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Dearborn County has been growing 

exponentially for decades. With 

growth comes growing pains. Currently, 

over 24% of residential addresses 

are incorrectly recorded for properties 

throughout the county. 

Imagine having a medical emergency 

and waiting for the arrival of an 

ambulance. Unfortunately, the arrival 

of the ambulance is hindered by the 

fact that the houses in your area are not 

numbered in sequential order or properly 

on each side of the road. The same 

scenario could exist if one needed the 

help of law enforcement or a fire department. 

Precious moments would be 

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lost as the street address was sought. 

Correct addressing is vital to the 

effectiveness of the 911 system as 

well as utility location. The National 

Emergency Association recommends 

98% accuracy for house numbering 

based on the use of a Fishbone diagram. 

Think of the skeletal layout of a 

fish. The “spine” represents the road. 

Each “rib” coming off of the “spine” 

represents a driveway. This Fishbone 

diagram helps identify possible causes 

of a problem based on categories of 

usefulness. 

For example, even house numbers 

should be on one side of the road, and 

odd house numbers should be on the 

other. They should also be in sequential 

order. The house numbers should 

also be assigned based upon a grid 

that is divided into sections across the 

county. 

In Dearborn County, approximately 

24% of the residential addresses will 

be changed within the next two years. 

Planning and Zoning are responsible 

for the addressing of the unincorporated 

areas of Dearborn County as well as 

being the regional stewards of the geographic 

information system (GIS) data. 

Planning and Zoning is responsible 

Continued on page 3A 

Looking Back 

Remembering thirty-one years ago 

when tornados changed the lives of 

area residents. Page 7A 

March Madness 

Manchester resident signs 

with IU Southeast. Page 6B 

A Brilliant Performance! 

Hannah Feller with Gingy in 

Shrek The Musical was performed 

by the Lawrenceburg Shakespeare 

Company 

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Boy Scout Nick Witte volunteered 

to keep the dining area 

looking spiffy. 

Jim Pierce and Jennifer Rarr 

(one of the Ladies of the Knight) 

Greeted hungry supporters to 

the dinners. 

Joe Black shared quips with a 

booming voice and a laugh. 

By Maureen Stenger 

In our last journey navigating the 

rich musical talent in our area, we 

barely scratched the surface. In this 

next story, while we will meet more 

amazing local musicians, there will 

be many whose stories remain untold. 

As our lives slowly return to some 

semblance of normalcy, the day will 

come when concerts and festivals 

resume. Hopefully, on a warm summer 

evening, you will soon be able to 

catch a gig and dance the night away! 

Music is an escape and oh so good for 

one’s soul. 

One of those many local talented 

musicians is Terry Hahn. I had the 

pleasure of meeting him one warm 

March afternoon where he shared 

with me his musical journey. With the 

encouragement of their mother, Terry 

Hahn and his sister began taking piano 

lessons as children, and the door was 

opened. “She thought it would be a 

Jack Schneider and Jim Stohr 

supported the efforts in the kitchen 

behind the scenes. 

FISH 

It’s not just for Lent 

anymore! 

The Knights of Columbus 

of St. Teresa Benedicta of 

the Cross are able to do so 

much for the community 

through donations and 

volunteerism. 

Mary Lee Schnieder helped Thomas 

Stanger cheerfully serve vittles 

to visitors. 

fun thing and it is a fun thing because 

the piano is a great teacher for any 

other instrument that you want to play 

because you can see everything. Once 

you visualize it, it makes more sense 

when you see it all together, it makes 

other instruments easier to play.” 

Mr. Hahn continues, “My sister was 

originally going to play the guitar and 

I was going to play drums, but I took 

my sister’s guitar and started playing 

it out of sheer orneriness but in fact, 

found out guitar is my instrument.” 

Mr. Hahn picked up that guitar at the 

tender age of just ten years and hasn’t 

put it down since. 

Terry Hahn started out playing classic 

country. While he was attending 

Lawrenceburg High School, he taught 

guitar lessons at Buddy Rogers Music 

on Walnut Street. “Before I had a driver’s 

license, I had guitar students,” he 

laughs. Mr. Hahn shared with me that 

another vital influence for him in high 

Area Pharmacist 

Receives State 

Recognition 

Tom DeVille, co-owner of DeVille’s 

Pharmacies, was the 2020 recipient of 

the Bowl of Hygeia award recognizing 

pharmacists who exhibit outstanding 

civic leadership, dedication, and 

resources to their communities. The 

award is presented by participating 

state pharmacy associations. 

Mr. DeVille began his fifty-eightyear 

career in pharmacy upon graduating 

from Purdue University. He has 

served on Indiana Pharmacy Association 

boards and NCPA and ASCP committees 

on the national level. Mr. DeVille 

has dedicated decades of service to 

his community through the Dearborn 

County Jaycees, Junior Chamber of 

Commerce, Dearborn/Ohio County 

Chamber of Commerce, Masons, Shriners, 

and the Dillsboro Civic Center. 

He is president of Dillsboro Main 

Street, a past Director of Dearborn/ 

Ohio County Chamber of Commerce 

and has served on the boards of Ohio 

County 4-H Extension and Dearborn 

County Community Mental Health. He 

is also a member of the Aurora First 

United Methodist Church, where he 

serves as treasurer, a member of the 

Finance Committee, and a member of 

the Administrative Council. 

Mr. DeVille is a Fellow of the American 

Society of Consultant Pharmacists 

and served an internship at McClean 

Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts in 

Gero/Psyche Medicine. He is certified 

in Senior Care Pharmacy, Diabetes 

Care by the National Institute on Pharmacy 

Care and is a certified fitter of 

braces and surgical supports. 

DeVille Pharmacies was founded 


Small Town Dreams Take Musicians Around the World 

Jamie Grascal Johnson playing with 

Dolly Parton. (Photo courtesy of 

Jamie Johnson) 

school was his teacher, Marilyn Cook, 

who was the director of the show 

choir. She challenged him to compose 

and develop an original piece of music 

that he had to play on the piano for 


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Change- Make It. 

We all know what it’s like 

to need a hug once in a while. 

But imagine being a child, perhaps 

not even a teenager yet, 

and having to testify in a legal 

matter. How intimidating! 

That very thought runs 

through Lynn Deddens’ mind 

every day when she enters her 

office. She and her staff have 

to ask questions of youngsters 

in our community while maintaining 

decorum and detachment. 

At the end of the day, 

I’m sure going home without 

taking that baggage with you 

is virtually impossible. 

Ms. Deddens doesn’t leave 

it all behind when she leaves 

the office. She continually 

tries to think of ways to make 

things better. Especially ways 

to help the children deal with 

things that they should never 

have to endure. Her dedication 

to making things better is 

evident in Ms. Dedden’s latest 

commitment which involves 

adding a new member to 

her family- a Goldendoodle 

named Bailey. 

So cute, right? But Bailey is 

so much more. 

We all took away experiences 

from the tragedy that 

occurred on 9/11. Ms. Deddens 

noticed something that probably 

never crossed any of our 

minds. She saw how people, 

both near the sites and across 

the country, found comfort 

in being with animals. After 

working on a very emotional 

case, Ms. Deddens pondered 

how she could bring comfort 

to those who are dragged into 

such stressful situations. She 

decided to search for a dog 

who could support victims during 

their involvement in cases. 

Think about that for a moment. 

Raising a puppy. A squiggly 

little bundle of fur with no 

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idea of how to behave. Chewing, 

potty training, the work 

that goes along with bringing a 

puppy into one’s life. 

All for the sake of helping 

innocent victims. 

Don’t get me wrong. Ms. 

Deddens gets all of the wonderful 

benefits that a loving 

puppy brings to a new home. 

However, just like babies, 

puppies grow up. (My closest 

friends have heard this just a 

few thousand times!) 

The law protects the right 

of the accused to face his or 

her accuser. Imagine how 

terrifying that must be for the 

accuser, whether a child or 

an adult. To sit on a stand in 

court- alone. No one beside 

him or her; no one to say, “It’s 

okay,” or provide a touch of 

support. 

But a dog can be right there 

at one’s side in court. 

Ms. Deddens has taken on 

the responsibility of raising 

Bailey and having her trained 

to be an emotional support dog, 

trained to provide a soothing 

presence to children involved 

with the court system. She is 

doing this at her own cost- no 

taxes or public funding have 

been or will be used for Bailey 

or her training. The result will 

be that Bailey’s presence and 

demeanor will help children be 

more open with child advocates 

which will aid in their 

healing process. 

Ms. Deddens is far more 

invested in the community 

than anyone knows. She is 

active in her church and can 

always be found lending a 

helping hand at festivals. For 

years she has also been on 

United Way’s action council 

and is an integral part of every 

gathering, every fundraiser, 

every cookout. Karen Snyder, 

Director at United Way of 

Greater Cincinnati, offered, 

“Lynn Deddens never thinks 

of herself. She always thinks 

of others first.” 

The career path that Ms. 

Deddens has taken has not 

been typical. At an early age, 

she knew she wanted to go 

into law enforcement but was 

unaware of all of the opportunities 

and what each entailed. 

She started on a path of training 

and education that was 

much different than her final 

path of becoming a lawyer 

and a prosecutor. Ms. Deddens’ 

experience led her to 

collaborate with Judge Sally 

McLaughlin. Together they 

created the Leadership in Law 

Program where high school 

students have an opportunity 

to learn about the law and the 

legal system through handson 

experience. What better 

way to learn about career 

choices than to ask questions 

and interact with those 

already in the field? A very 

forward-thinking move from 

both Ms. Deddens and Judge 

McLaughlin. 

Ms. Deddens is an active 

member of Tri Kappa in the 

Lawrenceburg Pi Chapter, a 

group of women dedicated 

to promoting charity, culture, 

and education throughout our 

community. With the support 

of her fellow sorority members, 

Ms. Deddens has been 

able to present drug awareness 

programs to middle school 

students, making them aware 

of the pitfalls of drug use. 

She has also developed and 

launched educational presentations 

called Kappa Cares for 

Kids. The program is designed 

for parents and children over 

Lynn Deddens and Bailey. 

age ten and is entitled Strategies 

to Protect Your Family 

From Substance Abuse. The 

goal is to prevent one wrong 

choice from devastating lives 

and destroying futures. Education 

about substance abuse 

and information about making 

positive life choices is Ms. 

Deddens’ message throughout 

these programs. 

Thank you, Lynn Deddens, 

for being dedicated to keeping 

our community safe, showing 

compassion for those in need, 

and always putting others first. 

As Paul Harvey used to say, 

“And now…for the rest of the 

story.” (funny how catchphrases 

one hears as a small 

child stick with you over the 

years.) This month the wonderful, 

talented Bob Waples 

shared in his article a pearl of 

wisdom that I had never heard 

before. One that I will certainly 

never forget. “The 3 C’s 

of life are… choices, chances, 

changes. YOU must make 

a choice to take a chance or 

your life will never change.” 

You just made a big change 

in someone else’s life by sharing 

that, Bob Waples. Thank 

you. 

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Last month: nail puller 

What is it? 

“Last month’s item is a 

slide hammer nail puller. 

Put the jaws around the nail 

head. Drive the jaws around 

the nail head by sliding the 

handle in and out. Pull the 

handle down and the nail 

will pull out. If you put a 

small thin piece of wood 

under the lever, it won’t 

mark the wood. After a little 

putty and paint, you won’t 

even know there’s a nail 

hole there,” shared Jimmy 

Baker, West Harrison. 

Also submitting correct 

answers were Charlotte 

DeVille, rural Rising Sun; 

Jack Hartmann, Cedar 

Grove; Terry Stephens, Guilford; Jean Selm, Harrison, 

OH; Steve Lunsford, St Mary’s of the Rock, Batesville; 

and Ivan Cutter, Dillsboro. 

Richard Zeigler, Sunman, said, “The item is a nail puller 

generally used when framing a house.” He was joined by 

Jim Schuler, Wilmington, IN; Gary Klopp, Lawrenceburg; 

Joe Jackson, Bright; Mike Lutz, Aurora identified the nail 

puller as did Bob Graf, Dover, and Rick Ratz, Brookville. 

“This month’s is a buried nail puller, used to remove 

nails from boards so they could be reused. Exceptionally 

good at pinching fingers- my dad had us using them all the 

time,” said Dana Willoughby Sr., Aurora. 

Richard Koehne, Batesville; Tom Cooney, Brookville; 

Gary Stokes, West Harrison; Ed Smith, Yorkville; Ron 

Hohman, Brookville; also submitted correct answers. 

“That is a really old nail puller. It also serves as a hand 

pincher if you put your hand in the wrong place,” stated 

Harry J. Lyness, Logan. 

“This month’s mystery item is a nail puller used to remove 

nails that have been driven fully home. My father and I called 

it the “Greenlee” since that was the name of the manufacturer 

of the one we had,” wrote David Sippola, Bright. 

“It is a Slide Hammer Nail Puller. Very common before the 

1950s,” submitted Warren Kirk, Harrison. His answer was 

seconded by Joe Laugle, Bright, and Gary Gray, Bedford. 

Perhaps the most intriguing answer came from Glen, the 

mayor of Friendship, Indiana. Who is this masked man?! 

This month’s item might be a bit more difficult. Please 

e-mail your guesses along with your name and the 

community in which you live to editor@goBEACONnews. 

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County Address Changing for Public Safety 

Continued from page 1A 

for assigning addresses for 

Dearborn County and its 

municipalities including West 

Harrison, St. Leon, Dillsboro, 

the City of Aurora, and 

Moores Hill. They do not 

assign addressing for Lawrenceburg 

or Greendale but 

are responsible for updating 

that information in the countywide 

GIS database and notifying 

the appropriate agencies. 

