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Meet the bean queen
By Andrea Chaffin
The best pie in town
By Beverly Drapalik
Salt staff recipes
Make room for the pantyhose reindeer
By Andrea Chaffin
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The ART of Christmas shopping
By Sarah Allen
Telling both ‘sides’
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By Valerie LK Martin
Clifton’s Christmas lights tradition
sparked by ‘aha moment’
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Publisher’s note
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Salt notes
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Front Porch Profile
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Recipe Index
Do you see what I see?
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A few years ago, I was on my
way from Cincinnati headed north
on I-71 to visit family in Canton.
I was somewhere north of
Columbus when I passed a man
and woman who were obviously
broken down along the side of
the highway.
My first impulse was to ignore
their demise, whatever it was,
but concern, especially for that
woman, had me slowing down
and pulling over to see what I
could do to help.
The woman came bustling
toward my car and I got out to
meet her. As soon as she began to talk, I realized I wasn’t
understanding much that she
was saying, but recognized
enough to know she was
speaking Spanish.
I know a bit of Spanish, but not much. I’d had some
brief audio lessons to learn some key words and
phrases in Spanish to prepare for some mission trips
I had been on in Mexico.
Somehow, we managed to communicate enough
to understand they seemed to have run out of gas. I
offered to take her to get gas while the man agreed
to stay with the truck.
At the next exit, I bought a gas can and filled it with
gas, as she seemed to not have money either. She
kept calling me her “angel” in Spanish and thanking
me for stopping.
I was feeling pretty good about my “random act of
kindness” until…
We got back on I-71, headed south to the next exit
so we could get back on and head north. When we
got to the exact spot where the truck had run out of
gas, to our surprise, the truck was gone! And I have a
stranger in my car that I barely can understand. She
kept shaking her head and did not seem to know
what to do now.
Finally, I suggested we check the next
exit where we had purchased the gas.
I thought he may have gotten the
truck started and gone there to
find her. But he was not there.
I offered her my phone,
but she could not track
down anyone. I did
not know what to
do with her and she was very worried. I was able to
reach a friend of mine who speaks fluent Spanish and
she talked to her. My friend found out she was from
Cincinnati and had no idea what happened to her
husband. She did have relatives in Cincinnati that she
thought she could reach later.
I ended up leaving her there after someone she
reached finally answered her call and agreed to
come pick her up. I hope it ended well. Not sure if
that husband just thought this would be a good time
to split, or just got confused because of our lack of
communication.
But it did not discourage my desire to continue to
find practical ways to show God’s love.
In fact, as we begin to ponder our holiday giving,
I thought I would pass on a few ideas that you might
want to incorporate in your plans.
Here’s a few I’ve tried and some I have yet to try:
• Fill a purse you no longer use with basic necessities such as warm gloves, a scarf, sock cap, protein
bar, hair brush, chapstick, etc., and next time you see
a homeless person, give it to them.
• Save those extra shampoos, soaps and lotions
that they leave in the hotel room. Pick up some wash
cloths when they go on sale, and fill a quart-size storage bag with both. Take it to the homeless shelter for
them to share with their guests.
• Share some quarters with folks at the laundromat.
• Pay for the person behind you at the Taco Bell
drive-thru (you might want to ask how much their
order is before you offer to pay).
• Over-tip your server next time you eat out.
• Buy an extra turkey and all the fixings to go with
it. Give it to someone you know who could use it.
I’m sure you can think of more. If so, feel free to
share it with us on our Facebook page at facebook.
com/thesaltmagazine.
However you choose to “gift,” I trust you will find
time to ponder the significance of these holidays we
celebrate, and that the meaning does not get swallowed up in the tremendous “noise” of getting things.
May you be blessed with hearts and minds that
find creative ways to show you care.
Happy Holidays.
Pamela Stricker
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Don’t judge,
just pass the sugar
My love for red meat is rivaled only by my passion for
sweets.
After eating a slice of homemade cake in the break room,
a co-worker walking past my office asked if I had any and if I
liked it.
“Does it have sugar in it?” I asked.
“Yes,” she answered, her tone quizzical.
“Then, yes!” I exclaimed, doing my best to impersonate
Buddy’s enthusiasm for maple syrup in the film “Elf.”
My love for sugar began very early in life, going back to
kindergarten. My end-of-school treat was a tiny bowl of brown
sugar. Mom told me years later there was a brown-sugar-ishealthy-for-kids phase back in the 1980s.
As my obsession with sweets continued as a growing kid,
my parents could always tell if I’d run out of my allowance for
the week by glancing at the large volume of colorful Nerds,
Skittles, Fun-Dip or Jawbreakers wrappers and boxes piling in
the trash.
My sweet tooth graduated to adult level when I started
working my summer job at the West Virginia Division of Highways in college: I used sugar in my new coffee-drinking habit.
I would pour so much sugar into the coffee, you could watch
the level rise like a creek during a flood.
Many years later, nothing has changed. I still consume
candy as if I had an 8-year-old’s metabolism. A friend recently
gave me several bags of jelly beans that had been left over
from an event he organized. He thought I was joking when I
informed him that I would put away at least one 20-ounce bag
by the end of the day. I wasn’t. I did.
On the rare occasions there are no sugary treats in the
house, sometimes I pretend I’m 5 again and head straight for
that tiny bowl of brown sugar. The way I see it, I’m just matching what any candy I would consume would do for me anyway.
With the holiday season upon us, I become an obnoxious
Christmas party guest; not because I say all the wrong things
or wear the wrong clothes, but because I barely leave any
cookies, cakes or pies for my fellow party-goers.
I start out with good intentions of “just having one,” but that
resolve disappears as soon as my brain starts registering
delicious.
Food fads come and go, along with warnings and advisories. In fact, in late October, it was announced that red meat
could cause cancer. Ten years from now, it will probably be
shown to help reduce cancer. Either way, I’m staying true to
my love of both. Please pass the sugar.
LORA ABERNATHY
Lora is the editor of Salt magazine. She lives in
Hillsboro, is married to Gary, is mom to a Great
Dane and Yellow Lab, and trains and competes
in triathlons. Reach her at [email protected] or on Twitter @AbernathyLora.
Please email them by
Dec. 2, 2015 to editor@
thesaltmagazine.com and
include your name and
address (we only publish
the town). Email us photos
of your dish, as well. Every
submitted recipe will be
entered in a drawing for a
$25 grocery card.
SaltNotes
Front Porch
Profile
Front Porch Profile
offers a personal
glimpse into the lives
of notable people in
our communiities
By Lora
Abernathy
Mechell Frost — Highland County
Highland County Senior Citizens Center
Executive Director
What’s your favorite
Skittle flavor?
Lemon. I love lemon anything.
What song do you sing loudly in
the car when no one’s watching?
Anything by Journey.
Bologna or ham?
Ham for sure.
What is bologna anyway?
What do you love most about your
community?
Our community is so very caring,
and I have seen it several times
that they pull together to help a
friend in need.
Which family member
are you most like?
I think I am like both of my parents
in several ways.
Superman or Batman?
Superman. He has awesome
superpowers and I find his
story more interesting.
Recipe Index
7th Heaven Chili........................................................................14
Apple Crumble Pie...................................................................18
Cincinnati Chili..........................................................................13
Creamy White Chicken Chili...................................................13
Date Balls...................................................................................20
Glazed Pork...............................................................................22
Herbed Turkey Breast..............................................................18
Holiday Mix................................................................................20
Jason’s Revenge.........................................................................14
Jimmy Legs................................................................................21
Lattice Top Cherry Pie.............................................................18
Lemon Chess Pie......................................................................21
Nanny’s Potato Salad.................................................................21
New Fashioned Bean Soup......................................................18
Nutella Hot Cocoa.....................................................................30
Pie Crust....................................................................................18
Roasted Potatoes.......................................................................22
Russian Tea Cakes....................................................................30
Seasonal Cauldron of Splendor...............................................13
Smoked Meatloaf Sandwich....................................................37
Spiced Carrots..........................................................................22
Spicy Hot Chili...........................................................................18
Sugar Cream Pie.......................................................................18
White Corn Casserole..............................................................22
Winter’s Coming Chili..............................................................13
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LONDON — Cathy
Shannon is not above
bribery.
The sixth-grade
reading/language art
teacher at London Middle School in Madison
County whole-heartedly
greeted the judges when
they arrived to judge the PTO’s
annual chili cook-off.
“Good afternoon,” Cathy
said, shaking each judge’s
hand — including mine. She
left a carefully folded $1 bill in
my palm, and was sure to mention there were Cheryl’s Cookies to accompany her chili.
But it was her cooking — and
not her persuasion — which
won her the blue ribbon during
the contest.
Cathy let out a war whoop
and jumped out of her seat
when her name was called as
the winner.
“I told you bribery worked,”
she joked to her peers.
Superintendent Dr. Lou
Kramer, who served as one
of four judges, said he “could
neither confirm nor deny” the
allegations, but promised to
enter the contest himself next
year.
I will also plead the Fifth.
Kramer presented
Cathy with the prize
package: a soup
ladle and, most importantly, bragging
rights.
This has become an annual event
to help bolster spirits at the
beginning of another school
year, said PTO representative
Valerie Peart.
Cathy said this is the second
time she has won. This year she
entered “Seasonal Cauldron
Splendor” — a name suggested by her mother.
Rumor is that the chili was
nearly named “Silver Bullet,”
thanks to a can of Coors Light
which “may or may not” have
made its way into the pot.
Cathy said the key to winning is “to wing it.”
Second place went to the
seventh-grade team, “7th
Heaven Chili,” by intervention
specialist Julie McFarland; third
place went to the eighth-grade
team, chili by paraprofessional
Heather Williams.
Personally, I’m still thinking
about that white chili. (I may
have just revealed my vote.)
The chili contest made me
want to put together my favor-
London City Schools Superintendent Dr. Lou Kramer enjoys a good chili-belly
laugh. Also serving as judges were Marvin Homan, president of the London City
Schools Board of Education, Annie Hamilton and Andrea Chaffin, food editor of
Salt magazine.
ite chili: Cincinnati-style. You’ll
never see me eat this chili out
of a bowl. It needs served with
spaghetti, cheese and onions,
or on top of a hot dog. And with
oyster crackers with hot sauce.
I like to pierce each oyster
cracker and create a hole.
Then, add a couple drops to the
cracker cavern.
Sometimes, I even add the
crackers into the chili-spaghetti-cheese concoction.
Folks either love it or hate it.
I’m on the love side.
But there’s a chili in this list for
everyone to love. Try them all!
ANDREA CHAFFIN
Andrea is the food
editor of Salt magazine and the editor of
The Madison Press.
