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Memorial Day Services<br />
Bright Service at Gibson Cemetery<br />
Sunday, May 26 at 12:15 PM<br />
New Alsace American Legion<br />
Post 452 - May 27<br />
9:00 A.M. – West Fork<br />
(located off Bonnell Road)<br />
9:30 A.M. – East Fork<br />
10:00 A.M. – All Saints Parish<br />
St. John’s campus (Dover)<br />
10:45 A.M. – All Saints Parish<br />
St. Martin’s campus (Yorkville)<br />
11:15 A.M. – All Saints Parish<br />
St. Paul’s campus (New Alsace)<br />
Cambridge Cemetery skipped due<br />
to R1 closure. Names of the deceased<br />
veterans will be read at the<br />
West Fork Cemetery. Dinner will be<br />
served after the Memorial Services<br />
at Post 452 for our Legion families.<br />
St. Leon Legion Post 464- May 27<br />
7:30 AM - Mass @ St. Joseph<br />
Church w/Cemetery Service<br />
8:35 AM - St. John Cemetery in<br />
Harrison<br />
9:15 AM - St. Jacob Cemetery<br />
9:35 AM - St. Peter’s Cemetery<br />
10:00 AM - Klemme’s Corner North<br />
10:15 AM - Southgate<br />
10:30 AM - Cedar Grove Catholic<br />
10:45 AM - Cedar Grove Old<br />
Cemetery<br />
1:30 PM - Mt. Pleasant Cemetery<br />
2:00 PM - Old Stone Church, SR 46<br />
2:30 PM - Old Sunman Fam. Cemetery<br />
Lawrenceburg parade, May 27, 10 AM<br />
Services at Greendale Cemetery<br />
with an address 11 AM<br />
Hidden Valley Lake at the Community<br />
Center, Sunday, May 26 at<br />
12:00 P.M<br />
Aurora service at Aurora River<br />
View Cemetery May 27, 11:00 AM,<br />
by American Legion Post 231<br />
Rising Sun parade, May 27, starts<br />
at 10 AM. Service follows at 10:30<br />
AM at the courthouse.<br />
Versailles parade, May 27, 10 AM.<br />
Service follow at Cliff Hill Cemetery<br />
and the Veterans Memorial.<br />
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St. Elizabeth Cancer Center - Dearborn Now Serves Community<br />
Life is all about relationships.<br />
Knowing to whom you can turn when<br />
you need help is built on a lifetime of<br />
relationships. Throw in a little trust<br />
and you have a winning combination<br />
that can move mountains.<br />
Or save a community.<br />
For over fifty-nine years, southeast<br />
Indiana was served by Dearborn<br />
County Hospital (DCH). As times<br />
changed, medical technology improved,<br />
new procedures were implemented,<br />
and the cost of providing<br />
treatment increased. During that time,<br />
the population of southeast Indiana<br />
also expanded. To accommodate these<br />
Artists Support JCAP and A Community Bridge<br />
By Maureen Stenger<br />
Last September if you recall I<br />
stepped out of my comfort zone,<br />
bought a snazzy dress, and attended<br />
A Community Bridge’s fund raiser for<br />
the Jail Chemical Addiction Program<br />
(JCAP) at the Covered Bridge in the<br />
heart of Guilford. The magical evening<br />
was one that I will never forget,<br />
and it benefitted such an important<br />
cause in our community. This year A<br />
Community Bridge will host its annual<br />
fund raiser for JCAP on Sept. 21 on<br />
the Triple Whipple Bridge near Riverview<br />
Cemetery. This beautiful bridge<br />
is a serene sight to behold as it stands<br />
stately above the flowing waters of<br />
Laughery Creek. It was added to the<br />
National Register of Historic Places in<br />
1976.<br />
When I first started writing for The<br />
<strong>Beacon</strong>, I covered the extensive renovations<br />
of the Triple Whipple’s neighbor,<br />
the glorious Speakman House that<br />
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changes, DCH became Highpoint<br />
Health and began its journey of growing<br />
to meet the medical needs of the<br />
community.<br />
COVID changed everything. Highpoint<br />
could no longer continue on a<br />
path of growth when surgeries were<br />
severely curtailed or cancelled, cutting<br />
off a vital revenue stream for the hospital.<br />
The future looked bleak for the<br />
survival of the county-owned hospital.<br />
Thanks to a long-term relationship<br />
between the CEO of Highpoint Health<br />
and several key members of St Elizabeth,<br />
help was offered by St Elizabeth<br />
to potentially keep the hospital afloat<br />
Chloe Baxter, Callie Davidson, Sophia Ferguson, Patrick Meyer,<br />
Kylie McClanahan, Taylor Compton, Lexus Couch, Elora Cooper,<br />
Karsyn Detmer.<br />
Lily Pruss, Avery Ward, Alex Eaves,<br />
Tessa House<br />
Cameron<br />
Cheek<br />
Community<br />
Clean Up<br />
Students and<br />
volunteers alike<br />
pitched in to help clean<br />
up Aurora on the tenth<br />
anniversary of<br />
SDHS Community<br />
Service Day.<br />
(Photos courtesy of<br />
Main Street Aurora)<br />
Jake Britton, Mark Sams, Mariano Flores, and Riley<br />
Charvat<br />
sits stoically near the Triple Whipple<br />
Bridge and was built in 1846. What a<br />
magnificent setting for A Community<br />
Bridge’s glamorous night!<br />
Last year the fund raiser was capped<br />
off with a live auction of impressive<br />
artwork created by local artists. To<br />
participate in the bidding, you raised<br />
your giant lollipop with your number<br />
on it! The evening was exciting<br />
and fun to be a part of. This year the<br />
art students at Lawrenceburg High<br />
School will be providing many of the<br />
pieces to be auctioned off. Art teacher<br />
Tina Magee prompted her talented<br />
art students to begin brainstorming<br />
by putting together a slide show for<br />
them. She got their wheels turning by<br />
challenging them to ask themselves,<br />
“What do you think of when you hear<br />
the word, bridge?’ Everyone knows<br />
that a bridge is a structure that provides<br />
passage over an obstacle, but<br />
what about the metaphorical meaning<br />
and restructure from within. As opportunities<br />
arose, the incredible potential<br />
of St. Elizabeth taking over Highpoint<br />
Health became self-evident.<br />
Today perhaps the greatest benefit of<br />
those strong relationships and levels<br />
of trust have paved the way for a new<br />
cancer treatment center in southeast<br />
Indiana. Once only a dream of the<br />
medical community, St Elizabeth<br />
Cancer Center - Dearborn has become<br />
a reality and is now ready to serve the<br />
community.<br />
The St. Elizabeth Cancer Center -<br />
Dearborn is designed to provide<br />
Continued on page 3A<br />
Juvenile<br />
Problem<br />
Solving Court<br />
Committed to Shaping Lives<br />
By Cheryl Damon-Greiner<br />
The phrase, “It takes a village to<br />
raise a child,” is taken from an African<br />
proverb and expresses the idea that<br />
many people are needed to provide a<br />
healthy environment for children to<br />
reach their full potential. The proverbial<br />
‘village’ refers to parents and<br />
extended family, role models among<br />
friends and neighbors, mentors and<br />
teachers, health professionals, and<br />
community members. I am reminded<br />
of how my mother always knew what<br />
I had been doing, who I was with, and<br />
where I went before I ever got home<br />
from school. The neighbors, teachers,<br />
and my big brothers had already given<br />
her a full report. It made me think<br />
before I acted and let me know that<br />
someone was always close by that I<br />
could turn to if I had a problem. Ideally,<br />
a loving support system like that<br />
can provide a child with all that they<br />
need to be happy and live out their<br />
dreams. Unfortunately, we know that<br />
many children are living with the daily<br />
consequences caused by the problems<br />
created by their caregivers or who<br />
may be experiencing serious problems<br />
themselves. No child alone has what<br />
he or she needs to survive mental<br />
illness, addiction, poverty, lack of education,<br />
housing insecurity, emotional,<br />
sexual and physical abuse, physical illness<br />
or disability, or disjointed family<br />
situations. These situations are overwhelming<br />
and scary. Some children<br />
Continued on page 6A<br />
Artwork currently being created by<br />
Lawrenceburg student Jack Banta.<br />
of a bridge? As Mrs. Magee put it,<br />
“They stand as a physical creation of<br />
our innate desire to connect, to<br />
Continued on page 4A<br />
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By<br />
Tamara<br />
Taylor<br />
Quiet Inspirations<br />
If you live in southeast<br />
Indiana and breathe in oxygen,<br />
you probably know about<br />
Milan’s 1954 State Basketball<br />
Champions. And you’ve<br />
probably heard of the movie,<br />
“Hoosiers.”<br />
But our area’s claim to fame<br />
goes far beyond Milan. One<br />
of our residents is a real-life<br />
“star” from the event that<br />
inspired the movie, “Breaking<br />
Away.” The movie centers<br />
around the Little 500, a<br />
cycling race held annually at<br />
Indiana University. The inspiration<br />
for the race came from<br />
fraternities who assembled<br />
four-member cycling teams to<br />
compete and raise funds for<br />
scholarships. The Little 500<br />
consisted of two hundred laps<br />
(almost 51 miles) on 1-speed<br />
bikes. As for brakes, who<br />
needs ‘em? Just pedal backward<br />
to apply...<br />
In 1962, thirty-four teams<br />
gathered to compete in the<br />
Little 500. This particular<br />
race became the basis for<br />
the famous movie, “Breaking<br />
Away.” One of the riders<br />
representing the fraternity<br />
Lambda Chi Alpha was Versailles<br />
resident Larry Eaton!<br />
I can only imagine the gasps<br />
being vocalized as those who<br />
know Larry read this interesting<br />
tidbit. Along with the<br />
thoughts of, “Well I never...”<br />
Carry that one step further and<br />
the same sentiment certainly<br />
Larry Eaton<br />
applies to Larry’s philanthropic<br />
efforts throughout his<br />
45-year life (okay, maybe a<br />
few more years than that...)<br />
I have had the cherished<br />
honor of becoming a dear<br />
friend of Larry’s for a mere<br />
blink of an eye in comparison.<br />
And while I cannot list all that<br />
he has accomplished during<br />
his lifetime, I can attest to the<br />
fact that he has touched more<br />
lives in southeast Indiana than<br />
one can ever imagine. As I researched<br />
Larry’s kindness and<br />
dedication to helping others, I<br />
realized that no one is aware<br />
of how much Larry does for<br />
others, not even his children.<br />
Words consistently used<br />
to describe Larry are honest,<br />
thoughtful, considerate, and<br />
loyal. I would like to add unassuming,<br />
humble, and brilliant.<br />
For those of you who have<br />
worked with Larry Eaton or<br />
been touched by his selfless<br />
assistance throughout the<br />
years, please take a moment<br />
the next time you see him.<br />
Shake his hand and share with<br />
him how he changed your life.<br />
I guarantee the response you<br />
receive will be a memory you<br />
will hold dear forever.<br />
I now turn the pen over to<br />
Laura Keller who discovered<br />
a project in St Leon that is<br />
steeped in history. The volunteers<br />
who made it happen did<br />
it for the love of the game and<br />
their community.<br />
Baseball is often referred to<br />
as America’s favorite pastime.<br />
As you drive throughout<br />
southeastern Indiana and<br />
southwest Ohio, you may<br />
notice the numerous baseball<br />
fields that are in use during the<br />
spring and summer months<br />
while young men and women<br />
pursue their passion for playing<br />
baseball and softball.<br />
Many schools, churches, and<br />
local American Legions have<br />
baseball fields, although many<br />
fields have faded throughout<br />
the years. Many local legions<br />
had baseball teams as well,<br />
although only Madison and<br />
Rising Sun still have teams<br />
today, according to the American<br />
Legion’s website.<br />
According to the American<br />
Legion’s website, athletics<br />
were a way to develop youth<br />
and American Legion baseball<br />
began in 1925. Teams traveled<br />
throughout the country to<br />
compete, including an annual<br />
World Series! The winning<br />
team receives a trip to the<br />
Major League Baseball’s<br />
World Series. Locally, American<br />
Legion baseball teams<br />
existed in Aurora, Batesville,<br />
Brookville, Lawrenceburg,<br />
Rising Sun, St. Leon, and Versailles.<br />
The teams consisted of<br />
high-school-aged young men<br />
and the level of play was a<br />
step between high school and<br />
collegiate baseball programs.<br />
College baseball coaches and<br />
scouts would attend games to<br />
recruit for their teams. Locally,<br />
Northern Kentucky University<br />
and Thomas More University<br />
scouted and recruited players<br />
for their baseball teams.<br />
Jake Stenger was a beloved<br />
legion baseball coach for<br />
more than fifty years in the<br />
St. Leon area starting in the<br />
early 1960s. His teams played<br />
at the St. Leon Legion Post<br />
464 field and every Saturday<br />
Dillsboro<br />
A view from home plate at St. Leon’s field of dreams.<br />
and Sunday Mr. Stenger could<br />
be found at the baseball field.<br />
From scheduling games to<br />
getting umpires and serving<br />
on baseball committees, he did<br />
it all. While a lot of players<br />
on his team were from the St.<br />
Leon area, Mr. Stenger recruited<br />
players from other areas,<br />
especially after legion baseball<br />
teams began to dwindle<br />
in numbers. He coordinated<br />
banquets to honor players and<br />
well-known Cincinnati Reds<br />
players Pete Rose and Joe<br />
Nuxhall spoke at a banquet.<br />
Mr. Stenger’s passion for<br />
baseball and helping kids was<br />
evident in the number of years<br />
he coached and the lives he<br />
impacted. Some children he<br />
coached came from broken<br />
homes and he served as a<br />
father figure to them while<br />
others viewed him as a second<br />
father because of how much<br />
time he spent with them.<br />
During Mr. Stenger’s funeral,<br />
his son, Jerry Stenger,<br />
and former players reminisced<br />
about their days playing baseball<br />
at the St. Leon Legion<br />
baseball field. Baseball and<br />
softball have become popular<br />
sports and teams often struggle<br />
to find a place to practice<br />
or play games. The baseball<br />
field at the St. Leon Legion<br />
was in disarray and the legionnaires<br />
planned to allow a<br />
local farmer to farm the field.<br />
After hearing Jerry Stenger’s<br />
eulogy at his father’s funeral,<br />
a few local business owners<br />
heard about the plans to dismantle<br />
the baseball field and<br />
sprang into action. Not only<br />
did they want to preserve the<br />
field in honor of Jake Stenger,<br />
but they wanted to make sure<br />
local children could have<br />
another place to practice and<br />
play baseball in the area.<br />
These business owners offered<br />
to donate their time and<br />
money to bring the field back<br />
to life and the legionnaires<br />
granted them permission.<br />
Countless hours were spent<br />
to repair the field. The field<br />
consists of grass and astroturf,<br />
the bleachers were repaired<br />
and repainted, a fence was installed,<br />
and new dugouts were<br />
added. A memorial for Mr.<br />
Jake Stenger will be placed<br />
near the field, honoring his<br />
years spent coaching legion<br />
baseball and his commitment<br />
to many men from the community.<br />
A flagpole will be<br />
added so the National Anthem<br />
can be played before games<br />
and lighting will be added in<br />
the future so night games can<br />
be played. Plans include adding<br />
bathrooms as well. The<br />
field will be not-for-profit but<br />
will be funded to cover the<br />
cost of the upkeep.<br />
Dubbed the Field of Dreams,<br />
the name is even more appropriate<br />
as the outfield adjoins a<br />
cornfield. The Field of Dreams<br />
represents not only the dreams<br />
of the many men who played<br />
American Legion baseball<br />
for Jake Stenger but also the<br />
hopes and dreams of future<br />
youth for years to come.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 8 530-10 pm<br />
This month’s item<br />
What Is It?<br />
Last month’s items were 45<br />
rpm spindle adapters, or record<br />
inserts. “I have a few of those<br />
items shown here at my home.<br />
We currently own three record<br />
players with one being a 1960s<br />
Philco record player/AM/<br />
FM radio floor unit. The front<br />
slides open and the turntable<br />
comes out. Everything still<br />
works!” shared Dr. Lisa<br />
Masterson, Guilford.<br />
Frank Cummins, Moores<br />
Hill, said “Obviously people<br />
have discarded their record<br />
players and forgotten what a<br />
45 rpm vinyl is. In order to<br />
play a 45 on your player you<br />
needed an insert to center<br />
the 45. All different colors<br />
and designs but all had one<br />
thing in common. If you<br />
used a centering device such<br />
as a compass and placed it<br />
inside the small hole in the<br />
middle and formed a circle by<br />
scribing a line around each<br />
piece 360 degrees, they would<br />
all be the same size.” Phil<br />
Heitz, HVL; Carol Morton,<br />
Brookville; Gayle Rolfes,<br />
Harrison, OH; and Susan<br />
Meister, Sunman; shared the<br />
same information.<br />
The disks were correctly<br />
identified by Doug Tepe,<br />
Lawrenceburg; Barb Ward,<br />
Dillsboro; Ed Smith,<br />
Yorkville; Bill Roleson,<br />
Brookville; Jeri Eisele, St.<br />
Leon; Mike Hanarahan,<br />
Lawrenceburg; Jeffrey<br />
Winters, Aurora; Alice Riehle,<br />
Harrison, OH; Sandy Eppert,<br />
New Alsace; Darlene Volk,<br />
Napoleon; Noel Houze,<br />
Jr., Milan; John Henne,<br />
Lawrenceburg; and Brenda<br />
Harding, Rising Sun.<br />
April’s item was unidentified...<br />
until now. Batesville’s Ed<br />
Krause submitted, “I have<br />
an identical item to the one<br />
pictured. My oldest sister<br />
collected antiques and<br />
purchased it probably in<br />
the 1960’s. She said it was<br />
Of Note<br />
Two errors were made in the last<br />
issue of The BEACON. Debbie<br />
Zimmer’s last name was misspelled<br />
in the EMS article. Also, a disclosure<br />
line was lost in production on Jim<br />
Thatcher’s ad. We apologize for any<br />
inconvenience this may have caused.<br />
Last month’s item: adapters<br />
for 45 rpm vinyl records<br />
April’s item: a parlor pig<br />
a “gout stool” created for<br />
people suffering from gout<br />
so they could elevate and rest<br />
their aching foot (usually a<br />
toe) in an attempt to achieve<br />
relief. She was an avid quilter,<br />
but quite short in stature and<br />
used hers as a footstool while<br />
quilting and embroidering.”<br />
John Schmeltzer, West<br />
Harrison, IN, added that the<br />
item is also known as a Parlor<br />
Pig. The same was said by<br />
Haley Westerman, Batesville.<br />
This month’s item is unique.<br />
Share your guess and any<br />
stories about it with us by<br />
e-mailing your answer and<br />
where you live to editor@<br />
goBEACONnews.com by<br />
Wednesday, May 15, <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
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Publisher/Editor<br />
Tamara M. Taylor<br />
Founding Publisher<br />
Elizabeth Morris<br />
Sales Manager - New Accounts<br />
Susan Snyder<br />
Editorial Assistants<br />
