Beacon Oct. 2022

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How fast can you go? 100 megabytes 

per second? 500 megabytes per 

second? 1 gig per second? 

How about 25 megabytes per second? 

Or even 0 because the internet is 

not available? Hard to imagine. 

Connectivity is a major issue that 

has grabbed the headlines for the past 

few years, especially as residents continue 

to work from home and attend 

virtual schools. The broadband industry 

is working diligently to provide 

internet services that “Connect at the 

speed of Light,” as SEI Fiber puts it. 

Residents scattered throughout 

our community have been clamoring 

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about broadband for several years. 

The answer requires participation 

from all entities, its success being 

driven by a group effort. 

First, the word about who has service 

and who doesn’t must be documented. 

Complaining on social media 

about little or no internet service 

simply will accomplish absolutely 

nothing. Research, planning, and communication 

are the key. 

Research can begin with the Indiana 

Connectivity Program (ICP), a state 

governmental entity designed to connect 

residents who have little or no internet 

service with service providers. 

Assisting with the expense of expanding 

broadband services is also part of 

the program’s responsibilities. 

According to the ICP, residents and 

businesses can apply for consideration 

of service installation. While registration 

is ongoing, the next round of bids 

to be provided by internet services 

providers (ISP) started this month. 

Three opportunities for registering 

underserved locations are available. 

1. email NLC@ocra.IN.gov to 

describe broadband issues at a specific 

location and request assistance with 

signing up for the ICP. Emails will 

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Backyard Stories 

Memories of beauty shop gossip 

and birthday parties, and what’s 

really important. Page 7A 

The Bright Parade 

A perfect day in Bright, Indiana. 

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Welcome Home! 

The peaceful beauty of Manchester 

lures new families as a new season 

of life begins. 

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The Opening Ceremony for the Special Olympics fire truck pull led by 

the 35th Indiana Pipes & Drums. 

Flag bearers Issac Kramer, Kendra Franklin, 

Charlie Watson who sang the National Anthem, 

Alex and Abby Kieffer. 

By Maureen Stenger 

Far back in time in 1811, Jesse 

Holman crossed the Ohio River from 

Kentucky into Indiana. The Indiana 

attorney eventually built the famed 

Veraestau that we are fortunate enough 

to still enjoy to this day. Mr. Holman 

also made his mark on the town of 

Aurora by naming it. Legend says 

that Aurora was originally going to be 

called Decatur, but Mr. Holman was 

keenly aware of the nearby thriving 

community of Rising Sun. 

Aurora, the goddess of Dawn, announced 

the arrival of the rising sun 

each morning since she came before 

the rising sun. Thus, the town of Aurora 

was born. The river town is reminiscent 

of days gone by with its quaint 

buildings and historic landmarks. The 

community of Aurora makes sure they 

keep the ties to their past strong. One 

way they do so is with the annual Aurora 

Farmers Fair and Parade. 

Elsie and Hazel 

Foutty, daughters 

of Jason and 

Hilary Foutty from 

Aurora, rocked 

very cool face 

paintings. 

Fire 

Truck Pull 

Teams gathered 

to support the 

Special Olympics 

of Indiana, 

Ripley and Ohio 

Counties. 

A fun fact- a fire 

truck weighs 

37 tons! 

Photos by 

Debbie Acasio 

Team Ivy Tech was all smiles as they pulled their weight for a good cause. 

The Power of 

Preparation 

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September is National Preparedness 

Month. Because severe weather events 

seem to be occurring more frequently, 

consider planning for bad weather now 

before storms hit. 

One consideration is whether you 

have enough food, water, and supplies 

to last a few days. Now is the time to 

take other practical steps to keep you 

and your family safe. Even at a modest 

level, preparation can help reduce 

stress and anxiety and lessen the impact 

of an emergency event. 

General guidelines recommended by 

the Federal Emergency Management 

Agency include: 

• Assemble a grab-and-go disaster 

kit. Include items like nonperishable 

food, water (one gallon per person, 

per day), diapers, batteries, flashlights, 

prescription medications, a first-aid kit, 

a battery-powered radio, and phone 

chargers. 

• Develop a plan for communicating 

with family and friends (i.e., via text, 

social media, third party, etc.). 

• Have some extra cash available; 

during a power outage, electronic card 

readers and cash machines may not 

work. 

• Store important documents (birth 

certificates, property deeds, etc.) in a 

safe place away from home (for example, 

a bank safe deposit box). 

• Keep neighbors and coworkers apprised 

of your emergency plans. 

• Fill your car with gas. 

• Organize your supplies so they are 

together in an easily accessible location 

that family members know about. 


Farmers Fair- More Than Just a Parade 

The Aurora Farmers Fair (Photo courtesy of Judy Hizer) 

On a warm August 

afternoon, I 

made my way to 

a local bookstore 

and coffee shop 

to meet with 

Farmers Fair 

secretary, Judy 

Hizer. Judy exuded 

warmth and 

kindness, and I 

felt fortunate to 

spend the afternoon 

with her to 

learn all about 

what it takes to 

put on Indiana’s 

oldest street festival. 

Once again, 

we slip back in 

time to the year 1908 when banker 

Clarence Wilson had the idea of putting 

on an agricultural show to exhibit 

the area’s livestock and produce. Aurora 

was a farming community due to 

the rich soil along the Ohio River. At 

the time a great demand existed for the 

crops grown here. A group of 


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For years I have looked out 

my window at a beautiful valley, 

one of those that steeply 

declines down to an unforeseeable 

creek, then rapidly 

rises on the other side. Call it 

geeky, or part of my thought 

process, I’ve always wondered 

about a grove of pine trees on 

top of the other side. Not the 

typical cedars or junipers, but 

thick, tall, long-needled pines. 

How did those get there? 

Wait for it... 

I recently had the opportunity 

to walk the new trails at 

the Rullman Wildlife Refuge- 

Beautiful! Easily passible 

Trails that wind down around... 

and through a grove of towering 

long-needled pines. Which 

spurred the question, who in 

the world had the foresight to 

dedicate their farm to become 

a county park? What made 

them realize the impact that a 

park of this magnitude would 

have on the quality of life in 

southeast Indiana? 

The answer- The Rullman 

family. 

Rullman Wildlife Preserve 

was donated to Dearborn 

County by Harry and Alma 

Rullman. An adjoining parcel 

of ninety acres was purchased 

by Roger and Patty Rullman 

and is now also a part of the 

park. Affectionately known by 

the family as Peaceful Acres, 

the park certainly lives up to 

its nickname. 

Carolyn Croll Johnston 

and her brother Mark Croll, 

grandchildren of Harry and 

Alma Rullman, shared memories 

of their grandfather’s 

property. “When Grandpa 

bought the land, a gentleman 

asked him, ‘Why in the world 

would you buy eighty acres of 

the worst land in the state of 

Indiana?’ Grandpa knew in his 

heart what he wanted to do. 

To reclaim the land and stop 

the erosion of the canyon, he 

planted literally hundreds of 

trees. What were once twelveinch 

saplings are now over 

fifty-foot-tall pines.” 

And that’s “The rest of the 

story,” to coin Paul Harvey’s 

phrase. 

The moral of the story- never 

underestimate how your efforts, 

no matter how seemingly 

inconsequential, will affect the 

lives of others in the future. 

Fast forward to a recent 

announcement that the Bright 

Fire Department would not 

be holding a festival this year. 

(They need volunteers, by the 

way. ALL of the fire departments 

in our community do!) 

Which meant no parade. No 

parade! After thirty-one years 

of fun and frivolity, and community 

spirit? Not happening! 

A dear friend told me that 

he doesn’t take “No” for an 

answer. Well, I suppose I’m 

jumping on that bandwagon 

(pun intended.) 

The tradition of thirty-one 

years could not die. And it 

didn’t. I went to a Bright Area 

Business Association meeting 

and stated that we just had to 

make sure the parade lives on. 

After all, what are we here for 

but to serve the community? 

I mean how hard could it be? 

Dale Lutz, Jody Blasdel, and 

Art Little had done it for over 

three decades... 

Two reasons that it wasn’t 

that hard. One- the three gentlemen 

and their families had 

fine-tuned the event to where 

everything ran smoothly. AND 

Harry Rullman at his farm 

that is now Rullman Wildlife 

Preserve. (Photo courtesy 

of the Rullman Family) 

they all agreed to help. Many 

thanks to the Lutz, Blasdels, 

and Littles who made the 

Bright Parade great yet again 

this year. 

Two- Nicole Wuestefeld. 

What an amazing woman. 

She jumped right in making 

spreadsheets, to-do lists, 

volunteer sign-ups... all with a 

smile and a positive attitude. I 

had never worked with Nicole 

before, and I can honestly say 

that I can’t wait to do it again! 

So where did this woman 

come from? Nicole is the fifth 

generation of the Wuestefeld 

family to be a part of the 

Andres-Wuestefeld Funeral 

Home. She launched her 

career in the family business 

in 2019 and has proven to be 

one of the most compassionate 

individuals in our community. 

But Nicole is so much more 

than that. 

She is a mother of extremely 

active teenage boys. Imagine 

the mileage she puts on her 

car driving to sporting events, 

and school functions... but I 

digress. While Nicole could 

have merely provided taxi 

service and sat in the bleachers, 

she does the exact opposite. 

Nicole throws herself 

into school functions with her 

whole heart. Not only is she 

president of the Bright Area 

Business Association, she also 

serves as secretary of the EC 

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Nicole Wuestefeld 

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football boosters, works at 

games, does fund raisers, and 

feeds the students on behalf of 

the booster group. 

Nicole also gives back to 

the community as a member 

of All Saints Parish in Dover. 

She served on Parish Council 

and volunteers at festivals and 

chicken dinners. That bright, 

perky person greeting everyone 

in the crowd and offering splitthe-pot 

tickets... that’s Nicole. 

Nicole’s story is one that 

has resonated throughout the 

BEACON for many years. 

She was born and raised in 

little old Dover and just had 

to spread her wings to greater 

things. She left home for 

Cincinnati and the excitement 

of city living and Xavier 

University. But after achieving 

a promising career in a 

large business, she realized the 

importance of “home.” Nicole 

moved back to breathtaking 

Dover and became a part of 

the family business. And she 

couldn’t be happier. 

Thank you, Nicole Wuestefeld, 

for ALL that you do for 

Dover, Bright, and the community. 

I can’t wait to see 

what you do next. 

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Amish community was written 

by Cheryl Damon-Greiner. 

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This month’s item will hopefully bring back memories 

of fun times with friends and family. 

What is it? 

Last month’s item was 

a tough one. John Ertle, 

Batesville, correctly 

identified the item as an 

antique primitive wheat 

grain grinder. Mills and 

grinders designed to 

pulverize everything 

from coffee beans to 

peppercorns are staples 

of a well-stocked kitchen. 

Vintage hand-cranked 

mills and grinders are 

often as effective as new 

ones, which means they 

can be passed down to 

generations of home 

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be addressed by a staff member 

at the Indiana Office of 

Community and Rural Affairs 

(OCRA) who handles the 

portal and its applicants. 

2. Call 833-639-8522 to 

speak to a staff member at 

OCRA for help with signing 

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The Southeastern Indiana 

Regional Planning Commission 

(SIRPC) is also helping 

communities work toward 

broadband access throughout 

the region. Reneisha Rudder, 

Digital Inclusion Fellow 

for SIRPC, stated, “Seeing 

multiple addresses entered for 

one area would certainly get 

service providers’ attention 

and might add just enough 

incentive to get them to bid to 

service that area. Sometimes, 

the waiting period for work to 

start could be as much as two 

years.” 

The Indiana Broadband 

Strategic Partnership (IBSP) 

has been formed by Indiana 

Farm Bureau to assist with the 

effort to bring reliable broadband 

to the most underserved 

areas across Indiana. The 

organization has developed 

a speed test that collects data 

used to plan projects for state 

and federal grant applications 

for broadband installation. 

The IBSP speed test is a 

crowd-sourced internet speed 

test that focuses on cost-effective 

planning and installation 

of broadband. Underserved 

residents are encouraged to 

take the Indiana speed test at 

https://www.infarmbureau. 

org/resources/broadbandspeed-test 

. The data collected 

about the broadband speeds of 

those who take the speed test 

is used to create a map that 

can be utilized with grant applications 

to improve broadband 

services. 

Dearborn County Commissioner 

Rick Probst shared, 

“People should be doing is 

taking the IBSP speed test 

on a regular basis. The more 

data that is collected, the more 

likely grants will be awarded to 

extend broadband in our area.” 

As with any industry, 

companies choose to work 

in areas where community 

involvement and support are 

evident. A key consideration 

for providers is whether a 

county or city is broadbandready. 

Dearborn County Commissioners 

recently adopted 

a resolution designating the 

county as a broadband-ready 

community. 

Commissioner Jim Thatcher 

stated, “With the passing 

of the Broadband Ready 

Resolution, Dearborn County 

is signaling to Broadband 

Service Providers that we are 

ready and eager to work with 

them on providing broadband 

throughout the county.” 

Dearborn County’s resolution 

verifies that the county 

promotes private investment 

in broadband infrastructure 

and adopts several provisions 

that are set by state statutes. 


Older members of your 

family and those with special 

needs may require other 

considerations. Ensure that 

they have enough medication 

and supplies on hand to 

last a few days. If they don’t 

live with you, arrange for a 

neighbor to check in on them. 

Should a severe weather event 

be expected, consider having 

your relatives stay with you if 

feasible. Otherwise, call them 

daily. 

If you have an infant or 

young children, make certain 

that you have ample formula, 

diapers, medication, and other 

supplies on hand to weather a 

power outage lasting several 

days or more. 

For families with pets, 

having a plan in place in the 

event of a prolonged outage 

or an emergency will help 

reduce worry and stress. 

• Bring pets indoors at the 

first sign of a storm or other 

emergency. Pets can become 

disoriented and frightened 

during severe weather and 

may wander off during an 

emergency. 

• Microchip 

your pet and ensure 

the contact 

information is 

up to date. 

• Store pet 

medical records 

on a USB drive 

or in an easyto-remember 

location. 

• Create an emergency kit 

for pets (include shelf-safe 

food, bottled water, medications, 

and other supplies). 