An OSU graduate,
she enjoys singing in
the car, photography and spending
time with her two fur kids. Reach
her at amckinney@civitasmedia.
com or on Twitter @andeewrites.
Seasonal Cauldron
of Splendor
By Cathy Shannon
2 tablespoon cider vinegar
1 whole bay leaf
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt
Ingredients:
1 pound Italian sausage
1 pound ground beef
1 whole medium red onion, chopped
One-half red bell pepper, chopped
One-half green bell pepper, chopped
Carrots, chopped
2 cans of tomato juice (the big, big cans!)
1 can black beans
1 can light red kidney beans
1 can dark red kidney beans
1 can corn
One-half poblano pepper, chopped
4 tablespoons chili powder
1 heaping teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon ground garlic
4 tablespoon brown sugar
Salt and pepper to taste
2 tablespoons olive oil
Measurements are approximate.
Directions:
Combine beef and water in a stockpot.
Bring to a boil. Continue at a low boil until
beef is thoroughly cooked.
Add in the remaining ingredients. Simmer on low, uncovered, for about 3 hours.
Add water as needed if the chili becomes
too thick. (I did several times, about one
half-cup at a time.)
When ready to serve, follow the code for
Cincy-style chili:
1-way: Just the chili
2-way: Chili served over spaghetti
3-way: Chili, spaghetti, and grated cheddar
cheese
4-way: Chili, spaghetti, cheese and onions
5-way: Chili, spaghetti, cheese, onions and
beans
All “ways” are served with oyster crackers
and hot sauce.
Directions:
Brown the beef and sausage together in
olive oil. Add chopped onion, bell pepper
and carrot and cook together for about 5
minutes — long enough to at least start
softening the onion, pepper and carrot.
Add the tomato juice and all the other
cans, then add everything else.
Cook on medium for about 1 hour uncovered, and then 1 more hour covered on low.
The chili cook-off inspired this Ohio River favorite:
Cincinnati-style chili.
By Andrea Chaffin
Ingredients:
1 quart cold water
2 pounds lean ground beef
2 cups crushed canned tomatoes
2 yellow onions, diced
4 garlic cloves, minced
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa
1/4 cup chili powder
1 teaspoon cayenne
1 teaspoon ground cumin
By Heather Williams
Ingredients:
1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts,
cut into half-inch cubes
1 medium onion, chopped
1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
1 tablespoon canola oil
2 15.5-ounce cans great northern beans,
rinsed and drained
1 14.5-ounce can chicken broth
2 4-ounce cans chopped green chilies
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream
Directions:
In a large saucepan, saute the chicken,
onion and garlic powder in oil until chicken
is no longer pink. Add the beans, broth,
chilies and seasonings. Bring to a boil.
Reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 30
minutes.
Remove from the heat. Stir in sour cream
and cream.
By Kim Hayes
Ingredients:
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large red onion, diced
1 medium red bell pepper, diced
1 medium yellow bell pepper, diced
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 pound lean ground beef
8 ounces Italian sausage, casing removed
1/4 cup chili powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 4-ounce can tomato paste
1 12-ounce bottle of beer
1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 14-ounce can diced tomatoes
1 15-ounce can black beans, drained and
rinsed
1 15-ounce can kidney beans, drained and
rinsed
1 15-ounce can pinto beans, drained and
rinsed
Directions:
Add the olive oil to a large Dutch oven
over medium-high heat. Once hot, add the
onions and peppers and saute until soft,
about 4 minutes.
Add the garlic and saute until just fragrant. Stir in the beef and sausage, breaking
it up with the back of a wooden spoon, and
cook until browned, about 6 minutes.
Drain the beef mixture through a colander. Add it back to the Dutch oven and stir
in the chili powder, cumin and oregano.
Cook for about 2 minutes.
Stir the tomato paste into the beef mixture; this will “toast” it and give the chili
more flavor.
Add the beer and stir up any browned
bits on the bottom of the pan. Bring to a
simmer, and then add the diced tomatoes
and beans.
Simmer on medium-low for 2 hours, stirring on occasion to keep the bottom from
sticking.
Top with shredded cheese, sour cream
and chopped green onions before serving.
More recipes on page 14
Cincinnati Chili
Creamy White Chicken Chili
Winter’s Coming Chili
Judges had to choose a winner from five different chilis, among them a White Chicken
Chili, at right.
Chili cook-off judges received gift bags which included a carton of
milk, Tums, mints and chocolates.
7th Heaven Chili
By Julie McFarland
Ingredients:
1 pound sausage
1 onion, diced
3 teaspoons chili powder
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 15-ounce can tomato sauce
1 15-ounce can light red kidney beans
1 cup water
1 14.5-ounce can diced tomatoes
Directions:
In a large saucepan over medium heat, crumble
and cook sausage and onion until sausage is
brown. Add chili powder, cumin and garlic and stir
for 2 minutes. Add remaining ingredients and stir
well.
Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low and simmer
for 30 minutes to blend flavors.
Salt’s food editor, Andrea Chaffin, takes the judging very seriously.
Jason’s Revenge
By Sherri Jones
Ingredients:
2 cans tomato juice
1 1/2 pounds ground beef
2 tablespoons hot sauce
1 can of your favorite beer
15 Roma tomatoes
3 cans of light and dark kidney beans
1/2 onion, chopped
3 teaspoons chili powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Directions:
Saute all beef and peppers and onion in skillet until tender. Add in remaining ingredients and
simmer.
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The best pie in town
WILMINGTON — She hears the numbers
rising. She already knows two men are prepared to pay $400 because they told her that
information before the auction.
The auctioneer begins and someone yells,
“Start that pie at $200.”
She hears $400; she breathes a sigh of
joy. Then she hears $425. She thinks, “I hear
Timothy Larrick’s voice. Is he running up the
price?”
As she turns to look for him, the numbers
keep rising. All of a sudden she hears, “That’s
$550, going once, twice, sold to Timothy Larrick!”
Jama Hayes has just witnessed one of her
pies auctioned at Dinner in the Fields on
the Larrick Farm. It is a cherry pie, and the
money raised is more than she could have
imagined.
Fruit pies are her favorite for auctions:
When the auctioneer tips the pie for bidders
to see, the fruit holds up.
She said, “There is no spilling, and the pie
doesn’t really need refrigeration.”
So, that evening, Larrick got a cherry pie.
Later, he said, “I told my family before the
evening began that I was going to get that
pie. I told them we are hosting, and I will buy
it, no matter what.”
When people in Clinton County think “pie,”
Hayes comes to mind. She hasn’t always
baked pies, however.
For years, she was director of nursing
at Clinton Memorial Hospital. (In fact, her
cookbook from the hospital is one of her
favorites.)
Her pie-baking began about 20 years
ago. The youth group at Wilmington United
Methodist Church, where she is a member,
had a fundraising event, Sweets and Treats.
The group made money from her first pie,
and Hayes has been baking pies for charity
since then.
She has been asked for years if she would
start a business and supply the town with
pies, making money for herself.
She politely waves away the requests.
“I bake pies only for charity events,” she
said.
Hayes’ organized kitchen is definitely the
heart of her home. Spices are organized
neatly in one drawer, ingredients arranged
in a second drawer, and cookbooks filed in
a third.
Her sister, Ruth, is her assistant, gathering
spices for each pie and reading recipes —
even oven temperatures.
Ruth is quick to say, “Yes, and I’m the cleaner-upper. Jama uses every pot, every pan, all
the measuring cups, and I clean them. Then,
she gets something I’ve just cleaned out of
the drainer and gets it dirty again.”
The sisters good-naturedly chat about
kitchen duties and point to a couple of
cross-stitch designs that show their senses of
humor.
One says, “Countless numbers of people
have eaten in this kitchen and gone on to
lead normal lives!”
Ruth jokes that her cross-stitch picture
is the one that reads, “I only have a kitchen
because it came with the house.”
When asked about her favorite tool in the
kitchen, Hayes knows right away that it is her
marble rolling pin. She has used her mom’s
old rolling pin, but the marble one has made
all the difference. Also, she uses lard from
Kroger because “rendered lard doesn’t make
crust the same.” She has made the same
crust for years, and now she loves using the
crimper to make a “ruffled” lattice on the top.
Her very favorite pie is a sugar cream pie.
She found the recipe in the Wilmington News
Journal years ago. Every time she makes
it she gets out the card from her file. The
clipping from the newspaper is taped to the
card and is very stained. Years ago she wrote
“good!” at the top.
Hayes stays busy with two book clubs, the
Wilmington United Methodist Church, the
Philosophical Education Organization, and
entertaining small gatherings of friends in
her home.
She is never too busy, though, to use her
yellowed cookbooks and stained recipe
cards or clippings to create a taste sensation
for charity.
BEVERLY DRAPALIK
Beverly lives in Wilmington with her
husband, Jeff. They also live with a
dog, a cat, a parrot, chickens and
bees.
She has used
her mom’s old
rolling pin, but
the marble one
has made all
the difference.
Lattice Top Cherry Pie
Apple Crumble Pie
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar
4 tablespoon cornstarch
1/2 cup juice from cherries
3 cups tart red cherries (add 1/2 cup more if
cherries have been frozen)
1 tablespoon butter
1/4 teaspoon red food coloring
10-12 drops almond extract
Ingredients:
Pastry for single-crust pie
1 cup sugar
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon finely shredded lemon peel
6 cups thinly sliced, peeled cooking apples
(2 pounds)
3 tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon ground mace
1/4 cup butter or margarine
Directions:
Combine 3/4 sugar with cornstarch. Stir in
cherry juice. Cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until mixture thickens and
bubbles. Add remaining sugar, cherries,
butter, food coloring and almond extract.
Mixture will be thick. Set aside.
Place pastry crust in 9-inch pie plate. Fill
with the above mixture. Adjust lattice top
crust and crimp the edge. Brush top with
small amount of milk, and sprinkle sugar on
top for a glazed appearance.
Bake at 400 degrees for 50-55 minutes.
Spicy Hot Chili
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef or ground pork
1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 16-ounce can tomatoes, cut up
1 16-ounce can red kidney beans, drained
3/4 cup tomato juice
1 4-ounce can green chili peppers, rinsed,
seeded and chopped (1/2 cup)
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
2 teaspoons paprika
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1/4 teaspoon cayenne
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1/8 teaspoon dry mustard
Few drops bottled hot pepper sauce
Directions:
In large saucepan, cook meat, onion and
garlic till meat is browned; drain off fat. Stir
in undrained tomatoes, beans, tomato juice,
chili peppers, Worcestershire, paprika,
sugar, salt, oregano, cumin, celery salt, cayenne, pepper, mustard, hot pepper sauce
and 1 cup water. Cover and simmer for 20
to 30 minutes. Makes 4 to 6 servings.
