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<strong>Dec</strong>ember <strong>2023</strong> THE BEACON Page 9B<br />
GREENDALE<br />
By<br />
Linda<br />
Cromer<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
O<br />
ur<br />
Communities<br />
greendale@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Greendale is in the midst of<br />
a whirlwind transition from<br />
goblins to gift wrap. All those<br />
little door-knocking Barbies<br />
and their not-so-pink peeps<br />
are on a sugar high, fueling<br />
their lobbying efforts for the<br />
latest peer-endorsed toy du<br />
jour.<br />
The werewolf towering in<br />
the yard of the Moore’s home<br />
on Tebbs Avenue startled the<br />
bejeezus out of yours truly –<br />
truly – every time I drove by.<br />
The beast finally succumbed<br />
to a looming neighborhood<br />
flock of blow-up turkeys now<br />
being put to flight by giant<br />
snowmen. It’s not Macy’s, but<br />
it’s quite a parade.<br />
This time of the year<br />
is seemingly riven with<br />
unseemly overlap. It’s<br />
unsettling. You gotta admit,<br />
though, that it gives us a lot to<br />
look forward to.<br />
The indefatigable Cathy<br />
Weiss and grandkids have<br />
been drilling our mayor<br />
for first-try success hitting<br />
the switch to illuminate the<br />
Christmas tree at Greendale<br />
Park to officially kick off<br />
the holiday season. The tree<br />
lighting adds a sparkling<br />
climax to the many familyfriendly<br />
activities planned<br />
for Christmas at the Cabin on<br />
Mark Tanner leads practice<br />
for a holiday performance.<br />
Nov. 24.<br />
Music is in the air all over<br />
Greendale. A more benevolent<br />
combination of Harold Hill<br />
and the Music Meister is<br />
Mark Tanner, our beloved<br />
neighbor with a puckish wit<br />
and laugh extraordinaire. And<br />
with a wife of endless patience<br />
(let’s hear “hallelujah” for<br />
Debbie). He has beguiled - or<br />
cajoled - talented performers<br />
into hours-long twice-a-week<br />
group practice sessions since<br />
Oct. 8. That’s a long time to<br />
be singing your hearts out.<br />
Add up the solo practices<br />
clocked by dedicated vocalists<br />
and musicians and you’re<br />
talking serious preparation<br />
for a rollicking good time at<br />
Jazzy Christmas. The evening<br />
performances on <strong>Dec</strong>. 2-3 will<br />
begin at 6:30 P.M. Attendance<br />
is gratis but it’s best to reserve<br />
a seat by calling 812-537-<br />
1642. Popular holiday tunes<br />
provide a festive first set,<br />
followed by a dessert interlude<br />
in an elegant linen and<br />
candles setting. The program<br />
then swings to the Luke 2<br />
Christmas story with carols<br />
tuned to a jazz beat. There’ll<br />
be no nappin’ cause your toes<br />
will be tappin’. Testify!<br />
Ghouls Just Wanta Have<br />
Fun in Greendale.<br />
On another melodic note,<br />
caroling by Rivertown<br />
Chorus will add to the<br />
ambiance at the Historic<br />
Greendale Christmas on the<br />
Avenue home tour on <strong>Dec</strong>.<br />
9 from 5-9 P.M. Committee<br />
members Pat Krider, Jim<br />
and Sam Fulton, Joyce<br />
Baer, Jenny Awad, and<br />
Greendale Main Street<br />
representatives have worked<br />
with residents on Oakey Ave.<br />
and Ludlow St. to provide a<br />
peek inside a collection of<br />
five homes in Greendale’s<br />
Historic District all decked<br />
out for the holidays. Contact<br />
dearborncohis.org for tickets<br />
and information. Visitors will<br />
experience a tour de force at<br />
each stop, and proceeds will<br />
go to the Dearborn County<br />
Historical Society.<br />
Greendale residents know<br />
we can count on one another<br />
in these good times, and bad.<br />
This coming fourth Thursday<br />
in November, let’s be sure<br />
to take time to consider that.<br />
Before jockeying for position<br />
in front of the big screen after<br />
scarfing down that last slice<br />
of pie, take a deep breath and<br />
dwell on our reality. Give<br />
thanks.<br />
Ohio State Representative Cindy Abrams with daughters of<br />
the bakery’s founder, Denise Noller Frazier, and Diane Cox.<br />
Harrison Home Bakery Honored for<br />
Fiftieth Anniversary<br />
The Ohio State House of Representatives recently honored<br />
Harrison Home Bakery for fifty years of being in business.<br />
Representative Cindy Abrams recently visited the bakery to<br />
present the bakery with the proclamation.<br />
In the days of commercialized superstores that include baked<br />
goods, finding a true bakery can be challenging. The town of<br />
Harrison has been home to a true bakery with German heritage<br />
for over fifty years. Harrison Home Bakery is a family-owned<br />
business started by Dieter Noller. He came to America from<br />
Germany with $2.37 in one pocket and a German-American<br />
dictionary in the other. Today the bakery he started creates<br />
authentic German pastries including stollen, springerle, cream<br />
puffs, chocolate cookies, and cakes, just to name a few.<br />
The family-run business is based on Mr. Noller’s philosophy<br />
for success, “Get yourself a good trade, work long hours, and<br />
the possibilities are endless.”<br />
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Church members who provided the Trunks and Treats are (front) Cliff Guard, Melba<br />
Guard, Jamie Roth, Amy Land, Sally Rowland, Susan Carson, and Helen Kirk. Back:<br />
Milt Carley, Bruce Roth, Carolyn Richardson, Judy Shumate, Mark Dunevant, Pastor<br />
Bob Land, Randy Lyness, Linda Lyness, Jean Mullalley and Cathy Dunevant.<br />
Lenore Bailey, Emmett and Janie Green, twin boys (standing) Samuel and William Green,<br />
and babies in the jet fighter, Audra Green (front) and Gabriel Bailey (back).<br />
LOGAN<br />
By<br />
Susan<br />
Carson<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
logan@goBEACONnews.com<br />
It was mostly cloudy, chilly,<br />
and breezy on Oct. 15, but the<br />
little ones got their costumes<br />
on and came out for “Trunk<br />
or Treat” at Dearborn Hills<br />
Church.<br />
One family group stole the<br />
show with their “Top Gun”<br />
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themed outfits and retrofitted<br />
wagon. Abigail and Zachary<br />
Bailey are the parents of two<br />
of these cuties, and Alexandra<br />
and Scott Green are the<br />
parents of the other five. Abigail<br />
and Alexandra are sisters.<br />
They designed and built the<br />
aircraft for the wagon. What<br />
a fun bunch! Everyone had<br />
a great time AND it never<br />
rained!<br />
If you have news to share<br />
about interesting happenings<br />
in Logan, please email me at<br />
logan@goBEACONnews.com<br />
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