The addresses in Dearborn 

County are assigned using 

the Purdue Grid System. The 

roadways are classified as 

North-South and East-West. 

Grid Lines are separated at 

one-mile intervals, creating 

sections used to determine the 

range of house numbers. The 

North-South grid originates at 

the Ohio-Switzerland County 

line. The East-West grid begins 

at the Indiana-Ohio state 

line. 

In a recent commissioners 

meeting, fourteen address 

changes on Chapel Thorne 

Drive were approved. 

When an address is 

changed, the county’s Planning 

and Zoning Commission 

will send a letter to the property 

owner of record. Notification 

will also be sent to the 

Dearborn County Communications 

Center which handles 

9-1-1 services. All appropriate 

county offices including the 

Assessor’s Office, Auditor’s 

Office, Public Safety, Zoning 

Administrator, and all 

regional post offices will be 

sent notification of address 

changes. Recorded documents 

on file at the Recorder’s office 

will not need to be updated 

until such time that a change 

in ownership or financial 

change occurs. 

Residents will be responsible 

for notifying any pertinent 

parties such as banks, 

utility providers, and delivery 

services about the address 

changes. The letter received 

from the Plan Commission 

can be submitted as proof 

when necessary. 

The completion of these 

address changes will mean 

that Dearborn County will be 

compliant with the National 

Emergency Number Association 

(NENA) (GIS) data 

layers. The new maps will 

be compatible with mapping 

software used throughout the 

state and eventually the nation. 

For example, state police 

will be able to upload maps 

compatible with their systems 

to ensure quicker and more 

accurate response time. 

The goal of Dearborn 

County is to transition to Next 

Generation 911 (NG9-1-1) 

through data compliance. 

Completion of this project 

will take approximately 

twelve to twenty-four months. 

Upon completion, the county 

will have data that is NG9- 

1-1 compliant. Current 9-1-1 

systems are analog-based 

rather than digitally based. 

Current databases are not in 

GIS format. 

Plans are being made for 

Dearborn County to dispatch 

calls for Ohio County 

via NG9-1-1. Both counties 

share the same CAD server. 

Currently, GIS data is being 

prepared for Ohio County 

for use in NG9-1-1. Upon 

completion, the new data can 

be uploaded onto the CAD 

server. The responsibility of 

future maintenance of Ohio 

County’s GIS data is yet to be 

determined. 

Camille Boyken and 

Tom DeVille of DeVille 

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Area Pharmacist 

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in 1982, when he bought a 

store in Dillsboro. A second 

location in Rising Sun was 

opened in 2010. Tom and his 

wife, Charlotte, have been 

married for fifty-four years and 

reside in Rising Sun, Indiana. 

They have three children Camille, 

Shelley, and Matthew. 

Camille Deville Boyken 

followed in her father’s 

footsteps, graduating from 

Creighton University in 1994 

and is the current co-owner of 

DeVille Pharmacies. 

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a music appreciation course. 

Terry continued to hone his 

craft by taking night courses in 

music theory and jazz composition 

at the College Conservatory 

of Music at The University 

of Cincinnati. Those 

challenging classes helped 

him to improve, and he would 

see the fruits of his labor pan 

out in the years to come. 

Mr. Hahn started playing 

in a band called Stranger. 

One thing led to another, 

and he met Brian DeBruler 

from Bright. The duo put a 

band together called Rachel’s 

Witness. Mr. DeBruler has 

excelled in his own right after 

graduating from East Central 

High School. He studied 

music at Berklee College of 

Music in Boston, MA, and 

founded his own recording 

studio and label in 1994 

known as Sol Records. 

Sol Records is home to such 

artists as Dallas Moore, Pure 

Grain, and The Renegades. 

As Mr. Hahn shares, “It’s no 

secret I have had so many 

blessed experiences with the 

musicians I have been fortunate 

to play with. It’s amazing 

the talent that is out here.” 

Rachel’s Witness got to play 

in larger venues including 

Bogarts in Cincinnati. When 

Mr. Hahn was in his twenties, 

a new band came together 

called Blackwood Ridge. 

Blackwood Ridge’s rise to 

fame came after they won the 

Battle of the Bands in 1995. 

The honor led to a plethora 

of opportunities including 

playing at a rally in Dayton, 

OH for former presidential 

candidate Bob Dole. “When 

we came to work, we came 

to work. B105 saw that. 

They said we could count on 

you and you’d live up to our 

expectations and that translated 

into a pretty powerful 

brand” explains Mr. Hahn. 

More exciting opportunities 

arose including opening for 

country music singer David 

Lee Murphy, at Sawyer Point. 

Blackwood Ridge also penned 

a few original songs and Mr. 

Hahn was the principal writer. 

They recorded those at you 

guessed it, Sol Records. 

Mr. Hahn laughs “It’s better 

to be lucky than good!” 

He shares the story of 

the time he and his friend 

Jamie Johnson with country 

legend George Jones. 

(Photo courtesy of Jamie 

Johnson) 

Keith Swinney, of The Keith 

Swinney Band out of Ripley 

County, ran into promoter 

Jerry Gilpin of Versailles. He 

was in the midst of putting 

together country shows for 

area high schools. Included in 

the plan was getting country 

group Diamond Rio to come 

to South Dearborn High 

School. They all decided to 

head to Nashville, and in 

the five days that they were 

there, they played at Tootsie’s 

Famous Orchid Lounge and 

The Bluebird Café. They won 

a songwriter’s night at The 

Gibson Café. As Terry smiles, 

he says, “We got to do a lot of 

things probably because we 

didn’t know any better and 

nobody told us we couldn’t!” 

Blackwood Ridge stayed 

together for about nine years. 

Mr. Hahn decided when his 

son was on the way, the time 

had come to step back. As he 

eloquently states, “There is a 

trade-off.” While he wouldn’t 

trade all of the wonderful memories 

for the world, the hectic 

schedule cuts into family time, 

and it was time to no longer 

miss any more big moments. 

His wife, however, encouraged 

him to focus on his song writing. 

Mr. Hahn still performs on 

The Grascals with late night talk show host, Jay Leno. 

(Photo courtesy of Jamie Johnson) 

Rachel’s Witness band members Richie Rudisell, Jimmy 

Kinker, Ian Searcy, Brian DeBruler, and Terry Hahn. 

(Photo courtesy of Terry Hahn) 

his acoustic guitar around town 

at his favorite haunts. Blackwood 

Ridge still gets together, 

and the bond remains. 

Another member of Blackwood 

Ridge you may recognize 

is Jamie Johnson who 

rose to fame with the bluegrass 

band, The Grascals. Mr. 

Johnson who is from Milan 

played the mandolin. He was 

a founding member of the 

band which began in 2004 

and caught its lucky break as 

Dolly Parton’s opening act 

and her designated bluegrass 

band. The Grascals have an 

impressive resumé including 

playing numerous times 

at The Grand Ole’ Opry and 

winning multiple awards, 

including being nominated 

for three Grammy Awards: 

2005 Best Bluegrass Album- 

The Grascals, 2006 Best 

Bluegrass Album- Long List 

of Heartaches, and 2012 Best 

Bluegrass Album- Life Finds 

A Way. The Grascals performed 

for former Presidents 

George W. Bush and Barack 

Obama. Not too bad for a kid 

from Milan! 

Mr. Johnson was kind 

enough to share with me 

how he got his start. When 

asked about the beginning 

of his journey, he elaborates, 

“My mother and father were 

both lovers of music, and we 

attended many bluegrass festivals 

and church revivals. It 

rubbed off on me. My brother, 


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Blackwood Ridge members Doug Banta, Vince Havlin, 

Ryan Burns, Keith Eckstein and Terry Hahn. (Photo 

courtesy of Terry Hahn) 

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Brad Johnson, was not a 

singer but he loved bluegrass 

music and traditional country. 

While I didn’t realize it at the 

time, I later found his passion 

of listening on a daily basis 

influenced me tremendously.” 

Mr. Johnson’s other musical 

influences are The Osborne 

Brothers, The Beatles, The 

Eagles, and Michael Jackson. 

When asked about how he 

learned his craft, he explained, 

“Just by listening to 

my favorites and digging in. 

I didn’t really know I had a 

voice for I thought everyone 

could sing along with their 

favorite groups, so the voice 

was a gift from God. But on 

the musical side I never really 

caught up to the professional 

level with that. However, I 

was smart enough to surround 

myself with the ones that 

were on that level.” 

Mr. Johnson continues, “I 

left Milan in January 1998 

with the plan to be a major 

country music star and while 

it was scary to leave everything 

I knew here, I am so 

thankful I made that decision. 

Chasing a dream begins 

in your comfort zone, but 

actually living the dream has 

to come from getting out of 

your comfort zone and going 

where the action is. Nashville 

was my destination and 

would have never worked if I 

didn’t just go and dig, search, 

knock on doors, and meet new 

people that make you better 

and want more. I played bars 

early on with some of the 

major country stars today and 

I am still dear friends with 

them like Dierks Bentley and 

Joe Nichols. Blake Shelton 

was one of my first friends 

here in town, it’s crazy to see 

where they are today!” 

Mr. Johnson has played at 

the Grand Ole’ Opry over two 

hundred times which is an 

amazing feat. He had hoped 

to get the opportunity to play 

there just once! “Working on 

stage and in the studio with 

Dolly Parton is probably the 

highlight of my career. I mean 

actually singing in the same 

little tiny vocal booth on the 

same microphone with her is 

something I am so proud of!” 

he said. When asked about his 

favorite venue, Mr. Johnson offers, 

“The Ryman is my favorite 

stage I have ever played but 

Radio City Music Hall and my 

first stage The Station Inn were 

amazing.” Music has enabled 

Mr. Johnson to see the world. 

From playing for former 

presidents in Washington D.C. 

to performing at the Smithsonian 

to not only playing all 

over The United States but in 

many other countries such as 

Japan, France, Switzerland, 

and Germany to name a few.” 

He continues, “The three 

Grammy nominations still 

seem surreal for that’s the real 

big league and to be in the 

top five albums of all of your 

genre of music is pretty amazing!” 

An amazing journey indeed 

that all began on County 

Line Road in Milan. Even with 

all of the success, Mr. Johnson 

has never forgotten his roots, 

“I say it all with the deepest 

gratitude to my God for letting 

me experience this gift of life. 

I celebrate it all with my 

family and friends and all of 

the guys that I played music 

with back home, they all 

helped shape the man that I 

am today.” As we all know, 

life is not always sunshine 

and roses, and each and every 

one of us has a cross to bear. 

Mr. Johnson has been very 

open about his struggle with 

alcohol and as he celebrates 

six years of sobriety he has 

a lot to be proud of. It takes 

courage to ask for help. Mr. 

Johnson now puts his own experience 

and struggle toward 

the greater good by helping 

others as he works around the 

country at addiction treatment 

centers sharing his story. Mr. 

Johnson offers this advice, 

“I encourage anyone with a 

dream to chase it! 

It starts in your room in your 

comfort zone and you find it 

by going where the action is!” 

Our area was, and still is, 

home to quite a few smalltown 

kids who hit the big 

time, including late singer 

and blues-rock guitarist great 

Lonnie Mack who was born 

in West Harrison. Who would 

have thought that when Mack 

learned to play the guitar at 

the tender age of five that he 

would grow up to influence an 

entire generation of guitarists 

from Stevie Ray Vaughan to 

Eric Clapton. Born in 1941, 

he was raised on various 

sharecropping farms and 

grew up playing his guitar in 

bars around the tri-state area. 

Another famous area guitarist 

was Cal Collins who specialized 

in jazz and swing. Mr. 

Collins, like Mr. Johnson, 

started out playing the mandolin. 

He then switched to jazz 

guitar after his time served 

in the Army and he moved to 

Cincinnati. In 1973 he was 

hired by Benny Goodman 

who was known as the “King 

of Swing,” where he played 

with the Goodman orchestra. 

He resided in the quaint town 

of Dillsboro until he passed 

away in 2001. 

Music is a common denominator 

that brings people from 

all walks of life together, as 

Terry Hahn explained, no one 

quite remembers what area 

high school he went to because 

he has friends from all 

over southeast Indiana. And 

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Summer is here with all 

By 

the promises Maxine of sunny warm 

days, the anticipation Klump of 

some locally grown gardenfresh 

vegetables Community and fruits, 

Correspondent 

and for most all of us, the 

opportunity to have a less 

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restrictive summer than 

we experienced last year. 

The lure of locally grown 

strawberries with all of their 

juiciness and sweetness is 

paramount to any of us who 

have been privileged to pick 

them from a garden. 

These days, I hunt for a 

farmer’s market or produce 

stand that offers berries from 

a local farmer. Here are 

some of my favorite dishes 

featuring strawberries. Note 

that these are ranked just 

below my all-time favorite- 

Mom’s Strawberry Shortcake! 

It’s quick and easy, and the 

shortcakes can bake while 

you’re eating your meal. 

Mom’s Strawberry 

Shortcake 

Shortcake: 

2 1/3 c. baking mix 

(I used Bisquick) I keep 

this mix on hand for items 

such as biscuits, dumplings 

(think comfort food such 

as Chicken & Dumplings) 

since it lends itself to 

baking only a portion of 

the usual 4-6 servings. The 

amounts to serve 1 – 2 

people will follow. These 

mixes are often available in 

smaller-sized portions for 

those of us with single or 

two-person households. 

