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PEOPLE, PLACES AND EVENTS THAT SHAPE OUR LIVES

Rebirth in Moreland 19th-century church gets a new lease on life

Wooster Memorial Park The gift that keeps on giving

The Stones That Hold Our History

A look at some of Wayne County’s most interesting final resting places

“The Reader” by artist Michael Jackson

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“Gone But Not Forgotten”

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On the cover: “The Reader,” an oil painting by Wooster Artist Michael Jackson. This painting as well as additional works by Jackson and artist Kathy Prosser Bovard are on display now through August 10 at the Wayne Center for the Arts — See story on page 12.

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hat was the working title of the story by Laurie Harley that begins on page 16. I don’t recall exactly what spurred the idea to begin exploring the some of Wayne County’s most interesting or notable final resting places, but once begun we discovered it is an incredibly interesting endeavor, and one that is too large for a single article. So the story that begins here will continue into our September/October issue.

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HISTORY ISN’T ALWAYS PRETTY In its best, purest form history should just that: history. No biases, no embellishments, no exaggerations, misinformation or half-truths. A simple recounting of people, places and events. Frankly, most events that shape history need no such exaggerations or embellishments. The old saying that “truth is stranger than fiction” has a deep basis in fact.

As we started our research and began walking through area cemeteries, we discovered that a lot of people who served in the military at this country’s inception, and in conflicts throughout our history reside in cemeteries all over the county — from the Revolutionary War, right up through modern conflicts. It’s truly humbling to stand before someone’s grave and know that they have a direct connection to our nation’s birth.

But we also became aware of an unfortunate event that occurred quite literally at the gateway to present-day Wooster. It’s a story about a terrible incident involving Pioneers and Native Americans, and a story that even people who have lived here all their lives might not know. In fact, I only learned about this about six months ago myself. When you read where the event took place you may be as surprised as I was.

Undoubtedly this event stirs strong feelings on both sides. That’s OK. It should. What really happened? Like many historical events the basic facts may be known, but an accurate, complete account of the chain of events probably never will be known.

And then there’s this: Sometimes, even a simple thing such as a recipe can bring to light old injustices. As we researched the origins of a traditional Native American flatbread to go along with our story on the Great Mohican Pow Wow, we learned that the recipe was born out of extreme hardship.

My overall point is this: as we dig through history, even our own very local history, we find great things, and terrible things. We can (and should) debate right and wrong but in the end, we need to simply remember, as remembering the past helps us shape a better future.

Thanks for reading.

Jerry Klingerman, Publisher

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MICHELE JANNEY

TABLE OF CONTENTS

REBIRTH IN MORELAND 6 Born Again Historic Church in Moreland rises from the brink of destruction

12 Watercolors and Oils Wayne Center for the Arts showcasing talents of two area artists

14 The Stones That Hold Our History: Part I A ďŹ rst look at the many fascinating cemeteries of Wayne County

24 Wooster Memorial Park The gift that keeps on giving

28 Get your Pow Wow on!

Mohican Pow Wow near Loudonville is one of the premier events of its kind 4

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Born Again 19th-Century Moreland church undergoes stunning transformation

By Laurie Sidle >>> Story Begins on next page 6

The entire building known as the Moreland Church of God has been restored inside and out, including a new foundation, and a higher, more secure location set further back from State Route 83. The frescoes — save for the lone original in the very center of the ceiling — were painstakingly recreated by Holmes County artist Claude Ruston “Rusty” Baker, whose acclaimed work takes him around the world. The original pine flooring was restored by The Ohio Floor Company of Shreve.

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At some point in the church’s history, the original steeple was removed. A major part of the restoration was finding local craftspeople to recreate the steeple as closely as possible to the original. Then came the task of hoisting the new steeple and mounting it in place. After one delayed attempt due to wind, the new steeple — a remarkable recreation — was successfully secured in place. New siding for the church was made from Poplar trees cut from the Franklin Township farm of Dave Bricker.

It all came down to faith and trust.

The Moreland Community Historical society believed in the worth of the 137-year-old building it was saving. And it trusted a community to support it when the group bought the Moreland Church of God in a state of near-collapse in 2016.

Forward to June of 2019 when the society proudly unveiled $260,000 in renovations to the church, which is now prettier than the 1910 postcard the society found and used to help it restore the building to its original appearance. The project involved preserving some of the church’s features and reproducing others such as the rare fresco paintings on the inside, the 18-foot-tall steeple and the 9-foot-high front-entrance doors.

As the society hoped, the church along St. Rte. 83 in Moreland will now serve as a centerpiece for the Franklin Township bicentennial celebration in the spring of 2020. Surrounding it will be the group’s other restoration projects: the Franklin Township House and a soon-to-be reconstructed log cabin.

“Everyone has been very positive about the renovations to the church,” historical society president Dave Mann said at the group’s annual Summerfest, which gave the community a chance to see the finished work. “I’ve heard people who have lived here all their lives say they never realized it was a church.

And most everyone can’t believe the artwork.”

Society vice president Gail Miller said the society was aware

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of the fresco paintings (works of wall or ceiling art created by applying pigment onto plaster) inside the building and that’s the reason the group wanted to save the church.

They are thought to be the original work of Wooster-born artist Charles Gasche, whose paintings appeared in several churches throughout Ohio and Pennsylvania, according to a historical account in the Moreland Community Historical Society Newsletter. He also painted an elaborate pictorial decoration in Wooster’s Quinby Opera House and provided sketches of local farmscapes and landscapes for Caldwell’s 1873 Atlas of Wayne and Holmes Counties.

Gasche’s work in the Moreland church could not be saved due to years of neglect and damage, but was masterfully reproduced by well-known mural painter Claude Ruston Baker of Ruston Baker Arts in Millersburg.

“I measured everything he did,” Baker said of Gasche’s work, “and recreated what he did exactly.”

Optical illusion: Looking straight toward the altar area one would think the area is trimmed in wood, but it isn’t. The effect is achieved entirely through paint, and much of the work throughout the church creates a 3-D effect.

^^^ Sole survivor: Positioned directly in the center of the ceiling, this fresco is the only one of the church’s decorative features that was intact, and restored. All the others were recreated.

Baker recalled initial discussions with society board members about leaving what was left of Gasche’s artwork and painting over top of it, but structurally, it was not possible.

“While we were talking, plaster was falling to the floor like leaves in the fall,” he said.

Baker began the tedious work in the church in October of last year, and, helped by his son Andy, finished two months early at the end of January. To work uninterrupted, he began around 4 a.m., and during the holiday season, he described his worksite as “close to perfect,” with his favorite Christmas music playing, electric candles illuminating the church’s new Gothic-pointed windows, snow falling outside, and all the while “doing what I do best.”

He named a ceiling star he painted as part of the project Saint Andrew in memory of his father, Andrew, who passed away while he was finishing the project.

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society held a church open house that drew nearly 300 people.

Baker estimated another 25,000 people have seen the Moreland church artwork on his Claude Ruston Arts Facebook page.

“People now know there’s this little place in Moreland, Ohio,” he said, and when traveling nearby will say, “we have to go see it.”

Dedicated in 1882, the Moreland Church of God was constructed in the era’s Carpenter Gothic style. It thrived for more than a decade until membership began to dwindle during the latter part of the 19th century, according to the society newsletter.

A church elder, Joseph Correll, acting as a trustee on behalf of the Ohio Eldership of the Church of God, signed the deed granting ownership of the church to the remaining members and officers in November 1900. The only stipulation was that >>> Continued on page 10

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the church remain a house of worship. Correll was among a small number of members who had faithfully attended and served the church for about 50 years. He passed away 11 days after signing the deed.

