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4-H Cloverbud Food,
Fun and Fitness Camp
For more information, contact Joyce Shriner, OSU Extension, Hocking County -
385-3222
4-H Cloverbud Food, Fun and Fitness Camp was held at the Youth Center on
Wednesday, August 7. Cloverbuds went on a hike, learned about portion distortion
and the importance of washing fruits and vegetables, participated in several
physically active games, completed crafts, and much more. Here, Cloverbuds
watch as Joyce Shriner, 4-H Educator, prepares to demonstrate what happens
when fruits and vegetables are not washed before they are eaten.
Hocking County Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring
that all research and related educational programs are available to clientele on a
nondiscriminatory basis without regard to age, ancestry, color, disability, gender
identity or expression, genetic information, HIV/AIDS status, military status,
national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status. This
statement is in accordance with United States Civil Rights Laws and the USDA.
Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration; Associate Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Director,
Ohio State University Extension; and Gist Chair in Extension Education and Leadership.
For Deaf and Hard of Hearing, please contact Hocking County Extension using your preferred communication (e-mail, relay services, or video relay services).
Phone 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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Tap into the Logan buzz and start your own business
Part 2 of a 2-part article Developing and funding your idea
In part 1, resources for starting your own business in Logan were outlined. Yet what good are the resources, if you
do not have a workable idea and can fund that idea?
Rick Webb, Business Owner of Webb Perennials, Board Member of the Logan Town Center and Logan Chamber
of Commerce, and President of the Tourism Association, has some suggestions as to what type of ideas would
be good for a business in Logan. Webb suggests that your new business has to be a specialty shop, something
unique. An Internet presence would help a great deal by selling products online to supplement sales in the store.
The business also needs to pull people in perhaps by catering to what is already popular here such as tourism,
hiking, or camping. This could be a seasonal business which would close while the business owner takes a
vacation in winter. A business in downtown Logan has to be unique and very well researched, and the workshops
that the Chamber offers are valuable resources for anyone looking to start and run a business, Webb said. Also,
the need to change rapidly is critical. A business that cannot change fast in todays market may not make it.
Got ideas now? Along with your idea comes the not-so-fun part of funding it. Webb also advises that it is critical
for an owner to have working capital to tide the business over for several years. Success is not going to happen
overnight. To help get that crucial funding, revolving loan programs are available through the Community
Improvement Fund and the city. The Chamber is applying for grants to have more funds available to loan for
starting businesses. The State of Ohio has resources, but funds are limited. A fnance program call Grow Now
is available from the State Treasurers offce which would provide you with a reduced interest rate on a loan if you
create a job. The Small Business Development Center (740/593-0473) can advise you on whether your project
meets the eligibility requirements of non-conventional funding programs that are available which will partner with
a bank to serve as gap funding. The Logan Town Center, www.logantowncenter.com, works with the Chamber to
promote the downtown area, and it can help you go through the steps for a Federal credit called the Historic Tax
Credit if you qualify.
The Ohio Community Reinvestment Area Program is available for property owners who renovate existing buildings
or construct new ones. The CRA promotes the revitalization of areas by offering property tax exemptions for any
increased property valuation that comes from renovations or new construction within designated areas of Logan.
In the words of the late great Logan businessman and philanthropist Barton A. Holl, who started his business
career selling peanuts on the corner of Market and Main: Money is only as good as the good it can do.
With a good idea, resources, and the funding opportunities that are available, what good will you do?
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Logan, OH 43138
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New ice cream shop caters to young
families and grandparents
