By Adrienne McGee Sterrett The match holders were hung carefully, lined up in a neat column, waiting for collectors to choose their favorite color, design and era. Popular during the time wooden matches were a household necessity, match holders — sometimes called safes — became decorative — done in ceramics with pretty painted flowers and […]
Travel the Ohio Scenic Byways By Adrienne McGee Sterrett Photo courtesy of ODOT The St. Henry Church in St. Henry was built in 1897. Tourists can learn more about the structure by traveling the Land of The Cross-Tipped Churches byway. The road less traveled. That’s the appeal of the Ohio Scenic Byways to Sharon Strouse. […]
By Lora Abernathy From left, new Moeller Brew Barn patron Tom Thwaits chats with Wills Arling and owner Nick Moeller. Nick Moeller held up his phone. He was sharing a selfie he’d taken during lunch earlier in the day of him and his family playing in the snow. It was more, though, than a sweet […]
By Amy Eddings Photo by Amy Eddings The bar area at Jameson Manor. Photo by Todd Kivimaki. Photo by Todd Kivimaki. The lounge at Jameson Manor. "It’s a room everyone just wants to be in," said Shannon Wannamacher. Photo by Todd Kivimaki. The lounge at Jameson Manor. Photo by Todd Kivimaki. Photos by Todd Kivimaki […]
By Lora Abernathy Corey Henson considers what he does an art form. An old, cracked patio can become like new, especially with stamped details. A drab garage can become another living space. A once gray front porch can now cheerfully welcome visitors to a home. Henson has mastered the art of home transformations by […]
By Jeff Gilliland [email protected] Dayne “Woop-Woop Puckett holds a Merle Haggard album that Haggard signed for Puckett and his mother, Nettie Ellen Puckett. The album is also signed by Bonnie Owens. Puckett is also holding a souvenir program like those he sold during the 1970s when he traveled with Haggard selling his merchandise. When country […]
By Dean Wright [email protected] From left, Roberta Roush, DAR State Chaplain Robin Rose, Bobbi Holzer and French Colony Regent Emily Dailey discuss the 75th year of Holzer’s membership in the DAR. GALLIPOLIS — Daughters of the American Revolution French Colony Chapter members celebrated Bobbi Holzer’s 75 years of membership in the organization Saturday afternoon in […]
By Wayne Allen Photo courtesy of Karen Davis Karen Davis has turned a history lesson into a small business, where she offers unique chocolates. Karen Davis found her new career as a chocolatier while she was teaching Spanish to elementary students in Portsmouth, Ohio. “Several years ago, I was teaching Spanish at Notre Dame […]
By Sarah Allen Candles can be a source of memories and comfort. The right scent at the right time can send someone back to their childhood or can whisk them away to a serene forest. At Beech Street Candleworks in Lynchburg, many of those moments can be found in a variety of hand-poured, soy-based […]
Sweet or savory, citrus makes an elegant impression By Andrea Chaffin There’s no more denying it. I knew I was officially a grown-up when I discovered I liked lemon. Growing up, lemon was an artificial flavor that came in the form of yellow Warheads candy, instant iced tea, Savannah Smiles (my least-favorite type of Girl […]