Slow Cooker Directions:
Use a 3-1/2 quart or smaller electric slow
cooker due to the small volume of chili. Use
ingredients as listed above. In skillet, cook
meat, onion and garlic till meat is browned;
drain off fat. Transfer meat mixture to slow
cooker. Stir in remaining ingredients and
1/2 cup water. Cover and cook on low-heat
setting for 8 to 10 hours.
Directions:
Prepare and roll out pastry. Line a 9-inch
pie plate. Trim pastry to 1/2 inch beyond
edge. Flute edge, do not prick.
In mixing bowl, stir together 1/2 cup of the
sugar, the 2 tablespoons flour and the lemon
peel; set aside. Sprinkle apple slices with
lemon juice. Toss apples with sugar mixture to
coat. Turn apples into pastry-lined pie plate.
Combine the remaining 1/2 cup sugar, the
1/2 cup flour, cinnamon, ginger and mace.
Cut in the butter or margarine till crumbly;
sprinkle atop the apple slices.
To prevent overbrowning, cover edge of
pie with foil. Bake in 375-degree oven for 30
minutes. Remove foil; bake for 30 minutes
more or till topping is golden. Serve pie
warm with vanilla ice cream or American
cheese slices, if desired.
Herbed Turkey Breast
Ingredients:
5 to 6 pounds turkey breast, fresh or thawed
2 tablespoons butter or margarine
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon fresh parsley, minced
1/4 cup garden vegetable-flavored whipped
cream cheese
1/2 teaspoon dry basil
1/2 teaspoon rubbed sage
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
Directions:
Place turkey in stoneware. Combine remaining ingredients and brush over turkey. Cover
and cook on low 8 hours (high 4 hours).
Pie Crust
Makes five single, 8-inch sized pie crusts, or
two 9-inch crusts plus one 8-inch or 9-inch
crust.
Ingredients:
4 cups all purpose flour
1 3/4 cup lard
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1 egg
1/2 cup cold water
1 tablespoon vinegar
Directions:
In large non-metal bowl, mix together
(with a fork) the first four ingredients.
In a separate small bowl, beat the remaining three ingredients. Pour into dry mixture
and stir with fork until moistened into peasized clumps.
Using hands, mold until all mixture is moistened, then form into ball. Do not overmix.
Chill thoroughly, covered, in refrigerator a
minimum of 50 minutes. Dough can be left in
refrigerator 2-3 days, or it can be frozen until
ready to use.
When ready to use, bring dough to room
temperature for easier working, break into
5 equal balls for the 8-inch crusts, or corresponding sizes according to the size pie
crust that you want. Coat flat surface with
minimum amount of flour and roll out. Place
in individual pie pans. May be frozen for
later use.
Sugar Cream Pie
Ingredients:
2 1/4 cups cream (or milk)
1 cup sugar
1 stick butter or margarine
1/2 cup cornstarch
2 teaspoons vanilla
Ground cinnamon
1 baked 9-inch pie shell
Directions:
Add all ingredients except cinnamon and
pie shell to a large sauce pan. Cook over
medium-high to high heat until thick, about
10 minutes, stirring constantly.
Pour into baked pie shell and sprinkle
cinnamon on top. Allow to cool and set
before serving.
New Fashioned Bean Soup
Ingredients:
1 pound dry navy beans (soaked overnight)
1 1/2 quarts water
1 pound lean, boneless ham, cut into cubes
1 bay leaf (optional)
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 chopped celery leaves
Directions:
Drain the soaked beans, discard water.
Combine all ingredients in stoneware. Cover
and cook on low 10 hours (high 6 hours).
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Recipes
Beverly Drapalik
Salt Magazine Writer
Growing up in Atlanta means that
Southern pecans are used in countless recipes.
Each Thanksgiving, we gathered
pecans on my great Uncle Bud’s farm
in south Georgia. The next week, we
knew it was Christmastime when we
saw the pecans, dates and a can of
coconut on the kitchen counter.
Mom was searching for the time
to work on the Date Balls and also
searching for some of us to help her!
We loved rolling the balls in coconut.
They were always eaten quickly, so
Mom bought the ingredients several
times during the Christmas season.
Date Balls
Ingredients:
1 beaten egg
1 cup sugar
1 stick margarine
1 cup chopped pecans
1 cup pitted dates, chopped
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 cups Rice Krispies
1 can coconut
Directions:
Combine eggs with sugar, margarine, vanilla and dates in saucepan. Cook for 7 minutes, stirring
vigorously. Remove from heat. Add
Rice Krispies and pecans. Drop
from teaspoon and roll in coconut.
Makes 50 bite-sized date balls. Easy
to freeze.
Beveraly Drapalik’s mom, Gloria Bius, in her Stone Mountain, Ga., kitchen some time in the
1980s.
Sarah Allen
The Times-Gazette Reporter
and Salt Magazine Writer
My family got this recipe from a
family friend a couple years ago. It
was a hit, and is now a Christmas
tradition. It breaks up the overload of
holiday sweets with just a little bit of
salty. Plus, it’s quick, easy and perfect
for parties.
Holiday Mix
Ingredients:
2 cups Corn Chex
2 cups Rice Chex
2 cups Cheerios
2 cups pretzels
1 pound M&Ms (plain or peanut)
1 pound white chocolate
Directions:
Mix together the Corn
Chex, Rice Chex,
Cheerios, pretzels
and M&Ms. Melt the
white chocolate, pour
on top of the rest, and
mix together. Pour on
wax paper as thin as
possible. Let dry.
Jimmy Legs
Ingredients:
Leftover pie dough
Butter
Sugar
Cinnamon
Directions:
Roll out the dough. Put the butter,
sugar and cinnamon on top. Cut
them into strips. Bake at 425 degrees until browned. Serve warm.
Jane Beathard
Sharon Hughes and her grandson, Colby.
“Mother made
everything from milk, flour,
eggs and a little magic.”
— Sharon Hughes
Sharon Hughes
The Times-Gazette Media Sales Director
Lemon Chess Pie
Ingredients:
2 cups sugar
1 tablespoon flour
1 tablespoon yellow corn meal
4 unbeaten eggs
1/4 cup milk
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/4 cup melted butter
4 tablespoons grated lemon rind
Laura Kasserman
Wilmington News Journal
Media Sales Director
This recipe feeds a crowd — or a
family of 10 kids.
Nanny’s Potato Salad
Ingredients:
10 pounds potatoes, cut into eighths
longways, to make spears (these
don’t fall apart as bad, or get
mushy)
2 large yellow onions, diced
5 stalks of celery, diced
1 jar of sliced green olives
1 jar of sweet midgets (whole),
coarsely diced
Salt and pepper to flavor potatoes
when still warm
Whole jar mayonnaise (not salad
dressing)
Dab of mustard
Directions:
Cut potatoes and place them in
water to cover, barely salted so they
won’t stick.
While they are cooking, mix the
onions, celery, olives and pickles
(reserve the liquid from the pickles
and some of the liquid from the
olives) together and let the flavors
marry.
Once the potatoes are fork-tender, drain them and place in a
very large bowl, season with
salt and pepper while
still hot.
My mother was a wonderful
baker. She was especially known for
her pies.
When I was a child, we didn’t
have store-bought cookies or very
little store-bought sweets. Mother
made everything from milk, flour,
eggs and a little magic.
On the days she made pies, there
was always leftover dough. Mother
would roll out the dough and put
butter, sugar and cinnamon on top. I
would cut the strips and put them
in the oven.
They looked like legs so I
called them “Jimmy Legs.”
When I got married and had a
son, I made them for him. Now,
he has a son, Colby, and I make
the great Jimmy Legs.
Hopefully, these sweet treats
will be handed down to the next
generation.
My maternal grandmother, Effie
McCoy Smith, was a legendary pie
baker in and around Pike County,
Ohio. This recipe for lemon chess
pie (short for pie chest) has been in
her family for as long as anyone can
remember.
It likely came from Virginia or
western Tennessee, where many
other chess pie recipes originated,
but no one knows for sure because
Grandma’s family was living in southern Ohio long before the Civil War.
This lemon chess pie recipe was
never written down. My mother, who
was also a master at pie baking,
always just “knew” how to make
it, using a “lump of butter the size
of a thumb” and other colloquial
kitchen-isms.
Because I am not certain how
much a “thumb of butter” really is, I
asked my mother to write the recipe
down, using more precise measurements.
Here it is for everyone to enjoy.
Directions:
Toss together in a bowl the sugar,
flour and cornmeal.
Add the eggs, milk, lemon juice,
butter and lemon rind.
Beat with a rotary mixer until all
ingredients are smooth and well
blended. Pour mixture into a 9-inch
unbaked pie shell.
Bake at 350 degrees for about 40
minutes or until the top is brown and
the pie’s center “shakes like JELLO.”
Pat Lawrence
Pour the pickle juice
over them while they are
warm, so the flavor soaks in.
While they are barely warm, mix
the other vegetables in with them
(the potatoes will break into pieces
but will not mush up as you mix
them).
Once all of the vegetables are
mixed well, add mayo (my mom
always used a whole jar, but the
consistency is up to you.)
Taste the mixture and add mustard
sparingly, to taste. I like mine less
tart.
It’s really important to add the
seasonings and the juice before the
potatoes cool completely. This adds
flavor you will really notice and it
enhances the salad so much.
Maya Angelou suggested
that all women should have the recipes for a meal to make their guests
feel honored.
For me, that meal includes this
stress-free, slow cooker pork loin
with an apricot glaze, a simple but
savory white corn casserole, spiced
carrots, roasted potatoes and a salad
of mixed greens sprinkled with
pecans, dried cranberries and a
raspberry vinaigrette.
The ladies of my craft club have
come to expect this for our Christmas meeting.
Roasted Potatoes
Glazed Pork
Ingredients:
2 pounds miniature carrots
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 cup oil
1/2 cup sugar
1 onion, thinly sliced
1 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
4-5 cups water
Ingredients:
10.5-ounce can chicken broth
18-ounce jar apricot preserves
1 large onion, thinly sliced or
chopped
1-2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
Pork loin, about 4 pounds
Directions:
Mix broth, preserves and onion
together. Place pork loin in slow
cooker. Pour mix over pork. Cover
and cook 6 hours on low heat. (Exchange chicken broth with lemonlime soda for a lighter dish.)
Laura Kasserman’s parents, Glen and
Joyce Fleming, in their wedding photo
circa 1947.
White Corn
Casserole
Ingredients:
1 stick butter
1 onion, chopped
8 ounces cream cheese, softened
20-24 ounces frozen white corn
Directions:
Brown onion in butter. Transfer to
casserole dish. Stir in cream cheese.
