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Eagles’ Wings to host Ride-a-Thon BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor
Monnin said. The goal for this year’s event is $10,000. Students raise money by seeking pledges from their family and friends. During the event, each student rides for 30 minutes while performing tasks they do during class. An announcer describes the task and what it teaches to the crowd. The public is welcome to watch, see what Eagles Wings is all about and participate in wagon rides, games and food. Eagles’ Wings operates on an annual budget of nearly $67,000. Rider fees only contribute approxi• See Ride-a-Thon on page 3
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TROY — Eagles’ Wings Fall Fest and Ride-a-Thon will take place Oct. 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Miami County Fairgrounds. Eagles’ Wings Stables Inc. is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization that has been offering equine-assisted activities and therapies since 2006. The agency has served nearly 350 children and adults with disabilities in Miami County and the surrounding areas. The Fall Fest and Ridea-Thon is part of Eagles’ Wings’ annual fundraising activities. The event will include riding demonstrations during which instruc-
tors will conduct mock therapeutic riding sessions with some of the center’s participants. Games, food, an auction, raffle and horse-drawn wagon rides will all be part of the festival. Riders are taking pledges now for the Ride-aThon. To make a pledge, call the Eagles’ Wings office at (937) 778-0021 or email eagleswings@donet.com. Last year’s Ride-aThon, a first for Eagles Wings, raised $5,000, said instructor Kelly Monnin. “Last year went very well. We had a large participation of students riding in their time slots, and we had a very surprising pledge amount,”
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An Eagles’Wings Stables student rides around the arena with the help of volunteers and stops to name letters on the wall during an exercise.
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Photos, sculptures featured at Bear’s Mill and Marcinowski will be in attendance, and hope to interact with all who visit during the evening. According to Julie Clark, retail manager and gallery coordinator for Bear’s Mill, these artists uniquely capture aspects of the natural world. “Once again, the confluence of our gallery space with the works of art creates a timeless aura that augments and enhances both entities,” she said. Niles said he has always enjoyed looking at the environment, and that fascination led the Pennsylvania native to become interested in capturing with his camera the design elements found in the world around us. He calls what he does
including pictures of Turkey, Ireland and Scotland, as well as the familiar landscapes of Ohio and Michigan. Marcinowski crafts meaningful images from wood; pieces which are an outward expression of introspective musings on great subjects, such as the power of memory and the meaning of life and death. “I explore the search for personal spiritual meaning in contemporary culture and its place in the modern PROVIDED PHOTO world,” said the 70-year-old This photo by Fred Niles is part of the Art at the Mill artist. exhibit opening Friday at Bear’s Mill in Greenville. “Furrows,” a distinctive piece especially appropri“documenting the geometry looks upon his impressive digital prints as “romanti- ate for Bear’s Mill’s rural of the environment.” That cized landscapes.” For this setting, focuses on “the somewhat academic assessment is balanced by his exhibit, he will display im- spring image of rich freshly ages from his many travels, plowed earth and the dark observation that he also
mystery of life in the trenches between the rolled earth.” Texture and mood are created by the exploratory use of paint around the entrances into the inner spaces of the container-like sculptures which transcend their form to fascinate and move the viewer. Art At the Mill has received a grant from the Ami McClurkin Community Fund, held by the HOPE Foundation of Darke County and also receives support from Darke County Endowment for the Arts. The art exhibits are on view during regular Mill store hours, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. For more, call (937) 548-5112 or see www.bearsmill.com. • RESTORATIONS • EXTRACTIONS • CROWNS & BRIDGES • ROOT CANALS • PREVENTIVE CARE • DENTURES & PARTIALS • RIGID STERILIZATION • WHITENING • SEALANTS • COSMETIC DENTISTRY • BOTOX & JUVEDERM
• CONTINUED FROM PAGE 2 mately $18,000 toward that income, so the staff relies on donations and grants to cover the remainder of their expenses. Without donations, the participants’ cost of therapeutic riding sessions would increase tremendously and it would not be possible for many of them to continue in the program. Eagles’ Wings strives to provide mounted and unmounted equine-assisted therapeutic activities. This unique form of therapy allows individuals to learn skills and develop physically in a fun and interesting environment. Participants learn basic horsemanship skills such as grooming, tacking (saddling up), riding and controlling a horse. Many students also
“We see huge changes when people build a relationship with horses. It’s about having that physical contact with another being.” — Kelly Monnin participate in mounted games and activities that are geared toward their individual needs and goals, whether they be physical, cognitive, emotional and/or behavioral. Benefits include better balance, more muscle control, increased focus on the task at hand, a sense of independence and a higher level of self-efficacy. Monnin has been an instructor at Eagles Wings for five years, working with a variety of
people from children with Down Syndrome and all types of autism to adults with multiple sclerosis. Classes are taught with three students, one instructor and nine volunteers, who help ensure the safety of the students. Students with similar abilities and disabilities are grouped together so they are on somewhat equal ground. Monnin, a registered instructor with the Professional Association of Therapeutic Horseman-
ship, has seen the benefits equine-therapy has had on many of her students. “We have kids start out barely able to sit up on a horse and over the course of time, you see them crawl and walk,” she said. “Others are unable to say a single word and then out of the blue, in the middle of class, they boldly say ‘whoa’ or ‘walk on.’ We see huge changes when people build a relationship with horses. It’s about having that physical contact with another being.” Proceeds and donations from the Fall Fest and Ride-a-Thon will help pay for the care of the horses and facilities so Eagles’ Wings can continue to provide clients with equine-assisted therapies. For more information, visit www.eagleswingsstables.webs.com.
