Nov/Dec 2012 OUR BROWN COUNTY MAGAZINE

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Bean Blossom Antique Market

Paulette and Paul

Finding Homes for the Old Stuff

Stori Snyder

Library Director

Grandma Barnes

Handmade Gifts And: Hunting Time The Holidays Sampler at The Wild Olive Gingerbread Log Cabin Contest Winter Wellness Weekend Humane Society Chocolate Walk

MAPS • CALENDAR • ARTICLES • PHOTOGRAPHS

WEED PATCH MUSIC COMPANY

HOME TO INDIANA’S FINEST INSTRUMENT BUILDERS Huge selection of dulcimers, harps, and zithers!

Sally and Rich Greeno Locally made mandolins, fiddles, and affordable imports.

Give us 5 minutes and we’ll teach you how to play!

Pictured: San Jacinto and Lexington by OC Bear, Doc Watson Signature Gallagher, Gallagher G-55. In addition to our handmade OC Bear and Gallagher guitars we also carry the Morgan Monroe and Indiana lines.

58 East Main Street Next to the Courthouse on Old School Way in Nashville, IN

812-988-1180 • www.weedpatchmusiccompany.com

Custom Handmade banjos by Ome and Russell, plus Recording King and others.

Village Green Building

CELEBRATING OVER 100 YEARS IN NASHVILLE The Nashville you came to see and love…

Where you can see the work of local artists — whether it’s ice cream, candy and fruit preserves made the old fashioned way or the artwork of local artists and craftsmen. ·   · Homemade Ice Cream Homemade Candies Homemade Fruit Preserves ·   · Antiques · Art and Craft Galleries featuring over 40 area artists Working studios of local artists

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Home of the Spinning Taffy and Nostalgic Candy Bins —·— Fine Homemade Candies & Fudge Fine Chocolate Fresh Roasted Nuts

AND WORKING STUDIOS

FINE ART AND CRAFTS OVER 40 ARTISTS REPRESENTED CLASSES AVAILABLE

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A Dreamer’s Gallery Specializing in Art and the Vintage, Local and Unique!

61 WEST MAIN STREET  NASHVILLE, INDIANA

Brown County ROCK & FOSSIL Shop Great selection of one-of-a-kind Rocks and Fossils

COPPERHEAD CREEK

GEM MINE Nashville’s #1 Fun Attraction

IRIS GARDEN

Cottages & Suites In the Heart of the Village nestled in Historic Nashville’s shops, restaurants, and theaters

IRIS GARDEN GALLERY Over 75 Artists • Paintings • Pottery • Blown Glass • Metal Work

Come Christmas Shop with Us The Iris Garden Complex T x Just North of the Courthouse 79 N. Van Buren (812) 988-2422 www.visitbrowncounty.com/welcome.asp

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MORGANTOWN Sheep Street Fibers Antiques Co-op House of Clocks Jeepers Miniatures Grandpa Jeff’s Trail Rides

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Bob Allen Rd.

Homestead Weaving Studio Salem’s Good Nature Farm Elizabeth O’Rear Studio

HONEYSUCKLE LANE

JEFFERSON STREET

Hoosier Artist Gallery

The Bookloft

OLD HICKORY LANE

The Candy Dish Smashing Designs The Harvest Preserve A Dreamer’s Gallery

Brown Co Art Guild

Hobnob Corner

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Ferrer Miller’s Gallery Ice Cream

Head Over Heels

Nashville Candy Store Sundance Cosmetics Sports Etc.

Heritage Mall

Spears Pottery Wishful Thinking moved two blocks south

Main Street Shops

Foxfire

Gold &Old

McGinley Insurance

Health for “U”

First Merchants Office Bank

County Offices

Brown Co Public Library

Redbud Terrace Townhouse Touch of Silver Gifts

Old McDurbin Gold Brown Co Craft Gallery

Glass Planet Gifts

Weed Patch Music Co.

Log Jail

Pioneer Village Museum

MAIN STREET Brown Co Nashville Winery House That Sandwich Place

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Copperhead Creek Gem Mine

Iris Garden Gallery and Cottages

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Pit Bull Leather Bedazzled Jewelry J Bob’s

Brown County Historical Soc. Traditional Arts Building

GOULD STREET Brown County Rock & Fossil Shop

Norma Reigle Palm & Tarot

MOUND STREET

Hidden Valley Inn

ROBERT “BUCK” STOGSDILL WAY

TO HELMSBURG - 6 MILES

Honeysuckle Hideaway

Granny’s Christmas Shop Mercantile Store The Wild Olive

MOLLY’S LANE Big Woods Village

Men’s Toy Shop Main Street Images Brown Co Bead Co

Colonial Bldg.

Carmel Corn Cottage

The Woodlands Gallery

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Harvest Moon Pizzeria

Bright & Williamson Insurance

Hills O’Brown Realty

Muddy Boots Cafe

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Masonic Lodge

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Michael’s Massage

Linda Thomas & Aaron Smith

Peg Ann’s Boutique New Leaf Amy Greely

JEFFERSON STREET Papertrix

Ole House

Brown County IGA Brown Co Inn Harvest Dining Room Bear Hardware • Comfort Inn Corn Crib Lounge Willow Manor Apartments Brown Co Community YMCA

SR 46 TO COLUMBUS - 16 MILES

Coachlight Sq

Ethereal Day Spa and Salon Chateau Thomas Winery

Theatre

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Salt Creek Inn Casa del Sol

Brown County Winter Craft Fair Seasons Lodge & Conference Center

Doodles by Kara Barnard

Salt Creek Park

Nashville General Store & Bakery

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WASHINGTON STREET Appetit Camelot Shoppes Bone Bakery

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Cathy’s Corner

Nashville Express

Male Instinct August Moon

Rhonda Kay’s

The Ordinary

Artists Colony Inn B3 Gallery Carol’s Crafts • Toy Chest Brown Co. Clocks & Collectibles Wandering Past Sweetwater Antiques Gallery Wishful Grasshopper Flats Thinking

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Hoosier Buddy

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Schwab’s Fudge Abe’s Alley PITTMAN HOUSE LANE

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White Sands Boutique

Melchior Marionettes

September Elm

TixBC.com Brown Co Playhouse Jack & Jill Nut Shop

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FRANKLIN STREET Life is Good Calvin Place JB Goods

HONEYSUCKLE LANE

Brown Co Massage

Through the Looking Glass Wooden Wonders Nashville Image Old Time Photos For Bare Feet • The Purple Fig All About Dogs Brown Co Weavery & Roots Paint Box Gallery, The Clay Purl The Menagerie Head to Toe • K. Bellum Leather Peaceful Valley Arts & CraftsGallery Brown Co. Pottery Ferguson House

Antique Alley

OLD SCHOOL WAY

ANTIQUES

Antiques Co-op..................................46 Bloomington Antique Mall............56 Brown Co Antique Mall...................56 Cathy’s Corner.....................................17 Elegant Options.................................52 Exit 76 Antique Mall.........................56 Nashville General Store...................32 Peaceful Valley Arts & Crafts..........42 Townhouse Gifts................................33 Wandering Past Antiques...............53

ART, ART SUPPLIES, ART INSTRUCTION

Antique Alley Shops.........................55 Antiques Co-op..................................46 B3 Gallery.............................................28 Bear Hardware....................................49 Brown Co Antique Mall...................56 Brown Co Art Gallery........................29 Brown Co Art Guild...........................29 Brown Co Craft Gallery....................22 Cathy’s Corner.....................................17 Elegant Options.................................52 Ferrer Gallery.................................. 3, 28 Glass Planet Gifts...............................22 Hoosier Artist Gallery.......................29 Iris Garden Gallery............................... 4 Peaceful Valley Arts & Crafts..........42 Wandering Past Antiques...............53 Wickcliff Auctioneers.......................28 Winter Wellness Weekend..............38 The Woodlands Gallery...................55

BOOKS

The Bookloft........................................43 September Elm...................................27

CLOTHING

58 South Apparel...............................27 Antique Alley Shops.........................53 Bear Hardware....................................49 Brown Co Weavery & Roots............22 Thrift Shop-Community Closet....21 Head Over Heels................................59 House of Thunder..............................25 J.B. Goods/ Life is Good...................17 Male Instinct........................................53 Men’s Toy Shop...................................51 Peg Ann’s Boutique...........................52 Pit Bull Leather Co.............................49

Our Brown County

Sports Etc.............................................59 White Sands Boutique.....................33

CRAFTS, POTTERY, GIFTS

Antique Alley Shops.........................53 Antiques Co-op..................................46 August Moon......................................27 B3 Gallery.............................................28 Bloomington Antique Mall............56 Bone Appetit Bakery........................43 Brown Co Bead Company...............58 Brown Co Clocks & Collectibles....41 Brown Co Craft Gallery....................22 Brown Co Pottery..............................53 Brown Co Rock & Fossil Shop.......... 4 Brown Co Visitors Center.........13, 62 Brown Co Weavery & Roots............22 Carol’s Crafts........................................41 Cathy’s Corner.....................................17 The Clay Purl........................................19 Country Mouse Weaving................19 A Dreamer’s Gallery............................ 3 Elegant Options.................................52 Exit 76 Antique Mall.........................56 The Ferguson House........................15 Ferrer Gallery.................................. 3, 28 Foxfire....................................................15 Glass Planet Gifts...............................22 Granny’s Christmas Shop................50 Head Over Heels................................59 Homestead Weaving Studio..........19 Hoosier Artist Gallery.......................29 House of Clocks..................................46 Iris Garden Gallery............................... 4 J Bob’s Trading Co..............................24 Jeepers Miniatures............................46 K. Bellum Leather..............................19 Main Street Images...........................24 Male Instinct........................................53 Men’s Toy Shop...................................51 Mercantile Store.................................50 Monroe Gift Shop-Bean Blossom 23 Nashville General Store...................32 New Leaf...............................................29 Oak Grove Pottery.............................19 Ole House.............................................31 Papertrix...............................................31 Peaceful Valley Arts & Crafts..........42 Pit Bull Leather Co.............................49

Rhonda Kay’s.......................................27 September Elm...................................27 Sheep Street Fibers...........................46 Smashing Designs............................... 3 Spears Gallery and Spears Pottery....................................19 Sports Etc.............................................59 Sweetwater Gallery...........................17 Townhouse Gifts................................33 The Toy Chest......................................41 Wishful Thinking................................22 The Woodlands Gallery...................55

ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC

Brown County Playhouse...............38 Playhouse Two Pigs Productions.47 Copperhead Creek Gem Mine........ 4 kidscommons.....................................33 Muddy Boots Cafe.............................21 Pine Room Tavern..............................21 Rawhide Ranch...................................49 TixBc.com.............................................58 Winter Wellness Weekend..............38

FOOD & BEVERAGE

Abe Martin Lodge.............................57 Appleworks..........................................45 Artists Colony Inn..............................41 Bloomingfoods...................................40 Brown Co IGA......................................57 Brown Co Inn...............................22, 23 Brown Co Winery...............................51 Brownie’s Bean Blossom Rest........21 The Candy Dish.................................... 3 Carmel Corn Cottage.......................21 Casa Del Sol.........................................21 Chateau Thomas Winery.................42 Darlene’s at Hotel Nashville...........63 Harvest Moon Pizzeria.....................48 The Harvest Preserve......................... 3 Hobnob Corner Restaurant...........49 Hoosier Buddy Liquors....................51 Hotel Nashville...................................63 J Bob’s Trading Co..............................24 Jack and Jill Nut Shop......................53 McDonald’s..........................................43 Miller’s Ice Cream................................. 3 Muddy Boots Cafe.............................21 Nashville BP.........................................31 Nashville Candy Store......................59

Advertiser Index Nashville Fudge Kitchen.................64 Nashville General Store...................32 Nashville House.................................22 Ole House.............................................31 The Ordinary.......................................22 Pine Room Tavern..............................21 Schwab’s Fudge..................................33 Seasons.................................................22 That Sandwich Place........................53 The Wild Olive.....................................50