1/3 cup milk 

4 tablespoons butter, melted 

3 tablespoons sugar 

Mix ingredients in a 

medium-sized bowl. Drop by 

tablespoons onto an ungreased 

baking sheet into 6-8 equal 

portions. Bake at 425° for 

12-15 minutes or until light 

golden brown. Cool briefly 

before slicing horizontally in 

half for placement of berries. 

Half of this recipe will 

provide 3-4 shortcakes. 

Reheat briefly the next 

morning for a “southern” 

treat of biscuits with your 

breakfast. 

At least an hour before 

serving, wash freshly ripened 

strawberries (depending on 

the number of folks you will 

serve) and drain until mostly 

dry. Slice the berries and take 

about ½ cup of the berries to 

mash. Add the appropriate 

amount of sugar to the 

mashed berries and stir well. 

Allow the mixture to sit until 

the sugar has melted (about 

ten minutes) and then pour 

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over sliced berries. Cover and 

allow the juice mixture to 

permeate the sliced berries. 

When ready to serve, spoon 

a small amount of berries with 

juice on the lower portion of 

the shortcake. Top with the 

other portion and add more 

berries and juice. Top with 

whipped topping or make 

your own whipped cream. 

This pie is great with any 

fresh fruit, but my favorites 

are sliced strawberries or a 

mixture of several kinds of 

berries. Kiwi slices added 

along with the berries provide 

a wonderful contrast in color 

and texture. The other bonus 

is the fact that no baking is 

required! 

Fresh Fruit Cheesecake Pie 

Graham cracker crust (use 

a ready made crust or make 

your own using a biscuit 

type of cookie such as 

vanilla wafers or shortbread 

cookies.) 

2- 8 oz. packages of cream 

cheese softened to room 

temperature 

½ cup granulated sugar 

1½ cups very cold heavy cream 

2 tablespoons lemon juice 

Assorted fruits of your choice 

Beat cream cheese and 

sugar with an electric mixer 

on medium-high speed 

until smooth (1-2 minutes) 

Reduce mixer speed to low 

and gradually beat in heavy 

cream. Increase mixer speed 

to medium-high and beat 

until soft peaks form (2-4 

minutes) Beat in lemon juice. 

Transfer to crust. Chill in the 

refrigerator for about thirty 

minutes to allow the filling to 

become somewhat firm. 

Remove and top with fruit 

arranging evenly over top of 

the pie. Sliced strawberries 

can be arranged in a delightful 

petal-like arrangement. Chill 

for at least 3-4 hours. 10 

servings. 

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What’s the Buzz? 

Brood X Cicadas 

Visiting Soon! 

You’ve likely seen a story 

or two on the news concerning 

the impending “invasion” 

of Brood X cicadas. 

These insects will indeed be 

visiting our area soon, with 

populations in the billions; 

but should you be concerned? 

In this month’s article, I will 

discuss the background of 

these infrequent visitors and 

how you can prepare. 

Periodical cicadas spend 

the majority of their lives in 

the soil harmlessly feeding on 

tree roots. Similar to annual 

cicadas, they have clear wings 

with visible veins and short 

antennae. One distinguishing 

characteristic of Brood 

X cicadas is their bright red 

eyes. For reasons still undetermined, 

periodical cicadas 

emerge in either thirteen- or 

seventeen-year cycles. Some 

experts argue that the time 

frame of their visits may be 

tied to climate or the presence 

of certain predators. 

When will they emerge in 

our area? Mid-April is when 

they begin to appear, with 

some populations appearing 

as late as early June. The key 

is soil temperature. When 

soils reach approximately 64 

degrees, the emergence will 

begin. According to the Purdue 

Landscape Report, a good 

rule of thumb is to expect 

cicadas to emerge when irises 

begin to bloom. Expect to see 

impacts on many different 

woody plants, as cicadas will 

feed on dozens of different 

species. 

Lawrenceburg and Dillsboro 

were both listed by Cicada 

Mania as local areas with 

abundant sightings during the 

last emergence in 2004. Fluctuations 

in overall numbers 

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Purdue University. 

are mostly due to the presence 

of trees and undisturbed 

ground. If you have a wooded 

lot that sheltered cicadas during 

the last emergence, you 

are likely to see large numbers 

this spring. If you live in 

a newer subdivision or near 

farm fields that are regularly 

tilled and disturbed, you may 

see less. 

While I am not an entomologist, 

I want to assure those 

with anxiety concerning their 

trees and landscape plants 

that the sky is not falling. 

Periodical cicadas are usually 

more of a nuisance than a true 

horticultural threat. On mature 

trees, the damage is mostly 

aesthetic. Younger fruiting 

trees are more at risk. Female 

cicadas use a sharp tool called 

an ovipositor to lay their eggs 

on young branches. These 

branches can die completely if 

enough cicadas lay their eggs. 

If you are a homeowner 

with younger trees, consider 

mesh netting to keep cicadas 

away during their emergence. 

Insecticides are not generally 

recommended and have proven 

to be ineffective in some 

cases. For those debating 

new tree plantings, consider 

waiting until later in the year. 

Most trees can be planted anytime 

the ground isn’t frozen. 

If you need assistance or additional 

recommendations for 

tree protection, please don’t 

hesitate to give me a call. 

The emergence of Brood X 

will be an interesting phenomenon 

that will provide countless 

stories for generations to 

pass on. Dogs and cats alike 

will comically chase these 

winged pests through our 

yards. Adventurous types will 

even cook them as a snack or 

eat them on a dare (they are 

non-toxic). If you can, enjoy 

the experience! If you’re 

afraid of flying insects, hold 

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Ollie 

Roehm 

We will be observing a 

dubious milestone in the Harrison/Bright 

area early next 

month. June 2 will mark the 

thirty-first anniversary of the 

tornado that tore through the 

area in 1990. 

More than eighty homes 

were destroyed, and in some 

cases, nothing was left except 

a foundation. At least eight 

hundred houses received 

damage along with thirty-one 

businesses and three schools. 

Stuff like that happens when 

you get hit by an F-4 tornado 

with a 270-mph wind. Miraculously, 

no one was killed, 

and just thirty-seven were 

injured. 

Anyone who was around 

these parts back then has a 

story to tell. 

Here’s mine. 

My musical partner Bones 

Jones and I were playing at 

PFC Harrison’s, a restaurant/ 

bar at the corner of Harrison 

Avenue and New Haven Road 

in Harrison. 

We went on break around 

11 p.m. and I went home, 

about five to ten minutes 

away, to get something. I 

don’t remember what it was. 

I walked into the house and 

heard voices coming from the 

basement. 

As I crept down the steps 

I recognized the voices 

as those of our next-door 

neighbors. They told me a 

tornado warning had been 

issued and they were taking 

shelter. Their house had no 

basement. 

I told them to stay as long 

as they wanted or needed, 

and I headed back to hopefully 

finish the gig. By the 

time I got to the bottom of 

Carolina Trace Road, the 

tornado had already rolled 

through. Debris was everywhere 

but I didn’t see all 

that much destruction. That 

changed when I got to my 

destination. 

The tornado had roared 

through Harrison’s business 

district along Harrison 

Avenue, just missing PFC 

Harrison’s. Utility poles were 

snapped like matchsticks, 

roofs were gone, cars were 

turned over, and people were 

walking around like zombies. 

I was editor of the local 

paper, and it was time to get 

to work. 

But first I had to check on 

my son who was almost nine 

and staying the night with my 

folks in their mobile home on 

State Street. I was shocked by 

what I found and learned. 

The twister had come down 

the hill next to Jamison Road, 

obliterating trees and whatever 

was in its way. It looked 

like a giant chain saw had 

come through and was visible 

for the next twenty years or 

so. 

My parents and son were 

in the direct path. When Dad 

heard the roar, he took my son 

and Mom into their tiny bathroom 

and got in the bathtub. 

Unbelievably and most fortunately, 

the tornado skipped 

over the trailer before heading 

across the street where it 

unleashed much devastation 

in the Whitewater Meadows 

subdivision. 

I spent all night driving 

around town trying to learn 

what I could learn. 

I walked through the Meadows 

and had a hard time believing 

what I was seeing. In 

several places, the only thing 

left was a concrete slab – 

entire houses had disappeared 

with the tornado. 

With the dawn came a beautiful 

summer day. The cloudless 

sky was a deep blue. The 

contrast with all the devastation 

was stunning and sad. 

I called the folks at the 

Harrison airport to see if there 

was any chance someone 

could fly me over the area to 

get photos for the paper. The 

airport had suffered serious 

damage but one plane was 

deemed flyable. 

When I arrived, overturned 

airplanes were strewn about, 

and a couple of hangars were 

badly damaged. The pilot and 

I got in a little red plane and 

took off. 

As we flew over Bright, 

I tried to get some shots of 

the damage but was having a 

hard time. I couldn’t lean far 

enough out of the window to 

see much of anything. 

“Are you wearing a belt?” 

the pilot asked. “Uh, yes,” I 

answered. 

So he grabbed onto the back 

of my belt as I leaned as far as 

I could out of the plane. We 

got the photos. 

Although the June 2, 1990 

tornado was tragic, costly, and 

incredibly frightening, some 

good came from it. People 

pulled together, neighbors 

took care of neighbors, and 

our local leaders stepped up in 

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By Mary-Alice Helms 

What is it about the normal, 

sane human being which 

makes it important to get the 

signature of some famous 

person scrawled on anything: 

a piece of paper, a napkin, a 

parking ticket? Anything to 

prove that said “sane person” 

had been in the actual breathing 

space of some notable 

person, and has in his or her 

possession actual evidence of 

that encounter. 

I remember when we were 

in high school that a boy in 

town had gotten Babe Ruth’s 

autograph when his chauffeur 

had stopped for gas at 

the station where the kid was 

working. That was headline 

news around school! That 

kid was famous for at least a 

week or two. One or two of 

the other boys in school had 

managed to get autographs 

from Cincinnati Reds baseball 

players while attending games 

at Crosley Field. 

That, too, added to the guys’ 

popularity for a short time, but 

didn’t make much of an impression 

on most of the girls. 

We all had favorite musical 

performers and groups. Do 

kids still decorate their walls 

with posters of their bestloved 

singers, or have heroes 

like Wonder Woman and The 

Auto-Cry, Auto-Laugh, Auto-Graph! 

Joker taken over? 

In all probability, the past 

two generations never have 

heard of the pop singers and 

groups that we found fascinating. 

We didn’t have earbuds, 

computers, cellphones, or 

sound tracks (or whatever 

today’s kids find to listen to 

24/7) and I doubt that we 

would have been allowed to 

spend that much time with 

them, had we had them. We 

did, however, have radio, tv, 

movies and 45 rpm records 

and players. We kept up to 

date with the most current 

music. While many concerts 

were being presented in Cincinnati 

or Indianapolis, featuring 

top-of-the-list recording 

stars, very few of us could 

afford to attend them. We 

wouldn’t have been allowed 

to go with teenagers, only. 

In our senior class, one girl’s 

parents took her to a Frankie 

Avalon concert, and she 

returned triumphantly waving 

a Frankie Avalon autograph. 

Her little brother popped that 

balloon, however, when he 

swore that she had purchased 

the autograph from a souvenir 

salesman in the lobby of the 

concert hall. 

My one big chance in high 

school to “meet somebody 

famous” finally came when 

we got a new music teacher. 

I was such a music nerd! Our 

new music teacher took a 

group of us to a Cincinnati 

Symphony concert which 

featured pianist Jose’ Iturbi. 

Mr. Iturbi’ had been in several 

movies I had seen, including 

“Anchors Aweigh” with 

Frank Sinatra and Gene 

Kelly. He was very handsome 

and I was in love with him! 

After the concert, our music 

teacher took us backstage and 

introduced us to Jose’ Iturbi, 

himself! 

He was very kind to us 

and signed our programs. At 

last…an autograph of someone 

famous! We went back 

to school on Monday and 

proudly displayed our Jose’ 

Iturbi autographs, only to find 

out that no one cared! I still 

have that program and prize 

it immensely, even if it hadn’t 

received much recognition. 

Had we been able to display 

programs signed by Doris 

Day, Pat Boone, or Mel 

Torme our popularity would 

have increased. We danced 

to songs by The Platters, the 

Four Freshmen, Frank Sinatra, 

Tony Bennett, and by 

our senior year, the McGuire 

sisters and then ELVIS! 

After high school, I went to 

Indiana University 

where 

I majored in 

music. Any 

thoughts of 

autographs and 

celebrities faded 

as studying 

became more 

intense. Oh, 

we still went 

to jam sessions 

and listened 

to some of the 

talented music school students 

play jazz. Some of the 

girls in my dorm spent every 

evening dancing to tunes 

from the radio or the record 

player, but studying and 

practicing my flute, as well 

as playing in a concert band, 

kept me from having much 

free time. 

One beautiful fall afternoon 

at the beginning of my 

sophomore year I was feeling 

a bit sorry for myself as 

I entered my lonely practice 

room. It was the Saturday of 

Homecoming weekend. Most 

of my friends from the dorm 

were out enjoying some of the 

homecoming activities, while 

others were hurrying to catch 

up with homework so that they 

could attend the big variety 

show that night. The show was 

the high point of Homecoming 

weekend every year. 

There was an important 

audition coming up, and I 

felt like I just had to spend 

the time practicing. Sighing, 

I put my flute together and 

began warming up with some 

scales. Suddenly the door to 

my room burst open without 

a knock and a man came in. 

He wore a plaid jacket, a flatbrimmed 

hat and appeared to 

be in a terrible hurry. 

