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Volume 9, Issue 9
BEST OF THE BEST
Farmers market offer more
than just fresh vegetables
HIS LOVE STORY
Alzheimer's can't
stop Harold Beckett
CARVED IN STONE
A Valentine that kept on giving
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On The Cover:
Rick and Joanne Kabara sell a
multitude of fresh vegetables
every Wednesday at the farmers
market at St. Rita's Medical
Center in Lima.
Photo by
Jay Sowers/The Lima News
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His love story 16
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Carved in stone 20
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dEpartmEnts
Your Money 4
Seasonings 6
Sports Spot 8
At Our Age Q&A 10
Day Tripping 18
Events calendar 22

CommEntary
On My Mind 3
By Adrienne McGee
Portrait 14
By Jill Campbell
For Fun
Crossword 5
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H
ow many
tomatoes
have you
been offered at
work? Enough
to supply your
churchs upcom-
ing spaghetti sup-
per?
At my work
these days, there is
always a nice collection of veggies in the breakroom. And by the
mailboxes. And by the other mailboxes. You get the picture.
And they keep coming, tucked under the arms of workers or
toted in via plastic shopping bags. People bring them to share,
eager to help others enjoy fresh produce.
Theres a sense of pride involved, and rightly so. These veg-
etable growers have done something momentous. They have cre-
ated food where, before, there was no food. Before you giggle,
consider what needs to be done here. First, you need to plan.
What vegetables will you attempt? What gear do you need? Will
you buy starts or start your own from seed?
And thats just the beginning. Vegetable growers really,
growers of anything need to make a commitment. These folks
need to commit to that plant, to tend it through the season,
watering as needed, weeding as needed, protecting from vermin
as needed. Mid May to mid August does not simply go by in the
wink of an eye. Every day, that plant needs something from you
to be truly productive.
And lets face it. Not everyone has such a maternalistic nature.
I am always terribly excited about spring when it comes, eager
to get to the garden center and plant some annuals. I especially
enjoy containers I have two large pots and several other
smaller ones scattered around the house. This year, I tried my
luck with a tomato plant, a bell pepper plant and some Greek
oregano in addition to the usual flowers.
The tomato? Toast. The pepper? The fruits are so tiny theyre
about worthless. The Greek oregano is the only thing that
really made it, and at one particularly hot stretch this summer I
thought it was a goner for sure. I love the process, but it seems
like something always goes wrong. (That usually involves me
doing something dumb, like skipping the watering can when
they really need a drink. My mother, who has the greenest of
green thumbs, shakes her head in dismay.)
Growing vegetables does not come easy to me, so I look for-
ward to opportunities to buy fresh, locally grown goods. The
many farmers markets in the area fit my needs perfectly and
the needs of many others. See this months cover story to read
more about farmers markets, how they work, and where theyre
located if youve never made a visit.
And you can sleep at night, knowing that zucchini rode but a
few miles from field to plate instead of something grown good-
ness knows where. That makes that zucchini bread you made
taste just that much better.
On my mind
Adrienne
McGee
Lifestyle/Special
SectionsEditor
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I
f youre a woman who owns a business, youve got plenty
of company. In fact, women own more than 10 million U.S.
companies, and women-owned businesses account for about
40 percent of all privately held firms in the U.S., according to the
Center for Womens Business Research. Clearly, the good news
is that women like you are entering the small-business arena at
a rapid pace. The not-so-good news is that you may be facing a
retirement savings gap in comparison to male business owners.
According to the U.S. Small Business Administrations Office of
Advocacy, 19.4 percent of male business owners have 401(k) or
similar plans, compared with just 15.5 percent of women owners.
The percentage of female business owners with Individual
Retirement Accounts is about the same as that of male business
owners but the men have more money in their accounts. The
average womans IRA balance is about $51,000, compared with
$91,000 for men, according to a recent report by the Employee
Benefit Research Institute. Although these figures change con-
stantly with the ebbs and flow of the market, the difference
between the genders remains significant.
Women should set up a retirement plan for your business. But
for many women business owners, the perceived cost of setting
up and running a retirement plan has been an obstacle. However,
the retirement plan market has opened up for small business
owners over the past several years.
Owner-only 401(k) This plan is available to self-employed
individuals and business owners with no full-time employees
other than themselves or a spouse. You may even be able to
choose a Roth option for your 401(k).
SEP IRA If you have just a few employees or are self-
employed with no employees, you may want to consider this.
Youll fund the plan with tax-deductible contributions, and you
must cover all eligible employees.
Solo defined benefit plan This plan has high contribution lim-
its, and your contributions are typically tax-deductible.
SIMPLE IRA A SIMPLE IRA, as its name suggests, is easy to
set up and maintain, and it can be a good plan if your business
has fewer than 10 employees.
As a business owner, you spend a lot of time thinking about
what needs to be done today, but you dont want to forget about
tomorrow so consider putting a retirement plan to work for
you soon.
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Roasted red pepper and apricot relish
Photo courtesy of CIA
Relish summer
all winter long
Courtesy of CIA
W
e wait all winter anxious to savor the fresh flavors of sum-
mers harvest. It doesnt get any better than delighting in
fresh fruit and produce picked straight out of the garden
or from local farm stands. With so much being harvested at once,
you cant help thinking how wonderful it would be if we were able
to have some of summers bounty to enjoy in the dead of winter.
