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December 2019 THE BEACON Page 5B
OLDENBURG
By
Sue
Siefert
Community
Correspondent
oldenburg@goBEACONnews.com
Congratulations to Oldenburg
Academy’s Cross
Country Stars. Some of the
nation’s best cross country
teams descended upon Terre
Haute for the John McNichols
Invitational. On the men’s
side, two hundred sixty-nine
runners competed in the 8K
race. OA alumni Curt Eckstein
’17 (Purdue) and Ian
Dickey ’18 (Wabash) were
thrilled to run together again.
Eckstein finished in the top
ten. Once a Twister, always a
Twister!
In other news … OA’s
Cross Country team excelled
at a regional competition in
October. Tyler Kuntz ’21
finished (14th), and Dylan
Fledderman ’20 finished
(20th), earning a coveted spot
to compete at the semi-state
competition. The team placed
sixth overall, missing moving
on as a team to semi-state by
one place.
Sarah Price ’20 obtained
her personal goal of running
a sub 24 on the challenging
rolling course with a time of
23:58. Congratulations to all!
Are those Jingle Bells that
I hear?
Oldenburg’s village people
barely finished folding the
tents and tucking away their
lederhosen following their
annual Freudenfest when the
FRANKLIN
COUNTY
By
Karis
Troyer
Community
Correspondent
franklin@goBEACONnews.com
A new two-mile section of
the Whitewater Canal Trail
(WCT) has been completed. It
Curt Eckstein
OA’s Sarah Price
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ur
Ian Dickey
sound of jingling bells can be
heard as residents ready the
‘Burg for the holidays.
Just as the villagers come
together to host its Freudenfest,
most are also involved in
Oldenburg’s winter festivities
welcoming visitors from far
and near. Merchants, restaurant
owners, clergy, Sisters, and residents
combine efforts to entertain
and spread some Christmas
cheer – Oldenburg style.
Most of the village’s roads
have been resurfaced; bakers
are preparing their ingredients;
merchants are stocking
shelves; runners are practicing
for the Jingle Bell Run;
and locals are gathering to
rehearse for the production
of the Boars Head Festival.
When it “takes a village” to
accomplish a great task …
you can count on the village
people of Oldenburg!
Das ist alles von der ’Burg!
starts at the parking lot on US
Highway 52 west of Metamora
and across from Pennington
Pike. The trail is level and
wide enough for several people
walking or bicycling side
by side. Construction done
mostly by volunteers included
dredging the canal, building a
footbridge, and clearing trees.
Be sure to read Karis’ story
of a recent personal journey
on pages 10A and 11A in this
issue of The BEACON.
Communities
DOVER
By
Rhonda
Trabel
Community
Correspondent
dover@goBEACONnews.com
Fall is definitely upon us
with the change of leaves
and temperature. This time of
year is beautiful with the fall
colors, but that also means
winter is right behind along
with cold and snow. I am not
as fond of winter as I used to
be, but I would have to move
south to escape that. It’s not
likely that’s going to happen.
Chad Gutzwiller was
recently appointed to the
Ivy Tech Board of Trustees.
Chad brings fifteen years of
experience in education to
the board. I know most of
you already know Chad, but
if you don’t and you come to
All Saints Parish for services,
you will see him tickling the
ivories both on the piano and
the church organ. He is very
musically oriented and also
directs our choir on occasion.
Chad teaches middle school at
Franklin County. He attended
East Central High School
and earned his Bachelor of
Science and Master of Arts
in Secondary Education from
Ball State University. Great
accomplishments by a great
guy. Congratulations Chad!
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Lindsey Bauman, a 2008
graduate of East Central,
participated in Age Group
Nationals for the second year
in a row. She was able to
achieve her long term triathlon
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in the Olympic distance and
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Our Condolences to the
family of Richard Gaynor
who passed away recently.
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of All Saints Parish, St.
John’s Campus. Richard
married Rosemary Holbert
on August 25, 1951. She
passed in 2005. They had
five children: Linda Hissett
of Cincinnati, Debbie Littiken
of St Leon, Mary Jo
(Dan) Calhoun of Penntown,
Gary (Beth) Gaynor of
Dover, and Kenny (Connie)
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behind fifteen grandchildren,
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one on the way. After retiring
from Thatcher Glass in
1955, Richard created his
own company and named it
Dover Water. He will sadly
be missed by many. Rest in
peace, Richard.
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