FURNITURE

Bloomington Antique Mall............56 Exit 76 Antique Mall.........................56 The Ferguson House........................15 Longs Landing....................................52 Wandering Past Antiques...............53 The Woodlands Gallery...................55

HARDWARE

Bear Hardware....................................49

HATS

Head Over Heels................................59 House of Thunder..............................25 K. Bellum Leather..............................19

JEWELRY

Antique Alley Shops.........................53 B3 Gallery.............................................28 Bloomington Antique Mall............56 Brown Co Antique Mall...................56 Brown Co Bead Company...............58 Cathy’s Corner.....................................17 Exit 76 Antique Mall.........................56 Ferguson House.................................15 Ferrer Gallery.................................. 3, 28 Foxfire....................................................15 Glass Planet Gifts...............................22 Grasshopper Flats..............................17 Hoosier Artist Gallery.......................29 House of Thunder..............................25 J Bob’s Trading Co..............................24 Main Street Images...........................24 New Leaf...............................................29 Old McDurbin Gold..........................56 Ole House.............................................31 Peg Ann’s Boutique...........................52 Rhonda Kay’s.......................................27 September Elm...................................27 Touch of Silver Gold & Old.............33 White Sands Boutique.....................33

LODGING / APARTMENTS/ CAMPING Abe Martin Lodge.............................57 Artists Colony Inn..............................41 The Brick Lodge.................................63 Brown Co Inn...............................22, 23 Comfort Inn.........................................12 Cornerstone Inn.................................45 Explore Brown County.....................25 Forest Hills Apartments...................25 Green Valley Lodge...........................31 Hampton Inn.......................................12 Hidden Valley Inn..............................40 Hills o’ Brown Vacation Rentals.....40 Hilton Garden Inn..............................12 Holiday Inn Express..........................12 Honeysuckle Hideaway...................44 Hotel Nashville...................................63 Lodge on the Mountain..................53 The North House...............................63 Rawhide Ranch...................................49 Salt Creek Inn......................................43 Seasons.................................................22 Willow Manor Apartments.............26

MUSEUMS

Bill Monroe Museum........................23

PET SERVICES/PRODUCTS Bone Appetit Bakery........................43

PHOTOS

B3 Gallery.............................................28 Glass Planet Gifts...............................22 Hoosier Artist Gallery.......................29 Main Street Images...........................24 Spears Gallery and Spears Pottery....................................19

RECREATION

Explore Brown County.....................25 Grandpa Jeff’s Trail Rides................23 Rawhide Ranch...................................49 Winter Wellness Weekend..............38

SERVICES (see also SERVICES DIRECTORY)

Dr. Lisa Baker, DDS............................55 Brown Co Health & Living...............40 Brown Co Visitors Center.........12, 62 Ethereal Day Spa and Salon...........55 Michael’s Massage Therapy...........55 Nashville BP.........................................31

Brown County Massage..................26

SERVICES DIRECTORY 60-61 Al’s Paint & Body-Garage Robert Adair-Woodworking Baldwin Tree Service Bean Blossom Antiques Bright & Williamson Insurance Brown Co Community YMCA Brown Co Tire & Auto Elmore Painting Farmers Insurance—McGinley First Merchants Bank Flower and Herb Barn Fruitdale Market Health for “U” Hills o’ Brown Realty Rustic Realty and Rentals Knight’s Trash Removal Kritzer’s Feed Store Mike Nickels Log Homes Norma Reigle-Palm and Tarot Wild Hair

SHOES

Head Over Heels................................59 K. Bellum Leather..............................19

SPECIALTY SHOPS

Bone Appetit Bakery........................43 Brown Co Clocks & Collectibles....41 Carol’s Crafts........................................41 Fireplace Center.................................52 Granny’s Christmas Shop................50 House of Clocks..................................46 House of Thunder..............................25 K. Bellum Leather..............................19 Male Instinct........................................53 Men’s Toy Shop...................................51 Pit Bull Leather Co.............................49 Sheep Street Fibers...........................46 Sports Etc.............................................59 The Toy Chest......................................41 Weed Patch Music Company........... 2 Wishful Thinking................................22

STAINED GLASS

Ferrer Gallery.................................. 3, 28 Hoosier Artist Gallery.......................29 Sweetwater Gallery...........................17

WEDDINGS

Artists Colony Inn..............................41 Hotel Nashville...................................63

Cover photo by Kyle Spears Paulette Justice-Sackmann and her husband Paul Sackmann in Bean Blossom

14 Bean Blossom Antique Market

~by Laura Gleason 18 Stori Snyder, Library Director

~by Bill Weaver 20 Winter Art and Craft Fair 20 Humane Society Chocolate Walk 26 Create it with Gingerbread Contest 30 The Gifts Made in Brown County

~by Lee Edgren

32 January’s Winter Wellness Weekend 42 Hunting Time ~by Jim Eagleman

44 Grandma Barnes ~by Julia Pearson

48 The Holidays

~by Henry Swain

54 The Sampler at The Wild Olive 10-11 11 34-35 36-37 39

Contributors 11 Subscribe Where Is It? Contest Photos–Sharon and Jessica Bussert Calendar of Entertainment/Events Coloring Contest

contributors

Bill Weaver is an author and radio personality currently living in Bloomington.

He’s published The College of Beer: The Story of Nick’s English Hut, and numerous zines including ER, D’KNOW, and The New York Squid. He writes for Our Brown County, IntoArt, and the Bloomington Herald-Times Homes section. He maintains a website of short stories called The Liars Bunch at <www.liarsbunch.com>. He’s known as Gus Travers, the co-host of WFHB’s The Dark End of the Street.

Laura Gleason is a freelance writer based in Bloomington. By day she edits online courses for businesses, and by night she writes for publications such as Our Brown County, Ryder magazine, and The Bloomingfoods News. She lives in a co-op house and enjoys gardening, potlucks, and photography.

Joe Lee is an illustrator and writer. He is the author of The History of Clowns for Beginners and Dante for Beginners and illustrator of six other titles, including the forthcoming Dada and Surealism for Beginners in the ongoing “for Beginners” series. He is an award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Bloomington Herald Times, a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and a veteran circus performer. Joe lives with his wife Bess, son Brandon, George the cat, and his dogs, Jack and Max. Julia Pearson is the Museum Director for the Brown County Historical Society. She and her husband, Bruce, reside in Bloomington. Julia is human interest editor and writer for a Secular Franciscan magazine, and is currently writing a column entitled “Leaves of Brown” for the Brown County Democrat.

She loves traveling and visiting museums of all types and sizes worldwide, especially with her children and grandchildren.

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Cindy Steele, publisher P.O. Box 157 Helmsburg, IN 47435

812-988-8807 www.ourbrowncounty.com ourbrown@bluemarble.net copyright 2012 Thanks, Mom, for making it happen!

The Sampler was found in a basket on the back step of a French Restaurant in Mobile, Alabama. Raised in the kitchen, he eventually mastered every phase of the restaurant business and went on to study haute cuisine in French Lick, IN. His writing career collided with his culinary interests when, over coffee and pie one day, a friend asked him to describe a recently-opened bistro. He currently lives in a defunct hot dog wagon near Brown County State Park.

Henry “Hank” Swain moved to Brown County with his bride Mardi in 1947. He supported a family of five daughters by building homes. Hank’s books Leaves for the Raking, and Why Now? are bi-products of writing for Our Brown County. He has served the Chamber of Commerce, the Nashville United Methodist Green Room class, the Bloomington Society of Friends, League of Women Voters, and WRAPS (Writers, Readers and Poets Society). You will sometimes find him relaxing in his kayak on Salt Creek.

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Jim Eagleman is a 37 year veteran of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources as an interpretive naturalist, first working at Turkey Run State Park for three years and for the last 34 at Brown County. He and his wife Kay have three sons, all graduates of Brown County High School. Kay and Jim enjoy all outdoor activities, especially kayaking. Jim is currently working on his memoirs.

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Lee Edgren, writing since kindergarten, attended journalism school at the University of Michigan. Her career includes writing for a newspaper, for a government agency, and for UM Medical Center. She became seriously interested in yoga during the late 1980s and traveled widely. Lee has a master’s degree in Wellness Management from Ball State University. She lives in both in Brown County and in northern Michigan and owns River Light Yoga studio.

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Kyle Spears studied photography at Indiana University in Bloomington and participated in an overseas study program in France. He travels to juried shows across the Midwest and his work has been exhibited at galleries in Bloomington, Indianapolis, and Florence, AL. His works can be purchased at Spears Pottery in downtown Nashville and at Spears Gallery near Story. Visit his website at <www.kylespears.com> .

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Sharon Bussert has traveled extensively, always seeking to identify those special images that capture the essence of a particular location. Since moving to Brown County six years ago she has focused her work on the scenic beauty of Southern Indiana.

Jessica Bussert likes to find the hidden and overlooked, bringing each image forth in a new light or to be seen from a new perspective. In addition to photography Jessica also works in glass, metal, wood and paper. (pictures on page 34-35)

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• The Where Is It? The greeter at Nashville General Store in Nashville. Maxine Blake guessed first.

• Freya Baldwin from Nashville won the Coloring Contest.

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Note from the Editor

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he Santa Train is a special holiday tradition in our family. My teenage son Evan and I have been coming to see Santa arrive in Helmsburg every year since he was two. We live in Helmsburg and the train literally passes through our backyard. My nephews Page and George usually tag along since they celebrate their birthdays with us that weekend. They are both over 18 but still get a kick out of seeing Santa roll into town on the big red train. It seems that every boy has a love of trains they never grow out of. My nephews’ father (my brother) now works for CSX Railroad. One year we all got a personal tour of the train.

The weather varies quite a bit from year to year.

Sometimes we bundle up for Artic winds and snow, and other times it is warm or rainy. The wait to see ol’ Saint Nick can be long if the train gets delayed or if the crowd of waiting children and parents is very large. We drink hot chocolate to warm up.

When the train arrives a carload of characters come out to mingle and dance to the Christmas tunes with the kids. Rudolph, the Grinch, Buzz Lightyear, and Frosty the Snowman are my favorites. They hug nearly everyone and pose for hundreds of photos. It is so fun you don’t even mind the wait.

This year’s Santa Train is scheduled to arrive on Friday, November 30 around 8:30 p.m. See you there!

—Cindy Steele

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Paulette Justice-Scackmann and Paul Sackmann at their open-air antique market in Bean Blossom. photos by Kyle Spears

aul Sackmann has been collecting antiques since he was three. “I just got it in my blood that I liked to search out old antique things,” said Sackmann, who tagged along with his mother and grandfather on their antiquing expeditions, keeping his eyes pealed for interesting old coins, bottles, and jars.

The passion only grew with the years, so it is fitting that Sackmann and his wife, Paulette Justice-Sackmann, are the owners of Plum Creek Antiques in Nashville.

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“I love what we’re doing. It’s just really exciting— we have people from all over the world in there,” said Paulette, who said the Bill Monroe Bean Blossom Bluegrass Festival brings in celebrities as well as visitors from all over.

Plum Creek originally opened its doors in Helmsburg 13 years ago. The Sackmanns, who are from Brown County, always wanted to own a shop in Nashville, so when their current location went on the market five years ago, they eagerly snapped it up.

“It was a former fruit market for forty years, and we thought it would be a good place for us to have an open-air antique market,” Paul said.

The shop, which is open from the first weekend of spring through Thanksgiving, is enclosed by a series of six garage doors that can be rolled up in fair weather. “We spent a lot of time doing construction just to get us up and running,” said Paulette, who is anticipating adding an office to the building soon.

The couple spends the winters restocking the store. “We build the place back up,” Paulette said.

