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Memorial Day Services 

Bright Service at Gibson Cemetery 

Sunday, May 30 at 12:15 PM 

St. Leon Legion Post 464 

7:30 AM - Mass @ St. Joseph 

Church w/ Cemetery Service 

8:35 AM - St. John Cemetery in 

Harrison 

9:15 AM - St. Jacob Cemetery 

9:35 AM - St. Peter’s Cemetery 

10:00 AM - Klemme’s Corner North 

10:15 AM - Southgate 

10:30 AM - Cedar Grove Catholic 

10:45 AM - Cedar Grove Old 

Cemetery 

1:30 PM - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery 

2:00 PM - Old Stone Church on 

SR 46 

2:30 PM - Old Sunman Family 

Cemetery 

North Dearborn Legion Post 452 

West Fork Cemetery 8:30 AM 

Cambridge Cemetery 9:00 AM 

East Fork Cemetery 9:30 AM 

Dover Cemetery 10:00 AM 

Yorkville Cemetery 10:45 AM 

New Alsace Cemetery 11:15 AM 

Lawrenceburg parade begins at 10 

A.M. Services at Greendale Cemetery 

with an address from Judge 

Humphrey commences at 11 AM 

Aurora service at Aurora River View 

Cemetery at 11:00 AM, presented 

by American Legion Post 231 

Rising Sun parade starts at 10 AM 

Service follows at 10:30 AM at the 

courthouse. 

Versailles American Legion services 

will be held Sunday, May 30. 

Elrod 

9:15 AM 

Marble Corner 9:30 AM 

Tanglewood 

9:45 AM 

Holton 

10 AM 

New Marion 

10:15 AM 

Shelby 

10:30 AM 

Benham 

10:45 AM 

Olean St. Paul’s 

11 AM 

Olean St. Peter’s 11:15 AM 

Akers Friendship 11:30 AM 

Dewberry 

11:45 AM 

Cross Plains 

12:15 PM 

Salem 

12:30 PM 

Westfork 

1 PM 

Grandview Memorial 1:15 PM 

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North Dearborn Property Demolition Progressing 

Since 2014, the future of the North 

Dearborn Elementary School property 

has been a topic of debate. Should the 

school corporation sell the property? 

Should the property be donated to a 

nonprofit organization? Or should it be 

retained for potential expansion in the 

future? 

State law allowed for the building 

to be put up for sale. However, 

the price of the building was dictated 

by an appraisal of fair market value. 

The structure was shown to potential 

buyers four times; each time the 

response was that it was too big to fit 

their needs. In 2018, state law allowed 

By Maureen Stenger 

In the 1750s the French were expanding 

into the New World, including 

the Ohio River Valley, which caused 

great strife among the British colonies 

over what territory belonged to 

whom. This conflict led to the French 

and Indian War, also known as the 

Seven Years’ War, which lasted from 

1756 until 1763. The war ended with 

the signing of the Treaty of Paris. As 

France had suffered disastrous defeats, 

they were ready to sign a peace agreement. 

The Treaty of Paris required the 

French to give up Canada and all of 

its territories east of the Mississippi 

River to the British. France held onto 

New Orleans. France was left not only 

defeated but bitter. 

The Seven Years’ War had devastating 

effects on the Native American 

tribes of North America. The British 

punished those that fought with the 

French by cutting off their supplies and 

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Sophia Courtney, 

daughter of Ella 

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in Easter attire. 

Laura Wilson, daughter 

of Linda Wilson. 

Indy O’Brien, son of 

Chris and Mary O’Brien 

preparing for an egg 

hunt. 

the school board to set its price for 

the property. The amount of $25,000 

was established for use by a nonprofit 

or partnering organization. Sadly, the 

size of the building was once again an 

obstacle for those who showed interest 

in the property. 

The answer of what to do with the 

property moved one step closer during 

a recent school board meeting. The 

Sunman-Dearborn Community School 

Corporation Board discussed the grant 

application for the demolition of the 

school building. While no immediate 

plans have been made for the property, 

the board will retain ownership of the 

Easter sunrise service at St. John’s with 

Pastor Larry Knigga and sitting Clyde 

Knigga. 

Celebrating Together 

The Easter holiday bonds our 

community. 

Photos by Debbie Acasio 

Easter morning egg hunt Clyde Knigga , 

Lora James , Morgan Horton, and daughter 

Lilly Horton. 

impeding British 

rules upon 

them. Those 

who fought 

with the British 

in hopes 

that their 

cooperation 

would stop 

British expansion 

on Native 

American 

territory had 

those same 

hopes dashed 

as the British 

forged ahead. 

Besides the death and destruction war 

brings, The Seven Years’ War also 

brought great expense. This expense 

led to taxes that the British Government 

imposed on the colonists in The 

New World, including the Stamp Act, 

the Townshend Acts, and the Tea Act. 

property and will not sell it. 

The parcel of land fronts North 

Dearborn Road near the intersection 

of Sawdon Ridge Road. The property 

currently leased to the Trojan Football 

program falls on a different deed and 

is not part of the consideration. 

Sunman Dearborn administrators 

are moving forward with the help of 

an architect to determine the most effective 

way to demolish the old school 

building. 

The decision to demolish the school 

structure has not been easy for the corporation. 

However, the mission of 

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Public Records 

And Identity Theft- 

A Protection Option 

By Joyce Oles, 

Dearborn County Recorder 

In recent months, I have had property 

owners contact my office very 

concerned about the security of their 

property assets. They fear that someone 

will attempt to file a fraudulent 

deed or mortgage and want to know 

what can be done to protect themselves. 

The digital age has done some amazing 

things like helping us stay connected. 

It brings goods and services 

from companies right to our door with 

a push of a button which has been 

invaluable during COVID. However, 

the digital age has also created a fear 

that our world has shrunk so much and 

outsiders will have access to information 

that we do not want them to have. 

I have even had requests from concerned 

citizens to remove deeds from 

public viewing, something our office 

has no authority to do. 

The Recorder’s office was established 

by the Indiana Constitution of 

1816, Article XI. The primary duty 

of the office is to record instruments 

submitted for recording and maintain 

those records for perpetuity. Property 

ownership has always been one of our 

greatest assets. Recording these records 

and making them available to the 

public creates a chain of title and proof 

of ownership. It says to the world, 

“This is my property that I rightfully 

own and these are my boundary lines.” 

The recording of your deed is imperative, 

and these records have been made 

public since day one. 

Here we are today with a dilemma. 


240th Anniversary of the Historic Lochry Massacre 

An artist’s rendition of the Lochry Massacre. (Photo courtesy 

of the Dearborn County Historical Society) 

These new taxes were met with 

staunch resistance from the colonists. 

The colonists demanded the same 

rights as all other British citizens, 

“No taxation without representation” 

echoes in my mind, thank you, Mr. 


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I picked up a pencil from the 

pew to make a few notes. My 

great joy did not come from 

the pastor’s message that day 

but from the fact that I had 

found a perfectly sharpened 

pencil. Okay, some of you 

may find that a bit geeky, but I 

truly love the feel of the point 

of a sharpened pencil leaving 

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As I mentioned last month, 

I received an email from 

someone identifying himself 

as the mayor of Friendship. 

Funny- that town doesn’t have 

a mayor. 

My thoughts moved to what 

the job of being a mayor entails. 

While I am sure fanfare 

abounds, so much more is 

probably left unseen by the 

public. Countless meetings 

after hours; sleepless nights 

thinking about things that 

affect the entire community; 

and no personal time. Mayors 

are always on the clockwhen 

they are out with their 

families, in a restaurant, or 

attending an event. Someone 

will undoubtedly approach a 

mayor to inquire about a concern 

or offer suggestions. 

My hat is off to Mayors 

Moulan, Weiss, Drury, Bettice, 

Neyer, and Slack. Your 

efforts are truly appreciated. 

Back to the mayor of 

Friendship. Who in the world 

would want that thankless job 

of being an unofficial mayor? 

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Quite a few people fill the role 

for many of our communities, 

the point being that we should 

all be thankful for all that 

they do. Jody Blasdel, Bright; 

Mary Lou Powers, Dillsboro; 

Glenn Kamman, Friendship, 

Leon Gray, Pleasant; Dale 

Lutz, Logan; Dee Russell, 

Moores Hill; Jeff Paul, 

Oldenburg; Pete Schwebach, 

Guilford; Greg Callahan, 

Yorkville; Jerry Graf, New 

Alsace; Shirley Bocock, Milan; 

and probably many others 

whom I have not yet had the 

pleasure of meeting 

So back to the point. Certain 

people do a lot of volunteering 

in all realms of our 

community. Some are very 

visible, and everyone is aware 

of all that they do. Others 

fly extremely low under the 

radar. When I begin researching 

a volunteer, I usually find 

a plethora of information from 

a multitude of sources. 

Except for this time. 

This month’s volunteer does 

so much but is very discreet 

about his accomplishments. 

John Maxwell has impacted 

the lives of so many throughout 

the community, more than 

even his own family knows. 

Let’s start with his family 

tree which includes the names 

Lyness, Ravena, Maxwell... 

Hmm, I think we have all 

heard of immeasurable volunteerism 

affiliated with all of 

those names. 

Next, consider the history 

of the Dearborn Hills United 

Methodist Church. What John 

has done as a member of that 

congregation is unfathomable. 

The story began back when 

John and his brother-in-law, 

Harry Lyness, took on the 

responsibility of being the 

general contractors for the 

construction of the church. 

Their skill sets naturally led 

them to do a lot of the construction 

themselves, resulting 

in a structure that far exceeded 

what the church could ever 

dream of. 

And then there is the North 

Dearborn Food Pantry. John 

graciously offered some of 

his storage property to help 

the Pantry when they needed 

more room, No questions, 

no hesitation. Mr. Maxwell 

seems to always quietly handle 

many of the construction 

needs that arise at the Pantryan 

extension of the dock, the 

construction of storage space 

behind the Pantry- all done 

without fanfare or compensation. 

Dearborn County Commissioner 

Jim Thatcher described 

Mr. Maxwell as, “A prince 

of a person. He always gives 

back to the community quietly 

and behind the scenes. He 

is the BIG Quiet Man in the 

room.” 

When asked about John 

Maxwell, another impactful 

yet quiet volunteer in our 

community shared, “John is 

the type of guy who will give 

you the shirt off his back if 

you need it. And you’ll never 

know where it came from.” 

Perhaps the most impressive 

interaction that I have 

had with John Maxwell was at 

John Maxwell 

a presentation for the development 

of a cancer treatment 

center in Dearborn County. 

Mr. Maxwell shared parts 

of his personal journey and 

stressed why a treatment 

center being located in our 

community would change the 

lives of so many individuals 

and families. He had nothing 

to gain and felt that taking the 

time to support this project 

was important enough to 

warrant sharing his personal 

information. 

Last year the Heart House 

suffered damage from a fire. 

For over a week, John Maxwell 

and Randy Lyness could 

be found at that site making 

repairs and restoring the Heart 

House so that it could once 

again serve the community. 

All as volunteers. 

Many thanks to John 

Maxwell for all that he does 

for our community. I have a 

feeling his efforts throughout 

his life have made our community 

so much better than 

any of us can imagine. 

Bright Annual (almost) Parade is Back! 

As things get back to 

normal, Bright is ready for a 

parade! The thirty-first Annual 

Bright Parade will be the 

kickoff for the Bright Community 

Festival on Saturday, 

July 24 at 3:00 at the Bright 

Christian Church. The parade 

route goes down Stateline 

Rd. to Salt Fork Rd. and ends 

at the Bright Firehouse, the 

location of all of the Bright 

Festival games and fun. 

Anyone wishing to participate 

in the parade should be 

ready to show off one’s business, 

ball teams, Scout troops, 

antique cars and tractors, 

youth groups, dance teams, 

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civic and political groups, 

just to name a few. Hundreds 

of spectators line the parade 

route through town. Parade 

entries must line up on the 

north side of the Bright Christian 

Church no later than 2:00 

PM 

The parade route and all 

side roads will be closed to 

traffic promptly from 3:00 PM 

until approximately 4:00 PM. 

Spectators should bring lawn 

chairs and join the crowd 

to enjoy an old-fashioned 

parade. 

The Bright Fire and EMS 

protect our families, homes, 

businesses, and our community. 

The community’s support 

of the Bright Festival shows 

them how much their dedication 

is appreciated. 

Be sure to either make a 

donation or turn in your raffle 

tickets. Together we can all 

make this year’s parade and 

festival a success. Questions 

about the parade? Call Jody 

Blasdel at 637-1097 or Dale 

Lutz at 637-2220 

We’ll see you at the parade 

on July 24! 

What is it? 

Last month’s item, 

while seemingly easy to 

identify, had a little twist. 

It was a boot jack, BUT... 

the item folded to allow 

it to be stored in a pocket. 

How clever! Correct 

answers were sent in by 

Shirley Bocock, Milan; 

Chuck Callaway, Hidden 

Valley Lake; Bill Roleson, 

Brookville; Margaret Fain, 

Brookville; and Sarah Sharp, 

Lawrenceburg. 

This month’s item 

was submitted by Carol 

Morton, Brookville. It 

was originally from Krick 

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Monitor your Identity/Documents 

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How do we, as property 

owners, continue to let others 

know what property is ours 

while protecting that same 

information from people who 

would want to do us harm? 

The best way is to utilize 

public information. Monitor 

activity for yourself and/or 

your loved ones. You are always 

welcome to visit our office 

to personally review what 

has been recorded under your 

name. The Recorder’s office 

is open Monday through 

Friday from 8:30 A.M. until 

4:30 P.M. at the Dearborn 

County Government Center, 

165 Mary St., Lawrenceburg. 

If you would also like to have 

a recorded copy of your deed, 

it is always available to you at 

the cost of only $1 per page. 

Also, a website called 

‘DOXPOP’ allows you to 

search online to check your 

name and make sure that a 

new deed, mortgage, or any 

other document filed in the recorder’s 

office is a document 

that you have knowledge of 

and have approved. ‘DOX- 

POP’ also offers a service 

called ‘Property Watch’. For a 

fee, they will monitor activity 

on your property and alert 

you when activity occurs. 

That service is not provided 

through our office, so you 

would need to contact ‘DOX- 

POP’ directly for more details. 

As always, the most important 

thing we can do is to 

look out for each other. Communication 

and keeping our 

eyes open are key. If you are 

concerned or see something 

suspicious, do not hesitate 

to contact our office. Filing 

a fraudulent document is a 

criminal act. If it is determined 

that a fraudulent document 

has been filed, it will 

immediately be reported to 

the Dearborn County Sheriff’s 

Department and the submitter 

could be charged with a 

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the corporation is to educate 

children, and the liability 

of the vacant structure was 

draining both from the standpoint 

of liability and finance. 

An application is currently 

being submitted for a Community 

Development Block 

Grant through the Office of 

Community and Rural Affairs, 

Indiana. These federal funds 

assist communities with projects 

that improve the quality 

of life and ensure health and 

safety. The Southeastern Indiana 

Regional Planning Commission 

(SIRPC) is working 

with the Sunman-Dearborn 

School administration on the 

application for the grant. Any 

funding that is awarded must 

be handled through Dearborn 

County but is considered a 

pass-through grant and will 

not require any financing by 

the county. 

The application for the 

Community Development 

Block Grant (CDBG) falls under 

the Blight Clearance Program 

which was established 

to help communities handle 

blighted properties. Projects 

eligible for this funding must 

be targeted for long-term 

community development and 

revitalization by improving 

the quality of place, generating 

jobs, and spurring economic 

revitalization. 

The estimated cost of the 

demolition and clean-up of 

the North Dearborn Elementary 

property is estimated at 

$520,795 according to Susan 

Craig, Executive director tor 

SIRPC. The school corporation 

will be required to make 

a 10% match, leaving the balance 

of the grant at $468,713. 

The grant process is well 

underway with the first round 

of proposals being submitted 

on Apr. 29, 2021. While this 

stage is merely an introduction 

to the project, Ms. Craig 

explained that as much information 

as possible should 

be included for a complete 

understanding of the project. 

Upon approval of the initial 

application, a full application 

for the funding must be 

submitted by June 25, 2021. 

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Accounting Services 

This will include a Strategic 

Investment Plan (SIP) showing 

the organization’s vision 

for the property. 

Should the blight clearance 

grant be awarded, reuse of the 

property must meet certain 

criteria for a five-year period. 

