Beacon Sept 2022

Page 2A THE BEACON September 2022
By
Tamara
Taylor
What’s Important?
I have always been amazed
by those who serve our community
selflessly and without
personal agendas. The underlying
theme has been apparent
in my editorials over the years.
This month is no exception.
The BEACON has provided
me with so many opportunities
to meet new people, share their
stories, and learn what motivates
them. I always discover
something enlightening when I
speak with people. To me, how
they think and what drives
them is especially intriguing.
Recently, I received an
invitation from Bob Ewbank
to join a small group
at the Ewbank Homestead
and visit with U.S. Senator
Mike Braun. Another visit
included Congressional
Candidate
Erin Houchins. I
came away from
the meetings with
observations about
the similarities in
their backgrounds
and experiences,
what makes them
tick, and the impact
their service has on
our community.
Meeting these community
leaders prompted me to ask
myself, what drives people
like Senator Braun and Mrs.
Erin Houchins to become
leaders. What has made them
successful? The answer- both
have excellent business sense.
Some of us are left-brain
dominant- analytical and
methodical. Right-brain
dominance is characterized by
creativity and artistic ability.
Similarly, some of us are cut
out to run companies, and
some are meant to contribute
to society in other ways.
Which led me to another
question- what is our country
if not a huge business?
According to Merriam-
Webster, a business is defined
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as dealings or transactions,
especially of an economic nature.
A business has employees,
budgets, departments,
competitors, and decisions
that need to be made on how
to run our business (substitute
the word country here.)
Let’s get back to business.
Locally, we have a prominent
business owner who
is business-minded, Casey
Knigga. Was he born with
it? Maybe. Did he earn it?
Definitely. Not with a college
degree but with hard work. He
was certainly taught to give
back to his community through
the example set by his parents,
Nancy and Tim Knigga.
Did any of you see the
multitude of Model Ts that
perused our community
recently? Almost a quarter
of a thousand of them meandered
through the back
roads of southeast Indiana.
(that number sounds so much
bigger than 240!) Who didn’t
gape in amazement and smile
when they saw these beautiful
automobiles touring the back
roads of southeast Indiana?
All made possible by the
selfless efforts of Tim, Nancy,
and Casey Knigga, and Toni
Minning.
What did they have to gain
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from hosting the Annual Model
T Ford Club International
Tour at their farm?
Nothing.
Actually, that’s not true.
They gained the joy of giving
back. To you, to the community,
to the area merchants, to
the children who will never
forget the sights of hundreds
of Model Ts gracing the roads.
Thank you, Tim, Nancy,
Casey, and Toni, for making
southeast Indiana a destination
for the Model Ts and for
giving us the gift of stepping
back in time before getting
back to business.
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Model Ts of all types
adorned the roads in
Dearborn and Ohio Counties
on their way to the
Knigga family farm.
Six dwarfs? Who ever heard
of such a thing?
Aurora has! A few years
ago, statues of the cast of
Snow White and the Seven
Dwarfs were donated to Charlotte
Hastings to
be displayed in the
city of Aurora. After
careful restoration,
the characters
were unveiled and
displayed in one of
the city’s beautiful
gardens where
passers-by enjoyed
them.
And then they
were gone.
Wonder no more about the
fate of these famous dwarfs
and their beautiful maiden.
The dwarfs have been seen
around town, impishly hiding
in the most obvious places.
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Nancy Knigga
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Snow White and her six dwarfs are
scattered throughout Aurora. Find
them and take your photo with them.
To commemorate Snow
White’s and the dwarfs’ reemergence
in the community,
The BEACON is hosting a
scavenger hunt. Take a tour
of quaint Aurora, and take
your picture with each of the
dwarfs.
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2022. Please include your
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