”A lot of people stop because of the old vehicles out there; even people who don’t think they love antiques stop and they love it. ” —Paulette Justice-Sackmann The antiques come from auctions, stores, and more unusual locales. “If there’s an old dump somewhere, and I can get directions and permission, I can dig some pretty old bottles out of there,” Paul said.

The couple has also been known to buy old buildings that are slated for demolition and sell the architecturally interesting parts.

Plum Creek features high-quality Americanmade objects, and included among them are the couple’s cars; she drives a 1930 Model A Roadster pickup, known as Katy-Did, while he drives a 1949 Model Ford pickup. Paul, who likes fixing up old cars as a hobby, keeps them roadworthy.

“A lot of people stop because of the old vehicles out there; even people who don’t think they love antiques stop and they love it,” Paulette said.

TV and the Internet have created new dynamics in the business. The popularity of the website Pinterest.com, where users collect images of things they like, has brought a variety of new customers in the door.

Lately, a number of customers have coming in looking for metal rake heads to recreate wine racks they have seen on

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The Ferguson

House

Visit rooms of:

• Iron Decor

• Swan Creek Candles • Holiday Decor • Home Accessories

• Collegiate Gifts

• Fashion Jewelry

• Accent Tables

• Garden Accents

and more . . .

78 W. Franklin Street Nashville 812-988-7388

Foxfire

59 E. Main St. in Nashville 812-988-8707

• Gifts and Home Decor • Willowtree Angels • Swan Creek Candles • Kitchen Accessories • Baby Gifts • Holiday Decor • Rhythm Clocks • Fashion Jewelry and Purses • Garden Decor Nov./Dec. 2012 • Our Brown County 15

ANTIQUES continued from 15 Pinterest. Artists use the store in a similar way, gathering interesting objects to incorporate into their work.

“We’re almost like a supply store for artists; they repurpose a lot of things that we carry,” Paul said.

Other modern trends, like the treasure hunting reality shows that have become popular in the last few years, can give novices a warped perspective about the value of the junk in their attic. “A lot of the American Pickers shows make people think the things they have are worth a lot more than they really are,” Paul said.

Sometimes, however, happy surprises do occur. Although they have been in the business for more than a decade, even the Sackmanns can be startled by the value of unusual merchandise.

One time they purchased a box of random goods at an auction, and it contained a Dupont-brand box of dynamite blasting caps from around 1900.

“It was something that somebody threw away, and we took it on and sold it for almost $200,” Paul said.

Sometimes, it goes the opposite way. The Sackmanns sold a couple a heavyweight 30-gallon cooking kettle for a few hundred dollars, and later the buyers discovered it was worth around $3,500. “It was just a historically good piece of Indiana history,” Paul said.

The Sackmanns themselves take very few objects home.

“I’m kind of a minimalist— it takes something pretty special for me to want to keep it these days,” Paulette said.

Nevertheless, the Sackmanns continue to enjoy the quest for treasures to stock their shop with. “We just love antiques and old stuff, it gives us a license to buy them and keep them in the store until we adopt them out to a new home,” Paul said.

If they can connect an interesting object with an eager customer, they’re happy. “Instead of the items going to a landfill, we can get the young people interested in them, and a lot of people repurpose them in this day and age. We just feel like we’re an adoption agency to get them out to people who love them just as much as we do,” Paul said. 

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Sweetwater Gallery featuring locally crafted:

Stained Glass Paperweights Mosaic Mirrors Fabric Wallhangings also offering:

Pottery Kaleidoscopes Metal Sculpture Owners, Ron and Penny Schuster

145 S. Van Buren Nashville located in the Back-to-Back Complex 812-988-0449 www.schusterglass.com

est. 1972

Two Nashville Locations: The Original – 172 N. Van Buren Life is Good Kids – Calvin Place (S. Van Buren & Franklin)

Estate Jewelry Antiques Paintingg

Doug Stoffer, Designer/Jeweler Sterling Silver • Fine Diamonds Opals • Gemstones • Wedding Rings Titanium Bands • Austrian Lead Crystal For Quality and Price call 812-988-4037 Top Dollar Paid for Old Gold 150 S. Van Buren St. • Nashville

Things you can’t find anywhere else!

39 E. Franklin St. in Nashville

(North of Artists Colony Inn–next to where you board the train)

Painting Lessons available, call for times

812-988-4091• cathyscornerbc@gmail.com Also buying estate and vintage jewelry gold and silver (will travel).

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Brown County Library’s New Director

Stori Snyder ~by Bill Weaver

A

photo by Kyle Spears

s soon as Stori Snyder was offered the position as director of the Brown County Public Library retiring director Yvonne Oliger called to introduce herself. “She kept saying, ‘Everyone is very kind,’ Stori remembers. It was very welcoming, very inviting. I feel lucky to have been selected for this position.”

From her office on the main floor Snyder has learned a great deal. “I spent most of my time at the beginning at the front desk to meet people,” she says. “I’m trying to get a handle on things on a beginning level—like where do we have the extra staples?” she laughs. She’s even tried her hand at the plumbing. “That’s part of a library this size. There’s something nice about being involved with all its inner workings. You’ve got your thumb on its pulse.”

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Snyder grew up in Richmond, Indiana, attending Ball State University, receiving her graduate degree at Indiana University in Bloomington. Her first job was at the Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County Public Library. “My role there was collection development—I did adult nonfiction and all the nonprint items for adults.”

Since she was working part-time she also accepted a position in the Children’s Department at the Monroe County Public Library. “Stori is a dynamo,” says librarian Christina Jones, who worked with her there. “She’s very energetic, a great person to work with because she always stays positive. She leads by example and holds herself to a high standard. I think she’s a good fit for the community.”

After two years of commuting between libraries Snyder accepted the position of interim director at Greene County. “It was sad to leave Monroe,” she remembers, “but it was a new opportunity, a whole new side of how libraries work, and a chance to try my hand at the director position.”

The experience of running a library led her to apply for the Brown County directorship when, after twenty years, the much beloved Yvonne Oliger decided to hang up her boots.

Stori says that the most common question she gets it what changes she expects to make at the library, but for now she’s more concerned with learning her job. “My approach is to observe and become part of the flow of the normal daily routine before I can start making suggestions,” she says.

“I’m the quiet observer, piecing these things together, seeing how they work.

Then I can bring about my questions and my suggestions.

“As of now everything seems to be running very smoothly. Yvonne handed over a nice little package,” she says. “The library is in great financial shape, which is something we’re very Continued on 20

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the clay purl

Also selling shoes:

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Featuring Leather Goods made by Brown County Craftsmen Also leather, tools, dye, and supplies

812-988-4513 • www.kbellum.com 92 W. Franklin, Antique Alley in Nashville, IN

welcome!

Unique Yarns, Supplies, Locally Made Pottery & Jewelry, Classes, Knit Groups, and More!

90 W. Franklin St.• 812.988.0336 • claypurl.com

Country Mouse Weaving Studio Joan Haab Hand Woven Chenille Designer Garments

7965 Rinnie Seitz Road • Nashville, IN • (812) 988-7920

Open Weds., Thurs., Fri. and by appt. • countrymouseweavery@gmail.com

Also available at Brown County Craft Gallery and Spears Gallery in Nashville

Oak Grove pottery Judy & Tom Prichard

942 Oak Grove Rd.

only 3.3 miles west of Nashville or at

Ferrer Gallery downtown

61 W. Main St. 2nd Level

OakGrovePottery.com • 812-344-4186

porcelain and stoneware pottery by Larry Spears fine art photography by Kyle Spears handcrafted jewelry • handpainted silk scarves

Next to the Nashville House, Downtown Nashville www.spearspottery.com • 812.988.1286

HOMESTEAD

Weaving Studio Quality Handwovens

by Chris Gustin

Southeastern Brown County 6285 Hamilton Creek Road Open 11 to 5 most days Visit us on the Studio Tours

www.homesteadweaver.com • 812-988-8622

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Winter

Art & Craft Fair November 23, 24, 2012

V

isit the Brown County Winter Art and Craft Fair at the Season’s Conference Center in Nashville, IN the day after Thanksgiving, November 23, and Saturday, November 24. This annual show has been a serene, arty escape from the rat-race of big-box store shopping for more than 30 years.

The Winter Fair is juried and administered by members of the Brown County Craft Guild, a not-forprofit group of area artisans. There is room in the Season’s Conference Center for 45 booths and there is usually a waiting list for the spaces.

Among the arts and crafts that will be available this year are painting, ceramics, baskets, weaving and knitting, dolls, stained glass, rugs, jewelry, quilted wall art, furniture, metal art, photography, mosaics, folk and gourd art. Other booths will display hand-milled soap, recycled vintage textiles, knitted clothing and socks. Most of the exhibitors come from Indiana.

About 75 percent of the exhibitors are regulars.

Hours at the Conference Center, located at 560 State Road 46 East in Nashville are 10 am to 6 pm on Friday and 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday. Admission to the show is by $1 donation or a special invitation post card. There is ample parking at the Conference Center. More information can be obtained by calling Cathy or Paul Hendrickson at (317) 704-4062 or e-mailing <cparts@comcast.net>.

STORI SNYDER continued from 18 proud of in a time when financial situations for libraries are dreary. The staff is wonderful, top notch all the way around. I couldn’t be any luckier than to work with these individuals. The transition was easy in that respect.”

At any given time she might be working on next year’s budget, updating the website, sitting at the front desk, rebooting a faulty computer, meeting with community organizations, or fixing a loose toilet seat. “I knew what I was getting myself into,” she laughs. “I started at a small library and you have to wear many hats. We’re concerned about money and if there is something we can do ourselves that’s what we want to do.”

Before joining the library Stori knew Brown County mostly through its park, where she enjoys mountain biking with her husband, and by volunteering with the Brown County Humane Society. Since accepting the job she’s spent part of every day meeting people at the YMCA, the county fair, the T.C. Steele Historic site, and poking around town where folks stop to introduce themselves, wish her luck, and tell her how much they love their library.

“We do the same things as larger libraries,” she says, observing that “Brown County is not a large county but it’s spread out. That’s been a challenge: how do we get to all the little nooks and crannies in the county?

We’d like to reach as many people as we can.

“It’s a great little jewel here,” she concludes. “We have 15,000 patrons— over 9000 with cards—this library is very well loved.”

There are activities available for people of all ages at the Brown County Public Library, 205 Locust Lane in Nashville, (812) 988-2850. To see the calendar of coming events, schedule a meeting, download an audiobook, or search the catalogue use their website at <www.browncounty.lib.in.us>. 

5th November 10, 2012

T

he Brown County Humane Society’s 4th Annual Chocolate Walk is on Saturday November 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in Nashville, Indiana.

Chocolate Walkers will be able to sample different chocolates by visiting participating retailers. Local chocolate-makers and premier Indiana chocolatiers will be giving away treats to each Chocolate Walker. For the price of a ticket, a person can stop at as many shops as they wish, sample the delectable creations, all while seeing the beautiful town of Nashville at the start of the holiday season. Tickets are $20. All proceeds go directly to our homeless pets.

For more details or to purchase tickets: <www.bchumane.org>. 

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Pine

BEAN BLOSSOM Restaurant Good Food, Good Service, Good Prices

All-You-Can-Eat

Catfish on Friday Nights Daily Specials Breakfast Served All Day

Room

fine dining in a relaxed setting Promoting good service, a friendly atmosphere, and satisfied patrons

51 E. Chestnut St. • (behind Salt Creek Inn) State Road 46, Nashville

Friday: Dinner Music Sunday: Jazz Saturday: Anything Goes

812-988-0236 • www.PineRoomTavern.net

Bean Blossom SR 135 North • 988-1147 Open 7 days a week

Lunch: Tues.–Sat. 11 to 4 • Dinner: Tues.–Sun. 4 to 10 Late Night Sat. 10 pm to Midnight

Muddy Boots

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June–Nov.: 7am–Midnight • Dec.–May: 7am–10 pm Sun.: 8am–8pm

Scrumptious Entrees • Vegetarian Selections Handmade Desserts • Specialty Coffee Drinks Breakfast Served All Day

Live Music Daily

Friendly Service 812-988-4535 Carry Out Available 1 Mile East of Downtown Nashville St. Rd. 46

812-988-6911

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136 N. Van Buren Street • Nashville

CARMEL CORN COTTAGE Sweet Treats

We make ordinary popcorn EXTRAORDINARY!

