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It’s Here! 

Bright welcomes its much-needed 

fire truck. 

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Sweet Rewards 

Manchester crops are plentiful and 

yummy and bringing smiles to all. 

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Dropping a Line 

Greendale icons take a few minutes 

to explore a lake with a fishing line. 

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Plans for New SR 101 to Markland Dam Roll Forward 

By Shelly Ulrich 

The Indiana Department of Transportation 

(INDOT) is evaluating alternatives 

for an improved State Road 

101 connection between the Markland 

Dam and US 50. In 2021 Governor 

Holcomb announced $200 million in 

funding for this proposed extension of 

SR 101 as a means to better connect 

communities and enhance commerce 

in southern Indiana. 

Known as LINK 101, the project 

includes extending SR101 from U.S. 

50 to the Ohio River in Switzerland, 

Ohio, and Dearborn counties. It is part 

of Governor Holcomb’s commitment 

All Saints Parish- A Decade of Growth, Changes 

By Maureen Stenger 

My mom continually reminds me 

that the only constant in life is change. 

I am a very routine-oriented person so 

change for me is not easy. I suppose 

when the winds of change blow, we 

can resist or we can bend with them. 

Sometimes we aren’t given a choice. 

I remember one evening ten years 

ago casually flipping on the news and 

seeing a story showing St. Joseph 

Church in St. Leon, which was our 

church, and the story headline was that 

it was closing. 

It felt like the rug had been swept 

out from under me. I am not from the 

area but moved here when I got married 

because my husband was born 

and raised in St. Leon. St. Joseph’s 

Church was the center of town, you 

go to mass Saturday night then walk 

over to eat dinner at the tavern across 

the street. Much like my grandma and 

I did on Saturday nights growing up, 

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Chief Keldall Eberhart, Asst. Chief Kris 

Heitmeyer, Brandon Wood, Bradley 

Eberhart, and Lt. John Miller 

of $475 million in funding dedicated to 

transformational infrastructure projects 

across southern Indiana that will elevate 

Indiana’s top-rated transportation 

network as the Crossroads of America. 

To quote Governor Holcomb, “Indiana’s 

location and extensive transportation 

network make our state one of 

the most attractive places in the country 

to do business and create jobs,” 

Gov. Holcomb said. “These projects 

will better connect our communities, 

enhance commerce within and beyond 

our borders, and deliver value for 

Hoosiers for generations to come.” 

In our area, LINK 101 will provide 

AJ Hastings, Lawrenceburg 

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Aldean (aka Dale Lutz) 

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right Parade 

2023Jason 

Dennis and Dennis 

Kraus, family tradition 

Nicole Wuestefeld 

Becknell and Josie 

we would go to five 

o’clock mass followed 

by Frisch’s for dinner 

and back to her house 

to watch The Golden 

Girls, a five-star night 

when you are eight 

years old! 

Small towns and 

churches go hand-inhand, 

but ten years 

ago, the Archdiocese of 

Indianapolis announced 

the closure and consolidation 

of many 

churches and schools 

in Southeast Indiana. 

Twelve parishes were 

set to close. The ones in 

our area were: St. Anne 

in Hamburg, Holy Guardian Angels in 

Cedar Grove, St. Mary of the Rock in 

Batesville, St. John the Baptist in Dover, 

St. Joseph in St. Leon, St. Martin 

a direct connection for Dearborn, 

Ohio, and Switzerland County communities 

to both I-71 and I-74 as well 

as a new cross-river route for freight 

traffic through Southeast Indiana. 

As both Kentucky and Indiana 

design and build respective approach 

portions of the project, INDOT and 

the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet 

will continue to partner on the development 

of the bridge portion of the 

new cross-river route project. Once 

fully connected, I-69 will be a continuous 

interstate from the U.S.-Canadian 

border near Port Huron, Michigan 

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2023 

Annular 

Eclipse 

By Cheryl Damon-Greiner 

At the end of September we have 

the Harvest Moon shining down on 

us, and a few weeks later, we’ll have a 

special, full Hunters Moon. 

This year, the Hunters Moon will 

block the sun with an Annular Solar 

Eclipse on the afternoon of Oct. 14. 

This annular eclipse is the second of 

three notable eclipses that are viewable 

in the U.S. The first was the 

Great American total eclipse that 

occurred in Aug. 2017. The final is the 

Mexico-US-Canada total eclipse of 

April 2024. 

The moon will look smaller than the 

sun, creating a ‘ring of fire’ visible in 

the Western US. In southeastern Indiana, 

the partial eclipse- about 1/3 of 

the sun blocked- will be visible from 

southeast Indiana starting at 11:42 

A.M., with maximum coverage at 

1:05 P.M. During an annular eclipse, 

looking directly at the sun is never 

safe because it is never completely 

covered. Observers must wear proper 

eye protection at all times. 

Even with a cloud cover, the eeriness 

of daytime darkness will still 

be felt. And that will prepare you for 

the big event on April 8, 2024! That’s 

when the first Total Solar Eclipse 

since the Great American Eclipse 

in 2017 will move across Southeast 

Indiana. Versailles, again, is a prime 

viewing location! Hotel rooms and 

campsites are already filling up. The 

next total eclipse won’t be until August 

2044! 

All Saints Parish-St. John the Baptist Campus 

after restoration in 2016. 

in Yorkville, St. Paul in New Alsace 

and St. Pius in Ripley County. 

A devastating blow to the communities 

as these churches were not just 


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Making It Happen 

The town of Bright was the 

center of the universe recently 

when international superstar 

Jason Aldean (Lutz) dropped 

by for a visit. Rumor has it 

that young ladies left and right 

were swooning as the country 

music legend passed by in the 

Bright Parade, especially one 

Rachel Lutz! Good thing the 

Bright Fire and EMS were on 

hand... 

Yet another Bright Parade 

is in the books thanks to the 

illustrious group of volunteers 

who eagerly make it all happen. 

The annual tradition was 

started thirty-three years ago 

when three wise men decided 

the world needed some good 

community fun after a devastating 

tornado had left the 

community in shambles. Supposedly 

Art Little, Dale Lutz. 

and Jody Blasdel concocted 

the plan for the parade and 

drew it out on a napkin at a 

pizza parlor. I hear that napkin 

is Art’s prized possession 

now... 

This year, Dale and Jody 

were still at it, setting up 

cones, directing traffic, putting 

up signs... Yet again they 

were joined by their spouses 

and families. Plus a handful 

of volunteers from the Bright 

Area Business Association 

gathered to make it all happen. 

Bonus- we all got to 

enjoy a beautiful, peaceful 

morning together before the 

fun kicked in! 

Many thanks to Terry Hahn 

and Mike Dermody who kept 

the crowd in stitches with 

their commentary about the 

parade entries. My hat is off 

to the illustrious Dave Wisman 

who graced us with his 

talents by singing the National 

Anthem. And of course, who 

could be anything less than 

stunned by the energy and 

dedication of Nicole Wuestefeld 

who was just one day shy 

of delivering a beautiful baby 

girl! (Personally, I thought 

Nicole should have named the 

baby Jodaleart, but they chose 

Josie instead!) 

The next time a thought 

of doing something nice for 

someone flits through your 

mind, don’t let it pass. That 

thought may grow into something 

that will make others 

smile or help lift their spirits 

long after it enters your mind. 

Three years ago, I had the 

idea of hosting a party on a 

bridge- how fun would THAT 

be?!! As I pondered the idea, 

I thought about 

how the event 

could benefit 

a group in our 

community, 

something that 

greatly and 

deeply affects 

all of us. And 

then it hit me- 

JCAP. Judge 

McLaughlin’s vision that 

led to the creation of the Jail 

Chemical Addiction Program 

(JCAP) years ago has done 

exactly that- the program 

greatly and deeply affects all 

of us with a success rate of 

over 80% recovery for those 

who are battling addiction. 

The little bridge idea blossomed 

into the creation of A 

Community Bridge, Inc., a 

nonprofit organization that 

hosts unique opportunities that 

raise awareness about organizations 

that have far-reaching 

impacts on our community. 

Even before the kickoff 

of the event, A Community 

Bridge has worked its magic. 

Hosting a dinner outdoors, on 

a bridge, no culinary amenities, 

no parking, no lights... 

WHAT FUN! 

What has made this event 

so enjoyable is the plethora 

of volunteers who have risen 

to the occasion to make this 

event a reality and to give 

back to the community by 

giving to JCAP. 

Countless hours have been 

spent by Vicki and Terry Stephens 

as they leveled the historic 

bridge floor, made wine 

serving trays, created artistic 

displays for artwork created 

by the students of ECHS, and 

gave their time to coordinate 

details for the event. Jim Red 

Elk had a hand in the artistic 

displays as well. Yet another 

Jim (Thatcher) shared his 

expertise in logistics, a very 

treasured gift. 

And then there’s Jim (Helfrich) 

who is responsible for 

getting the Knights of Columbus 

involved in serving, along 

with Sir Knight Jim (Stohr) 

who coordinated everyone 

and even created amazing 

embroidered aprons for all to 

wear. Oh yes, there’s another 

Jim (Mansfield) who worked 

tirelessly to spread the word 

on sponsorships for the event 

and helped coordinate all of 

the moving pieces. 

To break the pattern of 

“Jims,” note Kevin Havlin, the 

amazing lighting expert who 

makes the bridge come alive 

with wonderous creativity and 

beauty. His talents span far 

beyond what he gives to the 

community as the fire chief of 

the Manchester Fire Dept. 

Add to the list Bob Hrezo 

who spent hours analyzing the 

Guilford Covered Bridge and 

its structural integrity. And 

the Dearborn County Park 

Board, Highway Dept, Commissioners, 

etc. 

The Ewbanks came out in 

fine fashion, bubbling with 

excitement, great ideas, and 

all things Ewbank to fill the 

evening air with festivities. 

Lest we forget those who 

have been supporting JCAP 

since inception- Judges 

McLaughlin, Negangard, 

Humphrey, Bascomb... okay, 

that last one is simply a vision 

of mine for this attorney’s 

bright future! 

The list goes on and on, 

but the space doesn’t. Tune 

in next time for more on the 

volunteers and A Community 

Bridge. Same Bat time, Same 

Bat channel... 

The next time you have an 

idea, make it happen. You never 

know where it may lead... 

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Ten potential routes being analyzed for the construction of SR 101. (Map courtesy of INDOT) 

New SR 101 Potential Routes Identified 

Continued from page 1A 

all the way to the Kentucky- 

Tennessee state line. 

“Modern, safe, reliable 

transportation infrastructure 

is a ‘must have’ to compete 

for talent, growth, and job 

creation in today’s economy,” 

said INDOT Commissioner 

Joe McGuinness. “With Indiana’s 

commitment to taking 

care of our existing roads and 

bridges and our investment 

in major projects, our state 

is delivering a transportation 

system that plays a major role 

in creating one of the nation’s 

best business climates.” 

LINK 101 is in the environmental 

and preliminary design 

stage. Also referred to as 

the SR 101 Corridor Project 

Southeast Indiana. The process 

defined by the National 

Environmental Policy Act 

(NEPA) will be followed for a 

detailed study that is required 

by major projects receiving 

federal funding. Ultimately, 

the goal of the LINK 101 

project is to identify a selected 

alternative for an improved 

State Road 101 connection between 

the Markland Dam and 

US 50. This will include determining 

the width and location 

of the roadway. Currently, 

the study map for LINK 101 

shows ten preliminary alternative 

route options. 

In January 2023 the project 

was introduced at two public 

information meetings. The 

first was held at the Dillsboro 

Elementary School. The 

second was a virtual meeting. 

Both meetings included a project 

presentation followed by 

an opportunity for one-on-one 

conversations with members 

of the Project Team so that 

meeting attendees could share 

their feedback. The meeting 

materials, which include a recording 

of the virtual meeting, 

are available on the project 

website https://link101.com. 

The LINK 101 Project 

Team is providing easy ways 

for residents of the area to find 

information about the project 

and share their feedback. Project 

handouts and comment 

forms are available at numerous 

locations including the 

Dillsboro Public Library, 

Dearborn County Chamber of 

Commerce, Dillsboro Town 

Hall, Ohio County Public 

Library, Rising Sun City 

Building, Switzerland County 

Public Library, and Versailles 

Town Hall. Inquiries can also 

be made at the LINK 101 

Project Office located at the 

Switzerland County Technology 

and Education Center. 

The office is open Monday 

and Wednesday 10 A.M. - 3 

P.M. or by appointment. 

Currently, the project team 

for LINK 101 is identifying 

community purpose and 

needs and gathering data. Ten 

preliminary alternatives have 

been identified for evaluation. 

The project team is coordinating 

with key stakeholders and 

area agencies for feedback 

based on the stakeholder 

meetings and a second set 

of public meetings that were 

held this past summer. The 

many aspects of this proposed 

connection including benefits, 

impacts, and costs are all being 

considered for each of the 

ten alternative routes. 

A timeline for construction 

will be determined at the end 

of the environmental study 

with the final environmental 

document expected by early 

2026. 

Interested in learning more 

about this project? We’ve got 

you covered! Details abound 

on the project website and can 

be accessed by going to www. 

link101corridor.com. You can 

also learn more by texting 

INDOT LINK101 to 468311 

to receive text updates. Project 

information updates are 

routinely shared via social 

media and can be accessed on 

both Facebook and Twitter by 

following LINK101. 

In conjunction with the 

Federal Highway Administration, 

INDOT is the project’s 

sponsor and is overseeing 

its development. To connect 

with the Project Team, 

email info@Link101corridor. 

com or call 844-LINK-101 

(844-546-5101). 

If that’s not enough ways to 

get in touch and be involved 

you can also reach out by 

snail mail. Questions about 

the project can be directed to 

the Project Office at: 

LINK 101 Project Office 

Switzerland County Technology 

and Education Center 

708 West Seminary St., Box #8 

Vevay, IN 47043. 

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All Saints Bonds Community More than Just on Sundays 


where one attended mass but 

where generation upon generation 

was raised. 

The other hat I wear is that I 

work for All Saints Parish and 

have for the last eight years. 

I was thinking the other day 

of all that change that I have 

seen in the last eight years and 

how far we have come since 

that sad day when it was announced 

doors would close. I 

wanted to speak out about the 

good I have seen since that day 

and how blessed we are at All 

Saints that although technically 

our churches closed, the doors 

remain wide open. We are so 

fortunate because I know there 

is deep pain for others whose 

parishes haven’t been so lucky. 

All Saints is an anomaly of 

sorts as we are now one parish 

with four campuses. 

St. Joseph, St. John the 

Baptist, St. Martin, and 

St. Paul, all church buildings 

actively celebrate mass 

throughout the week and on 

weekends. The church has 

grown tremendously and All 

Saints has welcomed a new 

pastor in addition to Father 

Meyer as we now are blessed 

with Father John Hollowell. 

Father Hollowell is also a 

survivor of brain cancer. He 

recently ran a few local 5k’s 

in Dearborn County, which is 

pretty inspiring considering 

all that he has been through. 

St. John the Baptist Church 

will be celebrating its twohundredth 

birthday in 2024 

and soon plans for a big 

celebration will be underway. 

The present-day church for St. 