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tensions should a storm hit. 

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Aurora Farmers Fair- A Tradition That Bonds All Ages 


prominent Aurora businessmen 

liked Mr. Wilson’s idea 

and got involved. The first 

Aurora Farmers Fair was held 

on the second Saturday in 

October 1909, with an array 

of activities, exhibits, and 

refreshments available. Since 

the event was such a success, 

The Aurora Business Men’s 

Association took the reins 

moving forward until 1959 

when the Aurora Lions Club 

became stewards of the Aurora 

Famers Fair. The Aurora Lions 

Club was founded in 1947 and 

is comprised of individuals 

who desire to serve their community 

and country. They do a 

tremendous job putting on the 

Farmers Fair which has blossomed 

into a four-day event 

with free admission and free 

entertainment on two stages! 

Affectionately known as 

“The World’s Fair, ” Farmers 

Fair will be held this year 

starting on Sept. twentyeighth. 

The fair always ends 

the night of the first Saturday 

in October. This year’s theme 

is, “A Family Tradition.” 

A band performing at the 1964 Farmers Fair Parade. 

(Photo by John F. Ullrich Studio, courtesy of Judy Ullrich) 

What a perfect description 

of what the fair means to the 

local community. Mrs. Hizer 

described the fair as, “A big 

homecoming.” Mrs. Hizer’s 

husband Dave, is a member of 

the Aurora Lions Club. Mrs. 

Hizer eagerly elaborated, “I 

developed a love for the fair 

so when they needed somebody 

to be secretary that was 

just when I had retired from 

teaching, I taught for thirtyone 

years in Kenton County 

Schools in Kentucky. Once 

I retired some of the Lions 

approached me and asked if I 

would work in the fair office 

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and I said sure, I will try! I 

love it. I love all of the Lions. 

They do such amazing work. 

It is a fun couple of weeks! 

I believe in what the Lions 

stand for, to serve and I just 

really enjoy what I do.” 

For the Hizers, making 

the Farmers Fair the raging 

success that it is takes a 

lot of time and dedication. 

Mr. Hizer is in charge of the 

tabloid, the program that has 

all of the Farmers Fair information 

and schedule. He is 

also the exhibit hall manager. 

Samantha Peddenpohl is a big 

help to Mrs. Hizer with the 

parade and exhibit hall that is 

located in the Aurora Lions 

Club building. Community 

members are encouraged to 

bring their projects to the 

Farmers Fair to be displayed 

and judged. Mrs. Hizer shared 

more about the projects. 

“There are all sorts of different 

categories- flowers, food. 

We have the culinary teacher 

from East Central, Brenda 

Osman. She brings an amazing 

array of food her students 

have made. You can bring 

arts and crafts to display, and 

photographs. We have gourds, 

fruits, and vegetables. All of 

this is in the tabloid, which 

comes out the first or second 

week of September, and it 

tells people all of the different 

categories they can bring in. 

So, while we are working on 

the parade, we are also taking 

in exhibits. We also encourage 

our 4-H kids to bring in 

whatever they had during 

the 4-H fair. They can bring 

projects into our fair also and 

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1953 Farmers Fair Queen Float, Aurora Rotary Club 

(Photo by John F. Ullrich Studio, courtesy of Judy Ullrich) 

The Lions’ carousel is used during the parade and for 

other events. Joe Burkhart, Fair Chairman, is in the back 

cart. Driving and riding in the carousel are Scott Petty and 

Mike Waller. (Photo courtesy of Judy Hizer) 

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not only get their projects 

judged but receive money for 

them. The kids have already 

done the work. They do not 

have to do anything extra but 

bring them down! Last year 

the Lions gave away around 

fifteen hundred dollars in 

money through their ribbons. 

The kids either get a blue, red, 

or white ribbon, and everyone 

gets a participation ribbon. 

After the fair is over, everyone 

who got a ribbon can 

turn the ribbons into money as 

they are paid for them through 

the generosity of sponsors.” 

The Farmers Fair has rides 

galore. Second Street is 

closed from the river up to the 

free stage where many different 

events take place. 

On the Wednesday night of 

the fair, the king and queen are 

crowned, chosen from those 

nominated by area schools. 

In 1924 the first queen was 

crowned, and in 1966 the king 

contest was added. Thursday 

night’s feature is Gospel music, 

Friday night is the Fifties 

and Sixties, and Saturday 

night is Country Western usually 

featuring a top act. All 

of this stage entertainment is 

free! 

Farmers Fair is a big fundraiser 

for community groups 

and churches. They set up 

booths and serve delicious 

goodies such as fried bologna 

sandwiches. When the Fair 

was canceled in 2020 due to 

COVID, these groups took a 

hit. The entire community was 

impacted as the Farmer’s Fair 

is a part of its very fabric. 

The infamous Farmers Fair 

parade is always the first Saturday 

of October, and what a 

sight it is to see! One hundred 

fifty to two hundred units participate 

in the parade, including 

the local area high school 

bands. Prizes are awarded for 

parade entries for everything 

from Best Decorated Golf Cart, 

Most Humorous Entry, Most 

Outstanding Antique Automotive 

Machine or Equipment, 

and Best Display by various 

organizations and groups. 

Randy Turner, a member 

of the Aurora Lions Club for 

over twenty years and dedicated 

Fair volunteer, shared 

stories about the monumental 

effort needed to put on 

Farmers Fair and how there 

are so many dedicated people 

who give their time to make 

this amazing event happen. 

For example, he told that the 

wrestlers from South Dearborn 

High School come to 

help set up for the fair every 

single year. The Aurora Lions 

put in underground conduit to 

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Lions Club Honors Tradition- Parades, Exhibits, Fun! 

1962 Farmers Fair Pet Parade participants. Front: Terry 

and Tony Johnson, Mel Green, Connie Klingelhoffer, 

Jeanie Barrott. Back: Earl Huffman, Earl Green, Fred Wesemann, 

Faye Hedy, Amos Oberting, Alvin Taylor. (Photo 

courtesy of Judy Ullrich) 


accommodate electrical wiring 

for all of the booths and 

attractions so that people do 

not have to worry about tripping 

over wires as they walk 

through the fair. The set-up 

does not happen overnight 

for such a big production. Mr. 

Turner said that he doesn’t 

even really get to see much 

of the parade because he is 

out on US 50 directing traffic, 

but he still does it each year 

because he loves to serve the 

community and enjoys the 

comradery that Farmers Fair 

brings. The Aurora Volunteer 

Fire Department comes out to 

wash the city streets after the 

Fair has concluded, exhibiting 

an all-hands-on-deck approach. 

Mr. Turner expressed 

amazement at how much the 

fair has grown over time. 

The Farmers Fair evokes 

memories and images of days 

gone by. Mr. Turner shared 

with me his recollection of 

the Fair from when he was 

a young boy, “My dad had 

the Liquor Store, and from 

my earliest memory, myself 

and my brothers used that as 

our rally point. But we were 

on guard for Mr. Pickett, the 

State Excise man, as we were 

not allowed in the store, for 

being under twenty-one. 

We did not have a lot of vacations. 

Even if Dad was off 

from the Box Factory, we had 

to be around for the store. 

So all seven of us boys were 

treated very well with tickets 

and money for the Fair. Plus, 

with time off from school on 

Fridays for the Fair, it was 

right up there with Christmas. 

I can remember running the 

midway by myself in the early 

sixties, and it was a lot like 

today’s fair. Rides were cars 

or trucks that went in circles, 

a Merry Go Round, and once 

you got a little bigger, you 

could hit the Scrambler.” 

1947 Farmers Fair end of the parade. (Photo by John F. 

Ullrich Studio, courtesy of Judy Ullrich) 

Mr. Turner continued, “I 

even saw it snow one Saturday 

afternoon! I’m sure that 

Charlie Green was the first 

band director to have a feature 

twirler in a sequined outfit 

with no skirt, that was a big 

tadoo, with people against it. 

The stage was permanently 

settled at the spot it’s in now, 

and I can tell you the voices 

of Earl Huffman, and later 

on, Gene Weaver, were real 

highlights to the stage and 

what was featured there. I had 

royalty in the Fair, my brother 

Mike was King in 1976, and 

my son Jacob was Prince in 

1994. It is always great to see 

people come back to town for 

the Fair, and see people who 

are still living in Aurora but 

are too busy with families and 

work.” 

Judy Hizer echoes Mr. 

Turner’s sentiment. When 

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asked why she does all that 

she does to help make the 

Fair happen she said, “I love 

every bit of it. Dave and I 

didn’t really meet at the Fair 

but one of our first dates was 

the Fair.” Mrs. Hizer’s college 

friend always came back 

home to Aurora during The 

Farmers Fair and soon Mrs. 

Hizer found herself enchanted 

with the occasion as well. As 

she shared, the Farmers Fair 

has been referred to for many 

years as “The Worlds Fair.” 

Writing this story has taken 

me back, way back as my 

kids would say, to the 1990s 

growing up in Cheviot, OH. 

I can remember sitting at my 

desk at St. Martin of Tours 

School on a warm September 

afternoon, impatiently looking 

up at the clock waiting for 

it to strike two thirty which 

signaled the end of the school 

day. I had a hard time concentrating 

on that particular 

Thursday because it was the 

day of The Harvest Home 

Parade! Anybody and everybody 

attended The Harvest 

Home Parade and Fair. The 

parade kicked off Thursday 

evening, and we walked 

from the corner of Harrison 

and Bridgetown Avenue all 

the way up to Harvest Home 

Park where the celebration 

would go strong until Sunday. 

People would line their chairs 

up on the street days before 

the parade to stake out their 

perfect viewing spot. 

I was in the parade, my 

friends were in the parade, my 

dad was in the parade... it was 

the pinnacle event in my little 

hometown. When I think back 

to my childhood, that yearly 

event is one of my warmest 

memories. 

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Helps Food Pantry 

Conservative Financial Solutions, 

LLC (CFS), recently 

hosted its twelfth annual Client 

Appreciation Event. CFS 

hosts the event as a way to 

give back to the community 

while thanking their clients for 

their commitment. 

Over 1,700 individuals 

gathered at Stricker’s Grove 

Amusement Park. This annual 

event is a way CFS gives back 

to the community while thanking 

its clients for their commitment. 

It is an evening that 

creates lasting memories for 

CFS clients with their children 

and grandchildren. 

Again this year, CFS partnered 

with Christ’s Loving 

Hands, a local charity that 

partners with churches, businesses, 

and community agencies 

to make a difference in 

the Harrison community. By 

working with partner churches 

and their food pantries, 

Christ’s Loving Hands can 

provide food, clothing, rent, 

utilities, gift cards, and some 

medications to families in 

need. CFS clients and their 

families were asked to consider 

those in need by filling 

trucks with non-perishable 

food and supplies and/or purchasing 

tickets to win a prize 

basket for this worthy organization, 

Christ’s Loving Hands. 

This year the ten unique gift 

baskets, put together by CFS, 

and ‘split the pot’ helped to 

raise more than $2,500 to 

contribute to the total amount 

donated. 

Within an hour of opening 

the park, multiple truck beds 

were overflowing with nonperishable 

items. Mark Phillips, 

Director, and MJ Neeley, 

Clearinghouse Coordinator of 

the Harrison Christ’s Loving 

Hands organization were 

overjoyed by the generosity of 

those in attendance. Between 

the donations received from 

the CFS clients and guests in 

combination with the company 

match, Christ’s Loving 

Hands was presented with a 

check for $13,380. 

The clients and their families 

enjoyed a delicious food 

buffet, rode thrilling rides, 

played games, and participated 

in miniature golf. For 

the kiddos, there was a water 

tent, face painting, and balloon 

sculptures. Unlimited concessions 

of popcorn, cotton 

candy, and ice cream made 

everyone’s tummy smile. 

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The time of the year has 

come when fall colors are 

beginning to show, baseball 

teams are in the playoffs, and 

everyone is excited about the 

new football season. This time 

of year is also when those 

sixty-five and over receive 

several messages about Medicare, 

so many that almost every 

commercial and piece of 

mail seems to have something 

to do with Medicare. Open 

Enrollment time is here! 

Many of the clients to whom 

we speak show what we call 

“enrollment fatigue.” They 

receive so much messaging 

about Medicare products that 

they become overwhelmed. 

Many just stay in the plan 

they have had year after year. 

They don’t want to mess with 

the back-and-forth phone 

calls and exhaustive shopping 

process for a new plan. 

Individuals on Medicare 

should be looking at what 

things have changed in their 

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Aurora Events 

Aurora Churches Association 

Patriot Day Celebration 

Sunday, September 11, 5 - 7:30pm 

Gabbard Riverfront Park 

seek out an organization like 

Mansfield Insurance Agency 

that can offer multiple options 

for a Medicare Supplement, 

Part D Prescription Plan, or 

Medicare Advantage plan. 

Navigating the differences 

between each plan and what it 

does can be tough for clients. 

Clients tend to fall into two 

categories. An overall majority 

of our clients fit into the 

Medicare Supplement and 

Part D group. These individuals 

have monthly premiums 

they pay to both plans in 

exchange for flexibility in 

care and location of care. The 

second category is the Medicare 

Advantage group. These 

individuals like the fact that 

they don’t have to pay a large 

monthly premium whether 

they use the plan or not. Many 

Medicare Advantage plans 

have virtually no monthly 

premiums because you pay 

as you use the services within 

the plan. You pay for care that 

involves copays to doctors, 

fees for outpatient surgeries, 

or daily hospital charges. 

If you are on Medicare 

and have not reviewed your 

overall plan, now is the time. 

Seek out a knowledgeable 

professional who can offer 

several different Medicare 

products for your specific 

needs. Things in life change, 

including Medicare plans. 

Continuing to use the same 

plan year after year can be the 

wrong strategy. Our agents at 

Mansfield Insurance Agency 

can review your plan and 

provide detailed options to 

consider. Don’t let another 

year go by without talking to 

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By Mary-Alice Helms 

It’s amazing what one can 

learn in the beauty shop. At 

one of my visits, two young 

mothers were bemoaning the 

high cost of raising kids. 

“As if buying school clothes 

weren’t enough, Derek had a 

birthday last week. 