Stir in corn. Bake uncovered 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
Ingredients:
New potatoes, quartered
Oil
Parmesan
Salt
Pepper
Whatever else you have on hand
Directions:
Roast in the oven until ready.
Spiced Carrots
Directions:
Combine vinegar, oil, sugar,
celery seed, mustard, salt and onions
in a container with a cover and set
aside.
In a pot, bring water to a boil,
adding 1/2 teaspoon of salt per cup
used.
Add carrots, return to a boil and
cook 10 minutes.
Drain carrots and add to vinegar/
oil mix. Cover and shake gently.
Refrigerate overnight or at least 8
hours, turning or shaking container
occasionally.
Serve chilled on a Romaine leaf,
with most onion slices removed
before serving.
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The year my mother brought
the pantyhose reindeer to Texas
Roadhouse for my 22nd birthday.
Turns out, margaritas go great with
pantyhose reindeer.
Make room for the pantyhose reindeer
By Andrea Chaffin
I knew I was in trouble when she walked
into Texas Roadhouse carrying what can
only be described as the pantyhose reindeer.
Glancing at the homemade Christmas
decoration in one of my mother’s hands —
and the bag likely full of many more in her
other hand — I quickly ordered a margarita.
She was proud of herself and grinning
wildly.
It was a week or so after Christmas.
About a dozen family and friends had gathered at the busy restaurant to celebrate my
22nd birthday.
Apparently, we would need another seat
at the table for the pantyhose reindeer.
I had seen it before. Many times, actually.
The first time I saw it was when I created
it in preschool. Want to see a happy 4-yearold? Give her a wire coat hanger, a pair of
tanned hosiery, a couple wiggle eyes, a red
cotton ball and a hot glue gun. And alas, the
reindeer was born.
And, after that, the reindeer returned
each year.
At our first house, I remember it being
placed on top of a holiday-themed table
in the living room with Santa figurines and
hand-me-down pine-cone wreaths. Because
of the bend in its wire coat hanger frame, it
wouldn’t sit completely upright.
Later, it was joined by more school
projects: the construction paper reindeer,
the candy cane made from beads and the
mistletoe in the shape of — what else? —
my 6-year-old toes.
As time went on, the pantyhose reindeer
found its way on the walls. I’m not sure how
Mom attached the reindeer to the wall, but
I’d be willing to bet it involved something
complicated like a thumbtack.
The Christmas tree was always adorned
with these homemade goodies, such as my
kindergarten photo with “1994” and “Anbrea” scribbled in the handwriting of a little
girl who often confused D’s and B’s.
There were more reindeer made from
glittery pipe cleaners and Popsicle sticks in
second grade. And my third-grade masterpiece: a sprawling Santa colored and glued
onto a white piece of paper in a star shape.
It made Santa look like a starfish.
I thought they were tacky and, as a
middle and high schooler, I was more than
happy to “forget” to place those ornaments
on the tree.
Mom would come out to inspect my
decorating.
“Where’s that Santa made out of the toilet
paper roll?” she would ask. “That’s my
favorite!”
At age 22, I had enjoyed decorating my
tree at my new contemporary house. It did
not include any felt, or Popsicle sticks, or
buttons or Elmer’s glue. I had purchased
glass and ceramic bulbs, white lights and
a delicate star for my very own grown-up
tree.
I did not want the pantyhose reindeer.
I did not want to hear the embarrassing
stories she shared about the creation of the
pantyhose reindeer. I did not want to see
the waitress snickering as Mom passed
around the various decorations.
To cope with the situation, my sister, best
friend and I began to pose for photos with
the cheesy crafts.
“Take these home,” Mom pleaded after
watching our sarcastic photoshoot. “You
need to have these for your own house.”
“No, I don’t,” I argued.
Eventually, I thought we came to a compromise. I would keep a couple things, but
pitch the rest.
“No!” she exclaimed. “You can’t throw
this out!”
She cradled in her hands a 15-year-old,
upside-down, white Styrofoam cup with a
gold pipe cleaner handle sticking out of the
top. It was supposed to be a bell. Or maybe
an ornament. I couldn’t tell.
But if I wasn’t going to keep it, she would.
Last year, a couple items made it on
to my tree. The “Anbrea” ornament was
tucked into the back.
Admittedly, I found myself showing it off
to a couple holiday guests.
I shrugged my shoulders. “It is kind of
cute, I guess,” I stammered.
Maybe pantyhose reindeer can stay after
all.
My sister, Amanda,
and my best friend,
Mallory, pose with a
construction paper
reindeer and wreath.
Pantyhose Reindeer
Materials:
Pantyhose in a brown color
Metal hanger
Brown construction paper
Scissors
Craft eyes
Glue
Red Pom Pom (black if you prefer)
Directions:
Trace your hands (or your kids’ hands) on the
brown construction paper. Cut them out and set
them aside.
Take your metal hanger and stretch and
bend it until it looks like a wide, nicely shaped
diamond or something long and not so wide, if
that is how you want your reindeer to look.
Take the pantyhose and stretch them over
the diamond shape, making sure the top of the
pantyhose goes to the top of the hanger. Knot it
well and cut off the excess pantyhose.
Glue the cut-out paper hands on the top of
the reindeer, one on each side, so they look like
antlers.
Glue your craft eyes into the center of the
pantyhose where the eyes would be.
Glue the red Pom Pom to the bottom end of
the diamond to make a red nose.
Set aside to dry.
The ART of Christmas shopping
A simple question five years
ago began a tradition known
as Christmas in the Country.
The question: “What if we
started a little driving tour
… and let everyone see our
studios?”
Brenda Bradds was one of
four neighbors and friends
who turned their love of art
into an annual event that is
both a time for enjoying
traditional crafts and for
crossing off a few items
from Christmas lists.
“Each year, it just
gets a little better,”
Bradds said.
This year, Christmas in the Country
will be held from
9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 20
and Saturday,
Nov. 21, and
from 2-5 p.m.
Sunday, Nov.
22.
At Echo
Valley Village, 4909
Carr
Road in
Hillsboro, a
range
of
Photo courtesy of Kara Juillerat
Pictured, from left, are Dave Stafford, Kara Juillerat, Brenda Bradds and
Dave Waller. Each has a studio where they craft pieces ranging from
jewelry to primitives, and from pottery to metal works.
crafts is available for purchase, including majolica
pottery, made by Bradds.
Bradds said she is one of
the few people in the area
who does majolica pottery.
She described her craft as
“very detailed.”
Bradds said her pieces utilize a light-colored underglaze
and are all hand-painted. She
has been a potter for about
seven years.
While Bradds said that she
has some hand-built pieces,
such as angels, most of her
items begin with clay on a
wheel. After the clay has been
formed into its desired shape,
it goes into a kiln. Pieces
fresh from their first firing are
known as “bisque,” Bradds
said.
From there, Bradds applies
three coats of an underglaze,
and then begins to hand-paint
the pottery. The “colors are
real shiny and bright,” Bradds
said.
Her pieces are designed
to be functional. They are
food-safe, oven-proof and
microwave-safe. They
include: full dish sets
for four, round cheese
holders with knives,
platters and mugs.
In addition to
pottery, Bradds also
makes paper crafts.
Available for
sale during
Christmas with the Country will be memory books.
Bradds said special messages
to loved ones can be written
inside of them, and can then
be hung on Christmas trees.
Bradds said her daughter,
D’Anne Sweet, will also be
selling her crafts at Echo
Valley Village. Sweet creates
glass art, including “cute
things” for fairy gardens, as
well as “very pretty” chunky
jewelry.
Also available for purchase
at Echo Valley Village will be
lotions and goat milk soaps.
Also on the tour is Kara
Juillerat’s studio. She works
from her home at 12674
Mound Road in Winchester.
There, she creates jewelry from fused glass. Her
selections include bracelets,
necklaces, rings and earrings.
Juillerat said she also makes
night lights.
All her pieces, she said, are
handmade and “very unique.”
Juillerat said she began
making jewelry about six
years ago after taking a
continuing education class at
Southern State Community
College.
“From there … I ended up
with my own kiln, and now
I have my own workshop,”
Juillerat said.
At Cabin Creek Primitives,
Dave and Donna Stafford sell
hand-crafted furniture, as well
as other yard and household
art. They also sell a variety of
candles and other items.
Their shop is located at
1632 S. Taylorsville Road in
Hillsboro.
Unique metal art can be
found at 5320 Sorg Road in
Hillsboro. There, Dave Waller
creates pieces using horseshoes.
Waller said he began making horseshoe art about two
to three years ago following
people’s suggestions and
“because I was intrigued with
any kind of metal.”
Waller said his pieces begin
with a plan – either by setting
out horseshoes or by drawing a design. From there, he
continues to make changes
until he reaches the desired
end product.
Examples of his pieces
include wall art and cowboythemed items.
However, Waller said that
his “main, hottest item(s)” are
nativity scenes made from cut
nails. He said he began making those pieces last year and
their popularity soared.
Coupons for Christmas
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U.S. Highway 62 in Winchester.
Credit cards will be accepted.
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LEBANON — Fall comes around
and you start to see reindeer and
ornaments and lights. You are praying
your kids don’t see it all until December, but no such luck.
Your little ones begin thinking only
about the presents and visiting the
man in red. You try to imagine just how
to break into their focus with the birth
of an important baby.
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may just have something that will help.
In her book, “The Other Side of
Christmas,” Gully tells both stories.
Santa, stockings, cookies and gifts
magically morph into Mary, Joseph,
Herod and Jesus.
The book is a flipbook. Read it front
to back, flip it over and read it back to
front.
The amazing thing about this flipbook is that the illustrations are used in
both stories. See one thing in the Santa
tale and another in the Jesus story.
The idea for the book came from
a sketch Gully created in 1994. A
graphic designer by profession, she
always creates her Christmas cards.
That year she made an ambigram
of Santa and Jesus. (An ambigram is
a word, art or other symbol whose
presentation retains meaning when
viewed from a different perspective.)
Years later, with prayer, many discussions and help from friends, the book
was born.
She said she developed this skill
by accident.
“I was designing a Christmas
card and had written the word ‘happy’ in a cursive I created. No other
ideas came, so I went to lunch,” she
said. “When I returned, the paper
was on the floor, upside down, and
it looked like the word ‘holiday.’ ”
A skill was born.
More about “The Other Side” on page 30
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Ingredients:
2 cups milk
2 tablespoons cocoa powder
2 tablespoons Nutella
1 1/2 tablespoons sugar
Directions:
Heat milk to steaming.
