lawrence Parish Family. You may<br />
stop by the Parish Office to introduce<br />
yourself or after daily Mass<br />
Monday - Wednesday and Friday -<br />
Saturday at 7:15am. St. Lawrence's<br />
weekend Liturgies are celebrated<br />
Saturday - 5:30 p.m. and Sunday<br />
8:30a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Please join<br />
the Parish in welcoming Father<br />
Peter.

SUMMER ART<br />
AT SDIS<br />
The 23rd year of Summer Art<br />
Classes have concluded and a good<br />
time was had by all! Eighty-nine students<br />
from area schools participated<br />
in the summer program this year.<br />
Weaving students dyed fabric,<br />
wove from a variety of materials,<br />
made pot holders, and wove a bas-<br />
ket. They also visited a sock factory<br />
in Bean Blossom, Indiana, and<br />
learned how socks are woven in the<br />
Indiana by a business that sells to<br />
colleges and sports teams all over<br />
the United States. They learned the<br />
importance of licensing a product<br />
and what that means for the company<br />
that owns that license.<br />
Drawing students worked with a<br />
variety of media that included inks,<br />
charcoal, pastels, and a variety of<br />
drawing pencils. While at the T. C.<br />
Steele Museum they had the<br />
opportunity to work with an artist,<br />
on the basics of portraits with<br />
drawing. All students had a media<br />
that they were able to gain confidence<br />
with, and produced excellent<br />
drawings with their practice.<br />
PAGE 14 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
Painting classes have always<br />
been a favorite. Many students are<br />
drawn to the brush and the colors<br />
they can create. Some students<br />
produced hard edge paintings and<br />
ribbon paintings early on as they<br />
experimented with mixing, and<br />
how to tone down colors.<br />
All painters worked up a design<br />
painting of sorts, focusing on how<br />
one color works in combinations<br />
with other colors. Some of these<br />
students visited galleries in Brown<br />
County while others painted on<br />
location at the T. C. Steele studio,<br />
depending on which session they<br />
were signed up for.<br />
Many parents were helpful in<br />
chaperoning on trips, and with the<br />
recognition ceremony. Mrs.<br />
Sherriann Admire and her son,<br />
Bradley came to the rescue and had<br />
all the helium balloons ready for<br />
the balloon release, and the mylars<br />
the students took home.<br />
Funding this year was again<br />
through grants to make this program<br />
possible. Ruth Ann Batta, art<br />
teacher at SDIS who runs this program,<br />
wrote grants and received<br />
funding from the Sunman<br />
Dearborn Education Endowment,<br />
The Dearborn County Summer<br />
Recreation Foundation through<br />
the Dearborn County Council,<br />
The Whitewater Valley REMC,<br />
and United Community Bank.

EC GRADS ARE<br />
BUTLER<br />
UNIVERSITY GRADS<br />
Laura Dunevant and Lauren<br />
Cormican, 2005 EC graduates,<br />
were honored at the Celebration of<br />
Graduates by the Butler University<br />
College of Education. Laura was<br />
recognized as a member of the<br />
Kappa Delta Pi education fraternity.<br />
Lauren was recognized by the<br />
College of Education as a Senior<br />
Scholar in Education.<br />
Laura Ann Dunevant graduated<br />
with Honors from Butler<br />
University with a Bachelor's<br />
Degree in Secondary Education<br />
and Spanish. While at Butler,<br />
Laura spent the fall semester of<br />
2007 studying abroad at the<br />
University of Acala' near Madrid,<br />
Spain. Laura has been hired as a<br />
Spanish teacher for the upcoming<br />
school year by East Central High<br />
School.<br />
Ms. Ziegler<br />
1st grade<br />
Mrs. Huff<br />
Kindergarten<br />
Mrs. Bantel<br />
Preschool & art<br />
Lauren Cormican graduated<br />
with a Bachelor's Degree in<br />
Secondary Education with an<br />
emphasis in Social Studies and<br />
English at the Middle School level.<br />
Lauren studied abroad at the<br />
University of Limerick and has<br />
relocated to Ireland where she will<br />
further her education and pursue a<br />
teaching career.<br />
LAWRENCEBURG<br />
LIBRARY<br />
August Events<br />
Tuesdays, August 4, 11, 18, 25<br />
12 p.m. Lawrenceburg Public<br />
Library<br />
