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Family, Country, Choices 

Local family’s patriotic choices 

leads to Toys for Tots Page 10A 

Gone to the... Ducks? 

Pet blessings given to ALL at All 

Saints Parish 

Page 5B 

Where in the World? 

Debbie Acasio tours the world, or 

at least the “World’s Fair,” in style. 

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Judge, Mayor Launch Cutting Edge Juvenile Program 

The judges of Dearborn County, IN 

have a long-standing reputation for 

their innovative approaches to solving 

judicial matters. Three judges hold 

office in Dearborn County, IN. Judge 

Cleary, Dearborn Superior Court 

No. 1; Judge McLaughlin, Dearborn 

Superior Court No. 2; and Judge 

Negangard, Dearborn Circuit Court. 

Judge Cleary is known for leading the 

Veterans Court to the level of success 

that it now exudes, a model that 

has been utilized to transform other 

Veterans courts throughout the region. 

Judge McLaughlin successfully implemented 

the Jail Chemical Addiction 

Greendale Cemetery- A Living Story of Community 

By Maureen Stenger 

On a cool overcast morning, I drove 

down a quiet lane off of Ridge Avenue 

surrounded by stately Norway spruce 

trees into the Greendale Cemetery. I 

was looking forward to sitting down 

with members of the Greendale Cemetery 

Association to learn all about 

this hallowed ground they care for 

and protect. Driving slowly down the 

winding pathways, I was struck by the 

serene setting, adorned with a plethora 

of picturesque mature trees radiating 

their peak fall colors. I made my 

way to the office building where I was 

greeted warmly by the cemetery board 

members Chairman Judge James 

Humphrey; E.G. McLaughlin, Secretary/Treasurer; 

Charles Lewis, Superintendent; 

and Becky Lyons, Assistant 

Secretary/Treasurer. 

The Cemetery Association board 

members are an extremely dedicated 

bunch with deep family ties to the 

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Program (JCAP) which has a proven 

track record of reducing recidivism by 

80%. Senior Judge Humphrey brought 

the juvenile system to new heights 

in effectiveness and efficiency. Enter 

Judge Aaron F. Negangard, following 

in Judge Humphrey’s footsteps and 

he blazes new trails for an even more 

effective juvenile system. 

After only a few months in office, 

Judge Negangard began analyzing the 

cases in Circuit Court with the goal of 

making the system more effective. He 

noticed that a great deal of cases involved 

violations concerning juvenile 

vaping, a criminal offense for those 

The Aurora Lions Club hosted another spectacular Aurora Farmers 

Fair. For one hundred fourteen years, Their efforts have delighted 

neighbors from near and far. Counting down to next year... 

Dave 

Wisman 

filled the air 

with his gift 

of song for 

all to enjoy 

at the 

Bright 

Parade. 

Neighbors from near and far 

oohed and awed at spectacular 

fireworks put on by Jerry Wallace. 

Oh, 

What Fun! 

Residents go the 

extra mile to create 

fun throughout 

our community. 

Judy Judy! Longtime friends Judy 

Hizer and Judy Ullrich celebrate a 

night of fun benefiting Hillforest. 

cemetery. Their hard 

work in maintaining 

the integrity of the 

beautiful grounds is a 

true labor of love. 

Mr. McLaughlin 

shared, “The Greendale 

Cemetery was incorporated 

in 1865. There 

have been over fifteen 

thousand burials in the 

cemetery.” 

Charles “Charlie” 

Lewis is in charge 

of grounds keeping, 

which includes all 

of the mowing and 

trimming. He also is 

in charge of all of the 

grave digging, and he 

meets with those who are interested in 

purchasing plots. 

As Judge Humphrey expressed, “I tell 

you the wonderful thing is when you 

under the age of twenty-one. 

Judge Negangard feels strongly that 

juveniles need to be held accountable 

for their actions. However, the detention 

center did not seem to be the right 

fit for this particular group of juvenile 

offenses. The high level of cases was 

also straining the Juvenile Detention 

Center and the court beyond capacity. 

Judge Negangard’s solution- a 

Juvenile Justice Community Service 

initiative. 

Developed in conjunction with 

Mayor Kelly Mollaun of Lawrenceburg, 

Judge Negangard formulated a 

Continued on page 3A 

Deputy 

Wolfer 

Saves a Life 

By Lisa West 

The Bible teaches us there is one 

body with many parts and each part 

plays an important role, and that each 

part should have equal concern for 

each other. Manchester native Morgan 

Wolfer was called to fill a very special 

service role which recently resulted in 

a heart-warming, lifesaving event. 

Dearborn County Sheriff Shane 

McHenry released the following 

details. “On 9/23/2023, Deputy Morgan 

Wolfer was dispatched to 2567 

Ledgestone Dr. in West Harrison for 

an unconscious person. Deputy Wolfer 

learned while en route that CPR 

instructions were being given. Upon 

arrival, Deputy Wolfer was directed 

into the backyard where aid was being 

provided to the unresponsive female. 

Deputy Wolfer placed the AED (Automated 

External Defibrillator) pads onto 

the female while another female was 

providing CPR. Once the pads were 

placed, the AED advised to deliver a 

shock. Once the shock was delivered 

CPR was continued by Deputy Wolfer 

and the other female until Bright Fire 

and EMS arrived on the scene a short 

time later and began life-saving measures. 

The victim was later transported 

to St. Elizabeth- Dearborn and had a 

pulse upon arrival and has since recovered 

from the medical event thanks 

to everyone who provided life-saving 

measures.” 

While these efforts may not seem 

complicated, the ability to fully assess 


The Greendale Cemetery was ablaze with fall 

color as it has since 1865. 

come here and you walk around, you 

see the history of the community. A lot 

of those founding folks are here.” The 

seventy-seven-acre cemetery has quite 


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The second reason I live 

here became crystal clear on 

a fall day. The weather was 

ideal- blue skies, sunshine, 

incredible fall leaves with 

colors that framed the roads 

like stained glass. The warmth 

of the sun, a lazy breeze, and 

the company of a dear friend 

made it a perfect day for a 

ride. As we traveled over the 

river (okay, in truth it was 

two creeks) and through the 

woods, we saw stunning shelf 

rock creating mesmerizing 

waterfalls... simply beautiful. 

I had so much fun taking the 

time to see our little corner of 

the world in a new light that 

I found myself laughing out 

loud, joyously, and uninhibited. 

Try it sometime. I am sure 

that the day my friend and I 

shared will be a wonderful 

memory for a long, long time. 

Our microcosm has not 

gone unnoticed. A longforgotten 

fact- years ago a 

commercial for Folgers coffee 

was filmed in the garden of 

a prominent home on Ridge 

Ave. in Greendale. Even more 

obscure- recently a national 

tire company launched a new 

line of performance tires. 

They searched the world over 

and thought they found true 

love... oh wait, that’s a lyric... 

and found the most incredible 

spot to shoot their new commercial. 

Guess where- Here! 

The rugged location with 

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A national tire company 

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Just like those in Paris, 

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During the past few months, 

I have found time to join another 

friend and walk the trail 

that winds along the banks 

of the Ohio River between 

Aurora and Lawrenceburg. 

While I have always thought 

the trail was a neat place, my 

friend who has done far more 

international traveling than 

I, has shed another light on 

this path. Nowhere in the six 

continents in which he has 

traveled has he seen such a 

wonderful path. Not even in 

Rome, Paris, or Madrid. 

Wow- we take that path 

for granted because we see it 

every day. 

Sharing all of this with you 

has led me to think about New 

Year’s resolutions. One of 

mine will certainly be to stop 

and take a new look at the 

world. And people around me. 

In other news... 

The past month has been 

filled with travels, gatherings, 

and experiences. Our community 

has seen a community 

leader retire. Art Little wound 

up his career as a Dearborn 

County Commissioner. However, 

he is far from ready to 

hang up his hat as witnessed 

when he talks about his plans 

for the Bright Lions medical 

equipment program or reviews 

the finances as treasurer 

of the organization. Of note- 

Art is someone you should 

definitely put on your list to 

ask what makes him tick. I 

have always found the world 

according to Art fascinating 

and enlightening. 

Like Dominos, when one 

office changes others change 

as well. We have seen three 

residents rise 

to the 

occasion and 

be sworn 

into office. 

All three are 

intelligent, 

insightful, 

and have 

Alan Goodman just given up 

any chance 

of going 

somewhere 

without 

being asked 

a lot of questions 

about 

community 

events. They 

are Alan 

Mark Dole Goodman 

(Dearborn 

Randy Maxwell 

County 

Commissioner), 

Mark Dole 

(Dearborn 

County 

Council), 

and Randy 

Maxwell 

(Indiana 

State 

Senator District 43). Yes, they 

all have day jobs. Yes, they all 

have families. And yes, they 

have the exceptional qualities 

to serve our community well. 

Many thanks to these gentlemen 

and their families for the 

sacrifices that are yet to come. 

As we rapidly approach 

Thanksgiving, I wish all of 

you the joy of being with your 

friends and families, however 

they may be defined. They are 

truly a gift. My dear friend 

Kelly Mofford once said, 

“Take a look around your 

Thanksgiving table. Each 

year is a work of art, and each 

year those with whom we are 

blessed are changing.” 

Now go discover something 

new about someone in your 

world. 

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Judge and Mayor Work Collaboratively to Change Lives of Juveniles 

Asst. Chief Probation Officer Dena Steiner, Mayor Kelly 

Mollaun, Judge Aaron Negangard, Police Chief Dave 

Schneider, and Chief Probation Officer Bill Belew. (Photo 

by Guinevere Banschbach) 

Continued from page 1A 

program that stresses accountability 

and responsibility. 

“This program will allow 

juveniles to be held accountable 

for their actions without 

straining our local resources. 

In addition to probation, 

curfews, parental house arrest, 

drug testing, treatment, and 

education, the juvenile would 

be required to work so many 

hours under the supervision 

of the Lawrenceburg Police 

Department. The work would 

include cleaning the levee, 

the riverwalk, the dog park, 

and washing vehicles owned 

by the city,” shared Judge 

Negangard. 

As with all criminal cases, 

the court is not the only entity 

to handle a situation. The decision 

that a juvenile might be 

a good candidate for the Juvenile 

Justice Community Service 

initiative begins with the 

probation department. Both 

Bill Belew, Chief Probation 

Officer for Circuit Court, and 

Dena Steiner, Assistant Chief 

Probation Officer for Circuit 

Court, have been instrumental 

in developing protocols to 

identify viable candidates for 

this program. Lawrenceburg 

Police Chief Dave Schneider 

will work closely with Mayor 

Mollaun to determine a list of 

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a situation, including the 

physical status of the victim, 

the surroundings, the surface, 

and other factors, is critical to 

be sure the correct care can be 

applied. Missed details can result 

in complications in care. 

Every day on the job, Deputy 

Wolfer must be confident in 

her training and decisions 

since lives can be in the balance. 

Jobs like this are not 

for everyone, so we are very 

lucky to have smart, caring, 

quick-thinking individuals 

like Morgan Wolfer who are 

there to get us through some 

of life’s toughest situations. 

I have known Morgan and 

her family since the year 2000 

when she was just five years 

old running circles around the 

other Lollipop soccer players 

on the field. I recognized 

quickly that she and her family 

were very special. Morgan 

and my daughter Tara West 

became close friends, so I was 

fortunate to work with Steve, 

Gina, and Jake Wolfer for the 

next twenty years. 

Morgan continued with soccer, 

adding basketball and softball 

to her repertoire – always 

giving 150% to all her endeavors. 

As she grew and matured, 

she started giving back to the 

community by officiating at 

games even coaching. This 

came naturally since her parents 

also spent a considerable 

amount of time giving back to 

the community through athletic 

support. It seemed fitting 

that when Morgan graduated 

from college, she joined the 

military in 2017. Eventually, 

she attended the Drill Sergeant 

Academy in 2022 and is 

currently serving in the Army 

Reserve. Drill Sergeant Wolfer 

Deputy Wolfer with with Will, Rowan, and Stevie Wolfer 

commented, “I have been serving 

in the same (Ft Thomas, 

KY) unit since January 2020. 

I chose this path because I 

wanted to do more to help my 

country. I had always had a 

passion for the military and 

law enforcement.” 

In 2019, after leaving active 

military duty, Morgan was 

called to continue her service 

to others by moving into local 

law enforcement. She served 

as a reserve deputy at Hidden 

Valley Lake before being 

hired by Dearborn County as 

a full deputy. In parallel, she 

attended the Indiana Law Enforcement 

Academy, graduating 

in June of 2021. 

When I asked Morgan about 

the rescue, she shared “It was 

just another day. I wouldn’t 

say I enjoy the attention, but 

it is nice to feel appreciated. 

We help people on their worst 

days, and most of the time the 

outcome does not go in our 

favor. It was nice to feel like 

we (myself and the Bright 

Fire Department) got the win 

that day.” She added some 

advice for those considering 

service jobs like this, “There 

is always going to be a betterpaying 

job, but we don’t do it 

for the money. Find your passion 

and follow your dreams.” 

projects to be completed by 

the juveniles in the program. 

Like the JCAP program, 

The Juvenile Justice Community 

Service initiative will 

relieve some stress on the 

juvenile system. It may result 

in cost savings for Lawrenceburg’s 

maintenance line in the 

city’s budget. 

Lawrenceburg City Court 

Judge Joe Johns handles 

vaping cases that involve 

nicotine-based vaping. He 

shared, “This is just the type 

of program we need to get 

the attention of our youth to 

discourage the vaping of nicotine. 

In addition to the community 

service, they are also 

required to attend a vaping 

education program.” 

Identifying a problem and 

then working together to 

solve it is exactly what Judge 

Negangard brought Mayor 

Mollabn in to achieve. As the 

program is fine-tuned, the goal 

is for other municipalities to 

join the program and work 

cooperatively. 

The Juvenile Justice Community 

Service Program went 

into effect on November 1, 

2023, with the cooperation 

of the Lawrenceburg Police 

Department and the Circuit 

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Generations Committed to History and Community 


an interesting history and to 

appreciate it we must journey 

far back in time. 

General Arthur St. Clair 

was appointed Governor of 

the Northwest Territory in 

1787. A few years later he 

moved his family to Cincinnati. 

His granddaughter, Mary 

Lawrence, married a soldier 

named Captain Samuel 

Colville Vance who was a 

Revolutionary War hero. Captain 

Vance received his first 

commission in the Army from 

General George Washington. 

He served under General 

Washington as an aide to General 

Anthony Wayne. Captain 

Vance later commanded Fort 

Washington which was where 

present-day Cincinnati, Ohio 

is by the Ohio River. (Think 

of the section of the freeway 

named Fort Washington 

Way!) 

When Captain Vance 

returned to civilian life, he 

founded Lawrenceburg named 

after his wife, Mary Lawrence, 

in 1802. 

When Captain Vance plotted 

the city, he had land set 

aside for a cemetery. This 

cemetery was at the west end 

of High Street. 

This original cemetery 

was used for burials until the 

1840s. Newtown Cemetery 

was founded by Isaac Dunn in 

Captain Samuel Vance’s 

headstone. 

1819 and it was along Tanners 

Creek near Shipping Street. 

Many people were buried in 

Newtown Cemetery but after 

the 1937 flood when the flood 

wall was built in Lawrenceburg, 

all of the graves and 

headstones were moved to the 

Greendale Cemetery around 

1940. Over three hundred 

graves were transferred. 