Connie Webb, Cherie Maddin<br />
Columnists & Contributors<br />
Debbie Acasio, Melanie Alexander,<br />
Susan Carson, Linda Cromer,<br />
Larry Eaton, PG Gentrup,<br />
Cheryl Damon-Greiner,<br />
Jeff Hermesch, Mary-Alice Helms,<br />
Merrill and Linda Hutchinson,<br />
Amanda Kirchner, Laura Keller,<br />
Chris Nobbe, Marie Segale,<br />
Sue Siefert, Bonnie Starks,<br />
Maureen Stenger, Cheryl Taylor,<br />
Rhonda Trabel, Randy Turner,<br />
Bob Waples, Lorene Westmeier,<br />
Lisa West, Debbie Zimmer<br />
St. Elizabeth Cancer Center - Dearborn Opens<br />
Continued from page 1A<br />
seamless care from the moment<br />
a patient has a question<br />
or concern, to a diagnosis, to<br />
the completion of treatment.<br />
The welcome, open design of<br />
the new facility was designed<br />
to put patients and their families’<br />
minds at ease as soon as<br />
they enter the building.<br />
Angela Roberts, administrator<br />
of St. Elizabeth Dearborn,<br />
shared, “After many years of<br />
planning it is exciting to be<br />
opening a state-of-the-art cancer<br />
center where patients will<br />
be able to receive innovative<br />
care in our community including<br />
Radiation Oncology. The<br />
entire facility is designed with<br />
the patient’s needs in mind<br />
and will provide more space<br />
in a calming and soothing<br />
environment. The community<br />
has shown such great support<br />
of this project that will enable<br />
future generations to have<br />
access to the most up-to-date<br />
treatments in cancer care.”<br />
While St. Elizabeth has a<br />
sizeable investment in the<br />
Cancer Center, the community’s<br />
financial support plays<br />
an integral part in the treatment<br />
being offered. Resources<br />
ranging from cities, counties,<br />
foundations, businesses and<br />
individuals made specialized<br />
technology possible at the<br />
Cancer Center, specifically the<br />
linear accelerator (LINAC)<br />
that delivers high-energy electrons<br />
to a pinpointed region<br />
to destroy the cancer cells<br />
while sparing the surrounding<br />
normal tissue.<br />
“St. Elizabeth is a wonderful<br />
community partner in Dearborn<br />
County and Southeast<br />
Indiana, and the Dearborn Cancer<br />
Center is a testament to St.<br />
Elizabeth’s dedication to providing<br />
high-quality health care<br />
in our communities,” explained<br />
Celeste Calvitto, Cancer Center<br />
supporter and patient.<br />
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Commissioner<br />
Jim Thatcher<br />
and then-<br />
Council member<br />
Allen Goodman<br />
were an<br />
integral part of<br />
the hospital’s<br />
stabilization.<br />
Commissioner<br />
Thatcher noted,<br />
“During the<br />
transition of<br />
ownership of<br />
the hospital from Dearborn<br />
County to St. Elizabeth, we<br />
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A Community Bridge Event Bonds Students and Artists<br />
Continued from page 1A<br />
overcome obstacles, and to<br />
journey towards new horizons.<br />
What could represent<br />
a community bridge?” The<br />
challenge Mrs. Magee put<br />
forth to her students was to<br />
create two-dimensional artwork<br />
that depicts a community<br />
bridge. The students’ paintings<br />
could be created with<br />
acrylic, watercolor, watercolor<br />
pencil, paper, or canvas. They<br />
could also use pencil or pen to<br />
chalk pastels or oil pastels to<br />
create their visions.<br />
I had the pleasure of meeting<br />
some of these young<br />
artists and learning about<br />
not only their work but also<br />
a little bit about them. On<br />
a beautiful warm Tuesday<br />
morning, I drove south from<br />
my home in the northern part<br />
of the county to meet the<br />
wonderful art teacher Mrs.<br />
Magee, and her talented students<br />
who were all gracious<br />
enough to speak with me. I<br />
enjoyed seeing each student’s<br />
interpretation of a community<br />
bridge.<br />
First up was senior Seth<br />
Merkel. His bright and beautiful<br />
artwork showcases a lovely<br />
scene of Lake Norris. He<br />
explained the backstory of his<br />
work, “My family frequently<br />
travels down to Norris, TN<br />
and when I heard the prompt<br />
for the bridge project this<br />
was the first thing that came<br />
to mind. This is a scene from<br />
my childhood we always go<br />
down there and I have a lot of<br />
good memories here.” When<br />
asked how he got started in art<br />
Mr. Merkel shared, “I actually<br />
recently the past couple<br />
of years tapped into getting<br />
back into it. I have always had<br />
a passion for it throughout<br />
childhood and kind of lost it<br />
going into high school. But<br />
over the past few years, I have<br />
really gained that back and<br />
I plan to go to design school<br />
next year at The University of<br />
Kentucky where I will study<br />
architecture.” When I asked<br />
about his painting he said<br />
“I stenciled it out just with<br />
a pencil then I went in and<br />
painted it with acrylic paint. I<br />
think it would be amazing if<br />
someone purchased this and<br />
found as much joy that I had<br />
making it, if it were hung up<br />
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Seth Merkel holding his<br />
artwork for the event being<br />
held by A Community<br />
Bridge to benefit JCAP.<br />
in someone’s house, I would<br />
be very appreciative of that<br />
opportunity.”<br />
Next, student Adrianna<br />
Jones’ painting depicted a<br />
curved bridge over pastelcolored<br />
waters draped with<br />
beautiful bright pink flowers<br />
hanging down. The peaceful<br />
pretty scene was inspired by<br />
Adrianna’s grandmother’s<br />
garden. Adrianna used to<br />
help her grandmother in that<br />
garden when she was little.<br />
Adrianna was also inspired<br />
to delve into art since her<br />
grandmother painted and her<br />
mother drew. Art has always<br />
been a source of comfort for<br />
her. How lucky we all are that<br />
she is sharing her gifts with<br />
the community!<br />
Student Callie Metzger<br />
painted her vision of the<br />
Brooklyn Bridge, she shared<br />
with me that she likes big cities<br />
and wanted to create a city<br />
painting. The rich blues and<br />
purples she used illuminate<br />
the beaming city lights shining<br />
atop the bridge. Student<br />
Kylen Ashcraft drew her<br />
beautiful rendition of a curved<br />
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Alivia Bushman is creating a more literal interpretation of a<br />
bridge for the event.<br />
classic cream-colored bridge<br />
with a haunting backstory. I<br />
have always enjoyed ghost<br />
stories not sure why as after<br />
listening to one I usually have<br />
to sleep with the lights on; ha!<br />
But if you have ever heard the<br />
term “crybaby bridge”, this<br />
would be one. The term refers<br />
to many bridges throughout<br />
the United States that are<br />
associated with hauntings<br />
and urban legends. Student<br />
Brenna Hess’s vibrant piece<br />
showcases her love of concerts<br />
and how music serves<br />
Ben Nicholson’s artwork<br />
showcases a Zoom call so<br />
prevalent during COVID.<br />
as a bridge that brings people<br />
together. She works at Heritage<br />
Bank Arena and gets to<br />
see firsthand how concerts<br />
Continued on page 5A<br />
Artists Participate in Gala to Raise Awareness for JCAP<br />
Brenna Hess is featuring how music serves as a “bridge”<br />
in her artwork.<br />
Adrianna Jones’ painting is<br />
inspired by her grandmother’s<br />
garden.<br />
A bridge scene created by<br />
artist Bella Linkmeyer.<br />
Continued from page 4A<br />
bring those of all ages and<br />
backgrounds together for a<br />
common interest.<br />
Student Tristen Satchwill<br />
took a retro approach highlighting<br />
the word, unity. He<br />
creatively incorporated things<br />
that represent community to<br />
him in spelling out the word<br />
unity. Instead of the letter “t”,<br />
it is a hammer that represents<br />
community work and projects.<br />
The letter “n” is represented<br />
with books, like how a library<br />
serves as a community center.<br />
My personal favorite was the<br />
computer mouse he added,<br />
reminding us of how the<br />
Internet has changed our lives<br />
and brought people from all<br />
Callie Metzger is creating<br />
a painting that invokes a<br />
more urban feel.<br />
over the world together. Student<br />
Ben Nicholson’s artwork<br />
showcased a Zoom call that<br />
was so prevalent during COV-<br />
ID closures. I sure remember<br />
daily Zoom meetings for my<br />
work when our office was<br />
closed. It certainly provided a<br />
reach out during a time when<br />
so many of us felt so isolated<br />
and alone. For him, the Zoom<br />
call represented online friends<br />
from all different places and<br />
backgrounds coming together.<br />
Student Jack Banta drew a<br />
Lawrenceburg staple, St.<br />
Lawrence Church. The stately<br />
rendition created with a mix<br />
of watercolors and acrylics is<br />
important to him because he<br />
believes St. Lawrence brings<br />
people together when they all<br />
gather together for mass and<br />
other parish activities. Church<br />
doors should be open at all<br />
times to welcome all.<br />
The students have generously<br />
agreed to donate their artwork<br />
toward the good cause. I<br />
certainly was impressed with<br />
their talent and interpretations.<br />
I feel that the highest<br />
bidders will certainly be the<br />
lucky ones. When asked what<br />
it means to Mrs. Magee to<br />
have her students’ work showcased<br />
in this prestigious event<br />
she shared, “I am very honored<br />
that the Lawrenceburg<br />
High School art students were<br />
asked to participate in A Community<br />
Bridge’s fundraiser. I<br />
am extremely proud of them<br />
and their amazing artwork.<br />
It takes a special student to<br />
work so hard on an artwork<br />
to donate it to a worthy cause.<br />
Tristen Satchwill is taking<br />
a retro approach to the<br />
project.<br />
As a teacher, I’m always<br />
trying to make a difference,<br />
no matter how big or small<br />
that may be. This is one of<br />
those rewards of teaching that<br />
warms my heart and makes<br />
me smile. I am very fortunate<br />
to have leaders that support<br />
the arts and our efforts.”<br />
Several adult artists will<br />
also be donating their amazing<br />
work to the fundraiser<br />
as well. Featured adult artist<br />
and Lawrenceburg resident<br />
Gloria Holland was kind<br />
enough to share with me a<br />
little bit about her background<br />
and her art. She says, “I am a<br />
retired school administrator<br />
and teacher. Before retiring,<br />
I lived and taught in Rising<br />
Sun. I taught for fifteen years<br />
before becoming principal<br />
there and was a principal for<br />
twenty years at the elementary-middle<br />
school. I then<br />
finished my career as Director<br />
of Student Services for three<br />
years.<br />
After retirement, one of<br />
my former art teachers challenged<br />
me to attend an art<br />
workshop in France. I had no<br />
background or talent in the art<br />
world other than appreciation<br />
for it and collecting on a small<br />
scale. I went to that workshop<br />
ten years ago and have been<br />
taking lessons from Sandy<br />
Maudlin, who led the workshop,<br />
ever since. Sandy lives<br />
and teaches from her home in<br />
Hidden Valley.”<br />
The event theme of bridges<br />
suits Gloria Holland perfectly.<br />
She says, “I have been fortunate<br />
to be able to travel quite<br />
a lot and already had done<br />
a painting of Tower Bridge<br />
in London as seen from the<br />
Tower of London courtyard.<br />
I am going to submit that.” In<br />
addition to painting, Gloria<br />
is a volunteer docent at the<br />
grand Hillforest Victorian<br />
House Museum in Aurora,<br />
and she also enjoys traveling.<br />
Thom Maltbie, the president<br />
of Dillsboro Arts, is also<br />
participating in the event. Not<br />
only is he the mastermind<br />
behind the famed Dillsboro<br />
Arts Gallery, but he has<br />
also agreed to host an artist’s<br />
reception for the artists<br />
participating in A Community<br />
Bridge this year. Mr. Maltbie,<br />
a nationally known artist,<br />
and a retired art teacher, will<br />
also be creating an impactful<br />
piece that will be auctioned to<br />
benefit JCAP on the night of<br />
the event.<br />
The gift of being an artist<br />
is something that has always<br />
eluded me. My mom went to<br />
the College of Design, Architecture,<br />
Art, and Planning<br />
(DAAP) at the University<br />
of Cincinnati, a very prestigious<br />
and highly demanding<br />
program. Unfortunately, that<br />
gene seems to have skipped<br />
my generation, ha! So, I am<br />
in awe of the ability to put the<br />
creative vision to canvas. The<br />
wonderful thing about artists<br />
is that they inspire us. And<br />
fortunately for all of us, they<br />
share their amazing work. I<br />
hope to be at A Community<br />
Bridge’s fund raiser again<br />
this year where I will be very<br />
much looking forward to another<br />
magical evening. I can’t<br />
wait to be a part of the auction<br />
where the talented artists I<br />
was fortunate enough to meet<br />
and talk with will have their<br />
work on display for all to see.<br />
What a night it will be, made<br />
possible by so many talented<br />
visionaries right here in our<br />
community.<br />
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Molding the Future for Youth in Juvenile Court<br />
Continued from page 1A<br />
will bear the pain silently,<br />
waiting until someone steps in<br />
to help. Some may act out by<br />
breaking rules and breaking<br />
the law.<br />
In Dearborn and Ohio counties,<br />
the ‘village’ expands to<br />
include the Juvenile Problem-<br />
Solving Court when a juvenile<br />
has committed an offense or<br />
needs services for their welfare.<br />
As the child’s needs are<br />
identified, the team members<br />
use their expertise to create a<br />
safe environment that encourages<br />
positive changes in behavior.<br />
District Circuit Court<br />
Judge Aaron Negangard and<br />
Intensive Juvenile Probation<br />
Officers and Program Directors<br />
Dena Steiner and Abby<br />
Stecht coordinate with private<br />
counselors, public defenders,<br />
prosecutors, probation<br />
officers, educators, mental<br />
health specialists, domestic<br />
violence specialists, and<br />
law enforcement to support<br />
the child through accountability,<br />
rehabilitation and the<br />
process of accessing community<br />
resources. This team<br />
convenes weekly before the<br />
court sessions to discuss the<br />
progress of the juveniles who<br />
are scheduled to appear. The<br />
judge listens to the reporting<br />
of the various team members<br />
and makes notes. The actual<br />
court sessions are held in the<br />
smaller Juvenile Courtroom.<br />
The juvenile offender sits at<br />
a table alongside the public<br />
defender, across from the<br />
prosecutor. The parents sit<br />
with the assigned counselors<br />
behind them. The surroundings<br />
and procedures are less<br />
formal than adult courts,<br />
allowing for a focus on the<br />
needs of each child.<br />
In Phase 1 of the Juvenile<br />
Problem-Solving Court, each<br />
new juvenile client must<br />
attend twelve weekly court<br />
sessions to discuss any issues<br />
that have occurred, any successes,<br />
and their progress in<br />
completing their court assignments.<br />
These may include<br />
attending individual and<br />
family counseling sessions,<br />
drug screenings, completing<br />
homework, performing<br />
chores at home, completing<br />
mandated community service,<br />
or looking for employment if<br />
old enough. The judge talks<br />
directly with the juveniles,<br />
asking about grades, activities,<br />
plans, and the performance<br />
of their weekly assignments.<br />
He stresses that he<br />
expects honest answers, even<br />
if it means admitting negative<br />
behavior. He emphasizes that<br />
the Juvenile Problem-Solving<br />
Court’s goal is not to punish<br />
them but to help them build<br />
positive outcomes. Lying to<br />
the judge about their progress<br />
is pointless anyway. He has<br />
the week’s notes from the<br />
probation officer, counselors,<br />
their school, and their parents<br />
so he is ready to celebrate<br />
their success with praise, and<br />
sometimes a free candy bar,<br />
but he also lets them know<br />
that he won’t be conned. He<br />
engages with each juvenile in<br />
front of him to discuss topics<br />
like their career goals and<br />
hobbies, their schooling, and<br />
their family life. He takes the<br />
opportunity to educate them<br />
on the long-term effects of<br />
drug use on their brain. He<br />
has been known to invite his<br />
two standard poodles, who<br />
come to the office with him,<br />
into the Juvenile Courtroom<br />
to make a connection with a<br />
client who says she doesn’t<br />
have friends but has a dog.<br />
He includes the parents in the<br />
discussions.<br />
The goal is to promote<br />
positive behavior and discourage<br />
future legal problems<br />
with a team approach to the<br />
causes of the child’s unlawful<br />
or antisocial behavior.<br />
Mental illness affects a large<br />
percentage of youth offenders<br />
(all but one of the current<br />
juveniles in Dearborn-Ohio<br />
Counties Juvenile Problem-<br />
Solving Court are diagnosed<br />
with PTSD – Post Traumatic<br />
Stress Disorder), and unlawful<br />
drug/alcohol use is common<br />
among many of them. The<br />
therapeutic, problem-solving,<br />
approach to justice, focusing<br />
on rehabilitation and support<br />
rather than punishment<br />
alone is a tall order but it has<br />
proven to be effective in areas<br />
throughout the country.<br />
Dearborn County is one<br />
of nineteen<br />
counties out<br />
of the fortynine<br />
counties<br />
in Indiana to<br />
have a Juvenile<br />
Detention<br />
Center.<br />
The average<br />
stay is<br />
sixteen days<br />
and varies<br />
based on the<br />
nature of<br />
the charges,<br />
repeat offenses,<br />
court<br />
proceedings,<br />
and individual<br />
case<br />
management<br />
decisions.<br />
The Center<br />
is medium<br />
security and<br />
has a capacity<br />
of about<br />
two hundred<br />
detainees.<br />
Other counties<br />
can<br />
request a<br />
bed for their<br />
juvenile<br />
offenders.<br />
Juvenile<br />
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Solving Courts do not take the<br />
place of juvenile detention,<br />
but they offer an alternative to<br />
detention. By addressing the<br />
underlying issues that contribute<br />
to a youth’s delinquent<br />
behavior, such as substance<br />
Helping families make<br />
informed financial decisions,<br />
so they can live longer, happier,<br />
and more fulfilling lives.<br />
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his courthouse mates Lucy and Lola.<br />
abuse or mental health challenges,<br />
juvenile offenders<br />
can receive the support and<br />
services they need to stay out<br />
of the criminal justice system.<br />
After completing Phase 1,<br />