The chefs at the CIA suggest you set yourself up for winter this
year by taking a little time to put up some of your favorite things by
making relish with them. According to The Encyclopedia of American
Food and Drink, the word relish first appeared in English in 1798,
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from the Middle English for a taste and is derived from the
French word reles, something remaining. In the United States, we
refer to many relishes that are pickle-based, but our ancestors also
realized that a good way to use up the wealth of fruits and vegeta-
bles available in summer was to put them up in jars of relish.
Allow your washed jars to come up to room temperature before
placing them in boiling water to sanitize so you dont risk cracking
the glass, says CIA Chef Dwayne LiPuma. When you take them
out be mindful not to place them on a cold surface, place them on
a towel to keep them safe.
The flavor and color combinations in this vibrant Roasted Red
Pepper and Apricot Relish are so wonderful, youll want to double
the recipe and have plenty on hand to spread on whole wheat
crackers or to liven up a simple roast turkey sandwich as the
weather turns cold and snowy.
Sterilizing Jars for Preserving
You will need a pot deep enough to hold the tallest jar you plan
to use with another 3 to 4 inches of space between the top of the
jar and the top of the pot.
Clean the jars, lids, and rings well with hot, soapy water and
rinse well in hot water.
Put the pot on a burner and place a canning rack or folded towel
in the bottom of the pot.
Fill the jars with hot water and put them in the pot (they should
sit steadily on the rack or towel and should not touch each other).
Add enough additional hot water to cover the jars by 1 inch. Add
the lids to the pot, you can also add the rings if desired.
Bring the water to a boil over high heat. After it reaches a boil,
continue to boil for 10 minutes longer.
Use canning tongs to lift the jars out of the hot water, pour out
the water, and set them on a flat, towel-lined surface. Remove the
lids and rings and put them on the towel too. The jars are ready to
fill.
It is important to fill the jars when the jars are still hot. Do not
overfill the jars. Fill to the top of the first ring from the bottom.
Use the same pot you used to sterilize the jars, add the rack or a
folded towel as before, and put the pot on a burner. Put the filled
and sealed jars into the pot. (If the jars are small and might bang
against each other as you process them in boiling water, you may
want to wrap a cloth around each jar to keep them safe.) Add
enough hot water to completely cover the jars.
Bring the water to a boil and boil the relish for 10 minutes (the
time will vary for other recipes depending upon the ingredient you
are processing; refer to your recipe). Turn off the heat under the
pot. Let the jars cool in the hot water bath for 1 hour. Lift the jars
from the water with canning tongs and set them on a towel-lined
counter.
Check the seals to be sure that they are tight. Leave the jars
undisturbed. As they cool, you should hear a pop as a vacuum seal
forms. If a jar doesnt seal, keep it refrigerated and try to eat is
within a week.
The following recipe has been adapted from The Culinary Insti-
tute of Americas Vegetables cookbook (2007, Lebhar Friedman),
which is available at bookstores nationwide or at www.ciaprochef.
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Roasted Red Pepper and Apricot Relish
Makes 2 cups
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 cup minced red onions
1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
3/4 cup minced roasted red bell peppers
1/4 cup minced dried apricots
1 tablespoon red wine vinegar, plus as needed
1 teaspoon honey mustard
2 to 3 drops hot sauce, as needed
Salt and pepper as needed
1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
Heat a saut pan over medium heat. Add the oil and heat until
the surface ripples. Add the onions and garlic and saut, stirring
frequently, until tender and translucent, about 2 minutes.
Add the peppers, apricots, 1 tablespoon vinegar, and mustard;
and saut until the vinegar evaporates. Remove from heat. Season
to taste with the hot sauce, additional vinegar, salt, and pepper.
Add the parsley just before serving. Serve at room temperature or
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Every Wednesday is a blast from the past
in The Lima News
O
ut of all the players Jim Martz scouted in his 30-plus
years as a Major League talent evaluator, the one that he
had to travel the shortest distance to see is the subject
of this and next months installments. Thats because Brad Kom-
minsk was arguably the best athlete ever to come out of Shawnee
High School.
Martz, who is equipped with a terrific memory for detail,
remembers Brad
vividly and still
keeps in touch
today. When I asked
Jim when he first
became aware of
Brad Komminsk as a
baseball player dur-
ing a career spent
on the roads beat-
ing the bushes for
baseball players, he
recounted how that occurred.
In April of 1976, upon returning home from a long road trip
when my concentration was on high school and college players,
my son Mick, a freshman at Bath, told me there was a freshman
at Shawnee I should check out. Of course, he was referring to
Brad, so I attended Brads next game and was absolutely floored
by what I saw.
At just 14 years old, Brad Komminsk was the second-most
impressive a prospect at that age as I saw in my 32 years evaluat-
ing talent for Major League Baseball. The only one I ever saw bet-
ter at a comparable age was Ken Griffey Jr. who, you might say,
had a little success later at the Major League level, that is, if over
600 career homers is any barometer to measure success!
There are those in Lima who may not remember just how good
Komminsk was at such a young age, but I had a gut feeling that I
was looking at a five-tool player, meaning he had what scouts call
plus ability to hit for average, hit for power, steal bases, field his
position and throw well.
