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Salt
Flavor for Everyday Life | May/June 2016
Southwest Ohio
SPRING
TR AVE
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ISSUE
House
concerts
strike the right note
Check out
the 25 Ohio
Scenic Byways
A museum for
all the world’s
dummies
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CONTENTS
features
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13
18
24
26
33
34
36
Get going:
Travel the Ohio Scenic Byways
Painting
a tradition
An honor
to be quiet
A ‘magical
experience’
Out &
About
18
Salt Homemakers
Show recipes
Getting
conned
A berry
good tradition
columns
7
8
32
13
Publisher’s note
By Pamela Stricker
Salt notes
24
By Lora Abernathy
Dinner: It’s all in the details
By Andrea Chaffin
34
A little help from my friends
By Pamela Stricker
Salt Scoop
Send us your
favorite recipe.
We may feature it
in the next issue.
“I get by
with a little
help from
my friends.”
— John Lennon
From left, Anita
Workman, Dana Cochran
and Pamela Stricker.
And it’s so true!
I have another dear friend,
Kathy Plummer, who used to
come and help me keep my
house clean. Every time Kathy
visited, she would come bearing the gift of her remarkable
banana bread. I loved coming
home to a clean house and a
slice of banana bread.
Here’s Kathy’s Banana
Bread recipe:
Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 stick butter, softened
2 dollops sour cream
3 bananas, overly ripe (the
blacker the better)
4 tablespoons any type of
milk or buttermilk (I use half
and half)
2 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
(almond is also good)
3/4 cup walnuts, chopped
(optional)
Directions:
Preheat oven to 350 F.
Using electric mixer, mix
together sugar, butter and sour
cream. Set aside.
In a separate bowl, mash
bananas and milk. Mix well with
sour cream mixture.
Mix flour and baking soda
and add to other mixture. Mix
well. Add extract. Blend in walnuts, if you want.
Fill either 2 regular size loaf
pans or 5 mini loaf pans, after
greasing them with oil or baking spray. Foil pans work great,
too.
Bake the larger pans 60-75
minutes, bake the smaller pans
40-50 minutes or until knife
comes out clean.
Option: Right before putting
pans in the oven, sprinkle cinnamon sugar on top of batter.
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$25 grocery card.
My mother recently connected with a friend of hers. Not just
any friend, but one she had lost
contact with for decades.
The two of them roomed
together in Dayton where
they both worked at WrightPatterson Air Force Base. Mom
was so excited to discover her
long, lost friend. The amazing
part of this story to me was how
my almost-90-year-old mother
found her.
“How did you find her?”
“I Googled her name.” My
mother doing searches on the
internet. Hmm.
She explained the tedious
process of the search. She came
up empty several times but was
tenacious. She came across an
obituary that gave her the clue
to her friend’s married name.
Then, on to Facebook. She
finally found the daughter on
Facebook, sent her a message,
and asked if she was the daughter of her friend. Nothing. No
reply … until nearly a year later.
She got a message from the
daughter who confirmed to her
that, indeed, it was her mother
my mom was seeking. And,
yes, she is still living and is now
93 years old. They have been
catching up on the phone and
having the time of their lives.
Friendships are like that. They
come into our lives often for
only a season, but remain such
precious relationships. There
are friends we will cherish for
life, even though it may have
only been a few years.
I have been blessed with so
many sweet friendships. I have
lived in so many different locations in my life, and preserving a good friendship has its
challenges when geography
separates.
Two very special friends, my
BFFs, are Dana Cochran and
Anita Workman. For nearly 20
years, we met at least monthly.
Sometimes for breakfast, sometimes lunch, sometimes pedicures, sometimes a weekend
at Dana’s lake house. I cannot
tell you how important their
friendship has been to me. We
have wept, laughed, celebrated,
prayed and shared life together.
The encouragement and life
support is priceless.
Since moving to Lima nearly
a year ago, I have been lonely
for my familiar friends — my
tribe. I am working on new relationships, but it takes a while.
Here are a few necessary
ingredients it takes to have a
good friendship:
• Stay in touch. Don’t wait for
someone else to call or write or
text. Just do it.
• Be honest. Don’t be afraid to
share who you really are. Share
your struggles, your challenges,
and they will feel free to do the
same.
• Be intentional. Plan your
“girlfriend” time into your busy
schedule. Make it a priority.
• Support each other. Be
there for each other when there
is despair or when there is an
event to celebrate.
Proverbs 27:9 says, “Just as
lotions and fragrance give sensual delight, a sweet friendship
refreshes the soul.” I love that!
Salt
Notes
Putting my foot down
By Lora Abernathy
I’ll admit it. I rocked them like a super
model and didn’t care about the health of my
future 40-year-old self. Yes, through pouring rain or blowing snow, on green grass or
sandy beaches, covering a trial or a festival,
my high heels have always kept me “up” on
things.
I started wearing heels early, probably
in junior high, and it wasn’t always a growth
spurt that made me taller. The older I got, the
higher my heels.
High heels made me feel confident and
self-assured, maybe because I knew that
every step that didn’t lead to me falling down
was a victory. (Find daily multiple wins in
the little things, lifestyle and mental health
experts will tell you. Check.)
The last couple of years, though, I’ve
had to reconsider my position. With back
and knee problems worsening, my doctor
instructed me to wear flats or a 1-inch heel
— if I absolutely had to wear a heel at all.
Say it ain’t so, doc!
I loathe the way I look and walk in flats.
I don’t feel feminine, which, feminists will
probably say, is a product of brainwashing
from a society marketing preconceived notions of femininity. Whatever.
Either way, like any good patient, I listened
to half of my doctor’s advice, the half that was
most convenient for me, of course. I could
not go completely flat, so I bought 3-inch
heels instead of 6-inch ones, and easily
called my efforts progress.
In the back of my mind, though, I knew
he was right, that I had to do better. The
trouble is, when you go to the store, there is
not much of an in-between point. You either
have to buy a super high heel, a high heel or
a flat. There are rarely any good barely high
heel choices around 1 inch high that aren’t
wedges.
With flats coming back in style, I’ve managed to suck it up and buy a few pairs — begrudgingly. I was still in search of the 1-inch
heel, however, and I recently ran into some
luck. I found a couple pairs in the last few
weeks (thank you, Anne Klein, whoever you
are), that are about 1 inch high. They give me
at least some satisfaction that I’m still in the
High Heel Club, while keeping me down to
earth in a more healthy position.
I am a big believer in the wonderful power
of the free market, in the beauty of sup-
ply and demand. I have limited 1-inch heel
choices at the shoe store because women
are either buying the high heels or the flats
— or clogs, which no one should be doing.
High heels are not good for us, for so
many reasons. We know it, but we keep
wearing them anyway. (Guilty over here!) If
we are going to change the culture of shoe
shopping, of the health of our feet, we must
stop buying the ridiculously high heels. If we
stop demanding them, manufacturers will
stop supplying them.
So, join me in standing up for your health
today by buying shorter heels and forcing
shoe makers to take it down a notch. Consider it a win for good health, if that motivates
you, or a small victory for feminism, if that
pushes your button.
But for goodness’ sake, please stop buying clogs.
LORA ABERNATHY
Lora is the editor of Salt magazine.
She is lives in Hillsboro with her
husband, Gary, is mom to a yellow
Lab named Boris, and trains and
competes in triathlons. Reach her
at [email protected].
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Front Porch Proﬁle
oﬀers a personal
glimpse into the lives
of notable people in
our communities
By Lora
Abernathy
Patrick J. Closser
Mayor
City of London
Which actor would play you
in a TV show about your life?