Toon In with Dan Toon<br />
Enjoy your lunch while listening<br />
to readings from The Greatest<br />
Stories Never Told; 100 tales from<br />
history to astonish, bewilder and<br />
stupefy. Dessert and drink provided.<br />
Tuesday, August 11<br />
6-7:30 p.m., Lawrenceburg Public<br />
Library<br />
Rivertown Tales - Recreation<br />
and Social Clubs in Days Gone<br />
By<br />
What was the Dog Leg Society?<br />
When did the Review Club first<br />
meet? Join us as we explore the<br />
origin of area clubs and organizations.<br />
Meet in the Depot Meeting<br />
Room of the Lawrenceburg Public<br />
Library.<br />
Thursday, August 20<br />
1 p.m., LPL Ewbank Room<br />
Independent Film of the<br />
Month: Under the Bombs<br />
Enjoy an award-winning, first<br />
run film from the top festivals-<br />
Sundance, Cannes, Toronto, and<br />
more. These films are for adult<br />
audiences only.<br />
TOUR FOR THE<br />
CURE ® ROAD RALLY<br />
Fall road rally to benefit breast<br />
cancer research<br />
Home to a variety of scenic<br />
highways and byways, Southeast<br />
Indiana is particularly beautiful in<br />
the fall. This October, road-trippers<br />
are invited to experience that<br />
scenery firsthand on a special road<br />
rally to benefit breast cancer<br />
research.<br />
Known as the Tour for the<br />
Cure® Scenic Road Rally, this<br />
unique one-day event includes a<br />
four-hour, 60-mile course through<br />
Dearborn County's scenic countryside,<br />
with a number of pit stops<br />
along the way. In addition to the<br />
drive, which includes visits to three<br />
historic bridges and an apple<br />
orchard, participants will enjoy<br />
tours of Hillforest Victorian<br />
House Museum and the historic<br />
Veraestau estate, both located in<br />
Aurora. The event will also<br />
include a stop at McCabe's<br />
Greenhouse and Floral in<br />
Mrs. Bauman Mrs. Goins Dr. Hembree Mrs. Edwards Mrs. Wirtz<br />
2nd grade 3rd grade Administrator Secretary 4th grade<br />
HARRISON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL<br />
I spent my entire elementary school career at HCS and I am so thankful that my<br />
parents enrolled me there. I received quality academics and spiritual training in the<br />
luxury of a small classroom setting, fun activities, and a family oriented environment.<br />
As an alumnus of Harrison Christian School, I highly recommend HCS to all families.<br />
HCS is amazing. Emily Kegley, Salutatorian Temple Christian School.<br />
Harrison Christian School has given me a foundation for excelling academically. It<br />
has also taught me leadership and teamwork. The small classes and personalized<br />
attention from all the teachers made learning fun. All students knew one another<br />
which made it easier to adjust to new situations. The teachers knew each student and<br />
encouraged them to participate in the after school programs. I return every summer to<br />
volunteer my time in the computer lab. I appreciate the sacrifice my parents made to<br />
send me to Harrison Christian School. Kevin Geisler, National Society of High<br />
School Scholars, Boys State representative, Rose Hulman Operation Catapult.<br />
Spring Musical<br />
School begins August 25!<br />
Call 367-6100<br />
www.harrisonchristian.org<br />
Gym Club<br />
PAGE 15 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
Lawrenceburg to pick up pink ribbons.<br />
What: The Tour for the Cure®<br />
Scenic Road Rally<br />
When: Saturday, October 17 -<br />
Rain or Shine<br />
Time: Registration at 9 a.m.;<br />
Drivers' Meeting at 9:45 a.m.; Rally<br />
begins at 10 a.m.<br />
Where: Starting Point - Greendale<br />
Cinema (U.S. 50 & I-275)<br />
Cost: $60 per vehicle includes<br />
rally and minimum donation of<br />
$25 to Tour for the Cure®, with<br />
additional donations encouraged<br />
Open to all street legal vehicles<br />
and sponsored by the Dearborn<br />
County Convention, Visitor &<br />
Tourism Bureau, the Tour for the<br />
Cure® Scenic Road Rally includes<br />
a fun scavenger hunt and a variety<br />
of great prizes provided by Vera<br />
Bradley, Inc. Teams can also sign a<br />
special Memory Board provided by<br />
The Framery of Lawrenceburg.<br />
The event is organized by Scenic<br />
Road Rallies, LLC of Sunman.<br />
For more information on the<br />
Tour for the Cure® Scenic Road<br />