the juvenile can request to<br />
be moved to Phase 2, where<br />
they meet in court sessions<br />
biweekly instead of weekly.<br />
Any setback returns them<br />
to weekly sessions. Phase<br />
3 allows for monthly sessions.<br />
Parental involvement<br />
is a critical component in<br />
all phases of the Juvenile<br />
Problem-Solving Court’s<br />
approach. They attend hearings<br />
and can be required to<br />
participate in counseling sessions<br />
with their child. They<br />
can also be required to ensure<br />
that their child follows courtordered<br />
programs or conditions<br />
of probation. The court<br />
wants to strengthen the family<br />
by providing support and<br />
information about available<br />
resources. This can include<br />
programs for dealing with the<br />
challenges of raising at-risk<br />
youth, as well as contacting<br />
support groups where parents<br />
can learn how to deal with<br />
the struggles that affect their<br />
child. Parents, just like their<br />
child, are required to fulfill any<br />
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assignments issued by the judge.<br />
The Juvenile Problem-<br />
Solving Court also assists<br />
Children in Need of Services<br />
(the acronym is CHIN) who<br />
are not offenders. The same<br />
multi-disciplinary team can<br />
provide support and resources<br />
through the juvenile court<br />
system for children who are<br />
identified as struggling with<br />
mental or physical health issues<br />
caused by abuse, who are<br />
victims of neglect that results<br />
in a lack of necessary food,<br />
clothing, shelter, medical care<br />
or education, who are exposed<br />
to drug or alcohol use, or who<br />
are exposed to sexual abuse.<br />
Additionally, recent legislation<br />
has established a Safe<br />
Baby Court as a type of problem-solving<br />
court, specifically<br />
for children three years of age<br />
and younger, often in foster<br />
care, who need services. This<br />
initiative recognizes that<br />
these toddlers and infants are<br />
eligible for problem-solving<br />
court programs and includes<br />
the involvement of parents or<br />
guardians in the process.<br />
Since July 1, 2023, the<br />
Juveniles Problem-Solving<br />
Courts in Indiana also manage<br />
cases involving juveniles with<br />
various needs caused by drug<br />
abuse, mental illness, and other<br />
challenges. The increases in<br />
harmful experiences among<br />
adolescents are troubling and<br />
shocking. The Centers for<br />
Disease Control and Prevention<br />
(CDC) last year released<br />
its Youth Risk Behavior Survey<br />
Report, which shows that many<br />
teens are experiencing increasingly<br />
high levels of violence,<br />
sadness, and suicide risk.<br />
Juveniles in need of help may<br />
exhibit a variety of signs that<br />
indicate they are struggling.<br />
Here are some warning signs to<br />
look out for: changes in behavior,<br />
emotional distress, academic<br />
problems, unexplained<br />
injuries or signs of self-harm,<br />
risky or illegal behaviors, social<br />
issues with authorities, and<br />
bullying issues. If you notice<br />
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important to approach the situation<br />
with confidentiality and<br />
sensitivity for the benefit of the<br />
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the new environment well,<br />
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we are all getting the medical<br />
attention we need and are<br />
spayed/neutered. I wish this<br />
could have happened before<br />
now because I’m not a young<br />
girl anymore. Now I don’t<br />
have to be looking over my<br />
shoulder or trying to find a<br />
place to hide where I can’t be<br />
found. When I had kittens, I<br />
had to keep my babies close<br />
so the raccoons and dogs<br />
could not find them- so stressful.<br />
Thankfully, I never have<br />
to worry about that again.<br />
I’ve been told they will find a<br />
nice loving quiet house where<br />
I can learn to relax and take<br />
advantage of all the pampering<br />
that we are receiving.<br />
Unfortunately, my mom was<br />
not able to give us all the care<br />
we needed. Thinking back to<br />
how many of my little ones<br />
didn’t make it is so sad.<br />
If you have a cat, can you<br />
please do the right thing and<br />
get them spayed/neutered?<br />
Not only for their health but<br />
so they don’t have all the<br />
stress and fears that come<br />
with having kittens. My life is<br />
going to change so much for<br />
the better, and I am starting to<br />
look forward to what’s next.<br />
PAWS is still busy taking<br />
care of us and the ones that<br />
they are still trying to catch,<br />
but this time of year is also<br />
when kittens start appearing.<br />
People have been so generous<br />
with all the donations to help<br />
take care of us and the kittens.<br />
The one thing they need the<br />
most is fostering. Did you<br />
know if you become a foster,<br />
you will be given everything<br />
you will need to take care of<br />
the kittens? Do you also know<br />
that, if you foster, you save<br />
lives? Kittens do not always<br />
family or the school or contact<br />
a social service or law enforcement<br />
agency.<br />
While the incidence of<br />
juvenile crime is down, the<br />
need for the support provided<br />
by the Juvenile Problem-<br />
Solving Court’s team of<br />
professionals is critical in<br />
providing hope and opportunities<br />
to troubled juveniles<br />
and their families. Over one<br />
hundred fifty juvenile clients<br />
have participated in the court<br />
this year. Other programs in<br />
Dearborn County also address<br />
the needs of at-risk youth.<br />
A.C.C. Court (Accountability,<br />
Change, and Community) is a<br />
certified drug court program<br />
with the mission to stop and<br />
prevent drug use and related<br />
criminal activity. The program<br />
provides highly supervised<br />
treatment to help participants<br />
return to a functioning family,<br />
a productive workplace, and<br />
a stronger community. The<br />
REDIRECT Program, an intensive<br />
program for first-time<br />
and repeat nonviolent juvenile<br />
offenders, has been in operation<br />
since 1999 and strives to<br />
Kiawah<br />
do well in the shelter and can<br />
get sick, so you will be helping<br />
them to thrive.<br />
If you have a quiet home<br />
and can take in a very sweet<br />
girl like me, please come<br />
visit. If you would like to<br />
foster, go to the website at<br />
www.pawsofdearborncounty.<br />
org and fill out an application.<br />
We do appreciate it.<br />
Love,<br />
Kiawah<br />
parks<br />
dearborn<br />
county<br />
the Dearborn County Parks Foundation.<br />
A Gift For all Seasons!<br />
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redirect the lives of juveniles<br />
towards positive outcomes.<br />
The Dearborn-Ohio County<br />
Child Advocate (DOCCA)<br />
program ensures that neglected<br />
or abused children<br />
involved in the court system<br />
have an advocate who will<br />
speak for them. Volunteers<br />
are trained and appointed by<br />
the court to represent the best<br />
interest of the child.<br />
After completing Phase 1,<br />
the juvenile can request to<br />
be moved to Phase 2, where<br />
they meet in court sessions<br />
biweekly instead of weekly.<br />
Any setback returns them<br />
to weekly sessions. Phase 3<br />
allows for monthly sessions.<br />
Parental involvement is a critical<br />
component in all phases of<br />
the Juvenile Problem-Solving<br />
Court’s approach. They attend<br />
hearings and can be required<br />
to participate in counseling<br />
sessions with their child. They<br />
can also be required to ensure<br />
that their child follows courtordered<br />
programs or conditions<br />
of probation. The court<br />
wants to strengthen the family<br />
by providing support and<br />
information about available<br />
resources. This can include<br />
programs for dealing with the<br />
challenges of raising at-risk<br />
youth, as well as contacting<br />
support groups where parents<br />
can learn how to deal with the<br />
struggles that affect their child.<br />
Parents, just like their child,<br />
are required to fulfill any assignments<br />
issued by the judge.<br />
Interested volunteers can<br />
call 812-537-8741.<br />
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Generational Wealth<br />
By Alan Thorup<br />
Building wealth for<br />
ourselves as well as our<br />
children, their children, and<br />
beyond, is an important<br />
goal many of us think about<br />
as we grow older. Longterm<br />
financial security for<br />
ourselves and our family is<br />
critical, as is understanding<br />
how you can accomplish<br />
this. This includes budgeting,<br />
as well as funding<br />
accounts such as; traditional<br />
savings, investments, retirement,<br />
education, insurance,<br />
and real estate. Budgeting is<br />
an important part of this as<br />
this is the foundation of everything<br />
that follows. Taking<br />
the time on a monthly,<br />
quarterly, or at least an<br />
annual basis to understand<br />
your family income and<br />
expenses provides insight<br />
into what is available after<br />
all expenses are paid to<br />
invest. Also important is the<br />
concept of ‘paying yourself’<br />
a specific dollar amount or<br />
percentage of your income<br />
each time you are paid.<br />
Traditional savings are<br />
important as building that<br />
up helps pay for periodically<br />
large items such as the<br />
purchase or replacement of<br />
appliances, downpayments<br />
on cars, boats, etc., as well<br />
an emergency fund for<br />
unplanned expenses that include<br />
repairs for items that<br />
have broken down or need<br />
replacement earlier than expected.<br />
These accounts are<br />
often with banks and credit<br />
unions where a known rate<br />
of return is offered and<br />
balances are insured up to<br />
certain amounts per FDICinsured<br />
bank, per category.<br />
Investment accounts such<br />
as stocks and bonds can<br />
provide good returns, but do<br />
not have the same guarantee<br />
as do accounts at FDICinsured<br />
banks, and are<br />
subject to declines in value.<br />
You can invest in specific<br />
stocks and bonds as well as<br />
funds that include a range<br />
of them. Seeking out the<br />
advice of a financial planner<br />
for these investments is<br />
critical for many of us who<br />
are not investment professionals<br />
with a great understanding<br />
of the historical<br />
returns, potential benefits,<br />
and risks going forward.<br />
Retirement savings are<br />
another great way to build<br />
generational wealth, especially<br />
where an employer<br />
has a match for employee<br />
contributions. If someone<br />
starts this at an early age,<br />
the results can grow to be a<br />
substantial amount of their<br />
cash assets as retirement<br />
grows near. These funds<br />
can be used for a wide<br />
range of needs, including<br />
large purchases, travel,<br />
grandchildren’s education,<br />
and assisted living needs to<br />
name a few.<br />
Insurance is also an important<br />
piece of this puzzle<br />
as expected and unexpected<br />
events happen in life all the<br />
time, and those unexpected<br />
events such as; car accidents,<br />
house fires, weather<br />
damage, health issues, and<br />
more, can wipe out all the<br />
planning and efforts in short<br />
order. As such, make sure<br />
you have the auto, homeowners,<br />
and health insurance<br />
plans to cover these<br />
situations.<br />
Home ownership has<br />
been an important component<br />
of generational<br />
wealth building, and as<br />
noted in my earlier article<br />
last month, housing has<br />
appreciated in Indiana by<br />
63% over the last five years.<br />
Additionally, since 1991,<br />
housing has appreciated in<br />
Indiana 242%! As such, if a<br />
home is purchased today for<br />
$250,000, a 20% downpayment<br />
($50,000), and a thirty-year<br />
mortgage, if there<br />
was a 50% increase in value<br />
over the next ten years, the<br />
home would be valued at<br />
$375,000. After deducting<br />
the balance on the mortgage<br />
of approximately<br />
$213,250, the equity in the<br />
home would be $161,750,<br />
$111,750 more than the<br />
original downpayment.<br />
Finally, many years ago<br />
I read a great book by<br />
Stephen R. Covey, The 7<br />
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With the End In Mind’, and<br />
relative to building generational<br />
wealth. Ask yourselfwhat<br />
are the financial goals<br />
you have as you prepare to<br />
retire and enjoy the fruits<br />
of all your earlier efforts for<br />
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I made a last-minute By substitution<br />
for the Klump recipes this<br />
Maxine<br />
month based on cookies that<br />
my daughter, Community Maria, brought<br />
to a family gathering Correspondent this past<br />
Sunday. She had been raving<br />
about a great chocolate<br />
maxineklump.thebeacon@yahoo.com<br />
chip cookie recipe she had<br />
recently tried. It seems that<br />
almost every cooking show or<br />
celebrity chef has a “perfect”<br />
cookie, while I wanted to<br />
taste the cookies, I was taking<br />
a “wait and see” approach.<br />
Well… she was right! The<br />
large (4-inch diameter) thin<br />
cookies were really good.<br />
When the cookie was warmed<br />
for ten seconds in the microwave,<br />
it seemed to just have<br />
come out of the oven. So here<br />
is my current nomination for<br />
the perfect chocolate chip<br />
cookie.<br />
The Perfect Chocolate Chip<br />
Cookie<br />
1 ¼ cups flour<br />
¼ teaspoon baking soda<br />
1 cup butter, softened<br />
1 teaspoon vanilla extract<br />
1 cup granulated sugar<br />
½ cup brown sugar<br />
1 egg<br />
1/3 cup unsweetened cocoa<br />
2 tablespoons milk<br />
1 cup pecans or walnuts,<br />
chopped<br />
1 cup semisweet chocolate<br />
chips<br />
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<br />
Combine the flour and<br />
baking soda and set aside.<br />
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Using an electric mixer beat<br />
butter until creamy, then beat<br />
in vanilla extract, both sugars,<br />
and the egg until combined.<br />
At low speed, beat in the<br />
cocoa, then milk. With a large<br />
spoon, mix in dry ingredients<br />
just until blended. Stir in nuts<br />
and chocolate chips. Using<br />
a ¼ cup measure scoop out<br />
a portion of the dough and<br />
place onto a baking sheet<br />
lined with parchment paper.<br />
Leave a generous amount of<br />
space between each cookie.<br />
Most baking sheets should<br />
hold 3-4 cookie mounds. Using<br />
your hand, gently mold<br />
the dough into a rounded ball<br />
of dough. The recipe makes<br />
about 1 dozen cookies.<br />
Bake the cookies in the<br />
oven for 12-13 minutes for<br />
each batch. (Yes, the correct<br />
baking time is 12-13<br />
minutes; do not overbake!)<br />
Remove from oven and let<br />
cool slightly before transferring<br />
to a wire rack to cool.<br />
Your reward - a large slightly<br />
crispy cookie that seems to<br />
have come from your favorite<br />
bakery.<br />
This recipe is one for those<br />
busy times in life when too<br />
many projects or activities<br />
seem to occupy your too limited<br />
time. Although the recipe<br />
yields only a dozen cookies,<br />
it works for a last-minute<br />
treat without much work. It<br />
works well for those of us<br />
who have small households<br />
so that we don’t have stale<br />
cookies in our cookie jar.<br />
Saucepan<br />
Chocolate Cookies<br />
½ cup salted butter<br />
1/3 cup brown sugar<br />
1/3 cup powdered sugar<br />
1 tablespoon vanilla extract<br />
1 large egg<br />
1 cup chocolate chips<br />
1 cup flour<br />
½ teaspoon baking soda<br />
¼ teaspoon salt<br />
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.<br />
Line a baking sheet<br />
with parchment paper. Melt<br />
the butter in a medium saucepan<br />
until lightly bubbling.<br />
Remove from the heat. Whisk<br />
in brown sugar, and powdered<br />
sugar until combined with<br />
the butter. Whisk in the vanilla<br />
and egg. Add 2/3 of the<br />
chocolate chips and fold until<br />
almost completely melted.<br />
Stir in the flour, baking soda,<br />
and salt until completely<br />
combined.<br />
Using a small scoop, place<br />
mounded balls onto the<br />
cookie sheet. Push in the<br />
remaining 1/3 cup chocolate<br />
chips to each mound. Bake<br />
until the edges are crisp and<br />
the centers are still slightly<br />
gooey (10-12 minutes). Allow<br />
cookies to cool slightly<br />
before serving.<br />
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What to Do With Hard-To-Dispose Items<br />
By Stefanie Hoffmeier<br />
Have you ever looked at<br />
an item that you know you<br />
need to get rid of, but just<br />
aren’t sure what to do with it?<br />
Everyone has certain items in<br />
their home that come to the<br />
end of their useful life and<br />
must be disposed of. Some<br />
items are just too large for<br />
the regular trash, and other<br />
items may pose a safety risk<br />
if placed in the trash. The<br />
Dearborn County Recycling<br />
Center (DCRC) often receives<br />
calls about hard-todispose<br />
items and tries to<br />
direct callers to the proper<br />
place for disposal. Here are<br />
the most common questions<br />
answered:<br />
1. Old Exercise Equipment:<br />
You can recycle old exercise<br />
machines and metal equipment<br />
in the Drive-Thru of the<br />
DCRC. Plastic items such<br />
as resistance bands and balls<br />
must be thrown in the trash.<br />
2. Plastic planters and trays:<br />
If the trays and posts can’t be<br />
reused, they will need to go<br />
in the trash. Unfortunately,<br />
plastic planters and trays are<br />
not recyclable. Most local<br />
greenhouses and hardware<br />
stores have discontinued their<br />
recycling programs for the<br />
trays.<br />
3. Pool chemicals: Almost<br />
all pool chemicals are considered<br />
household hazardous<br />
waste. Many pose fire and<br />
environmental risks if placed<br />
in the trash. You can bring<br />
pool chemicals to the DCRC<br />
Drive-Thru for disposal and<br />
recycling.<br />
4. Grills and old propane<br />
tanks: You can bring both<br />
grills and tanks to the DCRC<br />
Drive-Thru for recycling.<br />
Please remove all loose dirt<br />
or charcoal from the grill,<br />
and detach the tank. Propane<br />
tanks pose a fire hazard when<br />
placed in the trash.<br />
5. Garden hoses: Even<br />
though garden hoses have<br />
metal ends, they are not<br />
recyclable and pose a tangling<br />
risk in sorting equipment. Old<br />
hoses should be placed in the<br />
trash.<br />
6. Mattresses: While some<br />
states have recycling facilities<br />
for mattresses, none can<br />
be found locally or even<br />
regionally. You can call your<br />
trash hauler for disposal, or<br />
take them to the Best Way<br />
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7. Books: The DCRC can<br />
recycle both paperback and<br />
hardcover books. Paperback<br />
books can be placed in the<br />
trailers with paper. Hardcover<br />