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GREENVILLE — Photographs capturing the abstract beauty of natural landscapes and beautifully finished sculptures crafted from wood will be on display beginning Friday through Oct. 21 in the gallery at historic Bear’s Mill. Fred Niles, professor of graphic design at the University of Dayton, captures architectural forms, land, sky and water in his photographs; his colleague at University of Dayton, Gary Marcinowski, is a professor of sculpture who creates furniture and abstract wooden forms. Each Art at the Mill exhibit opens with a Friday night reception that offers light appetizers and wine from 6 to 9 p.m. Both Niles
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TROY — What started as a casual invitation by friends to take a dance class evolved into a lifestyle and eventually, a business for one Piqua couple. Rick and Judy Bowerman teach ballroom, Latin and swing dance classes in Piqua and Troy through their business, RJBallroom. The couple have been dancing since their first class in 1998, but admit one of them was reluctant to begin. “We had several friends who took dance lessons and invited us to join them,” Judy said. “I was eager to start, but Rick was not very enthusiastic. This went on for two to three years. Finally, Rick caved about three months before our daughter’s wedding.” They signed up for classes with Peg Myer in Troy and had such a great time, they’ve hardly taken their dancing shoes off since. They both eventually became teaching assistants for Myer, and then acquired her business when she retired in 2009. They soon expanded the business from teaching at one location, one evening per week, to three locations and three evenings per week. They also host two dances per month that are open to the public. RJBallroom offers beginning classes in waltz, swing, foxtrot, cha cha, rumba, tango, slow dance and nightclub two step. No prior experience or skill is needed to join a beginner
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Rick and Judy Bowerman teach ballroom dance lessons through their business RJBallroom. New classes form each month in Piqua and Troy. class. Other dances are offered once the student progresses beyond the beginner level. Intermediate and advanced level instruction is available for those who get the dancing bug. Classes are taught at La Bella Viaggio in Troy, Just for Dance in Piqua and the Troy Rec. New classes start each month, and registrations are being taken for the October sessions, which begin Monday. The October lineup is beginner rumba and tango on Mondays at La Bella Viaggio, beginner slow dance and nightclub two step on Tuesdays at Just for Dance and beginner waltz and swing on Thursdays at the Troy Rec. The intermediate and advanced classes are also taught on Thursdays at the Troy Rec. Those October dances are swing and
silver bolero I respectively. All classes take place in the evening hours, and are open to ages 15 and older. Get the full schedule at www.RJBallroom.com. “Our students range in age from teens to retirees. Some come as singles, but most are couples,” Rick said. “Although they all share the common goal of wanting to learn to dance, their reasons aren’t always the same. Many of our students come in preparation for a wedding dance. Others may just be looking for activities for couples.” While the Bowerman’s dancing life may have started out of a desire to grace the dance floor at their daughter’s wedding, it quickly evolved. “One unexpected bene• See Ballroom on page 5
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Ballroom fit we soon realized after we started dancing was that it was a date night for us,” Judy said. “While raising children, our activities were mostly centered around their activities. That’s not a bad thing, but we didn’t devote much time to each other. Dancing was fun, and socializing with other adults was just as good.” They were intrigued by the challenge of moving as one around the dance floor. Because the lady generally moves backward, she can’t see where she is going or what’s in her path, so she must learn to trust him and follow his lead. “Dancing with a partner is like communicating in a foreign language,” Judy said. “For two people to move as one, the communication takes place through body language. It’s faster and more direct than verbal communication while dancing.” The couple also has benefitted from learning from multiple teachers. The majority of their own instruction was local, but they’ve also taken classes outside Ohio. One of their instructors introduced them to an annual dance camp at Brigham Young University for all skill levels with teachers who are internationally accomplished dancers. “We have attended every camp
interact with your partner. It’s a since 2007. The experience we lot to juggle at first, but a sense bring home allows us to share of accomplishment begins with the dance moves and the teachthe first lesson, and self-confiing styles of these world-class dence contindancers with our students,” ues to grow Rick said. from there.” While typically teaching The Bowerclasses together, Rick and mans have seen Judy keep classes casual confidence grow in and fun, with a variety of virtually all of their music styles that inspire students. One of the you to get up and best examples was dance. Good the Dancing with music the Piqua Stars makes you fundraiser enthusiearlier this astic year. Rick about and Judy dancing, trained nine the coucouples for ple said. the event. “Our Each couple lessons are — Judy Bowerman had an RJ geared toBallroom stuward social dent, the “pro,” dancing rather and a local personalthan competition, so ity, “the star,” who had no there is no pressure to perprevious ballroom experience. form,” Judy said. After an average of only 12 to 15 The classes are structured to hours of training, each couple improve self-confidence and ease performed for an audience of sevbeginners’ minds. eral hundred and did a phenome“Most people are self-connal job. scious and are afraid of looking “It takes courage to dance in silly when they dance, so some front of other people. They had choose not to dance for fear of the confidence because they dewhat others might think,” Rick veloped the skills,” Rick said. said. “We use a very systematic Everyone can benefit from the approach to develop your dance exercise dancing provides. skills. We teach the steps, the “You can work a little or a lot, timing, the posture and how to
“Dancing with a partner is like communicating in a foreign language.”
but you will probably discover some muscles that you didn’t know you had,” Judy said. “They may be a bit sore at first, but you quickly build strength in the right places, and your stamina increases.” To encourage their students even further, the Bowermans host two dances each month. The public is welcome, and dress and atmosphere are casual. Next month’s dances will be Oct. 12 and 26, both from 8 to 11 p.m. Cost is $10 per person at the door. The cost of group classes is $30 per person for each session, which includes four classes taken in one month. Private lessons are offered by appointment for $50 per hour. RJBallroom offers a few incentives to make dancing more affordable. Those who enroll in a beginner class, get free admission to the dances held twice each month. First-timers who decide dancing isn’t for them after the first class will get a full refund. Also, students in intermediate and advanced classes are welcome to attend any class they have previously taken at no additional cost. To register for a class or for more information, call Rick and Judy at (937) 773-5667 or email them at info@RJBallroom.com. More details are available at rjballroom.com.
WEST MILTON — Hoffman United Methodist Church, 201 S. Main St., is accepting entries in its quilt show Oct. 19-25. Application forms may be picked up at the church office, The Hen’s Nest and Really Cool Stuff in West Milton. The public is invited to the opening reception Oct. 19 from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served, and ribbons will be awarded at 8:15 p.m. for the top three people’s choice awards. Quilt show hours are Oct. 20 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., Oct. 21 noon to 3 p.m. and Oct. 22-25 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. All show times are free. The public is encouraged to stop by and take time to look over the colorful and interesting entries. For more information, call Nadine at (937) 6986039 or Katie at (937) 6983519.
