Beacon News- March 2020

March 2020 THE BEACON Page 5B
OLDENBURG
By
Sue
Siefert
Community
Correspondent
O
ur
CommunitiesDOVER
By
Rhonda
Trabel
Community
Correspondent
oldenburg@goBEACONnews.com
dover@goBEACONnews.com
A peaceful Dover snow.
OA’s Feldhaus is
nearing completion
Oldenburg Academy broke
ground on the Hillenbrand
Family Feldhaus last year
and soon students will benefit
from the long-awaited facility
once the installation of the
scoreboard, hardwood floor,
bleachers plus all the components
of the locker rooms,
restrooms, concessions are
complete. Patrick Kolks, athletic
director, has been seen
checking out his office as the
anticipation across campus
builds for the spring opening.
Oldenburg landscape featured
on OA Mural
OA hallways are coming
alive with a collaboration
between Batesville Area Arts
Council funded muralist, John
McCoy, senior Anthony Alderson,
and OA’s Art students.
Under the guidance of Muralist
John McCoy and senior Anthony
Alderson, students are
enhancing the wall outside the
Chemistry Room. The mural
depicts the landscape around
Seniors Anthony Alderson and Ruth Heile with the muralist,
John McCoy.
the Oldenburg community.
John McCoy is a Cincinnati/Northern
Kentucky
based artist and nationally
recognized muralist. Senior
Anthony Alderson created the
design for the mural as his
senior capstone project. He
recruited many of his fellow
OA art students to participate
in bringing the beauty of Oldenburg
indoors.
A welcome change…
Sometimes change can be
difficult and welcoming at the
same time. Such is the case
with the addition of the Village’s
two stop signs. Following
the repaving of Highway
229, a stop sign was added at
the bottom of the hill where the
highway turns right. A threeway
stop at this intersection
was created and significantly
improved traffic safety. Later,
an early Christmas present arrived
when the intersection of
Highway 229 and Washington
Street was converted to a fourway
stop. Previously the intersection
was almost blind as
drivers turning onto the highway
had to cautiously venture
out into the intersection before
they were able to see oncoming
cross-traffic – often resulting in
near-miss accidents. While it
has taken drivers a while to get
used to the new stops … the
increased safety of the Village
people is a welcome benefit.
The winds of change are blowing
in the ’Burg!
Das ist alles von der ’Burg!
Although I am a little behind
on this, I wanted to recognize
the following couples
in the area who have new additions
to their families. Congratulations
to Jonathan and
Lori Hartman on the birth of
their twins last Oct. 22, Elizabeth
Kay and Luke James.
Welcoming them home was
big sister Ainsley. Maternal
grandparents are Steve and
Jeri Eisele of St Leon, and
paternal grandparents are Jim
Hartman of Dover and the
late Belinda Hartman. I’m
sure things are exciting at
the Hartman residence with
two to take care of and not
much sleep to be had. The
twins were also baptized at
All Saints Parish on Dec. 26.
I’m sure Belinda is a proud
grandma from up above.
Congratulations also go out
to Dane and Carrie White
on the birth of their son, Eli
Thomas, last June 11. Welcoming
him home were his
older sister and brother Anna
and Samuel. Maternal grandparents
are Tom and Terri
Huber of Dover, and paternal
grandparents are Tony and
Angie White of Yorkville.
Get well wishes for a
speedy recovery to Alice and
George Klaserner, who were
both hospitalized recently.
Now that we are well into
the winter of 2020, I see the
snow blanketing the roads and
fields around us. With this,
there seems to be a calmness
and beauty not evident at any
other time of the year. Even
though we hate the cold, we
surely appreciate a few of
these calm days. Pictured here
is one of my favorite scenes
of winter. If you have any
news from the Dover area,
please email me at dover@
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LOGAN
By
Susan
Carson
Community
Correspondent
logan@goBEACONnews.com
As spring approaches, many
of us will be looking forward
to the outdoor activities we
promised ourselves we would
do in our New Year’s resolutions.
For Logan resident
Phyllis Barker, it is bicycling.
She tells her story of
how she became such an avid
rider.
“When I retired, I wanted to
find something to do to stay
active. So I decided to start
riding with some other ladies
in the neighborhood. That’s
when I bought my first bike, a
green cruiser. Initially, I rode
at the park in Harrison and the
Lawrenceburg/Aurora trail on
the levy. A year or two later,
I was in the little bike shop
in Harrison, and a gentleman
said I should check out
the Cincinnati Cycle Club.
The group holds over thirty
weekly rides for all levels of
ability and experience. On my
very first ride, I pulled into
the Hartwell Kroger and saw
about thirty people with their
fancy road bikes.
Maybe four of us were
there for the casual ride. The
leader alongside me gave me
the “dos” and “don’ts” as we
rode. I made it to the end of
the eighteen-mile ride, and I
was hooked. I’ve been riding
with the CCC ever since.
Sometime later, I was invited
to ride in the Tree City Rolling
Tour in Greensburg. While
the ride was wonderful, the
problem was I could barely
keep up. My cruiser wasn’t
fast enough. Five years later,
I purchased my road bike
(actually, I was very nervous
about riding on the skinny
tires). Then I began riding
with the West Side Spokes in
Motion cluster with the CCC.
They have a Saturday morning
ride that leaves from Wm.
Henry Harrison High School
and uses all back roads. One
day we rode to Dayton for
lunch. The Tuesday morning
group rides are all around the
Cincinnati area, including a
ride that leaves from Harrison.
I put together an Indiana
ride and lead it several times
a year. We begin at the North
Phyllis Barker, Logan, is a
member of the Cincinnati
Cycling Club.
Dearborn Library and head
to St. Leon and St. Peters.
The group thoroughly enjoys
this ride. On the return trip,
we always stop for lunch at
Logan Supermart, which they
love as well.
A couple of rides in Indiana
are fun. One is held the Saturday
morning of Freudenfest in
Oldenburg in July. The other,
The Hope Ride in Hope, IN,
is in September. They are both
nice countryside rides.
The best thing about riding
is the friends I made along the
way. We all share the passion
for the bicycling adventure
come rain or shine. You always
have someone to ride with.”
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