Whisk in remaining ingredients. Heat until desired
warmth. Top with chocolate
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Gully is one of 100 or so professional ambigram illustrators
in the world. The book and her
Santa/Jesus ambigram have won
numerous awards. Most people
may be familiar with word
ambigrams (used in movies
such as “The Divinci Code”),
but drawings take an extra level
of talent.
The most difficult part about
completing the book was finding the time.
Gully is the owner of BT
Graphics, a business she works
full time. You may have seen
her work if you have ever been
to the Waynesville Library or
driven into West Chester. She
has designed about 400 logos.
The sketch ideas for the book
came rather easily to her. One
day, while having coffee with a
friend, they were throwing out
creative concepts when a flipbook entered the conversation.
Gully said, “I sketched out
three ideas in two minutes.”
The release of the book in
2014 has seen results beyond
Gully’s expectations and the
publishing world’s stats for
such things. Gully has been
placed in 24 stores nationwide
and in Canada. Churches have
purchased for their children’s
ministries. A hospital placed
them in its gift shops. Gully has
also done 35 book readings.
To Gully, it is a faith story.
The idea flowed so easily, and
it caught fire in her heart. She
wanted a famous illustrator she
knows to take her concepts and
do his magic, but he was not
available.
She said, “It soon became
evident that I was to illustrate.”
And the creativity is not stopping here.
There is a children’s church
video book of the story due in
mid November, and Gully is
working on an Easter flipbook
due to be released in time for
Easter 2017. Spanish editions
of her work have started. Gully
also has a line of Christmas
cards called Elizabeth Card
Collections, available at the
Golden Lamb in Lebanon.
Who knew the little girl who
learned to write backwards
so teachers could not read her
passed notes would come create such a wonderful piece of
art with a purpose? According
to Gully, God did, and she is
quite happy to help you tell your
young ones about both sides of
Christmas.
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and freelance writing.
She also holds a master’s of divinity
and is an ordained chaplain. Valerie
has stepped foot in 25 countries,
jumped out of an airplane, twice
been electrocuted by lightning
and once slept in a train car with
12 strangers. She lives in Oregonia
with her husband, Tom, Sadie the
Lab and kitties, George Herbert
and BeBe. She can be reached at
[email protected].
Ingredients:
1 cup butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup pecans, finely
chopped
Directions:
Cream butter and sugar.
Add remaining ingredients.
Form into balls.
Bake at 275 degrees for 1520 minutes. While warm, roll in
extra powdered sugar. Cool.
Roll in sugar again.
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GEORGETOWN —
John Ruthven has long
been heralded as the
“20th century Audubon.”
His work has been
featured across the globe
including the President’s
Palace in the Philippines,
the Hermitage Museum in St.
Petersburg and the White House.
He has traveled, studied and
painted for more than 70 years,
but there is more to Ruthven than
just his art.
Ruthven was born poor to a
loving family in Walnut Hills. From
a very early age, he enjoyed
walking, exploring and recording
things in his sketch book. Different
from his sports-loving brothers,
Ruthven enjoyed solitary activities and thought of himself as a
“dreamer.”
For Ruthven, the mystery and
magic behind painting began in
those long walks around Cincinnati with a pencil and sketchbook
in hand.
Ruthven remembers quite
clearly the day
that Audubon’s
art came down
the Ohio River to
tour in Cincinnati. At 9 years old,
Ruthven made
the long walk
to the river by
himself in order
to view some
of Audubon’s
work.
“Not a big
deal in those
days,” Ruthve
admitted, but
certainly unimaginable today.
Inspired by the incredibly
detailed paintings of Audubon,
Ruthven began to dream of what it
must have been like to be a frontiersman exploring new species
as Audubon had done.
“I felt I had been born 100
years too late,” Ruthven said.
His teachers and parents began
to see his potential and encouraged him to practice his art. He
was asked to paint sets for the
school play and was even asked
to play the lead of Daniel Boone,
a role Ruthven, because of
his love of frontiersmen,
was born to play.
Ruthven continued to
study Audubon’s techniques and practice his
art. He could think of no
better way to live his life, but life
had other plans for Ruthven.
In 1939, World War II began
and, as the fight raged overseas,
Ruthven found himself serving
most of his college years in the
Navy chasing German submarines. He came home, four-anda-half years later, and finally
returned to his passion.
When Ruthven opened his first
studio in 1946, he was a starving
artist. In order to drum up business, he placed a sign outside
his studio saying he would draw
anything.
Ruthven joked, “And if you
say anything, you have to mean
anything.”
Only a month after his studio
opened, a man approached
him for some cartoon work.
Although not
his preferred
art, Ruthven
consented to
create a cartoon boy for
the man. The
man worked
for Play-Doh,
a Cincinnati
company hoping to rescue
its product by
marketing it
as a children’s toy. The
venture was a
success and,
for Ruthven, became the first step
in securing his future as an artist.
The turning point, Ruthven
claimed, was the 1960 Duck
Stamp Competition. Ruthven
entered his painting, “Redhead
Ducks,” and won.
“It was a defining moment,”
Ruthven said.
From there, Ruthven’s reputation as a wildlife artist spread.
Requests for commissions soon
followed and Ruthven became a
household name.
Yet, behind the “20th century
His laugh was
genuine and warm
but, behind the
silly story of one
dead bird, was a
larger tale of a man
living his dream.
Audubon” was still a man fascinated by birds and their natural
habitat.
Ruthven recalled walking down
4th street in Cincinnati in a suit
and tie. He was running a bit late
for a meeting when suddenly a
bird dropped out of the sky and
landed on the sidewalk directly in
front of him.
Ruthven, ever curious, examined the bird and, with the exception of a broken neck, deemed it
a perfect specimen. He was at an
impasse. He couldn’t take the bird
home and make it to his meeting,
and he didn’t want to leave it until
afterwards for fear of someone
damaging it, so Ruthven placed
the dead bird in his suit pocket
and continued on to his meeting.
“No one knew I had a dead
bird in my pocket,” Ruthven joked.
His laugh was genuine and
warm but, behind the silly story of
one dead bird, was a larger tale of
a man living his dream.
When asked what artists need
to make a career out of their art,
Ruthven was able to sum it up in
one word: perseverance. “Don’t
give up” is Ruthven’s motto. Every
artists goes through specific periods in their career.
The starving artist period, according to Ruthven, is unavoidable
and future artists must “prepare
themselves for it.” Aside from
that, Ruthven advises that anyone
looking to make a career out of
art needs to promote themselves
and not be afraid to talk about
their talent.
Now. Ruthven lives a busy life
bouncing back and forth between
Cincinnati and his gallery in
Georgetown, but he still makes
time for long walks and chats with
new friends.
John Ruthven
Email: [email protected].
Website: johnruthvenart.com
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of “reader” glasses.
I’ve had bad eyesight since the seventh grade and have endured
many comments over the years; my height, my weight, my freakishly-long fingers.
But most of the comments I’ve gotten are about my eyewear.
Yes, I wear glasses. Mostly because I’ve come to enjoy seeing the
world around me. Most people who wear glasses have probably
exhausted all other options. It’s not that we are so fond of having
glass and metal hanging off our faces.
But, invariably, if I take off my glasses, someone has to
note, “You sure look a lot better without those glasses.”
I just squint at them and say, “You know, so do YOU!” I’ve
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that I’ve had years to hone my snarky comeback.
I first tried contact lenses years ago when I was in high
school. They were pretty new then. They were called
“hard lenses,” and were very expensive. I was never able
to wear them. They felt like shards of glass. Why? Because
that’s exactly what they were!
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People would say, “You need to increase your ‘wear
time.’ You just need to GET USED TO THEM.” Translated:
“You just need to continue to let the glass shards cut into
your eyeballs long enough to develop the amount of scar
tissue needed to numb the pain.”
What’s not to like?
It also turned out that I have “dry eyes” and hard contact lenses
needed to be able to “float” on your eyeballs. With me, they operated more like miniature plungers, sucking the last bit of fluid from
my eyes like thirsty mosquitoes.
Back in the day, contact lenses were so expensive that if someone lost one while playing basketball, it would shut down the entire
game. People would begin crawling all over the gym floor like
roaches on a biscuit. When someone found it, they would jump
up and act like they’d discovered the Hope Diamond. The spectators would burst into applause and cheer wildly as the lens was
returned to its rightful owner. He would then pop it into his mouth
for a good “cleaning,” then put it back in his eye.
Did you follow that chain of custody?
From the floor to the finder’s filthy fingers to the player’s dirty,
sweaty hands into his bacteria-infested mouth into his eye. No one
ever questioned this astoundingly unsanitary process. We were
probably just happy they were going to resume the game. I guess
we figured that any nasty eye infection would develop long after the
final buzzer.
At times, someone would think they had found the lens, only to
discover that it was a false alarm. Thanks, Eagle Eye. Way to vastly
disappoint an entire gymnasium full of people with your premature
exclamation, “I found it!… Oh, never mind. It was just a gum wrapper.”
At other times, after everyone was down on their hands and
knees scouring the gym floor, it was discovered that the guy didn’t
“lose” the contact at all; it had just migrated back up in his head
somewhere.
“Never mind! I got it!”
Same raucous cheers and applause. I often wondered if it was just a cheap ploy to get a “time out,” or to
get a round of applause for merely inspecting your own
eyeball.
Then they came up with disposable “soft” contact
lenses which were supposed to be soooo much more
comfortable than the old hard ones. Everyone sang
their praises. People would even sleep in them.
Imagine being able to see your alarm clock when
you woke up instead of just having to “guess” the time
by the position of the sun on your bedroom wall. Well,
due to my aforementioned dry eye problem, these soft
contacts just operated like sponges in my eyes, once
again sucking up all the liquid and leaving my eye high
and dry.
Of course, you could put drops in your eyes throughout the day, but this became like a part-time job; and, it
was annoying to be ever-aware of your eyes, especially when your
eye makeup would run down your face with each application of the
drops. Sure, you didn’t have glasses on, but you’d look like rocker
Alice Cooper after a three-hour concert.
So, glasses it is.
And, now all of my middle-aged comrades have caught up with
me and have joined The Glasses Club. The main difference is that
I still have the one pair that I wear all of the time, but they have 49
pairs that they can’t keep up with.
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~ Fayette County Historical Society Museum
~ Deer Creek State Park
~ Hike & Bike the Tri-County Triangle Trail
~ November 21, 2015 - Show of the Season, Fayette County Fairgrounds,
~ November 29, 2015 - A Court House Christmas, downtown Washington C.H.