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Troy company builds unique machinery BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor TROY — You might be surprised to find out some of the snacks and candies you have most likely consumed were wrapped and packaged on a machine made right in Troy. Grice Equipment, 518 Garfield Ave., specializes in manufacturing machines used in food service and packaging. The company designs and builds new equipment, such as machines that deposit toppings on pizzas, such as sauce, cheese, meat and more. It also refurbishes and rebuilds used machinery to bring it up to today’s standards. Most of the refurbishing work is done on machines that are
used to wrap or box products, including Doboy/Bosch, Fuji and FMC/Sasib. Grice also carries a full line of parts in stock and all for sale for these machines, as well cartoners such as FMS, Thiele, Adco, Kliklock and many more. Grice works with companies all over the country, as well as local businesses in the area, including ConAgra. It has made machines that are used to package Gillette razors, Butterfinger candy bars, Pepperidge Farm products and more. One of its biggest customers makes the pizzas sold in Walmart. Grice also has completed machines for clients all over the globe, including
Saudi Arabia, Dubi and Australia. The skilled team of employees at Grice includes engineers, fabricators, welders, machinists and electricians. Most of the work is done in Grice’s inhouse full machine shop, which features CNC lathes, CNC mills, benders, presses, sandblasters and more. It has all the equipment needed to bend and form sheet metal. The facility also has a welding room and a separate building just for painting. Grice specializes in custom work and design for any need. The company PROVIDED PHOTO can produce virtually anything for automobiles, farm Grice Equipment currently is manufacturing this cheese depositor that it de-
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Performance to explore world of Anne Frank GREENVILLE — Darke County Center for the Arts will present Living Voices’ performance of “Through the Eyes of a Friend,” an interactive program exploring the world of Anne Frank, for local junior high students at Henry St. Clair Memorial Hall in Greenville Oct. 4 and 5. This opening performance of DCCA’s Arts In Education Series blends an on-stage actor with historical film footage, audio and photographs to help the audience experience how the world looked, sounded and felt during a significant period of history, and to turn that history into a moving personal journey. Arts In Education shows are presented to students at no charge,
and are free and open to the public. Arts In Education is sponsored by Dayton Power and Light Company Foundation, Greenville Federal, Maid-Rite Sandwich Shoppe, Vectren Foundation, Edison Community College, The Andersons Inc., BASF, Littman-Thomas Agency and Mercer Savings Bank, and receives support from the Ketrow Foundation and the Lydia E. Schaurer Memorial Trust Fund. DCCA also receives operating support from the Harry D. and Esther Stephens Memorial and the Ohio Arts Council, which helped fund this program with state tax dollars to encourage economic growth, educational excellence and cultural enrichment for all Ohioans.
DCCA’s Arts In Education series presents performing artists to students at all grade levels in each local public school. Although most of these programs are presented in the schools, the shows for seventh- and eighth-grade students are performed on stage at historic St. Clair Memorial Hall, allowing the youngsters to experience live performance in a true theatre environment as well as explore the heritage of this community treasure. Performance schedules are set in cooperation with the schools. Contact DCCA at (937) 547-0908 or dcca@centerforarts.net for specific performance times or to learn more about the Arts In Education series.
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Melody Men show features ’50s, revival TROY — Tickets are now on sale for the upcoming annual show presented by the Melody Men Chorus of the Barbershop Harmony Society. This year’s performance will be Oct. 6 at the Troy High School Auditorium at 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. In the first half of the show, the Melody Men chorus and chapter quartets invite the audience to join
the chorus in looking back into the ’50s at an old time tent revival with the many humorous “church stories” that will tickle the funny bone along with some really great tunes, such as “There’s A Meetin Here Tonight,” “It’s A Good Day,” “Yes Indeed” and many more. The second half of the show, a continuation of the revival theme, begins with
guest quartet Rusty Pipes, the 2012 International Seniors Quartet champion. Rusty Pipes has a reputation for being one of the most entertaining quartets in the Barbershop Harmony Society. The revival continues with additional gospel tunes by the Melody Men chorus and quartets. For tickets or information, contact Russ Hermes
at (937) 667-6750 or visit www.melodymenchorus.org. Presale ticket prices are $12 each, or $15 each if purchased on the day of the show. Limited preferred seating at $17 also is available by contacting Hermes. The Melody Men Chorus meets on Tuesday nights at 7:30 p.m. at the Greene Street United Methodist Church in Piqua.
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Grice fore leaving to start his own business. Cindy, who works as vice president and operations manager of Grice, said the company strives to fit the needs of each customer. Sales and marketing representative Mike Cameron said every customer’s needs are unique. “We’ve never done any machine twice,” he said. Visit www.griceequipment.com to see specific machines the company offers and for more information. Contact Grice Equipment at (937) 4408343.
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Meet the alpacas at Alpaca Farm Days fiber. The Huacaya (wa-Ki’ah) is the more common of the two and has a fluffy, extremely fine coat. The Suri (SUR-ee) is the rarer of the two and has fiber that is silky and resembles pencil-locks. Adult alpacas stand at approximately 36 inches at the withers and generally weigh between 150 and 200 pounds. They do not have horns, hooves, claws or incisors. Alpacas are alert, intelligent, curious and predictable. Social animals that seek companionship, they communicate most commonly by softly humming. Alpacas are shorn, without harm, every 12 to 18 months. They produce five to 10 pounds of luxurious fiber. Long ago, alpaca fiber was reserved for royalty. Today, it is purchased in its raw fleece form by hand-spinners and fiber artists. Knitters buy it as yarn. Fiber like cashmere Because of its soft texture, alpaca fiber is sometimes compared to cashmere. Making the fiber even more coveted, it has the luster of silk. Alpaca is just as warm as, yet 1/3 the weight of, wool. It comes in 22 natural colors, yet can be dyed any desired shade. Containing no lanolin, alpaca fiber is naturally hypoallergenic. Most people who are sensitive to wool find they can wear alpaca without the itching or irritation they feel from wool because alpaca fiber is smooth. Additional performance characteristics include stretch, water rePROVIDED PHOTO pellency and odor reducElayna Ernst, daughter of Doug and Amanda Ernst, of tion. For travelers, clothing Troy, cuddles up with Meshach, an alpaca cria or made from alpaca is desirbaby. Elayna is the grandaughter of Rick and Annette able because it is wrinklePaulus who own Count Your Blessings Alpacas. resistant. SIDNEY — On Saturday and Sunday, alpaca breeders from across the United States and Canada will invite the public to come to their farms or ranches to meet their alpacas and learn more about these inquisitive unique animals, the luxury fiber they produce and why the alpaca business is perfect for environmentally conscious individuals. Local folks can enjoy National Alpaca Farm Days at Count Your Blessings Alpacas in Sidney from noon to 4 p.m. Guests are welcome to join many activities including felting, spinning, alpaca obstacle course and fleece processing demonstrations, all free of charge.
