By Carmen Newman Photos by Todd Kessinger Photos by Todd Kessinger Photos by Todd Kessinger When Kathy Levo was still a sprig of a kid, she was given a stool and a small blue Pyrex pie pan. Yet, too small to reach the counters in her mother’s kitchen, she utilized the stool to reach […]
By Lora Abernathy Photo by Lora Abernathy Lisa Kiley, standing, offers Tom and Pam Snyder wine during the June 2015 Lamb Jam. Photo by Lora Abernathy Caramelized honey brulee was the finishing touch of the four-course dinner served at the 2015 Lamb Jam. Photo courtesy of The General Denver Hotel Winter Wine Weekend guests […]
By Scott Halasz [email protected] Courtesy photo The Collins School in Xenia Township has been educating kids since the 1800s. Courtesy photo The one-room schoolhouse in Greene County holds summer camps and daily classes for kids throughout southwest Ohio. It started as a means to educate neighborhood kids in northern Xenia Township, and nearly 120 […]
By Lora Abernathy Bela and I pose for a picture after she graduated from puppy school July 2, 2004. She was 4 months old. I looked across the park and noticed an older couple walking a giant dog. I gasped in awe at its size, its beauty — and its good behavior. It was a […]
By Pamela Stricker Photo by Craig J. Orosz Around the end of the year, I begin contemplating a new word for the next year. It’s been my practice now for the last seven or eight years. I was inspired by the idea when I heard someone sharing about their “word” on the radio. I […]
By Wayne Allen [email protected] Wayne Allen | Daily Times Customers at Weavers Convenient Store were nearly lined up out the door, purchasing Powerball tickets, Tuesday afternoon. The Powerball Jackpot has continued to grow and by mid-afternoon Tuesday reached $1.5 billion. The billion dollar jackpot has caused people that would not purchase a ticket to purchase […]
By Angela Shepherd [email protected] Angela Shepherd|The Times-Gazette. The upstairs hallway, partly damaged by a fire years ago, of the Elliott Hotel is pictured facing toward the main staircase which leads to what used to be the hotel’s lobby. Photo courtesy of Doug Karnes. An old photograph of the Elliott Hotel shows what it once […]
By Dean Shipley [email protected] Plain City Elementary School fourth-grade math teacher Mandy Craig and two students, third-grader Lindsay Craig and second-grader Anderson Storts, display one of three stairways which have been fitted with red and white vinyl multiplication facts. Craig’s idea was produced by Associated Graphics Inc. of Plain City. A local graphics company […]
By Whitney Vickers [email protected] Submitted photo Dr. Christopher Oldstone-Moore teaches history at Wright State University and recently authored “Of Beards and Men.” ‘Of Beards and Men’ is available on Amazon, Kindle and through local book stores. FAIRBORN — A fifth “beard movement” could be underway, which has the potential to offer a new perspective […]
By Lindsay Kriz [email protected] A group takes the plunge during 2014’s Polar Puppy Plunge. POMEROY — There will be an opportunity later this month for people to take the plunge — literally. The Los Cuervos (The Crows) Rider Riders Club will be conducting the Snow Crow Polar Plunge into the Ohio River at 2 […]