books need to be brought to<br />
the DCRC Drive-Thru for<br />
recycling.<br />
8. Above-ground and plastic<br />
pools: Not everything plastic<br />
is recyclable, and that includes<br />
plastic pools and vinyl<br />
liners. These items need to be<br />
disposed of in the trash or at<br />
the Best Way Transfer Station.<br />
Metal poles and pool pumps<br />
from above-ground pools<br />
can be recycled in the DCRC<br />
Drive-Thru. Pool filters will<br />
need to go in the trash.<br />
9. Windows and glass furniture:<br />
The glass used to make<br />
windows and furniture has<br />
been treated with chemicals<br />
that make it more resistant<br />
to breaking. Because of this,<br />
windows and glass shelves<br />
are not recyclable and need<br />
to go in the trash. Call your<br />
trash hauler to ask about the<br />
proper disposal of large glass<br />
items like windows and glass<br />
doors.<br />
10. Light fixtures: You can<br />
recycle old light fixtures and<br />
light bulbs of all types in the<br />
DCRC Drive-Thru. Businesses<br />
can recycle fluorescent<br />
tube bulbs for a fee.<br />
If you have questions about<br />
hard-to-dispose items, you<br />
can call the DCRC at 812-<br />
926-9963 or use the Contact<br />
Us page of their website at<br />
dearborncountyrecycles.com/<br />
contact-us/. Just remember,<br />
burning items and dumping<br />
them are both illegal. Keep<br />
our communities clean and<br />
safe by choosing proper disposal<br />
methods.<br />
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By Mary M. Greiner Randell<br />
Chapter XVI<br />
At Wright’s Corner, there<br />
was a six-room house, a big<br />
barn, and two acres of ground.<br />
Here we raised garden stuff<br />
to sell and my husband had a<br />
cream route, that is he hauled<br />
cream to the creamery. It was<br />
a beautiful place. There was a<br />
locust grove on one side of the<br />
barn, then came the orchard,<br />
Author<br />
Mary Randell<br />
then the big<br />
garden, then<br />
the Guilford<br />
Road.<br />
Between ran<br />
the road, or<br />
rather<br />
driveway to<br />
the barn. On<br />
the other<br />
side of the<br />
house and the woodshed, was<br />
a long vineyard. In front of<br />
the house, were four locust<br />
shade trees and some shrubs,<br />
weigilia roses, hills of snow,<br />
and some beautiful rambler<br />
roses- Dorothy Perkins’ white<br />
and Dorothy Perkins’ pink<br />
There was a big mock orange<br />
bush in the corner, which<br />
bloomed white, two big<br />
bushes of peonies, and white,<br />
pink, and red roses. After we<br />
moved here, I got house<br />
flowers. I had a geranium that<br />
nearly reached the ceiling<br />
from the stand where it set. It<br />
had twenty-two blooms on it<br />
when it was four years old. I<br />
put it in new ground every<br />
time I brought it in from the<br />
yard and it just kept on<br />
growing. Eight years ago,<br />
when Pa died, I gave all the<br />
flowers to the children and the<br />
neighbors. Then I sold<br />
everything and went to live<br />
with the children. Now they<br />
are my flowers and they are<br />
surely blooming for me.<br />
At Wright’s Corner, I had<br />
a neighbor who had a cat<br />
that caught little chickens.<br />
I told him I believed his cat<br />
had caught some of mine.<br />
He got mad and said, “I wish<br />
she would catch every one<br />
of them.” I never answered<br />
him, but the next day he<br />
wanted his wife to drain some<br />
beeswax away from some<br />
honey that had come out of a<br />
hollow tree he cut down. The<br />
honey was no good, but he<br />
wanted the wax for grafting<br />
some trees. He was good at<br />
that kind of work. He fussed<br />
with his wife because she<br />
didn’t know how to fix it up. I<br />
told her to bring it over and I<br />
would fix it up for her. When<br />
I had it all melted and made<br />
into balls, I called him to the<br />
fence and handed it to him.<br />
He looked at it and then at<br />
me and then at the wax. Then<br />
he said, “Much obliged,” and<br />
walked away. That was the<br />
next day after he had talked to<br />
me like he did about the cat.<br />
When the children were<br />
pretty well grown, I went to<br />
the Bible school at the camp<br />
meeting to get Gilbert converted.<br />
He didn’t seem to get<br />
saved at our protracted meetings<br />
or revivals, but he was<br />
converted at this camp meeting<br />
when he was ten years<br />
old. When he was thirteen, he<br />
was president of the Epworth<br />
League. When he left school<br />
in Lawrenceburg the league<br />
broke up and they have never<br />
had one there since. He also<br />
belonged to the Light-bearers,<br />
a temperance society. Wesley<br />
also belonged to this society<br />
and so did Malena. Edna<br />
Mendel was their leader, she<br />
is Edna Chase now. She lives<br />
in Thornton, Indiana. She<br />
used to take the children into<br />
Walter Kiles’ picnic woods<br />
and they would take their dinner<br />
and spend the day. When<br />
they went home they would<br />
sing, “Cold water, pure and<br />
clear, we must use for drink,<br />
and not stale beer.”<br />
Here is another story. One<br />
time, my youngest daughter<br />
took sick in Cincinnati, Ohio,<br />
and sent for me to come and<br />
get her. When I got there<br />
she had black typhoid fever.<br />
She did not want to go to the<br />
hospital, so I kneeled down<br />
and prayed that the Lord<br />
might give her strength to<br />
get home with me. That was<br />
forty miles from home, so we<br />
got home and her fever didn’t<br />
come back until the next day.<br />
We had a doctor to come<br />
in every day. This was near<br />
Thanksgiving. When she was<br />
sick for five weeks she took a<br />
setback and was sick for five<br />
more weeks. Then Gertie was<br />
sick and her husband couldn’t<br />
come because of the high<br />
water. Then one after another<br />
took down sick – Gilbert, then<br />
Wesley, and when the first ten<br />
weeks was up, I took down. I<br />
took care of four until Gertie’s<br />
husband came. Then he took<br />
care of her I took care of the<br />
other three.<br />
In all that time I dared not<br />
go to bed, but sat on a chair<br />
and slept with my head on<br />
the side of Malena’s bed. The<br />
rest lay on cots. When I got<br />
sick Pa got a nurse. Bennie<br />
brought her down and hired a<br />
cab in Lawrenceburg to bring<br />
her out home. I heard the<br />
nurse tell the doctor that she<br />
didn’t have a speck of hope<br />
for me because I was so worn<br />
out and had such a high fever<br />
(104 degrees). The doctor<br />
asked me if I were going to<br />
lie there and worry or go to<br />
sleep. I told him that I was<br />
going to sleep as this was the<br />
first time I had been in bed for<br />
ten weeks and that I would<br />
let him and the nurse do the<br />
worrying. So, in four weeks, I<br />
was up and patching.<br />
I could walk when I got<br />
up and that is more than the<br />
rest could do. When Frank’s<br />
father came he told Frank to<br />
come home for a week so he<br />
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wouldn’t get sick too. Then,<br />
when he came back and Gertie<br />
was able to go to his home<br />
they took her there for a week<br />
or two and she took her little<br />
girl, Margaret, home with<br />
her. Aunt Emma and Aunt<br />
Eva had had her with them<br />
while her mother was sick.<br />
The nurse stayed two weeks<br />
after we were well. She and<br />
the boys went hunting blackbirds.<br />
Malena went home with<br />
Jennie to Lawrenceburg to<br />
get over her nervous feeling.<br />
When I got down I told the<br />
doctor I wasn’t going to take<br />
milk like the rest, but beef<br />
broth and fruit juices, and<br />
that I would be up and around<br />
before weeks.<br />
While we were sick we<br />
couldn’t make butter, but had<br />
to throw out the milk that<br />
wasn’t used. Paul was busy<br />
getting pies and cookies and<br />
bread baked around the neighborhood<br />
and chopping wood<br />
and carrying it in. You get so<br />
hungry but can’t eat any solid<br />
food. Wesley said, “If I could<br />
get up I would eat the stoppers<br />
off those bottles.”<br />
The morning I took down,<br />
my nose began to bleed so hard<br />
that Gilbert said, “Don’t worry,<br />
I will pray for you and it will<br />
stop,” and it did stop. Wesley<br />
was too sick to notice anything.<br />
He had two hemorrhages before<br />
the nurse came. Before she<br />
came Gilbert would sit up in<br />
bed and keep count of the doctor’s<br />
visits and the money that<br />
was spent. The nurse told Gilbert<br />
that the tablet he used had<br />
to be burned because it was<br />
full of germs. She also burned<br />
the cushions I had on their feet<br />
and the woolen scarves I had<br />
wrapped around their feet. She<br />
took the feather beds out from<br />
under them and ordered more<br />
sheets and more comforters<br />
and cotton blankets and new<br />
iron bed and new mattress.<br />
There were five persons sick<br />
at this time. The nurse slept in<br />
my room on a cot by the front<br />
door. She had it open three<br />
inches. She had me between<br />
two sheets and with an ice<br />
cap on my head. Frank and<br />
Pa slept upstairs. There were<br />
eight beds in use every night.<br />
There was so much to buy besides<br />
the doctor’s bill and the<br />
nurse’s bill. All of it amounted<br />
to nearly five hundred dollars.<br />
One Thanksgiving time we<br />
went to Jennie’s. She lived<br />
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in Lawrenceburg. We had a<br />
nice time. I remember how<br />
disappointed I was because<br />
I couldn’t persuade Frank to<br />
eat any turkey. But Jennie had<br />
some spare ribs so she fried<br />
them while the turkey was<br />
cooling off. When we first<br />
moved to Wright’s Corner we<br />
would go over to Gertie’s for a<br />
Thanksgiving dinner. His folds<br />
would be there, too, and we<br />
surely would have a nice time.<br />
When Louis got married we<br />
used to go to his home where<br />
he used to live to have Thanksgiving<br />
dinner. Then Christmas<br />
I would give a dinner and New<br />
Year’s dinner also. But when<br />
the boys went to high school<br />
I would get all three holiday<br />
dinners. Then I would ask all<br />
the children to come home.<br />
Bennie used to bring his best<br />
girl out and spend the day. He<br />
would hire a horse and buggy<br />
and go back in the evening.<br />
Wesley and Gilbert used to<br />
bring their girls out from Lawrenceburg.<br />
They would shoot<br />
marks (target shooting) and<br />
play tennis. We would have<br />
a big turkey on Thanksgiving,<br />
at Christmas, and another<br />
one at New Year’s. We used<br />
to have lots of company. The<br />
neighbors called my house a<br />
boarding house.<br />
In my home at Wright’s<br />
Corner, my kitchen was two<br />
steps down from the dining<br />
room. In the morning when I<br />
would bake pancakes, corn, or<br />
buckwheat cakes, I would pass<br />
them around to each plate by<br />
throwing them with my pancake<br />
turner. I would toss them<br />
eight to ten feet and seldom<br />
ever missed a plate. So much<br />
for playing ball at school.<br />
One time in the summer of<br />
1916 when Bernice and Malena<br />
were home at Wright’s Corner<br />
they baked a cake and sent it to<br />
Gib who was in military service<br />
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on the Mexican Border. When<br />
the box arrived it had been<br />
opened and all the cake taken<br />
out except one little crumb.<br />
When Wesley left home to<br />
go to Louisville University<br />
at Louisville, Kentucky, I put<br />
my hand on his knees and<br />
asked the Lord to take care of<br />
him while he was away to college,<br />
to make a doctor out of<br />
him, and help him to graduate<br />
with honors. I asked the Lord<br />
to guide him so he could become<br />
a successful doctor, and<br />
do nothing but what would be<br />
right in His sight.<br />
Wesley did graduate with<br />
honors. He is one of the two<br />
that got to be an intern in the<br />
Kentucky State Hospital at<br />
Lexington.<br />
In 1909, Gilbert went to<br />
work for a neighbor named<br />
George Lattire. He got $7 a<br />
month and his board. Mr. Lattire<br />
said that Gilbert’s work<br />
would be to drive a team of<br />
horses, but when he was there<br />
a couple of weeks he put him<br />
to work digging out young<br />
locust trees and sprouts with a<br />
very heavy grubbing hoe, and<br />
that was too hard for a boy<br />
thirteen years old. Later on<br />
in July, he had Gilbert mow<br />
hay in a barn that had a tin<br />
roof and no ventilation in the<br />
gables. Gilbert was overcome<br />
with the heat and had to come<br />
home. Dad went down to work<br />
in his place and he too almost<br />
passed out. Every Saturday I<br />
did Gilbert’s washing, ironing,<br />
and patching so he could start<br />
out on Monday with clean<br />
clothes. Before leaving home<br />
each Monday morning we<br />
would kneel down and pray.<br />
The <strong>Beacon</strong> thanks the descendants<br />
of the Randell family<br />
for sharing Mrs. Randell’s<br />
story. Upcoming chapters will<br />
be featured in future editions<br />
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Raver Relays Honors<br />
Hall of Fame Coach<br />
Ron Raver was well known<br />
all about southeast Indiana.<br />
He was a longtime teacher<br />
and coach at Batesville High<br />
School, and his voice became<br />
a staple of many sporting<br />
events broadcast on the radio<br />
over a few decades. In addition,<br />
many By would tune in on<br />
Saturday Maxine mornings to listen to<br />
Klump<br />
his Coaches’ Corner broadcast<br />
when he Community would be joined by<br />
a variety Correspondent<br />
of coaches from the<br />
area for conversation about<br />
the season and athletes.<br />
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Ron Raver died on Feb.<br />
20, 2022, shortly before his<br />
induction ceremony and<br />
banquet into the Indiana Association<br />
of Track and Cross<br />
Country Coaches (IATCCC)<br />
Hall of Fame that spring. He<br />
coached in some fashion for<br />
fifty-five years, even continuing<br />
to volunteer his time after<br />
retirement and through the<br />
continued throes of rheumatoid<br />
arthritis, of which he was<br />
diagnosed as a young adult.<br />
Sally Raver, Ron’s widow,<br />
was on hand at the event to<br />
hand out awards throughout<br />
the day. She was always a<br />
staple at events at her husband’s<br />
side.<br />
The idea of the Raver<br />
Relays came to fruition with<br />
its inaugural meet on Apr. 6 at<br />
Batesville High School. The<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
format of a relay meet is different<br />
from most track meets,<br />
but it allows for both a fun<br />
and competitive atmosphere.<br />
Field events are still held as<br />
well as hurdle races, but all<br />
other races are competed as<br />
relay races of varying styles.<br />
Batesville hosted six other<br />
teams on a cool but beautiful<br />
day where several probably<br />
caught an early-season<br />
sunburn. Milan and Franklin<br />
County competed from the<br />
immediate area and were<br />
joined by Rushville, Jennings<br />
County, Decatur Central, and<br />
Charles Tindley.<br />
Batesville claimed the boys’<br />
title. They were led by event<br />
wins in the 4x400 relay, high<br />
jump, pole vault, and discus.<br />
The 4x400 team of Gage<br />
Pohlman, Cannon Clark,<br />
Deev Ranka, and Blake Hornberger<br />
ran a time of 3:31.82.<br />
Ayden Eckstein won the high<br />
jump with an impressive leap<br />
of 6’6”. Hudson Kohlman<br />
cleared 12’6” in the pole vault<br />
to edge out Franklin County’s<br />
Cole Freese as 12’. Brock<br />
Mahon’s efforts in the discus<br />
of 140’7” handily took that<br />
title.<br />
Milan’s team of Gabe<br />
Riehle, Ethan Dehamer, Lucas<br />
Cooney, and Ben Riehle won<br />
the 4x800 relay in a time of<br />
8:37.55. The Indians also<br />
claimed the 4000M Distance<br />
Medley Relay. Cooney,<br />
Dehamer, Gabe Riehle, and<br />
Ayden Potts ran a time of<br />
11:21.44 to win by over thirty<br />
seconds.<br />
The girls’ title was claimed<br />
by the Franklin County Wildcats.<br />
Mackenzie Brzezinski<br />
won the 100 intermediate<br />
hurdles in 16.9 seconds. The<br />
4x100 relay team of Audrey<br />
Harper, Ella Flannery, Taylan<br />
Brewer, and Brzezinski ran<br />
a time of 51.31 for that title.<br />
<br />
<br />
That same group also claimed<br />
the 4x200 relay in 1:49.86.<br />
The Wildcats were able to<br />
win all three jumping events.<br />
Flannery took the high jump<br />
title by clearing 5’. Emma<br />
Rosenberger and Hanna<br />
Betzing took first and second<br />
in the pole vault, each clearing<br />
9’, and Rosenberger won<br />
the long jump with a leap<br />
of 15’3.25” while teammate<br />
Ester George was second,<br />
jumping 14’7.75”.<br />
Batesville girls took a few<br />
titles of their own. The 4x400<br />
relay team of Kaylie Raver,<br />
Bayleigh Demaree, Megan<br />
Allgeier, and Addison Luers<br />
rant a time of 4:19.12 to<br />
edge out Franklin County<br />
by two seconds. The 4x800<br />
relay team won with a wide<br />
margin of nearly 90 seconds.<br />
The team consisting of Raver,<br />
Kaylynn Bedel, Paige Allgeier,<br />
and Megan Allgeier ran<br />
a time of 10:25.06.<br />
The Lady Bulldogs pulled<br />
out both medley races as well.<br />
The 1600 sprint medley was<br />
won by the team of Katherine<br />
Lipps, Nora Wiedeman,<br />
Samantha Adams, and Paige<br />
Allgeier in a time of 4:46.12.<br />
The 4000 distance medley<br />
team of Bedel, Raver, Megan<br />
Allgeier, and Lexiyne Harris<br />
ran a time of 13:55.12 to win<br />
by over a minute.<br />
Coach Raver always prized<br />
his managers and tasked them<br />
with many responsibilities.<br />
Thus, teams were asked to<br />
nominate a manager for recognition.<br />
Batesville’s nominee<br />
was Shanna Smith, Franklin<br />
County’s was Nikki Scott, and<br />
Milan does not have a student<br />
manager. Decatur Central’s<br />
was Esther Farina, Rushville’s<br />
was Abby Hedrick, and Jennings<br />
County’s was Elijah<br />
Hatton.<br />
Dogs Sweep County Meet,<br />
Break Three Relay Records<br />
The Batesville Middle<br />
School track and field team<br />
claimed both the boys’ and<br />
girls’ titles on April 29. Team<br />
scores for the girls were<br />
Batesville 120, South Ripley<br />
31, Jac-Cen-Del 16, and<br />
Milan 15. Team scores for the<br />
boys were Batesville 80, Jac-<br />
Cen-Del 46, Milan 31, and<br />
South Ripley 25.<br />
The story of this night,<br />
however, is that someone is<br />
going to be changing a lot of<br />
letters on the school record<br />
board. Three of the four girls’<br />
relay teams broke school<br />
records while utilizing twelve<br />
different girls to do so.<br />
The Batesville Middle<br />
School girls’ relay teams were<br />
the show of the night on the<br />
oval. It began with the 4x800<br />
team of Maycee Holtkamp,<br />
Caitlin Raver, Jayla Bedel,<br />
and Ava Wade. The school<br />
record of 10:37.09 was set in<br />
2018. These ladies then ran<br />
The Batesville High School boys’ track and field team<br />