The weekend includes music, food and family fun at Count Your Blessings Alpacas, 680 Doorley Road. Alpacas, cousins to the llama, are beautiful, intelligent animals native to the Andean Mountain range of South America, particularly Peru, Bolivia and Chile. The United States first commercially imported alpacas in 1984. More than 160,000 ARI (Alpaca Registry Inc.) registered alpacas now live in North America. Alpaca types Two types of alpacas live in the United States today. Although almost physically identical, what distinguishes the two types of alpacas is their
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Brittany Timmerman gets up close and personal with Cooper the alpaca during Farm Days last year. Brittany is the daughter of Brad and Amy Timmerman, of Houston. Alpacas come in 22 natural colors, but they are all “green.” Sensitive to their environment in every respect, alpacas have soft padded feet instead of hooves and can leave even the most delicate terrain undamaged. Damage to topsoil decreases long-term soil fertility and in the process, the soil is eroded and weed invasion is encouraged. Neat eaters Alpacas prefer to eat tender grasses, which they do not pull up by the roots. Lacking upper teeth, alpacas “cut” the grass with their bottom teeth and upper palate. This vegetation cutting encourages the plants’ growth. Because they are modified ruminants with a three-compartment stomach, alpacas convert grass and hay to energy very efficiently, and stop eating
when they are full, further preserving the landscape on which they live. Alpacas do not mind eating brush, fallen leaves and other undesirable vegetation, leaving the good stuff for species that do not have the stomach to digest such roughage. Alpacas’ pellet-like droppings are PH balanced, and an excellent natural, slow-release, lowodor fertilizer. This rich fertilizer is perfect for growing fruits and vegetables. Because alpacas consolidate their feces in one or two communal spots in the pasture, it is easy to collect and compost, and the spread of parasites is controlled. ‘Green’ fiber While alpacas are environmentally friendly and even beneficial to the land, what makes them even more “green” is the fiber
they produce. No chemicals are employed either during feeding or during the industrial production of alpaca fleece into fiber. If dying is desired, only 20 percent of a normal dye quantity is required. All fiber from an alpaca can be used. Even the fiber from the lower legs, belly, neck and more is being used for things such as natural weed mats to be placed around trees. Alpaca fiber is biodegradable. Alpacas require no insecticides, herbicides and fertilizers, which pollute the groundwater. To find out more about National Alpaca Farm Days, visit www.NationalAlpacaFarmDays.com. To learn more about Count Your Blessings Alpacas, call (937) 497-0944 or find Count Your Blessings Alpacas on Facebook.
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Posh stylists do hair for Fashion Week in NYC work closely and learn from celebrity and international hairstylists.” Posh Salon exclusively TROY — Two hairstylists from Posh Hair Salon carries Philip Pelusi’s P2 in Troy are still reveling in and Tela Beauty Organics the excitement of a trip to products. “These are amazing New York City to style models in Mercedes-Benz products that actually perFashion Week earlier this form and are beneficial for the hair,” Broomhall said. month. When the ladies arrived Lisa Broomhall, owner in the Big Apple Sept. 6, of Posh Hair Salon, and they experienced the town stylist Olivia FieldsDaniels gleefully accepted at its finest during Fashion Night Out. an invitation from Philip “Fashion Night Out is Pelusi/Tela Beauty Organics to style the models for when all the couture designers and swanky fashion designer Kati restaurants are open ’til Stern’s Venexiana line. “The team consisted of the wee hours in the morning celebrating the beginhairstylists from across ning of Fashion Week,” the country. We were the only salon from Ohio to be Broomhall said. The following day, they invited,” Broomhall said. “We had the opportunity to met at Tela Salon in the BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor
Meatpacking District, where they received the “final look” from the designer. They had to practice extensively to perfect the look with the Tela Design Team. Philip Pelusi, founder of the Tela Beauty Organics and P2, named the look “rockin’ royalty.” “He said, ‘because it’s royal, it’s legal, it’s elegant and it rocks the house,’” Broomhall said. All the stylists had to perfectly duplicate the updo on all 22 models who would walk the runway. “We rocked out all the models and minutes after STAFF PHOTO/LINDY JURACK we finished, we were able to come from backstage to Posh Hair Salon owner Lisa Broomhall (seated second from right) and stylist Olivia Fields-Daniels (seated second from left) went to New York City to style watch the runway show,” Broomhall said. “The hair models for Fashion Week. Pictured with them are the other stylists at the salon,
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spring and summer 2013 trends. This has always been a dream of mine, and I was honored to be asked by such a talented team of hair professionals.” Posh Hair Salon, 2301 W. Main St., offers haircuts for women, men and children, as well as hair color, highlights, conditioning treatments, special occasion hair and facial waxing. This Thursday is a Girl’s Night from 6:30 to
8 p.m. Discounts will be offered on all product retail, pre-booking specials, Premier Jewelry, Advocare and Vault denim. This weekend, the Posh stylists will be in Pittsburgh at Philip Pelusi’s SPACE training facility for extensive education classes and to get certified for the Blow Out Ultra. Posh Hair Salon is open Tuesday through Thursday 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 10 a.m. to 6
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Erwin Chrysler to host cruise-in BY LINDY JURACK iN75 Editor TROY — Erwin Chrysler Dodge Jeep is hosting its 10th annual Mopar Cruise-in Saturday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. to benefit the Troy United Fund. All makes are welcome, and dash plaques will be given to all exhibitors. Door prizes also will be part of the event. The show will be behind the dealership, which will remain open throughout the event. Dealership owner Ron Erwin hopes to have about 80 cars at the event. “It’s just a good oldfashioned car show. They’re coming back and we would like to see more and more of them,” Erwin said. Exhibitors are asked to make a $10 donation to benefit the Troy United Fund. Erwin has donated to the same fund for the last five years. “It helps a lot of agencies around Troy, so it’s more than giving to just one place,” Erwin said. “We like to be involved in the community. We’ve been in Troy 37 years.” The cruise-in will feature a live DJ playing music from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Free popcorn, hot dogs and other refreshments will be available. The cruise-in will take place rain or shine. “We’re just hoping for nice weather and big crowd,” Erwin said. For more information, call Erwin Chrysler at (937) 335-5696.
