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    hocking hills messengeree publication nintH edition september 20

    ow to submit information:Betty Shaw, Sales & Marketing [email protected] 740-380-3744Tamra Crumet, Marketing & Publications [email protected] 740-380-3744

    www.HockingHillsMessenger.co

    4-H Cloverbud Food,Fun and Fitness Camp

    For more information, contact Joyce Shriner, OSU Extension, Hocking Cou385-3222

    4-H Cloverbud Food, Fun and Fitness Camp was held at the Youth CentWednesday, August 7. Cloverbuds went on a hike, learned about portion distoand the importance of washing fruits and vegetables, participated in sephysically active games, completed crafts, and much more. Here, Cloverwatch as Joyce Shriner, 4-H Educator, prepares to demonstrate what hapwhen fruits and vegetables are not washed before they are eaten.

    Hocking County Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ens

    that all research and related educational programs are available to clientelenondiscriminatory basis without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, geidentity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military stnational origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status.

    statement is in accordance with United States Civil Rights Laws and the USDA

    h L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration; Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Direo State University Extension; and Gist Chair in Extension Education and Leadership.

    Deaf and Hard of Hearing, please contact Hocking County Extension using your preferred communication (e-mail, relay services, or video relay servne 1-800-750-0750 between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m. EST Monday through Friday. Inform the operator to dial 740-385-3222

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    FIREWOODSplit Mixed

    Hardwoods 18 LongPick-Up or Delivered

    (delivery extra special cuts available)

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    LAURELVILLE FIREWOOD15952 SR 56 E. Laurelville, OH(740) 332-8515

    Tap into the Logan buzz and start your own businessPart 2 of a 2-part article Developing and funding your idea

    art 1, resources for starting your own business in Logan were outlined. Yet what good are the resources, ifnot have a workable idea and can fund that idea?

    k Webb, Business Owner of Webb Perennials, Board Member of the Logan Town Center and Logan ChamCommerce, and President of the Tourism Association, has some suggestions as to what type of ideas wgood for a business in Logan. Webb suggests that your new business has to be a specialty shop, sometque. An Internet presence would help a great deal by selling products online to supplement sales in the ste business also needs to pull people in perhaps by catering to what is already popular here such as tour

    ng, or camping. This could be a seasonal business which would close while the business owner takeation in winter. A business in downtown Logan has to be unique and very well researched, and the worksht the Chamber offers are valuable resources for anyone looking to start and run a business, Webb said. Aneed to change rapidly is critical. A business that cannot change fast in todays market may not make it.

    ideas now? Along with your idea comes the not-so-fun part of funding it. Webb also advises that it is crian owner to have working capital to tide the business over for several years. Success is not going to haprnight. To help get that crucial funding, revolving loan programs are available through the Commurovement Fund and the city. The Chamber is applying for grants to have more funds available to loan

    rting businesses. The State of Ohio has resources, but funds are limited. A nance program call Grow Nvailable from the State Treasurers ofce which would provide you with a reduced interest rate on a loan ifate a job. The Small Business Development Center (740/593-0473) can advise you on whether your proets the eligibility requirements of non-conventional funding programs that are available which will partner

    ank to serve as gap funding. The Logan Town Center, www.logantowncenter.com, works with the Chambemote the downtown area, and it can help you go through the steps for a Federal credit called the Historicdit if you qualify.

    e Ohio Community Reinvestment Area Program is available for property owners who renovate existing buildonstruct new ones. The CRA promotes the revitalization of areas by offering property tax exemptions foreased property valuation that comes from renovations or new construction within designated areas of Log

    he words of the late great Logan businessman and philanthropist Barton A. Holl, who started his busineer selling peanuts on the corner of Market and Main: Money is only as good as the good it can do.

    h a good idea, resources, and the funding opportunities that are available, what good will you do?

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    New ice cream shop caters to youngfamilies and grandparents

    hs Ice Cream Shop in the Hocking Hills Market of Rockbridge,o, is starting simple with family-friendly prices and a whole lot ofream. Owner Sandra Ogle decided to purchase this former icem shop next door to her Appalachian Art & Craft Market whensaw that a business such as this would be an asset there. An icem shop had been in this location before, but each former ownered on as the shop changed hands over the years. I wantedeate a place to enjoy lunch and visit where making memoriesocal people and tourists is important, said Ogle. Were stillanding and decorating, but stop in and see for yourself why wey see any food left on the plates.

    med for her husband, Ralph, the ice cream shop opened Julyserving 20 avors of ice cream as well as a menu of lunchs such as sandwiches, pretzels and soup. They keep it simplealso offer a $5.00 lunch special which includes your choice of

    dwich, chips, and a drink with a pickle on the side. A $4.00 kidsu makes it even more family affordable.shop is open seven days a week year round, although hours

    be shorter in winter.

    es can be reserved for small parties and group luncheons.eral groups already meet there regularly. Weather permitting,

    ide tables are also available.For more information or to reservece for your groups lunch, call 740-380-9020.