John the Baptist is thought to 

be the fourth structure that existed 

to host religious services 

Dearborn County Catholics sent seventy pilgrims to Rome, Fatima, and Lisbon Portugal for World Youth Day. The group 

of youth, young adults, and chaperones were led by Pastor Fr Jonathan Meyer and represented the parishes of All 

Saints, St. Lawrence, St. Mary’s, and St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross. 

for area Catholics since the 

early 1800’s. Irish and English 

Catholics first settled in 

the area originally named the 

McKenzie Settlement. 

It is said that Henry McKenzie 

settled in what is now Dover. 

He was the first merchant in 

town and also opened the first 

post office there. The town 

prospered due to the construction 

of the Whitewater Canal 

and the Lawrenceburg-Indianapolis 

Railroad. By 1855 

Dover had several stores including 

two blacksmith shops, 

two shoemakers, a lumber 

business, and a saloon. 

St. John’s used to have a 

grade school. Sisters of St. 

Francis were sent from the 

covenant at Oldenburg to teach 

the pupils in 1855. Historical 

records show that St. John’s 

Catholic School was established 

in 1837, the same year 

the school at St. Paul was also 

established. In 1885 approximately 

ninety students were 

enrolled. In 1865 a new brick 

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school building was erected 

to replace the old log house 

previously used. While St. 

John’s and St. Paul’s schools 

are both closed, St. John’s has 

a thriving preschool headed up 

by the wonderful Miss Sally! 

Many area children have been 

taught by her and now send 

their children there. 

St. Martin Church in Yorkville 

was founded in 1850 and 

St. Paul in New Alsace was 

founded in 1833. Down the 

road in St. Leon, St. Joseph 

Church was founded in 1841. 

Stepping back into that time 

during the mid-1800s Cholera, 

an infection of the small 

intestine causing severe illness 

and at that time almost 

certain death, was extremely 

prevalent in our area. Cholera 

was a dreaded disease and 

it had taken a heavy toll on 

people here as many lives 

were lost. During those dark 

days, the men of St. Joseph’s 

congregation gathered inside 

the walls of their log church 

St. John the Baptist Church photo circa 1900. 

and vowed to honor St. Joseph 

each year on March 19, 

his feast day, if their families 

would be spared of this terrible 

disease. And they were, 

as not one single death from 

within the congregation was 

recorded as being a result of 

Cholera even though it was 

so prevalent in the area. St. 

Joseph’s Feast Day is still celebrated 

each year with mass 

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followed by an ice cream 

social afterward. 

All Saints plans to open a 

café and meeting house this 

October. The idea for a coffee 

ministry started back in 

2021 by the All Saints Purpose 

Planning Committee. It 

aims to be a place of radical 

welcome and fellowship for 

people of all faiths and all 

walks of life. The new coffee 

shop is located in the stately 

brick mainstay on the corner 

of State Road 1 and North 

Dearborn Road. It was built 

in 1830 with construction on 

it being completed in 1839. 

It started as a general store 

and in 1880 it was converted 

into a brewery. Current owner 

Kristy Alig shares, “It would 

remain operating in that 

capacity for the next hundredplus 

years. It has been several 

restaurants in the past two 

decades, including Bambino’s 

Pizza, Fischer’s Bar and Grill, 

and most recently Stout’s 

Brickhouse BBQ. It has also 

been coined the name of Wall 

Tavern, Dutch’s, Hammerle’s, 

The Horseshoe, or The Shoe 

just to name a few.” 

Ms. Alig shared with me the 


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Coffee, Ministry, and Community 

From A Dog’s Point of View 

Matthew Kuebel and his 

2016 Eagle Scout Project, 

the restoration of an antique 

high altar. 

St. John the Baptist Church 

in Dover. 


vast amount of work she and 

fellow owner, Matt Billingsly, 

have put into revamping 

the old structure, “We did a 

complete gut of the building 

down to the interior brick and 

dirt crawl spaces. 

Original hand-hewn beams 

on the bottom floors were 

removed then preserved and 

turned into project pieces by 

local family and friends. Several 

original beams in the ceiling 

were in perfect condition 

and remain in the building. 

We removed and replaced all 

of the windows, floors, interior 

walls, plumbing, electric, and 

ceilings. We also removed and 

replaced the addition that was 

attached to the backroom. We 

re-configured the floor plan 

and the upstairs entrance. You 

will notice some doors are 

now windows to give a more 

unified exterior look. 

We removed brick from an 

upstairs interior wall and old 

fireplaces, we then used it to 

rebuild windows and repair 

exterior brick. The outside 

rock wall was removed, 

reconfigured, and rebuilt. A 

tremendous amount of work 

went into preserving and 

restoring the interior brick so 

it can now be exposed. There 

is too much work to list!” 

Renovating an old space is a 

labor of love but also a lot of 

Fr. Meyer and Matthew Kuebel gilding part of the altar. 

Students at St John the Baptist School n 1934. Row 

1- Stanley Fuchs, Dick Gaynor, Merlin Donlon, Bernard 

Gaynor, Vincent McCann, Robert Connolly, George Witt, 

Alfred Uhlman, Wilfred Hiltz, Louis Knue. Row 2- Anna 

Marie Hiltz, Agnes Hiltz, Esther Connolly, Judy Siefert, 

Irma Hiltz, Rosemary Zimmer, Georgiana Stenger, Betty 

Zimmer, Roberta Zimmer, Mary McCann, Ruth Witt, Vera 

Murtaugh. Row 3- Norbert Knue, Irvin Folzenlogel, Frank 

Fuchs, Jim Witt, George Schwartz, Maurice Knue, Gale 

Siefert. Row 4- Terrence McCann, Howard Hiltz, Ralph 

Folzenlogel. Row 5- Evelyn Andres, Rita Ennis, Rosemary 

Knue, Ellanora Hiltz, Adelaide Zimmer, Rosemary Witt. 

Row 6- Ann Andres, Louis Glaub, Emma Fuchs, Antoinette 

Stenger, Ruth Kaiser. 

blood, sweat, and tears! However, 

I have been fortunate 

enough in the past few weeks 

to get a glimpse of the new 

space and in my opinion, it’s 

gorgeous. It is a warm inviting 

space that pays homage to 

all of those who once walked 

through her doors. 

Although towns and landscapes 

have changed significantly 

and dirt roads have been 

repaved with state ones the 

small towns and their churches 

are still very much intertwined. 

All of this would of course not 

be possible without the countless 

hours spent by dedicated 

volunteers and staff who strive 

to make the church buildings 

and grounds the best that they 

can be. Father Hollowell and 

Father Jonathan Meyer are 

kept on their toes by running 

not just the four churches that 

make up All Saints Parish but 

they also are in charge of St. 

Teresa in Bright, St. Lawrence 

in Lawrenceburg, and St. 

Mary’s in Aurora. Although 

not always an easy task, they 

take the tough days and challenges 

in stride as they know 

the good that is done has a ripple 

effect. All of the Catholic 

parishes of Dearborn County 

just sent over a huge group 

of adults and youth to Rome, 

Italy, and Lisbon, Portugal for 

World Youth Day. All of these 

young people coming together 

to celebrate their faith, as they 

know that many people before 

them fought for that right. Just 

like everyone came together 

ten years ago to try and figure 

out a way to keep their town 

church doors unlocked. Some 

are still fighting this battle 

and while it may seem futile 

maybe the setup All Saints is 

privileged to have can serve 

as a reminder sometimes what 

seems impossible is very 

possible with a little hope and 

maybe a little help from above. 

By Thomas and 

Tammy Turner 

Hi, my name is Thomas, 

and I want to talk to you 

about something very serious. 

First, let me tell you a 

little about myself. I am 

a four-year-old male Lab. 

When I came into the shelter 

as a stray, I was in really 

ruff shape, underweight, 

and sickly. My friends at 

the shelter quickly discovered 

that I had heartworms 

which was making me sick. 

They quickly started me on 

a schedule with good food 

and sent me to the vet to 

start me on treatment for 

heartworms. I have been on 

this treatment for months, 

and I am in the best shape 

that I have been in for a 

long time. This treatment 

is not only time-consuming 

but can be very costly. All 

of this could have been 

avoided if my owners had 

just kept me up-to-date on 

vaccines and heartworm 

preventative. 

This takes me to the 

second problem- neutering. 

A long time passed before 

I was healthy enough to be 

neutered, something that 

should have been done 

when I was a pup. Did you 

know that having your pets 

spayed/neutered will help 

them have a longer, happier 

life? For a female, spaying 

prevents uterine infections 

and decreases the incidence 

of breast tumors, which are 

malignant or cancerous in 

about 50% of dogs and 90% 

of cats. Neutering a male 

can prevent testicular and 

some prostate problems. 

Neutering can also make 

Thomas 

a dog less likely to roam 

away from home and even 

be better behaved. 

I know you have heard 

it before, but you haven’t 

heard it from me. If you are 

going to have a pet, make 

sure you can take care of 

it and give it everything it 

needs. I will even make you 

a little list of your responsibilities. 

• proper nutrition 

• proper exercise 

• regular vet visits (don’t 

wait till there is a problem) 

• vaccines including 

rabies vaccine 

• heartworm, flea, and 

tick preventatives. 

• and all the love, treats, 

and toys we can handle 

These simple steps could 

have saved me a lot of 

problems. Take it from me- 

PLEASE take care of your 

animals. Every day with 

you is the best day for us. 

Come on in for a visit 

with me and my friends. I 

love to get attention, play 

with my toys, and show you 

just what a good boy I can 

be. See you soon. 

Warm hugs & wet kisses, 

Thomas 

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By Mary-Alice Helms 

There is an old saying, 

“Beauty is in the eye of the 

beholder”. I guess the same 

thing could be said about 

entertainment. 

At least that’s what I 

decided after attempting to 

explain to my grandchildren 

when they asked me what 

we did for fun when we were 

young. No TV, no internet, 

no video games, no email… 

what in the world did we do 

with ourselves, they wanted 

to know. 

That’s when the old nostalgia 

kicked in, and I began to 

think about all the great times 

we had when we were growing 

up. 

I remember when I was 

very young and my beloved 

Grandfather Snider took me to 

Connersville to watch harness 

racing. 

Oh, what a great day that 

was! I loved the beautiful 

horses harnessed to the 

little carts called “sulkies”. I 

laughed when a mischievous 

little black mare kept backing 

up when her helmeted and 

goggled driver attempted to 

get her in position for a race. 

I cheered for my favorites 

and screamed for joy if one 

of them happened to win. 

Getting to spend the day with 

the grandfather I adored, 

chomping on a popsicle while 

learning about a sport that he 

loved; ah, that was entertainment! 

I also enjoyed going to the 

local softball games with my 

dad, mother, grandfather, 

and aunt. Brookville had an 

THAT’S ENTERTAINMENT 

excellent team at the time. I 

remember some of the real 

Brookville softball heroes. 

Let’s see, there was Whitey 

Merrell and Kenny Lanning, 

and Merritt Naylor…oh, how 

I wish I could remember all of 

the players. Some of my best 

memories are those Sunday 

afternoons spent in the old 

Brookville Grandstand. 

Every year we looked forward 

to Fair Week. In addition 

to the 4H exhibits and the fair 

rides, there were free stage 

shows presented every night 

in front of the grandstand. I 

remember “Jack’s Xylophone 

Band” which featured a magician, 

tap dancers, singers, and 

some local entertainers in addition 

to the six or eight xylophone 

artists who performed 

between the other acts. 

In the early days of Fair 

Week, there were horse-pulling 

contests. There were beautifully 

groomed draft horses, 

paired together and harnessed 

to a huge sled loaded with 

heavy cement blocks. Each 

team had a try at pulling the 

sled for the indicated length. 

The successful teams then 

went on to the second heat, 

for which more weight was 

added to the sled. I felt so 

sorry for those poor animals 

as they strained and neighed, 

trying desperately to make the 

pull. When one of them fell 

to his knees while pulling, I’d 

had enough of that event. 

It wasn’t long before 

horse-pulling was replaced 

by tractor-pulls. There simply 

weren’t that many draft horses 

available. 

There were so many other 

forms of public entertainment 

in the county. I loved to go 

with my parents to auctions. 

I found the indecipherable 

barrage of syllables from the 

auctioneer fascinating. 

How did people know when 

to make a bid on an item? As 

a matter of fact, how did they 

know on which item they were 

bidding? The first auctioneer 

I remember was Russell 

White, the patriarch of today’s 

White’s Sale Barn. I rarely 

had enough money to bid on 

anything, but just watching the 

crowd, listening to the auctioneer, 

hearing people bidding 

against each other, and 

looking at the auction items 

was interesting to me. Ranging 

from antiques and kitchenware 

to tools and hunting 

dogs, one could find almost 

anything at a good auction. 

Churches had revivals that 

promised hours of frenetic 

preaching, old hymns, and the 

rekindling of friendships. 

For the kids, there were 

the Bible School weeks. We 

would go to a week of Bible 

School at our own churches. 

Then we would all make the 

rounds of the Bible Schools 

of the other churches, in turn. 

We soon discovered which 

church had the best refreshments, 

which had the most 

interesting crafts and takehomes, 

and which presented 

the best program on its closing 

night. Who needed tv? 

As we grew older, we 

found new activities. During 

the summer months, the 

high school band would hold 

Don’t Get Spooked by the Cost of Halloween Costumes 

The baseball team featuring some of the men you mentioned 

was photographed for the May 23, 1946, Democrat. 

(The Atlas Photo Company that took this photo was 

a short-lived photo studio in Brookville.) 

a concert on the courthouse 

lawn every other Tuesday 

evening. The Band Booster 

organization sold generous 

slices of cake and dishes of 

homemade ice cream to generate 

funds for band uniforms. 

Music under the stars, homemade 

cake, and ice cream, 

who could ask for more? 

As teenagers, we attended 

the street dances, which were 

such fun! They were held on 

Court Street, which was cordoned 

off to traffic. Everyone 

dressed up to dance to the music 

of a live band. Sometimes 

well-known entertainers, like 

Bob Braun and Nick Clooney, 

served as DJs. We also 

discovered the pleasures of 

skating rinks. We didn’t have 

our own, but often went skating 

in Rushville, Harrison, or 

Richmond. 

Some of our parents enjoyed 

the square dances, 

which usually were held at 

the Big Sycamore dance hall 

on State Rd. 1. The property 

eventually was sold, and the 

dance hall was remodeled into 

two apartments. 

Bicycling, roller skating, 

pick-up basketball games, 

oh my! There were so many 

things to do. Of course, we 

had radio and the movies, too. 

How we loved “The Lone 

Ranger” and “Little Orphan 

Annie” on the radio, as well 

as Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, 

and Gene Autry in the movies. 

We also had to see every new 

musical produced. 

Those were good times. 

Who needed electronics? That 

was entertainment. 

By Stefanie Hoffmeier 

Whether you are shopping 

for a costume for yourself, or 

you have your little goblins 

and ghouls to dress, the cost 

of Halloween costumes can be 

the scariest part of Halloween. 

Once you’ve worn a costume, 

how often do you wear it 

again for another year? Statistically 

speaking, most costumes 

get worn for just one 

season. Then the costumes 

either end up in the family 

costume box or worse yet, the 

landfill. Children and adults 

outgrow sizes and interests in 

pop culture characters. Not to 

mention that it’s hard to shock 

and awe with the same costume 

year after year. Rather 

than break the bank buying 

new costumes this year, 

consider swapping last year’s 

costume for a different one, 

without ever having to open 

your wallet. All you have to 

do is spend a little bit of time 

digging out your old costumes 

and making sure they are 

clean and ready to trade. 