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Tipp City welcomes fall with Mum Festival
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Vendors at the 2011 Mum Festival got in the spirit of the festival and of fall with items like mums, pumpkins and other fresh vegetables.
Public invited to 41st annual Rhine Turkey Shoot and Family Festival this weekend in Botkins BOTKINS — The 41st annual Rhine Turkey Shoot and Family Festival will provide a chance for shooting at standing targets or winning prizes at a variety of games and raffles. The festival will Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 3 miles east of
Botkins on Botkins Road. The event features homemade sandwiches, soups and pies and a variety of other good food. The soup can be purchased by the container to take home, as well as by the bowl. Drinks also will be sold. Shooting at standing
targets with 12-gauge shotguns will take place with prizes being turkeys. Shoot sign-up starts at 10:30 a.m. Adult games, including cake and craft wheels, will be available, as well as a children’s tent with games and pumpkin painting. Cornhole tournament reg-
istration will start at 11:30 a.m., and the tournament will begin at 1 p.m. Raffle tickets will be drawn for more than $3,600 in various prizes, and attendance prizes will be given throughout the day. New this year will be a BB-gun shoot and Christian youth band.
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will head out at about 11:30 a.m. for the 90-mile ride, stopping at Cruizer’s in Russia, Tailgaters in Greenville, Buffalo Wild Wings and back to Warrior Racing. Once back at Warrior Racing, the band Life Behind Bars will jam with some classic rock. There will be a beer tent and food from Stillwater Valley Catering. For more information, visit www.tippcitymumfestival.org.
Some of the area’s best Farmhouse antique dealers and folk artists are celebrating the Harvest of 1803 at the Darke County Fairgrounds.
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Band at 7 p.m. Sunday’s entertainment lineup is zumba by the Studio Fitness at 11 a.m.; Kate Hasting at 12:30 p.m.; the Mum Festival court at 3 p.m.; the Tipp Top Tappers at 3:30 p.m.; and Elvis impersonator Paul Royce at 4 p.m. The Mum Festival court is Mum Queen and talent winner Hailey Winblad; first attendant Chelsea Hoagland; second attendant Cheyenne Rogers; third attendant Haley Sanders; and Miss Congeniality Clarie Kleptz. Tipp Monroe Community Services will sponsor the 34th annual 5K Run for the Mums at 8 a.m. Saturday at the Tipp City Park. Runners can register the morning of the race to the Tipp City Park Roundhouse between 6:30 and 7:45 a.m. The route will begin on North Third Street and wind through the neighborhoods in the city, ending back as the City Park. The 2012 Tipp Mum Festival Motorcycle Ride will start at Warrior Racing on Weller Drive Sunday, with registration from 9 to 11 a.m. The cost is donation only, with proceeds going to the Tipp City Needy Basket. The riders
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and more. The merchant’s market area will be filled with home party vendors such as Thirty One, Tupperware and Pampered Chef. The shopping area is open Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Children big and small will enjoy the 12th annual MumKids Land held each year at the tennis courts. They will find themselves using up energy playing on inflatables of all types from noon to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. Food will be plentiful throughout the weekend. Concessions will include Philly cheese steak, stir fry, funnel cake, deep fried candy, blooming onions, burritos, pulled pork, nachos, pretzels, frozen cheesecake, smoothies, fries, Italian sausage, ice cream, gyros, waffles, doughnuts, fudge and more. Entertainment through the weekend will be provided by several bands and acts. Saturday’s lineup is the Tipp City Community Band at 11 a.m.; Lauren Kelly at 1:30 p.m.; Gem City Gymnastics at 3 p.m.; Broken Lights at 4 p.m., Megan Osman at 6 p.m. and the Bill Foley
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TIPP CITY — Tipp City is welcoming autumn with its annual Mum Festival this weekend. This year’s theme is Vintage Mums … Long Live the ’50s. The fun kicks off Friday at 4 p.m. with the 21st annual Antique Car CruiseIn/Street Dance. Many of the downtown merchants will have extended hours. Saturday features a parade down Main Street at 10 a.m. with local and surrounding area bands, floats, clowns, classic cars and much more. Grand marshal is the Kyle family, which spans six generations in Tipp City. Tipp City Park, located on North Third Street, will host the majority of the festival, which includes arts and crafts exhibits, food, a merchant’s market and entertainment. The arts and craft show is a great place to find the perfect gift for the person who’s hard to buy for. Shoppers will find handblown glass, homemade treats, handmade jewelry, sports memorabilia for a variety of teams, homemade dips and mixes, hand-painted items and more. Circle Farms will be back and bursting at the corner with colorful garden mums, pumpkins, gourds
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GET UP & GO Filling Station TROY — Coming up at the Filling Station this weekend is bike night with Sonny Moorman Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. with specials on pulled pork; Diddley Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. with specials on fried shrimp; Saint Hellion Saturday from 7 to 11 p.m. with New York strip specials; and blues and barbecue with Scotty Bratcher Sunday from 6 to 10 p.m. 2331 W. Market St. ◆ Various dates and times ◆ www.facebook.com/troyfillingstation ◆ (937) 339-4800 Dayton Philharmonic DAYTON — On Friday and Saturday evening in the Mead Theatre of the Schuster Center, Music Director Neal Gittleman and the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra will present “Cirque Musica,” the first concert in the DPO 20122013 Imagine Season’s Kettering Health Network SuperPops Series. “Cirque Musica” features former top performers from both Ringling Brothers and Cirque du Soleil, and blending the grace and thrills of the world’s greatest circus performers with music ranging from Tchaikovsky to the Beatles. “Cirque Musica” takes audiences on a journey to a faraway land of dazzling