You wouldn’t believe what it 

cost to rent a “Bouncy House”, 

not to mention getting a “Roblox” 

cake made at the bakery!”, 

Mom #1 complained. 

“And then there were the 

prizes and the decorations…” 

“Tell me about it!” sighed 

Mom #2, “For Courtney’s 

birthday in June, we took 

her and 12 of her friends to a 

“Chuck-E- Cheese” for lunch. 

I thought we were going to 

have to take out another mortgage!” 

I couldn’t believe what I 

was hearing. 

People are spending that 

amount of money on their 

children’s birthdays? I didn’t 

hear the rest of the conversation. 

I started thinking about the 

wonderful birthdays we had 

when we were kids. I’m sure 

our parents didn’t spend 5% 

of the cost these ladies were 

discussing. Yet we thought 

that we had perfect celebrations; 

our friends seemed to 

look forward to coming to 

them. Our birthday parties 

were held at a most exotic 

venue: our backyard! 

Our parents weren’t prone 

to spending much money on 

birthday trivialities (or on 

anything other than necessities, 

for that matter.) But they 

had no qualms about spending 

immense amounts of time and 

effort on making sure that our 

childhood days were happy 

ones. Our dad had made our 

backyard a child’s dream play 

place, by building a beautiful, 

sturdy set of play equipment 

at a time when play sets simply 

didn’t exist. The pieces 

were of heavy wood, painted 

a matching blinding white, 

and consisted of a teetertotter, 

slide, swing, and roofed 

sand pile. We were so proud 

of them! It wasn’t unusual 

for our backyard to be alive 

with neighborhood kids. As a 

bonus, our backyard was an 

ideal spot for a kid’s birthday 

bash. Are guests bored with 

party games? Run short of 

ideas or prizes? No problem. 

Most kids would be happy to 

be turned loose to slide, jolt 

each other on the teeter-totter 

or take turns in the swing. 

Birthdays were considered 

very special days. Each of 

us was “queen for a day” on 

her day! My sisters, Julia and 

Ellen, both have birthdays in 

July, while my own celebration 

was in April. Granted, 

Backyard Birthdays 

Sister Julia (in the air!) and 

me on our beloved teetertotter. 

Indiana weather isn’t the 

most reliable, especially in 

the early spring, but nature 

seemed to smile on us, and 

our birthday parties were held 

in our backyard. Amazingly, 

we were not rained out on a 

single occasion. 

Each birthday party had a 

theme. One memorable July 

birthday was, of course, patriotic. 

That one happened to be 

an “all girls” party, so Mother 

made an apron and threecornered 

hat out of red, white, 

and blue crepe paper for each 

little guest. 

The “favors” were small 

American flags, while the 

colorful refreshments consisted 

of vanilla ice cream, 

cupcakes iced in patriotic 

colors, and red Kool-Aid. My 

favorite memory was of another 

“girlie” party, at a time 

when my friends and I were 

still actively involved with 

playing with dolls. For that 

one, the favors were handclothed 

clothespin dolls, each 

in a different-patterned dress, 

shawl, and hat made of fabric 

from Mother’s scrap box. In 

case a “clothespin doll” isn’t 

among your stored memories, 

I will try to describe one to 

you. Today’s spring clothespins 

would never work in 

attempting to assemble this 

item. The “doll” had to be one 

of the old-fashioned one-piece 

wooden clothespins, now 

found mainly in kraft aisles. 

A pipe filter (also a long-lost 

item) of bendable wire was 

wound around the middle of 

the clothespin, ends extended, 

for “arms.” The round knob 

at the top of the clothespin 

was the “head”, with facial 

features penned on one side 

to form a face. Then a piece 

of cloth was gathered and 

sewn into a skirt, another cut 

into a triangle and sewn into 

a cape and a third fashioned 

into a bonnet. Voila! A cute 

little doll for a party keepsake. 

While not all favors 

were quite so elaborate, no 

guest ever went home emptyhanded. 

There might be a packet 

of homemade sugar cookies, 

a fancy cupcake, or a 

drawstring bag filled with 

individually wrapped pieces 

of homemade fudge or taffy to 

help memorialize the day. 

Just as in most birthday 

parties, the guests brought 

gifts for the celebrant. However, 

those parties were in the 

1940s, when gifts were simpler 

and much less expensive. 

We were delighted to receive 

a paper doll book, coloring 

book, bag of jackstones or 

marbles, or a skate key. (Skate 

keys frequently were in the 

habit of getting lost!) At the 

height of WWII when wrapping 

paper and ribbon was at 

a premium or nonexistent, our 

mothers found unique, often 

clever, ways of wrapping 

gifts. The comic pages of the 

Sunday newspapers, which 

were printed in color, made 

fine wrappings when tied with 

colorful yarn. 

While all the birthdays were 

memorable, the one which 

most stands out for me was 

my 7th, when I was in the first 

grade. Everything is new and 

bewildering to a first grader. 

Any change in routine seems 

momentous. On that day, our 

teacher, Miss Wiebe, told 

the class that if we worked 

very hard and finished our 

work early, she would have a 

surprise for us. Indeed, it was 

a surprise! After lunch, the 

whole class lined up and we 

walked from the school to my 

home, just half a block away. 

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Society columns of the day 

might have said, “A good time 

was had by all!” 

No matter how exotic nor 

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FROM 

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By 

Ollie 

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As I write this in mid- 

August I am looking forward 

to a mid-September sojourn to 

Pickett CCC Memorial State 

Park in northern Tennessee. 

We will be staying in a stone 

cabin by a small lake. And 

I’m gonna catch a rainbow 

trout. 

My buddy has been there 

and says the area is incredibly 

beautiful and fairly easy 

to hike. Sandstone cliffs and 

arches. Natural bridges. Waterfalls 

here and there. Yeah, 

baby. 

We’re going to drive for 

about four hours and spend 

some money to see some 

beautiful stuff. 

By 

Jeff Hermesch 

Purdue 

Extension 

jhermesch@purdue.edu 

Putting Your 

Garden to Bed 

Fall has arrived, an ideal 

time to “plant the seeds of 

success” for next year’s garden. 

By taking advantage of 

the pleasant fall weather and 

cleaning up the garden, you 

can save yourself time and 

energy next spring. 

Have you ever made a map 

of your garden? If not, making 

one now will help you 

design next year’s garden 

with good crop rotation in 

mind. By keeping maps of 

the garden, placing annual 

plants of the same family in 

the same spot for a few years 

can be avoided. Crop rotation 

reduces disease pressure and 

balances nutrient depletion 

from the soil. While making 

a map, include notes of any 

problems in the garden such 

as disease or pest pressure. 

Removing dead plant material 

is the next step in fall garden 

cleanup. Some gardeners 

will bury dead plant material, 

but removing and discarding 

it prevents diseases, weeds, 

and insects that could overwinter 

(survive) and continue 

to be a problem for next year. 

Experienced gardeners often 

use dead plant material for 

compost piles, but without 

proper management, diseases 

can survive there as well. 

As noted in last month’s 

article, a soil test conducted 

during garden cleanup is a 

great way to determine if your 

soil needs amendments. If 

topsoil, compost, manure, or 

peat moss need to be added, 

fall and winter are great times 

to do so. If you need to add 

the above amendments or 

compaction is an issue, consider 

tilling the garden. 

Adding a cover crop or 

mulch is another great practice 

to prevent garden soil 

from eroding over the winter 

months. Planting cover crops 

that die over the winter such 

as winter oats are the easiest 

for beginners and should be 

considered to improve soil 

health. If cover crops aren’t 

your thing, a mulch cover 

of straw, landscape fabric, 

or wood mulches should be 

added. 

After all the work is done in 

the garden, the time has come 

to clean up the garden tools. 

All tool surfaces should be 

free of soil, and tools that cut 

should be sharpened. If not 

properly cleaned and sterilized, 

tools can carry pathogens 

that will spread disease 

throughout the garden and 

landscape. Proper tool care 

will keep your tools in good 

shape for many years. 

Finally, winter is a great 

time to plan and research 

what you want to do with 

your garden for next year. 

Feel free to email me at 

jhermesch@purdue.edu. You 

can also reach our office at 

812-926-1189. We are located 

at 229 Main Street, Aurora. 

Look for my next article in 

the November issue of The 

Beacon! 

And that’s OK. But when 

you really think about it, we 

don’t have to do that. We 

could take a nice country 

drive and find a lot of worthy 

sites within a twenty-mile 

radius of where I’m sitting. 

If big, majestic views are 

your thing, try this. 

Take a drive on U.S. 52, 

out of Harrison toward 

Brookville. It’s a nice country 

drive - a good road with the 

beautiful Whitewater River 

undulating on your left. You’ll 

travel about eight miles and 

come into the quaint little 

town of New Trenton, home 

of two world-renowned magicians, 

Lester “Marvelo” Lake 

and John Calvert. Maybe I’ll 

tell you more about them in a 

future column. 

Drive about another five 

miles and you’ll come into 

Cedar Grove, a beautiful little 

burg and home of my high 

school girlfriend. When you 

get to the middle of town 

you’re going to see a gas station 

and a post office on your 

left. Make a right. 

You’ll meander through a 

small neighborhood for just 

a minute and the street will 

become a road. You are now 

on English Hill Road. The 

road will become steep very 

quickly. Continue on for 

maybe a mile and start glancing 

off to your right. You’ll 

know it when you see it. 

It’s a stunner. You can 

see for miles across a huge 

expanse of farmland, houses, 

forests, and the Whitewater. 

There is nowhere to park but 

the road is not too heavily 

traveled. You should have 

time to soak it all up. 

If historic, beautiful little 

country towns are your thing, 

turn around after viewing the 

overlook on English Hill and 

go back to US 52. Continue 

west on 52 for a mile or so 

and make a left on U.S. 1. 

Travel about six miles 

and you’ll see the town of 

St Leon off to your left. St. 

Leon is the home of the St. 

Leon Pole Raising, an event 

that has taken place during 

every presidential election 

year since 1892. It features a 

parade, speeches, food, drink, 

and the ceremonial raising of 

the historic hickory pole. St. 

Leon’s is now the only poleraising 

event in the country. 

You can find a lot more information 

online. 

After visiting St. Leon, continue 

about four miles south 

and you’ll come into the town 

of Dover. There is something 

about Dover I’ve always 

loved and I’m not quite sure 

what it is. 

Maybe it’s just the picturesque 

country beauty of the 

place. 

You’ll come to a four-way 

stop in Dover at the North 

Dearborn Road intersection. 

Make a right and head 

toward New Alsace. 

After a lovely drive of about 

three miles or so you will 

enter a beautiful little town. 

You will see a winery and 

a huge field of grapes on 

your right. Travel a short 

distance to the center of town 

and you’ll see the historic 

Klump’s Tavern on your left. 

It is a nondescript yellowish 

brick building constructed in 

the early 1800s and it has a 

ton of stories to tell. Across 

the street from Klump’s is 

St. Paul Catholic Church, a 

stunning historic building still 

used for Mass today. New 

Alsace is very cool. 

When you leave New 

Alsace you could go in about 

any direction and see beautiful 

sites and good old country 

living. I suggest turning 

around and going back the 

way you came on North Dearborn 

Road. 

Stay on North Dearborn 

Road when you come to 

the four-way stop in Dover; 

you’ll be heading toward 

Logan. You’ll come to a fourway 

stop in Logan at White’s 

Hill Road. Make a left. 

Travel down White’s Hill 

to State Route 46 and make 

a right. You’ll see Pinhook 

Road off to your right. Take 

it. Pinhook winds along the 

Whitewater and offers a 

variety of sweet sights including 

the river, woodlands, and 

fields of corn and beans before 

ending at its intersection 

with North Dearborn Road 

near Harrison. And there you 

have it - Ollie’s little drive. 

It is so easy to take for 

granted the beauty of our area. 

It’s where we live and it’s 

what we see so often. But it’s 

there my friends. It’s there. 

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Amanda Corsmeier, Treasurer Civista Charitable Foundation; 

Bridget Davidson; Jerry Hacker, Board Member 

Civista Charitable Foundation; Cassie Cappel; Honor Guard 

Members Nick Ullrich, Marty Sizemore, Ed Shannon. 

(Photo courtesy of Civista Charitable Foundation) 

A Night of Honor 

The Civista Charitable Foundation donated $10,000 to the 

Southeastern Indiana Honor Guard for the purchase of a new 

van. The Honor Guard serves our veterans and their families by 

providing the final tribute that they deserve. 

Think Swap Before 

You Shop for 

Halloween Costumes 

By Stefanie Hoffmeier 

Halloween is the second 

biggest commercial holiday, 

with Christmas being the 

number one. According to the 

National Retail Federation, 

in 2021 Americans spent an 

average of $102.74 per person 

on Halloween costumes, 

candy, and decorations. What 

happens to all of those Halloween 

costumes after being 

worn? The Dearborn County 

Recycling Center’s Costume 

Swap wants to put those forgotten 

costumes to good use. 

If your costume is in good 

shape, consider trading it for a 

different one at the Dearborn 

County Recycling Center 

Costume Swap in October. 

You can save money and 

the planet by swapping your 

old Halloween costumes 

for a new-to-you one. Don’t 

have a costume to swap? No 

problem. You can still get a 

costume by making a cash 

donation. The program does 

not operate as a charity. The 

sizes of costumes range from 

infant/toddler to adult sizes. 

Costume Swap even has a 

small selection of pet costumes. 

Almost everything you 

will need for your costume, 

including make-up, masks, 

and wigs is available. Decorations 

and party supplies are 

also available. Costumes to 

swap must be clean, in readyto-wear 

condition, and free of 

rips, tears, and stains. All costumes 

must also be complete 

with original items, including 

masks and accessories. 

The Dearborn County Recycling 

Center’s Costume Swap 

is open on Mon., Weds., and 

Fri., noon to 6 P.M. from Oct. 

3-28. It will be closed on Oct. 

10 in observance of Columbus 

Day. The number of guests 

and shopping times will be 

limited due to space. Visit 

dearborncountyrecycles.com 

for more information. 

This year, think unique and 

choose to reuse. After Halloween, 

don’t forget to wash and 

save your costume to swap 

for next year. Have a safe and 

spooktacular Halloween! 