Rally, or to pre-register, log on to<br />
the official Tour for the Cure®<br />
website at<br />
www.tourforthecure.info or contact<br />
the Dearborn County<br />
Convention, Visitor & Tourism<br />
Bureau at 800-322-8198.<br />
Mrs. Dearth<br />
5th grade<br />
Mrs. Starling<br />
6th grade<br />
Mrs. Sherman<br />
PE & library

DCH FIRST<br />
HOSPITAL IN<br />
NATION TO<br />
INITIATE<br />
SCREENING BREAST<br />
MRI STUDY<br />
Dearborn County Hospital will<br />
soon initiate one of the most significant<br />
clinical trials ever conducted<br />
in regard to the detection<br />
of breast cancer in women. This<br />
August, DCH will begin the first<br />
ever Screening Breast Magnetic<br />
Resonance Imaging (MRI)<br />
Program for the earliest possible<br />
detection of breast cancer.<br />
Current statistics reveal that 1<br />
in 20 women who have a normal<br />
mammogram actually have a current<br />
breast cancer that is<br />
detectable by using Breast MRI.<br />
This inability to detect the cancer<br />
is not the result of inferior mammography<br />
equipment or inadequate<br />
technique or interpretation,<br />
rather it is due to the increased<br />
accuracy of Breast MRI being<br />
able to detect more and/or smaller<br />
cancers.<br />
Asymptomatic women who<br />
meet the study guideline and who<br />
have had a recent normal screening<br />
mammogram may volunteer<br />
to participate in the clinical trial.<br />
Those agreeing to take part will<br />
be scheduled for a Screening<br />
Breast MRI at DCH using the<br />
most advanced technology. The<br />
actual screening will take approximately<br />
30 to 40 minutes. A single<br />
injection of a contrast agent will<br />
be given in a vein in the arm.<br />
Those taking part in the study<br />
should not experience any discomfort<br />
or be exposed to any<br />
risks beyond those normally<br />
associated with the administration<br />
of contrast agents and/or an<br />
MRI procedure. MRI does not<br />
utilize X-rays to obtain images.<br />
Following the scan, the images<br />
will be sent to the Breast MRI<br />
Institute of Flint, Michigan,<br />
which will interpret the Breast<br />
MRI. A complete report is forwarded<br />
to the participant and her<br />
personal physician.<br />
"Because the individual is taking<br />
part in research, the<br />
Screening MRI and Radiologist's<br />
interpretation will be provided<br />
free of charge," said Peter V.<br />
Resnick, DCH Executive<br />
Director.<br />
The Lawrenceburg City<br />
Council and administration<br />
donated $750,000 to the study.<br />
The Dearborn Community<br />
Foundation awarded $100,000 to<br />
DCH for the project from the<br />
City of Lawrenceburg<br />
Community Grant Program.<br />
These grants coupled with avail-<br />
Open House<br />
Meet the Teacher<br />
Night<br />
August 11, 2009<br />
7:00 - 8:30 p.m.<br />
All invited!<br />
Come in to look at the facility<br />
and meet your child's teacher.<br />
Stateline Road/US 50<br />
www.youthlandacademy.com<br />
able hospital funds allowed DCH<br />
to purchase the necessary equipment<br />
for the study at a cost of<br />
$1.125 million, Mr. Resnick said.<br />
Additional funding was provided<br />
to the study by the Dearborn<br />
County Hospital Auxiliary and<br />
Dearborn County Hospital<br />
Foundation, which donated<br />
$50,000 and $25,000 respectively,<br />
as well as the United Way which<br />
donated $5,000 and the Ohio<br />
County Community Foundation<br />
which contributed $3,000.<br />
For more information on the<br />
study, please call or have your<br />
physician call Dearborn County<br />
Hospital Radiology Scheduling at<br />
(812) 532-2611 or (800) 676-<br />
5572, ext. 2611.<br />
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VIETNAM TODAY<br />
By Sheila Dick<br />
I am really not quite sure what<br />
convinced us to travel to Vietnam.<br />
Perhaps our curiosity about the<br />
war, the spectacular scenery, the<br />
unimaginably cheap cost of living<br />
and her unique culture enticed us<br />
to visit this infamous land.<br />
Our journey begins in Hanoi near<br />
the Chinese border and heads south<br />
along the coast to Saigon as we<br />
explore energetic progressive cities,<br />
rural landscapes, quaint fishing villages<br />
and learn about the traditional<br />