If your costume is in good 

shape, consider trading it for a 

different one at the Dearborn 

County Recycling Center’s 

14th Annual Costume Swap 

in October. The program 

was started at the Recycling 

Center in 2010 with only 50 

costumes. It was created as an 

annual event offering customers 

the chance to share and 

reuse costumes that would 

otherwise only be worn once. 

Thanks to the support of local 

businesses and residents, the 

program has grown each year 

to include not only costumes 

but decorations and accessories 

as well. Last year 

Costume Swap was open 11 

days during October, had over 

1000 costumes, and had a 

total of 1,158 customers. 

You can save money and 

the planet by swapping your 

old Halloween costumes for 

a new-to-you one. Costumes 

to swap must be clean, in 

ready-to-wear condition, and 

free of rips, tears, and stains. 

All costumes must also be 

complete with original items, 

including masks and accessories 

that came with your 

costume originally. Don’t 

have a costume to swap? No 

problem. While the Recycling 

Center prefers swaps, you can 

still get a costume by making 

a monetary donation. The 

program does not operate as 

a charity. The donations are 

used to buy new costumes 

at clearance prices to help 

restock Costume Swap. 

The sizes of costumes in 

Costume Swap range from infant/toddler 

to adult sizes, and 

there is even a small selection 

of pet costumes. Make-up, 

masks, wigs, and accessories 

are available to help you complete 

the costume you choose. 

Decorations and party supplies 

are also available. 

Costume Swap is open 

October 2-30, on Mondays, 

Wednesdays, and Fridays 

from 1:00 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. 

It will be closed on Monday, 

October 9 in observance of 

Columbus Day. The number 

of guests and shopping times 

will be limited each hour due 

to space. You can 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! 


By 

Jack 

Zoller 

beaconsports 

@live.com 


By 

Melanie 

Alexander 

I am part of a study group 

By 

that meets twice Maxine each month. 

One of our cherished Klump traditions 

is to begin each meeting 

with a light Community dessert. The 

Correspondent 

group encompasses all age 

groups from young adults to 

maxineklump.thebeacon@yahoo.com 

grandparents. Thus, cookies 

are natural to provide ease 

of cleanup and few serving 

accessories. Here are two 

recipes for my contribution to 

the “care and feeding” of the 

group. 

This recipe is a longstanding 

family favorite from 

my mother’s recipe box. The 

cookie is soft and almost cake 

with a sprinkle of cinnamon 

sugar. These were often part 

of care packages sent to our 

dorms so I have fond memories. 

Last week, this recipe 

was one of two for my contribution 

to sweet treats. 

Sour Cream Cookies 

2 cups sifted all-purpose flour 

½ teaspoon baking soda 

½ teaspoon salt 

¼ cup butter or margarine 

1 cup sugar 

1 egg 

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 

1 cup sour cream 

Preheat oven to 375°. In a 

medium-sized mixing bowl, 

combine butter, sugar, and 

egg and beat with an electric 

mixer on medium speed until 

light and fluffy. Add vanilla 

extract and mix into batter. 

Mix dry ingredients together 

in a small bowl. 

Add to the butter/sugar 

mixture alternately with sour 

cream. Drop by tablespoonful 

onto ungreased baking sheet 

leaving about two inches 

between cookies to allow for 

slight spreading while baking. 

Flatten slightly and sprinkle 

with a mixture of cinnamon 

and sugar. 

Bake for fifteen minutes just 

until cookies are set and very 

lightly browned on the edges. 

Remove from the baking 

sheet and cool on a wire rack. 

Store in an air-tight container. 

Yield-about thirty-six cookies. 

Peanut butter and jelly are 

a combination that has no age 

limit! 

I love an occasional PB&J 

sandwich and I am wedded 

to the smooth version. However, 

these bar cookies are 

adaptable to whatever style of 

peanut butter reigns at your 

house. A word to the wise: 

Lining the baking pan with 

parchment paper is well worth 

the effort. No sticking, no 

cookie bits that won’t come 

out of the pan, and cleanup is 

a breeze. I now use parchment 

paper for baking most cookies 

because of saving time and 

effort in serving and cleanup. 

The local “dollar stores” stock 

pre-cut baking sheet-sized 

sheets at a nominal price. 

Easy PB&J Swirl Bars 

Crust: 

Nonstick cooking spray for 

the pan 

3 sleeves (28 crackers) 

butter crackers (such as Ritz 

or TownHouse) 

1/3 cup packed light brown 

sugar 

½ cup salted butter, melted 

PB&J Layer: 

1 ½ cups creamy peanut 

butter 

½ cup light brown sugar 

3 tablespoons butter, melted 

½ cup seedless strawberry 

jam, lightly whisked to 

loosen 

Spray an 8-inch square pan 

with nonstick cooking spray. 

Line the pan with parchment 

paper, allowing the paper to 

overhang the edges of the pan. 

Spray again and set aside. 

In a food processor, pulse 

the crackers, brown sugar, and 

butter until combined and it 

resembles wet sand. Press into 

the bottom of the pan. Refrigerate 

for about one hour. (If 

you don’t have a food processor, 

no worry! Simply place 

the crackers into a plastic bag 

with a zipper and crush the 

crackers with a rolling pin or 

tall glass until crumbs form. 

Place crumbs into a small 

bowl and mix in the brown 

sugar and butter.) 

Preheat oven to 350°. Using 

an electric mixer, beat the 

peanut butter, brown sugar, 

and butter until smooth. Remove 

the crumb crust from 

the refrigerator and smooth 

the peanut butter mixture 

evenly over the crust. Add the 

jelly swirl by placing 9 dollops 

at intervals over peanut 

butter. Swirl by dragging a 

kitchen knife through the peanut 

butter layer in a circular 

motion. 

Bake until set about 30 minutes. 

Allow to cool completely 

then remove from pan and cut 

into bars. 

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By 

Jeff 

Hermesch 

Purdue 

Extension 

jhermesch@purdue.edu 

Simple Steps for 

A Better Home Lawn 

Everyone has a different 

idea of what the perfect 

lawn looks like, but for 

those whose goal is to have 

a nice-looking, healthy lawn 

with minimal effort, it can 

be accomplished using a few 

simple steps. The following 

steps are listed in order of 

importance with an emphasis 

on minimizing the amount of 

time and inputs devoted to 

your lawn. This won’t lead to 

a “golf course” type of lawn, 

but it will be one that the 

majority of homeowners will 

be proud to display. 

1. Mowing Height: In the 

tri-state area we typically 

use cool-season grasses for 

our lawns such as tall fescue, 

Kentucky bluegrass, 

and perennial ryegrass. 

These grasses perform best 

at a mowing height of 3 to 4 

inches. Homeowners should 

measure the mowing height 

of their lawnmowers on a 

smooth, flat surface like their 

driveway or garage floor. If 

all else fails, set the mower at 

the highest setting and leave it 

there all year. 

2. Mowing Frequecy: The 

golden rule in the turf industry 

is to never remove more 

than one-third of the leaf 

blade in a single mowing. 

For this to happen, homeowners 

will need to mow as 

often as needed which will 

change throughout the growing 

season. This might mean 

that some lawns will need to 

be mowed twice per week in 

the spring, once every two to 

three weeks in the summer, 

and then back to once a week 

in the fall. If your mower is 

set at 3 inches, mow when 

the grass reaches 4 inches. 

This can become tricky with 

Mother Nature and our spring 

rains, but it is best for the turfgrass 

plants. 

3. Returning Clippings: 

Leaving grass clippings in 

the lawn returns valuable 

nutrients to the soil and does 

not cause any harm to the 

turf itself. Bagging clippings 

increases the time and effort 

needed for mowing and 

robs the lawn of “free fertilizer”. 

On average, returning 

clippings adds one pound of 

nitrogen per 1,000 sq ft back 

to your lawn each year. 

4. Fall Fertilizations: 

There is a misconception that 

spring fertilization is necessary 

for healthy lawns. The 

ideal time to fertilize the 

home lawn occurs during September, 

October, and November. 

At the minimum, fertilize 

in September with one pound 

of nitrogen per 1,000 sq ft. 

Depending on your goals, 

another pound of nitrogen 

can be added in October and 

November. The November 

application is the second most 

important time to fertilize. If 

a homeowner wants to apply 

fertilizer in the spring, they 

should wait until mid-May to 

add another pound of nitrogen. 

In the spring, try to avoid 

crabgrass preventers that have 

fertilizer combined with the 

weed killer if possible. 

5. Irrigation: Most homeowners 

do not irrigate their 

lawns during the summer 

months which is perfectly acceptable. 

Once your lawn has 

gone dormant (turned brown) 

for the summer, you should 

apply ½ inch of water every 3 

to 4 weeks to help prevent substantial 

thinning of the lawn. 

6. Control Broadleaf 

Weeds: There are many 

common broadleaf weeds in 

home lawns that should be 

minimized by following the 

first five steps. If these weeds 

persist, a mid-October application 

of an herbicide containing 

2,4-D, MCPP, and dicamba 

should be effective. Spot 

spraying the occasional weed 

is typically all that is needed 

for minor infestations. A mid- 

May application of the same 

product will help if problems 

continue. As always, be sure 

to read and follow all label 

instructions. 

7. Control Crabgrass: 

By following the first six 

steps, homeowners should 

have little to no problem with 

crabgrass. If it happens to be 

a problem, then an application 

of a preemergence herbicide 

in early spring is very effective. 

The application should 

be made during March for 

best results. As stated earlier, 

try to avoid products that are 

weed-and-feed containing 

fertilizer if possible. 

As always, if you have 

questions, please reach out to 

me by email at jhermesch@ 

purdue.edu or by phone at 

812-926-1189. Look for my 

next article in the upcoming 

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Aurora 

FARMERS 

FAIR 

EST. 1909 

2023 

H ARLEY OF COCHRAN 

October 4, 5, 6 & 7 – “Community First” 

STAGE ONE Schedule 

Second & Bridgeway Street 

Wednesday, October 4 th 

5-10:00 Midway Open 

6:00 Welcome & Announcements 

6:15 South Ripley Show Choir 

6:45 Lawrenceburg Tiger Pizazz Show Choir 

7:15 East Central Show Choir 

7:45 Introduction of the King & Queen Contestants 

Sponsored by St. Elizabeth and Ivy Tech 

8:45 South Dearborn Middle School Show Choir 

9:15 South Dearborn Opening Knight Show Choir 

9:45 Crowning of King & Queen 

Thursday, October 5 th 



6:05 War Veteran’s Presentation 

6:45 Grand Marshal Presentation 

7:00 My Brothers Keeper 

8:30 Jason Crabb 

Friday, October 6 th 



6:15 Blue Stone Ivory 

6:30 Circle City Sidewalk Stompers (Also at 2:00, 3:00, and 4:00 at random locations) 

Sponsored by Rising Star Casino 

8:00 Advance Ticket Prize Giveaway 

(Must be present to win) 

8:30 The Van-Dells 

Saturday, October 7 th 

THE VAN-DELLS 

10a-12:00 114th 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, 3:00, and 4:00 at random locations) 

Sponsored by Rising Star Casino 

3:30 Roni’s Dance Studio 


6:15 New Frontiers 

8:30 Strutter 

STAGE TWO Schedule 

Gabbard Park - River End of Second Street 

Wednesday, October 4 th 


6:30 Maurice’s Fashion Show 

Thursday, October 5 th 


6:00 Cincinnati Beard Barons Registration 

6:30 Cincinnati Beard Barons Competition 

Friday, October 6 th 

2:30 Diaper Derby Registration 

3:00 Diaper Derby 

Sponsored by CIVISTA BANK 


6:15 Board of Realtors 

Battle of the Bands Runner-up 

6:15 Board of Realtors 

Battle of the Bands Winner 

Saturday, October 7 th 

12-1:00 35th Bagpipe Band 

1-3:00 Linda Rechtin Group 

5-6:00 Board of Realtors Battle of the Bands 3rd Place 

Stage Sponsors: City of Aurora, City of Lawrenceburg, Civista Bank, 

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Bright’s Pierce Velocity Rescue Pumper. 

By Bob Waples 

Who says only little boys 

love their fire trucks? The 

men and women of Bright 

Fire & EMS are loving their 

new fire truck. Welcome to 

SE Indiana to the 2010 Pierce 

Velocity Rescue Pumper with 

only 55,000 miles on it. The 

new addition was purchased 

from Grenley Mountain in 

July of this year at a cost of 

$250,000. While you may be 

thinking WOW, know that a 

new one of these trucks would 

run close to a million dollars. 

Our “new” Pierce is in mint 

condition and is already earning 

its keep. I sat down with 

Chief Kendall Eberhart to get 

all of the details on the new 

truck. 

The new pumper coming 

to fruition started by discussions 

between Bright Fire 

and Dearborn County/Miller 

Township Board members 

Robert Starks, President; 

Carl Andry; Deborah Bentle, 

and Miller Township Trustee 

Patricia Little. As a result 

of these discussions, Miller 

Township Board (after holding 

hearings) voted to enact 

a new Cumulative Fire Fund 

tax which allowed the township 

to provide funding for 

the new truck. 

Thanks to the Miller Township 

Trustees and all of our 

neighbors in Miller Township 

for bringing this new 

fire engine to serve our entire 

community. 

The Pierce is thirty-four 

feet long with a wheelbase of 

two hundred ten inches. The 

height is just shy of ten feet 

(9’11”). It seats six comfortably… 

two in front and 

four in the rear. Each seat is 

configured with airbags and 

auto lock/unlock securing 

the crew. The cab is airconditioned. 

The Pierce has a 

five-hundred-gallon tank and 

hydraulic ladder rack. It has 

a fifteen-hundred-gallon-perminute 

side mount pump. 

The sale price included 

four new tires (retail approximately 

$800/1000 each), 

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and all the Bright logos 

installed on the truck. One 

really awesome (non-technical) 

detail is the American 

flag painted into the grill of 

the truck. This is standard 

on all Pierce trucks. The 

truck also features a touching 

memorial on the cab to the 

victims of 9/11. 

I got to spend time at the 

firehouse with some of our 

amazing Bright Fire & EMS 

folks and got a firsthand 

showing and fact-telling session 

for the new Pierce. I also 

had the honor of sitting in the 

driver’s seat and was made 

Assistant Chief…..OK, so 

it was just for a minute. For 

this old guy, the evening was 

so awesome, one that I will 

always remember. 

In closing, I would like to 

thank each one of our Bright 

Fire & EMS folks for the 

amazing jobs they do and for 

putting their lives on the line 

with each call they make. Last 

year our Fire & EMS made 

approximately one thousand 

four hundred runs. They currently 

have about twenty-one 

volunteers and are always 

looking for more. In late summer/early 

fall, they are holding 

a volunteer recruit open 

house. If interested, watch 

for an announcement about 

the date coming soon. What a 

way to help serve our community 

through volunteering 

The BEACON - Great News for Great People. 

Firefighters Spencer Broughten, Chief Kendall Eberhart, 

Debra Jump, Kris Heitmeyer, and Kevin McKinney with the 

truck. 

Assistant Chief Bob Waples checks out the Pierce during 

his brief stint in office. 

or by considering a donation 

to our Bright Fire & EMS. 