According to the newsletter, the Advent Church met in the church building in 1905 and it’s uncertain how long it occupied the building, which sat vacant for several years until it was purchased by Ralph McGovern in 1941.

It passed through several more owners over the years, until the Moreland Community Historical Society was able to negotiate its purchase in 2016. At the time, the building had cars stored inside and was falling apart.

Miller said he believes “99 out of 100 people would have chosen to tear the building down.”

Actually, just days after the purchase, the church’s south wall did collapse when the building’s sandstone foundation crumbled. “It twisted the building so much,” Mann explained, “almost all the ceiling came down.”

“We knew something had to be done and had to be done quick,” he said. With help from the local Amish community, the society raised the building 34 inches off its foundation and moved it 17 feet farther back from the road. A new foundation and basement were installed underneath.

The next stage of the renovation project is to finish the basement by adding a kitchenette, restrooms, flooring and possibly a mural depicting Moreland history to be painted by Baker.

While Baker’s work takes him all over the world, he said he has a special affection for the art he can create in Wayne and Holmes counties. He praised the society’s efforts to restore the church and for using local talent to complete the project.

Baker donated a portion of his bill for his work at the church. Yet even the total bill, Miller said, is a “fraction of what his work is worth. He was really good to us.”

^^^ The new 18-foot steeple, which is a near-exact replica of the original, is moved into place. The church’s original steeple was removed by a previous owner in the 1940s when the roof was replaced. The postcard pictured on page 8 was used by a shop in Maysville, OH to help create the new one, which is made from an engineered material that does not need painted. The bell tower contains an Ohio-made bell that resembles one from the same period the church was built. The original bell was melted down for supplies during World War II.

To pay for upkeep of the church, the society plans to rent it for small weddings, anniversary parties, family gatherings or special occasions. Mann said the society hopes to complete the church project by Thanksgiving and hold a Christmas open house. In all, he estimated the restoration project will total $300,000.

The society’s fundraiser is its annual Heritage Days, which this year will run two days, Oct. 12 and 13, as a stop on the Wayne County Farm Foliage Tour. The event’s agricultural theme will feature old and new farm equipment and tools and will be held at the Gail and Gwen Miller Farm, 8594 James Rd., Wooster.

On its website, which includes a GoFundMe link to the project, the Moreland Community Historical Society expresses gratitude for all those who made the restoration possible. It describes “the huge task of restoring the Church of God” as “very humbling” and that “many from the local community have donated money, in-kind services, skills, and their time to help bring this dream to a reality.”

^^^ Renowned Millersburg-area artist Claude Ruston Baker displays one of the templates that he used to help recreate the beautiful frescoes in the Moreland Church of God.

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Wayne Center for the Arts exhibit showcases Wooster, Canton painters’ works

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mall communities like Wooster might get it quite right the first time, you can turn the sometimes be looked down upon by our paper over and start again on the other side!” big-city neighbors for the lack of cultural The other artist in the dual exhibition, Michael activities. But even though it is a city of only Jackson, is a Wooster resident who creates 26,000+ residents Wooster does, in fact, have its captivating, detailed works in oil. Mentored by his share of cultural activities. grandfather, William Connors, Jackson began 44691 Magazine already featured perhaps the painting at the age of 8. city’s most-noted cultural jewel, The Ohio Light He went on to study at the Columbus College Opera, in its premier issue. But the folks at the of Art and Design, where he graduated with a Wayne Center for the arts (WCA) were nice Bachelor of Fine Arts in Painting and Drawing. enough to let us know about an upcoming In 2001, Michael moved to Wooster to begin a opportunity to experience the paintings of two career in industrial design, though continuing to area artists: Kathy Prosser Bovard and Michael paint and exhibit as a hobbyist. In July 2018, he Jackson. returned full time to painting, and has since risen A combined exhibit of the artists’ work is in the northeast Ohio art scene as a noted artist taking place now through August 10 at the WCA. and exhibitor.

Kathy Prosser Bovard, who works exclusively in “It’s really a scavenger hunt to find the subject’s watercolors and maintains her studio in nearby Canton, OH says, “There is nothing easy about painting in watercolors, which is perhaps why I enjoy it so much.”

Bovard’s path to becoming an artist is not exactly what you would call typical.

According to WCA, Bovard began her journey as an artist following a long career in public service that culminated in serving as Chief of Staff to Senator John Glenn. After getting married and retiring 14 years ago, she decided to try watercolor painting, which quickly became a passion.

Bovard now successfully competes in state and national watercolor competitions. Her work showcases the whimsy and delight with which she approaches her art. “Every day is an opportunity to create, explore and ultimately paint something that makes ^^^ “The Reader,” an oil painting by Michael Jackson. people smile,” she says. “And if you don’t

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^^^ “The Kiss,” a watercolor by Kathy Prosser Bovard

essence,” says Jackson. “Yes, painting does involve technical aspects of mixing and application, but what I find gratifying is looking, studying and seeing new details. It’s finding that speck of light through the trees, noticing that crispy edge on an egg-shell, or how a pattern rolls around the fold of a dress that really invokes the ‘Oh, there it is!’ moment.”

Presser’s and Jackson’s works are on display in the Looney and Gault Galleries now through August 10, 2019. The exhibit is free and open to the public during normal hours, which are: Monday through Thursday 11:00 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9: 00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Closed Friday and Sunday. For more information, call 330-264-2787 or visit www.wayneartscenter.org/visit/exhibitions.

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It’s worth noting that the Wayne Center for the Arts maintains an active calendar of exhibits and events. One upcoming event will showcase the works of artists who either live or have lived in Wayne and Holmes counties. The second annual Wayne and Holmes counties Art Exhibition will take place Jan. 10, through Feb. 14, 2020 and entries for the exhibition are open now through Oct. 1.

If you are a local artist and would potentially like to be a part of the exhibit you can get more information on the WCA website, or by contacting Lynn Davis at 330-264-2787 x204 or lynn@wayneartscenter.org.

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The Stones That Hold Our History: Part I

By Laurie Esposito Harley “This is a cemetery. Lives are commemorated, deaths are recorded, families are reunited, memories are made tangible, and love is undisguised.

This is a cemetery. Communities accord respect, families bestow reverence, historians seek information, and our heritage is thereby enriched.

Testimonies of devotion, pride, and remembrance are carved into stone to pay warm tribute to accomplishments and to the life, not death, of a loved one.

The cemetery is homeland for family memorials that are a sustaining source of comfort to the living.

A cemetery is a history of people, a perpetual record of yesterday, and a sanctuary of peace and quiet today. A cemetery exists because every life is worth remembering – always.”

—Attributed to Mary Lou Brannon

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hese words, or similar sentiments, are expressed on funeral home plaques across the country and on genealogy sites throughout the internet. Society often avoids speaking of death and broaching the topic of cemeteries is considered taboo. But Brannon’s words remind us that cemeteries hold our loved ones. They are a physical location

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where we can go to grieve or go to remember. We leave flowers, flags and trinkets, and we feel the cool smooth stone as if we are touching the individual whose life has passed.

Wooster has been called “cemetery central” by Kaylah Stroup, who calls herself the “Dainty Squid blogger” (thedaintysquid.com) and cemetery explorer, and there’s a good reason for it. Wayne County has 168 cemeteries listed on FindAGrave, the same app that Stroup uses to locate her next expedition. This number doesn’t include the small roadside cemeteries, unmarked plots and forgotten graves in and around Wooster. And there are plenty. A local source who helps maintain 20+/- cemteries says the actual number of cemeteries in Wayne County is approximately 250.