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Show this ad & receive a FREE small fountain drink with popcorn purchase.

Look for the red & white building at the north end of town

812-988-6011 • www.carmelcorncottage.com

1st and 3rd Saturdays 10:00 to 1:00

THRIFT SHOP South Van Buren in Nashville (behind Subway) (812) 988-6003 Proceeds go to local charities

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New rooms with balcony view, restaurant, lounge, and enclosed pool. Conference facility for up to 600 people.

812-988-2284 • SeasonsLodge.com

A Brown County Landmark renowned for savory home cooking and old-fashioned hospitality 812-988-4554

Art Glass • Photography • Clothingg • Jewelry …and more

We are behind the courthouse in Nashville • (812) 988-0210

58 East Main Street Nashville, Indiana (next to Brown County Courthouse) www.browncountycraftgallery.com

open daily 10–5 • 812-988-7058

Featuring comfortable rooms, restaurant, bar, and indoor pool. Meeting space for up to 275 people.

812-988-2291 • BrownCountyInn.com

Nashville’s extraordinary eating and beverage experience 812-988-6166

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We moved two blocks south!

FREE in-store demos!

Old School Way and Pittman House Lane

(next to the Toy Chest, behind Sweetwater Gallery) Visit our website for class schedules www.wishfulthinking-in.com • 812-988-7009

Open Year Round • Shop this Holiday Season at

Bill Monroe’s Bean Blossom Gift Shop

Holiday

Getaway

Be amazed at the Great Selection of Gifts for

in BROWN COUNTY

Bluegrass Music Lovers • Huge number of hard-to-find CDs and Tapes • T-Shirts • Souvenirs • Videos • Hats • Signs • Bluegrass Books • Picker Supplies • Things that make you smile • Song Books • Bill Monroe Music Park Shirts • iHeaters The Bill Monroe Bluegrass Hall of Fame and Country Star Museum is also open year round

812-988-6422 or 800-414-4677 www.beanblossom.us

BILL MONROE MUSIC PARK & CAMPGROUND 5 miles north of Nashville on SR 135 Bean Blossom

GRANDPA JEFF’S

Trail Rides Relax on a journey with Grandpa Jeff.

Take in the scenery and wildlife.

No two rides will ever be the same —sunny summer days, fall colors, winter snowfalls, spring blossoms.

Trail Rides, Pony Rides, Hay Rides Cattle Drives, and Custom Excursions

At least one hour notice.

Trail Ride Reservations can be made by phone, e-mail, or through our website.

Shopping ~ Dining ~ Entertainment

November 22 to December 29, 2012

The Holiday 2-Night

PACKAGE

2-day/2-night overnight stay, plus $30 restaurant voucher, plus $10 breakfast coupon

$169* (2 nights–Sun. to Wed. arrival) $189* (2 nights–Thurs. or Sat. arrival) $209* (2 nights–Friday arrival)

Celebrate the Season at the 200+ shops, galleries, and theater Visit www.browncounty.com for a list of Holiday Events On site: Year-round Pool / Playground / Game Room Tennis Courts / Shuffleboard / Miniature Golf / Basketball Volleyball / Horseshoes / Bocce / Ping Pong / Board Games Restaurant and Cocktail Lounge

State Road 46 East in Nashville, IN

800-772-5249 www.browncountyinn.com Grandpa Jeff personally trained our horses to take exceptional care of your family and friends of all ages.

(812)597-4630 www.GrandpaJeffsTrailRides.com cell (812)272-0702 info@GrandpaJeffsTrailRides.com 5889 S. Skinner Rd. Morgantown, Indiana

Advance reservation and deposit required. Limited number packages available. Above offers valid based on availability, for arrival from Nov. 22 to Dec. 29, 2012. Not valid for group room bookings beyond 4 rooms per stay. Children (up to age 17) stay free with parents – Max occ. per room is 2 adults/2 child. *Add 12% sales tax to all rates (food vouchers are not taxable)

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Prints, Jewelry, Frames, Metal Signs and Gifts

Looking for a Gift They will Remember?

No more ties or house slippers, please!

Check out our selection of new canvases.

All canvases are $20 OFF!

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PERSONALIZED PRINTS ~ GREAT GIFTS ~

Locker Room: Current NFL, MLB, NHL, some College

Local Landmark Prints, Brown County Photos, Beatles, Marilyn Monroe, Bands, Sports Teams In Old Colonial Building across from the Courthouse 812-988-4898 • www.mainstreetimagesonline.com

(Sample Tasting)

Stadium Prints: NFL, MLB, some College

• Knives • Swords • Sling Shots • Blow Guns

Nashville’s Largest Selection of Metal Signs

Team Hangout: Current NFL, MLB, NHL, some College

Peace Frogs Things are Hoppin’ at J Bob’s

Bedazzled Jewelry Quality Jewelry • Affordable Prices Large Selection of Rings and Necklace Sets Glass Necklace and Earring Sets OPEN ALL YEAR

16 N. Van Buren Street (812) 988-6844 Nashville North of stoplight downtown

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Create your word, message, or name with Alphabet Photography

Fantastic views available!

1, 2, 3 and 4 Bedroom Apartments

Forest Hills of Brown County

184 Forest Hills Dr. Nashville, IN • (812) 988-7800 • guardianmgt.com

Best Prices in Town For All Your Riding Needs

Full Sized Washer and Dryer in every apartment Balconies/Patios Full Set of Kitchen Appliances Computer Resource Center Community Room available for rent Fitness Facility Resident Enrichment Program Playground Picnic Area with Grills Pets Welcome 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance

MENS & WOMENS: Sexy Area (up to $19.95 Value) Leather Jackets expires 1/31/13 for the Ladies Chaps, Vests Bags, Gloves Helmets, Eye Wear Great Christmas Gifts at Fantastic Prices Rain Gear Oil, Cleaners Let Us Host Your Benefit Ride HOUSE OF THUNDER 4413 State Road 46 E. Nashville, IN Just 3 miles east of Nashville in Gnaw Bone

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3rd Annual

Log Cabin Competition

T

he Third Annual Create It with Gingerbread Log Cabin Competition and Show will take place at the Brown County History Center, 46 East Gould St., Nashville. Adults (18 years of age and older) will be competing for a first place prize of $300 and second place prize of $200.

Teens—12 to 17 years of age—can win a first place prize

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of $75 and gift basket or a second place prize of $50 and gift basket. Children aged 11 years and younger will have a first place prize of $25 and gift basket and second place will win a gift basket. The entry that is judged “Best of Show” will win $500. Visitors viewing the exhibit can vote for the “People’s Choice” Award, with this winner receiving $125. The Founder’s Award will be $125 and the Best Interior Award will receive $100.

Information, rules, and application form (can be completed on-line) are found at: <www.CreateItWithGingerbread.com>.

Entries must be delivered at the Brown County History Center at 46 East Gould Street on Saturday, November 1 7 from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. An awards ceremony will take place on Sunday, November 18 at the same location, with local celebrity presenter, Angela Buchman, announcing winners. The exhibit of gingerbread log cabins will be open daily from November 18 through December 1, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. except for Thanksgiving Day when the exhibit will be closed. The People’s Choice Award will be announced on Sunday, November 25. This eagerly anticipated event is sponsored by the Brown County Convention and Visitors Bureau, Hi-Ho Trading, LLC; JWS Enterprises; Two Great Minds Marketing and Design. 

Willow Manor Senior Apartments 1 and 2 Bedroom Apartment Homes Come tour our new building!.

Leasing Office Open: Mon.–Fri. 10 to 5

Licensed Massage Therapist Integrated Swedish Massage Certified Sports Massage 812-345-4153

Holiday Specials • Gift Certificates Reasonable Rates • Singles / Couples

Customized to Fit Your Needs

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NON-SMOKING COMMUNITY

Full Size Washer and Dryer Patios and Balconies Air Conditioning Library Full Set of Kitchen Appliances Fitness Center Garbage Disposal Computer Resource Center Cable TV Hookups Meeting Room Outdoor Gazebo Community Center with Kitchen Picnic Area with Grill Garden Area 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance Elevator Built to ADA Standards Resident Enrichment Program Pets Welcome 72 Willow Street Nashville, IN • (812) 720-9400 • guardianmgt.com

August Moon

Handbags and Accessories

S. Van Buren St., Nashville, IN (next to Male Instinct) (812) 988-2468

September Elm Gifts from Around the World Also: Jewelry, Clothing, Bags

Fair Trade, Eco-Friendly, Handcrafted S. Van Buren St., Nashville, IN (between Olde Bartley House and Totem Post)

(812) 988-4010

We appreciate our loyal customers!

Our market fresh product selections are the result of your requests for the items you like best. This season we display Tervis Tumblers, Demdaco’s finest, Swan Creek, Melissa & Doug, Spartina 446, Sanuks, TOMS and our favorite handcrafted jewelry.

Did we mention all the hats, scarves, and fashion jewelry?

Rhonda Kay’s is located in the heart of downtown Nashville on South Van Buren Street next to The Ordinary and across from the Brown County Playhouse 69 S. Van Buren St. Nashville, Indiana

812-988-2050 rhondakays@msn.com

You will find traffic stopping items at 58 South! Our porch review has attracted many of you already.

We enjoy offering today’s fashion. You’ll find affordable items that are wearable every day or for those special occasions.

Our accessories, hats, and scarves complete the outfit or add new Located in downtown Nashville fresh looks to your next to the Brown County Playhouse existing wardrobe.

Our Fitflops will bring 58 S. Van Buren St. comfort to your tired Nashville, Indiana and weary feet —come hear the 812-988-8440 testimonies!

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Indiana’s Leading Fine Arts Auctioneers for over 20 years Monthly catalogued auctions, broadcast worldwide, featuring: fine art, fine jewelry, decorative arts, antiques, and more.

Specializing in the sale of historic Indiana art from Hoosier Group artists, Brown County artists, Richmond Group and others from the mid/late 19th century to the present.

Verbal market evaluations conducted at no cost in our office or via email. Please contact us for a consultation.

Written appraisals of historic paintings for estate planning or insurance value are also available. Call or email for more details.

Upcoming auction information, prices realized archive, and more at

www.wickliffauctioneers.com email writeus@wickliffauctioneers.com Phone 317-844-7253 Fax 317-573-8030 12232 Hancock Street, Carmel, IN 46032

John William (Will) Vawter (IN, 1871-1941) 30x36 oil on canvas, depicting a Nashville, IN, footbridge.

Sold in November, 2010, for an auction record price $39,200.

Darin K. Lawson, CAI President Auctioneer/Broker

Angela Lawson Auction Administrator

Sue Wickliff, CAI Secretary-Treasurer

Representing over 30 local and regional artists Fine Art • Pottery • Jewelry • Fiber • Glass • Wood and more

Owners, Dixie and Dick Ferrer

61 West Main • Nashville, IN • Historic Village Green Building • 2nd level

www.ferrergallery.com • 812•988•1994

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Open Year-Round Mon.–Sat. 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM Sun. Noon to 5:00 PM

Established in 1926, Brown County’s

original art gallery offers for sale artwork by contemporary artists and consigned early Indiana art. Selections from the Permanent Collections are also on display.