Renaissance Auditorium at the Dayton Art Institute this Friday through Oct. 14. Join Zoot Theatre in Middle Earth, as its cast tells the tale of Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit who is much like the rest of us. He would rather sit at home and avoid any kind of adventures. When the wizard Gandalf and his company of 13 dwarves make a surprise visit, Bilbo is dragged unwittingly into an adventure that includes goblin dodging, battles and dragon slaying. This is J.R.R. Tolkien’s masterpiece brought to life as only Zoot can do. 456 Belmonte Park North ◆ Through Oct. 14, Fridays and Saturdays 8 p.m., Sundays 2 p.m. ◆ Tickets $18 for adults, $15 for seniors and students, $12 for children 12 and younger ◆ www.daytonartinstitute.org ◆ (937) 223-5277 ‘American Fiesta’ DAYTON — The Dayton Art Institute’s new Arts Night Out series begins Thursday with “American Fiesta,” the story of an obsessive collector on a quest for the perfect piece of vintage Fiestaware deals with his parents’ opposition to his same-sex marriage. His antic jour‘The Hobbit’ ney across America sheds DAYTON — The Zoot light on our cultural/politiTheatre Company presents cal divide and the prospect “The Hobbit” in the NCR of finding common ground. beauty and mystery. The show blends the grace and thrills of the world’s great circus performers with stunning symphonic music from the classical and popular repertoires. 1 W. 2nd St. ◆ Friday and Saturday 8 p.m. ◆ Tickets from $23 ◆ www.daytonphilharmonic.org ◆ (937) 228-3630 Cincinnati Symphony CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra will present its concert “Pines of Rome” Friday and Saturday at Music Hall. Respighi’s wildly popular “Fountains” and “Pines of Rome” are the centerpieces of this picturesque program, conducted by creative director Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. A master interpreter of Spanish music, Frühbeck de Burgos also brings the audience Falla’s colorful “Nights in the Gardens of Spain,” whose gypsy and flamenco rhythms are beautifully suited to the artistry of Mexican-American pianist Jorge Federico Osorio in his CSO debut. 1241 Elm St. ◆ Friday 11 a.m., Saturday 8 p.m. ◆ Tickets from $10 ◆ www.cincinnatisymphony.o rg ◆ (513) 381-3300
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imperfection and acceptance. The show was named the 2006 Best Play by an Emerging Playwright by the American Theatre Critics Association. 456 Belmonte Park North ◆ Thursday 8 p.m. ◆ Tickets $30 ◆ www.daytonartinstitute.org ◆ (937) 223-5277 ‘Smoke on the Mountain’ SPRINGBORO — La Comedia Dinner Theatre presents “Smoke on the Mountain: Homecoming” Thursday through Oct. 28. The Sanders family returns to La Comedia in an all new show. It’s set in October 1945. The war is over and America’s years of prosperity are just begin-
ning. Join the Sanders family as they share their hilarious and touching stories and perform 25 bluegrass gospel favorites, such as “Leaning On the Everlasting Arms,” “Just Over in the Gloryland,” “I Love to Tell the Story” and “Do Lord.” 765 W. Central Ave. ◆ Various showtimes through Oct. 28 ◆ Tickets from $53 ◆ lacomedia.com ◆ (937) 746-4554
Eye candy Nature Art Gallery TROY — Brukner Nature Center’s Nature Art Gallery will feature photographer John Hess, professor of biology emeritus at the University of Cen-
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tral Missouri. In 2009, he published a book through the University of Missouri Press titled “The Galapagos: Exploring Darwin’s Tapestry.” This coffee table book is filled with of remarkable photographs of the archipelago and its fauna, with text that illuminates how the island works and why it works that way. A percentage of the sales will support the mission of BNC. 5995 Horseshoe Bend Road ◆ during Interpretive Center hours through Dec. 16 ◆ www.bruknernaturecenter.com ◆ (937) 698-6493 Photography exhibit SIDNEY — Gateway Arts Council’s biennial photography exhibit is on display now through the end of the month. It features 20 area photographers and more than 60 photographs. To be in the biennial art exhibit, all photographs had to be the original work of the photographer and taken within the last five years. Photographs were entered in one of five categories: People/Portraits/Pets, Landscape/Seascape/Nature, Cityscape/Architecture, Still Life and Abstract. A first- and second-place award will be given for each category along with a best of show award and honorable mentions. 216 N. Miami Ave. ◆ Now through Friday, weekdays 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., evening and weekends by appointment ◆ Free ◆ www.gatewayartscouncil.org ◆ (937) 498-2787 Studio 14 TIPP CITY — Photographer Terry Glass has an exhibit of his artwork at Studio 14 in Tipp City. The artwork depicts the four separate trips Glass took to cover all 2,448
1865 S. County Road 25-A ◆ WACO Air Museum will be open noon to 5 p.m. ◆ Free ◆ (937) 335-9226 Benefit raffle PIQUA — Are U Game in Piqua is hosting a fundraiser to help Sabrina Garman, a Troy woman who recently underwent the amputation of her leg due to complications from Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. The store is holding a raffle for items that were hand made by Nicole Bolin, including drawstring bags embroidered with Superman and Spiderman logos and a pencil bag with a comic theme. The drawing is Sunday, but winners need not be present. Donations also will be accepted at the store, and 10 percent of the shop’s total sales from Saturday and Sunday will be donated. 1410 Edge St. ◆ Drawing Sunday at 6 p.m. ◆ Raffle tickets are $1 each or six for $5 ◆ www.facebook.com/areug ame Wapak Wing Fest WAPAKONETA — The 11th annual Wapak Wing Fest will be held Saturday at American Legion Post 330. This year’s event includes the P.T. Works Coed Sand Volleyball Tournament at 9 a.m. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged. A $60 entry fee is required for a six-person volleyball team. Prizes will be awarded to the top two teams. The Baggo tournament begins at 4 p.m. with open registration beginning at 3 p.m. Pre-registration is strongly encouraged and available for $10 per two-person team. The American Legion Riders are sponsoring a Poker Run with registration at 11 a.m.
