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INSIDE<br />

The BEACON<br />

Economic growth is the lifeblood<br />

of a community. While many would<br />

like to see things stay the same, rising<br />

costs are a driving factor in the pursuit<br />

of economic growth. The reality is that<br />

economic development is needed to<br />

cover costs, or taxes must go up.<br />

The leaders in surrounding counties<br />

are planning for infrastructure, which<br />

would make the choice of economic<br />

development possible. A connecting<br />

road is proposed to run from Markland<br />

Dam in Switzerland County to U.S. 50<br />

THE<br />

in Dearborn County. The route of this<br />

proposed road would include development<br />

through Ohio County.<br />

At a recent meeting of the Ohio<br />

County Commissioners, the Indiana<br />

Department of Transportation (IN-<br />

DOT) discussed a possible route for<br />

the new highway. INDOT has proposed<br />

relinquishing ownership of state<br />

highways to the county in return for<br />

the state building SR 101. Similar proposals<br />

are being considered in Switzerland<br />

and Dearborn Counties.<br />

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Counties and State Work Together on SR 101<br />

During the meeting with the Ohio<br />

County Commissioners, INDOT representative<br />

Tony McClellan continually<br />

stressed that the final route of the road<br />

had not been determined. The goal is<br />

to design the infrastructure while having<br />

minimal impact on surrounding<br />

residences. Design parameters include<br />

lessening grades and straightening<br />

curves with the new proposed route.<br />

Each lane is slated to be twelve feet<br />

wide with a two- to four-foot shoulder.<br />

Continued on page 3A<br />

Starting Young<br />

Recycling made easier for all ages<br />

in Dearborn County. Page 9A<br />

On the Bright Side<br />

Nancy Waples Condon dresses up<br />

in October raising awareness for<br />

Breast Cancer. Page 2B<br />

Deal Me In<br />

Aurora’s “Our Bridge Club”<br />

(OBC) who have gathered since<br />

<strong>19</strong>86. Page 6B<br />

PRSRT STD<br />

U.S. POSTAGE<br />

PAID<br />

CINCINNATI, OHIO<br />

Permit No. 9714<br />

Carly, Heidi, Brian, and Jenny Kane with their St. Bernards Huckleberry,<br />

Opie, and Wilbur. (Photo by Lisa Crail)<br />

Pet Blessings<br />

Pets and their owners gathered<br />

for a pet blessing day in honor<br />

of St. Francis, the Patron Saint<br />

of animals.<br />

Owen Leiker was adamant that Nuncio<br />

needed prayers from Father Meyer. (Photo<br />

by Sarah Leiker)<br />

By Maureen Stenger<br />

The year two thousand and thirteen proved to be a tough<br />

one for four area churches as the Archdiocese of Indianapolis<br />

decided to close them. Lack of priestly vocations<br />

and declining membership has resulted in the consolidation<br />

of parishes not just in our area, but all over the country.<br />

When the news that Dearborn County churches St. Joseph,<br />

St. John the Baptist, St. Paul, and St. Martin were all to be<br />

shut down, shock and sadness rattled parishioners as these<br />

churches were an integral part of not only their towns but<br />

their lives. The buildings that generations of families had<br />

been baptized in, married in, shared their greatest joys and<br />

sorrows in would shut their doors, and these small towns<br />

would never be the same.<br />

Needless to say, when Father Jonathan Meyer received<br />

the phone call on February 14, 2014, from the secretary to<br />

Archbishop Tobin (who is now Cardinal Tobin) that he was<br />

assigned to our area, he was in for quite a challenge. At the<br />

time, Father Meyer was the priest in Jennings County and<br />

was deeply rooted in that community. He was the director<br />

of youth ministry, and he coached cross country at Jennings<br />

County High School. Leaving that community would be<br />

difficult for him as well. But, as all priests know, you take<br />

an oath of obedience, and you do what is asked of you with<br />

Casey & Jessica Gilmour<br />

and their Australian Shepherd.<br />

(Photo by Lisa Crail)<br />

St. Samson (“Sammy”) and<br />

Mary Jean Wethington.<br />

(Photo by Lisa Crail)<br />

an open heart trusting in<br />

God’s will.<br />

Father Jonathan Meyer<br />

graduated from Perry<br />

Meridian High School in<br />

Indianapolis in <strong>19</strong>95. He<br />

then attended two years of<br />

college at The University<br />

of Southern Indiana in<br />

Evansville and then entered<br />

into the seminary in<br />

St. Paul, Minnesota. Father<br />

Meyer arrived in March.<br />

He spent his first three<br />

months here assessing the<br />

situation and listening to<br />

parishioner concerns as<br />

everyone tried to find ways<br />

to deal with the devastating<br />

news that their beloved<br />

Stateline Road<br />

Flagged for<br />

Realignment<br />

The intersection of Stateline Road<br />

and Georgetown Road has been<br />

plagued with accidents for years. The<br />

accident rate is expected to increase as<br />

the population grows in the northern<br />

portion of Dearborn County.<br />

Traffic studies of the site indicated<br />

that the “softening” of the S-curve<br />

before and after the intersection would<br />

allow for better traffic flow.<br />

Federal funds have been earmarked<br />

for the transportation enhancement<br />

project. Twenty percent of the costs<br />

will be paid by Dearborn County.<br />

Because the remaining eighty percent<br />

of the cost is federally funded, a<br />

portion of the funds will flow through<br />

the Indiana Department of Transportation<br />

(INDOT) Local Public Agency<br />

Program (LPA). Additionally, federal<br />

funds will be handled by the Ohio-<br />

Kentucky-Indiana Regional Council of<br />

Governments (OKI).<br />

Several steps have to be taken during<br />

the planning process for this project.<br />

While the change in the location of the<br />

road is slight, property acquisition was<br />

required. The assessment of relocating<br />

utilities was also addressed. The<br />

relocation of water lines by Tri-Township<br />

Water Corporation (TTWC) has<br />

already begun. Upon completion, Duke<br />

Energy Corporation and Southeastern<br />

Indiana REMC will proceed with the<br />

relocation of electric lines. The Sycamore<br />

Gas Company will also play an<br />

Continued on page 3A<br />

Divine Intervention and Community Spirit<br />

St. Joseph Campus in<br />

St. Leon.<br />

churches would be no more. The Archdiocese said that by<br />

2017, the parishioners of the four historic churches had to<br />

decide on one place of worship as they merged, one of the<br />

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Page 2A THE BEACON December 20<strong>19</strong><br />

By<br />

Tamara<br />

Taylor<br />

That’s What<br />

Neighbors Do<br />

I first met Jim Scott when I<br />

had this hair brained idea of<br />

making my son’s dream come<br />

true. He wanted to meet Jim’s<br />

coworker, the infamous Bill<br />

Cunningham. (Jim’s laughter<br />

and response are best left<br />

unprinted!)<br />

As I spoke to Jim, we got<br />

on the subject of his move to<br />

Guilford many years ago. The<br />

story Jim shared about his<br />

new neighbor, Clyde Perfect,<br />

coming to his rescue as an imminent<br />

downpour threatened<br />

acres of freshly baled hay, has<br />

remained etched in my mind.<br />

Back to the age-old question<br />

of why we live where we do.<br />

Fast forward a few years,<br />

and I found myself in a<br />

similar<br />

situation.<br />

There I<br />

stood with<br />

over 4000<br />

years<br />

pounds of<br />

fertilizer<br />

in my driveway accompanied<br />

by a tractor with a PTO that<br />

wouldn’t work. (For those of<br />

you who have not experienced<br />

the joy of farming, that means<br />

the fertilizer pours out in a<br />

pile on the ground rather than<br />

spreading.) Not good.<br />

I thought of my neighbor,<br />

who might be able to help<br />

me out. Not like he would be<br />

busy doing his own chores<br />

- feeding cattle, fixing fence<br />

and equipment, etc. I went<br />

to his house and checked the<br />

barn- no neighbor. I timidly<br />

knocked on his door. Mind<br />

you, I had only met this<br />

gentleman twice in my life.<br />

Thankfully, Charlie Thies<br />

came to the door.<br />

I described my predicament<br />

and received a quick response<br />

that Charlie would be over to<br />

my place after he finished dinner.<br />

Wow- what a relief!<br />

A few hours later, all of<br />

that fertilizer was masterfully<br />

Hanna Holton and Ginger accompanies daughter Christy<br />

on Jelly to a nearby orchard on a perfect fall day.<br />

spread. When I offered to pay<br />

Mr. Thies for his time, his response<br />

was, “No, that’s what<br />

neighbors do.”<br />

And that’s the answer to<br />

the question of why we live<br />

where we live. I only hope I<br />

can pay his kindness forward<br />

in the future.<br />

One recent sunny day, I<br />

was traveling down a side<br />

road when I passed an apple<br />

orchard. Two women were on<br />

horseback purchasing apples<br />

for their faithful four-legged<br />

companions. Of course, I had<br />

to stop and ask them all kinds<br />

of questions! Hannah and<br />

daughter Christy Holton had<br />

ridden from their nearby farm<br />

to enjoy the tasty treats. How<br />

neat! (Let me clarify that they<br />

were NOT on thoroughbreds.)<br />

Only in Indiana.<br />

Have you ever met someone<br />

and immediately knew they<br />

had a heart of gold? I had that<br />

experience when I met Nick<br />

and Judy Ullrich. Little did<br />

I know that, years later, they<br />

would become Heart of Gold<br />

recipients.<br />

Nick Ullrich’s name first<br />

started popping up to me when<br />

I heard about his involvement<br />

with Eagle Scouts. He<br />

has dedicated much of his life<br />

to helping over forty scouts<br />

attain the honor of becoming<br />

an Eagle Scout. As a leader<br />

of Troop 637 in Aurora, Mr.<br />

Ullrich has planned numerous<br />

trips for the scouts, including<br />

a trip to West Virginia for the<br />

World Boy Scout Jamboree.<br />

Not to mention that Nick<br />

Ullrich served his country in<br />

the United States Army, where<br />

he served as a sergeant in<br />

Vietnam, with the <strong>19</strong>6th and<br />

<strong>19</strong>9th Light Infantry Brigades.<br />

Nick was awarded several<br />

medals, including the Combat<br />

Infantryman’s Badge, Bronze<br />

Star, and Purple Heart. If you<br />

ever have the opportunity to<br />

hear Mr. Ullrich speak about<br />

the military, take it. He delivers<br />

quite a moving speech that<br />

paints a vivid picture in the<br />

mind of the listener.<br />

Here’s a trivia question for<br />

you. Name five times that you<br />

have seen Nick Ullrich without<br />

his high school sweetheart<br />

Judy Ullrich. What a pair!<br />

Dearborn Community<br />

Foundation Heart of Gold<br />

recipients Nick and Judy<br />

Ullrich.<br />

They both seem to volunteer<br />

in almost every facet of our<br />

community.<br />

Judy is a retired second- and<br />

third-grade teacher. Over her<br />

thirty-three-year career, she<br />

touched the lives of almost<br />

nine hundred students! Mrs.<br />

Ullrich served on the board<br />

of the Dearborn Community<br />

Foundation. She was also<br />

on the grants committee for<br />

South Dearborn Schools,<br />

making a difference in the<br />

quality of education the students<br />

received. Today, Mrs.<br />

Ullrich still volunteers with<br />

the sixth-grade essay contest<br />

for Aurora Main Street.<br />

Judy Ullrich has devoted a<br />

great deal of time to the preservation<br />

of our community<br />

historic sites, Veraestau and<br />

Hillforest. Mrs. Ullrich is currently<br />

president of the Hillforest<br />

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has also been involved with<br />

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The Ullrichs proudly served<br />

on the LST-325 committee<br />

that brought American History<br />

to Aurora. They also helped<br />

to compile information for a<br />

book commemorating Aurora’s<br />

Bicentennial. The couple<br />

also volunteers with Aurora<br />

Main Street for the Easter and<br />

Christmas children’s programs.<br />

Thank you to Nick and Judy<br />

Ullrich for making our community<br />

an excellent place for<br />

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And thank you, Charlie<br />

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December 20<strong>19</strong> THE BEACON Page 3A<br />

What is it?<br />

Last month’s item’s correct answer was submitted by<br />

Barb Nieman, Cross Plains. “It was a tobacco cutter that<br />

was used in stores years ago when it was common to roll<br />

your own cigarettes!”<br />

Other correct answers<br />

were received from Eric<br />

Smith, of Guilford; Carol<br />

Morton from Brookville;<br />

and Ed Oehlman,<br />

Brookville.<br />

This month’s challenge<br />

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An ariel view of the Stateline Road re-alignment project.<br />

Stateline Road Project Scheduled<br />

Continued from page 1A<br />

integral part in the site preparation<br />

by relocating gas lines.<br />

Engineering plans for the<br />

new section of road are specified<br />

as two twelve-foot lanes,<br />

each with paved shoulders<br />

measuring three feet wide. A<br />

passing blister is also planned<br />

at Georgetown Road.<br />

All bids for the traffic<br />

enhancement project must<br />

Community Crossings Funds Awarded<br />

Over $3,843,278 in state<br />

matching funds for local road<br />

projects were awarded through<br />

the Next Level Roads: Community<br />

Crossings Initiative.<br />

The purpose of the funds is<br />

to elevate Indiana’s economic<br />

competitiveness and quality of<br />

life for all Hoosiers through<br />

investment in transportation<br />

infrastructure. Matching funds<br />

by local governments range<br />

from 50 percent for larger<br />

communities or 25 percent for<br />

smaller communities.<br />

be submitted to INDOT by<br />

the scheduled letting date of<br />

November 14, 20<strong>19</strong>. Upon<br />

selection of a construction<br />

company, schedules for construction<br />

phasing and traffic<br />

restrictions will be made.<br />

Construction is expected to<br />

begin in the Spring of 2020<br />

with the estimated completion<br />

date of late fall in the same<br />

year.<br />

Area communites receiving<br />

matching funds are:<br />

Dearborn County $999,884<br />

Aurora $611,447<br />

Greendale $610,794<br />

Lawrenceburg $556,834<br />

Brookville $216,860<br />

Laurel $145,747<br />

Milan $258,286<br />

Osgood $737,849<br />

Versailles $316,371<br />

Applications for the next<br />

round of funding are due to<br />

INDOT in January, 2020.<br />

Counties Plan for Development, SR 101 Construction<br />

Continued from page 1A<br />

The preliminary cost for this<br />

project is estimated at $160-<br />

170 million.<br />

Ohio County Commissioners<br />

feel that they have a<br />

responsibility to ensure that<br />

taking ownership of any new<br />

roads such as part of SR 56<br />

does not cause a financial<br />

hardship for the county in the<br />

future. Similar considerations<br />

have been weighed by the<br />

Dearborn County commissioners<br />

and highway department<br />

for a portion of SR<br />

262. Switzerland County is<br />

attempting to estimate their<br />

responsibility for portions of<br />

SR 250 and SR 156.<br />

Typically projects of this<br />

magnitude are considered<br />

when a county sees a need<br />

in its area and approaches<br />

INDOT about helping them<br />

correct the problem.<br />

“This is the first time in my<br />

career that I have seen the<br />

state approach a county, much<br />

less several counties, with a<br />

proposal for such a project,”<br />

stated Mr. McClellan.<br />

The costs of slide repair and<br />

bridge replacement are both<br />

significant considerations for<br />

the counties. The impact on<br />

budgeting for maintenance<br />

costs for these roads, including<br />

mowing and snow removal,<br />

must also be considered.<br />

Rep. Randy Frye discussed<br />

a proposal that would be costeffective<br />

for the county while<br />

benefitting traffic flow from<br />

Cass Union to Rising Sun. SR<br />

262 is proposed to be rebuilt<br />

with ten-foot-wide lanes.<br />

Under this proposal, Ohio<br />

County would take responsibility<br />

for a portion of SR 56<br />

from Aberdeen to Rising Sun.<br />

Discussions are scheduled to<br />

be ongoing into January.<br />

The route of the proposed<br />

SR 101 would begin at<br />

Markland Dam and go to East<br />

Enterprise. It would then go<br />

to Aberdeen and then to Cass<br />

Union. At that point, the road<br />

would cut across the valley to<br />

Milton, and then into Dearborn<br />

County. Considerations<br />

would have to be made for<br />

intersections at Hartford,<br />

Downey Ridge, and Milton-<br />

Bear Branch Roads.<br />

Rep. Frye stressed that<br />

funding for road projects<br />

is available to communities<br />

through the Community<br />

Crossings Initiative. He urged<br />

municipalities to take advantage<br />

of this program and<br />

strengthen their transportation<br />

infrastructure. He commented<br />

on the proposed project. “We<br />

will see economic development<br />

like I have never seen in<br />

my lifetime.”<br />

Dearborn County Commissioner<br />

Jim Thatcher and Rick<br />

Probst attended the meeting.<br />

Both showed their willingness<br />

to work together with<br />

Ohio County on determining<br />

the best course of action for<br />

the proposed road. Commissioner<br />

Thatcher, president of<br />

the Dearborn County Commission,<br />

stated’ “Ohio, Switzerland,<br />

and Dearborn, must<br />

each work out all the details<br />

surrounding the new State<br />

Road 101 proposal. However,<br />

I believe alleviating truck<br />

traffic on U.S. 50, especially<br />

with the potential addition of<br />

a fourth port in Lawrenceburg<br />

and with a second phase that<br />

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Batesville Historical Center<br />

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would connect all the way up<br />

to I-74 would be a step in the<br />

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I feel this opportunity would<br />

have a positive economic impact<br />

from improved highway<br />

access, expansion of existing<br />

businesses, attraction of new<br />

businesses, additional tourism,<br />

and travel time savings<br />

for everyone.”<br />

Future plans are already<br />

being discussed for another<br />

section of SR 101 that would<br />

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Page 4A THE BEACON December 20<strong>19</strong><br />

Touching Lives in Our Community and Across the World<br />

Continued from page 1A<br />

four historic churches or a<br />

newly built one. “It was very<br />

clear to me that we can’t be<br />

an institutional church; we<br />

need actually to be the body<br />

of Christ. The strong arm<br />

mentality of this is what we’re<br />

going to do doesn’t always<br />

work,” explained Father<br />

Meyer. In Jennings County,<br />

he had been the pastor of St.<br />

Joseph, St. Ann, and St. Mary.<br />

He came from three separate<br />

parishes, three parish councils,<br />

three religious education<br />

programs, and three youth<br />

ministry programs. Father<br />

Meyer knew that the parishes<br />

would have to merge into one,<br />

but did not understand why<br />

they could not keep all of the<br />

doors of the buildings open?<br />

At the time, dedicated parishioners<br />

were in the midst of<br />

petitioning The Vatican in an<br />

effort to keep their churches<br />

open when Father decided to<br />

take his idea to Archbishop<br />

Tobin. The Archbishop encouraged<br />

Father Meyer and<br />

the parish council to write<br />

a formal letter to convince<br />

him to allow the congregation,<br />

united as one parish, to<br />

have four different buildings<br />

to worship in. It was a joyous<br />

day that summer when Father<br />

Meyer was able to announce<br />

at mass that indeed that idea<br />

was approved and All Saints<br />

was born, one parish with<br />

four different campuses!<br />

Once everything was official,<br />

steps to help people heal were<br />

taken, and the formation of<br />

the culture of All Saints Parish<br />

began.<br />

In November of that same<br />

year, the first-ever Gobble<br />

Wobble 5K took place. The<br />

race was intentionally not<br />

about the parish; it was about<br />

giving back to the community<br />

as one hundred percent of the<br />

proceeds are donated to the<br />

North Dearborn and Sunman<br />

Food Pantries. After the first<br />

race, Father Meyer recalled<br />

how a parishioner thanked<br />

him for organizing the first<br />

All Saints Parish event. Father<br />

The 2018 Gobble Wobble Team, who planned and coordinated the Annual Thanksgiving<br />

Day 5K race. Through their hard work, they helped raise over $40,000, which all went to<br />

the local food pantries.<br />

Meyer explains, “That was a<br />

moment for me as our pastor<br />

that we are really coming<br />

into our own and coming<br />

into who God is calling us<br />

to be.” As preparations are<br />

now underway for the Sixth<br />

Annual Gobble Wobble that<br />

will be held on Thanksgiving<br />

morning in the town of Dover,<br />

it has now become the largest<br />

5K in Dearborn County and<br />

the fourth largest 5K in Indiana<br />

on Thanksgiving! Last<br />

year there were over thirteen<br />

hundred participants, and over<br />

forty thousand dollars was<br />

raised! That’s pretty amazing,<br />

especially for a little town that<br />

doesn’t even have a zip code!<br />

In August of 2015, Archbishop<br />

Tobin came and<br />

formally installed Father<br />

Meyer as the pastor of All<br />

Saints. From that moment on,<br />

the “We Are One” philosophy<br />

took off. In January of 2016,<br />

under the guidance of Father<br />

Maureen Stenger, Emily Alig, Samantha Hensley, and<br />

Father Jonathan Meyer after one of the various mud races<br />

they did together.<br />

Meyer, renovations of each<br />

church began. Restorations of<br />

each campus were completed<br />

in amazingly only six months<br />

with the help of numerous<br />

parishioners and community<br />

members who spent countless<br />

hours volunteering their time.<br />

The signal was clear to everyone<br />

that these buildings would<br />

remain open as a lot of money<br />

and time had been invested in<br />

their upkeep.<br />

On March 1, 2017, the Adoration<br />

Chapel opened at the<br />

St. John the Baptist Campus.<br />

Its opening was a vision of<br />

Father Meyer’s. The Chapel is<br />

open three hundred sixty-five<br />

days a year, with over three<br />

hundred committed adorers,<br />

and monthly mass is also celebrated<br />

there. Father Meyer<br />

celebrates mass at each campus<br />

each weekend, along with<br />

offering daily mass Monday<br />

through Friday. The number<br />

of altar servers during mass<br />

is a sight to behold. Having<br />

twenty servers or more<br />

per mass is common. When<br />

asked about this phenomenon,<br />

Father Meyer says, “I call it<br />

radical engagement, how do<br />

you create a community that<br />

attracts other people? How<br />

Seventeen years ago, on<br />

October 10, 2002, Father<br />

Jonathan Meyer was ordained<br />

as a Deacon.<br />

do you create a culture that<br />

people want to be a part of?”<br />

Father Meyer believes the<br />

tremendous impact he has on<br />

the youth is due in part to the<br />

other hat he wears as a track<br />

and cross country coach for<br />

East Central High School. Father<br />

is an avid runner; coaching<br />

enables him to share his<br />

love for the sport while at the<br />

same time, making a positive<br />

impact on young athletes. He<br />

elaborates on how so many<br />

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All Saints is United in Spirit and Through Generations<br />