Vietnamese culture. The horrific<br />
reminders of war are never far away.<br />
HANOI<br />
Still under strong Communist<br />
influence, the capital city is a blend<br />
of old and new. Motorbikes clog<br />
the streets dodging rickshaws,<br />
pedestrians, bicycles and the occasional<br />
car. Sidewalks are used as<br />
stalls for street vendors, family<br />
kitchens and parking lots, forcing<br />
us to walk in the hazardous streets.<br />
ANCIENT CITY OF HUE<br />
A jarring 13- hour sleepless night<br />
on a slow moving train only exacerbates<br />
our jet lag. I seriously thought<br />
that the train was going to derail. A 3hour<br />
motorbike tour for just $3<br />
offers a real break from the oppressive<br />
heat and humidity. The ride<br />
allows us to experience traditional life<br />
in Vietnam. Small wooden boats<br />
marooned in shallow canals await the<br />
next monsoon. Ducks and geese are<br />
in small pens everywhere; no wonder<br />
the bird flu was such an issue in Asia.<br />
REMINDERS OF THE<br />
VIETNAM WAR<br />
A winding mountain road with<br />
spectacular views of the unspoiled<br />
coastline leads us to Hai Van Pass<br />
where French and U.S bunkers bear<br />
the scars of heavy artillery fire.<br />
Danang was the former site of<br />
a major U.S. military base; today it<br />
is a large modern city with newly<br />
constructed beach resorts transforming<br />
the pristine coastline into<br />
luxurious vacation destinations.<br />
China Beach was a much-needed<br />
place of R&R for battle-fatigued soldiers<br />
during the Vietnam War, now it<br />
is a quiet deserted beach where fishermen<br />
in traditional round bamboo<br />
boats cast their nets in the pounding<br />
surf in search of food.<br />
HOIAN<br />
Hoian, an ancient port town<br />
originally settled during the 2nd<br />
century, somehow escaped the ravages<br />
of war. At dawn, the nearby<br />
fish market is bustling with activity.<br />
A 5-hour bicycle ride takes us past<br />
lovely traditional homes, rice fields<br />
and gardens. A refreshing swim at<br />
a palm-lined beach revives us after<br />
the long hot ride…life is simple<br />
but good in Vietnam!<br />
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by Pol Pot's<br />
murderous<br />
K h m e r<br />
Rouge.<br />
ANGKOR WAT<br />
The eroded ancient sandstone<br />
temples of Angkor are truly magnificent.<br />
The sprawling complex<br />
was constructed between 802-1432<br />
A.D. by the Khmer Empire and<br />
the volume of sandstone masonry<br />
is equivalent to that of the Great<br />
Pyramids. The walled city surrounded<br />
by a moat once supported<br />
a million people.<br />
Ta Prohm is the surreal mosscovered,<br />
jungle-cloaked ruin where<br />
"Indiana Jones Temple of Doom"<br />
was filmed. Giant sprawling tree<br />
roots both destroy and anchor the<br />
decaying temple that was once the<br />
site of great wealth and power.<br />
TONLE SAP LAKE AND<br />
THE MEKONG DELTA<br />
A small wooden motorized boat<br />
transports us through the muddy<br />
channels of the Mekong River,<br />
momentarily getting stuck on the<br />
murky bottom. Tonle Sap is<br />
PAGE 17 THE BRIGHT BEACON AUGUST 2009<br />
Ta Prohm is the jungle-cloaked ruin where "Indiana Jones Temple of Doom" was filmed.<br />
Southeast Asia's largest lake. What<br />
appears to be a moderately sized<br />
town far from shore is actually a<br />
floating fishing village where 2,000<br />
Vietnamese refugee families sought<br />
safety during the war. Today they<br />
are prohibited from going on land<br />
and seeking employment; somehow<br />
they manage to survive in<br />
crude cramped houseboats, surviving<br />
on fish, rice and vegetables<br />
grown from their floating gardens.<br />
This is one of the poorest regions<br />
on earth yet the people appear to<br />
be content and well nourished.<br />
As our tuk-tuk (a cart pulled by a<br />
motorbike) takes us back to town, we<br />
pass farmers riding wooden wheeled<br />
carts being pulled by oxen, horses<br />
and water buffalo. Stilt homes left<br />
high and dry by drought will appear<br />
to be floating in the flooded rice paddies<br />
with the anticipated monsoon. A<br />
spectacular sunset ends the day.<br />
(The Beacon appreciates Sheila and her husband<br />
Jerry sharing their travel adventures with our readers.)