As Komminsks high career continued, Martz saw him as a first-
round pick in Major League Baseballs amateur draft after his
high school graduation and someone who had legitimate star
potential.
Recalls Martz, The first time I saw Brad, I spoke with him after
the game. I told him a lot of things and, among them, was the
importance of taking batting practice correctly and the impor-
tance of running out every ground ball eve if it was hit back to
the pitcher and he fielded it.
Sports spot
Brad Komminsk
Lima native and baseball lifer
Part 1
Jim Martz with Brad Komminsk, June 1979. Komminsk, just
18 years old, had just signed with the Atlanta Braves and
selected in baseball's draft as the fourth player taken in
the entire country.
Photo courtesy of Brad Komminsk
By John
Grindrod
I remember I only had to tell him something
once, and hed work diligently on it. He improved
his home-to-first speed from 4.4 seconds, consid-
ered below average for a Major League prospect to
4.1 seconds, which is considered very good. Many
routine outs became infield hits, and many singles
became doubles and doubles became triples.
Martz also gave Komminsk some wooden bats, and
from that point on, Komminsk used them exclusively
throughout the rest of his amateur career despite the
fact that aluminum certainly created harder hit balls
and everyone else he was competing against was
using aluminum. Martz knew using wood instead of
aluminum would ease his transition into pro ball.
For the next few summers, Martzs son Mick and
Komminsk played both against each other and, for a
while together on the same American Legion squad.
That meant Jim could not only see his own son play
but could also track Komminsks development as
well. In 1978, as 17-year-old juniors, Mick and Brads
Legion team advanced to the state tournament in
Athens, Ohio, on the campus of Ohio University.
Recalls Jim, Ill never forget one game, Brad hit
two home runs that both landed on top of the roof
of a multi-story dorm way beyond the leftfield fence.
Both shots were in the 450-480 foot range, and both
were hit with one of those wooden bats I gave him.
To give you some idea of how impressive that
was, this was the same field that future hall of Famer
Mike Schmidt played on, and in his entire college
career he put one of that dorm roof once.
By the time Brad was a senior in 1979 at Shawnee, Martz began
to fully appreciate just how gifted Komminsk was athletically.
He was an outstanding swimmer, which is a sport that kind of
flies under the radar, so not a lot of people may remember that.
He was also a terrific running back on the football team and also
a linebacker so good that Michigan offered him a scholarship
to do battle with that team down south! In basketball, he often
scored 25 to 30 a game and did it so effortlessly.
At that time in Martzs scouting career, Jim worked through the
Major League Scouting Bureau, which meant he didnt scout for
just one team. So, evaluations went out to every MLB team.
Recalls the former scout, I really worked hard promoting Brad
in every possible manner. Not only was he local, but I got to
know him so very well, and he was just a terrific kid. I thought he
was that special.
As the June Major League draft got closer, Martzs phone rang
much more frequently as he got calls from a variety of teams gen-
eral managers and scouting directors. As a matter of fact, to give
you an idea of how clearly Komminsk could be detected the radar
of teams, Martz recalls the frenzy surrounding Brads final high
school game against Elida.
All told, there were 32 scouts, including myself, there, and prob-
ably another dozen scouting directors. The Seattle Mariners alone,
which had the first pick in the first round, had five scouts and
also their scouting director!
With Martzs help, next month, Ill re-create for you how that
final game went and what happened in the ensuing months and
years as well, in my final installment on Limas baseball lifer, Brad
Komminsk.
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People enjoy everything from the produce to the garden art, Bock-
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Echoing that sentiment is Kay Studer, who along with her daughter
Susan Studer King sells flowers from their organic flower business,
Buckeye Blooms in the farmers market at the Lima Mall.
Our booth is always very, very colorful and weve had people tell
us that the bright colors draws them in as theyre driving down Elida
Road, Studer said.
Naturally, the stock Studer offers changes from season to season.
We have people who go crazy over the Celosia because its big
and powerful looking in an arrangement. Whenever I bring glads,
I have one lady who buys every one of them. I guess, though, the
main backbone of our sales is still zinnias. They have a long life and
theyre available in every color, Studer said.
But its not just flowers that this gardening duo offers. Weve taken
orders for parties and anniversaries, and we always appreciate the
business, Studer added.
The farmers market sales fit well with the green lifestyle Studer and
her daughter live Susan with a green ethic and Kay with a green
thumb.
Id rather buy local and buy fresh. Its better that way, Studer said.
Bockrath agrees that the green lifestyle is popular at the markets.
People really love the concept of the farmers markets, Bockrath
said. And the environmental green bleeds over into green of another
sort, thanks to the markets.
Another plus is that our local business owners see an upkick in
their business on Saturday mornings, Bockrath said.
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imer resident Jewelie Dunlap was born Oct. 8, 1951, in Lima, to John
and Jeneva Trask. She has a sister and two brothers.
We lived in Columbus Grove near the swimming pool, she said.
All through school, Dunlap was in Brownies and then the Girl Scouts.
I was a Girl Scout up into my senior year of high school, she said. I have
always loved nature, and enjoyed earning Girl Scout badges to sew on my sash.
My mother was a Girl Scout leader.
Besides participating in the Girl Scouts, Dunlap enjoyed the outdoors collect-
ing leaves, and finding toads and frogs. Today, she is an avid bird watcher, dog
boarder and groomer, and babysits for her grandchildren.