The Christmas Eve Mass celebration at All Saints Parish at the St. Joseph Campus.<br />

Deacon Bob Decker, Seminarian Andrew Alig, and Father Jonathan Meyer guide the<br />

numerous altar severs.<br />

Father Jonathan Meyer is an avid runner; one of the many<br />

races he participates in is The Annual Gobble Wobble 5K<br />

in Dover on Thanksgiving Morning.<br />

Father Meyer was featured<br />

in an international campaign<br />

for recruiting young<br />

men to answer the call of<br />

priesthood.<br />

Continued from page 4A<br />

people are looking to be a part<br />

of something. The servers at<br />

All Saints Parish are aware of<br />

the huge impact they make;<br />

their involvement, he says, “is<br />

a game-changer, and they take<br />

pride in that.”<br />

Since Father Meyer has<br />

become the pastor, the growth<br />

of All Saints Parish has been<br />

tremendous, masses are full,<br />

and new parishioners are<br />

joining from all over different<br />

areas. His homilies are taped<br />

by a volunteer each week<br />

and uploaded to YouTube.<br />

Many of his homilies have<br />

gone viral, one he gave on<br />

Catholic Answers to Protestant<br />

Questions just had over<br />

one hundred thousand views!<br />

When asked about where the<br />

inspiration for his homilies<br />

stems from, Father Meyer<br />

said he dedicates two hours<br />

a day to sit in silence and<br />

prayer, which is where he believes<br />

his compassion and his<br />

rejuvenation come from. I can<br />

tell you from experience, you<br />

won’t be bored listening to his<br />

preaching!<br />

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Father takes a group on a trip<br />

to the Holy Land. There is<br />

already a waiting list for the<br />

upcoming event in 2020. The<br />

Holy Land isn’t the only trip<br />

taken; the youth of the parish<br />

have the option to go on a<br />

mission trip in the spring led<br />

by Father Meyer. All Saints<br />

Parish also sends the largest<br />

group of people to World<br />

Youth Day and the National<br />

Catholic Youth Conference.<br />

All Saints also hosts the<br />

Annual E6 Catholic Men’s<br />

Conference at East Central<br />

High School, last year over<br />

twelve hundred men were in<br />

attendance!<br />

It certainly takes a lot of<br />

energy to accomplish what<br />

Father Meyer does, as someone<br />

who has worked for him<br />

for over four years, I can tell<br />

you it’s genuine. We know<br />

that Father Meyer won’t be<br />

here forever, so I asked him<br />

about the legacy he would<br />

like to leave behind when<br />

the day comes that he has to<br />

move on. “When I look at All<br />

Saints, I think the impossible<br />

is possible. People define the<br />

church, not buildings. The<br />

people of All Saints were<br />

willing to be open and believe<br />

and be led by the spirit. What<br />

we have accomplished is almost<br />

a fairytale story.” Father<br />

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how sad that the church<br />

in which I was married and<br />

where all of my children were<br />

baptized, would be no more. I<br />

believe that the story of Father<br />

Meyer and All Saints Parish<br />

is one of hope. Through all of<br />

the bumps and growing pains<br />

along the way, the All Saints’<br />

motto of “faithful teaching,<br />

authentic worship, and compassionate<br />

service” has come<br />

to fruition thanks to a leader<br />

who was not afraid to neither<br />

think outside of the box nor<br />

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This summer, the Highpoint<br />

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The training exercise focused<br />

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The Friendship State Bank<br />

and Friendship Insurance recently<br />

celebrated thirty years<br />

at their Dillsboro location.<br />

Employees, directors, and<br />

retired directors gathered to<br />

say thank you to customers<br />

and community members who<br />

stopped by with congratulations<br />

and warm wishes.<br />

“It was great celebrating a<br />

piece of our bank’s heritage<br />

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gathered and shared<br />

“Friendship” stories of their<br />

personal and family experiences<br />

with the bank.<br />

around. Some shared that they<br />

started banking with Friendship<br />

more than fifty years<br />

ago when their only option<br />

was to drive to Friendship,<br />

IN. Others told stories that<br />

their grandparents and parents<br />

passed down to them about<br />

their experiences with the<br />

Lemon family.<br />

The Friendship State Bank,<br />

founded in <strong>19</strong><strong>12</strong>, took time<br />

establishing roots before<br />

branching out to surrounding<br />

communities. Seventy-seven<br />

years to be exact. Opening a<br />

second bank location was a<br />

topic of discussion among the<br />

board of directors for years,<br />

but it wasn’t until <strong>19</strong>89 that<br />

the first branch of The Friendship<br />

State Bank was opened<br />

in Dillsboro.<br />

The bank’s beginning in<br />

Dillsboro is not unlike the<br />

story of its more current<br />

branches. The locally-owned<br />

bank in town had been sold<br />

several times and was then<br />

based out of Cincinnati. Local<br />

businesses and individuals<br />

requested Friendship open a<br />

location in their town. Dillsboro<br />

was close to “home,”<br />

and Friendship already had a<br />

strong customer base there.<br />

Starting branch growth in<br />

Dillsboro made sense.<br />

Jim Lemon, currently<br />

Chairman of the Board, got<br />

the branch up and running as<br />

Branch Manager and Lender<br />

while Tracy Lemon, currently<br />

Vice President and Versailles<br />

Lender, completed his loan<br />

officer training.<br />

Not wanting to further<br />

delay arrival, a prefabricated<br />

building was brought in in<br />

two pieces for the branch.<br />

The building has since had<br />

several updates and additions.<br />

The most recent addition in<br />

2014 included space for the<br />

Friendship Insurance team,<br />

which previously occupied<br />

what is now the Dillsboro<br />

Arts building.<br />

“We believe that when our<br />

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Ashley Asche Receives DAISY Award<br />

Brittany and AJ Waltz of Lawrenceburg (far right) are very<br />

grateful that Ashley Asche, RN, Highpoint Health Emergency<br />

Department Staff Nurse (center), recognized that Brittany<br />

was very ill when her husband brought her to the Highpoint<br />

Health Emergency Department. The couple thanked Mrs.<br />

Asche by nominating her for a DAISY Award. Mrs. Asche was<br />

presented the award at a celebration in her honor. Attending<br />

the recognition celebration were members of the Waltz family<br />

and hospital clinical staff (from left): Angela Scudder, RN,<br />

MSN, CENP, Chief Nursing Officer; Dawn Walcott, RN,<br />

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EC FFA “Gets in the Pit”<br />

The East Central FFA<br />

competed in the Area 1 Soils<br />

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EC’s top senior team placed<br />

sixth. Their top junior team<br />

placed fourth. The senior<br />

team has the opportunity to<br />

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These medications come in<br />

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in 20<strong>12</strong>, by its initial investigators,<br />

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sample of healthy women<br />

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It said HRT is safe for healthy<br />

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The American Legion- Serving Community and Country for a Century<br />

By Katie Ulrich<br />

This year marks the one<br />

hundredth anniversary of<br />

the American Legion. With<br />

many Legion posts in the<br />

area (including ones in Sunman,<br />

St. Leon, Milan, New<br />

Alsace, Aurora, Lawrenceburg,<br />

Brookville, Moores Hill, Osgood,<br />

Versailles, Harrison, and<br />

Dillsboro), it is easy to overlook<br />

them or take for granted<br />

what they do for the community.<br />

Back in March <strong>19</strong><strong>19</strong>, only<br />

a few months after the end of<br />

World War I, the first members<br />

of the American Legion came<br />

together in Paris. By May, the<br />

organization was officially<br />

named the American Legion,<br />

and its preamble and constitution<br />

were approved. It was<br />

built on four pillars: Veteran<br />

Affairs and Rehabilitation,<br />

National Security, Americanism,<br />

and Children and Youth.<br />

In early November, before the<br />

year was up, a vote was held<br />

for the location of the Legion’s<br />

national headquarters. Indianapolis<br />

won over Washington<br />

by thirty-eight votes and still<br />

houses the headquarters today.<br />

The American Legion’s primary<br />

focus is on veterans and<br />

the community. Only six years<br />

after its creation, the American<br />

Legion began a program<br />

for the nation’s most patriotic<br />

sport. The American Legion<br />

Baseball program had a bit<br />

of a rocky start, including<br />

struggling through the Great<br />

Depression, but it is thriving<br />

today. American Legion Baseball<br />

has teams in every state,<br />

as well as Canada. Sixty-eight<br />

members of the Baseball Hall<br />

of Fame were previously part<br />

of American Legion Baseball.<br />

This year was the 93rd American<br />

Legion Baseball World<br />

Series, held in North Carolina.<br />

The Legion also hosts an Oratorical<br />

Contest for high school<br />

students. According to the<br />

American Legion’s information<br />

about the contest, the program<br />

presents contestants “with an<br />

academic speaking challenge<br />

that teaches important leadership<br />

qualities, the history of<br />

our nation’s laws, the ability<br />

to think and speak clearly, and<br />

an understanding of the duties,<br />

responsibilities, rights, and<br />

privileges of American citizenship.”<br />

The national winner is<br />

awarded a $20,000 scholarship,<br />

while the second takes<br />

The granite stone at the<br />

memorial.<br />

home $17,000, and third wins<br />

$15,000. This isn’t the only<br />

scholarship opportunity the<br />

Legion provides. The Legacy<br />

Scholarship provides assistance<br />

for children of post-9/11<br />

veterans, and Eagle Scouts can<br />

be nominated for the Eagle<br />

Scout of the Year Scholarship.<br />

High school juniors who<br />

belong to the American Legion<br />

state programs are eligible for<br />

the Samsung American Legion<br />

Scholarship, which was created<br />

in <strong>19</strong>96 in memory of veterans<br />

who aided Korea in the battle<br />

against communism.<br />

Another way the American<br />

Legion benefits the community<br />

is through its National<br />

Emergency Fund. This fund is<br />

dedicated to helping Legion<br />

Family members and posts<br />

in the event of a disaster,<br />

which has previously included<br />

hurricanes, wildfires, tornadoes,<br />

and flooding. Since<br />

the American Legion is a<br />

non-profit, this has included<br />

millions of dollars in aid that<br />

went directly to those in need.<br />

The memorial at the park in Moores Hill is located directly<br />

across from the American Legion post.<br />

The American Legion also<br />

reaches out to veterans in<br />

many ways. One such avenue<br />

is through Operation Comfort<br />

Warriors, through which the<br />

Legion uses donations to help<br />

supply wounded veterans with<br />

comfort items and provide any<br />

assistance they may need. The<br />

Legion also works to assist<br />

homeless veterans, through<br />

the support of laws that would<br />

provide healthy meals, housing,<br />

rehabilitation, counseling,<br />

and employment to veterans.<br />

Additionally, the Legion has<br />

a Homeless Veterans Task<br />

Force that works to provide for<br />

homeless or financially burdened<br />

veterans on a local level.<br />

Events can also be coordinated<br />

at local posts for further aid and<br />

prevention of homelessness.<br />

In <strong>19</strong>90, the Legion developed<br />

a Family Support<br />

Network as a service to men<br />

and women deployed in the<br />

Middle East. This continues<br />

today, providing things such<br />

Photos by<br />

Katie Ulrich<br />

as lawn care, baby-sitting, and<br />

financial help for families of<br />

deployed military members.<br />

In 2002, the American Legion<br />

created the “I Am Not a Number”<br />

campaign. This campaign<br />

allowed them to keep track<br />

of and record the roadblocks<br />

veterans faced in receiving assistance<br />

from the Department<br />

of Veteran Affairs.<br />

Locally, the Legion posts<br />

are very active. The American<br />

Legion located in Sunman<br />

houses a restaurant and bar.<br />

Legions in the area also rent<br />

their space as wedding venues,<br />

have bingo nights, and sell<br />

commemorative bricks as part<br />

of their Veteran’s Memorial.<br />

The Legion post in Milan has<br />

hosted numerous benefits for<br />

families dealing with medical<br />

expenses and hosts an annual<br />

Flag Retirement ceremony. In<br />

New Alsace, the post hosts a<br />

once-a-month Senior Citizen<br />

Lunch. This November will be<br />

their 49th annual Holiday Bazaar<br />

and Turkey Dinner, which<br />

includes baked goods, crafts,<br />

raffles, and carryout meals. The<br />

Moores Hill post has a park<br />

that includes two shelters, a<br />

playground, and a beautiful gazebo<br />

that are directly across the<br />

street from their Legion Hall.<br />

Part of the Legion’s mission<br />

statement says, “The<br />

American Legion’s success<br />

depends entirely on active<br />

membership, participation, and<br />

volunteerism. The organization<br />

belongs to the people it serves<br />

and the communities in which<br />

it thrives.” To celebrate the<br />

American Legion’s 100 years<br />

of community and service, the<br />

United States Mint has released<br />

commemorative coins available<br />

to the public for purchase.<br />

The American Legion has been<br />

growing and giving for the<br />

last one hundred years and has<br />

helped thousands of people<br />

with their efforts.<br />

Holiday Open House<br />

Friday, Nov. 29th 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM<br />

Saturday, Nov. 30th 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM<br />

Sunday, Dec. 1st 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM<br />

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Complimentary Hot Chocolate Bar<br />

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December 20<strong>19</strong> THE BEACON Page 9A<br />

A Collaborative Effort to Recycle<br />

By Stephanie Hoffmeier<br />

Recently, the City of Greendale<br />

won the Governor’s<br />

Award for Environmental<br />

Excellence from the Indiana<br />

Department of Environmental<br />

Management for its curbside<br />

recycling program established<br />

in 2018. By adding curbside<br />

recycling, Greendale increased<br />

its recycling efforts by<br />

ten percent and diverted three<br />

hundred seventy-four tons<br />

of materials from the landfill.<br />

The result is the perfect<br />

example of what the Dearborn<br />

County Recycling Center<br />

(DCRC) wants to happen<br />

throughout Dearborn County.<br />

Programs like Greendale’s<br />

contribute to decreasing the<br />

amount of material put in<br />

landfills, which environmental<br />

organizations look at as<br />

a diversion rate. At the end<br />

of 2018, Dearborn County’s<br />

diversion rate was approximately<br />

10%. The national<br />

average is 34%.<br />

The DCRC recently released<br />

a survey to try to gauge if<br />

residents in Miller, Logan, and<br />

Harrison Townships would<br />

have an interest in the reinstatement<br />

of curbside recycling<br />

in those areas. Research has<br />

shown that a significant factor<br />

in recycling participation is<br />

convenience. What could be<br />

more convenient than curbside<br />

pick-up? Once the DCRC<br />

released the survey, several<br />

people asked if the trailers<br />

located throughout Dearborn<br />

County would go away if<br />

curbside recycling were offered.<br />

People also wanted to<br />

know if the employees at the<br />

DCRC would lose their jobs if<br />

curbside pick-up of recyclables<br />

were provided. The answer to<br />

both questions is no.<br />

If you look closely at your<br />

property tax bill, you will see a<br />

line item with a small percentage<br />

(0.0353%) allocated<br />

toward “Solid Waste.” The<br />

formal name for the DCRC<br />

is the Dearborn County Solid<br />

Waste Management District. In<br />

fact, every county in Indiana<br />

has a solid waste management<br />

district. In <strong>19</strong>90, the Indiana<br />

General Assembly passed Public<br />

Law 10-<strong>19</strong>90. This legislation<br />

made sweeping changes<br />

in the existing state solid waste<br />

law, including creating solid<br />

waste management districts.<br />

The Dearborn County Solid<br />

Waste Management District,<br />

operating more familiarly as<br />

the DCRC, was formed in<br />

<strong>19</strong>93 to encourage and assist<br />

residents and businesses within<br />

the county to reduce, reuse, recycle<br />

and properly dispose of<br />

solid waste. The DCRC wants<br />

people to recycle and reduce<br />

waste going to landfills. Any<br />

recycling or waste reduction<br />

that is done benefits the county<br />

and the DCRC as a whole.<br />

The DCRC has more services<br />

available to Dearborn<br />

County residents than most<br />

people realize. Besides having<br />

24/7 drop-off trailers at<br />

fourteen locations throughout<br />

the county, the DCRC also has<br />

a drive-thru located at 10700<br />

Prospect Lane in Aurora.<br />

Residents can drop off many<br />

different types of items such<br />

as fluorescent bulbs, motor oil,<br />

old electronics, batteries, scrap<br />

metal, televisions, freon appliances,<br />

tires, and household<br />

hazardous wastes (HHW).<br />

HHW should not be thrown<br />

in the regular trash, dumped<br />

down the drain, or poured into<br />

yards where they can harm<br />

plants, animals, and the environment.<br />

A staggering eightyto<br />

eighty-five percent of HHW<br />

collected are recycled in some<br />

way. The DCRC Drive-Thru is<br />

the only location in Dearborn<br />

County accepting HHW. It is<br />

open Monday-Friday, 9 A.M.-<br />

4 P.M. and Wednesdays from 9<br />

A.M.-6 P.M. Fees are charged<br />

for televisions, tires, and Freon<br />

appliances.<br />

The DCRC also has several<br />

reuse programs that divert<br />

materials from landfills. The<br />

Costume Swap, a Halloween<br />

program open to everyone,<br />

saves money and reduces<br />

waste by reusing costumes that<br />

would otherwise be used only<br />

once. The Creation Station,<br />

the first reuse program of its<br />

kind in southeastern Indiana, is<br />

a clearinghouse for materials<br />

that are made available to any<br />

Dearborn County teacher or<br />

not-for-profit educator. In the<br />

spring, the Re-Prom program<br />

is open to everyone and has<br />

nearly nine hundred semiformal<br />

and formal dresses<br />

available to swap.<br />

Another essential service<br />

the DCRC offers is education.<br />

Free educational programs<br />

are provided to youth and<br />

20<strong>19</strong><br />

Gabe Aguilera, an enthusiastic<br />

recycler in Greendale.<br />

adults, schools, community<br />

organizations, and individuals<br />

on a variety of topics. Teaching<br />

students about making<br />

intelligent informed decisions<br />

about how they can take care<br />

of the environment will lead<br />

to adults that reduce, reuse,<br />

and recycle. Topics include<br />

recycling, composting, waste<br />

reduction, and pollution. The<br />

DCRC usually has a booth at<br />

community events like the 4-H<br />

Fair, Halloween Sensation, and<br />

the Bright Festival.<br />

Even if curbside recycling<br />

is offered in townships and<br />

cities throughout Dearborn<br />

County, the DCRC will still be<br />

open to serve the community.<br />

Curbside recycling haulers<br />

cannot accept all the items that<br />

the DCRC Drive-Thru can<br />

take. This winter, when you<br />

are cleaning out areas of your<br />

home, think about the DCRC<br />

before placing unwanted items<br />

in the trash. If you are buying<br />

new cell phones, tablets,<br />

and video game systems at<br />

Christmas, bring your old ones<br />

to the Drive-Thru to recycle.<br />

The DCRC is about more than<br />

just recycling and is here to<br />

stay to provide all the services<br />

mentioned earlier to Dearborn<br />

County. We welcome those<br />

who support and look to increase<br />

similar services.<br />

International<br />

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Fri, Dec 6th<br />

Sat, Dec 7th<br />

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The Indiana Volunteer Firefighter’s Association and Ivy Tech<br />

Community College have partnered to give volunteer first<br />

responders the chance to earn a two-year degree, tuition free.<br />

Jared Teaney, a Dillsboro volunteer firefighter who plans to<br />

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Randy Frye who started the initiative. Also joining them is Dr.<br />

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Page 10A THE BEACON December 20<strong>19</strong><br />