The obvious answer would be Ryan
Gosling, but I think I would have to go
with Paul Rudd. He has a sharp sense
of humor and seems like a person
who could get along with anyone. I
have enjoyed a lot of the things he
has done and feel he would portray
me perfectly.
What is the most unusual
item on your bucket list?
I would like to take an RV and travel
the U.S. watching a ball game at every
ballpark. I would go to the AAA ballparks
instead of the MLB ballparks. I really like
the feel of smaller ballparks, from the
hometown fans to the players laying it all
on the line to make it to the show.
What is your favorite line from a movie?
“Are you not entertained? Are you
not entertained? Is this not why you
are here?” Maximus from the movie,
“Gladiator.” (That) is one of my favorite
movies and, after I watch it, I always seem
to find myself quoting this line for the next
couple days. That is, until my wife, Missy,
tells me that if she says she is entertained,
will I stop quoting the movie.
What do you love most
about your community?
The thing I love most about my
community is the people. They have a
sense of pride for London, and when you
need the town to come together — for
whatever reason — they step up and come
together. I was born and raised in the
great city of London and the community
we have is unbeatable.
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GET GOING
By Adrienne McGee Sterrett
The road less traveled.
That’s the appeal of the
Ohio Scenic Byways to Sharon
Strouse.
It’s such a strong pull that
Strouse has been involved in
championing historic roadways
for some 20 years. The retiree
of OSU Extension is involved
closely with the Amish Country
Byway in the eastern part of
Ohio, as well as being involved
with the Ohio and National
Scenic Byway programs. She is
currently president-elect of the
National Scenic Byway Foundation, which provides tools and
training for byway leaders. She
lives in Millersburg.
And yes, even now, it comes
down to the road less traveled.
“Byways are a chance for
people to get off that freeway,
get off that fast lane, travel the
slow lane, and start thinking
about enhancing their experiences along the way to their
destination,” Strouse said. “I
think there’s a rebirth in the idea
of traveling and enjoying the
experience of the drive.”
There is plenty of culture in
Ohio to see. Thomas Barrett is
the byways coordinator for the
keting of the area’s history for
state, a program run through the quality of life for local residents,
Ohio Department of Transporta- tourism and the cultural experition, and he said there are 25
ence. Area residents remember
byways in Ohio.
their Ohio history courses in
To become a byway, there’s
school that detailed that the
quite a bit of
canal system
research and
was used for
documentation
commerce beDid you know?
involved, with the
fore the railroads
The byway sign
focus on showwere built.
has a flower on
ing value in these
“This is the
areas: archaeosecond-longest
it. It is a trillium,
logical, historical,
representing the continuous
scenic, cultural,
portion of canal
state wildflower. in the United
recreational and
natural.
States,” Brady
“The scenic
said. “It’s very
driving routes really coincide
unique to have that.”
with the highway beautificaEverywhere you turn in Ohio
tion movement from Lady Bird
is unique. The Lincoln Highway
Johnson,” Barrett said, saying
was the first coast-to-coast road
the program began about 1962
built squarely for the promoin Ohio.
tion of auto travel. Mike Hocker,
“If you travel one of these
director of the Ohio Lincoln
routes, you can kind of take in
Highway Historic Byway, is still
some of these intrinsic sites, and enamored with that idea.
it can be cultural and a learning
“A bunch of investors got
experience or an escape,” Bartogether and realized they were
rett said. “Get out and explore,
not going to sell an increasing
really.”
number of cars because cars
Neal Brady, treasurer of the
literally could not drive on roads
Miami Erie Canal Corridor
that existed,” Hocker said. “If
Association, has been working
they went more than 40 to 50
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went by oxcart, because the
road was so bad they couldn’t
get through them.”
Sections of the Lincoln are still
the original brick.
“I think they need to think in
terms that there’s more to do
than just getting in the car and
going to a destination,” Hocker
said. “Think about how they go
there and break up the monotony and go a different way or
go with the purpose of looking
and seeing.”
OHIO’S SCENIC BYWAYS
• For detailed maps, visit
www.dot.state.oh.us/OhioByways/.
Amish Country: 160 miles;
winding curves and rolling hills;
Amish/German history, farms,
B&Bs; also America’s Byways
designation
Big Darby Plains: 27 miles,
with spurs of more than 20
miles; Scenic Big Darby Creek
views and parks; covered
bridges; farms
Drivers’ Trail Scenic
Byway: 37 miles; scenic vistas
connecting two other byways,
Historic National Road and Ohio
River Scenic Byway; was a route
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“I think there’s a rebirth
in the idea of traveling
and enjoying the
experience of the drive.”
— Sharon Strouse
293
The miles of
the Lake Erie
Coastal Ohio
byway.
25
The number
of byways in
Ohio.
1962
The year
the byway
program began in Ohio.
2
museums, Cedar Point, Maumee State Scenic River; follows
Erie shoreline from Conneaut
to the Michigan border; also
America’s Byways designation
Land of the Cross-Tipped
Churches: 38.4 miles; German culture, Catholic church
architecture, farms
Lincoln Highway Historic
Byway: 241 miles; first coastto-coast road for the car
Lower Valley Pike: 11
miles; Mad River, George Rogers Clark Park, historic homes,
Estelle Wenrick Wetlands
Preserve
Maumee Valley: 90 miles;
former British Fort Miamis,
Maumee River
Miami and Erie Canal: 54
miles; views of canal, Johnston
Farm & Indian Agency, hiking
Morgan County: 39 miles;
Burr Oak State Park, foothills of
Appalachian Mountains
North Ridge: 9 miles; passes by more than 100 historic
homes that date to the 1830s
GARY BROCK
Gary is the editor of Rural
Life Today, a Civitas Media
publication, a writer for Salt
magazine, and has been in the
media business for 39 years.
Reach him at 937-556-5759 or
on Twitter @GBrock4.
ADRIENNE MCGEE STERRETT
Adrienne is the lifestyle/special sections editor for The Lima
News. She believes everyone
has a life story worth sharing.
Reach her at 567-242-0510 or
amcgeesterrett@civitasmedia.
com.
SARAH ALLEN
Sarah is a writer for Salt magazine. When she’s not writing,
she can be found scrapbooking, reading or cooking.
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Campbell’s Cobbler ................................. 33
Garlic Butter .............................................. 32
Herb Butter ................................................ 32
Kathy’s Banana Bread.................................. 7
Patriotic Surprise ...................................... 33
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Gateway to Amish Country: Kokosing and Mohican
rivers; state’s longest covered
bridge; trails for hiking, biking
and horseback riding
Heritage Corridors of
Bath: Hale Farm and Village, Bath Nature Preserve,
Cuyahoga Valley National Park;
early homes, barns, mills
Historic National Road:
225 miles; pike towns dot
length; left behind by railroad
popularity but resurged with
modern automobiles; from West
Virginia state line at the Ohio
River to the Indiana state line;
also America’s Byways designation
Hocking Hills: 26.4 miles;
scenic hills; hiking, camping,
outdoor activities
Jefferson Township: scenes
of older barns and homes amid
urbanization
Lake Erie Coastal Ohio:
293 miles; beaches, state parks,
lighthouses, outdoor activities,
The Miami and Erie Canal
is the second-longest
continuous portion of
canal in the United States.
