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July 20<strong>19</strong> THE BEACON Page 11B<br />
MANCHESTER<br />
By<br />
Lisa<br />
West<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
O<br />
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The current generation<br />
Jeff, Chris, Jennifer, and<br />
Laurie Brandt.<br />
Frank Jr and Lavern Brandt.<br />
manchester@goBEACONnews.com<br />
The community of Manchester<br />
is full of individuals and<br />
families with a rich history in<br />
our area. One such family is<br />
the Brandts. Back in <strong>19</strong>46,<br />
Frank (Butch) and Helen<br />
(Folke) Brandt built a garage<br />
on SR 48 in Manchester,<br />
in front of a buggy factory.<br />
They pumped gas (Sinclair)<br />
and serviced cars by day,<br />
and they hosted community<br />
events in the evening. Three<br />
generations of Brandts worked<br />
there- Frank (Butch), Frank<br />
(Junior), and Frank (Jeff).<br />
Engines were rebuilt, tires<br />
changed, and sickle bars were<br />
ground for the farmers and the<br />
Dearborn County Highway<br />
Department. They sold regular<br />
and ethyl gas, penny candy,<br />
pop, and cigarettes. Butch also<br />
worked on tractors, back when<br />
most everything mechanical<br />
could be fixed! He would work<br />
on any car, except a Volkswagen<br />
because it had a different<br />
engine. Butch retired from<br />
the garage in <strong>19</strong>71, and it was<br />
closed for business in <strong>19</strong>73.<br />
The Brandt family was<br />
involved in many other things<br />
in the Manchester area. Butch<br />
played baseball as the catcher<br />
for Manchester in the Tri-<br />
County league. Later on, he<br />
managed the baseball team<br />
and even drove a school bus!<br />
Butch and Helen were married<br />
in <strong>19</strong>28 in Manchester.<br />
The property for the garage<br />
came from her Folke family.<br />
They had a son, Frank (Jr.)<br />
in <strong>19</strong>29. Frank Jr. married<br />
Lavern (Jeffries) in <strong>19</strong>58,<br />
lived in Greendale for twentynine<br />
years, but eventually<br />
moved back to the Manchester<br />
Brandt family farm. Frank<br />
Jr and Lavern had a son,<br />
Frank (Jeff) in <strong>19</strong>59. Jeff<br />
loved helping his grandpa in<br />
the garage and started pumping<br />
gas at age eight! The<br />
eldest Brandt, Butch, passed<br />
in <strong>19</strong>90, leaving a memorable<br />
family legacy behind.<br />
The youngest, Jeff, married<br />
Chris (Claybaugh) in <strong>19</strong>87.<br />
They still reside in Manchester.<br />
They have two daughters,<br />
Jennifer and Laurie, who<br />
were active in Manchester<br />
schools and sports. The<br />
middle generation of Brandts,<br />
Communities<br />
Butch and Helen Brandt<br />
Frank Jr. and Lavern, both<br />
passed in 2018.<br />
Generations of the Brandt<br />
family have lived in this area<br />
for nearly a century. Jeff,<br />
Chris, Jennifer, and Laurie<br />
cherish their family history<br />
and can share colorful stories<br />
that go with the many photos<br />
and memorabilia they have<br />
collected over the years. The<br />
Brandts are one of many<br />
long-time Manchester families<br />
who have both deep roots<br />
and fascinating history in our<br />
community!<br />
SUNMAN<br />
By<br />
Maureen<br />
Stenger<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
sunman@goBEACONnews.com<br />
By the time you are reading<br />
this, summer will be in full<br />
swing! School will be out,<br />
pools will be open, and long<br />
evenings will be filled with the<br />
smell of jasmine and freshly<br />
cut green grass. A rainy spring<br />
has hopefully given way to<br />
better weather, and hopefully,<br />
we are coming up on our<br />
second cutting of hay. I often<br />
think, if one wants to know the<br />
meaning of hard work, spend<br />
a summer baling hay! Our<br />
kids are getting older, so it’s all<br />
hands on deck at The Stenger<br />
household, and they totally<br />
love it- ha! Baseball is in high<br />
gear, and hopefully, the Reds<br />
are in the running. There is no<br />
time like sweet summertime!<br />
A lot of good things are<br />
happening around town!<br />
St. Nicholas recently held<br />
their annual Turtle Trot 5K<br />
Walk/Run which benefits the<br />
school. In addition to the race,<br />
the famous Turtle Soup Supper<br />
also took place. Numerous<br />
volunteers make events<br />
possible through hard work,<br />
sponsorships, and donations.<br />
Everyone’s time and generosity<br />
are much appreciated. The<br />
5K winners in each division<br />
were Abigail Kruthaupt, Ben<br />
Riehle, Krystle Enzinger, and<br />
Jared Prickel.<br />
In more exciting news<br />
from St. Nicholas School<br />
Fourth Grade Student, Lily<br />
Eckstein, daughter of Jon<br />
and Lisa Eckstein, won<br />
The Association of Indiana<br />
Counties (AIC) Annual Essay<br />
Contest for the Southeast<br />
district! Winners were chosen<br />
from six regions in Indiana.<br />
The entire fourth grade class<br />
at St. Nicholas participated<br />
with the focus this year,<br />
concentrating on “Ensuring<br />
the Administration of the<br />
Indiana Elections Process.”<br />
Each student was asked<br />
to write about the election<br />
process in their county. In<br />
preparation, their teacher,<br />
Mrs. Beth Schwering,<br />
Lily Eckstein won the (AIC)<br />
annual essay contest for<br />
the Southeast District.<br />
Participants in the Annual<br />
Turtle Trot 5K Run/Walk.<br />
helped them research the<br />
election process. Also, the<br />
class conducted a candy bar<br />
election during which the<br />
entire school participated.<br />
Guest speaker, Karen Davis,<br />
spoke about her experience as<br />
a poll worker. Lily read her<br />
essay at the district meeting,<br />
where she received her one<br />
hundred dollar cash prize!<br />
Great job!<br />
Congratulations to James<br />
and Sandra Wagner who<br />
will celebrate their fortieth<br />
wedding anniversary on<br />
June 30. Wishing everyone<br />
a happy and safe summer!<br />
If you have any news you<br />
would like to share, please<br />
send it my way, sunman@<br />
goBEACONnews.com.<br />
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