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<strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2023</strong> THE BEACON Page 3B<br />
LOGAN<br />
By<br />
Susan<br />
Carson<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
O<br />
ur<br />
Communities<br />
ST. LEON<br />
By<br />
Debbie A.<br />
Zimmer<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
logan@goBEACONnews.com<br />
stleon@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Randy Lutz, auctioneer and<br />
farmer, recently contacted Tom<br />
Beck, a farmer on Mt. Pleasant<br />
Road to ask if he and his<br />
son Jeffrey could take care of<br />
a twin calf that wasn’t feeding<br />
well. Tom’s son Jeffrey,<br />
is a twenty-seven-year-old<br />
Special Needs individual who<br />
is non-verbal and goes to New<br />
Horizons Rehabilitation. The<br />
history between the Beck and<br />
the Lutz families goes way<br />
back. Randy’s grandmother<br />
Helen Lutz (nee Nowlin) grew<br />
up on the farm where the Becks<br />
now live. One year when Helen<br />
was a child, she and her twin<br />
sister went with their mother<br />
to take lunch to the men who<br />
were working in the fields on<br />
Sawdon Ridge. They walked<br />
down through the valley from<br />
Mt. Pleasant and up to Sawdon<br />
Ridge on the other side. Helen’s<br />
sister was wearing the new pair<br />
of shoes she had just gotten.<br />
When they got home, she had<br />
developed a huge blister on her<br />
foot. Subsequently, the blister<br />
became infected, and she died.<br />
In 1962, Helen’s brother,<br />
Norman Nowlin, and his wife<br />
Mary were living on the farm<br />
and Tom’s parents, Don and<br />
Audrey Beck, were living ½<br />
mile north of the Logan corner,<br />
also on Mt. Pleasant Road.<br />
The Becks had purchased the<br />
Nowlin farm, and the Nowlins<br />
Jeffrey Beck feeding his calf<br />
(4 weeks old), along with his<br />
dad, Tom.<br />
were moving<br />
to the<br />
Beck house.<br />
So, they<br />
used a silage<br />
wagon (because<br />
it had<br />
sideboards)<br />
to move the<br />
furniture.<br />
Load up at<br />
Beck’s, and<br />
take it to<br />
Nowlin’s.<br />
The Logan<br />
water tower-<br />
FINISHED!<br />
Load up Nowlin’s, take it to<br />
Beck’s, and so on.<br />
During this time, farmers<br />
typically also had dairy herds.<br />
The family names of Beck<br />
(Clyde and Don), Steele, Gellert,<br />
and Lutz were the Logan<br />
names that I recall. By 1978,<br />
the Becks had sold their herd<br />
to Dale Lutz, Randy’s Dad.<br />
Continuing with the spirit of<br />
neighbors and friends, Dale<br />
taught Tom (age 21) to drive<br />
a school bus, which he did<br />
for many years. Tom recently<br />
retired from driving under<br />
Randy’s watch.<br />
So, what is that calf’s name?<br />
Tom’s first idea was to call<br />
her Lutzielle, but his wife said<br />
“no”. Her name is Randi.<br />
St. Leon Volunteer Fire<br />
Department will be having its<br />
Firemen’s Festival on Friday<br />
and Saturday, <strong>Aug</strong>. 4-5. Come<br />
out to St. Leon for some good<br />
food and have a great time.<br />
We always need volunteers to<br />
help with this huge event- get<br />
in touch with me at stleon@<br />
goBEACONnews.com if you<br />
would like to help out in any<br />
way. Your help will be greatly<br />
appreciated. (See ad on page<br />
8B)<br />
Cooper Barrett celebrated<br />
his twelfth birthday and Ciara<br />
Barrett celebrated her third<br />
birthday on June 14 with<br />
friends and family.<br />
St. Joseph American Legion<br />
Post 464 recently completed<br />
the installation of their impressive<br />
Purple Heart Monument<br />
dedicated to all of our<br />
veterans who were wounded<br />
in the wars. The Post also presented<br />
a fifty-year membership<br />
award to Chuck Hautman<br />
on Memorial Day.<br />
Deepest sympathies go out<br />
to the families of Amy Bulach<br />
Kurelic, Ed Osman, and Betty<br />
Dunbar. Also to the family of<br />
Evelyn Wagner who recently<br />
passed at the age of 100. Our<br />
thoughts and prayers are with<br />
all of their family members.<br />
A total of ninety-eight donors<br />
participated in the recent<br />
Hoxworth Blood Drive at St.<br />
Cooper Barrett<br />
Joseph American Legion Post<br />
464. A big thank you to all<br />
who came to give their time to<br />
help save someone’s life!<br />
This year’s Girl Scout day<br />
camp at Lake in the Pines was<br />
a huge success according to<br />
Sally Bertram. Thank you so<br />
much to Terry and Fawn Williamson,<br />
Veronica Mullins<br />
and her crew, Sally’s husband<br />
and children, program aids,<br />
all the leaders, lifeguards, arts<br />
& crafts ladies, cooks, and<br />
most of all Neil and Christy<br />
Roy. This completes Sally’s<br />
twenty-eighth year of camp.<br />
All of the campers and adult<br />
volunteers had a great time.<br />
This year’s theme was Blast<br />
Off in the Pines. Thank you to<br />
everyone who posted pictures<br />
for all to see.<br />
Ciara Barrett<br />
Chuck Hautman<br />
A very special birthday<br />
wish goes out to my nephew<br />
and godson, Steven Kramer,<br />
on <strong>Aug</strong>. 1. Hope you have a<br />
wonderful day, Steve!<br />
Get in touch with me with<br />
any news items for the column<br />
at stleon@goBEACONnews.<br />
com<br />
#theplace2play<br />
Visit Southeast Indiana<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust <strong>2023</strong><br />
Various Dates – Lawrenceburg<br />
Farmer’s Market - Saturdays, June -<br />