Becky Lyon’s grandfather 

helped move some of the 

graves! 

Most of the graves and 

monuments transferred from 

Newtown Cemetery are to the 

right of the Nowlin Avenue 

entrance. 

Some of the names of those 

early pioneers who rest there 

you may recognize like Jesse 

The Eternal Flame Eagle 

Scout Project completed by 

Alex Humphrey in 2007. 

Photos by 

Maureen Stenger 

Hunt, who built the first threestory 

building in Indiana, the 

Jesse Hunt Hotel. At the time 

his building was quite the 

talk as people wondered why 

anyone would want to sleep 

up so high! Andrew Jackson 

visited the hotel meeting with 

his political allies there and 

Benjamin Harrison was also a 

frequent guest. 

The Greendale Cemetery 

Association was formed in 

1865. It is a private cemetery 

meaning it was organized by 

the association and families 

that founded it. Property 

just to the north and west of 

Lawrenceburg was purchased 

from Joseph Hayes for the 

cemetery. Part of the property 

had originally been part of 

a grant to Colonel Zebulon 

Pike, who was a soldier in the 

Revolutionary War. Colonel 

Pike’s son, Zebulon Pike 

Jr., followed in his father’s 

military footsteps and worked 

on logistics and payroll at 

various frontier posts. Zebulon 

Pike Jr. would go on to 

Norway Spruce Trees line the entrance to the Greendale 

Cemetery 

The cannon and Soldiers Circle. 

lead two expeditions out west 

and Pikes Peak the mountain 

in Colorado is named in his 

honor. 

The layout of the cemetery 

was designed by Benjamin 

Grove, an engineer from Louisville, 

and Mr. Ihle a landscape 

gardener. The cemetery 

was dedicated on September 

1, 1867, with Reverend B. 

W. Chidlaw delivering the 

dedication speech. The arch 

and letters that adorn the entrance 

off of Nowlin Avenue 

were made by a metal worker 

named John Endress. In 

1940 the entrance was taken 

down and replaced by Clarence 

Endress, the grandson 

of John Endress, who re-used 

the letters from the original 

entrance. 

The pillars at the front 

entrance on Ridge Avenue are 

constructed of limestone and 

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Greendale Cemetery Preserves Tradition For Centuries 

The headstone of Jesse 

Hunt. 

The tallest monument in the 

cemetery. 


The cemetery has an area 

known as Soldier’s Circle for 

the burial of Veterans. 

Charlie Lewis shared, “We 

have soldiers from as far back 

as The Revolutionary War, 

The Spanish-American War, 

The Civil War, and World War 

I. There is a cannon that is 

placed there and on the front 

of it, it says donated by the 

citizens and school children of 

the community.” 

A receipt for land purchased to move burial sites from 

Newtown Cemetery to Greendale Cemetery. It was signed 

by E.G. McLaughlin’s grandfather. 

Headstones of General 

Benjamin Spooner and Colonel Zebulon Pike 

E. G. Mclaughlin added, 

“In the middle is the eternal 

flame, to the left of that is the 

World War I, World War II 

and Vietnam Veterans. The installation 

of the Eternal Flame 

was an Eagle Scout Project by 

Judge Humphrey’s son, Alexander. 

It was dedicated on 

May 28, 2007.” The Eternal 

Flame Memorial is dedicated 

to the eternal memory of all of 

those who served so bravely. 

Judge Humphrey’s son now 

serves in the Air Force. 

the cannon, freight it to 

the cemetery, and have it 

mounted was raised by the 

citizens and schoolchildren 

of Lawrenceburg. The total 

amount of money raised was 

six hundred and forty-four 

dollars and eighty- two cents. 

In 1906 when the cannon was 

installed, that sum of money 

was a huge amount. The cannon 

was restored in 2011 and 

was rededicated on Veteran’s 

Day to all of the veterans who 

rest beneath it. 

The Greendale Cemetery is 

the final resting spot for two 

Civil War Generals. One is 

Union Brevet Major General 

Benjamin Spooner who was 

a member of a prominent 

Lawrenceburg family. He was 

severely injured at the 1864 

Battle of Kennesaw Mountain 

in Cobb County Georgia, 

resulting in the loss of his left 

arm. After the War, he served 

as a United States Marshal for 

the District of Indiana from 

1865 until 1879. 

The second is Union Civil 

War General Thomas John 

Lucas. He served in the Mexican 

War as a 2nd Lieutenant 

in Company C 4th Regiment 

Indiana Infantry. At the beginning 

of the Civil War, he was 

commissioned a Lieutenant 

Colonel of the 16th Indiana 

Infantry in April of 1861. His 

unit was in the thick of things 

and by the end of the war, he 

was promoted to Brigadier 

General. 

Captain Samuel Vance is 

also buried here. My father is 

a Vietnam Veteran so it made 

my heart happy to see the 

thoughtfulness that has gone 

into honoring all of those 

who have served. Honoring 

and reminds us that freedom 

certainly isn’t free. 

The members of the cemetery 

board walked me through 

the hallowed grounds to each 

section of the Greendale 

Cemetery. We passed a few 

runners and walkers as the 

wind picked up and swirled 

the leaves around our feet. 

The board members are very 

proud of this sacred place and 

take great pride in being the 

stewards of it. E.G. McLaughlin’s 

grandfather, Elmer G. 

Harry, was also the secretary/ 

treasurer many years ago. 

E.G.’s family has watched 

over the cemetery for almost 

one hundred years. 

Judge Humphrey shared, 

“It’s not just the history that is 

great, but how well the cemetery 

has been maintained. 

It’s constant work that makes 

this cemetery what I think is a 

neat and really special place. 

It’s almost like a park setting 

with all of these wonderful 

trees.” 

E.G. McLaughlin reiterated 

the importance of their work. 

“I always go back to the saying 

you know you can tell 

how kind and good the community 

is by how well they 

take care of their cemetery. 

It says a lot about the community.” 

Greendale Cemetery 

is proof that the community is 

tremendous. 

Another important Eagle 

Scout Project completed a few 

years ago was a proper flagburning 

venue; the ashes from 

the flags will respectively 

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By Laura Keller 

Farming has been dubbed 

the world’s oldest profession. 

Long before grocery or 

convenience stores existed, 

people learned how to grow, 

harvest, and store their food. 

Farming has evolved quite 

a bit, and I had the pleasure 

of speaking with a couple of 

farmers in Dearborn County 

to learn what it’s like being 

a farmer in the twenty-first 

century. 

Bob Sommer grew up on 

a farm in Bear Branch, near 

Dillsboro. His father and 

grandfather were farmers, so 

farming was the only life Bob 

knew growing up. For Bob, 

that meant no sports or family 

vacations since the farm 

ran twenty-four hours a day, 

Farming – All in a Day’s Work 

seven days a week, three hundred 

sixty-five days a year. 

As a teenager, Bob decided 

he didn’t want to continue 

in his father’s and grandfather’s 

footsteps. He enrolled 

at Ball State University to 

pursue a career path outside 

of farming. But in 1974, a 

tornado struck Bear Branch. 

Everything was destroyed, 

including the family home. 

Bob returned to Bear Branch 

to help rebuild the farm and 

took a job with Aurora Casket 

Company. He retired in 2017 

and began working on the 

family farm full-time. 

After the tornado, it took 

a village to help rebuild 

the Sommer’s farm. Bob’s 

father, Earl, was fortunate to 

have so many good friends 

and employees who brought 

bulldozers and helped rebuild 

the farm buildings. The barn 

was built first because a place 

was needed to store hay. Bob 

recalls he and his family lived 

in a government trailer until 

their home was habitable. 

The Sommer farm has been 

in the family for 104 years. 

Mr. Sommer currently farms 

one hundred twenty-six acres. 

While that may sound like 

a lot of acreage to the average 

person, some farmers 

farm more than two thousand 

acres! Bob also helps another 

farmer who owns three hundred 

acres. 

Eddie and Johnny Zinser 

are sixth-generation farmers 

who reside in New Alsace. 

They farm one-hundred-fifty 

acres in northern Dearborn 

County. In total, they harvest 

around five hundred acres as 

they help farmers who don’t 

have equipment to harvest 

their crops. 

The Zinser family farm 

was established in 1846 and 

is comprised of one hundred 

forty-eight acres. While Eddie 

developed a passion for farming 

at a young age, Johnny 

wasn’t interested in pursuing 

farming until a few years ago. 

Both brothers worked for a 

machine shop making tool 

dies for Ford and John Deere 

before deciding two years ago 

to pursue their passion for 

farming and opening an auto 

shop. 

Farming has advanced a lot 

and some machinery can now 

be operated by a computer. 

Back when Bob Sommer first 

began farming, horses were 

the source of power. They 

were later replaced by tractors. 

Chemical and fertilizer 

sprayers can now be run by a 

computer. Farmers can now 

track areas that need extra 

fertilizer or can be skipped to 

ensure optimal performance. 

Autonomous combines and 

tractors have been engineered 

to run via satellites. The field 

boundaries are set and no one 

has to drive the combine or 

tractor – the computer takes 

care of it! However, many 

smaller farmers purchase used 

equipment or have someone 

else harvest the crop due to 

high equipment costs. They 

shop around a lot and may 

elect to purchase used equipment, 

a similar process many 

consumers go through when 

buying vehicles. 

Farming is extremely 

weather-dependent. Each year 

farmers invest in seed and 

fertilizer, and they rely on 

Mother Nature to nurture the 

crops. The Farmer’s Almanac, 

established in 1818, features 

long-range weather predictions 

based on the sun, moon, 

and planets to help farmers 

determine ideal planting 

times. While the Farmer’s 

Almanac is still a resource, 

meteorologists also predict 

the weather by referencing 

weather patterns and radar. 

The planting time each year 

can be a waiting game. While 

it’s best to wait until the temperature 

is warmer, a farmer 

tries to avoid frost which can 

result in rotten seeds. Planting 

while the ground is dry 

is best, but the fall harvest 

doesn’t depend on the weather 

as much as how hard the 

ground is. 

Mr. Sommer grows soybeans 

and corn, rotating his 

crop each year to keep the 

insects down. He also puts 

in hay and raises beef cattle. 

Bob’s favorite part of farming 

is fall and harvesting 

when he can enjoy the fruits 

of his labor. The Zinsers farm 

corn and soybeans as well as 

raise cattle and hogs for their 

family. Eddie’s favorite part 

of farming is planting time. 

Watching the plants grow 

gives him immense satisfaction, 

whereas Johnny enjoys 

harvesting. Like Bob, he 

enjoys seeing the results of 

his hard work. 

Farmers may select to purchase 

crop insurance which 

guarantees a certain percentage 

of their yield based 

on history to help cover a 

farmer’s costs in the event the 

crop doesn’t produce a fruitful 

harvest. 

The next time you pass a 

farm or see a farmer driving a 

tractor down the road, I hope 

you have a deeper appreciation 

for the work that farmers 

do to provide a habitat for 

animals and the food we rely 

upon for nourishment. While 

farming may sound like a 

daunting job, it’s all in a day’s 

work for a local farmer. 

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FROM 

H ere 

By 

Ollie 

Roehm 

Last month’s column was 

about things that irritate me. 

So, since it felt really good 

and because I’m a nasty, 

smelly, whiney, funky old 

curmudgeon, I’m going to hit 

you with another dose. 

This is the stuff that makes 

a person go, “Huh? What’s 

the point?” OK, here we go. 

1. People who have conversations 

with animals. 

We live next to the apartment 

building from hell and 

there is an apartment that borders 

our back porch, about 30 

feet away. The couple in that 

apartment can’t say “Please 

pass the salt” without yelling 

it. Everything is at the top of 

their lungs. Everything. 

We call them Ozzie and 

Harriet. 

Ozzie and Harriet have two 

cats, Spike and Shadow, and a 

little mangy mutt they call Susie. 

They often let the animals 

outside to do their business in 

the parking lot, which is also 

right next to our back porch. 

So we get to hear stuff, and 

sometimes it gets weird. 

Ozzie and Harriet talk (yell) 

to their animals and seem to 

expect them to answer. 

Here is an example of what 

I’m talking about. 

Harriet: “SHADOW, 

WHERE IS SPIKE? DO 

YOU KNOW WHERE HE 

WENT? STAY RIGHT HERE 

WHILE I GO FIND HIM. 

SHADOW, I SAID STAY 

RIGHT THERE!” 

Shadow: ————— 

Harriet: “AND IF SPIKE 

COMES BACK TELL HIM 

TO STAY RIGHT THERE 

TOO. SHADOW, STAY 

THERE! DIDN’T YOU 

HEAR ME? SHADOW, LIS- 

TEN TO ME!!!” 

Shadow: ————— 

Ozzie seems to be in charge 

of Susie’s potty habits. Here is 

a typical conversation between 

Ozzie and his Wonderdog 

on a typical day. 

Ozzie: “GO ON, SUSIE - 

GO TO THE BATHROOM!” 

Susie: ————— 

Ozzie: Points to a spot in 

the parking lot. GO RIGHT 

OVER THERE SUSIE! NO, 

RIGHT OVER THERE - 

LOOK AT MY FINGER!!! 

SUSIE, LISTEN TO ME! 

DON’T YOU HEAR WHAT 

I’M SAYIN’!?” 

Susie: ————— 

The whole scene is too 

loud, obnoxious, and stupid 

to be funny. But here’s what 

is funny: I hear them do it so 

much that I sometimes find 

myself waiting for an answer 

from their pets. But I quickly 

come to my senses and think, 

“What’s the point?” 

2. Decaffeinated coffee 

I have a good friend and 

fellow musical traveler who 

has to have his coffee in the 

morning. Just has to have it. 

A lot of people enjoy the 

wake-up qualities of caffeine, 

myself included. I have two 

cups of extra-strong black tea 

every morning and have been 

doing it for decades. The stuff 

gets my motor running and 

sends me on my way. 

But my buddy drinks decaffeinated 

coffee. And I scratch 

my feeble old noggin and say, 

“What’s the point?” 

3. Crowded campgrounds 

Every time I drive past a 

certain RV campground in 

the area I end up scratching 

the old noggin again. In fact, 

I’ve almost scratched a hole 

in my bean thinking about 

this one. 

I see a whole bunch of 

campers lined up next to each 

other about twenty feet apart 

if that. They open their door 

and somebody is sitting in a 

lawn chair right in front of 

them. 

People and campers are to 

the right, to the left, behind 

them, and in front of them. 

Call me crazy but I think 

the main reason to have an RV 

is to get away from it all. 

These people spend thousands 

of dollars for an RV, 

insurance, maintenance, fuel, 

etc. Then they take the thing 

and set it up in a trailer park. 

Huh? 

There are many other 

“what’s the point?” situations 

I could talk about but I have 

to wrap things up so I can 

make a couple of important 

announcements. 

Harrison Center for the 

Arts will present “American 

Christmas Carol.” This will be 

the hard-working new group’s 

second offering and is sure 

to be a fine one. Their first 

production was a big hit and 

drew large audiences. 

Harrison VOCE will offer 

its annual Christmas concert 

on Sunday, Dec. 10, at 4 p.m., 

at the Harrison High School 

Martin Marietta Performing 

Arts Theater. The group is celebrating 

its tenth anniversary 

and the community is invited 

to share in the fun. 

I’m going. 

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By 

Jeff 

Hermesch 

Purdue 

Extension 

jhermesch@purdue.edu 

Indiana Maple Syrup 

In 2021, Purdue Extension 

received a grant to work with 

Indiana maple syrup producers. 