    The Clay Haus: Fall back to our Famous Brats, Reuben SandwichHomemade German Potato Salad, Homemade Soups & Salad Bar.

    Since 1978,serving the fnestin German and

    American cuisine.

    Reservations Recommended

    123 W. Main StSomerset, OH 4378

    (740) 743-1326www.clayhaus.com

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    a FairHoPe Hospice volunteer one of my duties was to assistchaplain facilitate a mens grief support group. Id known one

    he attendees, Tom, on a casual basis for years. Our familiest to the same church and school. What brought Tom to theport group was that his wife, Sarah, died several yearsore. They were both in their mid-40s when she died. Tomnt one for expressing himself too much and didnt speak veryn during the groups discussions. One evening he came ina decidedly better outlook on life. He didnt want to say what

    sed the change for fear of people laughing at him. After a littlexing he proceeded to tell what happened.

    He said that it was important to know that since earlydhood Sarah saved every card that had been given to her. Shebirthday cards, invitations, Valentines Day cards, Christmas

    ds, and cards for virtually any other occasion in her life. Shetinued this practice through her entire life, even saving theds her children and husband received.

    About a year following his wifes death, Tom decided it was timeet rid of some of her belongings and move to an apartment.

    m felt he was doing okay, and besides, the kids had grown ande now on their own. While Tom was cleaning out a closet he

    me across four large, computer paper-type boxes full of all the

    ds his wife had saved. He called each of the children and askedey wanted any of the cards that had originally been sent to

    m, but all declined. Since he didnt want any of them, he threwboxes of cards away.

    Getting rid of his wifes possessions had seemed like a gooda at the time but proved to be too much for him, so he decidedtay in the familiar surroundings of their home. As the ensuingnths dragged by, his grieving seemed to increase. He becamey lonely and in his own words, despondent. That is whatught him to our support group.

    Several days before this particular support group Tom got up

    slowly prepared for the day ahead. Approaching the top ofsteps to go down to the kitchen he noticed something on theding at the top of the steps. There, like a miniature pup tent,

    a card.

    He recognized it as the card that Sarah had given to him years. There had been a rough spot in their marriage and they hadarated. After they reconciled, she sent him a card in which shete that she realized they were soul mates. Sarah promised that

    matter how bad things got she would always be there to comfort Tom said at that moment he could feel a warmth come overand his grief seemed to subside.

    He had no explanation for the card at the top of the stepser than Sarah gave him that one card twiceand this time keeping it. And, yes, he stopped coming to our mens support

    up.

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    Come fellowship with us at the litcountry church with the blue roof up

    the knoll. Only four miles from Logan

    Christian Prayer Chape15727 State Route 93 South Logan, OH 43138

    Betty Brooks, Pastor

    Sunday School 9:30 am

    Worship service 10:30 am

    Sunday evening service 6:00 pm

    First Sunday of the month, evening

    service with song service 6:00 pm

    Third Sunday of the month, carry-

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    contact:Charlotte Deibie20017 St. Rt 93 SouthLogan, Ohio 43138

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    Hocking Valley Community HospitalOffers Free Help with the New

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    rmation. All of the information that is important to one is on

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    member that what the provider may bill you, is the balance

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    need assistance, please call Debra Sheets (740) 380-8128, or

    ten Butler, (740) 380-8270, HVCH OSHIIP Representatives.

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    Uptown and Around Loganwith Sharon K. Grossman

    When I moved to Logan full-time and started working hereyears ago, one of the things I had to change in my vocabuwas how everyone referred to Main St. as uptown. Being fColumbus, we always said, downtown. This was one of mthings I came to learn about living and working in this small toUptown seemed to be more than merely a directional laUptown is positive and more exciting. Downtown tends to mone think of going lower in quality, which arguably is sometitrue in the case of Columbus.

    At any rate, Logan 40 years ago was somewhat of a magplace in my eyes. The energy of this town was much like of Mayberry of The Andy Grifth Show fame. I often obsethe goings-on with a smile of pleasure on my face for it waslittle eccentricities of Logan and its people that made it interesand endearing. This column will be about just those kindhometown things. The little things that make a hometown a hometown. I want to dedicate it to the memory of the one only Efe Woltz who wrote a column in the local newspaper myears ago entitled, Doings On Buck Run.

    As you might expect, Buck Run had litt le real news but Efe her column with the names of those who visited her and wwas going on with them. She even wrote about laundry dayparticular, I remember her reporting the name of the lucky peupon whom the honor was bestowed of placing the rst footp

    in the snow outside her door. As I write this, I smile and thinmany old-timers who will be smiling along with me, remembeEfes writings. Some might have made fun of her sumatter at the time, but even those religiously read her coluAnd what an intriguing introduction for a cozy mystery novelEfes writings conjure up where chapter 1 might begin witold, eccentric woman hidden behind the curtain at her winand seeing those rst footprints in the snowbut who might belong to?