45 S. Jefferson St. • Nashville 812-988-6888 • HoosierArtist.net A Cooperative Gallery of Fine Artists and Craftsmen

Amy Greely

Jewelry Designs NEW LEAF in Nashville, IN NEW LEAF

Featuring locally handcrafted jewelry by owner Amy Greely.

An eclectic mix of creative items from local, regional, and global artists.

Located in Calvin Place, Franklin & Van Buren (812) 988-1058 • www.amygreely.com

The Art and Soul of Nashville

Brown County

Art Guild

• SINCE 1954 •

Featuring

The Marie Goth Collection and works by 50 Contemporary Member Artists visit www.BrownCountyArtGuild.org for our seasonal hours 48 South Van Buren Street in the historic Minor House PO Box 324 • Nashville, IN 47448 • (812) 988-6185

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May you experience some of my joy and peacefulness every time you gaze upon my work.

—Brown County Artist Carol Bridges There’s no separation between creativity and you.

That’s why the vibrancy of another person’s creative act can inspire our own. It’s the state in which the object was made that is contagious.

—Sarah Susanka

The Gifts Made in Brown County

~by Lee Edgren

I

f you are rushing through your shopping, looking frantically for “something” that will do, sit down for a minute and think about the importance of sharing not only an object, but also the importance of your heartfelt presence carried—or not—by the gift. As Sarah Susanka wisely observes in her book The Not So Big Life, “The sad reality is that no amount of stuff can fill the void created by our own absence….”

When I give a handmade gift, a gift of writing or music, or well-prepared food, I feel like I am expanding a magic circle of energy. Most artists, artisans and craftspeople love creating. And that positive energy is there in the object. You know that you are either directly supporting the artist, or supporting both the artist and the market for their goods. What you buy will be unique. And you are participating in a transaction that supports the artistic community in and around Brown County.

Handmade can be as small (and fragrant) as a bar of soap or as grand as a metal sculpture or oil painting, with lovely jewelry, wall hangings, art dolls, hand knit and handwoven wearable art filling in some of the spaces in between.

Brown County artists and artisans (and musicians and writers) offer you an opportunity to touch deeply into the experience of giving. Original art is readily available in many galleries and studios in Brown County, as are more utilitarian handmade goods.

All of the galleries here are careful to include items that are easily affordable.

Some people are intimidated by the thought of going into a gallery.

Every new experience has that moment of slightly breathtaking unfamiliarity to it. But that little strange feeling can be seen as a positive one.

Brown County gallery owners (and the artists who work in the cooperative galleries) are almost universally friendly folk, who love to talk about their art. If you are

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lucky enough to be in town on the second Saturday of the month from April to December, the Village Art Walk is a great way to make your way through the original and amazing world of Brown County art, enjoying refreshments, including wine and cheese and often delicious treats made by the artists themselves. It is a delightful way of learning about the art available, getting to know some of the artists, and finding the perfect treasure to take home.

Many artists also welcome visitors to their studios and even have open studio hours. If you are thinking of

visiting a studio, check with the artist first. Some of the artists who welcome visitors can be found on the Art Alliance of Brown County website; staff at the Brown County Art Guild and the Brown County Art Gallery can also be helpful in showing you the work of both contemporary and classic Brown County Artists.

I can remember my own hesitation, many years ago, to visit the studio of an artist whose work I’d admired. I did it, though. We talked about the themes in her work, how Continued on 59

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Winter Wellness Weekend Coming in January

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inter hikers, winter runners and lovers of creativity and movement will celebrate during Brown County’s second Winter Wellness Weekend (WWW2) January 18 through January 20, 2013.

WWW2 combines three distinct events, the traditional winter hike sponsored by the park naturalists, the new Frosty Trails 5 K run, sponsored by The Running Company, and Warm Up From Within (last year’s Winter Wellness Weekend newly retitled), an event that combines movement, creative activities, and thought-provoking discussion, sponsored by River Light Yoga.

Warm UP From Within will offer participants a low cost, à la carte menu of wellness oriented events.

Nashville General Store & Bakery Pumpkin, Banana, and Cinnamon Breads Homemade Pies and Cakes Cinnamon Rolls Caramel Apple Nut Pie Hot Apple Dumplings Muffins, Persimmon Pudding Variety of Ice cream Flavors Shakes, Sodas, and Floats Apple Cider

This year’s offerings will center on the theme: Nourish Your Body, Feed Your Soul and will begin Friday, January 18 with a 5 to 6 p.m. Yoga on the Ball class, taught by Katherine Florentine. Music and a free film will follow at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Jan. 19 7:30–8:30 a.m. All-levels Yoga with Lynn Medow (movement).

9:00–11:00 a.m. Create With Spirit with Dixie Ferrer, artist, coowner Ferrer Gallery (art). Learn… explore…discover… and play with Brown County artist Dixie Ferrer.

Using various mixed-media collage techniques participants will tap into their creative center. All materials will be provided by the instructor.

11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. Shake Your Soul with Kathy Anderson, certified SYS instructor (movement).

This is a joyful movement class to inspirational world music. Bring your free spirit and wear exercise clothing.

1:30–4:30 “Honoring Our Hungers: An Invitation to the Intuitive Eater Within” with

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Ash Crofoot, MA, somatic therapist (movement, art, discussion, journaling).

Sunday, Jan. 20 8:00–9:00 a.m. Speaking Body, Listening Heart: Morning Movement : Wake-Up with Ash Crofoot (movement). Join Ash for an hour of guided awareness through gentle movement. All ages and abilities are welcome.

9:30–10:30 a.m. Healing Sound Meditation with Janiece Jaffe (meditation). Bring a blanket, pillow or yoga mat. Experience a ‘sound bath’ of voice, crystal and Tibetan bowls, drums and various other instruments.

11:00–12 noon Nourishing Authenticity with Barbara Ann O’Leary (ceremony).

1:00–2:00 p.m. A Walk in the Park with Naturalist Jim Eagleman (gentle walk). Explore the ridge-tops of beautiful Brown County State Park on this easy walk from the Nature Center.

2:30–4:30 p.m. Manifesting our Heart’s Desire. Writing with Allison Distler OR Treasure Mapping (collage) with Jenn Wright.

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Photos by Sharon and Jessica Bussert of B3 Gallery Nashville, IN Š 2012

Calendar The schedule could change. Always check if planning a special trip.

The Palace Theatre Tumbleweed Nov. 2 at 2:00 and Nov. 3 at 8:00 Seriously Sinatra Featuring Russell Moss and the Stardusters Orchestra Nov. 16 at 7:30 and Nov. 17 at 2:00 Believe: The Brown County Christmas Show Nov. 23, 24 at 7:30, Nov. 26 at 1:30 Nov. 29, 30 at 7:30 Dec. 1, 7, 8, 14, 15, 21, 22 at 7:30 Coachlight Square • Van Buren and Washington Streets in Nashville Info 812-988-2101 www.palacetheatreobc.com

Brown County Playhouse The Turn of the Screw Nov. 1-4 at 7:30 and Nov. 4 at 2:00 Almost, Maine Nov. 23-25, 28-30 at 7:30 Dec. 1, 2 at 7:30 Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol Dec. 5-9 and 12-16 at 7:30 Dec. 9 and 16 at 2:00 Also: Another Round (formerly known as IU’s Straight No Chaser) Nov. 17 at 7:30 Holiday Music Night Join Brown County’s favorite musicians for an evening of holiday favorites Dec. 16 at 7:30 70 S. Van Buren St. in Nashville 812-988-6555 www.BrownCountyPlayhouse.org

Muddy Boots Cafe Some dates in November are yet to be announced.

Live music: Nov. 1 Kara and Chuck Nov. 2 Steve Thomas Nov. 3 Robbie Bowden Nov. 4 David Sisson Nov. 6 Indiana Boys All Star Jam Nov. 7 Jeff Foster Nov. 8 Tom Shinnes Nov. 9 Whipstitch Sallies Nov. 10 Martha Bowan Nov. 12 Joe Sanford Nov. 14 Don Ford Nov. 15 Barbara McGuire Nov. 16 Indiana Boys Nov. 17 Shelf Life Nov. 21 Jeff Foster Nov. 23 Barbara McGuire Nov. 29 Sarah Kenny Nov. 30 Joe Sanford December was not booked at the time of publication but music will still be happening at the Boot after Thanksgiving.

Info 812-988-6911 www. muddybootscafe.com North end of Van Buren Street in Nashville

Pine Room Tavern

Chateau Thomas Winery Music 7:00-10:00 Fri. and Sat. Nov. 2 Flint and Tryon Nov. 3 Stella & Friends Nov. 9 Bomar & Ritter Nov. 10 Paul Bertsch Nov. 16 Marvin Parrish Nov. 17 Barry Johnson Nov. 23 Dave Miller Nov. 24 Robbie Bowden Nov. 30 The Richmonds Dec. 1 Davis & Devitt Dec. 7 Jess Richmond Dec. 8 Mark LaPointe Dec. 14 Bomar & Ritter Dec. 15 Barry Johnson Dec. 21 Greg Ziessmer Dec. 22 The Richmonds Dec. 28 Robbie Bowden Dec. 29 Bill Price Dec. 31 New Years Eve Celebration

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Abe Martin Lodge Little Gem Restaurant

Nov. 3 Peyton Purnell Project Nov. 10 Barbara McGuire Nov. 17 Monika Herzig Nov. 24 White Lightning Boys 51 E. Chestnut St. SR 46 (behind Salt Creek Inn) Info 812-988-0236 www. pineroomtavern.net

Music Saturdays Dave Miller 6:00-8:00 Info 812-988-4418

Mike’s Music & Dance Barn

Salt Creek Golf Retreat 19th Hole Bar

Mondays country dance lessons Saturdays Mike’s Smooth Country Band unless special event/show Nov. 10 Lloyd Wood Show

(last for this season) Nov. 30 Keith Jones and The Makeshif After holidays Mikes will go dark for a much deserved break Info 812-988-8636 www.mikesmusicbarn.com

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Seasons Lodge Music Fridays and Saturdays 9:00

Brown County Inn Corn Crib Music Fridays, Saturdays 9:00

Mondays: FREE POOL Tuesdays at 7:00-Texas Hold ‘Em Thursdays at 7:00-Euchre Tourney Fridays-Live Entertainment Saturdays-Live Entertainment Sunday at 6:30-Texas Hold ‘Em Info 812-988-4323 www.saltcreekgolf.com 2359 State Road 46 East

SPECIAL EVENTS: Village Art Walk

Steele’s Country Christmas Dec. 8, T.C. Steele State Historic Site in Belmont, 12:00 to 4:00 Find out how the Steele’s celebrated the holidays at the House of the Singing Winds during the 1920s Info 812-988-2785 www.tcsteele.org

Second Saturdays April–December 5 to 8 pm. 11 participating galleries.

Many local restaurants offer discounts and free add-ons to Art Walk Patrons www.villageartwalk.com (812) 340-8781

The Quality of Light: Member Art Show Nov. 2-30, TC Steele State Historic Site The Friends of T.C. Steele State Historic Site present ‘The Quality of Light’ Member Art Show, highlighting the rich and varied talents of the Friends membership. See how contemporary artists continue to be inspired by T.C. Steele’s work and the landscape that he painted.

Info 812-988-2785 www.tcsteele.org

Spears Gallery Open House Dec. 1 & 2 Featuring Larry Spears pottery Spears Gallery on SR 135 South Info 812-988-1287

Create it with Gingerbread Log Cabin Competition Nov. 18-Dec. 1, Brown County History Center 46 E. Gould St. 10:00-5:00 Awards Ceremony Nov. 18 Info 800-753-3255 CreateItWithGingerbread.com

Christmas in Brown County Weekends starting Nov. 23 throughout the Village of Nashville Nov. 23-25, 30 Dec. 1, 2, 7-9, 14-16, 21-23 Its magical. Its enchanting. Its the holidays in Brown County, Indiana!

