Beacon Oct. 2022

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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
CHARGE.
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