Congress Township Ben Douglass preserved much of the area’s history in his 1878 book, History of Wayne County, Ohio, From the Days of the Pioneers and First Settlers to the Present Day, including >>> Continued on page 16 >>>An interesting discovery: This marker in Congress Twp. Cemetery includes a war memorial marker that appears to be incorrect. As the tombstone itself states, John Dulin was a “Soldier of the Revolution.” Further investigation revealed that Dulin did, indeed, fight in the war of independence, serving with historically significant figures George Rogers Clark and Simon Kenton. Dulin took part in the Battle of Piqua, which is considered the largest battle of the Revolution fought west of the Allegheny Mountains.

The confusion over the markets might have occurred because this is John Dulin, Sr., and his son, John Dulin, Jr. did in fact serve in the war of 1812. Both men are interred in Congress Cemetery, located not far from the intersection of state route 604 and State Route 539.

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many burial sites that may not be remembered today.

Wooster was laid out and platted, or mapped, in 1808. In 1815, Michael and Henry Totten and George and Isaac Poe forged their way to one half mile east of the village of Congress. They cut a trail through the forest as they went, felling logs and creating a path from Wooster to where Congress now stands. The Tottens built a cabin on land that was later owned by John Garver, which Douglass specifies as Section 27 of the county. Baker’s Map of Wayne County, Ohio, published in 1856, shows that Section 27 is located at the modern day intersection of State Route 604 and Maple Street in Congress. “D. Garver,” potentially a relative of John Garver, is listed as a property owner at that location on the map.

The Totten brothers returned to Wooster and retrieved their mother, Catharine, and a sister, who were “the first two white women in the township,” and moved the household furniture on a sled to the newly built cabin. Several families followed suit, including the Poe, Warner, Brewer, and Carlin households. The first settler to pass away in the township was Amasa Warner’s wife, Lettice Foreman Warner, presumably while giving birth. She and her child were buried on Nathan Warner’s farm, which eventually became known as the Warner Pioneer Cemetery. They died on May 8, 1817 and were the first people buried at that site. Lettice was 22 years old.

Warner Pioneer Cemetery Warner Pioneer Cemetery is located to the west of Wooster on old Route 30 (old Lincoln Way). Members of the “Wayne County, Ohio...Remembered” Facebook Group recently discussed the cemetery. Theda Zimmerman found the area to be “lovely, sort of like a meadow.” She drove through the cemetery a few years ago and said that it was “small but interesting… with huge trees casting a shade umbrella over the stones.”

“It’s the oldest public cemetery in Wayne County, although it is called Church-Affiliated for licensing purposes,” says Newt Zech, Wooster resident with five generations of relatives buried at Warner Pioneer Cemetery. “There is a Revolutionary War vet, and a Civil War vet killed in Spottsylvania” buried there, he says.

The Battle of Spotsylvania (sometimes known by the 19thcentury spelling that Mr. Zech uses) occurred intermittently from May 8 through May 21, 1864. Many soldiers lost their lives in this inconclusive battle, including James Taylor (18461864) of Company B, 60th OVI (Ohio Volunteer Infantry).

First Sergeant Michael Silver (or Silber) (1841-1864), also of Company B, 60th OVI, is buried at the Warner Pioneer Cemetery, too. He was killed in action at Mary’s Bridge, Nye River in Virginia.

In Ohio in the War: Her Statesmen, Her Generals, and Soldiers, Vol II (1868), Whitelaw Reid writes that the battalion, under the command of Major-General Burnside,

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advanced at Mary’s Bridge, Nye River on May 9, 1864, the day of Silver’s death. Reid states, “The battalion was specially distinguished in orders by the General commanding, for the gallantry with which it crossed the stream and carried the position of the enemy.” Taylor was killed two days later on May 11 at Spotsylvania, in which “the Sixtieth took an honorable part, suffering very much in that series of engagements.”

The Haunted House Douglass follows the Tottens as they move from Wooster into their settlement in Congress. In 1814, Michael Totten and Isaac Poe hauled logs on the Henry Myers farm, land that had been purchased by Poe. They used the logs to build a house on the property. Jacob Matthews, assisted by Archibald Totten, did the hewing, and the Driskels helped raise the structure.

Douglass states that the homestead they built was later known as “the haunted house.” He may have been referring to the house which was occupied in 1871 by David Hoffman, his wife, and his 15-year-old daughter. The family moved from Millersburg, Ohio to Wooster after experiencing strange occurrences in their home, according to The Wooster Republican, June 8, 1871. The Hoffmans supposedly moved to several residences with the disturbances following them at each location. The reporter of The Republican states that he is “exceedingly skeptical,” but is interested in the widely reported story because “the Hoffman family are relatives of the editor of the Herald,” another local paper of the period.

Harry McClarren, official historian for the city of Wooster, remembers the “haunted house.”

“It was in all the newspapers at the time,” he says. He and his friend Chuck Underwood had an opportunity to go see it when they were teenagers. “It was getting along towards dusk, and my father had told me not to go downtown,” he recalls, “but I went anyway. Chuck wanted to go through [the house] because it was haunted.” However, McClarren noticed that it was getting late. It was a Sunday night, and his family regularly attended Sunday evening services. “I’m sorry I didn’t go,” he admits.

The dubious reporter for The Republican inspected the Hoffman home for himself and reports that matters were as “much as they have been represented by our neighbor of The Republican, with the exception of a few exaggerations, made for sensation sake.” He adds that the “family have certainly suffered severely, and have had all their wearing apparel destroyed in a strange and most dastardly manner.” He also reports that “Mr. Hoffman states that he has suffered losses already amounting to over twelve hundred dollars,” which is about $22,500 in today’s terms.

Wooster Cemetery After building the house that may have eventually been the

Amidst the many members of the Warner family interred in the Warner-Pioneer Cemetery just a mile or so west of the Wayne County Fairgrounds lies Peter Edmonds, also a veteran of the American Revolution. Edmonds’ second wife, Elizabeth was a Warner. Edmonds’ family were Moravians and it’s believed the family was part of the Gnaddenhutten settlement in Tuscarawas County. Although some stones cannot be located, approx. 60 veterans of the American Revolution are buried at various places throughout Wayne County.

— Meredith Klingerman photo

Hoffman residence, but before they moved to Congress Township, the Tottens lived in a “double log shanty, which they erected where the old brick kiln stood, on the Mansfield road, on the Myers farm,” according to Douglass. This structure was erected by George Poe, Henry Totten and John Meeks in February of 1815. Douglass casually mentions that “close to their door were three Indian graves.” Today, the exact location of these graves is unclear.

Michael Totten (1800-1879) is buried in Wooster Cemetery with a stone monument that lists his wife, Susan, and six of his seven children. Only Enoch Totten is not buried in Wooster Cemetery.

According to Douglass, Enoch Totten (1836–1898) enlisted in the Fifth Wisconsin Regiment of Infantry in 1861 to fight in the Civil War and was promoted to lieutenant within a month. He fought in numerous battles as a captain.

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May 10, he was shot four times. One of the bullets struck his sword with enough force to knock it from his grasp before it passed through his hand. Totten returned to his parents’ home in Wooster to heal before moving to Washington, DC. There he resumed his legal practice and married Mary E. Howe, the daughter of a US senator. He was buried in DC. (The battle known as “The Wilderness Battle” was fought May 5 through 7, 1864 in Virginia. It is known as the second costliest battle of the war. Numbers vary, but casulaties approaching 30,000.

The Union took the brunt, with more than 18,000 casualties.)

Native American Burials Native American burials sites are common in Wayne County. Robert Lowry, a private in the Mexican-American War, told Douglass about an unknown Indian who is buried in Congress Cemetery. The old Indian and his wife were traveling in a rail tram and stopped at Griffith’s Tavern. The man got “tight and abusive,” scaring the landlord’s wife, so she >>> Continued on page 19

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threw a pot of boiling water on him, killing him.

