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Float among the clouds: Flag City BalloonFest In a jam...or a jelly: Glass Rooster Cannery Creating a stir: KitchenAid factory Everyday people changing history Front Porch Profile Have wheels, will grill: Burgitto Bistro food truck Out & About

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Recipe Index

Cranberry Champagne Floats .........................................19 Glass Rooster Bread Dough .............................................14 Glass Rooster Fruit Crisp ..................................................15 Grandma’s Cinnamon Rolls ..............................................14 Mocha Mousse ...................................................................19 Pizza Dough ........................................................................14 Plum Crumb Cake .............................................................19 Pumpkin Scones .................................................................19 Salsa Fresca ........................................................................19

Staff/Contributors

LORA ABERNATHY Lora is editor in chief of Salt magazine and the director of editorial digital strategies for Civitas Media. She lives in Hillsboro with her husband, Gary. Reach her at 937-382-2574 or on Twitter @ AbernathyLora.

ADRIENNE MCGEE STERRETT Adrienne is editor of Salt magazine and lifestyle/special sections editor for The Lima News.

She believes everyone has a life story worth sharing. Reach her at 567-242-0510 or amcgeesterrett@civitasmedia.com.

JAYLA WALLINGFORD Jayla is the designer of Salt magazine and is the manager of the special sections team for Civitas Media. She lives in Harveysburg with two cats, and offers free handouts to a slew of feline drifters.

BEVERLY DRAPALIK Beverly is a writer for Salt magazine. She lives in Wilmington with her husband, Jeff. They also live with a dog, a cat, a parrot, chickens and bees.

KAY FRANCES Kay is a motivational humorist and author from Wilmington, giving humorous keynote presentations and stress management workshops all over the United States. She is the author of “The Funny Thing about Stress; A Seriously Humorous Guide to a Happier Life.” Visit kayfrances.com.

JANE BEATHARD Jane is a writer for Salt magazine. She is a retired staff writer for The Madison Press in London, Ohio, and is also the retired media relations manager of the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

SARAH ALLEN Sarah is a writer for Salt magazine. When she’s not writing, she can be found scrapbooking, reading or cooking.

MELANIE SPEICHER Melanie is the editor of the Sidney Daily News.

A graduate of Ohio University, she resides in Wapakoneta, and has two adult children and six grandsons. She can be reached at 937-538-4822.

AMY EDDINGS Amy is a contributor to Salt magazine. When she’s not writing, she’s canning, cooking, quilting and gardening.

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By Melanie Speicher FINDLAY — The city of Findlay is preparing to fly up, up and away during the annual Flag City BalloonFest, which is planned for Aug. 11-13 at Emory Adams Park.

Admission is free.

Balloons of all shapes and sizes have been included in the past. Some of the shaped balloons included a football, lighthouse, dragon, monkey, parrot, Tweety Bird and Sylvester the Cat. An American Flag has also floated over the city of Findlay. In 2016, 46 balloons filled the skies.

There are events on the ground as well, from children’s activities to car shows to food vendors.

Balloon launches — weather permitting — are planned for Friday morning, Aug. 11, which includes a limited number of balloons and paid balloon ride passengers.

A mass launch will begin at 6:30 p.m. Friday from Emory Adams. A hot air balloon illumination — “glow” — will be around 9 p.m.

Saturday begins at around 7 a.m. with a fly-in at Emory Park. A 5K Up, Up and Away Run will start at 8 a.m. at the park. Another balloon launch with glow is planned for Saturday night, and a fly-in will be held Sunday morning.

No pets are allowed at the park, but service animals are welcome. The area is also a drone-free zone.

The first festival was held in Findlay in 1999. It was founded by Findlay businessman Dan Clinger and his son, Phil, who is a hot air balloon pilot.

For more about the festival, or to become a volunteer, visit flagcityballoonfest. com.

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By Jane Beathard Row upon row of glass jars filled with brightly colored fruits, vegetables, jellies, sauces and salsa line the shelves of the Glass Rooster Cannery near Sunbury.

They not only represent the fruits of a bountiful summer harvest, but a way of looking at food that is as old as it is new.

Inspired by the growing farm-to-table movement, the Glass Rooster is Ohio’s only teaching cannery. Students trek to the red barn-like structure to learn the nearly lost art of preserving what they grow at home or buy at local markets.