TAKE YOUR BEACON<br />
ON VACATION<br />
If business or pleasure takes you out-of-town, then<br />
take you hometown newspaper along for the trip.<br />
Send your photo, with the Beacon, to<br />
brightbeacon@aol.com. It's interesting to see how<br />
well traveled our readers are!<br />
Greg and Kathy Hollin took the Beacon to Monte Carlo, Monaco.<br />
Tony, Tammy, Zach, & Lindsay Henson of Bright recently visited Disney World<br />
for the 1st time. Greg, Deena, Paige, & Blake Gindling, also of Bright, were visiting<br />
Disney World the same week so the 2 families enjoyed dinner together and<br />
spent a day together at Disney's Hollywood Studios.<br />
Sisters Debbie Dittmer and Diane Dietz went to Viscaya in Miami Florida in<br />
June on vacation.<br />
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COMMUNITY<br />
CALENDAR<br />
BRIGHT LIONS<br />
2nd & 4th Tuesday · 6:30 p.m.<br />
SCHOOL BOARD<br />
2nd Thursday · 7:00 p.m.<br />
Sunman-Dearborn School Corporation's Administration<br />
Building Lawrenceville Road<br />
BRIGHT FIRE & EMS<br />
1st Monday · 7:30 p.m.<br />
Fire Station 1 · Brightwood Drive<br />
BUCKS, BEARDS & BIRDS<br />
1st Wednesday<br />
Call 637-01312 for time and place<br />
OLD FRIENSDS/BRIGHT BEGINNINGS<br />
1st Thursday · 11:30-1:30<br />
Dearborn Hills<br />
United Methodist Church<br />
All Community Seniors Invited Luncheon & Fellowship<br />
S-D YOUTH ATHL. ASSOC.<br />
Govn't Assembly Meet 3rd Wednesday<br />
7:00 p.m. N.D.E.S. Library<br />
NORTH DEARBORN BRANCH LIBRARY<br />
637-0777<br />
HOURS: Mon-Thurs. 12:00 p.m.-8:00 p.m.<br />
Fri. & Sat. 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.<br />
ALZHEIMER'S SUPPORT GROUPS<br />
1-888-422-2691<br />
2nd Tues. 7:00 p/m/ (local) Margaret Mary Community<br />
Hospital, Batesville<br />
3rd Tues. 7:00 p.m. (local) Dearborn County Hospital,<br />
Lawrenceburg<br />
KINDERVELT NO. 44<br />
1st Tuesday 7:00 p.m.<br />
812-637-0549 or 812-537-9034<br />
EC FRIENDS OF FOOTBALL<br />
First Wednesday of every month<br />
LOVING GRANDMOTHERS<br />
4th Tuesday of every month<br />
Golden Corral, Lawrenceburg 812-537-1139<br />
ALATEEN SUPPORT GROUP<br />
Thursdays 7:30 p.m.<br />
Community Mental Health, Lawrenceburg<br />
AL-ANON MEETINGS<br />
Sunday 8:00 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church Center &<br />
Lake (side entrance) Lawrenceburg<br />
Monday 12:00 Noon Log Cabin, Nowlin Park Greendale<br />
THE BRIGHT BEACON<br />
CELESTE CALVITTO, PUBLISHER & EDITOR<br />
The Bright Beacon is an independent monthly publication<br />
dedicated to the interests of the residents of<br />
Bright, Indiana and the surrounding area. The Bright<br />
Beacon is published the first of each month by<br />
Beacon Publishing Company, Inc. 23995 Stateline<br />
Rd., Suite E, Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025. Bulk rate<br />
postage is paid at Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025.<br />
Publishers Note:<br />
Non-profit organizations' meetings and events published<br />
at no charge as space permits. Mail information to The<br />
Bright Beacon.<br />
LOCAL<br />
CHURCHES<br />
BEREAN BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
24241 Stateline Road · Bright, Indiana<br />
637-5822<br />
Sunday 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.<br />
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.<br />
BRIGHT CHRISTIAN CHURCH<br />
24457 Stateline Road · Bright, Indiana<br />
637-3388<br />
Worship & Sunday School Classes<br />
9:00 a.m. and 10:30 a.m.<br />
Weds. 7:00 p.m. Family Night & Bible Study<br />
NORTH DEARBORN COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
1920 North Dearborn Road · Bright, Indiana<br />
637-0060<br />
Sunday 11:00 a.m.<br />
SAINT JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
110 North Hill Street · Harrison, Ohio<br />
812-367-9086<br />
Saturday 4:00 p.m. & 7:00 p.m.<br />
Sunday 7:30, 9:00, 10:30 & Noon<br />
