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Page 10B THE BEACON September 2019
HARRISON
By
Nicole
Williams
Community
Correspondent
O
ur
Communities
MANCHESTER
By
Lisa
West
Community
Correspondent
harrison@goBEACONnews.com
As the grown cornfields are
slowly disappearing, the local
farmer markets are busting
at the seams! Harrison is in
transition as pencils are being
sharpened, and schedules are
being filled with sports and extracurricular
activities. While I
hear some complain about the
lazy days behind us, I know
many who are excited about
the routine and change of pace.
Harrison High School has
offered more summer camps
this past year than ever before.
One of the newer camps
that was a big hit was the
Harrison Robotics Summer
Camp this past July. The class
was presented by Great Oaks
and allowed younger students
access to the Harrison High
School Engineering Lab.
Children built a VEX Clawbot,
wrote code with RobotC,
and competed in a fast-paced
tournament!
There have been so many
requests for a YMCA to come
to Harrison. We may not have
the actual facility yet, but we
are getting one step closer!
Sean Brooks, Senior Program
Director at the Gamble
Nippert YMCA in Westwood,
made the announcement that
the YMCA is bringing their
sports program to Harrison.
The program will be starting
Connor Brigger, age 9,
enjoyed a great week at
Robotics Camp. “I liked
the camp because it was
challenging because it was
all new to me. It was also
a lot of fun, especially the
wiring of the brain of the
robot and coding.”
with their Fall Junior Bearcats
Soccer season. Keep an eye
out for more sports to be
added in the near future.
Lastly, I am sad to announce
this will be my last
article. I love The BEACON
family and truly appreciate
the opportunity to share all of
the wonderful news coming
out of our community. I do
feel confident that whoever is
lucky enough to take over this
column will do a fantastic job,
especially with all of the positive
changes coming our way
here in Harrison. Best wishes!
Editor’s note- We have
enjoyed seeing Harrison’s
activities through Nikki’s eyes.
Her writing is truly a gift, and
we wish her all the best in the
future. If you would like to
learn more about becoming a
correspondent for the Beacon,
contact us at editor@goBEA-
CONnews.com.
manchester@goBEACONnews.com
What are Manchester residents
doing to keep cool this
summer? We are hitting the
water! From large pools to
kiddie pools, from enormous
blow-up water slides to just
squirting with the hose – we
are having fun in the sun.
Two-year-old Axel Caudill
has been dubbed ‘Water
Bug’ by his family. He and
his parents, Nicole (West)
Caudill and Jeff Caudill,
currently live in Sunman but
bring Axel to his grandparent’s
pool in Manchester,
quite often. Nicole grew up
in Manchester and enjoyed
lots of swimming here. Axel
likes to kick around the pool
with his flotation vest. He
even loves to jump in from
the diving board! Nicole and
Jeff started Axel in swimming
lessons when he was
only six months old. She
shared, “There is a pond near
our house, and we wanted
Axel to be safe around water.
Before we started lessons,
he hated bath time. Shortly
after his initial lessons, Axel
couldn’t get enough water
time. Now, at two years old,
he is grasping concepts about
how to act around water and
when he is allowed to jump
in. Our goal is safe water
fun, and early swim lessons
are a valuable key.”
The Arnsperger family,
Steve, Angela, Marrgo,
and Gabe, also enjoy their
Manchester pool. Mom,
Angela, has lived in this area
since she was two years old.
Dad, Steve, didn’t want to
move here from Kentucky,
even with the offer of free
land from Grandma Bear.
But he fell in love with the
peacefulness and beauty of
the area, so they eventually
built on the property,
very near Angela’s parent’s
place. Their family history
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SDHS Cheer pool party at the Arnsperger’s pool; Manchester
cheerleaders in the front Jozie Mason, Marrgo
Arnsperger, Izzy Bear; others pictured Emalee Ramsey,
Taylor Ferguson, Cadence Denney, Ava Kraemer, Mycah
Combs, Hannah Porter, Caroline Moeller, and Lyvi
Percival
Axel Caudill swimming at
grandparent’s pool in Manchester
On one of our hotter days,
the pool water was as
warm as bathwater, so Axel
decided to use the hose to
cool down his mom!
Arnsperger’s pool featuring
Gabe Arnsperger (on top),
Marrgo Arnsperger, Cadence
Denney and Jozie
Mason
is strong in this community.
Angela shared, “I have so
many good neighbors, and
I’ve known a lot of them
most of my life. I’ve walked
and biked these roads since
I was a kid. There’s never a
shortage of smiles, waves or
hellos. Manchester is a great
little community to raise a
family.” The Arnspergers
have a heart for hospitality;
they love having friends
over to swim, play basketball,
wiffle ball, and have
sleep overs. Angela works at
Manchester Elementary and
said how grateful she is for
the school’s support over the
years. She explained, “The
staff has been such great support
to our family both during
and after the kids were
in school there. Especially
since Gabe has been going
through his fight with Leukemia
for the past five years.”
The family is united in their
opinion that Manchester is a
really good place to be!
The Arnsperges recently
hosted some of our South
Dearborn Cheerleaders to a
swim party. Marrgo, a junior
at SDHS, is a third-year varsity
cheerleader, excelling in
cheer, tumbling, and competitions.
Brother Gabe also
likes to get in on the cheer
fun, as you can see from the
picture. He is an outstanding
basketball player for South
Dearborn.
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