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Mark your calendars and get ready for some girls only fun! The annual Girls Night In event is being held at the Scenic Hills Senior Center on Friday, February 7th, doors open at 5:00 pm and the event lasts until 8:00 pm. Girls Night In is a fabulous fun-filled evening of food, one night only deals from vendors, socializing with friends, and drawings for some very special prizes. Women of all ages are invited to attend. The cost of admission is $5.00 and includes 5 raffle tickets and a snack buffet. Vendor booths will include: Uppercase Living, Wendy Scents, Tupperware, Thirty-One Handbags, Tastefully Simple, Soaps by Kathy North, Scentsy Candles, Papparazzi Jewelry, Pandora Style Jewelry, Pampered Chef, Origami Owl, Mary Kay Cosmetics, Maria Hill Massage, Longaberger Baskets, Kick Cancer, Jewel Kade, Julemy Creations, Hocking Valley Community Hospital, Handmade Knitting, Fizer Glass, Crafty Sisters Designs, Celebrating Home, American Cancer Society, All the Buzz, Advocare, Avon and Around the World Treasures. If you need more information, call Community Relations at 740-380-8336.

JANUARY 2014

We can still bring Logan back

by Nicole (11 years old)

This is by a girl in Logan, Ohio. Me and my friend was walking one day. We wanted to go do something, and we wanted to go have fun. What is there to do? We could go to the bakery or we could go for a walk and get something to eat. We know that there is more to do but not for two 11-year-old girls. My mom and her friends would walk to the theater downtown. There was also multiple bakeries. Face it, what is there really to do anymore. Its a fact, Logan, Ohio, has faded. We have good people in this town and we have a chance we could still save this town. Here is what we need to do. Businesses need to work together. We need to try. There is a lot less people in Logan that go and do things. If we work hard and try our best, we can still save this town. Its a really good town but it could be so much more. Lets try our best and save our town.
NOTE: This article was a school assignment. Nicole chose to write about Logan.

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New consignment shop wants to sell us something amazing

by Sharon K. Grossman

The store offers layaway and has a special kids play area to stay in while Mom shops. Customers can have their names posted on designated dressing rooms while in the shop so that trying on clothing will be easier and fun. Some of the ideas that the shop owners want to include in their business is to have live mannequins on Saturday mornings to showcase dresses. Girls can have their pictures taken together, and these pictures will be posted on a bulletin board in a best friends area. The board will contain wise sayings and homey accents to make the shop a gathering place for women, young and old. Make-up days will be scheduled to try new looks, get beauty advice, and plan makeovers. Call for an appointment to drop off items for sale. After opening day, regular business hours will be Monday through Saturday, 10-5. For more information, call 740/380-9753 or email hhchicboutique@yahoo.com

Newspapers mysteriously covering the windows of a downtown Logan shop came off recently to reveal the new Hocking Hills Chic Boutique at 65 W. Main St. The consignment shop of gently used items will offer name brand clothing, shoes, purses, belts, jewelry, cologne and more. Owners and personal friends, Patricia Dicken and Jacqueline Turner, were always thrifty shoppers and started thinking, why not start our own business and do it ourselves? They collaborated and came up with numerous ideas to bring shoppers into the downtown area, including tourists who often ask cabin owners where they can go to shop. A visit with these women is inspiring to experience their enthusiasm about Logan. The shop is accepting consignment items prior to opening day which is expected to be sometime in February. When a seller drops off items, they are assigned a number. The seller can wait while the Chic Boutique sets the selling price or just drop & run, leaving their items there and returning later. An appointment is needed for the first time a seller drops off items. Call 740/380-9753 for the appointment. Payment is on the 1st of every month and checks are written for any amount over $25. The seller earns one half of the selling price. All items must be gently worn, clean and on hangers. In-store credit is also available instead of payment as well as special rummage sale dollars can be issued. After 90 days, the boutique will place unsold items into a large rummage sale unless the seller wants the item returned. Rummage sale dollars are good at this sale, and cash proceeds will go to youth organizations. Diana Fickel of Divine Designz will also be selling her custom-made jewelry which includes made-to-order designs. She incorporates such materials as horse hair, real stones and silver into the jewelry she makes. Specially designed rosaries are on sale here. Fickel is a member of the Hocking Hills Artists & Craftsmen. Her husband makes wooden items which can also be purchased at the Chic Boutique. Michelle Jeffrey of MJ Photography, www.mjphotography5. zenfolio.com, will display her wedding photographs of local couples in the boutique. Wedding and prom dresses, some of which have never been worn, are available in the shop, and a wedding planning center will be set up with a book of current information on ideas, where to find sources of wedding venues and other items needed, and where to stay for a honeymoon.