Keep in mind, many volunteer 

opportunities are available 

to help our Fire &EMS that 

do not require training, just 

the desire to help like washing 

and caring for the trucks/ 

equipment and other ‘nontechnical’ 

jobs. 

It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year 

By Linda Hutchinson 

I can’t be the only parent 

who fondly remembers the 

1996 back-to-school commercial 

that became famous 

overnight. The one where the 

dad is in the store buying his 

children’s school supplies 

while dancing to the tune of 

It’s the Most Wonderful Time 

of the Year. Back in 1996, that 

was me dancing in the aisles 

singing that same tune as both 

my boys AND my husband 

headed off back to school. 

You see my husband was the 

school counselor at our local 

elementary school, so when 

the kids were home for the 

summer-so was he. I was always 

sad to see summer end, 

but so thankful to get back 

into a routine and have some 

peace back in the house as 

everyone went off to school. 

Maybe you weren’t a parent 

back in 1996, but I was and 

still am a parent of two highschoolers. 

With five children 

ranging from ages 32 to 15 

years old, I can relate to the 

sigh of relief many parents 

are having as they watch that 

yellow school bus come down 

the street again. As one overwhelmed 

parent recently told 

me, it was like she was saying 

to the child’s teachers at Open 

House, “Tag, you’re it!” 

Maybe, however, the beginning 

of a new school year 

elicits more anxiety than relief 

for you or your child, and you 

are dreading the beginning of 

another school year. You don’t 

want summer to end. You’ve 

enjoyed your time home with 

the kids and want more of 

it. Maybe you are projecting 

onto your child the insecurities 

and anxieties YOU used 

to have as a child. You worry 

they may have the same kind 

of issues you had growing up. 

Whatever the emotions you 

are having as we rev up this 

new school year, we are here 

to tell you- you are not alone! 

All across the country, parents 

have had the same wild and 

crazy range of emotions as 

you. Sometimes, that wide 

range of emotions happens 

right in your own home. As a 

mom, you may have anxiety 

and fear for your kids starting 

a new school year, while your 

husband is happy to see them 

go back. You as parents may 

be thrilled school is back in 

session, but your student is a 

ball of nerves. 

Give those emotions some 

time to settle down. It may be 

the fear of a new classroom 

or teacher or the pushback of 

a new bedtime or schedule. 

Usually when families get 

back into a routine, children 

begin to feel safe and secure 

in their new school environment. 

If another month rolls 

around and your family is still 

struggling, reach out for help 

from a teacher or counselor. 

Get some outside help from a 

therapist or coach. 

Regardless of how you or 

your child may be feeling 

right now, a new school year 

really can be the most wonderful 

time of the year! 

Linda Hutchinson is the 

Executive Director of Rock 

Solid Families, a faith-based 

coaching organization in St. 

Leon, IN. 

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FROM 

H ere 

By 

Ollie 

Roehm 

The summer has been rough 

in our yard down here on East 

Street. The deer pruned our 

tomato plants three times to the 

point where we have tomato 

sticks instead of tomato plants. 

Every time the leaves would 

start to grow back the deer 

would have themselves another 

feast. Now, all we have left is 

an emaciated part of one plant 

that has produced a whopping 

four cherry tomatoes. 

We tried pepper/garlic spray 

on the plants and tied the fishing 

line from cage to cage to 

no avail. One morning I saw 

a doe laughing like a hyena at 

the fishing line. 

We put a barricade of fivegallon 

buckets and gardening 

tools in front of our cucumber 

plants and that has kept the 

no-good SOBs away. I have a 

laugh at their expense every 

time I make a cucumber salad. 

The deer have had help 

in making our yard a big fat 

summer pain in the hiney. 

Ground hornets have decided 

to make several nests in 

our front and back yards and I 

can’t cut the grass. I’m pretty 

sure they’re in cahoots with 

the deer. 

Yeah, I know - just go out 

at dusk, put an insecticide or 

gasoline in the holes, and run 

like hell. I’d do that but I’m 

not ready to die just yet. I’ve 

always been highly allergic 

to bee stings. It’s the reason I 

flunked my draft physical. 

So tonight at dusk, my 

brave and wonderful wife is 

going to cover every inch of 

her beautiful and wonderful 

body and go hornet huntin’. 

Get ‘em, baby… 

********** 

The Southeastern Indiana 

Musicians Association has 

announced the 2023 inductees 

into the SEIMA Hall of Fame. 

Yours Truly is on the list! 

I am honored and proud to 

be in the company of so many 

fine musicians and music 

educators. The SEIMA folks 

long ago realized that southeastern 

Indiana has been an 

important American musical 

breeding ground, and they did 

something about it. We are 

extremely lucky to have such 

a fine organization. 

Those inducted will be honored 

during an event on Saturday, 

Nov. 4. SEIMA Project 

Grand Prize winner Kamdyn 

Metcalf, of Bright, and Maggie 

Weberding, of Oldenberg, 

will also perform. 

This year’s inductees are: 

Angelina Lozier Busha 

Paul Elliott 

Tony Holt 

Leslie Huey 

Bryan Hutson 

Perry Ralenkotter 

Ollie Roehm 

Dale Wendelman 

For more about SEIMA, 

visit https://www.seimusic.org 

********** 

A couple of months ago I told 

you about the area’s new theatre 

group, Harrison Center for 

the Arts, and about how they 

were having their first production, 

“Tuck Everlasting,” during 

the first weekend of August. 

I’m happy to report that the 

event was a rousing success 

with more than five hundred 

people attending during the 

two-night run. Those involved 

in the production worked 

their tails off and were well 

rewarded. 

The group will offer another 

play during the coming 

Christmas season that should 

be very interesting. It will 

be an updated version of the 

Charles Dickens classic, “A 

Christmas Carol,” written by 

HCA President Mary Klopfstein 

Lenning. 

********** 

Last month I shamefully 

used this column to pitch my 

new book, “From Here, the 

Soul of a Town Newspaperman.” 

As the subtitle says, 

the book is “a compilation of 

columns and recollections that 

reveals a time, a town, and a 

man.” 

Well, here I go again. But 

this time I’m shamefully plugging 

my book discussion/ 

signing event. 

It is set for Friday, Sept. 22, 

at 11 A.M., at the Harrison 

Township Civic Center, 9940 

New Haven Road. I will discuss 

the book, answer questions, 

and publicly embarrass 

myself. A limited number of 

copies will be available for 

sale, and tasty snacks and 

drinks will be provided. 

If you would like to order a 

paperback or e-book, you can 

go to this site, https://store. 

bookbaby.com/book/fromhere. 

Or you can go to book 

sites, put my name in the 

search, and have at it. 

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The following excerpt is 

from a book written in 1930 

by a lifetime resident of Ripley 

County, Yorkville, and Manchester. 

The BEACON is honored 

to share another chapter 

of the book each month thanks 

to Mary Randell’s descendants. 

Previous chapters are 

available online starting with 

the August 2022 print edition 

at goBEACONnews.com/ 

print_edition. 

By Mary M. Greiner Randell 

Chapter XIV 

My husband had bought a 

place before we were married. 

My folks bought a cow 

and calf and fifteen bushels 

of wheat, and lumber to fix a 

room upstairs, as a wedding 

present. My father told me 

that he had spent all his 

Author 

Mary Randell 

money when 

he was 

young, and 

that, if I 

would save 

my money, 

he would 

take care of 

it for me. So 

I had saved 

my money, 

THE STORY OF MY LIFE 

Life on the Farm 

from nine years old, and sent 

it home. When I was married 

I had four hundred dollars 

saved up. My father gave it to 

me, but we had such a big 

debt on the farm, that instead 

of buying nice furniture, we 

paid this money on the place. 

In those days, money that was 

borrowed cost eight to ten 

cents on the dollar. 

I bought geese and dressed 

them and went to market 

with Grandpa Randell and 

sold them. I could buy them 

for sixty cents and sell them 

on the market for one dollar, 

and the feathers for seventyfive 

cents a pound. With the 

money I made I bought some 

furniture. My mother gave us 

a bed, when I was married, 

and a lot of nice clean carpet 

rags. I cut these into strips and 

sewed them together making 

carpet balls which I took to 

the weaver to have a carpet 

made. Then I sewed some 

more that my mother-in-law 

gave me and sold them for 

eight cents a pound. With 

this money I bought more 

furniture. I got only one piece 

at a time and we went to the 

factory for it. In those days 

nobody bought second hand 

furniture. Everybody kept 

what he had. 

My husband’s parents took 

the two front rooms at our 

house. They had a stairway 

built so they could have the 

front room upstairs. That was 

the best part of the house. I 

had one large room and two 

small ones. When I wanted 

to go into the bedroom, I had 

to go through two doors. The 

first room had a little transom 

above the door. The bedroom 

had a big window and it was 

so small that the bed just fit 

between the two walls, so I 

could barely move it out to 

sweep back of it. One day, 

when my husband and his 

mother went to a Democratic 

rally at Lawrenceburg, I had 

a carpenter take out a partition 

that had a big door in it. 

Then I had a plasterer come 

and plaster the ceiling and the 

wall, where the partition was 

half-way down. The other 

half on each side I plastered 

myself. The plasterers were 

gone when the folks came 

back from the rally. They 

weren’t in a very good humor 

about it, but it was no use 

because I had another doorway 

out. 

When the boys all left home 

I had the room where they 

slept for my kitchen and had a 

door put between the kitchen 

and the bedroom. Otherwise I 

would have had to go through 

the big room to get to the 

bedroom. 

Our house was poorly arranged. 

There was no chimney 

outside the kitchen and 

the big room, and we had to 

cut an opening in the wall 

and run a stovepipe through 

the upstairs to the chimney. 

By cutting the wall between 

the kitchen and bedroom for 

a door, I could leave the door 

open and watch the children 

while I was cooking breakfast. 

So, when my husband’s 

father and mother died I had 

another door put between 

my bedroom and her kitchen 

and made a spare bedroom 

out of it. Then I had a parlor 

room and a dining room and 

a bedroom upstairs and one 

downstairs. There was also 

a spare room downstairs and 

a big kitchen. I never have 

seen such a foolishly built 

house before my marriage 

nor since. 

The year after I was married 

I raised geese and ducks 

and chickens and milked 

cows and worked in the 

field and garden. One year I 

drilled in eighteen acres of 

corn and did my housework 

by night, baked bread when 

the rest were asleep, canned 

cherries all night and sometimes 

didn’t go to bed until 

the next night. When I had 

little children I used to put a 

cover on the ground and put 

them on it and dig potatoes 

or shuck corn for the hogs 

that we were fattening. At 

threshing time Pa would sow 

his wheat by moonlight and 

the next day I would hitch up 

two horses to a harrow and 

put two children in the box 

on the harrow as a cushion 

and harrow the wheat that 

had been sown the night 

before. In those days they 

didn’t thresh out in the field 

as they do now. They always 

got the fall wheat ground 

ready before they threshed 

the wheat. Then most people 

threshed out of barns or 

wheat stacks. Then they 

would sow the wheat that had 

been threshed. 

In those days, when we 

DEAR 

MARIE 

By 

Marie 

Segale 

marie@goBEACONnews.com 

Dear Marie, 

I have eight grandchildren. 

When they come to visit, I often 

see them killing their free 

time on their phones. I would 

like to interact with them, 

but I feel like their devices 

are far more interesting than 

spending quality time with 

Grandma. I guess I had better 

step up my game and become 

more interesting. However, 

sometimes when I see them, I 

am thankful for the quiet time 

the devices provide. 

I am concerned about how 

much screen time all of my 

grandchildren are allowed to 

have. I believe our young people 

are losing the skills they 

hired hands, we had to bring 

lunch to them in the field. 

Nowadays people don’t have 

to do that. The men have dinner 

at eleven o’clock in the 

morning, and don’t have to 

work so many hours. When I 

wasn’t working in the harvest 

field myself, I would have to 

carry lunch on one arm and 

a baby on the other, perhaps 

also a two-year old child with 

another walking behind me, 

holding to my dress. 

Please read the next issue of 

The BEACON for the continuation 

of Chapter XV of The 

Story of My Life. 

need to interact with other 

people and survive in life. 

Marie, what are your 

thoughts about this battle of 

screen time vs. spending time 

in human contact? 

Connie in Morris 

Dear Connie, 

I am also concerned about 

the amount of screen time all 

of us spend on our phones. It 

has reached the level of addiction. 

As with any addictive 

behavior, we have to realize 

that a problem exists before 

we can begin to change the 

behavior. 

I strongly recommend you 

make changes when you are 

with your grandchildren. You 

can say, “ Let’s all put our 

phones away for a set amount 

of time.” Then spend time on 

a board game or learning a 

new game or craft. As grandparents, 

we are old enough to 

remember how to have fun 

without a cell phone or the 

internet. We spent our time 

building relationships. 

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Kane Family is “On the Go” 

Brian and Jenny Kane as 

well as daughters Carly and 

Heidi recently enjoyed a very 

busy start to the month of 

August with sporting pursuits 

across the country and “across 

the pond.” While the Guilford 

area family enjoys competition 

in many forms, the most recent 

involved By BMX and tennis. 

Brian Kane Maxine grew up racing 

Klump 

motocross. The couple got 

their girls Community involved in BMX at 

a young age Correspondent (hoping it might 

be a bit safer for the girls) 

and spent many Saturdays at 

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BMX events around the region. 

While younger daughter Heidi 

raced for a few years, older 

daughter Carly has taken the 

sport to its highest levels. Carly 

currently races on the World 

Cup tour and is expected to 

qualify for the Paris Olympics 

next summer. 

Jenny Kane enjoyed tennis 

during her first two years of 

 

 

 

high school. Her competitive 

nature brought her back to the 

sport in 2008 and ignited a true 

love of tennis that has been 

passed along to Heidi. The two 

enjoy a passion for the sport 

and recently competed in a 

national mother-daughter tournament. 

To note the competitiveness 

of the pair, this past 

summer was also the first time 

that Heidi had ever beaten her 

mom in a singles match. 

Both girls were athletic and 

competitive from an early 

age. Both were solid track 

and field athletes in middle 

school with Carly excelling 

in pole vault while Heidi was 

an aspiring middle-distance 

runner. As each of them got 

to high school, they began to 

focus more on BMX and tennis 

respectively 

Carly is a 2020 East Central 

graduate, and, at age 21, has 

been racing BMX for thirteen 

years. She even turned pro during 

her graduation year and has 

recently been competing in the 

U23 class on the BMX circuit 

around the world. 

However, at the highest 

levels of the sport, injuries 

can and do occur. Carly was 

already among the best women 

riders in the country last year 

when she suffered a concussion 

last November while competing 

in Chile. (Yes, South 

America. Her passport gets a 

lot of stamps.) Coming back 

 

 

from this has taken 

time and was 

hampered by a 

January training 

crash in Florida 

that kept her out 

of racing during 

the first months 

of the year. 

Carly qualified 

for the 2023 UCI 

Cycling World 

Championships 

held in Glasgow, 

Scotland, Aug. 12-13. 

Carly carries a quiet and 

humble confidence and is quite 

certain she will be prepared to 

go into the upcoming World 

Cup races and her Olympic 

qualification. Currently, Carly 

has plans to travel and compete 

in World Cup events in France, 

Argentina, Australia, New 

Zealand, Oklahoma (USA), 

and the Netherlands. Carly has 

already made a significant impact 

in the sport, especially in 

American circles of the sport. 