Salt Contributors
Ohio & Erie Canalway:
canal history, Cuyahoga Valley
Scenic Railroad, farms, nature
preserves, northern industry,
Cuyahoga Valley National Park
Ohio River Scenic Byway: 452 miles; entire length
of the
Ohio River
in Ohio;
Travel tip
scenic
Travel from
views of the
west to east
valley and
in the
small river
summer
so
towns; also
you
aren’t
America’s
staring into
Byways
the sun.
designation
The
Old Mill
Stream Scenic Byway:
Blanchard River, “Down by
the Old Mill Stream” written
by Hancock County native
Tell Taylor as he looked at the
Blanchard; farms, parks
Olentangy Heritage Corridor: 10 1/2 miles; follows
Indian trails of the Olentangy
River; river, barns, churches,
houses
Presidential Pathways:
55 miles; Miami University,
Hueston Woods State Park;
follows lives of Presidents
William Henry Harrison and
grandson Benjamin Harrison
Scioto Heritage Trail: ties
into Ohio River Scenic Byway;
Ohio River, Shawnee State Forest, Roy Rogers’ home, Branch
Rickey history, overlooks
valley
Tappan-Moravian Trail:
55 miles; Tappan Lake, Clendening Lake, birthplace of
George Armstrong Custer
Wally Road: Mohican and
Walhonding valleys; Toledo,
Walhonding Valley and Ohio
Railroad (the “Wally”); forests,
ravines, wetlands
Welsh Scenic Byway: 64
miles; Welsh churches, farms
and cemeteries; Bob Evans
Homestead; Raccoon Creek
and Daniel Boone history
RESOURCES
nsbfoundation.org
meccainc.org
www.dot.state.oh.us/OhioByways
FAVORITE ROUTES
Barrett: He grew up in Newark/Licking County, and often used the National
Road on drives to Springfield. He currently lives near Worthington and loves
the Olentangy byway, especially by
motorcycle. “It’s really kind of taking the
scenic route right out of your back door,”
he said.
Hocker: He enjoys the Lincoln Highway’s stretch east of Mansfield and west
of Wooster. It winds through hills and
is very easy to imagine how the drive
would have been in the 1920s.
Brady: He suggests visiting Johnston
Farm, where you can take a canal boat
ride, and checking out Fort Loramie/
Minster/New Bremen to see the old
structures and the communities.
Strouse: Her favorite summer drives
are near water. She enjoys the Maumee
Valley Scenic Byway along the Maumee
River, because there are lots of towns for
tourism activities. The Lake Erie Coastal
Trail is also a draw because of its wineries, restaurants and sunset views of
the lake. And, of course, the Ohio River
byway has lots of eateries with patios
overlooking the river.
Painting a tradition
Brush and Palette Art Guild
shows began in 1959
By Sarah Allen
Summer is a time of traditions, from
catching fireflies to grilling with family
and friends. But in Hillsboro, one tradition has less to do with the outdoors,
and more to do with paint strokes and
brushes.
Nearing its 60th anniversary, The
Brush and Palette Art Guild’s annual
show highlights the work of the guild’s
professional members — those who
make part of their income from their
artwork — and non-professional members.
According to Deanna Flinn, a nonprofessional, the professional members
are “very giving” and “try to nurture
the group.”
“We really are proud of our professionals,” Flinn said, citing artist Connie
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Barrett as one who has found success.
Barrett was recognized last year with a
letter of tribute from the 130th General
Assembly of Ohio.
The letter honored her performance
at the Foothills Art Festival, where she
earned first place in the watercolor
category for her piece “Leaving the
Swamp.”
The Brush and Palette Art Guild’s
show includes awards for best of
show, reserve best of show and best
of division. The awards are divided
into professional and non-professional
categories.
Other recognitions include: the Violet
Linton Award, in honor of the guild’s
founder; the Julia Barthel Award, in
remembrance of a member who was
killed in an accident; and the People’s
Choice Award.
Photo by Sarah Allen
Elaine Balsley looks through photographs and pamphlets from the Brush and Palette Art Guild’s long history.
The Violet Linton Award
recognizes a non-professional
artist for a landscape, and the
Julia Bartel Award is given to a
professional artist for a watercolor floral piece.
The show also includes a
silent auction, with pieces
donated by artists. Also sold
are artist trading cards, which
feature samples of the artists’
works.
The show is supported by
numerous local sponsors, Flinn
said.
At the center of every show
are the many and varied
talents of the guild’s members,
and each year offers a new
and unique experience for
those who stroll among the
numerous pieces.
The Brush and Palette Art
Guild began in 1957 with
Linton teaching oil painting to
eight students. Two years later,
the first show was held in the
Fairfield High School gymnasium in Leesburg, and since
then, the guild “just grew and
grew,” Flinn said.
In 1997, the show moved to
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the central campus of Southern State
Community College in Hillsboro. The
guild now has more than 60 artists,
representing much of southwest
Ohio, including Highland, Clinton,
Fayette, Adams, Brown and Clermont
counties.
Carin and Robert Hebenstreit,
who both teach art classes, were the
judges during last year’s show. Robert Hebenstreit paints landscapes,
still life, and the figure, according to
2015 show material. Carin Hebenstreit is a portrait painter.
As they examined each piece
submitted in last year’s show, they
offered both praise and constructive
criticism. They considered composition, color and presence.
“Does it jump out at you?” they
asked.
“Some paintings are done very
well but don’t have anything to say,”
Carin Hebenstreit said.
Cecile Baird, one of the guild’s
professional members, and winner
of multiple awards during last year’s
show, described the excitement that
comes with art.
“It’s constantly a challenge,” she
said.
Baird won the professional best in
show, a professional best of division
award, first place for the 2015 theme
of “Reflections,” and the People’s
Choice Award for her colored pencil
drawing “Nautilus Reflections.”
Baird said that she is “so proud to
be a part of (the guild).”
And just as each member of the
guild has a different style, so do they
also have different stories to share.
This year’s Brush and Palette Art
Guild show will be held 1 p.m. Saturday, June 25 and Sunday, June 26, at
the central campus of Southern State
Community College in Hillsboro.
The theme is “Shadows in Sunlight,” with both professional and
non-professional artists being
judged in that category. Richard Luschek II, a painter from the Cincinnati
area, will judge this year’s show.
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An honor
to be quiet
By Gary Brock
They sit silent, more that 870 of the ventriloquist dummies in the three buildings that
make up the Vent Haven Museum.
And silent they will remain.
That is because out of respect for the
ventriloquists who owned these hundreds of
examples of the art and rich heritage of ventriloquism, the cardinal rule of the museum is
that the dummies will never again be given
voice. That is just one of many fascinating
facts people learn when visiting this one-ofa-kind museum.
Located in Fort Mitchell, Ky., just off I-75 as
travelers cross the Ohio River from Cincinnati, the Vent Haven Museum is one of the
nation’s more unusual museums.
Open May 1 to Sept. 30 by appointment,
the museum offers visitors the chance to
see donated dummies dating back to the
Civil War, along with thousands of photos
of ventriloquists and their acts. Curator Lisa
Sweasy says the “Vent” in Vent Haven is
short for ventriloquist.
It opened in June 1973, the only museum
in the world dedicated to the art of ventrilo-
quism.
It was founded by Cincinnati native
William S. Berger, who died about a year
before the museum opened. His collection
of ventriloquist dummies began when he
purchased his first figure in 1910.
At first, he kept the figures in his house,
but as his fascination with ventriloquism
grew, the collection grew rapidly. In 1947, he
renovated his garage to house the dummies
and, in 1962, he built a second building.
“We have about 870 dummies,” Sweasy
said. “When Mr. Berger died, there were
about 500 in the collection. We used to get
about five to 10 donated a year since then
but, during the last couple of years, there
have been considerably more than that.”
There are three buildings at Vent Haven
housing collections of dummies.