Patricia Dicken (l) and Jacqueline Turner (r)

Business Owners Return To Help Inspire Logan

by Sharon K. Grossman

A business that started as a collaborative idea four years ago in Ocean Isle Beach, North Carolina, has come to Logan with a view of inspiring the citys artistic growth. Partners Dani Bell and Jesse Russell came home to family in Logan and recently opened Desire 2 Inspirea combination gift boutique/event planning business and music production/instruction studio. Desire 2 Inspire is the umbrella under which M. Danika Decor & Event Design and Jesse James Russell Music Production & Instruction will operate. Bell stated she always loved visiting her moms and stepdads antique store, M R Macs Marketplace on Main, and many of her boutique ideas stemmed from her mothers store. Desire 2 Inspires overall theme is to enliven Logan and the surrounding areas in the arts and music with an emphasis on young people as well as local talent. They plan to be very active in community events while orchestrating many of their own from live music shows to regular creative options to motivate our youth. Bell and Russell have settled into the historic home next to the Bowen House at 150 N. Market St. Currently, half of the downstairs is the gift boutique and half is the music studio, with future plans to expand their concept into the upstairs. The business is situated in a convenient location to collaborate with the Bowen House and other businesses in the downtown area. The couples philosophy is one of no competition with other local businesses but a desire to work with others to share in the success of reviving Logan. They are carefully selecting their product lines by only considering those that do not already have a presence in Hocking Hills. They wish to be an extension of Logans shopping experience by adding diversity in products offered in our area. One of their most popular items is a customized gift basket for any occasion, which always includes their signature toucha box of Mouth Party Sea Salt Caramels or Aunt Becs Homemade Fudge. Welcome Gift Baskets for Hocking Hills cabins will feature very impressionable and unique items for guests to enjoy. Some upcoming themes in the boutiques developing product line include: music retail, local talent, vintage and modern home decor accents, seasonal decor, Hocking Hills memorabilia, organic and health products, kids and babies, teachers, gourmet fillers, self-exploration, beach and military by Team Mello, garden, pets, Native American, LHS, OSU, wine lovers, fine linens, and much more homemade decor by super talented family and friends. Additionally, re-purposed furniture as well as some consignment items will be available for purchase on the screened-in back porch and large driveway beginning in the spring. Truly the most rewarding part has been seeing family and friends and experiencing their support in this unique, small town community, said Bell. I do believe Jesse and I can make a positive difference here. Our Holiday Open House was very well received. We couldnt be more grateful for the strong following or more excited for the opportunity. An event planning entity was a logical next step for Bell, who has planned hundreds of wedding and corporate events for many years as the Director of Catering and Sales at The Medallion Club in Westerville. She also executed endless beach weddings and events at The Isles Club in Ocean Isle Beach. Event planning goes hand-in-hand with her passion to always add personalized touches to everything she creates. Bells talent for decorating will be useful for cabins and homes in the area while she is also able to plan and decorate events. She is experienced in storefront window displays and seasonal dcor assistance. Through Russells side business, Hocking Hills Painting & Renovations, Bell and Russell can be hired as consultants to design new decorating ideas, freshen rooms, or do complete makeovers. Russells music side of Desire 2 Inspire will provide not only a place of instruction for vocal, bass and guitar, but also for students to have a quality location to jam. This will take the music experience one step further in learning to play together. Additionally, Russell offers song-writing sessions and production assistance as he is a graduate of the Recording Workshop in Chillicothe, Ohio. Russell will have retail music available soon. He is accepting new music instruction students at $15 per 30-minute session. Lessons can be scheduled by calling Desire 2 Inspire or emailing Russell at jjrvox@gmail.com. Pricing for production assistance, song-writing sessions, or live event music is customized according to needs. Samples of Russells music can be heard at www. jessejamesrussell.com. He is also an actor in the Logan Theatre Group. Winter boutique hours are Wednesday-Saturday, 11am-5pm. Calls to 740/274-8215 are welcome to place gift basket orders or visit the shop outside regular operating hours. Hours will be extended during the week of February 10th to accommodate Valentines Day. A company website will be completed soon, but photos of the boutique and products can be seen now at www.facebook.com/hockinghillsdesire2inspire. An official Grand Opening is scheduled for mid-March and will include live music, appetizers and a complete product line.
Dani Bell (l), Jesse Russell (r)