As a member of this team, 

I am working statewide to 

help increase Indiana maple 

syrup demand while also 

helping to improve maple 

syrup production practices. 

Since 2021, the team has 

concentrated efforts on creating 

a marketing strategy, developing 

a web page, obtaining 

a bird-friendly certification, 

organizing field days at maple 

syrup farms, promoting maple 

syrup and value-added products 

at festivals and events, as 

well as creating networking 

opportunities for producers to 

share success stories. 

With vast acres of maple 

forests, Indiana stood as the 

nation’s number one maple 

syrup producer back in 1919 

and had a strong reputation 

for high quality and flavor. 

There were no major maple 

syrup producers back then, 

rather an abundance of small 

farms harvesting it as a 

financial supplement for the 

winter. Maple syrup was the 

main source of sweetener over 

a hundred years ago as corn 

syrup didn’t exist and sweeteners 

like sugar cane and beet 

sugar were very costly. 

However, with decades 

of removing trees for row 

crops, this industry saw major 

declines in production as 

smaller farms disappeared 

taking the maple syrup with 

it. In 2020, Indiana accounted 

for only 0.6% of the USA 

maple syrup production which 

equates to 24,000 gallons. 

That may sound very low, but 

it is a 20% increase compared 

to the 2019 numbers. The 

recent increase is likely due to 

developments that have made 

harvesting and processing 

much easier for maple syrup 

producers. One such development 

is plastic tubing with 

UV protection and incredibly 

smooth interiors to ward off 

bacteria and mold. This tubing 

can be plumbed together 

throughout the woods to one 

collection point which helps 

harvesting time. 

The Indiana Maple Syrup 

Association can be found 

online at https://www.indianamaplesyrup.org/ 

or you 

can find them on Facebook 

by searching “Indiana Maple 

Syrup Association”. 

In addition, every spring, 

Indiana maple syrup producers 

open up their “sugar 

shacks” so you can experience 

how syrup is made on the 

farm. Please mark your calendars 

for the Indiana Maple 

Syrup Weekend which is 

March 9-10, 2024. For more 

information check out this 

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To learn more about maple 

syrup production, feel free to 

contact me by email at 

jhermesch@purdue.edu or by 

phone at 812-926-1189. The 

Dearborn County Extension 

Office is located at 229 Main 

Street, Aurora, IN 47001. 

Look for my next article 

in the upcoming issue of The 

Beacon! 

Retirement Checklist 

Borrow Before You Buy This Holiday Season 

By Jake Moore, Director, 

Lawrenceburg Public Library Dist 

The holidays can be such a 

stressful time. Pressure comes 

from everywhere, not least of 

which is making sure to get 

the right gifts for friends and 

family. If you’re like me, every 

year you end up spending 

money on gifts for everyone 

(and possibly yourself) that 

are only used once or twice 

and then recycled, donated, 

forgotten, or thrown away. 

Why not make your life 

slightly easier by taking 

advantage of the Library of 

Things at both branches of the 

Lawrenceburg Public Library 

District? If you’re unfamiliar 

with what the Library 

of Things is, here’s a quick 

pitch- when you think of the 

Library, you think of what? 

Books? Maybe movies or 

music? You can borrow those 

things, but you can also borrow 

puzzles, games, activities, 

cake pans, toys, and more 

from a constantly-growing 

list, all free of charge. 

Let’s talk about a few of 

the items and why you should 

borrow them instead of buying 

them: 

Birdwatching Kit 

I have looked at birds, and 

I’ve watched them fly overhead, 

but would I be interested 

enough in the activity to 

purchase equipment? Borrowing 

the bird-watching kit provides 

a monocular telescope 

(with smartphone attachment) 

and a copy of the Field Guide 

to the Birds of North America, 

everything one needs to make 

the trek to the Oxbow, try out 

the hobby, and see if you like 

it. Who knows, maybe you’ll 

catch a glimpse of an Oriole, 

Wren, Swallow, or Warbler. 

Puzzles 

Have you ever put the same 

puzzle together twice? If you’re 

looking for something to pass 

the time during the cold winter 

months, borrowing a puzzle 

makes complete sense. Put it 

together, enjoy the moment, put 

it back in the box, bring it back 

to us, rinse, and repeat. You’ll 

never need to donate puzzles to 

Goodwill again! 

Guitars and Ukuleles 

The ultimate “Gift that is 

loved for a minute and eventually 

forgotten” is a guitar. For 

every person who took their 

acoustic guitar to college so 

they could sit on the quad 

playing “Wonderwall,” at least 

a dozen were never touched 

after the realization that being 

good is much harder than Oasis 

made it seem in 1996. 

The space-saving Hawaiian 

sibling of the guitar is 

the Ukulele. When everyone 

moves out of their parents’ 

house and realizes that they 

don’t have room for a full-size 

guitar, they look to the ukulele 

for their stringed instrument 

joy. Again, these end up 

sitting around gathering dust 

once the difficulty of anything 

past a “C” chord is realized. 

Try borrowing ours first to see 

if you even really want a Ukulele. 

You’ll need to learn at 

least two songs before anyone 

will take you seriously. 

Power Rangers Cake Pan 

I love the Power Rangers 

as much as the next person, 

but how many times will the 

urge to shout “It’s Morphin’ 

Time” hit you while you’re 

baking a cake? If you’re truly 

lucky, and you have a child, 

friend, sibling, or parent who 

is really, really into the Power 

Rangers, you could probably 

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make the same cake for two 

years, tops. Borrow this cake 

pan from us and wow them 

without having to commit 

to making this cake annually. 

Next year if they want 

the same cake just borrow it 

again! The real joy is when 

they have a new obsession, 

you’ll be able to look through 

the rest of our cake pans and 

beam with pride when you’ve 

created the Scooby-Doo 

cake they want for their next 

birthday. 

So many other items are 

available to borrow that 

listing them all here would 

completely consume this page 

of The Beacon, so visit either 

location of the Lawrenceburg 

Public Library District and 

take a peek through all we 

have to offer. We hope you’ll 

join us and “Borrow the Unexpected!” 

Annual Holiday 

(and More) 

Giveaway 

By Stefanie Hoffmeier 

Over the years we accumulate 

more and more Christmas 

decorations. If you are anything 

like me, a few things are 

always left in the boxes each 

year. Some items are saved to 

reminisce, and others are just 

too nice to throw out. Rather 

than hang on to those nice 

items, you can donate them to 

the Dearborn County Recycling 

Center (DCRC). 

The DCRC is hosting its 

fifth Annual Holiday (and 

More) Giveaway of holiday 

items, crafts supplies, and office 

supplies. All of the items 

given away are new or gently 

used and were donated to the 

DCRC by businesses and residents 

in Dearborn County. 

The Holiday (and More) 

Giveaway was started in 2018 

due to the large volume of 

holiday items that the DCRC 

received in Creation Station. 

Many holiday decorations and 

lights end up in the trash when 

people replace them with different 

décor from year to year. 

The Free Holiday Giveaway 

is a great way to keep all of 

those gently used items from 

ending up in the landfill. 

The DCRC will also include 

some craft items, office 

supplies, and décor items for 

other holidays such as Easter 

and Independence Day. Shoppers 

will be given a bag and 

will be limited on the number 

of items that they are allowed 

to take. Christmas trees will 

also be limited to one per 

family or group. All items 

are FREE, and the public is 

welcome. Shoppers do not 

have to be a Dearborn County 

resident to shop. 

The Giveaway will take 

place at the DCRC on Saturday, 

Dec. 2, from 9:00 A.M. 

to 2:00 P.M. The DCRC is 

located at 10700 Prospect Ln, 

Aurora, IN 47001. With all of 

the donations that the DCRC 

has received from the community, 

this year’s Giveaway 

will not disappoint. 

Participants are not required 

to make a cash donation or 

bring items to swap. If you 

would like to donate items for 

this year’s giveaway, please 

drop off your donation in the 

DCRC Drive-Thru by Nov. 29. 

Item donations will not be accepted 

on the day of the event.

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Melanie 

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What a glorious morning! 

Although Maxine we had frost 

By 

overnight, the Klump temperature 

is pushing upward toward 

a warm afternoon. Community It seems 

Correspondent 

impossible that I’m planning 

for Christmas treats and the 

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winter holiday season that is 

just a few weeks away. 

I love the winter holidays 

along with baking and the 

wonderful aroma coming 

from my kitchen. This year, 

I have the joy of the “greats” 

(aka great-grandkids) to help 

prepare a variety of cookies to 

be enjoyed over the holidays. 

Before the first cookie is 

baked, I’m going to prepare 

a granola treat with tart red 

cherries. Family and neighbors 

will get a package of granola 

as part of their cookie tray for 

the holiday. I got this recipe 

almost thirty years ago during 

a visit to upper Wisconsin and 

Michigan “cherry country” 

along with a delicious cherry 

coffee cake recipe that would 

be wonderful for brunch or a 

dessert cake. 

By Spencer Ford, CFP 

Conservative Financial Solutions 

Many people don’t lose 

money in the market because 

of bad investment selection. 

They lose money because 

of bad behavior. The study 

of investor behavior and the 

psychological influences and 

biases that affect that behavior 

is the topic of behavioral 

finance. The thought is that 

studying and having a better 

understanding of why investors 

choose to behave the way 

they do can help increase the 

likelihood of better investor 

behavior and therefore 

increase the probability of 

success when investing. 

Two Behavioral Finance 

topics need to be considered—Familiarity 

Bias and 

Recency Bias. Familiarity 

Bias is the tendency for investors 

to invest in what they 

know. As a result, investors 

are at an increased risk of not 

being properly diversified 

across multiple companies, 

sectors, and types of investments. 

Overall risk increases 

as well as the likelihood of 

negative outcomes. 

One of the major local 

companies here is Procter and 

Gamble, also known as P&G. 

P&G has been a bedrock 

of Cincinnati since 1837. 

Sometimes jokingly referred 

Cherry Hills Granola 

Preheat oven to 275 degrees. 

Mix the following 

items in a large bowl. 

6 cups wheat flakes (18 oz.) 

1/3 cup sweetened flake 

coconut 

1 cup chopped almonds. 

2 ½ cups rolled oats 

2/3 cup sunflower seeds 

½ cup brown sugar 

Mix the following in a small 

saucepan until well combined: 

¾ cup honey 

2 teaspoons vanilla extract 

1/3 cup sunflower oil 

Heat on simmer, stirring 

occasionally, until mixture is 

warm. Pour over the dry mix 

and fold with a spatula until 

the ingredients are evenly 

coated with syrup. Place onto 

a cookie sheet and bake for 

15-20 minutes. Do not let the 

mixture get too brown. Remove 

from oven and spread 

onto wax paper or parchment 

paper to cool. 

Stir in 1½ cups tart dried 

cherries. Store in a covered 

container or small treat bags 

for gifting. 

Cherry Hills Coffee Cake 

Squares of this cake appeared 

on the breakfast tables 

at the resort. 

They disappeared as quickly 

as possible while awaiting 

the breakfast plates delivered 

to the table. The resort 

Behavioral Finance 

to as Procter and God, it employs 

more than ten thousand 

people in the Cincinnati area 

alone. A lot of employees and 

local families invest in P&G, 

sometimes to the point of over 

90% of their net worth. 

P&G, historically proven 

to be a strong company, has 

paid shareholder dividends for 

fifty-one years and has helped 

turn a lot of people into millionaires. 

But that’s putting a 

lot of faith in one company. 

Longevity doesn’t always 

guarantee success. Leeman 

Brothers was founded in 1847 

and was in business for over 

one hundred sixty years before 

going bankrupt in 2008. 

Over the past decade, P&G’s 

stock price is up 192.86%. 

While it outpaced the S&P 500 

during that period, P&G is in 

the consumer staples sector. 

What about the technology 

sector? As an example, the 

NASDAQ index, which is 

heavily weighted toward technology, 

is up 233.74% over the 

last decade. That’s a 41% higher 

rate of return than P&G. 

I’m not saying you shouldn’t 

own P&G, but succumbing to 

familiarity bias can have you 

leaving returns on the table 

that come from other sectors 

and other companies. 

Over 58,200 companies 

are listed on stock exchanges 

provided copies of the recipes 

because of repeated requests 

by guests. The recipe can be 

baked either in a 9x13-inch 

rectangular pan or 2 (8- or 

9-inch) round cake pans. 

Preheat oven to 350 degrees 

and grease the bottom and 

sides of the pan(s). 

Mix together: 

1 cup buttermilk 

1 egg 

½ cup melted butter 

1 teaspoon vanilla 

Add: 3 cups pitted tart 

cherries with excess juice 

squeezed out 

Mix together: 

2 3/4 cup flour 

1 teaspoon baking powder 

1 cup sugar 

½ teaspoon salt. 

Stir buttermilk mix into dry 

ingredients, just enough to 

spread into pans. Sprinkle the 

following mix on top. 

1 cup brown sugar 

½ cup chopped nuts 

Bake for forty-five minutes 

until a toothpick comes out 

clean. Leave the cake in the 

pan. Using a fork or skewer 

poke holes in the cake at 

intervals. Pour the following 

topping over the cake. 

Heat the following and then 

pour over the warm cake. 

½ cup butter, melted 

½ cup evaporated milk 

1 cup sugar 

1 teaspoon vanilla 

around the world. Some are 

great companies with great 

opportunities you have probably 

never heard of. Don’t let 

familiarity bias hold you back. 

The second topic is recency 

bias- when the memory of a 

recent event leads investors 

to believe that the event is far 

more likely to reoccur. 

A great example is what 

happened during the financial 

crisis of 2008 which led many 

investors to exit the stock market 

with the expectation that 

economic hardships would 

continue for years to come. 

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many investors that the event 

would likely reoccur. Fortunately, 

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to 2017, the S&P 500 posted 

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returns for a cumulative 

return of 127%. More than 

enough to make up for what 

was lost during the crisis. 

Investors are dealing with 

some recency bias coming off 

2022, a year in which the S&P 

500 ended up negative 18%. 

There is no guarantee the market 

is going up, but we have 

seen throughout history that 

given enough time, life-changing 

returns can be had. So don’t 

let recency bias distract you 

from staying the course toward 

your long-term goals. That’s 

how the game is won. 

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realized I did not have to 

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at the pumpkin patch 

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daughter who asked, “Are 

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I replied, “I’m sitting in 

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you.” 

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are waiting for you at my 

house, I thought you would 

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Family Continues to Be the Greatest Generation 

By Gerald Williams 

The impact of the men and 

women who fought in WW II 

was immeasurable, as were 

the contributions of those 

who toiled to out-produce the 

world with war necessities, 

food, and medicine. These 

sacrifices were accompanied 

by anxiety from knowing that 

loved ones were in combat. 

Gertrude Mae Fulton 

Williams, then a resident of 

Dearborn County, shared 

these daily anxieties. She and 

her daughter Mary lived in an 

apartment above Bobrink’s 

grocery, across the street from 

what is now Newtown Park. 

Gertrude was also the mother 

of five sons, all of whom 

joined American forces. 

Gertrude’s oldest son 

Bob (Robert M Fulton) had 

already served in the U.S. 

Navy in the early 1930s, 

returned to civilian life, 

married, and had a son before 

the attack at Pearl Harbor. 

He quickly enlisted in the 

U.S. Merchant Marines and 

transported war supplies 

across the Atlantic Ocean to 

Europe. He was honorably 

discharged. 

