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Page 10B THE BEACON May 2019 RISING SUN/ OHIO COUNTY By PG Gentrup Community Correspondent risingsun@goBEACONnews.com Spring is here, and I’m happy to see some warmer days. Winter wasn’t the best but we survived it, and it’s always nice to see things starting to grow again and put some green back in our lives. Mark your calendar because there will be a lot of events going on. We are having the annual banquet for veterans on Saturday, May 18 at the Trinity Christian Church on Pribble Road. I encourage you to sign up for this wonderful event. Call 812-537-0897 and let them know you are a veteran and want to attend the banquet and you may bring someone with you. They have a great program and buffet dinner. Judy Wesley, Ron Wesley, Pastor Corey Potts, Judy and Glen Potts, and the whole crew do an outstanding job. Ohio County lost a Gold Star Mother. Marjorie “Peachy” Stevens passed away at the age of 90. She and her husband, Charles, lost their only child, Gary Lynn when he was killed in Vietnam on May 13, 1967. It was such a tragic loss. Gary is the only one buried at Rising Sun who died in Vietnam. The Gold Star represents the loss of a True American Hero. I remember visiting Peachy several times and how terrible that loss was to her through all those years. Thanks to the classmates of Police Chief David Hewitt who have established a scholarship in his name. If you would like to donate to it, you can send a contribution to OCCF, P.O. Box 170, Rising Sun, IN 47040. Make sure to note that it’s for the Hewitt Fund. What a wonderful way to remember David. Rising Sun Shiner, Daniel Daugherty, recently won the 55-meter hurdle race at the East Central Indoor Invitational on March 2. He ran an 8.92 to beat seventeen Franklin County Quilt Show Friday, May 17 • 10-5 Saturday, May 18 • 10-4 Old Brookville HS Gym • 1010 Franklin Ave. Brookville IN 47012 • Quilts, Vendors, Food • Holiday Challenge • Hoffman Challenge Exhibit Questions? 765-647-0797 or 765-969-6294 or http://www.extension.purdue.edu/franklin for more information and entry forms Admission $5 Sponsored by Franklin County Extension Homemakers & Quilt Batts Quilt Guild • http://www.extension.purdue.edu/franklin Like us on Facebook @ franklincountyquiltshow O ur American Legion Post 452 New Alsace Newly remodeled rental facility! Perfect for Wedding Receptions, Birthday Parties, Anniversaries, Reunions, Holidays Reasonable rates, nice atmosphere Contact Art @ 812-623-2771 or visit www.legionpost452indiana.org Next euchre party May 19 & June 9 Doors open 12 noon • Games begin at 1 • All are invited Proudly serving our veterans and the community since WWII Knights Annual Golf Outing For The Benefit Of The Pregnancy Care Center May 13 th at Hidden Valley Golf Course $100 = Golf, Prizes, Lunch, Dinner & More Email: kofcgolfouting@yahoo.com Ph- (812) 221-1193 Communities other competitors. Come out and watch the Shiner Track Team in action. Congratulations to Nick Koons on being named to the Boys Basketball 2018-19 allconference team for the Ohio River Valley Conference. Nick is an outstanding student and athlete. Lindsay Montgomery was named to the girl’s all-conference team for basketball. Rodney Rimstidt is the new Rising Sun Police Chief. He was named to replace David Hewitt who recently died in a car crash. Rodney has been involved with the Ohio County Sheriff’s Department, where he started in 1992, and then went to the Rising Sun Police Dept. in 2000. He also has served with the Indiana National Guard and worked as a dog handler with the Canine Unit. He has dedicated his life to law enforcement. Congratulations to Reese and Peyton Merica for their victories in Noblesville in the 2019 Knights of Columbus (K of C) 2019 State Free Throw Championship. Peyton won the Boys Age 14 and Reese was the Girls Age 11 winner. Nate Elliott was runner-up in Boys Age 13, and Avery Elliott was the runner-up DILLSBORO By Rebecca Davies Community Correspondent dillsboro@goBEACONnews.com “I spy, with my little eye, something YELLOW!” (side note: The game ‘I SPY’ originated in18th century Victorian England) If you said planter, 14-22 in Girls Age 10. Mason Bascom also competed and finished third in the age 9 division. The victories were quite an accomplishment and something to be proud of. Noah Rogers, Aurora, who plays on teams with my grandson, Grady, was the runner-up in Boys Age 11. Congratulations to Rising Sun Shiner Lucy