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Page 2B THE BEACON April 2024
BRIGHT/
SUGAR RIDGE
By
Bob
Waples
Community
Correspondent
bright@goBEACONnews.com
I’ve discovered that my limited/creative
writing abilities
are like the weather.....they
use the winter to replenish/restore.
In other words… ”ain’t
a lot going on folks” during
the weeks past or near future.
I am looking back, looking
forward, and just plain looking,
so here we go.
Looking back- thought I
would give you all a brief
history of our Bright area.
Several Indian tribes called
our area home. Some tribes
can be traced as far back as
8000 BC with newer tribes
such as the Mississippian
O
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Volunteers gather to solve the world’s problems every
morning in Bright.
Celebrating lives
of the ones you love.
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NICOLE WUESTEFELD
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Communities
Indians in the 1600s. John
Gibson founded our Bright
area (known as Saltillo) in the
late 1820s. It became Bright
around 1904 when the first
post office was established
and called Bright Post Office
after Postmaster General
Bright… and the rest, as they
say, is history.
Looking forward (with just
a bit of humor) we see Bright
today with our bright (?)
trustee meeting each morning
at a local coffee hangout. Because
of these dedicated men,
every situation imaginable is
discussed and resolved. If not
resolved that day, the discussion
resumes the next. Discussions
are taking place on
how the ‘Bright’ council can
go global to help other cities
and towns become as well-run
as our Bright… all thanks to
these dedicated men who do
all of this for no pay… they
even pay for their coffee.
ST. LEON
By
Debbie A.
Zimmer
Community
Correspondent
stleon@goBEACONnews.com
The Greg “Big Man” Andres
Golf Outing will be held
on Saturday, May 18, 2024.
Get in touch with me at stleon@goBEACONnews.com.
if you have a foursome and
want to sign up. All proceeds
will go to the Dearborn Community
Foundation for the
Greg Andres/North Dearborn
Conservation Club Scholarship
Fund. We presented three
scholarships last year to very
deserving seniors.
The North Dearborn Alumni
All kidding aside, these are
a great group of guys and I
enjoy their company
Looking now I send a
BIG birthday wish to a very
special lady…..an honorary
‘Bright’ resident who lives in
Logan. Happy 100 years to
Ms. Ann Jeffries. The big day
is March 27. Ann has lived in
our area her entire life. Ann
was the force behind our current
North Dearborn Pantry.
For many years Ann, with her
late husband Leroy, ran the
North Dearborn Pantry from
the basement of their home.
They even delivered to some
families who were not able
to get out. So again to a very
Association will be having
its annual event on Saturday,
May 11 at St. Joseph American
Legion Post 464. Watch
for your notice in the mail.
Proceeds go to a scholarship
presented to an East Central
Senior.
Twenty-eight newly appointed
probationary troopers
graduated from the 84th
Indiana State Police Academy.
One trooper assigned to the
Indiana State Police-Versailles
Post is Trooper Tyler
Busch, a 2016 graduate of
East Central High School, St.
Leon, IN. He graduated from
Thomas More University in
2021 with a bachelor’s degree
in biology. Before joining ISP,
Trooper Busch was a jailer for
the Dearborn County Sheriff’s
Department, a diver for
the Dearborn County Water
Rescue Team, and a deputy
coroner for the Dearborn
County Coroner’s Office. He
lives in Dearborn County with
his wife and daughter.
Trooper Busch will begin
his next phase of training- a
three-month field training
period where he will ride with
veteran troopers. The purpose
of the field training is to apply
the training they received at
the formal academy.
Hanover College Junior
Jessie Stenger from St. Leon
recently led the Hanover Panthers
and set a school record
as part of the Anderson Invitational.
Ms. Stenger claimed
the top spot in the shot put
with a school-record toss of
13.19 meters. The toss ranks
her in the top twenty-five
nationally. She also won the
weight throw with a throw of
14.61 meters. Congratulations
Jessie on the good work!
A big thank you to the St
special LADY……Happy
Birthday. Big hug and love.
On a sad note, we lost
another lifetime member of
our community… Ms. Ruth
Sutton. Ruth was the sister of
Ann Jeffries. Ruth was a very
special lady and I will miss
her hugs. My sympathy to the
entire family.
In closing, I would like to
wish everyone a very happy,
blessed Easter and Happy St.
Patrick’s Day.
Time is like a river. You
cannot touch the same water
twice because the flow that
has passed will never pass
again. Enjoy every moment of
your God-given life.
Leon New Year’s Eve committee
Sharon Bischoff,
Mary Schuman, and Janet
Bischoff. They organized
a dance at the St. Joseph
American Legion. Monetary
collections and donations
were made to the YES Home.
Thank you to all those who
attended. A good time was
had by all in attendance. I
even got on the dance floor
for a dance or two and enjoyed
listening to the great
music.
April Birthdays– 1 Patty
Herth and Jeanette Dole, 2
Paige Hoog, Marie Connolly,
3 Marge Fogelson, 4
Jennie Maune, Brad Callahan,
and cousin Scott Brier,
5 Gerilyn Chaffee, 6 Abbie
Alig, 7 Diana Alig and my
husband Ron, 11 Bob Barnhorst,
Jodie Fox, Brandon
Vogelsang and Joan Erhart,
12 cousin Matt Powell,
13 my niece Deanna
Biddle, 14 Dave Bader, 15
Jenny Giltz, Greg Ritzi and
Aaron Klenke, 17 Ethan
Alig, Steve Bertram, Sam
Wilgenbusch, Bree Cleary
and cousin Mike Brier, 18
cousins Connie Andres
and Matt Brier, 19 Julie
Becker, 20 Virgil Bulach,
21 Steve Callahan, 24 Paul
Alig and Abby Bittner,
26 Kevin Alig and Tracy
Cleary, 27 cousin Mark
Powell, 29 Jared Vogelsang,
Kate Weldishofer
and Emma Werner, 30
Peyton Hoog and Maureen
Siebert.
Happy twentieth anniversary
to my daughter Jennie and
Todd Geisheimer on April 9.
Get in touch with me with
any news items for the column
at stleon@goBEACON
news.com
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