Gertrude’s second oldest 

son Wally (Walter E Fulton) 

served his country before 

WWII in the U.S. Marines 

from 1932-1936. Like his 

brother Bob, he had married 

and started a family. Wally 

rejoined the military in the 

Army Air Corps and was 

stationed in the Burma- 

India theatre of war. He was 

honorably discharged from 

the Corps. Wally later served 

his local community as the 

Lawrenceburg Police Chief. 

Gertrude’s middle son Guy 

J. Fulton, nicknamed June, 

enlisted in the Army Air 

Corps. He qualified for the 

Special Advanced Infantry 

training program of the 

Army Air Corps, a rigorous 

training regimen designed 

for specialized missions of 

the Corps. During training in 

1943, June suffered serious 

injury and was unable to 

participate in combat. He was 

honorably discharged. 

Gertrude’s remaining two 

sons Wayne (Kenneth Wayne 

Fulton Williams) and Bill 

(William H. Fulton) both 

enlisted in military service in 

1942. Bill, the youngest of 

the boys, enlisted in the Army 

Corps of 

Engineers. 

Wayne 

enlisted 

in the 

Marine 

Corps. 

Bill was 

deployed 

to 

wherever 

his unit 

was most 

needed 

in the 

European 

theatre of 

war. His 

unit was 

tasked 

with 

building 

and repairing roads and 

bridges to expedite war 

equipment movements. Bill 

was honorably discharged 

after the war ended. 

Wayne was assigned to the 

4th Marines Division which 

conducted the assault on ROI 

& NAMUR in the Marshall 

Islands, after which he was 

promoted to Corporal. He 

was involved in the invasion 

of Saipan in the Marianas 

Islands which historians 

believe was just as significant 

as the victories achieved on 

Iwo Jima and Okinawa. 

In June 1944 Marines 

landed on the beaches of 

Saipan. During the combat 

Corporal Williams and his 

Lieutenant rescued their 

wounded marine captain 

from “Bloody Ridge.” As a 

result Wayne was promoted 

to Sergeant. His mortar team 

then went ashore on Iwo Jima 

in 1945, and proceeded to the 

assault on Mt. Suribachi. 

Four days after landing, 

Corporal Williams was 

wounded and returned 

stateside for a long recovery. 

His mother Gertrude realized 

that her constant prayers had 

been answered. All five of her 

sons had survived. 

The five Fulton brothers 

seldom talked about their 

difficult years during WWII, 

which was true for most 

veterans. Wayne was the most 

decorated as a serviceman, 

being awarded four Bronze 

Stars, Presidential Unit 

Citation with Blue Enamel 

Star, the Purple Heart, and 

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The Fultons whose commitment continues to 

serve our community. Back- Bob, Wally, June 

Fulton. Front- Bill, Mary, Wayne Fulton. 

medals. He was inducted 

into the Indiana Military 

Veterans Hall of Fame, and 

he is a charter member of the 

National WWII Museum in 

New Orleans. 

Gertrude Fulton-Williams 

compiled at least twelve 

poems that were eventually 

published. One was entitled 

“My Five Blue Stars.” 

Today I washed all his 

clothes which he left with me 

His dirty socks and shirts & 

pants soiled at the knee 

And I hung them on the line 

so carefully to dry 

To me each was a Rosary 

t’was hard not to cry 

My fifth son my baby one 

marched off to Uncle Sam 

Smiling gaily eyes so bright 

my baby yet a man 

In my window a flag of 

white & five blue stars edged 

in red 

In my heart a sincere 

prayer, keep my stars blue O 

God I pled 

But should these bright blue 

stars turn to shining gold 

Grant me the courage of my 

sons when of their turning I 

am told. 

To honor Gertrude Mae 

Fulton-Williams, daughter 

Mary, and the five Fulton 

brothers, a contribution to 

the local Marines’ Toys for 

Tots program was made. Jim 

Fulton, the son of June Fulton, 

and his wife Sandra began this 

holiday tradition as they were 

finishing the restoration of 

the Cook home on Ridge Ave. 

in Greendale, which is now 

known as Greyhound Manor. 

Descendents of the Williams 

family have also given in 

memory of their family 

members who were a part of 

the “greatest generation.” 

The Southeast Indiana 

Economic Opportunity 

Corporation (SIEOC) 

distributes Christmas gifts 

to children throughout the 

community for the Marine 

Toys for Tots Foundation. 

They rely on donations 

to help ensure that less 

fortunate families with 

children experience the magic 

of Christmas. For more 

information, contact Kimberly 

Henry at SIEOC at 812-926- 

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New Hospital Plans for 

Greendale Unveiled 

Opening in 2027, facility will be located on campus with 

physicians offices and cancer center 

By Guy Karrick, 

St. Elizabeth Healthcare 

To better meet the current 

and future health needs of 

people in Southeastern Indiana, 


announced today that it 

will build a new, $125 million 

hospital in Greendale, 

near I-275. The new facility 

will be adjacent to St. Elizabeth 

Physicians offices and 

the St. Elizabeth Cancer 

Center—Dearborn, which is 

scheduled to open in spring 

2024. Design work for the 

new hospital will begin this 

fall, with an anticipated 

opening in 2027. 

“When it’s complete, the 

Greendale campus will offer 

our patients, providers, and 

associates in Southeastern 

Indiana quality care in a 

convenient setting, near 

Interstate 275,” said Garren 

Colvin, President and Chief 

Executive Officer of St. 

Elizabeth Healthcare. 

A three-story, state-ofthe-art 

120,000-square-foot 

building is planned. Services 

will include inpatient 

care, surgery, emergency 

department, pharmacy, laboratory, 

imaging, endoscopy, 

interventional radiology, 

and cardiac catheterization. 

The current location of 

St. Elizabeth Dearborn 

will remain open until the 

new facility is completed. 

As previously announced, 

the St. Elizabeth Dearborn 

birthing center will close, 

with the last deliveries 

planned for mid-November. 

This closure was due to low 

demand for birthing services 

in Southeastern Indiana. 

“Women’s health services 

will continue to be offered 

in Southeastern Indiana,” 

said Heidi Murley, MD, 

Executive Vice President, 


and Chief Executive Officer 

and President, St. Elizabeth 

Physicians. “Only deliveries 

are shifting outside the area. 

Our St. Elizabeth Physicians 

office in Lawrenceburg will 

provide pre and post-natal 

care, and gynecological care 

as well. The new Greendale 

hospital campus will offer 

breast health screening, 

gynecological surgery, and 

other outpatient women’s 

health care.” 

St. Elizabeth’s leadership 

team is currently working 

with community leaders to 

evaluate the best use for the 

Lawrenceburg site once the 

new facility is completed. 

“With a dedicated cancer 

care center, a full-service 

hospital and specialists, the 

Greendale campus will offer 

better access to screenings, 

diagnosis, and treatment,” 

said Angela Roberts, RN, 

Vice President, Chief Nursing 

Officer Dearborn, Site 

Administrator Dearborn. 

“As a lifelong resident of 

Southeastern Indiana, I’m 

excited about what this development 

will bring to our 

community.” 


operates six facilities and 

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Indiana and Greater Cincinnati 

region. Sponsored by 

the Diocese of Covington, 

St. Elizabeth is a missionbased 

organization committed 

to improving the 

health of the communities it 

serves, providing more than 

$108 million in uncompensated 

care and benefit to the 

community each year. 

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ALUTE 

TO THE MILITARY 

Americanism at its finest! 

By Jay A. Collars 

Chef de Gare 

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On Sept. 15–17, 2023, 

twenty Southeastern Indiana 

Vietnam Veterans and their 

wives, accompanied by the 

Mayor of Lawrenceburg, 

IN, and several guests, were 

treated to a three-day Honor 

Trip to the Shanksville, PA 

and Washington D.C. War 

Memorials. We were able to 

view and remember the wars/ 

campaigns that led up to these 

memorials being placed. As 

an Air Force retiree and Viet 

Nam Combat Veteran, my 

wife Jan and I were invited to 

participate in this trip. What 

an honor! 

In Shanksville, PA, several 

veterans expressed close ties to 

some of the victims of Flight 

93. Sadness brought these 

veterans together at this site. 

Inside the museum, we were 

able to see pictures of each 

passenger and crew member 

on Flight 93. We also listened 

to numerous cell phone conversations 

between the passengers 

and their loved ones. 

While touring the site of the 

memorial, we saw the actual 

spot, marked by a large granite 

rock, where Flight 93 crashed. 

In Arlington, VA, we visited 

the U.S. Marine Corps War 

Memorial commemorating the 

many battles and campaigns 

of the U.S. Marine Corps. 

The memorial highlights the 

raising of the Flag over Mt. 

Suribachi, Iwo Jima. However, 

every battle/campaign in 

which the Corps fought since 

the beginning of the United 

States is listed on the memorial. 

The stop was especially 

moving for the four Marines 

among us. 

We then traveled to Washington, 

DC to visit the various 

war memorials. Our first stop 

was the WWII War Memorial. 

This large memorial depicts 

both the land battles in the 

European/Middle East/African 

Theater and the battles/ 

campaigns in the Pacific Theater. 

It has great significance 

to all veterans as this is the 

war in which our fathers and 

grandfathers fought. 

Next we visited the Korean 

War Memorial. We could feel 

the extreme cold and anguish 

our fighting troops endured. 

Many of our fathers were engaged 

in this “Police Action,” 

i.e. War. 

From the Korean War 

Memorial, we walked to 

The Vietnam War Memorial, 

known simply as “The Wall.” 

As Vietnam Veterans, this 

memorial was our place to remember 

our brothers-in-arms 

who were lost in Vietnam. I 

observed many of the Veterans 

making rubbings of the 

names of their lost brothersin-arms, 

the toll it took on 

them etched upon their faces. 

The Army veterans were 

extremely pleased to visit 

the “Three Soldier Statue” 

located near “The Wall.” 

Our next stop brought us to 

Arlington National Cemetery, 

Robert E. Lee’s pre-Civil War 

estate. Watching the changing 

of the Guards at the Tomb 

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four members of our group to 

place wreaths at the Tomb of 

the Unknown Soldier. These 

members were Tim Halloran, 

Brandon Lorton, Bill Cherry, 

and Ron Spurlock. The service 

was the highlight of the 

trip for all of us but especially 

these four veterans. 

Our next stop found us at 

the U.S. Air Force Memorial, 

a glittering mass of spirals 

reaching into the air like jets 

streaming above. Five Air 

Force veterans, including myself, 

were a part of the group. 

We all relished in our glory at 

the sight of the memorial. 

As the trip wound down, 

we made one last stop at the 

National Air Museum Annex, 

Dulles Airport, VA. 

Many aged aircraft were 

on display including several 

WWII German aircraft. What 

a neat way to end an exciting 

weekend. 

Special thanks go out to the 

City of Lawrenceburg, IN, 

Mayor Kelly Mollaun, and the 

City Council for sponsoring 

this Honor Trip. 

A great big “Shout Out” is 

owed to Paul “P.G.” Gentrup 

for planning and coordinating 

all aspects of this trip. 

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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 

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print_edition. 

By Mary M. Greiner Randell 

Chapter XIV (cont.) 

For a long time my mother 

stayed at home and went to 

church. The last time I went 

to see her she didn’t feel very 

well. My sister was taking 

Author 

Mary Randell 

care of her, 

so on the 

third day I 

went home. 

Before I 

started I 

kneeled 

down by her 

chair and 

prayed for 

her and 

asked the Lord to take care of 

her. When I got up from 

prayer, she told me that she 

felt she would not live much 

longer. She said she believed 

she would have a stroke of 

paralysis. She put her hand 

on the back of my head and 

told me to see her every 

month while she lived. When 

I left she walked to the door 

with me. That was the last 

time I saw her alive. It was in 

June, and in August she died 

with a stroke of paralysis. 

She lived near Batesville, and 

I lived near Lawrenceburg. 

She died at ninety-one years 

of age. 

One time we went to my 

brother’s wedding. It was 

about five miles from home 

and it was winter time and 

very cold. I had Pa put some 

straw in the spring wagon. 

I put a feather bed on top of 

this straw in the spring wagon. 

I had put their clothes on 

too, just as though they were 

to sit on the seat. Two of the 

children from other families 

that went to the wedding 

died, but mine didn’t even 

get sick. Another time, Pa’s 

sister’s girl had a wedding. 

His other sister went with 

a child two years old and 

some older ones. It was cold 

weather and the little child 

took cold and died. I had 

told Pa that eight miles was 

too far to take children on a 

cold day so he could go if he 

wanted, but he didn’t want 

to go alone so we stayed at 

home and saved the doctor’s 

bill. 

One summer we went up to 

Cincinnati to an exhibition. 

Grandma and my sister-in-law 

went too. She had a baby with 

her and I had one. Grandma 

had her pocket cut out of her 

dress. In those days, people 

didn’t have satchels and it was 

no trick at all, in a crowded 

place to get someone’s 

money. We saw the Chinese 

eat soup with two sticks, and 

there were two geese hitched 

to a sled. Where they pulled 

the sled it looked like real 

snow. We saw Indians too, 

dressed in their costumes, and 

different people of all nationalities. 

When Wesley saw the 

geese he clapped his hands, 

he wasn’t yet two years old. 

He drew everyone’s attention 

around him. 

A spring wagon load of us 

went to Cincinnati to a golden 

wedding. Aunt Mary and 

Uncle John and two of their 

daughters and Fred Myers 

and his wife. Pa and I and 

Aunt Mary come in from Old 

Milan and the rest of us went 

THE STORY OF MY LIFE 

Life on the Farm 

to town on this wagon, while 

Fred’s hired hand took the 

team back to his house. When 

we came back he met us in 

town and we were there all 

night and the next day until 

three o’clock. This was at 

Oakley, when the street cars 

were hauled by a mule team 

and it took a good while to 

get down to the train because 

some wreckage had to be 

cleared away. In those days 

the rocks were hauled (piled) 

in a long string alongside the 

road. Uncle John drove the 

team until he hit one of those 

rock piles, then Aunt Mary 

told my husband to drive, then 

when he went on the rocks, 

she told me to do it. She said, 

“I know you can drive a team 

better than those men.” 

When we got to my home, 

Aunt Mary’s folks stayed all 

night and in place of going 

to bed, I had to churn and 

make butter and get my eggs 

ready for market. I had some 

butter engaged and to go to 

Lawrenceburg with it. That 

was another night I never saw 

the bed. After I drove Aunt 

Mary’s team home I had to 

drive mine into town. But 

now I don’t drive any more, I 

ride in automobiles. 

Here is another story. One 

time I went to Dayton, Ohio 

where my Aunt, Mary Corman, 

lived. I took Wesley 

and went with my motherin-law. 

My husband drove us 

to Lawrenceburg to take the 

train. My mother-in-law had 

him help her to carry a bench 

out as it was so warm in the 

depot. While they were carrying 

it out, she fell and hurt 

her back. She went on with 

us and when we got there we 

got a doctor who told her to 

stay in bed a week. But she 

stayed only one day, and then 

she went to the soldier’s home 

with us. She stood the trip fine 

too. 

The first thing we saw 

when we got to the soldier’s 

home was brass band playing. 

I had never heard one 

before or since that sounded 

so nice. The next thing we 

saw was a merry-go-round. 

My husband’s sister got on a 

mule; it wasn’t as tall as the 

horses. There were seats to 

ride in too. My mother-in-law 

told me that if I would jump 

on one of those horses she 

would pay for my ride. So I 

leaped on one of the horses 

with Wesley on my arm. 