“Excuse me”, he said, “We 

need to borrow your room for 

a minute! We need a piano 

that is in tune. Have to practice 

for the show.” 

What? 

We who? Why? After all, 

this was the practice room that 

my tuition was paying for, and 

I found his attitude impolite, 

brazen, and very rude. Before 

I could argue, I found myself 

being pushed from the room 

and the man motioned for 

someone outside in the hallway 

to come into the room. 

That’s when three lovely, 

beautifully dressed girls 

swooped past me into the 

room and closed the door. I 

gulped. Those three girls were 

the famous McGuire Sisters! 

The hallway had begun to fill 

with people who must have 

been chasing after their idols. 

I found myself pushed further 

and further from the door, as 

I attempted to get back into 

the room. I remembered how 

dazed those girls looked, and 

how tired. I almost felt sorry 

for them, but I was still angry 

at their rude manager. 

I could hear some vocalizing 

and then the first few bars 

of “Sincerely” sung in that 

famous harmony. The music 

stopped very quickly. The 

door to the room opened, and 

the manager strode out, followed 

by the three girls. 

The crowd in the hallway 

closed around them and they 

disappeared out the nearest 

door to the outside. 

I couldn’t believe what had 

just happened. One of the 

most famous singing groups 

in the country had just been 

in my practice room….MY 

practice room, that I paid 

for….and I hadn’t even gotten 

to speak to them, much less 

get an autograph. 

When I got back to the 

dorm later that afternoon, my 

roommate was getting dressed 

for the big show that evening. 

“Aren’t you going?” she 

asked. 

“The McGuire Sisters are 

going to be singing. Maybe 

they’ll sing my favorite song, 

‘Sincerely’ “ 

“That’s okay”, I replied. 

“I’ve already heard it!” 

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be an autograph collector. 

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The upper floor of the old Red Men’s Lodge. 

INTERESTING 

HISTORY 

By 

Jenny 

Awad, 

Dearborn 

County 

Historian 

What is now the J Miller 

Steak Co. located on Second 

Street in Aurora, has an 

abundance of history. Built in 

1870 by the Fuestel family, 

this three-story building has 

been a hotel, garage, honkytonk, 

auction house, lodge, 

and brothel. Fuestel’s Saloon 

was one of the thirty bars in 

Aurora. 

In 1870, roads were rough 

and riverboats moored just 

across the street at the public 

landing. The “Fuestel Hotel 

and Saloon” catered to travelers 

and thirsty locals. Today 

as you enter our building 

notice the ceiling in this large 

room and also in the bar area 

to the right. Both have the 

same original 1800’s ceiling 

BRATER - WINTER 

FUNERAL HOMES 

tins. Here is the area where 

travelers were able to have 

a hearty meal or a stiff drink 

before they retired to their 

room. The dining room on the 

left was once the “Harry Neal 

Garage.” 

Harry Neal’s garage housed 

George Stedman’s “Marmon” 

car and James Maybin’s beautiful 

“Stutz” sports roadster. 

Aurora historian Earl Huffman 

learned to drive his first 

Model-T Ford at this location. 

The garage catered to men 

such as “Sun” Foulk and his 

yacht-lined Hudson car, and 

the Harry Howe “Overland” 

cars. 

In the late 1800s, the saloon 

served Gaff & Company’s 

lager beer, brewed just down 

the street at the Aurora Crescent 

Brewery. 

Later the structure was 

known as the ”Schulz Hall.” 

Transient rooms on the second 

floor were transformed into a 

large hall and meeting place 

for Aurora residents, while the 

downstairs saloon continued 

with dancing and live music. 

Next, the building was 

bought by Red Men’s Lodge 

of Aurora, the Haymakers 

The Fuestel Hotel and Saloon. 

Note the old Crescent 

Beer advertising sign by 

the door. 

Lodge, and the Women Supporting 

Pocahontas Lodges 

for their meetings. As you 

enter the small door marked 

“Tiffany’s,” you walk up the 

original oak stairs and step 

back in time. The room opens 

up into a grand area with the 

original stage and an indoor 

balcony with embellished ornamental 

railing on the hall’s 

east, west, and north walls. 

The deer head still hangs on 

the railing where it has been 

since the 1920s. 

The balcony faces a moderate-size 

stage used for productions 

by organizations and 

dance bands. Roy Acuff performed 

on the stage with the 

Carter Family in the 1940s. 

The Haymakers met here to 

organize a huge street carnival 

in Aurora, with the carnival 

arriving by rail on Big Four 

Railroad passenger cars. Locals 

were paid up to seventyfive 

cents to help unload and 

set up tents on the Aurora 

streets and riverfront. The 

carnival eventually became 

known as the Aurora Farmers 

Fair in 1909. 

In 1977, the Pocahontas 

Lodge’s bingo was perhaps 

the last event held in the upstairs 

lodge. 

Current owner Tim Miller 

remembers visiting the building 

in the 1970s when it was 

an auction house downstairs. 

When he toured the upstairs 

lodge, he recalls several 

Indian-themed wall paintings, 

including one hidden by drywall 

at the back of the stage, 

and two on the third floor. 

Little did he realize he would 

someday own the property. 

The lodge’s door with a secret 

panel at the top of the steps is 

still used as a side entrance. 

“There’s an Indian on a 

horse, must have been buffalo 

hunting,” said Mr. Miller, who 

wants to have the painting at 

the back of the stage restored. 

Remnants of mud from the 

flood of 1937 can be found 

under the stage. The flood 

crested above the balconies. 

A plaque on the outside of 

the building shows the high 

get outside! 

watermark of 80 feet. Since 

1870, the building has been 

flooded thirty-four times. 

“About 1989, I purchased 

the building for the downstairs 

garage to restore cars”, 

says Tim. “Heck with the 

garage, I couldn’t believe it, 

everything was still upstairs, 

the stage, fans, and lights, 

including a Tiffany light still 

in place. Between that and the 

name of his daughter, Tiffany, 

the new enterprise was named 

“Tiffany’s Saloon,” with the 

word saloon used rather than 

a bar to emphasize live entertainment”. 

In December 2020, J Miller 

Steak Co opened downstairs. 

The name honors Tim Miller’s 

mother, Jane, and father, 

Jack, who were lifelong 

residents of Aurora. Jane 

Miller was a teacher in Aurora 

for over thirty-five years, and 

Jack Miller was the influence 

that inspired Tim to buy the 

building thirty years ago. 

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By 

Doris 

Butt 

Community 

Correspondent 

goodolddays@goBEACONnews.com 

This is how it will be with 

me. 

First, immediately I am going 

to recline in my recliner. 

I will stay there until I am 

rested. 

Laughing aloud. 

Creative again. 

I will wear a uniform of 

denim with long baggy shirts 

to hide bumps and lumps and 

sags. 

I will wear Birkenstock 

sandals with loud socks. 

Dresses for weddings and 

funerals. 

Every First 

Sunday 

May - October 

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Maybe. 

Maybe once in a while, I 

will open an eye at 6 A.M. 

Check the weather, smile, 

and go back to sleep. 

No more Paul Harvey at 

6:24 A.M. 

My first task will be to master 

my computer. 

I will prove that you can 

teach old dogs new tricks. 

I have plans for my computer. 

I will make posters and 

announcements. All kinds of 

stuff… in color too! 

I will write letters and 

file them so I do not repeat 

myself. 

But most of the time I will 

just sit down and write. 

Just to please myself. 

I will enjoy what I write. 

There will be the most 

pleasant things to do. 

I will babysit. 

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I will babysit just enough so 

that it will always be fun. 

We will pick strawberries, 

blow bubbles, gather flowers, 

draw silly pictures, drink 

Squeezies, eat gummy bears. 

We will have great times 

together. 

I will visit and entertain our 

children. 

But mostly I will let them 

live their own lives. 

I will tend my flowers. Delphiniums, 

foxglove, columbine, 

asters, petunias, poppies, 

pinks. 

And rows of zinnia and 

fields of sunflowers. 

Best of all will be my hollyhocks. 

All colors from seeds of 

century-old plants in Uncle 

John’s garden. 

They will be blooming 

everywhere. 

I will sit among my flowers, 

soaking in their colors, watching 

butterflies and hummingbirds. 

I will cherish my time with 

my flowers. 

I will go to bluegrass festivals 

and state fairs. 

I will continue to Pacer 

games where I can scream approval 

at each Pacer’s basket. 

I will keep our van clean 

and polished. 

I will take drives with Willie’s 

rhythms loud 

around me. 

Ray and I will 

travel. 

Across the highways 

Across 10 and 

40 and 90. 

Down 95 and 

25 and 101. 

But most of 

the time we will 

travel the bumpy 

roads, the dusty 

roads. 

The scenic route. 

Through the prairies, mountains, 

and deserts. 

Along the coasts. 

Stopping whenever and 

wherever. 

We will carry a cardboard 

box containing Hi-Hos, Tang, 

crunchy peanut butter, bread, 

bananas, and apples. 

A tablecloth, napkins, and 

some other stuff for roadside 

picnics. 

In a cooler, we will have 

milk, bologna, cheese… 

We will stop at wondrous 

places to eat just like we did 

on vacations with our children. 

First, we will travel- my 

Great Retirement Celebration. 

Riding up Canyon DeChelly 

with the Anasazi. 

Visiting Susie in her Hogan 

Doris at Zion. 

in Monument Valley. 

Sitting and listening to the 

chants from kivas in Mesa 

Verda. 

Watching cloud shadows 

cross Lake Powell. 

Waiting for blazing sunrises 

and sunsets by the north and 

south rims. 

Wading in streams in Zion. 

Enjoying nature’s sand 

colors in Bryce. 

We will pause a night or 

two among each one. 

There will also be stops in 

Las Vegas to watch the colorful 

light and colorful people. 

Ray and I will have a wonderful 

time. 

But when I grow old, really 

old. 

I will find a sun porch facing 

south, so I can see the 

sunrises and sunsets. 

There I will recline for my 

last days. 

Dressed in a uniform of 

aqua chenille pulled snug 

around my neck and across 

my ankles covering bright 

colored socks. 

There will be a cat purring 

on my lap and a smile on my 

face. 

I will remember back of the 

days gone by. 

Those good times that live 

forever. 

Pictures in my mind. 

Flashing by. 

I will remember. 

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May 2021 THE BEACON Page 1B 

S 

BEACON 

PORTS 

SCENE 

By 

Chris Jack 

Nobbe 

Zoller 

beaconsports 

@live.com 

sports@goBEACONnews.com 

Bryer Hall 

IHSAA Champion 

Bryer Hall capped off his 

interscholastic wrestling 

career in tremendous fashion 

by capturing the IHSAA 

170-pound wrestling championship 

on February 19-20 

at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in 

Indianapolis. The East Central 

senior becomes By the first state 

Maxine 

champion Klump for that program 

after having several state placers 

throughout Community the years. 

Hall was Correspondent a runner-up at last 

year’s state championships 

and had placed sixth as a 

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freshman in 2018. However, 

this year, he would not be 

denied the top of the podium 

and was perhaps the most 

impressive wrestler on the 

weekend by winning all four 

matches by fall, becoming 

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only the ninth wrestler in 

tournament history to do so. 

Hall ranked #1 all season in 

his weight class. At the state 

finals. Upon the official hitting 

the mat for the win, Hall 

stood up and did a twisting 

back flip in celebration of the 

victory. 

The win would cap off 

Bryer Hall’s career as a 

three-time state placer and 

a state champion. He would 

complete his senior season 

undefeated at 34-0 and finish 

with an overall career record 

of 159-7. 

ECST Places at State 

Championships 

East Central Swim Team 

(ECST) qualified 16 swimmers 

for the Indiana State 

Championships with nine 

qualifying for Senior State 

(Ages 15 and up) and 7 for 

Age Group State (14 and 

under) with many of them 

qualifying in multiple events. 

The meet was split into two 

locations this year with ECST 

competing at the IUPUI Natatorium 

in Indianapolis while 

some other swimmers in the 

state competed at the Elkhart 

Health and Aquatics Center 

with all times counting toward 

TOPSOIL 

(Regular and Shredded) 

FILL DIRT 

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& DELIVERY 

Bryer Hall celebrates with 

parents Gina and Jason 

Hall as well as sister 

Darian. (Photo submitted 

by Lisa Wolf) 

overall placings. Senior State 

competed from March 12-14 

and Age Group competed 

from March 19-21. 

The seniors had individual 

standouts in two recent IH- 

SAA state placers, Nicholas 

Weber placing high enough 

to score team points in three 

events and Kyra Hall doing so 

in two events. Weber finished 

8 of 83 in the 100 backstroke 

with a time of 50.87. He also 

placed in the top ten in the 50 

freestyle with a time of 20.95 

to place 9 of 104. Finally, he 

placed 15 of 113 in the 100 

freestyle with a time of 46.52. 

He also competed in a fourth 

individual event at the meet. 

He had placed 7th and 10th 

in the freestyle events in the 

IHSAA finals as well two 

weeks prior. 

A month after finishing 

13th at the IHSAA state 

finals in the 100 backstroke, 

Kyra Hall placed 10 of 111 

in this meet in a time of 

57.15. She also placed 17 of 

82 in the 200 backstroke in 

a time of 2:05.36. Kyra Hall 

also competed in three other 

individual events during the 

weekend. 

The seniors also had two relays 

place with nearly identical 

teams as had just competed 

in the IHSAA state finals. 