A True Gift That Impacted the World<br />

Editor’s Note- I first met<br />

Karis Troyer and her father<br />

quite by divine intervention.<br />

Their story embraces all that<br />

is our community- a smalltown<br />

person having a vision<br />

and tenacity that has literally<br />

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In the <strong>19</strong>70s, when hedonism<br />

and free love were at<br />

their peak, one girl attending<br />

college in Indiana had a<br />

different idea of what her life<br />

was going to be. Patti married<br />

Mark, and that’s where their<br />

story begins- a young couple<br />

with dreams of changing their<br />

world in a big way. After their<br />

graduation, marriage, and<br />

training, they headed for a<br />

remote Peruvian village on the<br />

other side of the Andes Mountains<br />

where no one spoke English<br />

or had even seen a white<br />

man. They left knowing two<br />

words in the native language<br />

and with the goal of learning<br />

it well enough over years and<br />

years of translating the Christian<br />

Bible into a brand new<br />

language- a Quechua dialect.<br />

Before this trip, I had no idea<br />

that Bible translation took<br />

decades and that a huge team<br />

of people was involved- with<br />

Mark and Patti being one cog<br />

in the translating machine.<br />

Upon their arrival, they<br />

immediately learned a local<br />

legend of a “Pishtaco”- a very<br />

tall, pale boogeyman. If you<br />

have ever seen Mark, he is<br />

very, very tall and very, very<br />

white! The only reason that<br />

the locals weren’t more terrified<br />

of him was that he came<br />

with his wife and small child,<br />

and no one had ever heard<br />

of a Pishtaco with a family!<br />

After settling in, Patti told me<br />

a little bit about those first<br />

days and weeks. She carried<br />

around a small notebook in<br />

which to write words and<br />

phrases with what she guessed<br />

was the interpretation. She<br />

would work with the ladies at<br />

their daily chores and point<br />

to something and then write<br />

down the phonetic word that<br />

one of the women would say.<br />

The Quechua dialect that Patti<br />

and Mark decided to work on<br />

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Look closely to see the flow of the tourists toward the city gate in Macchu Picchu.<br />

had no written language- so<br />

it was more than just learning<br />

the language or translating<br />

it. They had the massive<br />

responsibility of creating a<br />

written language as well!<br />

One of the first chores that<br />

Patti was helping with was<br />

laundry, and she asked about<br />

the big wooden bins in which<br />

the women were washing<br />

the laundry. She was given a<br />

word, so she wrote it down.<br />

Later she asked about a tree<br />

that they were cutting down<br />

and was given the same word,<br />

so she assumed that the word<br />

was something like “wood” or<br />

maybe the type of tree. Later<br />

on again, she was asking<br />

about something giant, blue<br />

and plastic… and was given<br />

the same word. She told Mark<br />

that they were way off track,<br />

but after working it out with<br />

the Quechua speakers via<br />

hand motions and gesturesthe<br />

word was finally assigned<br />

the English descriptive meaning-<br />

“Big!”<br />

I had met Patti and Mark<br />

a few times in my childhood-<br />

the reason for my brief<br />

meshing with their story at<br />

the completion of their dream<br />

started before I was born.<br />

My mom and Patti were<br />

close friends in college- Patti<br />

even stood with my parents<br />

on their wedding day as a<br />

bridesmaid. I heard about<br />

Patti and Mark from birth- my<br />

mom helped support their<br />

ministry of Bible translation<br />

every month and extra at the<br />

holidays. I remember as a<br />

child going with my mom to<br />

the post office in July to send<br />

presents that would hopefully<br />

be delivered to Mark and<br />

Patti and their children before<br />

Christmas! We even received<br />

gifts from Patti- toy llamas<br />

made with llama or alpaca<br />

fur, dolls dressed in Quechua<br />

clothes, and flutes with which<br />

to annoy my parents. What I<br />

didn’t realize, and was only<br />

told about later, was how<br />

much of a contentious issue<br />

the monthly bills sometimes<br />

were for my parents. I was a<br />

kid who grew up blithely and<br />

happily unaware of anything<br />

outside of my small circle of<br />

care- bugs, bikes, Barbies.<br />

But each month when bills<br />

came due, and money was<br />

balanced, my dad questioned<br />

the faithful tithing of my<br />

mom- we needed that money!<br />

But her steadfast belief that,<br />

“You can’t outgive God,” and<br />

her absolute conviction in the<br />

rightness of contributing to<br />

Bible translation always won.<br />

My mom and dad knew<br />

for six or seven years that<br />

the completion of the “mission”-<br />

the full Old and New<br />

Testament translation into<br />

Quechua- was approaching<br />

and had planned to fly to<br />

Huaraz for the dedication.<br />

When my mom died of cancer<br />

in 2017, my dad continued<br />

supporting Mark and Patti in<br />

my mom’s honor but wasn’t<br />

sure about making the trip<br />

without her. After some backand-forth<br />

about what to do,<br />

the trip was planned with my<br />

dad and me flying down for<br />

the Bible dedication. South<br />

America has always been<br />

on my wanderlust radar, but<br />

never in the top ten places that<br />

I want to see. Usually, when I<br />

plan a trip, I know the country,<br />

customs, holidays, roads,<br />

and people as well as I can<br />

through time spent researching.<br />

So the evening I booked<br />

my flight to Peru, I spent time<br />

getting to know the country,<br />

but nothing prepared me for<br />

the arrival! We landed in Lima<br />

and spent one night before<br />

boarding a morning doubledecker<br />

bus that traveled eight<br />

hours to take us to Huaraz,<br />

which is the closest big city<br />

to where Mark and Patti spent<br />

their time working. The whole<br />

Fine glacial silt is suspended<br />

in the water of the<br />

glacier lake, resulting in its<br />

brilliant color.<br />

bus ride, as tired as I was, I<br />

couldn’t stop staring out of<br />

the window! The city of Lima<br />

itself was massive- much bigger<br />

than I expected. It took us<br />

more than an hour to make our<br />

way outside of the city limits!<br />

I didn’t realize that Lima is the<br />

third-biggest desert city after<br />

Cairo in Egypt and Karachi in<br />

Pakistan! Once we were out of<br />

the city, I saw the desert! The<br />

whole western spine between<br />

the Andes and the Pacific<br />

Ocean is a vast sandy stretchfoggy<br />

and surprisingly, full<br />

of rows and rows and rows of<br />

chicken houses!<br />

Once we cut into the<br />

interior of the country and<br />

away from the coast, things<br />

started getting green and more<br />

mountainous- more like the<br />

way I expected Peru to look.<br />

We came over the tallest<br />

pass- 13,871 feet above sea<br />

level and the highest I have<br />

been- and down into a valley<br />

with a vista of snow-capped<br />

peaks spread out around us in<br />

the most beautiful 180-degree<br />

panorama. The sun was setting<br />

behind us, and I can still<br />

see the view in my head. The<br />

light was all golden and<br />

Continued on page 11A<br />

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December 20<strong>19</strong> THE BEACON Page 11A<br />

Karis Troyer and her father, Pat Murphy fulfilling a family<br />

legacy in Peru.<br />

Continued from page 10A<br />

peachy with the best shades of<br />

glacier blue and deep purple<br />

at the tops of the mountains. It<br />

took my breath away.<br />

We settled in Huaraz and<br />

spent the next several days<br />

sightseeing the area from<br />

sunup to well past sundown.<br />

I’m an easy sell to love something,<br />

and Huaraz stole my<br />

heart. It was noisy and dirty,<br />

and hundreds of dogs roamed,<br />

but it was also friendly, open,<br />

accessible, beautiful and gorgeously<br />

old nestled at the base<br />

of some of the tallest peaks<br />

in the Andes. Most of the<br />

buildings are fairly newish- a<br />

massive earthquake nearly<br />

leveled the town in <strong>19</strong>70- but<br />

the buildings were rebuilt in<br />

the old way, just with a little<br />

extra rebar for support! I could<br />

go on and on about the town<br />

and the people.<br />

The Saturday after we<br />

arrived was the Bible dedication,<br />

and the experience was<br />

so amazing. My dad and I<br />

were floored by the emotional<br />

outpouring- people who have<br />

never been able to read the<br />

Bible in their language were<br />

brought to tears by finally having<br />

access to the stories and<br />

words. They whooped, they<br />

hollered, they sang, they kissed<br />

the faces of the Bible translation<br />

team- they were crazy<br />

excited, and their passion was<br />

so genuine and raw. The entire<br />

dedication ceremony was in<br />

Quechua. Even though I didn’t<br />

understand a word, the mood<br />

was palpable, and the language<br />

barrier didn’t matter. We were<br />

all filled with an emotional and<br />

spiritual high- it was a true joy.<br />

What made it even more emotional<br />

for me was missing my<br />

mom every moment- this was<br />

supposed to be her trip with<br />

her friends to see the fruits of<br />

her life’s contribution. It was a<br />

bittersweet chapter in life since<br />

Mom’s death, and I wished every<br />

moment that she was there<br />

with my dad instead of me. She<br />

and Patti were so much alike,<br />

though- getting a ton of momhugs<br />

from her was so nice!<br />

The rest of the trip was<br />

amazing- glaciers, hikes<br />

around glacier pools, a Peruvian<br />

National Park, a Cuy<br />

lunch prepared by a local<br />

church, Huaraz’s central market,<br />

Cusco, Macchu Picchu,<br />

and so much fun time with my<br />

dad. It was a trip of a lifetime<br />

and ended up being so much<br />

more than a check on a tourist<br />

bucket list!<br />

By Merrill Hutchinson<br />

Have you ever seen someone<br />

who is stuck trying to<br />

solve a problem, and you knew<br />

what the solution to the problem<br />

is? You think to yourself,<br />

“Come on, man, all you have<br />

to do is...” The fact that the<br />

person you are watching can’t<br />

seem to see it drives you crazy.<br />

I didn’t say the solution would<br />

be easy, just that the answer<br />

is clear. At this point, things<br />

often get messed up. We want<br />

solutions to be straightforward.<br />

The reality is that sometimes<br />

the solution is obvious, but the<br />

implementation is difficult.<br />

Whether we are talking<br />

about crime rates, homelessness,<br />

poverty, drug abuse,<br />

lack of civility, mass shootings,<br />

etc., the one common<br />

factor is broken families, and<br />

drilling a little deeper, lack of<br />

strong dads! The statistics are<br />

overwhelming!<br />

The solution is right in front<br />

of our faces. In fact, if you are<br />

a man, you can look directly<br />

in the mirror, and the solution<br />

will look right back at you.<br />

It is time to stop ignoring the<br />

“elephant in the room.” We<br />

need our dads to step up and<br />

do their job!<br />

Counseling individuals on<br />

how to be strong dads is a primary<br />

area on which we focus<br />

our efforts. We work hard to<br />

shine the light on the necessity<br />

for men to step up and<br />

be the fathers they have been<br />

called to be. Yes, the solution<br />

is easy, but the work is hard!<br />

Being a strong dad takes sacrifice,<br />

commitment, perseverance,<br />

and unwavering faith in<br />

Help! Strong Dads Needed!<br />

the mission of fatherhood. It<br />

means doing things that we<br />

don’t always want to do. It<br />

means giving time, money,<br />

effort, and our hearts.<br />

In an article Eleven Qualities<br />

of a Christian Father, author<br />

David Peach lists eleven<br />

things a father needs to be or<br />

do to positively impact his<br />

family and future generations:<br />

Love God - living for your<br />

creator and recognizing that<br />

you didn’t create yourself, but<br />

were created with gifts for a<br />

purpose to serve.<br />

Love Others - demonstrate<br />

love through your willingness<br />

to sacrifice for others.<br />

Be a Mentor - understand<br />

your responsibility to coach,<br />

teach, and lead.<br />

Be Patient - learn to take a<br />

deep breath and step away.<br />

Be a Good Worker - show<br />

your family what a good work<br />

ethic is through your actions.<br />

Be Self Controlled - understand<br />

your emotions and keep<br />

them appropriate and healthy.<br />

Be Sober - avoid overuse of<br />

drugs and alcohol.<br />

Be Blameless - own your<br />

wrongdoings.<br />

Be Worthy of Respect - your<br />

actions matter.<br />

Not a Lover of Money -<br />

understand the purpose and<br />

value of money.<br />

Understand and Practice<br />

the Fruits of the Spirit - love,<br />

joy, peace, patience, kindness,<br />

goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,<br />

and self-control.<br />

How are you doing in these<br />

areas? I know I struggle, but<br />

that struggle is with my selfish<br />

human nature and desires. Understanding<br />

this is our first step<br />

to growing as a strong dad.<br />

If you are a father or plan<br />

to be one, I challenge you to<br />

take a good look at the men<br />

who have been in your life.<br />

Emulate the ones who were<br />

positive and challenged you to<br />

be a great man. Learn from the<br />

ones who tore you down, and<br />

make a promise to yourself<br />

and your family that you will<br />

not do this to your children.<br />

If you have not been the<br />

father you know you need to<br />

be or are feeling convicted by<br />

this article, turn that conviction<br />

toward a positive<br />

change. Start by making a<br />

commitment to your family.<br />

Make apologies and begin<br />

the healing and rebuilding<br />

process. Trust is a difficult<br />

thing to rebuild. If you have<br />

not been trustworthy in the<br />

past, don’t expect everyone to<br />

begin trusting you the minute<br />

you tell them you are a newly<br />

committed father. Actions, not<br />

words, earn trust. Show your<br />

family that you are the father<br />

and leader of your home. Be<br />

the man your family needs<br />

you to be.<br />

I challenge you to listen in<br />

to our weekly podcast called<br />

Strong Dads and follow us on<br />

this journey as iron sharpens<br />

iron. We don’t claim to have<br />

all the answers, but we trust<br />

in the One who does. You can<br />

listen to all our episodes on<br />

our <strong>web</strong>site rocksolidfamilies.<br />

org/podcasts. For more information<br />

on how to be a Strong<br />

Dad, contact Rock Solid<br />

Families at 8<strong>12</strong>-576-7625 or<br />

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Where Have My Penguin Cookies Gone<br />

By Mary-Alice Helms<br />

Does anyone else remember<br />

those delicious Keebler<br />

creations called “Penguin<br />

Cookies”? Oh, my. Think of a<br />

cookie sandwich, made of two<br />

chocolate wafer cookies put together<br />

with a creamy chocolate<br />

fudge filling, then dipped in a<br />

coating of smooth milk chocolate.<br />

Talk about diet-breakers!<br />

Of course, they are no longer<br />

available. Keebler has discontinued<br />

producing them. I tried<br />

googling “Penguin cookies,”<br />

and got some lovely pictures<br />

of sugar cookies with penguins<br />

on them, penguin-shaped<br />

almond cookies, and penguin<br />

mints. No Keebler’s Penguin<br />

Cookies. They just don’t exist.<br />

Another of my favorite<br />

snacks was the cereal, Puffed<br />

Rice. I used to eat it like popcorn—no<br />

milk, no sugar. Unable<br />

to find it in stores, I again<br />

turned to my faithful computer.<br />

The first listing was from eBay<br />

and turned out to be a 2” x 3”<br />

refrigerator magnet, designed<br />

to look like a miniature Puffed<br />

Rice box. Not at all what I<br />

had in mind! This site also<br />

advertised a “genuine <strong>19</strong>50’s<br />

Puffed Rice box”. It was just<br />

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the empty box, shipped flat, for<br />

$47.33! I quickly learned that<br />

one can find almost anything<br />

if price is no object! I did find<br />

several food companies that<br />

advertised puffed rice, with<br />

prices ranging from $8.00 for a<br />

1.5-ounce package to a dozen<br />

6 oz packages for $33.48, or<br />

$5.58 per ounce.<br />

Another “lost” item that I<br />

really wanted was Salt Sense,<br />

a low-sodium product that I<br />

have used for years. That, too,<br />

I found online—at $11.75 for<br />

three 10 ounce packages. Pricey,<br />

yes, but it will take a long,<br />

long time to use 30 ounces of<br />

salt (I keep telling myself!).<br />

My kids mention many<br />

other foods from their childhood,<br />

with great longing.<br />

Things like “Whip and Chill”<br />

and “Crispy Critters” and<br />

“Alphabits” cereals. Those<br />

two kinds of cereal could<br />

provide entertainment as well<br />

as good breakfasts. As for me,<br />

I’ve been looking for “Raggedy<br />

Peaches.” Does anyone<br />

else remember those? They<br />

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and not the cling variety.<br />

Of course, there are many<br />

things, in addition to foods,<br />

which have slipped away<br />

from us with time. Kids no<br />

longer play the games which<br />

our kids played for hours in<br />

the pre-electronic age. They<br />

loved Green Ghost, Mystery<br />

Date, and Shenanigans, along<br />

with many other board games.<br />

There were household items<br />

we thought we had to have,<br />

but which have disappeared<br />

without a trace. Our niece, Nicole,<br />

wanted a flour sifter as a<br />

shower gift, but only the kind<br />

that her grandmother had,<br />

which featured a unique backand-forth<br />

handle for sifting.<br />

Her mother finally found one<br />

for her in an antique store.<br />

Maybe it is nostalgia, or<br />

perhaps some things simply<br />

were “better” to us when we<br />

were young. One thing I’m<br />

sure of: Nothing will ever<br />

compare to a fresh- out- ofthe-<br />

box Penguin cookie!<br />

FROM<br />

H ere<br />

It’s been a long time for<br />

this, so I’m a bit on the rusty<br />

side. I haven’t written a newspaper<br />

column since July of<br />

2011. That’s when I left The<br />

Harrison Press after being an<br />

editor and columnist there for<br />

the better part of twenty-five<br />

years.<br />

Since it’s been a while,<br />

I’ve decided to use this first<br />

column to give you an idea<br />

about who Ollie Roehm is.<br />

Here goes.<br />

I was born in Margaret<br />

Mary Hospital in Batesville in<br />

October of <strong>19</strong>52. At the time,<br />

my parents lived in a little<br />

shotgun shack on SR 101<br />

in Negangard’s Corner, just<br />

outside of Sunman.<br />

We eventually moved to a<br />

house on Logan Road, now<br />

known as North Dearborn<br />

Road. I attended Bright Elementary<br />

School, now known<br />

as The Possum Saloon, from<br />

the first grade into the fifth.<br />

The family moved during<br />

my fifth-grade year to the<br />

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Indiana side of Carolina Trace<br />

Road in Franklin County. I<br />

went to Springfield School<br />

out near Mt. Carmel through<br />

seventh grade. In eighth<br />

grade, they sent me to Whitewater<br />

Township School, and I<br />

graduated high school there in<br />

<strong>19</strong>70. There were thirty-five<br />

people in the class; a lot of<br />

them were farm kids like me.<br />

I just told you all that<br />

growing-up stuff to prove<br />

my Indiana bona fides. I’m<br />

a born-and-raised Hoosier.<br />

Some of my family still<br />

resides near Milan, and I<br />

grew up hearing tales of the<br />

Indians’ <strong>19</strong>54 state basketball<br />

championship. My dad, aunt,<br />

and uncle were sitting in the<br />

Hinkle fieldhouse bleachers<br />

when it happened.<br />

I left Indiana in <strong>19</strong>71 to attend<br />

school at the University<br />

of Cincinnati. After bouncing<br />

around Cincy for a few years,<br />

I found the love of my life<br />

in <strong>19</strong>74. We were married<br />

in <strong>19</strong>75 and, truth be told, I<br />

said “I do” to three beauties<br />

on that October afternoon.<br />

Mary had two girls, ages five<br />

and two. Six years later, we<br />

welcomed our son into the<br />

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little girls to worry about. In<br />

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that later.<br />

In <strong>19</strong>87 I went to work at<br />

The Harrison Press as an advertising<br />

sales representative,<br />

and by <strong>19</strong>89 I was serving as<br />

editor. You might think being<br />

the editor of a small-town<br />

newspaper would be a laidback<br />

gig, maybe even boring.<br />

You’d be wrong.<br />

We gave our readers the<br />

news about everyday stuff<br />

like births, deaths, schools,<br />

sports, city and township<br />

government, etc. But it was<br />

often a wild ride, as we covered<br />

murders, rapes, robberies,<br />

fires, drownings, plane<br />

crashes, mayoral scandals,<br />

police scandals, elections,<br />

fraud, embezzlement, thefts,<br />

tornadoes, floods, droughts<br />

and so much more.<br />

Our work resulted in eleven<br />

National Newspaper Association<br />

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first-in-nation for my column,<br />

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included six first-in-state for<br />

the column. I’m kind of proud<br />

of all that.<br />

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focus on everyday observations,<br />

humor, local people,<br />

local history, music, the<br />

adventures of a small-town<br />

newspaperman, and whatever<br />

else I can pull out of my old<br />

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I thank Tamara Taylor and<br />

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December 20<strong>19</strong> THE BEACON Page 13A<br />

Brad Callaway, Kevin Shipman, Elisha Clouse, Anne Branditz,<br />

Adrienne Bader, Lisa Tyler, Harweda Davis, Maria<br />

Keck, Melissa Lowe, Christa Loschiavo, Donny Loschiavo,<br />

Tytus Luckhaupt, and Wendy Sandmann.<br />

Bright Elementary Starts NASP Archery<br />

Submitted by Patty Pierce<br />

“Thwarp, thwarp, thwarp -<br />

bullseye!” Sounds of arrows<br />

hitting targets were heard at<br />

Bright Elementary as faculty,<br />

staff, parents, and community<br />

volunteers participated in<br />

the National Archery in the<br />

Schools Program (NASP ® )<br />

training. These archery certified<br />

instructors will present<br />

NASP lessons that are safe for<br />

students and meet state and<br />

national educational standards.<br />

NASP is more than arrows,<br />

targets, and bullseyes. The<br />

in-school program for fourth<br />

through twelfth graders improves<br />

performance in areas<br />

such as physical and character<br />

education, science, math, and<br />

history. It’s a team-building<br />

activity for all students, no<br />

matter the gender, size, academic,<br />

or athletic ability.<br />

Several surrounding school<br />

districts currently participate<br />

in NASP®, and the program<br />

is growing by leaps and<br />

bounds. Patty Pierce, a fourthgrade<br />

teacher at Bright, was<br />

first introduced to NASP and<br />

was inspired by the numerous<br />

benefits, including scholarship<br />

opportunities. She was strongly<br />

supported by Superintendent<br />

Dr. Jackson, the Sunman<br />

Dearborn Community School<br />

Board, and Kelly Roth, Bright<br />

Elementary Principal.<br />

Funding for equipment was<br />

awarded by the Department<br />

of Natural Resources Law<br />

Enforcement Grant, NASP<br />

Grant, and Bright Elementary<br />

PTO.<br />

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DEAR<br />

ARIE<br />

By<br />

Marie<br />

Segale<br />

marie@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Dear Marie,<br />

I have been divorced for<br />

many years. All my kids are<br />

grown and have families of<br />

their own. My ex-husband<br />

and I are often together with<br />

our kids and grandkids. We<br />

make the situation work.<br />

When our children were<br />

young and we were busy<br />

raising them, we didn’t see<br />

my ex husband’s parents<br />

very often. I remember<br />

his mom saying to him,<br />

“You still have parents.”<br />

My ex-husband’s parents<br />

had only had two sons, so<br />

when they left the nest, the<br />

parents were alone. Their<br />

health problems had somewhat<br />

confined them to their<br />

home. I took on the job of<br />

making sure to keep them<br />

in our lives. On weekends<br />

we had his parents over to<br />

spend the evening to keep<br />

them connected to their son<br />

and grandchildren. Now that<br />

I am getting older and I am<br />

the one who is alone, I can<br />

better understand how my<br />

mother-in-law felt.<br />

I saw my oldest son this<br />

past January and asked if<br />

we could meet for lunch to<br />

celebrate his birthday. I had<br />

not seen him or his wife for<br />

Christmas the month earlier.<br />

They had declined to be with<br />

the rest of the family because<br />

all the kids are so noisy. My<br />

son and his wife have no children,<br />

so they opted to spend<br />

the day with friends who have<br />

no children. I am quite sure<br />

his wife spent time with her<br />

family that day; she would not<br />

neglect them.<br />

Christmas is around the<br />

corner again. I’m not looking<br />

forward to being shunned<br />

by my oldest child again this<br />

year. His three siblings were<br />

also feeling hurt that their oldest<br />

brother did not want to see<br />

them. I have never used guilt<br />

to get my kids to do anything.<br />

Marie what do you think I<br />

should do?<br />

Linda in Brookville<br />

Dear Linda,<br />

I am so sorry to hear how<br />

badly your son is treating his<br />

mom, his dad and his siblings.<br />

Christmas is a time of year<br />

when we look forward to having<br />

happy times with the ones<br />

we love. We all assume that<br />

everyone will get along and<br />

be glad to see one another.<br />

We have a fairy tale idea that<br />

everything will be perfect!<br />

In the real world, life is not<br />

so perfect. When any of my<br />

adult children choose not to<br />

be with me or extended family,<br />

I remind myself that they<br />

are adults with many different<br />

expectations and demands on<br />

their time and energy. When<br />

one of my “little chicks” is<br />

not with the rest of us I am<br />

hurt, but in the end, I know<br />

that they are adults making<br />

their own decisions with<br />

which they will have to live.<br />

Would you really want to tell<br />

your son that you expect to<br />

see him this year for Christmas<br />

and that not showing up<br />

is not acceptable? Would you<br />

really want him to show up<br />

out of guilt?<br />

Do you have a pressing<br />

question or concern? Contact<br />

Marie@goBEACONnews.<br />

com.<br />

From a Dog’s Point of View<br />

By Iris and Tammy Turner<br />

Hi, this is Iris again, coming<br />

to you from the shelter.<br />

It’s getting colder outside,<br />

which is fine with me. I love<br />

this time of the year most,<br />

especially before the snow<br />

starts to fly, brrrrr. We have<br />

been told here at the shelter<br />

that Christmas time will soon<br />

be here, and we need to start<br />

thinking about what we want<br />

to ask Santa for. So while outside<br />

during our playtime, we<br />

all talked about it, and here is<br />

our list.<br />

Me, Iris – female, 6-yearold<br />

shepherd/lab mix. I<br />

want peanut butter kongs.<br />

I absolutely love them. We<br />

get one every day when the<br />

staff goes home, and it is my<br />

favorite thing in the whole<br />

world. Love my peanut butter<br />

(and it’s healthy for me<br />

too, right?).<br />

Speckles – male, 9-month<br />

old pit mix. I want lots of<br />

toys. Toys that squeak, toys<br />

that rattle, stuffed toys, pull<br />

toys, just lots of toys.<br />

Monte – male, 3-year-old<br />

Coonhound. I want lots of<br />

room to run, and even better<br />

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my electric scooter. The rally over witnessing the ‘good<br />