“When Mr. Berger was alive, he wanted
everyone to feel comfortable here, and
everyone to be represented here. So the
dummies are a broad mix made by professionals and amateurs,” Sweasy said.
In the first building is a striking sight — a
wall stacked end to end, four high with more
than 100 dummies. “The Bleachers” as it is
VENT HAVEN MUSEUM
Address: 33 W. Maple Ave.,
Fort Mitchell, KY 41011
Phone: 859-341-0461
Email: curator
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Website: venthavenmuseum.com
Hours: May 1-Sept. 30 by appointment
Scheduling: Small groups need to
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Groups larger than 15 need to allow
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Tickets: Admission is $10 for adults;
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The tour lasts 45 to 90 minutes, depending on the visitors’ interests and/
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called, is designed to showcase the variety
of dummies from all eras. It includes the oldest at the museum, a Civil War-era doll that
was changed to be a ventriloquist dummy.
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Curator Lisa Sweasy demonstrates ventriloquist dummy “Cecil Wifflenose.” She shows how he operates
and the mechanics inside the wood and cloth figure. “He can do just about anything: cross his eyes,
wiggle his ears, wink, stick his tongue out, sniff … and have ‘fright wig’ action. He’s pretty spiffy. He’s a
good guy. Mechanically, he’s much more complex than people would think,” she said, as she demonstrates
the dummy’s facial mechanics.
Sweasy, a former teacher, has been
with Vent Haven since 2000 and is its only
employee. During a tour of the buildings,
Sweasy demonstrated the inner workings
of one dummy named Cecil Wifflenose,
showing how it operates. But that is all she is
allowed to do.
When asked if she is a ventriloquist herself, she said no.
“The curator is not allowed to be a ventriloquist,” she said.
“(Berger) promised everyone that when
the museum got the dummies that they
would remain silent, as a sign of respect.
These were all the props of people… they
already have a character, a personality and
a voice. So if the curator were a ventriloquist
then that might not be preserved,” she said.
“Once they are donated, they are never
given voice again. I do mechanical demonstrations of some of them to show people
how they work, but none of them are ‘performed’ with,” she said.
All of the dummies have a placard on their
chests, giving their names, when they were
made, who made them and who their ventriloquist was. Sweasy knows every one. For
some, there is little information, “but some
have incredibly rich histories,” she said.
She said the donated dummies “just keep
coming. They come in from all over the
world. Sometimes people bring them to the
convention and donate them there. Sometimes they are mailed to us,” she said.
People also call her to ask her if the
museum is interested in having their dummy.
“The fact that they come in
dinged up and with some
wear, that is good. That is
part of their story. They
pretty much stay the way
they came in. That is Mr.
Berger’s promise.”
— Lisa Sweasy
It is usually the child or grandchild of the
ventriloquist, and they have had the dummy
for a number of years.
“Perhaps they don’t want to care for it
anymore or they want to share the story of
the relative because they know it will be at
Vent Haven permanently,” she said. “Nothing here is ever sold, or traded, or used. A
lot of people find comfort in that, knowing
that their relative’s performance dummy is
preserved.”
Sweasy believes the draw of the museum
is that it is unique.
“People are looking for off-the-beatentrack sort of attractions. I think people are
fascinated by ventriloquism, no matter what
their frame of reference is, there is something about it that is appealing. For some, it is
a trip down memory lane, for others, it is this
odd little art form where they wonder why
people do this and how they do it. … It all
depends on the person,” she said.
In the second building, the W.S. Berger
Memorial Building, there are tributes to the
famous ventriloquists who have become
legends in the entertainment industry. These
included Edgar Bergan with dummy Charlie
McCarthy, who were on the radio from 1937
to 1956.
Bergan, who died in 1978, attended the
dedication ceremony for the building in 1973.
“He performed on a flatbed truck with
Mortimer Snerd at the dedication, and did
the ribbon-cutting with fellow ventriloquist
Jimmy Nelson.” Sweasy said.
There are also tributes in the building to
Paul Winchell, who brought ventriloquism to
television in the 1950s and Nelson, a major
supporter of the museum who had his own
kids program in the 1960s. It was Nelson’s
ventriloquist dog, Farfal, and dummy, Danny
O’Day, who did the well-known Nestle
chocolate commercials.
“(Nelson) still comes to every convention.
He is the most beloved and the patriarch for
ventriloquists,” Sweasy said.
There are also sections devoted to current ventriloquists. Jeff Dunham has a large
display.
“Vent Haven means a lot to Jeff. He comes
here every single year. He has come here
every year since he was 15 years old,”
Sweasy said.
“He’s probably the hardest-working
person I have ever known. He’s extremely
supportive of the museum. One of the nicest
people I have ever known,” she said.
There is also a display featuring Terry Fator, who won “America’s Got Talent” in 2007.
The puppet/dummy used on the show for
the song “At Last” is displayed.
Ventriloquists hold a convention in Cincinnati the third week of July each year.The
annual convention was first established to
help with the museum as an independent
entity, but making a sizable donation to the
museum each year.
The museum attracts more than a thousand visitors each season. She said during
the convention week, there are at least 500
to 600 visitors to the museum with around
a dozen countries represented. Most of the
convention-goers are ventriloquists.
And what do these visiting ventriloquists
always seem to want to do? The one thing
they are not allowed to do — handle the
dummies.
Vent Haven does not restore the dummies
they receive.
“Every once in a while we might do
some work, but they are not performance
pieces any longer. We treat them as museum
pieces,” she said. “The fact that they come
in dinged up and with some wear, that is
good. That is part of their story. They pretty
much stay the way they came in. That is Mr.
Berger’s promise.”
A ‘magical experience’
Historic Brown
County Inn hosts
folk rock concerts
By Sarah Allen
Nestled at the intersection of two country roads is a brick house that is a part of
history — and that is continuing to make
history in its own unique way.
Just off Anderson State Road is the
Brown County Inn. The house has stood
at 4843 Brown County Inn Road — in St.
Martin, outside of Lynchburg — since it
was constructed in 1853.
Originally built as an inn, the stately
brick home was sold to the Sisters of
the Ursulines of Brown County in 1879,
according to the Brown County Inn’s
website. The Sisters used the inn to house
students and visiting relatives. The nearby
school eventually became today’s Chatfield College.
The historic building is now home to
Julie and James Lynch and their children.
From the property, they operate Commonwealth Book Company Inc., which
buys and sells new, used and rare books.
They also publish books on local and
regional history.
They are also continually renovating
the Brown County Inn — “room by room,
brick by brick, board by board,” as stated
on the inn’s website.
And, once a month, that dedication to
history is coupled with a passion for music during the inn’s regular home concert
series. The concerts will be postponed
until fall, however, during current renovations, all of which are documented in a
blog.
“We’d never heard of people having
concerts in their homes before,” Lynch
said of the inn’s series. She said the idea
first began when she and her husband
were trying to find a band for a reunion
picnic.
Since then, the concerts have become
a staple of their home, like the curving
maple staircase or the surrounding treelined landscape.
The Brown County Inn has been hosting home concerts for almost two years,
Lynch said, with a focus on folk rock and
singer/songwriters.
“It’s really unusual, (and) a lot of fun,”
she added, describing the intimate home
concerts as having “more of a sharing
dynamic.”
Photos by Sarah Allen
Photo by Ziegelmeyer Photography, courtesy of the Brown County Inn
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The artists, Lynch said, “sing
formed at the Brown County Inn
right there in front of you in a
two years in a row, Lynch said.
living room … it’s just so much
Paul, she said, has a very
fun, and then you
dedicated fan
get to eat and
base “from all
“He sang it right over the place.”
drink with the
to me. It made
artist afterward,
And, Lynch
porch sit, and buy
added,
one of
me cry. It was so
their CDs. … You
Paul’s perforfabulous.”
get to know them
mances was
— Julie Lynch
as people.”
especially memoBetween 25 and
rable for her.