Carly also readily gives back 

to the sport by coaching young 

riders around the country. She 

accomplishes this between 

competition dates. Carly truly 

lit up while addressing the 

enjoyment she gains from sharing 

this passion with younger 

riders in the sport. 

Younger sister Heidi is a 

2022 graduate of East Central. 

Like her mom, Heidi became 

more serious about tennis in 

high school. She had a strong 

career on the court for the 

Trojans and coach Scott Kluener. 

In back-to-back seasons 

she set and broke her mark of 

most single-season wins. She 

recorded twenty-seven wins 

during her junior season and 

was the EIAC and Sectional 

champion. She repeated those 

titles in her senior season while 

adding a win when she advanced 

to the Regional finals. 

Jenny and Heidi Kane at the Grass Court 

Tennis Championships. (Photo courtesy 

of the Kane family) 

BMX Olympic hopeful Carly 

Kane. (Photo courtesy of the 

Kane family) 

She was named All-District 

two years and recognized as an 

All-State singles player in her 

senior year. 

Heidi’s passion for the sport 

led her to NCAA Division 

II Thomas More University 

where she currently competes 

as a sophomore for the Lady 

Saints. She earned a varsity 

spot in singles and competed 

on the varsity roster the entire 

season in her freshman season 

in both singles and doubles. 

Since picking back up in the 

sport of tennis in 2008, Jenny 

now regularly competes in the 

Interclub League of the Greater 

Cincinnati Indoor Tennis Association 

(GCITA). 

Both Jenny and Heidi 

competed in doubles this past 

summer in the USTA league, 

making the regular drive to 

Dayton to find more competition 

in their doubles game. The 

pair then decided to compete in 

the National Mother-Daughter 

USTA Grass Court Championships 

in Chestnut Hill, MA. 

The Kanes finished an exciting 

match with a 10-8 score to 

avenge the early tournament 

loss and claim fifth in this 

national tournament. Jenny 

and Heidi are determined to go 

back to the tournament next 

year and have designs on winning 

it. 

Both girls credit many for 

their successes in their respective 

sports, and the family 

feels quite fortunate that each 

has found such great environments 

in sports. Being an 

international athlete, Carly has 

a strength coach, a nutritionist, 

and other coaches such as Matt 

Johnson, strength coach for the 

Washington Wizards, and Jesse 

Wright, strength coach for the 

Philadelphia 76ers. 

Likewise, Heidi has been 

blessed with coaches along 

the way who saw passion 

and potential in her. Besides 

her high school coach, Bill 

Meissner also helped with the 

EC program. Champy Halim, 

a former Miami University 

player has been influential. 

Finally, Angela Wilson of the 

Western Athletic Club has 

devoted many lessons and 

introduced her to her present 

college coach. 

Without a doubt, this family 

enjoys the competitiveness of 

each sport while at the same 

time engaging in ways that 

display appreciation for those 

who have aided in advancing 

their skills and then working 

to pass those on to the next 

generation as well. Well done, 

Kane family! 

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BRIGHT/ 

SUGAR RIDGE 

By 

Bob 

Waples 

Community 

Correspondent 

O 

ur 

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bright@goBEACONnews.com 

Welcome home to Mary 

Bertke. Mary, an EC grad, 

just completed a year assignment 

in Syria where she 

served in the artillery as a 

cannon crew member and 

earned a Combat Action 

Badge. Mary will continue 

serving in the National Guard 

while she completes her 

degree at UC. Welcome home 

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The new bench dedicated to 

Veterans at Bright Park. 

and thank you, Mary. 

Congratulations to Jacob 

Doll who recently passed his 

audition for active duty Marine 

Bands and will now be a 

Marine musician in the future. 

The former Bright American 

Legion post recently installed 

a bench at Bright Park 

(State Line Rd) honoring all 

veterans. The bench is located 

near the swings area… stop 

by and try it out. 

North Dearborn Library 

will hold its Third annual 

Veteran’s Day Social for all 

Veterans and spouses in 

November. Door prizes, good 

food, and excellent fellowship. 

The exact date will be in 

next month’s edition. 

The Lions (SE Indiana) will 

be conducting their annual 

eye tests at Bright Elementary 

School on Sept. 21. 

A big congratulations to 

Ruth Ann and Ray Schlemmer 

who celebrated their 

seventieth wedding anniversary 

on Aug. 15… married in 

1953. After his service in the 

US Air Force, Ruth Ann and 

Ray settled in Bright, Ruth 

Ann’s hometown. Ruth Ann 

and Ray have two children, 

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ST. LEON 

By 

Debbie A. 

Zimmer 

Community 

Correspondent 

stleon@goBEACONnews.com 

Buy 1 Lunch or Dinner 


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at 1/2 price 

Wifflerama Excludes steaks and was seafood recently held 


at the school ball field in St. 



Leon. The winners of the 

tournament were Tune Squad. 

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donated to the Trojan Young 

Life Group. 

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heavenly home. 

We had several family 

members visiting during July 

and August. My nieces and 

nephews Shawn, Chelsey, 

and Brooke Andres from San 

Antonio, TX; Jason, Dylan, 

and Davis Andres from 

Eclectic, AL; my brother Ron 

Andres from Panama City, 

FL; his daughters Morgan 

Andres from Durham, NC; 

and Janine Andres from 

Cincinnati. Megan Fox came 

home from Nashville, TN as 

well. They enjoyed spending 

time with Mom and Grandma, 

Nettie Andres, as well as the 

St. Leon Firemen’s Festival. 

The Best Little Oktoberfest 

is set for Oct 6-7 from mid-afternoon 

until midnight at the 

St. Joseph American Legion 

Post 464. This year we’re selling 

four hundred Big Bucks 

Raffle tickets at $50 each for 

the Big Bucks Raffle prize of 

$5,000. (See ad on this page) 

We have created an atmosphere 

of celebration rather 

than just a place to eat and 

drink some beer. We call this 

celebrating the harvest, a time 

to relax and enjoy the occasion. 

Oktoberfest tradition dates 

back over two hundred years 

in Germany when the Emperor 

had a wedding for his 

daughter in October. Most of 

the people around St. Leon 

originated from Germany, so 

this is a natural fit. The beer 

garden features a variety of 

German and Domestic brews, 

and the meals are substantial. 

Featured on Saturday is the 

special recipe for St. Leon’s 


Mary Bertke 

Ruth Ann and Ray 

Schlemmer 

who gets his Beacon there. 

Have a great fall, everyone. 

In closing (from my Sis-inlaw 

Mary)… It’s not what 

you gather, but what you scatter 

that tells what kind of life 

you have lived. 

Callie Barrett celebrated her 

fourteenth birthday. 

famous fried chicken dinner 

with mashed potatoes, green 

beans, coleslaw and dessert. 

Tickets can be purchased at 

the door for the chicken dinner. 

A super tasty smoked, 

thick-cut pork chop is also 

served with German potato 

salad, green beans, sauerkraut, 

coleslaw and dessert. Any of 

the dinners may also be purchased 

with a raffle stub. 

The one event that is so 

much fun is the pie auction. 

We usually have high drama 

as the bids go higher and 

higher for those pies. We 

usually have peach, custard, 

cherry, blackberry, apple... 

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 German and American 

music to dance to. 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 contributions 

to the community. We make 

visits to service members at 

the VA Hospital in Cincinnati 

several times annually and 

support many other qualified 

charities. 

Happy anniversary to Jennie 

and Jerry Maune on Oct. 11. 

Get in touch with me with 

any news items for the column 

at stleon@goBEACON 

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HIDDEN 

VALLEY LAKE 

By 

Vivian Kist 

Community 

Correspondent 

hvl@goBEACONnews.com 

A noticeable change in 

activity can be found around 

Hidden Valley Lake – fewer 

children are out and about 

during the day, yellow busses 

are on the roads again, and 

many after-school activities 

now dominate schedules. We 

wish all students and teachers 

a successful school year filled 

with positive academic challenges, 

the building of strong 

meaningful relationships, and 

the creation of great memories 

that will last a lifetime! 

HVL Garden Club is excited 

to sponsor its annual Fall 

Bunco Fundraiser on Sept. 

30. The proceeds from this 

event are used to purchase the 

beautiful plants and flowers 

that adorn our community’s 

common areas. 

Speaking of the HVL 

Garden Club, they generate 

much anticipation each month 

as we look forward to learning 

who will win the Yard of 

the Month honor. Cynthia 

and David Lebourveau on 

Newcom Knoll were the 

August winners. Their house 

was chosen not only because 

of the many yard amenities 

but also because they have a 

beautiful butterfly sanctuary. 

Mark your calendars! 

The very popular HVL 

O 

ur 

Community Yard Sale is on 

Sept. 23-24 from 9 A.M. until 

1 P.M. each day. Begin now 

to clean out your closets and 

garage to sell those no-longerneeded 

items. 

The Hanoi’s Lost Child 

Foundation’s Third Annual 

Golf Outing was a huge success. 

A surprise guest, Mike 

Dobbyn, was there to help 

raise awareness for this very 

special charity founded by 

Ryan Wilson. Mr. Dobbyn 

still holds the world record for 

the longest drive (551 yards in 

2007). 

The Labor Day Bash is truly 

a labor of love for the HVL 

Civic Club. Let’s all send out 

a big thank you to the Civic 

Club members for their tireless 

efforts and volunteering 

to make this end-of-summer 

experience so much fun. The 

event contributes to the excitement 

and beauty of our Hidden 

Valley Lake community. 

SEI Fiber has brought the 

benefits of fiber optic to Hidden 

Valley Lake residents. 

New streaming offers are 

available for viewing at the 

POA Community Center. The 

Communities 

Long Drive World Champion Mike Dobbyn with several 

HLCF attendees. 

inaugural fiber installation 

was at the home of Donald 

and Robin Bohn. The installation 

was recorded with a 

6-minute video that can be 

viewed online. For additional 

information or questions call 

the POA office or Southeastern 

REMC directly at 800- 

689-4111. 

Georgetown Road between 

Fairway Drive and 

SR 1 will be closed on Oct. 

7 from 9 A.M. until noon for 

a litter clean-up. Volunteers 

will gather at 8:30 A.M. at 

the exact meeting location 

TBD in the next few weeks. 

Amy Wilson from HVL 

was instrumental in organizing 

this clean-up effort. The 

Dearborn County Sheriff’s 

Office and the Bright Fire 

Department will be responsible 

for ensuring the safety of 

all volunteers. The Dearborn 

County Highway Department 

will pick up the bags of trash 

that are collected. We owe all 

of them a big thank you as 

this clean-up will allow us to 

better appreciate the beautiful 

scenery as the fall colors 

develop. 

LOGAN 

By 

Susan 

Carson 

Community 

Correspondent 

logan@goBEACONnews.com 

Whose idea was it anyway 

that I should plant a garden 

this year? Apparently, it was 

me! In the past, my gardens 

have been mediocre at best. 

I didn’t plant until Memorial 

Day, so I thought I was 

running late. Once I had the 

ground tilled, I put in corn, 

green beans, Lima beans, 

zucchini, cucumbers, red and 

green peppers, kale, and spinach. 

Then my brother Mark 

brought some more plants and 

seeds to add to the things I 

had already planted, sweet potatoes, 

broccoli, and Brussels 

sprouts. Little did we know 

that we would get plenty of 

rain and sunshine over the 

next few weeks. Everything 

grew to far exceed our expectations. 

It wasn’t long before 

we were harvesting more than 

we could eat or give away. 

Cucumbers became refrigerator 

pickles, zucchini was 

shredded to make bread and 

Just one of the many plentiful 

crops from the garden. 

cookies, corn was eaten on 

the cob and frozen for later, 

and green beans eaten fresh 

or frozen. It’s been a great 

experience having plenty of 

produce, not only for ourselves 

but enough to share 

with others. My favorite person 

that I love to share with is 

99-year-old Ann Jeffries of 

Logan. She loves cucumbers! 

It’s a delight to share with her 

when she giggles and smiles 

as she thanks me while I walk 

out the door. 

Neighbor Linda Lyness 

and I witnessed an interesting 

pattern in a sand trap while 

golfing one day. It seems 

some deer had taken a walk 

through the sand. It was an 

artistic pattern in its own 

right, but what caught my eye 

was a completely perfect heart 

pattern walked free-hand, or 

should I say free-footed. 

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Visit Southeast Indiana 

October 2023 

114th Aurora Farmers Fair 

Lawrenceburg Speedway 

Southeast Indiana Junkin’ Trail 

September 30 - October 1 – Casey’s 

Autumn Fest - 9:00am - 5:00pm. 21481 

State Line Road, Lawrenceburg, IN. 

Outdoor fall craft show with dozens 

of craft vendors, artists & vintage 

dealers. Info: 812-537-3800 or www. 

caseyoutdoor.com. 

October 1 – Tri-State Antique Market 

- Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, US 50, 

Lawrenceburg, IN. 6:00am - 3:00pm. 

COST: $5.00/adult. Indiana’s largest 

monthly antiques and vintage only market 

with 200 + Vendors. Info: 513-702-2680 or 

www.lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com. 

October 4, 5, 6, 7 – 114th Aurora Farmers 

Fair - October 4 - 7. One of Indiana’s 

oldest street festivals featuring free stage 

shows, huge street parade on Saturday 

morning, rides, games, food booths and 

exhibits. Info: www.aurorafarmersfair.org 

October 6 – Lawrenceburg 

Motorcycle Speedway - Dearborn 

County Fairgrounds, Lawrenceburg, 

IN. Registration @5pm; Practice at 

6pm; Racing @ 7:30pm. Info: www. 

lawrenceburgmotorcyclespeedway.net 

October 7, 14, 21 – Lawrenceburg 

Farmer’s Market - 9:00am - 1:00pm. 

Info: www.downtownlawrenceburg.com 

October 7 - November 25 – Open Call Art 

Exhibition - Saturdays 10:00am - 2:00pm. 

Dillsboro Arts Friendship Gallery, 12926 

Bank Street, Dillsboro, IN. Info: 812-907- 

0504 or www.dillsboroarts.org. 

October 7 – Lawrenceburg Speedway 

- USAC Sprint Cars /Fall Nationals 

KOI Auto Parts Modifieds. Info: www. 

lawrenceburgspeedway.com 

October 10 – Oxbow Program - 7:30- 

9:00 PM. Dr. Glenn B. Crisler II presents 

Butterflies found in the Eastern 

USA. This talk will exclusively feature 

butterflies found in the Eastern USAmany 

of which are well-documented in 

Indiana. Registration Required: https:// 

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October 12, 13, 14 – Southeast Indiana 

Junkin’ Trail - 10:00am - 5:00pm. Shops 

included: The Greenbriar Shop; Blue 

Willow House; The Huntington Carriage 

House; The White Swan, Second Time 

Around; Milan Whistle Stop; Vevay Vintage 

Prop & Shop; The Old Schubox; Vevay 

Antique Mall & Curiosity Emporium. Info: 

812-487-8008 or www.facebook.com/ 

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October 13 – Hillforest Nightmare on 

5th Street - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm. Join us 

at the “haunted mansion” on 5th street 

located at the “dead-end“ of Main Street 

for a “spooky” Friday the 13th! A ghostly 

presentation of a paranormal investigation 

will be presented. Appetizers and drinks 

included. “Nightmare attire optional.” 