The property can be kept as 

a green space but can only be 

developed into a park if the 

school corporation applies for 

a change in use during those 

five initial years. Any change 

in use must be considered an 

eligible activity as defined by 

the CDBG. Should the project 

be changed to an ineligible 

activity the grantee will be 

required to repay part or all of 

the grant funds. 

For example, if the land 

were to be considered for 

development as a park during 

the five years, the change 

would be considered an 

ineligible activity. However, 

if an analysis of the potential 

users of the park reveals that 

a minimum of 51% of the 

projected users would fall into 

the low to medium income 

range, grant repayment may 

be forgiven. 

CDBG grants are estimated 

to be awarded on Aug. 6. 

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Lochry Massacre Historic Site Spans Laughery Creek 


Dick Horton, Mother of 

Mercy High School U.S. 

History teacher, and may I 

add the greatest teacher ever 

hands down! 

The resistance of the colonists 

led to violence as British 

soldiers opened fire, killing 

five men, The event became 

known as The Boston Massacre. 

In protest of the taxes, 

frustrated and angry colonists 

dumped three hundred fortytwo 

chests of imported British 

tea into Boston Harbor, an act 

that became known as The 

Boston Tea Party. The British 

Government was outraged and 

laid down even more stringent 

measures upon the colonists 

but to no avail. A group of 

men representing the colonists 

met in Philadelphia in 1774 to 

voice the concerns against The 

British Parliament. You may 

have heard of them- George 

Washington, Samuel Adams, 

Patrick Henry, and John Jay. 

Hence, the seeds of The American 

Revolution were sewn. 

In 1781, the Governor of 

Virginia, who was none other 

than future president Thomas 

Jefferson, promoted soldier 

George Rogers Clark to brigadier 

general. General Clark 

would become the highestranking 

American military officer 

on the northwestern frontier 

during the time. General 

Clark’s number one desire 

during the Revolutionary War 

was to seize control of the 

British regional headquarters 

in Detroit, Michigan. In January 

General Clark set off for 

Fort Pitt in Pennsylvania to 

assemble soldiers and supplies, 

he wanted to leave Fort 

Pitt ready to go by June. The 

problem was that he could 

Detail of the marker at River View Cemetery. 

never recruit enough men to 

join him as many did not want 

to abandon their homesteads 

and leave their territories 

vulnerable to attack in their 

absence. One exception to this 

rule was a man by the name 

of Colonel Archibald Lochry 

who was the commander of 

the Westmoreland County 

Militia in Westmoreland, 

Pennsylvania. Colonel Lochry 

believed the only way to 

defend themselves was to go 

on the offensive as he wrote 

Joseph Reed, the president 

of the Supreme Executive 

Council of Pennsylvania, that 

inhabitants of his area were 

constantly being attacked and 

killed. With Reed’s approval, 

Colonel Lochry began to 

recruit men to join General 

Clark’s expedition into Native 

American territory out West. 

However, he was only able 

to recruit approximately one 

hundred volunteers, as most 

men wished to stay behind 

and defend their homes. 

General Clark recruited 

only about four hundred men 

himself, so both Colonel 

Lochry’s and General Clark’s 

troops were severely lacking 

in numbers. 

In the meantime, British 

officials and their Native 

American allies had gained 

knowledge of Clark’s future 

expedition and they had begun 

planning their defensive strategy 

to protect Detroit. The commander 

of Detroit had ties to 

Native Americans in the Ohio 

River Valley and one Native 

American in particular, Joseph 

Brant who was a Mohawk 

military leader, joined the 

Detroit preparations. The British 

respected Brant due to his 

ability to speak English and his 

connections with British officials. 

Brant traveled to London 

years earlier and discussed 

the Mohawk land grievances 

and was told if the Iroquois 

(Mohawk people are the most 

easterly tribe of the Iroquois 

Confederacy) took the side of 

the British, those land grievances 

would be re-evaluated. 

When Brant returned home 

he encouraged the Iroquois to 

support the British during the 

war. Brant would be commissioned 

as a British captain 

and transferred from upstate 

New York where the Iroquois 

resided to Detroit. Although 

the Native Americans in the 

Ohio Valley were weary of the 

Iroquois, they welcomed help 

from Brant to keep westward 

expansion from progressing. 

In August 1781, Brant and 

his forces which consisted 

of Iroquois, Shawnee, and 

Wyandot as well as loyalists 

to the British Crown headed 

down the Ohio River to intercept 

General Clark. 

At around the same time, 

General Clark and his men 

were to meet up with Colonel 

Lochry and his men along the 

Ohio River in Wheeling, West 

Virginia. However, General 

Clark could no longer wait 

for Colonel Lochry to catch 

up as his men were starting 

to desert the mission. General 

Clark believed he had to keep 

moving farther away from his 

men’s homes to prevent them 

from leaving, so on down the 

Ohio River they went. 

On August 18, 1781, 

General Clark passed by the 

mouth of The Great Miami 

River near the border of Ohio 

and Indiana. Joseph Brant 

and his men were hidden on 

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The Triple Whipple Bridge, listed on the National Register of 

Historic Places, spans Laughery Creek near the site of the 

Lochry’s Defeat. The battle occurred on the Ohio County side 

of the structure. (Photo by Maureen Stenger) 

the bank of the Ohio River 

but General Clark’s party was 

much too large for Brant’s 

forces. Begrudgingly, they let 

General Clark pass, this was 

a huge missed opportunity for 

the British and Native American 

forces. However, for 

them, not all would be lost. A 

few days later Brant and his 

party captured some men trying 

to catch up with General 

Clark. They learned from the 

prisoners that another opportunity 

lurked close behind. 

Colonel Lochry and his men 

had not yet caught up to Clark 

or passed by. 


Lochry Defeat Revolutionary War Battle Commemorated 

Marker commemorating Lochry’s Defeat. It is currently being 

refurbished and is housed at the Ohio County Historical 

Society. (Photo by Maureen Stenger) 

The Lochry Massacre is commemorated by a monument 

inside River View Cemetery. (Photo courtesy of River View 

Cemetery) 

Joseph Brant (Photo 

courtesy of Nancy Turner) 

A detail of the monument installed 

by the National Sons 

of the American Revolution. 


Sometime in the mid-morning 

of August 24, Colonel 

Lochry and his men landed 

on that same northern bank of 

the Ohio River where Joseph 

Brant and his men had been 

patiently lying in wait at the 

mouth of a creek. Laughery 

Creek, as we call it today, was 

named after Colonel Lochry, 

although it is spelled differently. 

Even though Colonel 

Lochry knew he was in 

hostile territory and had been 

warned not to stop, his men 

as well as their horses were 

tired and hungry. Someone 

from his party had killed a 

buffalo earlier, and they all set 

out to start fires to cook the 

meat. As they were preparing 

their meal, a hail of rifle 

balls suddenly came showering 

down from the nearby 

woods. Colonel Lochry and 

his men grabbed what they 

could to defend themselves, 

but it was too late. The attack 

had been a complete surprise, 

and they were totally unprepared. 

Some of the party tried 

to escape by boat, but Brant 

had anticipated this and had 

his men ready to thwart any 

attempt to flee. Because the 

river was low as well, the 

boats were not cooperating. 

Realizing any chance to get 

out of this was futile, Colonel 

Lochry ordered his men to 

surrender. 

Even after Colonel Lochry’s 

men surrendered, Brant’s 

party still killed some of 

the men including Colonel 

Lochry himself. Lochry 

was said to be sitting on a 

log when a Shawnee warrior 

came up behind him and 

killed him with a tomahawk. 

None in Brant’s party were 

wounded or killed, but Colonel 

Lochry’s forces suffered 

thirty-seven dead, and sixtyfour 

were captured. Joseph 

Brant is said to have prevented 

even more deaths of those 

who had surrendered and 

apologized for the conduct of 

some in his party. However, 

this massacre would have 

a lasting effect as it halted 

western expansion for some 

time and it also drove a stake 

through the heart of General 

Clark’s campaign. The dead 

were scalped and were left 

where they laid. The prisoners 

were divided up and killed or 

remained prisoners until the 

Revolutionary War ended in 

1783. Not many made it back 

home to Westmoreland, and 

the effect on that town would 

be everlasting. 

A memorial to Colonel 

Lochry and his men who lost 

their lives that fateful day so 

many years ago can be found 

in River View Cemetery in 

Aurora. A commemorative 

marker of the massacre is currently 

being restored. 

Cliff Thies, director of the 

historical society has been 

working diligently with the 

state to find a permanent 

home for the marker where it 

is easy and safe for people to 

view. Mr. Thies has also been 

working to secure funding 

for the marker, as the importance 

of not letting us forget 

these significant events that 

shaped the course of history 

right here in our hometown is 

immense. 

On June 5-6 a self-guided 

tour, Follow the River, will 

take place each day from 10 

A.M. until 5 P.M. The selfguided 

tour explores the Ohio 

River’s history including the 

Lochry Massacre site. 

The tour leads to the Triple 

Whipple Bridge that crosses 

Laughery Creek. Head west 

and immediately turn right 

towards the town of French. 

Turn right again, and you will 

find the Sons of American 

Revolution marker where soldiers 

led by Archibald Lochry 

fought against Joseph Brant 

and his army of Indians. The 

opportunity is perfect to not 

only follow the footsteps of 

Colonel Lochry and his men 

but to explore the rich history 

of this river town! 

In our fast-paced world 

with our fast cars and busy 

lifestyles, slowing down to 

appreciate our surroundings is 

sometimes hard. On the brisk 

spring afternoon that I was out 

exploring the monuments to 

those who lost their lives in 

Lochry’s Defeat, I was happy 

for the chance to pull off of the 

busy road and park alongside 

the quiet entrance to River 

View Cemetery. If you walk a 

bit past the cemetery you come 

upon the Laughery Creek 

Bridge, otherwise known as 

the Triple Whipple Bridge. 

The beauty of the structure, 

with the water rushing underneath, 

is both mesmerizing and 

peaceful. In that moment with 

the busy world out of sight, if 

you close your eyes, it’s not 

hard to imagine fierce Native 

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American warriors quietly 

keeping watch over their beloved 

land in the woods nearby. 

Or the eager frontiersman 

dipping his worn hands in the 

cool creek waters down below. 

Their battles, their bloodshed, 

and their mark remain. 

A special thank you to 

Ms. Jenny Awad, Dearborn 

County Historical Society; 

Ms. Nancy Turner, River 

View Cemetery; and Mr. Cliff 

Thies, Ohio County historical 

Society; and all of the dedicated 

volunteers for their help 

with this story. 

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Ivy Tech Community 

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welcome Lisa as the Vice 

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Services and Student Success 

and look forward to her efforts 

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Southeastern Indiana.” 

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St. Elizabeth Healthcare Sponsors PulsePoint App in Dearborn County 

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By Mary-Alice Helms 

“ POPPER’S STORE 

AT YOUR DOOR”. Those 

words were on the side of 

the 1920’s era truck featured 

in one of the pictures in my 

mother’s photo album. It is 

one of my favorite snapshots. 

The image features the truck, 

which appears to be straight 

out of a 1920’s silent movie, 

and my grandfather as a 

young man, showing a stack 

of straw hats to a farmer. The 

farmer is identified as John 

LaMont, who was the father 

of John Calvin LaMont of 

Blooming Grove. My grandfather 

was one of a breed 

known as “hucksters”. The 

term wasn’t meant to be demeaning. 

It was just a name 

given to the men who drove 

trucks or horses and wagons 

throughout the countryside to 

bring products to somewhat 

isolated people who found 

it difficult, at times, to get to 

town to make their purchases. 

Grandad was very proud of 

his job. 

Popper’s Store was popular 

in Brookville, held in high 

esteem by Franklin County 

residents. The store catered 

to the men of the area and 

was known to carry highquality 

merchandise. There 

were handsome suits, shirts, 

topcoats, shoes, socks, neckties, 

belts, gloves—everything 

to meet the needs of the 

well-dressed gentleman. For 

the working men, the store 

supplied sturdy work clothes, 

caps, and straw hats. 

While the town dwellers 

could easily walk to the store 

on Main Street, those living 

in the country often found 

it difficult to stop work and 

drive into town to make their 

purchases. Being forwardthinking 

management, the 

owners of Popper’s outfitted 

the truck in the picture with 

drawers and hanging racks. 

They hired my grandfather 

to drive it on regular routes 

on the back roads throughout 

the county. The truck was 

stocked with neat rows and 

stacks of merchandise, which 

the eager farmers, often accompanied 

by their wives, 

could shop for their needs. 

Grandad proudly drove the 

truck for many years. I was 

very young during his last 

year or two in that job, but I 

can barely remember seeing 

the truck (probably a newer 

one, at that time) and looking 

in awe at its contents. It 

seems that I was particularly 

impressed by the socks. My 

mother recorded in my baby 

book that I saw similar socks 

in a local store, pointed happily, 

and gurgled, “Grandad!” 

The Huckster’s Coming! 

By 

Howard 

Hewitt 

Before driving the Popper’s 

truck, Grandad www.redforme.blogspot.com 

learned 

the trade by driving a similar 

vehicle stocked Wwith Watson hat's Happening 

products. Watson products In the 

were popular at the time, Town of 

I was told. They included West Harrison 

salves, cough syrup, and 

spices as well as soaps and By 

powders. Grandad felt that 

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Swafford 

the Popper’s job was a step 

up in the world of sales! 

A number of trucks delivered 

products to customers Correspondent 

Community 

around the county 

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back then. 

As a group, they came to 

be known as “Hucksters.” 

I don’t know which came 

first, the name or the familiar 

Huckster wagons or trucks 

which I can remember well. 

The arrival of one of these 

long-awaited rolling stores 

was often announced with 

great excitement by barking 

dogs and kids who yelled, 

“The Huckster’s coming! The 

Huckster’s coming!” I remember 

visiting our aunt and 

uncle’s farm during the summer 

and waiting with great 

anticipation for the arrival 

of the “Huckster Wagon.” 

By that time the wagons had 

been replaced with trucks, 

and what wonders they were! 

I can remember a space 

stuffed with every imaginable 

kind of useful item. Pots and 

pans hung from the ceiling, 

drawers were filled with 

knives, paintbrushes, silverware, 

and pancake turners. 

Folded towels shared 

shelves with shirts, soap, 

paint, and gadgets of every 

sort. If our parents remembered 

that we would be there 

on Huckster day, we would 

have been given a few pennies 

to spend in that fabulous 

wonderland! Of greatest 

interest to us were the jars 

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Mary-Alice Helms’ grandfather, Howard, Snider, shows 

hats to customer John LaMont, Sr. 

of penny candy, jellybeans, 

all-day suckers, and rolls of 

paper onto which tiny disks 

of hard candy were stuck. 

There were tiny wax bottles 

filled with “syrup” which 

was pretty awful-tasting, as 

well as bubble gum balls and 

jaw-breakers. A great deal of 

time was needed to make the 

important decisions required 

to make the most of our five 

or six pennies! 

As country folks became 

more mobile, these hucksters 

were less and less important 

to the rural communities. 

Other means of obtaining 

baked goods and other products 

became more popular. 

Our dad, who drove a cream 

truck and later a gasoline 

and oil truck, often delivered 

doughnuts and bread to his 

customers. He served as a 

sort of delivery man for any 

need a customer might have. 

He picked up prescriptions 

for delivery in addition to 

animal feed and even a few 

times, baby chicks from 

the hatchery! In later years, 

when my husband Don and 

I were living in the country 

and raising our four kids, life 

was made easier by a different 

kind of “hucksterism.” 

An oblong box made of tin 

lived on the porch beside 

our front door. Once a week 

the milkman’s truck came 

into our driveway and placed 

two bottles of milk in that 

box, safe from cats, dogs, 

or any other varmint which 

might enjoy a milky treat. 

On another day the bread 

truck would arrive and leave 

us a fresh loaf of nicely 

wrapped bread. Even those 

niceties have pretty much 

disappeared, I think. The 

Schwann trucks still traverse 

the back roads, delivering 

meat, ice cream, and other 

frozen goodies. I don’t know 

if there are other “hucksters” 

still plying their trade. I just 

know that there was nothing 

quite like the thrill of hearing 

“The Huckster’s Coming!” 