claimed the title at the inaugural Raver Relays. Pictured<br />
third from the left in the front row is Ron’s wife, Sally.<br />
(Photo by Chris Nobbe)<br />
The entire Franklin County team celebrates the girls winning<br />
the Raver Relays. (Photo by Chris Nobbe)<br />
a time of 10:31.28 to claim a<br />
new school record.<br />
Next up was the 4x200<br />
relay team of Maggie Jelinek,<br />
Caroline Wiedeman, Avi<br />
Miller, and Jersey Trenkamp.<br />
This record had also been set<br />
in 2018 in a time of 1:56.92.<br />
After the race, the new school<br />
record now stood at 1:55.26.<br />
The next relay of the meet<br />
was the 4x100 relay. This<br />
team was composed of Maci<br />
Smith, Chloe Miller, Abby<br />
Miller, and Lily Allison. This<br />
record had also stood since<br />
2018 but was shattered by<br />
these fleet-footed young ladies<br />
with a new school record<br />
of 53.38.<br />
The Batesville Middle<br />
School 4x200 relay team<br />
Abby Jelinek, Caroline<br />
Wiedeman, Avi Miller, and<br />
Jersey Trenkamp (Photo<br />
courtesy of Dee Raver)<br />
Parris in Paris is a Reality<br />
Mason Parris has long been<br />
on the national and international<br />
wrestling map. In high<br />
school, Parris was considered<br />
one of the elite wrestlers in<br />
the nation when he graduated<br />
in 2018 after claiming three<br />
state titles and a runner-up<br />
finish in his four years, losing<br />
only one match his entire prep<br />
career.<br />
His first international competition<br />
occurred in 2019 as<br />
the United States’ representative<br />
in the Freestyle World<br />
Championships in Estonia<br />
where he claimed his first<br />
world title as well.<br />
Since then, Parris has gone<br />
on to win an NCAA title at<br />
Michigan, a pair of Pan-Am<br />
titles, the Hodge Trophy as<br />
the most outstanding collegiate<br />
wrestler, and the bronze<br />
medal at last year’s world<br />
championships in Belgrade to<br />
qualify for the 125 kg weight<br />
class for the Olympics.<br />
Now, Mason Parris has also<br />
realized his Olympic dreams<br />
of Parris in Paris in <strong>2024</strong> by<br />
winning the US Olympic<br />
Team Trials held in College<br />
Station, PA. Because of Parris’<br />
previous world placing, he<br />
advanced directly to the finals<br />
of the trials, awaiting whoever<br />
came out of the bracket.<br />
Parris’ opponent for the<br />
position was ultimately<br />
Hayden Zillmer in a best-ofthree<br />
series for the spot on the<br />
Olympic team. The two had<br />
only once met in competition<br />
but have trained with one<br />
another in the past. Parris won<br />
that previous match in 2021.<br />
Parris would handily control<br />
the two matches against<br />
Zillmer with two consecutive<br />
7-0 wins in freestyle. The triumph<br />
on his face was evident<br />
upon victory as he raised both<br />
hands to Heaven and rejoiced<br />
in a pinnacle moment of his<br />
athletic and wrestling career.<br />
“It’s amazing. It’s a lifetime<br />
of hard work, a lifetime of<br />
people around me, supporting<br />
me and my dreams. I owe<br />
it all to them. All glory to<br />
God also,” Parris said shortly<br />
afterward. “I have an amazing<br />
support staff from people<br />
here, at Michigan, and in my<br />
community. It’s amazing!”<br />
The Summer Olympic<br />
Games will take place July<br />
26 to Aug. 11 with wrestling<br />
taking place Aug. 5-11. Parris’<br />
weight class is scheduled to<br />
compete Aug. 9-10.<br />
“I just think it’s destiny, you<br />
know. The universe aligned<br />
perfectly for me. I’m 24 years<br />
old. It’s <strong>2024</strong>. Parris in Paris!<br />
You know, it can’t be anything<br />
better than that.”<br />
An interesting tidbit to add<br />
about the American Olympic<br />
wrestlers is that Parris is<br />
joined by two other Hoosier<br />
wrestlers. Sarah Hildebrandt<br />
(Granger, IN) and Kayla<br />
Miracle (Bloomington, IN)<br />
will represent Team USA at<br />
the 50 kg and 62 kg weight<br />
classes, respectively, for the<br />
women’s freestyle competition.<br />
Out of eighteen total<br />
wrestlers on the team, Indiana<br />
claims three and has another<br />
as an alternate for the team.<br />
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BRIGHT/<br />
SUGAR RIDGE<br />
By<br />
Bob<br />
Waples<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
bright@goBEACONnews.com<br />
I recently had dinner with<br />
Jacob Doll, and we talked<br />
about his plans after he graduates<br />
from EC. He leaves for<br />
Parris Island, SC to begin his<br />
twelve weeks of training to<br />
become a US Marine. Jacob<br />
has been accepted into the<br />
Marine Corps band unit and<br />
has been in training once a<br />
week for nearly a year as he<br />
begins his new journey. After<br />
‘boot camp’ training, Jacob<br />
will be assigned to one of the<br />
ten Marine posts that house<br />
the band units. He hopes to<br />
be assigned to a band unit<br />
here on this side of the US<br />
and plans to make a career in<br />
the Marines. Jacob is the son/<br />
stepson of Andy Doll and<br />
Debbie Poling. He graduates<br />
on <strong>June</strong> 2 and will be off to<br />
boot camp on <strong>June</strong> 3. Jacob,<br />
I salute you and wish you all<br />
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I was honored to be invited<br />
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School’s fourth-grade auto<br />
race. The students had to<br />
make their own model car.<br />
Then each of the four classes<br />
raced to determine the class<br />
winner. The final four had<br />
the honor of competing for<br />
the entire fourth grade where<br />
the winner was awarded the<br />
trophy. I was amazed at the<br />
creativity of the race cars…<br />
from a Pringles container, a<br />
gym shoe, and a football to<br />
the winning handmade racer.<br />
The trophy went to Greyson<br />
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Please plan to attend the<br />
annual Memorial Day service<br />
at Gibson Cemetery (State<br />
Line and Salt Fork Roads)<br />
on Sunday, May 26. Service<br />
begins at 12:15.<br />
Early reminder to mark<br />
your calendar for the annual<br />
Bright Parade on July 27. No<br />
need to put your lawn chairs<br />
out yet… More details later.<br />
Happy Memorial Day.<br />
Remember….when bad<br />
things happen in your life, it<br />
is just one chapter in your life,<br />
not the whole story.<br />
NEW ALSACE<br />
By<br />
Laura<br />
Keller<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
newalsace@goBEACONnews.com<br />
While Memorial Day is<br />
often thought of as the unofficial<br />
start of summer, it is a<br />
federal holiday to honor those<br />
who lost their lives while<br />
serving our country. Every<br />
year on Memorial Day, the<br />
New Alsace American Legion<br />
Post 452 holds services at<br />
local cemeteries to honor the<br />
many brave men and women<br />
who’ve dedicated their lives<br />
to serve and protect our<br />
country.<br />
This year, five services will<br />
be held on Monday, May 27.<br />
Due to State Road 1 being<br />
closed near Mt. Pleasant<br />
Road, a service will not be<br />
held at Cambridge Cemetery<br />
located off Pribble Road this<br />
year. However, the names of<br />
those buried at Cambridge<br />
Dragons Baseball Club 10U Spring Classic Tournament<br />
runners up Cullen Back, Ben Hambrick, Bentley Brogan,<br />
Carter Barrett, Leo Lerch, Brooks Bruce, Luva Burns, Eli<br />
Meiners, Lincoln Dole, Case Walter.<br />
ST. LEON<br />
By<br />
Debbie A.<br />
Zimmer<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
Cemetery will be read during<br />
the service at West Fork Cemetery.<br />
Please join the legionnaire<br />
members for services<br />
listed on page 1A of this issue<br />
of The BEACON.<br />
Dinner will be served after<br />
the 11:15 service culminates<br />
at the legion for all legion<br />
members and their families.<br />
Fried chicken is provided but<br />
all are asked to please bring a<br />
covered dish.<br />
Mark your calendar for<br />
open mic night, held the last<br />
Friday of each month from<br />
7 – 11 p.m. at the North<br />
Dearborn American Legion.<br />
The free event is open to the<br />
public. Singers and musicians<br />
are welcome.<br />
The New Alsace wooden<br />
Shelly Rumsey<br />
stleon@goBEACONnews.com<br />
St. Joseph American Legion<br />
Post 464, St. Leon will host a<br />
blood drive at its post on <strong>June</strong><br />
5, 12–6 P.M. To schedule a<br />
time call Hoxworth at 800-<br />
830-1091. The pint of blood<br />
that you donate saves lives,<br />
and you can also enjoy some<br />
of Jerry Maune’s great chili!<br />
Mark your calendars for<br />
the St. Leon Fire Department<br />
Festival on Aug. 2-3. Watch<br />
The BEACON for more information<br />
as the date draws near.<br />
We will be serving up our famous<br />
“St. Leon” fried chicken<br />
on Saturday evening. Many<br />
volunteers are needed for this<br />
event, and all help is appreciated.<br />
If you are interested in<br />
helping out, please contact me<br />
at stleon@goBEACONnews.<br />
com. Thank you.<br />
The 10U Dragons Baseball<br />
Club won the Cincinnati<br />
Shootout tournament championship<br />
and the Dragons Baseball<br />
Club 9U were runners-up<br />
in the Swing City Showdown.<br />
Both teams played five games<br />
each during the two-day event<br />
making it to the finals. Congratulations<br />
to both teams.<br />
Phi Beta Psi would like to<br />
thank the residents of St. Leon<br />
and the surrounding community<br />
for supporting their first<br />
Kitchen Bingo fund raiser. It<br />
was a huge success! The money<br />
raised will help local cancer<br />
patients, cancer research, and<br />
charitable organizations in<br />
Dearborn County. Phi Beta<br />
Psi’s Tau Chapter serves<br />
residents of Lawrenceburg/<br />
Dearborn County and just<br />
celebrated its one-hundredthyear<br />
anniversary. If you know<br />
of someone in our community<br />
who might need assistance,<br />
please contact Tau chapter<br />
president, Shelly Rumsey, at<br />
srumseypbptau@gmail.com.<br />
My mom Nettie Andres<br />
will celebrate being 94 years<br />
“young” on <strong>June</strong> 29.<br />
Happy Anniversary to Jerry<br />
and Carolyn Bulach on <strong>June</strong><br />
6, Rosemary and Terry<br />
Powell on <strong>June</strong> 8, Rob and<br />
Tammy Vonderheide on <strong>June</strong><br />
13, and Geralyn and Urban<br />
Brackman on <strong>June</strong> 16.<br />
Get in touch with me with<br />
any news items for the column<br />
at stleon@goBEACON<br />
news.com<br />
bat softball league resumed<br />
on May 3. Every Friday<br />
night May 3 to July 19 (no<br />
games on July 5), teams<br />
will battle it out on the field.<br />
The season concludes with a<br />
tournament July 26-27. The<br />
games are family-friendly<br />
and open to the public. All<br />
are welcome!<br />
The North Dearborn American<br />
Legion is also hosting its<br />
monthly euchre tournament<br />
on <strong>June</strong> 4. See the ad on page<br />
11B.<br />
I would love to hear from<br />
you! If you have news in<br />
the New Alsace area that<br />
you would like me to share,<br />
please contact me at new<br />
alsace@goBEACON news.<br />
com.<br />
HIDDEN<br />
VALLEY LAKE<br />
By<br />
Bonnie Starks<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
hvl@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Hidden Valley residents<br />
are thrilled to see the warmer<br />
weather. Why? Because<br />
all of the outdoor activities<br />
will be starting soon. We<br />
have the pool, beach, many<br />
sports facilities, the lake, and<br />
seventy-seven acres which<br />
means camping, bike riding,<br />
and jogging. Our golfers have<br />
been out on the course already<br />
this year. Their motto seems<br />
to be, “If the sun is out, so am<br />
I, regardless of the season.”<br />
Speaking of the golf course,<br />
did you know that this year is<br />
its fiftieth anniversary? Since<br />
opening there have been over<br />
two million rounds of golf<br />
played!<br />
On Apr. 18 HVL hosted the<br />
‘Candidates Night’ for Dearborn<br />
County’s Primary Election.<br />
For years we have had<br />
the privilege of providing this<br />
service to the community. The<br />
gathering was well attended,<br />
and everyone got the chance<br />
to meet the candidates.<br />
HVL residents Joe and<br />
Karen Froelicher celebrated<br />
their fiftieth wedding anniversary<br />
on May 3, <strong>2024</strong>.<br />
The couple said, “We met on<br />
a blind date and our love of<br />
boating and the lake and this<br />
beautiful community brought<br />
us to HVL.”<br />
#theplace2play<br />
Select Dates in <strong>June</strong> – Classes & Workshops<br />
at ARI – 424 Walnut St., Lawrenceburg. Discover<br />
archaeological-themed classes and workshops.<br />
Info: 812-290-2966, www.exploreari.org or .<br />
Select Dates in <strong>June</strong> – Classes & Workshops<br />
at The Framery – 84 E. High St., Lawrenceburg.<br />
Info: 812-537-4319, www.frameryinc.com or .<br />
May–<strong>June</strong> 28 – Main Street Aurora’s<br />
“Explore Aurora” - Visit downtown Aurora<br />
small businesses and restaurants using a<br />
passport to redeem for prizes. www.aurora.in.us<br />
May 2 - <strong>June</strong> 28 – Spring Into Art –<br />
Celebration that showcases the talents of local<br />
and regional artists. Hours: 10am-4pm Mon,<br />
Tues, Thu, Fri. Dearborn Highlands Arts Council,<br />
331 Walnut Street, Lawrenceburg, IN. Info: 812-<br />
539-4251 or www.DearbornHighlandsArts.org.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 1, 2 – Casey’s Garden & Gifts –<br />
Customer Appreciation Days - 8am-5pm &<br />
Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 2nd 8am-5pm. 21481 State Line<br />
Road, Lawrenceburg, IN. 812-537-3800<br />
<strong>June</strong> 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 – Lawrenceburg<br />
Farmer’s Market - 9am–1pm. Location:<br />
Mural Lot on High Street. Info: www.<br />
downtownlawrenceburg.com<br />
<strong>June</strong> 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 – Yoga in the Park<br />
- 9–10am. Location: Lawrenceburg Civic<br />
Park. Info: www.downtownlawrenceburg.com<br />
<strong>June</strong> 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 – Party on the Patio - At<br />
The Barn Winery – Live Music at 7pm. Info:<br />
www.atthebarnwinery.com.<br />
O<br />
ur<br />
HVL had a resurgence of<br />
interest in baseball this spring<br />
as the Athletic Club worked<br />
with members to re-energize<br />
the sport. New baseball Commissioner<br />
Bill Smith and<br />
Ken Wurth created a system,<br />
beginning with t-ball-aged<br />
players, to build skills from<br />
the ground up. The teams<br />
have been playing all spring<br />
with hopes of adding levels<br />
as these players improve. All<br />
of this is great news to those<br />
who love to hear the sound of<br />
the bat hitting the ball! Who<br />
knows, maybe a future great<br />
Reds player is right here playing<br />
on our fields.<br />
This season is in full swing,<br />
however, there is always next<br />
year for your budding ballplayer.<br />
And, you do not have<br />
to be a resident to participate.<br />
You may have noticed that<br />
the spring soccer season has<br />
begun as well. What a great<br />
time of year to be outside!<br />
If you have an interest<br />
in managing the concession<br />
stand at the HVL sports<br />
complex, please call David<br />
Wismann at (812)584-2858.<br />
Don’t forget, the HVL Garden<br />
Club is having its Spring<br />
Bunco fundraiser on May<br />
18 in the lower level of the<br />
HVL POA building. Doors<br />
open at 12:30 P.M. Everyone<br />
is invited for the cost of $15<br />
paid at the door. Bunco is a<br />
very easy dice game. In addition,<br />
a buffet lunch and prizes<br />
are included. All are welcome<br />
regardless if you live in HVL<br />
or not.<br />
The Indiana State Police<br />
are warning residents about a<br />
phone scam using the police<br />
ID of “Indiana State Police”.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 2 – Tri-State Antique Market - 6am–<br />
3pm. Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, US 50 &<br />
Hollywood Blvd, Lawrenceburg, IN. Indiana’s<br />
largest monthly antiques and vintage only<br />
market held the first Sunday of the month.<br />
Info: www.lawrenceburgantiqueshow.com<br />
<strong>June</strong> 4, 11, 18, 25 – Tuesdays at Arts –<br />
Dillsboro Arts in the Creator Space - 12926<br />
Bank Street, Dillsboro, IN. 6-8pm. Info: info@<br />
dillsboroarts.org or .<br />
<strong>June</strong> 4, 11, 18, 25 – Movie in the Park -<br />
Dusk at Lawrenceburg Civic Park. Info: www.<br />
downtownlawrenceburg.com.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 5 – River City Classics Cruise In - 5:30-<br />
8:30pm. 200 Block of Second Street. Aurora, IN.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 6, 13, 20, 27 – Music on the River<br />
- 7pm-9pm at Civic Park. Info: www.<br />
downtownlawrenceburg.com.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 7 – Hillforest Design & Wine - 6:30-<br />
8:30pm. Aurora, IN. Enjoy a beautiful summer<br />
evening in the Hillforest Courtyard while<br />
participating in a painting project. Wine and<br />
appetizers included. Reservations at www.<br />
hillforest.org or call 812-926-0087.<br />
Communities<br />
Karen and Joe Froelicher<br />
<strong>June</strong> 7, 14 – Lawrenceburg Motorcycle<br />
Speedway - OVUAS Race on 14th. Practice @<br />
6pm; racing @ 7:30pm. Admission: $15; kids 5<br />
and under FREE. Event prices may vary. Contact<br />
513-378-9921 or lmsracing86@gmail.com.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 8 – Light Up The Levee - Dearborn<br />
Trail – Lawrenceburg, IN. Info: www.<br />
downtownlawrenceburg.com.<br />
The scammer states the<br />
resident’s identity has been<br />
stolen. Then the scammer<br />
requests personal information.<br />
If this happens to you, do not<br />
give out any information.<br />
The HVL Civic Club has<br />
several upcoming dates for<br />
fun-filled events:<br />
·Family Beach Nights<br />
<strong>June</strong> 7, 14, 21, and 28 starting<br />
at 6 P.M. until midnight<br />
for this low-key event. Bring<br />
your family and friends, cold<br />
drinks in plastic containers,<br />
and snacks. There will be relaxing<br />
music and stimulating<br />
conversation on our beach.<br />
For those of you who prefer<br />
the pool, we will have the<br />
Adult Pool Party on <strong>June</strong> 7<br />
from 8 P.M. until midnight.<br />
This is open to HVL residents<br />
and their guests. There will be<br />
a band playing and of course<br />
swimming. If you want to bring<br />
drinks, remember no glass.<br />
The Community Campout<br />
is scheduled for <strong>June</strong> 22 in the<br />
back of the 77 acres starting<br />
at 4 P.M. The family-friendly<br />
event will include a campfire<br />
and s’mores. The camp will<br />
break up the next morning.<br />
If you have news about<br />
Hidden Valley Lake and all<br />
that makes it special, contact<br />
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<strong>June</strong> <strong>2024</strong><br />
<strong>June</strong> 8 – Aurora’s Rockin’ on the River<br />