I set my own schedule for the most part, she said. Her husband of 41 years,
Mike, works at General Dynamics.
About nine years ago, Dunlap heard about an eagles nest in St. Marys.
I decided to take my camera and spotting scope and went to find the nest.
I was so interested in observing the eagles; I drove to St. Marys three times
per day and all weekend. When the eagle went back to its nest in the evening,
Portrait
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Bird lady of Rimer
Jewelie Dunlap is an avid bird watcher
Jewelie Dunlap holding a 7-week-old eagle that had it's talons
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Jewelie Dunlap's son, Mike, holding quail eggs
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it was if it was telling me it was okay to go back
home, she said.
For one year, I prayed to God asking him to give
me an eagles nest near my home, she said. Exactly
one year from the day I first traveled to St. Marys,
I was driving down Route 12 on my way to The
Creamery with a friend when an eagle flew over-
head.
Dunlap said that eagle was making a nest about a
mile from her home. The county later laid stone for a
pull-off area so people could watch the birds.
Today, there are three nests in Putnam County, two
in Findlay, and one in Defiance, Dunlap said. She
has also watched eagles in other parts of Ohio and
Canada. I will watch eagles until I die.
Besides watching eagles, Jewelie has purple martin
houses, her son raises quail, and her hummingbird
feeders are complete with perches. She has bred and
raised three litters of cocker spaniels with the goal in
mind to improve the breed (health wise) rather than
make money.
I dont feed my cocker spaniels dog food, Dunlap
said, explaining she mixes 2 cups chicken, cup
mixed vegetables, and cup of rice.
Around our rural property several varieties of
birds including: sparrows, finches, indigo buntings,
blue jays, house wrens, and downy woodpeckers can
be spotted, but they call me the Eagle Lady, Dunlap
said.
An eagle mural painted on Jewelie's
barn by Rimer artist, Gloria Miller.
Photos by Jill Campbell
A purple martin
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quick wit, remarkable talent, and faithful family man
are all terms that describe 88-year-old Harold Beckett.
The rural Allen County resident has spent his life shar-
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are consumed with caring for the love of his life, wife, Nita, 86,
who has Alzheimers disease.
This past July, Harold stepped down from his role as the can-
tor at Limas Temple Beth Israel-Shaare Zedek. He had served
the Jewish congregation there for almost six decades, despite
the fact that he is not Jewish. It all began in the early 1950s,
while he was a young music teacher at
Shawnee schools with a growing family
and needed to supplement his income.
He was also a choir director at Limas St.
Mark Methodist Church, and later at Grace
United Methodist Church, but still his sal-
ary wouldnt stretch far enough. Thats
when the organist that served at both
Grace UMC and at the Jewish Temple sug-
gested that Beckett become a cantor.
Later, Mr. Beckett, as he is known to
the thousands of students who studied
vocal music education with him during
his 32 years at Shawnee schools, became the choir director at
Shawnee United Methodist Church, and finally at Limas First
Baptist Church.
The gifted vocalist who sang with symphony orchestras and in
musical productions, feels that, there is a time to sing and a
time when you should stop. Possessing a Masters degree in vocal
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Alzheimers cant stop his Love Story
Nita Beckett in happier days planting her
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coordination in order for a voice to sound good.
Besides, Harold Beckett is busy spending time with
his wife, who has been a resident of Spencervilles
Roselawn Manor for the last five years.
I always hug her and kiss her, and talk to her, and
take her for a ride, and feed her lunch and supper,
he said. The ride consists of pushing his spouses
wheelchair around the grounds of the nursing facility.
She cant even say a word now, cant walk, cant
talk. She had such a mind, he said wistfully.
In 1943, the couple first met in his native Columbus
during Becketts sophomore year at The Ohio State
University. He was working at a grocery store, when
a then young Nita walked in with
her mother. Instantly infatuated,
Harold asked a co-worker to, Let
me wait on her. Soon, he asked
Nita for a date.
This happened in the midst
of World War II when Becketts
schooling was interrupted by his
becoming a soldier. The couple
continued to date, but with the
prospect of an overseas inva-
sion looming, he thought theres
no point in making any plans. I
told her she should start going out without
someone else, he said.
However, the slightly built senior did survive his tour in the Euro-
pean Theater. He even became a commissioned officer, obtaining
the rank of second lieutenant. When he returned home, friends
would fix him up but he had already given his heart away to Nita.
A friend suggested that he call her, but Harold didnt think she
would have anything to do with him since he had broken up with
her. But she accepted his invitation.
After a three year separation, I didnt want to lose her this time,
he said. The couple married Aug. 30, 1947. What a wonderful
choice. She was the worlds champion wife. I was always doing
something in music that took me away from home.
But, she kept the home fires burning raising their two sons, Tom
and Jeff.
About 15 years ago, Nita first exhibited symptoms of Alzheimers.
In 1996, this prompted Beckett to resign from his job at Ohio
Northern University, where he taught voice for a decade following
retirement from Shawnee.
I felt I had to be with her, she was always with me when I
needed her, he said. Son Tom moved back from California to assist
his father in keeping his mother at home. Sadly, Harold suffered
a heart attack, and nearly lost his own health during his years of
caretaking.