The Fulkes Party Incident In 1790, a mass grave was dug for 16 Native Americans who were massacred by pioneers from Pennsylvania. As the story goes, the Indians traveled from Sandusky to a remote settlement on the Ohio River near Pittsburgh. The pioneers and Indians got along for several days without incident until, apparently without warning, the Indians attacked.

They killed five settlers and set fire to the cabins, burning seven structures to the ground before escaping. Captain George Fulkes took command of around 30 men and followed in quick pursuit. Fulkes had a “renowned hatred of Indians” according to Paul Locher in an article published in 2008 in The Daily Record.

The band of settlers met up with the retreating Natives at Madison Hill — sometimes called Robinson’s Hill — near the modern-day Wooster Cemetery. After nightfall they shot and killed almost the entire group. One lone young man was away from the others checking the traps the group had set for the evening meal. hearing the gunfire, he inquired aloud what was wrong. Fulkes, who was fluent in the natives’ language, lured him from the woods with reassuring words, and one of the men shot and killed him. The settlers dumped the bodies in a shallow grave and buried them without casket, marker, or deference.

Douglass writes of the massacre, stating that “their spirits having been unceremoniously delivered to the keeper of the happy hunting grounds ... where all seems as it is not, and which is shadow and apparition.”

Today, a marker that was part of a group of markers placed in honor of Wooster’s bicentennial stands not far from the

burial site at Schellin Park. The actual burial site is believed to be across the road in a small park by the railroad bridge that sits at the southern entry to the City of Wooster. Like many Wooster/Wayne County residents you’ve probably passed it more times than you can count, without ever knowing it was there.

Unmarked Graves During the early days of Wooster’s history, unmarked graves were not so uncommon. However, in some cemeteries, such as the Wayne County Home >>> Continued on page 22

(Above) At the southwest edge of Schellin Park is the Wooster Bicentennial Memorial. One of the stone engravings contains a brief account of the conflict that culminated in Captain George Fulkes and his men killing 16 Native Americans in retaliation for an earlier attack.

(Left) Across the street at “Flatiron Point” another marker discusses the fact that several major trails used by Native Americans converged in this area — making Wooster an important thoroughfare of sorts for Natives and Settlers alike.

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No worries! Cindy and John have spent a great deal of time preparing a detailed chart that describes every fish they carry (from Arctic Char to Yellowfin Tuna) including where it’s from, whether it’s wildcaught or farmed, the flavor and texture, cooking information and nutritional content. They also have complete instructions on how to prepare live lobster, lobster tails and crab legs — and a delicious

recipe for Lobster Bouillabaisse. A third lowing of regular customers. With the handout helps you decide how to prepare friendly atmosphere and willingness to be your “catch of the day,” as well as offering “hands on” with every customer it’s no complete instructions on how to prepare wonder. On our visit over lunchtime John scallops. and Cindy greeted a steady stream of cusIn short, the Dziornys can help you se- tomers by name. lect and prepare a huge variety of fish and Everything that can be brought in seafood, and are very happy to share infresh to BayLobsters Cafe and Fish Marformation with their customers. And if ket is. That’s a list too long to print here, you don’t know, ask! They’ll be happy to but suffice it to say that wherever possible work with you so you can prepare your fish and other selections (most of which selection to perfection. They’re also likely are sourced out of the Boston area) are to offer you a sample, so you can “try betrucked in via refrigerated trucks. (There fore you buy.” It’s all part of wanting cusare additional selections from all over the tomers to have the best experience world that must first be frozen before possible. being shipped.

All this knowledge is a byproduct of Some items, such as the wild-caught John Dziorny’s 30 years in the fish and Argentine red shrimp might be variations seafood business. In addition to delivering that people have never seen. John takes fresh fish in the Cleveland area he also great pride in sourcing items like that and used to have a home delivery route that say of the Argentine shrimp, “It has a grew to 400 customers before he decided sweet taste to it. It’s our most popular to switch gears and open a retail shrimp.” If you’re a sushi fan, you’ll also location. That store was located in Twinsburg, and in 2014 the Dziornys pulled up stakes and came to Wooster, taking over the former “Scales to Tails” location. “I’ve been in the seafood business since 1989,” John says, and he’d known the former owner of the store, who contacted him many times to see if he and Cindy “would have an interest in the Wooster store.” Once they opened John said “We Three different types of prepared seafood pizzas had an excellent reception,” Sushi lovers will love the many fresh selections, also are a customer favorite — fully prepared on and have developed a loyal fol- site, and ready to take home and bake. such as this sashimi-grade Black Pearl Salmon.

be interested to know that some of the fresh, never frozen fish selections are “sashimi grade.”

Everyone seems to have their favorite fish or other seafood, and BayLobsters Cafe and Fish Market definitely has that covered. But as the name suggests, if you want to get something prepared either to go or dine in, they’ve got you covered there as well with a full menu of tasty options.

On our visit we were treated to a wonderful salmon, accented by their homemade “come back” sauce — one taste, and you will come back for it again and again! We were tempted...very tempted...by the fish-nchips, but the salmon was more in line with our current diet. Speaking of which, BayLobsters Cafe and Fish Market works with numerous customers who are attempting to make lifestyle changes, or achieve weight loss goals. They’re happy to consult with customers to help them make the choices that are right for their particular needs.

In fact, John related a story of one client who had been advised by a doctor to incorporate fish into her diet —but didn’t know what to choose, or how to prepare it. John said, he gave her samples of two different fish to try. She ended up liking one of the samples “And now she comes in two or three times a week to buy it.” He shared with her how to prepare it to take full advantage of the taste and the fish’s nutritional

benefits. But after spending some time with John and Cindy it’s easy to understand that service like this isn’t anything out of the ordinary for them, it’s business as usual.

As for the cafe selections, there also are too many favorites to list, but the Fish-nChips (with hush puppies, “sidewinder” fries and homemade cole slaw), Clam “Chowda,” Chunky Lobster Bisque and Cheesy Lobster Mac are definitely fan favorites. A steady flow of regular clients attests to the fact that a growing number of Wooster-area customers know that BayLobsters Cafe and Fish Market is an excellent choice for a quick, delicious meal, whether you take it to go or choose to eat in the dining area. Interestingly, it isn’t just the fish and seafood selections that are prepared fresh, in-house: The tartar sauce, cocktail sauce “come back” sauce,chowda, crab cakes, seafood cakes, lobster cakes, lobster salad, seafood pizzas, crab-mango Be sure to say hello to “The Captain,” who poses spinach dip and much more are made on here with BayLobsters Cafe and Fish Market site.

John and Cindy Dziorny and chef J.R. Pruski at BayLobsters Cafe and Fish Market is loleft. cated at 3423 Cleveland Rd. in Wooster, Hours are adjusted seasonally; call or check just north of the Cleveland Rd./Milltown their website for details. Phone: 330-601intersection. Hours are: April through Oc1200, website: tober Mon.-Thurs. 10:30 a.m. – 6:30 p.m.; baylobsterswooster.com. To keep up on the Fri. 10:30 a.m. – 7:30 p.m.; Sat. 10:30 a.m. latest fresh catches you also can follow them – 6:00 p.m. The Dziornys are people of on Facebook. strong faith, so the store is closed Sunday.

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Cemetery, this is the norm. The nearby structure was established in 1852 as a home for the elderly, sick and homeless. By the 1930s, it was self-sufficient with a hospital, dairy, garden and a fully functioning farm. It has been updated and today is called the Wayne County Care Center.

When first established, residents of the infirmary were often without family or means to provide for their own burial. The Home provided this service, but the resulting grave was meager and the headstones had no names, only numbers.

