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Page 14 BRIGHT/ SUGAR RIDGE By Debby Stutz Community Correspondent [email protected] Chrissy Heim Mathews of Bright has been selected as a finalist for the Ms.Veteran America 2017 Contest, to be held in Washington, DC on October 8. This is not a traditional beauty pageant, although a talent event and an evening gown (with combat boots) event are included. This beauty pageant, spon- sored by Final Salute, Inc. is to bring awareness and advocacy to the homeless women veteran crisis in our country. Over 55,000 home- less women veterans can be found in our country on any given day. They are currently the fastest growing homeless population in America. Over half of homeless women vet- erans are single mothers. The mission of Final Salute Inc. is to provide homeless women veterans with safe and suit- able housing. Chrissy is a US Navy veteran (1988-92) and is the 1st Vice Commander of AMVETS Post #13, West Harrison, IN, as well as the Indiana Department of AMVETS - District IV 1st O Vice Commander. To support Chrissy in her journey, please visit her Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/ ChrissyM4MVA2017 and see www.msveteranamerica. org and www.finalsaluteinc. org for additional informa- tion. Thank you to Chrissy’s husband, Steve Mathews for sharing the news. Keep us posted! I stopped by the Bright Farmers Market last Friday and had a nice visit with Molly Resendes, Educator and Outreach Coordinator from Dearborn County Recy- cling. Molly told me about the newly renovated Reuse Cre- ation Station. The purpose of the Creation Station is to save landfill space by giving away (FREE) new or slightly used school supplies and craft ma- terials for Dearborn County churches, schools, Scouts, and other non-profit organizations. All items in the Creation Sta- tion are donated. If you have a need to create or craft, visit the Creation Station at 10700 Prospect Lane, Aurora. Please check out the website for more information. September is one of my fa- vorite months. Everyone has settled into a new school year routine and schedule, foot- ball has started, and a smell is in the air of the soon-to-be change in season. Here at At the Barn Winery, most of the grapes have been harvested and are fermenting, long- THE BEACON September 2017 ur Communities ing to be the wine we can all enjoy in 2018. Five varieties of vines on the property are old enough to harvest. Our estate wines for next year will be Concord, Niagara, Cayuga White, Catawba, and for the first year, we hope to have a generous yield from the Foch vines. Stop by and taste some of our new wines, especially the award winners from this summer. HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE By Korry Johnson Community Correspondent [email protected] Hello HVL. Can you be- lieve Labor Day is in just a couple of weeks? Time flies. We have a very special note: Phil Ohlhaut (father of Jose- phine) submitted this article: “The Ohlhaut family would like to extend our most sin- cere gratitude for the prayers and support so many won- derful people have eagerly extended. We are truly over- whelmed by the outpouring of love from the community. We are still trying to come to terms with the tragic loss of our beloved Josephine. Wit- nessing the gathering at the memorial at the beach helps to fill our hearts and reminds Residents of Hidden Valley Lake participated in a fishing derby. us of the impact she had on so many people. The cards, flowers, food, and gifts have brought com- fort and sustenance, and we deeply appreciate the immedi- ate response from such a large number of generous souls. We can quite literally feel your prayers and believe that is what continues to sustain us during this incredibly painful time. Please continue to pray for our family and know that God is using your prayers in a most profound and powerful way. “ Please continue to pray and support the Ohlhaut family. HVL Children’s Committee is hosting their annual “Back to School Bash” on August 13, from 2-5 PM at the beach. This event is free and will have kids activities along with hot dogs, cookies, and drinks. Also, the next outdoor movie night is August 19 at dusk. (movie TBD at time of print) AND get ready for the annual Haunted Hay Ride on Saturday, October 14! If you are interested in having a non-profit booth, please contact me at The Beacon email below or hvlchildren- [email protected]. We also need volunteers to scare along the route (TBD) and drivers to carry the pas- sengers. Again, email the hvlchildrensactivites@gmail. com to volunteer. This event is amazing!!! We need to give a huge “Thank you” to the HVL Fish & Game group who held the “Nick Wullenweber Kids Fishing Derby”. It was a beautiful Saturday morn- ing for fifty-four kiddos who participate in this annual event. The HVL Fish & Game group did an amazing job hosting with more than fifteen wonderful sponsors. They provided breakfast and lunch for all the eager participants and their families. September birthdays: Autumn Farmer, Kayla Booth, Melissa Allison, Wal- lie Haines, Krista Haines, Gaven Johnson, Luke Wells, Susan Noel, Carson Noel, Madison Rose Jones, Ashley Roth, Grace Roth, Greta Roth, Haylie Smallwood, Christian Smallwood, McK- enna Clark, Stacy Harman, Gina Egbers, John Karle, Gretchen Schmidt, Eric Doan, Angie Ruberg, Cathy Ober, Katie Ohlhaut, Tif- fany Whitt, Chuck Nichols and Jackie King! Welcome new home own- ers! Eugene Buren, Roy & Ashley Hiett, Cory & Kinni Piche, Carl & Suzanne Piec- zonka, Michael & Melody Mueller, David Hughes Jr., James & Gertrude Klein, Jamie & Kenneth Fields, Dennie Brunemann. JACKSON TWP. By Connie Webb Community Correspondent [email protected] Pastor Tom Frey from St. John’s Lutheran Church, Hub- bells Corner, recently made the announcement that he will be retiring November 1. He and his wife, Linda, will be head- ing into retirement and hope to Nate and Jeanette Webb do some traveling which will include visiting all the churches he has pastored over the years. I remember doing a story in this column on Pastor Tom when he and Pastor Tom Frey Linda moved back to the area several years ago. Time sure does fly! I feel certain that his congregation will greatly miss him. Speaking of Pastor Tom… He recently performed the marriage ceremony for my son Nate Webb and his wife, Jeanette(DiGiovenale) Webb. We are so thankful to him and Linda for being there. It was a beautiful outdoor ceremony at the Dearborn Country Club, and we could not have found a bet- ter celebrant. At the rehearsal, I started to get stressed over the weather forecast predicted for the wedding day, May 27, but both Pastor Frey and Linda convinced me that it would all work out. And wouldn’t you know, it did! No rain. Pastor Frey mentioned that he has probably performed more than five hundred marriages over the years, and Nate and Jeanette feel privileged to have been part of that number. Happy 40th Wedding Anni- versary to Bayard and Pauletta Pelsor who recently celebrated with an Anniversary Luau! Send news! OUR ADVERTISERS ARE YOUR NEIGHBORS. SHOP LOCAL AND TELL THEM YOU SAW THEIR ADS IN THE BEACON.