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Page 4B THE BEACON March 2019
HARRISON
By
Nicole
Williams
Community
Correspondent
Tamara M. Taylor
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The Harrison Rotary and The District rally together to support
Harrison Fire Dept. Deputy Greg Chetwood and his
family. Pictured above are Fire Chief Rob Hursong, District
board member Annette Troescher, Rotary board member
Rick Nicklaus, Firefighter Austin Reinert, and District board
member Marianne Lake.
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“In March winter is holding
back and spring is pulling
forward. Something holds and
something pulls inside of us
too.” What an accurate quote
by Jean Hersey to describe
this time of year. Hang in
there, Harrison. Spring really
is right around the corner!
Harrison rallied around
one of the very finest this
past month. Deputy Chief
Greg Chetwood was forced
to retire from the Harrison
Fire Department after being
diagnosed with ALS. Chief
Chetwood has served our
city for over thirty years and
is a Firefighter Valor Award
Recipient. Representatives of
the Greater Harrison Rotary
and The District donated the
$1,000 proceeds from the
December Chili-Cook-Off
to the Chetwood family. The
community did not want to
stop there with showing their
appreciation and support. A
“Bowling for Greg” benefit
was hosted by the Professional’s
Firefighter’s Local
No. 3204. Chief Chetwood’s
decades of service were
brought to light throughout
the evening as he was surrounded
by co-workers,
friends, and family. Harrison
will forever be grateful for his
dedicated service.
Southwest Local School
District held the second Town
Hall meeting. Presentations
were led by the architectural
and construction firms to
update the community on
the progress of the design
process in our new schools.
The audience was informed
on the schedule, budget, and
site plan reviews. Models of
the planned design were also
presented. As of now, students
are projected to start school in
the new buildings in the Fall
of 2021.
The ‘Women in the Outdoors’
Series is about to begin
at Miami Whitewater Park.
This is the perfect way to
take advantage of the changing
weather and our beautiful
park. Venture into the outdoors
with your daughters,
or discover new friends.
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Classes are for girls and
women ages 8 and older. Join
female guides on the trail, in
the woods, and on the water.
Visit the park’s website to see
class times and sign up ahead
of time. Classes did fill up
quickly last year so grab your
spot now!
GREENDALE
By
Gloria
Carter
Community
Correspondent
BATESVILLE
By
Sue
Siefert
Community
Correspondent
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Congratulations to the
recipients of the Batesville
Area Chamber of Commerce
awards. Brad Stoneking,
BMS Principal, and Catherine
Dalton, BMS Classroom Aide,
presented the Educator of the
Year Award to Cathy Ollier,
a first grade teacher at BMS.
Sarah Heppner, Batesville
Area Arts Council Administrator,
presented the Community
Service Award to Anne Raver.
Glennis Williams and Pat
Polley presented the Community
Impact Award to the
Southeastern Indiana Voices
for Children, represented by
its executive director, Tonya
Ruble-Richter.
Ms. Raver was recognized
for her efforts in promoting
Batesville and in serving as
the liaison between the community
and the Batesville
Area Arts Council. Ms. Ollier’s
ability to elicit the very
best from her young students
as a caring, innovative and
passionate educator were
highlighted, while the Southeastern
Voices for Children
organization, represented by
The Harrison Rotary and The District rally together to support Harrison Fire Dept. Deputy Greg Chetwood and his family. Pictured above are Fire
Chief Rob Hursong, District board member Annette Troescher, Rotary board member Rick Nicklaus, Firefighter Austin Reinert and District board
member Marianne Lake.
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Ms. Ruble-Richter, was recognized
for its tireless efforts
in serving local abused and
neglected children and helping
them to feel valued and
supported. A community is
strengthened by its volunteers,
and our community is fortunate
to have these dedicated
individuals and organizations.
Hats off to the students of
Erin Trenkamp’s eighthgrade
economics students for
their philanthropic efforts.
The students divided into
groups for entrepreneurship
projects that involved forming
a business to sell a non-food
related product to other
students. Items were sold on
four Wednesday mornings
prior to the start of the school
day. The young entrepreneurs
thought outside the box and
developed businesses that offered
slime, nail spa services,
photo booth services, stress
balls, bouncy balls, pencils,
paper, letters to Santa, bookmarks,
and squishes. The students’
overall profit was $780,
which they chose to donate to
the Ripley County Humane
Society. Janet Orr from the
RCHS arrived with a puppy
to receive the proceeds and to
share some puppy love with
the philanthropic entrepreneurs.
These students not only
learned about business and
philanthropy but also enjoyed
puppy snuggles as a bonus!
That’s Sue’s news for now!
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Baby it is cold outside, but
not as cold as Jan. 1, 2018. I
started my New Year traveling
to Versailles State Park to
participate in their New Year’s
Day hike. My daughter Debbie
Seymour, granddaughter Ella,
and I hiked for an hour and a
half up and down the trails.
The 40-degree temperature
was a lot better than the 12
degrees the year before. In the
park before the hike, we spotted
three bald eagles, one adult
and two young eagles by the
lake. The Eagles have a distinctive
screeching sound. One
of the rangers told me a total of
four eagles were in the area.
While I am talking about
eagles, my grandson Allen
Seymour, who belongs to
Troop 631 in Milan, will soon
be starting his Eagle Scout
project. His aunt, Patty Baker
of Greendale, came up with
his project which is to make a
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Presented by Mike Templin, MGP Plant Manager.
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Summer and her dad,
Sunny Lane.
sidewalk at the American Legion
in Milan from the Legion
building to the flag burning
pit where tattered flags are
burned. The sidewalk will
provide easier access to the
fire pit for people in wheelchairs
or on walkers.
My neighbors, the Lane
family, built a snowman, but
the bottom looked like a skirt.
I am reporting that I have
seen the first snow woman
in Greendale. Here is a LOL
story about a snowman a family
built in Petersburg, KY.
The family built a big snowman
around a tree stump.
Well, guess what- someone
decided to knock the snowman
over with their vehicle.
Ella and Lenayah at night
are starting their first snowman
of the season.
What a surprise they got!
The kids are enjoying the
snow, even if the adults are
not. My husband has been
using his new toy- a snow
blower. The tool makes cleaning
the neighbors’ driveways
a lot easier, and he is also having
fun. Greendale’s mayor,
Alan Weiss, has been sighted
shoveling a Greendale resident’s
driveway. Very much
appreciated by the resident.
Happy Birthday to two
of my grandchildren- Ella
Seymour on March 10 and
her brother Allen who will be
sixteen on March 14.
Think Spring!
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