Like Stroup, Alexandra Charitan, Community Editor for Roadtrippers Magazine and blogger at “The Only Living Girl in NY” (onlylivingirlny.com), visits and photographs cemeteries. “I’ve always been fascinated by asylums, institutions and their (often) anonymous grave markers,” she says.

Charitan has visited other cemeteries that are connected with institutions, such as Danvers State Hospital and Letchworth Village. She says of the experience, “they’re all similarly haunting and sad.”

The numbered headstones forming a line in the open field make a vivid statement about the “stigma that these institutions held.”

One would never guess that a Civil War soldier lies at rest here among these plainly numbered stones. Dunbar Sands (1836-1903), who is buried under a headstone engraved “29”, was a private in Company G of the 121st OVI. According to the Wooster Republican (Dec. 2, 1903), Sands was found several hundred feet from the C&C Railroad, “in a dazed condition and suffering from many bruises all Not forgotten: Although virtually all of the markers in the Wayne County Home Cemetery carry only numbers, not names, it’s clear that this person has someone over his body.” He was admitted to the Holmes — Meredith Klingerman photo County Infirmary on Nov. 12 and passed away eight who has remembered them. days later.

Editor’s note: As this story unfolded and much more “Everyone is worthy of being remembered and spending information came in, we realized that a single article couldn’t time in a county home should not have precluded that,” says do justice to the subject. So, look for Part II in our next issue!

Charitan. “I hope that these people can somehow be If you’d like to comment, or add suggested locations, please remembered as just that, people, and not numbers.” feel free to post those comments and photos on our Facebook And yet doesn’t that sentiment apply to every headstone page or send to: editor@44691magazine.com. that marks a burial site? These stones hold stories of our past, of our victories and of our mistakes. They mark our beginnings and our ends. Our history is scattered in cemeteries — probably 250 of them — across Wayne County as well as in unmarked, hidden places, just beneath the grass.

Author’s Note: Special thanks to Mike Franks, Margo Stafford with the Smithville Community Historical Society, Harry McClarren and the members of the Wayne County, Ohio...Remembered Facebook Group.

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<<<Marker #29 in the Wayne County Home cemetery belongs to Dunbar Sands, a Civil War veteran who was reportedly found “in a dazed condition and suffering from many bruises” not far from some railroad tracks and died eight days later.

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Wooster Memorial Park: The gift that keeps on giving

By Barb Lang

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n 1961 Paul Spangler, a Wooster High School teacher for more than 30 years made a decision to give back to the community by ensuring an old growth forest with streams, ravines and rock formations that he loved so much as a boy would be preserved as a place for the community to freely enjoy. He generously deeded a total of 133 acres of what had been his family farm for five generations to the City of Wooster with the stipulation it would be named “Wooster Memorial Park” in memory of his family. The new park quickly grew by an additional 121 acres through local foundation funds when the city purchased part of the former Becker farm northwest of the Spangler property.

Although the park is three miles west of Wooster near the tiny burg of Jefferson, it is managed by the city. “The county didn't have a park district when Paul Spangler donated the property,” explained Andrew Guidetti, Public Property Maintenance Supervisor for the City of Wooster.

With subsequent acquisitions in the last 12 years, the park has grown to 422 acres, making it the largest of the 17 parks the city of Wooster oversees. The five additional properties were purchased using donations, grants through the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, and by applying for Clean Ohio funds.

Today Wooster Memorial Park includes six miles of primitive trails, two pavilions, and restrooms. The 13 named trails are coded in order of increasing difficulty from easy to hardest with the .9 mile Kenwood trail that includes partially converted ADA compliant trails being the easiest, and the Outer Trail of 2.2 miles being the hardest. Trail maps can be found in the kiosk by the parking lot on Silver Road.

According to an archival article from The Daily Record, Spangler was inspired by men like Harold Freedlander, as well as his students, to give back. “I met Mr. Spangler when he was living across the street in an old house. It was Christmas Eve. Dad gave him a freshly baked loaf of homemade bread. He was so kind and grateful. My friends and I spent many happy hours exploring those hills and creeks before it became popular,” recalls Rob Boyer.

To continue Spangler’s mission, a volunteer organization called Friends of Wooster Memorial Park (FWMP) was formed in 1997.

Today the group numbers over 100 members and they help with maintenance of the park and events. In 2002, FWMP became an Ohio nonprofit corporation. “FWMP performs 90% of the maintenance at the park and the city provide the materials. The group also sponsors a monthly educational hike,” Guidetti said.

Shelley Schrier, President of FWMP said, “in the past several years, the Friends of Wooster Memorial Park have worked to honor the wishes of Paul Spangler who made the initial land donation to the City of Wooster in keeping with his wishes for a place of natural beauty where citizens can have a time for enjoyment, peace, and personal reflection. FWMP has worked hard to retain the park’s natural beauty, enhance and maintain its >>> Continued on page 26 44691 | J U LY / AU GU ST 2 019

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foot trails, establish a conservation easement, expand the park's boundaries, increase public education and awareness activities, create trails for people with disabilities, and gather data about the natural history of the park.”

An article from Harvard Health Publishing states that hiking is a good way to improve cardiovascular fitness, especially if the route includes some hills which will force your heart to work harder. Taking a hike on the slightly uneven surface of a trail also provides a natural way to engage the core muscles in your torso and to hone your balance sills. Hiking can offer the additional benefit of restorative and stress

^^^Room with a view — the pavillion that sits close to the main entrance of Wooster Memorial Park offers a stunning view of the valley below (partially shown at the top of the next page).

— Meredith Klingerman photo

>>>Thirteen trails wind throughout Wooster Memorial park, and are color-coded to identify their level of difficulty. One of the newest, most exciting additions to the park is the ADA-friendly section of the Kenwood Trail.

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relieving powers of being outside in nature. A number of small studies hint that spending time in nature preserves, woodland, and even urban parks may help with stress levels.

“I particularly enjoy hiking at the park as a place where I can get away for reflections and spiritual growth. I also enjoy seeing parents and their children using and enjoying the park.

In a time where there are many in the public lamenting about how kids never get outdoors, it is refreshing to see parents with children of all ages (from) infants to teens utilizing the park as a place for recreation, learning and togetherness,” added Schrier.

Anecdotal eveidence also says that a simple walk in the woods or nature walk has additional mental health benefits that we are only now beginning to understand.

The park normally hosts a number of hikes in the fall, but the schedule had not yet been determined as 44691 went to press. For more information on those, or on becoming a volunteer member go to www.fwmp.org.

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ummer is the perfect season for family reunions. Relatives drive across the state or fly across the country to gather together and simply be a family. Cousins who haven’t seen each other in a year run off to play as if this was a daily occurrence. The grill is lit and the smell of ribs and burgers fills the air. The potato salad and jello mold are taken out of the fridge, and plates are passed around. All of the aunts and uncles play volleyball, baseball, or horseshoes, laughing and gabbing about everything and nothing. Older relatives sit in lawn chairs and talk about newborn babies, those that have passed away, and the good ole’ days when they were the ones playing volleyball, baseball and horseshoes.

Pow wows are family reunions for Native Americans. While clearly this concept of a pow wow is simplified to a large degree, the statement remains accurate. While they exchange the game of baseball for organized dances and choose fry bread tacos instead of Great Grandma’s potato salad, the idea remains the same. They are gathering as a group simply to be united together.

A Brief History Native Americans “weren’t allowed to travel. They had to stay on reservations,” says Robbi Swift, Vendor Coordinator for the Great Mohican Pow Wow. Swift, a member of the Ojibwe community, is referring to the forcible removal of Native American Indians off their homeland in order to make property available for European settlers.