70 people typiPaul had asked
cally attend the concerts, Lynch
for requests during a Septemsaid. The event begins with a
ber concert, and Lynch had
potluck dinner. A suggested
promptly asked to hear one of
donation of $20 goes directly to
her favorites, “Mary, Mary,” a
the performing artists. ResChristmas song.
ervations are required for the
Paul then proceeded to grab
concerts due to limited seating.
his guitar, pull up a chair in front
The “all-volunteer operaof Lynch, and sing her the song.
tion,” as described by the inn’s
“He sang it right to me,” she
website, has hosted a variety
said. “It made me cry. It was so
of artists, including Grammy
fabulous.”
award nominees and winners,
Another highlight of the inn’s
as well as two singers who have
concert series, Lynch said, was
appeared on NBC’s “The Voice.” one featuring actor/folk musiIn order for artists to perform
cian Ronny Cox. That concert
at the Brown County Inn, they
had the “best turnout,” she said.
must have at least two albums of In addition to his music, Cox has
original work and must be able
also appeared in films such as
to play at least two hours of their “Robocop” and “Total Recall.”
own music.
During his performance, Cox
Lynch said the artists who
shared movie experiences “that
perform stay overnight at
were very funny,” Lynch said.
the Brown County Inn free of
“He’s a great entertainer.”
charge; however, the inn is not
But each performance, Lynch
a bed and breakfast and does
said, is memorable in its own
not regularly host other house
way. The natural closeness of
guests.
such an informal concert, she
Some of the artists who come
said, is like “some magical
to the inn, Lynch said, are only
experience.”
beginning their musical career,
“Everyone comes out glowwith the two-album minimum.
ing,” she added.
Others are more established,
with as many as 20 albums.
One such veteran performer
BROWN COUNTY INN
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ADAMS COUNTY
June 11
Ice cream social, sponsored by the
Mid West Dream Center, 4 p.m.,
2556 Moores Road, Seaman. Call
Rhonda Burton at 513-218-9759.
June 17-19
Summer Solstice Celebration,
Soaring Eagle Retreat, 375 Horner
Chapel Road, Peebles. Visit
serpentmound.org.
June 18
Feast of the Setting Sun, Serpent
Mound, 3850 state Route 73,
Peebles. Visit arcofappalachia.org/
events/solstice.html.
June 18
Car show, Red Barn Convention
Center, 2223 Russellville Road,
Winchester, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
registration, 1-5 p.m. show. Call 800823-9197.
June 18
The Van-Dells, 7 p.m., Red
Barn Convention Center, 2223
Russellville Road, Winchester.
Call 800-823-9197 or visit
redbarnconventioncenter.com.
July 31
A Bloomin’ Prairie! at Chaparral
Prairie, Chaparral Road, West Union.
Blazing star showcase and guided
tours at Chaparral Prairie Nature
Preserve. Visit arcofappalachia.org.
BROWN COUNTY
June 10
Brown County Chamber of
Commerce’s 23rd Annual Golf
Outing, registration 8 a.m., shotgun
start 9 a.m. Call 937-378-4784 or
email [email protected].
CLINTON COUNTY
June 5
Spring Fitness Hike, 2 p.m., Cowan
Lake Spillway. Meet at the dead end
of Sprague Road off state Route 730.
Call 513-897-2437 or visit facebook.
com/caesarcreekstatepark.
June 10-11
Banana Split Festival, J.W. Denver
Williams Jr. Memorial Park,
Wilmington. Call 877-428-4748.
June 10-11
Spring Nationals Truck and Tractor
Pull, 7-11 p.m., Clinton County
Fairgrounds, 958 W. Main St.,
Wilmington. Call 513-403-7155 or
visit clintoncountyfair.org.
June 25
Return of the snakes to Serpent
Mound, 3850 state Route 73,
Peebles. Visit arcofappalachia.org.
June 17
Third Friday, 6-11 p.m., downtown
Wilmington.
July 9
Dream Ride Bike Ride fundraiser,
sponsored by the Mid West Dream
Center, 11 a.m. Call Mike Farrell at
937-368-0535.
July 10-16
Adams County Fair, Adams
County Fairgrounds, 836 Boyd
Ave., West Union. Call Darlene
Anderson at 937-205-7141 or visit
adamscountyfairground.org.
July 29-30
Manchester River Days, Manchester.
Includes a fishing tournament, car
show, carriage rides and a 5K run/
walk. Call 937-779-0172 or 937892-0182.
July 30
Adams County Genealogy Society
Reunion, noon-4 p.m., Heritage
Center, 507 N. Cherry St., West
Emily
Quallen
shares some
quiet time
with her
cow at the
2015 Clinton
County Fair.
The 2016
fair is July
9-16.
Union. Call the Adams County
Genealogy Society at 937-5448522, Thursdays and Saturdays.
June 25
Mark Chestnutt, 7 p.m., Red
Barn Convention Center, 2223
Russellville Road, Winchester.
redbarnconventioncenter.com.
July 4
Fourth of July Celebration and Lion’s
Club Parade, 10 a.m., next to the
Olde Wayside Inn, West Union.
Compiled by Lora Abernathy
June 17
Women’s Invitational Art Show, 6-9
p.m., 50 W. Main St., Wilmington.
Proceeds will be split between
Murphy Studios and Angels
Awaiting Maternity Home. Call 937383-1000.
June 18
Family Fun Day, 9 a.m. to
noon, Cowan Lake State Park,
Wilmington. Visit facebook.com/
cowanlakestatepark.
June 18
Inaugural Bonnybrook Farms
Country Fair, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.,
3779 state Route 132, Clarksville.
bonnybrookfarms.com/countryfair.
June 18-19
The eighth annual Summer
Solstice Healing Harvest Lavender
Festival, Martinsville. Visit
peacefulacreslavenderfarm.com.
June 24-25
Clarksville Heritage Days, 6-11 p.m.
Friday, 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Saturday,
downtown Clarksville. Call 513-4261552.
July 3-4
Red, White and Blanchester
Blue Festival, 6-10 p.m. Friday,
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday,
downtown Blanchester. Visit
redwhiteandblanchesterblue.com.
July 9
Holiday Happenings Dollhouse and
Miniature Show and Sale, 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m., First Christian Church,
120 Columbus St., Wilmington.
Call 937-382-0506 or email
[email protected].
July 9-16
Clinton County Fair, Clinton County
Fairgrounds, 958 W. Main St.,
Wilmington. Visit clintoncountyfair.
org.
July 16
Christmas in July, Cowan Lake State
Park, Wilmington. Visit facebook.
com/cowanlakestatepark.
FAYETTE COUNTY
June 4
Truck pull, Fayette County
Fairgrounds. Call 740-572-3661.
June 17-21
Homecoming 2015, Fayette County
Fairgrounds, sponsored by the
Gathering Place Church. Call 740335-9641.
June 18
Fayette Ladies Adventure Group’s
Ladies Day Out, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Fayette County Fish & Game
Association, 1236 Robinson Road,
Wash. C.H. Call 740-505-1100 or
June 19-20
Relay For Life, Washington Court
House Senior High School track.
Contact Susan Sever at 740-6369693 or Courtney Ross at 888-2276446, ext. 3007.
June 24-26
Scott Antique Market, 9 a.m. to 6
p.m. Friday and
Saturday, 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. Sunday. Visit
scottantiquemarket.com.