This Hocking County woman is full of stories

by Sharon K. Grossman

Adele Browne has been fascinating people with her speaking ability since she was two months old when she was already able to say, good morning and how are you today? She was taught to read and write script by her grandmother before she reached the age of six. Her grandmother vowed that if you can read, you can learn anything. Adele has been reading and talking about it ever since. Adeles grandmother was a major influence on who she is today. Adele used to creep down the back stairway of the big brick house in Clay, West Virginia, where she and her family lived with Grandmother who would tell her old ancestral stories. Her grandmothers mother was named Talitha and was known as a doctor woman. A wealth of story history about her and other unique characters was passed down to Adele. Her grandmother who had been a schoolteacher from the age of 15 also taught her to sing hymns which led to a love of singing and the theatre. Adele attended West Los Angeles College in Culver City, California. She studied theatre and nearly got to play Peter Pan and fly on a wire. Failing to experience that adventure, she still stayed at college beyond the 50 credits needed to graduate until she had attained 150. Before college, she was Director of Public Relations of a two-person ad agency and also worked as a legal secretary. Interviewing Adele is an interesting experience since the stories of her life just spill out and all one need do is listen. In the course of the interview, she related how she and her husband Ken were married at the Hocking Canoe Livery of Logan and the dog tipped the canoe. Later, they named their son, Logan Clay. She has worked as a Santa Belle in the old Lazarus Department Store in Columbus, which she says was the nearest she could come to being an airline stewardess, and also volunteered at Slate Run Farm. It was at Slate Run Farm in 1981 where she was first asked to tell stories while dressed in historical clothing. These days, Adele is a founding member (24 years) and a Board Member of the Story Tellers of Central Ohio. She is also a member of the Ohio Order of the Preservation of Storytelling and the West Virginia Storytelling Guild. A recent story presentation was done at Tellabration, a night of storytelling for grownups which is an international event to promote storytelling. Adele is also a Teaching Artist with The Greater Columbus Arts Councils Artist-in-Schools program: (614)224-2606 or www.gcac.org/community. Adele is available to tell stories at your group meetings and other events. She can be contacted through Storytellers of Central Ohio online at SOCOtales.org or at 740/385-9761.

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Uptown and Around Logan with Sharon K. Grossman