The Indian Removal Act of 1830 forced the relocation of the “Five Civilized Tribes” to the untamed territories which eventually became Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma.

While historically this refers to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek and Seminole communities in the South, the Act also affected northern tribes. The Indian Appropriations Act of 1851, also known as the Appropriation Bill for Indian Affairs, established Indian reservations.

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Just down the road... different diseases, strange animals and unfamiliar dangers.

They were not permitted to leave the reservation. It wasn’t until President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed into law the US Indian Reorganization Act in the 1930’s that Native Americans were legally permitted to organize their own tribal governments again. However, with the official suppression of the American Indians’ way of life through government policies like the Dawes Act, their traditions almost died completely.

Surprisingly, the culture survived against all odds.

UCLA, and a Southern cloth pow wow dancer. They can take weeks, even months, to plan and often include several days’ worth of dancing, singing and activities.

“One major difference between old-time events and modern pow wows is that the latter are intertribal and inclusive, meaning that they are open to all who wish to attend,” according to Browner, “whereas pre-contact events allowed only tribal members and those from friendly neighboring tribes on the dance grounds.”

And while pow wows were originally The Emergence of held only in specific Pow Wows locations across the Native Americans United States, today, wanted to “get “pow wows are together and have everywhere,” says dances. They wanted Swift. “Other people to be with their own saw them, saw the people,” says Swift. dances, and invited Hence, the pow Native Americans to wow. dance. They wanted Swift states that to see the culture, people from Canada and through word of came down through mouth, pow wows Lake Erie and the spread throughout Cuyahoga River to the world.” Pow trade with the wows are held in the Iroquois, Delaware, UK, Russia, Japan, Shawnee and Miami Ireland, Vietnam tribes of Ohio. and just about “They’d trade food anywhere in the

By Laurie Esposito Harley that may not grow world. or meat that couldn’t Here in Ohio, there be hunted where they live,” she says. As most communities are numerous cities where pow wows are held. “There are two relied on waterways for travel, Swift adds that trading areas every year in Columbus, one held in Dayton, and a mini-one grew in “any region that was reachable by water through the in Cleveland,” says Swift, listing sites off the top of her head.

Great Lakes… depending on what part of the country you However, Wooster-area residents won’t want to miss the Great were in.”

Mohican Pow Wow held in Loudonville at the Mohican This concept of gathering and trading became a celebration Reservation Campgrounds from September 20 through 22. of culture and tradition throughout the different Native Authentic Handicrafts and Foods American tribes. From these early beginnings, pow wows grew As Native Americans began receiving invitations to perform into the major events that they are today. at various venues across the country, they used the “Today pow wows take place over a period of one to four opportunity to raise money for their communities. Swift days and often draw dancers, singers, artists and traders from relates that admission is typically charged, and goods are sold hundreds of miles away,” says Tara Browner, Associate Professor of Ethnomusicology and American Indian Studies,

Native American Pow Wows:

The Original Family Reunion

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A dancer’s outfit is referred to as regalia and can be incredibly complex. Regalia often is passed down through generations, making it a prized, revered possession.

at these events.

“Fry bread, berry drinks and traditional foods will be available,” adds Swift. The types of foods at the Great Mohican Pow Wow vary from year to year, but there are some staples that are common among the different Native American tribes that may be represented at the event: Fry bread: A flat dough bread that is usually deep-fried in oil or lard. Fry bread is often used as a basis of other traditional foods or topped with savory choices like venison or sweet options like honey, berries, or powdered sugar.

Navajo taco: Frybread, seasoned ground beef (or some

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other ground or shredded meat), red kidney beans, diced tomatoes, lettuce, shredded cheese, and sour cream.

Indigenous meats: Buffalo, elk, salmon and venison cooked in a variety of ways.

Corn soup: Corn, salted pork, and beans simmered in water or broth. Sometimes pozole, a Southwestern soup made with pork, chilies, and corn hominy, is available.

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Activities and Events Going to the Great Mohican Pow Wow is never the same experience twice. “We try to switch it up every year,” Swift says.

Visitors can expect a wide array of cultural events and activities, including craft displays, storytelling, and demonstrations, including tomahawk throwing and fire starting. And of course, there will be plenty of music and dance displays. Swift says that “there is something going on every hour,” so guests will always find something to enjoy.

The Great Mohican Pow Wow features an inter-tribal dance and drum competition, which begins after the Grand Entry, a formal presentation of participants. Dance styles vary depending on the location of the pow wow, with some marked variations between northern and southern styles.

Browner notes that certain forms of dance tend to be particular to each region; however, “other categories, such as women’s jingle dress and men’s grass dances...are no longer associated with a particular geographic area.” She adds that fancy dances, which include “an element of crowd-pleasing showmanship” are quite popular at public pow wows. Other types of dance styles include cloth, shawl, traditional and straight dances.

Audience members are sometimes invited to participate in

What: Great Mohican Pow Wow When: Held twice annually; next event is Sept. 20-22, 2019 Where: Mohican Reservation Campground, 23270 Wally Road, Loudonville, OH 44842 7 miles South of Loudonville on the Wally Road Scenic Byway (County Road 3175) On the web: www.mohicanpowwow.com Facebook: Search “Great Mohican Pow Wow” Items that will be displayed and sold by Native American artisans at the September event in Loudonville, include: Antler Works Art Show Auction Basket Weaving Bead Working Clothes Making Feather Working Flint Knapping Fur Trading Knife Making

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Leather Working Music Tapes Paintings Pottery Quill Working Silver Smithing Silver Work Jewelry Wood and Bone Carving

inter-tribal dances. “Probably about half the dances” are open to everyone, including other tribe members and non-Indian audience members, says Browner. She suggests listening to the emcee to introduce which dances are appropriate for the public. “When you’re out there dancing in your regalia with the music that goes to that, you don’t want someone (from the audience) coming out and doing the boogie-woogie.”

Visiting the Pow Wow The Great Mohican Pow Wow has been active for approximately 35 years, according to Swift; however, there are newcomers to the event every year. It’s important to understand proper pow wow etiquette and to be respectful of differences in culture.

If this is your first pow wow, consider the following: • Stand when appropriate. Some situations — such as flag songs, veterans’ songs, and the Grand Entry — require respect. If the emcee asks the audience to stand, please do so.

Audience members should also remove their hats.

• Do not take photos without permission. Participants may not wish to have their photograph taken, so always ask first. If you intend to publish the image, in print or online, specify first.

• Dancer’s outfits are called “regalia” and should not be referred to as “costumes,” as this is offensive. The individuals performing at a pow wow are not characters reenacting a scene from history. This is their lifestyle and their culture.

• A dancer’s regalia should never be touched. It may have been handed down through many generations and some ornaments may have religious meaning.

• Please don’t point directly at the dancers. In some tribes, pointing is considered rude. Instead, nod in the direction you wish to indicate.

• Finally, explain pow wow conventions to small children prior to arriving at the event. While everyone is patient and understanding with young children, as a parent, it is important to explain the differences in customs to your child in advance.

Attending a pow wow offers individuals of all races and ethnicities the opportunity to listen to music, to dance, and to interact with each other. Like a family reunion held on public grounds, Native Americans not only appreciate the renewed time with others who share their cultural experiences, but also are pleased to teach those customs to newcomers.

“I really enjoy dancing. I enjoy putting together my regalia and accessorizing,” says Browner. “And I just like the social aspect of it a lot.”

Additional source for this article: Britannica.com Photo credits: Ron Burgess (page 28) and Thomas Theodore (page 31)

“Navajo Tacos” Recipe According to the Food Network and other sources we checked, the recipe below is representative of a traditional “Navajo taco.” Some sources say that the milk used in the original recipe was dried milk — and the origins of the simple fried bread bear that out, as powdered milk’s history in the USA dates back to as early as 1837. The deep-fried flat bread was created out of hardship; the Navajo having been forced out of their homelands into camps, and given meager rations by the US government.