Carrigan, who is now a member of the National Championship Thomas More University Basketball Team, as they won the tournament in Virginia. There are other girls from our area on that team too. There was an article in the local paper from 75 years ago telling of the death of my grandfather, Charles “Crack” Gentrup, age 65. He passed away before I was born, but I have his burial flag with 48 stars on display with my memorabilia. I also have his basic training picture from the Spanish-American War taken back on May 12, 1898. He went on to serve with Company E, 159th Regiment with the Indiana Volunteer Infantry. The Ohio County Library received a $1000 grant from the Ohio County Community Foundation’s Books with Love Endowment Fund. you would be correct. The Beautification Committee received a grant for twenty brightly colored planters that sparkle in the sunlight and will brighten any gloomy day. Drive around town and see if you can find all twenty. They will look even better as the newly planted flowers grow. Thank you to the committee for the hours of maintenance they put into this and many other projects around town. Flowers again are the centerpiece of our third annual ‘Dillsboro in Bloom’ celebration, May 11. An opening ceremony on ‘The Porch’ at Dillsboro Arts will begin at 11 A.M. We will be turning on the switch to our newly installed sound system which will add a party atmosphere to this and all of our future outdoor events. Thank you to the many contributors who made this happen. Congratulations to the SDMS Archery for qualifying for the National Archery Tournament. How exciting for them! I will be following up with details about Dillsboro members and results in a future post. Stay tuned. Dillsboro PTO has started the Darla Jacobs Memorial Scholarship through South Dearborn Dollars For Scholars. They will be awarding two $500 scholarships to two graduating seniors who attended Dillsboro Elementary School. A 5K Run/Walk on April 28 will be held to help fund the scholarship. All proceeds go directly to the scholarship. There will be concessions, raffle prizes, Connie Smith presented the check to Director Amy Hoffman with the help of her grandchildren, Hank and Josie Turner. Madison Kirkpatrick and Jillian Troxel helped too. My granddaughter, Carli, loves to shoot archery, among the many activities in which she is involved. Her Aurora Elementary School (AES) recently qualified for the State Shoot in Indianapolis and will now be going to the Nationals in Louisville in May. Keep up the excellent work. Mark your calendars Clean up Days in Rising Sun. for the Dumpsters will be coming on May 14, June 1, July 6, August 3, September 7, October 5 and November 2. They will be located next to the community park driving down Downey Street. Now that warmer weather is here take time to get out and visit your neighbors. It’s going to be nice to be able to get out and work in the yard. I think of years ago when we had a very large garden, and I loved the fresh tomatoes. I can remember one year at the old farm and having three hundred twenty-seven tomato plants set out. That’s a lot of tomatoes. Take care, stay healthy and God Bless! Beautiful planters are ready for spring blooms. awards for runners/walkers, a third grade and under Fun Run, and other activities. Dillsboro Arts’ current exhibit is ‘Still Voices and Dandelions: Kitty Schroeder’ and runs Apr. 6 - May 25. Kitty is from Little Rock, Arkansas and moved to Cincinnati in the ’90s when she was offered a full scholarship to the UC Master of Fine Arts program. She began an inquiry at that time that is culminating in this show that we are honored to host as our first one-person show, and it promises to be beautiful. Kitty writes, “In these images, I am seeking to explore, question and express ideas about loss, vulnerability, and power. I chose missing children as my focus to put parameters on my process. Since 1993 I have collected a stack of blue postcards with their faces, drawing one of them from time to time. I envisioned them as large drawings hanging in a triangular formation, susceptible to the wind. Singular drawings are at the same time specific/symbolic as many others trapped in the continuum; a bridge to present ghosts, adrift in the wind.” Healthcare coverage can be confusing, we can help! “We care about your good health!” 1-888-292-5475 www.sieoc.org IF YOU LIKE THE BEACON…PLEASE SUPPORT OUR ADVERTISERS, AND TELL THEM YOU SAW THEIR ADS IN THE BEACON. THANK YOU!