Ralphs Ice Cream Shop in the Hocking Hills Market of Rockbridge,
Ohio, is starting simple with family-friendly prices and a whole lot of
ice cream. Owner Sandra Ogle decided to purchase this former ice
cream shop next door to her Appalachian Art & Craft Market when
she saw that a business such as this would be an asset there. An ice
cream shop had been in this location before, but each former owner
moved on as the shop changed hands over the years. I wanted
to create a place to enjoy lunch and visit where making memories
for local people and tourists is important, said Ogle. Were still
expanding and decorating, but stop in and see for yourself why we
rarely see any food left on the plates.
Named for her husband, Ralph, the ice cream shop opened July
17, serving 20 favors of ice cream as well as a menu of lunch
items such as sandwiches, pretzels and soup. They keep it simple
and also offer a $5.00 lunch special which includes your choice of
sandwich, chips, and a drink with a pickle on the side. A $4.00 kids
menu makes it even more family affordable.
The shop is open seven days a week year round, although hours
will be shorter in winter.
Tables can be reserved for small parties and group luncheons.
Several groups already meet there regularly. Weather permitting,
outside tables are also available.For more information or to reserve
space for your groups lunch, call 740-380-9020.
The Clay Haus: Fall back to our Famous Brats, Reuben Sandwiches,
Homemade German Potato Salad, Homemade Soups & Salad Bar.
Since 1978,
serving the fnest
in German and
American cuisine.
Reservations Recommended
123 W. Main St
Somerset, OH 43783
(740) 743-1326
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One Card Twice
As a FairHoPe Hospice volunteer one of my duties was to assist
our chaplain facilitate a mens grief support group. Id known one
of the attendees, Tom, on a casual basis for years. Our families
went to the same church and school. What brought Tom to the
support group was that his wife, Sarah, died several years
before. They were both in their mid-40s when she died. Tom
wasnt one for expressing himself too much and didnt speak very
often during the groups discussions. One evening he came in
with a decidedly better outlook on life. He didnt want to say what
caused the change for fear of people laughing at him. After a little
coaxing he proceeded to tell what happened.
He said that it was important to know that since early
childhood Sarah saved every card that had been given to her. She
had birthday cards, invitations, Valentines Day cards, Christmas
cards, and cards for virtually any other occasion in her life. She
continued this practice through her entire life, even saving the
cards her children and husband received.
About a year following his wifes death, Tom decided it was time
to get rid of some of her belongings and move to an apartment.
Tom felt he was doing okay, and besides, the kids had grown and
were now on their own. While Tom was cleaning out a closet he
came across four large, computer paper-type boxes full of all the
cards his wife had saved. He called each of the children and asked
if they wanted any of the cards that had originally been sent to
them, but all declined. Since he didnt want any of them, he threw
the boxes of cards away.
Getting rid of his wifes possessions had seemed like a good
idea at the time but proved to be too much for him, so he decided
to stay in the familiar surroundings of their home. As the ensuing
months dragged by, his grieving seemed to increase. He became
very lonely and in his own words, despondent. That is what
brought him to our support group.
Several days before this particular support group Tom got up
and slowly prepared for the day ahead. Approaching the top of
the steps to go down to the kitchen he noticed something on the
landing at the top of the steps. There, like a miniature pup tent,
was a card.
He recognized it as the card that Sarah had given to him years
ago. There had been a rough spot in their marriage and they had
separated. After they reconciled, she sent him a card in which she
wrote that she realized they were soul mates. Sarah promised that
no matter how bad things got she would always be there to comfort
him. Tom said at that moment he could feel a warmth come over
him and his grief seemed to subside.
He had no explanation for the card at the top of the steps
other than Sarah gave him that one card twiceand this time
hes keeping it. And, yes, he stopped coming to our mens support
group.
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Come fellowship with us at the little
country church with the blue roof upon
the knoll. Only four miles from Logan.
Christian Prayer Chapel
15727 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-
in dinner after the morning worship
service