THE STORY OF MY LIFE 

Chapter Three 

The following is an excerpt 

of a book written in 1930 by 

a lifetime resident of Ripley 

County, Yorkville, and Manchester. 

The BEACON is 

honored to share a chapter of 

the book each month thanks to 

Mary Randell’s descendants. 

By Mary M. Greiner Randell 

Chapter 3- 

School Days - 

Golden Rule Days 

When I started to school, I 

could hardly speak any English, 

so the children made fun 

Author 

Mary Randell 

of me, like 

they nearly 

always do 

when a new 

scholar 

comes. I 

asked the 

teacher what 

I could do to 

make them 

afraid of me 

and he told me to bring a rope 

and tell them all to hold it 

while I braced my feet. Then, 

he said, if I couldn’t manage 

by myself he would help me. 

It was a bad day and some of 

the girls didn’t come to 

school. When they were 

pulling the rope the hardest, I 

M 

DEAR 

ARIE 

By 

Marie 

Segale 

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Dear Marie, 

I have, or had, a “friend,”- 

I’m not sure which is accurate. 

Our “friendship” feels 

like it fizzled out! I keep 

thinking that a friend turning 

away is so sad… Is it something 

I said or did? Did my 

friend change her mind about 

our so-called “friendship?” 

I have to wonder if we were 

ever truly good friends. 

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let loose and they fell over 

and bumped their heads. They 

were going to jump on me to 

lick me, but the teacher told 

them so much for teasing me 

and making fun of me. After 

that I played ball with the 

boys what little time I went to 

school. 

I used to bring my book 

home and study my lesson 

until I knew it by heart. That 

used to please the teacher. I 

did everything to please the 

teacher because he took my 

part when I first started to 

school. I passed from the first 

reader to the third and didn’t 

have a second reader. Then 

I wanted to go ahead with 

my school work and make a 

teacher of myself, but I had 

to go to work. I used to cry 

until my apron was soaked 

with tears because I could 

not go to school. But today 

the laws are different. Their 

parents have to send children 

to school, so, if one doesn’t 

get an education it is his own 

fault, if he is bright enough to 

study. 

Look for more chapters 

of The Story of My Life in 

the upcoming edition of The 

BEACON. 

I’m not sure how to deal 

with this situation. Marie, 

what do you think I should do 

or not do? 

Millie in Dover 

Dear Millie, 

Your situation presents an 

interesting dilemma. Certainly, 

if you feel compelled 

to reach out to your friend 

to have an honest conversation, 

then by all means do so. 

You may discover what went 

wrong and perhaps fix the 

problem. 

Through the years of our 

lives, people come and go. 

Some come into our lives for 

a season. They are with us to 

help with certain life lessons 

needed at a certain time in our 

lives. They may also be there 

to help prepare us for a future 

need. 

Some friends are with us for 

a lifetime. These people are 

here to teach us and guide us 

through our lives for spiritual 

well-being and emotional 

growth. 

Whichever the case, people 

come in and out of our lives 

for a reason. 

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Donna 

Davidson 

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Community 

The Poultry Barn Correspondent 

It’s State Fair time and I 

think back to visiting the 

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fair many years ago when I 

Wwrote these words. 

After parking hat's our van, 

Ray and Happening I head straight Into 

my favorite State Fair stop, 

BRIGHT 

the Poultry Barn. I like the 

Poultry Barn. By I like poultry. 

I like all the Debby crowing, 

clucking, and Stutz hissing found 

there. It all brings such 

good memories 

Community 

Correspondent 

of Mom’s 

chickens. 

I remember her hens 

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hatching broods of baby 

chickens and clucking 

directions to them as they 

wandered about the farm- 

S 

stead. Then later BEACON the excitement 

when the boxes 

of peeping baby pullets 

arrived. My time in the 

brooder house is my most 

vivid childhood memory. 

Mom allowed me to use By 

our only flashlight, itself Jack 

a big privilege, and slip Zoller 

out through the dark to 

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the brooder house. There I 

would sit in a corner on a 

pile of wood in the light of 

the kerosene lantern to enjoy 

the delicate baby chick’s 

peeping and dashing about. 

I can still close my eyes to 

recall that scene including 

the wondrous smells of the 

fresh ground corncobs used 

for bedding and creosote 

made by burning wood in 

the stove. 

In the summer Mom 

would open the gate in the 

evening to let her young 

hens out to get some grass. 

They immediately ran to 

scratch in her flower beds or 

worse, to her frustration, too 

many of her precious souls 

would proceed straight 

to the road to meet their 

maker. 

In the fall the mature hens 

were sold for one dollar 

each. I always hoped no 

one would stop to purchase 

one while my parents were 

gone. I did not like chasing 

down someone’s dinner in 

the smelly dusty hen house. 

As soon as I was big 

enough my Saturday morning 

farm chore became 

cleaning the eggs. I would 

sit by the step opening of 

one of those flat cellar doors 

which we lifted. All shapes 

and sizes of egg containers 

were hauled up from the 

basement and placed around 

me. It took all morning to 

work my way through them. 

The whole basement step 

area was a scrambled mess 

by the time I finished. 

The biggest portion of the 

eggs was sold to a neighbor 

who would peddle them in 

Cincinnati but some were 

sold at the farmstead. That 

brought a variety of people 

to our home. Later, after 

Ray and I were married and 

also living on the farmstead, 

it would bring the 

first African American folks 

into our children’s lives. 

The friendly likable couple 

always had a happy greeting 

for them. 

Our oldest daughter, Jennie, 

loves to tell how she, 

age 12, and Mom tried to 

figure out what was feasting 

on the hens during the 

night. They would kill one 

or two and eat the grain 

from their craws. Ray 

pulled our VW bus by the 

chicken house door where 

they could have their night 

watch in comfort. It turned 

out they had too much 

comfort; they both went to 

sleep. Two more hens bit 

the dust. Soon afterward a 

neighbor shot a big owl and 

the deaths stopped. 

Even though we bought 

pullet chicks a rooster or 

two would manage to slip 

through. Our outhouse was 

in the chicken yard and they 

took their job as protectors 

of the flock seriously. My 

mother did not like killing 

them and my father did not 

like eating them, so it took 

company coming over to 

get the gentlemen into the 

frying pan. Everyone celebrated 

not having to challenge 

the roosters anymore 

when the indoor plumbing 

came. 

We tour each aisle in the 

Poultry Barn. I decided God 

had fun when he designed 

feathers on chickens. Many 

of the cages list the same 

few exhibitors showing 

many varieties of chickens. 

I wonder about what their 

farms were like. I think I 

would like to visit them. 

By 

Melanie 

Alexander 

Clear blue skies with puffy 

By 

white clouds Maxine and bright 

sunshine hold Klump the promise of 

autumn days that promise a 

harvest of crispy Community and delicious 

apples. Southeast Indi- 

Correspondent 

ana boasts several orchards 

maxineklump.thebeacon@yahoo.com 

and farms that can provide 

freshly picked apples and I 

urge folks to take advantage 

of local produce. I have been 

reminded by several family 

and friends how much they 

enjoy the apple butter that 

I “used to make”. The hints 

have hit the mark and I plan 

to undertake the process of 

apple butter creation! Besides, 

the house has the most 

wonderful aroma during the 

day-long process! 

I’m posting some of my 

other favorite apple recipes 

that don’t require an entire 

day. Yes, long-time readers 

might remember these 

recipes, but they have been 

favorites of family and friends 

for many years. The recipe for 

Apple Cake came from Kathy 

Michaels, a longtime friend 

from Providence Presbyterian 

Church. She graciously shared 

the recipe for the cake she 

brought to a Sunday Fellowship 

hour. 

Apple Cake 

2 cups flour 

2 teaspoons baking soda 

2 teaspoons cinnamon 

1 ½ cups sugar 

1 stick butter (room 

temperature) 

2 eggs 

4 cups apples, peeled, cored, 

and diced 

For fans of the Pancake 

House in Gatlinburg TN, 

the apple puff pancake will 

bring good memories of those 

delicious warm treats. I am 

always amazed when the 

batter is placed into a heavily 

buttered skillet and baked at 

a high temperature to transform 

into a delicious puffy 

creation! A cast iron skillet is 

the perfect receptacle for the 

pancake but a heavy metal 

skillet with an oven-proof 

handle also works. 

Apple Puff Pancake 

2 tablespoons butter, softened 

2 large eggs 

½ cup milk 

½ cup flour 

¼ cup brown sugar 

½ teaspoon vanilla extract 

¼ teaspoon cinnamon 

1 cup thinly sliced apple 

(peeled and cored) 

Heat oven to 450°. Coat the 

bottom and sides of a 10-inch 

heavy skillet with the butter 

(the coating will be thick but 

trust me you need to spread 

the entire amount). Whisk 

eggs, milk, brown sugar vanilla, 

and cinnamon in a bowl. 

Add flour and whisk just until 

mixed. Gently stir in apple 

slices until apples are coated 

with batter. 

Pour into the skillet spreading 

apples evenly. Bake until 

puffed and golden brown, 

about 15 minutes. Remove 

from oven and sprinkle with 

confectioners’ sugar and serve 

immediately. 

Hint for easy dessert: Top a 

slice of pancake with a scoop 

of ice cream. 

Have a wonderful fall filled 

with wonderful memories! 

Preheat oven to 350°. 

Lightly grease or spray with 

cooking spray a 9-inch square 

pan. In a small bowl combine 

the flour, baking soda, and 

cinnamon. In a large mixing 

bowl, cream together the 

sugar and butter. 

Fold in the diced apples and 

mix with a rubber spatula. 

Add the dry ingredients and 

carefully mix until evenly 

combined. Bake for 35-40 

minutes or until a toothpick 

inserted into the middle 

comes out clean. The cake is 

best when served warm and 

topped with a scoop of ice 

cream but is also great as a 

breakfast bread. 



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FARMERS FAIR 

September 28, 29, 30, & October 1 – 2022 

“A Family Tradition” 

STAGE ONE Schedule 

Second & Bridgeway Street 

Wednesday, September 28 th 

5-10:00 Midway Open 

6:00 Welcome & Announcements 

6:15 Lawrenceburg Tiger Pizazz Show Choir 

6:45 South Ripley Show Choir 

7:15 East Central Show Choir 

7:45 Introduction of the King & Queen Contestants 

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8:45 South Dearborn Middle School Show Choir 

9:15 South Dearborn Opening Knight Show Choir 

9:45 Crowning of King & Queen 

Thursday, September 29 th 



6:45 Grand Marshal Presentation 

7:00 My Brothers Keeper 

8:30 The Perrys 

Friday, September 30 th 


6:15 New Frontiers (Journey Tribute Band) 

6:30 Circle City Sidewalk Stompers (Also at 2:00, 4:00, and 5:00 at random locations) 

Sponsored by Rising Star Casino 

7:45 Advance Ticket Prize Giveaway 

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8:30 The Van-Dells 

Saturday, October 1 st 

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10a-12:00 113th Farmers Fair Parade 


12:00 Pie Eating Contest - Sponsored by Frisch’s Big Boy 

1-3:00 Battle on the Border Wrestling 

12:30 Circle City Sidewalk Stompers (Also at 2:00, 4:00, and 5:00 at random locations) 

Sponsored by Rising Star Casino 

3:30 Roni’s Dance Studio 

6:00 Welcome & Announcements and 

King & Queen Parents Introduction 

6:15 Sons of Dearborn 

8:00 Lions Raffle Drawing 

8:30 Saffire Express 

STAGE TWO Schedule 

Gabbard Park - River End of Second Street 

Wednesday, September 28 th 


6:00 Maurice’s Fashion Show 

8:00 Board of Realtors Battle of the Bands Runner-Up 

Thursday, September 29 th 


6:00 Cincinnati Beardsman Competition 

Friday, September 30 th 

2:30 Diaper Derby Registration 

3:00 Diaper Derby 

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6:00 Board of Realtors 

Battle of the Bands Winner 

7:00 Abbi Love 

8:00 Lacey Lane 

Saturday, October 1 st 

1:00 35th Indian Pipe & Drums 

1:30 Linda Rechtin School of Voice 

2:30 SE Indiana Youth Orchestra 

4-6:00 Tim Consley & Friends 

6:30 Chainsaw Wood Carving Auction @ Wood Carving Tent on Main Street 

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October 2022 THE BEACON Page 1B 

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BEACON 

PORTS 

SCENE 

By 

Chris Jack 

Nobbe 

Zoller 

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School is Back 

in Session 

The fall sports seasons are 

well underway and action 

is all around on almost any 

evening at area schools. It is 

rare to drive by any of the area 

schools and not see a football 

game, a cross country meet, a 

soccer match, By a tennis match, 

a golf match, Maxine or cars parked 

outside the Klump gym for a volleyball 

match in the gym. 

At all levels, Community school teams 

are working 

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hard and enjoying 

the experience of interscholastic 

sports, hoping that victories 

maxineklump.thebeacon@yahoo.com 

will come with their efforts. 

However, it is always a joy to 

watch the competitiveness of 

youngsters as they hone skills 

that will serve them well in the 

 

 

 

East Central Girls Cross Country Wins the Rushville 

Invitational. (Photo Courtesy of Fr. Jonathan Meyer) 

season and in 

life. 

Several 

area high 

school teams 

are ranked 

among the 

best in the 

state again 

this season 

as well. 

The Batesville 

Lady 

Bulldog 

golf team 

is currently 

ranked #6 in 

the state with 

some invitational 

titles 

already gained. Additionally, 

they finished fifth at the Hall 

of Fame Invitational at the 

Legends in Franklin on August 

27 where the top 13 teams 

 

 

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competed among a handful 

of others. The team qualified 

for the state finals last 

year and appear set to do so 

again behind the leadership of 

two-time state qualifier Emma 

Weiler in her senior year. 

Several of the area’s soccer 

teams are ranked among 

the top 20 in their respective 

classes in the state. On the 

men’s side in 2A, Lawrenceburg 

is 16th, South Dearborn 

18th, and Batesville 20th. The 

girls have teams ranked in all 

three classes with East Central 

currently 15th in 3A while 

Lawrenceburg is 13th, South 

Dearborn 15th, and Batesville 

Batesville’s #6-ranked golf team celebrate after capturing 

the Franklin Invitational. (Photo Courtesy of Chris Weiler) 

St. Lawrence cross country 

runner leading the race 

out of the woods in a meet 

at East Central. (Photo by 

Chris Nobbe) 

16th in 2A. Oldenburg 

Academy currently 

ranks #9 in the 1A 

polls. 