The curriculum amounts to “modern homesteading,” according to cannery founder and proprietor Jeanine “Jeannie” Seabrook.

Her philosophy of food is a departure from that promoted by celebrity chefs and worshipped by their cult followings.

“Chef ‘worship’ makes cooking a daunting task,” Seabrook said. “People need to learn they can do it themselves.”

She learned early in life to do it herself.

Seabrook grew up in a family of 16 children where canned food was not only a mealtime favorite, but a financial necessity. Most of the knowledge she imparts was learned at her mother’s knee — or rather, in her mother’s kitchen.

A lifelong interest in gardening and preserving, along with a 2010 magazine article about a community cannery in another state, inspired Seabrook to open the Glass Rooster in May 2011.

The charming red barn is furnished with antiques and kitchen collectibles gathered by Seabrook’s sister, Susie Schmidhammer, who is a folk artist.

Despite its homey atmosphere, the Glass Rooster encompasses a sophisticated commercial kitchen that undergoes regular inspections by state and federal agencies. It was licensed as a commercial cannery in 2013.

In addition to canning classes, Seabrook developed an early relationship with Experience Columbus, an organization that markets Central Ohio as a tourism destination.

That relationship brought busloads of visitors to the cannery for tours of Seabrook’s half-acre garden and lessons on how to make and preserve jams and jellies. Those visits sometimes included farm-to-fork meals prepared from locally grown produce and meats.

Jeanine “Jeannie” Seabrook teaches bread making at the cannery.

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Eventually, she branched into catering and hosting private parties and receptions in a restored 1920s-era barn behind the cannery. The Glass Rooster Antique & Art Shop, which features the work of Ohio artists, is next door.

Spring and summer are busy times that require Seabrook to hire seasonal workers. She operates a greenhouse business in May, selling flowers and varieties of vegetable plants suited to backyard gardens and home preserving.

In the summer, she hosts a Kids CAN Cook and Craft Day Camp, and teaches four to five adult classes a week on everything from the history of canning and various canning techniques to bread baking, soap making and cooking with herbs.

A full list of class offerings (six-student minimum) is available at glassroostercannery.com.

Her teaching has expanded beyond the cannery to include sessions at Franklin Park Conservatory in Columbus and Upper Arlington Lifelong Learning. Seabrook provides all produce and class materials. However, students may bring their own if they choose.

In 2016, Seabrook struck a deal with some local truck farmers to preserve their produce that went unsold at area markets and roadside stands. As a result, she managed to salvage 12,000 pounds of fruits and vegetables that would have gone to compost.

This excess became small-batch or “artisan” jellies, tomato sauces, corn salsas, pickles and a variety of herbed vegetables.

A portion of the preserved goodies was returned to contributing farmers for sale at community markets in Delaware, Lancaster and Mount Vernon. The remainder is for sale on Glass Rooster shelves.

“I now sell 150 to 175 different products,” Seabrook said with pride.

A recent grant from the Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Organization helped her purchase a steam jacket kettle for processing large amounts of sauces, salsas, relishes and pie fillings.

“It saves time and steps and brings down the cost of the product,” Seabrook said.

Rapid growth has not dimmed her simple approach to living well.

“You only get to pick three things in life — where you live, the people you want as friends, and the food you choose to eat,” Seabrook said.

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By Amy Eddings The KitchenAid stand mixer is an object that inspires a certain feeling of admiration and craving in people for whom form is as important as function. Its heavy, rounded form, reminiscent of a 1950’s Chevy pickup truck or a Volkswagon Beetle, hints at pleasure and power. It inspires visions of cake batter blended with thoroughness and speed, or breads and rolls kneaded to airy lightness, all done while the baker looks on, hands freed from the dough, freed to fiddle with levers and a dough hook attachment.

“It’s the only small appliance I know that has inspired tattoos,” said Ken Hossler. He is the plant lead at KitchenAid’s 476,200 square-foot plant in Greenville, the county seat of Darke County, where KitchenAid churns out stand mixers, mixer attachments and blenders.

You’re forgiven for being surprised that the manufacturing and distribution center for this global brand, owned by the appliance giant Whirlpool, remains rooted in a rural Ohio town. After

KitchenAid Experience, KitchenAid’s retail store, is located in downtown Greenville, about a 10-minute drive from the factory.