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For more information,
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Logan, Ohio 43138
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Hocking Valley Community Hospital
Offers Free Help with the New
Medicare Summary Notice
The Medicare Summary notice has been redesigned with
more information, to help one better understand their Medicare
information. All of the information that is important to one is on
the frst page. The summary of services will provide the date of
service, how much Medicare paid, and what the provider may bill
you.
Remember that what the provider may bill you, is the balance
prior to your secondary insurance payments, if applicable shared
Kristen Butler, HVCH OSHIIP (Ohio Senior Health Insurance
Information Program) Representative.
My best advice is to keep all of your bills and receipts for
comparison until after you verify that the information is correct, and
MyMedicare.gov, is available to access online at any time. If you
still need assistance, please call Debra Sheets (740) 380-8128, or
Kristen Butler, (740) 380-8270, HVCH OSHIIP Representatives.
continued Kristen.
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Friday from 8:00 am until 3:30 pm.
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Uptown and Around Logan
with Sharon K. Grossman
When I moved to Logan full-time and started working here 40
years ago, one of the things I had to change in my vocabulary
was how everyone referred to Main St. as uptown. Being from
Columbus, we always said, downtown. This was one of many
things I came to learn about living and working in this small town.
Uptown seemed to be more than merely a directional label.
Uptown is positive and more exciting. Downtown tends to make
one think of going lower in quality, which arguably is sometimes
true in the case of Columbus.
At any rate, Logan 40 years ago was somewhat of a magical
place in my eyes. The energy of this town was much like that
of Mayberry of The Andy Griffth Show fame. I often observed
the goings-on with a smile of pleasure on my face for it was the
little eccentricities of Logan and its people that made it interesting
and endearing. This column will be about just those kinds of
hometown things. The little things that make a hometown into
a hometown. I want to dedicate it to the memory of the one and
only Effe Woltz who wrote a column in the local newspaper many
years ago entitled, Doings On Buck Run.
As you might expect, Buck Run had little real news but Effe flled
her column with the names of those who visited her and what
was going on with them. She even wrote about laundry day. In
particular, I remember her reporting the name of the lucky person
upon whom the honor was bestowed of placing the frst footprints
in the snow outside her door. As I write this, I smile and think of
many old-timers who will be smiling along with me, remembering
Effes writings. Some might have made fun of her subject
matter at the time, but even those religiously read her column.
And what an intriguing introduction for a cozy mystery novel that
Effes writings conjure up where chapter 1 might begin with an
old, eccentric woman hidden behind the curtain at her window
and seeing those frst footprints in the snowbut who might they
belong to?
Thinking about how life used to be around Logan brings a
bittersweet homesickness to my soul. Its like remembering visits
to my Aunt Etta near Waverly and sitting in her kitchen on chairs
that she had had since the end of World War II. I bought one of
those beat up old chairs at the auction of all her things after she
died just for a keepsake. People wondered why I wanted only
one chair and not the whole set. But one was just enough.
In the same way, with all the inevitable changes and problems
that Logan has seen over the years, Im hoping that we wont
throw out all the memories of old chairs we sat on that made
this place special. What we need to do is keep only those that
make people long to come home to Logan rather than always
chomping on the bit to get away. I believe many people yearn for
more of a hometown to belong to.
With that goal in view, Ill be roving uptown and around, looking for
personal stories, history and tidbits of information about Logan.
You never know where Ill turn up.
If you have a story, you can email me at sharonhockinghills@
gmail.com. I cant promise Ill write about it but I surely will enjoy
sitting on that old chair. And I wonder. . . who is going to place
those frst footprints in the snow?
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Creating Art for the New Logan Double Roundabouts
By Sharon K. Grossman
Six huge clay forms, mysteriously shrouded in plastic, sit in The Logan Clay Products Companys factorynot destined to be buried
as sewer pipebut to be installed as artwork in the middle of Logans new double roundabouts at the intersection of SR 664 and
33.