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I have been wanting to try 

By 

this recipe for Maxine Sticky Chicken 

for quite some Klump time and 

finally met the goal this past 

weekend. The Community warm, sunny 

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afternoon without planned 

activities led me to call my 

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daughter, Maria, and suggest 

that we eat together. I shared 

that I had already prepared 

an entrée and had a frozen 

dessert ready to bring. 

Maria shared later, “This 

was like winning a door 

prize. I only had to steam rice 

and set the table.” My sonin-law, 

Chris, pronounced 

the dish great and that I 

could bring it over any 

time. With such astounding 

recommendations, I thought 

that I’d add the recipe to this 

month’s column. 

The chicken has a “nod” 

to an oriental flavor, but my 

personal opinion is that it’s 

more like a barbeque chicken 

flavor. The best part is that 

it’s quick to prepare (less 

than thirty minutes) and 

could easily be increased or 

decreased according to the 

number of folks to be served. 

On Monday, I had a phone 

report that leftovers were 

more than good. P.S.- I can’t 

wait to try this recipe with 

shrimp. 

Sticky Chicken 

3 tablespoons water 

1 ½ teaspoons cornstarch 

¼ cup + 2 tablespoons 

ketchup 

¼ cup honey 

¼ cup soy sauce 

1 ½ teaspoon favorite hot 

sauce or chili sauce or 

amount to your taste 

1-2 cloves garlic, minced 

1 ½ pound skinless 

boneless chicken breasts or 

thigh 

2 tablespoons vegetable oil 

(I used sesame oil that 

added a “nutty” flavor 

In a small bowl, mix the 

water and cornstarch until 

well combined. 

Stir in the ketchup, honey, 

soy sauce, minced garlic, and 

optional hot sauce. Set aside. 

Cut chicken into bite-sized 

pieces. In a large nonstick 

skillet, heat oil over mediumhigh 

heat. 

Add half the chicken and 

cook for about five minutes, 

stirring occasionally. During 

this time, stir to allow the 

chicken to brown on all sides. 

Transfer to a plate and 

cook the remaining chicken. 

(Add more oil if necessary.) 

Add sauce and bring to a 

boil. Reduce heat to low and 

How’s Your Marriage Doing? 

By Merrill Hutchinson 

Did or will your marriage 

survive the “seven-year itch”? 

When Linda and I got married, 

I remember people giving 

advice about how to make 

the marriage work. 

One thing that stuck in 

my mind was getting past 

the “seven-year itch.” While 

not much data supports this 

phenomenon, the theory is 

that the honeymoon phase is 

over after seven years. The 

demands of life, job, kids, and 

whatever else, are beginning 

to set us up for what the future 

may look like- a bit unromantic 

and even exhausting. “I 

didn’t sign up for this life”. 

At Rock Solid Families, the 

seven-year itch is not what we 

see. The long, slow irritation 

is more frequent. Sadly, many 

spouses in marriages well past 

fifteen years old are uncertain 

if they can do one more day. 

The truth is that many 

couples find a way to exist and 

function at a suboptimal level. 

They sweep irritations under 

the rug. They become numb 

to low levels of pain or hurt 

caused by disrespect or neglect. 

All the while their hearts 

are moaning in pain. Finally, 

the pain hits a breaking point. 

The ability to see the future as 

hopeful becomes slim. 

When a couple is this deep 

in the marriage, a great deal 

is at stake- children, careers, 

houses, retirements, etc. Many 

stay in the marriage due to the 

magnitude of potential loss. 

Some take the loss and throw 

in the cards with the hope of 

a fresh start. Your marriage is 

worth fighting for. 

Surefire ways to save your 

marriage and put it on track 

will help it thrive for the long 

haul. If you and your spouse 

begin to practice the lessons 

below, you will see the healing 

begin and the rewards of 

a marriage that will withstand 

the stresses of life. 

1. Learn and practice daily 

dialogue. Ten to fifteen minutes 

each day are recommended. 

Start by asking WHAT 

each of you did throughout the 

day. No interrupting, no trying 

to fix or add commentary to 

the other’s story. 

2. State HOW you believe 

your partner is feeling. From 

listening and reading the 

entire message your partner is 

sending you about the events 

of the day, determine HOW 

you think your spouse is feeling. 

Practice reading body language, 

energy level, and voice 

tone. Determining if they are 

happy, tired, excited, sad, frustrated, 

etc. is critical! You will 

begin to recognize who your 

partner is and how they are 

dealing with life. If you miss 

this, you will probably upset 

your spouse which leads to the 

long build-up of subtle hurt. 

3. No More Arguing Allowed! 

Fighting to win the 

argument is selfish and shows 

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When you come back to your 

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upsetting you, start with a 

pure apology. No excuses or 

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and problem-solving can 

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of your words and actions. 

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of hurt, trust is the first 

thing that is lost. Trust is only 

restored when actions and 

words match. 

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good of the marriage. 

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serving, the other is causing a 

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½ cup heavy cream 

1 -13oz jar of Nutella spread 

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Doris 

Butt 

Community 

Correspondent 

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This experience goes back 

almost twenty years, but it 

follows last month’s column 

where Ray and I met with the 

hip doctor. My replaced hips 

need attention. 

When I first learn I have 

to wear a brace after my hip 

revision- to restrict certain 

motions that would cause 

dislocation- I hear six weeks. 

Next, it is eight to ten weeks. 

Then comes the word from 

the headman. Twelve weeks. 

Considering the surgery was 

on Oct. 4 and no appointments 

were available during 

the holidays, my celebrated 

release day is Jan. 7. Thirteen 

weeks! There will be a big 

delay in going to Florida. 

Right after surgery, I make 

sure that I do not get into any 

situation that might dislocate 

my newly revised hip, 

brace, or no brace. First, I 

nestle in my recliner 24/7. 

That’s twenty-four hours a 

day, seven days a week, all 

through October. 

Fortunately, my recliner 

is located in the southwest 

corner of my beloved sun 

room. Windows surround me. 

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Through them, I observe my 

little world at the farmstead. 

I soak in the beauty of our 

Bradford pear tree’s leaves 

and then watch them gracefully 

drift away. The last rose 

of summer, a tiny bright blur 

of red, opens then disappears. 

One confused hollyhock 

brings me a hint of the summer, 

hollyhocks that glorified 

the farmstead, with a small 

stalk of pink blooms. 

I watch our tenant farmer 

combine the best crop of corn 

grown on the farmstead for 

some years. I celebrate when 

an abundant crop gives farmers 

a fair chance even though 

we gave up farming years 

ago. 

Creatures come my way. 

Twice blackbirds, so thick 

you could not see the sky, 

swarm down to the freshly 

harvested field. Thoughts go 

back to when a flock once 

devoured our sunflower patch 

in one swoop. I see two deerperhaps 

they are the ones 

that enjoy feasting on Ray’s 

raspberry bushes and my hollyhocks. 

I become acquainted 

with a flock of turkeys that 

roam the far hillside. There is 

a rare sighting of a covey of 

quail gliding across the yard. 

Chippy, the farm feline, often 

keeps me company. Sometimes 

I invite him, but mostly 

he sends greetings through the 

window as he balances himself 

on the sun room walk railing. 

He arrived this summer, 

and Ray soon adopted him. 

He loves to ride in the golf 

cart. Seeing Ray and Chippy 

whiz by with a load of wood 

for the furnace is so much fun. 

Lucky for him, I think, when 

we leave, he will become a 

house cat at the grandchildren’s 

home. I wonder if he 

will miss the peace and quiet 

of the farmstead. 

I observe in awe as huge 

pieces of machinery scatter 

tons of stone for a new road 

in one of the two subdivisions 

that now frame the farmstead 

on two sides. They have 

brought only one new neighbor 

so far. 

I learn from the 2:47 AM 

fanfare of the motion light, 

a thud at our door, and the 

crunching gravel that our 

Indianapolis Star has arrived. 

I thank the dedicated 

delivery man who drives in 

our circle driveway to the 

house and throws the paper 

inches from my door. Once 

he missed the walkway, so 

he got out of his car, picked 

up the paper just inches 

from my dark sanctuary, and 

placed it by the door. Having 

someone drive by so close 

in the wee hours of the night 

causes a strange feeling. 

Ray finds time away from 

my caring duties to tend 

over an acre-and-half of 

yard. I get pleasure from 

watching him proudly parade 

by on his mower with 

a lawn vacuum bumping 

behind. Is there a man alive 

who does not like to mow 

the lawn, especially if it is 

a chance to get away from 

demanding indoor duties? 

I have my own weather 

station. An indoor-outdoor 

thermometer keeps me 

informed of temperatures. 

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Our flag reports the wind direction. 

Only when someone 

breezes through the sun room 

door do I get the reality of the 

outside weather. 

As winter approaches, I 

yearn for a view of the soft 

white stuff. I become quite 

enthused about the forecast 

of holiday snow. Sitting 

around doesn’t encourage 

sleep, so I am up and about to 

observe its arrival. Hour by 

hour, throughout the night. 

I open the sun room door 

just a slight bit to trigger our 

motion light to see the first 

flakes. I soon reason this is 

one weather forecast that is 

going to be correct. For thirty 

hours I watch in fascination 

as eighteen inches cover the 

farmstead. The winds bring a 

two-foot drift in front of my 

sun room door. Ray shovels 

away in short periods until 

he gets a path to the barn. He 

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ARIE 

By 

Marie 

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mounts a blade to his newly 

refurbished tractor. Bright 

Ford blue makes an impressive 

scene in a field of white. 

He manages to get the driveway 

open, but there is no 

place to go. Ray finds some 

sunflower seed to scatter for 

the birds. Robins, snowbirds, 

and cardinals soon appear. 

I totally relax and enjoy the 

peaceful scene, sometimes 

forgotten when you winter in 

Florida. 

October, November, and 

December are very special. I 

love the peaceful observations 

made from my sun room. 

They are the kind one notices 

and appreciates when life is 

not too full. I find myself free 

of committees, volunteering, 

projects, and all those things 

that have kept me so busy in 

my last Florida years. I like 

the feeling. I want to keep it, 

but without the hip surgery! 

Dear Marie, 

My husband is so upset because 

one of our daughters did 

not attempt to show up or call 

her father to wish him a happy 

birthday. He is hurt and angry. 

Such an unspoken rift exists 

between them because my 

husband refuses to be around 

my daughter’s spouse. He 

feels that the spouse treated 

her badly and is very selfcentered. 

The situation has 

greatly affected our family on 

every holiday and birthday. 

My daughter is stuck in the 

middle, and so am I. 

Marie, what can I do to 

bridge the gap between my 

daughter and my husband? 

Joan in Greendale 

Dear Joan, 

I am sorry to hear about 

this family situation with you 

thinking that you are in the 

middle. In fact, your husband 

has obviously hurt your 

daughter by his unwillingness 

to be around his son-in-law 

and his inability to forgive. 

The responsibility lies with 

the father to work out his 

relationship with his daughter 

and son-in-law. 

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The organization called the 

Southeastern Indiana Musicians 

Association Hall of 

Fame was started in 2001 to 

honor musicians and music 

educators from southeastern 

Indiana. 

So far more than one hundred 

thirty people have been 

acknowledged for their contributions 

and achievements. 

That might sound like a lot 

of inductees from just a section 

of Indiana, and it is. But 

there is a good reason. Southeastern 

Indiana is, and always 

has been, an important place 

in the world of music. 

Several musicians have 

received national and international 

fame. 

Lonnie Mack grew up in 

Aurora. I am a huge fan and 

could write an entire column 

about him. But I have to keep 

By 

John Hawley 

Purdue 

Extension 

hawley4@purdue.edu 

Have you considered using 

compost in your garden? Are 

you already using or creating 

compost? The benefits 

of using properly composted 

materials in your garden and 

landscape are invaluable. 

In this article, I will discuss 

common composting methods 

and what you can do to get 

started. 

The practice of composting 

dates back centuries. Uses 

varied among different societies, 

but the core goal of composting 

has always focused 

on converting waste materials 

into usable products. While 

methods also vary, composting 

generally occurs when 

materials interact with water, 

oxygen, and microbes in the 

environment and break down 

into a usable or soil-like 

form. Key composting principles 

include properly turning 

piles and adding the right 

mix of green inputs (fresh 

cut grass, kitchen scraps, and 

fresh manure) and brown 

inputs (straw, dried leaves, 

mulch). 

Many gardeners compost 

using a method called hot 

it short in order to tell you 

about several other folks. 

Lonnie’s reputation as a 

guitar master began in 1963 

with the release of “Memphis,” 

a blazing instrumental 

that went to No. 5 on the Billboard 

pop chart. He followed 

that with another instrumental, 

“Wham,” which charted at 

No. 24. 

Not long after Lonnie’s 

chart success, the face of rock 

‘n roll music changed forever 

with The Beatles and the British 

Invasion. Lonnie spent 

several years trying to adapt 

and eventually went home to 

southeastern Indiana. 

His luck changed in 1985 

when he recorded a blues/ 

rock album with Stevie Ray 

Vaughan called “Strike Like 

Lightning.” 

Lonnie’s newfound success 

lasted several years and 

renewed his reputation as a 

guitar deity. 

Lonnie left us on April 21, 

2016. 

Cal Collins started out 

playing bluegrass on the mandolin 

but eventually became 

one of the world’s finest jazz 

guitarists. Cal was born in 

Medora, Ind., but Dillsboro 

became his true home. 

He was self-taught, played 

by ear, and had a unique, instantly 

recognizable style that 

separated him from all other 

guitar players. 

From the 1950s through the 

1970s Cal developed a solid 

reputation in the world of jazz 

while playing in Cincinnati. 

In 1976 he became the guitarist 

for the Benny Goodman 

Orchestra, a post he held for 

about five years. 

Cal and his combo recorded 

several outstanding and 

well-reviewed records on the 

Concord label, probably the 

premier label in jazz. 

Cal Collins passed away 

in 2001 while residing in 

Dillsboro. 

The Boys From Indiana 

originated in Milan in 1973 

with brothers Jerry Holt, 

Aubrey Holt, and their uncle 

Harley Gabbard. They became 

one of the most well-known 

and respected bluegrass bands 

in the country. 

They recorded “Atlanta Is 

Burning” in 1975, a concept 

album about a Civil War 

soldier who had to leave his 

composting that was perfected 

years ago by researchers at 

the University of California. 

This method involves creating 

layers of green and brown 

materials, with a base of brush 

and twigs to allow for airflow. 

Frequent turning is required in 

this method, and as the name 

implies, the pile may reach 

very high temperatures as 

microbes and environmental 

conditions work hand-in-hand 

to break down materials. With 

this method, usable compost 

may be ready in a matter of 

weeks. 

Cold composting, which 

is similar to the process that 

takes place on forest floors, 

involves minimal labor but 

requires months of patience 

as microbes and environmental 

conditions work slower 

to break down materials into 

a usable form. This method 

also involves properly layering 

a mix of green and brown 

inputs. However, minimal 

turning is required and waste 

materials can be continuously 

added. 

Lastly, the bag method of 

composting involves using a 

sturdy garbage bag with waste 

materials being continuously 

added. Like the hot method, 

the materials in the bag will 

need to be frequently turned, 

and moisture will need to be 

monitored closely. Materials 

should have a spongy-wet feel 

when worked. This method 

is ideal for those with limited 

space. It also allows for the 

frequent addition of kitchen 

scraps and other similar materials. 

Several innovative composting 

methods and tools 

have been introduced over the 

last several years. No matter 

the method you choose, be 

mindful to continually monitor 

your compost and avoid 

improper ratios of greens and 

browns. Several foods and 

waste items are not suitable 

for compost including fats, 

grease, pet litter, diseased 

plants, and charcoal. Compost 

also needs enough time to 

cure before it is usable. Good 

compost will have an appearance 

similar to fresh soil 

and smell earthy, not foul or 

rotten. 

Whether you have considered 

composting or 

not, the benefits are quite 

clear. For gardeners, using 

good compost can improve 

soil conditions, add critical 

nutrients, and provide a 

boost to crop production. For 

those concerned about the 

environment and food waste, 

composting offers a chance 

to reuse products and reduce 

the amount of waste sent to 

landfills. 

To find gardening resources 

from Purdue University 

experts, search “Indiana Yard 

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wife and child to fight in 

the war. The record is still 

widely considered to be one 

of the great bluegrass recordings. 

The group disbanded in 

1995 after twenty-two years 

of making great music. 