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Women used to sell stand mixers like this one door to door. This “Model H” is on display in KitchenAid’s museum in the basement of its KitchenAid Experience retail store.

teacher, who have downsized into smaller kitchens with less space.

“I want to get me one of those,” said Delores Beisner, one of 14 people, mostly women, who had gathered to watch Sommer make scones.

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“It’s the only small appliance I know that has inspired tattoos.”

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Greenville native, said she usually attends one of the three cooking demonstrations that are held weekly at the retail store.

“Saturdays are guest chefs,” she said.

“That’s very busy.”

Busier still is KitchenAid’s sidewalk sale, held every year to coincide with Annie Oakley Days, Greenville’s tribute to the legendary sharpshooter. It’s held the third weekend in July.

“The line goes around the corner, it’s two blocks long of people waiting to get into the store,” Hossler said. “And there’s one group, they camp out overnight. The same group, every year, because I’ve met ‘em! They want the latest gadget.”

Think of them like pilgrims to Greenville, to stand in awe before objects of beauty that promise ease, and style, in the kitchen.

“It’s a wonderful place,” Beisner said.

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months of rhetoric on the recently concluded presidential race, you’d think there were no manufacturers left in these United States.

“Whirlpool’s strategy has always been to be competitive in the United States and to ride the storm of the mass movement of taking things to China and taking things to Mexico,” Hossler said.

The first stand mixer was made around 1914 by the Hobart Corporation for industrial use. You’d be hard-pressed to find a commercial kitchen or bakery without one.

The company started working on prototypes for home use, giving them to the wives of factory executives to beta-test. According to company lore, one of them declared it to be “the best kitchen aid I’ve ever had,” and a brand was born.

They were initially marketed to farmers’ wives, and one look at an early mixer shows you why. They were built for big kitchens and big families. A model from 1924 is nearly three feet tall, its cylindrical, bulky motor stacked above the bowl like the skyscrapers that were just beginning to make their mark on city skylines of the time.

“Women sold them door-to-door,” said Lisa A. Hileman, a spokeswoman for Whirlpool. “Can you imagine?”

Vintage mixers are everywhere, on display in the main hallway of the plant and at the museum in the basement of the KitchenAid Experience retail center in downtown Greenville. But what brings out customers’ sighs, and wallets, are the new ones in a rainbow of hues.

“The amount of colors that we have gives us a ‘complexitive’ advantage,” said Hossler, refering to an in-house term used at the factory. “It’s our competive edge, but it’s also a lot of complexity. Producing so many colors is probably the biggest challenge we have.”

Colors range from the iconic Empire Red to Contour Silver, which matches the popular stainless steel look in modern appliances, to the newest color, Hot Sauce, a brilliant redorange. It was the color of the new Artisan Mini Stand Mixer that Jim Sommer was using during a cooking demonstration at the retail store downtown.

“It’s 25 percent lighter and 20 percent smaller,” Sommer said. “You’ll see it’s just as powerful as the five-quart mixer.” He said it’s perfect for people like him, a retired school

Volunteer Jim Sommer leads a cooking class at the KitchenAid Experience. He used some of KitchenAid’s newest products to create scones and a smoothie.

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Ingredients: 1/2 small white or red onion 3 radishes 3 fresh jalapeno peppers (or 1/4 habanero

Servings: 6-8 Ingredients: 6 cups cranberries, fresh or frozen 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar 1 1/2 cups water Champagne or sparkling wine Directions: In a 3-quart saucepan over mediumlow heat, cook the cranberries, sugar and water for 5-10 minutes or until most of the berries have burst.

Transfer the mixture to a blender and process on the smoothie setting. Chill overnight. Freeze your KitchenAid Ice Cream Maker Attachment overnight.

Attach your Ice Cream Maker Attachment to your mixer and process the cranberry mixture for about 20 to 25 minutes or until it’s the consistency of soft-serve.

Transfer the sorbet to a loaf pan and freeze overnight or until hard.

To serve, place a scoop of the cranberry sorbet in a coupe glass or champagne flute. Top with champagne or sparkling wine.

(Recipe from Allie Roomberg of bakingamoment.com.)