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BE THANKFUL……<br />

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black shirt was easy... looked calm and friendly, (Aylor)<br />

The 1800-pound charbray Tracy<br />

• For the wonderful Veterans that<br />

number 16. The program gave but his cute little keeper Russell<br />

have served our country<br />

information on him: Mike, said she fed him every<br />

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the safety of riders, and<br />

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ranked bull rider! His <strong>19</strong>98 his reputation drew quite a<br />

showed support love and kindness in<br />

earnings of $77,934 ranked crowd. Ray and a friendly<br />

times of need.<br />

him behind Ty Murray, the fellow had a hearty discussion<br />

about bulls they had<br />

rodeo favorite. I had seen a<br />

real qualifier and a bull rider, in their farming days. Both<br />

To God for the blessings<br />

no less.<br />

agreed Jersey bulls were the<br />

Round by round went by meanest. I thought Bodacious<br />

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BEACON<br />

PORTS<br />

SCENE<br />

By<br />

Chris Jack<br />

Nobbe<br />

Zoller<br />

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S-DMS Trojan<br />

Swimming Completes<br />

Undefeated Season<br />

The Sunman-Dearborn Middle<br />

School girls’ and boys’<br />

swim teams each completed<br />

perfect seasons capped with<br />

their eight consecutive Connersville<br />

Invitational titles.<br />

The girls’ By team had regularseason<br />

dual Maxine victories over<br />

Greendale Klump (<strong>12</strong>2-50), South<br />

Dearborn (97-59), Greendale<br />

(114-58), Community and South Dearborn<br />

(105-74).<br />

Correspondent<br />

The regular season meets<br />

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for boys’ team were as<br />

follows: Greendale (140-5),<br />

South Dearborn (93-63),<br />

Greendale (133-25), and<br />

South Dearborn (107-69).<br />

The girls won the Connersville<br />

Invitational with 383<br />

points. The Trojan boys won<br />

the Connersville Invitational<br />

with 382 points, followed by<br />

Richmond (257), Centerville<br />

(237), Connersville (173), and<br />

Greendale (29).<br />

Multiple-event winners in<br />

the invitational for the Trojans<br />

were: Reagan Reany in the<br />

200- and 500-freestyle, Riley<br />

Reany in the 50-freestyle and<br />

100-backstroke, and Henry<br />

Strotman in the 100-breaststroke<br />

and 200-individual<br />

medley. Other winners were:<br />

Ayden Ketchem (50-freestyle),<br />

Brayden Burbrink (200-freestyle),<br />

Andrew Strotman<br />

(100-backstroke), Madison<br />

Goodwin (100-breaststroke),<br />

Adam Stephenson (500-freestyle),<br />

and Bree Cleary (1-meter<br />

springboard diving).<br />

Aubree Popen, Riley<br />

Shumate, Riley Reany, and<br />

Reagan Reany won the girls’<br />

200-freestyle relay. Ella Maxwell,<br />

Riley Reany, Madison<br />

Goodwin, and Reagan Reany<br />

won the girls’ 400-freestyle<br />

relay. Kyle Goodwin, Ayden<br />

Ketchem, Henry Strotman,<br />

and Isaac Quick won the<br />

boys’ 200-medley relay.<br />

Brayden Burbrink, Isaac<br />

Quick, Adam Stephenson,<br />

and Henry Strotman won the<br />

boy’s 200-freestyle relay.<br />

Adam Stephenson, Andrew<br />

Strotman, Kyle Goodwin,<br />

and Ayden Ketchem won the<br />

boys’ 400-freestyle relay.<br />

The Batesville boys’ cross<br />

country team advanced to<br />

the IHSAA semi-state with a<br />

third-place team finish at regional<br />

competition. (Photo<br />

courtesy of Lisa Gausman)<br />

EC Enjoys Perfect<br />

Regular Season<br />

East Central Football undoubtedly<br />

has a tradition-rich<br />

program having enjoyed two<br />

state titles and two runner-up<br />

performances in its school’s<br />

history. However, not since<br />

<strong>19</strong>94 has the program enjoyed<br />

a perfect regular season.<br />

That is exactly what young,<br />

first-year head coach Jake<br />

Meiners, a standout EC player<br />

in his time and recent assistant<br />

in the program, was able<br />

to attain in his first year at the<br />

helm of the Trojan program.<br />

In addition, the Trojans ended<br />

the regular season ranked as<br />

the #1 team in 4A by the Associated<br />

Press Media while<br />

enjoying the #2 ranking in the<br />

Coaches’ Poll.<br />

Granted, the program does<br />

not shy away from tough competition<br />

year in and year out in<br />

the scheduling of its non-conference<br />

opponents, but it has<br />

not been able to produce this<br />

unblemished regular season<br />

against the likes of Moeller,<br />

Roncalli, Chatard, LaSalle,<br />

and the often-tough Battle of<br />

I-74 with Harrison that have<br />

rotated into their schedule the<br />

past twenty-five seasons.<br />

This year’s campaign was<br />

not without a few earlyseason<br />

challenges. The<br />

Trojans came out of the gate<br />

with 30-<strong>12</strong> victory at The Pit<br />

in Lawrenceburg to begin<br />

the season. The Tigers, who<br />

ended up the season ranked<br />

#8 in the Coaches’ Poll and #9<br />

in the AP Poll, carry this loss<br />

as their only regular-season<br />

blemish on a fine regular season<br />

as well.<br />

The Trojans then eked out a<br />

close overtime battle in Week<br />

3 against Harrison with a field<br />

goal by Sophie Browndyke<br />

to take the win. After that, the<br />

Trojans were able to enjoy a<br />

fairly uncontested run through<br />

the other southeastern Indiana<br />

programs. The team outscored<br />

its opponents 361-47 for the<br />

duration of the regular season.<br />

The Trojan offense attack<br />

was led by running back Jake<br />

Fike, who amassed 21 touchdowns<br />

on <strong>12</strong>62 yards on the<br />

ground. Quarterback Ryan<br />

Bond threw for 14 touchdowns<br />

and 1138 yards in the<br />

regular season while receivers<br />

Mac Studer, David Badescu,<br />

and Trevor Becker have been<br />

primary targets.<br />

The strong defensive unit<br />

was led by Kole Viel (61),<br />

Kyle Krummen (47), and<br />

Nathan Griffin (44) in tackle<br />

points. Tyson Keller (5.5) and<br />

Gage Ertel (5) have been most<br />

prolific at getting to the passer<br />

with sacks, while Erik Perkins<br />

and Devon Donawerth lead<br />

the team in interceptions with<br />

3 and 2, respectively.<br />

The Trojans look to match<br />

the <strong>19</strong>94 undefeated state<br />

championship squad as they<br />

enter IHSAA Sectional play. In<br />

fact, if they attain a state title,<br />

they will have one more victory<br />

than the <strong>19</strong>94 team due to the<br />

additional regular-season game<br />

now played in the schedule.<br />

SAVE<br />

THE<br />

DATE<br />

Batesville Girls’ CC<br />

Wins Regional Title<br />

The Batesville High School<br />

girls’ cross country team<br />

captured the IHSAA Regional<br />

title. The win marks the first<br />

girls’ regional title in school<br />

history. The Bulldog boys’<br />

team also advanced to the<br />

semi-state with a third-place<br />

team finish along with several<br />

individual runners.<br />

In the girls’ race, Batesville<br />

sophomore Lily Pinckley<br />

came in second to Greensburg’s<br />

Brenner Hanna while<br />

setting a new school record of<br />

<strong>19</strong>:02 in the 5K race. Despite<br />

the girls’ team failing<br />

to advance to the state finals,<br />

Pinckley was also able to<br />

secure an individual spot at<br />

the state championships by<br />

running a time of <strong>19</strong>:13 at the<br />

Shelbyville Semi-state.<br />

In the regional championships,<br />

Pinckley was followed<br />

by teammates freshman Ava<br />

Hanson in 4th in a time of<br />

<strong>19</strong>:33, Maria Lopez finishing<br />

9th in 20:14, freshman<br />

Madison Rahschulte finishing<br />

14th in 20:37, and freshman<br />

Sophie Myers finishing 24th<br />

in 21:10 to round out the team<br />

score of 53 coming from all<br />

sophomore and freshman runners.<br />

Senior Liz Loichinger<br />

(21:21) and junior Trysta<br />

Vierling (21:31) rounded out<br />

the team scoring in the meet.<br />

Despite some injuries, Lisa<br />

Gausman’s girls’ team has put<br />

together one fine season. One<br />

particular injury to senior Liz<br />

Loichinger had kept her from<br />

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running much of the season;<br />

however, she was able to run<br />

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Despite the limited training<br />

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time by over a minute a week<br />

later at the regional in 21:21<br />

and again take off even more<br />

time at semi-state to finish her<br />

career in the top five on her<br />

team in her final race with a<br />

time of 20:58.<br />

The Lady Bulldogs were<br />

impressive in the regional<br />

championships by defeating<br />

runner-up Center Grove, 53-<br />

84. Individual runners from<br />

other teams also were able<br />

to advance to the semi-state<br />

race, but none advanced to<br />

the state finals. Individuals<br />

advancing from the regional<br />

were Lawrenceburg’s Hannah<br />

Morgan in <strong>12</strong>th overall<br />

in (20:22); Rachel Campbell<br />

in <strong>19</strong>th in 20:49 and Emilee<br />

Wedding in 26th in 21:13 of<br />

East Central; Rachel Rohe in<br />

29th in 21:20 of South Dearborn,<br />

and Lauren Kelly in 7th<br />

overall (20:14) and Katelyn<br />

Meyer in 24th overall (21:34)<br />

of Franklin County who<br />

advanced from the IHSAA<br />

Regional.<br />

The Bulldog boys’ team<br />

was also able to garner a<br />

semi-state berth with a thirdplace<br />

finish at the regional.<br />

Batesville was led by senior<br />

Adam Moster in the regional<br />

race who finished in 5th place<br />

in a time of 16:15. Moster<br />

also qualified individually for<br />

the state finals by placing 16th<br />

at the IHSAA Semi-state.<br />

Moster was followed in the<br />

regional race by sophomore<br />

Ean Loichinger, who placed<br />

9th in 16:34 and fellow senior<br />

Josh Myers, who placed 14th<br />

in a time of 16:49. Team<br />

scorers were rounded out<br />

by sophomores Ben Moster<br />

in 23rd in 17:26 and Daren<br />

Smith in 33rd, finishing in<br />

17:47. Juniors Dillon Murray<br />

(18:08) and Nathan Villani<br />

(18:11) were the final two<br />

runners for the team.<br />

Other area runners who<br />

competed at the regional level<br />

and qualified for semi-state<br />

were Oldenburg Academy<br />

junior Tyler Kuntz, who was<br />

13th in 16:46 and senior Dylan<br />

Fledderman, who was <strong>19</strong>th in<br />

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Michael Sch<strong>web</strong>ach who<br />

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BRIGHT/<br />

SUGAR RIDGE<br />

By<br />

Bob<br />

Waples<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

bright@goBEACONnews.com<br />

In honor of all veterans, a<br />

BIG thank you as we remembered/honored<br />

veterans on<br />

Monday, Nov. 11, 20<strong>19</strong>. As<br />

a veteran myself, I salute the<br />

men and women that have<br />

proudly served our great<br />

nation. My monthly veteran<br />

salute goes to…<br />

Norma Branigan- US<br />

Navy <strong>19</strong>79-<strong>19</strong>83<br />

Julius Huffman- US Army<br />

<strong>19</strong>52-<strong>19</strong>54<br />

Lawrence Lytle- US Army<br />

<strong>19</strong>46-<strong>19</strong>47<br />

David (Didge) Smith- US<br />

Navy <strong>19</strong>58-<strong>19</strong>59<br />

The Bright American<br />

Legion Herald-Seig Post 132<br />

handed out poppies at the<br />

O<br />

ur<br />

Kroger store in Lawrenceburg<br />

on Saturday, Nov. 9, in remembrance<br />

of Veteran’s Day.<br />

A big shout out to my sis<br />

Nancy Waples Condon<br />

and her effort in October<br />

for Breast Cancer. A cancer<br />

survivor herself, she dresses<br />

up each Friday in October and<br />

collects monies throughout<br />

her plant (Meyer Tool) to<br />

donate to breast cancer. Last<br />

year she raised nearly $1000.<br />

Thanks, and love to Nancy.<br />

This month I would like to<br />

recognize a great community<br />

resource, the North Dearborn<br />

Library branch. Something<br />

can be found there for everyone,<br />

from books to movies,<br />

seminars, and research.<br />

They take the time to offer<br />

special selections throughout<br />

the year. The staff’s willingness<br />

to help is amazing…<br />

each one is always cheerful<br />

and smiling, and the smiles<br />

are real because they enjoy<br />

helping us. And in December<br />

(right around the corner),<br />

Santa visits our branch on<br />

Dec. 14 from noon to 2 P.M.<br />

before returning to the North<br />

Communities<br />

Pole to prepare his sleigh for<br />

Christmas… HOHOHO. With<br />

all that said… a BIG thank<br />

you to- Lorrie, Peggy, Beth,<br />

Anne, Paula, and Joan.<br />

A few November birthdays,<br />

I would like to recognize:<br />

John Blasdel Sr. (91), Bert<br />

Wagner (91), and Lawrence<br />

Lytle (92). All are embracing<br />

their 90’s like true gentlemen.<br />

Happy Birthday guys!<br />

I would also like to recognize<br />

my triplet great-nephews<br />

on their ‘sweet’ 16th – Avery,<br />

Brenden, Cooper Jones.<br />

Happy Birthday to “my buds.”<br />

As we prepare to celebrate<br />

Thanksgiving this month, I<br />

would like to tell you a little<br />

about the holiday. Thanksgiving<br />

began around 1621 with<br />

the pilgrims as they celebrated<br />

the harvest festival. Thanksgiving<br />

was recognized by<br />

President George Washington<br />

around 1789 and declared a<br />

national holiday by President<br />

Abraham Lincoln in 1863.<br />

Today we celebrate with feast,<br />

family, and football… remember<br />

to take some time to thank<br />

God for our country and all of<br />

our blessings.<br />

Since I am talking about<br />

Thanksgiving, I want to<br />

Nancy Waples Condon<br />

raises awareness of breast<br />

cancer throughout the<br />

month of October.<br />

remind you about the annual<br />

Gobble Wobble. The 5K walk/<br />

run is held annually by All<br />

Saints Parish- St John, Dover<br />

campus. It is held on Thanksgiving<br />

morning at 9 A.M. and<br />

benefits the North Dearborn<br />

Food Pantry and Sunman<br />

Food Pantry. You can Google<br />

Gobble Wobble 5K and get<br />

their <strong>web</strong>site and even preregister.<br />

Gob gob gobble…<br />

turkey talk for ‘see ya there.’<br />

Again, with Christmas right<br />

around the corner, please<br />

The Bright Lions took part<br />

in the North Dearborn<br />

School’s ‘trunk or treat’.<br />

Lions handed out over five<br />

hundred bags of candy.<br />

What an awesome event<br />

for the kids and parents.<br />

look for the ‘giving trees’ at<br />

various locations (churches,<br />

libraries, and businesses.)<br />

Please participate.<br />

In closing…. “As we express<br />

our gratitude, we must<br />

never forget that the highest<br />

appreciation is not to utter<br />

words but to live by them.”<br />

President John F. Kennedy<br />

Happy Thanksgiving, and<br />

remember, there is always<br />

something for which to be<br />

thankful.<br />

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Happy Holidays everyone!!<br />

Thanksgiving is just days<br />

away, then Christmas will be<br />

here! Can you tell I’m excited???<br />

This holiday season<br />

is joyous for all people. If you<br />

have time or money, please<br />

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donating a turkey, donating<br />

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to fill an Operation Christmas<br />

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information, please contact<br />

Deana Morris at 513-687-<br />

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drop off the shoeboxes during<br />

this time, you can go to the<br />

Dearborn Hills United Methodist<br />

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The Haunted Hayride was a<br />

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hay bales and decorated<br />

homes, non-profit vendors,<br />

and people scaring. The event<br />

brings our amazing community<br />

together. We rock! The<br />

Children’s Committee’s next<br />

event is Cookies with Santa<br />

on Dec. 8. More details to follow<br />

on FB or HVL email, or<br />

you can contact me.<br />

December Birthdays!<br />

Maddie Airgood, Shawnee<br />

Airgood, Sarah O’Brien, Jill<br />

Paul, Tori Heinrich, Elizabeth<br />

Isom, Alix Feiss, Deana<br />

Morris, Lindsay McFelea,<br />

Miller & Conner Small,<br />

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December 20<strong>19</strong> THE BEACON Page 3B<br />

ST. LEON<br />

By<br />

Debbie A.<br />

Zimmer<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

stleon@goBEACONnews.com<br />

A big thank you goes out<br />

to everyone who helped to<br />

make the St. Joseph American<br />

Legion Oktoberfest a great<br />

success. The weather was<br />

perfect, making for a record<br />

crowd in attendance. That is<br />

the beautiful thing about our<br />

town- all of the community<br />

volunteers who pitch in to<br />

help make an event like this<br />

happen and successful!<br />

The Franklin County<br />

Antique Machinery Show in<br />

Brookville had several local<br />

first-time attendees: Kevin<br />

Conn, Jimmy and Amy Allen,<br />

Donna Smith, and Rita<br />

and Rob Seig. They had a<br />

great time and said they would<br />

be back again next year!<br />

Several residents participated<br />

and won trophies in the tractor<br />

pulls. Mark Sturwold won<br />

first place in the 3500 class.<br />

Don “Unser” Schuman<br />

came in second place in the<br />

5500. Harold Sturwold won<br />

first place in the 4500. Other<br />

participants were Lexi Wert,<br />

Bridget Hoffman, Big Moose<br />

Allen, Little Moose Allen,<br />

Mary Schuman, Tim Hiltz,<br />

Dave Bischoff, Don Huber,<br />

Jessica Getz, Don “Putt”<br />

Bischoff, Steven Hiltz, and<br />

O<br />

ur<br />

Randy Schuman. Thirtythree<br />

tractors traveled down<br />

the back roads between St.<br />

Leon and Brookville for the<br />

annual “tractor parade.”<br />

Get well wishes go out to<br />

Alvin and Annie Werner,<br />

Frances Bischoff, Ted Herth,<br />

and Rob Herth. Hope all of<br />

you are feeling much better.<br />

Ruth and Jake Stenger<br />

recently celebrated their<br />

65th Wedding Anniversary --<br />

here’s to many more!!!<br />

Bernita (Beanie) Weisbrodt<br />

Andres, 93 years old, passed<br />

on to her heavenly home on<br />

October <strong>12</strong>. Aunt Beanie was<br />

married to Edgar for fiftythree<br />

years before he passed<br />

away in 2003. They were<br />

blessed with seven children<br />

Carol (Jim) Fox, Marie (Ray)<br />

Gunter, Edgar Jr. (Connie)<br />

Andres, Geralyn (Urban)<br />

Brackman, Gerard (Tonia)<br />

Andres, Gerise (David)<br />

Short, Tina (Mike) DiMeglio,<br />

twenty-six grandchildren and<br />

twenty great-grandchildren.<br />

Two people, in particular,<br />

went above and beyond to<br />

provide the care she needed<br />

for the last several yearsdaughter,<br />

Gerise, and granddaughter,<br />

Alisha. Beanie<br />

loved her Christmas tree so<br />

much that her children kept it<br />

up year-round and decorated<br />

it for every season. Bernita<br />

also loved being outside,<br />

whether it was counting the<br />

cars going by or watching<br />

the bluebirds. She was a fan<br />

of the Andy Griffith Show,<br />

the Cincinnati Reds, and in<br />

Communities<br />

the last few years, became a<br />

fan of pro wrestling on TV.<br />

Bernita loved her sweets and<br />

coffee, especially raspberry<br />

donuts. Bernita was a former<br />

member of St. Joseph American<br />

Legion Auxiliary Unit<br />

464 and a lifelong member of<br />

St. Joseph Church.<br />

Carl Haas, 95, of Southgate,<br />

passed away Sept. 27<br />

surrounded by family. He<br />

was married to Jean for sixty<br />

years before she passed. Carl<br />

was proud of his dairy farm.<br />

He played shortstop for the<br />

Southgate baseball team and<br />

still had his jersey hanging in<br />

a place of honor in his house.<br />

He was a lifelong member of<br />

St. Joseph Church.<br />

Carl will be dearly missed<br />

by his children Stephen (Roberta)<br />

Haas, Carla Sue (Paul)<br />

Bischoff, Sharon (Sherry)<br />

(Ed) Willhelm, Mary (Eddie)<br />

Kesterson, Donald (Patricia),<br />

Jan (Jeff) Schnitker, Emily<br />

Rivers, Betty Jo (Michael)<br />

Buckingham, fourteen grandchildren,<br />

and seven greatgrandchildren.<br />

Congratulations go out to<br />

Kim and Barrett McClish on<br />

the recent birth of their son<br />

Milo James. He is welcomed<br />

home by his big sister Rowan.<br />

Proud grandparents are<br />

Carol and Jim Fox.<br />

December Birthdays– 1<br />

Blain Werner, 2 Emma<br />

Hoog, 3 my brother-in-law<br />

Steve Kramer, Alex Wilhelm<br />

and Erin Wilhelm, 4<br />

my grandson Carter Barrett,<br />

nephew Keegan Haag, niece<br />

Franklin Co. Tractor Show first time attendees: Kevin<br />

Conn, Jimmy Allen, Amy Allen, Donna Smith, Rita Seig<br />

and Rob Seig. (Photo courtesy of Julie Baker)<br />

Michelle Andres, Andrew<br />

Deddens and Mary Jayne<br />

Cull, 5 my lovely sister Karen<br />

Fox (the “Big 60”), Sheila<br />

Hoog and Emily Vonderheide,<br />

6 Doris Baker and Ruth<br />

Stenger, 7 my niece Chelsea<br />

Whitt, Jennifer Schwegman,<br />

Nolan Stenger, Tyler Wilgenbusch<br />

and Linda Borgman,<br />

8 Martha Schuman<br />

and Chris Bader, 9 Terri<br />

Gardner and Judy Stenger,<br />

10 Jerry Bulach, 11 Claire<br />

Stenger, Mary Schuman, and<br />

Tristan Kamos, 13 Marlene<br />

Werner and cousin Kasey<br />

Andres, 14 Addy Prifogle,<br />

and Carmen Fischer, 15<br />

Darren Callahan, 16 Shelli<br />

Bulach, 17 Betty Bruns, and<br />

Becky Estridge, 18 Troy<br />

Wilhelm, Mary Schuman,<br />

Steve Stenger, and my<br />

niece Dede Miller, 20 Ken<br />

Schuman, and my son-in-law<br />

Brad Inman, 24 Merrilynn<br />

Hertel, Jerry Stenger, and<br />

Janet Bischoff , 25 Shar<br />

Bischoff , Marvin Schuman,<br />

and Joey Ritzi, 26 Cornie<br />

Hoffman, 28 Ryan Stenger,<br />

Jenny Lindsey, and Putt<br />

Bischoff, 30 Denise French.<br />

Get in touch with me with<br />

any news items for the column<br />

at stleon@goBEACONnews.com.<br />

December in Dearborn County, Southeast Indiana...the Perfect Place to Play!<br />