Visitors Center Holiday Open House Nov. 23, Downtown Nashville

5th Annual Chocolate Walk Nov. 10, Downtown Nashville 10:00-5:00 Sample yummy chocolate treats while strolling through the village of Nashville.

Proceeds go to Brown County Humane Society.

Info 812-988-7303, 812-988-9962 bchumane.org chocolatewalk@hotmail.com

Goshen Church Bean Dinner and Bazaar Nov. 10 at the church 2798 Gatesville Rd. 10:00 to 3:00 “Lone Star” quit raffle tickets for sale.

Queen size, hand quilted. Best of Show at Brown County Fair.

Info 812-597-0018 or 988-7892

OTHER ACTIVITIES: Bucks & Does Square Dances YMCA Nov. 2, 16 and Dec. 7, 21, 8:00-10:30 Abe Martin Lodge Dec. Nov. 9, 8:00-10:00

Indiana Raptor Center Live birds of prey, tours by appt. only.Wed.Sun. 11:00-5:00 Group programs available.

Info: 812-988-8990 indianaraptorcenter.org

Brown County Art Guild Nov. 1 – 30: Patron & Senior show together, upstairs in Loft Gallery Joint reception during Village Art Walk Nov. 10, 5:00-8:00 Dec. Artist Holiday Show Reception Dec. 8, 5:00-8:00

Winter Art and Craft Fair Nov. 23, 24, Seasons Conference Center

Santa Train Nov. 30, around 8:30 in Helmsburg Santa arrives by train via the Indiana Railroad. Children and adults are invited to board the train and visit with Santa.

Also, many other Christmas and cartoon characters. Fun for the whole family.

Children’s Benefit Auction Dec. 7, 6:00, The Ordinary Auctioning off all kinds of stuff...art, antiques, and more! All proceeds to benefit children in need.

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WINTER WELLNESS

Warm UP from Within

Brown County Art Gallery Nov. 1-Feb. 2012 Fall/Winter Exhibit Nov. 1-4 Fall Patron Show Nov. 23-Dec. 31 Holiday Exhibit

A Body/Mind/Spirit Exploration

• Awakening Creativity

• Shake Your Soul

with Dixie Ferrer

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with Kathy Anderson

• Healing Sound Meditation

• A Walk in the Park

with Janiece Jaffe

with Jim Eagleman

• Manifesting Our Hearts Desire

• Yoga on the Ball

writing with Allison Distler or treasure mapping with Jenn Wright

• Nourishing Authenticity

with Barbara Ann O’Leary

• Honoring our Hungers and Speaking Body/Listening Heart

January 18–20, 2013 Brown County State Park

with Kathryn Florentine

• Al-levels Saturday morning Yoga Practice with Lynn Medow

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Haunted Halloween thriller October 18-20, 24-28 and 31 and November 1-4 · 7:30 PM Sundays October 28 & November 4 · 2:00 PM

Hiliarious, poignant love stories November 23-25, 28-30 & December 1 & 2 · 7:30 PM Sunday December 2 · 2:00 PM

Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol A Playhouse Christmas classic!

December 5-9 and 12-16 · 7:30 PM Sundays December 9 & 16 · 2:00 PM

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Hunting Time (“red means fire”). Bringing the gun up to his cheek, he showed how to line up the sights, hold it steady, then to finally click off the safety. Plunking old tin cans along the fence became an annual practice session. I was to carry the gun only after “breaking it down,” and treat it like it was always loaded.

Twin beagles, Flash and Pepper, had spotted bellies, ~by Jim Eagleman wiry tales and endless energy. Bolting out of the truck, o many Hoosiers, fall means hunting and all it they were on the run all day, up ahead and almost always involves: camping, cooking on the wood stove or out of sight. Rapid bellowing accompanied breaks campfire, frosty mornings alone in leafy fields and through the bushes and we followed diligently. woods, and bragging rights. I recall as a youth the high “They’re gettin’ birdy”, my grand dad would say. expectations my family and friends had for each autumn.

At night and still breathing heavy, both dogs flopped By summer’s end, the beginning of school, football and on the kitchen floor, and after homework, followed me Thanksgiving were all secondary to opening day. In a upstairs. serious hunting state like Pennsylvania, classes were called Preparing for the hunt was a ritual for my dad and off during the first days of the season. uncles I never missed, hoping to be invited along.

Rabbit and quail were the chief game hunted on our Canvas hunting jackets and pants hung in the horse hilly farm, but pheasants were what we pursued. Deer tack cabinet until time. New shells taken from boxes were still considered a rarity in the 1950s and certainly were plopped into the loops inside. Like a license plate a bonus if you got one. Neighbors stopped by the lucky for humans, the hunter’s card with PA bold letters and farm to congratulate the hunter and view the massive numbers replaced a faded one in the plastic sleeve sewn animal hanging near a corncrib or woodshed. My friends on the back. My grand dad pulled on his red socks and and I admired the buck’s antlers and thick neck, and snorted something about taxes. I was told to walk by wondered what we’d do if we saw a deer when out for myself along a farm road with one of the dogs, and to rabbits. take a shot “only if it was a good one.” By mid-morning, I Gun safety was stressed before every outing. My could hear the barrage of gunfire coming from a distant dad took the time to watch me take apart the small 410 pasture. Along the way, I turned to look at a cardinal. shotgun I received one Christmas. He monitored the The bird flitted up and in my sight. In my young mind cleaning and reassembly then took my hands to wrap the way to see it up close, to study it, was to shoot. A around the stock. Looking at me with stern eyes, I recall flurry of red feathers scattered over the weeds. Picking the same lecture: never aim at anything you don’t intend it up, it was limp like the pheasant I shot earlier that to shoot, never shoot at anything other than game—no week, but tiny and still warm. Its thin crest on top of the songbirds, livestock, or cats—and never, never carry head could be pulled up or laid down and small, bristly it loaded. He watched me switch the safety off and on hairs stood out from the base of the black bill. The tiny

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feathers next to the skin were pale orange, tuning to red at the tips. Legs looked reptilian. Long admired from a distance, now I finally had this beauty in my hands. I studied it for some time, turning it over and over before laying it in the weeds.

Later when my dad returned, he asked, “Did you get a shot off?”

I shook my head. Afterwards, I was guilt-ridden. I had to live with both lying and shooting the bird.

Years later and asked to appear at a small, inner-city school assembly, I watched as the children admired a falconer’s bird soar through the gymnasium rafters.

Squeals of excitement lofted as the bird banked, oohs and ahhs as it landed, but I couldn’t help watching two young boys in the front row. As they talked, one boy pointed to the bird and twitched his thumb, imitating the shooting of a gun. He was quickly ushered out by a teacher.

Loading up after my presentation, I saw the boy sitting in the hallway outside his classroom. Our eyes met and he looked down.

“Sammy, do you want to tell Mr. Eagleman what you did wrong?” The teacher came out from her room.

Sammy looked up and mumbled something.

I said, “No, no need to explain; I know why he pretended to shoot the bird … to bring it closer, to see it up close”. Sammy nodded.

The teacher looked wide-eyed, confused. I tried to explain my story with the cardinal and the natural curiosity kids have with wild animals, thinking that maybe Sammy was a tactile learner like me, that his thought process was similar. The explanation failed, and the dialogue became complicated.

“You don’t kill something just to inspect it at close range, Mr. Eagleman… there’s too much killing anyway”; she turned away.

I half-smiled at Sammy then drove home, thinking of my time on the farm, and now hunting as an adult. I wasn’t about to convince the teacher acting as predator is necessary, or that I now hunt ducks for food. I thought she wouldn’t understand, like anyone who doesn’t hunt.

I have talked with many people about hunting since then—some supportive or neutral, others adamantly opposed. I respect all opinions and feelings.

This fall, hunters will take to the woods and fields for all sorts of reasons, and for many, it is a fulfillment of a lifelong passion. To the biologist charged with management of the animal, it is a tool. For the hunter, it may have started out with a grand pa shooting at tin cans, a holiday outing, a recall of time together with friends and family, or a need to fill the freezer. 

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photo from Brown County Historical Society Archive

Grandma Barnes

M

ary and Washington Barnes sleep together in eternity in Lanam Ridge Cemetery. The cabin that housed their humble yet colorful marriage was the most painted by the colony of artists that resided in Brown County, and their personalities were chronicled by photographer, Frank Hohenberger. Their portraits by the Brown County painters show them nostalgically as living pioneers. Mary was known to all as “Grandma” and “Wash” was her long-suffering spouse.

Both were legendary for individual personas. Grandma had a beautiful and prolific flower garden, and supplied the artists, especially Ada Shulz, with eggs and butter, as well as collecting her mending and laundry. Hohenberger’s readers of his Indianapolis Star column, “Down in the Hills o’ Brown County” were treated to tales of strolling through the

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Barnes’s old-fashioned garden—patches of tobacco, potatoes, and grapes—and receiving gifts of seeds when they left. On one such visit, their son, Fred, and Wash were putting down a new wood floor in the kitchen. Grandma presented Mrs. Hohenberger with a gift of a potted cactus when they left. Other visitors had reported that Wash and Fred were always in bed, even when they arrived at noon. Some hinted at the “sleeping sickness” that afflicted the Barnes men, and it’s not certain if this wasn’t a serious joke of sorts.

Grandma was as kind to animals as she was mean to Wash. Wash himself was delightfully lazy and personable, and sold his handcrafted brooms on the street in downtown Nashville. His talent for turning tales a bit too tall was well known. But family and casual acquaintances alike knew that Mary found Wash increasingly intolerable and that the last years of their marriage were spent in mutual silence and the house itself was divided in “his” and “hers” quarters. In 1929 when Wash was discovered dead in his bed, the Coroner and Sheriff had to remove his bedroom window and send his corpse through to the outside for burial, rather than darken the front parlor of the home.

The artists promoted the first Brown County Blossom Festival in 1929, with an eye to encouraging tourists to visit in the springtime season. Dale Bessire surprised the local festival planning committee by insisting that the expected festival queen be Grandma Barnes instead of a teenaged lovely. So on April 13, 1929, Grandma Barnes was the first Queen of the Blossom Festival. Her home on the east branch of Owl Creek became a well-known landmark to Brown County tourist visitors. Her garden was kept in good shape for she knew that it was painted by the artists and their work was sent all around the country.

Grandma Barnes died at the age of 87 in 1940 and the road of the home she had shared with Wash was renamed Grandma Barnes Road. One of the last photographs of Grandma Barnes was taken on December 23, 1933 and shows a woman in simple sunbonnet with head looking down. She’s standing near a stack of unsplit logs, a number of black and white pigs nosing the dirt around her booted feet.

Current Brown Countians still speak of Grandma in the present tense—a straight-backed figure feeding her turkeys and ducks as the golden leaves fall. 

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Relax. Try a warm apple dumpling a-la-mode with a cup of coffee.

Or visit our fudge shop and ice cream parlor for a tasty treat. Browse the country store’s selection of jams, honey, and gift items.

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As Is Antiques Primitive House & Garden And Select Dealers Open Six Days, Closed Mondays

•Architectural •Unique Items Also: Oak Furniture, Garden Items, Pottery, and Art

A dollhouse is… …a child’s toy …an adult hobby …a family heirloom Open year round Monday-Saturday 10 to 5

Everything for dollhouses with friendly, helpful service online at jeepersminiatures.com 69 W. Washington Street • Morgantown • 812-597-4346

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Knitting, Weaving, Spinning

Classes, Yarns, Fleeces, Looms, Wheels Weds. 6-8:30; Thurs, Fri., Sat. 10–5; Sun. 1–5; Closed Mon. & Tues.