The 200 medley relay team 

of Nicholas Weber, Francis 

Strotman, Skyler Cavins, and 

Top: Brogan Wilson, Conner Murray, Kalib Wagner, Andrew 

Strotman, Joan Strotman, Riley Reany, Kyle Goodwin. 

Middle: Ray Krider, Nicholas Weber, Kyra Hall, Tara Hall, 

Ayden Ketchem, Frank Strotman. Bottom: Skyler Cavins, 

Henry Strotman, Kaden Cummins. (Contributed Photo) 

Henry Strotman placed 19 of 

55 in a time of 1:38.41. The 

200 freestyle relay of Henry 

Strotman, Ray Krider, Ayden 

Ketchem, and Nicholas Weber 

placed 23 of 54 in a time of 

1:30.12. 

Others qualifying and competing 

in individual events 

were Skyler Cavins in four 

events, one being the 100 

butterfly in which he had also 

competed in at the IHSAA 

state finals. Tara Hall, Ayden 

Ketchem, and Ray Krider also 

qualified and competed in two 

individual events during the 

weekend meet. Kaden Cummins 

competed in the meet as 

part of the 400 freestyle relay 

team as well. 

In the younger group of 

swimmers, Brogan Wilson 

placed in five separate events 

in the boys 11-12 age group. 

Wilson was 2nd in the 100 

breaststroke, 3rd in the 50 

breaststroke, 15th in the 200 

IM, 17th in the 200 freestyle, 

and 21st in the 100 freestyle. 

He also competed in the 100 

butterfly at the meet. 

Kyle Goodwin qualified 

in three individual events 

in the 13-14 boys’ division 

and placed 25th in the 200 

backstroke. Riley Reany, 

competing in the 11-12 girls’ 

division placed 18th in the 

100 backstroke. Finally, Joan 

Strotman placed 12th in the 

100 backstroke in the 10 and 

under girls’ division. 

Conner Murray, Andrew 

Strotman, and Kalib Wagner 

also competed for the team as 

part of two relay teams each. 

ECST head coach Brandon 

Loveless stated, “This is quite 

an accomplishment this year 

for our team due to the fact 

that we sent nine athletes to 

Senior State and seven athletes 

to Age Group State with 

some athletes going for the 

first time. I and the rest of the 

coaching staff are so proud of 

these kids, and we are very 

proud of how they competed 

at the State Championships. 

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Kindergarten Round Up 

2021-2022 School Year 

Mark 

Your 

Calendars! 

Wednesday, April 14, 2021 

Lawrenceburg Primary School 

400 Tiger Boulevard 

One Day Event! 

By Appointment Only 

We can’t wait to start 

kindergarten! 

8:00 AM to 7:00 PM 

By Appointment Only 

Book an appointment at 

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For questions, call Lawrenceburg Primary School at 812-537-7239 

Find out more about our 50/50 Spanish 

Dual Language Immersion Program! 

Find out more about Kindergarten Round Up 

on the LPS website at 

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ITEMS TO BRING: 

✓ Your child must be present (must be age 5 on or before August 1, 

2021). School staff will be screening your child while you are 

completing the online registration. You must have a valid email. 

If you do not have an email address, you will create one for school 

correspondence pertaining to your child(ren). 

✓ Birth CertiÞcate issued from the Health Department or Vital 

Statistics (not the hospital birth record) 

✓ Social Security Card (must have this for online registration) 

✓ Immunization Records 

✓ Court or Custody Documents (pertaining to the child, if 

applicable) 

✓ Proof of Residency (electric bill within the last 60 days, lease 

agreement, etc.) 

✓ Out of district applicants will be need to Þll out the “Transfer 

Tuition Application.” Transfer tuition acceptance for the 

2021-2022 school year will not be determined, and applicants will 

not be notiÞed until mid-July. 

What parents are saying... 

“(Our son’s) reading ability has skyrocketed 

in recent months! In BOTH languages! It 

really does seem that the dual language 

learning is actually supporting his ability to 

read in both languages.” 

“(Our daughter) implements the Spanish 

language into her everyday life. Oftentimes 

she will speak more Spanish than English. 

She enjoys sharing what she has learned 

with her friends and family and has started 

to teach her other family members what she 

is learning.” 

Use the link below to see the great things 

taking place in the DLI Program... 

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Page 2B THE BEACON May 2021 

BRIGHT/ 

SUGAR RIDGE 

By 

Bob 

Waples 

Community 

Correspondent 

bright@goBEACONnews.com 

Salute to Lance Corporal 

Maggie Ravenna as she completed 

her signals collection 

course and is now headed to 

Hawaii for continued service 

in the US Marines. I salute 

you, Maggie. 

Bright American Legion 

Post 132 recently recognized 

the 2021 winners for the 

Legion’s annual flag essay 

contest. They are Danielle 

Powers, daughter of Jennifer 

and Josh Powers, and 

Collin Hatton, son of Shara 

and Patrick Griffin. The 

two writers won the Legion 

district championship as 

well and were recognized by 

the district as they move on 

O 

ur 

toward the ultimate state competition. 

Congrats to Danielle 

and Collin. 

OK, time for a little history. 

How many of you know how 

Bright got its name? Yes, 

I know we all are a bright 

bunch of folks, but wrong 

answer. Our community’s first 

name was Saltillo and was 

founded by John Gibson in 

the late 1820s. Bunkum was 

the town’s second name. Our 

first post office established in 

the early 1900s was called the 

Bright Post Office after our 

first postmaster Mr. Bright. 

So now you all are a bit 

‘brighter.’ 

I would like to take a few 

moments to recognize Barb 

Lyness. Barb has been the 

volunteer Operations Director 

at North Dearborn Pantry 

for the past sixteen years. 

She is hanging up her apron 

and retiring. During those 

sixteen years, the Pantry has 

grown by leaps and bounds 

not only by the number of 

clients served but also by the 

operation itself. The Pantry 

Communities 

HIDDEN 

VALLEY LAKE 

By 

Korry 

Johnson 

Community 

Correspondent 

hvl@goBEACONnews.com 

Clear your schedule for the 

upcoming Adult Pool Party 

to be held on July 17. Sorry 

kids- you must be age 21 or 

over. More information to 

come... 

Hidden Valley has a new 

Jennifer, Josh, and Danielle 

Powers. 

runs much more smoothly 

and efficiently thanks to Barb. 

So many new programs have 

been established from the 

kids’ snack packs, Christmas 

Giving Tree, and Thanksgiving 

dinner boxes. I have 

volunteered at the Pantry for 

many years so I speak from 

first-hand experience about 

the positive changes. From 

a community standpoint, a 

volunteer standpoint, and 

friend… THANK YOU 

BARB for your years of 

service to our community, and 

I wish you all the best as you 

head out for some traveling. 

Upcoming May birthdays: 

David Wismann (2), Debby 

Sterling (4), LeVon Winters 

(5), Mary Waples (12), 

Denny Stutz (14), Debbie 

Triplett (18), Tammy Hensley 

(20), Jamie Osborne 

(27), Michael Dean Martini 

(29), Jacob Proctor #21 (29), 

Mike Bender (30). 

Happy anniversary to 

Brittney and CJ Haney (13) 

way to alert residents about 

important events and emergency 

information with the 

HVL POA texting component. 

Content will be handled 

only by the POA manager 

and will not be used for ads 

or announcements. If you 

would like to receive texts 

about emergency information 

in HVL, simply text “HVL” 

to (866) 982-4497. You can 

unsubscribe from this service 

at any time by texting “Stop” 

to the same number. 

Patrick and Shara Griffin 

with son Collin Hatton. 

The 3C’s of life are… 

choices, chances, changes. 

YOU must make a choice to 

take a chance or your life will 

never change. 

Have a great month. 

The HVL Garden Club is 

kicking into full speed with 

the coming of planting season. 

They take care of planting 

and maintaining gardens 

at the Veteran’s Memorial, 

the pool, the marina, and the 

front entrance, just to name 

a few areas. Feel free to join 

them if your green thumb 

is itching to get going. The 

garden club meets the second 

Thursday of every month at 6 

P.M. in the POA community 

room. 

Young family looking for home with 

30+ acres 

to start small farm in 

St. Leon, Logan, West Harrison, or Dover. 

Please contact 

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if you are willing to sell. 

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GREENDALE 

By 

Gloria 

Carter 

Community 

Correspondent 

O 

ur 

Communities 

ST. LEON 

By 

Debbie A. 

Zimmer 

Community 

Correspondent 

greendale@goBEACONnews.com 

We are well into spring and 

we have recycled or put away 

all of our Christmas trees for 

the next Christmas season… 

except for my neighbor Judy 

Hall. Judy has a seasonal 

Christmas tree put up in her 

living room. Each month 

Judy decorates her tree for a 

different season: Valentine’s 

Day, St Patrick’s Day, Easter, 

Memorial Day, and even a 

musical theme. She has had 

her tree up since 2019 and has 

been enjoying her first-time 

adventure. Sounds like a winner 

to me. 

I have a challenge for my 

Beacon readers, walkers, 

runners, churches, and the 

residents of Greendale. While 

driving down Ridge Avenue a 

few months ago, I saw a sign 

in front of the First Baptist 

Church on Ridge. The sign 

read “Pantry open from 3 to 

6.” Knowing someone who 

had just lost their job, I decided 

to stop in and see how 

the pantry operated. 

Greeting me at the door 

were Pastor Alex D’Amico, 

Bruce Canfield, and Pam 

Barbieri. Alex explained 

that a previous pastor Wayne 

Haun, with the help of Donna 

Hutton and the parishioners 

of the church, established 

the food pantry several years 

ago. The pantry is open on 

stleon@goBEACONnews.com 

Brianna Inman recently 

celebrated her ninth birthday 

with Skyline and cake and ice 

cream at Grandma and Papa’s 

house with her cousins, aunts 

and uncles. 

Jennie Geisheimer recently 

celebrated her fiftieth birthday 

at my house with her siblings, 

in-laws, nieces, and nephews. 

It is good to be able to get 

together with family again. 

Joel, Amy, and Camden 

Jones recently celebrated the 

baptism of their daughter and 

sister, Avery James. Avery’s 

godparents are Derek and 

Jackie Mills. 

Virginia Eckstein recently 

celebrated her ninety-first 

birthday with a family gathering. 

Here’s to many more 

Ginny. 

If you enjoy playing golf 

and eating fried chicken, we 

have an event for you. The 

10th annual Greg Andres/ 

North Dearborn Conservation 

Club Golf Outing will 

be held on May 22. Get your 

foursome together and have 

a great time. Contact me if 

you are interested in getting a 

team in this fun event at my 

email listed below. Proceeds 

will go to the Greg Andres/ 

NDCC scholarship fund for 

East Central and Franklin 

County High School seniors. 

The Indiana Ignite 10U 

Pam Barbieri,Pastor Alex 

D’Amico, and Bruce Canfield. 

the second Wednesday of the 

month from 3-6 P.M. 

My challenge to the residents 

of Greendale is to help 

the church collect items for 

their pantry. If all of us donate 

at least one item each week, 

their pantry would be overflowing 

with food items. 

Graduation and birthday parties 

are coming up soon, and a 

request for food pantry items at 

the gatherings would be nice. 

Just pick up a couple of extra 

items when you go grocery 

shopping. Please check the expiration 

dates on the cans. The 

address of the Baptist church 

is 48 Tebbs. A container by the 

door of the church is checked 

regularly. Let’s make this a 

success and fill the pantry for 

those in need. 

Condolences go out to the 

Karen Abbott family on the 

passing of her husband Jerry. 

Jerry was a Greendale city 

councilman, deputy mayor, 

and vice president of Greendale 

Redevelopment. 

I hope Easter was nice and 

that the Easter bunny was 

good to all of you. This year 

is flying by fast. Can’t wait 

for the pool to open! 

Indiana Ignite 10U Select Baseball Team. Back Row: 

Brian Heim, Chad Barrett, Jeremy Brown, Cayden Mc- 

Creanor, Randy Colegate and Dudley Smith. Front Row: 

JP Brown, Cooper Barrett, Hank Gavin, Aubrey Cuneo, 

Parker Edwards, Lincoln Heim, Griffin Wilhelm, Harlan 

Colegate and Hunter Smith. 

Brianna Inman 

Select Baseball Team won the 

Florence Y’all Frozen Rope 

2021 Silver Championship. 

It is great to report some 

good news this month!!!!! Get 

Jennie Geisheimer 

in touch with me with news 

for the column at stleon@ 

goBEACONnews.com. 

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May 2021 

JANUARY 2017 

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- Party on the Patio - Live music every Saturday 

7pm- 9pm, May thru October, various musicians and 

genres. Bring a yard chair and a picnic, family friendly, 

outside venue, free wine tasting, enjoy award winning 

wines by the glass or by the bottles. Wines are made 

on the premises, locally owned and operated. Info: 

513-519-8745 or . 

May 1, 8, 15 – Lawrenceburg Speedway - 

Sprint, modified, pure stock and hornet racing on 3/8 

mile high-banked clay oval track. Racing at 7PM. Info: 

www.lawrenceburgspedway.com or . 

May 1 – The Framery - Kid’s Mother’s Day 

Class - 11am. Cost: $35. Come create with us. Make 

your mother, grandmother, motherly figure a beautiful 

hand-painted flower pot. After you’re done painting, 

you can leave it for us to seal to make it water resistant. 

We will also plant a beautiful flower and have it ready 

for you to pick up on May 8th between the hours of 

10am-1pm. Just in time for Mother’s Day! Register at 

www.framerystudio.com or . 