Local artist Jean Magdich, who is the owner of Hocking House, 29580 Big Pine Rd., 4 miles south of Logan, went to work on these
24 bell and spigot pipes extruded at the plant. She pounded the pipes with shaping tools, carved them with knives, and brushed
on ceramic glaze, turning them into impressive, futed columns with matching capitals which will showcase icons representing the
Hocking Hills area.

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

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

Magdichs challenge in designing the columns was that they had to be functional as well as artistic. Most importantly, they had to be
readily readable without being distracting as cars pass by, as well as greet visitors to the area. With that in mind, she designed the
wording on the columns to help eliminate confusion as to the traveling directions. In the direction of the state parks, one column will
read, Welcome to Hocking Hills. Toward Logan, one column will read, Welcome to Logan.

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

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

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

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

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

Jeans further intention for this artwork is for it to be a tribute to the clay industry of old. She describes Logan Clay Products with its
123 years in business as a dinosaur in its time.
During the canal days, the city of Logan was known as clay town while Lancaster was glass town, and Southeastern Ohio was home
to many other companies engaged in the clay business in one form or another, such as in Junction City and New Lexington. Along
with Logan Clay Products, Logan had the Brick Yard and Logan Pottery. An abundance of quality clay mined in this section of Ohio
provided the perfect raw material for these companies. Jean likes to think that when someone purchases a clay product here, they
are 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 and am
hoping it will be something everyone can be proud of, she said.
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Swiss 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 seed, 4
TBLS Sugar, 2 TBLS Onion Flakes, 1 TBSP Honey Mustard,
Melt together then brush on the rolls and bake at 400 degrees for
12 to 15 minutes
ENJOY
Enjoy 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 Veterans
Were you injured while in service? Are you permanently and totally disabled
with low income? Do you need healthcare? Do you need occasional help
with your bills? Visit us at the fair to get these answer and more.
When you visit us, sign up to win a 5000 watt generator.
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The Hocking Hills Artists & Craftsmen
41th 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 Admission
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Unique new building will serve churches,
businesses and the community
Chieftain Drive, just outside of Logan, is now home to a curiously unique
building which was recently dedicated for church, business and community
use. An open house was held on August 24 where the public was invited to
get their frst look inside. They were treated to quite a surprise.
From the road, the frst thing that strikes ones curiosity is the buildings
unusual shape, then the colorwhich some have likened to a giant
marshmallow. Closer inspection inside reveals that while its walls feel
softer than what we would normally expect walls to be, it is actually a
permanent, tent-like structure, which is aerodynamic, hurricane resistant,
and lasts for decades.
The South Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene owns this property.
Rodney P. Kuhn, Manager of The Logan Conference Center, which is a
subdivision of the District, described the structure as having two tensioned
membranes, an inner and outer layer with 8 of insulation in the middle.
The building was originally set up in Tennessee and used as a church. The
conference center purchased and dismantled it, then shipped it to Logan
in semi-trailers where it was stored in the trailers until proper permits were
obtained to reconstruct it at the Logan site. They have extended the size
20 feet to accommodate a smaller conference area outside of the main
auditorium, which includes a kitchenette, bathrooms and a space for
smaller groups of up to 120 people who do not need the entire auditorium.
The auditorium can hold a maximum 679 people.
The heating and cooling systems pump air through giant duct socks in the
ceiling which collapse when air is not moving through them.
The South Central Ohio District Church of the Nazarene has worked
extensively with Bill Rinehart, Executive Director of the Logan-Hocking
Chamber of Commerce and the Hocking County Community Improvement
Corporation. The District was instrumental in setting the stage for the
creation of the Logan Industrial Park and the Logan Campus of Hocking
College, which are across the road from the conference center on property
formerly belonging to the District. In addition, the new conference center
will be an asset in attracting corporations into the industrial park because
business meetings can be held nearby at the conference center.
In 1994, the District purchased the original tract of land comprising 800
acres, but the site has been reduced to 650 acres after sections on the
south side of Chieftain Drive were either sold or traded. One 50-acre
tract of land was traded to the CIC for the industrial park in return for free
extension of water and sewer lines from Logan. The Districts site is also
home to an RV campground with showers and restrooms which is the only
property belonging to the District now south of Chieftain Drive. In addition,
they have ten rental cabins and a smaller building which has meeting
space for rent and two apartments. Reservations for these facilities can be
made at cabinsinhocking.com or by calling 740/331-4840.
Tom Gates, Pastor of the Logan Church of the Nazarene, explained that
their South Central Ohio District extends within a perimeter of Columbus,
Zanesville, Marietta, Portsmouth, Circleville and Grove City and includes
77 churches.
The building has already hosted its frst wedding. Permits were received
just in time for that big day.
We are making plans one step at a time, said John Grimm, President of
the Logan Conference Center Board. We have not yet envisioned all of
the possibilities for this building.
The building is currently being used only by churches but will be available
to the community to rent for functions such as business meetings, concerts
and banquets in March, 2014. They must operate it over a full season of
the summer, fall, and winter months to determine what utility and other
costs have to be included in the rental charge. Their goal is not to make
money but to serve the community. Pam Masters is the contact person to
arrange reservations and get information. Her number is 614/539-681
Bring this coupon in
and get 15% off on
your total purchase.