Reservations are required. Call 812-926- 

0087. Info: www.hillforest.org 

October 14 – Rock, Fossil, & Artifact ID 

Session - Open House - 10:00am - 2:00pm. 

Free: Location at 424 Walnut Street, 

Lawrenceburg, IN. Bring in your artifacts, 

rocks, and fossils and have them identified 

and recorded by a professional. Take a tour 

of ARI and meet our staff. Info: 812-290- 

2966 or www.exploreari.org/events. 

October 14 - 21 – SIAG Fall Library Art 

Show - Lawrenceburg Public Library, 150 

Mary Street, Lawrenceburg, IN. Info: www. 

southeasternindianaartguild.org 

October 14 – Fall Migration in the Oxbow 

& Bird Survey – Morning until Noon. 

Join Dave Helm to view the Fall waterfowl 

migration and the many bird species 

moving through the Oxbow. Shorebirds, 

various water birds, raptors and a diversity 

of songbirds are all expected on this date. 

Info: 513-403-4519, helmmd@icloud.com. 

October 15 – Archaeology Day - 

10:00am-4:00pm. 424 Walnut Street, 

Lawrenceburg, IN. Uncover the science 

of archaeology! Learn about the history 

of Indiana archaeology and experience 

our augmented reality tours of the Guard 

Archaeological Preserve. Info: www. 

exploreari.org/events 

October 18 – Youth Archaeology Club 

- 4:30pm-6:30pm - Open to all students 

grades 6-8. Learn about different aspects 

of archaeology with real archaeologists! 

Experience an archaeological excavation, 

go on field trips to different archaeological 

sites, and learn about laboratory analysis 

and interpretation of artifacts. Preregistration 

preferred. 424 Walnut Street, 

Lawrenceburg, IN. www.exploreari.org 

October 26 & 27 – Main Street Aurora 

Ghost Walk - Tour the streets of Aurora 

after dark with local historian Jim Waldon 

and learn about the unseen inhabitants 

of the town. Included is a low light tour 

of the Hillforest mansion. Reservations 

are required. Info: 812-926-1100 or www. 

hillforest.org 

October 28 – Halloween Costume Contest 

- Downtown Lawrenceburg. Info: www. 

downtownlawrenceburg.com/ 

Dearborn County 

Convention, Visitor and Tourism 

320 Walnut St. • Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 • 800-322-8198 

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BATESVILLE 

By 

Sue 

Siefert 

Community 

Correspondent 

batesville@goBEACONnews.com 

I have the honor to serve 

on the Ripley County Community 

Foundation’s (RCCF) 

Marketing Committee (actually, 

taking up space at the 

table may be a more accurate 

description as I often sit back 

in awe of all the granting 

opportunities this tiny staff 

offers to our great county). 

While each grant award gives 

that “feel-good sense” you 

get when a deserving group 

or organization receives their 

much-needed funding, one 

project tugged at my heartstrings. 

As the daughter of a WWII 

Veteran, and granddaughter to 

two December WWI vets, and January the Wreaths ad 

Across Ripley County project 

touched my heart and the 

hearts of many, and for that 

reason, I’m sharing Owen’s 

story. 

The RCCF recognized 

O 

ur 

Owen Menchhofer as the 

2023 President’s Award recipient 

for his efforts to substantially 

further the mission of 

the Community Foundation. 

Owen was integral in 

implementing Wreaths Across 

Ripley County. Through this 

program, the RCCF partnered 

with the Ripley County 

Historical Society (RCHS) 

to update historical records 

while honoring the sacrifices 

of local veterans. In 2022, 

Owen and a handful of volunteers 

from the RCHS spent 

countless hours researching 

records to identify the names 

of local veterans along with 

their branch, years of service, 

and honoraria received. 

Owen, an avid supporter 

of US military personnel and 

their families, recognized that 

the RCHS efforts aligned with 

the national program known 

as Wreaths Across America 

(WAA) which has a mission 

to, “Remember the fallen, 

Honor those who serve, and 

Teach the next generation 

about the value of freedom.” 

The capstone project is to 

honor veterans by placing a 

wreath on the graves of US 

veterans during the Christmas 

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season. This spurred Owen 

and his team to expand their 

efforts from merely identifying 

Ripley County veterans to 

locating their graves. 

On December 17, over 

4,000 wreaths were placed on 

the graves of veterans who 

were laid to rest in over two 

hundred Ripley County cemeteries. 

Wreaths Across Ripley 

County was recognized by 

WAA for honoring the most 

veterans in Indiana in 2022. 

Additionally, Owen’s efforts 

were solidified for future 

generations with the creation 

of the Remember, Honor, and 

Teach fund at the RCCF. The 

purpose of this endowment 

fund is to generate grants to 

perpetually support programs 

that will: 1) honor the sacrifices 

of US veterans and their 

families, 2) preserve democracy 

and ethics in our society, 

and 3) preserve our history. 

On a sad note, our community 

lost a leader and more 

importantly a friend to so 

Jay Reichmuth 

many when 

funeral 

director and 

long-time 

Kiwanis 

AppleFest 

chairperson, 

Jay Reichmuth 

passed 

in July. The 

Batesville 

Kiwanis are working to honor 

him at this year’s AppleFest 

slated for Sept. 23-24 (see the 

ad on page 5B). Consider 

joining us for a weekend of 

family fun and everything 

apple … just the way Jay 

would have wanted it! 

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DOVER 

By 

Rhonda 

Trabel 

Community 

Correspondent 

dover@goBEACONnews.com 

Back-to-school days started 

in Sunman-Dearborn District 

on Aug. 9. Looks like all of 

them were pretty happy to go 

back to school! We will ask 

them in a few weeks to see 

if they are as happy as they 

seem to be in these pictures. 

Oh well, nothing is as exciting 

as that first day back. Good 

luck to them and all of the 

students in the area for a great 

year. 

Congratulations to Dave 

and Diane Kuhn who celebrated 

their fiftieth wedding 

anniversary on Aug. 4. They 

were blessed by our new 

priest, Fr. John Hollowell, at 

All Saints Parish, Dover Campus. 

Diane and Dave were 

married at St John the Baptist 

Church in Dover on Aug. 4, 

1973. They have two children 

Tracy (Kuhn) Turner 

and Brian Kuhn. They also 

have five grandchildren. Best 

wishes to them on this occasion 

and for many more years 

to come. 

Congratulations to John 

and Mary Hoffman who celebrated 

their fiftieth wedding 

anniversary on Sept. 1. Best 

wishes to them for many more 

years. 

As much as I hate to admit 

it. I had a birthday on Aug. 

6 and my brother and I both 

turned the big 70! Yes, for 

those who didn’t know this, I 

am a twin with Gary (Bud) 

Hiltz. A party was given in 

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Gary Hiltz and Rhonda Trabel celebrating their birthday. 

Rhonda’s son and daughter-in-law Brant & Steph Trabel 

made the sign. 

Owen, Macy, and Olivia 

Lyness, the children of Pete 

and Peggy Lyness of Dover, 

are ready for the new school 

year. 

Luke and Ben Ritzi on their 

first day at North Dearborn 

Grade School. 

Fr. John Hollowell and Dave 

and Diane Kuhn. 

our honor by our family and 

a few close friends on our 

actual birthday. We got to 

celebrate on a beautiful day, 

with wonderful people, and 

delicious food prepared by 

my sister-in-law, Jane Hiltz. 

People always ask me, what 

it is like to have a twin. I just 

tell them it was great in high 

school because his friends 

were my friends and vice-versa. 

The only time I remember 

that I didn’t like was when I 

wanted to use the car, which 

we had to share back then. 

Dad would always favor my 

brother to get the car. It was a 

father-son thing. Despite our 

age, we had a great time. Who 

knows- maybe we will have 

another one at age 80. God 

willing! 

If you have any Dover news 

you would like to share please 

email me at dover@go 

BEACONnews.com. 

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Oldenburg Academy 2023 freshmen 

OLDENBURG 

By 

Sue 

Siefert 

Community 

Correspondent 

oldenburg@goBEACONnews.com 

Freudenfest Memories 

Congrats to “Back-to- 

Back, Jack”! Doug, Beth, 

and Olivia Ralph’s dog, 

Jack placed first in the 2022 

& 2023 Dachshund Races 

at Freudenfest as Jack took 

home the bling to add to his 

collection. The Dachshund 

Races are a crowd favorite at 

the German-themed fest, and 

the pups did not disappoint as 

the tail-waggers raced to the 

finish line in Dachshund style! 

And the Winner is … 

Congratulations to OA 

class of 1994 alum, Julie 

Raver and her husband Joe 

on winning the grand prize of 

$20,000 in OA’s Raffle drawing 

at Freudenfest! A total of 

$25,000 was awarded to various 

winners with Julie taking 

home a check for $20,000! 

Raffle proceeds help provide 

programs and tuition assistance 

for OA students. 

Holy MacIntosh! 

While helping at the Holy 

Family Parish Rummage Sale 

I met Marti Werner as we 

served as cashiers. During 

our Freudenfest reminiscing 

it became apparent that 

Marti was one proud Mama 

– her son Daryl baked the 

salted-caramel apple pie that 

fetched a record-breaking bid 

of $1,600! All fest proceeds 

are channeled back into the 

Holy City… and that makes 

us all proud to be festers! 

Welcome Freshmen! 

Oldenburg Academy Freshman 

arrived on campus in 

early August as faculty and 

staff welcomed them with 

open arms as the “Frosh” embarked 

upon, what I recall as 

“the fastest four years of my 

life!” Welcome to the ’Burg 

… and don’t blink! 

OA Alumni Board is busy 

Members of the OA Alumni 

Board are busy planning the 

Academy’s 2023 Homecoming 

slated for Oct. 14 on the 

Academy’s campus. Alumni 

Board President, Helen Bailey 

’71 noted, “Homecoming 

is OA’s Family Reunion. We 

are so happy to have so many 

alumni share in the annual 

homecoming events and to 

celebrate their anniversaries 

with us.” 

Other events being planned 

by the board include the Retired 

Sisters Christmas party 

on Dec. 3, and their Easter Egg 

Hunt with the Easter Bunny arriving 

on campus on Mar. 30. 

Serving on the Alumni 

Board are President- Helen 

OA Alumni Board back row: Nita Mauer, Elaine Lunsford 

Amberger, Bertie Hartman Schmidt, Liz Hartman Stenger. 

Front row: Helen Bailey, Dottie Fuchs Hautman, Jill Leising 

Koch, and Rose Vankirk Spaeth. 

“Back-to-Back, Jack” and 

Doug Ralph. 

Julie Raver won OA’s raffle 

drawing at Freudenfest. 

Bailey ‘71, Vice President- 

Dottie Fuchs Hautman ‘69, 

Treasurer- Jill Leising Koch 

‘91, and Secretary- Rose 

Vankirk Spaeth ‘75. 

Board Trustees include Bertie 

Hartman Schmidt ‘64, 

Liz Hartman Stenger ‘71, 

Elaine Lunsford Amberger 

‘65, and Past President- Nita 

Mauer ‘82. 

Das ist alles von der ’Burg! 

Henry, Eleanor, Benjamin, and Theodore Gear. 

2021 Statistics 

Tom Slone with his harvest 

of delicious watermelons. 

MANCHESTER 

Stacey Burke’s son Wyatt is 

enjoying a juicy homegrown 

watermelon! 

Terry West’s sunflowers are 

irresistable! 

Patient 

Satisfaction 

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Rate 

Median Days 

to Heal 

96% 95% 28 

Healing Can’t Wait 

Call the Dearborn Wound Care Center (812) 496-7730 

By 

Lisa 

West 

Community 

Correspondent 

manchester@goBEACONnews.com 

Summertime in Manchester 

has been a harvest of tastes 

and colors. Our gardens are 

a place to experience the 

satisfaction of hard work. Just 

as our world seems to be full 

of trials and controversies, 

our plants can also face challenges. 

When we are patient 

and trust in God, we always 

see positive outcomes! 

Terry West planted two 

acres of sunflowers. This was 

a second planting since the 

turkeys ate all the seeds from 

the first! 

Katie Patton loves gardening 

and chickens! She has 

been growing lots of beautiful 

vegetables this year. 

Stacey Burke’s son Wyatt 

is enjoying a juicy homegrown 

watermelon! 

Tawnya Wood’s dad, Tom 

Slone will be 86 this October 

and has an incredible garden. 

His great-grandkids Henry, 

Eleanor, Benjamin, and 

Theodore Gear, also love to 

eat his watermelons! 

If you have Manchester 

news to share, please email 

Lisa at manchester@go 

BEACONnews.com 



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Communities 

The Aurora High School Class of 1973 reunion. 

AURORA 

By 

Randy 

Turner 

Community 

Correspondent 

aurora@goBEACONnews.com 

Hello Beacon readers, 

The back-to-school sales 

should be over, and the Halloween 

and Christmas decorations 

are on the way to the 

store shelves. 

First, we must recognize the 

annual event that every true 

Auroran has come to expect 

parks 

dearborn 

county 

with fall weather, the unparalleled 

and unrivaled festival in 

our local communities, “The 

Aurora Farmers Fair!” An 

ongoing presence in our lives, 

the 114th Fair will be Oct. 4-7 

this year. Estimated crowds 

of 10,000 people will attend 

the festivities for musical acts, 

amusement rides, carnival 

games, and food booths of 

all kinds placed right in the 

middle of downtown Aurora. 

Started in 1910 as a fall event 

to celebrate rural farm life, the 

Fair still features an exhibit 

hall for 4-H, arts and crafts, 

home gardening, and cooking 

for people to showcase their 

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Most important of all, the 

Fair provides a chance for 

families and friends to gather, 

which explains the long history 

and success and it certainly 

follows this year’s Fair theme, 

“Community First”. 

The Fair has been hosted by 

the Aurora Lions Club since 

1959, through the Aurora 

Farmers Fair Committee. This 

group puts in many long hours 

as planning begins in January 

for the events and ongoing 

support from Fair sponsors. 

Volunteers find the Fair can 

become a big part of their 

lives. Joe Burkart is Chairman 

for his fifth year, a Kentucky 

transplant and we will 

not let him go back there. The 

real workhorse is Fair Manager 

Larry Petty having served 

since 1985. Larry inherited the 

job from his brother Carl Petty, 

who only did it for fifteen 

years. Larry has brought his 

son Scott into the fold as well, 

and his wife Jan has followed 

Larry to every known festival 

in the tri-state, to search 

for new rides and ideas. The 

Petty family are not ones to be 

singled out for praise, but they 

sure deserve it! Larry is the 

first to push for recognition 

of those having booths that 

make the Fair happen. This 

year he nominated “Harley of 

Cochran” for being the Grand 

Marshals of the Fair. This had 

my vote immediately as you 

will not find a better group of 

people. 

They have had a raffle booth 

since 1980, Tim Young, a 

friend and original member 

said the first raffle was a live 

HOG. Well, things got messy 

in the booth and they learned 

to have a processed HOG 

after that. I asked Tim what 

was his favorite part of being 

a member, and he quickly 

answered the poker runs. Tim 

will be in the raffle booth this 

year for sure. 

