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Page 12A THE BEACON September 2022 By Doris Butt Community Correspondent goodolddays@goBEACONnews.com My Life: Growing Up on the Homestead Not everyone is as privileged as I am. I still live on the farmstead where I came as a toddler. Here I only need a quiet moment to see myself as a happy child playing about the yard and buildings. Many yearn to return to their childhood home, mine surrounds me. My earliest memory is sitting on a rock in front of the barn and playing with a makebelieve miniature village with houses made of mower teeth and stick soldiers. I remember I had a make-believe playmate named Mert that battled in war games with me. I often pleaded with my parents to buy me a cap gun like my neighbor friends had to shoot the enemies. It never happened. World War II had a definite influence on my childhood games. I was about the same age when something special happened once a year. No child who has lived the experience of seeing and hearing that giant threshing machine pulled by a puffing steam engine will ever forget it. The harmonious sounds of the chugging thresher and snorting engine are still very much in my memories. I can still see the neighbor men arriving with their teams and wagons. The ladies helped my Mother cook a special dinner that would-although never a spoken word said so-out do all other meals served. I can smell the worker’s sweat, and see them washing their faces in the pan on a bench and drying with feed sack cloth towels. A crew of men carried bags of wheat into the granary and up the stairs. I would sit in the bin and they would pore the grain over me. I liked that. It was a wonderful day. I have only to enter the barn to see my mother milking the cows while Dad did other chores. I can see the horses, Fannie and Barney. I remember slipping them ears of corn and enjoying their chomping noises as they ate. Their noses felt so soft. Later there was another team, Sam and Bob. They were sold when they were of no more use. My father did not ask what would become of them. I hear the business of the barn: the squeak of the hay wagon and hollow sound of horses’ hoofs as they walk across the wooden floor, the creak of that loaded hay fork as it struggles along the track of the barn, and the rattle of impatient horses shaking their harness. I hear the sound of machinery: the slap of the drive belt as it powers the feed grinder, the pulsations of the tractor as each grain bundle is received into that noisy thresher or the corn shredder. I can hear the talk of horses, bellowing bulls, mooing cows crying for weaned calves, cats with kittens, and chickens clucking in nests in the hay. I definitely will not forget the hissing of geese as they chased me. They are sounds so alive and gratifying to my ears. One of my jobs as a child was pulling the hay rope back. Of all the jobs my parents did I remember harvesting hay the most. My dad pitched hay to my mother who arranged it on the wagon. Later in the barn, she ran the hayfork while my father worked in the mow. ...The tractor driven by A chicken scratching in the yard at the farm. my sister pulled the rope that pulled the fork with the hay into the loft. I pulled it back. It always seemed to be a very hot day. Many of the chores I could not do because of a health condition. When I got old enough I cooked dinner while my parents worked in the fields. For some reason, I especially remember cooking corn. Homegrown corn from the freezer is still a favorite of mine. I have many special little memories. My father had a special way of keeping the From A Dog’s Point of View By Alfred and Tammy Turner Times are hard for everyone right now. Boy, I tell you I can remember back when I was a pup, people didn’t put out their animals just because they were getting old or had medical issues. These days, those seem to be all who are coming into the shelter. This even happened to me. I can remember having a home and being loved and taken care of. The next thing you know I’m out on the streets, and someone brought me here to Paws. Don’t get me wrong, they take good care of me. They even took me to the vet and found out that I was anemic. The Doc put me on some meds and even neutered me. I am doing better now and waiting to find a new family. I’m sorry, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Alfred, and I am a ten-yearold lab mix. I am a debonair gentleman, with a little greying around my muzzle and head, but they tell me I am still quite the catch. Over half of the animals here at the shelter are considered seniors or have come in with special needs. This month alone, we have had two special surgeries on dogs, two special surgeries on cats, and three dentals on senior dogs. I just don’t understand people. Animals are supposed to be a part of your family. Everyone is going to grow old, and to think that you may have to spend the rest of your life alone is terrifying. We would never think of leaving you because you mean everything to us. Take care of your family members. Make sure they get plenty of exercise, go for LUTZ BEEF Farm Fresh, Farm Raised PRIME CUTS NOW AVAILABLE Stop by Lutz Auction Center 25980 Auction Lane, Guilford, IN Mon.-Fri. 8:30-4:30 or by appointment 812-637-6666 grass mowed. He would tie a calf in the yard. For years afterward the lawn had special little patches where the grass grew especially high... I can remember playing in the haymow and on the straw stack. I can remember my father helping me learn to ride a bike. I can say in all honestly I do not have one unpleasant memory from my youth. God gave me a very positive outlook on life and good parents. And a very special place to grow into adulthood. I say thank you to him with every memory. walks, play ball, or just spend time with them. Keep up on the vaccines, spay and neuter, and Alfred microchip. Make sure they are getting good nutrition and healthy snacks. Take care of their grooming needs, and do regular checks on ears and teeth to make sure they don’t have problems. Make sure they are getting preventatives for fleas and ticks. Consider adopting a senior, like me perhaps. If you can’t adopt, check with the shelter about fostering. If you can’t foster, consider volunteering. You can come in and walk dogs or do transports (to Florence or Covington, KY). If you can’t volunteer, then donate. We use donations to help people who may be having a tough time and need help with food so they can keep their animals. Anything you do will be very much appreciated. So please, keep your family members with you. They don’t have as much time as you, but all they want is to spend that short time with you. Take care, Alfred YOUR HOMETOWN COLLEGE NOW REGISTERING FOR FALL 2022 CLASSES! 