Battle of the Bands - 3pm-11pm at Gabbard<br />
Riverfront Park, Sponsored by Southeastern<br />
Indiana Board of Realtors. www.aurora.in.us<br />
<strong>June</strong> 8 – Holtkamp Winery - Music from<br />
7-10pm. Location: 10868 Woliung Road,<br />
Sunman, IN. Info: www.holtkampwinery.com.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 8, 22 – Lawrenceburg Speedway - Sprint<br />
Cars, Modifieds, Pure Stocks and Hornets. Info:<br />
www.lawrenceburgspeedway.com or .<br />
<strong>June</strong> 11 – Paul Seymour – Living with<br />
a Levee - 7:30-9:00pm. 301 Walnut<br />
Street, Lawrenceburg, IN. Paul Seymour,<br />
Superintendent of the Lawrenceburg<br />
Conservancy District (LCD) will discuss the<br />
history of the levees and tales about the floods.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 15 – Hard Hat Hangout - 9am–12Noon at<br />
Lions Club. www.aurora.in.us<br />
<strong>June</strong> 15 – Tastes of Summer - 11am–<br />
10pm. Lawrenceburg Civic Park. Enjoy<br />
Destination Edibles, 5K, Farmers Market, Food<br />
Truck Rally, Carnival Rides, Kids Activities,<br />
Beer Garden and Live Music. Info: www.<br />
thinklawrenceburg.com.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 15 – Dillsboro Summer Concert Series<br />
- 7-10pm – The Gran Delusion Styx Tribute<br />
Show. Info: .<br />
<strong>June</strong> 17 - 21 – Dearborn County 4-H Fair -<br />
Lawrenceburg Fairgrounds, 301 Eads Parkway,<br />
Lawrenceburg, IN. 4-H projects, livestock,<br />
vendors. Info: www.dearborncountyfair.com.<br />
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<strong>June</strong> 22 – Main Street Aurora Morning<br />
“Windows of Aurora” Walking Tour -<br />
10am. Cost: $10.00 – reservations required.<br />
812-926-1100. www.aurora.in.us<br />
<strong>June</strong> 29 – Hillforest – For the Love of<br />
Lavender Tea - 11am–1pm. Everything will<br />
come up Lavender at a tasty English Lavender<br />
three course tea at Hillforest. Guests will<br />
experience the sights, smells, and tastes of this<br />
wonderful healing plant. We will finish with a<br />
tour of the mansion and our beautiful garden.<br />
Reservations at www.hillforest.org or call<br />
812-926-0087. Cost: $30 for members/$35 for<br />
non-members.<br />
<strong>June</strong> 29 – Light up Aurora - 6-10pm at<br />
Gabbard Park. www.aurora.in.us<br />
<strong>June</strong> 29 – Holtkamp Winery – Cigar Night<br />
with Straus Tobacconist - Music by John<br />
Kinnemeyer & Tim Ryan. 7-10pm. 10868<br />
Woliung Road, Sunman, IN. Info: www.<br />
holtkampwinery.com.<br />
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DOVER<br />
By<br />
Rhonda<br />
Trabel<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
dover@goBEACONnews.com<br />
The Gaynor Farm of Dover<br />
was recently honored with the<br />
Hoosier Homestead Centennial<br />
Award. This family farm<br />
has been in operation since<br />
1924 when Louis and Hannah<br />
Gaynor ran the farm. The<br />
farm passed on to Bernard and<br />
Ruth Gaynor and now to the<br />
present Gaynor Family. To be<br />
named a Hoosier Homestead,<br />
a farm must be owned by the<br />
same family for one hundred<br />
consecutive years and consist<br />
of more than twenty acres.<br />
The Gaynor Farm’s 113 acres<br />
is farmed for corn, soybeans,<br />
and wheat.<br />
Every First<br />
Sunday<br />
May - October<br />
Indiana’s Largest “Antiques & Vintage-Only” Market<br />
O<br />
ur<br />
The Easter Bunny was at the Easter Egg Walk in the<br />
neighborhood of Old Orchard subdivision near Bright.<br />
Residents Riley and Reagan Hiltz were excited to get to<br />
see the Easter Bunny. They are the daughters of Jared<br />
and Kayla Hiltz. How cute! (Photo by Kayla Hiltz )<br />
“These long standing Hoosier<br />
farming families are the<br />
backbone of our state’s rich<br />
agricultural history,” as stated<br />
by Lt. Governor Suzanne<br />
Crouch, secretary of Agriculture<br />
and Rural Development.<br />
Since the program began in<br />
Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 2, <strong>2024</strong><br />
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Communities<br />
1976, over six thousand families<br />
have received Hoosier<br />
Homestead Awards, and many<br />
have the awarded plaques<br />
displayed on their farms.<br />
The Gaynors were slated<br />
to receive their award at the<br />
statehouse, but due to Ron’s<br />
(the oldest brother) sickness<br />
and scheduled surgery, the<br />
family was unable to attend<br />
the ceremony. Then thanks to<br />
the cooperation of our Indiana<br />
Representative Randy<br />
Lyness and our State Senator<br />
Randy Maxwell, the award<br />
was delivered to the Gaynor<br />
BATESVILLE<br />
By<br />
Sue<br />
Siefert<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
batesville@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Batesville’s Carmie Meyer<br />
One of Batesville’s treasured<br />
volunteers is often<br />
found behind the scenes –<br />
working to decorate the community<br />
or to ease the grief of<br />
those who have lost a loved<br />
one. Carmie Gindling Meyer<br />
believes in giving back to her<br />
community.<br />
The Batesville native is<br />
from a family of three sisters<br />
and two brothers and is a<br />
graduate of St. Louis School<br />
and Oldenburg Academy.<br />
When I asked Carmie about<br />
her commitment to volunteering<br />
with the Batesville<br />
Beautification League (BBL),<br />
she noted, “I really like the<br />
outdoors, I walk, ride a bike,<br />
and play a little golf, and I<br />
used to see the BBL members<br />
around town cleaning up and<br />
planting flowers, so I thought<br />
I may as well be accomplishing<br />
something while enjoying<br />
the outdoors.”<br />
When asked how long she<br />
has been a BBL member,<br />
Carmie reflected, “I’ve been a<br />
member for twenty years and<br />
have held an office almost that<br />
entire time. When Dee Fritsch<br />
retired as secretary, she, and<br />
Clare Irrgang nudged me in<br />
Denny (holding the award) and brothers John and Jake<br />
Gaynor with their sister, Mary Jane Steurenberg sitting in<br />
front. They are also holding pictures of their brother Ron<br />
and their ancestors that previously owned the farm.<br />
Family two days before Ron’s<br />
passing. He was so tickled to<br />
get this award, and I’m sure<br />
he’s still smiling from above.<br />
Since then Denny, the next<br />
oldest in the family, has taken<br />
over as much as he can with<br />
the help of his brothers, John<br />
and Jake, and his sister Mary<br />
Jane. Congratulations to the<br />
Gaynor Family!<br />
The Family of Ron Gaynor<br />
of Dover would also like to<br />
thank everyone for the donations,<br />
cards, meals and help<br />
from friends, family, Fr. Meyer,<br />
and Andres-Wuestefeld<br />
Funeral Home. Ron’s wife<br />
Donna was so grateful for the<br />
this direction. I’ve always<br />
loved the outdoors and I enjoy<br />
flowers and doing yard and<br />
garden work, so this was right<br />
up my alley. When I was a<br />
child, we had two big vegetable<br />
gardens, so this was a<br />
no-brainer!”<br />
I inquired how she became<br />
involved with the St. Louis<br />
Church Bereavement Committee<br />
and the busy volunteer<br />
replied, “wanted to give back<br />
to the church since I couldn’t<br />
while working full-time and<br />
raising our family. I like<br />
getting to know my fellow<br />
parishioners and neighbors.<br />
For the past twenty years, this<br />
has been a good way to meet<br />
a lot of people who I saw in<br />
church and around town, but<br />
I didn’t know. From my own<br />
experience, I know there is a<br />
lot to deal with when there is<br />
death in a family, and by helping<br />
to provide the luncheons<br />
our committee can alleviate<br />
one small task for the grieving<br />
family.”<br />
Carmie also volunteers<br />
Ron holding the award with<br />
the farm in the background.<br />
(Photo by Tanya (Gaynor)<br />
Zengerling)<br />
support of the All Saints Parish<br />
and the Dover Community.<br />
She says, “Bless you all!”<br />
Eric, Erin and Carmie Meyer and Rhonda Moore.<br />
throughout the parish and<br />
added, “I enjoy helping<br />
prepare turtle soup for the<br />
St. Louis Church Festival as<br />
the turtle soup committee is<br />
a great bunch of guys and<br />
gals and we work together<br />
the week before the festival.<br />
For several years I have<br />
had an adoration hour in the<br />
chapel and serve on the Parish<br />
Life Committee. Before<br />
the pandemic I tutored 2nd<br />
grade at St. Louis School and<br />
visited Hospice patients as a<br />
friendly face and companion<br />
as needed.<br />
Carmie and her husband<br />
Tom have five children,<br />
Rhonda Meyer Moore of<br />
Anderson, Eric Meyer of<br />
Sunman, Erin Meyer of Columbus,<br />
and two stepchildren<br />
Reid Meyer of Batesville and<br />
Ryan Meyer of Bright.<br />
Batesville is fortunate to<br />
have caring individuals such as<br />
Carmie who gives back to her<br />
community and assists families<br />
during their time of need.<br />
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GREENDALE<br />
By<br />
Linda<br />
Cromer<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
greendale@goBEACONnews.com<br />
We partied down the last<br />
Friday in April by hosting<br />
six fifth-grade classes from<br />
Central Elementary School at<br />
our yearly Arbor Day event at<br />
Greendale Cabin. Shout out<br />
to Principal Staci Knigga for<br />
her efforts in helping juggle<br />
all the logistics to make the<br />
day possible. And I bow down<br />
to the fifth-grade teachers who<br />
guide their students through<br />
life’s lessons and herd them<br />
feet on the ground during<br />
their daily activities. As far as<br />
directional impulse, cats have<br />
nothing on these kids. Mses.<br />
Amanda Caldwell, Maggie<br />
Cole, Amber Lansing,<br />
Berenice Long, Michelle<br />
Mattox, and Alisa McMullen<br />
will be headed straight to<br />
heaven for earthly acts. Thank<br />
you.<br />
We started each half-day<br />
YORKVILLE<br />
& GUILFORD<br />
By<br />
Laura<br />
Keller<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
yorkville@goBEACONnews.com<br />
I recently met a couple who<br />
reside in the Guilford area<br />
and had the opportunity to<br />
fulfill their life-long dreams<br />
of traveling the world to<br />
pursue their hunting passion.<br />
While a lot of animals<br />
may be hunted in the United<br />
States, the couple has hunted<br />
in Argentina, South America,<br />
Australia, New Zealand,<br />
Siberia, three times in Russia,<br />
thirteen times in Africa,<br />
plus roe deer on the queen of<br />
Scotland’s estate!<br />
Many states and wildlife<br />
agencies have laws designed<br />
to help fund and preserve<br />
conservation. When hunting<br />
outside of the United States,<br />
they hunted with Professional<br />
Hunters who provided safety<br />
guidance and ensured laws<br />
were being abided by, as<br />
permits must be obtained for<br />
the animals hunted. The meat<br />
from animals is given to the<br />
locals. They also supported<br />
the locals by purchasing<br />
intricate wood carvings, often<br />
made by people who work<br />
along the side of roads.<br />
During a recent vacation<br />
to Arizona during my son’s<br />
spring break, we saw the<br />
Klump family sitting a few<br />
rows behind us at a Reds<br />
spring training game! What a<br />
small world it is, running into<br />
someone you know thousands<br />
session by involving the<br />
kids in actually planting a<br />
tree the right way. Kids and<br />
trees with strong roots and<br />
early nurturing have the best<br />
chances to grow and prosper.<br />
Every budding arboriculturist<br />
who shoveled soil into that<br />
planting hole has ownership<br />
of a tree destined to thrive<br />
through proper planting and<br />
after-care provided by our<br />
dedicated parks employees.<br />
Along with the planting, we<br />
discussed how one man with<br />
a vision, the Father of Arbor<br />
Day one J. Sterling Morton,<br />
made a profound change in<br />
the world through desire and<br />
commitment. A lesson and a<br />
charge for every wide-eyed<br />
wunderkind present.<br />
Leaving labor behind,<br />
students clamored down<br />
into a grove of stately<br />
mature sycamore sisters<br />
cited beautifully to shelter<br />
the quietude of youngsters<br />
learning how to just “be” with<br />
no distractions other than the<br />
richness of the natural world<br />
as they were introduced to<br />
shinrin-yoku or forest bathing.<br />
The dappled light filtering<br />
through the high canopy<br />
O<br />
ur Communities<br />
Crafty boys Devyn Clark<br />
and Ty Short.<br />
cast a quiet glow on a crowd<br />
of kids transformed from a<br />
frenetic and noisy swarm to<br />
individuals breathing deeply,<br />
listening to the breeze and<br />
bird activity in the canopy<br />
above, embracing the<br />
experience of the natural<br />
world. It was a pleasant<br />
introduction to what will<br />
hopefully become a regular<br />
practice. Nirvana vs. Nerf<br />
wars. Fingers crossed.<br />
Making our way back up<br />
the hill toward the Cabin,<br />
the group posed proudly<br />
with a Tree City USA flag<br />
destined to be flown in one<br />
of our city parks, and then<br />
migrated inside to learn about<br />
the mutualism of oak trees<br />
and squirrels, the importance<br />
Elephant, bison, bear, and many other animals that a Guilford<br />
area couple has hunted in the U.S. and other countries.<br />
of miles from home.<br />
Summertime is quickly<br />
approaching which means<br />
southeastern Indiana’s famous<br />
fried chicken will be<br />
served at several festivals<br />
this summer. Enjoy a delicious<br />
chicken dinner from<br />
11 A.M. to 2 P.M. and check<br />
out the classic cars at the<br />
annual Miller-York Volunteer<br />
Fire Department’s Chicken<br />
Dinner and Car Show on<br />
Sunday, <strong>June</strong> 24 at Perfect<br />
North Slopes. Don’t forget<br />
that State Road Indiana 1 will<br />
be closed near Mt. Pleasant<br />
Road, so plan your trip accordingly.<br />
If you have any news in the<br />
Guilford or Yorkville area<br />
Austin, Aubrey, and<br />
Brayden Klump enjoyed a<br />
Reds spring training game<br />
in Goodyear, AZ during their<br />
spring break. (Photo courtesy<br />
of Nicole Klump)<br />
you’d like me to share, please<br />
contact me at yorkville@<br />
gobeaconnews.com.<br />
Danielle Dozier helping crafters Paisley Shaneyfelt, Aliyah<br />
Ashcraft, and Braylee VanWinkle.<br />
of trees for stormwater<br />
control, and the requirements<br />
for earning Tree City USA<br />
designation. (BTW - we’re<br />
proud to boast of our twentyfirst<br />
continuous year as a<br />
Tree City!) Busy hands<br />
created stations for birds’<br />
nesting materials that can be<br />
transformed into peanut butter<br />
or suet feeding stations when<br />
fall and winter roll around.<br />
The grand finale of each<br />
half-day session was the<br />
awarding of prizes from<br />
generous local merchants for<br />
Arbor Day poster winners.<br />
Let it be said here, as it was<br />
stated during the ceremony,<br />
that every poster entered was<br />
a winner. Truly remarkable<br />
talent! The effort and thought<br />
that went into each work was<br />
a gift to us all.<br />
While all this fun was<br />
happening in Greendale Park,<br />
residents were able to pick up<br />
seedlings of native trees at the<br />
City Utility Building.<br />
This splendid day, this<br />
day of wonders, could never<br />
happen without the city staff<br />
and officials who lent a hand.<br />
The best way to thank them<br />
all might be with the words<br />
displayed on one of our<br />
winning posters:<br />
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worrying about the past but<br />
looking into the future.”<br />
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AURORA<br />
By<br />
Randy<br />
Turner<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
aurora@goBEACONnews.com<br />
First off I need to apologize.<br />
In my last article, I said there<br />
were nine Tyler children.<br />
When I ran into Randy Tyler,<br />
he corrected me and said that<br />
there were ten. Now, I admit<br />
that I was fuzzy from my knee<br />
work, and I know I counted<br />
several times, but I stand corrected.<br />
I know it was not Tim<br />
that I missed, as he dragged<br />
me to Xavier every day to<br />
complete my degree. So let it<br />
be known that Bill and Betty<br />
Tyler had ten wonderful kids!<br />
We escaped major chaos on<br />
the streets of Aurora as the<br />
Railroad shut down the SR 56<br />
and US 50 connection to redo<br />
the crossing. An e-board with<br />
a message about this was put<br />
up two weeks before doing<br />
the project, which certainly<br />
alerted the Rising Sun traffic.<br />
So things went very smoothly,<br />
<br />
<br />
<br />
O<br />
ur<br />
with no traffic jams. This job<br />
was completed in several days<br />
as they had a full-scale effort<br />
on this job. Thank you, CSX!<br />
The South Dearborn Community<br />
Service Day held on<br />
Apr. 19 marked the tenth anniversary<br />
of the event. Hosted<br />
by Main Street Aurora, eighty<br />
members of the freshman<br />
class came to town to help<br />
with the spring clean-up efforts<br />
in the downtown area,<br />
city parks, and River View<br />
Cemetery. The tasks of cleaning<br />
streets, pulling weeds<br />
and placing mulch in flower<br />
beds, painting curbs, and my<br />
favorite, picking up sticks<br />
at the River View Cemetery,<br />
were completed. SDHS staff<br />
led by Darryl Gibbs and<br />
Kristen Selmeyer, along<br />
with fifteen volunteers led by<br />
Jordan Rollins, Denise Rose,<br />
and staff of the Aurora Parks<br />
and Recreation Department,<br />
guided students to complete<br />
these projects. Most importantly,<br />
Gregg Plyman and the<br />
City Street Department helped<br />
the kids complete their work.<br />
I questioned several of this<br />
group, and they all commented<br />
that the students were great<br />
Communities<br />
and eager to work.<br />
The Utility guys had the<br />
easy part in helping set up the<br />
lunch. Several hundred hamburgers<br />
were grilled up and<br />
served along with macaroni<br />
and cheese, to feed these hungry<br />
workers. Jared Teaney<br />
provided entertainment with<br />
his DJ system, and I think<br />
the kids liked it as they were<br />
dancing. My granddaughter<br />
Katie was part of this group.<br />
She ran up and hugged me,<br />
saying “Big Papaw why are<br />
they playing music?” I told<br />
her, “It is hoped that this is a<br />
fun experience and that you<br />
and the others carry that with<br />
you for future community<br />
service.” So parents of those<br />
kids, please THANK them for<br />
DILLSBORO their efforts!<br />
Now my big event- my<br />
STORAGE & WASH daughter-in-law Zoey invited<br />
me to the Aurora Public Library<br />
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lap and keep watchful eyes<br />
on me. So I asked Zoey, “Are<br />
you sure?” She said I had to<br />
come as this was the “Twinkling<br />
Tots, Tot Prom.” Well,<br />
I am so glad I went! This<br />
event was great. Our host,<br />
“Miss Tammy” Wohlfrom,<br />