Mid October 9:00am-1:00pm. Info: www.<br />
downtownlawrenceburg.com.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 2 – River City Classic Car<br />
Club Cruise In - 5:30pm - 8:30pm. Info:<br />
812-221-0205 or 812-614-2644. Second Street,<br />
Aurora, IN near Ohio River & Gabbard Park.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 3 – B-I-N-G-0 <strong>2023</strong> - Doors<br />
open at 6:00 pm, games begin at 7:00 pm.<br />
Aurora City Park Pavilion. Enjoy a fun night<br />
out and the opportunity to win grand<br />
BINGO prizes. Benefits Hillforest Museum.<br />
Reservations are required. Call 812-926-0087.<br />
Cost $25.00. Info: www.hillforest.org<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 – Music<br />
on the River - Free live music. 7:00pm<br />
- 9:00pm at Lawrenceburg Civic Park. Info:<br />
www.downtownlawrenceburg.com<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 4 & 5 – St Leon Volunteer<br />
Firemen’s Festival - Admission Free,<br />
Music, Games, Refreshments, Food, Fun for<br />
everyone. 28870 St. Joe Drive, St. Leon off<br />
State Road 1 North. Info: 513-407-0455.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 4, 11, 18, 25 –<br />
Lawrenceburg Motorcycle<br />
Speedway - Dearborn County<br />
Fairgrounds, Lawrenceburg, IN. Registration<br />
@5pm; Racing @ 7:30pm. www.<br />
lawrenceburgmotorcyclespeedway.net<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 5-19 – Southeastern<br />
Indiana Art Guild 11th Annual<br />
Regional Show - 302 Second Street.<br />
Info: www.southeasternindianaartguild.org<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 5-Sept 30 – Art Exhibition<br />
in Friendship Gallery - Reception<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 11th. 12926 Bank Street, Dillsboro,<br />
IN. Exhibition features portraits. Info: 812-<br />
907-0504 or www.dillsboroarts.org.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 5, 12, 19, 26 – Party on the<br />
Patio - At The Barn Winery. Live Music at<br />
7pm. Info: www.atthebarnwinery.com<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 5, 11 – Holtkamp Winery<br />
- Live Music 7-10pm at Holtkamp Winery,<br />
10868 Woliung Road, Sunman, IN. 513-602-<br />
5580. www.holtkampwinery.com<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 5 – Lawrenceburg<br />
Speedway - Kelsey Chevrolet Sprints, KOI<br />
Auto Parts Modifieds, Impact Sports Pure<br />
Stocks, Bessler’s U Pull & Save Hornets. Info:<br />
www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 6 – Tri-State Antique<br />
Market - Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds,<br />
US 50, Lawrenceburg, IN. 6:00am - 3:00pm.<br />
COST: $5.00/adult. Indiana’s largest monthly<br />
antiques and vintage only market with<br />
200 + Vendors. Info: 513-702-2680 or<br />
www.lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 12 – Rock, Fossil, &<br />
Artifact ID Session - 10am-2pm. Free.<br />
Bring in your artifacts, rocks and fossils and<br />
have them identified and recorded by a<br />
professional. Info: 812-290-2966 or www.<br />
exploreari.org.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 12 – <strong>2023</strong> Fire Truck<br />
Pull - 12-4pm. Benefits Special Olympics<br />
Indiana - Ripley-Ohio-Dearborn<br />
Counties. Lawwrenceburg Civic Park. Teams<br />
compete to pull a fully loaded firetruck<br />
weighing 74,000 pounds. Info: 812-584-6861<br />
or www.soindiana-rod.org.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 12 – 812 Day - Celebrating<br />
Community in the 812 Area Code. Info:<br />
812-537-2275.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 17-19 – Aurora City Wide<br />
Yard Sale - 9:00am - 2:00pm. Info: www.<br />
aurora.in.us<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 18 – Get Wine(d) and<br />
Dine(d) in Downtown Aurora -<br />
5-9pm. Pickup participant card at Main Street<br />
Aurora, 231 Main Street. Info: www.aurora.<br />
in.us.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 19 – Whiskey City Summer<br />
Fest - a celebration of summer sun and<br />
music in the streets of Lawrenceburg<br />
featuring Austin Tyler Lee featuring Josh<br />
Wells, Dallas Moore and Confederate<br />
Railroad. Info: www.downtownlawrenceburg.<br />
com/summer-fest.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 19 – Youth Archaeology<br />
Club - 424 Walnut Street, Lawrenceburg, IN.<br />
10am-12pm. Open to all students grades 6-8.<br />
Learn about different aspects of archaeology<br />
with real archaeologists! Experience an<br />
archaeological excavation and go on field<br />
trips to different archaeological sites. To<br />
register. www.exploreari.org<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 19 – Dearborn/Ohio<br />
County Relay For Life - Todd Creech<br />
Park, Lawrenceburg, IN.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 24 – Aurora Historic<br />
District Churches Walking Tour -<br />
6:30pm - Meet at 231 Main Street. Info:<br />
www.aurora.in.us.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 26 – Main Street Aurora’s<br />
Play Music on the Porch Day - Info:<br />
www.aurora.in.us.<br />
<strong>Aug</strong>ust 29 – Shakespeare in the<br />
Park - Live theater comes to Lawrenceburg<br />
Civic Park. 7-9pm. Free to the public. Info:<br />
www.downtownlawrenceburg.com/<br />
shakespeare-in-the-park.<br />
Dearborn County<br />
Convention, Visitor and Tourism<br />
320 Walnut St. • Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 • 800-322-8198<br />
www.VisitSoutheastIndiana.com<br />
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