4 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces Cake Ingredients: 1/2 cup unsalted butter, room temperature 1/2 cup sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla extract 1 large egg 1 large egg yolk 1/2 cup superfine brown rice flour 1/2 cup almond flour 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup whole milk 2 tablespoons hazelnuts, chopped Directions: Preheat oven to 350 F. To make the plum filling, toss all the plum filling ingredients together in a bowl.

Set aside until ready to assemble the cake.

To make the crumble, place all crumble ingredients in bowl and work together between your fingers until you get a sandy consistency. Set aside along with the plum filling until ready to assemble the cake.

Place the butter, sugar and vanilla extract in the bowl of a mixer fitted with the flat beater. Cream together over medium speed until light and pale, about 5 minutes.

Add the egg and egg yolk and mix to combine. Add the dry ingredients and mix to combine. Add the milk and continue mixing until smooth.

Grease a square cake pan with butter and line with parchment. Spoon the cake batter into the pan and smooth evenly. Top with plum filling and crumble. Sprinkle the chopped hazelnuts on top of the crumble.

Bake for 50 to 55 minutes until brown.

Let the cake cool in the pan for a few minutes and unmold.

(Recipe from Aran Goyoaga of cannellevanille.com.)

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Servings: 6-8 Plum Filling Ingredients: 4 plums, pit removed and sliced 1/4 cup sugar 2 tablespoons cornstarch 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon Crumble Ingredients: 1/2 cup superfine brown rice flour 1/4 cup almond flour 1/3 cup sugar 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt

Ingredients: 1 teaspoon instant coffee granules 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 1/2 cups heavy cream 3/4 cups powdered sugar 1/3 cups cocoa Directions: Place coffee granules and vanilla in bowl. Stir to dissolve completely. Add remaining ingredients and stir together.

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* This would be a great way to use any leftover cans of pumpkin you may still have on hand from your holiday baking.

Servings: 8 Time: 35 minutes, 15 active Ingredients: 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed 2 teaspoons baking powder 1 1/2 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice 3 teaspoons cinnamon 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 cup cold butter (1 stick), cut into 1/4inch cubes 1 egg 1/2 cup canned pumpkin (NOT pumpkin pie filling) 1/3 cup milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 tablespoons dried cranberries Sanding sugar, for sprinkling on top of scones Directions: Preheat oven to 400 F. In a medium-sized bowl, combine flour, brown sugar, baking powder, pie spice, cinnamon, salt and baking powder. Cut in the cold butter until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.

In a small bowl, whisk the egg, pumpkin, milk and vanilla.

Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until just moistened.

Stir in cranberries.

Turn dough onto a floured surface and knead 10 times.

Pat into an 8-inch circle and cut into 8 wedges. Separate the wedges and place them on a greased baking sheet. Sprinkle with coarse sugar or sanding sugar.

Bake for 12-15 minutes.

pepper, or a combination) seeded or whole if you like it hot 1/2 cup fresh cilantro 3-4 tomatoes 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice 1 teaspoon salt Directions: Run through the KitchenAid Food Grinder starting with onion, radishes, peppers and cilantro, finishing up with tomato last so the juice will wash out the food grinder.

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(Adapted from “Joy of Cooking.”)

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Mothers and their children march to Webster school.

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By Sarah Allen

Brown Foundation and is sponsored by the Highland County Bar Association.

And, Burwinkel added, Highland County District Library Director Jennifer West will also fill a display featuring the many books in which the Hillsboro case has been discussed. “(The case) made a difference to people way outside of Highland County,” she added.

During June, the exhibit’s “kick-off month,” there will also be other events at the museum, Burwinkel said. In all, this exhibit has been “well over a year” in the making.

And while it may highlight a turbulent time period in both local and national history, the message is ultimately about “how everyday people can change history,” Burwinkel said.

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1954.

It was the year that marked the first mass usage of the Salk vaccine against polio; the year in which the CBS morning show first premiered; and the year that President Dwight Eisenhower added the phrase “under God” to the Pledge of Allegiance.

But, also among the many noteworthy moments of that tumultuous period in time, was the historic Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court decision, which declared segregation in schools illegal.

The effects of that decision were many and varied, but one small town in Ohio would ultimately play a major role in the fallout of that landmark decision.