Football is no different 

with the traditional 

4A power East Central 

currently sitting at #4 

in that class ranking. 

The Lawrenceburg 

Tigers currently sit at 

#10 after an openingseason 

loss to the 

Trojans, but they will likely 

climb the polls as their season 

continues. 

Fr. Jonathan Meyer of East 

Central and Lisa Gausman of 

Batesville both field strong 

girls’ cross country teams this 

fall. East Central has already 

captured a pair of invitational 

ECMS runner Alexa Coffman 

runs a great race with 

company from her father, 

Steve Coffman. (Photo by 

Chris Nobbe) 

St. Lawrence coach Bryan Wagner 

encourages runners at at East Central 

meet. (Photo by Chris Nobbe) 

titles while the two teams look 

to square off more in the conference 

and state tournament 

to come. 

IFCA All-Star 

Football Game 

The IFCA North-South 

All-Star football game was 

recently played. Four area 

athletes and one area coach 

were fortunate to be selected 

to participate in this game. 

Lawrenceburg had two 

players named to the squad. 

Quarterback Garrett Yoon 

and wide receiver Dahya 

Patel played in the game. 

Patel scored one of two South 

touchdowns for the South to 

come out victorious 14-0. 

East Central offensive lineman 

Casey McQueen also 

was named to the team to 

play in the game and helped 

with the offensive push of the 

game. The fourth player was 

South Dearborn’s Chris (CJ) 

Rogers who was able to carry 

the ball from the running back 

position in the game. 

Lawrenceburg assistant 

coach Mike Manford was 

also asked to be a part of the 

coaching staff for this game. 

Coach Manford has called 

the Lawrenceburg offense for 

Ryan Knigga for years. 

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BRIGHT/ 

SUGAR RIDGE 

By 

Bob 

Waples 

Community 

Correspondent 

bright@goBEACONnews.com 

Hope everyone had a great 

Labor Day weekend. 

Attention all veterans- the 

North Dearborn Library 

will host its second annual 

Veteran’s Benefits Awareness 

and Get Acquainted Night on 

Nov. 10 at 6:00 P.M. Dave 

Currence, our Dearborn 

County Veteran Affairs guy, 

is the speaker. Light snacks 

and a couple of door prizes 

are planned. Our first ‘ gettogether’ 

in 2021 was a big 

success, so please mark your 

calendar, tell your veteran 

buds, and plan on attending. 

A big congratulations 

to Gary Noel (a Bright 

neighbor) who recently 

retired as Chief of the West 

Harrison Police Dept. I spent 

a few hours with Gary and 

his wonderful wife Cindy, 

talking about their lives and 

family… very enjoyable. 

Gary spent fifty years (both 

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Located in 

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part-time and full-time) with 

the department. Thirty-three 

of those years, he worked 

with CG&E full-time and 

part-time with the West 

Harrison Police. Once retired, 

he went full-time with the 

police department. Gary told 

me lots of stories about his 

service with West Harrison, 

and all I can say is WOW. His 

best moments with the Force 

Communities 

A few pictures from the 2022 Bright Parade… Jody and 

Karen Blasdel as Parade Grand Marshalls and the Bright 

Lions friendly lion with Tina Hallas. 

Gary and Cindy Noel 

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room, bed, &bath; 28x40 barn with loft, concrete flr & 

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Gary Noel’s gift from the 

the Tiemann family. 

were when folks would come 

back to him and thank him 

for his efforts to help them 

get their lives back on track. 

Gary always enjoyed handing 

out bubble gum to kids on 

the beat. A gift given to Gary 

from the Tiemann family is 

made of pieces of old license 

plates that spell out has his 

name, badge number, and 

police jargon. Best wishes to 

Gary and Cindy. 

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The American Legion 

Auxiliary, founded in 1919, 

is comprised of spouses, 

grandmothers, mothers, and 

sisters who are descendants of 

American Legion members. 

They honor the sacrifice of 

those who served our country 

by advocating for veterans, 

educating citizens, and mentoring 

youth while promoting 

patriotism, citizenship, peace, 

and security. 

Locally, the North Dearborn 

Legion Post 452 Ladies 

Auxiliary thrived under the 

leadership of Millie Kraus, 

who served as the unit 

president for the past fifteen 

years. Millie has tirelessly 

volunteered her time and is a 

perfect role model for what 

selflessly volunteering in 

the community truly means. 

Through Millie’s leadership, 

kindness, and generosity, her 

remarkable contributions have 

been attributed to the betterment 

of the American Legion. 

Although Millie is stepping 

down as president, her selfless 

commitment will live on as 

she remains an active member 

and officer of the auxiliary, 

thus continuing to influence 

and provide guidance to those 

around her. The North Dearborn 

American Legion Aux- 

Julia Bulach and Jet (Photo 

courtesy of Dearborn 

County 4H) 

iliary expresses its gratitude 

and appreciation to Millie for 

all that she has done and will 

continue to do. 

Julia Bulach, daughter of 

Joe and Jenny Bulach, competed 

with her dog Jet in the 

Agility Show at the Indiana 

State Fair this year. Julia has 

spent seven years working 

with Jet. Their hard work paid 

off when they placed second 

in the 4B class! Congratulations 

to Julia and Jet on their 

achievement! 

The North Dearborn American 

Legion is hosting its 

monthly euchre tournament 

on Sept. 18, Oct. 16, and Nov. 

13. Doors open at noon, and 

games begin at 1 P.M. The 

entry fee is $5 per person with 

cash payouts to the four highest 

scores. Refreshments are 

available for purchase. Call 

812.623.3695 for more information. 

(See ad on page 10B) 

I would love to hear from 

you! If you have news you’d 

like me to share, please 

contact me at newalsace@ 

goBEACONnews.com. 

HIDDEN 

VALLEY LAKE 

By 

Korry 

Johnson 

Community 

Correspondent 

hvl@goBEACONnews.com 

Guess who’s turning fifty- 

HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE! 

In honor of this historic 

event, a wonderful group of 

our neighbors, Ginny Boyer, 

Pat Hawkins, Becky Lortz, 

George Lortz, Diann Myers, 

Jan Rohling, and Steve Siereveld 

have worked tirelessly 

throughout the year to make 

the time memorable. A time 

capsule has been assembled to 

mark the auspicious occasion 

and is located on the seventyseven 

acres in front of Lightener 

Fields. What is in it, you 

ask? Stick around a hundred 

years to find out! I’m sure 

there are a few copies of The 

BEACON in there… 

HVL had so many fun 

activities this summer! Back to 

School Beach Bash, Cruise Ins, 

Luau, Fourth of July Kids Bike 

Parade and Boat Parade, Pool 

Movie Nights, Adult Swim at 

the Pool, Raft-Up, Kids Fishing 

Derby, Labor Day Bash, and 

many other organized events. If 

you didn’t attend any of these 

events, you’re totally missing 

out on our wonderful community. 

As we enter fall, more exciting 

events are still to come! 

September 

Sat. the 17th, Gary Miller 

Memorial Fish & Golf 

Outing 

Sat. the 24th, HVL Yard Sale 

October 

Fri. the 7th, Keeneland trip 

Sat. the 8th, Haunted Hay 

Ride at Willie’s Parking Lot 

Sun. the 23rd, Halloween Walk 

Sat. the 29th, Halloween 

Dance at Golf Course 

Please email me to share 

good news for next month’s 

article at hvl@goBEACON 

news.com.


ST. LEON 

By 

Debbie A. 

Zimmer 

Community 

Correspondent 

stleon@goBEACONnews.com 

Callie Barrett recently celebrated 

her thirteenth birthday 

with cake and ice cream for 

family and friends. 

The Horstman family gathered 

for a surprise birthday 

celebration for their sister, 

Donna Paduano. They also 

celebrated Larry’s and Jane’s 

fiftieth wedding anniversary 

at Paul and Therese Horstman’s 

house. A great time 

was enjoyed by all. 

The twenty-eighth annual 

Wifflerama was recently held 

at the St. Joseph School ball 

field in St. Leon. The winners 

of the tournament were Tune 

Squad. All proceeds from this 

were donated to the Trojan 

Young Life Group. 

The Best Little Oktoberfest 

is set for Oct. 7-8. The 

St. Joseph American Legion 

Post 464 boasts the Big Bucks 

Raffle prize of $5,000. This 

year we’re selling 400 Big 

Bucks Raffle tickets at $50 

each. The big weekend party 

starts mid-afternoon on Friday 

until midnight at our Legion 

O 

ur 

Post. 

Raffle suspense will build 

Saturday afternoon when the 

first name drawn wins $250. 

Names will continue to be 

pulled every half hour with 

one lucky ticket holder going 

home with $200-$5000. Tickets 

are available by calling 

Harry Hartman at (812) 209- 

8002. (See ad on page 7B) 

The Oktoberfest tradition 

dates back over two hundred 

years in Germany when the 

Emperor had an October wedding 

for his daughter. 

We have created an atmosphere 

of celebration to 

welcome the harvest, a time 

to relax and enjoy the event. 

Most of the families around 

St. Leon have roots in Germany, 

so this event is a natural 

fit. Festive decorations set 

the tone for the event. The 

beer garden features a variety 

of German and Domestic 

brews. Featured on Saturday 

is the St. Leon famous fried 

chicken dinner. Also available 

is a super tasty smoked, 

thick-cut pork chop dinner. 

For the less hungry festgoers, 

German-style sausage, 

Reubens, sauerkraut balls, 

and burgers will be available 

from the grill. 

One thing that is the most 

fun is the pie auction. We 

usually have high drama as 

the bids go higher and higher 

Communities 

Jim Horstman, David Horstman, Betty Cornelius, Dr. Larry Horstman, Donna Paduano, 

Ronnie Horstman, Rosemary Cox, and Paul Horstman. 

Callie Barrett 

for those pies. About fifteen 

delectable homemade confections 

are up for bid, including 

peach, custard, cherry, 

blackberry, apple, and other 

popular pies. 

Music adds to the fun. To 

get the party started Friday, 

we always have a good showing 

for Karaoke. The festive 

Saturday night is topped off 

with music by Squeeze Play a 

popular band playing German 

and American music. You 

might even see the chicken 

dance. 

Proceeds are used to support 

American Legion programs 

like Boys and Girls 

State. The Legion provides 

the color guard at military 

funerals and contributes to the 

community. We make visits 

to service members at the VA 

Hospital in Cincinnati and 

support many other qualified 

charities. 

HARRISON 

By 

Amanda 

Kirchner 

Community 

Correspondent 

harrison@goBEACONnews.com 

Harrison Youth Football 

(HYF) recently held their 

annual Showcase at their 

home field at 10700 Campbell 

Road. This season’s opening 

event featured football 

and cheer as well as a fun 

inflatable obstacle course and 

booths of local businesses. 

HYF is a wonderful 

organization that was founded 

in 1958. So many children 

sign up to play football or 

cheer, every grade level 

having two football teams 

and two cheer squads. At The 

Showcase, each grade level 

battles it out on the field, 

Harrison against Harrison. 

The cheer squads come 

together at halftime and 

perform a routine. Seeing the 

sea of green at The Showcase 

representing the Harrison 

Wildcats is amazing. 

This year a special 

memorial presentation was 

made to honor coaches 

Thomas Vogel, of the 

third-grade football team 

with Quinn Sawyer, K/1. 

cheerleader. 

Ronald Fox and John 

Roudebush. Between the 

third- and fourth-grade games 

a ceremony took place with a 

dedication of a tree planted at 

the HYF field in their honor. 

Football season has 

officially started and Harrison 

Youth Football teams and 

Cheer Squads are ready! Go 

Cats! 

A special shout to my 

son, Thomas Vogel, and his 

teammates on the third-grade 

green team. Have a great 

season! 

If you have Harrison news 

to share, please email me at 

harrison@goBEACONnews. 

com. I would love to hear 

from you! 

Dearborn County Visitors Center 

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Visit Southeast Indiana 

October 2022 

JANUARY 2017 

Lawrenceburg Speedway 

Fall Junkin’ Trail 

Hillforest Ghost Walk 

October 1, 5, 8, 12, 15 – Archaeological 

Research Institute - Field & Tours - May 

- October. Lab year round. Lawrenceburg, IN. 

Tickets at ARI or call 812-290-2966. 

October 1 – Aurora Farmers Fair - Aurora, 

IN. One of Indiana’s oldest street festival. 

Featuring free stage shows, huge street parade 

on Saturday morning, rides, games, food booths 

and exhibit building. For more information 812- 

926-2176 or visit www.auorafarmersfair.org. 

October 1, 8, 15 – Farmers Market - 

Lawrenceburg, IN - 9am - 1pm. Info: www. 

thinklawrenceburg.com. 

October 1, 2, 8, 9, 15, 16, 22, 23, 29, 30 – 

Greystone Farm - Haywagon Rides 

to Pumpkin Patch - 15412 Wilson Creek 

Road, Lawrenceburg, IN. Noon - 4PM. Cost: 

$2.00/ride. Enjoy local fall fun by taking a 

picturesque haywagon ride to the pumpkin 

patch, paint a pumpkin, visit with our farm 

animals and shop the barn market. Info: www. 

greystonefamilyfarm.com. 

October 1 – Holtkamp Winery - Sunman, 

IN. Music by Amy Sailor. 7pm - 10pm. www. 

holtkampwinery.com 

October 1 – Lawrenceburg Speedway 

- USAC Sprint Cars/Fall Nationals 

- KOI Auto Parts Modifieds. Info: www. 

lawrenceburgspeedway.com/event-calendar. 

October 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 – One Room 

Schoolhouse Museum - The one room 

schoolhouse museum has been completely 

restored as it was in the 1800’s. Open 2pm - 

4pm. Located on State Road 62 next to St. John’s 

Lutheran Church in Farmers Retreat. Both school 

and church are listed on the National Register of 

Historical Places. Info: 812-432-5401. 