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Sandwich
Photos by Tina Marie Photography
Meatloaf Ingredients:
Oak chips or other hardwood of choice
2/3 cup ketchup
1/4 cup tomato paste
2 ounces chipotle peppers in adobo, sauce
included
1 teaspoon cocoa powder (it may seem odd,
but it adds great depth)
6 ounces ruffled, kettle-style barbecue potato
chips (nacho cheese chips are awesome as
well. AKA: Doritos)
3 cloves garlic
1 medium carrot, quartered
1 poblano, seeded
1 medium sweet onion, quartered
1 tablespoon duck fat or unsalted butter
1 teaspoon dried sage
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 pound venison shoulder roast
2 ounces pork fat
1 pound pork shoulder
3 large eggs
12-16 slices of quality cheddar cheese slices
12-16 pieces of fresh sourdough bread
Butter for toasting bread
Bread and butter pickles for serving
Onion straws
Zesty Aioli Ingredients:
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/4 cup ketchup
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 1/2 teaspoons fresh ground black pepper
Directions:
An hour prior, place the Weston grinder
components in the freezer.
Using the large die, grind the pork, pork fat
and venison into a Weston lug. Next, switch to
the smaller die and repeat. Set aside and allow
to come to room temperature.
Preheat a smoker or oven to 250 degrees
and add the hardwood.
Combine the ketchup, tomato paste, chipotle peppers and cocoa in a large mixing bowl.
Remove approximately 1/3 of the mixture into
a separate bowl.
Using a food processor, pulse the potato
chips until they are the consistency of bread
crumbs. Add the potato chips to the 2/3-ketchup mixture.
Now, add the onion, carrot, garlic and poblano to the food processor and finely chop.
With the duck fat, heat a 10-12 inch skillet
over medium heat. Add the vegetable mixture
to the skillet with the sage and kosher salt.
TYLER VIARS
A columnist for Salt magazine,
Tyler’s cooking skills led him to be
a top finalist on Fox TV’s “MasterChef” in 2014. With his platform
as a chef and avid outdoorsman, the
Wilmington, Ohio, resident’s goal
is to facilitate what he calls the “Forest to Fork”
movement.
There are three things I love: whitetail deer,
smoking barbecue and meatloaf. Combine
them together in the form of a sandwich, and
this cook is happier than Winnie the Pooh
inside the honey jar.
While on “MasterChef,” we, in fact, had a
meatloaf challenge and I plated a dish eerily
similar. Although they loved the flavor, the
judges classified it more like a burger and less
like a “loaf.” In my opinion, they can kiss it! (I
mean that in the nicest, most peaceful way.)
Meatloaf versus burger aside, I crave this
sandwich.
Living below the Mason-Dixon Line for a
number of years, this was a staple on many
beloved barbecue restaurant menus. The
chips, smoky chipotles and earthy poblano
combined with the oak-cooked venison bring
a surprising new flavor to the boring, common
meatloaf.
Toast some sourdough bread, add a slather
of aioli, some bread and butter pickles, crispy
onion straws, and finish it with gooey melted
cheddar cheese, and it is guaranteed to send
anyone’s taste buds into orbit.
Now, that I am foaming at the mouth, it is
time bust out the Weston grinder, turn on the
music and pour your favorite libation. Let’s get
cookin’ in camo!
Serves 6-8.
Cook the vegetables for approximately 3-5
minutes or until they soften and begin to
brown. Add the vegetables to the ketchup and
potato chips and stir to thoroughly combine.
Let the mixture cool for roughly 10 minutes.
Using the best kitchen utensil — your hands
— add the ground mixture to the ketchup and
potato chips and thoroughly combine. Shape
the combination into a compact, rough 10-inch
long by 2-inch high by 4-inch high loaf. Wrap
the loaf in plastic wrap or aluminum foil and let
set for 45 minutes — minimum.
Meanwhile, combine the aioli ingredients
and let refrigerate for the flavors to meld.
Coat the meat with the reserved glaze.
Wrap the meat in aluminum foil and smoke for
approximately 40 minutes. After the time has
allotted, remove the foil and smoke for another
40 minutes or until the internal temperature
reaches 135 degrees and remove. Do not fret
about “undercooked” pork. The carryover
cooking will take the meatloaf to 140 degrees.
Tent the loaf with aluminum foil and let it rest
for 20 minutes.
The last 10 minutes of rest, butter and toast
the sourdough bread slices and preheat the
broiler.
Slice the meatloaf into half-inch slices, place
on one slice of sourdough. Top it with a slice of
cheddar cheese and place under the broiler
until the cheese is completely melted. Add the
aioli, pickles, onion straws and other slice of
bread to complete the sandwich.
If you have not already, devour. If you have
restraint (I never do), I would prefer to pair it
with some homemade barbecue potato chips
and a big icy mug of Great Lakes Oktoberfest.
Remember to always cook, share and enjoy!
A fruitcake for the keeping — seriously
SEAMAN — Johnny Carson once famously said there’s only one fruitcake in
the whole world, and everyone just keeps
passing it around.
Carson’s witty aphorism, notwithstanding,
fruitcake’s unsavory reputation as a dense,
dry, crumbly, pungent presentation is only
one side of the story.
Fruitcake is a traditional little
treasure that’s been around
since the Romans; it managed to
survive the Dark Ages and has
been repeatedly transformed
as the quality of ingredients
improved over a millennia.
This holiday treat has kept in
step with time as centuries of
devoted bakers modified and
altered its contents in search of
the perfect fruitcake.
Dan Miller, owner of Keim’s
Family Market in Seaman, is a
believer in the culinary tradition
of experimentation. Following the principle
that “good fruitcakes don’t just happen,
they’re created,” Miller and his staff set
to work developing the perfect fruitcake
recipe.
Their efforts culminated in a festive, piquant, handmade fruitcake, blanketed by a
layer of gleaming, precisely placed pecans,
“deeply flavorful, dense, and moist,” as
Miller describes it.
“To be honest,” he admitted, “I’ve never
cared for fruitcake. It’s so dry, but I do like
this fruitcake. It surprises everyone. Most
people who don’t like fruitcake, like our
fruitcake — once they’re willing to try it.”
He said, “We put out samples and a lot
of customers turn up their noses and say,
‘I don’t like fruitcake.’ Then, someone will
insist they try it, and when they
do, they like it.”
Dark, rich, glistening with
golden raisins, nuts and fruits,
every cake is handmade using
the finest, freshest ingredients
to produce a moist, gluten- and
alcohol-free cake that will keep
up to one year if refrigerated.
It is made, packaged, sold and
mailed from the place where it
was created — the kitchen at
Keim’s.
Miller and his employees
begin their fruitcake baking
season in early October. They’ll
bake until after Thanksgiving, and will have
fruitcake enough to last until the holidays
end.
The Keim market is typically the first stop
for visitors to the Adams County Amish
community. It is a simple, yet compelling
store, reminiscent of the small general
stores that once thrived in rural American
villages.
Shoppers are met in the parking lot by
the warm aromas of freshly baked bread
Naysayers
say ‘aye’
to this
traditional
holiday
treat redux.
and sweet cinnamon rolls, falling like blessings on visitors, drawing them inside.
The market’s schematic leads one
through a varied selection of unique and
practical goods, while the aroma rising
from the open-air kitchen lures shoppers
into the bakery where the season’s fruitcakes are prepared. Shoppers may try a
sample while watching the bakers expertly
top off the handmade cakes with fruits and
nuts.
The rich, remarkably mature flavor and
chewy sweetness of Keim’s fruitcake makes
it the perfect addition to the merry indulgences of the holiday table, and, contrary to
Carson’s ubiquitous euphemism, it won’t be
the gift you’d rather keep passing forward.
Keim’s ships its fruitcake across America,
from East Coast to West and from Puerto
Rico to Alaska.
The Keim Family Market is located at
2621 Burnt Cabin Road alongside state
Route 32, in Liberty Township. The market
is open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through
Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; closed
Sunday. For more information or to request
a catalog, call 937-386-9995.
PATRICIA BEECH
Pat writes for The People’s Defender in Adams County where she
lives with her husband, Mike, their
dog, Millie, and two cats, Thomas
and Sylvester.
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Christmas
lights
tradition
sparked
by aha
moment
“It reinforces in
my mind that
somewhere out there,
I’m in someone’s
family scrapbook.
I am their holiday
tradition.”
— Anthony Satariano
CLIFTON — Clifton Mill is known for its light
display around the holiday season. However, it
didn’t always include more than three million
bulbs that hang around the property, or the gift
shop and restaurant with a reputation for its
breakfast food. The mill, built in 1802, originally
provided electricity to the townspeople who
made up Clifton.
“The mill has been here before Ohio was
even a state,” owner Anthony Satariano of Clifton
Mill said. “It has seen the War of 1812, the Civil
War, all the great wars.”
The current family members are the sixth
owners of the mill. They bought it in 1987 after
Satariano and his father stopped working for a
men’s and women’s fragrance company that was
sold out and became larger than they preferred.
His father always liked mills, and came close
to purchasing in Virginia and Pennsylvania
before deciding on the one in Clifton. His father
retired and Satariano was tired of living on the
road, and they looked forward to running the
already-existent gift and snack shop out of the
mill.
The same year they purchased the property,
they began to display the Christmas lights.
Starting with 100,000 bulbs, it has expanded,
either subtly or in a large manner, each year
since.
“Christmas started from my father. He was
always big into holidays, but Christmas in particular,” Satariano said. “We bought the mill, we
were here one night and my father said, ‘Let’s
put some Christmas lights on this. We own this
beautiful piece of property, let’s decorate it.’
“He went out and bought 100,000 Christmas
lights thinking we’d never have to buy another
light again. We knew absolutely nothing about
electricity, but we got them up and people
started pulling in.
“It was one of those aha moments. We did it
strictly for ourselves, but people started saying,
Anthony Satariano, left, the owner of Clifton Mill, and Jessica Noes, the property’s general manager.
For 28 years, Clifton Mill
has celebrated the holiday
season with its light display.
The flip of one switch
turns all the lights on at
once which includes a miniature village, a Santa Claus
museum, a 100-foot waterfall of twinkling lights, a toy
collection and a spectacular
synchronized lights and
music show that features
the old covered bridge.
Every night until the night
before Christmas Eve, peek
into Santa’s Workshop to
see a live Santa at work and
then, every 15 minutes or so,
watch him check his list and
go up the chimney to load
his sleigh.
The old covered bridge is
an addition to the legendary lights of Clifton Mill.
The bridge, its windows,
roof, sides and bottom are
covered in lights of various
colors as are pseudo trees
which flank the bridge.
Every hour, on the hour,
all lights at Clifton Mill go
out leaving guests in total
darkness.