When it stopped I jumped off. 

She said then that, if I would 

ride again, and grab a ring 

from a post on which there 

were about a dozen of them, 

she would pay for my ride 

again. I was afraid to grab 

for a ring with Wesley on my 

arm though, he wasn’t yet two 

years old. Those that did grab 

a ring on the way around got 

a ride free, those that didn’t 

paid ten cents. 

The next thing we saw was 

a park, it seemed like it was 

nearly all forest, and there 

was a spring of the clearest 

water coming out of a hill. 

You could get a drink if you 

wanted to. There were benches 

against some of the big 

trees and plenty of places to 

rest. It was very hot that day 

and the next thing we saw was 

a beautiful lawn with all kinds 

of flowers and a stone walk 

through the center. This walk 

led to a department where 

the soldiers were making all 

kinds of beaded pocketbooks 

and bead baskets and other 

ornaments. The beads were 

strung on wire. Then we saw 

a building with a very large 

room that had shelves in it 

and on them was one roasting 

pan full of meat after another. 

Of course this was thirty-seven 

years ago. I don’t suppose 

they need all that meat now. 

Most of the old soldiers are 

dead. The next thing we saw 

was one bed after another full 

of sick soldiers. 

In another building we 

saw some embalmed mummies 

from Egypt, standing 

straight up in their coffins. I 

suspect this might be called a 

museum. Then we saw some 

soldiers breaking rocks to 

level up the road. Perhaps 

nowadays they have cement 

roads like we have in Washington. 

I asked the boss why 

these soldiers had to work 

there in the hot sun while he 

stood there with an umbrella 

over his head. He said that 

they had run away from the 

home and gotten drunk. 

Please read the next issue of 

The BEACON for the continuation 

of Chapter XIV of The 

Story of My Life. 

 

MERRY 

Friday, November 17th 

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Saturday, November 25h 

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businesses and all they do for 

our communities. 

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Santa 

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December 2023 THE BEACON Page 1B 

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BEACON 

PORTS 

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Chris Jack 

Nobbe 

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SD Girls Claim First 

Sectional Title Since 1987 

The IHSAA drafted a new 

state tournament map for the 

cross-country series during 

the summer of 2023. It 

condensed the previous fourweek 

series with a three-week 

format. It increased advancement 

from each level while 

eliminating By a whole level. It 

also realigned Maxine many sectionals 

around the state and had 

Klump 

coaches adjusting Community schedules 

only months Correspondent before the season 

to accommodate the new format 

and longer regular season. 

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South Dearborn had hosted 

the boys’ and girls’ joint 

sectional for several years but 

would now travel to Hanover 

for the new sectional alignment. 

While coaches in the 

area have positive and negative 

views of the new tournament 

design, Jeremy Baney’s 

South Dearborn girls’ team 

was at least happy with the 

first-year result. 

South Dearborn won its first 

girls’ sectional title since 1987 

 

 

 

Members and coaches of SD’s IHSAA Sectional title team 

(front) Reva Geiser and Malia Martin, (back) Guy Soule, 

Nathaniel Walter, Emma Hughes, Kyleigh Berry, Sylvea 

Kraemer, Mary Hallgarth, Shelby Rohe, Zoey Heizer, Mgr. 

Avary Young, and head coach Jeremy Baney. Not pictured 

is Lakota Vincent. (Photo courtesy of Jeremy Baney) 

with 47 points to runner-up 

Charlestown’s 60. Sophomore 

Reva Geiser led the way with 

a third-place finish in 21:11.4. 

Junior Shelby Rohe was 7th 

(10th overall) and senior Mary 

Hallgarth was 9th (12th overall). 

Junior Zoey Heizer was 

13th (16th overall), and junior 

Lakota Vincent was 15th (21st 

overall) to complete the scoring. 

Sophomores Sylvea Kraemer 

and Malia Martin helped 

to limit opponent placings with 

17th (25th) and 19th (28th) 

place finishes, respectively. 

Their top four runners all were 

named all-sectional, which is 

the most in team history. 

The team also claimed the 

South Ripley Great Pumpkin 

Invitational and were runnersup 

in their own South Dearborn 

Invitational. Geiser now 

ranks 7th on the SD all-time 

list while Rohe is 13th and 

Hallgarth finishes her career 

ranked 15th. 

 

 

Three Golfers Place 

Well at State Finals 

Three area golfers advanced 

to the IHSAA State Golf Finals 

held at Prairie View Golf 

Club in Carmel on September 

29 and 30. Batesville advanced 

junior Addyson Weiler 

and Sophomore Ava South, 

while East Central sophomore 

Rowan Pies advanced for the 

Trojans. These three have 

also garnered medalist honors 

throughout the season. 

The Batesville golf team 

was again crowned Ripley 

County, EIAC, and IHSAA 

Sectional champions (fourth 

consecutive) but narrowly 

missed a return team trip to the 

state finals when they finished 

fourth at the IHSAA Regional. 

They placed just four shots 

from team advancement. 

As a freshman, Ava South 

placed third in the state when 

she put together rounds of 

74 and 78 for the Bulldogs 

last season. This season, she 

claimed the EIAC MVP honors 

by shooting an even-par 

70. This past summer South 

also garnered other hardware 

when she placed second in the 

Indiana Junior PGA Championship 

in June. 

South advanced from the 

regional level with a score 

of 76 and sixth place. South 

would not disappoint in her 

return to the state finals with 

Batesville’s golf team claimed their fourth-consecutive 

IHSAA Sectional title at Greensburg Country Club. (Photo 

courtesy of Chris Weiler) 

consecutive rounds of 73 to 

shoot a 146 and secure a fourway 

tie for second in the state 

this year. She tied with Ashley 

Kirkland (Castle), Michaela 

Headlee (Carmel), and Addi 

Kooi (Westfield). 

Last year, Weiler also competed 

in the state finals and 

finished tied for 44th with a 

two-round total of 172. This 

season, she was MVP of the 

Ripley County Meet by shooting 

an even-par 35 for the 

nine-hole match. 

This year’s tournament 

would prove considerably better. 

She started off the tournament 

by claiming medalist 

honors at the sectional level 

by shooting a round of 75. 

The next week she advanced 

individually from the regional 

level with a round of 76. 

Weiler’s opening round at 

the state finals was a bit of a 

struggle with an 82, but she 

recovered well on the second 

day to record a 72 and finish 

at 154. This was 18 shots 

better than last year and left 

her finished in 16th place in 

the state. 

East Central’s Rowan Pies 

also put her mark on the season 

and postseason with spectacular 

golf. Rowan narrowly 

missed the state finals last 

year by only two shots. Pies 

finished third this past June 

in the Indiana Junior PGA 

Championship. The sophomore 

followed that up with 

consistent play all season. She 

advanced individually from 

the sectional level with a 76 

to tie for second with Batesville’s 

Josie Meyer. 

At the IHSAA Regional 

at Franklin, Pies shot a 73, 

which put her in a four-way 

tie for first after 18 holes. 

Those four ladies engaged 

in a playoff to determine the 

meet medalist. Although Pies 

did not win the playoff, her 

round was tremendous. 

Pies also shot a tough firstround 

score of 81 at the state 

finals, but, like Weiler, followed 

on the second day with 

an impressive 72. Her final 

score of 153 tied Pies for 14th 

in the state. 

The second-day state finals 

rounds of 72 for both Weiler 

and Pies were even par for 

the course. These were two of 

only four total rounds of the 

state finalists to shoot even 

par or below. Ashley Kirkland 

(mentioned earlier) shot a 72 

on the second day, and state 

champion Samantha Brown of 

Westfield shot a four-under 68 

on the first day. Brown would 

shoot 74 on the second day to 

finish with a score of 142. Ava 

Bunker of Columbus North, 

who won last year’s tournament 

as a freshman, did not 

compete in high school golf 

this season but is competing 

on the Junior circuit. 

Downtown Lawrenceburg’s 

Nov 17-19 

Event Center 

Holiday 

Shopping Expo 

Nov 26 

Mayor's Reception 

and Tree Lighting 

Nov 18-Jan 14 

Ice Rink 

Dec 2 

Winter Wonderland 

Parade & Activities 

Nov 25 

Small Business 

Saturday & Holiday 

Open Houses 

www.DowntownLawrenceburg.com 

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BRIGHT/ 

SUGAR RIDGE 

By 

Bob 

Waples 

Community 

Correspondent 

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With Christmas right 

around the corner, don’t forget 

the puppet show, crafts, and 

especially pictures with Santa 

at the North Dearborn Library 

on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023. 

The show starts at 11 A.M. 

with Santa and his reindeer 

dropping by at noon… HO 

HOHO. 

All Saints Parish will again 

sponsor their annual Gobble 

Wobble on Thanksgiving 

morning, Nov. 23, 2023, at 9 

A.M. This walk/run benefits 

our local food pantries. For 

more information/sign up, 

search Gobble Wobble St. 

Leon, IN on the internet. 

Happy fiftieth wedding anniversary 

to Phyllis and Ted 

Barker from Logan. They 

were married on Oct. 6th, 

1973. Ted and Phyllis hosted a 

celebratory dinner with family 

and friends at a local restaurant 

in Bright, a great evening. 

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Ted and Phyllis shared their 

journey with guests, ate the 

traditional first slice of cake 

(with no smashing), and enjoyed 

a champagne toast led 

by their grandson Noah. 

Congratulations to John 

and Lee Ann Sander of 

Bright, IN on their fiftieth 

wedding anniversary. Lee Ann 

shared, “We met in November 

of 1969 and were married 

Sept 22, 1973.” They were remarried 

in March 1996 when 

Fr. Robert Waller, Lee Ann’s 

brother, officiated. John and 

Lee Ann have two sons, Brian 

and Tom. They have been 

blessed with many grandchildren 

and a host of family and 

friends, some traveling from 

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Ted and Phyllis Barker with son Brian (left) and daughter 

Michelle with hubby Jerry Kraus and their children Noah 

and Eli. 

Lee Ann and John Sander 

celebrated their fiftieth wedding 

anniversary. 

Texas, and Minnesota to celebrate 

with them. 

The annual Trunk or Treat 

was held at a church on a 

Sunday afternoon with a big 

turnout that included Bright 

Fire & EMS. The winning 

decorated car went to Jeff and 

Evelyn Burke along with the 

opportunity for a pie in the 

face to Pastor Greg Edens. 

In closing, I want to wish 

everyone a happy, blessed 

Thanksgiving. Enjoy time 

with family and friends. 

Life isn’t measured by the 

number of breaths we take but 

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HIDDEN 

VALLEY LAKE 

By 

Vivian Kist 

Community 

Correspondent 

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AlthoughVeterans Day 2023 

has passed, I would like to 

take this opportunity to send 

a note of gratitude to all the 

Veterans who are serving or 

who have served our country. 

HVL honors Veterans 

throughout the year. The flag 

memorial across from the 

Community Center is a beautiful 

and constant reminder of 

their contribution. 

Rumor has it that everyone 

survived the Annual Haunted 

Hayride and no one ran away 

scared and screaming! To 

quote a friend of mine, “It 

was a Spooktacular Success!” 

This event has grown in 

popularity each year. This 

year, the event included eleven 

trailers and drivers, over 

twenty decorated houses on 

the route, and seven nonprofit 

vendors who sold food and 

provided activities and games 

for people as they waited for 

their turns on the hayride. 

Even though the weather tried 

to complicate the evening, 

Over one thousand people 

enjoyed this year’s hayride 

experience! 

A contest was held for the 

best-decorated house. The 

winners chosen by the community 

were the Davis family, 

first place; the Paolello family, 

second place; the Egan 

Family, third place. 

Christy and Todd Milders 

are November’s Garden Club 

Yard-of-the-Month winners. 

Their yard was full of fun 

regular price 

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steaks and seafood a beautiful lawn. 

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The Veterans flag memorial. 

Pick up your Christmas Child 

Shoebox, fill it, and return the 

filled shoebox to a collection 

bin at the POA Office. Please 

remember: no food, candy, 

toothpaste, or liquid items. 

SEI Fiber Yard Signs are 

popping up all over Hidden 

Valley Lake. A sign is placed 

in the yard of new subscribers 

to SEI Fiber Optics services. 

For additional information 

call Southeastern REMC 

directly at 800-689-4111. 

A sure sign that cooler temperatures 

are on the way was 

when the sluice gate opened 

on Nov. 6. Every year in early 

November the gate is opened 

to lower the lake so that maintenance 

can be performed on 

docks and the shoreline. 

Even though the sluice gate 

is open, boats have been put 

in storage for the winter, and 

the colorful trees have finally 

lost their leaves, the Civic 

Club is planning several activities 

for the winter months. 

The tree lighting around the 

gazebo will be on Dec. 2 at 

4:30 P.M. And to start the 

New Year out right, that invigorating 

Polar Plunge at the 

Beach will be on Jan. 1 from 

11:30 A.M. to 1 P.M. Please 

mark your calendars before 

they fill up with other holiday 

events. 

As we prepare for Thanksgiving, 

I would like to thank 

all of you for the opportunity 

to write the HVL article for 

the Beacon. Writing it has 

allowed me to meet new, 

wonderful people and helped 

me appreciate even more the 

special community in which 

we live. 

I wish all of you a very 

blessed Thanksgiving! 

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Black Friday Sales 

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ST. LEON 

By 

Debbie A. 

Zimmer 

Community 

Correspondent 

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A big thank you goes out 

to everyone who helped to 

make the St. Joseph American 

Legion Oktoberfest a great 

success. Several awesome 

volunteers are needed to put 

on this huge event, and all of 

the help was greatly appreciated. 

The weather was a bit 

chilly but sunny. All who 

came enjoyed the music, food, 

and some German beer! 

Congratulations to the 

recently wed couples Heather 

McWethy and Luke Spade, 

and Emily Vonderheide and 

Cody Vaught. Best Wishes 

for a long, happily married 

life! 

My son Mark Zimmer 

recently celebrated his fortieth 

birthday with family. We 

watched the Bengals game 

and enjoyed food, cake, and 

ice cream. 

Condolences to the family 

of Andy Hornbach who 

recently passed on to his 

heavenly home – I’m sure he 

is frying up some chicken for 

his heavenly family to enjoy! 

Happy Thanksgiving to all. 

Keep in mind our soldiers 

who are serving overseas so 

far away from their loved 

ones this holiday season. Say 

an extra prayer for their safe 

return home. 

December Birthdays- 1 

Blain Werner, 2 Emma 

O 

ur 

Jennie Geisheimer, Mark 

Zimmer, Melissa Barrett, 

and Krista Inman. 

Hoog, 3 my brother-in-law 

Steve Kramer, Alex Wilhelm, 

and Erin Wilhelm, 4 

my grandson Carter Barrett, 

nephew Keegan Haag, niece 

Michelle Andres, Andrew 

Deddens, and Mary Jayne 

Cull, 5 my lovely sister 

Karen Fox, Sheila Hoog, and 

Emily Vonderheide, 6 Doris 

Baker, 7 my niece Chelsea 

Whitt, Jennifer Schwegman, 

Nolan Stenger, Tyler Wilgenbusch, 

and Linda Borgman, 

8 Chris Bader, 9 Terri 

Gardner and Judy Stenger, 

10 Jerry Bulach, 11 Claire 

Stenger, Mary Schuman, 

and Tristan Kamos, 13 Marlene 

Werner and cousin Kasey 

Andres, 14 Addy Prifogle 

and Carmen Fischer, 15 

Darren Callahan, 16 Shelli 

Bulach, 17 Betty Bruns and 

Becky Estridge, 18 Tony 

Kamos, Dale Schantz, Troy 

Wilhelm, Mary Schuman, 

Steve Stenger, and my 

niece Dede Miller, 20 Ken 

Schuman, and my son-in-law 

Brad Inman, 24 Merrilynn 

Hertel, Jerry Stenger, and 

Janet Bischoff, 25 Shar 

Bischoff, Marvin Schuman, 

and Joey Ritzi, 28 Ryan 

Stenger, Jenny Lindsey, and 

Putt Bischoff. 

