Beacon Dec 2023
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<strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2023</strong> THE BEACON Page 5B<br />
OLDENBURG<br />
By<br />
Sue<br />
Siefert<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
O<br />
ur<br />
Communities<br />
MRI Tech Crystal Kruthaupt<br />
and OA’s Sara Lamping.<br />
oldenburg@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Parish Festival Fun …<br />
Holy Family Parish hosted<br />
their Fall Festival and were<br />
blessed with bright sunshine<br />
and unusually warm autumn<br />
temps. At 10:30, Chicken<br />
Carry-Out Coordinator, Diane<br />
Tekulve noted, “We are just<br />
packaging our first chicken<br />
and it’s already hot out here!”<br />
Former Batesville resident<br />
now living in Carmel, Linda<br />
Struewing Keller reported,<br />
“We return to Oldenburg every<br />
year for the friendly people<br />
and the great chicken... it’s our<br />
way of welcoming autumn.”<br />
While Oldenburg is wellknown<br />
for its fried chicken<br />
(and a certain cold beverage<br />
that goes well with it), parish<br />
chicken fryers can compete<br />
with the tastiest fried chicken<br />
in the region as fryers remain<br />
dedicated to their task through<br />
generations.<br />
With the very warm temps,<br />
lines were long at the ice<br />
cream booth with son-in-law,<br />
Mike Gerstbauer scooping<br />
the cool treat. Ice cream appeals<br />
to all ages – and enjoying<br />
the homemade variety is a<br />
real treat!<br />
Unique at this Franciscanled<br />
parish is the St. Francis<br />
Animal Blessings that are<br />
offered by priests in residence<br />
for those who bring their pets.<br />
With the Feast of St. Francis<br />
of Assisi on Oct. 4, the parish<br />
festival provides an ideal<br />
opportunity to welcome folks<br />
and bless their pets just as St.<br />
Francis welcomed animals.<br />
Pastor Carl Langenderfer,<br />
OFM thanks all who volunteered<br />
and those who supported<br />
this year’s festival!<br />
For students considering a<br />
career in healthcare, student<br />
mentoring is being offered by<br />
local medical professionals<br />
which provides an opportunity<br />
for high school students<br />
to experience the world of<br />
healthcare so they can better<br />
navigate their career paths.<br />
More than thirty students are<br />
enrolled in this mentoring<br />
program representing schools<br />
from Oldenburg, Batesville,<br />
Franklin County and Milan.<br />
On a personal note …<br />
Life in Oldenburg requires<br />
one to begin preparing for the<br />
next festival as soon as one<br />
completes the previous festival,<br />
and Oldenburgers are planning<br />
their holiday event. Although<br />
retired from my gig in Oldenburg,<br />
I frequently visit the Sisters<br />
there and have reached out<br />
to my baking partner, S. Edna<br />
Martini, OSF, cookie baker extraordinaire,<br />
to plan our Boston<br />
Brown Bread and Gingerbread<br />
Cookie bake-off. I can’t wait<br />
until the flour starts flying!<br />
Das ist alles von der ’Burg!<br />
Charlie Beck with Hank.<br />
NEW ALSACE<br />
By<br />
Laura<br />
Keller<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
newalsace@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Will Fox, son of Adam<br />
and Julie Fox, is a fifth-grade<br />
student at Sunman Elementary.<br />
While the elementary<br />
school doesn’t have a crosscountry<br />
or track team, Will<br />
was able to participate in<br />
the East Central Middle<br />
School’s cross-country team.<br />
He excelled in cross country<br />
and made it to the state cross<br />
country meet where he ran his<br />
second-best time of the season<br />
at 12:16 and was only one of<br />
three fifth-grade students to<br />
participate in the state meet.<br />
Congratulations to Will! We<br />
look forward to seeing what<br />
he accomplishes in his running<br />
career.<br />
The first Sunday of October<br />
is the feast day of St. Francis<br />
of Assisi, who is known as<br />
the patron saint of animals,<br />
merchants, and ecology. An<br />
annual pet blessing is held<br />
at All Saints Parish- St. Paul<br />
campus where members of<br />
John Eisele and Sally Brown.<br />
Lisa Crail with Stella.<br />
the community may bring<br />
their pets to receive a blessing.<br />
Charlie Beck and John<br />
Eisele brought their new puppies,<br />
Hank and Sally Brown.<br />
Ben Keller brought his ducks,<br />
Huey and Louie, and Lisa<br />
Crail brought her chicken,<br />
Stella.<br />
Are you a musician, have<br />
a special talent, or enjoy live<br />
music? Mark your calendar<br />
for open mic night, held the<br />
last Friday of each month<br />
starting at 7 p.m. at the North<br />
Laura Keller, Ben Keller,<br />
and Charlie Tucker with<br />
Huey and Louie.<br />
Will Fox participated in his<br />
first state track meet. (Photo<br />
submitted by Julie Fox)<br />
Dearborn American Legion!<br />
The event is open to the public<br />
and admission is free.<br />
The North Dearborn American<br />
Legion is also hosting its<br />
monthly euchre tournament<br />
on Oct. 15, Nov. 26, and <strong>Dec</strong>.<br />
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