Naysayers say ‘aye’ to this traditional holiday treat redux By Patricia Beech 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 […]
By Whitney Vickers SONY DSC Whitney Vickers Anthony Satariano, left, the owner of Clifton Mill, and Jessica Noes, the property’s general manager. They begin getting ready for the season in September. CLIFTON — Clifton Mill is known for its light display around the holiday season. However, it didn’t always include more than three million […]
By Sarah Allen 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. A simple question five years ago began a tradition known as Christmas in the […]
By Meghann MacMillan Meghann MacMillan 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 […]
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 […]
Everyone wins at chili cook-off By Andrea Chaffin 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. Judges had to choose a winner from five […]
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, […]
Sure, if you hold it a little closer. Now farther away. Now closer. By the time they reach middle age, a lot of people complain that their eyesight is beginning to fail. They lament that their arms just aren’t long enough to read menus and they have to invest in a pair of “reader” glasses. […]
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, […]
$13K donations go to fill donated home By Nathan Kraatz [email protected] Josh Sams Ben Martin carries in furniture from Morris Furniture’s donation to Josh Sams, who was injured in Afghanistan while serving in the United States Marine Corps. In all, Morris presented almost $13,000 in donated furniture to Sams. WILMINGTON, Ohio — Josh Sams, who […]