Family fun Sidney gun show SIDNEY — The River Valley Hunter’s Association hosts a gun and knife show at the Shelby County Fairgrounds Saturday morning and afternoon. The group has the event on the last Saturday of every month, excluding July. 655 S. Highland Ave. ◆ Saturday 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. ◆ rwhoops8@gmail.com ◆ (937) 418-2179 Spaghetti supper TIPP CITY — The seventh annual spaghetti supper is being hosted Friday evening by the Soroptimist International of Tipp City and Upper Miami Valley and the Rotary International of Tipp City. The dinner is all you can eat. Carry-out meals will be available. Tipp City Monroe Township Building ◆ Friday 5 to 8 p.m. $7 for adults, $3 for cildren 10 and younger Museum Day Live TROY — In the spirit of Smithsonian Museums, who offer free admission every day, Museum Day Live! is an annual event hosted by Smithsonian magazine, in which participating museums across the country open their doors to anyone presenting a Museum Day ticket for free. The WACO Air Museum will participate in this special event. For a ticket that is good for two people, go to smithsonian.com/museumdaylive. Tickets are required for free admission.
Pumpkins take over New Bremen NEW BREMEN — Pumpkins take center stage in New Bremen this weekend. Pumpkinfest will be held Friday at 6 p.m. and Saturday at 7 a.m. For the first time ever, New Bremen Pumpkinfest will feature two bands Saturday night. Brother Believe Me, a rock cover party band, will play from 5 to 8 p.m. Brother Believe Me has played at Put-in-Bay and Piere’s in Fort Wayne, Ind. Local favorite grassroots band E-Z Rider will take the stage from 8:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m. The band plays many favorite tunes the audience is sure to love. Other local bands and musicians are scheduled to perform throughout the weekend, including Cottonwood Band Friday at 8 p.m., Danny Schneible Satand first bike out at Noon. The vendor fee for the chicken wing competition is $125 per contestant. A five-person panel will judge contestants in the following categories: appearance, flavor, tenderness and uniqueness. First prize will be $600, second prize $400 and the people’s choice award winner will receive $200. Each winner also will receive plaques commemorating their Wapak Wing Fest performance. Vendors will be open for food service at noon, and the winners will be announced at approximately 8 p.m. Other featured events include a live music performance at 8 p.m. by Cincinnati’s Dangerous Jim and the Slims (www.dangerousjimrocks.com). Live music will be playing throughout the course of the day, and college football will be available all day on big screen televisions. All proceeds from this event benefit the Lima Veterans Administration Clinic. In
urday from noon to 2 p.m. and Cinder Home Saturday from 4 to 5 p.m. This year’s festival also features an improved Artisan Showcase, where talented artists come to show off their work, sell their art and network. A wine tasting garden will be featured in the showcase this year. Guests can enjoy free entertainment while tasting a wide variety of wines and perusing the fine works of art. Pumpkinfest also features a 5K run and fun run, pie bake-off, Sailboat Regatta at Bunker Hill, a performance by Rhonda’s School of Dance, the giant pumpkin weigh-off and more. For more information and a full schedule of events, visit www.newbremenpumpkinfest.com.
10 years, the Wapak Wing Fest has raised more than $80,000 to supplement our area veterans’ healthcare needs. 1108 E. Benton St. ◆ Saturday noon to 11 p.m. ◆ Free ◆ www.wingfest.org ◆ (419) 230-8858 Library book sale DAYTON — The Dayton Metro Library’s Semiannual Booksale returns to Hara Arena’s East Hall this weekend. Thousands of hardbacks, paperbacks, audio cassettes, CDs and videos will be available at deeply discounted prices. On Sunday, patrons can purchase all the remaining inventory they can carry for $1. 1001 Shiloh Springs Road ◆ Friday 4 to 8 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Sunday 1 to 3 p.m. ◆ Free ◆ and parking ◆ www.daytonmetrolibrary.org Walk for diabetes DAYTON — More than 2,500 walkers representing local businesses, families, schools and other organizations are expected to participate in
the JDRF Southwest Ohio’s annual Walk to Cure Diabetes Saturday at Island MetroPark. The chapter has set a fundraising goal of more than $350,000, which will help fund research toward preventing, better treating and curing type 1 diabetes and its complications. This year a 5K Run component has been added. The event also includes DJ, live music, face painting, trampoline, bouncy house and food. Island MetroPark ◆ Saturday, registration at 9 a.m., walk and run at 10 a.m. ◆ www.walk.jdrf.org
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Opening Friday ‘Looper’
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In the futuristic action thriller “Looper,” time travel will be invented, but it will be illegal and only available on the black market. When the mob wants to get rid of someone, they will send their target 30 years into the past, where a “looper” — a hired gun, like Joe — is waiting to mop up. Joe is getting rich and life is good until the day the mob decides to close the loop, sending back Joe’s future self for assassination. (Sony) Starring: Bruce Willis, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emily Blunt, Paul Dano Genre, rating: Action/sci-fi, R
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis star in “Looper.”