Shaun Scudder is the current 

president and says the 

club became official in 1982, 

their early meetings were held 

in Dickie Clark’s garage in 

the area west of Aurora called 

Cochran. Several like-minded 

motorcyclists wanting to form 

a club, and with all riding 

Harley Davidson motorcycles, 

decided on calling themselves 

Harley of Cochran! They held 

monthly meetings, formed 

a board of directors, and 

held poker runs, field meets, 

pig roasts, and other events 

geared towards the interest 

of the fast-growing numbers 

of local motorcyclists. Shaun 

says never judge a book by its 

cover, as Harley of Cochran 

has always worked hard to 

build a reputation as a philanthropic 

group, not a gang stereotyped 

in the media. Monies 

raised at their events have 

always gone to serve others, 

and not to benefit the club. 

The YES Home, sports teams, 

scholarships, assistance with 

veterans causes, local people 

having fallen on hard times, 

have all been the focus of this 

group. Their current project is 

building a shelter for the Lauren 

Hill Memorial dog park. 

Sadly the first president 

of the club, Bob Shinkle Jr. 

passed this last June, but his 

memory and other original 

members will carry on with 

the current thirty members. 

Usually, Grand Marshals 

ride our Lions float, but I 


think another ride is being 

planned, so don’t miss this 

parade! Some people may 

be asking about the Cochran 

community. Well, I will visit 

that in a future column. 

Other Fair news- Larry 

Petty says the famed “Mouse 

Game” will be back, so get 

those quarters ready. 

Shanna Gentry reports that 

the “ Battle of The Bands” 

had winners, who will be 

on stage for encore performances. 

First place went to 

“Hoodoo,” and they will be 

on Stage II Friday 8-10 P.M. 

Second place winners “Crimson 

Blue” will be on Stage II 

Friday 6-8 P.M. Third place 

winners “Handful of Jokers” 

will hit Stage II Saturday 5-6 

P.M. “Chorin” as the fourth 

place winners will be seen on 

Stage I on Friday 1-2 P.M. So 

be there and enjoy these new 

sounds. 

A rip-roaring crowd favorite 

“Battle On The Borders Pro 

Wrestling” will return to the 

Fair on Stage I at 1 P.M on 

Saturday. These guys were a 

big hit last year, and recently 

they showed their talents at 

the “Bash On The River” 

held in Gabbard Park for the 

Lions movie night. So there is 

plenty of action headed your 

way, enjoy it before the leaves 

fall. 

The Aurora High School 

Class of 1973, who have always 

been a close-knit group, 

couldn’t wait five years for 

their first reunion and instead 

uncharacteristically had a 

three-year reunion in 1976. 

Since that time this class has 

had reunions every five years 

with the most recent Aug. 12, 

their fiftieth. 

The class was welcomed 

into an elaborately decorated 

Aurora City Park Pavilion 

and was thrilled to have 

classmates from Utah, Louisiana, 

Florida, and Arizona as 

well as Ohio, Kentucky, and 

Indiana. 

In accordance, with the 

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O 

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Communities 

Lawrenceburg volleyball team- Natalie Knigga, Trinity Taylor, 

Azley Vertz, Bryleigh Boyd, Alex Rummel, Maegan Galey, 

Sophia Fassold, and Baylee Bates 

Kamryn Ferreira in white from Lawrenceburg girls soccer 

team going against Rylee Jo Schloss, goal keeper in orange 

from East Central 

Patrick Schwartz and Nancy 

Nicolai with newborn Olive 

Margaret. 

LAWRENCEBURG 

By 

Debbie 

Acasio 

Community 

Correspondent 

lawrenceburg@goBEACONnews.com 

Lawrenceburg is definitely 

A City On The Rise, drawing 

folks from neighboring 

communities (and beyond) 

to the multitude of activities 

that have taken place this 

summer. 

At a recent split the pot 

at Music on the River, the 

winner was a resident of Tennessee 

here on vacation. For 

those of you who have faithfully 

bought split-the-pot 

tickets and lost (like me!), 

rest assured that the money 

was well spent as many 

charities have benefited from 

your donation. 

Music on the River for 

2023 is now just a memory. 

The free concerts on 

Thursday nights have drawn 

Rob Schuette of Lawrenceburg 

Fire Deptartment supervising 

the Firetruck pull. 

thousands and the entertainment 

was fantastic. Officer 

Thomas was a hit one 

evening as he was reluctantly 

coaxed on stage to dance 

to the beat of an all-woman 

band. The crowd went wild. 

Unfortunately, Elvis has 

left the building for the year 

2023 and will be sorely 

missed. However, the activities 

in the City Park continued 

with Summerfest Music, 

Fall Fest, and firetruck pulls. 

Looking to the next few 

months, I can’t wait to see 

what the holidays and future 

new restaurants have in store 

for us. 

While fall brings “back to 

school” sports and activities, 

it also ushers forth the need 

Lauren and Morgan Fryman, 

Dillsboro, daughters of Tina 

& Jerry Fryman, with Sparky. 

to get projects done before 

winter. The church steeples 

of Lawrenceburg, particularly 

St. John’s on Ludlow Hill 

and St. Lawrence downtown 

required some heavy-duty 

equipment rental to get some 

maintenance projects done. 

As I snapped these photos, 

I wondered—how was this 

work accomplished when the 

steeple was originally built? 

Congratulations to Patrick 

Schwartz and Nancy Nicolai 

on the birth of their daughter 

Olive Margaret. Patrick and 

Nancy are Lawrenceburg 

high school graduates living 

in Madison, WI while Patrick 

finishes his residency in 

general surgery. Nancy has a 

doctorate in physical therapy 

and is the lead therapist at a 

hospital. Proud grandparents 

are Julie and Jeff Schwartz 

Officer Thomas 

and Phil and Kate Nicolai. 

Happy eighty-third birthday 

to Gary Klopp. Gary 

was a former Lawrenceburg 

fire captain and an avid Harley 

rider from a young age 

up until his 70’s. A birthday 

Trevor Lattire repairing siding 

on steeple at St. John 

Bellaire. 

parade on Ludlow Hill was 

held in his honor. 

See you next month for a 

recap of all the fun activities 

that fall will bring! 

SFC Knueven (Photo courtesy 

of Knueven family) 

SUNMAN 

By 

Cheryl 

Taylor 

Community 

Correspondent 

Every First 

Sunday 

May - October 

Indiana’s Largest “Antiques & Vintage-Only” Market 

Sunday, September 3, 2023 

Upcoming Show: Sunday, October 1, 2023 

Lawrenceburg, Indiana Fairgrounds - US 50 

1 mile west of Exit 16,I-275 (Cincinnati Beltway) 

Admission: $5.00 • 7am - 3pm EDST Rain or Shine (Earlybirds at 6am) 

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sunman@goBEACONnews.com 

Sunman correspondent 

Cheryl Taylor will be back 

next month. The following 

was submitted by Sunman 

resident Maria Knueven. 

SFC Benjamin Knueven, 

a sniper with United States 

Army Special Forces 5th 

Group, and his teammate 

competed in the United States 

Army Special Operations 

Command International Sniper 

Competition. SFC Knueven is 

the son of Randy and Maria 

Knueven, grandson of Willard 

and Linda Knueven, and 

the late H. Anthony and Rose 

Mary Rinck, all of Sunman. 

Nineteen teams competed 

in the USASOC International 

Sniper Competition where 

instructors from the Army designed 

a series of events that 

challenged” the teams’ ability 

to work together in unknown 

situations. 

SFC Knueven, an East Central 

2009 graduate, enlisted in 

the army in June 2010. Since 

then he has served with the 

82nd Airborne and 5th Special 

Forces Group. 



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ur 

Communities 

DILLSBORO 

By 

Lorene 

Westmeier 

Community 

Correspondent 

Ron Spurlock, Rhonda Stinson, PG Gentrup, Kelsee 

Lainhart, Glen and Stacey Lainhart, Kaci Lainhart. 

RISING SUN/ 

OHIO COUNTY 

By 

PG 

Gentrup 

Community 

Correspondent 

risingsun@goBEACONnews.com 

School has started, and 

sports are in full swing. I am 

very proud of granddaughter, 

Carli Walter, for making the 

EIAC All Conference Team for 

softball and the All Dearborn 

County Softball Team as a 

freshman. Take time to watch 

our local athletes on some 

really good teams. 

I had supper one evening 

with United States Marine, 

Kelsee Lainhart, her mom 

and dad Glen and Stacey, 

sister Kaci, Ron Spurlock, 

and Rhonda Stinson from 

the Lawrenceburg Library. 

This month’s item 

We presented Kelsee with 

thirteen American Flags along 

with a Marine Corps Flag to 

display at their home to honor 

the thirteen killed on Aug. 

26, 2021. Kelsee was badly 

wounded in Afghanistan. She is 

one outstanding MARINE and 

I pray for her daily. 

I have heard many 

compliments about the Huey 

Helicopter at Lesko Park. I 

often meet people there to 

explain what it stands for 

and why it is there. Veterans 

tell me how it brings back so 

many memories. 

Aug. 29 makes fifty-five 

years since I returned from 

Vietnam. It will also be the 

seventeenth birthday of my 

grandson, Kaden. 

Be sure to look out for your 

friends and neighbors and 

make sure they are fine. You 

never know when a small 

act of kindness will make a 

difference in their lives. God 

bless all of you. 

What Is It? 

Last month’s item was a lard rendering pot correctly 

identified by Greg Henderson, formerly of Bright. 

This month’s item is from 

the Ewbank homestead 

in Guilford. The photo 

depicts that the item can 

fold and has an interesting 

latch. Share your story as 

well as your guess! Please 

e-mail your answer and 

where you live to editor@ Last month’s item: a lard 

goBEACONnews.com by rendering pot 

Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023. 

sponsored by Cornerstone Realty and Lutz Auctions 

dillsboro@goBEACONnews.com 

Dillsboro has received a 

grant for signage to promote 

progress. Some items the 

funds will be used for are 

Munch-A-Lunch, Small Businesses, 

Art Projects, and Community 

Volunteering. 

Dillsboro Elementary 

School is excited that they 

have new playground equipment. 

They started raising 

money before the Pandemic 

and Linda Hurelbrink was 

president of the PTO. For the 

past two years Steve Sassaman 

has been Pres. of the 

PTO. The new equipment had 

the cost of $55,000.00. Six 

local Business Organizations 

contributed to the expense. 

To add some fun for the day 

the Dillsboro principal, Kyle 

(Thayer) Miller was challenged 

to kiss a pig. The pig, 

“Midgie May,” was quite a 

hit with the children. 

On Aug. 20 the community 

was entertained by “ELO Tribute” 

Band from Louisville, KY, 

hosted by the Civic Club with 

MOORES HILL 

By 

Barbara 

Wetzler 

Community 

Correspondent 

mooreshill@goBEACONnews.com 

As summer comes to a 

close, the town of Moores Hill 

sponsored a free movie in Legion 

Park. Attendees enjoyed 

hot dogs, popcorn, playing in 

the park, and seeing a movie. 

Congratulations to Hanna 

Reed Futrell and Matthew 

Joseph Lesko on their 

engagement and early September 

wedding. Hanna is 

a homemaker, and Matt is a 

carpenter from Moores Hill. 

Moores Hill First Baptist 

Church received a grant from 

the Dearborn Community 

Foundation that went towards 

a new roof. The Church was 

established in 1851 and the 

building was built in 1866. It 

has seen a few roof replacements 

over the years. 

We are so indebted to our 

Fire/EMS personnel. Spotlight 

on Birgit Hawkins for going 

above and beyond. Birgit is a 

hometown hero who seems to 

go the extra mile to serve and 

Linda Hurelbrink, ‘Much’ Hamilton, Kyle Miller, and Steve 

Sassaman receive a donation for the new playground. 

Munch-a-Lunch helpers 

Thom Maltbie, Cindy Ryan, 

LeaAnn Maltbie, and Becky 

Chipman. 

music on the lawn. Complete 

with food and beautiful weather. 

A large crowd attended to 

hear the wonderful music. 

Once again we honor two 

home owners who have remodeled. 

Adam and Nicole Sparkman 

have restored the former 

Dr. McNeely home on Lenover 

St. And Mike Stehlin gets the 

credit for a home on North St. 

We congratulate both of these 

homeowners for helping the 

town to look more beautiful. 

The Munch-A-Lunch 

program was quite a success. 

Most of the local churches 

“Midgie May” is about to get 

a kiss from Principal Miller. 

Aiden Rudolf, son of Michael 

and Corey Rudolf, is 

having yummy fun on his 

first birthday. 

served good food and entertained 

the children and some 

family members. 

Birgit Hawkins 

Movie in the park brings 

together four generations for 

end-of-summer fun. Stephanie 

Lauber enjoys movie 

night in Legion Park with son 

Adam McClanahan, Tabby 

Browning, grandson Jaxon, 

and great aunt Barbara Wetzler 

(not pictured). 

make a difference. She traveled 

to the hard-hit New York 

area during the COVID-19 

pandemic and accepted a 

FEMA deployment to go to 

Louisiana to aid hurricane 

victims in 2020. 

In recent months Birgit has 

worked to increase access 

to free and low-cost fresh 

food by bringing the Healthy 

Harvest Mobile Food truck to 

Dearborn County. The mobile 

grocery service has scheduled 

stops on a rotating basis 

throughout the year. Food is 

free or deeply discounted due 

to grants. Moores Hill is the 

only Indiana stop. The truck 

is at Moores Hill Fire/EMS 

on the first and third Thursdays 

from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. 

Everyone is welcome. 

Derek Stevens wears many 

hats. His primary role in the 

community is as a detective at 

the Dearborn County Sheriff’s 

Office. He was honored as the 

Policeman of the Year at the 

2022 Dillsboro Homecoming 

Festival. Aside from working 

in law enforcement, Detective 

Stevens has served as a volunteer 

firefighter in Moores Hill 

since he was 18. Now thirtyone 

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The Loserville Chuggers won the annual New Alsace men’s 

wooden bat league. Bill Reatherford, Nate Parrott, Andrew 

Meiners, Troy Wagner, Matthew Graf, Casey Gilmour, Michael 

Graf, Casey Wagner, Danny Kleckner, Sean Hale, and 

Ryan Lauer. Not pictured: Gabe Focke, Josh Lewis, Michael 

Sprague, and Nathan Graf. 

NEW ALSACE 

By 

Laura 

Keller 

Community 

Correspondent 

newalsace@goBEACONnews.com 

The 2023 New Alsace 

men’s wooden bat league was 

in full swing this year with 

eight teams competing on Friday 

nights from May through 

July. The season concludes 

with an annual tournament, 

GREENDALE 

By 

Linda 

Cromer 

Community 

Correspondent 

greendale@goBEACONnews.com 

“I’ll believe it when I see 

it.” Waaay too cynical. “I’ll 

see it when I believe it.” 

Strikes me as a little passive, 

a tad too touchy-feely. 

Opposing idioms, both failing 

to account for the impulse 

to act and the power of 

perspiration. 

K-thump. K-thump, Kthump. 

kthumpkthumpkthump... The 

beat of basketball ricocheting 

off asphalt has provided 

the baseline for birdsong in 

Greendale Park for months. 

Brooklyn Craig hit the court 

every day just past dawn, 

driving herself to excellence 

through hours of drilling and 

drilling down, covered with 

sweat and grace and ever 

striving for the goals she has 

set for herself. 