June 25
Fayette County’s Toast to Summer,
11 a.m. to 11 p.m., Fayette County
Airport, 2270 state Route 38, Wash.
C.H. Visit fayettecountyohio.com.
July 3
Fire in the Sky, Wash. C.H., dusk.
Visit fayettecountyohio.com.
July 4
Jeffersonville fireworks, dusk. Visit
fayettecountyohio.com.
July 18-23
Fayette County Fair, Wash. C.H. Call
740-335-5856 or visit faycofairoh.
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GREENE COUNTY
June 4
Community Care Hospice English
Garden Party, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.,
6599 Old U.S. 35 E., Jamestown. Call
937-382-5400.
June 6-12
Young’s Farmstead Cheese Seventh
Anniversary Week, Young’s Jersey
Dairy, 6880 Springfield-Xenia Road,
Yellow Springs. Call 937-325-0629
or visit youngsdairy.com.
June 11
Yellow Springs Street Fair, 9
a.m. to 5 p.m., downtown Yellow
Springs. Call 937-767-2686 or visit
yellowspringsohio.org/street-fair.
June 11
Fourth Annual Cheddar Challenge
5K, Young’s Jersey Dairy, 6880
Springfield-Xenia Road, Yellow
Springs. Visit cheddar5k.com.
June 11-12
Relay for Life of Greene County,
Beavercreek Main Elementary, 2942
Dayton Xenia Road, Beavercreek.
Visit main.acsevents.org/site/
TR?pg=entry&fr_id=74542.
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June 26
What’s All That Noise? — Cicada
Mania, 1 p.m., Crooked Creek
Nature Sanctuary, Spahr Road,
Sugarcreek Township. Parts of
Ohio will be inundated with the
noisy calls of cicadas as brood V
emerges. Find out about what all
the buzz is. Call 937-562-6440 or
visit gcparkstrails.com.
July 9-15
Antioch Writer’s Workshop
31st Annual Summer Program,
Antioch University Midwest, 900
Dayton St., Yellow Springs. Visit
antiochwritersworkshop.com.
July 14-17
Greene Trails Cycling Classic,
Xenia. Call 937-562-6440 or
visit gcparkstrails.com/eventCyclingClassic.html.
July 16-17
Young’s Ice Cream Charity Bike
Ride, Young’s Jersey Dairy, 6880
Springfield-Xenia Road, Yellow
Springs. Call 937-325-0629 or visit
youngsbiketour.com.
The 2016 Festival of the Bells includes a 5K run/walk. It is set for June 30-July 2 in uptown Hillsboro.
Friday, Saturday and Sunday
October 7th, 8th, and 9th, 2016
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Enjoy the fall harvest along with
150 artisans, craftspeople, antiques,
fall harvest decorations, herbs and
herbal products, locally produced and
from-scratch foods, and shooting
the Pumpkin Cannon.
Located In the Heart of Wheat Ridge Amish Country
817 Tater Ridge Rd.
West Union, OH 45693
For more information and booth rental,
call Kim Erwin at 937-544-8252
www.wheatridgeherbfestivals.com
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• HARTS Fare Program: program offers affordable transportation for those who are
elderly, disabled or considered low income living within the Hillsboro City Limits or
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**FRS Transportation also provides transportation
services through grants with the Federal Transit
Authority and Ohio Department of Transportation.
These include our 2016 grants for Job Access &
Reverse Commute (JARC), and Ohio Coordination
Mobility Management.
**Highland County Mobility Manager works to
keep our Highland County Locally Developed
Transportation Plan updated so that the county’s
transportation providers are eligible to apply for FTA
grant funding.
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Wheat Ridge Olde Thyme Herb Fair
and Harvest Celebration
July 31-Aug. 6
Greene County Fair, Greene
County Fairgrounds, 120
Fairground Road, Xenia. Visit
greenecountyfairgrounds.com.
HIGHLAND COUNTY
June 3
One-Day Indoor Yard Sale, 8 a.m.
to 3 p.m., Highland County Senior
Citizens Center, 185 Muntz St.,
Hillsboro.
June 3
Hillsboro Uptown Business
Association First Friday Cruise-In,
around the courthouse square,
Hillsboro.
June 4
BBQ Bingo, dine noon-1 p.m., game
1-4 p.m., Highland County Senior
Hillsboro.
June 11
Fayette County Farm Bureau’s
annual Canoe Float, noon
registration, parking at the state
Route 753 bridge where it crosses
over Paint Creek, outside of
Greenfield. Call 937-382-4407 or
June 16-18
Leesburg Candle-Lite Fest,
Leesburg. Visit leesburgcandlelitefest.com
June 18
“Mark Twain” revisits Hillsboro,
6 p.m., Highland County Senior
Hillsboro.
June 24
Barns of Highland County juried art
show kick off reception, 7-9 p.m.,
Highland County Historical Society,
151 E. Main St., Hillsboro. The show
will be at the museum until the end
of July. The museum is open 1-4
p.m. Saturdays ad Sundays, with
extended hours during the Festival
of the Bells.
June 25
Johnny Fink & The Intrusions, 8
p.m., The Fling Barn, 8205 West
June 25-26
Brush and Palette Art Guild show,
1 p.m., Southern State Community
College, 100 Hobart Drive,
Hillsboro.
June 30-July 2
Festival of the Bells, with
performances by Jana Kramer,
Phil Vassar and Building 429. Visit
festivalofthebells.com.
July 15-17
Greene Countrie Towne Festival,
downtown Greenfield. Visit rotary1.
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July 22-24
“Vania and Sonia and Masha and
Spike,” Southern State Community
College, 100 Hobart Drive,
Hillsboro. Call 937-393-3431 or visit
sscctheatre.com.
July 30
Hee Haw Show, doors open at
5:30 p.m., Highland County Senior
Hillsboro.
July 30
B-Caged Band, 8 p.m., The Fling
Barn, 8205 West Berrysville Road,
Hillsboro. Visit flingbarn.com.
MADISON COUNTY
June 9-11
Community Days Festival, Mt.
Sterling. Visit mountsterlingcc.org.
June 23-25
The London Strawberry Festival
and London Cobra Show, downtown
London.
July 9-15
Madison County Fair. Visit
madisoncountyfairoh.com.
ROSS COUNTY
June 4
Chillicothe Challenge, 9 a.m.,
Majestic Theatre Courtyard, 45
E. Second St., Chillicothe. Think
scavenger hunt mixed with the
“Amazing Race.” Call 740-772-2041
or visit rosscounty.younglife.org.
July 2
Red, White and Blue Ice Cream
Social, Adena Mansion and
Gardens, 847 Adena Road,
Chillicothe. Visit adenamansion.
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July 3
Independence Day Celebration, 2
p.m., Adena Mansion and Gardens,
847 Adena Road, Chillicothe.
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11 a.m. - 11 p.m.
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Taking Back Summer....................6:30-9:30pm
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Beer Garden
Hot Air Balloon
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for more information
June 17
Hillsboro Uptown Business
Association fundraiser at Bob Evans,
7 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., 609 Harry
Sauner Road, Hillsboro.
Berrysville Road, Hillsboro. Visit
flingbarn.com.
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July 27
James Taylor and His All-Star Band,
8 p.m., Wright State University
Nutter Center, 3640 Colonel Glenn
Highway, Dayton. Visit nuttercenter.
com.
Out & About
Attendees will be transported
back in time to experience the
holiday like it was celebrated in
the early 1800s. Activities will
include readings of portions of
the Declaration of Independence,
patriotic songs and poems,
presentation of the flag, toasts to
George Washington and more. Visit
adenamansion.com.