Hillforest Victorian Christmas Exhibit International Fair Trade Sale Lawrenceburg’s Winter Wonderland New Year’s Eve at Perfect North Slopes<br />

November 9-Jan 5 – Lawrenceburg Winter<br />

Wonderland Ice Skating Rink Open - Ice Rink<br />

is located at Todd Creech Park, 305 W. Tate Street,<br />

Lawrenceburg. <strong>12</strong>PM-9PM, Saturday November 9th.<br />

Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-537-4507 or www.thinklawrenceburg.com.<br />

November 20-Dec 29 – A Victorian Christmas<br />

Exhibit at Hillforest - Hillforest Victorian House<br />

Museum, 213 Fifth Street, Aurora. Open Tuesday<br />

through Sunday, 1:00PM-5:00PM. Experience the<br />

warmth and charm of the 163 year old Hillforest as<br />

it is decorated for the Christmas Holidays. Info: 8<strong>12</strong><br />

926-0087 or www.hillforest.org.<br />

November 29-Dec 21 – Dearborn Highlands<br />

Arts Council-Arts Alive! Art Fair & Gift Bazaar -<br />

Dearborn Highlands Arts Council Gallery, 331 Walnut<br />

Street, Lawrenceburg, IN. A six week celebration<br />

of Fine Arts and Crafts Vendors - pottery, painting,<br />

artwear, candles, lotions and more. Closed Sunday &<br />

Monday during the Art Fair & Gift Bazaar. Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-<br />

539-4251 or www.dearbornhighlandsarts.org.<br />

November 30-Dec 1 – Winter Wonderland<br />

in Lawrenceburg - Saturday is Small Business<br />

Saturday and family activities begin with Breakfast<br />

with Santa at Lawrenceburg Community Center.<br />

The Winter Wonderland parade brings the arrival<br />

of Santa and Mrs. Claus. The lighting of the city’s<br />

Christmas tree will take place Sunday evening. 8<strong>12</strong>-<br />

537-4507 or www.thinklawrenceburg.com.<br />

December 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Carnegie Hall<br />

Open for Tours - Carnegie Hall, 14687 Main Street,<br />

Moores Hill, Indiana. Open Sundays through mid<br />

December. Last day this year is Dec. 15. Carnegie Hall<br />

was built in <strong>19</strong>07 and houses three museums. Info:<br />

8<strong>12</strong>-744-4015 or www.thecarnegiehall.org.<br />

December 1-22 – Miracle on Main Street in<br />

Aurora - Enjoy one of the largest Dickens Villages<br />

in the tri-state area, visits and breakfasts with<br />

Santa, carolers, concerts, and more. Festivities begin<br />

December 1 with the annual Christmas Tree lighting<br />

and parade, 6PM, Second & Main Sts. Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-926-<br />

1100 or www.aurora.in.us.<br />

December 1 & 5 – Veraestau Open for Tours<br />

- 4696 Veraestau Lane, Aurora. Set on a bluff with<br />

a sweeping view of the Ohio River and Kentucky<br />

below. The original house was built in 1810 by early<br />

settler Jesse Holman. Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-926-0983 or www.<br />

indianalandmarks.org/our-historic-sites/veraestau<br />

December 3, 5, 7 – Hillforest’s Return to<br />

Downton Abbey Holiday Tea Time - 1:00PM at<br />

Hillforest Victorian House Museum, 213 Fifth Street,<br />

Aurora. Tour Hillforest’s Victorian Christmas exhibit<br />

and enjoy a “Downton” inspired three-course tea.<br />

8<strong>12</strong>-926-0087 or www.hillforest.org/calendar.php.<br />

December 5-7 – International Fair Trade Sale -<br />

Agner Hall at Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, U.S. Route<br />

50, Lawrenceburg. 4PM-9PM, Thursday and Friday,<br />

10AM-4PM, Saturday. Shop for handcrafted gifts<br />

made by people from around the world who are<br />

trying to break the cycle of poverty. Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-290-<br />

8028 or www.facebook.com/InternationalFairTrade.<br />

December 5-8 – Greenbriar Shop - Christmas<br />

in Indiana Open House - <strong>19</strong>374 Collier Ridge<br />

Road, Guilford, Indiana. 10am-6pm/ Thursday and<br />

Friday. 10am-5pm/Saturday. 11am-5pm/Sunday.<br />

Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-497-8008 or www.facebook.com/www.<br />

thegreenbriarshop.net..<br />

December 7 – Lawrenceburg Winter<br />

Wonderland Pet Parade - 8<strong>12</strong>-537-4507 or www.<br />

thinklawrenceburg.com for complete schedule.<br />

December 7, 14, 21 – Miracle on Main Street’s<br />

Breakfast With Santa - Aurora Lions Club at<br />

8:30AM & 10:30AM. Reservations beginning 9/11<br />

at 8<strong>12</strong>-926-2499. $7.00 per adult. Children are free.<br />

Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-926-1100 or www.aurora.in.us.<br />

December 7 – The Velveteen Rabbit - Rivertown<br />

Players - Presented at 11AM, 1:00PM and 3PM at<br />

the Lawrenceburg Public Library, 150 Mary Street.<br />

Free admission. Based on the British Children’s book<br />

written by Margery Williams, the play chronicles<br />

the story of a stuffed rabbit’s desire to become real<br />

through the love of his owner. Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-539-4251 or<br />

www.dearbornhighlandsarts.org.<br />

December 7 – Our Hometown Christmas in<br />

Dillsboro - 10:00am - 5:00pm. Businesses will hold<br />

holiday open houses. Lighting of the town’s old<br />

fashioned lights, breakfast with Santa, Christmas<br />

caroling, live Nativity and a craft and food bazaar.<br />

Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-432-9002 or www.dillsboro.in.<br />

December 7 – Moores Hill Carnegie Hall<br />

Winter Luminaria Walk - 5:30pm-8pm. Carnegie<br />

Hall, 14687 Main Street, Moores Hill. The town of<br />

Moores Hill and Carnegie Hall present this annual<br />

Christmas event. Obtain a punch card and a map<br />

of participating venues at the American Legion<br />

Park. The lighting of the town Christmas tree occurs<br />

at 5:30PM at the park. Carnegie Hall is open for<br />

tours and additional venues are open for various<br />

activities, such as visits from Santa, horse & carriage<br />

rides, carolers, food and more. Luminaries will light<br />

the sidewalks from the park and throughout the<br />

town. Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-744-4015 or www.facebook.com/<br />

MooresHillSchool.<br />

December 8 – Hillforest Victorian Christmas<br />

Open House - 1-5pm, 213 Fifth Street, Aurora.<br />

Bring the family to tour Hillforest’s Victorian<br />

Christmas, featuring costumed docents, holiday<br />

refreshments and periodic entertainment. Regular<br />

admission charged. Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-926-0087 or<br />

www.hillforest.org.<br />

December 14 – Mrs. Claus Saves the Day - TCT<br />

on Tour - 11AM at North Dearborn Branch Library,<br />

25969 Dole Road, West Harrison, Indiana. Free<br />

admission. With traditional carols and a worldpremiere<br />

script commissioned by The Children’s<br />

Theatre of Cincinnati, this holiday musical is<br />

about leadership, goodwill and teamwork. The<br />

Lawrenceburg Public Library Classics Series is made<br />

possible through the generosity of the Dearborn<br />

Highlands Arts Council, Inc., with support fromthe<br />

Lawrenceburg Public Library Services and Resources<br />

Foundation. Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-539-4251 or<br />

www.dearbornhighlandsarts.org.<br />

December 14 – Sippin’ With Santa at Great<br />

Crescent Brewery - 7-11pm. Great Crescent<br />

Brewery, 315 Importing Street, Aurora. Sponsored<br />

1-800-322-8<strong>19</strong>8 or www.VisitSoutheastIndiana.com<br />

by Main Street Aurora. Entertainment, cash bar,<br />

appetizers, pictures with Santa. Prizes for ugly<br />

sweater contest. $10.00, with proceeds going to<br />

Crescent Brewery Park. Reservations required - 8<strong>12</strong>-<br />

926-1100 or www.aurora.in.us/main-street-events.<br />

html.<br />

December 29 – Last Day to Tour Hillforest -<br />

Hillforest Victorian House Museum, 213 Fifth Street,<br />

Aurora. Open 1PM-5Pm. Reopens for the season on<br />

April 1, 2020. 8<strong>12</strong>-926-9987 or www.hillforest.org.<br />

December 31 – Aurora Main Street’s Dancing<br />

on Main New Year’s Eve - 7:30PM-<strong>12</strong>:30AM,<br />

Aurora Lions Club, 228 Second Street, Aurora.<br />

Sponsored by Main Street Aurora. Reservations<br />

and tickets are required in advance. $20.00 each.<br />

Tickets sell quickly. Included are admission, dinner,<br />

soft drinks, snacks and party favors. Doors open<br />

at 7PM, dinner at 7:30PM and Denver Brandt and<br />

the Wooden Wheels begin to play at 8:30PM.<br />

Reservations & Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-926-1100 or www.aurora.<br />

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Eve Celebration - 8PM-Midnight, December<br />

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Lawrenceburg, Indiana. Activities for the evening<br />

include a DJ in the ski lodge, party favors, torchlight<br />

parade and fireworks show at Midnight. Open<br />

for skiing, snowboarding and snow tubing until<br />

Midnight. Held annually, this is a popular event<br />

for groups and families to welcome the New Year!<br />

Admission charged to be on the snow, skiing,<br />

snowboarding or tubing. Fireworks free to watch.<br />

Info: 8<strong>12</strong>-537-3754 or www.perfectnorth.com.<br />

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NEW ALSACE<br />

By<br />

Laura<br />

Keller<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

St. Louis Preschool was awarded a grant to transform its<br />

indoor play area into an engaging playscape where preschool<br />

students learn through movement and exploration.<br />

BATESVILLE<br />

By<br />

Sue<br />

Siefert<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

batesville@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Liberty Park officials<br />

unveiled their new Gaga Ball<br />

Pit in October. Originally<br />

high school students voted on<br />

an amenity they would like<br />

to add to the community and<br />

Gaga was selected. Gaga is a<br />

fast-paced, high energy sport<br />

played in an octagonal pit<br />

that is a popular attraction for<br />

local teenagers. High school<br />

students, Adam Hollowell<br />

and Callie Main presented<br />

the proposal to Batesville<br />

City Council and requested<br />

the needed funding. Council<br />

members agreed to allow<br />

funds from the Belterra Community<br />

Fund to be used for<br />

the project to be built by the<br />

Parks Department. Ultimately<br />

the project was a partnership<br />

between local high school<br />

students, the Parks Department,<br />

Mayor’s Office, and<br />

Batesville Schools’ Resource<br />

Officers.<br />

Hillenbrand and the<br />

Batesville Community<br />

Schools have partnered<br />

to create a pilot program<br />

focused on teaching students<br />

about the principles<br />

of sustainability adopted<br />

by the United Nations. The<br />

program focuses on themes<br />

related to the reduction of<br />

poverty and hunger, health<br />

and well-being, and quality<br />

education through reading<br />

books aligned with those<br />

issues.<br />

Tory Flynn, Hillenbrand<br />

director of communications,<br />

noted, “Hillenbrand<br />

recently signed the United<br />

Nations Global Compact<br />

and wanted to create<br />

programming to localize<br />

the principles of the global<br />

goals, which are focused on<br />

Joe Greiwe and has<br />

daughter, Amy Weigel,<br />

recently went on the Honors<br />

Flight to Washington,<br />

DC with eighty-eight other<br />

veterans and their companions.<br />

Joe, a Korean War<br />

veteran, served in the Army.<br />

developing strategies that<br />

improve health and education,<br />

reduce inequality and<br />

spur economic growth. The<br />

company is helping develop<br />

the local programming<br />

and has provided additional<br />

resources.”<br />

Relive the magic of yesteryear<br />

when locomotives<br />

chugged through cities and<br />

villages delivering goods, carrying<br />

travelers and weaving<br />

dreams of life on the rails as<br />

we paused in awe of the train<br />

cars, their passengers, cargo,<br />

and their ever-welcoming<br />

conductors. The Batesville<br />

Area Historical Society is<br />

bringing the choo-choos back<br />

to life in one of its most interesting<br />

exhibits. (See ad on<br />

page 3A.)<br />

That’s Sue’s news for now!<br />

newalsace@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Krista Hutzel received<br />

the Engineering/Technology<br />

Educators of Indiana<br />

Award.<br />

Everywhere we turn, we<br />

are surrounded by technology.<br />

Computers, iPads and smart<br />

phones have transformed the<br />

way we live and it’s critical that<br />

we help children prepare for careers<br />

in information technology.<br />

Congratulations to Krista<br />

Hutzel, a Computer Science<br />

teacher at East Central High<br />

School, who is the recent<br />

recipient of the Engineering/<br />

Technology Educators of<br />

Indiana (E/TEI) Award. Krista<br />

was nominated by East Central’s<br />

principal, Tom Black.<br />

Krista is in her fourteenth<br />

year of teaching and teaches<br />

Computer Science I and II,<br />

Web Design, and College<br />

Careers. In addition, she runs<br />

“The Drop Zone,” a technical<br />

support class where students<br />

diagnose and fix computer<br />

issues for fellow classmates.<br />

Krista has been instrumental<br />

in transforming the computer<br />

science program. Thank you,<br />

Krista, for your dedication!<br />

Our condolences to the family<br />

of Danny Dall, who passed<br />

away on Sept. 30. Danny<br />

loved animals, especially<br />

dogs, and playing cards. He<br />

was an avid fan of the Cincinnati<br />

Reds and Indiana University,<br />

often sporting red to<br />

cheer on both teams. He had<br />

a great sense of humor and<br />

often cracked jokes with his<br />

caregivers. Although Danny<br />

had many challenges, he had<br />

a big heart and will be greatly<br />

missed by many, including his<br />

mother Betty Dall; siblings<br />

Roger (Marcia) Dall; Tim<br />

(Connie) Dall; and Bonnie<br />

McCoy; nieces and nephews<br />

Christopher, Brandon, Nathan,<br />

Natalie, Alexandra, and<br />

Jack; and his special caregivers,<br />

his aunt and uncle Jerry<br />

and Barbara Grace.<br />

The North Dearborn American<br />

Legion is hosting their<br />

monthly euchre tournament<br />

on December 1. Doors open<br />

at noon and games begin at 1<br />

p.m. The entry fee is $5 per<br />

person with cash payouts to<br />

the four highest scores. Refreshments<br />

are available for<br />

purchase. Call 8<strong>12</strong>.623.3695<br />

for more information.<br />

If you have news in the New<br />

Alsace area you’d like me to<br />

share, please contact me at new<br />

alsace@goBEACONnews.com.<br />

10th Annual<br />

TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY AND BUSINESSES TOGETHER.


December 20<strong>19</strong> THE BEACON Page 5B<br />

OLDENBURG<br />

By<br />

Sue<br />

Siefert<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

oldenburg@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Congratulations to Oldenburg<br />

Academy’s Cross<br />

Country Stars. Some of the<br />

nation’s best cross country<br />

teams descended upon Terre<br />

Haute for the John McNichols<br />

Invitational. On the men’s<br />

side, two hundred sixty-nine<br />

runners competed in the 8K<br />

race. OA alumni Curt Eckstein<br />

’17 (Purdue) and Ian<br />

Dickey ’18 (Wabash) were<br />

thrilled to run together again.<br />

Eckstein finished in the top<br />

ten. Once a Twister, always a<br />

Twister!<br />

In other news … OA’s<br />

Cross Country team excelled<br />

at a regional competition in<br />

October. Tyler Kuntz ’21<br />

finished (14th), and Dylan<br />

Fledderman ’20 finished<br />

(20th), earning a coveted spot<br />

to compete at the semi-state<br />

competition. The team placed<br />

sixth overall, missing moving<br />

on as a team to semi-state by<br />

one place.<br />

Sarah Price ’20 obtained<br />

her personal goal of running<br />

a sub 24 on the challenging<br />

rolling course with a time of<br />

23:58. Congratulations to all!<br />

Are those Jingle Bells that<br />

I hear?<br />

Oldenburg’s village people<br />

barely finished folding the<br />

tents and tucking away their<br />

lederhosen following their<br />

annual Freudenfest when the<br />

FRANKLIN<br />

COUNTY<br />

By<br />

Karis<br />

Troyer<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

franklin@goBEACONnews.com<br />

A new two-mile section of<br />

the Whitewater Canal Trail<br />

(WCT) has been completed. It<br />

Curt Eckstein<br />

OA’s Sarah Price<br />

O<br />

ur<br />

Ian Dickey<br />

sound of jingling bells can be<br />

heard as residents ready the<br />

‘Burg for the holidays.<br />

Just as the villagers come<br />

together to host its Freudenfest,<br />

most are also involved in<br />

Oldenburg’s winter festivities<br />

welcoming visitors from far<br />

and near. Merchants, restaurant<br />

owners, clergy, Sisters, and residents<br />

combine efforts to entertain<br />

and spread some Christmas<br />

cheer – Oldenburg style.<br />

Most of the village’s roads<br />

have been resurfaced; bakers<br />

are preparing their ingredients;<br />

merchants are stocking<br />

shelves; runners are practicing<br />

for the Jingle Bell Run;<br />

and locals are gathering to<br />

rehearse for the production<br />

of the Boars Head Festival.<br />

When it “takes a village” to<br />

accomplish a great task …<br />

you can count on the village<br />

people of Oldenburg!<br />

Das ist alles von der ’Burg!<br />

starts at the parking lot on US<br />

Highway 52 west of Metamora<br />

and across from Pennington<br />

Pike. The trail is level and<br />

wide enough for several people<br />

walking or bicycling side<br />

by side. Construction done<br />

mostly by volunteers included<br />

dredging the canal, building a<br />

footbridge, and clearing trees.<br />

Be sure to read Karis’ story<br />

of a recent personal journey<br />

on pages 10A and 11A in this<br />

issue of The BEACON.<br />

Communities<br />

DOVER<br />

By<br />

Rhonda<br />

Trabel<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

dover@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Fall is definitely upon us<br />

with the change of leaves<br />

and temperature. This time of<br />

year is beautiful with the fall<br />

colors, but that also means<br />

winter is right behind along<br />

with cold and snow. I am not<br />

as fond of winter as I used to<br />

be, but I would have to move<br />

south to escape that. It’s not<br />

likely that’s going to happen.<br />

Chad Gutzwiller was<br />

recently appointed to the<br />

Ivy Tech Board of Trustees.<br />

Chad brings fifteen years of<br />

experience in education to<br />

the board. I know most of<br />

you already know Chad, but<br />

if you don’t and you come to<br />

All Saints Parish for services,<br />

you will see him tickling the<br />

ivories both on the piano and<br />

the church organ. He is very<br />

musically oriented and also<br />

directs our choir on occasion.<br />

Chad teaches middle school at<br />

Franklin County. He attended<br />

East Central High School<br />

and earned his Bachelor of<br />

Science and Master of Arts<br />

in Secondary Education from<br />

Ball State University. Great<br />

accomplishments by a great<br />

guy. Congratulations Chad!<br />

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Lindsey Bauman, a 2008<br />

graduate of East Central,<br />

participated in Age Group<br />

Nationals for the second year<br />

in a row. She was able to<br />

achieve her long term triathlon<br />

goal, placing twelfth<br />

in the Olympic distance and<br />

fourth in the sprint distance<br />

for the 30-35 age group. She<br />

is headed for Edmonton,<br />

Canada, next year for ITU<br />

Worlds as part of Team USA.<br />

Lindsey is the daughter of<br />

Brent and Bobbi Bauman<br />

of Dover. Congratulations<br />

Lindsey! Great Job.<br />

Our Condolences to the<br />

family of Richard Gaynor<br />

who passed away recently.<br />

Richard (Dick) was a lifetime<br />

resident of Dover and<br />

enjoyed his Friday Night<br />

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Family Day at his home in<br />