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debbystutz.thebeacon@yahoo.com September 2022 THE BEACON Page 1B S BEACON PORTS SCENE By Chris Jack Nobbe Zoller beaconsports @live.com sports@goBEACONnews.com Summertime 5Ks Are Always Popular The fun of 5K races is something that many find enjoyable. Summertime is a time when you can find a race to patronize nearly every weekend. Most races go toward some benefit or scholarship while the SIRC-it By (Southeastern Indiana Running Maxine Circuit) goes largely toward Klumpfunding school cross country programs. Many of Community the runners and walkers in Correspondent these races from week to week are familiar maxineklump.thebeacon@yahoo.com with one another. Most know they do not come to win but to support a good cause and enjoy a community of runners and walkers who are always warm and welcoming no matter the age or ability. Several races have taken place for a variety of causes. The Dillsboro Homecoming 5K took place with 148 runners and 45 walkers. The top male runner was 16-year old Ayden Potts of Dillsboro with a time of 18:29 while the top female runner was 50-year old Kim Johnston from College Corner, OH, who ran it in 21:21. The top walkers in this large group were Kelly Moore of Milford, Ohio, in 34:04 and Jim Mc- Gruder of West Chester, OH, was the top male in 34:47 moving quickly for 74 years. The Denny Carrigan Memorial Scholarship 5K for Education took place in Rising Sun. Young Ayden Potts came away with another overall win out of 94 runners with a time of 18:54. The top female was 18-year old Mya Bross of Cleves, OH, who ran the course in 22:40. This race also had 45 walkers with 65-year old Dan Leach of Bedford coming in first with a time of 35:04 and Ginger Peters of Osgood the top female in a time of 38:14. June featured The Lauren’s Burg Hill races in memory of Lauren Hill and cancer research. The 5K was won by Luke Schafer of Harrison. The 28-year old finished the course in 16:37. The top female was 17-year old Erin MacDonald of Hamilton, OH, in a time of 21:31 out of 77 total runners. The walk had 39 participants with 43-year old Dawn Bittner of Cleves winning in 34:30 while Jim McGruder was again Runners from Batesville and Oldenburg competed in the Knight Flight 5K. Charlotte Trossman, Megan Allgeier, Abe Trossman, Kaylie Raver, Shanna Smith, Levi Essick, Isaac Trossman, and Jake Chapman. (Photo courtesy of Malena Smith) first for the men in 35:36. This race also features a 5-mile hill climb up Bielby Road and back down the hill of Indiana 48. All of these races also finish on the 22- yard line of the football field to honor the number Lauren Hill wore in basketball. St. Lawrence Catholic School teacher and cross country coach Bryan Wagner won this race in 28:57 with 17-year old Lanie Nicholson second overall and first for the ladies in 34:28 out of 47 who took on this long uphill run. The annual Greendale 4th of July 5K was in support of Voices of Indiana. It brought out 195 runners this year. Finishing first was the 38-year old Wagner in a time of 16:47. The top female was again Nicholson of Versailles in a time of 19:50. The walkers were led by Ginger Peters again with a time of 38:16 with 70-year old Tom Widener of Lawrenceburg as the top male finisher in 39:00. The race had 63 walkers this year. Next brought the Trojan Trot to benefit East Central Cross Country. With 85 runners to St. Leon on July 9, 15- year old Jake Chapman took the title for the males in 17:41 with Nicholson again coming in first for the ladies in 19:10. Ten walkers competed Curt Eckstein crosses the finish at the St. Martin’s 5K Country Run (Photo courtesy of Rachel Mersmann) ECMS Cross Country coach Jeff Mersmann and son Owen. (Photo: Jeff Mersmann) with Gary Exaver of Sardinia, Ohio edging out Ginger Peters 36:40 and 36:41, respectively. The Knight Flight to support South Dearborn CC had 92 runners. Brayden Ryan of Miamitown, OH, came in first for the men in 18:05 and Nicholson again led the women in 19:22. Exaver and Peters again were tops in the walk, but it was not as close this week with Exaver in 36:43 and Peters at 37:30. The other race this day was held to support Oldenburg Academy CC as part of Freudenfest in Oldenburg. The Twister Lauf 5K drew 44 runners for the hills of Oldenburg. Curtis Eckstein, after just finishing his Purdue collegiate career, enjoyed a run at home to win the race in 15:33, over four minutes ahead of second. Deanna Raver was the top female in a time of 22:45. July 23 brought the Lakeside 5K as part of the SIRC-it in Brookville. Kyle Stanley, 18, of Falmouth, IN, came away with the fastest time of 17:30 while Miss Nicholson, once again, would take the women’s race in 19:53 to continue her dominance in the SIRC-it races this summer. Perhaps the oldest road race in southeastern Indiana, the 42nd St. Martin’s 5K Country Run, brought out 103 runners to race down the gently rolling hills of Yorkridge Road. Curtis Eckstein would again show his prowess with an impressive time of 14:58. However, this time was nowhere close to his 13:51.33 he set as his personal best this past spring on the track for the Boilermakers. Annabelle Mc- Donald, a 17-year old from Lawrenceburg, was the top female with a time of 20:17. Hopefully, all the runners then stopped by the St. Martin’s Festival and had a chicken dinner, another hallmark of our southeastern Indiana communities. LAWRENCEBURG FALL MUSIC FEST Lawrenceburg Summer Event Series presented by DEF LEGGEND GRANGER SMITH FEATURING EARL DIBBLES JR. 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