At the Highland House Museum in Hillsboro, the twists and turns of the case Clemons v. Board of Education of Hillsboro,

Ohio, will be featured in a new permanent exhibit. It is set to open June 3.

Kati Burwinkel, project director of the exhibit, said, “I can’t tell you how proud and excited we are to bring this … to the museum.”

It will include a 10-minute documentary featuring interviews of people whose lives were intertwined with the case.

“It will tell the story, but in their voices,” Burwinkel said.

She described the film as an oral history, stressing it as a key component of not only the exhibit, but also the Highland County Historical Society’s goal of archiving local history.

The exhibit will also include photographs and a display case of memorabilia.

The museum will also be hosting a travelling exhibit highlighting the Brown v. Board of Education case. This exhibit is from the

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HISTORY, continued from page 25 She recounted the story, saying that, in 1954, the Hillsboro Junior and High schools had been integrated; however, the elementary schools remained segregated. At that time, the African-American students attended Lincoln Elementary and the white students attended the Webster school.

Following the Brown v. Board of Education decision, however, a group of mothers tried to enroll their students at Webster.

They were denied.

The mothers of those children, however, “decided they weren’t going to accept that ruling,” Burwinkel said, adding that, also noteworthy, is the fact that the demonstrations that followed were “all done by women.”

The mothers gathered with their kids, and every day, for two years, would walk to the Webster school, where they would be turned away.

Burwinkel said while there was harassment, the situation never became violent.

The Hillsboro case extended far beyond the rural community in which it began. Burwinkel said that it was covered in TIME magazine and that it also “(came) on (the NAACP’s) radar.”

Thurgood Marshall, who would become the first African-American justice on the

The mothers involved in the Hillsboro case with their lawyers.

Back row, from left: attorney Russell Carter, Norma Rollins, lawyer Constance Baker Motely and lawyer James McGee; front row, from left: Elsie Steward Young, Roxie Clemons, Zella Cumberland and Gertrude Clemons.

United States Supreme Court, sent his “right-hand person” to Hillsboro, Burwinkel added.

Eventually, the case ended with the integration of Webster school.

Burwinkel said that once the AfricanAmerican students were enrolled, many were surprised at the differences between their school and Webster. As an example, she said some students had never

seen a map, as the textbooks they had used were old and had pages torn out.

Ultimately, though, “everybody’s experience was different,” Burwinkel said.

The stories of integration ranged from “wonderful” to “gut-wrenching.”

And those stories will now be a part of the Highland House Museum for all future generations to hear.

“It’s an important story,” Burwinkel said.

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Favorite cook-out food?

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What do you love most about your community?

This is where I grew up, it’s where my parents were raised, where my family roots are deep. Our community has generations that can share memories of Friday night football, county fair week and town festivals. What I love most is that our sense of community is stronger than ever, and now my husband and I get to create those memories with our three beautiful babies.

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A unique alternative to hot dogs, hamburgers and “fair food,” the Burgitto Bistro food truck has been on the road since March 2016.

Christina Price used the name Burgitto Bistro for her company because her burger is wrapped in a tortilla, like a burrito. She includes healthy choices in that tortilla shell and offers seven burgitto creations.

The menu also contains side items, including “Sweet Things,” deep-fried sweet potatoes served with a secret marshmallow sauce.

Working in a food truck allows a particularly unique view of the world. Once, while operating the truck, she said she witnessed a man standing on the street in Blanchester. He had just purchased his own hamburger from another vendor, and he was waiting for his wife to get her burgitto. As he stood next to her, she was talking to another couple. He stole a bite of her burgitto. Price said it took him about two minutes to come to her window for his own burgitto.

One of the favorite dishes is the BBLT. The taste of smoky bacon, fried green tomatoes, white cheddar cheese, lettuce and chipotle mayo changes a common tortilla into a delight.

Price’s story is one of hard work and perseverance. She was widowed about 11 years ago. Working three jobs — Rod’s Capricorn Inn, Horse Feathers and now Burgitto Bistro — she models diligence for her two daughters, Michelle and Rinn, who gladly help on the food truck.

Price said, “I can’t do this without their help.”

Not only do the girls help, but the man in her life, Shawn, and his two sons, Ted and Sam, also work hard.