led us in singing the “Hello<br />
Song,” “I’m A Little Teapot,”<br />
“The Wheels On The Bus<br />
Go Round And Round,” and<br />
“If You’re Happy.” (Editor’s<br />
note- please take a moment<br />
to envision our dearly loved<br />
Randy Turner singing, “I’m a<br />
Little Teapot!)<br />
Miss Tammy then read the<br />
featured story “Giraffes Can’t<br />
Aurora Events<br />
Main Street Aurora<br />
EXPLORE AURORA<br />
through <strong>June</strong> 28th<br />
Pickup a brochure at any Specialty Retail,<br />
Personal Services, Professional Services<br />
or Restaurant.<br />
Save receipts and enter to win.<br />
More receipts, more entries<br />
City Wide Cleanup<br />
May 16, 17 & 18<br />
8am - 4pm<br />
Aurora Sports Complex, 787 Park Avenue<br />
MUST PROVIDE AURORA UTILITY BILL<br />
AS RESIDENCY PROOF<br />
My granddaughter Whitney,<br />
at the Aurora Public Library<br />
Story Time.<br />
Get Wine(d) & Dine(d) in Aurora<br />
Friday, May 17th<br />
5 - 9pm<br />
Pickup business participation card at<br />
231 Main Street<br />
Dearborn County Clearinghouse<br />
Hunger Awareness Event<br />
Saturday, May 18th<br />
6 -10pm<br />
The Coachman, 215 Bridgeway<br />
812.496.4488 or 513.520.0287<br />
Aurora Family Aquatic Center<br />
244 City Park Circle<br />
Saturday, May 25th Noon - 6pm<br />
Pool Opens for the Season<br />
Lighthouse Point Yacht Marina<br />
Bell UH1 (HUEY) Helicopter Rides<br />
11042 SR 56, Aurora<br />
Saturday, May 25th<br />
9am - 5pm<br />
Tammy Wohlfrom corralled children and grown-up kids<br />
alike at story time.<br />
Dance”. The kids were turned<br />
loose on a floor of bubble<br />
wrap, with a bubble machine<br />
covering the area as the kids<br />
ran through them. After all of<br />
that, Whitney was ready for<br />
nap time, but Big Papaw had<br />
a smile for the rest of the day!<br />
I am continuously amazed<br />
at what our Library does, so<br />
I followed up with a visit to<br />
Leslie Sutherlin the Director,<br />
who had participated<br />
in the Tot Prom. She has a<br />
full agenda, first telling me<br />
the “Storytimes” are held<br />
Wednesdays and Fridays at<br />
10:30 in Aurora and Tuesdays<br />
and Thursdays at 10:30 in<br />
Dillsboro. Very popular with<br />
preschool kids. Miss Tammy<br />
is turning this program over to<br />
Miss Emily Combs starting<br />
in <strong>June</strong>.<br />
I also learned about a new<br />
program called, “Library of<br />
Things,” which was established<br />
with memorials for<br />
Kim Batchlor. The collection<br />
of objects can be loaned out,<br />
just like books. Items include<br />
kitchen appliances, tools,<br />
gardening equipment, electronics,<br />
toys and games, arts<br />
and crafts supplies, musical<br />
instruments, and recreational<br />
gear. This idea just blew me<br />
away. While books are the<br />
library’s first business, they<br />
have programs for all ages<br />
from children, tweens, teens,<br />
and adults. I missed the Mr.<br />
Potato Head Day, a treat for<br />
all ages. He was one of my<br />
favorite toys growing up, and<br />
my Mom would have to take<br />
them away as we used real<br />
potatoes back then. One she<br />
did not get, I threw at one of<br />
my brothers. It missed and<br />
smashed into the middle of a<br />
wall with dark green wallpaper.<br />
That stain was there for a<br />
few years.<br />
So if you are bored with the<br />
big screen, head to the library!<br />
Another big event in May<br />
will be the City Wide Clean<br />
Up. Curbside pick-up by<br />
Rumpke will be on May 16 at<br />
6:00 A.M. for the area north<br />
of Hogan Creek. On May 17<br />
at 6:00 A.M., the south side of<br />
Hogan Creek will be picked<br />
up. The drop-off spot at the<br />
Aurora Soccer Complex on<br />
Park Avenue will be open<br />
from 8:00 to 4:00 May 16-18,<br />
but you need an Aurora Utility<br />
bill to prove residency.<br />
There is a four-tire limit, and<br />
paints or oil-based products<br />
need to go to the Dearborn<br />
County Recycling Center on<br />
Prospect Lane off US 50 west.<br />
Remember, “CURB SIDE<br />
PICK UP IS AT 6:00 AM.”<br />
Please have patience- Gregg<br />
Plyman and the City crews<br />
are overwhelmed this time of<br />
year cutting grass and getting<br />
the parks opened.<br />
I greatly appreciate that the<br />
fountains are up and running,<br />
thanks Gregg!<br />
Rides on the “Iconic Bell<br />
UH 1 Huey Helicopter on<br />
May 25 from 9-5. at the Light<br />
House Point Yacht Marina.<br />
Reservations will be taken at<br />
812-926-4505.<br />
I think I have taken up too<br />
much room. Just one last<br />
thought, my column falls<br />
between Mother’s Day and<br />
Father’s Day and I am very<br />
lucky to be a Father of four<br />
great sons and five grandkids.<br />
I still remember the great<br />
parents that I and my brothers<br />
had. I am sure we gave them<br />
some rough moments, as I<br />
have learned a lot of people<br />
are not so lucky, struggling<br />
with life. I try to keep them in<br />
my thoughts as we are all just<br />
people. Hang in there, stay<br />
positive!<br />
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LAWRENCEBURG<br />
By<br />
Debbie<br />
Acasio<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
lawrenceburg@goBEACONnews.com<br />
So much is always going on<br />
at the Lawrenceburg Community<br />
Center that I decided<br />
to just take a day and observe<br />
all the comings and goings.<br />
I was amazed at how it has<br />
become a gathering place for<br />
so many people with such<br />
varied interests. We even had<br />
some Cincinnati “west siders”<br />
(Eric and Shelly Grimm with<br />
children Lex and Levi) who<br />
came out on opening day in<br />
Red’s garb with Lawrenceburg<br />
as their destination<br />
for the day! Who needs the<br />
crowds and cold weather of<br />
downtown Cincinnati, right?<br />
On this day, I snapped a<br />
picture of the “pool guys”<br />
Lee Stiegler, Bill Sess, Bill<br />
Collins, and Chuck Boldgett<br />
who meet regularly to shoot<br />
pool and swap stories at the<br />
Community Center. Then<br />
there are the “whittling guys”<br />
Larry Bolin, Chris Irwin,<br />
Phil Darling, Pete Alderucci,<br />
and Steve Lucier who regularly<br />
whittle away and share<br />
the camaraderie of friends. In<br />
another room of the Community<br />
Center, the Dearborn<br />
County Retired Teachers were<br />
busy sewing shorts and dresses<br />
(and matching barrettes) to<br />
send overseas through Franklin<br />
Graham’s ministry Operation<br />
Christmas Child. Sewing<br />
since 2010, they donated<br />
1,257 pairs of shorts for boys<br />
O<br />
ur<br />
and 1,302 dresses for girls<br />
in 2023 alone! A big thank<br />
you goes out to the many<br />
hands that contribute to this<br />
mission: Judy Mosier, Etta<br />
Bostwick, Gayle Slayback,<br />
Patti Bloom, Janet Hornbach,<br />
Bobbie Klopp, Delores<br />
Rector, Sharon Moder,<br />
Cathy Mund, Janet Hart,<br />
Rhonda Dorst, Jennifer<br />
McClammrock, and Marsha<br />
Malje and others that I may<br />
have missed that day.<br />
A big thank you to Nikki<br />
Cox and Hope Caseltine<br />
who bravely took on the<br />
elementary school children<br />
during one week of spring<br />
break for Craft Camp at the<br />
Community Center. The kids<br />
had a blast and the parents<br />
had a welcome morning of<br />
relaxation.<br />
Wow! What a wonderful<br />
job the Lawrenceburg Public<br />
Library did on Eclipse<br />
Day! From photo ops with<br />
your favorite alien to educational<br />
films about the earth,<br />
the eclipse, and the moon,<br />
to crafts for children and a<br />
special eclipse viewing in the<br />
courtyard, there was something<br />
for everyone. Yes, there<br />
were many Moon Pies consumed<br />
that day. Many in the<br />
area traveled far and wide and<br />
made a day of it picnicking<br />
Olivia Schuman and Lorrie Jezekon (back), and Cathy Dunevant<br />
and Beth Buescher (front), celebrating the eclipse<br />
at the North Dearborn Library.<br />
LOGAN<br />
By<br />
Susan<br />
Carson<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
logan@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Faye Pope, born and raised<br />
in Logan, turned 102 on April<br />
12. This event was celebrated,<br />
more than once, at the health<br />
campus where she currently<br />
resides. Happy birthday, Faye!<br />
Trojan Young Life is back!<br />
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Craft camp leaders Nikki<br />
Cox and Hope Caseltine.<br />
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YOUNG LIFE continues to<br />
create a positive high school<br />
community in southeast<br />
Indiana.<br />
The North Dearborn Branch<br />
of the Lawrenceburg Public<br />
Library recently hosted<br />
a party for the <strong>2024</strong> Solar<br />
Eclipse. They provided free<br />
solar sunglasses, snacks like<br />
Moon Pies and Milky Ways,<br />
crafts, Galaxy popcorn, and<br />
buttons to honor the occasion.<br />
Attendees brought chairs and<br />
blankets to relax in the yard<br />
Communities<br />
Aubrey Froschauer and<br />
cousin Alayna Blair making<br />
sunbeam bracelets at the<br />
Lawrenceburg Library on<br />
eclipse day.<br />
Delores Rector is busy<br />
sewing at the community<br />
center.<br />
and enjoying the phenomenal<br />
weather.<br />
As we near graduation for<br />
our seniors, we cannot miss<br />
an opportunity to share a<br />
senior prom photo. Lawrenceburg<br />
seniors Macie Schuette<br />
(daughter of Laura and Rob<br />
Schuette) and Sylas Craig<br />
(son of Shannon and Leigh<br />
Ann Craig) have been friends<br />
since middle school. It is only<br />
fitting that they attended the<br />
prom together. Good luck to<br />
Macie who will be studying<br />
to be a radiology tech and to<br />
Sylas who will be studying<br />
meteorology.<br />
Faye Pope in her birthday<br />
banner.<br />
and parking lot awaiting the<br />
main event.<br />
LOGAN has been very<br />
busy!<br />
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SUNMAN<br />
By<br />
Cheryl<br />
Taylor<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
sunman@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Cheryl Taylor will be back<br />
next month with exciting<br />
news from Sunman.<br />
Bridget Fell with Jael and<br />
Lily posing with an alien<br />
and spaceman at a Lawrenceburg<br />
Library photo op.<br />
The “pool guys” at the community center.<br />
The “whittlers” at the community center.<br />
Macie Schuette and Sylas<br />
Craig on Lawrenceburg’s<br />
prom night .<br />
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MANCHESTER<br />
By<br />
Lisa<br />
West<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
O<br />
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OLDENBURG<br />
By<br />
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Community<br />
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MILAN<br />
By<br />
Sialia<br />
Swainson<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
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What a wonderful time of<br />
year this is – the birds are<br />
singing and the flowers are<br />
blooming! Seeing nature<br />
come to life again never gets<br />
old.<br />
We’re seeing some big<br />
changes in Milan! Early on the<br />
morning of March 5, the town<br />
took the first steps toward<br />
some major improvements<br />
in our infrastructure with<br />
the toppling of an old water<br />
tower. Traffic was stopped<br />
on both Hwy. 350 and 101<br />
for a short time while crews<br />
from the demolition company<br />
made last-minute preparations<br />
to bring the tower down.<br />
Rachael Cole and Becky<br />
Terrill taking a break at<br />
work.<br />
Donna Gabbard with Kurt,<br />
and Regina Detmer, enjoying<br />
the eclipse.<br />
The demo went off without a<br />
hitch and many in town were<br />
startled to hear the resulting<br />
loud boom while drinking their<br />
morning coffee. Within a short<br />
time, workers had the debris<br />
cut up and loaded into huge<br />
dumpsters to be hauled away.<br />
The tower is on the north edge<br />
of town (NOT to be confused<br />
with the historic black<br />
1954 State Champs tower<br />
downtown) and will soon be<br />
replaced with a brand new<br />
150,000-gallon spherical tower<br />
that will be painted to resemble<br />
a basketball. Milan town board<br />
president, Deb Shumate,<br />
stated that the hope is to build<br />
on the branding that the town<br />
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What happened on Aug.<br />
7, 1869, in Indiana? Yes – A<br />
Total Solar Eclipse! Manchester<br />
residents celebrated<br />
over 56,800 days later when<br />
we were again in the ‘Path of<br />
Totality’!<br />
Abigail and Luke Haidle<br />
hosted a camping event for<br />
their home school group (St.<br />
Edmund Campion Academy),<br />
family, and friends. They<br />
pitched tents the night before<br />
and then made a day of it on<br />
Eclipse Day April 8th. Abigail<br />
shared, “Camping, games,<br />
and communal dinners added<br />
excitement to the day. But<br />
the highlight of the day was<br />
watching the sun disappear<br />
and the sky turn to twilight in<br />
this rare event.”<br />
Others have shared pictures<br />
from their homes and work (on<br />
break, obviously). The Redwine<br />
children even drew what<br />
they imagined the eclipse would<br />
look like before the event!<br />
Next Month - Look for Exciting<br />
News from Manchester<br />
Elementary!<br />
Amber, Matt, Makayla, and<br />
Monica Crisswell with their<br />
pet Daisy.<br />
MHS band members visited The Grand Ole Opry.<br />
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Some Haidle campers, including<br />
David and Damien<br />
Arbogast, Miriam Cinefero,<br />
Mac Egan, Evangeline<br />
Egan, Laura Cinefero, and<br />
Julian Cinefero.<br />
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Rob and Jess Schneider<br />
with their children Michael,<br />
Kev, Jacob, and Elijah, on<br />
Collier Ridge.<br />
Molly, Lilly, and Grant Redwine,<br />
sharing their drawings<br />
of how they thought the<br />
eclipse would look.<br />
The Milan<br />
water<br />
tower<br />
being<br />
taken<br />
down.<br />
has going with the Cinderella<br />
story of the state championship<br />
win, as this tower can be<br />
viewed by everyone passing<br />
through town. Along with the<br />
new tower will come the replacement<br />
of water mains and<br />
supply lines, many of which<br />
are over seventy-five years old.<br />
These improvements will alleviate<br />
the low water pressure<br />
issues that have plagued the<br />
town for many years.<br />
On the subject of grants, the<br />
Milan Lions Club was recently<br />
notified that it was the recipient<br />
of a grant from Southeast<br />
Indiana REMC. The grant was<br />
part of $56,000 awarded to<br />
various community organizations<br />
to support their programs.<br />
The Lions are a wonderful<br />
asset to the community and no<br />
doubt they will put these funds<br />
toward great things.<br />
MHS band members recently<br />
took their show on the<br />
road for the annual goodwill<br />
band tour. This year’s destination<br />
was Nashville, TN. The<br />
band entertained audiences<br />
with their concerts and had a<br />
chance to learn some history<br />
of country music. One of the<br />
first stops on the tour was the<br />
iconic RCA Studio B. Known<br />
as the “birthplace of the Nashville”<br />
sound, this studio was<br />
built in 1957 and was used by<br />
many country stars, including<br />
Elvis and Dolly. While<br />
there, the Milan students were<br />
able to make their recording.<br />
At the Grand Ole Opry, band<br />
members were met by Milan<br />
native, Jamie Johnson, who<br />
played for them and gave them<br />
a backstage tour. Our fabulous<br />
band also competed in the ISS-<br />
MA music contest at Columbus<br />
North HS and earned gold<br />
in both their prepared pieces<br />
and in sight reading. Congrats<br />
to Mrs. Bedel and the band!<br />
Congrats also to MHS Senior<br />
Jacob Helton who shot<br />
a hole-in-one at a recent golf<br />
meet in Vevay. Way to go,<br />
Jacob!<br />
Thanks for reading the<br />
Milan news and as always, if<br />
you have news to share please<br />
reach out to me at milan@<br />
goBEACONnews.com<br />
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Mike Wilhelm and I grew<br />
up in the same neighborhood<br />
in Batesville, but following<br />
his marriage to Jackie Weigel,<br />
the Indy 500 and sports<br />
enthusiast, his wife and son<br />
Alex call Oldenburg home.<br />
Recently Mike was inducted<br />
into Oldenburg Academy’s<br />
Ammann-Brinkmoeller Athletic<br />
Hall of Fame. According<br />
to Patrick Kolks, OA’s president<br />
of OASIS (Oldenburg<br />
Academy Students in Sports),<br />
“Mike was the first non-alum<br />
to be inducted and has been<br />
a long-time contributor to the<br />
success of OA sports. Several<br />
great people support the<br />
athletes, though they may not<br />
have been players or coaches,<br />
they have contributed to the<br />
program’s success.<br />
When OA was ICA, Mike<br />
was an assistant girls’ basketball<br />
coach. More recently he<br />
was key in recruiting OA-<br />
SIS’ support of Freudenfest<br />
through food service which<br />
has been a win-win.<br />
Mike became an assistant<br />
to Soccer Coach Ken Getz in<br />
2008. At home or away soccer<br />
games you can find Mike<br />
keeping the team’s stats. He<br />
has been a part of five sectional<br />
championship teams; and<br />
back-to-back regional championship<br />
teams in 2013 & 2014.<br />
A major contributor to the revitalization<br />
of the soccer field,<br />
Mike assisted with the water<br />
MOORES HILL<br />
By<br />
Barbara<br />
Wetzler<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
Jackie and Mike Wilhelm<br />
line installation, the purchase<br />
of a self-walking sprinkler, and<br />
ensuring that the grass is cut to<br />
the perfect height for games.<br />
Mike has been a constant<br />
within OASIS and is inducted<br />
for his dedication.”<br />
I spoke with Mike as he<br />
reflected on his involvement,<br />
“I helped Bernie Fledderman<br />
in 1979-1981 with girls’<br />
basketball as the JV coach<br />
until my job no longer permitted<br />
it. I returned in 2009 when<br />
our son Alex was a junior<br />
soccer player. Ken Getz was<br />
the head coach, and I kept the<br />
scorebook and compiled the<br />
end-of-season stats. We completed<br />
our fifteenth season in<br />
October. I have helped with<br />
soccer field maintenance for<br />
the past twelve-plus years …<br />
mowing thirty-plus times a<br />
summer and watering from<br />
<strong>June</strong> to October.<br />
OASIS helps with fundraising<br />
to purchase uniforms<br />
and equipment enabling the<br />
administration to direct tuition<br />
funds to the students’ educational<br />
needs. I’ve been a<br />
member of OASIS for fifteen<br />
years and we primarily raise<br />
funds by staffing three Freudenfest<br />
food booths and hosting<br />
a Hog Roast and Draw<br />
Down in November.”<br />
When asked what he has<br />
found to be most rewarding,<br />
Mike noted. “Meeting so many<br />
wonderful people and now<br />
Chrissy Lewis marvels at<br />
the moments of Totality.<br />
