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January 2018 THE BEACON O ur Communities JACKSON TWP. By Connie Webb Community Correspondent [email protected] OA students and staff embarked on a pilgrimage to the sacred Franciscan sites in Rome and Assisi. OLDENBURG By Sue Siefert Community Correspondent [email protected] Carriage rides were offered at Oldenburg's Holiday Under the Spires. in the Sisters’ Chapel. Model trains were on display at the Eagle Company Firehouse, and crafts and baked treats were available at the school gym and the Sisters’ convent. In the evening the Rural Alliance for the Arts hosted their Boar’s Head Festival featuring actors of all ages depicting the true meaning of Christmas. Santa could be found greeting visitors and riding the horse-drawn trolley while children shared their wish lists. Oldenburgers greeted the Christmas season in true village style while believers of all ages await that jolly gent sure to return on Christmas Eve! As we prepare for the com- ing of the Baby Jesus, I’ll leave you with this German greeting: Es ist Zeit zum Feiern und zum Versammeln. Ich hoffe das du deine Zeit mit den Personen verbringen kannst die dir am meisten bedeuten. Ein frohes und festliches Weihnachtsfest! It is a time for celebration and gatherings. I wish that you may spend your time meaningfully with the people close to your heart. Have a wonderful and Merry Christmas! Das ist alles von der ’Burg! Recent rains and many people’s fear of flooding made me thankful that I live in an area that is high. Yeah, I’m scared to death of tornadoes, but not flooding. So I had heard that the highest point in Dearborn County is in Jackson Township, but just where in Jackson Township? My online search showed a map that didn’t list road names, however, by the option to keep enlarging, I was able to somewhat pinpoint the location, and it’s closer to me than what I thought. After contacting a few of the locals, I found that it lies on the property of Jerry and Janet Meyer. Jerry told me he'd been asked many times about this and it’s not uncommon to have college students stop by to walk the property and take a few pictures. I don’t intend to invade their space, but was told if I did want to check it out, I would find that the area is a very flat spot – not a hill, as I suppose I would have thought! During my investigation of this, Jane Kruse said she had heard a story that money was buried at the spot but didn’t know the details. While talking to Jerry, I inquired, because after all, he should be the guy to go dig it up, right? Apparently, the story is that sometime back in the 1960’s or ‘70’s, there was a bank robbery in Cincinnati and the robbers made their getaway towards Indiana. The cops were hot on their trail, so they stopped to bury the money, and it happened to be in the area of the highest point in Dearborn County. The robbers were caught somewhere in the vicinity, and we assume law enforcement came back to recover the stolen loot. Whether all this is true or not, we really don’t know, but it’s a cool story……..don’t you think? So now that I know I live near the highest point in the county, I'm still scratching my head and wondering why I can’t get a cellphone signal on Van Wedding Road. There’s not much to block it! What’s up with that, ETC? Can you help a neighbor out? Just a few other Jackson Township facts - Jackson Township is home to three unincorporated communities which are Hubbells Corner, Lawrenceville, and Weisburg. Hubbells Corner was named for a merchant, Merritt Hubbell; Lawrenceville was laid out in the 1830’s and named for its founder, Johnathan Lawrence; Weisburg was laid out in 1858 and named for Philip Weis, a mill owner. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1705. The community of Weisburg lost a lifelong resident when Raymond Hemke recently passed away at the age of 95. He was a sergeant in the U.S. Army, serving in the Asiatic- Pacific Theater, and earned three bronze stars. When he returned, he enrolled and graduated from the College of Applied Sciences in Cincinnati. He worked as a printer for the Herald Tribune in Batesville and the Lawrenceburg Register. Ray was the founder and a 70 plus year member of the North Dearborn American Legion Post #452. He was a life-long member of All Saints Parish, New Alsace Campus (St. Paul’s). He enjoyed traveling the world, photography and being with family and friends. Surviving Raymond are a sister and several nieces and nephews. He was laid to rest with full military honors at St. Paul Cemetery. Our deepest condolences are sent to the Dieselberg family on the recent passing of Beth Dieselberg. Beth fought a hard battle against cancer for the past two years. Beth was just 36 years old. She leaves behind her daughter Journey, her parents Gary and Janice Dieselberg, her brothers Chad (Jenni) Dieselberg, Jared (Christina) Dieselberg, her sister Ann (Clay) Bovard, nine nieces and nephews and more friends than can be counted. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family during this very difficult time. Another year has flown by, and I once again ask myself, where did it go? I am thankful that my health allowed me to enjoy it. I had a past neighbor, a couple of high school classmates, and some former co-workers who did not live to celebrate another New Year’s Eve and for that, I’m sad. So I’m wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Healthy New Year! I will be celebrating New Year’s Eve with a group of friends in an awesome place this year! More about that later………… DOVER By Ray Johnson Community Correspondent [email protected] Wishing all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 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OA senior Rachel Stoll commented, “The pilgrim- age to Rome and Assisi was a once in a lifetime experience that allowed me to see the universality of the Catholic Church and to understand what it means to be Francis- can. Learning about the lives of St. Francis and St. Clare has inspired me to be more attentive and open to God’s voice in my life.” Oldenburg Academy was awarded “Silver Status” for their performance in the Dual Credit program. During the 2015-16 school year 64 percent of students earned at least one college credit hour. Dual-credit courses provide students the opportunity to earn college credit while in high school, potentially sav- ing future tuition costs. Dual- credit courses are taught by high school or college educa- tors at a high school, college or university, or through online courses. The village people wel- comed v isitors to the ‘Burg on December 2nd for the 15th annual Holidays Under the Spires that featured day-long Christmas festivities. 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