Jamie Johnson, also 

from Milan, was a founding 

member of The Grascals. He 

left the group in 2015 but 

The Grascals were one of 

the premier bluegrass acts in 

America for the eleven years 

Johnson fronted the band and 

played guitar. 

The Grascals performed 

many times at the Grand Ol’ 

Opry. Television appearances 

included “The Tonight 

Show with Jay Leno,” “CBS 

Early Show” and others. 

The Grascals performed for 

President George W. Bush and 

Laura Bush and appeared at 

get outside! 

the inauguration of President 

Barack Obama. 

Patrick Keeler grew up in 

Dearborn County and attended 

East Central High School. 

He is now considered to be 

one of the best rock ‘n roll 

drummers in the world. 

Patrick started working with 

international rock star Jack 

White in 2004 and 2005. They 

began playing as The Raconteurs 

with Jack Lawrence and 

Brendon Benson. The band 

has received worldwide acclaim. 

Many other fine musicians 

could be highlighted, and I 

could say a lot more about the 

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PORTS 

SCENE 

By 

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Nobbe 

Zoller 

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Tempest Shockers FC 

Ranked #1 in Indiana 

Tempest Shockers FC is 

currently the #1-ranked U17 

soccer team in the state of 

Indiana, a title of which they 

have held for a few years. The 

team is comprised largely of 

girls from the local Dearborn 

County high schools along 

with a few By from other area 

Maxine 

schools. The Klump Tempest Shockers 

are competing in their 

eighth season Community together and 

have gained Correspondent recognition both 

as a team and individuals 

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throughout that time both on a 

local and national stage. 

The Tempest Shockers 

recently competed in the Blue 

Chip College Showcase held 

at the Voice of America Park 

(VOA) in West Chester, Ohio 

over the course of three days 

from April 16-18. This tournament 

drew top teams from all 

over the region. The Tempest 

Shockers drew a bracket that 

included a team from Minnesota 

and one from Wisconsin 

as well as a team from southern 

Ohio. 

The first game was against 

North Shore United out of 

Wisconsin on Friday morning. 

Despite a very competitive 

match on the pitch, it ended 

with a 3-0 loss to the number 

Olivia Hopper (right), 

daughter of Chris and 

Jodie Hopper, is shown in 

action as a member of the 

Tempest Shockers. (Photo 

courtesy of Keith Cheek) 

3-ranked team from America’s 

Dairyland as well as the 

8th-ranked team regionally. 

Saturday’s matchup was 

against Tonka Fusion Elite 

out of Minnesota. Once again, 

the girls showed tremendous 

poise and determination 

against the #2 team from Minnesota, 

which is also ranked 

#15 in the region. Despite the 

3-1 loss, the Tempest Shockers 

were playing solidly in 

this tournament and matching 

the skill level of other teams. 

Sunday’s last matchup was 

against Total Futbol Academy 

(TFA) Elite that is ranked #2 

in southern Ohio. The team 

garnered a win with a 1-0 victory 

on the pitch to cap off a 

highly competitive tournament 

that indeed showcased the 

talent of this team along with 

many others. This tournament 

also readied the Shockers for 

the state tournament coming 

in May where they will seek to 

prove their #1 ranking. 

The Tempest Shockers sport 

a roster that includes young 

Law enforcement personnel: 

ladies with many accolades 

in the sport of soccer. During 

last fall’s high school 

seasons, members of this 

club team earned two EIAC 

conference MVPs, five EIAC 

all-conference honorees, six 

team MVPs, two Kentucky 

All-District players. 

Six of the team members 

are currently players on the 

Indiana State Olympic Development 

Program team. Four of 

those have moved on to the regional 

team with Lexi Watkins 

being selected for the 2005 National 

ODP team last March, 

which is comprised of the top 

18 players in the country. 

Watkins, along with teammate 

Olivia Hopper, has also 

competed for three years as 

part of Indiana Elite of the 

Elite Club National League 

(ECNL) which competes 

all over the country and has 

offered both young ladies tremendous 

exposure in the sport. 

Current members of the 

team this year are Olivia 

Hopper, Kamryn Cheek, Lexi 

Watkins, Ashtyn Gindling, 

Emma Davis, and Reagan 

Horn of East Central; Brooklyn 

Ward, Abby Lane, and 

Bernadette Wismann of South 

Dearborn; Jayden Wilson of 

Lawrenceburg; Juliet Strange, 

Grayson Drew, Chloe Faught, 

and Abby Welch of Conner 

(KY); Myah Boze of Ross 

(OH); and Mia Howard of 

Fairmont (OH). 

The team, coached by 

Head Coach Keith Cheek 

and assisted by Chris Hopper 

and Sean Wilson, had seven 

athletes from its roster make 

scholarship commitments to 

continue playing at the collegiate 

level with several of 

those at the D1 level. 

Are you thinking about 

taking early retirement? 

Ivy Hinkle hands off the baton 

to Allison Galey in the 

relay in a triangular meet 

against Rising Sun and 

Switzerland County. The 

team won the race, and the 

Lady Tigers took the meet. 

Hinkle also won two events 

and Galey won another. 

Aurora Gymnasts 

Are State Champions 

Twenty local athletes recently 

competed in the 2021 

NGA Indiana State Championships. 

To earn the right 

to compete, gymnasts had to 

score at least a 32.00 in the 

all-around at a previous meet, 

combining the gymnastics 

disciplines of vault, uneven 

bars, balance beam, and floor 

exercise. 

Kenlee Ryan came home 

with a pair of state titles 

with a score of 9.750 on bars 

and in the all-around with a 

score of 37.225, as well as a 

third-place finish in balance 

beam (9.350) in the Junior 

B division. Junior A division 

gymnast Lilly Pruss won a 

state title on the vault with a 

score of 9.025 and was third 

on beam with a 9.225 and allaround 

with a score of 36.650. 

Another state title was earned 

by gymnast Page Burton scoring 

a 9.400 on the vault to win 

the Junior division. 

The final state title came 

from Bree Terrill who scored 

a 9.625 on the floor exercise 

to win in the Child A division. 

Bree performed to the song 

“You’ve Got a Friend in Me” 

from Toy Story. Bree was able 

to capture the only state title 

in her division of 16 competitors 

not won by the all-around 

champion. 

When asked, Bree Terrill, 

a 7-year old Manchester 

resident who is a first-grader 

at Aurora Elementary School, 

remarked, “It felt great!” in 

winning her state title. 

Other top place winners 

include Mia Durante who finished 

third in three disciplines 

(vault, beam, and floor) and 

was third in the all-around 

in the Junior division with a 

score of 36.175. Mia scored 

Grant 

Hensley 

of Lawrenceburg 

won the 

3200-meter 

run with 

a time of 

11:05 during 

a meet 

against Rising 

Sun and 

Switzerland 

County. He 

also won 

the 1600 in 

5:07. The 

boys’ team 

also won 

the meet. 

Manchester resident Bree 

Terrill, daughter of Eli and 

Jamie Terrill, is all smiles 

while sporting her medal 

shortly after capturing a 

state championship. (Photo 

courtesy of Jamie Terrill) 

an 8.725 on vault to tie for the 

place, a 9.150 on beam, and a 

9.400 on floor exercise. 

Jacee Bondurant was 

second on vault with a 9.225 

and third on bars with a 9.500 

while Olivia Gunn was second 

on floor with a 9.425 and 

third on vault scoring 9.200 

with both competing in the 

Child A division. 

Emma Ohmer was second 

on two apparatus with a 9.600 

on bars to tie for the place and 

8.725 on beam while competing 

in the Child C division. 

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Giovanni (Gio) Albanese 

BRIGHT/ 

SUGAR RIDGE 

By 

Bob 

Waples 

Community 

Correspondent 

bright@goBEACONnews.com 

This month’s salute goes 

to Bright resident Giovanni 

(Gio) Albanese who will 

be going to the Air Force 

Academy this summer after 

graduating from St. Xavier 

High School. Gio is a National 

Scholastic Honor Society 

member. He was a captain 

of the St. X football team 

and will also be a part of the 

Air Force Academy football 

team. As a mentor to younger 

N I C O L E & J O H N W U E S T E F E L D 

O 

ur 

students in the St. X Leadership 

program, he sets a good 

example with volunteer work. 

Gio will be joined at the academy 

by friend and fellow St. 

X captain Matt Devine. As an 

Air Force guy myself, I salute 

you, Gio, and wish you all the 

best. 

By the time you read this, 

we will be just a few weeks 

from graduation. I would like 

to wish all graduating seniors 

the very best in whatever 

path they follow. A special 

‘congrats’ to some EC friends 

graduating: Job Osborne 

(nephew), Adam Brown, 

Carli Creek, Bennett Noble, 

and Jacob Roberts. Harrison 

High – Caleb Wesley 

(nephew). 

John Hawley from the 

Dearborn County Park Board 

submitted the following: 

After a year of uncertainty 

and change, a new playground 

installed early in 2020 at 

Bright Meadows Park was 

officially dedicated by the 

Dearborn County Park Board 

on April 1, 2021. The board 

would like to thank the Dearborn 

Community Foundation 

for making this significant 

upgrade a reality. Thousands 

of children and parents visit 

Bright Meadows Park every 

year and now they will have 

the opportunity to enjoy stateof-the-art 

equipment and play 

structures. The board also extends 

gratitude to community 

leader, Joe Rettig, for his role 

in organizing and coordinating 

the project. 

Bright American Legion 

Post 132 is looking for new 

members. They meet the 

second Monday of each 

month at the Lions building 

on Lamplight Drive. Interested? 

Contact me at bright@ 

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REMINDER – the annual 

Memorial Day ceremony will 

be held at Gibson Cemetery 

on Sunday, May 30 at 12:15. 

Please consider attending to 

pay respect and honor those 

that gave their lives serving 

our great country. 

Upcoming June birthdays: 

Thelma Stutz (1), Debbie 

Stutz (6), niece Mila 

Rose Haney (6), Josh Cole 

(8), Peggy Masters (9), my 

Sis Barb Blair (9), Karen 

Mittermeier (10), David 

Shumate (14), brother Jim 

Waples (20), Norma Carle 

(21), Eric Bingaman (23), 

Nick Roberts (26), Del 

Weldon (28), nephews and 

Wesley brothers Peyton (24), 

Caleb (29), Brayden (30). 

Have a great month everyone 

and remember, “Character 

is found in how you treat 

people who can’t do anything 

for you,” from the book The 

Angels of Morgan Hill. 

HIDDEN 

VALLEY LAKE 

By 

Korry 

Johnson 

Community 

Correspondent 

hvl@goBEACONnews.com 

May is here and those cicadas 

are making their seventeen-year 

appearance. Love 

them or not, they’re here. 

Let’s discuss some other 

positive news. Boy oh boy, 

are we excited for the summer 

to begin. Hidden Valley 

has sooo much to offer! If you 

don’t take advantage of these 

events, it’s your loss. LOL 

Let’s start off talking about 

the “Cruise-Ins” taking place 

the second Tuesday of the 

month May-Sept. Cool cars 

and trucks, live music, split 

the pot, cold beer (possibly 

grilled food), a family- and 

pet-friendly event. 

The Children’s Activity 

Club (CAC) and the Civic 

Club (CC) have some fun 

activities planned for the year, 

so mark your calendars. More 

details to come. 

May 22 Movie Night, starts at 

dusk – CAC 

June 12 Adult Pool Party, 

8 PM – CC 

June 19 Movie Night, starts at 

dusk – CAC 

July 4 Kids Bike Parade, 

12 PM – CAC 

July 17 Middle of Lake Party, 

3 PM – CC 

July 24 Movie Night, starts at 

dusk – CAC 

Aug. 7 Luau at the Beach – CC 

Aug. 8 Back to School Beach 

Bash, 2 PM – CAC 

Sept. 5 Labor Day Bash – CC 

Sept. 11 Movie Night, starts at 

dusk – CAC 

Oct. 9 Haunted Hayride, 

5 PM – CAC 

Oct. 24 Halloween Walk, 

1 PM – CAC 

Oct. 30 Halloween Bash at 

HVLGC – CC 

Dec. 5 Cookies with Santa, 

2 PM – CAC 

Dec. Foster Care Drive – 

CAC 

Submitted by the HVL Board 

of Directors- 

The 2021 Doerflein Award 

honors an individual with a 

long history of volunteering 

for the betterment of Hidden 

Valley Lake. You might find 

the Board’s choice curious, as 

you think of him as a purveyor 

of good food and drink 

at the restaurant and the golf 

club. Allow us to give you, 

as Paul Harvey used to say, 

“The rest of the story.” 

2021’s Doerflein Award 

winner is none other than 

Steve Van Wassenhove. 

Steve does indeed run both a 

Young family looking for home with 

30+ acres 

to start small farm in 

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

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if you are willing to sell. 

Warriors Win Future Stars and Stripes 

Classic Tournament 

The 13u Indiana Warriors Baseball team won the 2021 

Future Stars and Stripes Classic, beating teams from 

Harrison, Sycamore, and Colerain. Top row- Sam Judge, 

Peter Williams, Luca DeFranco, Marty Thoman, Aaron 

Mayer, Carter Smith, Karson Dorsey, Xander Loos, Aaron 

Cherry. Middle row- Luke Nagel, Carson Roth. Kneeling 

Eli Selhlorst and Cole Sebastian. Coaches- Tom DeFranco, 

Tom Nagel, Dave Sebastian, Chris Cherry, Brian Roth, and 

Chris Mayer. 

successful restaurant and the 

golf course foodservice operation 

in Hidden Valley Lake. 

And he does so much more. 

Think back over the years 

to any large community event 

here at Hidden Valley Lake. 

The odds are that the hospitality 

offered was planned, 

staffed, and largely financed 

by Steve. He has a long 

history of generosity with 

space, food, and drink for 

POA-sponsored events such 

as town halls, drug awareness 

events, and meetings. 

The most recent example was 

Election Day in Nov. 2020. 

Steve provided food for all 

of the poll workers. He was a 

constant presence throughout 

the day, ensuring that workers 

were taken care of and that 

everything flowed smoothly. 

Hidden Valley Lake is not 

the only beneficiary of Steve’s 

largesse. Numerous groups 

throughout Dearborn County, 

St. Lawrence School, in 

particular, receive significant 

support from him. He is a 

notable, and generous, ambassador 

for Hidden Valley Lake. 

Now you know “the rest 

of the story”. We in Hidden 

Valley Lake are fortunate to 

have Steve as a neighbor, supporter, 

and friend. 

June Birthdays- Jackie 

Stoecklin, Christy Hensley, 

Amy Ward, Karen Hatfield, 

Madison Delfendahl, Darryl 

Garland, Kyle Clark, Juni 

Gillam 

June Anniversaries- Nathan 

and Ashley Embleton, Don 

and Jennifer Donelson 

PLEASE STAY SAFE and 

FIND YOUR KINDNESS! 

Please email me, Korry H. 

Johnson, if you have something 

to share in next month’s 

article at hvl@goBEACONnews.com 

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Gloria 

Carter 

Community 

Correspondent 

greendale@goBEACONnews.com 

Early Easter morning the 

Easter bunny was very busy 

scattering brightly colored 

Easter eggs all through the 

yard of my next-door neighbor 

Estal Dickerson. Estal 

had his family over for an 

Easter lunch, after which, on 

the word GO, his great-grandchildren 

invaded his back 

yard running to find as many 

eggs as they could. They 

were scampering all over, 

looking up, down, around the 

trees, and in the tall grass. 

Their parents were yelling, 

“Egg alert!” when eggs were 

missed so Grandpa would not 

mow over any missed eggs in 

his yard. Lots of fun for all. 

Retired Police Chief De- 

Wayne Uhlman received the 

Sagamore of Wabash Award 

bestowed by Indiana Governor 

Eric Holcomb for his 

over forty-year career serving 

his community as a police 

officer and a high school 

soccer coach. Chief Uhlman 

was nominated by Jeff Lane, 

a lifetime friend. Enjoy your 

retirement, Chief. 

George E. Klopp Sr., a 

resident of Greendale and a 

WWII veteran, celebrated his 

ninety-fifth birthday on Apr. 

13. A caravan of cars led by 

a Greendale fire truck started 

at Greendale Park and traveled 

down Ludlow Street. 

O 

ur 

Communities 

Scotty Dietrich, Yander Diem, Olivia Dietrich and Paityne 

Diem after the Easter egg hunt. 