May 2 – Tri-State Antique Market - Indiana’s 

largest monthly antique and vintage only market, held 

the First Sunday of the month from May through October. 

Located at Lawrenceburg Fair Grounds at US 50. 

Cost: Adults:$4.00. Open 7am - 3pm, earlybirds admitted 

at 6am. Info: 513-353-4135, 

www.lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com or . 

May 5 – River City Classics Cruise In - River 

City Classics Cruise In at the 200 block of Second 

Street between Judiciary and Main at 6pm. For more 

information call 812-290-4775 or . 

May 8, 15, 22, 29 – Dillsboro Farmer’s 

Market - 9am. The season will run from May 8 until 

Sept 25 (excluding Homecoming weekend). We’re 

starting out with hours from 9am until 12pm and 

then we will plan to expand to 8am-12pm when more 

products become available. On May 8, there will be 

many things going on in the town of Dillsboro with 

the yearly Dillsboro In Bloom day so our hours will be 

9am-2pm on that day only (May 15 will be 9am-12pm). 

Location is at Heritage Pointe. Info: 812-571-3775 or . 

May 8 – Heirlooms, Antiques & Crafts - 

Saturday, May 8 from 9am-2pm in Downtown Dillsboro. 

Celebrating Dillsboro in Bloom with Heirlooms, 

Antiques & Crafts at Front & North Streets. Info: 812-432- 

3330 or 812-584-0257. 

May 8 – New Alsace Conservation Club’s 

33rd Annual Fishing Derby - 7am-3pm. 

Lake In The Pines, 10412 N. Dearborn Road, Sunman, 

Indiana 47041. Derby prizes and door prizes valued at 

$1500 or more to those who are registered. The derby 

is open to the public with an entry fee for adults and 

children 12 years and older of $18.00. Children under 12 

are free. Info: 812-623-2136 or email backdale@gmail. 

com or . 

May 19, 20, 21 – Dillsboro Homecoming 

Festival - celebrate Dillsboro with food, rides, unique 

activities and live music. Info: 812-577-2556 or . 

May 21 – Aurora Lions Club Summer 

Outdoor Movie - Aurora Lions Club Summer 

Outdoor Movie at 9:00pm at Lions Club Parking lot on 

Main Street. For more information call 812-926-1100 or 

visit www.aurora.in.us. 

May 21 – Get Wine(d) and Dine(d) 

Downtown Aurora - 5pm - 8:30pm. 

#shopsmallbeforeyoushopbig. For more information 

call 812-926-1100 or visit www.aurora.in.us. 

May 29 – Holtkamp Winery Memorial 

Day Celebration - Live Music, Brick Oven Pizza 

and Artisan crafts from 3pm - 10pm. Located at 10868 

Woliung Road, Sunman, IN 47041. For more information 

call 513-602-5580 or . 

May 31 – Lawrenceburg Speedway - World 

of Outlaws - World of Outlaws Winged Sprint Cars, 

KOI Auto Parts Modifieds. Info: 

www.lawrenceburgspedway.com or . 

Dearborn County Convention, 

Visitor and Tourism Bureau 

320 Walnut St. • Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025 

www.VisitSoutheastIndiana.com 

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Easter Greetings! 

The Batesville Beautification 

League (BBL) brought 

smiles to spring-time visitors 

as hand-painted, Easter eggs 

were displayed in planters 

throughout the downtown 

area. Larry Schutte, retired 

Parks Department employee, 

volunteered his services to 

trim out the large wooden 

eggs. BBL member Clara 

Goble reported that the following 

area artists painted the 

designs: Lloyd Fledderman, 

Lori Feldbauer, Rhonda 

Meyer, Zoe Moore, Bethany 

Moll, Miranda Shadday, 

Brittany Shadday, Sheila 

Shadday, Ella Sittloh, Mike 

Baumer, plus Oldenburg 

Academy and area students. 

Mike Baumer and George 

Flodder from the Parks 

Department placed the eggs in 

planters for the BBL. Thanks 

to all who collaborated to 

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downtown planters. 

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Sorority member and 

nurse, Lori Giltz, presenting 

a collection of books to one 

of the newborns. 

Tim Reder, an EMT/ 

fireman, spoke to area 

seventh-graders about his 

responsibilities. 

brighten our downtown with 

vibrant spring colors! 

Early Learning … 

Batesville’s Theta Nu 

chapter of Beta Sigma Phi 

sorority promotes the love of 

reading as they carry on their 

tradition of giving Dr. Seuss 

books to babies born on Dr. 

Seuss’s birthday. This year 

a record six babies born on 

March 2! 

Saving Lives … 

Diane Jones, a junior 

high science teacher, reports 

that seventh-grade students 

completed training to become 

certified in Heartsaver CPR. 

Tim Reder, an EMT/Fireman, 

spoke to the class about his responsibilities 

and gave a very 

informative presentation. Students 

asked questions to help 

them understand some real-life 

situations where life-saving 

techniques were needed. 

Students are fortunate to have 

mannequins for CPR training 

funded in part by a grant. 

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studio, just outside of New 

Alsace. (Photo courtesy of 

Marilee Klosterman). 

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In the three years that I’ve 

served as a community correspondent, 

I’m always amazed 

at the stories that are shared 

with me. While we live in 

small towns, larger-than-life 

talent resides in our area. 

For the past ten years, 

Marilee Klosterman has 

been a pastel artist, painting in 

her studio just outside of New 

Alsace. But art wasn’t always 

a part of her life. Marilee 

taught Medical Technology 

at the University of Cincinnati 

for many years. After she 

retired from UC, she worked 

at a frame shop in Cheviot, 

OH where she met artist Ray 

Hassard. Marilee was intrigued 

by his work and asked 

Ray if she could shadow him, 

and the rest is history. 

Ray serves as Marilee’s 

mentor. They travel together 

almost weekly, painting local 

subjects. I had the honor 

of touring Marilee’s studio 

which hosts many of her 

paintings, including Arnold’s, 

the oldest bar in Cincinnati, 

and buildings in downtown 

Harrison, Ohio. 

But life can throw you 

curveballs which happened to 

Marilee a few years ago. She 

and her husband John were in 

the process of building an art 

studio on their property when 

Marilee was diagnosed with 

leukemia. After an unsuccessful 

bone marrow transplant, 

she received a successful 

transplant two-and-a-half 

years ago from a 31-year-old 

male donor who resides in 

California. Dubbed a miracle 

case, Marilee hasn’t experienced 

any side effects from 

the transplant. She keeps in 

touch with her bone marrow 

donor who is also artistic. Be 

The Match ® , the registry for 

bone marrow donors, chose 

Marilee’s story and her painting 

to represent hope in their 

recent campaign. 

If you’d like to check out 

Marilee’s art, she has her first 

gallery show on Apr. 2-24, 

2021 at the Sharonville Convention 

Center. You may also 

visit her website at marilee 

klosterman.com. 

Happy birthday to Tillie 

Hoffbauer, who turns ninetynine 

years young on May 4. 

If you’ve ever been to the All 

Saints Parish- St. Paul campus 

chicken dinner, chances are 

you’ve eaten some of Tillie’s 

famous dressing. She was 

interviewed by The Cincinnati 

Enquirer in 2001 and had 

been making the dressing for 

more than forty years at that 

time! 

Congratulations to Nick 

Weber, son of Darren and 

Karen Weber. A junior at 

East Central High School and 

member of the swim team, 

Nick competed in the state 

finals and was the fastest 

non-senior in the 50-yard 

freestyle. He placed seventh 

in the state. What a wonderful 

accomplishment! 

The North Dearborn American 

Legion Post 452 will be 

hosting their monthly euchre 

tournament on May 16. Doors 

open at noon and games start 

at 1 p.m. There is a $5 entry 

fee with a cash payout to the 

four highest scores. Refreshments 

are available for purchase. 

Call 812-623-3695 for 

more information. 

I would love to hear from 

you! If you have news in the 

New Alsace area you’d like 

me to share, please contact me 

at newalsace@GoBEACONnews.com. 

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Morris, and Harper Hiltz. 

DOVER 

By 

Rhonda 

Trabel 

Community 

Correspondent 

dover@goBEACONnews.com 

Needless to say, everyone 

is probably over the snow for 

the season, but I wanted to 

show a few more pictures of 

the white stuff that plagued 

us last February. Kids and 

adults enjoyed the snow by 

tubing down the hills, having 

snowball fights, and building 

their snow people on the farm 

in Dover where I grew up and 

is now owned by my nephew 

and niece Jake and Stefanie 

Hiltz. While tubing, the kids 

decided to build snow people. 

The boys who built them 

were Cayden, Ross, and Nick 

Lieland, and Ben and Luke 

Ritzi. The girls pictured are 

Emma, Grace, and Amelia 

Oldenburg’s Stone Church, 

right, faces Pearlen Strasse 

in the heart of Oldenburg 

and is next to the 

Brick Church which faces 

Main Strasse. 

OLDENBURG 

By 

Sue 

Siefert 

Community 

Correspondent 

oldenburg@goBEACONnews.com 

History in the ‘Burg 

Local historian, Jeff Paul 

has been researching Holy 

Family Church’s history, and 

reports these milestones in 

2021. 

May 12 marks one hundred 

sixty years since the laying of 

the cornerstone for the current 

Brick Church of Holy Family 

in 1861. 

May 29 is the one hundred 

fifty-fifth anniversary of the 

death of Fr. Franz Joseph 

Rudolf, founder of the Village 

of Spires in 1866. 

June 6 marks one hundred 

seventy-five consecutive years 

of the Corpus Christi Procession 

which was started by Fr. 

Rudolf in 1846. Through the 

years the ’Burg continues to 

receive many blessings from 

the Eucharist being carried 

through its streets and paths. 

July 24 is the one hundred 

fiftieth anniversary of the first 

Oldenburg parishioner to be 

ordained into the priesthood. 

Fr. Bernadine Holthaus was 

ordained in 1871, and later 

assigned to St. Louis Parish 

Cayden, Ross, and Nick 

Lieland, and Ben and Luke 

Ritzi with their snow person. 

Morris, and Harper Hiltz. A 

nice cold, but sunny day and a 

good time were had by all. 

Congratulations to Greg 

and Tina Connolly who 

celebrated their fifteenth wedding 

anniversary on the third 

of March. Best wishes for 

many more years to come. 

Congratulations to the entire 

student body of North Dearborn 

Grade School for raising 

money for Cincinnati Children’s 

Hospital. One of their 

fellow students is a patient at 

the hospital which motivated 

them to raise money for his 

cause. The students set a goal 

of $7500 which they exceeded 

with a total of $14,661.08. 

Wishing and praying for a 

speedy recovery of the fifth 

grader. How well those kids 

did on this project is amazing. 

North Dearborn Students are 

awesome! 

If you have Dover news to 

share please email me at dover 

@goBEACONnews.com. 

in Batesville, and was the first 

priest to reside there full time 

in 1873. 

Aug. 7 is the one hundred 

fifty-fifth anniversary of the 

first Franciscan Friars to arrive 

in Oldenburg in 1866. 

The Friars continue to serve 

the parish today. 

Sept. 8 marks the one hundred 

seventy-fifth anniversary 

of the laying of the Stone 

Church’s cornerstone in 1846. 

Jeff noted that the church’s 

fifteen-year growth spurt 

included the establishment of 

the original Stone Church and 

culminated in the much larger 

Brick Church being erected in 

response to the ever-growing 

population of Catholic families 

calling the ’Burg home. 

While the village people 

celebrate many milestones in 

2021, the village will be missing 

one popular celebration. 

The Freudenfest Committee 

has announced: 

“Freudenfest for 2021 will 

not be happening in the traditional 

sense, but similar to last 

year, we encourage all to celebrate 

in your own, safe way. 

We understand the disappointment 

and the questions of 

why we could not go forward 

with vaccines being given and 

COVID cases decreasing. In 

short, there are still too many 

unknowns about what will 

be required and not required 

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LOGAN 

By 

Susan 

Carson 

Community 

Correspondent 

logan@goBEACONnews.com 

This month I am sharing an 

amazing story about a brave 

young man in our community. 

Dalton Johnson, a 2020 

graduate of East Central 

High School, is the son of 

Lisa Johnson of Bright and 

grandson of Ann and Dave 

Taylor of Logan. He played 

trumpet in the EC Marching 

Band. After graduation, 

he decided to join the Army. 

Not just the regular Army, 

but the Airborne division. 

While that doesn’t sound 

like such a big deal, Dalton 

has always been afraid of 

heights! His family asked 

him why he would do such 

a thing, and he said, “I want 

to conquer my fears.” Turns 

out, he loves it! Dalton is 

currently a PV2 stationed at 

Ft. Benning, Georgia. With 

in July. We appreciate everyone’s 

understanding as this 

was not an easy decision.” 

As a community, we all 

respect the committee’s 

decision… but the disappointment 

leaves many with 

tears in their beer, or for me, 

whine with my wine. We’ll 

save our lederhosen and 

dirndls for another time, and 

we’ll keep the kraut simmering 

on low. 

Das ist alles von der ’Burg! 

his Airborne training finished, 

he will soon become a 

PFC and hopes to be transferred 

to Ft. Bragg, NC for 

the next chapter of his career. 

Mar. 13 was the third annual 

Pick-up Logan event. 

Organized by the Volpenhein 

family each year, volunteers 

from the community 

come out to pick up trash 

along the local roads. Thank 

you! Their efforts are much 

appreciated. 

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Teresa White and Paul Elliott of Aurora maneuver around 

floodwaters at the corner of Fourth and Water Streets. 