In addition, Nitas disease progressed causing her to need more
care than her family could provide. Harold made the difficult deci-
sion to place her in Roselawn Manor.
I never cried so much in my life, eventually I got over it, he
said.
He praises the staff there saying, What I thought was horrible
place to go has been a lifesaving and wonderful place for her.
Now the silver-haired woman who once grew beautiful flower
gardens no longer communicates with the outside world. Her dedi-
cated husband believes she recognizes him, but even if she doesnt,
64 years ago he vowed to be with his bride until the end. A prom-
ise that Harold Beckett intends to keep.
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N
o trip to Ireland would be complete unless you experience the Ring of Kerry,
the winding route that takes you along the Iveragh Peninsula and through
the quaint small towns dotting the landscape. Its a route that exposes you to
beautiful views of mountains, coastlines and, of course, the Atlantic Ocean.
After another bountiful Irish breakfast, which was part of my Trafalgar Tours pack-
age each day of my week-long journey, my travel partner Jane and I boarded the bus
to start The Ring. The rain from the previous evening had ceased, and the sun broke
through. But, since the winds were strong, the day would certainly call for a hat and
jacket despite the fact that the temperature had climbed into the mid-50s.
Our tour bus went through towns with names like Killgorglin, Glenbeigh and Cahir-
siveen. One of our day stops was in Waterville, a fishing village that really provided
wonderful views of the Atlantic and a place that famed comedian Charlie Chaplin
once lived. Our tour guide Bernard told us that several of Chaplins descendents have
remained in the area. A Chaplain statute sits just off the road, with a rock-strewn
beach as a buffer between statue and the Atlantic. As everyone clambered to get their
turn to get a picture taken with the likeness of the Little Tramp, I wondered just how
many had jumped in beside the derby-wearing statue over the
years.
Our lunch stop was at what many feel is Irelands best-known
view, a place called the Scarriff Inn in the town of Caherdaniel. Its
an area where the fog routinely settles, and the eerily shrouded
view I found so very atmospheric was that of Derrynane Harbour.
Not one of us failed to pull out our cameras for beautiful land-
scape shots of this mysterious fog-shrouded natural beauty.
During our stop, while Jane enjoyed a bowl of Irish stew in the
Inn, I went on a mini camera excursion, walking down a lane in
search of other good angles to capture some of Irelands abun-
dant natural beauty. There were animals Ive spoken of in an ear-
lier installment, the ubiquitous sheep, spray-painted in spots with
bright blues, reds and yellows as a humane way of branding them,
wandering the rocky terrain.
Then it was back on the bus and on our way, eventually, through
Sneem, where our tour bus became the last, albeit inadvertent,
entry in its St. Patricks Day parade. As Sneem-ites lined the street
just behind the many outside venders that hoped to do well that
day, we crept along, with townspeople taking pictures of us while
we took pictures of them and laughing the entire time at our
unexpected inclusion.
Our final Ring of Kerry stop before returning to Killarney for our
own opportunity to stand along a parade route to honor St. Pat-
rick was to take in the beauty of a an area known as Ladies View,
a view which, as one might imagine, comes with a story.
In the 1800s, during a time Ireland was still a part of the United
Kingdom, Queen Victoria made a trip to Killarney to check this
rather distant portion of her domain. As was the custom, the
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Queens ladies in waiting had been sent ahead to ready
her quarters. However, when they came upon a view that
included what has become known as The Lakes of Killar-
ney and the mountains that framed them, they became so
transfixed, they tarried too long and the Queen caught up
to them. She was upset, but only until she looked about
and saw the view herself and promptly forgave them for
their dereliction of duty.
After many snaps of our camera shutters, it was back
into Killarney Town for the parade that was scheduled
to commence at 2 p.m., and what a festive and colorful
experience that turned out to be.
In the parade, there were no fewer than four St. Patricks
and several organizations representing a variety of inter-
ests, including kids and adults in rugby and hurling uni-
forms, Irish dancing troupes and bagpipe brigades.
As I walked around the vibrant downtown area, remem-
bering the feeling of being a kid again as I watched the
Irish school children reveling in their day of freedom in
the middle of their school week, I couldnt help but think
of how different it was from many of the downtown areas
in towns of similar size back in The States, where busi-
nesses have abandoned downtown and fled to malls on
the outskirts of town. Such is not the case in Ireland.
For quiet time, we headed to St. Mary Cathedral, a mas-
sive structure with a foundation stone reading 1842, actu-
ally making it one of Irelands newer cathedrals! Part
of its rich history is it once served as a refuge for victims of the
Great Potato Famine of 1845.
Then, it was back downtown for the pub portion of our day.
The liveliest and best music, Jane and I found, was at the Crock
O Gold Pub. The star of the group was a young man with rusty
hair and wonderfully dexterous fingers, which made the accordion
come alive in a genre he called Celtic (pronounced with a hard c)
Cajun. He was accompanied by a mandolin player, a guitarist and
a mate playing the washboard and spoons. The collective sound
was a real treat and certainly made the Murphys Irish Stout taste
better. Since we were in there before the group even set up, we
were delighted when they established their position no less than
five feet away, giving us the absolute best seats in the house.