Chief DeWayne Uhlman 

and Jeff Lane. 

George and his family were 

lined up in front of the home 

of his granddaughter, Allison 

Johnson, which was decked 

out with happy birthday signs 

and balloons. As everyone 

passed by, they waved George 

a happy birthday. 

Several of us, including 

myself, met with Paster Bob 

George E. Klopp Sr. celebrates 

his birthday. 

Northcutt, on Earth Day Apr. 

17 to prep our gardens for the 

upcoming growing season. 

We spent the morning 

cleaning out weeds, repairing 

the raised beds, and filling the 

beds with dirt. The day was a 

lot of hard work, but meeting 

new gardeners and catching 

up on old news was nice. 

ST. LEON 

By 

Debbie A. 

Zimmer 

Community 

Correspondent 

stleon@goBEACONnews.com 

St. Joseph American 

Legion Post 464 will be 

hosting the Hoxworth Blood 

Center Blood Drive at their 

post home on June 9 from 

1:30-7:30 P.M. To schedule 

an appt. time call Hoxworth 

at 800-830-1091. The pint of 

blood that you donate helps 

to save many lives, and you 

can also enjoy some of Jerry 

Maune’s great chili! 

St. Leon resident Martha 

Schuman passed away on 

Apr. 11, 2021. Martha was 

quite simply described as the 

best wife and mother ever 

and giver of amazing hugs. 

She challenged her grandchildren 

and great-grandchildren 

at cornhole and often beat 

them. She adored her husband 

of sixty-three years, Joe, 

whom she met at a dance in 

Cedar Grove. Martha was a 

fifty-eight-year member of St. 

Joseph Auxiliary Unit 464. 

Martha was known for baking 

pies for family, as well as the 

church, and St. Leon Fireman’s 

Festival. Each of her 

children had their favorite pie 

that she would bake for their 

birthday or special occasion; 

lemon meringue, cherry, apple, 

and peaches ‘n cream were at 

the top of everyone’s list. Martha 

loved her flower garden 

and grew roses of nearly every 

color. Martha crocheted delicate 

items and made one for 

each family’s last name which 

was then framed. Martha will 

be deeply missed by all. 

Our family spent spring 

break week in Gulf Shores, 

AL on the beach in the COLD 

weather. The temperature 

dropped into the low 40s at 

night and didn’t get above 70 

during the day! That didn’t stop 

the grandchildren from getting 

in the water. Getting away, relaxing 

on the beach, and eating 

seafood was wonderful! 

My mom Nettie Andres 

will celebrate being ninetyone 

years “young” on June 29 

(sorry Mom but I had to give 

you special recognition). I just 

hope that I reach that age and 

am capable of doing as well 

as you do when I reach this 

milestone! 

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We’re Ready When You Are 

June 2021 

JANUARY 2017 

June 2 – River City Classics Cruise 

In - River City Classics Cruise In at the 

200 block of Second Street between 

Judiciary and Main at 6pm. Info: 812- 

290-4775 or . 

June 3 – Main Street Aurora 

Windows of Aurora Walking Tour 

- 7pm at 231 Main Street. Info: 812-926- 

1100 or . 

June 5, 12, 19, 26 – At The Barn 

Winery - Party on the Patio - Live music 

every Saturday 7pm- 9pm, various 

musicians and genres. Bring a yard chair 

and a picnic, family friendly, outside 

venue, free wine tasting. Info: 513-519- 

8745 or . 

June 5, 12, 19, 26 – Dillsboro Farmer’s 

Market - 9am until 12pm at Heritage 

Pointe. 8am-12pm when more products 

become available. Info: 812-571-3775 or 

. 

June 5, 6 – Follow the River - 

Celebrating Our River Heritage - 

10am - 5pm. A self Guided Tour, explore 

Our River’s History brought to you by 

The Dearborn County Historical Society, 

Ohio County Historical Society, Main 

Street Aurora and Rising Sun Main 

Street. Info: Dearborn County Historical 

Society . 

June 5, 12, 19, 26 – Lawrenceburg 

Farmer’s Market - Newtown Park, US 

Route 50 (Eads Parkway), Lawrenceburg. 

9AM-1PM, produce, flowers, plants, 

eggs, honey, herbs, jams, jellies, baked 

goods, hand crafted items and more. 

Info: 812-537-4507 . 

June 5, 12, 19 – Lawrenceburg 

Speedway - Sprint, modified, pure 

stock and hornet racing on 3/8 mile 

high-banked clay oval track. Racing 

at 7PM. Info: Info: Lawrenceburg 

Speedway . 

June 6 – Tri-State Antique Market - 

Indiana’s largest monthly antique and 

vintage only market. Lawrenceburg Fair 

Grounds at US 50. Open 7am-3pm. Info: 

513-353-4135 . 

June 8, 15, 23, 29 – Movies in the 

Park - Lawrenceburg Civic Park - Short 

& High Streets, starting at 9:00pm. Info: 

Lawrenceburg Main Street . 

June 10, 17, 24 – Music on the River 

- Thursdays, 7PM-9PM, June-August 

at the Lawrenceburg Civic Park, High 

& Short Streets, Lawrenceburg. This 

free outdoor concert series has been 

a long standing and popular tradition 

for more than 15 years in downtown 

Lawrenceburg. The concerts feature 

a wide variety of musical acts from 

country to rock, pop, big band and 

more. Food and beverages are availbale 

for purchase. Bring your own lawn chair. 

For information visit Lawrenceburg 

Main Street . 

June 12 – Dancing on Main - Welcome 

Back Main Street Aurora Dancing on 

Main (over 21 event) cost $5.00. Event 

runs from 7pm - 10pm at 228 Second 

Street, Aurora, IN. Dinner available for 

$7.00 with proceeds to Relay for Life. For 

more information call 812-926-1100 or 

visit Main Street Aurora . 

June 13 – Livery of Aurora - Open 

House & Bridal Show - Livery of Aurora 

Open House and Bridal Show, June 13 

from Noon - 4pm. For more information 

go to Main Street Aurora . 

June 14, 15, 16 – American Girl Day 

Camps - Monday-Wednesday, June 

14,15,16, 9:00 a.m. -12 noon. Hillforest 

Victorian House Museum, 213 Fifth 

Street, Aurora. Girls ages (ages 5-14) 

will have a great time learning of the 

history of the “American Girl” doll series, 

dressing up for a take home photo, 

touring Hillforest, designing a t-shirt 

for themselves and their doll, and 

participating in a little lady tea. Cost: 

$30.00 Members, $35 Non-members. 

For reservations visit www.hillforest.org 

or call 812-926-0089. 

June 18 – 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 Main Street Aurora . 

June 19 – Annual Ohio River Sweep - 

For more information call 812-926-1100 

or visit Main Street Aurora . 

June 19 – Tastes of Summer - 

Lawrenceburg Civic Park, High & 

Short Streets. Time to be announced. 

Food vendors, Glamper show and 

live music. For more information visit 

Lawrenceburg Main Street . 

June 25, 26 – Quilt Walk - 2nd 

Annual - Quilters Garden is having their 

2nd Annual Quilt Walk in Downtown 

Lawrenceburg. Quilts will be displayed 

in all the shops and there will be guest 

speakers, demos and prizes. For more 

information call 812-539-4939 or visit 

Quilters Garden Quilt Walk . 

June 26 – Kid’s Day - Lawrenceburg 

Civic Park, Short & High Streets. For 

more information visit Lawrenceburg 

Main Street . 

Dearborn County Convention, 

Visitor and Tourism Bureau 

320 Walnut St. • Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025 

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NEW ALSACE 

By 

Laura 

Keller 

Community 

Correspondent 

newalsace@goBEACONnews.com 

Memorial Day is a federal 

holiday to honor those who 

lost their lives while serving 

our country. Every year 

on Memorial Day, the New 

Alsace American Legion Post 

452 holds services at local 

cemeteries. The services are 

a fitting tribute to honor the 

many brave men and women 

who dedicated their lives to 

serve and protect our country. 

This year, two cemeteries 

have been added to their schedule 

on Monday, May 31, which 

is as follows (please note – 

with construction on Route 1, 

times may vary slightly): 

8:30 a.m. – West Fork (located 

off Bonnell Road) 

9 a.m. – Cambridge (located 

off Pribble Road) 

9:30 a.m. – East Fork 

10 a.m. – All Saints Parish – 

St. John’s campus (Dover) 

10:45 a.m. – All Saints 

Parish – St. Martin’s campus 

(Yorkville) 

11:15 a.m. – All Saints Parish 

– St. Paul’s campus (New 

Alsace) 

O 

ur 

(See page 1A for a list of more 

ceremonies.) 

Dinner will be served after 

the memorial services at the 

legion for all legion members 

and their families. Fried 

chicken is provided but all 

are asked to please bring a 

covered dish. 

Spring break is something 

every child and parent looks 

forward to. During their 2021 

spring break, forty-three 

members of All Saints parish 

(adults and students) led by 

Father Jonathan Meyer and 

Youth Minister Lucy Herth, 

traveled to Bear Branch, KY. 

They spent five days with Big 

Creek Mission and helped 

with flood cleanup (mud outs) 

which included removing wet 

trailer insulation and debris, 

scraping four inches of mud 

from warehouses located in 

the flood zone, roofing projects, 

community service, and 

other places/duties as needed. 

More details can be found in 

the Dover column. 

The North Dearborn American 

Legion Post 452 will be 

hosting their monthly euchre 

tournament on May 16 and 

June 6. Doors open at noon 

and games start at 1 p.m. The 

entry fee is $5 with a cash payout 

to the four highest scores. 

Refreshments are available for 

purchase. Call 812.623.3695 

for more information. 

Communities 

BATESVILLE 

By 

Sue 

Siefert 

Community 

Correspondent 

batesville@goBEACONnews.com 

Spiffing up … 

The Batesville Beautification 

League is having the 

roof on the downtown gazebo 

replaced through the expertise 

of the Batesville Street 

Department. The gazebo has 

adorned the Village Green 

area for thirty years, and 

the new roof brightens this 

downtown icon as it welcomes 

visitors. Thanks to all 

the Batesville Beautification 

League and Street Department 

members for making this 

improvement possible! 

Trail technology … 

Thanks to Evan Berkemeier’s 

Eagle Scout project, ten 

QR Codes (Quick Response 

Codes) are located throughout 

Brum Woods that reflects 

one’s location and also displays 

the entire Brum Woods 

trail system. Brum Woods’ 

trail walkers and first-time 

visitors alike will benefit from 

these directional posts. Great 

job, Evan! 

Batesville Named Among 

Safest Cities in Indiana 

Batesville has been named 

one of the safest cities in Indiana 

as it ranked #10 statewide 

by AdvisorSmith, a business 

insurance resource. 

Upon learning of the announcement, 

Mayor Mike 

Bettice commented, “Growing 

up here I have always 

noticed how people look out 

for each other and are always 

willing to help someone in 

need. While safety is one of 

our greatest attributes we always 

need to show appreciation 

not only for our citizens 

but also our law enforcement.” 

Rankings were based on a 

crime score for each city by 

calculating the number of violent 

and property crimes reported. 

The crimes considered 

were murder, rape, robbery, 

assault, burglary, larceny, 

Chris Grunkemeyer and 

Charlie Beiser replace the 

town square’s gazebo roof. 

and vehicle theft. Batesville’s 

crime score was far below 

that average at 18.9 while the 

average for small cities across 

Indiana is 43. 

“It’s just an honor to be 

recognized for something like 

this,” Batesville Police Chief, 

Stan Holt commented. “As a 

law enforcement officer, you 

get into this career because you 

want to give back. You want to 

make people feel safe.” 

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The Tomb of the 

Unknown Soldier Replica 

Please 

come and 

see this 

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and moving 

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Monday, May 17th, 2021 

10am to 7pm 

1st North Street, Versailles, IN 47042 

Between the Ripley County Courthouse and Ripley County Annex 

(In case of rain, the exhibit will be in the Tyson Activity Center) 

The Exhibit is FREE and Open to the Public 

Presented by The Exchange Club, Rome, Georgia 

Sponsored by: 

The Ross’ Run Chapter Daughters of the American 

Revolution,Versailles American Legion Post 173, 

and the Ripley County Tourism Bureau 

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

at Versailles State Park for an open to the public 

Art in Nature Community 

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Demonstations 

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Demonstrations and hands-on demonstrations with the 

Southeastern Indiana Wood Turners 

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Soldier from World War I and the 3 crypts that hold the remains 

of the unknown soldiers from World War II, the Korean War, and 

the now empty crypt of the Viet Nam War. This replica of the most 

hallowed ground in America will be on display in Versailles. 

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the park! 

Parishioners of All Saints Parish participated in a pilgrimage from Yorkville to Dover. 

YORKVILLE 

& GUILFORD 

By 

Laura 

Keller 

Community 

Correspondent 

yorkville@goBEACONnews.com 

When packing for vacation, 

I always debate whether to 

wear clothing that indicates 

where I live. Often times it 

sparks a conversation or comment 

from someone if they 

are a sports fan of the team 

you’re wearing or happen to 

live near you. While vacationing 

in Tennessee in March, 

my husband, son and I were 

walking along a creek while 

a couple commented on my 

son’s University of Cincinnati 

t-shirt, stating they lived 

near Cincinnati. In less than 

one minute, we discovered we 

live roughly ten minutes from 

each other and had never met! 

Dana and Karen Smith from 

Guilford and Rob and Marie 

Senefeld from St. Leon just 

happened to be in the same 

place at the same time as us. 

We discovered that Dana 

and Karen, both school bus 

drivers for Sunman-Dearborn 

community schools, know my 

aunt and uncle, and their son 

and my cousin attended grade 

school together. Rob and Marie 

recently relocated back to 

the area after Rob retired from 

the military as a helicopter 

pilot. What a small world! I’m 

glad I packed the UC shirt for 

my son, or we never would 

have met the Smiths and 

Senefelds. 

On Mar. 27, more than one 

hundred thirty people participated 

in a pilgrimage from 

Yorkville to Dover. There is 

a tradition of pilgrimages on 

Palm Sunday leading up to 

Holy week in Europe. A few 

years ago, Father Jonathan 

Meyer, pastor of All Saints 

Parish, wanted to replicate a 

pilgrimage in which he participated 

in Spain in 2001 and 

luckily the weather cooperated 

this year. The pilgrims 

began at St. Martin’s church 

in Yorkville and walked 3 

miles to St. Paul’s church in 

New Alsace. After a break, 

they journeyed over the hill 

to St. John’s in Dover. During 

the pilgrimage, the rosary was 

prayed, they made the Stations 

of the cross and shared 

scriptures. 

Mark your calendars for 

Saturday, May 15 for clean-up 

on York Ridge road from 8 

Dana and Karen Smith and 

Marie and Rob Senefeld. 

A.M. to noon. Please meet at 

5311 York Ridge Rd. for instructions. 

Garbage bags and 

trash pickers will be provided, 

but please bring your gloves. 

The clean-up efforts will span 

from Fox Road to the town of 

Guilford. York Ridge Road 

will be closed during that time. 

Let’s help keep Yorkville 

beautiful! 

Isiah White, the five-yearold 

son of former Guilford 

residents Jason and Christina 

White, is battling cancer. 

If you’d like to lift his spirits 

and send him a get-well card, 

his address is 401 E. Spring 

St. Apt. 416, New Albany, IN 

47150. 

If you have news in the Yorkville/Guilford 

area you’d like 

me to share, please contact 

me at yorkville@goBEACON 

news.com. 

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Mission participants Front row: Julia Sillis, Sam Norton, Ashley Gowdy, Michaela 

Spangler, Lindsey Tenhundfeld, Miriam Weber, Amber Sillis, Sam Hensley. Row 2: 

Molly McFee, Lilly Wolfe, Iris Weckenbrock, Maria Deddens, Ava Kraus, Josie Wolfe, 

Courtney Gill, Emilee Hubbard, Maggie Hudepohl, Fr. Jonathan Meyer. Row 3: Darren 

Weber, Nick Steele, Josh Bessler, Ian Bittner, Brooklyn Gill, Nate Kraus, Lucy Herth, 

Jack Boyles. Row 4: Nathan McFee, Sam Chipps, Dave Siegel, Sam McFee, Nick 

Telles, Abe Bittner, Matthew Graf, Sandy Hoff, Matthew Hornback, Larry Hoff, Zen Ivey, 

Jacob Trimble, Ron Hornback. Not pictured are are Luke Yunger, Ron Farrier, Andrew 

Deddens, Michelle Deddens and Laura Deddens. 