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married Rosemary Holbert<br />

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passed in 2005. They had<br />

five children: Linda Hissett<br />

of Cincinnati, Debbie Littiken<br />

of St Leon, Mary Jo<br />

(Dan) Calhoun of Penntown,<br />

Gary (Beth) Gaynor of<br />

Dover, and Kenny (Connie)<br />

Gaynor of Dover. He leaves<br />

behind fifteen grandchildren,<br />

ten great-grandchildren, and<br />

one on the way. After retiring<br />

from Thatcher Glass in<br />

<strong>19</strong>55, Richard created his<br />

own company and named it<br />

Dover Water. He will sadly<br />

be missed by many. Rest in<br />

peace, Richard.<br />

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AURORA<br />

By<br />

Margaret<br />

Drury<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

aurora@goBEACONnews.com<br />

This past month started with<br />

a well-attended walking tour<br />

of downtown Aurora architecture.<br />

One of the favorites<br />

was 425 Third St. “Back<br />

in the day,” it was home to<br />

Marsh’s bowling alley and<br />

their FABULOUS chili! It<br />

was six lanes of fun-filled<br />

bowling where the pins had<br />

to be manually set. Many<br />

reminisced that they were one<br />

of those pinsetters.<br />

We saw Sutton’s Hatchery,<br />

where I remember getting<br />

chicks at Easter time. A<br />

plethora of family grocery<br />

stores used to be downtown<br />

with Teany’s, Lachenmann’s,<br />

and Jacobson’s, just to name<br />

a few. Gambles used to be<br />

the old Kroger Store. We saw<br />

the mural in the Post Office,<br />

a hidden gem. We get so busy<br />

in our rushing, do we take<br />

time to savor our surroundings,<br />

smell the roses, or sit<br />

with a friend?<br />

The Aurora class of <strong>19</strong>59<br />

took the time to visit with<br />

each other as they celebrated<br />

their sixty-year reunion. Roy<br />

Lambert told about the history<br />

of the Aurora schools as<br />

they looked through old pictures.<br />

This class has met every<br />

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Shop participating businesses &<br />

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getting a headstart on<br />

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Communities<br />

Aurora class of <strong>19</strong>59 Front: Cary Eichel, Jerry Jacobsen, Carol Sue Chapman, Donna<br />

Clark, Judy Luke, June Ramey, Bonnie Nocks, Nancy Tibbetts, Melinda Edgerton. Back:<br />

Jerry Kinder, Margaret Vogel, Phee Ellinghausen, Annis Luke, Bill Rahe, Carolyn Titkemeyer,<br />

Barbara Severin, Frank McMullen, Joan Gindling, Carl Lykins, Ken Greive, Tish<br />

Stiegler, Janet Petty, Harla Lyle, David Kemper, Emma Seals. Not shown here, but attending<br />

Friday evening was Margie Stephens. (Photo courtesy of Phee Ellinghausen)<br />

Steve Kittle with Colton and<br />

Emma with a <strong>19</strong>28 Farmall<br />

tractor at the Farmers Fair<br />

Parade.<br />

“Our Bridge Club” (OBC) in the parade at Farmers Fair.<br />

Friday for lunch since 2006.<br />

They also gather every Labor<br />

Day weekend for a cookout.<br />

Aurora Farmers Fair was a<br />

celebration of friends, family,<br />

kings, queens, princes,<br />

and princesses. Veterans Pat<br />

Ferrari, Bill Parks, Selbert<br />

“Seb” Walston, Dave Teke,<br />

Mike Lafollette, and Gerald<br />

“Bush” White were honored<br />

with flags from Rep. Randy<br />

Frye and quilts of Valor from<br />

the Rivertown Quilters.<br />

Saturday morning was PER-<br />

FECT weather for the 111th<br />

annual Farmers Fair parade.<br />

Grand Marshals included<br />

Aurora mayor Donnie Hastings<br />

Jr. and former mayors<br />

J.D. Largent, Robert Cheek,<br />

John Borgman, and Richard<br />

Ullrich.<br />

I visited with a group of ladies<br />

from “Our Bridge Club”<br />

(OBC) which has been gathering<br />

since <strong>19</strong>86. They not only<br />

get together to play cards, but<br />

they travel to various places<br />

every summer. I also saw<br />

Steve Kittle’s <strong>19</strong>28 Farmall<br />

tractor that was originally<br />

owned by his grandfather. It<br />

has been to the Indiana State<br />

Fair, the Indianapolis 500 Parade,<br />

and the Aurora Farmers<br />

Fair since <strong>19</strong>78.<br />

Pastor Pete Bryk of the<br />

Aurora Churches Association<br />

presented Mayor Donnie<br />

Hastings Jr. with a Bible as<br />

an expression of gratitude for<br />

his sixteen years of service as<br />

mayor and additional years<br />

as a councilman. Pastor Bryk<br />

said, “I believe Mayor Hastings<br />

has very graciously<br />

found a balance of allowing<br />

individuals the freedom of<br />

personal expressions of faith<br />

and utilizing the community<br />

of faith for the benefit of all<br />

its residents.”<br />

The Aurora garden club<br />

held its third annual Fall in<br />

Love with Aurora event.<br />

Winners of the decorating<br />

contest include Bonnie Cunningham,<br />

The Sedler Family,<br />

The Jarvis Family, The<br />

Hollander Family, Suprena<br />

McAtee / Charlotte McDaniel,<br />

and Bonnie Cunningham<br />

had a SPECTACULAR Fall<br />

display around her ENTIRE<br />

house and yard. The Hollander<br />

family’s scarecrow was seen<br />

riding a bike down George<br />

Street (aka Scarecrow Alley)<br />

We found ourselves on another<br />

walking tour of Aurora.<br />

We had the opportunity to<br />

see not only the exteriors of<br />

Aurora architectural gems<br />

but also the interiors! Two<br />

of the residences had prior<br />

non-residential use--one being<br />

the home of Ben and Nancy<br />

Turner on Mechanic St.<br />

which was the office of Doctor<br />

Lindgren in times gone by.<br />

Another is the home of Leisa<br />

Burns and Bobby Carter on<br />

Judiciary St. which used to be<br />

a livery.<br />

Congratulations to our<br />

South Dearborn Girls’ Soccer<br />

team. Going into their regional<br />

games, they were ranked<br />

tenth. The Lady Knights won<br />

their regional title. Bobbie<br />

Rudisell, grandmother of<br />

Haley Rudisell, couldn’t wait<br />

to share the news.<br />

Visit all participating businesses and be<br />

entered into a drawing for a gift basket.<br />

Visit Main Street Aurora’s Facebook page for a list of participating<br />

businesses or call 8<strong>12</strong>.926.1100 for more information.<br />

Shop Small Before You Shop Big!<br />

Shop Historic Downtown Aurora!<br />

Entry forms can be picked up at any<br />

participating business during the event.<br />

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before you<br />

SHOP BIG<br />

Miracle on Main Street<br />

“Experience the Miracle”<br />

Sunday, December 1st<br />

6:00pm<br />

Lighted Christmas Parade<br />

Arrival of Santa<br />

Christmas Tree Lighting<br />

Saturday & Sunday December 7th - 22nd<br />

1:00 - 5:00PM<br />

Breakfast with Santa (Reservations required)<br />

Dickens Village & Toy Display<br />

Entertainment<br />

Visits & photos with Santa<br />

Pet Parade<br />

Live Reindeer<br />

Train rides<br />

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December 20<strong>19</strong> THE BEACON Page 7B<br />

LOGAN<br />

By<br />

Susan<br />

Carson<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

O<br />

ur<br />

Communities<br />

YORKVILLE<br />

& GUILFORD<br />

By<br />

Laura<br />

Keller<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

yorkville@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Since becoming a Community<br />

Correspondent for<br />

Yorkville/Guilford, I’ve had<br />

the pleasure of receiving<br />

many intriguing stories about<br />

the history and residents of<br />

the towns. As a bit of a history<br />

buff, I’m always interested<br />

in learning more about our<br />

community and was fortunate<br />

enough to receive some interesting<br />

facts about Guilford.<br />

The town of Guilford was<br />

laid out by three brothers –<br />

Josiah, Allen, and Charles<br />

Campbell in 1850 (Josiah<br />

is buried in the York Ridge<br />

Jean Pere Nadieul, Pastors Olius Merilus, Jean Francois<br />

Vivil and Robinson Louis.<br />

Widjina, sponsored by Logan<br />

resident Phyllis Barker,<br />

and Harry Lyness.<br />

logan@goBEACONnews.com<br />

We had the great fortune<br />

to have a visit from a group<br />

of men from Haiti. They are<br />

from a mission group called<br />

Hearts and Hands for Haiti.<br />

Harry and Barb Lyness and<br />

Leon and Becky Kersey<br />

kindly provided accommodations<br />

for their stay here<br />

in Logan. Many members<br />

at Dearborn Hills UMC<br />

sponsor children who live<br />

and study at this children’s<br />

home and school, which we<br />

have helped build over the<br />

past thirty-plus years. The<br />

goal of HHH is to “Support<br />

the dignity of the Haitian<br />

people by empowering them<br />

to be self-sufficient based<br />

on Christ-centered principles.”<br />

The children get an<br />

education as well as learning<br />

skills and trades. They<br />

graduate after grade thirteen.<br />

We were concerned that<br />

they would not be able to get<br />

out of the country of Haiti.<br />

The fact that they even made<br />

it to Logan was quite a feat.<br />

You see, violent protests and<br />

widespread civil unrest have<br />

been taking place in Haiti<br />

since September 2, 20<strong>19</strong>,<br />

due to ongoing political<br />

instability. In addition, the<br />

country is experiencing water,<br />

food, and fuel shortages.<br />

Many businesses and banks<br />

are closed. Demonstrators<br />

are burning tires and building<br />

barricades in the streets<br />

to disrupt traffic. Flights in<br />

and out of Port-au-Prince<br />

are limited. In some cases,<br />

people are restricted from<br />

traveling, except for going<br />

to and from work. The<br />

schools are officially closed.<br />

I say “officially” because<br />

children are going to school<br />

anyway. They wear their<br />

regular clothes instead of<br />

their uniforms so that they<br />

are not recognized as school<br />

children.<br />

So we were happy to have<br />

them arrive safely in the US.<br />

On the Sunday of their<br />

visit to Dearborn Hills, the<br />

men sang and gave presentations<br />

about the schools and<br />

churches they each serve.<br />

None of this would have<br />

been possible without the<br />

assistance of Stan Wiebe,<br />

Cemetery featured in last<br />

month’s article). Additions to<br />

the town were added in 1859<br />

and again in 1870. After it<br />

was established, Guilford became<br />

a thriving railroad town<br />

comprised of two townships<br />

– Miller and York (hence the<br />

name of the Miller-York Volunteer<br />

Fire Department). In<br />

1852, lot number one became<br />

the lot for the Guilford Methodist<br />

Church. The church<br />

was erected in 1855 and still<br />

stands today, although it’s no<br />

longer in use.<br />

The Guilford Covered<br />

Bridge was built in 1879 by<br />

A.M. Kennedy and was used<br />

until the early <strong>19</strong>60s as the<br />

only way to cross the creek to<br />

Guilford. It was later moved<br />

to its current location at the<br />

Guilford Covered Bridge<br />

Park. I am fond of covered<br />

bridges and was devastated<br />

when arsonists burned it in<br />

the late <strong>19</strong>90s. Luckily, the<br />

bridge was rebuilt and is the<br />

One of the churches Hearts<br />

and Hands supports in Haiti<br />

Jean Pere Nadieul and<br />

Harry Lyness (on the board<br />

of HHH)<br />

who is the director of the<br />

board at HHH and acted as<br />

the interpreter translating<br />

Creole to English. Stan lives<br />

in Raleigh, NC, and travels<br />

with the Haitians from HHH<br />

who come to the US.<br />

At the end of the service, a<br />

free-will offering was taken<br />

for the visitor’s expenses<br />

and to further their work in<br />

Haiti. $9,200 was collected.<br />

Safe travels home.<br />

last covered bridge in Dearborn<br />

County.<br />

Many small towns had a<br />

post office, and Guilford and<br />

Yorkville were no exceptions.<br />

The Miller post office<br />

was established in 1835<br />

and is the same post office<br />

that serves the residents of<br />

Guilford and surrounding<br />

areas today. Before becoming<br />

a post office, the building<br />

was a general store owned by<br />

Samuel Houston. Yorkville<br />

had a post office until May<br />

<strong>19</strong>55 when it was closed and<br />

consolidated with Guilford.<br />

Carl Buchanan Sr. was appointed<br />

the Guilford postmaster<br />

on August 24, <strong>19</strong>24,<br />

and served in that role until<br />

March 7, <strong>19</strong>63.<br />

I hope you enjoyed learning<br />

a little bit of history about<br />

Guilford! If you have news<br />

in the Yorkville/Guilford area<br />

you’d like me to share, please<br />

contact me at yorkville@<br />

goBEACONnews.com.<br />

Harrison Acceptance Week<br />

HARRISON<br />

By<br />

Elizabeth<br />

Janszen<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

harrison@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Happy Fall, Ya’ll! I’m Elizabeth<br />

Janszen, and I am thrilled<br />

to be writing for you as the<br />

Harrison, Ohio Correspondent!<br />

I’m a mom, a wife, and<br />

a serial entrepreneur. I grew<br />

up in Harrison and graduated<br />

from Harrison High School in<br />

<strong>19</strong>97. My husband and I live<br />

here with our three children,<br />

William, Callie, and Chloe. I<br />

have so much to tell you about<br />

our little town this month!<br />

In October, Harrison High<br />

School wrapped up Acceptance<br />

Week, which was a<br />

HUGE success. Created as<br />

a DECA project by Harrison<br />

student Raileigh Legner,<br />

it’s turned into a huge production<br />

bringing the whole<br />

town together to support our<br />

special needs friends. Kicking<br />

off with a fashion show and<br />

ending with a yellow balloon<br />

sendoff at the Friday night<br />

football game, Acceptance<br />

Week has become a Harrison<br />

tradition that will continue<br />

long after Ms. Legner has<br />

graduated.<br />

If you’ve been near any of<br />

the schools lately, you’ve seen<br />

the construction started for the<br />

new buildings. This is such an<br />

exciting time for the community!<br />

The groundbreaking for<br />

three new elementary schools,<br />

as well as a new middle<br />

school, took place on Aug.<br />

23. The projects are set to be<br />

completed and ready to go by<br />

the fall of August 2021!<br />

The holidays are right<br />

around the corner, and Harrison<br />

is gearing up for some<br />

extra special fun! The Annual<br />

Harrison Christmas Parade will<br />

have “The Christmas Story”<br />

Theme, and it starts at 5 pm!<br />

Bring the kids down for some<br />

ice skating, free hot chocolate<br />

and cookies! The tree lighting<br />

will be at 7:15 pm. We hope to<br />

see everyone there!<br />

As we roll into the holiday<br />

season, I’d like to remind<br />

everyone about the pantry on<br />

Kilby Road. Let’s take care of<br />

our community by donating<br />

our extra non-perishable food<br />

items to those less fortunate.<br />

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Page 8B THE BEACON December 20<strong>19</strong><br />

MANCHESTER<br />

By<br />

Lisa<br />

West<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

manchester@goBEACONnews.com<br />

O<br />

ur<br />

Many of us think of a delicious<br />

spread of food when we<br />

think of Thanksgiving. I could<br />

just skip the turkey and jump<br />

to dessert – rich chocolate<br />

pie is my favorite! Thanksgiving<br />

is also a time to think<br />

about giving. What can we do<br />

for others, and what are we<br />

thankful for? A local church,<br />

Manchester Community<br />

United Methodist, has been<br />

addressing the topic of giving<br />

for over fifteen years. Pastor<br />

Duane Loos started a food<br />

pantry to serve the residents<br />

of Manchester. Pastor Loos<br />

passed four years ago, but his<br />

legacy lives on. Each Thursday,<br />

5-6 P.M., volunteers<br />

staff a pantry pick-up that is<br />

stocked with a variety of food<br />

and cleaning supplies. This<br />

service is provided continually,<br />

yearlong.<br />

Here is how it works: Individuals<br />

and families living in<br />

the Manchester area can stop<br />

by the Community United<br />

Methodist Church to fill out<br />

an Application for Services,<br />

with residency, income, and a<br />

list of family members. After<br />

registering, they can come<br />

twice a month to pick up food<br />

and cleaning items. Friendly<br />

volunteers can assist individuals,<br />

even loading groceries<br />

in their vehicles if needed. In<br />

some instances, if the customer<br />

is medically unable to<br />

get out, church members can<br />

make home deliveries.<br />

The pantry rooms are filled<br />

with meat, dairy, breads,<br />

pastas, snacks, canned goods,<br />

cleaning supplies, and many<br />

more items. Several companies<br />

donate products. Also,<br />

items are sent in by Manchester<br />

Elementary (from<br />

their food drives), local Girl<br />

Scout Troop 5525, and church<br />

members. Other area food<br />

banks periodically share their<br />

overflow. Mr. Chuck Simmons<br />

affectionately referred<br />

to as ‘The Bread Man,’ works<br />

with a distributor to provide<br />

bread throughout the year.<br />

Another special donor is the<br />

local chapter of The National<br />

Wildlife Turkey Association,<br />

which sends in turkeys<br />

during Thanksgiving. Gobble<br />

gobble!<br />

Church worship leader,<br />

Machelle Werning, gave me<br />

a tour of their facility and<br />

explained their operations.<br />

Machelle let me know, “I am<br />

grateful for my church family<br />

and Reverend Helms. Their<br />

prayers, love, and friendship,<br />

no matter the situation,<br />

are uplifting!” While I was<br />

visiting the pantry, church<br />

member Angela Beckmann<br />

was assisting a gentleman and<br />

his granddaughters, in making<br />

their selections. Angela<br />

shared, “I love to do this since<br />

I am helping those who have<br />

needs in our community. I<br />

am thankful for my family,<br />

church, and my job.” It was<br />

clear that recipients were<br />

thankful for the groceries and<br />

also for the welcoming smiles<br />

that Angela shared with them!<br />

Communities<br />

Young church members<br />

Grant Taylor and Lyam<br />

Werning help stock the<br />

Food Pantry shelves. The<br />

beautiful background mural<br />

was painted by Lyam’s<br />

Great Grandmother Adelaide<br />

Kleier.<br />

A ministry group runs this<br />

program at the Community<br />

United Methodist Church.<br />

Mary Kyle, Sandy Shannon,<br />

and Darlene Stamp are the<br />

heart of the food pantry. They<br />

receive key support from the<br />

many groups, including members<br />

of the Buck, Beckmann,<br />

Walthers, Green, Helm, and<br />

Kyle families. Sandy Shannon<br />

shared, “I feel blessed by<br />

all the doors God has opened<br />

for us to receive items since<br />

the need is great, and the<br />

Food Pantry funds are small.”<br />

If any of our readers have<br />

needs or know of others who<br />

may have needs, please call<br />

the church at 8<strong>12</strong>-623-2382.<br />

Sometimes life is full of challenges,<br />

and support from a<br />

service like this can help us<br />

get through those times. The<br />

Community United Methodist<br />

Food Pantry is made possible<br />

by a group of unsung heroes<br />

who are examples of what<br />

Thanksgiving is all about.<br />

DILLSBORO<br />

By<br />

Rebecca<br />

Davies<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

dillsboro@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Congratulations to Dillsboro<br />

students Bry LaGreca,<br />

Chayne Conly, Katie Cutter,<br />

Katie Townsend, Emma<br />

Cesene, Riley Heffelfinger,<br />

and all the Lady Knights as<br />

they took it to the (former) #1<br />

team in Indiana, on their way<br />

to winning the Regional Soccer<br />

Championship!<br />

Next up: Semi-State in<br />

Evansville, Indiana.<br />

The students at Dillsboro<br />

Elementary and their families<br />

gathered together to “spruce<br />

up” the gravesites of our local<br />

Veterans. They met at Oakdale<br />

Cemetery to clean and<br />

polish plaques on the graves<br />

of veterans. A Dillsboro PTO<br />

representative said, “We hope<br />

to use this opportunity to educate<br />

our kids about what these<br />

veterans have done for us, and<br />

in some small way, give back<br />

to them.”<br />

Dillsboro Arts hosted its<br />

final performance on ‘The<br />

Porch’ for this year with original<br />

music by “Little Spooky.”<br />

The eighth concert was held<br />

on The Porch deck. Soon a<br />

painted ‘dance floor’ area<br />

will be added with the help of<br />

Dillsboro Math Club students.<br />

Inside, our current show, ‘Six<br />

Degrees: Dillsboro Connections,’<br />

runs through Nov. 26,<br />

closing for Thanksgiving and<br />

repairs, then reopening with<br />

Rory and Reegan Walston<br />

‘The Best of Show, Show<br />

SHOW’ Dec. 7- Jan. 25. The<br />

works of Tim Lancaster,<br />

Annette Geil, and Robert<br />

Hunger will be featured.<br />

The Dearborn Community<br />

Foundation awarded<br />

$1000 grants to area nonprofits.<br />

Board Member, Elise<br />

Smith presented Dillsboro<br />

Arts with one of the grants.<br />

The funds will be used to<br />

paint and improve the interior<br />

walls of their three gallery<br />

spaces. Thank you, DCF, for<br />

including Dillsboro Arts with<br />

your generous donation!<br />

A Hoxworth blood drive<br />

will be held on Nov. 25 at<br />

the civic center. To schedule<br />

an appointment, please visit<br />

https://hoxworth.org/groups/<br />

indiana.htm or call Paul<br />

Filter 8<strong>12</strong>-432-5655 or<br />

Mary Lou Powers 8<strong>12</strong>-432-<br />

5680. In June, we collected<br />

thirty-six units of whole<br />

blood.<br />

Little brother Rory arrived<br />

on Oct. 10 welcomed by big<br />

brother Reegan (age 3.) They<br />

are the sons of Richard and<br />

Krissy Walston. Grandparents<br />

are Bill and Cindy<br />

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December 20<strong>19</strong> THE BEACON Page 9B<br />

