Caesar Creek Pioneer Village hosts annual pancake brunch By Sarah Allen Inside the Hawkins Cabin, homemade waffles are made over a hearth. The Caesar Creek Pioneer Village. One of the waffles made by Patty Frazee and Bobbi McLaughlin in the Hawkins Cabin during the 2016 Maple Syrup and Pancake Brunch. Bill Lindaur, an Ohio certified […]
By Dean Wright Irina Shelepov lends her musical talents as she slides a bow across her violin. From left, Dylan Moffitt plays timpani as Jim Simonson and C. Scott Smith play the French horn, while Marsha Palmer prepares her horn. Maestro Ray Fowler leads the symphony. The Ohio Valley Symphony performs in the Ariel-Ann […]
By Gary Brock Aerial view of this year’s corn maze titled “Harvesting a Cure.” For Marcie and Dale Hagler, the annual fall corn maze at their Apple Country Farm Market is more than a fun attraction that draws thousands to their Spring Valley farm each year. For them, it is a cause. A five-year breast […]
Annual fall festival set for Oct. 14-16 By Sarah Allen Children watch this horse walk in a circle to drive a pole to squeeze cane to make sorghum, a sweet ingredient similar to molasses during the 2015 festival. Horseshoes are pitched during a demonstration by the Reno Family during the 2015 festival. Shannon Lewis, […]
Minster celebrates German heritage with 42nd annual Oktoberfest By Amy Eddings Adults and children alike enjoy dancing to the German polka band Sorgenbrecher at the gazebo during a recent Oktoberfest. Jay Roellgen, of Tupelo, Mississip, sat in a chair four hours to have his beard dyed the colors of the German flag during a recent […]
By Gary Brock Guests Ashley Leyes of Waynesville, left, and Kathy Anderson of Caesarscreek Township, Greene County, select from the fresh vegetables served at the annual Clinton County Dinner in the Fields Friday night at Wilmington College. Wilmington College Agriculture Department Dean Monte Anderson, left, chats with fellow guest Scott Liermann, a senior at Capital […]
By Sarah Allen Tri-County Real Outdoor Women participants cook over a campfire during a recent program. For many women in Highland, Brown and Adams counties, the chance to learn something new, get closer to nature, and make new friends was only one evening class away. The Tri-County Real Outdoor Women program was created last year, […]
By Sarah Allen Several winning pieces from the 2015 Brush and Palette Art Guild show. Elaine Balsley looks through photographs and pamphlets from the Brush and Palette Art Guild’s long history. Summer is a time of traditions, from catching fireflies to grilling with family and friends. But in Hillsboro, one tradition has less to […]
Hundreds enjoy program at Patriot Center The Times-Gazette Alex Butler, right, independent candidate for Highland County commissioner, and his mom, Andrea Holt, show audience members how to make a “Patriotic Surprise” during Thursday’s Salt Homemakers Show. Tara Campbell, right, Democratic candidate for Highland County Commissioner, and her cousin, Ryan Matthews, demonstrate how to make […]
Your guide to science fiction, horror, comic book and anime conventions By Gary Brock Gary Brock photo At the 2015 Cincinnati Comic Expo held last September, a row of stormtroopers “guard” a display promoting the new “Star Wars” film. They are growing both in popularity and numbers, and their numbers in Ohio could reach […]