AURORA 

By 

Margaret 

Drury 

Community 

Correspondent 

aurora@goBEACONnews.com 

Winter is gone and spring 

has come just as quickly 

as the floodwaters in early 

March. Many folks came to 

see the river as it lapped at the 

shores of Aurora. 

Mar. 13 brought the first of 

the 3-on-3 Basketball Tournaments 

to the Aurora Recreation 

Community Center 

(ARCC) in support of the 

“Fill the Pool” fund-raising 

efforts for the newly proposed 

Aurora City pool. Four ladies’ 

teams from Dearborn, Ohio, 

and Ripley Counties participated 

in the event. Team “Still 

Going” from Rising Sun defeated 

Team Bauser of Milan 

in an action-packed game to 

win the Ladies Tournament. 

Congratulations ladies! 

The men’s 3-on-3 sported 

twenty teams. The championship 

game featured the 

Aurora Police Department, 

“Ball Hogs,” against the 

Rising Sun, “Team Shiners.” 

Many thanks go out to all of 

the teams who took part in 

the tournament fund-raiser, 

the supporters, and the Pool 

Committee spearheaded by 

Denise Rose and Derrick 

Walker. Slowly but surely, 

progress is being made toward 

the one-million-dollar goal. 

If you would like to contribute 

toward the pool, you can 

donate at one of many businesses 

in Aurora. You can also 

donate online at https://www. 

auroraparksandrec.org/ 

After watching the games, 

my husband and I took a drive 

around Aurora’s parks. Aurora 

has accumulated quite a few 

tree carvings in its parks. 

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Aurora, Indiana 47001 

Aurora 

Spring 

Events 

Southeastern Indiana Art Guild 

2021 Annual Spring Art & Photography Show 

April 10th - April 24th 

302 Second Street 

1:00 - 6:00pm daily 

Sunday April 11th & 18th 1:00 - 4:00pm 

Lions Club SDHS Scholarship Breakfast 

Dine-in or Carryout 

Saturday, April 17th 

228 Second Street 

7:00 - 11:00am 

Aurora City Wide Cleanup 

Thursday, April 22nd - Saturday, April 24th 

Drop-off Aurora Sports Complex, 787 Park Avenue 

8:00am - 4pm 

Must provide Aurora Utility bill as residency proof 

Hoxworth Blood Drive 

April 28th 

Aurora Lions Club, 228 Second Street 

Noon - 6:00pm 

River View Cemetery Walking Tour 

Sunday, May 2nd 1:00pm 

Reservations and $10.00 Donation required 

812.926.1100 

Katie Curlin, Milan, and 

Brian Jackson, Lawrenceburg 

came to see the water 

at Lesko Park as it crept 

close to fifty-seven feet. 

Instead of completely cutting 

down dead ash trees, donations 

are used to have a carving 

made. Another program is for 

donations made in memory of 

a loved one to plant a replacement 

tree in one of the parks. 

Call Rick Denton for further 

information at 812-756-0944. 

Not only do we have the 

cute foxes hanging out in 

Aurora, but we also have the 

Easter Bunny! He can be seen 

riding his bike around town. I 

wonder if he is powered by jellybeans, 

Peeps, or robin eggs? 

MANCHESTER 

By 

Lisa 

West 

Community 

Correspondent 

manchester@goBEACONnews.com 

March Madness means the 

Reservations are due by April 19 

completion of basketball seasons. 

Even though our region 

did not have any college teams 

in the big tournament, we had 

our share of basketball accomplishments 

in Manchester! 

Our Manchester Elementary 

teams ended their seasons 

strong. The girls’ team combined 

the fifth- and sixthgraders 

this year. Coach Carli 

Enjoy FREE art classes: 

May 17th, Monday 6-8pm, Recycled Art with Annette Geil 

May 18th, Tuesday 6-8pm, Oil Painting with Debi Black 

May 19th, Wednesday 6-8pm, Photograms using Sun Print 

Workshop with Bill Riley 

Join us Saturday, May 22 nd (11am-3pm) 

for an open to the public 

Art in Nature Community 

Art Show and Artisan 

Demonstations 

Including Blacksmithing and Stained Glass 

Demonstrations and hands-on demonstrations with the 

Southeastern Indiana Wood Turners 

and make & take Water Color projects 

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Brandon Turner, Josh 

Uhlmansiek, Derrick Davis 

Derrick and Jordan Davis, 

Rising Sun, came to cheer 

on their team. 

Manchester Girls Basketball sixth-graders Monica Crisswell, 

Keira Tandy, Savannah McClure & Elliana Pfaffl. 

See you 

at 

the park! 

Just one of many wood 

carvings located throughout 

Aurora’s city parks. 

The Easter bunny has 

been spotted around town. 

Isaiah 

Jefferson, 

SDHS 

Varsity 

tipoff. He 

signed 

with IU 

Southeast 

to play 

college 

basketball 

. 

Sutherland shared, “While 

this season was not a typical 

basketball season, it was one 

that made me so proud as a 

coach. The girls worked hard, 

and I saw them grow in their 

love for basketball as well as 

their desire to play hard and 

work together as a team. By 

the end of the season, I felt 

as though I was watching a 

completely different team 

playing on the court. I am 

more than proud of each and 

every girl that played on our 

fifth- and sixth-grade team at 

Manchester this season.” The 

sixth-grade team consisted of 

Alliyah Evans, Elora Cooper, 

Lilly Graph, Brooke 

Mooney, Monica Crisswell, 

Keira Tandy, Savannah Mc- 

Clure, and Elliana Pfaffl. 

In high school basketball 

news, our own Isaiah Jefferson 

signed with Indiana 

University, Southeast. His 

parents, Danny and Rhonda 

Isaiah Jefferson 

Jefferson are 

incredibly 

proud! 

Rhonda 

shared, 

“Even 

though the 

road has 

been a tough 

one, Isaiah 

never gave 

up. Through it all, one coach 

never stopped believing in him 

and he calls him ‘Dad’!” Isaiah 

has always had a dream of 

playing college ball and he is 

excited to become a Grenadier. 

Basketball has been Isaiah’s 

passion. He could dribble a 

ball as a toddler and played 

organized basketball in the 

second grade. He has been 

coached in many styles of 

basketball, but he shines playing 

wide open and fast. Isaiah 

trained with Sarah Piepho, 

a prominent University of 

Cincinnati’s Men’s Basketball 

coach, and was also trained 

and mentored by legend Sherwin 

Anderson, former Xavier 

University and Harlem Globetrotter 

player. Isaiah finished 

his senior year of basketball 

at South Dearborn, finishing 

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Maryne Conner and Corbin 

Jacobs as Fiona & Shrek. 

Logan Gilb as Lord 

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Eighth grade Lady Tigers- Kamryn Ferreira, Natalie 

Knigga, Hillary Knippenberg, Morgan Manford, Ava Hall, 

Bryleigh Boyd, Azley Vertz, Maddie Nelson, Preslee 

Rugg, Kelsey Offutt, Sophia Fassold--Coach Jason 

Reader, managers Kayli Mueller, and Kaysey Blanton 

Dave Tapia & Scott Karn 

with Hendrix and Pearl. 

LAWRENCEBURG 

By 

Debbie 

Acasio 

Community 

Correspondent 

lawrenceburg@goBEACONnews.com 

The amazing and talented 

people of Lawrenceburg never 

cease to amaze me. Shrek The 

Musical put on by the Lawrenceburg 

Shakespeare Company 

(AKA Lawrenceburg’s 

talented high school students), 

was an amazing display of the 

brilliant talent of the students 

under the direction of Jennifer 

Eliason and music director 

Susan Herrick. Not only 

was this musical entertaining, 

but the costumes were also 

amazing and the characters 

were so extremely funny! I 

can only name a few actors 

in this column but let me say 

the performances of Zander 

Starett and Corbin Jacobs 

as Shrek and Marisa Larson 

and Maryne Connor as 

Fiona were phenomenal. The 

portrayal of Lord Farquaad by 

Logan Gilb was hysterical. 

I have a soft spot in my heart 

for Donkey played by Xander 

Pittenger and Ethan Hopper. 

If you have never seen a production 

by this talented group, 

I highly advise attending their 

next performance. 

You never quite know what 

you will see on the streets 

of Lawrenceburg. So when I 

was downtown one Saturday 

morning, I was not surprised 

to see a man walking around 

with a parrot named Fred on 

his shoulder. His owner, Todd 

Newkirk, kindly let me snap 

a picture. Or what about the 

time I happened upon Scott 

Karn and his friend Dave 

Tapia enjoying the afternoon 

in their yard with a couple of 

tortoises? 

The tortoises, Hendrix and 

Pearl, weighing in at about 

ten pounds each, are three 

years old now, eat about one 

pound of greens a day, and 

Susan Herrick -Music director 

and pianist. 

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compassionate service for 

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www.jackmanhensley.com 

Hannah Feller as Gingy 

and Sugar Plum Fairy. 

take a bath once a week to 

keep their shells clean and 

healthy. They are great pets 

but can eat you out of house 

and home when snow is on 

the ground and no green grass 

can be seen! 

Congratulations to the seventh 

and eighth grade Lady 

Tigers for their 2021 SEI 

Tournament championship 

win. 

This season was uniquely 

burdened with canceled 

practices due to illness, 

snow, and more snow. At the 

championship game, Aubree 

LaBazzo was the high scorer 

for the seventh grade with 

sixteen points. High scorers 

for the eighth-graders’ season 

were Kamryn Ferreira with 

ten points per game, Natalie 

Knigga with fifteen, and Hillary 

Knippenberg with nine 

points. 

The Tiger Tough Award for 

effort and leadership went to 

Natalie Knigga and Morgan 

Manford. Great job girls! 

As most look forward to 

springtime, one Lawrenceburg 

family will miss the winter 

season and the fun at the local 

ski slopes. Tommy Newcomb, 

whose parents John 

and Betsy put him on skis at 

the age of two, switched to 

snowboarding at the age of 

six. Following in his father’s 

footsteps (with twenty years 

of instructing under his belt) 

Tommy became a junior 

instructor at age fourteen and 

within a few years, became 

an adult instructor. You may 

know Tommy’s grandparents, 

Chuck and Judy Folop. 

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“Providing funerals and cremations with dignity and compassion.” 

Todd Newkirk and Fred 

Chuck is the guy with the 

camera at almost every Lawrenceburg 

event! 

You can join in the fun in 

Lawrenceburg starting in June 

with Music on the River, Yoga 

Tommy, Betsy, and John 

Newcomb 

in the park, exercise in the 

park, movies in the park, and 

the farmers market. Please 

visit www.thinklawrenceburg. 

com for more information. 

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The 2020 payable 2021 Tax Bill for Dearborn County 

will be mailed around the end of March, 2021. The due 

date for the Spring tax bill is May 10th, 2021. If you are 

responsible for paying property tax and did not receive 

your statement(s) in the spring, please contact our office 

immediately at 812-537-8811 or email bscherzinger@ 

dearborncounty.in.gov. 

The Spring taxes are due May 10 th , 2021. WE STRONGLY 

URGE EVERYONE TO UTILIZE ONE OF THE PAYMENT 

OPTIONS DUE TO THE CORONAVIRUS INSTEAD OF 

COMING INTO THE COURTHOUSE! 

‣ You may pay your property tax in one of the 

following ways: 

‣ By mail postmarked by May 10 th , 2021 to 

Dearborn Co. Treasurer, 165 Mary Street, 

Lawrenceburg, IN 47025. Enclose a selfaddressed 

envelope if you would like your receipt 

returned. 

‣ During and After office hours by using our 

drop-box located outside of Dearborn County 

Government Center, 165 Mary St., at the bottom 

of the steps {GREEN BOX} or at the top of steps 

and located to the right of the building; Treasurer’s 

Drop Box. Enclose a self-addressed stamped 

envelope if you would like your receipt returned. 

Please, do not leave cash. 

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parcel number or address. Please have your bill 

ready so necessary information can be found. 

If you have any questions, please contact our office 

by calling 812-537-8811, or email bscherzinger@ 

dearborncounty.in.gov as soon as possible to allow time to 

resolve any issues there may be. 

Thank you! 

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Dearborn County Treasurer 



YORKVILLE 

& GUILFORD 

By 

Laura 

Keller 

Community 

Correspondent 

yorkville@goBEACONnews.com 

Racing has always been a 

part of Michelle Baird’s life 

and something she’s always 

dreamed of pursuing. As 

a child, her father Duane 

Bischoff competed in drag 

races before moving onto 

mini stock and ARCA truck 

(similar to a smaller version 

of a NASCAR truck) and then 

competing in a handful of 

NASCAR truck races. Typically, 

when parents are very 

passionate about something, 

their children tend to follow 

in their footsteps. While this 

is true for Michelle, she didn’t 

get on the racetrack until later 

in life. 

Michelle began racing gokarts, 

but she quickly discovered 

that wasn’t for her. After 

selling her go-kart, her racing 

hobby was halted until she 

turned sixteen. She stepped 

into her father’s ARCA truck 

O 

ur 

for two races and made history 

as the first father-daughter 

team. Upon finishing the two 

races, she stepped back from 

the driver’s seat for a while 

until she met her husband 

Dalton and he bought her first 

compact car (Dodge Neon) in 

2014. Dalton wanted Michelle 

to learn the track and how to 

handle a compact car. She is 

a hands-on driver, determined 

to learn all aspects of her car. 

Her parents own an automotive 

garage, so being hands-on 

is another trait she inherited. 