October 2 – Tri-State Antique Market 

- Indiana’s largest monthly antique and 

vintage only market, rain or shine. Located at 

Lawrenceburg Fair Grounds on US 50. Cost: 

Adults:$4.00. Open 6am-3pm. Info: 513-702-2680 

for visit www.lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com. 

October 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14, 15 – Fall Junkin 

Trail - Thursday, Friday 10am - 5pm. Sunday 12 

- 5pm. Multiple shops in Southeast Indiana with 

promotions at each shop. Info: 812-487-8008. 

October 7, 8, 15, 29 – Art Exhibition: 

Nature Made - Opening Reception, Friday, 

October 7th 6pm - 9pm. Exhibition of various 

artists responding to the theme: “Nature Made - 

Art Inspired by Nature”. Dillsboro Arts Friendship 

Gallery, 12926 Bank Street, Dillsboro, IN. Info: 

812-907-0504, dillsboroarts@townofdillsboro. 

com or www.facebook.com/dillsboroarts. 

October 7 – Hillforest - Nightmare on 5th 

Street - 7pm. Aurora, IN. Join us at Hillforest’s 

haunted mansion on 5th Street. A ghostly 

presentation of a paranormal Hillforest 

investigation will be shared. Appetizers and 

drinks included. “Nightmare” costumes 

optional! Cost $35 members, $40 nonmembers. 

www.hillforest.org 

October 7, 21, 28 – Lawrenceburg 

Motorcycle Speedway - Friday Night Racing. 

www.lawrenceburgmotorcyclespeedway.net 

October 7 – Roots & Boots 90s 

Throwdown Concert - Lawrenceburg Event 

Center - 90s Throwdown Concert at 9pm. Tickets: 

www.ticketmaster.com/lawrenceburg-eventcenter-tickets-lawrenceburg/venue/181016 

October 9 – Paint Parties at the Guild 

with The Painted Cicada - artist Tara Lynn 

Pugh. (Halloween Stack) from 4-6pm. Open to 

the public, $25 Class Fee. RSVP Required at www. 

paintedcicada.com/classes/ols/categories/ 

siag. Location is 302 2nd Street, Aurora, IN 

47001. Info: Tara@paintedcicada.com. 

October 15-22 – Southeastern Indiana 

Art Guild - Fall Library Show - 10th Annual 

Show - Between 80 and 100 pieces of art by 

members of SIAG will be on display throughout 

the library for one week. Location: Lawrenceburg 

Public Library, Mary Street, Lawrenceburg, 

IN 47025. Info: 2siaginfo@gmail.com 

October 21 – Hillforest - Mystery 

Dinner - 6:30pm. Aurora, IN. Relax and enjoy 

a delicious three course dinner and view the 

Rivertown Players’ Mystery Theater. Reservations 

required. Cost $45 members, $50 non-members. 

Info: www.hillforest.org 

October 25 – Aurora Lions Halloween 

Parade - 7pm. Info: www.aurora.in.us 

October 27 – Hillforest - Ghost Walk - 

6:30pm. Tour the streets of Aurora after dark 

with local historian Jim Waldon and learn of the 

unseen inhabitants of the town. Includes a low 

light tour of Hillforest and treats. Reservations 

required. Cost $10. www.hillforest.org 

October 27 – Main Street Aurora Ghost 

Walk - 6:30pm (walking & Hillforest tour). 

Reservations required, call 812-926-1100. Cost 

$10. www.aurora.in.us 

October 28 – HalloWINE in Downtown 

Aurora - 5pm - 9pm. Info: www.aurora.in.us 

October 29 – Halloween Events - 

Downtown Lawrenceburg - Info: www. 

downtownlawrenceburg.com 

Dearborn County Convention, 

Visitor and Tourism Bureau 

320 Walnut Street 

Lawrenceburg, Indiana 47025 

www.VisitSoutheastIndiana.com 



BATESVILLE 

By 

Sue 

Siefert 

Community 

Correspondent 

O 

ur 

Communities 

LOGAN 

By 

Susan 

Carson 

Community 

Correspondent 

batesville@goBEACONnews.com 

Congratulations 

Stella Weberding! 

One of Batesville’s most 

senior citizens celebrated her 

100 th birthday in August with 

family and friends gathered 

for a reception in Stella 

Weberding’s honor. Stella 

(Bedel) Weberding met her 

husband, the late Robert 

“Bob” Weberding at a dance 

in Milhousen and the couple 

were married for 63 years at 

the time of Bob’s passing. The 

Weberdings are blessed with 

eight children, Gary, Kathy, 

Dennis (Whitey), Don, Debbie, 

Tony, Ken and Jane … 

plus 12 grandchildren and 24 

great-grandchildren – making 

family gatherings memorable 

occasions. The centenarian 

lives independently in the 

“Weberding Addition” of 

Batesville where she and Bob 

raised their family. Stella is 

most grateful for the daily 

visits and assistance from her 

family which helps her maintain 

her independence. 

Stella Weberding 

Hats Off to Cliff & Jean 

Meer! 

Living on the family farm 

near Morris are Cliff and Jean 

(Simmermeyer) Meer who 

have both blessed us with 

their presence for 90 years in 

2022 with Cliff celebrating in 

January and Jean in July. Jean 

is from the St. Mary’s community 

while Cliff has lived 

in the Morris area where he 

has farmed from the time he 

could walk. 

The Meers brought 12 children 

into the world, six girls 

and six boys including Marla, 

Bill, Elene, Mary Beth, 

Rosalie, Ted, Andy, Karen, 

Susan, Cliff, Jr. “Kip”, Joe 

and Rick. Their oldest lives 

in Illinois while the remaining 

11 reside within a ten-mile 

radius of Mom and Dad. Sons 

Kip, Joe, Rick and Ted farm 

with their Dad as the farming 

tradition continues. Raising a 

large family, daily exercise, 

working on the farm and 

Cliff and Jean Meer 

volunteering their time to help 

others have kept the Meers 

young as they remain on the 

farm that they love. 

The Batesville Area 

Skatepark Advocacy Group 

has announced that the longawaited 

skatepark is now 

fully-funded following an 

appropriation from the Batesville 

City Council’s American 

Rescue Plan Act Funds in the 

amount of $175,000. 

Ground breaking for the 

11,000-square-foot Batesville 

Skatepark to be located in 

The Plex at the intersection of 

Pohlman Street and Delaware 

Road is expected to take place 

in September after the city’s 

Board of Works approved a 

base bid and Alternate 1 bid 

for construction of the facility. 

Hunger Skateparks of Bloomington, 

Indiana submitted 

the only bid for the project at 

$347,500 for the base bid and 

$115,000 for Alternate 1. 

Batesville is blessed with 

good people… and good 

things happening! 

That’s Sue’s News for now! 

Terry Powell and his 

famous birthday cake. 

Logan, the local fawn 

logan@goBEACONnews.com 

Recently I received this 

news item from Debbie Acasio 

about a lifelong friend of hers, 

Terry Powell. His mom and 

her mom were best friends. 

They celebrated Terry’s seventieth 

birthday with a surprise 

party. Debbie even made the 

cake. Terry and his wife Rosemary 

reside in Logan. 

I love living in our rural 

community. You never know 

what you might see along the 

way. I caught this little fawn 

eating his/her way through a 

cornfield on Henderson Road. 

And the hay being bailed 

along North Dearborn Road 

set the tone for the season. 

Some of you may have seen 

my brothers and me tearing 

down the stone gateposts at 

the end of our driveway. No, 

they didn’t get hit by a car. We 

took them down on purpose 

in preparation for having the 

blacktop redone. It turns out 

they were solid stone and 

concrete and did not want 

to be removed! Part of the 

way through the job, a kind 

passerby saw the struggle we 

were having and stopped to 

help. He reached into his work 

truck and pulled out an electric 

jackhammer. He thought 

we could do the job a lot 

easier and more quickly if we 

used the power tool instead 

of chisels and hammers. Then 

he asked if the big barn across 

the lawn was ours and I said 

“yes”. He introduced himself 

as Bob Kuhn and said, “My 

son goes to Young Life,” and 

has enjoyed being able to have 

their programs in the barn. He 

took the jackhammer out of its 

case, put it together and gave 

me his phone number, and 

told me to call him when we 

were done. He would come 

back to pick it up later. I was 

amazed at the thoughtfulness 

and kindness he had shown 

by loaning us this equipment. 

There are still good people out 

there. Thanks, Bob. 

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DILLSBORO 

By 

Lorene 

Westmeier 

Community 

Correspondent 

dillsboro@goBEACONnews.com 

Seeing property being 

improved is always nice. We 

are featuring three different 

homes in Dillsboro. One 

beautiful Victorian home 

on North St. next to the US 

Post Office is owned by Kim 

Witte. Kim and her sister 

worked many, many hours to 

complete the home. Another 

home is on North St. across 

from Heritage Pointe and 

belongs to Dennis and Teresa 

McMurray. The third home 

is in the process of being 

BRATER - WINTER 

FUNERAL HOMES 

The Bocock Home restored 

by owner Kim Witte. 

renovated and is owned by the 

Andrew Davis family. In the 

1950’s it was known as the 

Henry Kamping home. We 

are so excited to feature these 

homes. 

The August Concert on the 

Lawn was well attended. The 

next concert on Sept. 7 starred 

Rachel Holt. Many thanks to 

the Civic Club for the nice 

entertainment. 

A new show can be found at 

The home of Dennis and 

Teresa McMurray. 

The Henry Kamping Home 

being restored by the Davis 

family. 

the Dillsboro Arts/Friendship 

Gallery entitled “Outsider 

Art.” The show continues 

until Sept. 24 each Saturday 

10 A.M.-2 P.M. 

A mere four miles west of 

Dillsboro on St. Rd. 62 is the 

St. John’s One Room Schoolhouse. 

The museum has been 

completely restored as it was 

in the 1800’s and is listed on 

the National Register of Historic 

Places. This is a beautiful 

area to take a fall drive 

and visit this historic area. NO 

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YORKVILLE 

& GUILFORD 

By 

Laura 

Keller 

Community 

Correspondent 

yorkville@goBEACONnews.com 

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Rob Combs, Ricky Klump, Andy Long, Emily Staab, Doug 

Hiltz, Joe Davidson, Bud Hiltz, and Samantha Hensley. 

Trey Werner, Matthew 

Graf, Reid Cleary, Devin 

Salyers, and Griffin Werner. 

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Communities 

Kevin Beiersdorfer and his 

award. 

The forty-second annual 

St. Martin Country Run 5K 

was recently held on Sunday, 

July 24. Amidst the heat and 

humidity, one hundred three 

participants from the tri-state 

area and as far as Georgia 

and Texas competed in the 

race. While Curtis Eckstein 

of Batesville, IN didn’t beat 

the record-breaking time he 

set last year, he still earned 

the title of overall winner 

with an impressive time of 

14:58. The overall female 

winner was Annabelle Mc- 

Donald from Lawrenceburg, 

IN with a time of 20:07. The 

most improved runner was 

awarded to Sid Stephens 

who shaved a remarkable 

sixteen minutes and thirtytwo 

seconds off his time 

from the previous year. The 

top three overall runners 

were Curtis Eckstein from 

Batesville; Benjamin Moster 

from Batesville, IN; and 

Bryan Wagner from Lawrenceburg, 

IN. Great job to 

all the runners and walkers! 

I look forward to watching 

next year’s race. 

A Wiffle ball tournament 

benefitting the Bright Lions 

Club was played at St. 

Teresa’s Church. Team Matty 

G’s was the overall winner 

of the tournament and was 

comprised of Trey Werner, 

Matthew Graf, Reid 

Cleary, Devin Salyers, and 

Griffin Werner. 

Celebrating a birthday is 

a time many families and 

friends cherish. For eight 

residents from the Guilford, 

Yorkville, and surrounding 

areas, their birthdays span 

the first week of August. Rob 

Combs (1); Ricky Klump 

(2); Andy Long (3); Emily 

Staab (4); Doug Hiltz and 

Joe Davidson (5); Gary 

“Bud” Hiltz (6); and Samantha 

Hensley (7). They 

celebrated with a Hawaiianthemed 

birthday celebration 

on Aug. 4. 

The Special Olympics for 

Dearborn, Ohio, and Ripley 

counties held a fire truck 

pull in Lawrenceburg. Kevin 

Beiersdorfer received an 

award for the most money 

raised by an individual. 

Kevin celebrated his award 

and birthday with family and 

friends on Sept. 8. Congratulation 

to Kevin! 

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AURORA 

By 

Margaret 

Drury 

Community 

Correspondent 

aurora@goBEACONnews.com 

In looking through my 

notes for this month’s Beacon 

article it looks like we are 

going to focus on the word, 

“party”... a social gathering 

of guests, typically involving 

eating, drinking, and entertainment. 

The first party I want to 

share with you is the Christmas 

in July party that celebrated 

the end of the summertime 

school kids’ lunches, also 

known as Dine & Dive. It was 

our biggest day of the summer 

with over sixty children 

and parents in attendance. 

The event was like a family 

reunion feast with all the food 

and fun on hand. 

The Aurora EMS was on 

hand to let the kids “play” 

with the equipment (in a 

controlled manner of course!) 

These EMS folks not only 

serve our community in emergencies, 

but they volunteer 

to come to events like this 

so that children can become 

familiar with them and their 

equipment. The goal is to 

reduce stress and fear should 

a child ever be faced with 

the need for EMS services. 

They also gave out small 

first-aid kits as gifts to the 

children. Also in attendance 

at the lunch was the Dearborn 

County Health Department. 

They brought their big bus 

loaded with all kinds of information 

for parents. Their gifts 

of sunglasses and UV bracelets 

were a big hit for the kids. 

Safe Passage, an organization 

focused on helping folks who 

find themselves in domestic 

violence situations, was also 

in attendance helping the kids 

make GINORMOUS bubbles! 

SEIOC was also there to share 

information about the services 

they offer the community. 

It was quite a day to celebrate 

the conclusion of quite 

a summer. I want to thank all 

of the volunteers who gave 

selflessly to help with this 

summertime program. I want 

to also thank the organizations 

and businesses who helped to 

support this effort, including 

the Aurora Churches Association, 

the Dearborn County 

Clearing House, the City of 

Aurora, and the Dearborn 

County Recycling Center. 