“I could not do without Shawn’s help,” she said. “He works a full-time job and shows up later in the day to help me, whether he’s repairing equipment or cooking food.”

When the cooking is done, there is even more work at home because of their many animals. The menagerie consists of six dogs, fish, one cat, eight chinchillas, two miniature horses, two horses, a pot-bellied pig, a pet squirrel, a yellowring parrot, a parakeet, 13 chickens and two turkeys.

Whether she’s serving food for the Clinton County Fair or Jeff Wyler’s or Blanchester’s July Fourth celebration, Price knows she is pleasing crowds of customers.

In the future, Price hopes to have a brick and mortar restaurant, serving good food “with a unique twist,” she said.

In the meantime, look for Burghitto Bistro’s truck at the Spring Tractor Pull at the Clinton County Fairgrounds on June 9-10. Later in the summer, find Price working in the kitchen at the Clinton County Fair and the Clinton County Corn Festival.

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By Kay Frances I know I’m weird, for so many reasons that I don’t have space to list here, but I often find myself “zigging” when everyone else is “zagging.”

Most — OK all — of my friends LOVE bed and breakfasts.

I don’t. There, I said it.

To me, the very concept is the stuff that nightmares are made of.

For those in favor, the arguments go something like this: “You get up in the morning.”

OK, I’m going to stop them right there.

If I’m on vacation, I may or may not WANT to get up in the morning. What is the point of being on vacation if I have to adhere to a schedule? In fact, I might not want to get up at all. Ever. Sometimes a week of solid sleep sounds absolutely heavenly.

“You get to stay in their house.”

Just kill me now. I have never been comfortable staying in other people’s houses.

(I already stipulated to being weird, so don’t judge me.) In contrast to the anonymity of a hotel where you never really see the housekeeper, in a B&B, you will likely share breakfast with the people who are cleaning your room. It makes me want to do a serious pre-clean before they come in. Again, not the way I want to spend vacation.

“You get to have breakfast with people you don’t know.”

So, getting up early, eating whatever they serve you and making chit chat with complete strangers. This doesn’t sound like a vacation. It sounds like a prison sentence.

Some B&Bs even have shared bathrooms. Surely I don’t have to outline why this is extremely undesirable.

I was doing a speaking engagement in Hawaii and decided to add on a few days on my own. So, you can imagine my chagrin when the only thing I found that was both affordable and desirable was a B&B. I decided to keep an open mind and

give it a try.

I can’t begin to tell you how amazing this place was. The owner wasn’t there, but left it in the hands of a charming young couple.

They couldn’t have been nicer and offered as much or little interaction as I desired.

It was on Maui and was a block from the beach. They offered snorkel gear, towels — anything you would need for a day at the beach. There wasn’t a set breakfast time and they encouraged their guests to come and go as they pleased. It was fun to meet the other guests, but it was mostly as we were all headed somewhere. The rooms were immaculate, and get this: Each room had its own hot tub.

I’m not sure I’m completely “sold” on the idea of bed and breakfasts in general, but I was proud of myself for keeping an open mind. It exceeded my expectations and I would give the concept another chance.

And, did I mention I even had my own bathroom? It truly is “the little things” that can make or break a vacation.

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June 10 Return of the Snakes to Serpent Mound, 3850 state Route 73, Peebles. Live snakes, turtles and a few amphibians will be on display. Suitable for all ages. Visit arcofappalachia.org or call 800-7522757.

June 16-18 Summer Solstice Celebration, Soaring Eagle Retreat, 375 Horner Chapel Road, Peebles. Visit serpentmound.org.

BROWN COUNTY May 11-14 Brown County HERO Tribute, Brown County Fairgrounds.

June 9 Brown County Chamber of Commerce annual golf outing, Friendly Meadows Golf Course. Call 937378-4784 or visit browncountyohiochamber.com.

June 24 The Van-Dells, 7 p.m., Red Barn Convention Center, 2223 Russellville Road, Winchester. Call 800-823-9197 or visit redbarnconventioncenter. com.

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July 3 The 17th annual Firestorm at Brush Creek Motor Sports Complex, 2214 state Route 41, Peebles.

Call 937-544-3344, email stevepartin@brushcreekmotorsports.com or visit brushcreekmotorsports.com.

July 4 Lion’s Club Fourth of July Parade, 10 a.m., next to Olde Wayside Inn.