Get in touch with me with 

any news at stleon@go 

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Communities 

YORKVILLE 

& GUILFORD 

By 

Laura 

Keller 

Community 

Correspondent 

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The Miller-York Volunteer 

Fire Department has been 

teaching pre-school students 

at All Saints Catholic Academy 

about fire safety for many 

years. The staff greatly appreciates 

the firefighters donating 

their time to educate students. 

Learning about fire safety 

is not only educational but 

also fun as children have the 

opportunity to sit in the fire 

trucks, help spray hoses, and 

honk the truck horn. A special 

thank you to Skip Stutz for 

coordinating this year’s fire 

safety day with Sally Bertram, 

academy director. 

Steve and Candy Feller 

of Guilford and Frank and 

Raelene Niehoff of Bright 

celebrated their anniversaries 

in Hawaii, where they spent 

ten beautiful days in Kona 

and Oahu. 

The Fellers celebrated 

fifty years of marriage and 

renewed their wedding vows 

during their recent trip to 

Hawaii. They were married 

at St. Paul United Methodist 

Church in Negangard’s 

Corner on Dec. 23, 1973, 

the same church where Mrs. 

Feller’s parents, Gordon and 

Vivian (Hillman) Burcham, 

were married. The Fellers 

have resided in Guilford since 

Students from All Saints Catholic Academy had fun learning 

about fire safety. (Photo courtesy of Emily Alig) 

Frank and Raelene Niehoff 

on their wedding day. 

(Photo submitted by Raelene 

Niehoff). 

1974 and are blessed with one 

daughter, Bridget (Mike), and 

four grandchildren, Dylan, 

Cyera, Aiden, and Ellie. 

The Niehoffs celebrated 

forty years of marriage on 

June 4. Mr. and Mrs. Niehoff 

were married on June 4, 1983, 

and relocated to Bright. They 

are the proud parents of Emily 

(Josh) Abrams and Ashley 

(Sean) O’Connell and 

grandparents to Finnegan and 

Franklin O’Connell. This 

trip was the Niehoff’s second 

Steve and Candy Feller on 

their wedding day. (Photo 

submitted by Candy Feller) 

The Fellers and Niehoffs 

celebrated their anniversaries 

in Hawaii. (Photo 

submitted by Candy Feller). 

to Hawaii to celebrate their 

wedding anniversary. In 2008 

they renewed their wedding 

vows with their daughters 

present. Congratulations to 

the Fellers and Niehoffs! 

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Visit Southeast Indiana 

December 2023 

Arts Alive! Art Fair & Gift Bazaar 

Holtkamp Winery Holiday Open House 

Winter Wonderland Parade & Activities 

November 24 - December 22 – Arts Alive! 

Art Fair & Gift Bazaar - Tues-Sat; 10:00am - 

4:00pm. Marketplace featuring fine arts & crafts 

of all types. Info: 812-539-4251 or 

www.dearbornhighlandsarts.org 

November 30 - December 3 – Christmas 

in Indiana - Thur-Sat 10:00am-6:00pm; Sun 

11:00am-5:00pm. Trail of talented artisans and 

shop owners offering unique handcrafted goodies! 

www.facebook.com/christmasinindiana 

November 20 - December 30 – Hillforest 

Victorian Christmas Exhibit - Experience 

the warmth & charm of the historic Gaff Mansion in 

all its glory. Aurora. Info: www.hillforest.org. 

November 30 - December 2 – International 

Fair Trade Sale - handcrafted fair trade items 

from around the world. Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, 

Info: www.facebook.com/InternationalFairTrade 

November 18 - January 14 – Winter 

Wonderland Ice Rink - Admission includes 90 

minutes of Skating & Skate Rental. 812-537-0732 or 

visit www.downtownlawrenceburg.com. 

Select Weekends in December - Meet Santa 

& His Reindeer Tour - Reindeer Ridge, 7621 

N. Dearborn Rd., Guilford. Meet and learn all about 

reindeer, enjoy photo opportunities in a real sleigh 

and shop for festive treasures in the farm’s Holiday 

Barn! Info and reservations: 513-379-4510, www. 

reindeerridgerentals.com, or . 

December 2 - Winter Wonderland 

Parade & Activities - Info: www. 

downtownlawrenceburg.com. 

December 2 & 9 – Miracle on Main 

Street Breakfast with Santa - 9:00am & 

11:00am. Reservations: 812-926-1100. 

December 2, 3, 9, 10, 16 & 17 – 19th Annual 

Miracle on Main Street - 228 Second Street, 

Aurora. 1-4pm. Info: www.aurora.in.us 

December 2 – SIAG - Winter Wonderland 

- 11:00am-2:00pm, Lawrenceburg Civic Park. Info: 

www.southeasternindianaartguild.org. 

December 2 – Hometown Christmas - 

9:00am-2:00pm, Dillsboro. Business sales & Winter 

Market. 4:00pm-7:00pm. Stage Entertainment, 

vehicle parade, Winter Prince/Princess contest. Info: 

812-584-0257 or . 

December 2 - January 27 – Art Exhibition 

in Friendship Gallery - Sat 10:00am-4:00pm. 

Dillsboro Arts Friendship Gallery, 12926 Bank 

Street, Dillsboro. Info: 812-907-0504 or www. 

dillsboroarts.org. 

December 2 & 3 – Holtkamp Winery - 

Holiday Open House - Complimentary 

Homemade chocolates. Holiday wine pack specials; 

Holiday gifts and more. Holtkamp Winery, 10868 

Woliung Road, Sunman. Info: 513-602-5580 or 

www.holtkampwinery.com. 

December 2, 5, 7, & 9 – Hillforest Victorian 

Christmas Teas - 11:00-1:00 pm. Experience 

a true Victorian Tea Time with seasonal sweets 

and savory treats served in the Hillforest parlors. 

Mansion tour included. Info: 812-926-0087 or 

www.hillforest.org. 

December 2 – ‘Twas the Night Before 

Christmas - 11am & 1pm - Lawrenceburg Main 

Public Library. It’s Christmas Eve in the home of the 

Snickerdoodles. A delightful family Christmas story 

filled with sing along Christmas Carols! Presented 

by the Dearborn Highlands Arts Council. 

December 3 – 2023 Holiday Gift to the 

Community - Hillforest Victorian House 

Museum. 1-5pm. Be our guests to tour the 

Mansion. 812-929-0087 or www.hillforest.org. 

December 9 – Christmas on the 

Avenue – Presented by the Dearborn County 

Historical Society – 5-9pm. Tour five historic 

homes in Greendale, Indiana, decorated in the 

Christmas spirit. Tickets at DCHS website: www. 

dearborncountyhs.org. Evening of the event ticket 

pick-up and registry at: Emanuel Lutheran Church 

570 Sheldon Street, Greendale. 

December 9 – Rock, Fossil, & Artifact ID 

Session - 10am-2pm. Free. Bring in your artifacts, 

rocks and fossils and have them identified. Info: 

812-290-2966 or www.exploreari.org/events. 

December 9 – Holiday Makers Walk - 12- 

5pm. Funny Farm Coffee Co., Lawrenceburg. Info: 

www.funnyfarmcoffee.com. 

December 13 – Youth Archaeology Club 

- 4:30-6:30pm - Open to all students grades 6-8. 

Learn about different aspects of archaeology. ARI, 

424 Walnut St, Lawrenceburg. ExploreARI.org. 

December 16 – Holiday on the Hill - 

Hillforest Victorian House Museum - 6:30-9:30pm. 

Catered dinner & live music. Reservations required. 

Info: 812-926-0087 or www.hillforest.org. 

December 16 – Kenny G | Lawrenceburg 

Event Center - The sound of Kenny G’s 

saxophone is as iconic as his curly coif. 

Info and tickets: www.ticketmaster.com. 

December 16 – Christmas Craft Fair - 10am- 

4pm. Vendors and Food. The Coachman Hall, 215 

Bridgeway Street, Aurora. 

December 16 – Succulent Stocking - 11am, 

Lawrenceburg Main Public Library. Limit 24. All 

supplies included. All painters leave with their own 

masterpiece! Presented by the Dearborn Highlands 

Arts Council 

December 31 – Hillforest Victorian House 

Museum - Last Day to Tour in 2023 - 1pm - 

5pm. Info: www.hillforest.org. 

December 31 – Perfect North New Year’s 

Eve Celebration - Enjoy the Slopes’ annual 

fireworks show and torchlight parade to ring in the 

New Year, plus more. Event details TBA. Info: www. 

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BATESVILLE 

By 

Sue 

Siefert 

Community 

Correspondent 

batesville@goBEACONnews.com 

Making a difference … 

St. Louis School Counselor 

Danielle Becker shared 

the book, The Circles All 

Around Us, with the school’s 

second-grade students as 

they discussed how people 

support them, and how they 

can show others support as 

well. Author Brad Montague 

dedicated the book by writing, 

“For all the kids making the 

world better right where they 

are.” Montague further noted, 

“In the circles all around us, 

everywhere that we all go, 

there’s a difference we can 

make and a love we can all 

show.” 

This learning experience is 

part of a monthly curriculum 

sponsored by Safe Passage, 

Inc. called Endless Possibilities. 

The curriculum is based 

on the forty developmental 

assets that promote protective 

factors and healthy character 

building to help youth thrive 

now and into the future. 

Busy December Autumn and January at BCSC ad … 

The Batesville Community 

O 

ur 

School Corporation (BCSC) 

superintendent, Paul Ketcham 

reports, “We have a 

flurry of activity across our 

campuses as construction 

projects continue as we focus 

on student-centered facilities. 

At Batesville High School 

the Industrial Technology 

Lab will provide a fantastic 

learning space for students. 

In addition, the Family Patio 

is almost complete and will 

provide a space for patrons 

to enjoy concessions at the 

school’s home football games 

and track meets. Work has 

also begun on the new softball 

and baseball fields. 

The Batesville Primary 

School outdoor learning 

classroom area is underway. 

Thanks to many generous donors, 

the Batesville Community 

Educational Foundation 

has raised almost $100,000 

to begin the staged outdoor 

classroom. BCSC has started 

with the sidewalk and patio 

areas students look forward to 

this unique learning opportunity.” 

Old Glory to Fly High at 

Liberty Park 

Batesville Parks and Recreation 

Commissioner, Mike 

Baumer commented, “Honoring 

Old Glory within the new 

Veterans Area of Liberty Park 

is one of the most exciting 

projects I have worked on.” 

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The local veteran was instrumental 

in negotiating with a 

restaurant in Batesville to secure 

their former 30’ flagpole 

as the restaurant is currently 

being rebuilt. The new taller 

pole has been installed near 

the Liberty Park Pavilion 

where the Veterans Area is being 

constructed and slated for 

unveiling on Memorial Day. 

On a personal note … 

Thanks to all who supported 

the Kiwanis AppleFest in September! 

We hosted the largest 

number of folks in the fest’s 

history as they frolicked in 

the fall air to enjoy shopping 

from local craftspeople and 

business professionals, live 

music, and of course – consuming 

festival food! 

I’ve never chaired an event 

of this magnitude, and as I 

shared that weekend, “I was 

so far out of my comfort zone 

that I don’t know if I’ll ever 

find my way back.” There 

were a lot of encouraging 

folks that kept pointing me 

in the right direction. Club 

president, Ed Krause noted, 

“I think that former fest chair, 

the late Jay Reichmuth, had 

something to do with the 

excellent weather. It was our 

most successful fest to date, 

and I think we made Jay 

proud!” 

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ARS crew Matt Billingsley, Kristy Steurenberg, Judson and 

Joey Alig and Korbin Billingsley. Not pictured but part of 

this crew Noah Hill. 

Ron Gaynor with his family Molly Mason,(daughter), Jared, 

Sarah (daughter), Owen and Olivia Leiker, Donna Gaynor 

(his wife), Ron, Philip Gaynor (son) Amelia, Tanya (daughter), 

and Jake Zengerling and Amanda Rosselot (daughter). 

DOVER 

By 

Rhonda 

Trabel 

Community 

Correspondent 

dover@goBEACONnews.com 

The ARS Cafe and Meeting 

House in Dover opened 

on Oct. 2. The crew pictured 

here put a lot of blood, sweat 

and tears into this project. As 

Matt put it, they are more than 

ecstatic that they were able to 

bring some life back to this 

180-year-old building, allowing 

it to continue to serve the 

community. It was built almost 

two centuries ago. They 

did an awesome job. 

Ron Gaynor of Dover was 

the recipient of a seat on the 

Tristate Honor Flight on Oct. 

17. The flight for veterans 

goes to Washington, DC for a 

day where they visit fourteen 

memorials. Ron is a veteran 

who served from 1971-1973 

and in the reserves until 1977. 

His rank was Buck Sargent of 

the Army. While his original 

orders were for Vietnam, on 

his graduation day from Ft 

Knox, KY, his commanding 

officer pulled him and twentynine 

others out from Vietnam 

to leave for Ulm, Germany. 

Ron was assigned to the 2nd 

battalion of the 4th infantry. 

His main mission was to 

guard the Pershing mission 

base, protecting the warheads. 

In Germany, he also attended 

the Olympics with an assignment 

to protect American 

athletes. The Honor Flight 

was very emotional for Ron 

Dutch and his grandson’s 

dog,Tucker. 

and several others, and he was 

proud to have been of service 

to his country. Ron is presently 

a member of Post 464 

Legion of St Leon. 

Happy belated birthday to 

my uncle Dutch Hoffmeier. 

He turned ninety on Oct. 4 

but if you would ask him he 

is only 57. Lol! A resident of 

the Yorkville and Guilford 

area for many years, Dutch 

was married to the late Wilma 

(Kuhn) Hoffmeier. They had 

four children- Jeff ( Judy) 

Hoffmeier, Beverly ( Ray) 

Fisher, Ron ( Dinah ) Hoffmeier, 

and Sheila (Scott) 

Knollman. He also has six 

grandchildren and eight 

great-grandchildren. I hope it 

was a wonderful birthday for 

you, Dutch, and that you have 

many more to come. Ninety is 

looking good on you. Pictured 

here with Dutch is his grandson’s 

dog, Tucker. 

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OLDENBURG 

By 

Sue 

Siefert 

Community 

Correspondent 

O 

ur 

Communities 

MRI Tech Crystal Kruthaupt 

and OA’s Sara Lamping. 

oldenburg@goBEACONnews.com 

Parish Festival Fun … 

Holy Family Parish hosted 

their Fall Festival and were 

blessed with bright sunshine 

and unusually warm autumn 

temps. At 10:30, Chicken 

Carry-Out Coordinator, Diane 

Tekulve noted, “We are just 

packaging our first chicken 

and it’s already hot out here!” 

Former Batesville resident 

now living in Carmel, Linda 

Struewing Keller reported, 

“We return to Oldenburg every 

year for the friendly people 

and the great chicken... it’s our 

way of welcoming autumn.” 