We served over 1,100 meals, 

helped do crafts, and gave 

away pool passes, book bags, 

and TWO bicycles to THREE 

blessed children. Katelyn 

Mangold won the girl’s bike, 

and Danny Hallstrom won 

the boy’s bike. The boy’s 

bicycle giveaway is a sweet 

story. Two boys (both named 

Danny) met at the lunches 

this summer. They and their 

families have become good 

friends. Danny Willhite 

prayed that he would win 

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Three-year-old, Bo, son of 

Kristina and Chris Barrott, 

Greendale chases bubbles 

at the Block party. 

EMS members Birgit 

Hawkins & David Phelps, 

teach Wesley Spadie, 

son of Mindy and Jesse 

Spadie, how to put his 

cousin, Skyler Brown into 

the Aurora emergency 

squad at the Christmas in 

July Party. 

Ed Opp gives a hug to wife 

Monica at his retirement 

party. 

the boy’s bicycle because 

his bicycle was left behind 

when his family fled Moldova 

due to a bombing in nearby 

Ukraine. THAT Danny did 

NOT win the bike, BUT his 

new friend Danny Hallstrom 

DID and immediately gave 

it to Danny Willhite. What a 

TREASURE of GENUINE 

love and friendship! Wouldn’t 

it be nice if more of the world 

was this way? 

The second party was the 

retirement party for Aurora 

EMS president, Ed Opp. 

Jason Sullivan, Dearborn 

County Emergency Management 

and the new Aurora 

EMS president, offered words 

of gratitude for Ed’s thirtytwo 

years of service. Jason 

Smith, Indiana State EMS, 

went digging through old files 

to find Ed’s original certifications 

to present to him. Jason 

got a laugh from the group 

when he said he was surprised 

that the certifications were on 

paper and not stone! Ed, thank 

you for your years of service 

to our community of Aurora 

and the surrounding area. 

The first Wednesday of 

August brought another 

party to Aurora- the monthly 

Cruise-In at Gabbard Park. 

Twenty-five cars were entered 

with accolades going to Jay 

Whitehead of Sunman for his 

Indiana 1966 Mustang, Russell 

Boyles of Lawrenceburg 

for his 1971 Jeepster, Tony 

Knapp of Aurora for his 2016 

Holden, and Jerry Kirkendall 

of Aurora for his 1995 

Harley Davidson 1200. 

The fourth party was when 

Main Street Aurora and the 

downtown businesses hosted 

a Block Party. Music floated 

out into the streets and alleyways 

while folks relaxed 

and enjoyed the summertime 

atmosphere of our quaint 

downtown Aurora. 

And by the time you are 

reading this, our city will be 

gearing up for our biggest 

party of the year, the Aurora 

Farmers Fair. Hope to see you 

there! 

Until next month, take care 

and God bless.


LAWRENCEBURG 

By 

Debbie 

Acasio 

Community 

Correspondent 

lawrenceburg@goBEACONnews.com 

School has started back up 

and teachers, coaches, and 

pupils have hit the ground 

running. With fundraisers, 

football and soccer games, 

preparing classrooms, and 

purchasing school supplies, 

the fall semester has been 

busy. 

Lawrenceburg sponsored a 

Special Olympics fire truck 

pull benefit with a great turnout 

and lots of fun. Special 

Olympics Indiana offers 

sports programs in more than 

twenty sports. Sponsor teams 

competed for bragging rights 

for the winner in pulling 

a 74,000-pound fire truck. 

DOVER 

By 

Rhonda 

Trabel 

Community 

Correspondent 

dover@goBEACONnews.com 

I have to apologize to one of 

my best friends. In last month’s 

Beacon, I mistakenly printed the 

wrong last name for her on the 

picture of our group that went 

to the Grand Canyon earlier this 

spring. Roseanne’s last name is 

Fuernstein, not Grossman, that 

was her maiden name. A senior 

moment is all I can say! 

Congratulations to my sister 

and brother-in-law, Cheryl and 

Joe Lieland, on their fiftieth 

anniversary. As I remember, 

their wedding was on a beautiful 

sunny day at St John the 

Baptist Catholic Church in 

Dover, IN. They have three 

kids- Jeremy who married 

Jane Baurley, Joelee who 

married Greg Ritzi, and Josh 

who married Madden Wright. 

Their grandsons are Cayden, 

Ross, and Nick Lieland, and 

Ben and Luke Ritzi. How 

amazing to be married to the 

same person for fifty years! 

Best wishes for many more 

years of wedded bliss. 

Congratulations to Cooper 

Spencer of Dover who got his 

first hole-in-one on July 9 on 

the 3rd hole, par 3, 155 yards. 

Cooper is on the eighth-grade 

middle school golf team at 

Sunman Dearborn. Proud 

parents are Jeff and Kelly 

Spencer; siblings are Cohen 

and Quinn. Sounds like Cooper 

may have a great future if 

he continues playing golf like 

that. Good Luck, Cooper, in 

your future golf endeavors. 

The Bright Parade took place 

this year with a lot of resident 

and business participation. 

The Dover business, Andres- 

Wuestefeld Funeral Home, had 

a float with Nicole Wuestefeld-Becknell, 

funeral director, 

and her son Colton Bellman. 

I thought the statement on the 

float seemed very appropriate 

for many of us since we always 

like to wait until the last moment 

to prepare for this type 

of event. Thank you, Nicole, 

for all of your knowledge and 

compassion when it comes to 

planning a loved one’s funeral. 

Condolences to the family of 

Diane Crocker of Logan who 

passed away on Aug. 10. Diane 

was a lifelong resident of Logan 

all her life of seventy-four 

years. She was born September 

24, 1947, to Frank and Adelaide 

Zinser. She met Glenn, 

the love of her life, as he was 

cruising through Frisch’s in 

Harrison. They married and 

had five beautiful children. 

May she Rest in Peace. 

Tri Kappa volunteers Carolyn Stroup, Jean Foutch, 

Michelle Smith, Peg Loots, and Blanche Schmidt. 

Each team raises a minimum 

of $500 in pledges. My 

favorite sponsor T-shirt was 

McCabe’s Greenhouse with 

their tongue-in-cheek motto 

of “Pansy Pullers”. 

Lawrenceburg Civic Park 

won the International Downtown 

Achievement Award for 

very good reasons. 

Music On The River was 

a huge success, not only featuring 

wonderful bands but 

allowing for the collection 

of charitable contributions 

through their split-the-pot. 

Tri-Kappa, an organization 

that among other things, 

Condolences 

to the 

family of Irma 

Andres, the 

oldest living 

resident of 

Dover. She 

passed away 

on Aug 2 at 

the age of 

ninety-eight. 

O 

ur 

Cooper 

Spencer 

She was born to Mary and 

Roman Kuebel of Yorkville. 

Having grown up during the 

Depression, Irma had to leave 

high school to get a job and 

help support her family. Upon 

marrying Sylvan Andres, Irma 

moved to Dover. They had four 

children, seven grandchildren 

and twelve great-grandchildren. 

A true icon to the community, 

Irma contributed much of her 

Communities 

awards scholarships to area 

youth, had several hot and 

exhausted volunteers working 

the crowd for donations. 

They were able to collect a 

little over $1900 in split-thepot 

funds. A big shout-out 

to Carolyn Stroup, Jean 

Foutch, Michelle Smith, 

Peg Loots, and Blanche 

Schmidt (among others) for 

their hard work. The Dearborn 

County Historical Society 

which works to maintain 

the Vance Tousy House and 

preserve Dearborn County 

history was also a beneficiary 

of split-the-pot funds. 

Cheryl & Joe Lieland celebrated their fiftieth anniversary. 

Colton Bellman and Nicole 

Wuestefeld-Becknell 

time to the local church by getting 

the chicken dinners started 

in Dover. She was also known 

for her beautiful quilts which 

were raffled at the summer 

festivals. Rest in Peace under 

your beautiful quilts, Irma. 

If you have any Dover news 

that you would like to share, 

please email me at dover@ 

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Fireman Rob Schutte 

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at the fire truck pull. 

Recently they were able to 

obtain an oil chandelier that 

used to hang in the 1836 

Wilmington Court House 

before the courthouse moved 

to Lawrenceburg in 1844. 

This chandelier will hang in 

the Vance Tousy house for 

everyone to enjoy. 

Congratulations to Lawrenceburg 

for hiring the 

college students who worked 

tirelessly over the summer 

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of Jake Turner and Shanda 

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MILAN 

By 

Susan 

Cottingham 

Community 

Correspondent 

milan@goBEACONnews.com 

As school started for the 

students in Milan, the second 

phase of a massive construction 

project was moving right 

along. The second phase 

that began earlier this year 

included renovation of the 

high school gym, lobby, and 

locker rooms, the addition of 

a 3,000 sq. ft. weight room, 

and installation of a multi-use 

turf field. Improvements are 

being made around the football 

stadium, including the 

addition of visitor bleachers 

and a new scoreboard. Work 

is continuing in the lobby 

of the high school gym. The 

entrance to the gym is closed 

for the school year, so patrons 

will need to enter through the 

high school. The renovations 

are impressive, especially the 

football field! It will allow 

many opportunities for soccer, 

football, other outdoor sports, 

band, and much more. 

I reported in the Beacon 

last year that the first phase of 

the project involved improvements, 

renovations, and 

upgrades to all three facilities- 

the Milan High School, 

Middle School, and Elementary 

School. The first phase 

included repairs to the roof 

O 

ur 

of the Middle-HS Building, 

reconfiguring the entryways 

and offices in all three buildings, 

removing the portable 

buildings at the Elementary 

School, redesigning the pickup 

and drop off areas at the 

Elementary School, redesigning 

all restrooms to allow for 

handicap access, replacing 

ceiling tiles throughout the 

elementary building, and upgrading 

the intercom systems. 

The MHS Band will be 

sporting new uniforms this 

year. The Milan School Board 

approved a request to donate 

$10,000 of the total cost, and 

the remaining $16,000 was 

raised by the band through 

fundraisers and donations. 

Stefanie Bedel, band director 

at Milan, commented that the 

current uniforms have been in 

use for twenty years, so it was 

time for an update. It will be 

great to see the new uniforms 

and the athletic field. I hope 

you have an opportunity to 

visit our schools and sporting 

events as you cheer on 

our hometown teams in their 

updated facilities. Good job, 

Milan! 

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MANCHESTER 

By 

Lisa 

West 

Community 

Correspondent 

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As our school season starts 

again, we have some new 

beginnings to celebrate in the 

Manchester area. 

Families are drawn to the 

peaceful beauty of Manchester, 

choosing to put down 

roots in our community. The 

Haidle family who recently 

moved here is a perfect example. 

Mom Abigail shared 

that they have always wanted 

to get out of the busy city, 

raise some animals, grow 

some food, and give their kids 

plenty of space to run and 

play. “We already feel like we 

are at home here. This community 

is very special. We’re 

especially excited to begin 

our first year homeschooling 

our two (almost three!) children 

with the support of an 

awesome and growing local 

co-op: Catholic Schoolhouse, 

out of Sunman. We couldn’t 

be happier to be here!” said 

Abigail. 

Manchester Elementary 

also has new transfer students. 

This year, Brooklyn Bennett 

VERSAILLES/ 

RIPLEY CTY 

By 

Cheryl 

Damon- 

Greiner 

Community 

Correspondent 

versailles@goBEACONnews.com 

The groundwork has been 

started on Versailles’ new 

Holdsworth Entertainment 

Pavilion this summer, with 

completion planned in time for 

autumn events on the square. 

Next year, twelve concerts are 

planned for the new Pavilion. 

Community Night Out in 

Versailles gave everyone a 

chance to meet First Responders, 

local family-centered 

groups, and volunteers. One of 

the booths was set up by the 

Ripley County Health Department 

to bring attention to their 

many user-friendly programs, 

including KIDS ZONE 

HEALTH. It’s a click-on link 

on their website with fun 

videos and printable coloring 

New to Manchester: Luke, 

Wes, Abigail, and Annie 

Haidle. 

moved into the area and was 

excited to start her first-grade 

year at Manchester. Mom 

Kortney Bennett shared her 

love of the area when she was 

a child, which drove the family’s 

decision to move back 

and enroll here. “The best 

thing about the new school 

is how helpful they’ve been 

already in our transition from 

a school of five (kindergarten) 

classes to one class of firstgraders. 

We love the small, 

more personable environment.” 

Brooklyn said she 

loves her teachers, the principal, 

seeing her grandfather 

every day, and of course ice 

cream on Fridays! 

Manchester Elementary has 

another new addition – three 

sets of twins! They are ‘seeing 

double’ in their kindergarten 

classes. Maddie and 

Ruthie Wanstrath, Hattie 

and Frankie Poland, and 

Welch’s Grocery, Correct 

IN around 1930. 

materials about nutrition, the 

environment, exercise, and 

more, to guide kids toward 

healthy habits. The website 

provides great ways to entertain 

and teach younger ones at 

home. 

If you want to hear the really 

good gossip about old-time 

Versailles, plan to attend 

October’s Eerie Town Tour! 

Take a guided group tour of 

Versailles‘ sites to learn some 

very interesting and colorful 

stories! After the past years’ 

tours, participants met back at 

Pat’s Bulk Food for refreshments 

and couldn’t stop talking 

about the characters who 

used to inhabit this area. 

Speaking of Pat’s Bulk 


Brooklyn Bennett and Kindergarten 

twins Maddie 

and Ruthie Wanstrath, Hattie 

and Frankie Poland, and 

Aubrey and Jacob Engler. 

Preston Gabbard son of 

Ahny and Rob Gabbard, 

recently won big at the 

4H fair. Congratulations, 

Preston! (Photo by Debbie 

Acasio) 

Aubrey and Jacob Engler 

are pictured here, all smiles 

during recess! 

Roger and Cheryl Greiner 

are retiring from Pat’s Bulk 

Foods. 

Fire Rescue members 

Tanner Franklin, Rick 

Dillion, Josh Walston. 