Reluctant to interrupt her, 

I still ventured over one day 

to ask the basics. She lives 

down the street from the park 

and will graduate in 2026. She 

made varsity as a freshman 

last year. No, she didn’t care 

if I took her photo while she 

was working out but lacked 

the vanity to offer to strike 

a pose. The Lawrenceburg 

High School website lists 

her at 5’4”. Might be a little 

held at the end of July. While 

Famous Friends won the 

overall season, the Loserville 

Chuggers claimed the title of 

tournament champions. Congratulations! 

Each year, the Indiana State 

Department of Agriculture 

(ISDA) recognizes farms that 

have twenty or more acres and 

have been owned and maintained 

by the same family for 

more than one hundred years. 

Doug and Gina Graf, plus 

their three children, currently 

reside on the Graf-Lingg 

homestead, which has been in 

hyperbole there. I do know 

she has a huge heart. 

Kyla Kellems, Memphis 

Wilson, and Brielle Boyd 

put the admonishment “see 

something, say something” 

to practice a few weeks ago 

when they espied a lady 

in apparent distress. The 

woman drove her car up the 

walking path between the 

Greendale pool and outfield 

fence, careened over the 

sidewalk and into the street, 

and then lurched erratically up 

Lauren Hill Lane. Knowing 

they couldn’t stop her (one 

suspects they gave chase for 

a quick sec) they pedaled 

full-speed to the only adult 

in sight so she (that would be 

me) could notify the police. 

When asked for a description, 

they chorused “She’s even 

older than you” (that would 

be me). Quite possibly a 

dire situation. I got right to 

punching in numbers. You go 

girls! 

Pool overseer and amateur 

pyrotechnician Mike 

Schwing happily stepped 

away from his bench swing 

and popper stash a few weeks 

ago. Mike lured his fishing 

buddy Doug Hedrick back 

into the boat to go and drown 

a few worms. Leaving the 

great white to Ahab, they put 

in at a local lake and filled 

the live hold of the boat 

with perfect fillets-to-be that 

they insisted be part of the 

photographic record. These 

generous anglers generally 

share their largesse, so if you 

Celebrating lives 

of the ones you love. 

State Department of Agriculture Director Don Lamb, Finley 

Graf, Gina Graf, Elijah Graf, Doug Graf, Christian Graf, and 

Indiana Lt Governor Suzanne Crouch pose with Centennial 

and Sesquicentennial Hoosier Homestead awards. 

the same family since 1847. 

Doug purchased the farm in 

2007 after his grandfather 

Edward Graf passed away. 

Doug, Gina, Elijah, Finley, 

and Christian Graf family 

received Centennial and Sesquicentennial 

Hoosier Homestead 

awards from Indiana Lt. 

Governor Suzanne Crouch 

and Don Lamb, Director of 

the Indiana State Department 

of Agriculture at the state fair. 

The North Dearborn 

American Legion is hosting 

Brooklyn Craig 

were a beneficiary, wipe the 

grease off your chin. Great 

to see the mini band back in 

action. 

A big shout out to Jay 

McMullen and his beautiful 

family as they begin an 

exciting new venture. Jay 

left his position with the City 

of Greendale to follow a 

long-held desire to develop 

a green, sustainable business 

and an opportunity opened 

up to acquire an existing 

enterprise as a steppingstone 

to his ultimate goal. 

This is a family grounded 

in love and determined to 

build a fulfilling life in an 

environmentally friendly 

fashion. Looking forward to 

updates as you move forward. 

At my house, five fat 

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chomping their way through 

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If you have news in the 

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would like me to share, 

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Kyla Kellems, Memphis Wilson and 

Brielle Boyd 

Mike Schwing and Doug 

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a bronze fennel plant. After 

creating and kicking back 

in a chrysalis for a couple 

of weeks, all that hard work 

will morph and emerge as a 

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And then the magic of the 

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Hearts are pounding, sundry 

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By 

Laura 

Keller 

Community 

Correspondent 

yorkville@goBEACONnews.com 

The 43 annual St. Martin 

Country Run 5K hosted 139 

participants from the tri-state 

area and as far as Georgia. 

Curtis Eckstein of Batesville, 

IN cruised along the course 

with a record-breaking time 

of 14:30, claiming the title of 

overall winner. The overall 

female winner was Kimberly 

Johnston from College 

Corner, OH with a time of 

20:52. The most improved 

runner was awarded to Grace 

Kirchgassner who shaved an 

O 

ur 

impressive 19:13 off her time 

from the previous year. The 

top three overall runners were 

Curtis Eckstein from Batesville; 

Braydon Hatton from 

Lawrenceburg, IN; and Will 

Stephens from Sharpsburg, 

GA. Top finishers in each age 

group included: 

Men under 11: Will Fox 

Men 11-14: Micah Brandeberry 

Men 15-19: Braydon Hatton 

Men 20-29: Curtis Eckstein 

Men 30-39: Thomas Rauch 

Men 40-49: Joe Ehrhard 

Men 50-59: Jess Smith 

Men 60 and up: Kevin Johnston 

American Legion Post 452 New Alsace 

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Matty G’s team were the champions of a wiffle ball tournament. 

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Congratulations to Whitey 

and Sue Widolff, who celebrated 

fifty years of marriage. 

Whitey and Sue met in 1971 

in Omaha, NB. Sue lived 

in Omaha and Whitey was 

stationed at Offutt Air Force 

Base, located nearby. They 

first saw each other when 

Sue and her sister were out 

for a drive and stopped at the 

same stop sign as Whitey and 

two of his military friends. 

They drove to a nearby Dairy 

Queen where they officially 

met! Whitey was discharged 

from serving in the Air Force 

in 1972 so he moved back 

to Yorkville and continued 

dating Sue in a long-distance 

relationship. When one hears 

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HARRISON 

By 

Amanda 

Kirchner 

Community 

Correspondent 

harrison@goBEACONnews.com 

Harrison has a new 

theater program, Harrison 

Center for the Arts. HCA 

is the brainchild of Mary 

Klopfstein Lenning. Mary 

is an alumnus of Harrison 

High School who dreamed of 

being involved in theater in 

Harrison someday. Her talent 

led her to a theater career and 

teaching theater at SCPA. Her 

heart still yearned to bring 

theater to life in Harrison and 

surrounding areas. Mary’s 

dream took the stage on 

Aug. 4, 2023 opening night 

of HCA’s first performance 

Tuck Everlasting with talented 

locals on stage and backstage. 

One of the wonderfully 

talented people behind the 

scenes is Nina Quinlivan, 

the music director. Nina 

the person he wanted to spend 

the rest of his life with so he 

sent Sue an airline ticket to 

visit him at Christmas time in 

1972. Sue was surprised with 

an engagement ring and less 

than nine months later, they 

were wed on Sept. 1, 1973, in 

Omaha, NB. 

Whitey and Sue are blessed 

with three sons: Matt (Christa), 

Marty (Hannah), and 

Jake (fiancée Kelli), in addition 

to four grandchildren: 

Ava, Leo, Amelia, and Hazel. 

The Widolffs celebrated their 

milestone anniversary with 

their family and friends. 

A wiffle ball tournament 

benefitting the Bright Lions 

Club was held at St. Teresa’s 

Church in Bright. Team Matty 

G was the overall winner 

of the tournament and was 

comprised of Trey Werner, 

Matthew Graf, Devin Salyers, 

and Reid Cleary. 

The Special Olympics for 

describes her experience 

with the first production by 

saying, “Tuck Everlasting 

was a huge endeavor for 

HCA’s first production. Mary 

and I wanted to show the 

community what kind of 

talent we have in this area. 

We have so many talented 

people who work a normal 

life but need a place for 

their creative energy to flow. 

That’s one of the things we 

hope to accomplish at HCA. 

I know as the music director, 

I thoroughly enjoyed meeting 

new people and working with 

old friends. It was just an 

amazing and fun adventure 


Kevin Beiersdorfer and his team. First row: Maizey Lightner, 

Christy Lightner, Emily Staab, Samantha Hensley, and Roxanne 

Hancock. Middle row: Miles Lightner, Brittany Oettel, 

Ezra Oettel, and Kevin Beiersdorfer. Back row: Dave Oettel, 

Joey Studer, Dave Staab, and Cody Smith. 

The August Yorkville/Guilford birthday club. 

Curtis Eckstein won the St. 

Martin’s Country Run. 

Dearborn, Ohio, and Ripley 

counties held a fire truck pull. 

Kevin Beiersdorfer received 

an award for the most money 

raised by an individual for the 

second consecutive year. 

Six residents from the 

Guilford, Yorkville, and surrounding 

areas celebrated 

their birthdays together. Their 

birthdays span the first week 

of August. Rob Combs (1); 

Ricky Klump (2); Emily 

Staab (4); Doug Hiltz (5); 

Gary “Bud” Hiltz (6), and 

Samantha Hensley (7). 

Everything is Golden scene of Tuck Everlasting performed 

by Harrison Center for the Arts. 

Heather and Abigail Vest, 

members of the cast. 

for me.” 

Heather Vest and her 

daughter, Abigail, both were 

actresses in Tuck Everlasting. 

I asked Heather to describe 

how it felt being in this 

performance, she said, “This 

was my first time doing any 

type of theater production 

and I couldn’t be happier 

that I decided to take on 

the challenge of learning to 

dance/sing/act all at the same 

time. Everything from the 

music and choreography to 

the costumes and phenomenal 

set design was incredible.” 

I asked Heather her favorite 

part of her first theater 

experience. She told me, 

“The most amazing part of 

the entire Tuck Everlasting 

experience for me was being 

able to share the stage with 

my daughter, Abigail, who 

is 5. Watching her work hard 

learning dances and seeing her 

personality come alive on the 

stage made all of the rehearsal 

hours worth it. We are both 

looking forward to future 

productions with HCA!”


VERSAILLES/ 

RIPLEY CTY 

By 

Cheryl 

Damon- 

Greiner 

Community 

Correspondent 

versailles@goBEACONnews.com 

It seems that just a few 

weeks ago we were wishing 

for the corn rows to be “knee 

high by the fourth of July.” 

Then the stalks shot up to 

be “high as an elephant’s 

eye.” That first phrase is a 

Midwestern adage, and the 

second one is actually from a 

song in the play “Oklahoma!” 

but it sure describes midsummer 

crops in Indiana, 

too. The bounty at area 

farmers markets this past 

summer showed that corn 

isn’t the only veggie that 

local gardeners are good at 

growing. As the seasons are 

changing, bushels of apples 

and frost on the pumpkins are 

coming to mind for those of 

us in or near the farmlands. 

And that is pretty much most 

of us since nearly two-thirds 

of Indiana’s twenty-three 

million acres are farmland! 

Autumn means area festivals 

with themes ranging from 

Arts and Apples to Music, 

Pumpkins, and Wine. Lots 

of good reasons to venture 

outdoors to munch on funnel 

cakes, sip hot cider, and 

marvel at the colorful trees. 

The Ripley County Tourism 

office has dates and locations 

for lots of fun events. (See ad 

on page 10A) 

Situated between the 

MILAN 

By 

Sialia 

Swainson 

Community 

Correspondent 

e 

milan@goBEACONnews.com 

The dog days of summer 

are coming to an end and it 

occurs to me that we have 

been lucky here in southeast 

Indiana regarding this summer’s 

weather. While we’ve 

endured some Canadian wildfire 

smoke, we have not had 

the sweltering heat waves that 

plagued much of the country. 

We’ve been lucky to get 

rain regularly and as a result, 

enjoyed lots of fresh produce. 

Nothing beats the taste of a 

fresh vine-ripened tomato, 

especially on a BLT! 

The streets of Milan have 

been kept lovely this summer 

thanks to the hard work of 

a group of ladies that attend 

the many planter boxes and 

baskets around town. Thanks 

to Sis Call, Linda Caplinger, 

Coylean Denton, Leslie Allen, 

and Sally Gosmeyer for 

donating their time and green 

thumbs to keep things looking 

nice. 

With the arrival of fall 

comes one of my favorite 

things – Friday night lights. 

Nothing compares to the 

sights and sounds of a cool 

brisk evening in the bleachers. 

What makes it even better 

is that the Milan Indians are 

playing for a cause- a project 

called Turnover Hunger. The 

Indians and the Batesville 

Bulldogs participate to raise 

money for the Weekend Backpack 

Program. Donors can 

pledge a dollar amount for 

every turnover forced by the 

varsity team during the season 

or make a flat one-time donation. 

Funds raised go towards 

providing food that is distributed 

(by each of five local elementary 

schools) to students 

at risk for lack of enough safe 

O 

ur 

Roger Greiner serving chili 

samples. 

Community Center and the 

original red brick home of 

Versailles patron, Uncle 

Jim Tyson, is Pocket Park 

on the Courthouse Square. 

It is finally completed 

with lots of features that 

were worth waiting for. 

Local involvement by the 

community touched every 

step of the way. Ideas for 

the park came from the 

#iwishthiswas campaign that 

gathered input during local 

events. Crowd-funding for 

the Holdsworth Pavilion 

exceeded its goal to get a 

matching $50,000 grant. 

Ripley Youth Outreach 

and South Ripley Art Club 

contributed to the design 

and painting of the murals. 

Additional funding came from 

the SEI READI (American 

Rescue Plan Act) and grants. 

Holly Wehr, Director of 

Community Development for 

Versailles, orchestrated all of 

the daily details. The result 

has been met with excitement 

and cheers. The park includes 

and nutritious food for normal 

growth and development. 

Though the football season is 

well underway, there is still 

time to donate by going to 

rccfonline.org or calling 812- 

933-1098. 

Implementation of the 

backpack program at MES is 

handled by the school nurse, 

Victoria Reynolds, and cafeteria 

manager, Ginny Shannon, 

along with many other 

helping hands to prepare the 

sacks. According to Travis 

Rohrig, Principal at MES, 

approximately fifty students 

leave school each Friday afternoon 

with bags containing 

meals for the weekend. 

I commented recently to 

someone that giving has 

Communities 

BINGO 

a splash pad, percussion 

musical corner, Share-a- 

Bikes, a public restroom, 

murals for selfies, swings, a 

Little Library, picnic tables, 

benches for relaxing, and a 

Never Forget Garden and 

flagpole. Overlooking it all is 

the new Holdsworth Pavilion 

that has been used for popular 

summer concerts. 

The town of Versailles and 

volunteers worked together 

to raise awareness and funds 

for the Versailles Fire and 

Rescue. The entire street 

was filled with giant, cool 

Touch-a-Trucks, a dunking 

booth, inflatables, games, and 

food. Soup chef, Michelle 

Meador, provided samples 

of her What’s Soup With 

You? Chili. She donated $1 

to Versailles’ fire department 

for every pint of soup or chili 

sold that day (firefighters 

and chili go together, right?) 

In the past ten years, Fire 

and Rescue have responded 

to an increasing number 

of calls- 373 incidents in 

become contagious in Milan. 

A prime example is that additional 

funds from the Legion, 

the Sons of Legion, Legion 

Auxilary, VFW Auxiliary, the 

PTO, Moving MES Forward, 

and a retail chain were used 

this school year to purchase 

ALL of the school supplies 

for ALL elementary students. 

A wonderful gift for 

the student body and their 

families! We are grateful to 

all of those involved in the 

organizations. 

As we turn the corner into 

autumn, take time to absorb 

the sights and sounds of the 

season and as always, if you 

have news to share please 

contact me at milan@go 

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