July 29-31
Frankfort Sunflower Festival,
Frankfort.
July 10
A 19th Century Base Ball Game
with Ohio Village Muffins, 2 p.m.,
Adena Mansion and Gardens,
847 Adena Road, Chillicothe. Visit
adenamansion.com.
June 11
Lebanon Country Music Festival, 2
p.m., 47 E. Mulberry St., Lebanon.
Visit lebanoncountrymusicfest.
wordpress.com.
July 22-24
Paper City Music Festival,
Ross County Fairgrounds, 344
Fairgrounds Road, Chillicothe.
An eclectic blend of musical
performances from more than 30
indie artists. Visit pcmf.us.
July 29-31
“Disney’s Beauty and the Beast,
Jr.,” Paxton Theatre, 133 E. Main St.,
Bainbridge. Call 740-634-3333 or
visit paxtontheatre.com.
WARREN COUNTY
June 5
Morgan’s Little Miami Triathlon, 7:30
a.m., Morgan’s Canoe and Outdoor
Adventures, 5701 state Route 350,
Oregonia. Visit morganscanoe.com.
June 11
Second Saturday Street Fair, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Main Street, Waynesville.
Call 513-897-0667.
June 18
Youth Fishing Derby, 8 a.m., Caesar
Creek State Park, 8570 E. state
Route 73, Waynesville. Call 513897-2437 or visit facebook.com/
caesarcreekstatepark.
June 19
Spring Fitness Hike, 2 p.m., Little
Miami, Fort Ancient and the
Tissot’s Home Center
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Cabinets
Big Bridges Hike. Meet at the
ODNR parking lot near Morgan’s
Canoe Livery. Call 513-8972437 or visit facebook.com/
caesarcreekstatepark.
June 23-26
Warren County Summer Slam
baseball tournament. Visit
ohioslargestplayground.com.
June 25
Gathering at Glendower,
Glendower Historic Mansion, 105
Cincinnati Ave., Lebanon. Traditional
American crafts demonstrated for
free on the lawn at Glendower with
some craftspersons having items for
sale. Call 513-932-1817.
June 25
Lebanon Garden Tour, Lebanon
Train Station, 198 S. Broadway,
Lebanon. Call 513-932-3430.
July 1-4
Fourth of July Campout, Caesar
Creek State Park, Waynesville. Call
513-897-3055 or visit facebook.
com/caesarcreekstatepark.
July 3
Independence Day Parade,
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Broadway Street, downtown
Lebanon. Call 513-228-2322.
July 9
Second Saturday Street Fair, 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Main Street, Waynesville.
Call 513-897-0667.
July 9
Fort Ancient Nature Hike, Fort
Ancient Earthworks and Nature
Preserve, 6123 state Route 350,
Oregonia. Call 513-932-4421
July 30
Topo Summer Trail Run Series
Race #3, Caesar Creek Lake, 4020
Clarksville Road, Waynesville.
Choose a 6-mile or 12-mile course.
Visit topoadventuresports.org.
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It’s all in the details
By Andrea Chaffin
Having heard enough of our weekly
squabble over who got to use the pink
plate (representing whether my sister or
I would be the Pink Power Ranger, in our
minds), my grandmother was smart when
she created the rule.
Whoever used the pink plate had to go
down into the basement and fetch a jar
for dinner. It was enough of a sacrifice to
make us take turns on who would settle
on being the Yellow Power Ranger that
night.
The basement — with its dark-colored
carpet, a painting of “The Last Supper”
and a loud washer and dryer — was
the scariest room in the house. In the
room farthest from the stairs was where
Grandma stored her treasures: shelf after
shelf of home-packed Mason jars filled
with tomatoes, grape juice, soup-starters,
jellies, green beans, applesauce, corn,
wine and potatoes.
But whoever emerged from the basement with the jar — usually in a full sprint
— received the coveted pink plate for the
evening. Grandma had a set of four plates:
one pink, blue, yellow and green. It wasn’t
fancy — actually, they may have been
plastic — but I remember those plates.
Just like I remember those cardboardcolored brown salad bowls. They were
wide and shallow. Dinner typically featured iceberg lettuce salads, dressed casually with onion slices which I was careful
to eat around, large tomato wedges,
shredded cheddar cheese and imitation
bacon bits.
The drinking glasses were nothing fancy, either. Medium-sized with a diamondshaped etching at the bottom. A “bendy
straw” was always added to my cup.
The table was often draped in something seasonal. But in between holidays,
Grandma used a yellow cloth — not an actual fabric, but something easy to wipe off
after her two granddaughters’ departure.
I remember tucking it between my knees
as I twisted my cream-colored wheeled
chair to the left and right until someone
would yell at me to stop.
The crystal-shaped salt and pepper
shakers with the stainless steel tips were
always there, too, as well as the white butter dish, which, during the day, sat on the
counter in case someone needed some
soft cream to thickly smear on a crusty
slice of white toast for a snack.
There was also the square-shaped,
thick, plastic Tupperware container filled
with homemade cookies — usually applesauce or oatmeal raisin, because chocolate chip cookies were made on a pizza
pan. They were cool to the touch from
being pulled from the freezer.
The small sugar dish with its special
sugar spoon. That spoon — technically
a tea spoon — belonged to Grandma’s
mom, she once told me.
But the dish I remember most was used
mostly during summers: the corn dish.
Raised on a farm and a child of the Depression, Grandma didn’t waste anything
and she took advantage of the garden
surplus during summer.
I recall playing on the swing set in the
backyard and hearing the door spring
open. Wearing a pair of short shorts and
a tube top, Grandma — sometimes with
a Klondike Bar in her hand — would
walk over to the flower bed around the
perimeter of the house. She was just a
“young buck” then — about 70 or so —
so she would easily bend down and pluck
a green onion plant from the soil, wipe the
small white bulb on her shorts and take
a bite.
CRUNCH.
She liked to serve corn, which she
picked up from local farmers on the side
of the road and brought home in big
brown paper bags. I would climb into the
glider on the back porch and help her
shuck them. My favorite part was using the bristled brush to clean stubborn
fibers from between the kernels.
Into the big silver pot they would go.
Then, each ear was placed in its own
corn-shaped dish, which was painted like
an ear of corn.
Grandma would place a generous pat
of butter in each dish, and stab a cornshaped holder on each end of the ear. It
was up to me to roll my corn through the
butter, shaking on salt and pepper as it
turned. It was my own corn rotisserie.
I think of those dishes every time I
make corn at home. It makes me nostalgic, and then guilty, when I place the corn
on the plate and pick it up with my fingers.
So, I’m on the search for my own antique corn dishes and holders. Every time
I browse a thrift store or yard sale I look
for a set.
I visited Grandma, now 93, at the nursing home last week. She was picking at
her lunch.
“Do you remember the suppers I used
to cook?” she asked.
“Yes,” I answered. “I remember every
detail.”
Grandma always used plain butter on
corn on the cob, but have you ever tried
making a compound butter? Make a batch
at a time — especially during the summer
— and use it on all your favorite grilled
meats, vegetables and breads.
GARLIC BUTTER
Ingredients:
1 cup butter, softened
1 tablespoon garlic, minced
1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
Directions:
In a small bowl, combine softened butter, minced garlic and parmesan cheese.
Season with garlic salt, Italian seasoning
and pepper. Mix until smooth. Place in
plastic wrap and form into a tube. Place
back in refrigerator to cool. Slice off as
needed.