Later, after a bit more fun in the Killarney Avenue Hotel pub
after our meal, this, one of the four evening meals included in our
Trafalgar Tour package, it was time to rest. We would be on the
move again early the next morning for Day 6, a day that would
include ferrying across the River Shannon and into County Clare
to see the magnificent Cliffs of Moher before trekking to our over-
night stop in the city of Limerick.
TOP: Jane and John at
Ladies' View, just outside
Killarney.
LEFT: Bagpipers brigade
during Killarney's St.
Patrick's Day Parade
Photos by John Grindrod
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V
alentine Heil was born in Germany in 1863. In his
early teens, he was taught the art of stone cutting.
At age 18, he decided to come to America to find
work in that field. Having no particular place in mind to
settle, he met some people on the ship who were headed
to Cincinnati and decided to follow. He couldnt find work
in his particular trade, and so he worked in a butcher shop.
While living there, he met and married Rosa Beyer from
Covington, Ky., and hearing of the growth in Lima, he and
his young bride came here in 1890. After looking around
he decided to open
his own business. Val
bought a home on East
Eureka Street at the
southwest corner of
South Jackson Street. A
two-story house with
a large lot at the rear,
it became his business
place as well with the
stone stored at the rear
of the house.
Valentine had three brothers who followed him to Lima
from Germany. They were Daniel, John and Otto. All of
them became involved in the business and were married.
Unfortunately John died at the young age of 35 and Dan-
iel at 45. They left behind a combined family of 10 children
to carry on and they became a part of Valentines business
or started their own in other fields. Otto married Labertha
Bridge and had a family of eight.
Valentines stone business soon became a thriving one.
He was also in the contracting business and erected many
of the Lima business blocks, plus his stonework appeared
on many others such as the YMCA, Hotel Norval, St. Paul
Lutheran Church and the Lima Electric Light building, along
with many private homes including the home of Henry
Time Capsule
A Valentine that kept on giving
Lima residents love is carved in stone
By Jeanne
Porreca
The Holland Block featured the skills of Valentine Heil.
Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society
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Deisel on West Cole Street.
As his stone business grew so did his ability to hand carve
the stone. One of the still-standing projects is a pair of fero-
cious looking lions that stand at each side of the front steps
of Henry Deisels original home, on Cole Street called the Col-
onnade, now owned by Rob Nelson and his family.
Valentine and Rosa had a family of six children, all of whom
grew strong and healthy. But tragedy struck the family on
June 29, 1909, when their two youngest boys were playing
in the yard where an electric line had fallen. They were both
instantly electrocuted and Rosa barely escaped with her life
when she tried to save them.
Rosa Heil died in 1912, and the following year Valentine
married Miss Betty Reiter, 23 years his junior. They had one
son, Frederick, from whom many details of this story were
told before his death in 2003. Valentine had also started a coal
company, and Fred tells of a time during the depression when
local culprits would sneak the coal out of the yard and roll
it onto the railroad tracks. The flat cars would run over it,
forcing it out on the opposite side, where the thieves waited
eagerly with their baskets to gather it and run off into the
night.
Through the years, family and the German community were
very close to Valentine or Val as he was affectionately called.
He had a Cadillac touring car with two spare tires on the rear
which he would wash and shine carefully, and loan out for
funerals and other special occasions when needed, and young
Fred would drive the car. Fred told of the many community
parties that would be held on the lawn of the family home
with good food and drink and plenty of good wine.
Soon after, the stone business started to wane, and Val went
into the concrete business, having one of the first concrete mixers in
Lima.
From there he started a new company, which soon became a pav-
ing company, and here the tradition still is carried on today. Carl,
the second son of Valentine Heil had two sons, one of them, Robert
J., or as he is known by a lot of Lima businesses, Rob Heil start-
ing his own blacktopping business and is fondly remembered for
his love of people and a great smile along with being a truly hon-
est business man. At his death in 2007, the business sense passed to
his son Michael who runs his own paving company known as Lima
Contracting. Many a yard of blacktopping has been laid by this fam-
ily.
Valentine Heil died peacefully Jan. 26, 1935, at the age of 72 years
leaving a trail of traditions that are still carried on.
And now for the ladies, for any time there is a lady of prominence
involved in a family I must mention her, and none deserve it more
than Anita Heil Gallantine, grandaughter of Vals second child Carl
Heil. Her father, Carl Jr., has every right to speak proudly of her, for
Anita is now a Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force with a long
list of commendations and an even longer list of her assignments
during service.
Bravo, Anita, and wow what a family. Lima can be very proud.
The lions carved by
Valentine Heil are
still guarding the
Colonnade on Cole
Street.
Sept. 1
Lima Chapter 452 AARP, 12
p.m., Milano Cafe, 2383 Elida
Rd., Lima. $8. Program about
Our Daily Bread Soup Kitchen.
Lima Area Parkinsons Sup-
port Group, 2 p.m., St. Ritas
Auxiliary Conference Center,
718 W. Market St., Lima.
Interactive Bible Study, 7
p.m., Fresh Word Temple, 797
West Robb Ave, Lima.
Sept. 3
Lima Roadrunners, 9 a.m.,
Central Services, 900 S. Col-
lett St., Lima. 62-mile Jump to
Jumbo.
Doktor Kaboom!, 9 a.m.,
Ohio Northern University, 525 S.
Main St., Ada. $10 adults, $5 stu-
dents. (419) 772-2000.