She took the 2015 racing 

year off to have her first child 

but was back on the track in 

2016 with her biggest fan, 

her son, at her side. The year 

provided some challenges, but 

Michelle still earned multiple 

top-ten finishes including 

wins in a B Main, heat race, 

and finished fifth in points 

overall for the year. In 2017 

Michelle stepped away to 

have her second son but came 

back late in the 2018 season. 

Although she only participated 

in half of the season, she 

still earned multiple top-ten 

finishes and a top-five finish. 

Michelle set her sights 

to become the first female 

driver to win the championship 

title at the Lawrenceburg 

Communities 

Speedway in 2019. While 

she encountered several 

hiccups, Michelle ended the 

season with a strong thirdplace 

finish in points, six heat 

race wins, and seven top-ten 

finishes out of fourteen races 

that season! The 2020 season 

was delayed and didn’t 

start until May but that gave 

Michelle time to switch the 

car’s computer system which 

made a big difference in her 

car’s performance. There were 

seven races held in 2020 at 

the Lawrenceburg Speedway 

and Michelle ended the season 

there with two heat wins, 

five top 5 finishes, and one 

top 10 finish. 

The 2021 racing season will 

be starting soon and Michelle 

plans to race the entire season 

and has her sights set on being 

the first female driver to win 

the Lawrenceburg Speedway 

track championship! She also 

plans to travel to a few other 

tracks such as Brownstown, 

Thunder Valley, Florence, Moler, 

and Rockcastle. If you’d 

like to follow Michelle, check 

out her Facebook page titled 

“Michelle Baird racing.” Good 

luck to Michelle this year! 

Jay and Summer Merk 

celebrated their twenty-first 

wedding anniversary on Apr. 

15. The high-school sweethearts 

have two sons, Joey 

and Hayden. Congratulations 

and may you enjoy many 

more years of happiness! 

If you have news in the 

Yorkville/Guilford area you’d 

like me to share, please contact 

me at yorkville@go 

BEACONnews.com. 

MILAN 

By 

Susan 

Cottingham 

Community 

Correspondent 

milan@goBEACONnews.com 

Certain people in the 

community touch nearly every 

aspect of life here in Milan, 

and when one of those people 

passes, we all feel the loss. 

Linda (White) Baurley was 

one of those people. Although 

she was uncomplaining, 

optimistic, and courageous, her 

year-long battle ended for her 

on Mar. 16. She left behind a 

loving family, lifelong friends, 

and a community that loved 

her. Linda gave her best and 

expected the same from all of 

us. Although I have known 

Linda for most of my life, my 

contact with her since we both 

retired was primarily through 

the Milan ‘54 Hoosiers 

Museum where we served 

on the board of directors 

and kept the doors open for 

guests. Museum guests were 

always thrilled to hear Linda’s 

stories of her brother, Gene 

White, the center on the 1954 

Championship Basketball 

team. She was always there 

with a smile to make sure 

visitors enjoyed their trip 

to Milan. Most residents 

became acquainted with Linda 

through the school where she 

taught health and physical 

education, and also coached 

various sports teams. She was 

the president of the Golden 

Ray and Linda Baurley 

Rule Club and the Secretary 

for the Milan Community 

Dollars for Scholars. Linda 

was an active member of the 

Good Samaritan Hope Chest 

and played a huge role in the 

successful operation of the 

Council of Churches Christmas 

Project. As a former teacher, 

she was also a member of both 

the Indiana Retired Teachers 

Association and the Ripley 

County Retired Teachers 

Association. I also want to 

mention the close relationship 

she had with the members of 

her 1966 graduating class at 

MHS. My condolences go 

out to these lifelong friends 

and her family. Linda will be 

dearly missed by her husband, 

Ray Baurley; daughters Jane 

(Jeremy) Lieland of Batesville 

and Kate (Steve) Stock of 

Milan; brothers Gene White 

(Anita) of Franklin, Indiana 

and Bob White (Linda) of 

Rising Sun; sister Virginia 

Black of Somerset, Kentucky; 

grandchildren Cayden, 

Nicholas, and Ross Lieland, 

Lainey, Taylor, and Brody 

Stock. Linda had a positive 

attitude and made the world a 

better place. I feel fortunate to 

have known her. Rest in peace, 

dear friend. 

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HARRISON 

By 

Debbie 

McCane 

Community 

Correspondent 

harrison@goBEACONnews.com 

Harrison’s Easter 

celebration was not daunted 

by the social distancing 

debacle of so many events of 

the past year. The Harrison 

Recreation Commission gets 

credit for their creativity this 

year when they came up with 

the idea of a drive-thru Easter 

celebration at the Harrison 

Community Center for all of 

the kids in the Harrison area. 

The festivities were held from 

9-11 A.M. Families were 

asked to stay in their cars 

and were able to see the egg 

juggler on stilts, the Easter 

Bunny, and the Bengals’ 

mascot Who-Dey. Each child 

was given an Easter treat 

bag as well as other treats 

that were passed out by local 

businesses and partners in 

this event. Prizes given away 

included a bicycle and a 

basket. 

Boy Scout Troup 408 also 

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breakfast as a part of that 

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were picked up curbside. We 

are so grateful for all of the 

time, efforts, and donations 

by the Harrison Recreation 

Commission, local businesses, 

and community organizations 

on behalf of the kids. 

New businesses are popping 

up in our city. The 10500 

block of Harrison Avenue 

now proudly boasts of a new 

shoe store and a new gym. 

Renovations are happening 

across the street and another 

business is relocating there. 

The owner of the field 

across from this same 

shopping area was thrilled 

when Cub Scout Pack 293 

showed up with their families 

to clean up that field and 

remove all the trash that 

collects there. Two pick-up 

trucks were filled with the 

trash and hauled it away. 

The property owner made a 

donation to the scout group 

for their work and will reward 

them each time they return 

to clean up the field. Seeing 

these kids showing ambition, 

a desire to help clean up our 

community, and respect for 

our town is so wonderful. 

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DILLSBORO 

By 

Lorene 

Westmeier 

Community 

Correspondent 

dillsboro@goBEACONnews.com 

Several years ago, Letitia 

“Tish” Hopping of Aurora 

taught school at Dillsboro 

Elementary. “Tish” invited 

her sister-in-law who was a 

quilter to help make quilts 

for her fourth-grade Indiana 

History students. Mrs. Hopping 

passed away in 2020. 

Recently her daughter, 

Laura Jobe donated some 

of these quilts to Dillsboro 

Elementary School (DES). 

Kyle (Thayer) Miller, the 

Principal of DES said “The 

beautiful colors of the quilts 

brighten up our halls and we 

really appreciate this donation”. 

At one time Kyle was 

in Mrs. Hopping’s fourthgrade 

class and has good 

memories. The sharing of 

Kyle’s story was so nice. 

Debra and Doug Wetzler 

MOORES HILL 

By 

Barbara 

Wetzler 

Community 

Correspondent 

mooreshill@goBEACONnews.com 

Congratulations to Moores 

Hill Elementary School 

(MHES) Archery Teams, 

who competed in the Indiana 

National Archery in the 

Schools Program (NASP) 

State Tournament. The team 

scored 2639 points to finish 

twelfth of fifteen elementary 

teams. Several archers were 

honored as Academic Archers 

for Moores Hill. Aside from 

going to the State competition, 

the teams held a meet where 

they raised over $1,150 for St. 

Jude Hospital. 

Congratulations to Xavier 

DeBolt (age 7) and Cameron 

Gilb (age 14) on successes 

in wrestling. Cameron won 

first place at Regional Middle 

School Wrestling Conference 

and advanced to State. Xavier 

won third place in his first 

elementary school tournament! 

Congratulations to their proud 

parents Lindsay and Rick 

DeBolt. 

Thank you to the teachers 

and staff of MHES! MHES 

school will close upon completion 

of the current academic 

year. 

Thank you to Karla Raab 

for serving over twenty years 

as a member of the South 

Dearborn Community School 

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Two of the quilts displayed 

in the halls of Dillsboro 

Elementary School. 

South Dearborn’s sixthgrade 

basketball team 

(including six boys from 

Dillsboro) placed second in 

competition. This talented 

team has had only one loss 

in four years. Great Job boys 

and Coach Hughes! 

Baseball at the community 

park will be starting soon. 

Practice for summer ball will 

begin around Apr. 1 with 

120-150 players. Please call 

Jim Hughes with any questions 

812 432-9521. 

Spring is here. We live in 

a pretty part of the country 

where we can watch the 

trees bud, the plants grow, 

the beautiful flowers bloom 

and the birds sing. HAPPY 

SPRING! 

Corporation Board of Trustees. 

Mrs. Raab wrote, “I am 

thankful for the opportunity 

I had to serve the community 

and especially the students in 

our (School) Corporation. My 

favorite memories will always 

be graduation nights. What a 

Communities 

SUNMAN 

By 

Maureen 

Stenger 

Community 

Correspondent 

sunman@goBEACONnews.com 

The town of Sunman was 

awarded four IPEP (Indiana 

Public Employers Plan) 

Safety Grants. The funds 

will go toward purchasing 

safety equipment or for 

safety training programs that 

will help to reduce workers’ 

compensation exposure. 

Eric Taylor (President 

Park Board), Cheryl 

Taylor (Clerk-Treasurer), 

Terry Knueven (Utilities 

Superintendent), Jason 

Hoffman (Marshal), and Bill 

Vankirk combined efforts to 

apply for the grant. 

Last month we mentioned 

a very happy ninety-eighth 

birthday to Evelyn Wagner, 

and the first-grade students at 

Sunman Elementary wanted 

to spread some birthday cheer 

Leigha Anderson, Saffira Anderson, Daniel Ball, Alizabeth 

Bear, Zander Billman, Payton Bolling, Shelby Booth, 

Brooklyn Canfield, Olivia Carter, Sophia Carter, Deegan 

Cole, Charlie Davidson, Charlie Finnegan, Payten Follis, 

Zeke Hanson, Micah Mund, Nicholas Pfaffl, Carson 

Reatherford, Andrew Richardson, Kaleaha Roy, Kainen 

Wanstrath, Owen Witte, Alexis Woeste make up the 

Moores Hill Elementary School teams. Their coaches are 

Derek Kuhlman and Mike Powell. Bobcat strong! 

joy it is to hand a hardworking 

student a diploma!” 

Happy fortieth Wedding Anniversary 

to Doug and Debra 

Wetzler. The newlyweds (at 

heart) traveled from Auburn, 

GA. to attend Sunday services 

where they were married. 

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to her as well. Students in 

all three first-grade classes 

at Sunman made birthday 

cards for Mrs. Wagner! The 

sweet gesture brought an 

abundance of joy to Mrs. 

Wagner and her family! Way 

to go SES students for your 

thoughtfulness and kindness. 

You make our town proud! 

One last shout out to 

Sunman residents Ashtyn 

Gindling and my daughter, 

Levi, Ella, and Xavier 

Roope with their greatgrandmother, 

Evelyn 

Wagner 

Natalie Stenger, for making 

the 2021 Indiana State Soccer 

Team in their age groups! 

Ashtyn and Natalie are a 

part of the Indiana Olympic 

Development Program and 

they train at Grand Park in 

Westfield, Indiana. What an 

accomplishment ladies, keep 

those dreams big! 

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RISING SUN/ 

OHIO COUNTY 

By 

PG 

Gentrup 

Community 

Correspondent 

risingsun@goBEACONnews.com 

It’s been one tough month. 

I have lost some very good 

friends as the March of Time 

once again takes its toll. 

Landon Smith was a Korean 

War veteran and a wonderful 

man. I always enjoyed 

listening to him play the piano 

at our annual dinner for area 

veterans. Little did I realize 

that, as I folded the burial 

flag with Jerry Bondurant, it 

would be the last time we ever 

would fold a flag together. 

The next day I prepared 

for the funeral of World War 

II veteran Bush White. I 

received the phone call from 

Jerry’s wife, Barb, that Jerry 

had collapsed while getting 

ready for Bush’s funeral. I 

would never see him again. 

Big Joe Halloran and Jerry 

were both big helpers with 

our veterans. 

Jerry 

proudly 

served with 

the 101st 

Airborne, the 

Screaming 

Eagles in the 

Jerry Bondurant Army. He 

received a 

beautiful tribute from Rising 

Sun American Legion Post 

59 Color Guard and the 

Southeastern Indiana Honor 

Guard paying that final tribute. 

They fired the rifles as “Echo 

Volleys” alternating the firing. 

Bush White was ninety-six 

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6, 1944. He 

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of the Bulge and a Purple 

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member of America’s Greatest 

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Guard, Bob Browning, and 

Bill Elder. Bush and I did so 

many activities with veterans 

such as trips to Washington, 

D.C. and Wright Patterson Air 

Force Base, to name a few. 

I have been very blessed by 

having such honorable men as 

a part of my life. 

Congratulations to Sydney 

Bostic as she continues 

her outstanding career at 

Franklin College, where she 

is a sophomore catcher on the 

Fast Pitch Softball Team. Her 

statistics have been something 

to be proud of this year. 

Mitchell Morris recently 

fired a three-hit shutout for 

the Thomas More University 

baseball squad. He is 

pitching his senior year after 

transferring from Eastern 

Kentucky University and 

Sinclair College. 

Rising Sun placed two 

members of the Girls 

Basketball Team on the 2020- 

2021 ORVC All-Conference 

Team. Maddi Wilson and 

Baylee Morris put up some 

impressive numbers this year 

for the Lady Shiners. 

Let’s continue to take care 

of each other. Even some of 

the small things you can do 

to help someone else will be 

appreciated. God Bless all 

of you. 

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