“What’s Cooking In America,” reports that the dish is now more commonly referred to as “Indian tacos,” and is considered “the universal modern powwow food.” The actual deep-fried base of the dish is called a sopaipilla, and was not always used as a base for southwest/Tex-Mex combos like the one listed below. It traditionally was used eaten as a companion to soups or stews.

Whether it was an official designation or not, the Indian taco was named the “Arizona state dish” via a reader poll conducted by the Arizona Republic newspaper in 1995. In 2005 South Dakota officially named fry bread the official state bread.

Ingredients Navajo bread: • 3 cups flour, all-purpose • 3 teaspoon baking powder • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt • 3/4 cup milk, whole • 3/4 cup water • flour as needed for shaping • 2 cups vegetable oil, for frying • Filling: suggestions • 1 lb. ground round • 1 can pinto beans • 1 can tomatoes and green chilis • Shredded lettuce • Tomatoes • Onion • Cheese • Jalapeños Preparation: 1. Whisk flour, baking powder and Photo by Food Network salt together.

2. Combine milk and water in a separate dish.

3. Add wet ingredients to the flour mixture and mix well with a fork until it becomes a soft dough.

4. Sprinkle flour on a clean countertop as well as on your hands.

5. Shape the dough into a cylinder and cut into 4 pieces.

6. Pat each piece into a flat circle about 6” around.

7. Heat oil to 350 degrees and fry bread one at a time until golden brown, approximately 2 min. per side and drain on paper towels.

8. Serve warm with your favorite taco fillings.

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To Shine...

BY DOTTIE SINES Editor’s note: We’re still getting to know you — and ourselves.

Wooster writer Dottie Stines recently approached us with the idea of publishing this fictional account of the Earth and Moon’s first encounter, as it were, in observance of the first moon landing on July 20, 1969. We are hopeful you enjoy it!

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nce upon a time, my world was one of loneliness, a realm of desolation, devoid of all sensation but for sight. A place without life. I, therefore, was equally dismal. For who could thrive in such an environment? Who could shine? I existed in a black void, unknown and unseen.

Or so I thought.

Then, one day, I came to know a beautiful goddess named Gaia. We met nigh 50 orbits ago of Earth around Sun, and the two of us remain forever changed from that day, twenty July in the year Anno Domini nineteen-hundred-sixty-nine. I will forevermore treasure Gaia to the depths of my core. Gaia is goddess of Earth. And I am Selene, goddess of Moon.

For four billion years, I watched Earth, wondering at this variegated blue orb suspended within a swirl of clouds. I knew only what I could observe from these 240,000 miles afar. I marveled at this world that seemed so vibrant, so alive. I watched with the eyes of one who inhabits a very different sphere. One of craters and dust, of polar cold and parching heat.

So when Gaia and I met that day upon the Sea of Tranquility, I joyfully welcomed her. I had always known of her, just as I had always known of all within Universe: Helios, god of Sun. Asteria, goddess of the stars. The constellations, infinite in their number. All so familiar to me, yet we each existed in solitude, fulfilling our respective duties — those who had duties — our paths never crossing.

Oh, first I greatly feared. Here was a strange, silvery craft, lobbed from Earth, roaring, hurtling closer, closer, whirling Moon’s dust into a cyclone. It touched down with gleaming, golden legs and settled itself into the gray powder.

Earth’s craft had touched upon Moon’s surface in years past, but with such infrequence that I had hardly acclimated to such impingement. Moon simply was not a common destination but for the celestial. The stray comet here, the misguided asteroid there.

I watched with foreboding. The craft mocked me, neither moving nor emitting a sound. Then a fissure, the opening of a portal. Here were one, then two beings emerging, stepping downward, then bearing upon the realm of my world. I quivered and shrank, longing for the protection of Orion’s mighty arms, wishing to fly away on the wings of Pegasus. It was then that Gaia appeared to me.

Her robes fell in waves tinted by the color spectrum — indigo and emerald and gold and scarlet. Her lustrous hair cascaded. Her skin seemed lit from within. I could barely endure the intensity of her beauty, but neither could I look away.

Gaia then cast kind, earnest, twinkling eyes upon me. “At last we meet, my sister.” Her soothing voice deeply resounded,

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even in this place of no atmosphere, and awakened a long dormant sense from deep within me, the sense of hearing.

“Do not be afraid, Selene. I accompany Earth’s beings — they are called ‘man.’”

My chest let loose of breath. “You bring me great comfort, Gaia, and delight, for I have long wished that we one day might meet.”

“Our meeting was long ago written in the stars.”

“How so, sister?”

“We — Earth and I — travel here together. For Earth and I are one, as you and Moon are one. We come to learn of Moon.”

“I hardly find contentment at being one with a world so gray and ugly. So useless.” With outstretched arms and a scan of my eyes across Moon’s landscape, I directed Gaia to truly see this world in which she seemed to take such interest.

I then looked upon my own self, at my ashen skin, dusty tresses, and robes of gray. “Indeed, Gaia, Moon serves no purpose. It lacks all that your world has in abundance. It has no life, no color, no vibrancy. It is not whole. What is there to learn of such an uninspiring place?”

“Behold, Selene.” Gaia gestured toward man, who gathered soil and rock from Moon’s surface. “Earth comes to Moon to know of its land, its atmosphere, its depths.”

“But Moon is barren. It possesses not the color nor the life of Earth.” My gaze dragged across Moon. “How I envy you your realm, whereas mine is a dry, silent, unremarkable place.”

“Ah, Selene, you have much to learn of your world. We have since the beginning of mankind observed you with great fascination, and much we have discovered. Do you know that you pull Earth’s oceans into great waves?”

“Ha. A trite accomplishment, at best.”

“Oh, no, Selene. The waves draw Earth’s people to every shore. The waves replenish the souls of these beings, who themselves are comprised greatly of water. More importantly, the tides you so unwittingly create transport energy throughout Earth and control its heat balance. They facilitate life in Earth’s oceans. Further, Selene, you brighten our night.”

“Surely you know, Gaia, that it is only by reflection of the fires of Sun that I light you.”

“But you do not keep Sun’s light and warmth for yourself.

You share them with Earth and all of Universe. And were it not for Moon’s pull, great winds would incessantly plague Earth.”

I paused to comprehend. “And these things are of such importance to Earth that it comes lo this distance to visit Moon?”

“Look again, Selene.” Gaia waved a hand toward the beings, who raised a measure of fabric, striped in red and white, a plat of blue sprinkled with images resembling stars.

“What am I to make of this gesture?” I asked.

“This fabric is a symbol of one of Earth’s greatest lands. Do not take lightly Earth’s visit on this day, for much has been expended toward it. Know this, Selene. Of all the celestial bodies in the heavens, you and Sun are of paramount importance >>> Continued on page 36

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to Earth.”

One of the beings then spoke words: “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”

Perhaps my world held a place of relevance in Universe after all.

Gaia and I watched as the beings returned to the craft and pulled shut the portal behind them.

“Aside from the momentous, Selene, you will find amusement in the many tales recorded by the hand of man with Moon as protagonist.”

Gaia regaled me with man’s fables of the cow that jumped over Moon, of the man who resides in Moon. That Moon is made of green cheese.

Laughter burst from within me, a rarity, and pealed through the cosmos like a shooting star. “My domain may not consist of green cheese, but I understand now that it is more than mere crust and dust.”

“Without question. But lest you come to think too highly of yourself, you must know that there are those of man who blame Moon, when full, for wanton misbehavior amongst themselves.”