While Oldenburg is wellknown 

for its fried chicken 

(and a certain cold beverage 

that goes well with it), parish 

chicken fryers can compete 

with the tastiest fried chicken 

in the region as fryers remain 

dedicated to their task through 

generations. 

With the very warm temps, 

lines were long at the ice 

cream booth with son-in-law, 

Mike Gerstbauer scooping 

the cool treat. Ice cream appeals 

to all ages – and enjoying 

the homemade variety is a 

real treat! 

Unique at this Franciscanled 

parish is the St. Francis 

Animal Blessings that are 

offered by priests in residence 

for those who bring their pets. 

With the Feast of St. Francis 

of Assisi on Oct. 4, the parish 

festival provides an ideal 

opportunity to welcome folks 

and bless their pets just as St. 

Francis welcomed animals. 

Pastor Carl Langenderfer, 

OFM thanks all who volunteered 

and those who supported 

this year’s festival! 

For students considering a 

career in healthcare, student 

mentoring is being offered by 

local medical professionals 

which provides an opportunity 

for high school students 

to experience the world of 

healthcare so they can better 

navigate their career paths. 

More than thirty students are 

enrolled in this mentoring 

program representing schools 

from Oldenburg, Batesville, 

Franklin County and Milan. 

On a personal note … 

Life in Oldenburg requires 

one to begin preparing for the 

next festival as soon as one 

completes the previous festival, 

and Oldenburgers are planning 

their holiday event. Although 

retired from my gig in Oldenburg, 

I frequently visit the Sisters 

there and have reached out 

to my baking partner, S. Edna 

Martini, OSF, cookie baker extraordinaire, 

to plan our Boston 

Brown Bread and Gingerbread 

Cookie bake-off. I can’t wait 

until the flour starts flying! 

Das ist alles von der ’Burg! 

Charlie Beck with Hank. 

NEW ALSACE 

By 

Laura 

Keller 

Community 

Correspondent 

newalsace@goBEACONnews.com 

Will Fox, son of Adam 

and Julie Fox, is a fifth-grade 

student at Sunman Elementary. 

While the elementary 

school doesn’t have a crosscountry 

or track team, Will 

was able to participate in 

the East Central Middle 

School’s cross-country team. 

He excelled in cross country 

and made it to the state cross 

country meet where he ran his 

second-best time of the season 

at 12:16 and was only one of 

three fifth-grade students to 

participate in the state meet. 

Congratulations to Will! We 

look forward to seeing what 

he accomplishes in his running 

career. 

The first Sunday of October 

is the feast day of St. Francis 

of Assisi, who is known as 

the patron saint of animals, 

merchants, and ecology. An 

annual pet blessing is held 

at All Saints Parish- St. Paul 

campus where members of 

John Eisele and Sally Brown. 

Lisa Crail with Stella. 

the community may bring 

their pets to receive a blessing. 

Charlie Beck and John 

Eisele brought their new puppies, 

Hank and Sally Brown. 

Ben Keller brought his ducks, 

Huey and Louie, and Lisa 

Crail brought her chicken, 

Stella. 

Are you a musician, have 

a special talent, or enjoy live 

music? Mark your calendar 

for open mic night, held the 

last Friday of each month 

starting at 7 p.m. at the North 

Laura Keller, Ben Keller, 

and Charlie Tucker with 

Huey and Louie. 

Will Fox participated in his 

first state track meet. (Photo 

submitted by Julie Fox) 

Dearborn American Legion! 

The event is open to the public 

and admission is free. 

The North Dearborn American 

Legion is also hosting its 

monthly euchre tournament 

on Oct. 15, Nov. 26, and Dec. 

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AURORA 

By 

Randy 

Turner 

Community 

Correspondent 

aurora@goBEACONnews.com 

Hello Beacon readers, 

This has been a fast month 

with a lot of activity, and I do 

not see things slowing down. 

First I must report on the 

Aurora Farmers Fair- early reports 

are that this was a good 

one. I did my part and did a 

take-home of the famous Italian 

sausages with peppers and 

onions. Of course, an elephant 

ear was included. These are 

my wife’s favorites, and she 

was happy with both. I got my 

favorite- fried bologna from 

the Aurora First Presbyterian 

Church. Phee Ellinghausen 

has served me many of these 

over the years. The carnies 

bring a lot of temptations, but 

I prefer the home cooking of 

parks 

dearborn 

county 

O 

ur 

local food booths. 

The elephant ears were 

served by Brewer and Clement 

Concessions this year. 

They were originally the 

product of Eagle Concessions, 

but the owner Art Carroll 

passed away after last year’s 

Fair. Art’s were the best! 

A new “Mouse Game” was 

on the street, featuring numbers, 

not the colors previously 

used. It got a lot of attention, 

and I’m sure they will be 

back. 

Grand Marshalls, “Harley 

of Cochran” were very highly 

received. The Lions’ tee shirts 

that featured them, sold out 

in all sizes, with only a few 

small and 3xl leftover. Harley 

of Cochran did very well 

on their raffle booth as well. 

Their parade float featured 

a Harley on it, with guest 

Frank Linkmeyer on the 

bike. Frank and his brother 

Bob were longtime parade 

participants. Brother Bob 

Linkmeyer is no longer with 

us, so this was a very classy 

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move by Harley of Cochran 

to include Frank. As we said, 

they are always thinking of 

others. THANKS to a great 

bunch of guys! 

The only bad event of 

the parade was actually on 

George Street as people were 

leaving the parade area, trying 

to get on US 50. Someone 

pulling a trailer was sitting on 

the railroad tracks as a train 

was coming. People in all 

directions were screaming for 

them to get off the tracks, and 

the crossing arm came down 

on their trailer. As they pulled 

off the tracks, the arm slapped 

against the train engine, 

breaking and flying into the 

air- it was that close. The train 

rolled to a stop, and thankfully 

no one was injured. 

The Lions extend a 

“ROARING THANK YOU” 

to all attending the Fair, even 

on the one rainy night, the 

sponsors who make it possible, 

and the important part 

of clean up. Scott Ashbrook 

doing nightly pick up, Ronnie 

Foreman and his street cleaning 

crew, assisted by the City 

of Greendale’s packer truck. 

The City of Lawrenceburg 

providing roll-off dumpsters. 

The City of Aurora Street 

Department helped set up and 

put things away... The Fair 

could not be done without 

them! 

Hitting on the subject of 

trains, longtime Aurora resident 

Jim Sedler said that he 

likes to watch the trains and 

noticed that we see mostly 

eastbound trains. He had a 

theory- he thinks the loaded 

trains are eastbound, and once 

Grand Marshals Harley of Cochran on a float in the Farmers 

Fair Parade. Frank Linkmeyer was perched on a Harley. 

they drop cars, they somehow 

use another route to head back 

west, due to the uphill grade. 

I ran into Roger Luhrsen, a 

long-time railroad guy, and 

he said that they use a loop 

system going from Cincinnati 

downriver towards Louisville, 

crossing the river and ending 

up near Seymour Indiana, 

then back to the east. 

Well, I cannot avoid this. I 

need to pass CONGRATS to 

Jim Jung and his teammates 

on the 1972 Lawrenceburg 

Football team for their recent 

recognition by the Lawrenceburg 

High School Athletic 

Hall of Fame. Having played 

against them and also seeing 

many other Tiger teams, 

I still think this was Coach 

Meador’s best group. A welldeserved 

honor, playing in 

a time with no class tournaments 

and very little media 

attention. 

The Aurora High School 

Museum opened at its new 

location, 320 Second Street. 

They have more viewing 

space, stop in and take a look! 

What will happen? Nov. 17 

will be another “Get Wined 

and Dined Night” in Aurora, 

from 5-9 P.M. Main Street 

Aurora will also be promoting 

“Small Business Saturday” 

shopping for the holiday 

season. Be the first to get your 

SWAG bags, as they are loading 

them with goodies, and 

downtown business holiday 

coupons. Only fifty bags will 

be handed out that night. Another 

fifty will be handed out 

on Nov. 25 to coincide with 

fourteen ribbon cuttings at new 

businesses. So do not miss out! 

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Scott Petty introducing the 

KISS tribute band. 

The “AURORA PRE-TUR- 

KEY 5K WALK/RUN” will 

happen on Nov. 22 at 5:30 

P.M. Gabbard Park will be the 

hub of activities. St. Mary, St. 

Lawrence, and St. Teresa are 

holding these benefits to aid 

St. Vincent De Paul / Clearing 

House / Lawrenceburg 

Food Pantry / Dillsboro Food 

Pantry. A second run is scheduled 

for Nov. 23 at 9 A.M., at 

the St. Leon Legion. Second 

Helping Awards with a 20% 

discount for participating in 

both races! 

And of course “MIRACLE 

ON MAIN STREET” will 

kick off on Nov. 26 at 6 P.M. 

at the Aurora Christmas Tree 

Lighting. Each weekend in 

December will feature events 

at the Aurora Lions Club. 

David and Judy Hizer said 

that good Christmas Elves are 

needed to help put things in 

order. They start putting their 

“Dickens Village” display 

together on Nov. 18, and all 

help is welcomed. On weekends 

from Dec. 2 through 

Sunday, Dec. 17, Christmas 

events are scheduled for the 

kids. “Breakfast With Santa” 

on Saturday mornings at 9 

A.M. and 11 A.M. Reservations 

are needed, by calling 

812-926-1100. Open Santa 

visits are from 1 P.M. to 4 

P.M. each Saturday and Sunday. 

Keep watch for the other 

events that will happen. 

That’s all I have for now. 

I do wish one and all a great 

Thanksgiving; it is my favorite 

holiday for the Turner 

family! 



LAWRENCEBURG 

By 

Debbie 

Acasio 

Community 

Correspondent 

O 

ur 

Communities 

lawrenceburg@goBEACONnews.com 

Debbie Acasio at Farmers 

Fair high above Aurora on 

the Ferris wheel. 

Jamey Rowe, son of Leanna 

& Jim Rowe at Pioneer days. 

Jamey is a member of the 

SE Indiana Youth Orchestra. 

One sunny day this past 

month, without warning, I 

found myself in the unfortunate 

circumstance of having 

to be in three places all at 

once at exactly 4 P.M. Thank 

goodness for cell phones to 

delegate responsibilities and 

the ability to multi-task! 

I mention this because I 

am constantly amazed at 

how often this happens. I am 

sure we all have a long list of 

fall fun that we have had the 

joy to participate in and an 

equally long list of the fun we 

missed. (Yes, I am still sore 

about that pumpkin festival I 

missed!) 

Pioneer Days, an interactive 

kid-friendly display of 

all things “pioneer”, was a 

huge success. Organized by 

the Dearborn County Historical 

Society, one could learn 

about honey bees, roping a 

cow, teepees, quilting, and 

other musical entertainment. 

Abe Lincoln came to visit, 

reciting the Gettysburg Address 

and the pre-inaugural 

speech given in Lawrenceburg 

on Feb. 12, 1861. Funny 

how his words still ring true 

today. 

Lawrenceburg Main Street 

was a scurry of activity for the 

haunted wine walk. Wine and 

ghost stories? Why not? 

With winter quickly approaching, 

let’s not forget 

that the ice rink will be open 

starting Nov. 18 through Jan. 

14. 

Need a job? See downtownlawrenceburg.com 

for 

an application for an ice guard 

position. 

This website is also where 

information regarding the 

December 2 Christmas and 

Pet Parade can be found. 

Don’t let your organization, 

fancy car, or pet miss out on 

this event. 

It is with great sadness that 

we must offer condolences to 

the family of Fred Dearborn 

who recently passed away. 

Fred was a kind and gentle 

Jen Awad telling ghost stories 

at the Vance-Tousey house 

for the haunted wine walk. 

Jon Hiatt as a Scottish traveler 

at Pioneer Days. 

MANCHESTER 

By 

Lisa 

West 

Community 

Correspondent 

manchester@goBEACONnews.com 

Did you see page 1A? A 

beloved resident of Manchester 

is featured! Many of us 

watched her grow up. Please 

see Lisa’s column on page 1A. 

Chuck Heck and Charlie Thies teaching kids about pumping 

water and driving a nail into wood. 

Chris Nutley, Boy Scout 

leader, with Matt Russel and 

Asa Goode at Pioneer days. 

The boys gave teepee tours 

while Chris put together mini 

teepee crafts for the kids. 

soul who just happened to 

be a descendant of Henry 

Dearborn. 

Great, great (lots of greats) 

grandpa Henry Dearborn personally 

worked under George 

Washington, Thomas Jefferson, 

and James Madison. 

Dearborn County was named 

after Fred’s grandpa. 

Abe Lincoln with a young fan 

Raya Ziegler, daughter of 

Rachel Ziegler. She is a fan 

of all things Lincoln. 

Enjoy the fall foliage while 

it lasts! Snow will be here 

soon! 



Kevin Meyer, aka “The 

Grinch.” 

SUNMAN 

By 

Cheryl 

Taylor 

Community 

Correspondent 

sunman@goBEACONnews.com 

It’s that time again, time for 

the annual Sunman Santa and 

Friends Christmas Parade! 

This year promises to be even 

more exciting. Join us along 

State Road 101 or Eastern 

Avenue on Saturday, Dec. 

9, 2023, at 11 A.M. for the 

festivities! To kick off the 

parade, the Sunman Fire, 

EMS, and Police, the Legion 

Color Guard, and the Sunman 

Elementary Color Guard will 

lead the way. Then you have 

O 

ur 

Beckett, Kathy, and Alison 

Knue with Jade. 

the favorite returning- the 

Grinch! It’s a sight you won’t 

want to miss. The parade will 

start at the Sunman Elementary 

School and end at the Sunman 

American Legion where 

Santa and Mrs. Claus will be 

available for pictures and to 

spoil the kiddos with goodies 

and gifts! Anyone who wants 

to be a part of this parade can 

show up by 9:30 at the school. 

The only requirements are to 

be full of the Christmas spirit, 

sing, dance, wave, and pass 

out candy! 

The Sunman Community 

Bulletin Board is a group created 

to promote community 

engagement and support for 

residents to stay up-to-date on 

local events, share information, 

and seek recommendations. 

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DILLSBORO 

By 

Lorene 

Westmeier 

Community 

Correspondent 

dillsboro@goBEACONnews.com 

This year we sure did enjoy 

many days of fall beauty. We 

should all be very thankful for 

this beautiful fall. 

Mark your calendars for 

Tuesday, Nov. 21. The upcoming 

Blood Drive for Dillsboro 

is 12-2 P.M. and 3:30-6 

P.M. at the civic center. For 

questions please call Jamma 

Kelly at 812-584-6146 or 

Hoxworth at 800-830-1091. 

The LWML of St. John’s, 

Farmers Retreat held their 

annual dinner. Plus a clever 

skit was put on by Carolyn 

Beach, Ruth Weisbrod, and 

Jill Pruss entitled, “Who will 

go and fish today.” 

goes beyond mere social networking. 

When a community 

member posts about a lost pet 

in the group, the response is 

overwhelming. The incredible 

impact of the Bulletin Board 

is exemplified by a recent 

heartwarming success story. 

Alison Knue, the creator of 

the group, found her family 

in the position of looking for 

a family pet. She turned to 

the Bulletin Board for help, 

and after days of searching, 

Alison’s family was joyfully 

reunited with Jade. Allison 

shared with me that Jade is 

about fifteen years old. and 

came to live with Alison’s 

in-laws, Gerry and Kathy 

Knue. Jade accompanied Gerry 

and Kathy on their daily 

Carolyn Beach and Ruth 

Weisbrod performing a skit. 