    Thinking about how life used to be around Logan bringbittersweet homesickness to my soul. Its like remembering vto my Aunt Etta near Waverly and sitting in her kitchen on chthat she had had since the end of World War II. I bought onthose beat up old chairs at the auction of all her things afterdied just for a keepsake. People wondered why I wanted one chair and not the whole set. But one was just enough.

    In the same way, with all the inevitable changes and problthat Logan has seen over the years, Im hoping that we wthrow out all the memories of old chairs we sat on that mthis place special. What we need to do is keep only those make people long to come home to Logan rather than alwchomping on the bit to get away. I believe many people yearmore of a hometown to belong to.

    With that goal in view, Ill be roving uptown and around, lookinpersonal stories, history and tidbits of information about LoYou never know where Ill turn up.

    If you have a story, you can email me at sharonhockinghi

    gmail.com. I cant promise Ill write about it but I surely will esitting on that old chair. And I wonder. . . who is going to pthose rst footprints in the snow?

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    Hocking Valley Community Hospital

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    Cars, Trucks & Motorcycles Welcome

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    601 St. Rt. 664 N., Logan - CIC Parking Lot (beside hospital)

    $100 VISA CARD Raffle

    Saturday, October 5th

    Registration from 11:00 am to 1:00 pmJudging from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm

    Dash Plaques for the first 50 Vehicles25 Awards to be presented

    Door Prizes, 50/50 Drawing, Food and DrinksDJ- Jim McLin

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    Creating Art for the New Logan Double RoundaboutsBy Sharon K. Grossman

    huge clay forms, mysteriously shrouded in plastic, sit in The Logan Clay Products Companys factorynot destined to be bewer pipebut to be installed as artwork in the middle of Logans new double roundabouts at the intersection of SR 664

    al artist Jean Magdich, who is the owner of Hocking House, 29580 Big Pine Rd., 4 miles south of Logan, went to work on tbell and spigot pipes extruded at the plant. She pounded the pipes with shaping tools, carved them with knives, and brueramic glaze, turning them into impressive, uted columns with matching capitals which will showcase icons representingking Hills area.

    year, a Gateway Committee was organized for collaboration between the Hocking Hills Tourism Association, County Engince, Ohio Department of Transportation, and the City of Logan Tree Commission to come up with ideas for landscapingoration of the roundabouts. Speaking about the project, committee member Rick Webb reported that they wanted someactive to serve as a gateway to the area. Committee members liked columns that Jean created previously to adorn Logan Ct site and wanted something similar.

    committee contacted Jean, and she designed a matched set of three columns with decorative capitals on top of each.mns vary in height: 7, 5, and 3 with an additional 2 in the capitals.

    dichs challenge in designing the columns was that they had to be functional as well as artistic. Most importantly, they had tily readable without being distracting as cars pass by, as well as greet visitors to the area. With that in mind, she designe

    ding on the columns to help eliminate confusion as to the traveling directions. In the direction of the state parks, one colum, Welcome to Hocking Hills. Toward Logan, one column will read, Welcome to Logan.

    capitals on top of the columns are where Magdich truly brings out her artistry. She is incorporating icons of what peoplee area and why they visit. Turkey, deer, mushrooms, and owers will decorate one capital. Footprints of shoes walking os of another will represent hiking. Plants and wildlife will be woven into the theme and include her signature designs of dogwes, lizards, and indigenous plants. Another column will be a stylized tree with handprints, representing the generations of famocking County and the whole community. Here again, the goal was to make these symbols easily readable as people passpeak to them quickly rather than being abstract in meaning.

    n described how the lettering on the columns was difcult due to the size, multiple lines, and curved surface. She used a grid to mark off the letters, then carefully carved them into the columns.

    project was started on July 19 and so far, she has worked over 50 hours with many more hours to go. She is sometimes limvailable time as she has to work around Logan Clay employees schedules as they go about their work.

    ane will be needed to install the columns in the middle of the roundabouts when complete.

    uldnt do this without my years of experience with working with the clay extruded at Logan Clay Products, Magdich said. Logan Clay employees expertise and ability to handle large pieces of clay are required for this project or it just could not be dse men are fantastic.

    ns further intention for this artwork is for it to be a tribute to the clay industry of old. She describes Logan Clay Products wiyears in business as a dinosaur in its time.

    ng the canal days, the city of Logan was known as clay town while Lancaster was glass town, and Southeastern Ohio was hany other companies engaged in the clay business in one form or another, such as in Junction City and New Lexington. ALogan Clay Products, Logan had the Brick Yard and Logan Pottery. An abundance of quality clay mined in this section of ided the perfect raw material for these companies. Jean likes to think that when someone purchases a clay product here,taking a piece of Hocking County home with them. Its made here, of here. I am so honored to be able to do this project anng it will be something everyone can be proud of, she said.