2.5 miles west of Morgantown SR 252 (at the sheep farm)

Two Pigs ProducTions and Big woods Brewing co. PresenT

3 great Performances…

The Turn of the Screw

Jacob Marley’s Christmas Carol

Almost, Maine

Almost, Maine through Nov. 4

Haunted Halloween thriller

Nov. 23 – Dec. 2

December 5 –16 Playhouse Christmas classic

Funny, poignant love stories

appearing at the Brown County Playhouse

Thursday – Saturday 7:30 pm | Sunday 2:00 pm Tickets $18 + fees | Senior, student and military discounts TICKETING POWERED BY

Brown County Playhouse 70 North Van Buren Street · Nashville, IN BrownCountyPlayhouse.org · 812.988.6555 Nov./Dec. 2012 • Our Brown County 47

The Holidays ~by Henry Swain

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ccording to Wikipedia there are ten designated national holidays on which federal and state offices are closed or do not do business as usual: New Years Day, Martin Luther King Day, President’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Post Offices remain open on those days holidays so patrons can retrieve mail from their boxes but no other services are provided.

In a strict sense, there are no national holidays in the United States; each of the 50 states has jurisdiction over its own holidays. The above ten holidays are proclaimed legal holidays by the federal government and are observed on the same dates each year.

A day of thanksgiving first occurred in 1621 when Plymouth colonists held a feast with the Wampanog Indians of the area. This day of giving thanks was unofficially and intermittenly celebrated by the states until 1836 when President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving day a national holiday to occur on the last Thursday of November.

In 1939 President Franklin Roosevelt declared the fourth Thursday of November to be Thanksgiving Day, presumably to allow more Christmas shopping days after Thanksgiving. In 1941 the House of Representatives and the Senate made the fourth Thursday of November Thanksgiving Day. Although Christmas has traditionally

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observed on the twenty-fifth of December for centuries, it was not until 1870 that our country officially designated the twenty-fifth to be Christmas Day. My experience and observation has been that Thanksgiving and Christmas fall into the category of “family” days. Thanksgiving represents the virtues of family reunion, feast and gratitude. The religious celebration of Christmas for those of Christian faith is to remember and honor the birthday of Jesus Christ, founder of the faith.

In our democratic society where all religious faiths are honored, its founders from England and Europe were mostly Christians. Early settlers who ventured across the ocean to settle in a new land brought their religious beliefs and practices with them. Many of them fled to escape the corruption of the Church of England.

Many who are not Christians enjoy the Christmas holidays and follow the tradition of sharing gifts and fellowship. Christmas has been more commercialized than any other of our legal holidays. Businesses often find good sales at Christmas time to be the determining factor of a profitable business year.

I’ve found the easiest Christmas shopping to be the gift of money. It’s the perfect gift. If it is not the right size, no one ever returns it or complains openly if the size seems too small. It is easy to wrap in a small envelope. It’s one time shopping at your local bank. You don’t have to shake the envelope to guess what’s in it.

At this late inning in my life, the gift of money meets one of my high priority requirements of a sensible gift.

You don’t have to decide where to put it and you don’t have to dust it. This easy shopping method only works if you have money in the bank. That can sometimes be a problem. 

Restaurant

Your Headquarters for the Great Outdoors • Camping Supplies: • Fishing Tackle Tents, Camping Lights, • Horse Tack Sleeping Bags, Grills, • RV Replacement Parts Fire Starters, Coleman Heaters and Lanterns, • Huge Selection of Cooking Utensils Carhartt Clothing • Lodge Cast Iron Cookware Salt Creek Plaza • Nashville Mountain Bike Rentals

(812) 988-8888

www.BearHardware.com

Serving Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner

Soups • Salads Sandwiches • After Five Menu Fine Wines Available Breads, Pastries, and Danish Baked Here Daily

Mon.–Sat. 7:30am–7:00pm Sun 10:00am–4:00pm

Center of Nashville Main and Van Buren Streets

We Fill Propane Tanks

Open Daily • (812) 988-4114

Nashville’s only Guest Ranch ...because a campfire helps you see things in a different light. TM

Home of the

Holler Hoppin’ Zip Lines

Perfect for group outings!

Fishing Nightly campfires Hayrides Team building Low ropes course Weddings Church events 54 acres of land

11-room inn 1 vacation home Public trail rides Family reunions Women’s retreats Kids’ horse retreats Lighted basketball court Playground equipment Hiking and relaxation

812-988-0085 888-94-RANCH (79624)

Pit Bull L E AT H E R CO. Fierce gear for bikers... and anyone along for the ride!

Motorcycle Apparel: •Jackets •Saddle Bags •Chaps •Fork Bags •Vests •T-Bags •Gloves

Handbags & Wallets T-Shirts: •Biker •Music

Sunglasses & Goggles

•Colts •Attitude, etc.

20 N. Van Buren (across from courthouse) P.O. Box 398 • Nashville IN 47448 812-988-6007 • e-mail: pbl101@sbcglobal.net Sponsor Miracle Ride for Riley Hospital for Children

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MERCANTILE STORE Brown County

Since 1979

• T-Shirts • Toys • Gifts • Collectibles—Elvis and Betty Boop • Brown County Souvenirs (812) 988-2725

“Old and Young Love this Shop!”

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We’ve brought some of the finest flavors from around the world right here to Brown County. Sample our varietal and infused olive oils and aged balsamics, then stick around to browse our selection of specialty gourmet pantry items. Our friendly staff will be happy to assist you with pairing and recipe ideas that will bring new life to your kitchen!

One block North of the Visitors Center on the 2nd floor of Big Woods Village (812) 988-WILD (9453) www.thewildolive.com

Hoosier Buddy Liquors Cold Beer, Fine Wines & Select Spirits Cold Beer:

Hoosier Buddy offers more than 150 different beers, including more than 80 craft, micro, and imports.

We proudly offer a wide variety of beers from Indiana’s finest brewers.

Things you can live without ... but who wants to!

Fine Pipes and Tobaccos Premium Cigars

Survival Gear/Food

Fine Wines:

Hoosier Buddy is a wine-lovers type of store. With more than 200 wines to choose from, we’ve got something for everyone. Check out our “Affordable Imports” and “90+ Point” selections.

Select Spirits:

Hoosier Buddy offers an ever expanding array of top-notch spirits. Our whiskey category alone includes more than 75 different choices. Whether you’re looking for a Single Barrel Bourbon or a Single Malt from Islay— we stock them.

284 South Van Buren (next to Subway) Nashville, IN 812-988-2267 As always, Hoosier Buddy Liquors reminds you to celebrate safe —don’t drink and drive.

Brown County

WINERY

Knives made in USA Precision ammo

Luminox Watches

(used by Navy Seals)

Maxpedition hard-use gear

Wooden signs made in Southern Indiana Variety of T-Shirts Old Colonial Bldg. North Van Buren St. in Nashville 812.988.6590 • www.menstoyshop.com

2 Locations:

7 Days a Week Year Round

Winery / Tasting in Gnaw Bone

5 minutes East of Nashville 4520 State Road 46 East

812-988-6144 888-298-2984 Downtown Nashville Tasting Room

Locally Made Grape & Fruit Wines

Complimentary Wine Tasting Gift Shop • Cheese • Gourmet Food Items

Corner of Main Street and Old School Way

812-988-8646

www.browncountywinery.com

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Mon.–Thurs. 10 to 5, Fri. & Sat. 10 to 5:30, Sun. 11 to 5

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THE FIREPLACE CENTER

Complete line of: • Wood Stoves and Inserts • Gas Stoves and Inserts • Fireplaces

Antiques and Fine Gifts Discover a Casual Elegance

Your first step to Energy INDEPENDENT LIVING 812-336-2053 1-800-344-3967 1210 W. 2nd St. Bloomington TheFireplaceCenter.net

SHOP US FIRST

Home of the Unique and Unusual

4741 E. SR 46 Bloomington • 812-332-5662 20 minutes from Brown County “Your friends in the house by the side of the road”

New and Used Furniture

• Bedroom Furniture • Mattresses • Dining Room Tables • Sofas and Loveseats • Futons • Rocking Chairs • Office

Long’s Landing 10 Minutes West of Nashville on SR 46 Hours Mon. – Sat. 10 to 6 (closed Sun.)

FURNITURE LongsLanding.com • 812-332-5888 Delivery and Setup Available

NEW LOCATION!

Peg Ann’s Boutique Classically Whimsical Brown County’s “Unique Boutique”

Clothing • Accessories • Jewelry In the courtyard of Franklin Place on West Franklin St. (behind Daily Grind)

812-988-7950 • Open 7 days a week 52 Our Brown County • Nov./Dec. 2012

76 ½ E. Main Street

WPast

New Location Mid March

145 S. Van Buren St 812-988-7500

Located behind Sweetwater Gallery

Antiques & Treasures Advertising, Toys, Fine Quilts & Linens, Prints, Furniture, Primitives, Political, Collectibles, Ephemera, Art, & other great treasures

www.wanderingpastantiques.com

Male Instinct

“A Different Spin on a Man’s Store”

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All About Dogs Brown County Pottery Brown County Weavery and Roots The Clay Purl For Bare Feet Ferguson House Head to Toe K. Bellum Leather The Menagerie Nashville Image Old Time Photography Antique Alley on the West Side Paint Box Art Gallery Nashville The Bookloft Brown Co. Hoosier Artist Art Guild House Peaceful Valley Gallery The Purple Fig Jack and Jill The Antique Nut Shop Ordinary Through the Looking Glass Alley Wooden Wonders Shoppes FRANKLIN ST

Largest Collection of Bobby Knight Memorabilia Breakfast 8:30 - 11 a.m.

Sandwiches & Salads 11 a.m. - ?

At the corner of Main & Van Buren Streets (underneath the Nashville House) - 988-2355

Gifts Apparel

• Northern Sportswear • Hats, Gloves, Billfolds Accessories • Ultimo Fragrance • Life is Crap Tees • Knives • Themed items Hot Stuff • Funny Stuff the maleinstinct.com

75 S. Van Buren St. • Nashville • (812) 988-1964

LODGE on the MOUNTAIN Two Secluded Guest Rooms Overlooking a Private Lake

Convenient to Nashville/Bloomington

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The Sampler visits

The Wild Olive

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andering into The Wild Olive is like entering a sanctuary; a shrine to flavor.

Cari Ray and business partner Michelle Damrell opened the shop up in the Big Woods Village (formerly the F.C. Tucker building) at 44 North Van Buren Street in May as “a labor of love.” It’s not a franchise—they built it all from scratch, right down to creating the custom shelves.

“Our olive oils are all purchased in season, so they are purchased from all over the world,” said Ray. “Most of our oils, within the last year they were olives hanging on a tree somewhere. They are very fresh, which is one of the most important things both for flavor and for health benefits.”

The main thing about The Wild Olive is flavor; but, as it turns out, that path also leads to a healthier

Michelle Damrell and Cari Ray.

lifestyle. Learning about new flavors and how to use them in your everyday diet helps you get better flavor in your food without the use of typical cooking standbys like sugar, salt and high-saturate fats.

Extra Virgin Olive Oil and Traditional Balsamic Vinegar are vital in the history of Western culture and cuisine, and are now being understood as essential keys to improving diets to combat modern health problems like diabetes and coronary disease.

Both are widely used to make everyday food items including sauces, condiments, salad dressings, antipasto, breads, relishes, marinades, vinaigrettes or a great finishing touch drizzled over a dish.

“If I’m having Asian food, I’ll use our smoked balsamic, or garlic/ cilantro or chlli pepper in place of soy

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sauce or teriyaki sauce,” Ray said. “It gives a lot of flavor with a lot less salt, or sugar.”

“You can substitute balsamics, especially the flavored ones, for a lot of other condiments,” she said. “I use our “Sweet Heat” instead of malt vinegar or catsup on fries or fried fish or whatever. All things considered, balsamic is a pretty good option to get a lot of flavor.”

And even if you’re not looking to try anything new or different, you can use an olive oil that tastes good to you to make your cooking more nutritious, but still flavorsome.