DOVER 

By 

Rhonda 

Trabel 

Community 

Correspondent 

dover@goBEACONnews.com 

Forty-three All Saints Parish 

members went on their annual 

Spring Break Mission Trip. 

This year, the destination was 

Bear Branch, KY where they 

served with the Big Creek 

Mission. The area recently 

suffered a significant flood, 

so this group helped provide 

a resident with a new roof, rejuvenated 

the public baseball 

fields and swimming pool, 

and worked at the local food 

and clothing pantries. All of 

this was done under the direction 

of Fr Jonathan Meyer. 

Much flood-cleanup was done 

for the churches and homes 

in the area. Many memories 

were made playing 9-square, 

Dover residents daughters Monica Connolly and Marie 

Connolly, and daughter-in-law Tina Connolly. Back are 

sons Greg and Dale Connolly. Wishing her well but unable 

to be there was son Roger Connolly of New York. 

spike ball, laser tag, football, 

basketball, roller-skating, and 

praying. The efforts of this 

group were greatly appreciated 

by all for carrying on 

God’s work! 

Happy Birthday to a great 

lady I have known since my 

childhood. Marie Connolly 

turned ninety years young on 

Apr. 2. She is a fun person. 

No wonder she has lived this 

long. She was married to 

Bob Connolly who passed 

away in 2013. Her kids 

took her out to dinner at the 

Market Street Grille (See ad 

on page 5A) in Harrison to 

celebrate. She had a great 

time! Best wishes to a fun 

lady for this birthday and 

more to come! 

Phyllis Barker, Ruthie Sutton, and Jim Stallard. 

LOGAN 

By 

Susan 

Carson 

Community 

Correspondent 

logan@goBEACONnews.com 

On Mar. 26, the residents 

of the Dearborn Village, 

headed by Irene Estes, 

organized a walk-by in front 

of Jim Stallard’s apartment 

to wish him a happy one 

hundred second birthday. 

The North Dearborn Pantry 

recently announced that 

Melanie Marshall will take 

over as the new operations 

manager. While she certainly 

has big shoes to fill, she is no 

stranger to the pantry, having 

been a North Dearborn 

Pantry Board member since 

2017 and also serving in 

the capacity as a volunteer. 

Melanie has a wealth of business 

experience with companies. 

Originally from Alpena, 

Michigan, Melanie spent 

several years in Norfolk, VA 

Melanie Marshall 

as a “Navy Wife,” before 

moving back to the Midwest 

in 1994 and then to the local 

area in 2014. 

Melanie currently resides 

in Hidden Valley and is 

a member and a lector at 

church. In her free time, she 

enjoys organic vegetable gardening, 

spending time on the 

lake, and scuba diving. 

Melanie says, “I feel truly 

blessed to have the opportunity 

to deepen my commitment 

to the North Dearborn 

Pantry. I look forward to 

serving our patrons and all of 

our volunteers.” 

Congratulations, Melanie! 

OLDENBURG 

By 

Sue 

Siefert 

Community 

Correspondent 

oldenburg@goBEACONnews.com 

Congratulations! 

Melvin and Marceda Paul 

were the recipients of a card 

shower as they celebrated their 

sixty-fifth wedding anniversary 

in April. We wish them 

many more years together! 

Changes in the ‘Burg 

After over a century and 

a half of caring for the land, 

the Sisters of St. Francis have 

agreed to sell Michaela Farm 

to the Greenacres Foundation. 

Through many meetings, the 

missions of Michaela Farm 

and Greenacres Foundation 

were found to align beautifully 

in promoting care for the 

land and all its inhabitants, 

displaying a similar passion 

for the environment and agricultural 

education. 

Plans include continuing the 

250-acre farm’s CSA program 

and maintaining the availability 

of garden-fresh produce. 

The Sisters express their 

gratitude to all who have supported 

Michaela Farm, as they 

warmly welcome Greenacres 

Matt Fullenkamp, Trenton Roell, Kelsey Roell and 

Shannon Fullenkamp. 

to Oldenburg. 

Greenacres Foundation was 

founded in 1988 as Louis 

and Louise Nippert’s gift to 

the community. It provides 

educational programming to 

over thirty thousand students 

annually while preserving and 

regenerative farming over one 

thousand two hundred acres in 

southwest Ohio. 

More changes … 

Jeff Paul is known by all 

the village people as the 

owner of the village store, 

and as the unofficial “Village 

Mayor,” as he has listened to 

customers’ stories and concerns 

and provided groceries 

along with advice as needed 

for forty-eight years. Jeff 

revealed, “I started working 

at the store while in high 

school, and at age thirty-four, 

was offered the opportunity 

to own the business. It was a 

considerable risk, but one I 

was willing to take as I love 

the retail business and all the 

folks I’ve met. Since then, 

technology keeps changing, 

but one thing that hasn’t 

changed is that customers are 

greeted with a warm smile 

and great customer service – 

and they keep coming back 

from as far away as Rushville, 

Greensburg, Brookville, 

and Madison.” The store has 

been sold to employees, Matt 

and Shannon Fullenkamp, 

and their children Trenton 

and Kelsey Roell who will 

carry on the friendly customer 

service that they learned 

from Jeff. 

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AURORA 

By 

Margaret 

Drury 

Community 

Correspondent 

O 

ur 

Communities 

aurora@goBEACONnews.com 

Even though I am looking 

at fresh snow on the 

ground on April 21, it IS or 

at least is SUPPOSED to be 

spring. Regardless, Spring 

has sprung and is proving 

to be a busy time in Aurora. 

Everyone seems to be getting 

back in the groove of things. 

HOORAY! 

The Vietnam Veterans 

hosted their annual Easter 

Egg Hunt at Aurora City 

Park on the Saturday before 

Easter. The good turnout was 

evident with the fact that the 

one thousand five hundred 

eggs hidden by the Veterans 

were found in only ten 

minutes! They had to rearrange 

the hunt a little bit this 

year as the new playground 

Aurora received from Lawrenceburg 

was in the process 

of being installed. 

Hillforest has reopened 

its doors for tours, River 

Cities Bike Share is up and 

running, the annual spring 

art show is up, and we are 

preparing for our city-wide 

clean-up, and River View 

Cemetery is preparing for its 

spring walking tour. 

Main Street Aurora is busy 

preparing for Get Wine(d) 

& Dine(d) and other such 

NORMAL activities… like 

ribbon cuttings, etc. Ya’ll 

just gotta’ come to Aurora to 

see everything we have goin’ 

on! 

If you were driving on 

George Street (aka Scarecrow 

Alley) on Arbor Day, 

you would have received 

a free tree compliments of 

the Aurora Garden Club 

(AGC). Two hundred trees 

were given away in just 

forty-seven minutes! I 

think that is a new record. 

New member, Lori Koons, 

joined us that day. Welcome, 

Lori! The AGC also plants 

the flowerpots and baskets 

around town as well as the 

flower beds at the city park. 

We are always seeking new 

members… guys and gals… 

young and old alike. You 

can live anywhere and join; 

you do not have to live in 

Aurora. If interested, contact 

Club President, Cindy 

Rottinghaus at cindyr5@ 

comcast.net. 

City of Aurora Pool Fundraiser 

Vendors, Car Wash, Food, Raffles, Beer Garden 

Sponsored by 

Blake Haag, Keller Williams Realty 

& Daniel Cole, Cole Mobile Car Wash 

Saturday & Sunday, May 15 & 16 

Aurora City Park 

11:00am - 6:00pm 

Get Wine(d) & Dine(d) in Aurora 

Free 

Friday, May 21st 

5:00 - 9:00pm 

Pickup business participation card at 

Main Street Aurora Office, 231 Main Street 

Aurora Lions Club Outdoor Movie 

Free 

New Garden Club member, 

Lori Koons poses with 

member Joy Lyon. 

Aurora Garden Club member 

Emily Beckman gives a 

tree to Jim Elza of Aurora. 

“Karate Kid” 

Friday, May 21st 

9:00pm 

Lions Main Street Parking Lot 

Mickey Greber of Lawrenceburg was excited to get a tree from AGC members Cindy 

Rottinghaus, Charlotte Hastings, and Ginny Boyer. 

Women of the Moose Tammy White, Davette Kinnett, Tracy Craft, Donna Sherman, 

Donna Wingate, Sandy Ruggles, Teana Sherman, Kendra Smith, Crystal Smith, Mayor 

Mark Drury, City Manager Derek Walker. 

Aurora Lions Club members Wayne Schroeder, Willie Phelps, Terry Hahn, Woody 

Whitaker, Doug Manford. 

I don’t think the Aurora 

Lions Club missed a lick 

over this past year when it 

comes to their expert breakfast-making 

skills. They 

hosted a successful Spring 

SDHS Scholarship Pancake 

Breakfast and had quite a 

few dine-in guests when I 

stopped by to pick up breakfast 

for our church youth 

group working in the yard 

that morning. Be sure to tell 

Kathi Prarat that her biscuits 

are tha’ BEST! Randy 

Turner shared that they 

served about two hundred 

thirty-five breakfasts. I also 

heard that professional pancake 

flipper, Joe Burkart, 

demonstrated his skills by 

letting a few cakes fly across 

the kitchen, but toward what 

target, I am not sure! Randy 

also shared that split-the-pot 

winner Tina Jensen donated 

her winnings back to the 

scholarship fund. Thank you, 

Tina, for your generosity! 

In 2020, the Aurora Lions 

Club gave nine scholarships 

totaling $7,600. If you 

were not able to support the 

Pancake Breakfast, you can 

still donate toward the Lions 

Club SDHS Scholarship fund 

by writing a check to Aurora 

Lions Club (Scholarship 

Fund) and give it to a Lions 

Club member or mail it to 

Aurora Lions Club, P.O. Box 

11, Aurora, IN 47001. 

The Women of the Moose, 

Lodge #1908 donated $2,000 

to go toward the new city 

pool project. Thank you, 

ladies, for your generosity! 

The Moose organization is a 

family lodge, a service organization 

that helps to support 

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an orphanage in Mooseheart, 

IL. The Aurora lodge has 

also helped the local Clearing 

House with the Toy Coalition 

at Christmas. Junior 

Regent, Crystal Smith, and 

her husband, Roy, shared 

that their family is relatively 

new to the Moose lodge. The 

lodge is seeking new members 

who want to enjoy the 

family environment and get 

involved by giving back to 

the community making it a 

better place in which to live. 

Speaking of getting involved… 

Blake Haag and 

Daniel Cole are sponsoring 

the Splish Splash City of 

Aurora Pool Fundraiser at 

the Aurora City Park on May 

15 and 16, from 9 A.M. to 

8 P.M. Come out to support 

our new pool project. 

Show support for the Small 

Businesses of Aurora at the 

Get Wine(d) and Dine(d) in 

Downtown Aurora on Friday, 

May 21 from 5-9 P.M. 

On that same day, the 

Aurora Lions Club has its 

first outdoor movie of the 

year in the Club’s parking 

lot starting at dusk (9 P.M.) 

Free admission and popcorn. 

Hamburgers, hotdogs, and 

drinks will be available for 

purchase. Bring your lawn 

chairs and make it a memorable 

evening for the family. 

Come see us in Aurora! 

River City Classics Car Club Cruise-In 

Wednesday, June 2nd 

6pm 

200 Block Second Street (Judiciary to Main) 

Main Street Aurora 

Windows of Aurora Walking Tour 

Free 

Thursday, June 3rd 

7:00pm 

Meet 231 Main Street 

Follow the River 

Celebrating our River Heritage 

Free 

Free 

Saturday & Sunday, June 5 & 6 

10:00am - 5:00pm 

A Self-Guided Tour 

Explore Our River’s History 

Aurora at Gabbard Riverfront Park 

& Rising Sun at Ohio Co. 

Historical Society, 212 S. Walnut St. 



LAWRENCEBURG 

By 

Debbie 

Acasio 

Community 

Correspondent 

O 

ur 

Communities 

lawrenceburg@goBEACONnews.com 

Only in Indiana (or perhaps 

the whole Midwest) will you 

observe people furiously 

mowing their grass in anticipation 

of a spring snowstorm. 

Clyde Knigga, former 

Lawrenceburg teacher and 

avid grass mower, did exactly 

that one April day as he 

whipped the mower around 

his church’s massive yard on 

Ludlow Hill. The beautifully 

mown lawn was covered in 

snow the next day! 

Thanks, Clyde for all that 

you do. 

Meanwhile, on this same 

pre-snow day, the Lawrenceburg 

track team was busy 

on the track field. Grant 

Hensley beat the school 

record in the two-mile run 

with a time of 10:43 and had 

first-place finishes in all three 

of his events. Congratulations 

Grant. His parents are 

Amy Gilliland (stepdad DJ 

Gilliland) and Reid Hensley 

(stepmom Gina Hensley.) 

The Dearborn County 

Retired Teachers, meeting at 

the Lawrenceburg Community 

Center, have been busy 

Andrew Schwartz cooking 

dinner for his family. 

making shorts and dresses 

for needy children across the 

globe made out of sheets, 

pillowcases, and donated 

fabric. From October 2018 to 

the present, they have made 

a whopping 1,415 dresses 

and 2,300 shorts! Shipped 

via church organizations to 

such countries as Ecuador, 

Uganda, Guatemala, and the 

Dominican Republic, these 

much-needed clothing items 

are a joy to the children that 

receive them. The teachers 

have an ongoing need 

for fabric (sheets, pillowcases, 

and especially fabric 

for boys) sewing supplies 

such as ¾ and ½ inch elastic, 

thread, trims, washable 

ribbon, and rickrack. If you 

know of any organization 

making a mission trip to a 

foreign country, have any 

affiliation with Operation 

Grant Hensley school record 

holder for the two-mile 

track event. 

Christmas Child, or wish to 

donate supplies, please contact 

Judy Mosier at kjmosier@comcast.net 

. The muchneeded 

“boys fabrics” are 

solid colors, plaids, stripes, 

sports, or cars/tractors. 

It is hard to believe the 

school year is almost over. 

All teachers, but especially 

the virtual teachers, have had 

their share of challenges. 

I ran into one virtual 

teacher Amy Renner outside 

the Primary School. 

She had a cart loaded down 

with supplies to send hummingbird 

feeder kits home to 

her students. What a fun project! 

Thanks to all the teachers 

for all that they do. 

Speaking of projects, 

Lawrenceburg third-grader 

Andrew Schwartz recently 

decided to make dinner for 

Robby and Rachel Thies 

enjoying the evening after 

an exhausting cooking 

marathon for a church fund 

raiser. Rachel makes all 

the wonderful soups. 

Amy Renner 

Sharon Lewis Thayer 

standing in front of a 

handmade quilt made by 

her mother Helen Lewis in 

1982 . The quilt is owned 

by Cliff Thies and was displayed 

at the Ohio County 

Historical society quilt. 

his family. With only a little 

help from stepmom Angelina 

Schwartz and dad Mike 

Schwartz, Andrew knows 

his way around an Instapot! 

If you are a senior and are 

looking for some fun, don’t 

forget to check out the Dearborn 

Adult Center. Activities 

include a daily lunch (twentyfour-hour 

notice preferred), 

exercising, dances, and many 

other activities. They recently 

had a Swingin’ With The 

Oldies and Senior Prom. A 

food pantry located on the 

premises is now available for 

any senior in need. Check 

out Dearborn Adult Center 

on Facebook or visit the 

Lawrenceburg Main Street 

website for more information. 

Save up your appetites for 

BBQ pork and brisket and 

mac & cheese on May 23. Tri 

Kappa is bringing in a food 

truck to the Lawrenceburg 

Community Center. See a Tri 

Kappa member for advance 

tickets. Proceeds will go 

toward their scholarship 

program. 

SUNMAN 

By 

Maureen 

Stenger 

Community 

Correspondent 

sunman@goBEACONnews.com 

Sunman Elementary has 

some exciting news to share. 

Next school year they are 

launching a new preschool 

and childcare program 

called Tiger Town! They 

will offer half-day, tuitionbased 

childcare. The cost 

of half-day child care will 

be ten dollars per day with 

a ten dollar discount for 

attending five days a week. 

The preschool will be halfday 

as well and it will be free! 