‘Hotel Transylvania’
Welcome to the Hotel Transylvania, Dracula’s lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up, free to be the monsters they are without humans to bother them. On one special weekend, Dracula has invited some of the world’s most famous monsters — Frankenstein and his bride, the Mummy, the Invisible Man, a family of werewolves and more — to celebrate his daughter Mavis’s 118th birthday. For Drac, catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem, but his world could come crashing down when one ordinary guy stumbles on the hotel and takes a shine to Mavis. (Sony) Starring: Voices of Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, David Spade Genre, rating: Family/comedy, PG
‘Won’t Back Down’ Two determined mothers, one a teacher, will stop at nothing to transform their children’s failing inner city school. Facing a powerful and entrenched bureaucracy, they risk everything to make a difference in the education and future of their children. This powerful story of parenthood, friendship and courage mirrors events that are making headlines daily. (20th Century Fox) Starring: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Sylvester Stallone, Sung Kang Genre, rating: Drama, PG
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Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal star in “Won’t Back Down.”
‘Trouble with the Curve’ Gus Lobel has been one of the best scouts in baseball for decades, but despite his efforts to hide it, age is starting to catch up with him. Nevertheless, Gus, who can tell a pitch just by the crack of the bat, refuses to be benched for what may be the final innings of his career. He may not have a choice. The front office of the Atlanta Braves is starting to question his judgment, especially with the country’s hottest batting phenom on deck for the draft. The one person who might be able to help is also the one person Gus would never ask — his daughter, Mickey, an associate at a high-powered Atlanta law firm whose drive and ambition has put her on the fast track to becoming partner. Against her better judgment, and over Gus’s objections, Mickey joins him on his latest scouting trip to North Carolina, jeopardizing her own career to save his. (Warner Bros.) Starring: Clint Eastwood, Amy Adams, Justin Timberlake, John Goodman, Matthew Lillard Genre, rating: Drama, PG-13
Now on DVD • “The Avengers” • “Damsels in Distress” • “The Tall Man” • “Resident Evil: Damnation” • “Delicacy” • “Klown” • “Batman: The Dark Night Returns, Part 1” • “Bond 50” • “American Horror Story” • “Desperate Housewives: The Complete Eighth and Final Season” • “Gossip Girl: The Complete Fifth Season” • “The Thick of It: Seasons One to Three” • “Portlandia: Season Two” • “CSI: Miami – The Final Season” • “CSI:NY – The Eighth Season” • “Wallender: Series 3” • “Eating Raoul” • “Alfred Hitchcock: The Masterpiece Collection” (Blu-ray)
‘House at the End of the Street’
Seeking a fresh start, newly divorced Sarah and her daughter Elissa find the house of their dreams in a small, upscale, rural town. But when startling and unexplainable events begin to happen, Sarah and Elissa learn the town is in the shadows of a chilling secret. Years earlier, in the house next door, a daughter killed her parents in their beds, and disappeared — leaving only a brother, Ryan, as the sole survivor. Against Sarah’s wishes, Elissa begins a relationship with the reclusive Ryan and the closer they get, the deeper they’re all pulled into a mystery more dangerous than they ever imagined. (Relativity) Starring: Jennifer Lawrence, Elisabeth Shue, Max Thieriot Genre, rating: Suspense/horror, PG-13
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Home and Away with Dana Wolfe Autumn means it’s apple-picking time in Ohio
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a lightly greased rectangular dish. Pour Jell-O over vegetables. Chill in refrigerator until firm. Cut in squares and serve. Diabetic Apple Pie 6 cups diced and pared tart apples 4 tablespoons of artificial sweetener 9-inch pastry for doublecrust pie 1 tablespoon cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 2 tablespoons low-fat margarine Prepare a mixture of sweetener, cornstarch and cinnamon. Sprinkle it over the diced apples coating it completely. Spread this apple mixture into the unbaked pie crust. Add the full quantity of margarine on top of the mixture. Cover it with the other portion of the crust and seal the edges well. Bake at 425 degrees for 15 minutes and then reduce the temperature to 350 degrees. Continue baking for an additional 35-40 minutes. Apple Ring Coffee Cake 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon salt
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after trying and failing one year to do them myself, I bought a dryer and am going to attempt this feat again. I’ll let you know how that goes. If you have any tips for me on this process, let me know! Now get out and enjoy these last beautiful fall days! Happy cooking! Contact me at dwolfe@tdnpublishing.com. Stuffed Cinnamon Apples 6 red apples 2/3 cup red cinnamon candies 2 cups water 3-ounce package cream cheese 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon lemon juice 1/3 cup pitted dates, chopped 1 small can crushed pineapple, drained 2 tablespoons chopped walnuts Lettuce Peel and core apples, mix candies and water. Cook until candies are dissolved. Add apples. Simmer uncovered until tender, about 15 minutes. Chill in syrup for several hours. Blend cream cheese, milk, lemon juice, dates, pineapple and nuts.
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It takes one bushel of apples to make three to four gallons of cider. I enjoy the cider that is a bit more on the tart side, but many love the sweet, sweet cider with that hint of cinnamon. Hey, let’s not forget the delicious apple pies that come out this time of year; nice and warm with a scoop of ice cream or a nice chunk of cheddar cheese. You have to agree that nothing says fall in Ohio like a nice ride through the rolling hills with the last of the colored leaves just hanging on the trees for their last stand before winter, or coming across a farmer’s stand with the most perfect red apples all nicely placed in paper bags ready to take home. We had a large apple orchard growing up. I can’t recall the name of the apples, but they were very tart and my mom would spend hours peeling, chopping and cooking to make her delicious applesauce. She canned some and cut up the rest for apple pies at Christmas. One fall, we all got together and made an assembly line making apple pies for the freezer. She made the crusts, and we filled them with apples, butter and cinnamon. Not only having the reward of all the pie, but also the stories that were told that day made all that hard work worth it. Mark’s favorite is apple crisp. I have made it once for him and it seems to be very diabetic friendly, and now that fall is in the air I’m sure he will be ready for me to try it again. I adore dried apples, and
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You know fall is here when you drive by the abundance of apple orchards in our area. Almost all of the fall festivals in our area have some sort of apple product to offer, but the best is the apple cider. We Ohioans love cider! There is nothing better than doing fall yard work, kicking back on the porch with a tall glass of apple cider or, better yet, building a small bonfire on the patio with a warm cup of mulled apple cider and looking at the beautiful fall moon. Ohio ranks ninth for the amount of apples grown, so the farmers are busy picking and getting them ready for the fall cider.
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