July 9-15 Adams County Fair, Adams County Fairgrounds, 836 Boyd Ave., West Union. Call Darlene Anderson at 937-205-7141.

May 13 Mike Albert and the Big “E” Band, 7:30 p.m., The Murphy Theatre, 50 W. Main St., Wilmington. Visit themurphytheatre.org.

May 20 Second annual Wilmington Veterans Volksmarch, 9 a.m. to noon, J.W. Denver Williams Jr. Memorial Park, Wilmington.

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May 20-21 Fishing Has No Boundaries, near South Shore Marina at Cowan Lake State Park, Wilmington.

Volunteers and sponsors assist anglers with disabilities during this annual event. Call 513-6713343 or visit clintoncountyohio.com.

May 27-28 Over the Rhine’s Nowhere Else Festival, 190 Townsend Road, Martinsville. Call 513-253-6999 or visit nowhereelsefestival.com.

June 9-10 Banana Split Festival, J.W. Denver Williams Jr. Memorial Park, Wilmington. Call 877-428-4748 or visit bananasplitfestival.com.

June 9-10 Spring Nationals Truck and Tractor Pull, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 958 W. Main St., Wilmington.

Call 513-403-7155 or visit clintoncountyfair.org.

June 17 Bonnybrook Farms Twisted Twig Mountain Bike Race/Ride, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., Bonnybrook Farms, 3779 state Route 132, Clarksville. Visit bonnybrookfarms.com.

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June 17-18 The ninth annual Summer Solstice Lavender Festival, Peaceful Acres Lavender Farm, 2387 Martinsville Road, Martinsville. Call 513-3222415 or visit peacefulacreslavenderfarm.com.

June 24 Fayette County’s Toast to Summer and Hot Air Balloon Night Glow, 11 a.m. to 10 p.m., Fayette County Airport, 2270 state Route 38. Call 740-335-0761 or 800-479-7797 or visit fayettecountyohio.com.

July 1-4 The Fourth of July Camp Out, Caesar Creek State Park Campground, 9000 Center Road, Wilmington. Call 937-488-4595 or visit ohioslargestplayground.com.

July 3 Fire in the Sky fireworks display, 10 p.m., Wash.

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July 3-4 Red, White and Blanchester Blue Festival, downtown Blanchester. Call 513-646-2127 or visit redwhiteandblanchesterblue.com.

July 7-15 Clinton County Fair, Clinton County Fairgrounds, 958 W. Main St., Wilmington. Visit clintoncountyfair.org.

July 8 The second annual Holiday Happenings Dollhouse and Miniature Show and Sale, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., First Christian Church Disciples of Christ, 120 Columbus St., Wilmington. Contact Dorothy Henry, Hickory Grove Studio Promotions at hgspromotions3@gmail.com.

FAYETTE COUNTY May 12 United Way golf outing, Crown Hill Country Club.

Call 740-335-8932.

May 26 Hospice annual golf outing, Buckeye Hills Golf Course. Call 740-335-0149.

June 3 Truck pull, Fayette County Fairgrounds, 213 Fairview Ave., Wash. C.H. Call 740-335-5856.

June 9 Relay for Life, Washington Court House Senior High School track. Call Melinda Daniel at 865323-0588.

June 14-18 Homecoming 2017, sponsored by The Gathering Place church, Fayette County Fairgrounds, 213 Fairview Ave., Wash. C.H. Call 740-335-9641.

June 17 Ladies Day Out, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., sponsored by the Fayette Ladies Adventure Group, Fayette County Fish and Game Association, 1236 Robinson Road, Wash. C.H. Contact Susan Meriweather at 740-505-1100 or smeriweather@ameritech.net.

June 23-25 Scott Antique Market, Fayette County Fairgrounds, 213 Fairview Ave., Wash. C.H. Visit scottantiquemarket.com.

July 17-22 Fayette County Fair, Fayette County Fairgrounds, 213 Fairview Ave., Wash. C.H. Call 740-335-5856 or visit faycofairoh.com.

GREENE COUNTY May 13 The fourth annual Founder’s Run 5K, 8 a.m. to noon, Trebein Elementary School, 1728 DaytonXenia Road, Xenia. Visit beavercreekchamber. org.