The CARE team is sponsoring 

a two-hour seminar for 

those grieving a loss, providing 

encouragement and support 

for the holiday season. 

Sessions will be held on Nov. 

16 and 30 from 6:30-8:30 

P.M. at the newly remodeled 

Dillsboro Arts Friendship 

Gallery, 12926 Bank St. Dillsboro, 

IN 47018. 

Don’t forget the Dillsboro 

Hometown Christmas on Dec. 

2, 2023. 

Dale Wendelman, a longtime 

friend of many in Dillsboro 

was recently honored 

by the Southeastern Indiana 

Musician’s Assoc. Inc. Hall of 

Fame. 

walks for years, but this summer 

her age started to show, 

and it wasn’t safe for her to 

go along anymore. They think 

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they extend their heartfelt 

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By 

Linda 

Cromer 

Community 

Correspondent 

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Greendale is in the midst of 

a whirlwind transition from 

goblins to gift wrap. All those 

little door-knocking Barbies 

and their not-so-pink peeps 

are on a sugar high, fueling 

their lobbying efforts for the 

latest peer-endorsed toy du 

jour. 

The werewolf towering in 

the yard of the Moore’s home 

on Tebbs Avenue startled the 

bejeezus out of yours truly – 

truly – every time I drove by. 

The beast finally succumbed 

to a looming neighborhood 

flock of blow-up turkeys now 

being put to flight by giant 

snowmen. It’s not Macy’s, but 

it’s quite a parade. 

This time of the year 

is seemingly riven with 

unseemly overlap. It’s 

unsettling. You gotta admit, 

though, that it gives us a lot to 

look forward to. 

The indefatigable Cathy 

Weiss and grandkids have 

been drilling our mayor 

for first-try success hitting 

the switch to illuminate the 

Christmas tree at Greendale 

Park to officially kick off 

the holiday season. The tree 

lighting adds a sparkling 

climax to the many familyfriendly 

activities planned 

for Christmas at the Cabin on 

Mark Tanner leads practice 

for a holiday performance. 

Nov. 24. 

Music is in the air all over 

Greendale. A more benevolent 

combination of Harold Hill 

and the Music Meister is 

Mark Tanner, our beloved 

neighbor with a puckish wit 

and laugh extraordinaire. And 

with a wife of endless patience 

(let’s hear “hallelujah” for 

Debbie). He has beguiled - or 

cajoled - talented performers 

into hours-long twice-a-week 

group practice sessions since 

Oct. 8. That’s a long time to 

be singing your hearts out. 

Add up the solo practices 

clocked by dedicated vocalists 

and musicians and you’re 

talking serious preparation 

for a rollicking good time at 

Jazzy Christmas. The evening 

performances on Dec. 2-3 will 

begin at 6:30 P.M. Attendance 

is gratis but it’s best to reserve 

a seat by calling 812-537- 

1642. Popular holiday tunes 

provide a festive first set, 

followed by a dessert interlude 

in an elegant linen and 

candles setting. The program 

then swings to the Luke 2 

Christmas story with carols 

tuned to a jazz beat. There’ll 

be no nappin’ cause your toes 

will be tappin’. Testify! 

Ghouls Just Wanta Have 

Fun in Greendale. 

On another melodic note, 

caroling by Rivertown 

Chorus will add to the 

ambiance at the Historic 

Greendale Christmas on the 

Avenue home tour on Dec. 

9 from 5-9 P.M. Committee 

members Pat Krider, Jim 

and Sam Fulton, Joyce 

Baer, Jenny Awad, and 

Greendale Main Street 

representatives have worked 

with residents on Oakey Ave. 

and Ludlow St. to provide a 

peek inside a collection of 

five homes in Greendale’s 

Historic District all decked 

out for the holidays. Contact 

dearborncohis.org for tickets 

and information. Visitors will 

experience a tour de force at 

each stop, and proceeds will 

go to the Dearborn County 

Historical Society. 

Greendale residents know 

we can count on one another 

in these good times, and bad. 

This coming fourth Thursday 

in November, let’s be sure 

to take time to consider that. 

Before jockeying for position 

in front of the big screen after 

scarfing down that last slice 

of pie, take a deep breath and 

dwell on our reality. Give 

thanks. 

Ohio State Representative Cindy Abrams with daughters of 

the bakery’s founder, Denise Noller Frazier, and Diane Cox. 

Harrison Home Bakery Honored for 

Fiftieth Anniversary 

The Ohio State House of Representatives recently honored 

Harrison Home Bakery for fifty years of being in business. 

Representative Cindy Abrams recently visited the bakery to 

present the bakery with the proclamation. 

In the days of commercialized superstores that include baked 

goods, finding a true bakery can be challenging. The town of 

Harrison has been home to a true bakery with German heritage 

for over fifty years. Harrison Home Bakery is a family-owned 

business started by Dieter Noller. He came to America from 

Germany with $2.37 in one pocket and a German-American 

dictionary in the other. Today the bakery he started creates 

authentic German pastries including stollen, springerle, cream 

puffs, chocolate cookies, and cakes, just to name a few. 

The family-run business is based on Mr. Noller’s philosophy 

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Susan 

Carson 

Community 

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It was mostly cloudy, chilly, 

and breezy on Oct. 15, but the 

little ones got their costumes 

on and came out for “Trunk 

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One family group stole the 

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Cheryl 

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Community 

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We’re heading into the 

season of holiday and family 

traditions. But in Versailles, 

family traditions start early 

in the fall. The Versailles 

Pumpkin Show began in 1899 

and continues to connect 

families, friends, and history 

with future generations. A 

delicious tradition for the past 

forty-eight years at the Lions 

Club booth is the made-toorder 

Elephant Ears. In 1974, 

Grace Everage of Versailles, 

and her friend, Helen 

Grigsby of Osgood, attended 

the Indiana State Fair. They 

were amazed at the long lines 

at the Elephant Ear booth. 

After successfully creating 

their own recipe, their version 

debuted at the Lions Club’s 

Pumpkin Show booth in 1975. 

Daughter-in-law, Bobbie 

Everage, has kept the lines 

long just like in Indy, with 

the hand-stretched dough 

that is fried in oil, brushed 

generously with melted butter, 

and sprinkled with cinnamon 

sugar. It’s served warm and 

covers the paper plate on 

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While attending the five-day 

fest is a homecoming event 

for scattered family members, 

traditions are carried on by the 

ones who work at the festival. 

In addition to the Lions Club 

volunteers, familiar vendors 

and technical workers have 

made the fun, food, and 

entertainment possible for 

many years. Local retired 

contractor and musician Jeff 

Byard used to watch the 

Pumpkin Show set-up as a 

teenager while he worked in 

his uncle’s grocery store at 

the corner of Tyson and Main. 

For years now, he has been 

the Sound Technician for live 

entertainment through rain 

and shine. 

Another familiar face 

to show-goers is Mark 

McNeelan, whose local food 

stand offers corn dogs, pork 

chops, chicken, and lemon 

freezes. This year, however, 

the company in charge of 

food vendors excluded Mark’s 

booth from having space 

on the square. (too much 

competition?) A group who 

truly understands the meaning 

of tradition, the members of 

Versailles American Legion 

Post #173, stepped in and 

arranged to have Mark’s 

booths set up in their parking 

lot along Main Street. As a 

result, old-timers and firsttimers 

could wash down their 

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frosty lemon freezes, just like 

they have for years! 

Holiday bazaars and craft 

shows will fill the weekends 

from now until the new year. 

They are perfect for shopping 

locally and getting unique 

items. We’re so lucky to be 

able to support the artisans 

in our area while we get our 

shopping list taken care of. 

And a new gift opportunity 

is coming to Ripley Countyfree, 

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books from the 

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Library for children from 

birth to age five. These books 

will be available every month, 

regardless of a family’s 

income! Ripley County 

Imagination Library partners 

who are paying half of the 

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By 

Sialia 

Swainson 

Community 

Correspondent 

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Although the weather has 

been mostly cooperative, it’s 

getting harder to find enough 

daylight hours to finish up all 

the outside chores that need to 

be done. How did it get to be 

November already? 

A large crowd was on hand 

for Night Out for Nichols, a 

fundraising event to benefit 

Amy Meisberger and Bobbie 

Everage making Elephant 

Ears. 

YMCA, Ripley County 

Community Foundation 

(RCCF), Batesville Memorial 

Public Library, Tyson 

Library, and Osgood & 

Milan Public Library. To 

expand the program to every 

zip code in the state, Gov. 

Holcomb signed legislation 

that allots $6 million as part 

of the community shares. 

To register your child for 

Dolly Parton’s Imagination 

Library program, visit https:// 

imaginationlibrary.com/. For 

information about providing 

ongoing support, contact 

RCCF at (812) 933-1098 

or mail a donation to 13 E. 

George Street, Suite B, in 

Batesville. 

Mark your calendar! Dec. 

2 is the date for Versailles’ 

‘Home For The Holiday’ 

event on the square. Trolley 

one of Milan’s own, 

twenty-five-year-old 

Jarrod Nichols, who is 

recovering at home from 

injuries sustained in a 

serious car accident. The 

event was filled with fun 

and community spirit organized 

by many hardworking 

volunteers from 

various organizations. 

Many folks turned out to 

support the Nichols family. 

Boy Scout Troop #631 

has done some unique Scout 

installations: a flag retirement 

monument and a retirement 

collection box for worn flags 

that are no longer serviceable. 

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Three generations attending 

Pumpkin Show- Keisha 

Seaver, Brooke, Waylon 

and Jordan Pelfrey. 

rides, lighted inflatables 

parade, contests, cookie 

decorating, and, of course, 

visits with Mr and Mrs Claus! 

While you’re at your 

calendar - the Post Office 

says Dec. 16 is the deadline 

for First-Class Mail greeting 

cards and USPS Ground 

Advantage shipping to ensure 

delivery by Dec. 25. A lastminute 

dash to the Post Office 

is a tradition for a lot of 

people… 

I hope you have a 

wonderful Thanksgiving. And 

I hope we all share the love 

by supporting the churches 

and groups who are providing 

food and essentials to our 

neighbors who are struggling 

this year. May your tradition 

be one of peace and gratitude! 

A flag retirement ceremony. 

a brick deck made of approximately 

two thousand five hundred 

bricks, many of which 

are personalized in honor 

of local veterans. The troop 

worked for nine months building 

the monument, and it was 

dedicated in the fall of 2017. 

Scout Allen Seymour raised 

the funds for and supplied the 

accompanying flag pole. 

With the use of the monument 

came the need for a way 

to respectfully collect and 

store the flags for retirement. 

Eagle Scout Dawson Schroeder 

created a mailbox-style 

dropbox where people can 

drive in and deposit a flag at 

any time without even leaving 

the comfort of their car! 

His project was completed 

in March of 2019. The first 

month the news was shared 

about the drop box on social 

media, it was shared over 

75,000 times! 

With that kind of response, 

it is no surprise that the 

box was often overflowing 

(something to which I can 

attest!) Eagle Scout Landon 

Saylor raised funds for a 

storage shed that was placed 

on Legion grounds. Now 

when the drop box is full, the 

flags are moved to the shed. 

The Scouts then fold them in 

preparation for retirement. 

Retirement ceremonies are 

held quarterly with the most 

recent being in September 

when over three hundred flags 

were burned. 

According to Scout Master 

Jason Jackson, the personalization 

of bricks to be placed 

in the monument is an ongoing 

fundraiser for the Troop. 

If you would like to have a 

brick engraved in honor of 

a Veteran, you’ll find that 

information at Polarengraving.com/troop631. 

Sincere 

thanks to all the Scouts and 

leaders who continue to make 

our community the wonderful 

place that it is.


Interact with Reindeer of Whitetail Acres 

Are you looking for a truly 

thrilling experience to share 

with friends and family? You 

don’t have to look any further 

than Whitetail Acres Garden 

Center in Brookville, IN. 

Whitetail Acres is a Chooseand-cut 

Christmas tree farm 

and garden center owned by 

Kevin and Alice Priessman. 

What makes the holidays at 

Whitetail Acres so special is 

the beautiful reindeer they 

raise on their farm. All of the 

reindeer are tame, but some 

are exceptionally social and 

eager to greet visitors. Which 

led to the idea of the “Reindeer 

Encounter.” 

For years Kevin and Alice 

have offered the Reindeer 

Encounter which includes 

an immersive experience 

of interacting with reindeer 

in their pen. The encounter 

begins around a bonfire where 

you will learn all about these 

amazing animals. Pictures can 

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RISING SUN/ 

OHIO COUNTY 

By 

PG 

Gentrup 

Community 

Correspondent 

risingsun@goBEACONnews.com 

Another year just seems 

to be flying by. I recently 

returned from Washington, 

DC on my annual trip for 

Veterans, presented awards 

at Lawrenceburg Music Fest, 

and did the same at Farmers 

Fair. I swear it was just a few 

months ago that I did that for 

2022. 

My daughter, Kelli, gave 

me a book, and I am writing a 

story each week for one year, 

answering the weekly questions 

provided. It might be 

something for you to do for a 

family member. I know I have 

had a flashflood of memories 

as I write my weekly story. 

Congratulations to Bonnie 

Carrigan on her outstanding 

award for her Rock on Rising 

Sun’s Rolling Stones project. 

Bonnie and her group painted 

rocks and placed them all 

around town. They even send 

them around the world. I have 

several patriotic ones in my 

museum. Ron Spurlock and I 

drove Bonnie and her friend, 

Susan Ashcraft, to Indianapolis 

for a luncheon with Lt. 

Governor Suzanne Crouch, 

where she was presented the 

Golden Hoosier Award. 

Congratulations to Darci 

Taylor Bayne on being 

selected as one of three 

recipients of the Dearborn 

County Women of Distinction 

for 2023. I have the honor 

of working with Darci in the 

be taken as you hand feed, pet, 

and fall in love with Dancer, 

Jingle, Noel, and a few of 

their other reindeer friends. 

Their Christmas gift shop is 

overflowing with unique ornaments 

and decorations and 

will be open 7 days a week 

after Thanksgiving. Look for 

the reindeer antler sheds and 

gifts made of antlers by a local 

craftsman. Take home the 

magic of Christmas with one 

of Santa’s reindeer antlers. 

What a great conversation 

piece for all ages. A gift for 

the hard-to-buy-for on your 

Christmas list. Santa says, 

“There is magic in the antler!” 

This is the perfect time to 

get the Christmas card picture 

unlike any other. 

Due to a series of droughts, 

the farm will not be open for 

cutting Christmas trees this 

season, but they hope to be 

in full swing next Christmas. 

Your Reindeer Encounter will 

Visitors interact with reindeer 

at Whitetail Acres during 

the holiday season. 

be held at their Garden Center, 

8001 Old Blue Creek Road, 

Brookville, IN 47012, where 

you will find a selection of 

fresh pre-cut Christmas trees, 

wreaths, free refreshments, 

and all the sights, scents, and 

sounds of Christmas. 

For more information , visit 

WhitetailAcresTreeFarm. 

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at 765-993-0406. (See ad on 

page 8B) 

Communities 

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which helps our veterans get county in Indiana. 

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the game. Ringer now has 2,150 yards this season and 

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The previous week in the opening round of the sectional 

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