Food, a change is happening 

in Versailles- Pat’s Bulk 

Food has a new owner. This 

unique food store was started 

in Barbara Eby’s basement 

over thirty years ago, offering 

bulk baking and candy-making 

items, local foods, fish and 

pork, homemade nut butters, 

and spices. It was moved to a 

trailer, then the old Welch Grocery 

building in Correct, IN, 

before relocating to Versailles 

in 2019. Daniel Leonetti will 

be the fourth owner, as Roger 

Greiner and Cheryl Damon- 

Greiner retire. When a hometown 

business lasts this long, 

it certainly shows the power of 

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GREENDALE 

By 

Linda 

Cromer 

Community 

Correspondent 

greendale@goBEACONnews.com 

Something about this 

time of year calls for 

contemplation. Perhaps 

it’s the quality of light. 

Humorless cynics and 

Pollyannas alike are caught 

pausing for reflection, each 

pondering whether their cup is 

half empty or half full. 

Ripening stalks of corn 

thrusting skyward are stealing 

the show from the fading 

flowers in Billy Amburgey’s 

Hwy 1 hillside garden. A 

more somber but fitting finale 

to the colorful eye candy that 

charmed passersby throughout 

the summer. 

Street corner and park 

plantings are nearing the end 

of their glory. Many thanks to 

Olivia Lamb, who watered 

them faithfully until leaving 

for Ball State and whose 

brilliant smile was perhaps the 

best of the display. 

Greendale kids are back 

in school, and the morning 

bus vigil signals a return to 

near normal. Young scholars 

OLDENBURG 

By 

Sue 

Siefert 

Community 

Correspondent 

oldenburg@goBEACONnews.com 

The Students are Back in the ’Burg! 

In a recent interview with 

Oldenburg Academy President, 

Annette Hunger, I 

asked about the new school 

year. She smiled and commented, 

“Nothing brings a 

sense of new beginnings more 

than the start of a new school 

year! The excitement and 

anticipation of meeting new 

people, learning new ideas, 

and celebrating new successes 

are shared feelings during 

those first few days of the 

new school year. At OA, we 

have much to celebrate as we 

welcome our students, faculty 

and staff, and families back to 

our beautiful campus.” 

Annette is transitioning into 

her new role following the 

retirement of Diane Laake 

and has nineteen years of 

experience on campus as she 

served as the school’s director 

of admissions. She “hit 

the ground running” as she 

shared, “Starting with the 

successes of the summer, we 

learned our students achieved 

an average pass rate of 85% 

on all Advanced Placement 

exams taken in May, well 

above national and state averages. 

We cheered our girls’ tennis 

team to the quarter-finals at 

the state competition – our 

first visit to the final four 

tournament in tennis. Shortly 

thereafter, we welcomed over 

one hundred fifty elementary 

and middle school students 

to campus for a series of 

summer camps ranging from 

art, archery, chess, algebra, 

volleyball, and soccer, and 

ending with a Harry Potterthemed 

camp.” 

I asked if any changes 

were being made for the 

new school year, and the 

energetic academy president 

noted, “We added an innovative, 

grade-specific “Go 

Beyond Block” that allows 

for dedicated time to focus 

on music, service, leadership, 

college readiness, and 

life skills. In addition, we 

added a Culinary Arts course 

O 

ur 

stand at the ready sporting 

backpacks big enough for 

an energy bar, a tablet, and 

at least two bowling balls. 

(What exactly IS in there?) 

Parents seeing them off share 

a strange mix of relief and 

low-level anxiety. Busy all 

day with adult doings, yet 

subliminally on alert for the 

big cheesebox bellowing 

to a stop in the afternoon. 

Delighted when its doors 

wheeze open to unleash 

precious cargo. 

National Night Out was 

a stellar opportunity for 

Greendale residents to 

meet and mingle with our 

community’s first responders. 

The fun and excitement 

climaxed with the arrival of a 

helicopter touching down in 

the outfield at Greendale Park. 

What a lark for kids to climb 

aboard a whirlybird for a bit 

of make-believe. Reassuring 

that it can land as handily in a 

time of medical crisis. 

Kudos to Chief Slack 

and his staff for sponsoring 

the event. Their philosophy 

of community policing is 

important, and the Night Out 

provided ample opportunity 

to enjoy positive interaction 

with those we count on to 

protect and serve. Rumor 

has it that glimpsing flashing 

lights in the rearview mirror 

OA Girls’ Tennis Team. 

and completed our outdoor 

classroom space. Along with 

new freshmen, we welcomed 

two new faculty members, 

Michael Higdon and Jason 

Walke. Michael serves as 

our Athletic Director, health 

teacher, and boys’ basketball 

coach. Jason oversees our 

senior internship program 

and teaches US History and 

student media.” 

As an OA alum looking 

back at my alma mater- I take 

pride in knowing the school is 

sponsored by the Sisters of St. 

Francis, and something dear 

to my heart is how students 

are building on OA’s Franciscan 

sponsorship value of 

Dignity of the Person. Their 

motto of ‘be Christ to others, 

let others can be Christ to 

you’ reminds students, faculty, 

and staff of the importance 

can cause a quick spike in the 

blood pressure of a miscreant 

guilty of an incomplete stop. 

That said, sincere thanks to 

the men and women of the 

Greendale PD who are willing 

to put themselves in harm’s 

way for all of us. I strive daily 

to do better, Officer. 

The sight of a polished-toperfection 

ladder truck sparks 

the imagination of every 

wanna-be firefighter yearning 

to climb aboard and maybe 

even sound the siren. How 

quickly that vision can cloud 

with a haze of smoke and 

ash. Less than three weeks 

after showing off their shiny 

equipment in Greendale Park, 

Chief Shannon Craig and the 

Greendale Fire Department 

and EMS sped toward danger 

on Ridge Avenue at two 

o’clock in the morning. A 

blaze had broken out in the 

of embracing and living this 

value in their thoughts, words, 

and actions each day. As technology 

and teaching methods 

change, it’s good to know a 

strong value system remains 

in place. 

Oldenburg events … 

Holy Family parishioners 

hosted another successful 

rummage sale. It may be a 

reflection of their German 

heritage, but these folks offer 

one of the area’s most organized 

sales year after year! 

The Eagle Fire Company 

also met with success as they 

hosted their summer drivethru 

chicken dinner. Locals 

love their fried chicken … 

and everyone appreciates the 

volunteer fire company and 

the convenience of Oldenburg’s 

only drive-thru! 

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basement of an occupied 

home under renovation, 

roaring through ductwork 

to the floors above. Local 

firefighters were assisted by 

departments from throughout 

the area. The occupants - 

parents, progeny, and pets - all 

alive and accounted for. 

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times of trauma, ours is a 

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Front: Caylee Minges (Princess), Riley Schumate 

(Queen), Emily Klem, Ella Lostutter. Back: Chip Perfect, 

Mark Dole, Aaron Jarvis (King), Allen Goodman, 

Kathi Prarat, Shane McHenry, and Denny Kraus Sr. 

(Photo courtesy of Dearborn County 4H) 

Republican Party Supports 4H ,YES Home 

The Dearborn County Republican Party graciously supported 

the efforts of the young participants at the Dearborn County 

4-H Fair by winning a hog at the auction. 

To further the Republican Party’s efforts to support our 

community, the hog, after being processed, will be donated to 

support other youth at the YES Home Inc. of Dearborn County. 

What a thoughtful way to give back- twice. 

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RISING SUN/ 

OHIO COUNTY 

By 

PG 

Gentrup 

Community 

Correspondent 

risingsun@goBEACONnews.com 

I am preparing for another 

trip to Washington, DC with a 

busload of veterans to see the 

monuments and memorials. 

We will be there Sept. 9-11. 

It’s always great to see 

support for some students who 

decide not to attend college 

but want to learn a trade. 

Rising Sun American Legion 

Post 59 awarded scholarships 

to Allison Nobbe and Jordan 

Parsons, graduates of Rising 

Sun High School. They will 

be attending the Hobart 

Welding School. 

Stop by and check out the 

new 2022 Spartan Fire Truck at 

the Rising Sun Fire Department. 

The outstanding equipment our 

department has been supplied 

with is nice to see. 

Rising Sun put several 

athletes on the All-Conference 

MOORES HILL 

By 

Barbara 

Wetzler 

Community 

Correspondent 

mooreshill@goBEACONnews.com 

Thank you, Brent Casebolt, 

for over twenty years of 

community 

service as 

Town 

Marshall. 

You have 

been a 

consistent 

presence and 

supporter of 

Brent Casebolt our schools, 

and community 

events, and in securing 

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teams. Softball players 

honored were Ella Eldridge, 

Sidney Halloran, Cora 

Poling, and Nora Powell. 

Coach of the Year was Ken 

DeDreu. Baseball players 

were Jonathan Jimenez 

and Peyton Merica. Boys 

track and field: Kendall 

Montgomery, Dylan Martin, 

Damon Carrigan, and 

Peyton Merica. Golf: Nate 

Elliott and Casey Fletcher. 

The Phi Beta Psi Sorority, 

Theta Lambda chapter elected 

new officers: Brenda O’Neal, 

Connie Hueber, Robbie 

King, Kathy Mattingly, Pat 

Kinnett, Kathy Ruch, Joeie 

Cole-Mulle, and Vicki Seiler. 

The Southeastern Indiana 

Vietnam Veterans of America, 

Lary D. Fogle Chapter 71, 

would like to thank RSRF 

for their generous support in 

helping to finish the park area 

in Lesko Park in Aurora for 

their Huey Helicopter display. 

Make sure to visit the Huey 

and explain it to your kids and 

grandkids that it represents 

our Vietnam Veterans who 

were supported by this type 

of aircraft. Medal of Honor 

Recipient, Sammy Davis, will 

give the dedication speech on 

protection for our lives and 

property. Best wishes in your 

new endeavors! 

Many in Dearborn/Ripley 

Counties await yummy summer 

visits from the Kentucky “Peach 

Man” aka Mike Johnson. Mike 

left his home in Breathitt County 

Kentucky the night before the 

flooding hit his small town of 

Hindman in July to bring peaches 

to our area. When he returned 

home, he discovered his family’s 

meat processing plant flooded 

destroying the equipment. 

Moved by a personal connection 

to the devastation in SE Kentucky, 

efforts to send help were 

quickly organized by Bobbi 

Elza. She, Angie Calhoun, 

Lisa Brewer, and their uncle, 

Bob Morris, loaded a trailer full 

of donations and drove them to 

Apr. 29, 2023. 

Rising Sun lost one of 

its “characters” when Bill 

Gridley passed away. Bill was 

a sergeant in the Army during 

the Korean War. 

Thanks to Mooch Callaway 

and Ernie Johnson for a 

successful golf tournament 

benefitting the Callaway 

Scholarship and the 

Southeastern Indiana 

Veterans. 

Quartermaster Third Class 

Trent Pickett, a Rising Sun 

High School graduate, is 

serving aboard the Navy’s 

USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 

75) as a part of the Sixth Fleet. 

Please continue to pray 

for Kelsee Lainhart as she 

continues her rehabilitation 

in Chicago. She was 

badly wounded in Kabul, 

Afghanistan. She now has a 

service dog to aid her. 

I am still enjoying watching 

my granddaughter, Carli, play 

volleyball; she reminds me so 

much of her mom, Kelli, on 

the court. Grady is playing 

basketball, and Coleton 

is playing soccer. Alex is 

playing softball, and Kaden is 

looking forward to basketball 

season. 

Bob Morris - full trailer 

donations to Ky flood 

victims. 

SE Kentucky to deliver directly 

to the flood victims. 

Bobbi Elza states, “Thank you 

to all who donated items or money. 

Thank you to The Rising Sun 

American Legion Riders who 

donated a sizable donation. We 

took all that money plus all that 

I had from other donations and 

bought lots of supplies. YOU 

ALL ROCK!!!” Thanks also 

to the Moores Hill American 

Legion, the Moores Hill Fire/ 

EMS, Lynn Allen, Terry, Becky 

Ingersoll, and many others. 

Congratulations to Chris 

Meyers, Gene Walton, Joe Zoller, 

Tim Volz, Gene Walton, Steve 

Ludwig, Rae Jean Neallis, and 

Donna Hollins who are among 

those selected to join the SE 

Indiana Musician Association’s 

Hall of Fame. The 2022 induction 

ceremony will take place on Nov. 

5, in Batesville. 

The Moores Hill Recreation 

Committee held a fun quarterauction 

at the Senior Center to 

raise funds for the annual Winter 

Walk. Many came away with 

great prizes, all the while supporting 

our upcoming community 

event. For more information, 

contact Tamila Wismann. 

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Vacation 

The Helfrich clan gathered for a family vacation in Corolla, NC. Back left row: Emily 

Bradshaw, Lily Bradshaw, Tim Bradshaw, Courtney Ruther, Michael Ruther, Ella 

Bradshaw, Dawn Helfrich, the Honorable Sir Knight James Helfrich. Front left: Nicky 

Ruther, Lincoln Bradshaw, Ben Ruthe, Charlie Ruther, The son and his family were 

not present due to his father-in-law’s passing. Not Shown- The Goldsteins. 

Barb Lind and Randy Bates of Liberty Township OH, 

Jean and Jim Foutch of Lawrenceburg, and Cris Ross 

and Ken Wallace of Bridgetown, OH, vacationed in 

the Canadian Rockies and Lake Louise. 

Peggy (Schuler) Lockwood of Logan and Chris Nobbe of Manchester pose with a 

copy of The Beacon after completing the four-day, 60-mile pilgrimage from Wichita 

to Pilsen, Kansas. Due to weather and some impassable roads, this year’s trek 

amounted to nearly seventymiles. It promotes the life and cause for sainthood of 

Army Chaplain Emil J. Kapaun, for whom Peggy’s father Patrick Schuler was a driver 

and personal assistant for several years prior to and during the Korean War. 

The Beacon sailed with Carol Morton of Brookville 

through the Inside Passage of Alaska. The small ship 

could access Ketchikan, Wrangell, Elfin Cove and 

glaciers in the Tracy Arm and Endicott Arm. Shown 

here in Sitka at the Russian Orthodox Cathedral St. 

Michael the Archangel. She also viewed the Dawes 

Glacier by zodiacs. 

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