MOORES HILL<br />

By<br />

Barbara<br />

Wetzler<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

mooreshill@goBEACONnews.com<br />

In the spirit of the first<br />

Thanksgiving, a communitywide<br />

dinner was held at<br />

Carnegie Hall on Nov. 3. The<br />

annual Carnegie Hall Thanksgiving<br />

dinner is typically<br />

held a week or two before the<br />

official Thanksgiving holiday<br />

and is open to all. Thanks to<br />

Linda and Randy Ickenroth<br />

and the Carnegie Hall Board<br />

of Directors for their support<br />

by opening this iconic place<br />

for the community to gather<br />

together. Many thanks to all<br />

the cooks.<br />

Friends and family met at<br />

the home of Patty and Harold<br />

Richards for dinner and<br />

showering of well wishes for<br />

their son Chris Hines. Chris<br />

left for training in Texas<br />

before deployment to Kuwait<br />

with the Indiana National<br />

Guard for Task Force Spartan.<br />

Best wishes to Annette<br />

Parnell on her move from<br />

Moores Hill to Oregonia,<br />

Ohio. Annette worked at<br />

Moores Hill American Legion<br />

Post 209 for the past twelve<br />

years, where she juggled several<br />

hats and served up many<br />

plates of food and drinks. A<br />

farewell party was held at<br />

Post 209.<br />

Congratulations to newlyweds<br />

Jon and Mackenzie<br />

Dell Case. Following their<br />

wedding on Oct. <strong>12</strong>, the<br />

couple headed to Florida for<br />

their honeymoon. Congratulations<br />

to the parents of the<br />

bride, Lanny and Teresa<br />

Dell, and grandmother Donna<br />

Dell. Congratulations to the<br />

parents of the groom, Dale<br />

and Karen Case.<br />

Madison Roberts (SDHS<br />

’17) and her husband Zachary<br />

Tanner Roberts (SDHS<br />

‘17) are living in Oahu,<br />

Hawaii, where Tanner is serving<br />

in the US Army. Tanner<br />

was selected for the diesel<br />

mechanics training program<br />

and graduated top of his<br />

class in his Army Advanced<br />

Individual Training. Madison<br />

worked at Moores Hill<br />

O<br />

ur<br />

Annette Parnell’s last call.<br />

Elementary School as the<br />

2018 Bobcat Girls Volleyball<br />

Coach. Madison and Tanner<br />

celebrated their first wedding<br />

anniversary Sept. 5.<br />

Congratulations to Kendra<br />

Walker and Melf Nissen,<br />

who were married in Süderbrarup,<br />

Germany on Sept.<br />

22. Attending the wedding<br />

were Kendra’s mother Debbie<br />

Walker Russell, step-dad<br />

Todd Russell, and Wanda<br />

Kaye Russell.<br />

Moores Hill Elementary<br />

School (MHES) hosted a huge<br />

cross country event on Sept.<br />

21, with about 500 runners<br />

and <strong>19</strong> teams. Special thanks<br />

from MHES to Linda Forshee,<br />

Amy Casebolt, Elizabeth<br />

Kruetzkamp, Heather<br />

McClanahan, Lisa Snell,<br />

Dawn Bowers, and Rachel<br />

Ransom for their hard work<br />

on the event! On Oct. 3, Carl<br />

Lee, Lisa Snell, and Leanna<br />

Phillippe visited the MHES<br />

sixth-graders from last school<br />

year at South Dearborn Middle<br />

School. They celebrated<br />

the students’ sixth-grade IL-<br />

EARN scores being the highest<br />

of any neighboring school.<br />

MHES held its first “Leader<br />

in Me” celebration with a<br />

dance contest. Each student<br />

leader received a certificate<br />

for “consistently making great<br />

choices, even when no one is<br />

looking.” We are proud of our<br />

MHES student leaders, academic<br />

achievers, and teachers<br />

who give above and beyond.<br />

Moores Hill Sparta Township<br />

Fire/EMS hosted its<br />

second benefit ride of 20<strong>19</strong>.<br />

The Volunteer Fire/EMS<br />

units respond out of the same<br />

building, protecting about two<br />

thousand five hundred people<br />

living within approximately<br />

thirty square miles. Misty<br />

Russell is organizing the annual<br />

Breakfast with Santa,<br />

which will be on Dec. 14 from<br />

Communities<br />

Carnegie Hall’s luminaries<br />

8:30 A.M.–<strong>12</strong> P.M. at the<br />

Firehouse, and is open to all.<br />

Happy 50th Birthday to<br />

Stephanie Lauber! Stephanie<br />

celebrated with family by<br />

climbing Clingman’s Dome in<br />

Great Smoky Mountains National<br />

Park. Way to rock 50!<br />

Thank you to the Town<br />

of Moores Hill (The Town<br />

Board, Andrea Hornberger,<br />

Brent Casebolt, Lanny Dell,<br />

Paul Grimsley), for the many<br />

projects you have overseen in<br />

20<strong>19</strong>. Thank you for clearing<br />

the streets in town during ice<br />

and snow; fixing a broken<br />

stop sign; offering free summer<br />

kid-friendly activities<br />

such as movies in the park<br />

and the Water Play sprinklers/<br />

slides; the week-long residential<br />

heavy trash pick-up, hosting<br />

the community yard sale;<br />

coordinating the sidewalk<br />

installations/road resurfacing<br />

in town aided by the $300,000<br />

community crossing grant;<br />

providing seasonal decorations<br />

along the main streets<br />

in town; working to expand<br />

tower coverage areas; and<br />

supporting events such as the<br />

Carnival and Winter Walk.<br />

The annual Moores Hill<br />

Winter Walk is on Saturday,<br />

Dec. 7. The event starts in<br />

the park at 5:30 P.M. with the<br />

lighting of the tree. Students at<br />

the Elementary School made<br />

the ornaments for the 20<strong>19</strong><br />

Christmas tree. Festivities<br />

continue until 8:00 P.M. During<br />

the Winter Walk, luminaries<br />

line the streets of Moores<br />

Hill, and carolers stroll singing<br />

Christmas songs. Along<br />

the 1-mile Walk, you can stop<br />

for pictures with Santa, crafts<br />

for kids, free hot chocolate,<br />

funnel cakes, cookies, and hot<br />

dogs, free concerts, fire pits,<br />

s’mores, and tours of Carnegie<br />

Hall. Activities are open to<br />

all. 20<strong>19</strong> Christmas ornaments<br />

are awarded to those who<br />

complete the Walk. Volunteers<br />

needed. If interested, or for<br />

more information, contact<br />

event organizer Tamila Wismann<br />

at twismann2@gmail.<br />

com. (See ad on page 7A)<br />

Rob Ashcraft, now living<br />

and producing music in East<br />

Tennessee, composed a song,<br />

“Christmas In My Hometown,”<br />

noting, “It is always great to<br />

return to my hometown.”<br />

No matter where life takes<br />

you, if you grew up or currently<br />

live in a small town,<br />

your small town will always<br />

be your hometown. There is<br />

something special about it.<br />

Christmas time brings a sentimentality<br />

that often leads to<br />

thoughts of home. As we get<br />

out the decorations, strive to<br />

be on Santa’s nice list, and enjoy<br />

various events in our communities,<br />

there is no place like<br />

home for me for the holidays.<br />

Merry Christmas and Happy<br />

Holidays from Moores Hill.<br />

Please contact me if you<br />

have news to share with our<br />

Beacon readers. mooreshill@<br />

goBEACONnews.com.<br />

Su GREENDALE<br />

By<br />

Gloria<br />

Carter<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

greendale@goBEACONnews.com<br />

It seems like time is flying<br />

by, and I am hoping it isn’t because<br />

of my age. Five months<br />

ago, I was enjoying 90-degree<br />

weather and the warm waters<br />

of the Greendale Pool. The<br />

Halloween decorations are now<br />

mingled among the Christmas<br />

decorations in the stores, and<br />

we haven’t even had Thanksgiving.<br />

Passing out candy<br />

for Halloween is hard when<br />

Lawrenceburg has their Christmas<br />

decorations up on Walnut<br />

Street. I am now feeling a little<br />

bit better about time flying by.<br />

It is definitely not my age.<br />

The finishing touches are<br />

being put on the new Greendale<br />

Heroes Memorial at Cook Park<br />

on Ridge Avenue. The monument<br />

will honor our Veterans,<br />

Police, Fire, and EMS. Forms to<br />

purchase a paver brick are available<br />

at the utility building, police<br />

station, and the city building.<br />

One sure sign that summer<br />

is over is I just had my last<br />

BLT sandwich and canned<br />

my last two pints of tomatoes<br />

from my garden.<br />

Enjoy your Thanksgiving<br />

dinner with your family. The<br />

community centers have exercise<br />

classes you can attend<br />

if you eat too much.<br />

I have two birthdays for<br />

November- my sister Kathi<br />

Rowland on Nov. <strong>19</strong> and<br />

Mary Ann, Mirt, Keith, on<br />

Nov. 20. Enjoy!<br />

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that every person is unique and<br />

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Former and current Lawrenceburg<br />

high school students<br />

Hannah Feller, Jack<br />

Schwier, Zane Schwier and<br />

Kyra Strahan at the Aurora<br />

Farmers Fair.<br />

LAWRENCEBURG<br />

By<br />

Debbie<br />

Acasio<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

Molly McMullen of Greendale<br />

enjoying bobbing for<br />

apples at the Angevine<br />

cabin dedication.<br />

Fall Fest Queen Lexi<br />

Knight.<br />

35th Indiana Pipes and Drums at the Farmers Fair Parade.<br />

lawrenceburg@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Thank goodness the time has<br />

come to write this December<br />

article! I have spent the last<br />

few days obsessing about making<br />

a butterscotch cake (don’t<br />

need the extra calories), trying<br />

to find out where my greatgreat-grandfather<br />

lived in Morris<br />

(the genealogy dead-end),<br />

and recovering from a wonderful<br />

weekend trip to Shipshewana,<br />

Indiana with a friend<br />

(yes, I went crazy in the Amish<br />

bakery). I guess I am enjoying<br />

simpler pleasures these days.<br />

The Eagle Scout project of<br />

Lawrenceburg High School<br />

student Braden Nutley definitely<br />

reminds us of simpler<br />

pleasures. His “Give a book,<br />

take a book, and share a book”<br />

project will consist of four<br />

book stations in Greendale<br />

parks where you are free to<br />

grab a book to take home<br />

or share a favorite. Anyone<br />

interested in donating building<br />

materials, books, or cash<br />

donations (to buy materials)<br />

Gavin Yoon Lawrenceburg<br />

football team scoring a<br />

touchdown.<br />

can send an email to Braden<br />

at bnutley10@gmail.com.<br />

Wouldn’t it be exciting to see<br />

these springing up in all area<br />

parks?<br />

Wednesday is a big night<br />

in Lawrenceburg. Bagpipe<br />

and drum lessons, anyone?<br />

Check out the Lawrenceburg<br />

Fire House on Wednesday<br />

nights from 6-9 P.M. for<br />

details regarding lessons given<br />

by the 35th Indiana Pipes &<br />

Drums Corp. I got a chance<br />

to see them in the Farmers<br />

Fair Parade, and they were<br />

wonderful. Also, don’t forget<br />

Braden Nutley Eagle Scout<br />

community library project.<br />

the free community meal from<br />

5:15-6:15 P.M. provided by<br />

volunteers every Wednesday<br />

at Hamline Chapel. All are<br />

welcome!<br />

Cops and Kids is a service<br />

provided by The Fraternal<br />

Order of Police Lawrenceburg<br />

that allows needy children<br />

to shop with a sponsor (cops<br />

or other volunteers) for warm<br />

coats or other warm clothing.<br />

Greendale Policewoman<br />

Pam Taylor coordinates this<br />

valuable service for the FOP.<br />

Donations can be mailed to the<br />

FOP or dropped off at either<br />

the Aurora or Lawrenceburg<br />

police station. Did you miss the<br />

Communities<br />

November 23 - Milan Craft Fair - Milan High School Gym<br />

Lawrenceburg boys and girls senior soccer teams at Meet<br />

Your Tiger night.<br />

deadline for Cops and Kids?<br />

This organization also awards<br />

$500 to two seniors in Ohio<br />

and Dearborn Counties each<br />

year through the foundation.<br />

Congratulations to Gavin<br />

Yoon, Lawrenceburg High<br />

football player for breaking<br />

the record of most receiving<br />

yards in a game, most passing<br />

in a game, and tied for<br />

the most passing TD’s in a<br />

game. He made parents Shelly<br />

and Kee Yoon as well as<br />

Grandma Barb Scherzinger,<br />

very proud! Also, congratulations<br />

to Lexi Knight for being<br />

crowned queen of Fall Fest.<br />

She is the daughter of Melissa<br />

and Brian Knight.<br />

Don’t forget to check out<br />

the winter festivities in Lawrenceburg<br />

this season. Besides<br />

the ice skating, Santa’s arrival<br />

in the parade, and small business<br />

Saturdays, this year the<br />

downtown area will introduce<br />

a holiday market under Winter<br />

Wonderland Domes from<br />

Nov. 29 through Dec. 15 on<br />

weekends. Unique holiday gift<br />

Nora Fehr at Angevine<br />

cabin rededication.<br />

items will be featured. For info<br />

regarding ice skating hours,<br />

Santa’s arrival, shopping, and<br />

other planned winter activities<br />

call Lawrenceburg Main<br />

Street at 8<strong>12</strong>-537-4507 or visit<br />

their <strong>web</strong>site at www.thinklawrenceburg.com.<br />

(See ad on<br />

page 3B)<br />

Dearborn County recently<br />

celebrated Pioneer Day. The<br />

event was filled with fun,<br />

laughter, and learning.<br />

American Legion Post 452 New Alsace<br />

C<br />

ongratulations<br />

Ryan and CeCe<br />

on the birth of your<br />

new little family member<br />

June 2020!<br />

Much happiness, love, and<br />

joy for your<br />

expanding family.<br />

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facility!<br />

Perfect for Wedding Receptions,<br />

Birthday Parties, Anniversaries,<br />

Reunions, Holidays<br />

Reasonable rates, nice atmosphere<br />

Contact Art @ 8<strong>12</strong>-623-2771 or visit<br />

www.legionpost452indiana.org<br />

Next euchre party Dec. 1<br />

Doors open <strong>12</strong> noon • Games begin at 1 • All are invited<br />

Proudly serving our veterans and the community since WWII<br />

Enjoy the season in<br />

Ripley County!<br />

It’s a great time to celebrate the holidays. Join us<br />

for great shopping, food, lights, and family fun.<br />

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December 1st-31st - Lorhum Christmas in the Park -<br />

Drive through light display - Ripley County Park Fairgrounds, Osgood, IN<br />

December 6 - Christmas in the City - Downtown Batesville, IN<br />

December 6 - Friendship Christmas Walk - Downtown Friendship, IN<br />

December 7 - Holiday Affair on the Square -<br />

Courthouse Square in Versailles, IN<br />

December 13-14 - St. Anthony’s Live Nativity - Morris, IN<br />

For information or brochures on events<br />

and attractions in Ripley County Indiana<br />

8<strong>12</strong>-689-7431<br />

ripleycountytourism.com<br />

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Communities<br />

Grady and Carli Walter, and<br />

Coleton Pettit at the Marine<br />

Corps Memorial.<br />

RISING SUN/<br />

OHIO COUNTY<br />

By<br />

PG<br />

Gentrup<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

risingsun@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Fall is a beautiful time<br />