Students living in the Sunman 

Elementary School zone will 

have priority. Since Tiger 

Town is a Title I funded preschool, 

students outside of the 

Sunman School attendance 

area or outside the boundaries 

of the Sunman-Dearborn 

Community Schools may 

attend if space is available. 

Tiger Town will have a 

licensed teacher and other 

support staff on hand. Tiger 

Town preschool students will 

be able to participate in the 

school lunch and latch key 

programs. Please call the 

Carol and Charles “Charlie” 

Faulkner (Photo courtesy 

of Kim Mitchell) 

school at 812-623-2235 for 

more information. 

On Apr. 7 Charles 

“Charlie” and Carol 

Faulkner celebrated 

their sixty-fifth wedding 

anniversary. A huge 

congratulations to them bothwhat 

a milestone! Wishing 

them many more years of 

happiness. Charlie will also 

turn ninety years young on 

May 27. We wish him a very 

happy birthday! 

The Sunman Easter Egg 

Hunt was a success, thank you 

to all of those who worked 

tirelessly to bring joy to all of 

the area’s children. 

Please continue to send me 

your stories, I love sharing 

them! 

HARRISON 

By 

Debbie 

McCane 

Community 

Correspondent 

harrison@goBEACONnews.com 

The Harrison Tree Board 

celebrated Arbor Day by 

giving away fifty, two-year-old 

red oak saplings at their annual 

event that was held at the 

Harrison Community Center. 

Ron Rothhass Jr, a master 

arborist and horticulturist, 

gave a presentation on tree 

care and offered a plethora of 

knowledge to the attendees 

concerning tree care. The 

meeting was beneficial for all 

who attended. 

The Wall that Heals, a 

smaller replica of the Vietnam 

Veterans Memorial Wall, 

located in Washington, DC, 

will be available to the public 

for viewing and will be on 

display around the clock 

starting June 10 until 2:00 

P.M. on June 13. The wall can 

be viewed at 110 Industrial 

Avenue, in Harrison. 

Volunteers will be available to 

help visitors locate the names 

of those who served from 

around the area. 

The wall lists 58,000 names 

of those who paid the ultimate 

sacrifice during the Vietnam 

War. More than three million 

Americans served during 

this era. Several volunteers 

from the area are helping to 

facilitate the event. 

The DORA (Designated 

Outdoor Refreshment Area) 

located in historic downtown 

Congrats 

Grads! 

Harrison will see an increase 

in hours, seating, and lighting. 

The District received a 

$4,000 grant to add additional 

lighting and seating. The 

DORA is open Mon.-Thurs. 

4-10 P.M., Fri. 4 P.M.- 

midnight, Sat. noon-midnight, 

and Sun. noon-10 P.M. 

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DILLSBORO 

By 

Lorene 

Westmeier 

Community 

Correspondent 

dillsboro@goBEACONnews.com 

The Dillsboro Elementary 

Running Club kicked off its 

season in April. These athletes 

will spend the next two 

months gearing up for the 

Flying 5k in Dillsboro being 

held on May 22. Thank you 

to the staff volunteers that 

make this club available to 

our students, including Katy 

Espich, Susie Thompson, 

JoAnna Hughes, and Danielle 

Rogers. 

An Easter egg hunt was 

held following Sunrise Service 

and breakfast at St. John 

Church, Farmers Retreat. 

Superintendant, Jane Ohlmansiek 

held the Sunday 

School Program presenting 

the Resurrection Story told 

with Easter symbols found in 

pretty eggs. Sarah Thomas 

led the children outside for 

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fun finding the eggs on the 

lawn, in shrubs and trees. A 

good time was had by all. 

Teresa and Dennis 

(“Hammer) McMurray 

have donated the old Masonic 

Lodge Building to Indiana 

Landmarks, a not-for-profit 

organization dedicated to 

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our communities more 

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Drew and Thomas Poole, 

Madison Ashcraft, and Katie 

Thomas had lots of fun. 

Landmarks will install a new 

roof, secure the structure, 

and clean up the remnants 

of the fire. The building will 

then be placed for sale. The 

town of Dillsboro gives the 

McMurray’s a BIG THANK 

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Several events are going 

on in Dillsboro. The Art 

Center is open Saturdays 10 

A.M.-2 P.M. and is located 

on Bank St. next to Heritage 

Point. Showing now 

until May 29 is “What Goes 

Around Comes Around.” The 

Artists have used recycled 

items for the display. The 

next show featuring new 

works by Dillsboro artists 

Rebecca Davies and 

Heather Tackitt runs June 5 

through July. 

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MANCHESTER 

By 

Lisa 

West 

Community 

Correspondent 

manchester@goBEACONnews.com 

Manchester correspondent 

Lisa West will be back next 

month with exciting news 

from the community. Please 

share your stories with her 

at manchester@goBEACON 

news.com. 

Manchester resident Elizabeth 

Yelton, a recent South 

Dearborn high school graduate, 

is now a naval Airman 

stationed at Lenore Air Force 

Base in Lenore, CA. She 

recently surprised her parents, 

Ed and Kim Yelton, with an 

unscheduled Easter visit. Ms. 

Yelton is now one of the best 

aviators in the world. 

Piper Cole and Charleigh 

Fox have earned perfect 

scores on the IREAD, a 

program targeted for reading 

proficiency by third grade. 

Congrats! 

RISING SUN/ 

OHIO COUNTY 

By 

PG 

Gentrup 

Community 

Correspondent 

risingsun@goBEACONnews.com 

I have been enjoying the 

great weather and like the 

temperatures being in the 60s. 

I love the fresh air and at the 

time I am writing this, I am 

passing the 1000 mile mark 

for walking for 2021, with 

my goal being 3000 miles for 

the year. I am a little past my 

scheduled pace. 

I have to tell you how 

PROUD I am of my niece, 

Jenna Kendrick, who is 

now known as Dr. Jenna 

Kendrick, as she has 

completed her residency at the 

Chillicothe, OH VA Hospital. 

Dr. Jenna has now accepted 

a post residency job as an 

Inpatient Pharmacist at the 

St. Peter Regional Treatment 

Center (SPRTC) in St. Peter, 

MN. Her dream job came 

true and she will be working 

with those suffering from 

mental illness. She and her 

soon-to-be husband (July), 

Ben Roberts, who is also 

Dr. Roberts, will be making 

the move in June. Jenna has 

always been one who keeps 

her nose to the grindstone. 

Her grandparents are Joe 

and Cheryl Kendrick and 

Pee Wee and Dot Curry. 

Parents are Jodi and Bryce 

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Elizabeth Yelton during a 

recent surprise visit home. 

(Photo by Debbie Acasio) 

Kendrick of Rising Sun. Her 

hard work and dedication for 

six years at Butler University 

paid off. The world is at your 

fingertips, Jenna, so go get it. 

I lost a very good friend 

of fifty years, Mavis 

Uhlmansiek, on Apr. 18. 

She always had a smile on 

her face. I enjoyed many 

chats with her and loved her 

hugs. When Paula’s brother, 

Mickey, died in 2001, Mavis 

wrote a whole page about 

Mickey in the local paper. 

Her dedication to the local 

newspaper touched the lives 

of many people, and she loved 

her family beyond any limits. 

Thanks for being the loving 

person you were, Mavis. 

Congratulations to the 

Scalf family on reaching five 

generations. Shelby Scalf 

recently gave birth to her son, 

Roman Jacob Caldwell, 

making her dad, Nick Scalf, 

a grandpa, Sue Scalf a greatgrandmother, 

and Betty 

Rose Vinup a great-greatgrandmother. 

Sue’s husband, 

Ed Scalf, was very active 

in activities for veterans in 

Rising Sun. 

Welcome to our newest 

police officer in Rising Sun, 

Joe Gibson. We wish you the 

very best, and you have our 

support. 

Enjoy some softball, 

baseball, and track meets. 

These students work hard and 

deserve our support. 

Congratulations to the new 

Rising Sun Main Street board 

members Cliff Thies, Tim 

Caudill, Marsha Louden, 

Amber DePrez, Adam 

Buck, Lisa Buck, and Mike 

Northcutt. 

Ready or not, get ready for 

the seventeen-year cicadas. 

A lot of youngsters will be 

seeing them for the first time. 

I haven’t missed them. 

I graduated from LCHS in 

1965. Sadly, the parents of 

that generation have slowly 

passed away. We recently lost 

Edie Dugle, John’s mom, and 

now we are down to our last 

parent, Martha Browning, 

Bob’s mom. 

By the time this reaches 

you, we will be preparing for 

graduations and Memorial 

Day. Rising Sun Legion will 

be having their program this 

year with the parade and 

program at the courthouse at 

10:30 AM on Memorial Day, 

May 31. The many crosses 

will be on display on the 

lawn for you to see the names 

of your loved ones. (See a 

schedule of services on page 

1A) 

God Bless all of you. 



Charlie and Susan 

Cottingham 

MILAN 

By 

Susan 

Cottingham 

Community 

Correspondent 

milan@goBEACONnews.com 

Fifty Years...This month my 

husband and I have shared 

fifty years of marriage! That’s 

18,250 days, but who’s 

counting! Charlie and I were 

married on May 15, 1971. 

Several of my friends and 

neighbors from Milan have 

also celebrated this milestone, 

or will later this year, so I 

would like to recognize those 

couples as well. 

50 Years- Mark and Pamela 

Ginder, Fred and Sharon 

Glover, Tom and Joyce Holt, 

Frank and Donna Ingram, 

Jerry and Brenda Johnson, 

Mary and Charles Tuttle, 

Karen and Terry Werner, 

Bonnie and Jim Whaley 

51- Ken and Rose 

Arkenberg, Jack and Bonnie 

Cavins, Martha and Ray 

Cooper, Jim and Sharon Craft, 

Mary and Dave Manlief, Don 

and Debbi Myers, Janice and 

Andy Schwier 

52- Gerald and Judy Bruns, 

Ed and Georgia Hensley, 

Mike and Roseanne Kissell, 

Charles and Debbie Miller, 

Jim and Wilma Mulford, 

Henry (Bo) and Linda Rose, 

Larry and Mary Schaufert, 

Warren and Ann Smith 

53- Don and Joyce Call, 

David and Mary Chris Cross, 

Dick and Cindy Helton, Patty 

and Marvin Ludeker, Ken and 

Brenda Myers, Richard and 

Mary Lou Schwipps, Ed and 

Debbie Johnson 

54- Roberta & Jack Bible, 

Barry and Kathy Ryan 

O 

ur 

Donna and Frank Ingram 

Rosie and Mike Kissell 

Joyce and Don Call 

55- Jim and Mary Deaton, 

Jay and Sarah Fugate, Harold 

and Marie Shelp, Tom and 

Sue Voss 

56- Garfield and Theresa 

Eldridge, David and Georgia 

Phillips 

57- Linda and Roger 

Caplinger, Merle and Judy 

Feller, Bob and Kay Russell, 

Joyce and Richard Smith, 

Terry and Carolyn Wright 

60- Lawrence and Carolyn 

Cutter, Jerry and Rose Gauck, 

Len and Donna Pragar, Rufus 

and Sue Purcell, Larry and 

Joyce Volz, 

62- Rita and Don Ester, 

Ronald and Patricia Gecks, 

Thelma and Ed Laws 

63- Norman and Christeen 

Hillman, Leonard and Beverley 

Kash, Paul and Elsie Luke 

64- Olus and June Dixon, 

Marshall & Bea Hills, Wayne 

and Pat Smith, Jerry and Henry 

Walker 

65- Irvin and Helen 

Amberger, Rodney and Roberta 

Brandes, Ralph and Anna 

Communities 

Terry and Karen Werner 

Brenda and Ken Myers 

Marie and Harold Shelp 

Paul & Elsie Luke 

Mae Jones, Don and Barbara 

Mullen, Gene and Anita White 

66- Fred & Frances 

Busching, Don and Thelma 

Schornick 

68- Hubert and Jeannine 

Applegate 

70- Henry and Pat Buckhorst 

72- Gene and Mabel New, 

Betty and Floyd Rayner 

I know I don’t have 

everyone in Milan listed 

who has reached #50, but I 

include you in celebrating this 

milestone, also. Wishing you 

all another year to strengthen 

the bond of your marriage 

which defines the meaning of 

forever. Congratulations to all. 

BROOKVILLE 

brookville@goBEACONnews.com 

Brookville is poised for 

great opportunities and 

quality of life by its location 

alone. In the heart of 

Brookville lies the Whitewater 

Canal, a seventy-six-mile 

artificial waterway that was 

built in 1836-1847. The canal 

begins at Nettle Creek near 

Hagarstown and winds its 

way through Connersville, 

Brookville, Harrison, OH, and 

back into Lawrenceburg, IN. 

What makes the canal and 

the town of Brookville so 

special is how it brings people 

together. 

Recently, the Whitewater 

Canal Scenic Byway was 

awarded the status of being 

a National Byway Designation, 

one of only four in the 

entire state of Indiana. The 

designation was made by the 

Department of Transportation, 

the receipt of which is no 

small feat. Termed America’s 

Byways ® , the Whitewater 

Canal Scenic Byway is one of 

only one hundred fifty roads 

designated by the U.S. Secretary 

of Transportation based 

on its archaeological, cultural, 

historic, natural, recreational, 

and scenic qualities. 

While the designation is 

Every First 

Sunday 

May - October 

Indiana’s Largest “Antiques & Vintage-Only” Market 

a great honor for the community, 

the canal is much 

more impactful by the people 

it brings together. Take the 

group of volunteers who can 

be found tirelessly working 

on a path known as the 

Whitewater Canal Trail. Just a 

small group of residents who 

wanted to create a trail along 

this beautiful byway. 

And create they did. 

The Whitewater Canal Trail 

began as a vision to connect 

Brookville to Metamora, 

approximately an eight-mile 

span. The project has grown 

to encompass trails connecting 

all the way to the Feeder 

Dam in Laurel, IN. 

All built by volunteers. 

The quiet, unassuming 

residents who have made the 

trail construction a reality, 

including building several 

bridges that can be crossed 

by car, include Don Vonder 

Meulen, Tony Montgomery, 

Pat Murphy, Eric Hawkins, 

and Daryl Strohmier. They 

are supported by fellow board 

members Shirley Lamb, Tom 

Cooney, Mary Lierl, Mike 

Morthorst, Mary Lou Hertel, 

and Mick Wilz. 

Just one more reason why 

Brookville and Franklin 

County is a great place to live. 

Build it, and they will come. 

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The community celebrates MHES teachers, staff, and students. 

MOORES HILL 

By 

Barbara 

Wetzler 

Community 

Correspondent 

mooreshill@goBEACONnews.com 

I love Spring! Budding trees, 

Beautiful Blooms, Spring 

Plantings. 

It reminds me of a speech by 

Paul Harvey, a national radio 

broadcaster from the 1950s – 

1990s. He first delivered the 

speech “So God Made a Farmer” 

at the 1978 Future Farmers 

of America convention. Harvey 

described the characteristics 

of a farmer in each phrase, 

ending with the recurring “So 

God Made a Farmer” in his 

distinctive voice. Here is a part 

of that speech: 

“So God made a farmer. 

God said, “I need somebody 

willing to get up before dawn, 

milk cows, work all day in the 

fields, milk cows again, eat 

supper and then go to town 

and stay past midnight at a 

meeting of the Farm Bureau.” 

So God made a farmer.” 

Thank you to all the farmers, 

whether you have a small 

backyard garden plot or acres 

of row crops! 

Spring also brings prom and 

graduation. April and May are 

busy months as students and 

staff wrap up another school 

year. This is the final year 

for Moores Hill Elementary 

School. The SDSC Board voted 

to close the school at the conclusion 

of this year, May 2021. 

May 27 is Awards Day and 

May 28 the final student day. 

The community is sponsoring 

a special Bobcat Day, a 

celebration for the students, 

teachers, and staff of Moores 

Hill School on May 16 at Legion 

Park. The day’s celebration 

begins with a parade at 

1:00, starting at the Moores 

Hill Fire Department. We 

encourage anyone to participate 

especially former classes 

of Moores Hill School and any 

businesses as well. Join with 

your float! A free magic show 

will be performed after the 

parade. A Farewell Ceremony 

will include the preparation of 

a time capsule and activities 

for children. We are looking 

for retired teachers who 

might want to participate in 

the ceremony. If you would 

like more information about 

the event or like to participate, 

call Tammy Wismann at 812- 

926-8082. 