The miniature village
has recreations of many of
Clifton’s historic buildings,
plus a 1950s diner, a light
parade going down the main
street and two trains that
go around the village and
across a covered bridge on
the mill race stream.
On the outskirts of the village there is a drive-in movie
theater and a country fair
with moving bumper cars
and Ferris wheel.
The Santa Claus museum
houses the private collection of the Satariano family
which has taken nearly 40
years to amass. There are
more than 3,000 examples
of Santa Claus on display
dating from as far back as
1850.
Clifton is about eight
miles northeast of Xenia,
three miles east of Yellow
Springs, three miles north of
Cedarville in Greene County.
Strollers are not allowed
inside the building for safety.
The mill is wheelchair accessible. Parking is free. For
more information, visit www.
cliftonmill.com.
They begin getting ready for the season in September.
‘This is beautiful, thank you for
sharing this with us.’ It just grew
from there.”
Satariano, along with three
to four regular individuals and
10 to 12 part-time helpers,
hang the lights beginning in
September. He said on a good
year, the lights are completed
by November; he feels that he
has it down to a science at this
point.
When he starts weed-eating
the gorge, the mill-people feel
it’s getting down to business.
The tear-down process is
quicker and depends on the
weather. It takes place after the
first of the year when the display is no longer offered for the
season. Mother Nature prevents
them from leaving the lights up
all year long.
“I’ve been doing it forever,
and what I enjoy is now getting
young families who walk up
and say, ‘When I was a kid, my
mom and dad brought me, now
we’re bringing our children.’
I’m seeing second and third
generations. That’s how long
I’ve been doing this,” Satariano
said. “It reinforces in my mind
that somewhere out there, I’m
in someone’s family scrapbook.
I am their holiday tradition.”
When the mill isn’t displaying
its Christmas lights, which begins the day after Thanksgiving
and runs until Jan. 1, it offers the
restaurant and gift shop, along
with tours throughout the spring
and summer months. However,
mill tours end when Satariano
begins getting involved outside
in preparation of the Christmas
lights.
“What we have on the competition (is) there’s no big parking lot here, you’re not sitting in
a neighborhood. You’re sitting
out in nature and history here,”
he said. “We have a lock on
that, and we appreciate that.”
The restaurant took off in
1988, and offers breakfast food
all day long, including 12-inch
pancakes that can cover a dinner plate. It serves lunch until
3 p.m. and dinner every Friday
and Saturday from Feb. 27 until
the weekend before Thanksgiving.
It offers concession-style
food, including soup, hot dogs
and cocoa, while the lights
are displayed. The recipes are
family-owned, or came with the
mill itself.
“Now that we’re into it and
enjoy it and are good at it, I
guess you’d say we constantly
look forward to how to tweak it,”
he said. “We’ve decided to take
this name, image, whatever,
and [brand it]. … Christmas will
probably always be here until I
can’t do it anymore, then I don’t
know what would happen, but
we’ll keep adding. We’re adding this year.”
WHITNEY VICKERS
Whitney writes for
the Greene County
Newsgroup, but
mostly the Fairborn
Daily Herald. She
shoots photos on
film, and prefers tunes that were
considered new when her grandparents were still young. She can be
reached at wvickers@civitasmedia
or 937-502-4532.
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Hundreds gather to light Serpent Mound
PEEBLES — The ritual Lighting of the Serpent at Serpent
Mound State Memorial in Adams County is a wonderful way
to celebrate the winter solstice.
The mystery and majesty of the
giant effigy mound make the
perfect setting for this annual
event, started in 2004.
At sundown, on Dec. 21 each
year, members of the Friends
of Serpent Mound carefully
place more than 1,000 luminary
bags around the perimeter of
the prehistoric serpent effigy.
Visitors are invited to light them
from a sacred fire, a non-denominational solstice lighting
ceremony. The lights provide a
festive atmosphere as volunteers serve free refreshments.
Overlooking Brush Creek
valley at the northern edge of
Adams County, Serpent Mound
State Memorial features a 1,300foot mound in the shape of a
serpent. Members of the FOSM
believe the mound is aligned
with the sunrise at the winter
and summer solstices, and the
park has become a magnet for
visitors from all over the world
who are drawn to its mystery.
The park usually closes at sunset, but park hours are extended for the Lighting event.
Festivities begin at 4 p.m. (the
rain or high-wind date is Dec.
22) as the luminaries are set out
by volunteers and visitors.
A fire is lit and, at 5 p.m., everyone gathers around the fire
for a presentation about winter
solstice traditions throughout
the world.
Next, the luminaries placed
around the Serpent Mound are
lit, dramatically outlining the
undulating earthwork.
More than 1,200 guests attended last year’s lighting, with
more expected this year.
People interested in participating should bring a flashlight, a long taper candle, and
perhaps a plate or package of
holiday goodies to share.
The event and refreshments
are free, however, the park’s
owner, Ohio History Connection, charges $8 per car for
parking.
Serpent Mound State Memo-
rial is located at 3850 state
Route 73 near Peebles.
For further information,
visit serpentmound.org or call
the museum and gift shop at
800-752-2757. FOSM also has
a Facebook page, useful for
checking for weather updates,
or to keep up to date with the
FOSM community.
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ADAMS COUNTY
Nov. 14
Marty Stuart will perform, 7 p.m., at the Red
Barn Convention Center, 2223 Russellville
Road, Winchester. Call 800-823-9197 or
visit redbarnconventioncenter.com.
Nov. 28
Adams Country Christmas Christmas on
the Adams County Courthouse Square, 110
W. Main St., West Union, 5:30 p.m., welcoming ceremony at 6:30 p.m. Contact Marie
Palmer at 937-587-3749.
Dec. 5
Peebles Christmas Celebration Lighting of
the Christmas tree and other events, 6 p.m.
Contact Sharon Malcom at 937-587-2417.
Dec. 21
Lighting the Serpent, 4-8 p.m., Serpent
Mound, Peebles, sponsored by the Friends
of Serpent Mound. Volunteers will light
more than 1,000 luminary candles around
the serpent effigy. There will be free hot
drinks and seasonal goodies, maybe even
a food vendor for those wanting more. Call
Delsey Wilson at 937-205-0094 or visit
serpentmound.org.
Nov. 14
Harvest Hotcake Hustle 5K, pancake breakfast and one-mile family run, Brown County
Fairgrounds, Georgetown. Call 800-6255269 or visit steinhospice.org.
Nov. 20-21
Gary West’s Johnny Cash tribute performance, 7 p.m., Western Brown High School.
A fundraiser for the high school choir’s
2016 Disney trip. There will be a spaghetti
dinner prior to the concert. Call 937-2130540.
Nov. 20-21, 27-28
Hometown HoliDazzle Illuminated Parade and Festival is Nov. 28 in Wilmington.
“A Christmas Cactus,” 8 p.m., presented
by The Gaslight Players, Gaslight Theater,
Georgetown. Visit gaslightplayers.com.
Dec. 1
Holiday Forest of Lights tree lighting in
Ripley, in front of the John Parker House,
300 N. Front St. The lighted trees remain
throughout the month of December. Call
937-392-1135.
Dec. 4
Chatfield College Christmas Concert by
Sister Cecilia Huber playing a 244-pipe
organ which dates from 1886, Sacred Heart
Chapel, 20918 state Route 251, St. Martin.
Dec. 4
Annual Brown County Health and Wellness
Foundation Celebration of Lights, 6:30 p.m.,
Brown County Fairgrounds. Call 937-5469766.
Dec. 5
The sixth annual Georgetown Christmas
Parade, 2 p.m. Lineup begins at 1 p.m. at
the Georgetown Jr./Sr. High School. Other
Christmas festivities, including a living nativity tableau, begin at 9 a.m. and continue
into the evening. Call 937-378-6769.
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Out & About
Out & About
New Vienna Community Center, 12 Main
St., New Vienna. Come see Santa and Mrs.
Claus. Christmas Bazaar, music, fun and
games for all. Free. Call 937-987-2092.
Dec. 5-6
Homespun Christmas, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, 1-5 p.m. Sunday, Denver Place Elementary School and multiple businesses.
Homespun Christmas is a great opportunity to visit private homes, area businesses
and select venues in Wilmington for handcrafted items and gifts. Many specials are
being offered at participating businesses.
More than 60 crafters all under one roof on
Saturday only at Denver Place Elementary
School. Call 937-725-5868.
Dec. 6
Tim Grimm and Krista Detor perform, 4
p.m., Ohio Brown County Inn, St. Martin.
Call 513-377-1805 or visit ohiobrowncountyinn.com.
Dec. 12
Christmas pipe organ concert by Linda
Fulton, master organist, 7 p.m., First Presbyterian Church, Ripley. This organ was made
in 1885 and has 662 pipes.
Dec. 10-13
Murphy Annual Christmas Show, The Murphy Theatre, 50 W. Main St., Wilmington.
CLINTON COUNTY
Nov. 13-14
Southern Ohio Indoor Music Festival, 10
a.m.-11 p.m., Roberts Centre, 123 Gano
Road, Wilmington. Visit somusicfest.com.
Nov. 13-14
The 28th annual Christmas Around Sabina
Town, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-5
p.m.Saturday. Guests can expect 45 crafters
and vendors in various locations around
Sabina, as well as 20 more private homes
offering unique gift items.
Nov. 14
Christmas in the Country Craft Show, 10
a.m.-4 p.m., Clinton-Massie Middle School,
2556 Lebanon Road, Clarksville. More than
90 vendors, including local artisans, crafters
and independent consultants, hand-crafted
wood items, primitives, applique, crochet,
Christmas décor, home décor, jewelry,
florals, baked goods, candy and more. A
non-perishable food item is required for
admission. Call 513-897-1946.
Nov. 27-28
Ohio Valley Hoops Classic, Wilmington
College’s Hermann Court, Wilmington. Visit
ohiovalleyhoopsclassic.com.
Nov. 28
Hometown HoliDazzle Illuminated Parade
and Festival, 4-9 p.m. Downtown Wilmington closes its streets and opens its doors for
everyone to see it all lit up, from the twinkling decorations to the thousands of lights
decorating the nighttime parade. Santa
Claus, indoor carnival games, delicious
food and strolling musicians help bring in
the holiday season. Free admission. Call
937-302-1528.
Nov. 28
Merry Tuba Christmas, The Murphy Theatre, 50 W. Main St., Wilmington, 5 p.m., free.
Tuba talent from the region will gather on
The Murphy stage for a wonderful concert
of low brass instruments playing holiday
tunes. Call 877-274-3848.
Dec. 5
Santa Claus is Coming to Town, 5:30-7 p.m.,
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Nov. 13-14
Eighth Annual Fall Bazaar, 6-9 p.m. Friday,
10 a.m.-3 p.m. Saturday, Faith Community
United Methodist Church, 100 Country
Club Drive, Xenia. Call 937-372-7601.