May 2019 THE BEACON Page 11B Elise Bostick made an awesome cake to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. LAWRENCEBURG By Debbie Acasio Community Correspondent lawrenceburg@goBEACONnews.com The month of May ushers in spring flowers and the promise of the summer to come. For most of us, the area fish fries are now just a faded memory. For one Lawrenceburg five-year-old Nora Fehr, her first fish fry will always be remembered as the day she lost her first tooth. Yes, lost is the word here. It popped out at the Aurora St. Mary’s Cod With God fish fry, landed on the floor and couldn’t be found. I would have given anything to watch Grandma Jen Awad and Aunt Melissa Fehr, crawling around under tables looking for it. Alarms went out, and soon several people were aiding in the O ur Nora Fehr received her first visit from the tooth fairy after having lost the tooth at a fish fry. search. It wasn’t until much later that evening that it was located by a St. Mary’s volunteer and eventually returned to its owner. Whew! Another tooth fairy crisis averted! The need for spring cleanup has never been more evident than seeing the trash that has reared its ugly head along our highways after winter storms have ceased. Aurora Eagles 2022 has organized a group of volunteers from the Aurora and Lawrenceburg area to take on this monumental clean up task. On two days alone, they gathered over thirty bags of Communities Let’s give a big thanks to Chris Hatfield, Ray Brown, Doug Karp, Chris Wallick, Melissa Wallick, Don Hudson, Charlene Cutter, Tonya Montgomery, and Nate Rivera for assisting with this spring cleanup. Pablo David, Lexi Knight and Bret Carr won the Eye of the Tiger Award. garbage at only two locations. The Eagles have asked that you call 812-926-0031 if you have any additional areas that need to be cleaned up. The Lawrenceburg Swim team celebrated the end of a successful season with a banquet. Coach Beth Schwartz had her entire team cast their vote for the individuals to receive the Eye of the Tiger Award. This award is based on an athlete’s attitude, desire, hustle, teamwork and practice habits. It also incorporates the mental attitude and improved attributes of the individual. This year’s award went to David Pablo, Lexi Knight, and Bret Carr. Congratulations to them and all of the other record breakers on the team this year. Congratulations to Toby Voyer for being named the Toby Voyer student of the month for March at Central Elementary. Toby is the son of Pastor Matt Voyer and his wife, Heather. He holds a blue belt in Tai Kwon Do. I had the opportunity to meet a new friend John Agner this month. (Agner Hall at the Fairgrounds is named after his Grandpa.) He happened to be visiting a mutual friend, Shirley Casebolt in the nursing home when I showed up. This young Lawrenceburg resident, husband, and father encountered a significant health crisis in October. After the crisis was over, he found himself with little or no hearing. He received a cochlear implant and has had to go through intensive therapy. He is an inspiration. I hope all can attend the Grand Opening of the new downtown city park on June 1 at 1 P.M. Lawrenceburg Main Street sponsored Photo Booths, Inside Out Lawrenceburg. In March and April, photo booths were set up in three locations. The photos taken will focus on people and their stories and will be displayed around the new park from June 1 to June 7. This is part of French Artist JR’s global participatory art project. BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY C Milan Middle School won top honors. The Ripley County Engineering Academy team placed first and won serveral honors. Area Students Capture Regional Rube Goldberg Title The eighth Annual Regional Rube Goldberg Machine Contest hosted fifteen teams of middle and high school students tasked with creating chain-reaction machines to “Put Money in a Piggy Bank.” Capturing top honors in Division I (middle school) was Milan Middle School. The team won first place in the division and walked away with the Peer, Creative Spark, and Spirit of Hilarious Invention awards. Second place in the Division went to Moores Hill Elementary School, which also captured the Helping Hand Teamwork award. In Division II (high school), the Ripley County Engineering Academy, Team 1, captured first place and won the People’s Choice and Spirit of Hilarious Invention awards. This team also won the Creative Spark, and Helping Hand Teamwork awards. “These students amaze me more every year,” said Cheryll Obendorf, GPS Director. “It’s wonderful to see such excitement about taking a pile of junk and using it to learn about engineering, teamwork, creativity, and problem solving!” Sunday Services 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m. Fresh Worship • Relevant Messages • Warm Welcome 24457 State Line Road, Bright, Indiana 47025 brightchurch.org, (812) 637-3388 Jeff Stone, Lead Minister LOVE GOD. LOVE PEOPLE. IMPACT THE WORLD. FLOORING SHOWROOM Joe Brandel 20 E. Center St. Lawrenceburg IN 812-537-0619 FURNITURE SHOWROOM 557 W. Eads Parkway Lawrenceburg IN 812-537-0610 Wilson Electrical Services 25 years of residential, commercial & industrial electrical experience. Free quotes & hourly rates available. KY Masters License Phone: 513-659-8403 Email: wilsonelectrical@wilsoneffects.com OUR ADVERTISERS ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS. SHOP LOCAL AND TELL THEM YOU SAW THEIR ADS IN THE BEACON.
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