“Surely Moon cannot be held accountable from thus afar.

And of what do you speak, when Moon is full?”

“To Earth, Moon at times appears complete, round and bright. At others times, it presents itself as a crescent. And on yet other days, it appears not at all, Earth’s shadow blocking the light of Sun, plunging Moon into darkness. Even then, Selene, we watch you.”

“I am greatly moved. And what of Earth, Gaia? Please, tell me of your world.”

Gaia moved closer. “Earth is a place of many wonders and joys. A world of much love.” Her voice deepened. “Yet we suffer in some measure from hunger and thirst, from violence and abuse of mind-altering substance. Some among man have wished to live on Moon because of these things, but many more work to banish such woes. There is much worth, much hope.”

“Some have wished to leave a sphere of such beauty? To live here? You joke, Gaia.”

“Selene, Earth sees Moon as a thing of beauty. You need only listen to be sure of this. Shh.” As I stilled, the loveliest sound I had ever heard soared through Universe.

“What is this sound, Gaia? It evokes beautiful, faraway places.”

“What you hear is called music. And this is named Moon River. It was born of your allure. Perhaps other worlds are no more beautiful than yours. Listen further, Selene.”

The pure, clear melody of Moon River faded, and a different music — resolute, tender — flowed throughout the firmament.

“And what do they call this? It brings much pleasure to me.”

“This is named Moonlight Serenade, and it was written for you.”

At the music’s end, my heart warm and glowing, I implored, “Please, Gaia, may I hear more?”

Now strains poured slow and brooding from deep within the soul of the obscure, and all of Universe wept.

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would yearn that it never end? What is this music called?”

“You hear Moonlight Sonata.” Gaia’s voice hushed. “Do you see, Selene? All these pieces, and many more, took inspiration from you. Furthermore, enchanting words of you are inscribed upon paper. We call this poetry. And Earth’s beings fall in love with each other under the shimmering spell cast by your very soul.”

I paused, overcome with sentiment, never more still than in that moment.

“Earth has much about which to weep.” Gaia’s voice further waned. “In many ways, we are broken. We are often not whole, yet our light of hope shines bright.”

The mournful ache of Moonlight Sonata continued.

Gaia extended her arms. “Millions of stars are long extinct, yet their glow remains,” she said, her voice now barely audible.

“And you, Selene, even when you are not full, merely a crescent of yourself, or hidden by the shadow of Earth, still you are watched in wonder.”

A great blast startled me from my reverie. The craft began to lift. I trembled at its mightiness. And as it trailed from Moon, Gaia began to fade.

I reached for her. “Please do not go, Gaia. I wish for your companionship.”

“Know that we will be together for all infinity.” Gaia’s whisper somehow surmounted the rumble of the receding craft.

“We leave now, much knowledge of you having been gained.

And you have learned much of yourself. Yet you have one truth yet to learn, Selene. But you must come to know that on your own.”

“What is that, dear Gaia? Please do not go. Tell me this truth.”

“Be still, and it will come to you.”

Then, silence but for the shadowy tones of Moonlight Sonata. My heart lay heavy. I once again hovered alone in the sky. Then, even the music stilled, its last note echoing from the shimmering swirl of Milky Way. And then, a voice from beyond. Gaia’s voice. “We will return one day, Selene. But until then, look. Look upon Earth and know of our dependence upon you. Know of our regard for you. Look upon yourself, my sister. Look. And listen.”

From a great distance, a different music swelled.

I ventured a look at myself, as Gaia had urged. I gasped and ran a hand over my arm. Had my pale skin always emanated such luminescence? I touched my hair. Had it always flowed as silk? And my gray robes now billowed in hues of silver, platinum, and stardust.

The new music gained in volume, and the remnants of Gaia’s voice reached me one final time. “Always look. And listen, Selene. Listen.”

From far, far away, I heard the voice of man, raised in song.

“Fly me to the...”

Joy rose from within me, erupting and sprinkling about like a meteor shower. I smiled. We — Moon and I — smiled.

We laughed. Our heart soared. We wanted to fly to the heights of creation and dance for all eternity. For on that day, 50 Earth years ago, we finally understood.

One does not have to be whole to shine.

Dottie Sines has lived in Wooster her entire life and has been writing for nearly as long. She is working toward the publication of her first novel, while writing her second.

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MONEY MATTERS

INSURANCE TIPS AND TRICKS Cody A. Austin Austin Wealth Solutions

’ll be honest, I know insurance isn’t a very exciting topic. That being said, proper coverage is vitally important to your overall financial well being. If you happen to be underinsured in even one area, and have a claim, the financial consequences can be catastrophic. My hope is that this content at least encourages you to take a moment to review your insurance to ensure that you don’t have any significant gaps in coverage.

When reviewing your auto insurance the first thing to check is your liability limits. Your liability coverage is going to be what pays for the damages incurred by the other party when you’re in an accident. By law the state of Ohio requires drivers to carry minimum limits of 25/50/25 ($25k per person for injury/$50k per total accident for injury/$25k for property damage). I would highly encourage far higher rates than this. Say for example that you cause an accident and someone needs life flighted for medical care.

That flight alone could very well cost close to your $25k maximum amount of coverage, and they haven’t even received medical care yet. If they then rack up tens of thousands in medical bills those expenses are coming back on you as the one who caused the accident. They have every legal right to sue you for those expenses, putting your assets and financial well being in serious danger. As a general rule I recommend, at a minimum, liability limits of 100/300/100. If you have significant assets I would advise even higher limits than that.

When we talk about auto insurance the other two major coverages often discussed are comprehensive and collision coverage. Both of these coverages are specific to the repair of your own vehicle. Comprehensive coverage pays to repair or replace your covered vehicle that was damaged by anything other than collision with another vehicle. Examples of covered losses under comprehensive coverage include fire, theft, wind, hail, flood and striking an animal.

Collision coverage, on the other hand, covers repair or replacement of your vehicle after collision with another vehicle.

When looking for ways to reduce the cost of your auto insurance the deductibles on your comprehensive and collision coverage are the easiest ways. Your deductible is the amount that you owe in the event of an accident before coverage kicks in and takes over. So if you have a $500 de-

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ductible you will owe the first $500 and then your insurance will cover any additional repair costs. People often like to have very low deductibles, even as low as $0, which can greatly increase your insurance premiums. If you have planned ahead and have an emergency fund set aside (savings account for emergencies) then you can easily cover a larger deductible in the event of an accident. Increasing your deductible from $0 to $1,000 can have a very significant impact on your insurance premiums. One important thing to note: If you have a loan on your vehicle the loan company is likely going to require that you carry both comprehensive and collision coverage. It makes sense; if you total a vehicle that you owe them money on they want to be sure that they get paid through your insurance.

On the home insurance side I mainly want to hit on some optional coverages that I believe are very important. First, check your liability limits here as well. I recommend $300k at a minimum. Next is guaranteed replacement. Guaranteed replacement means that your insurance policy will completely rebuild your home in the event of a total loss, most often from a fire, no matter what the cost. If your policy does not have guaranteed replacement cost then there is usually a specified amount that the insurance company is going to pay you for your house. If that doesn’t cover the cost to rebuild it then tough luck, you’re on your own. Finally is back up sewer and drain coverage. If you have your basement finished at all then this is an absolute necessity. We’ve all had a friend or family member who has had their pipes back up into their house. Events like this happen fairly often, and most basic policies provide no coverage without adding it.

As I mentioned previously my hope is that this article at least prompts you to review your current coverages. A very significant portion of the public is underinsured, and they don’t fully understand the consequences. Your insurance agent will be more than happy to review coverages with you, and may even recommend some coverages that are important to you that I didn’t mention.

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