Block Party, 12 p.m., Murphs
Place, 113 E. Spring St., Lima.
Town Square Prayer, 12 p.m.,
Limas Town Square, N Main St.
and W Market St., Lima.
Church On The Rock Spa-
ghetti Dinner, 4 p.m., Church
On The Rock, 310 N West Street,
Lima. $7 adults, $4.50 Children
3-12 yrs.
Real Life Tall Tales of the
Ohio Frontier, 7 p.m., Ottawa
Metro Park, 2632 Ada Rd., Lima.
(419) 221-1232.
Findlay Singles, 8:30 p.m.,
Humane Society Hall, 4550 Fos-
toria Ave., Findlay. $8. Doors at
8 p.m.
Sept. 4
St. Matthew Outdoor Sum-
mer Service, 8 a.m., St. Mat-
thew Lutheran Church, 5050
Saint Matthews Dr., Lima.
Lima Roadrunners, 2 p.m.,
Central Services, 900 S. Collett
St., Lima. 29-mile Man Bites
Dog ride.
Gymanfa Ganu, 7 p.m., Salem
Presbyterian Church, 15240
Main St., Venedocia. Directed
by Margaret Morris-Lopez, with
soloist Jake Wilder and accom-
panists Connie ONeill and Sue
Fickel. Light supper available
from 4 to 6 p.m. for a donation.
Sept. 5
Bresler Reservoir, Agerter Rd
and S Kemp Rd, Lima. 55-mile
Lock 2 ride.
Sept. 6
Auglaize PERI 9, 11:30 a.m.,
American Legion, 1108 E. Ben-
ton St., Wapakoneta. With Ohio
Rep. John Adams.
Allen County Veterans Ser-
vice Commission, 5 p.m., Allen
County Courthouse, 301 N. Main
St., Lima.
Lima PFLAG (Parents, Family,
Friends of Lesbians and Gays),
6 p.m., OSU Lima/Rhodes State,
4240 Campus Dr., Lima.
Lima Beane Chorus
Rehearsal, 7 p.m., Marimor
School, 2500 Ada Rd., Lima.
Tri-Moraine Audubon Soci-
ety, 7:30 p.m., OSU Lima Visi-
tor & Student Services Center,
3900 Campus Dr., Lima. Terry
D. Schwaner on Frogs in a Wet-
land in Northwest Ohio.
Sept. 7
Festival in the Cornfield, 10
a.m., Famous Old Time Music
Company, 20322 State Route 33,
Wapakoneta.
Book Discussion, 12 p.m.,
Common Grounds Coffeehouse,
101 S. Main St., Bluffton. The
Dressmaker of Khair Khana.
Sept. 8
Wapakoneta.
Allen County Patriots, 6:30
p.m., Allen County Sanitary
Engineers Office, 3230 N. Cole
St., Lima.
The Total Woman Confer-
ence, 7 p.m., Deliverance Tem-
ple of Joy, 1027 E. North St.,
Lima. Theme: When You Marry
Me Ill Take You There.
Sept. 9
Wapakoneta. .
ence, 10 a.m., Deliverance
Temple of Joy, 1027 E. North St.,
Lima. Theme: When You Marry
Me Ill Take You There.
Sept. 10
Living History: Enlivening
Faith, 9 a.m., Garden City Chris-
tian Union Church, 2276 Garden
Blvd., Lima.
Wapakoneta.
Bresler Reservoir, Agerter Rd
and S Kemp Rd, Lima. 50-mile
Cascade Park ride.
Kidfest, 11 a.m., Veterans
Memorial Civic Center, 7 Town
Sq, Lima.
The Y Black Achievers, 12
p.m., Lima Family YMCA, 345 S.
Elizabeth St., Lima.
ence Luncheon, 12 p.m., Grace
Church, 2945 Wells Dr., Lima.
$20 adults, $10 youth. Theme:
When You Marry Me Ill Take
You There.
Old-Fashioned Ice Cream
Social, 5 p.m., Perry United
Methodist Church, 3250 E.
Breese Rd., Lima. Proceeds to
Harvest Food Pantry.
37th Annual Bath Band
Spectacular, 7 p.m., Bath High
School, 2850 Bible Rd., Lima. $7.
Country Diamond Dancers
- Dance, 7 p.m., Vaughnsville
Community Center, 115 E. Find-
lay St., Vaughnsville.
Lima Area Concert Band,
7:30 p.m., Veterans Memorial
Civic Center, 7 Town Sq, Lima.
$15 adults, free for students.
(419) 224-1552. From Sea to
Shining Sea with Timothy
Anderson.
Springbrook Dances, 8 p.m.,
Springbrook Gardens, 4240 N.
West St., Lima. With Len Collier.
Sept. 11
Run to Remember, 8:30 a.m.,
Lincoln Park, Bellefontaine Ave.
and E Elm St., Lima. $20. 5K
Run/Walk. Race day registration
at 7 a.m. Proceeds to the Lima
Firefighters Memorial Museum.
Living History: Enlivening
Faith, 9 a.m., Garden City Chris-
tian Union Church, 2276 Garden
Blvd., Lima.
Butterfly Migration Celebra-
tion, 2 p.m., Childrens Garden,
620 W. Market St., Lima.
Fort Wayne Philharmonic
Orchestra-9/11 Tribute, 3 p.m.,
Niswonger Performing Arts Cen-
ter, 10700 Oh 118, Van Wert.