Nov. 14
Homespun Christmas Craft Show, 9 a.m.-3
p.m., Greene County Fairgrounds, 120 Fairground Road, Xenia.
Nov. 21
Trebein Holiday Bazaar, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.,
Trebein Elementary School, 1728 DaytonXenia Road, Beavercreek.
Nov. 22
“Around the World in 30 Instruments” concert, 2-3 p.m., Xenia Community Library, 76
E. Market St., Xenia. Call 937-352-4000 or
visit gcpl.lib.oh.us.
Nov. 27-Dec.31
Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill, 75 Water
St., Clifton. Gates open every day at 5 p.m.,
the lights come on at 6 p.m., gates close at
9 p.m., and lights go off 30 minutes after the
gates close. On Christmas Eve, Christmas
and New Year’s Eve, the mill closes at 8 p.m.
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Arts and Artisans, 7-9 p.m., Clinton County
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juice and appetizers. Call 937-382-4684.
GREENE COUNTY
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Wilmington.
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The Christian Theater for Children performs its third annual Christmas play, 7
p.m., Gaslight Theater, Georgetown. The
play is an original production called “The
Christmas Telethon” and features 50 talented kids, grades three through 12. Visit
christiantheatreforchildren.com.
Dec. 12
Jingle Bell Ride, 3 p.m., Xenia Station, Xenia.
Ride along with the Greene County Parks
and Trails’ Trail Sentinels for a familyfriendly winter ride along the Little Miami
Scenic Trail from Xenia Station to Old Town
Reserve for a total of 6.2 miles. Prizes will
be awarded for the best holiday-themed
bicycle decorations. Call 937-562-6440 or
visit gcparkstrails.com.
Dec. 12
Xenia Hometown Christmas and window
decorating contest, 4-8 p.m., downtown
Xenia.
Dec. 13
Canine Christmas, 2-4 pm., James Ranch
Park, 177 Fairground Road, Xenia.
Dec. 29-30
Winter Break Nature Camp for kids ages 7
to 14, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., Narrows Reserve, 2575
Indian Ripple Road, Beavercreek. Track
wildlife in the snow, learn animal winter survival techniques, do science experiments
with winter snow and more.
FAYETTE COUNTY
Nov. 16
Fayette County Hospice Hearts for the
Holiday, 7:30 p.m., Southside Church. A
memorial service in honor of loved ones.
Call 740-335-0149.
Nov. 21
Show of the Season, 9 a.m.-4 p.m., Fayette
The Legendary Lights of Clifton Mill will be on display Nov. 27 through Dec. 31 in Greene County.
County Fairgrounds, Washington Court
House, sponsored by the Miami Trace
Elementary PTO. Annual juried craft show
featuring one of the largest gatherings of
crafters in southwest Ohio. Admission is $1.
Call Heather Deskins at 740-335-3933.
Nov. 29
Christmas parade, downtown Washington
Court House, featuring bands and entries
from local area organizations. Held in conjunction with the Court House Christmas
event. Sponsored by the Fayette County
Chamber of Commerce. Call 740-3350761.
HIGHLAND COUNTY
Nov. 28
Hillsboro’s Lighted Christmas Parade, 7
p.m., uptown Hillsboro. Search “Hillsboro
Uptown Business Association” on Facebook.
MADISON COUNTY
Nov. 30
The Olde Fashioned Christmas annual
event will consist of carriage rides along
Main Street in the downtown up to Cowling
Park. The downtown businesses and many
nonprofit organizations hold open houses
with refreshments and special holiday
pricing. Many local London businesses and
churches participate in this family event.
Streets close at 5 p.m., carriage rides begin
at 6 p.m. the Monday after Thanksgiving
each year. There will be additional activities
in the community center.
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Dec. 21
Winter Solstice Hike, 7-8:30 p.m., Narrows
Reserve, 2575 Indian Ripple Road, Beavercreek.
Out & About
Dec. 9-12
Santa’s Holiday in the Park, James Ranch
Park, 177 Fairground Road, Xenia. There
will be a visit with Santa and Mrs. Claus,
souvenir photos, live reindeer (Thursday
to Saturday, 6-9 p.m.), self-guided walking
tours through the illuminated park, apple
cider, kettle corn, candle and ornament
making, storytelling and more.
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Paint Valley Jamboree, 7 p.m., Paxton
Theatre, 133 E. Main St., Bainbridge. The
longest-running country music show in
Ohio. Visit paxtontheatre.com.
the American Red Cross at 740-354-3293.
Nov. 17
The 55th Annual Covered Dish Dinner,
First Presbyterian Church, Third and Court
streets, Portsmouth. This is the monthly
meeting for the Shawnee Nature Club.
Speaker is botanist Andrew L. Gibson with
a program on the Bruce Area of the upper
peninsula of Michigan. Call Doug Roberts
at 614-937-5558.
Nov. 14
Sleepy Hollow ROGAINE, 8 a.m., Scioto
Trail State Park, 144 Lake Road, Chillicothe.
Falling leaves, cool temperatures and big
climbs await participants to explore Scioto
Trail in late fall. This event offers a six-hour
option and a 12-hour option. Plenty of trails
and forest roads to quickly get to attack
points. Once all of the checkpoints have
been located, a buffet of hot food and cold
drinks awaits. Call 740-887-4818 or visit
nsfadventures.com.
Nov. 19
Portsmouth Christmas Parade, 6-7 p.m.,
Portsmouth.
Nov. 20
Southern Ohio Medical Center’s Winter
Wonderland Ball at the Friends Community
Center. The ball is a black-tie, formal event
featuring a four-course meal and entertainment. Call SOMC’s community relations
department at 740-356-2504.
Nov. 14
Christmas Gala “Let Your Heart Be Light,”
Chillicothe Country Club. There will be a
live and silent auction, food and live music
from Chilli Sauce. Visit juniorcivicleague.
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Nov. 20-22
Downtown Christmas Open House, downtown Chillicothe, sponsored by the Chillicothe Downtown Association. There will be
a tree-lighting ceremony, Santa, carriage
rides, petting zoo, choirs and carolers and
much more.
Dec. 4-5
“Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol,” Paxton
Theatre, 133 E. Main St., Bainbridge. Visit
paxtontheatre.com.
Dec. 5-6
Holidays at Adena, 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Adena
Mansion and Gardens, 847 Adena Road,
Chillicothe. Adena will reopen for a special
event the first weekend in December to
celebrate the winter holidays. The mansion
is decorated for Christmas in 19th-century style, and features a special holidaythemed tour. Call 740-772-1500.
Dec. 12
Breakfast with Santa, 9 a.m.-noon, Adena
Mansion and Gardens, 847 Adena Road,
Chillicothe. Santa will be making an appearance at breakfast, will be available for
pictures, and he may even have a small gift
to give each child. This event also includes
a continental breakfast, ornament making,
cookie decorating and story time. Call 740772-1500.
Dec. 18
Phil Dirt and the Dozers, 8 p.m., Majestic
Theatre, 45 E. Second St., Chillicothe. Join
the band on the ultimate musical journey
through the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s rock and roll.
SCIOTO COUNTY
Nov. 6
Dancing With Our Stars community kick-off,
5-7 p.m., Elks City Club, Portsmouth. Call
Nov. 24
The Oak Ridge Boys’ annual Christmas
concert, 7:30 p.m., Vern Riffe Center for
the Arts, 940 Second St., Portsmouth. Call
740-351-3600, email [email protected] or visit
vrcfa.com.
Nov. 25
Polar Express Pajama Party at the Southern
Ohio Medical Center Friends Center. Call
SOMC’s community relations department at
740-356-2504.
Nov. 29-30
Train Show at the Friends Community Center. Call Southern Ohio Medical Center’s
community relations department at 740356-2504.
Dec. 1
Terry Barber, 7:30 p.m., Vern Riffe Center
for the Arts, 940 Second St., Portsmouth.
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Holiday Wreath Workshop, 11:30 a.m.-4
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wreath for the holidays. Evergreen wreaths
and natural materials gathered from the
grounds of Adena will be provided. Call
740-772-1500.
Nov. 21
Pancakes with Santa and Craft Bazaar, 9:15
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Dec. 10-12
Basketball Holiday Classic, Shawnee State
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Ferguson, at 740-357-1789.
Dec. 11-13
“Le Nutcracker Cirque,” Friday and Saturday performances at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m.,
Sunday performance at 2 p.m., Vern Riffe
Center for the Arts, 940 Second St., Portsmouth. Call 740-351-3600, email info@
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Dec. 19
Portsmouth Wind Symphony Christmas
concert, Vern Riffe Center for the Arts, 940
Second St., Portsmouth. The PWS is joined
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WARREN COUNTY
Nov. 20-22
Christmas in Historic Springboro, one
of the largest three-day street festivals in
southwest Ohio, boasting more than 65,000
attendees each year. Visit www.springborofestivals.org.
Nov. 27-28
Lebanon Holiday Open House. Come to
Lebanon for an old-fashioned Christmas
with a Christmas tree lighting, carriage
rides, shopping and more.
Dec. 4-6
Waynesville’s Christmas in the Village, 11
a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and noon6 p.m. Sunday, downtown Waynesville. This
celebration has grown over the years with
1,300 luminaries (Friday and Saturday evenings), carriage rides, strolling characters
and choirs, musicians, and Santa Claus
arrives daily via a fire truck. In addition to
all the festivities, downtown retailers are
prepared to help visitors with all their giftgiving needs, extended shopping hours.
Call 513-897-8855.
Dec. 4-20
Christmas at Glendower’s historic man-
sion, 1-5 p.m. Fridays, Saturdays and
Sundays in December except Christmas
Day, 105 Cincinnati Ave., Lebanon. The
area’s finest decorators and designers volunteer their time to decorate Glendower.
See contemporary and historic designs.
Proceeds benefit Warren County Early
Learning Centers. Admission is $8, parking
is free. Not handicapped accessible. Visit
wchsmuseum.org.
Dec. 5
Lebanon Carriage Parade and Christmas
Festival, 10 a.m.-8 p.m., parade times, 1
p.m. and 7 p.m. Lebanon’s largest annual
event. Kick off the holidays with two horsedrawn carriage parades and an all-day festival with entertainment and street vendors.
Dec. 9 and Dec. 11-12
“A Christmas Carol” live performances,
11:30 a.m. Wednesday, 8 p.m. Friday, 3 p.m.
Saturday, Warren County History Center,
105 S. Broadway, Lebanon. Call 513-9321817 or visit wchsmuseum.org.
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