HERB BUTTER
Ingredients:
Big pinch steak seasoning
1 stick (1/2 cup) salted butter, softened to
room temperature
1 tablespoon fresh rosemary, finely minced
1 tablespoon fresh thyme, finely minced
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
1 garlic clove, pressed or minced
Directions:
Combine ingredients in a bowl, then stir
with a fork to combine. Scoop herb butter
onto a sheet of plastic wrap, then shape
into a thick log and refrigerate until firm
(if time is of the essence, you can freeze
for 20-30 minutes.) Can be done ahead of
time.
Recipe from iowagirlseats.com.
ANDREA CHAFFIN
Andrea is the food editor of
Salt magazine and the editor
of The Madison Press. She
can be reached at 740-8521616, ext. 1619 or via Twitter
@AndeeWrites.
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CAMPBELL’S COBBLER
Servings: 8
Ingredients:
2 cups blackberries
2 cups raspberries
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
Pinch of salt
3/4 cup milk
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Directions:
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each minute.
Stir in peanut butter until
smooth. Stir in Rice Krispies.
Spread into a buttered 12-by-18
Icing Directions:
Beat margarine and brown
sugar well. Add milk and
vanilla. Beat until creamy. Add
powdered sugar. Beat until
smooth.
Spread icing on top of bars.
Cut according to your satisfaction.
Directions:
Prepare 1 box of cake mix
according to directions.
In a separate bowl, prepare
second box of cake mix according to directions, and add
the red food coloring to it.
After baking the cakes in 2
round 9-inch cake pans, cut 2
red individual cakes with 2-inch
round cookie cutter, and then
cut 1 white individual cake with
the cookie cutter. Layer the
cakes red, white, red, with a
layer of icing in between each
layer and on top. Top it off with
blueberries.
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Ingredients:
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The three candidates vying
for the open Highland County
Commission seat demonstrated
their culinary skills during the
The Times-Gazette’s annual Salt
Homemakers Show held April
28 at Southern State Community College in Hillsboro.
Democratic candidate Tara
Campbell paired up with
cousin Ryan Matthews to make
“Campbell’s Cobbler.” Independent candidate Alex Butler
and his mom, Andrea Holt,
created a “Patriotic Surprise.”
Republican candidate Terry
Britton and his wife, Bonnie,
made their famous “Britton
Bars.”
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last September, a row of
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Getting
conned
Your guide to science
fiction, horror, comic book
and anime conventions
By Gary Brock
They are growing both in popularity and numbers, and their numbers in Ohio could reach an
all-time high this year.
We are talking about science fiction, horror,
comic book and anime conventions, collectively
known as “fan expos” and “cons.”
Thousands of Ohioans who are devoted fans of
these conventions used to have to travel hundreds
or even thousands of miles to attend a gathering of
like-minded followers. But not anymore.
Now the conventions are coming to the fans.
Already this year, the Wizard World Comic Con
in Cleveland was held in February. In March, the
HorrorHound Weekend was held in Cincinnati.
Early in April, the Cinema Wasteland movie festival
was held in Strongsville, near Cleveland.
But not to worry. If you missed these conventions,
there are plenty more in Ohio and neighboring
states all spring and summer. Also, if you enjoy
“dressing up” as your favorite action heroes or
heroines, conventions will love to see you, and there
are often costume contests with cash prizes.
UPCOMING CONVENTIONS
June 4
West Virginia Comic Con. Big
Sandy Superstore Arena, One Civic
Center Plaza, Huntington, WV 25701.
Visit bigsandyarena.com.
June 5
Lake Effect Comic Book Convention. Holiday Inn, 7850 Mentor Ave.,
Mentor, OH 44060. Visit comicsandfriends.org/lakeeffectcomiccon.
June 10-12
Midwest Haunters Convention.
Greater Columbus Convention Center, 400 N. High St., Columbus, OH
43215. Haunted house-related seminars, trade show, haunted house tours,
costume ball, contests and 100-plus
vendors. Visit midwesthauntersconvention.com.
June 24-26
Days of the Dead horror convention.
Wyndham Indianapolis-West, 2544 Executive Drive, Indianapolis, IN 46241.
Visit daysofthedead.net/indianapolis.
July 29-31
FanDom Fest. Kentucky Fair and
Expo Center, 937 Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209. Visit fandomfest.com.
Wizard World Comic Con. Greater
Columbus Convention Center, 500 N.
High St., Columbus, OH 43215. Visit
wizardworld.com.
Aug. 14
NEO Comic Con. Holiday Inn, 15271
Royalton Road, Strongsville, OH 44136.
Visit neocomiccon.com.
Sept. 2-4
Days of the Dead horror convention.
Crown Plaza Louisville Airport, 830
Phillips Lane, Louisville, KY 40209.
Visit daysofthedead.net/louisville.
Sept. 9-11
Horrorhound Weekend. Indianapolis Marriott East, 7202 East 21st St.,
Indianapolis. Visit horrorhoundweekend.com.
Sept. 23-25
Cincinnati Comic Expo. Duke
Energy Convention Center, 525 Elm
St., Cincinnati, OH 45202. Visit cincinnaticomicexpo.com.
Sept. 30-Oct.2
Scarefest horror and paranormal
convention. Lexington Convention
Center, 430 W. Vine St., Lexington, KY
40507.
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Clinton County
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A berry
good tradition
Barrett’s Strawberry Farm a
community staple for nearly 3 decades
By Sarah Allen
While small towns are known for many
things, perhaps their greatest hallmarks
are close families, long-standing traditions
and good food. And in Highland County,
Leesburg is no exception — especially at
Barrett’s Strawberry Farm.
This year marks the farm’s 27th year. In
that time, the strawberries — and memories — grown there have become a staple
of the Leesburg community.
A total of three generations of Barretts are
involved in the farm: Sonny and Sue Barrett,
their children and their grandchildren.
“It’s fun,” Sue Barrett said, adding that,
along with planting, tending and picking
strawberries, the family also eats together
at the farm. “(We have) a lot of crock pots.”
Sonny Barrett said “about every year,”
strawberry season is followed with a family
vacation.
Granddaughter Diana Barrett, who drove
home from college in April to help with
this year’s strawberries, also described the
memories at the farm. Working with family,
she said, was “such a unique opportunity.
… We really got to know each other a lot.”
She said that helping with the strawberries also taught her a lot of practical skills,
such as customer service.
“It’s really fun working with your family,
especially something that’s so peopleoriented,” she said. “Having a family work
here also creates a family environment” for
others when they come to the farm.
In addition to local families, the Barretts
said each strawberry season, people also
“come a long ways,” such as from Cincinnati and Dayton.
“It’s a treat when you live in the city to
come to the country,” Sonny Barrett said.
But, according to the Barretts, the biggest
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treat for them is “the people.”
“We enjoy the people,” Sue Barrett said,
adding that they’ve begun to see people coming to the farm who came with their parents as
children and who are now coming with their
own kids.
“Lots of pictures” are taken each year, Sue
Barrett added, especially in front of a giant
wooden strawberry, which is hung on the barn
each year.
BARRETT’S
STRAWBERRY FARM
Address: 11434 Fairfield
Road, Leesburg
Phone: 937-780-4961
Facebook: Search
“Barrett’s Strawberry
Farm” on Facebook
Hours: Opens between
Memorial Day and the first
of June, depending on the
weather. It stays open for
about three to four weeks,
every day, from 8 a.m.
until dusk.
Containers are provided.
Photo courtesy of Barrett’s Strawberry Farm
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you will always long to return.”
— Leonardo da Vinci
Butterflies are attracted to
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Photo by Jeff Hollon
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May/June 2016 - Wilmington News Journal

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