YORKVILLE & GUILFORD
SUNMAN
Page 8B THE BEACON September 2018
YORKVILLE & GUILFORD
By Laura Keller
Community Correspondent
yorkville @ goBEACONnews . com
Family . One word that holds many different meanings . For BJ and Jessica Murphy , it meant going through an eighteen-month adoption process to welcome another daughter into their family .
On June 5 , BJ and Jessica along with their 8-year-old son Canaan traveled to China . After touring Beijing for a few days ( including attending a tea ceremony , seeing the Great Wall of China and visiting the Summer Palace ), they continued into Nanning , located in southern China , to meet their new 3-year-old daughter Ivy . On June 11 , Ivy was placed in their arms in a civil affairs office and on June 12 , she officially became their
O ur daughter . The Murphy ’ s spent time visiting Ivy ’ s birth city , Qinzhou , and met her wonderful foster family who cared for her for more than one year . After one week in Guangzhou , China , the Murphy ’ s traveled home to Guilford . Ivy is settling into her new home with her siblings , Canaan , Ezra , and Lainey . Lainey was also adopted from China in 2014 . Ivy is beginning to learn English and is expected to be fluent in roughly 4-6 months . Ivy ’ s adapting well to her new home and enjoys music , swinging on her swing set and mimicking everything done by her big sister , Lainey . Congratulations to the Murphy ’ s !
On July 8 , the descendants of George and Catherine Widolff gathered for a family reunion in Yorkville . George and Catherine were the original owners of Widolff ’ s store . More than one hundred people attended to reminisce and reconnect with family members , including long-distance travelers from Oregon and Wisconsin . The
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BJ , Canaan , Jessica , and Ivy Murphy with adoption representatives in China .
family enjoyed fried chicken , homemade ice cream , and an entertaining scavenger hunt .
The 38th annual St . Martin Country Run 5K race , the oldest road race in Dearborn County , occurred on July 29 . This year , ninety-six runners competed to see who would earn the title of the overall winner . It was a neck-and-neck race , but Kyle Gutfreund , a senior at East Central High School , outran his cross-country coach , Fr . Jonathan Meyer , earning this year ’ s title as the overall winner . Fr . Meyer had nothing to be ashamed of , earning first place in his age group and priest category . Alexandra Stevens of Cincinnati was the top female runner , Jenny Bulach of New Alsace was the most improved runner , and Sarann Mock from Cincinnati earned the title of the master runner at age
Sarann Mock 87 !
The race is truly a family affair for the workers and the runners . Jim and Melody Bohrer , Joe and Bev Rauch , Mark and Theresa Widolff , and Jeff Mersmann helped coordinate and direct the race . Local families who competed in this year ’ s race include Bev , T . J . and Garrett Rauch ; Noah and Owen Mersmann
Overall top 4 winners for the St . Martin Country Run , pictured from left to right : Kyle Gutfreund , Fr . Jonathan Meyer , Ethan Gindling , and Michael Schwebach .
and Alex Noble ; Maureen , Natalie , Ryan , Tyler , and J . J . Stenger ; Joseph , Sam and Elizabeth Kirchgassner ; Jenny and Julia Bulach ; Robin , Julie and Will Fox ; Mitch , Bev , and Arlene Wilgenbusch ; and Scott , Courtney , Serena , Brooklyn , and Tyler Gill . For a list of all participants , visit http :// www . allsaintscatholic . net / parish / events / st-martin-5k /. Great job to all runners !
If you have news in the Yorkville / Guilford area you ’ d like me to share , please contact me at Guilford @ goBEA- CONnews . com .
SUNMAN
By Logan Seig
Community Correspondent
sunman @ goBEACONnews , com
Summer is coming to an end , but it has been full of eventful activities ! Recently the Ripley County Fair took place . Kids in third to twelfth grades competed in 4-H projects . Julia Weber , a Sunman resident , accomplished ten years of 4-H membership and won the grand champion in rabbit meat pen this year . Congrats Julia ; what a way to finish your 4-H career !
Jacob Ludwig , a 2012 graduate of East Central High School , son of Tom and Lisa Ludwig of Sunman , was
98th Annual recently promoted to Staff Sergeant in the United States Air Force . He enlisted in the Air Force in July of 2014 and served as a Crew Chief on KC-135 Stratotanker refueling aircraft at MacDill AFB ,
Jacob Ludwig
Florida for the past four years . He is currently crosstraining to become a Flight Engineer and will be assigned to Dover AFB , Delaware where he will serve as an aircrew member on the C-5 Galaxy , the largest cargo / transport aircraft in the Air Force inventory . Jake is married to Jill ( Bosse ), a 2014 graduate of East Central High School and daughter of Jeff and Christy Bosse , also of
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Julia Weber , on the left , won grand champion at the Ripley County 4-H fair for rabbit meat pen .
Sunman . Jake and Jill will be residing in Frederica , Delaware and are expecting their first child in September .
Last month ’ s question was , “ Who established a feed business in Sunman in 1866 ?” The answer is Herman Nieman . Thank you to Ruth Ann Hoyt for sending in the right answer . She is the granddaughter of John Nedderman and daughter of Roy Nedderman . The Neddermans took over the feed business in 1914 .
This month ’ s question is , “ What type of store was located in the Lewis Sieg building in 1913 ?” Send me an email with your answer !
Please let me know about family milestones , vacation , or a little bit about Sunman and yourself . Share the good news with me at sunman @ goBEACONnews . com .
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