ST. LAWRENCE CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
524 Walnut Street · Lawrenceburg, Indiana<br />
812-537-3992<br />
Saturday 5:30 p.m.<br />
Sunday 8:30 a.m. & 11:00 a.m.<br />
ST. PAUL CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
9788 North Dearborn Road · New Alsace, Indiana<br />
812-623-3408<br />
Saturday 5:30 p.m. · Sunday 8:30 a.m.<br />
ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
State Road #1 · Dover, Indiana<br />
812-576-4302<br />
Saturday 6:30 p.m. · Sunday 10:15 a.m.<br />
BRIGHT PROVIDENCE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH<br />
23983 Salt Fork Road · Bright, Indiana<br />
812-637-1211<br />
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. · Sunday 9:30 a.m.<br />
LIBERTY FULL GOSPEL<br />
4044 N. Dearborn Road · Logan<br />
Sunday 11:00 a.m. & 6:30 p.m.<br />
Sunday School - 10:00 a.m.<br />
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.<br />
DEARBORN HILLS UNITED METHODIST CHURCH<br />
25365 Stateline Road · Bright, Indiana<br />
812-637-3993<br />
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. · Worship 10:15 a.m.<br />
FULL GOSPEL CHRISTIAN CENTER<br />
23036 Stateline Road · Bright, Indiana<br />
812-637-2777<br />
Sunday 11:00 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.<br />
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.<br />
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.<br />
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH<br />
Center & Lake · Lawrenceburg, Indiana<br />
812-537-2619<br />
Sunday 10:30 a.m.<br />
INDEPENDENT BIBLE CHURCH<br />
20993 Georgetown Road · Bright, Indiana<br />
812-637-2292<br />
Sunday 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.<br />
Sunday School 9:30 a.m.<br />
CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER<br />
DAY SAINTS<br />
6168 Martha N. Rd. · Manchester, Indiana<br />
812-926-6004 812-637-0528<br />
Sunday 10:00 a.m. · Wednesday 6:30 p.m.<br />
Young Men/Young Women<br />
GRACE CHURCH OF THE VALLEY<br />
1709 Nowlin Ave. · Lawrenceburg, Indiana<br />
812-537-3425<br />
Sunday 10:00 a.m.<br />
AMAZING GRACE LUTHERAN CHURCH<br />
9961 New Haven Road · Harrison, Ohio<br />
513-367-5094<br />
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday School & Adult Bible Study 9:15 a.m.<br />
ST. TERESA CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
23670 Salt Fork Road · Bright, Indiana<br />
812-656-8700<br />
Saturday 5:00 p.m.<br />
Sunday 9:00 and 11:00 a.m.<br />
ST. LEON CHURCH OF CHRIST<br />
7140 Hyland Rd. · St. Leon<br />
812-567-2311<br />
Sunday Bible Study 9:30 a.m.<br />
Sunday Worship 10:30 a.m. & 6:00 p.m.<br />
ST. MARTIN CATHOLIC CHURCH<br />
8044 Yorkridge Road · Guilford, Indiana<br />
812-623-3408<br />
Saturday 4:00 p.m. · Sunday 10:30 a.m.<br />
ZION CHURCH<br />
340 Walnut Street · Lawrenceburg, Indiana<br />
812-537-1577<br />
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. · Church 10:30 a.m.<br />
Bible Study Wed. 10:00 a.m.<br />
LOGAN CREEK PENTACOSTAL<br />
4000 Route 46 · West Harrison, Indiana<br />
812-637-5106<br />
Sunday School 9:30 a.m. Worship 10:30 a.m.<br />
Wednesday 7:00 p.m. Saturday 7:00 p.m.<br />
TANNER VALLEY UNITED METHODIST<br />
18500 State Road 1 · Lawrenceburg, Indiana<br />
812-537-4111<br />
Sunday 10:00 a.m. · Sunday School 9:00 a.m.<br />
BETHLEHEM LUTHERAN CHURCH<br />
495 Ludlow Ave. · Greendale, Indiana<br />
812-537-0361<br />
Sunday School 9:00 a.m. · Sunday Worship 10:00 a.m.<br />
HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH<br />
27698 Temple Drive · Lawrenceville, Indiana<br />
812-637-1474<br />
Sunday 10:00 a.m. · Sunday Worship 11:00 a.m.<br />
Wednesday 7:00 p.m.<br />
ST. JOHNS EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH<br />
4937 State Road 48 · Lawrenceburg, Indiana<br />
812-537-2865<br />
Sunday 9:00 a.m. & Contemporary 11:00 a.m.<br />
Sunday School 10:00 a.m.<br />
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HELPFUL<br />