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    Hawaiian Snack2- 12 Packages of Hawaiian buns sliced in 1/21/2 pounds of each turkey, hamSwiss or Provolone Cheese.Layer Meat & Cheese on Bottom of Rolls

    Put the top back on.In a saucepan, combine 1 stick butter, 1 TBLS Poppy seedTBLS Sugar, 2 TBLS Onion Flakes, 1 TBSP Honey Mustar

    Melt together then brush on the rolls and bake at 400 degree12 to 15 minutes

    ENJOY

    oy the October Fall Foliage Rides starting on Thursdays at 1:00 PM.

    In addition to our weekend train rides.Plus, special trains throughout the year.

    Great experience for the whole family!

    Attention VeteransWere you injured while in service? Are you permanently and totally diwith low income? Do you need healthcare? Do you need occasiona

    with your bills? Visit us at the fair to get these answer and morWhen you visit us, sign up to win a 5000 watt generator.

    Hocking County Veterans Service Commission93 W. Hunter St., Logan, Ohio 43138 740-385-7507

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    The Hocking Hills Artists & Craftsmen41th Annual Show

    September 28 10 A.M.-5 P.M.September 29 11 A.M. -5 P.M.

    Juried artists and craftsmen are offering quality handmade products of painting-photography-wood

    sculpture-metal fber-jewelry-graphic design-glass ceramics-woven rugs-ironwork

    Event is being held at the Dining Lodge 20020 Route 664 S

    Free Parking and AdmissionHandicap Accessible

    www.hockinghillsartistsandcraftsmenassociation.com 740-385-824

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    nique new building will serve churches,businesses and the community

    ftain Drive, just outside of Logan, is now home to a curiously uniqueding which was recently dedicated for church, business and communityAn open house was held on August 24 where the public was invited toheir rst look inside. They were treated to quite a surprise.

    m the road, the rst thing that strikes ones curiosity is the buildingssual shape, then the colorwhich some have likened to a giant

    shmallow. Closer inspection inside reveals that while its walls feeler than what we would normally expect walls to be, it is actually amanent, tent-like structure, which is aerodynamic, hurricane resistant,lasts for decades.

    South Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene owns this property.ney P. Kuhn, Manager of The Logan Conference Center, which is adivision of the District, described the structure as having two tensionedmbranes, an inner and outer layer with 8 of insulation in the middle.

    building was originally set up in Tennessee and used as a church. Theerence center purchased and dismantled it, then shipped it to Loganemi-trailers where it was stored in the trailers until proper permits wereined to reconstruct it at the Logan site. They have extended the sizeeet to accommodate a smaller conference area outside of the maintorium, which includes a kitchenette, bathrooms and a space forller groups of up to 120 people who do not need the entire auditorium.auditorium can hold a maximum 679 people.

    heating and cooling systems pump air through giant duct socks in theng which collapse when air is not moving through them.South Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene has worked

    nsively with Bill Rinehart, Executive Director of the Logan-Hockingmber of Commerce and the Hocking County Community Improvementporation. The District was instrumental in setting the stage for the

    tion of the Logan Industrial Park and the Logan Campus of Hockingege, which are across the road from the conference center on propertyerly belonging to the District. In addition, the new conference center

    be an asset in attracting corporations into the industrial park becauseness meetings can be held nearby at the conference center.

    994, the District purchased the original tract of land comprising 800s, but the site has been reduced to 650 acres after sections on theh side of Chieftain Drive were either sold or traded. One 50-acreof land was traded to the CIC for the industrial park in return for free

    nsion of water and sewer lines from Logan. The Districts site is alsoe to an RV campground with showers and restrooms which is the onlyerty belonging to the District now south of Chieftain Drive. In addition,have ten rental cabins and a smaller building which has meeting

    ce for rent and two apartments. Reservations for these facilities can be

    e at cabinsinhocking.com or by calling 740/331-4840.Gates, Pastor of the Logan Church of the Nazarene, explained thatSouth Central Ohio District extends within a perimeter of Columbus,

    esville, Marietta, Portsmouth, Circleville and Grove City and includeshurches.

    building has already hosted its rst wedding. Permits were received

    n time for that big day.are making plans one step at a time, said John Grimm, President of

    Logan Conference Center Board. We have not yet envisioned all ofpossibilities for this building.

    building is currently being used only by churches but will be availablee community to rent for functions such as business meetings, concertsbanquets in March, 2014. They must operate it over a full season ofsummer, fall, and winter months to determine what utility and others have to be included in the rental charge. Their goal is not to make

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