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What a great couple of<br />
months in SE Indiana! We<br />
honored Earth Day, witnessed<br />
a total solar eclipse, started<br />
planning gardens, recognized<br />
high school graduations, and<br />
rounded up spring cleaning to<br />
name a few activities.<br />
Thank you to the Town of<br />
Moores Hill for sponsoring<br />
heavy trash pickup. Instead of<br />
Heavy Trash Week, the Town<br />
sponsored heavy trash pickup<br />
for the entire month of April.<br />
Thank you, Lanny Dell.<br />
Residents are reminded of<br />
the Dearborn County recycling<br />
dumpsters on S Broadway that<br />
are available year-round.<br />
I was thrilled to experience<br />
the total solar eclipse with<br />
family and friends. We had<br />
themed snacks: sun chips,<br />
moon pies, Tang, and Capri<br />
sun drinks. We were fortunate<br />
enough to get a set of eclipse<br />
glasses provided by the Town<br />
of Moores Hill. The few minutes<br />
of totality were amazing:<br />
the solar patio lights came<br />
on (as if it were dusk), and<br />
it seemed to get about 5-10<br />
degrees cooler. The weather<br />
could not have been better!<br />
The first eclipse I experienced<br />
was in 1970. It was a<br />
partial eclipse in Moores Hill.<br />
I remember my Grandpa Wetzler,<br />
aka “Big Skeeter,” making<br />
an eclipse viewing box<br />
out of a shoebox for my little<br />
brother Doug and me to see<br />
the eclipse. We didn’t have<br />
viewing glasses. However,<br />
Grandpa was quite resourceful.<br />
My brother Doug and I<br />
remember the magic Grandpa<br />
created that day by turning a<br />
simple shoebox into an instrument<br />
of astronomy.<br />
That old shoebox turned<br />
into magic in the hands of<br />
my Grandpa and has been a<br />
lifelong memory. I reflected<br />
on that time when I visited<br />
the Kennedy Space Center a<br />
couple of years ago to view<br />
the Artemis launch.<br />
I hope Grandpa would have<br />
been proud that I attempted<br />
to recreate that experience<br />
for my great, great niece<br />
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Patrick Kolks and Mike<br />
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Alex and Mike Wilhelm<br />
calling them friends. I’ve met<br />
a lot of parents and players<br />
over the years, all great people<br />
and interested in helping with<br />
the team in some way.”<br />
I asked where Mike sees<br />
OA’s sports in the future,<br />
and he revealed, “I see OA’s<br />
athletic program continuing<br />
to thrive. I sure hope I get the<br />
chance to follow my grandchildren<br />
Charley and Danielle<br />
as they compete on high<br />
school teams … whether it’s<br />
athletics, musical, or educational<br />
teams, I just hope to be<br />
able to follow them.”<br />
The Oldenburger summarized,<br />
“Jackie, an OA alum, has<br />
supported my efforts to help<br />
with OA soccer even though<br />
it takes a lot of time with field<br />
maintenance and team practices.<br />
If anyone is looking for<br />
a volunteer opportunity, think<br />
about high school sports. Athletic<br />
Directors and coaches are<br />
always looking for help with<br />
their sports programs.”<br />
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Mason McClanahan and<br />
mom Tabby Browning.<br />
and nephews. Of course, I<br />
had to search online for the<br />
instructions to make the box.<br />
Even in my attempt to go<br />
“old school,” I had to rely on<br />
modern technology, I confess.<br />
The homemade viewing box<br />
was probably more fun for<br />
me to make and remember<br />
my Grandpa than for today’s<br />
kids. But there is still magic<br />
in looking at the stars, moon,<br />
and occasionally at the sun.<br />
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RECYCLE THESE<br />
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Paperboard and brown boxes. Remove food debris<br />
and paper/bag liners.<br />
MIXED PAPER<br />
Office paper, newspaper, magazines, junk mail,<br />
and envelopes.<br />
METAL CANS<br />
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GLASS BOTTLES & JARS<br />
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Community<br />
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dillsboro@goBEACONnews.com<br />
The Dillsboro Public<br />
Library proved to be a nice<br />
place to spend the afternoon<br />
and view the <strong>2024</strong> Eclipse.<br />
Young children gathered and<br />
enjoyed crafts at the library,<br />
and the doors were open to<br />
the outside patio and a small<br />
brook where chirping birds<br />
completed the beautiful scenery.<br />
Visitors sat on the patio to<br />
wait and watch for the eclipse<br />
while enjoying drinks and<br />
snacks. The day’s activities<br />
were planned by the library<br />
staff and Executive Director<br />
Leslie Southerlan. Traffic<br />
was unbelievable on US 50<br />
going west on the eve of Apr.<br />
7 and then going east on the<br />
eve of Apr. 8.<br />
Speaking of US 50, the<br />
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CARTONS<br />
PLASTIC BOTTLES, JUGS, AND TUBS<br />
Recycle these materials 24/7 at 14 drop-off<br />
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PENING IN DILLSBORO IS<br />
THE “J” TURN being installed<br />
on US 50 by the Indiana<br />
Department of Transportation<br />
(INDOT.) This is a state<br />
project. Neither Dillsboro nor<br />
Dearborn County had any say<br />
in the planning or execution<br />
of the project. Although thentown-manager<br />
Susan Greco<br />
was able to negotiate some<br />
landscaping done at INDOT’s<br />
expense. We have heard this<br />
may last all summer...<br />
Dillsboro Elementary<br />
School’s Math Club claimed<br />
first place in the area’s <strong>2024</strong><br />
M.A.T.H. Bowl competition.<br />
The Dillsboro team, made<br />
up of twelve dedicated fifthand<br />
sixth-grade mathletes,<br />
competed against five other<br />
regional teams throughout<br />
four intense rounds. Dillsboro<br />
students took top honors<br />
answering 24 of the 32 questions<br />
correctly.<br />
Congratulations and best<br />
wishes to all mothers who<br />
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VERSAILLES/<br />
RIPLEY CTY<br />
By<br />
Cheryl<br />
Damon-<br />
Greiner<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
versailles@goBEACONnews.com<br />
The Solar Eclipse of <strong>2024</strong><br />
had total coverage over much<br />
of Indiana, and Versailles was<br />
no exception. As 3 P.M. approached<br />
on the Courthouse<br />
clocktower, the skies turned<br />
dusk-like, and then, magically,<br />
as we all strained our<br />
necks while wearing our special<br />
glasses, it was dark! The<br />
street lights came on as if the<br />
spirit of Versailles’ lamplighter<br />
of long ago, Billy Leosnitz,<br />
flew down Main Street, and<br />
around the square with his<br />
torch! Visitors, neighbors, and<br />
the workers of local businesses<br />
stood on the sidewalks<br />
and in the streets, sharing<br />
those few rare minutes when<br />
our town was transformed by<br />
the heavens above us. Then<br />
the moon moved, and the sun<br />
shone bright again. The street<br />
lights went out, and we were<br />
back to a normal day in April<br />
<strong>2024</strong>. Indeed, something for<br />
the history books!<br />
The month of <strong>June</strong> is also<br />
when history makes its biannual<br />
visit to our area at the<br />
National Muzzle Loader Rifle<br />
Association’s Spring Shoot<br />
in Friendship, IN. For over<br />
ninety years, the NMLRA has<br />
BINGO<br />
been preserving and promoting<br />
the heritage of muzzleloading<br />
in the United States.<br />
The craftsmanship, the skill,<br />
and the camaraderie are something<br />
that everyone should see<br />
at least once. Put <strong>June</strong> 8-16<br />
on your calendar for a trip<br />
to Friendship for the Shoot<br />
and also, one of the largest<br />
flea markets in the area that<br />
coincides with the eight days<br />
of the NMLRA event.<br />
What do BINGO players,<br />
service Veterans, and dogs<br />
have in common? If you stop<br />
by on a Friday evening at 7<br />
P.M. at the American Legion<br />
Post in Versailles, you’ll see<br />
a group of bingo players who<br />
enjoy playing for fun, prizes,<br />
and as a social night out.<br />
They are also generous and<br />
understanding of the Legion’s<br />
purpose of “paying perpetual<br />
respect for all past military<br />
sacrifices to ensure they are<br />
never forgotten.” To that end,<br />
on April 19, Keith Copeland,<br />
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was generated by the games<br />
played by the big-hearted,<br />
sometimes rowdy, always funloving,<br />
BINGO crowds at the<br />
Legion Hall.<br />
The summer months look<br />
to be very busy in Versailles<br />
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RISING SUN/<br />
OHIO COUNTY<br />
By<br />
PG<br />
Gentrup<br />
Community<br />
Correspondent<br />
risingsun@goBEACONnews.com<br />
Spring is here, but many<br />
days have been windy. The<br />
warmer weather is appreciated.<br />
Time to get a few tomato<br />
plants out as that’s one of my<br />
favorite things to eat.<br />
I recently went out to Camp<br />
Louis Ernst Boy Scout facility<br />
for a dedication of part of<br />
the grounds to Dennis Kern.<br />
His family is so proud of his<br />
accomplishments. Denny<br />
recently passed away. Previously<br />
I did an article in the<br />
<strong>Beacon</strong> about him. While I<br />
was there, a young lady came<br />
up to me and told me she<br />
was the daughter of Landon<br />
Smith who was just a wonderful<br />
man, a tremendous piano<br />
player, and a veteran. We lost<br />
him just a little over three<br />
years ago and his funeral<br />
was the last time I folded an<br />
American Burial Flag with<br />
Jerry Bondurant, who passed<br />
away a few days later. I miss<br />
both of them.<br />
I enjoyed the ECLIPSE<br />
with the grandkids, a great<br />
experience for all of us. The<br />
next big one coming here will<br />
be in 2099 and I think I will<br />
pass on that one.<br />
Take some time to get out<br />
and watch some baseball,<br />
softball, a track meet, golf, or<br />
tennis, and support our youngsters<br />
as they participate. They<br />
have worked hard to succeed.<br />
I recently stopped by a<br />
pancake breakfast where my<br />
buddies, Eli Bailey, Hank,<br />
and Josie Turner, took good<br />
care of me. They are members<br />
of the Rising Sun Boy Scout<br />
Gary Nebel has featured<br />
leather and hides at Shoot<br />
for fifty-five years.<br />
Farmers Market on the Square<br />
kicks off on <strong>June</strong> 1 from 9<br />
A.M.- 12 P.M. Also starting in<br />
<strong>June</strong> is Music on the Square,<br />
featuring a great line-up of<br />
musicians performing at the<br />
Holdsworth Entertainment<br />
Pavilion. The concerts are<br />
free, family-friendly, BYOLC<br />
(bring-your-own-lawn-chair)<br />
events, with food vendors and<br />
activities for kids. Coolers are<br />
allowed, but no glass containers<br />
are permitted. The music<br />
starts at 7 P.M. beginning on<br />
<strong>June</strong> 5. A full list of dates and<br />
musical acts is on the Main<br />
Troop. Eli likes to come to<br />
help me at my museum in Rising<br />
Sun which is loaded with<br />
memorabilia about veterans.<br />
Congratulations to Brody<br />
Morris from Rising Sun High<br />
School for being named to the<br />
All-ORVC Basketball Team.<br />
The ORVC Swimming<br />
Team included Max Mossburger<br />
and Olivia Graver.<br />
My granddaughter, Carli, is<br />
back in action with the South<br />
Dearborn Softball Team after<br />
missing several games due to<br />
an ankle sprain suffered while<br />
playing on a travel volleyball<br />
team. She’s all healed up and<br />
loving to play again.<br />
Come visit our town and<br />
stop by our Veterans’ Museum.<br />
There is a lot to see and<br />
do in Rising Sun.<br />
I attended the annual Pacer<br />
Varsity Club dinner with Ron<br />
and Connie Spurlock to pay<br />
tribute to Connie’s brother,<br />
Larry Ray, who played Major<br />
League Baseball for the Houston<br />
Astros. The guest speaker<br />
was Bill Doran. The high<br />
school baseball field was named<br />
at Switzerland County High<br />
School in honor of Larry Ray.<br />
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Versailles Courthouse Days<br />
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<strong>June</strong> 22! After a few years of<br />
absence, this traditional day of<br />
fun will include the 5K Back<br />
to Square Run, Farmers Market,<br />
and a much-anticipated<br />
car show offering something<br />
for everyone, whether you’re<br />
a hardcore car enthusiast or<br />
you just appreciate unique automobiles.<br />
Activities, music,<br />
and food will be available all<br />
day and evening.<br />
Ron Spurlock, George Klopp Sr., Mayor Kelly Mollaun, and<br />
PG Gentrup celebrating George’s ninety-eighth birthday.<br />
Sam & Jim Fulton (Abe Lincoln) with Sally and EG<br />
McLaughlin at the Lincoln Day dinner.<br />
World War II Veteran, Clarence<br />
Cook with Larry Dillard<br />
and Barb Albright.<br />
If you’re up around the<br />
New Castle area, stop by the<br />
High School Basketball Hall<br />
of Fame. You can find info<br />
on recent inductee Big John<br />
Adams from Rising Sun and<br />
other area legends.<br />
We celebrated the ninetyeighth<br />
birthday of George<br />
Klopp Sr. on April 13 with<br />
several veterans in attendance.<br />
George is a member of<br />
America’s Greatest Generation<br />
and a World War II Navy<br />
Veteran of the South Pacific.<br />
Fellow World War II Veteran,<br />
Clarence Cook, joined us.<br />
Tom Cook from Lawrenceburg<br />
is a World War II Veteran<br />
and will turn one hundred on<br />
May 30.<br />
Our Southeastern Indiana<br />
Honor Guard presented the<br />
colors at the annual Lincoln<br />
Day Dinner at Perfect North<br />
Slopes. Abe Lincoln was in<br />
attendance!<br />
I’ve been communicating<br />
with my publisher and my<br />
book will be coming out soon.<br />
It’s titled “A Generation’s<br />
Journey-- from Southeast<br />
Indiana to Southeast Asia”<br />
and will tell the stories of<br />
over 50 who were killed in<br />
Vietnam from our area here in<br />
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As we wrote in last month’s<br />
<strong>Beacon</strong>, insurance rates are<br />
rising at unprecedented levels.<br />
Insurance carriers are trying to<br />
respond to market factors that<br />
have continued to put pressure<br />
on their financial stability.<br />
The things that are driving the<br />
insurance carriers’ reactions are<br />
hyperinflation on costs to repair<br />
or replace cars and buildings,<br />
claims frequency, and<br />
severe weather conditions that<br />
continue to plague the US. In<br />
our first editorial, we addressed<br />
some of the details involved<br />
in hyperinflation. In this story,<br />
I will address severe weather<br />
patterns and their effect on<br />
your insurance rates.<br />
Severe weather is on the rise.<br />
Many have ideas on why that is.<br />
I’m not here to discuss the reasons<br />
we are seeing more severe<br />
weather but to discuss what it<br />
means to our insurance rates.<br />
Severe weather, along with<br />
hyperinflation, has made a<br />
nasty soup for insurance rates.<br />
Insurance carriers use past<br />
annual averages in severe<br />
weather. The National Centers<br />
for Environmental Information<br />
is a governmental agency<br />
that reports on these events.<br />
In the past Insurance carriers<br />
planned for 8-9 weather and<br />
climate disasters that cost over<br />
$1 Billion. According to the<br />
National Centers of Environmental<br />
Information, the annual<br />
average for weather/climate<br />
disasters with losses exceeding<br />
$1 billion between 1980-2023<br />
is 8.5 events. However, if you<br />
squeeze that timeline to just<br />
the last five years (2018-2023)<br />
the annual average balloons<br />
to 20.4 events. In 2023 the<br />
US saw twenty-eight separate<br />
billion-dollar weather and<br />
climate disasters that impacted<br />
the United States. Yes, you<br />
read that correctly TWENTY-<br />
EIGHT weather and climate<br />
disasters that impacted the<br />
United States. Seven of them,<br />
possibly eight, were in states in<br />
the Midwest.<br />
A large number of events last<br />
year show the insurance carriers<br />
need to adjust, or our insurance<br />
carriers won’t be around<br />
to continue to pay claims. In<br />
the States of California and<br />
Florida, we are seeing these<br />
severe weather pressures playing<br />
out in scenarios that hurt<br />
policyholders. State Farm announced<br />
via a press release dated<br />
March 20, <strong>2024</strong>, that they<br />
are going to non-renew 30,000<br />
homeowners, rental dwelling,<br />
and other property insurance<br />
policies and non-renew 42,000<br />
commercial apartment policies<br />
in California. This means<br />
that those policyholders will<br />
receive documentation stating<br />
they will no longer have<br />
insurance on their property<br />
when the policy expires. Those<br />
policyholders will need to look<br />
elsewhere for coverage. Due to<br />
the tough conditions for insurance<br />
companies in California,<br />
that will be a very difficult<br />
project for policyholders.<br />
Luckily, here in Indiana and<br />
Ohio, we aren’t seeing large<br />
insurance carriers getting out.<br />
Small carriers are making that<br />
decision. Here in Indiana, we<br />
saw one carrier end the personal<br />
lines policy offerings.<br />
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Secura Insurance Companies<br />
announced back in October<br />
that they were exiting the<br />
Personal Lines Insurance market<br />
in all their thirteen states.<br />
Hopefully, the rate increases<br />
that we are experiencing will<br />
allow the insurance carriers to<br />
stay financially viable in the<br />
Midwest and keep competition<br />
for your premium dollars<br />
strong. Otherwise, we may<br />
see similar scenarios here in<br />
the Midwest where thousands<br />
of policyholders are left with<br />
expiring policies.<br />
Insurance companies use all<br />
the information they can to design<br />
a rate for their policies. A<br />
person’s credit score, address,<br />
date of birth, the weather,<br />
building materials costs, and<br />
stock market conditions are<br />
just a small list of rating factors<br />
the insurance companies use<br />
in their rate strategy. The goal<br />
is to pay overhead expenses to<br />
run their insurance company<br />
and be able to pay their policyholders<br />
when claims happen<br />
profitably. Insurance companies<br />
are for-profit businesses<br />
that get rated for their financial<br />
stability. If they continue to<br />
post financial losses, their<br />
financial stability rating from<br />
financial rating houses like AM<br />
Best gets downgraded. This<br />
can cause significant ramifications<br />
for the insurance carrier<br />
and their clients; Leading to<br />
some of the insurance carrier<br />
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