May 19 The Beavercreek Rotary Foundation Memorial Golf Outing, Beavercreek Golf Club, 2800 New Germany-Trebein Road, Beavercreek. Contact Mike Zwick at 937-371-2827 or mzwick45@aol. com.

June 10 Yellow Springs Street Fair, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., downtown Yellow Springs. Visit yellowspringsohio.org.

June 16-25 “Bonnie and Clyde: The Musical,” Beavercreek Community Theatre, 3868 Dayton-Xenia Road, Beavercreek. Call 937-429-4737 or visit bctheatre.org.

June 22-July 2 “Luminous Luna: Myth and Imagination,” presented by Yellow Springs Kids Playhouse. Email admin@yskp.org or visit yskp.org.

June 23 Jamestown native Diane McCall and Hometown Band perform, 7 p.m., with a meet and greet at 6:15 p.m., Jamestown Opera House, 19 N. Limestone St., Jamestown. Call 937-675-3501 or visit jamestownohiooperahouse.com.

June 23 Beavercreek Chamber Golf Classic, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Beavercreek Golf Club, 2800 New Germany-Trebein Road, Beavercreek. Call Dawn Mader at 937-426-2202, ext. 103 or visit beavercreekchamber.org.

May 21 Paddle on Paint, Greenfield. Visit g3greenfield. org.

June 3 Highland House Museum’s Lincoln Exhibit, 151 E. Main St., Hillsboro. Call 937-393-3392 or visit facebook.com/HiCoHistSoc. June 3 BBQ Bingo, noon-4 p.m., Highland County Senior Center, 185 Muntz St., Hillsboro. Call 937-3934745.

June 11 The Highland County Historical Society 2017 Tour of Homes and Historic Buildings, noon to 5 p.m., Hillsboro. Call 937-393-3392.

June 24-25 The Brush and Palette Art Guild’s 60th anniversary and annual art show, 1-5 p.m., Southern State Community College, 100 Hobart Drive, Hillsboro.

Call 937-393-4193.

July 6-8 Festival of the Bells, uptown Hillsboro. Danny Gokey, William Michael Morgan and Brett Young perform. Visit festivalofthebells.com.

July 14-16 Greene Countrie Towne Festival, downtown Greenfield. Contact Andrew Surritt III at 740-5726737 or andrew@wibnltd.com or visit greenecountrietownefestival.org.

MADISON COUNTY May 20 The eighth annual Rockin’ on the Run 5K Walk/ Run and Family Day, 9 a.m., St. Patrick School, 226 Elm St., London. Call Ashley at 740-852-5884, email info@rockinontherun.org or visit rockinontherun.org.

June 8 Full Moon Ride, 8:30 p.m., Prairie Grass Trailhead, Madison County Senior Citizens Center, 280 W. High St., London. Visit fmcpt.com.

June 10 Strawberry Festival Bicycle Tour, Prairie Grass Trailhead, Madison County Senior Citizens Center, 280 W. High St., London. Visit fmcpt.com or londonstrawberryfestival.com.

June 10-11 Deer Creek Triathlon and Duathlon, Deer Creek State Park, Mt. Sterling. Visit hfpracing.com.

July 7 The Kevin Sonnycalb Memorial Fireworks, Shawnee Park, Xenia. Visit xacc.com.

June 22-24 London Strawberry Festival, downtown London.

Visit londonstrawberryfestival.com.

July 13-16 Greene Trails Cycling Classic, Fairgrounds Recreation Center, 210 Fairground Road, Xenia.

July 8 Full Moon Ride, 8:30 p.m., Prairie Grass Trailhead, Madison County Senior Citizens Center, 280 W. High St., London. Visit fmcpt.com.

July 15-16 Young’s Ice Cream Charity Bike Tour, Young’s Jersey Dairy, 6880 Springfield-Xenia Road, Yellow Springs. Call 937-325-0629 or visit youngsdairy. com.

July 8-15 Madison County Fair, Madison County Fairgrounds, 205 Elm St., London. Visit madisoncountyfairoh.com.

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June 10 Demolition and Combine Derby, Fayette County Fairgrounds, 213 Fairview Ave., Wash. C.H. Call 740-335-5856.

July 4 Jeffersonville fireworks, 10 p.m., Jeffersonville.

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