Springtime in Indiana, and… 

yes, in 2021 cicadas are set to 

emerge once the soil warms 

up, after being underground 

for seventeen years. Jokingly, 

after the year 2020, some felt 

locusts could 

not be far 

behind! Seems 

our communities 

have been 

plagued with 

so many issues 

and problems. 

Yet, we learn 

and adapt and 

persevere. 

Thanks to all 

who serve our 

community. 



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ALUTE TO THE MILITARY 

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By 

Fred 

Schmits 

fred@goBEACONnews.com 

Community 

Correspondent 

After reading about the 

Purple Paint law, I started 

wondering whether other such 

strange provisions in the law 

might exist. Of course, there 

are a few, and some are worthy 

of note. Some of the laws 

that I found may still be valid, 

but most are not. 

A perfect example- The City 

of South Bend once had an 

ordinance that it was illegal to 

give your monkey anything to 

smoke. Now, who had a monkey, 

and why let it smoke? 

Be careful when you make 

model airplanes while using 

“airplane glue” since smelling 

it is a misdemeanor. Or one 

could just pass out from not 

breathing… 

Baths cannot be taken between 

the months of October 

and March. Seeing as how 

people are stuck inside most of 

the time during these months, I 

would imagine this could lead 

to some terrible smelliness. 

Pedestrians crossing the 

highway at night are prohibited 

from wearing tail lights. Well, 

shoot. I love dressing up like 

my car. There goes that idea. 

In Elkhart, barbers are 

prohibited from threatening to 

cut off kid’s ears. No wonder 

kids cry when they get their 

hair cut. They fear for their 

ears. I wonder what the back 

story is… 

Mustaches are illegal if the 

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I’m ok with this law. 

No one may catch a fish 

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ride it through the city streets. 

Also, if you happen to ride 

your horse through the city 

streets a lot, you may be a 

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Hotel sheets must be exactly 

99 inches long and 81 

inches wide. 

A three-dollar fine per pack 

will be imposed on anyone 

playing cards in Indiana under 

the Act for the Prevention of 

Gaming. 

The value of Pi is 3. (Not an 

actual law but it was a proposal 

that passed in the House 

of Representatives and was 

postponed in the Senate. 

It is against the law to pass 

a horse on the street. 

Drinks on the house are 

illegal. 

Drinking from your own 

bottle in a bar can lead to your 

arrest. 

“Spiteful Gossip” and “talking 

behind a person’s back” 

are illegal. 

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Private Leon LeClerc 

We must always remember 

those who have made the supreme 

sacrifice to protect our 

freedom. World War II ended 

in 1945. Many soldiers from 

our area never returned home 

to live the American dream 

that they fought so hard for. 

Pvt. Leon LeClerc was a 

member of the U.S. Army 

serving in the 101st Airborne 

during WW II. He was killed 

in action in Belgium during 

the Battle of the Bulge, on 

December 23, 1944. 

Pvt. LeClerc was born on 

July 26, 1920, to Everett William 

and Frances Ellen (Mc- 

Farland) LeClerc. He attended 

school in Lawrenceburg, 

worked at the Schenley Distillery, 

and entered the Army 

on April 4, 1944, and trained 

at Camp Joseph T. Robinson, 

Arkansas. He eventually volunteered 

to be a paratrooper 

and became a member of the 

Screaming Eagles. 

Leon married Ruth Edith 

Smith. They were blessed 

with a son, Douglas Leon. He 

was two years old when Leon 

By Stefanie Hoffmeier 

Working for Dearborn 

County Recycling Center 

(DCRC), I often find myself 

in conversations about which 

items are recyclable. My 

favorite people are the ones 

who learn where I work or 

stop by my booth at events 

and immediately say, “Oh, 

I recycle everything.” My 

reply is “Oh, please don’t.” 

As much as I would love for 

every piece of glass and plastic 

to be recyclable, they just 

are not. By trying to “recycle 

everything” you may just be 

creating more inefficiencies, 

increasing costs for processing 

recyclables, and recycling 

Pvt. Leon LeClerc’s grave. 

was killed in action. 

I grew up knowing Doug 

but never really knew the 

story about his dad until many 

years later. Doug LeClerc 

worked at Home Furniture 

and passed away on Jan. 18, 

2019. He was married to 

Jeanne (Britton) for fifty-five 

years. They had three children 

and five grandchildren. 

Pvt. LeClerc’s funeral was 

held in Aurora almost four 

years after he was killed overseas 

at Bastogne, Belgium. 

He was originally buried in a 

military cemetery in France. 

Military honors were provided 

by the Keith Ross American 

Legion Post 231 and the VFW 

Post 5312. 

Pvt. LeClerc’s commander 

at the Battle of the Bulge said 

he had died two days after 

being hit by enemy fire from 

a machine gun mounted on 

a tank on Dec. 21, 1944. His 

Know What to Throw 

Pvt. Leon LeClerc 

captain had praised him for 

being a very efficient soldier. 

In combat, his courage and 

ability were an inspiration 

to those serving with him. 

Pvt. Leclerc was awarded the 

Purple Heart. 

Take time this Memorial 

Day to pay tribute to those 

who willingly served our 

great nation and have passed 

on. I stop by Leon’s gravesite 

in Greendale Cemetery when 

I am there for funeral details 

for departed veterans. Leon 

was a true American hero, 

and we must never forget 

him. 

less as a result. 

Everything recyclable is not 

always accepted for recycling. 

You must know what 

is currently accepted locally. 

That being said, in Dearborn 

County, there are specific 

general recyclable items that 

are acceptable. The DCRC 

accepts the same items as 

Rumpke when it comes to 

general recyclables. Whether 

you have curbside pickup in 

Lawrenceburg, Greendale, 

Aurora, or Dillsboro, or you 

use the DCRC drop-off trailers, 

all areas have the same 

list of recyclables. 

As far as glass is concerned, 

the only items that are accepted 

in Dearborn County are 

glass bottles and jars. Clear or 

colored glass is fine, but all of 

the bottles and jars must have 

contained food or beverage at 

one time. Kitchen glassware, 

windows, glass vases, and 

glass furniture shelving ARE 

NOT recyclable in Dearborn 

County. Those items can be 

reused, donated, or as a last 

resort, placed in the trash. If 

you need to put large glass 

items in the trash, please 

check with your trash hauler 

on how to prepare the items 

for safe handling. 

Plastic items can be even 

more confusing. In Dearborn 

County, only plastic bottles, 

jugs, and tubs are accepted. 

Yogurt containers and fruit 

cups are also now accepted. 

Plastic caps and lids are recyclable 

if you put them back 

on the bottle or tub. Loose 

caps fall through the system 

and may cause damage to the 

sorting machinery. Any type 

of takeout containers, plastic 

cups, plastic toys, and plastic 

bags ARE NOT accepted. You 

can take your grocery bags, 

bubble wrap, and bread bags 

to Kroger or Walmart to recycle. 

Please don’t place them 

in your recycling bin. Plastic 

bags get tangled in the sorting 

equipment and can create a 

safety hazard for workers. 

Mattresses, furniture, and 

toilets are some other items 

that I am constantly asked 

as to whether or not they are 

recyclable. In some parts of 

the country, mattresses are recyclable. 

Unfortunately, they 

are not recyclable in Dearborn 

County or any surrounding 

areas. You will need to contact 

your waste hauler or take 

it to the Best Way Transfer 

station in Greendale. In both 

instances, you will be charged 

a fee. I usually tell residents 

to donate old furniture if it is 

still usable. Sometimes, offering 

it up for free on social media 

will attract a crafty person 

who can transform your old 

piece of furniture into something 

new. As a last resort, 

call your trash hauler or Best 

Way transfer station. 

If you aren’t sure as to 

whether an item is recyclable, 

feel free to call the Dearborn 

County Recycling Center at 

812-926-9963. If your item 

is not accepted, you will be 

pointed in the right direction 

as to how to properly dispose 

of it. 



INTERESTING 

HISTORY 

By 

Jenny Awad, 

Dearborn 

County 

Historian 

A Dillsboro farm boy was 

the first Dearborn County serviceman 

ever to be awarded 

the Congressional Medal of 

Honor - the nation’s highest 

military honor in the Civil 

War. He was Pvt. William 

Shepherd, Co. D., 3rd Cavalry, 

45th Regiment, Indiana 

Volunteers from Dillsboro, 

IN. 

Born in 1845 near Milton, 

IN young Bill Shepherd, like 

many other youngsters from 

the North and South, went 

to war while still a teenager. 

William was only sixteen, or 

what would correspond to the 

age of an average high school 

sophomore of today. 

He became the first Union 

soldier to capture the flag of 

the 21st Regiment, NC State 

Troops Confederate flag. The 

incident took place on Apr. 6, 

1865, at Saylors Creek, VA. 

For this feat of bravery, he 

was awarded the first Medal 

of Honor. 

Mr. Shepherd enlisted in 

the Army on Oct. 13, 1861. 

He was honorably discharged 

at Culpeper VA on Dec. 20, 

1863. The next day, Mr. Shepherd 

enlisted again at Culpeper 

and received another 

honorable discharge on Aug. 

7, 1865. 

The Muster Rolls shows 

that Sgt. William Shepherd 

was demoted for an unknown 

reason to Pvt. by Gen. George 

A. Custer on Dec. 1864. As a 

cavalry soldier, Sgt. Shepherd 

was in major battles the entire 

time he was in the service. 

According to a War Department 

notation dated Oct. 21, 

1870, Sgt. Shepherd lost a total 

of four horses. He lost one 

private horse and equipment 

when he was captured by the 

enemy on Aug. 5, 1862, while 

on guard duty beside the Rappahannock 

River, VA. This 

incident may have resulted in 

him serving about six months 

in Libby Prison in Richmond, 

VA. 

Another horse was lost at 

Gettysburg, PA on June 1, 

1863, when it was shot by 

order of the commanding officers 

because it was, “unfit for 

service by reason of severe 

marches.” The remaining two 

horses were killed “by the 

enemy.” 

After the war, Mr. Shepherd 

returned to Dillsboro and led 

a quiet life. He never used his 

fame to hold office, nor was 

his name mentioned in various 

GAR organization events. 

William Shepherd 

Mr. Shepherd was married 

to Emma Rellis Darby upon 

his return to Dillsboro. They 

had six children, Blanch, 

Pearl, Alma, Mary, Hazel, 

and Everett all residing in the 

Dillsboro area. Mr. Shepherd 

died in 1899 at the age 

of fifty-four. Only a minor 

mention of his passing was 

made in the local paper. His 

body rests near Dillsboro in 

a small family burial ground 

on the old Huesemann farm. 

The cemetery is on the banks 

of Laughery Creek containing 

graves of the Conaway 

family. 

In 1981, Mr. Shepherd’s 

daughter, Blanche Calvert, 

donated his Medal of Honor 

to the Freedoms Foundation at 

Valley Forge, PA. where it is 

on display. An original photo 

of Mr. Shepherd is on display 

at the Dillsboro American 

Legion Post 292. 

From A Dog’s Point of View 

By Chip and Tammy Turner 

Hi everyone, it’s me Chip 

again. Rather than talk about 

me today 

(which I 

could), I’m 

going to let 

my co-writer 

talk to you 

from the 

employees’ 

point of 

view. 

Your future does not always 

Chip 

turn out the way you had 

planned. As for me, working 

at the shelter is not what 

I went to college for, but it 

turned out to be what makes 

me happy. 

We have good days and bad 

days for us at the shelter.Yes, 

some days I get upset when I 

see someone turn in their dog 

or cat because they just don’t 

want it anymore, they’re moving, 

or they work too much. 

Some days I cry to see the 

shape these animals are in. 

Some have infestations of fleas 

and ticks and have scratched 

off their fur. Some are matted 

so badly that they can’t see or 

move. Some are so emaciated 

that we all just pray they make 

it through the night. 

These dogs and cats all give 

you that look that tells you 

without a doubt that they are 

asking for help. When you 

give a bath or that small dish 

of nutritious food, or a sweater 

that just came from the 

dryer so it’s nice and warm, 

that lick on your cheek or that 

head laying on your lap is 

worth more than anything. 

I may cry all the way home 

that day, and when I get there 

I hold my own pets just a little 

bit tighter. They were all once 

in that situation. I thank God 

that I rescued them in time. 

I, and everyone with whom I 

work, has dedicated his or her 

heart to the job. 

Some people ask me, “How 

do you do it?” I simply reply 

from my heart, “How can you 

not?” 

Love from the Shelter, 

Tammy and Chip 

Division I First Place - St. Louis Catholic 

School. 

Division I Second Place - Batesville Middle 

School. 

Rube Goldberg Machine Contest 

The tenth annual Rube 

Goldberg Machine Contest 

(RGMC), was hosted 

by Genesis: Pathways to 

Success and Jac-Cen-Del 

Community School Corporation. 

Teams participating in 

the contest were Batesville 

Middle School, South Ripley 

Junior High School, St. Louis 

Catholic School, Batesville 

High School, and the Ripley 

County Engineering Academy. 

The theme of this year’s contest 

was crazy chain-reaction 

machines designed to “Shake 

and Pour a Box of Nerds.” 

First place in the middle 

school division went to St. 

Louis Catholic School and 

was followed by Batesville 

Middle School in second 

place. Batesville Middle 

School went home with 

the coveted Mama Genesis 

Award. Batesville High 

School captured first place in 

the high school division, and 

the Ripley County Engineering 

Academy placed second 

and was also presented with 

the Judges Award. 

“I am more inspired this 

year than ever with these 

teams,” said Cheryll Obendorf, 

volunteer Event Coordinator 

and former Genesis 

Director. “Their ingenuity, 

engineering skills, teamwork, 

and spirit are evident and 

should give us all hope for the 

future.” 

This year, the national Rube 

Goldberg Machine Contest 

was held virtually, with teams 

entering through video submissions. 

Two Ripley County 

teams, St. Louis School and 

Batesville High School were 

included in the People’s 

Choice vote for Finals. 

Sponsors for this year’s 

Ripley County Rube Goldberg 

Machine Contest included 

Friendship State Bank and the 

Ripley County Community 

Foundation. 

If you are interested in 

learning more information 

about the Rube Goldberg Machine 

Contest, please contact 

Clarice Patterson by emailing 

at cpatterson@genesisp2s.org, 

calling 812-933-1098 

The mission of Genesis: 

Pathways to Success is dedicated 

to empowering students 

to succeed in STEM through 

programs that encourage students 

to apply curious minds 

and critical thinking skills to 

real-world opportunities. 

American Legion Post 452 New Alsace 

Newly 

remodeled 

rental 

facility! 

Division II First Place - Batesville High 

School. 

Division II Second Place - Ripley County 

Engineering Academy. 

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Enter across from the post office 

Food available. 

Perfect for Wedding Receptions, 

Birthday Parties, Anniversaries, 

Reunions, Holidays 

Reasonable rates, nice atmosphere 

Contact Larry @ 812-623-3695 

Next euchre party May 16, June 6, July 11 

Doors open 12 noon • Games begin at 1 • All are invited 

Proudly serving our veterans and the community since WWII 

BUSINESS & 

PROFESSIONAL 

DIRECTORY 

Cornerstone Realty, Inc. & 

Lutz Auction Service, LLC 

“One Call Does It All” 

Dale Lutz 

. 

25980 Auction Lane, Guilford, IN 47022 

Office 812-637-2220 

Cell 513-266-1859 

cstonerealty.com lutzauctions.com 

Wilson Electrical 

Services 

Specializing in Residential & 

Commercial Electrical Services 

No job is too small! Call for 

A FREE QUOTE! 

513-659-8403 

www.wilsonelectricalservices.com 

FLOORING SHOWROOM 

Joe Brandel 

20 E. Center St. 

Lawrenceburg IN 

812-537-0619 

FURNITURE SHOWROOM 

557 W. Eads Parkway 

Lawrenceburg IN 

812-537-0610 



As a nationally recognized healthcare system, St. Elizabeth is committed to ensuring 

that the communities of Southeastern Indiana receive the quality care you’ve come 

to expect from us. And now that Highpoint Health is St. Elizabeth, you can be sure 

that regardless of need or situation, St. Elizabeth will be right here for you. 

Learn more at stelizabeth.com/dearborn.

Beacon June 2021

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