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HARRISON
By
Nicole
Williams
Community
Correspondent
[email protected]
As the leaves change and the
weather turns chilly, we are all
reminded that the month of No-
vember is a time for expressing
gratitude. Sweet November
offers a time of respite before
the holiday bustle. It is time
for celebratory bonfires after
football games. It is a time for
families to slow down the daily
grind and gather around to
spend valuable time together.
Harrison profoundly ex-
presses its gratitude and ap-
preciation for Harrison Police
Officer, Marvin Gambill.
Officer Gambill passed away
peacefully at his southeastern
Indiana horse farm on Sept.
14 after a year-long battle with
pancreatic cancer. He was
laid to rest surrounded by a
huge crowd of friends, fellow
officers, and family. He was
remembered with full police
honors and the playing of taps.
O
The major of Harrison ordered
flags be flown at half-mast at
the city buildings.
Officer Gambill’s passion
for serving his community
was obvious
to anybody
who encoun-
tered him
during his
thirty years
of service
here in
Harrison.
Even with
Officer Gambill
the terminal
diagnosis, he continued to
serve on the police department
as long as possible. He was
often joked with for writing
out meticulous police reports.
Co-workers say he took pride
in everything he did and
always remained level-headed.
He was considered a dear
friend by many. Officer
Gambill was also known for
his love of all things horses
and country living. He loved
his family and often worried
more about their well-being
more than his own health.
Officer Gambill played a
significant role in making our
little city what it is today. He
will be greatly missed.
THE BEACON
November 2018
ur Communities
YORKVILLE
& GUILFORD
By
Laura
Keller
Community
Correspondent
[email protected]
Fall is in the air. It’s the
time of year for pumpkins,
hayrides, and Halloween.
For more than thirty years,
children in Yorkville have
enjoyed a hayride and trick-
or-treating down a few roads
in Yorkville on the last Sun-
day in October. This year’s
event will be held on Sunday,
Oct. 28 from 1-3 P.M. Meet
at Widolff’s General Store
and Tavern at 1 P.M. for the
hayride, trick-or-treating, and
hot dogs after the hayride. It’s
a great time for children and
adults!
My two-year-old son is
obsessed with cars and trucks
including firetrucks. When a
firetruck or ambulance goes
by, he knows that someone
is hurt and needs urgent
care. As a rural community,
we are fortunate to have so
many brave men and women
who volunteer their time
Paul, Emma, Matthew, Iris, Edith, Caleb, and Joseph
Weckenbrock.
to serve on volunteer fire
squads. Like most volunteer
fire departments, the Miller
York Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment depends on volunteers,
fundraisers, and grants to
furnish the equipment needed
to provide services to our
community. Thanks to the
Dearborn Community Foun-
dation, they received a grant
to purchase a new Ford brush
truck. Their current brush
truck is more than twenty
years old, has a manual trans-
mission, and an older motor
that is hard to find replace-
ment parts for. The new truck
has an automatic transmission
which makes it safer for the
firemen who sometimes drive
on rough terrain. The Miller
York Volunteer Fire Depart-
ment welcomes anyone
interested in volunteering.
For more information, con-
tact Greg Callahan at 513.
307.9849.
Congratulations to Jeff and
Emily Weckenbrock on their
new addition. Edith Mary
Weckenbrock was born on
Sept. 4. She was welcomed
home by siblings Paul, Iris,
Caleb, Emma, Joseph, and
Matthew. Proud grandparents
are Paul and Linda Wecken-
brock of Yorkville and Tony
and Teresa Mittermeier from
Cincinnati, Ohio.
I would love to feature you
in my next article. If you have
news in the Yorkville/Guilford
area you’d like me to share,
contact me at yorkville@
GoBEACONnews.com.
Dawson Tombstone Restored
By Gary Gellert
John W. Dawson was an
early pioneer in what is
today Dearborn County. He
was born in 1774 in Lou-
doun County, Virginia and
moved to the frontier in the
Northwest Territory on Tan-
ner’s Creek from Kentucky
in 1799. In 1804 another
pioneer, Jacob Blasdel,
purchased the land along
Tanner’s Creek that included
present-day Perfect North
Slopes. John had settled on
land that Jacob purchased,
and the two pioneers worked
out an agreement to share the
land. John Dawson settled
on the land near Guilford,
and Jacob Blasdel settled
south of the Dawsons from
Salt Fork Creek to near the
forks of T