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Page 6B THE BEACON October 2018
AURORA
By Fred Schmits
Community Correspondent
aurora @ goBEACONnews . com
The Aurora Garden Club is gearing up for Fall in Love with Aurora . The contest features “ Scarecrow Alley ” located on George Street . Members recently gathered to begin assembling scarecrows for the event . After a delicious lunch and brief meeting , remnants and clothes were pulled out for the creation of unique and mischievous scarecrows , although the group may be more mischievous than any of the scarecrows . One scarecrow has been named Miss Tery Scarecrow and is sporting an evening gown that one of the members wore when she was eighteen just a “ few ” years ago .
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The Aurora Garden Club members gathered to start assembling scarecrows for Fall in Love with Aurora .
1818 with Aurora have resulted in many new members and a lot of new life and enthusiasm in the Aurora Garden Club . Those involved in giving life to these scarecrows include Cindy Rottinghaus , Emily Beckman , Margaret Drury , Clara Weber , Chris McGraw , Joy Lyon , Jenny Boyer , Debbie Miller , and Charlotte Hastings .
“ I joined the Aurora Garden Club to help make the community an even nicer place . We got such wonderful comments from everyone , even passersby , about how nice everything looked . Everyone just loved it . There was so much community involvement ,” said Margaret Drury . “ We had over eighty businesses that decorated last year for Fall in Love with Aurora . This year we hope to get even more residents involved . It ’ s so much fun !”
Well , that ’ s all for now . But did you ever wonder … how did Aurora get its name ?
Let me hear from you .
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OLDENBURG
By Sue Siefert
Community Correspondent
oldenburg @ goBEACONnews . com
Oldenburg Academy honored its freshman scholarship recipients in the spring ceremony . Following is a partial list of the recipients .
S . Marjorie Niemer presented the Mother Theresa Hackelmeier Scholarship to Logan Sydzyik for achieving the highest score on the OA Placement Test . Logan is a graduate of Sunman-Dearborn Middle and is the son of Don Sydzyik and Laurie Sydzyik . Logan also received the Herb and June Moenter Music Scholarship presented by Keith Moenter and Brenda Moenter-Moorman .
Brenda Meyer presented the Connie Metz Scholarship to Eli Lamping , a graduate of Batesville Middle and son of Josh Lamping and Amanda Lamping .
Dale and Philip Werner presented the Becky Orschell Werner Scholarship to Augustus Harlow , graduate of St . Mary , Greensburg and son of Tracey Harlow and Rex Harlow .
Dottie Hoff presented the Cleophas and Mary Tebbe Scholarship , to Griffin Pitzer and Spencer Mack . Griffin , a graduate of St . John , Harrison , is the son of Greg and Melissa Pitzer . Spencer , a graduate of St . Louis , Batesville , is the son of Pete and Deb Mack .
Jim Bruns presented the Holly Bruns ’ 74 Memorial Scholarship to Lillian Eldridge , Greg Kline , Frank Moorman , and Jenna Kohrman . Lillian , a graduate of North Decatur Junior High , is the daughter of Matt and Penny Eldridge . Greg , a graduate of St . Nicholas , Sunman , is the son of Bryan and Marie Kline . Frank , a
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MANCHESTER
By Lisa West
Community Correspondent
manchester @ goBEACONnews . com
Editor ’ s note- The BEACON welcomes Lisa West as our newest correspondent . Lisa has always been a positive , enthusiastic member of our community and has made a difference in the lives of so many young people .
Hello ! I am sure my path has crossed with so many of you in the past , but here is a bit about me for those whom I haven ’ t met yet .
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graduate of Batesville Middle , is the son of Dale and Tara Moorman . Jenna , a graduate of St . Mary , Greensburg , is the daughter of Rick and Deb Kohrman .
The Maria Duerr DeJaco ’ 48 Scholarship was presented to Emma Back , a graduate of St . Michael , Brookville , and the daughter of David and Melanie Back .
The Brenda S . Vogelsang ’ 84 Academic Achievement in Science Scholarship was presented to Isabelle Hornbach , a graduate of Sunman-Dearborn Middle , and the daughter of Doug and Bridget Hornbach .
The Mildred J . Hillenbrand Scholarship was presented to Brett Wagner , a graduate of Batesville Middle , and the son of Andrea Ferkinhoff and William Wagner .
The Judith Heinlein ‘ 58 Scholarship was presented to Annalise Hudepohl , a graduate of St . Nicholas , Sunman , and the daughter of Andrew and Angela Hudepohl .
The William A . and Martha H . Hillenbrand Scholarship was presented to Joseph Suttmann and Elizabeth Gigrich . Joseph and Elizabeth are graduates of St . Louis . Joseph is the son of Michael and Anne Suttmann . Elizabeth is the daughter of Todd and Susan Gigrich .
The James E . Fritsch Scholarship was presented to Abe Streator , a graduate of St . Louis , and is the son of Randy and Amy Streator . Mr . Brian McFee , the Principal , presented the following academic achievement scholarships :
The Academic Achievement High School Placement Test Scholarships were presented to Elijah Waggoner of St . Michael , Brookville and Kathryn Voegele of St . Louis . Eli is the son of Jeff and Brenda-Wilhelm Waggoner . Kathryn is the daughter of Robert and Angela Voegele .
The Academic Achievement in Math was presented to Joshua Newman , a graduate of Greendale Middle , and the son of Kipp and Cindy Newman .
The Academic Achievement in English was presented to Caleb Lehman , a graduate of St . Louis and the son of Chris and Jennifer Lehman .
The Academic Achievement in Art was presented to Annabelle Kuhlmann , a graduate of St . Lawrence , Lawrenceburg , and the daughter of Scott and Ashlee Kuhlmann . Congratulations to all ! Das ist alles von der ’ Burg !
I am a Possum Ridge neighbor for twenty-three years now- it feels like my whole life . Manchester is a great small community !
The year I moved here , I stepped in as Manchester Elementary ’ s PTO president and served for about ten years .
My husband Terry and I have raised three young ladies- all graduates from SDHS . I have worked at P & G for thirty-nine years ( yikes , that ’ s a long time ).
About nineteen years ago I coached Aurora SAY lollipop soccer with Gina Wolfer and moved up a couple of levels before I decided they needed more talented coaches- lol . I coached indoor high school girls and co-ed soccer with Gina Wolfer , Marilyn Yoe , and a few others . That was a blast .
I have been associated with South Dearborn cheer for over twelve years , and started coaching five years ago with Heather Cook ; she taught me a lot about cheer . I have been the coach for SDHS cheerleaders for five years now and love it . I teach Sunday School at Miamitown Church of Christ - love it too . I also enjoy gardening and of course , hanging out with my family and my grandson , Axel !
Sept . 22 Bricktoberfest , Osgood Sept . 22-23 Batesville Apple Festival
Sept . 22-Oct . 21 , Weekends Vogt Farm Pumpkin Festival , Batesville
Sept . 26-30 Versailles Lions Club Pumpkin Show
Sept . 28-30 Hassmer Fest
• Mountain Bike Festival at Versailles State Park Oct . 5-6 Ertel Cellars Wine Festival Oct . 5-27 Fear Factory , Batesville
For details , information on MORE events , or for a brochure 812-689-7431 ripleycountytourism . com
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