of the year, and I enjoy<br />

the cooler temperatures. I<br />

like the weather when the<br />

temperatures range from the<br />

mid-’40s to the mid-’70s.<br />

I was back in Washington,<br />

D.C. in October and then<br />

went up to Gettysburg with<br />

Paula, my daughter, Kelli,<br />

and her husband, Rich Pettit.<br />

Three of the grandkids were<br />

with us; twins, Carli and<br />

Grady Walter, and Coleton<br />

Pettit. Fall break was a great<br />

time to go, and D.C. wasn’t<br />

overcrowded. We stayed at<br />

the same hotel where we<br />

stay with the veterans. I<br />

think the kids enjoyed the<br />

breakfast each morning<br />

and the hot chocolate in the<br />

evening. Grady even found<br />

time to shoot basketball on<br />

the outdoor court, as well<br />

as swimming time with the<br />

family.<br />

Traffic is always a<br />

problem in D.C. Toll<br />

roads are everywhere. The<br />

Pennsylvania Turnpike is bad<br />

enough, and D.C. collects<br />

its money too. The biggest<br />

toll we paid was $18.80 in<br />

Pennsylvania. I figure we<br />

spent about $75 just on tolls.<br />

Parking at Arlington<br />

National Cemetery was<br />

convenient. We spent the<br />

day visiting the Arlington<br />

House, President John F.<br />

Kennedy’s gravesite and the<br />

graves of brothers, Bobby,<br />

Joe, and Teddy. I took the<br />

family to the grave of Audie<br />

Murphy and explained what<br />

a famous hero he was from<br />

World War II. They viewed<br />

the Remember the Maine<br />

memorial and went inside.<br />

Presenting the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier<br />

with PG, Grady and Carli Walter, and Coleton Pettit.<br />

Challenge coin<br />

They visited the grave of<br />

Kenneth Richard Sieks II,<br />

who was the brother of their<br />

aunt, Beth Walter. We visited<br />

the space shuttle disaster<br />

memorials for the Challenger<br />

and Columbia, as well as the<br />

Iran Hostage tragedy. You<br />

can do a lot of walking in<br />

Arlington National Cemetery.<br />

We rode the trolley to the far<br />

side and over to the Marine<br />

Corps Memorial or Iwo Jima.<br />

Everybody was impressed<br />

with this magnificent<br />

memorial to the Marines in<br />

all our wars.<br />

The highlight of the trip<br />

was being in Arlington<br />

National Cemetery and<br />

watching the Changing of<br />

the Guard at the Tomb of<br />

the Unknown Soldier. Even<br />

though I have watched this<br />

many times, it never gets<br />

old. We planned this trip so<br />

I could finally walk on that<br />

hallowed ground and present<br />

a wreath at the tomb. I have<br />

chosen sixty people to do<br />

this throughout the years<br />

but never did it myself until<br />

now. Our escort, Sgt. Stuart<br />

Aspinall, instructed the<br />

grandkids about what to do,<br />

and I told him that we had<br />

rehearsed the presentation<br />

many times. I still had a<br />

lump in my throat when<br />

Grady and I set the wreath as<br />

Carli and Coleton remained<br />

behind us. As taps were<br />

played, I couldn’t help but<br />

think of those who have<br />

sacrificed so much for us so<br />

that we can live the American<br />

Dream. After we returned<br />

to the top of the steps, the<br />

kids told Sgt. Aspinall that<br />

the experience was fantastic<br />

and asked questions. Coleton<br />

wanted to know how the<br />

crack got in the tomb. Sgt.<br />

Aspinall invited us down to<br />

their quarters below for more<br />

information about what they<br />

do and to see some of the<br />

memorabilia. He presented<br />

me with one of his personal<br />

challenge coins on which<br />

was his badge number,<br />

669. This will be a family<br />

heirloom added to the coins<br />

all four of us carried. The<br />

Tomb is on the front, and<br />

the back has the engraving,<br />

“Here Rests In Honored<br />

Glory An American Soldier<br />

Known But To God.”<br />

The next day we walked<br />

across the Memorial Bridge<br />

to the Vietnam Veterans<br />

Memorial (the WALL). I<br />

stood in awe as I looked<br />

down at that memorial and<br />

realized that there are 58,318<br />

names on the panels. We did<br />

several rubbings on the Wall,<br />

including my two classmates,<br />

Lary D. Fogle and Thomas<br />

G. Denning, along with<br />

my platoon sergeant,<br />

Malcolm P. Libbey. He was<br />

a significant influence in my<br />

life as he prepared me for<br />

duty in Vietnam. We also<br />

did rubbings for Richard<br />

Wayne Sanders, Bobby Joe<br />

Williamson, and Paul Carter,<br />

who was killed with Tommy<br />

Denning. Someday I will<br />

return and take time to do a<br />

rubbing for all fifty who died<br />

from Southeastern Indiana in<br />

Dearborn, Ohio, Switzerland,<br />

Ripley, and Franklin<br />

Counties.<br />

We went to the Lincoln<br />

Memorial and enjoyed the<br />

view from up where Abe<br />

sits in his chair. Then it was<br />

down to the Korean War<br />

Memorial. We walked up to<br />

the World War I Monument<br />

and later on to the World<br />

War II Memorial, where the<br />

kids saw their great-grandpa<br />

Henry P. Curry’s name in the<br />

registry.<br />

We went to the Washington<br />

Monument and took photos<br />

of the White House. We<br />

took photos of the Capitol<br />

Building. We toured the<br />

Bureau of Engraving and<br />

Printing. We jumped on<br />

the Metro (subway) at the<br />

Smithsonian and rode the<br />

blue line back to Arlington. I<br />

don’t think anybody wanted<br />

to walk back.<br />

I had been to Gettysburg<br />

Kristin Rumsey, Maria Townsend, Haley Rudisell, Riley<br />

Bamberger, Rileigh Powell, Jorgia Quinlan, Kyrstin<br />

Bond, Sarah Rutherford, Rylee Thies, and Andrew<br />

Estanislao.<br />

SD Business Professionals Club<br />

South Dearborn High School welcomes a new co-curricular<br />

club, the Business Professionals of America (BPA). Mrs. Kelly<br />

Pettit, a new SDHS Business Education Teacher, has brought<br />

this opportunity to the students. BPA is a national co-curricular<br />

career and technical organization for middle school, high<br />

school, and college students who are interested in pursuing<br />

careers in business and information technology.<br />

BPA members attended the Business Professionals of<br />

America Fall Leadership Conference at Indiana State<br />

University. They participated in sessions, including Professionalism<br />

101 – How to Dress and Act for Success; The Next<br />

State Officer, You; and “Living to Serve, Serving to Lead.”<br />

several times, the first<br />

time in <strong>19</strong>67 when I was<br />

stationed at Ft. Ritchie, MD.<br />

We stayed right next to the<br />

battlefield and park. The<br />

kids enjoyed playing on the<br />

cannons at Cemetery Ridge<br />

and Seminary Ridge. So<br />

much history occurred there.<br />

A highlight was showing<br />

them the plaque outside the<br />

cemetery telling about the<br />

site for Lincoln’s Gettysburg<br />

Address. Next year, I hope to<br />

repeat the trip with my son,<br />

Brian, his wife, Annette,<br />

Kaden, and Alexandra.<br />

They will also get to present<br />

a wreath at the Tomb of the<br />

Unknown Soldier.<br />

Trips like this make you<br />

proud to be an American.<br />

You get to see and feel so<br />

much history.<br />

I’m looking forward<br />

to helping dedicate the<br />

new Veterans memorial at<br />

Greendale on Nov. 10 and<br />

rededicating the monument<br />

for the Civil War at Rising<br />

Sun on Nov. 17.<br />

Stay safe and warm and<br />

enjoy the upcoming holidays.<br />

Thanksgiving and Christmas<br />

will be right around the<br />

corner. God Bless all of you.<br />

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MILAN<br />

By<br />

Susan<br />

Cottingham<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

milan@goBEACONnews.com<br />

Do we still have any<br />

Bengals fans out there? I at<br />

least know of one. I imagine<br />

many of you have heard that<br />

Jeff Lanham lost a bet and<br />

has been camping out on the<br />

roof of his restaurant waiting<br />

for the Bengals to win their<br />

first game of the season.<br />

He has gained a significant<br />

following and has had lots<br />

of press coverage. I hear<br />

comments as I go about my<br />

business. While having a<br />

meal in Lawrenceburg, the<br />

men at the table next to us<br />

were contemplating how<br />

long he will be up there. I<br />

have heard that Jeff said he<br />

intends to be on the roof for<br />

as long as it takes. If no win<br />

is earned this season, he will<br />

come down after the final<br />

game, and then go back up at<br />

the beginning of the Bengals<br />

next season. Hopefully, by<br />

O<br />

ur<br />

the time you read this, the<br />

Bengals will have won a<br />

game, and Jeff will be back<br />

to his regular schedule.<br />

I want to recognize Rev.<br />

Harris Long for serving<br />

the Milan community since<br />

October <strong>19</strong>89. He and<br />

his wife, Margo, moved<br />

to Milan thirty years<br />

ago to pastor and have<br />

devoted their lives to the<br />

community as a whole. They<br />

are a beloved part of our<br />

community and are actively<br />

involved in organizations<br />

and activities. Margo also<br />

owns and operates an<br />

antique store located next<br />

to the food pantry, where<br />

Harris spends much time<br />

serving those who benefit<br />

from this outreach program.<br />

We are thankful to have<br />

them both here in Milan and<br />

appreciate all they do. We<br />

love you!<br />

I was thrilled to hear<br />

that Milan was awarded<br />

a grant from the state<br />

for $258,286 to be used<br />

for much-needed road<br />

improvements. According<br />

to State Rep. Randy Frye,<br />

$5.8 million was awarded<br />

in state matching grants to<br />

Communities<br />

accelerate road and bridge<br />

improvements in local<br />

communities. Over $100<br />

million worth of grants<br />

were awarded to Indiana<br />

cities, towns, and counties<br />

through the Community<br />

Crossings Matching Grant<br />

program, which is now in<br />

its fourth year. The grants<br />

are made available through<br />

the Indiana Department of<br />

Transportation. Rep. Frye<br />

said grant funding could<br />

be used toward road and<br />

bridge preservation, road<br />

reconstruction, intersection<br />

improvements, guardrail<br />

replacement, and signage.<br />

Smaller municipalities must<br />

provide a match of 25%<br />

in local funds, while large<br />

communities must provide<br />

a 50% match. Rep. Frye<br />

shared that these funds<br />

help keep Indiana moving<br />

in a positive direction,<br />

and everyone will benefit<br />

from these investments.<br />

Area communities<br />

receiving grants are Aurora,<br />

Greendale, Greensburg,<br />

Lawrenceburg, Milan,<br />

Osgood, and Versailles.<br />

Milan will be celebrating<br />

the holidays on Saturday,<br />

Dec. 7. Stop by for cookies,<br />

a candy cane, and hot<br />

Jason Creek, Principal; Jon Seymour, Ex. Director of<br />

Oxbow; and Cathy Mund.<br />

Mullaley Awarded Oxbow Grant<br />

Tammy Mullaley, a South Dearborn Middle School teacher,<br />

was awarded the Art and Ginny Wiseman $500 Oxbow grant<br />

award. This grant will be used to make raised bed gardens<br />

for South Dearborn Middle School students. The raised bed<br />

gardens will promote STEM activities and provide pollinator<br />

habitat. Students will gather and analyze data, communicate<br />

their findings, and apply their findings to real-world questions<br />

and problems. They will learn about topics in the area of<br />

ecology, ecosystems, and human influence, as well as other<br />

content areas.<br />

chocolate from 10:00-4:00.<br />

The Milan High School<br />

Choir will be singing<br />

Christmas carols, and Santa<br />

will be stopping by in the<br />

afternoon. Maybe you will<br />

even be able to get a haircut<br />

in the barbershop and do<br />

some Christmas shopping<br />

while you are there. Watch<br />

for posters with more details<br />

to be up mid-November.<br />

We have known all<br />

summer that our Milan<br />

golf course was in danger<br />

of closing, and the official<br />

announcement has finally<br />

been made. We are all very<br />

sad to hear this and hope<br />

the outcome of this sale will<br />

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community.<br />

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By<br />

Maureen<br />

Stenger<br />

Community<br />

Correspondent<br />

sunman@goBEACONnews.com<br />

The Sunman Rural Fire<br />

Department recently held<br />

an open house. The Sunman<br />

Area life squad and the<br />

Sunman Police Department<br />

were present as well. Also<br />

available for viewing was<br />

the University Air Care<br />

Helicopter, and the fire<br />

station was open for tours.<br />

Lunch was provided along<br />

with activities for kids; a<br />

good time was had by all<br />

Kaytlin, Carsen, and Hannah<br />

enjoying an afternoon<br />

at the fire department.<br />

who attended! Thank you to<br />

our wonderful public service<br />

workers for providing this<br />

great opportunity and for the<br />

fantastic job they do every<br />

day!<br />

A huge congratulations<br />

to Sunman Chamber of<br />

Commerce Winners: Teacher<br />

of the Year, Jessica Risinger<br />

Music Teacher at Sunman<br />

Elementary School, Bus<br />

Driver of the Year, Wendi<br />

Weiler who drives for The<br />

Sunman Dearborn School<br />

Corporation, Citizens of the<br />

Year, Sandy Wagner and<br />

Clara Ann Zinser who run<br />

the Sunman Food Pantry.<br />

As the holidays are right<br />

around the corner, I wish<br />

everyone a joyous season<br />

filled with special moments<br />

and much happiness! I<br />

love sharing your stories<br />

The Sunman Fire Department<br />

mascot greeted Hannah,<br />

age ten, and Carsen,<br />

age seven, with fireman<br />

Kevin Doll.<br />

Artist Annie Back recycles<br />

everyday items into night<br />

lights; her cool crafts were<br />

on display at the Sunman<br />

Legion Craft Fair.<br />

and good news, please<br />

continue sending them<br />

my way at sunman@<br />

goBEACONnews.com. I look<br />

forward to hearing from you!<br />

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By<br />

Melanie<br />

Alexander<br />

For as long as I can<br />

By<br />

remember, baking Maxine cookies<br />

for Christmas Klump has been part<br />

of our family traditions. My<br />

mother always Community made sure<br />

Correspondent<br />

we baked sugar cookies cut<br />

into many shapes and then<br />

maxineklump.the<strong>beacon</strong>@yahoo.com<br />

“painted” them with thin<br />

confectioners sugar icing<br />

tinted in several colors. I<br />

was fortunate to inherit my<br />

mother’s set of cookie cutters.<br />

As my grandchildren have<br />

grown, we always gather to<br />

make sugar cookies cut with<br />

those same shapes. During<br />

the years we lived in Bright,<br />

we were blessed with a large<br />

kitchen and a mammoth<br />

kitchen island (purchased at<br />

an auction of a bakery near<br />

Sunman IN- but that’s another<br />

story). We set up a factorystyle<br />

production. When we<br />

were visiting Mark and family<br />

in Sheffield England for<br />

the holiday, we gathered in<br />

their kitchen (yes, I packed<br />

those same cutters in my<br />

luggage) for baking. Soon,<br />

we will gather with four<br />

generations for this activity<br />

as my great-granddaughter,<br />

Eliana, is able to join with her<br />

mother, Jennifer Durkin, and<br />

my daughter, Maria Lowry.<br />

I’m providing my current<br />

“favorite” sugar cookie recipe<br />

below, along with some<br />

updated versions of other<br />

recipes that are part of our<br />

holiday treats.<br />

Mary’s Sugar Cookies<br />

1½ cups sifted confectioners<br />

sugar<br />

1 cup butter<br />

1 egg<br />

1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />

2½ cups flour<br />

1 teaspoon soda<br />

1 teaspoon cream of tartar<br />

Mix sugar and butter. Add<br />

egg and vanilla extract and<br />

mix thoroughly. Stir dry<br />

ingredients together and<br />

blend in. Refrigerate dough<br />

for 2-3 hours until well<br />

chilled.<br />

Heat oven to 375°. Divide<br />

dough in half and roll to 3/16”<br />

on a lightly floured surface.<br />

Cut with a cookie cutter.<br />

Sprinkle with sugar unless you<br />

plan to top with confectioners’<br />

sugar icing after baking.<br />

Place on a parchment-covered<br />

baking sheet (or lightly<br />

greased sheet). Bake for 7-8<br />

minutes or until delicately<br />

golden. Remove to a wire<br />

rack to cool. Makes about five<br />

dozen 2-inch cookies.<br />

Thin sugar frosting for<br />

decorating cookies<br />

Sift 1-1½ c. confectioners’<br />

sugar into a small mixing<br />

bowl. Add a small amount of<br />

milk, and ½ teaspoon vanilla<br />

extract. Mix until smooth.<br />

The texture should be thin<br />

enough to spread onto cookies<br />

easily. If you wish, divide<br />

the icing among small bowls<br />

and tint with food coloring.<br />

Hint- I buy several small<br />

paintbrushes at the craft store<br />

and wash thoroughly to apply<br />

the icing. Kids love to paint<br />

creations and bright designs!<br />

I have updated my recipe<br />

for delicious Cream Cheese<br />

Brownies to save time.<br />

Instead of preparing brownies<br />

“from scratch,” I use a mix;<br />

two of my favorite brands are<br />

Duncan Hines and Ghiradelli.<br />

Cream Cheese Brownies<br />

1 box brownie mix (8-9-inch<br />

square pan size)<br />

3-ounce cream cheese,<br />

softened<br />

2 tablespoons butter, softened<br />

¼ cup sugar<br />

1 egg<br />

1 tablespoon flour<br />

½ teaspoon vanilla extract<br />

Prepare brownie mix<br />

according to directions on<br />

the box. Spread ½ of batter<br />

into the pan, which has<br />

been lightly greased on the<br />

bottom. Set aside.<br />

Cream butter and cream<br />

cheese together in a small<br />

mixing bowl. Gradually add<br />

sugar and cream until fluffy.<br />

Blend in egg, flour, and<br />

vanilla. Spread over batter in<br />

the bottom of pan; then add<br />

remaining brownie batter<br />

by spoonful. Zigzag knife<br />

through batter to marble the<br />

batter. Bake at 350° for 35-<br />

40 minutes. Cut into squares<br />

after cooling.<br />

Here is a no-bake recipe<br />

when time is really limited.<br />

Crispy Cereal Cookies<br />

(no-bake)<br />

1 cup sugar<br />

1 cup light corn syrup<br />

1 cup peanut butter<br />

6 cups cereal (such as Rice<br />

Krispies or Special K)<br />

1 stick butter or margarine<br />

6 oz. chocolate chips<br />

Cover cookie sheet with<br />

waxed paper. Heat sugar and<br />

corn syrup in a saucepan,<br />

stirring to dissolve sugar.<br />

When mixtures reaching<br />

boiling point, turn off heat. Stir<br />

in peanut butter, then cereal.<br />

Spread mixture on cookie<br />

sheet. In a small saucepan,<br />

melt butter and chocolate; stir<br />

until smooth. Spread evenly<br />

over cereal mixture. Chill until<br />

set; then cut into squares.<br />

I hope that you and your<br />

loved ones enjoy those<br />

traditions that are part of<br />

your celebration. As for our<br />

family, we’re looking forward<br />

to cookie bakes taking place<br />

here AND across the pond!<br />

BUSINESS &<br />

PROFESSIONAL<br />

DIRECTORY<br />

C<br />

By<br />

John<br />

Hawley<br />

Purdue<br />

Extension<br />

Educator<br />

hawley4@purdue.edu<br />

Finding Trustworthy<br />

Gardening Resources<br />

in Age of Fake News<br />

Finding reliable resources,<br />

especially through online<br />

outlets, can be difficult. While<br />

freedom of the press protects<br />

the rights of <strong>web</strong>sites, publishers,<br />

and blogs to share<br />

what they please, accuracy is<br />

not guaranteed. Many organizations<br />

make a habit of publishing<br />

“scientific” information<br />

that is neither tested nor<br />

peer-reviewed.<br />

In today’s article, I will do<br />

my best to lead you toward<br />

trustworthy information to use<br />

in your garden and landscape.<br />

Use Caution Online<br />

While misinformation has<br />

existed since ancient humans<br />

first gossiped around their<br />

caves, the expansion of the<br />

internet has certainly opened<br />

the floodgates. When looking<br />

for resources on important<br />

garden topics, I strongly advise<br />

using <strong>web</strong>sites that end in<br />

.edu, .gov, or .org. While sites<br />

ending in .com or .net can<br />

provide useful information,<br />

online resources published by<br />

universities and government<br />

agencies are the most reliable.<br />

The recommendations<br />

for practice included in these<br />

publications will be tested and<br />

peer-reviewed by experts.<br />

Beware of Viral “Home<br />

Remedies”<br />

I frequently come across<br />

posts from garden sites that<br />

claim to have a miracle<br />

method for controlling weeds,<br />

killing pests, or improving<br />

vegetable production. Many<br />

viral posts advise using common<br />

household products in<br />

the garden to accomplish<br />

these feats. Proceed with caution<br />

when you come across<br />

these posts. If it seems too<br />

good to be true, it probably is.<br />

One site I visited for this<br />

article repeats a common<br />

claim that a combination of<br />

salt, food-grade vinegar, and<br />

dishwashing liquid can be<br />

used for weed control. While<br />

this combo would be slightly<br />

effective in the short-term,<br />

the mixture has little purpose<br />

if you’re going for a natural<br />

approach. These products<br />

contain chemical properties<br />

just as toxic as many conventional<br />

weed killers, and salt is<br />

almost never recommended<br />

because it can quickly degrade<br />

soils. While stronger<br />

concentrations of vinegar<br />

have shown short-term effective<br />

weed control if used on<br />

their own, little to no research<br />

is available showing effective<br />

or safe use of combinations<br />

like this.<br />

Consult with Experts<br />

When tough questions arise,<br />

human nature often nudges<br />

us to look for expert opinions.<br />

If you want a personal<br />

recommendation for your<br />

farm, garden, or landscape<br />

concerns, please don’t hesitate<br />

to give me a call. County<br />

extension services have<br />

been provided in Indiana for<br />

over one hundred years. In<br />

that time, our methods have<br />

changed significantly, but our<br />

mission has mostly remained<br />

the same: deliver practical,<br />

research-based information<br />

that transforms lives and<br />

livelihoods.<br />

Other reliable experts in<br />

our community include The<br />

Soil and Water Conservation<br />

District, Natural Resource<br />

Conservation Service, Farm<br />

Service Agency, Dearborn<br />

County Health Department,<br />

FFA Advisors, and Ivy Tech<br />

Community College faculty.<br />

Making decisions that best<br />

protect your property, health,<br />

and pocketbook can be stressful.<br />

While we don’t know<br />

what the future holds for<br />

improving society’s reliance<br />

on more reliable information,<br />

I hope the advice provided in<br />

today’s article better informs<br />

you along the way.<br />

To learn more about managing<br />

your lawn and garden<br />

from our experts on campus,<br />

please search “Purdue Consumer<br />

Horticulture” on your<br />

computer or smartphone.<br />

For additional information<br />

about other agriculture and<br />

natural resources topics, email<br />

me at hawley4@purdue.edu.<br />

You can also reach our office<br />

at 8<strong>12</strong>-926-1189. We are<br />

located at 229 Main Street,<br />

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Chris Grimm, Marty and Joyce Frank, Jeff Mardis, and Dave<br />

Grimm (Peggy Mardis not pictured) visited the Heineman<br />

Winery on Put-in-Bay. The Grimms and Mardis’s are from<br />

Bright; the Franks live in Logan.<br />

Ed Hansmann, Guilford,<br />

and Jacquie Pollitt, North<br />

Bend, on vacation in England,<br />

visiting Cambridge,<br />

London, and The Lake<br />

District. Picture taken after<br />

hiking to top of Skiddaw<br />

Mountain (elevation over<br />

3,000 ft.) near Keswick in<br />

the Lake District.<br />

The Laugle family, Bright, visited their daughter and family in<br />

Texas. They spent a few days on South Padre Island. Pictured<br />

are Nathan Matthews, Joe Laugle, Max Laugle, and Courtney<br />

Matthews.<br />

The Coffmans and the Engles traveled to Durango, Colorado<br />

to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries at a Resort Ranch,<br />

crossing the Centennnial Divide at the highest point, via Wolf<br />

Creek Pass. The photo was taken at the intersection of the four<br />

corners of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, and New Mexico. Steve,<br />

Diana, Arlis, Geneva, Anna and Alexa holding the Beacon.<br />

Angela, Joe, Kent, GiGi and Kent Johnson are in front of The<br />

Spanish Steps which were built to connect The Trinita Dei<br />

Monti Church with The Spanish Square below. The long, triangular<br />

Spanish Square is named after The Spanish Embassy.<br />

Jill Rullman, Jeff Rullman,<br />

Neil Rullman, Janet<br />

Rullman vacationed in<br />

Inverness Scotland for the<br />

Highland Games.<br />

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how well-traveled our readers are!<br />

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MARKET<br />

Lawrenceburg Civic Park<br />

Shop holiday vendors inside our<br />

Winter Wonderland domes!<br />

Nov. 29, 30 & Dec. 1<br />

Dec. 5 - 8, Dec. <strong>12</strong> - 15<br />

Thurs., 4-8pm • Fri., 4-9pm<br />

Sat., 11am-7pm • Sun., <strong>12</strong>-5pm<br />

Ice Rink Opening Early This Year!<br />

Saturday – November 9<br />

<strong>12</strong>:00 Noon Winter Wonderland Ice Rink Opens ... Todd Creech Park, Tate Street;<br />

“Luau on Ice” Beach Theme at the Rink <strong>12</strong>-9PM<br />

Saturday – November 16<br />

11:00-7:00 Hello Holidays Merchant Open Houses ... enjoy specials, sales, raffles,<br />

horse drawn carriage rides & more<br />

Friday – November 29<br />

6:00-10:00 Special Teen Night with DJ for Grades 6 – <strong>12</strong> ... at the Ice Rink<br />

Saturday – November 30<br />

11:00-2:00 Small Business Saturday - Downtown Merchants Snowman<br />

Scavenger Hunt for cookies<br />

Sunday – December 1<br />

4:30 Mayor’s Reception ... at the Lawrenceburg Event Center<br />

4:30-5:45 Cincinnati Brass Band ... at the Lawrenceburg Event Center<br />

6:00 Official Tree Lighting Ceremony ... at the Levee along with Tiger Pizzazz<br />

Saturday – December 7<br />

9:00 Breakfast with Santa ... Ticket Required - Lawrenceburg<br />

Community Center<br />

11:00-4:00 Library Activities ... Crafts, Holiday Performances,<br />

Santa and Live Reindeer<br />

11:00-2:00 Santa’s Workshop Craft Activities<br />

11:00-2:00 Southeastern Indiana Art Guild ... Artwork,<br />

Face-painting, Cards and Bake Sale<br />

<strong>12</strong>:30 Winter Wonderland Parade and PAWS<br />

Pet Parade<br />

1:00 Santa and Mrs. Claus Arrive<br />

1:15 Big Prize Giveaway<br />

Saturday – December 14<br />

3:00-5:00 Santa and Mrs. Claus Visit the Ice Rink<br />

... Photo Ops Available<br />

Ice Skating Rink<br />

OPENS EARLY!<br />

Nov. 9 - Jan. 5, 2020<br />

Located at Todd Creech Park, Tate St.<br />

Tuesday - Thursday: 4-8PM<br />

Friday: 4-9PM**<br />

Saturday: <strong>12</strong>-9PM<br />

Sunday: <strong>12</strong>-8PM<br />

Closed Mondays<br />

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Thanksgiving Day - Closed<br />

Christmas Break Schedule Hours:<br />

December 23 – January 3: <strong>12</strong>-9PM<br />

Christmas Eve: <strong>12</strong>-3PM<br />

New Years Eve: <strong>12</strong>-6PM<br />

Closed Christmas Day<br />

**Teen Night with DJ<br />

Friday, November 29<br />

Grades 6-<strong>12</strong> from 6-10PM<br />

(Rink closed to public during hours above)<br />

For more information contact:<br />

Lawrenceburg Main Street<br />

8<strong>12</strong>-537-4507 or go to:<br />

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TWENTY-FIVE YEARS OF BRINGING OUR COMMUNITY AND BUSINESSES TOGETHER.

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