“Most people are already cooking with some oil at home, they’re using olive oil or vegetable or canola oil,” Ray said. “Our olive oils are all good up to 406 degrees, so you can cook with them.

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Michael’s Massage

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Tuesdays & Sundays at the Spa 40% off packages

812.720.9009 · EtherealVillage.com

Mi Michael Rebman, Certified Therapist

$155 138 South Jefferson St. (around back) • Nashville by appointment only

812-988-4447 www.michaels-massage.com

Lisa J. Baker, DDS

Dr. Lisa Baker, tooth artist and smile specialist

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• Anklets • Bracelets • Necklaces

Watches Sterling Silver 1000’s of Pendants Rings 58 E. Main Street (next to courthouse)

Brown County

Antique Mall Open all year–7 days a week Mon.–Sat. 9 to 5:30 Sun. 11 to 5:30

We Buy and Sell info@bcantique.com www.bcantique.com 13 miles west of I-65 3 miles east of Nashville, IN

812-988-1025 3288 State Rd 46 East

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I-65 Exit 76B 3/4 mile on right (Edinburgh) Daily 10–6 (812) 526-7676 • Exit76Antiques.com

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ANTIQUE MALL

Open Daily 10–6 (812) 323-7676 311 W. 7th St. Bloomington, IN

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SAMPLER continued from 54 “So you get all that flavor by just substituting the oil that you’re using,” she said.

She said some people have gotten the idea from TV cooking shows that one shouldn’t cook with olive oil, but it is good for almost all uses.

However, the olive oil at your store may not be all one would hope or wish, and the “balsamic vinegar” served at your restaurant is too often merely a compilation of apple cider vinegar or red wine vinegar sweetened with sugar and colored with carmel coloring.

Surprise!; there’s a lot more flavor and nutrition in “the good stuff”.

“Olive oil is high in mono-unsaturated fat, which is good fat, and it’s also packed with naturally occurring antioxidants called polyphenols,” Ray said. “And those degrade really quickly over time.”

“Most of the olive oil you buy at the store or at your local big box outlet chain has very low or no polyphenols in it,” she said.

“All of our oils are really fresh.”

Polyphenols are considered a natural antiinflammatory with a bouquet of other health benefits from healing sunburn to lowering cholesterol, blood pressure, and risk of coronary disease. They have also been linked to slower aging and overall better health.

Balsamic vinegar has been used since ancient times, not only for zesty seasoning, but as a tonic to relieve fatigue, help digestion and aid in weight loss, along with other benefits, many helpful in the aging process.

Traditional Balsamic Vinegar is made in a series of wooden casks over a period of at least 12 years. As it decreases in volume through evaporation over time, the maturing liquor is moved to smaller and smaller kegs, each made of aromatic woods like chestnut, cherry, ash, mulberry and juniper.

Wild Olive’s balsamics are made in Modeno, Italy, the birthplace of Traditional Balsamic Vinegar.

“Our balsamics are made in a traditional fashion but implement some modern technology which basically speeds up the aging process,” Ray said. “So it’s going to taste very reminiscent of a 25-year aged balsamic.”

“The family that makes our balsamic has been making it in that region for five generations,” she said. “It’s good stuff.”

“As a condiment, it’s a fairly healthy option,” she said.

“Any condiment that you use to add flavor is usually going to also add something you don’t want.

The Wild Olive features over 40 flavors of oil, including many varietals, and tons of flavor-infused oils.

“That’s what people get excited about,” Ray said. 

BROWN COUNTY

Hometown Proud Local Grocery Store Serving Beautiful Brown County Since 1975!

We do all the work!

Let us cook your Thanksgiving Dinner

• Certified Ang us Beef • Large Beer an d Wine Section s 10-12 lb Turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, • Picnic Suppli e s green beans, dressing, pumpkin pie, • Full Service B rolls, and cranberry salad akery/Deli (see store for details) • Custom Cake Decorating • Custom Deli T rays, Veggie Tra ys, Organic Grocery • Dairy • Produce • Frozen • Wine Fruit Baskets, and G ift Baskets Ever-Growing Selection of Gluten-Free Products

30 Hawthorne Dr. • Nashville • East SR 46 at light • 812-988-4546 • www.browncountyiga.com

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There is always something to do in Indiana’s largest State Park: Aquatic Center, Horse Back Riding, Mountain Bike Trails, Fishing, Tennis...

We have the room for you!

Our full service restaurant is open daily.

Brown County State Park 160 accommodations: P.O. Box 547 Nashville, IN 47448 Abe Martin Lodge and guest rooms, two-story cabins, 1-877-Lodges-1 • (812) 988-4418 the Little Gem Restaurant and historic cabins. www.indianainns.com We have the perfect setting for any event, Corporate Retreats, Weddings, Getaways and Family Reunions and More!

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Stop in today to explore our selection and see why we are known as Nashville’s Little Gem. Brown County Bead Company, LLC. 66 N VanBuren St, Nashville, IN 47448 812.988.6450 BrownCountyBeadCo@gmail.com

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Located on Molly Ln just off VanBuren St (135N) between the Courthouse and Jefferson St

BROWN COUNTY’S TICKET CENTER arts & theatre

Your One Stop Ticket Source

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HANDMADE GIFTS continued from 30 they had emerged from her life, and through that contact began to create a friendship that has lasted now more than 30 years.

The story that goes with the purchase is also a wonderful part of the gift. Compare. “I got this gift card off the rack in the drugstore,” to “I’ll never forget walking into The Brown County Weavery and discovering Sally Baldwin dancing around her loom to fabulous latin rhythms from Putamayo. I was so impressed by her spirit. How could I not buy one of her rugs?”

I consider books and CDs by local artists as local, handmade art. Don’t overlook our independently owned book store (The Book Loft on Jefferson Street) which carries chapbooks by local poets, and an astonishing variety of other works—history, fiction, cookbooks—by local and area writers. And if you are inspired by the musicians you’ve heard here, be sure to stop in Weed Patch Music to check out the handmade instruments and locally produced CDs. Researchers studying the subject have found that giving gifts is a surprisingly complex and important part of our human interaction. Psychologists say it is often the giver, rather than the recipient, who reaps the biggest psychological gains from a gift. And it is absolutely true that you can become richer as you shop in Brown County by simply opening to the creativity that is all around you.  WINTER WELLNESS continued from 32 Writing with Allison Distler.

What is our deepest desire for this time in our life, and how can we move to be in accordance with its manifestation? What is calling us, right now? We will use writing as a tool for conscious exploration of these questions. All writers are welcome. We will have time for quiet individual writing time as well as group interaction and sharing.

Treasure Mapping with Jenn Wright.

Treasure Mapping, also known as Vision Boarding, is a tool to help you bring your best intentions to fruition involving the creation of a collage of what you want to achieve. It acts as a constant reminder and representation of your goals and so is a valuable approach to building the motivation and self-confidence needed to achieve your goals.

For full information, see www.riverlightyoga.com/ winterw2.aspx. Tickets for Warm UP are available on Eventbrite. Look for Winter Wellness Weekend—Warm Up From Within. 

HERITAGE MALL Shops South Van Buren Street Nashville, Indiana

SPORTS ETC. Your Team Headquarters for Licensed Sports Novelties and Collectibles

• Collegiate • NFL • MLB • NBA

41 S. Van Buren St. Heritage Mall • Nashville, IN

812-988-6809

Visit our website www.browncountysports.com

Head over

Heels • Minnetonka • Stetson • Tilley Hats • Merrell

HATS • FOOTWEAR • ACCESSORIES 49 South Van Buren Street

in Nashville • 812-988-6535 headoverheels@switched.com • fax: 812-988-6505

Nashville Candy Store Old-Fashioned Candy Homemade Fudge Peanut Brittle

Heritage Mall 41 S. Van Buren (3 doors south of Nashville House) www.nashvillecandy.com (812)988-8745 toll free (877)735-8657

Buy a pound of FUDGE Get a half pound FREE

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Our Brown County AUTO - TIRE, REPAIR, TOW NAME YOUR CATEGORY

ANTIQUES

Antiques Open-Air Market Bean Blossom

• Fruit Jars • Garden Art • Furniture • Iron Things, • Lots of Junk and more

Paint & Bodyy

The Strength of Big, The Service of Small 189 Commercial Drive, Nashville, IN 47448 812.988.1200

Full Collision Repair

5 minutes north of Nashville (intersection of SR 135 & SR 45)

24-Hour Towing

(812) 988-6268

BANKING

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KRITZER’S

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3.00 OFF* any wild bird seed *(cannot be used with other discounts or promotions)

GAS / CONVENIENCE

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Brakes, Engine, Transmission “Big to Small, We Do it All!”

4245 SR 46 E - Gnaw Bone

1814 N. St. Rd. 135 • Nashville

812-988-7518

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8461 N. SR 135

GAS & DIESEL

Fountain Drinks Fishing Bait & Equipment Convenience Items

812-597-4623 • Open 7 Days/Week Owners Ray and Debbie Guffey

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Walk-Ins Welcome stylist: Tabitha Davis stylist/owner: Susie Woodall

Handmade Doors and Furniture and High-end Carpentry

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Save $ S $2.00 2 00 on R Roll-On ll O or G Gel (4, 16, or 32 oz.)

Indiana Amish Natural Chickens and Indiana Raw Honey sold here! Also, Bison and Elk.

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LANDSCAPING

• Mulching - Seeding NEED HELP? • Weeding - Pruning • Tree / Shrub Planting • Fences - Walkways • Retaining Walls • Mowing / Trimming (812) 988-7232 • Flower / Herb Beds

BRIGHT & WILLIAMSON Insurance Agency

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Complete Landscaping/ Design Services

Auto • Home • Business Health • Life • Bonds 24 N. Jefferson St. • P.O. Box 698 • Nashville, IN 47448

Bob Gredy Sr. (812) 988-2275 fax: 988-7670 home: 988-7185 INSURANCE

LOG HOME SERVICES

AUTO • HOME • LIFE BUSINESS

• Log Cabin Repairs • Chinking & Repair • New Construction • Cabin Inspections

Christy McGinley-Hughes

(812) 988-2689

812-988-6399

3497 Clay Lick Rd. • Nashville REAL ESTATE

REAL ESTATE

cmcginley@farmersagent.com

PAINTING

Elmore Painting

Announcing

Jane Gore

Commercial / Residential Interior / Exterior

Serving Brown County Since 1982

is now with

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146 E. Main St. Redbud Terrace Nashville, Indiana

• Free Estimates • Senior Discount • Powerwashing • Drywall Repair

jane.gore@sbcglobal.net (812) 988-8773 • cell: (812) 325-5419

(812) 988-7548

TREE SERVICE

Palm and Tarot Reader

Pruning • Planting Removals Disease Diagnosis and Treatment

Norma Reigle

Matt Baldwin ISA Certified Arborist #IN-3202a

a $30 Reading

(812) 988-9998

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TRASH REMOVAL

Knight’s

Trash Removal

Residential • Commercial 15 yd Roll-Off Service (812) 988-8000

North end of Nashville across from Muddy Boots

Palm &Tarot Reader

Brown County YMCA FOR YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FOR HEALTHY LIVING FOR SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY

The Brown County YMCA is located behind the Comfort Inn Now open at 5:30 a.m. Mon.–Fri.

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HOTEL NASHVILLE Darlene’s at Hotel Nashville

Upscale Dining in a Casual Atmosphere Serving Dinner with Full Bar Service Thurs. 5 to 8 pm, Fri. & Sat. 5 to 9 pm

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• Accommodates 8 Guests • 2 Bedrooms and 2 Baths • Game Room w/ Pool Table • Cable TV–DVD Player • Fully-Equipped Kitchen • Central Heat and Air • Gas Fireplace • Gas Grill • Outdoor Hot Tub 1878 N. State Rd. 135, Nashville (812) 988-8400 • (800) 848-6274 www.bricklodge.com

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