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STATE OF INDIANA<br />
INFORMATION CENTER<br />
1-800-382-1563<br />
DEARBORN COUNTY<br />
COURTHOUSE OFFICES<br />
1-800-531-1041<br />
SHERIFF DISPATCHER<br />
(FOR NON-911 CALLS)<br />
1-800-543-1149

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Hodgkin's Lymphoma<br />
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MATT'S STORY<br />
Matt Rybolt is 24 years old. He<br />
is the only son of Bob and<br />
Regina Rybolt and lives in<br />
Bright. Matt was diagnosed in<br />
early May with Stage 3<br />
Hodgkin's Lymphoma. He has<br />
had surgery to remove a large<br />
mass from his neck and began 8<br />
months of chemotherapy in<br />
June.<br />
He currently works part time<br />
for a food brokerage company<br />
out of Cincinnati. Matt loves<br />
sports and kids. Matt has<br />
coached pee wee football, yet he<br />
has no children of his own yet.<br />
Matt has been involved in Relay<br />
for Life. He also is a member of<br />
the Bright Christian Church.<br />
Matt has limited insurance and<br />
faces quite a few medical that<br />
will not be covered. Matt is so<br />
full of life that he instantly<br />
brings a smile to your face!<br />
Matt is an exceptional person.<br />
He is the type of person who<br />
wears a smile almost constantly.<br />
Even when things are difficult in<br />
Matt's life, he still shows that<br />
beautiful smile to everyone he<br />
encounters. He has a way of facing<br />
life's obstacles with an "I'm<br />
going to get through this" mentality.<br />
As long as I have known<br />
him, (since the 5th grade), I have<br />
never seen Matt allow a setback<br />
to get him down or shake his<br />
strength. Sure, he has moments<br />
of frustration just like anyone<br />
else, but he never lets those<br />
moments last too long or overpower<br />
him. I have never seen<br />
Matt pity himself in any situation.<br />
He just brushes off and<br />
keeps on smiling, and facing<br />
obstacles head on. Even though<br />
no one expects him to feel<br />
strong and confident in the<br />
midst of cancer, he continues to<br />
show us those attributes. Matt's<br />
courage and tenacity up to this<br />
point, throughout his surgery,<br />
diagnosis, many medical tests<br />
and scans, and treatment preparations,<br />
have been contagious to<br />
those of us who are close to<br />
him. Before there was even a<br />
question of cancer, Matt has<br />
always had a way of putting people<br />
at ease and spreading his<br />
happiness and optimism to others,<br />
and this has not changed<br />
now after his diagnosis. I have<br />
never for one second believed<br />
that lymphoma would be too difficult<br />
an obstacle for the amazingly<br />
strong person that Matt is.<br />
I know that he will beat this.<br />
Matt has been truly blessed<br />
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with the many wonderful people<br />
in his life who have offered kind<br />
words and support through this<br />
difficult time. So many individuals<br />
have reached out to do wonderful<br />
things for Matt and his<br />
family, including the creation of<br />
this website. In a few days, Matt<br />
will have his chemotherapy port<br />
put in, and will start to prepare<br />
himself for this treatment. This<br />
reminds me that even for an<br />
amazingly strong person, the<br />
upcoming months will be difficult<br />
at times. Please keep Matt in<br />
your prayers as he continues to<br />
fight lymphoma. Any one of the<br />
many people who love Matt<br />
would tell you that this wonderful<br />
person, his contagious smile,<br />
and the joy he brings means so<br />
much to so many people.<br />
By Lauren Hotel (Matt's girlfriend)<br />
Every 2nd Thursday of the<br />
month is North Dearborn<br />
Elementary School Night at<br />
Snappy Pizza on Jamison<br />
Drive.<br />
Great Fundraiser for the<br />
NDES PTO.<br />
Next one is 8/13/09.