(419) 238-6722.
Sept. 13
Clark Equipment Retirees,
11:30 a.m., Eagles Lodge, 800 W.
Robb Ave., Lima.
Westinghouse Sundstrand
Group, 11:30 a.m., Western Siz-
zlin, 2721 Elida Rd., Lima. (419)
331-6644.
Lima Beane Chorus
Michael Hingson, 7:30 p.m.,
Niswonger Performing Arts Cen-
ter, 10700 Oh 118, Van Wert.
Sept. 14
Life After Cancer Sup-
port Group, 1 p.m., St. Ritas
Regional Cancer Center, 803
W. Market St., Lima. With Zach
Broshes.
Sept. 15
Sept. 16
Spaghetti Dinner, 4:30 p.m.,
Events calendar
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Lima Masonic Center, 2165 N.
Cole St., Lima. $5.
To Kill a Mockingbird, 8 p.m.,
Encore Theatre, 991 N. Shore
Dr., Lima. $9-Youth, $12-Senior,
$14 Adult. (419) 223-8866.
Sept. 17
Aqua Immersion Fall Ride
and Dive, 8:30 a.m., Gilboa
P.C.G., 3695 State Route 224, Gil-
boa.
Buddy Walk, 10 a.m., Faurot
Park, N Cole St, Lima. By Allen
County Downs Syndrome aware-
ness group.
Ada Harvest & Herb Festival,
10 a.m., Downtown Ada, 525 S.
Main St., Ada.
Dog Day at the Beach, 10
a.m., Ottawa Metro Park, 2632
Ada Rd., Lima. $3.
The Manhattan Transfer, 7:30
p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts
Center, 10700 Oh 118, Van Wert.
(419) 238-6722.
$14 Adult. (419) 223-8866.
Findlay Singles, 8:30 p.m.,
Humane Society Hall, 4550 Fos-
toria Ave., Findlay. $8. Doors at
8 p.m.
Sept. 18
$14 Adult. (419) 223-8866.
Central Services, 900 S. Collett
St., Lima. 25-mile 50th Birthday
Party ride.
Sept. 20
Area Agency on Aging 3, 9:30
a.m., Area Agency on Aging, 200
E. High St., Lima.
ALS Support Group, 11 a.m.,
Senior Citizen Services Inc., 3400
W. Elm St., Lima.
Caregivers Support Group, 3
p.m., St. Ritas Regional Cancer
Center, 803 W. Market St., Lima.
Allen County Chapter Com-
passionate Friends, 7 p.m.,
Lima First Assembly of God,
1575 E. High St., Lima.
Lima Beane Chorus
Man-to-Man Support Group,
7 p.m., St. Ritas Regional Cancer
Center, 803 W. Market St., Lima.
Sept. 21
Community Fellowship Meal,
5 p.m., St. John United Meth-
odist Church, 205 N. High St.,
Columbus Grove.
Korean War Veterans, 7 p.m.,
Memorial Hall, 130 W. Elm St.,
Lima.
Sept. 22
Dinner and a Movie with
Brian Keegan, 6 p.m., Ohio
State University, Lima Branch,
4240 Campus Dr., Lima. All
seats, $30; Movie only, $5. (419)
995-8600.
Bluegrass Cafe, 7 p.m.,
Famous Old Time Music Com-
pany, 20322 State Route 33,
Wapakoneta. $5.
Ron White, 7:30 p.m., Veterans
Memorial Civic Center, 7 Town
Sq, Lima. (419) 224-1552.
Sept. 23
Continental Farm and Flea
Market, 4 p.m., Continental
United Methodist Church, 300 N.
Main St., Continental.
$14 Adult. (419) 223-8866.
West St., Lima.
Sept. 24
Crankers Cycling, 412 Brower
Rd., Lima. 60-mile Northside
County Tour ride.
Park-2-Park 5K, 12 p.m., Lin-
coln Park, Bellefontaine Ave. and
E Elm St., Lima.
Appalachian Opry, 7 p.m.,
Wapakoneta.
$14 Adult. (419) 223-8866.
West St., Lima. With Country
Expo.
Sept. 25
$14 Adult. (419) 223-8866.
Crankers Cycling, 412 Brower
Rd., Lima. 30-mile Rockport
Ramble ride.
Steven Curtis Chapman, 7:30
p.m., Niswonger Performing Arts
Center, 10700 Oh 118, Van Wert.
Sept. 26
The Great Monter Hunt Pup-
pet Show, 6:30 p.m., Putnam
County District Library, 136 Put-
nam Pky, Ottawa. Puppeteers
from the Mazza Museum of
Findlay.
Sept. 27
Lima Beane Chorus
Sept. 28
Heart Health Screening, 9
a.m., Dorothy Love Amos Com-
munity Center, 3003 Cisco Rd.,
Sidney.
Putnam County Parkinsons
Support Group, 11:15 a.m.,
Henrys Restaurant, 810 N.
Locust St., Ottawa.
Sept. 29
Bluegrass Cafe, 7 p.m.,
Wapakoneta. $5.
Sept. 30
Continental Farm and Flea
Market, 4 p.m., Continental
United Methodist Church, 300 N.
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