How to grow a Logan

Many of us feel that Logan is a special place, especially those who remember the good old days when this little town was bustling and all the storefronts on Main Street had businesses in them. I overheard someone just the other day describing how Saturday mornings was THE time to go into town. This person said that people would even drive to Main Street and just sit in their cars to interact with the passersby, and the sidewalks were so jammed with people that at times, it was hard to walk through. Yet, little by little, that flow went to a trickle and then nearly stopped. Storefronts became empty. Main Street was practically deserted. (Was that a tumbleweed blowing down the middle of the street?) It seemed as if Logan went from a life of its own to being a residential suburb of Lancaster, Columbus or Athens, depending upon the direction one drove. People still loved this little town and felt it was a great place to live and raise a family, but thoughts turned toward the big cities for shopping, events, and whatever else a person did away from home. Then, after a while, a peculiar thing kept happening. After no gas or old gas in the town tank, the engine would just not start or merely sputter for a while until it died. Nearly every time someone even tried to get something started in Logan, it fell through and disappeared. Things seemingly kept falling into the same mysterious rut. These days, though, a new thing is curiously starting to happen. One after another, new businesses are coming in. The energy is rising on Main Street. (Have you noticed more people walking there?) Young people with vision are stepping forward past the old thought patterns. It would seem that the days of whats the use, it cant be done, and whats in it for me are slowly winding down. Seeds are planted. The shoots are coming out of the ground. The question we must ask ourselves in this new day is, how do we grow a Logan? Whats the best way to water this garden? And the effort has to come from the general population and not entirely from those weve elected to take care of things, although we must expect great things of them, too. Id like to propose a formula which I believe is failsafe. That formula is simple: vision plus loyalty plus cooperation equals happy days are here again. This formula is fueled by action because otherwise, no action means no vision, no loyalty, and no cooperation. This is sort of like, if you dont vote, you cant complain about who gets into office. Likewise, if you dont shop Logan, participate in its events, and support whatever you can support, you cant complain that you cant buy what you want here or have nothing for yourselves or your kids to do. And what about that vision? Puny vision for Logan has got to stop. Look around at other small communities. What have they got that Logan hasnt got? Nothing, except puny vision and lacking other elements of the equation. The vision we need is that which inspires and gives hope, and not a vision which lists every reason why something cannot be done. Next is loyalty. Now, thats a word which produces optimism as well as speaks of solid, foundational action. I dont believe that people are deliberately disloyal to Logan. They just dont realize that their mindset has turned in another direction even though they are physically still here. What we need is a turning of the minds back toward Logan in such a way that we dont automatically think we have to drive to another town to shop or have something to do. Well, you say, things are cheaper in Athens, Lancaster, or Columbus. Perhaps, but how much are you spending in gas money to get there? That ought to figure into the purchase price. You may spend a little more per item at a local business, but how much better to patronize them and support the towns businesses and ultimately that tax base than to patronize the gasoline companies. You are going to pay regardless, and the CEOs of the gasoline companies really dont need another vacation home unless we can get them to move to Logan and spend their money here. Cooperation is probably the biggest element in this equation. Once we learn that helping someone else succeed helps ourselves to succeed, we are cookin, baby! Ive talked with a few of the new business owners in town, and I am thrilled to hear how they want to work together to make the whole town successful and have a bunch of ideas on how to do it. Vision is expanding. Loyalty is resulting in local action, and people want to cooperate with each other! Im sure I speak for many in Logan in saying thank you as well to all those older established businesses here that have stuck it out through thick and thin over the years to remain in Logan. The incoming new businesses stand on the foundation that you have forged and kept alive. Heres a toast to you for vision, loyalty, and cooperation to bring you a much deserved, great increase in the fruits of your hard-earned labor. Finally, if only people will live by this formula, watch this town start hopping. Jobs, events, and every storefront downtown filled with a business will definitely grow this Logan. I personally can hardly wait until the theatre marquee starts flashing and there is live entertainment inside. It might be a good idea to rent a storefront on Main Street and get started now while space is still available. If you have a story to share about Logan, please contact me. I cant promise to write about it, but I surely will enjoy reading it. My email address is sharonhockinghills@gmail.com

Life Lessons in a Taxi

Taxi cabs were still an important part of the cityscape in 1972. In an effort to pay my way through college, I drove a Yellow Cab in Dayton, Ohio during that year. My cab was #30 and that has been my lucky number ever since. On a very dreary, drizzly evening in late March, I was dispatched to the Emergency Room of Miami Valley Hospital to pick up a fare. Emergency Room fares were always interesting because you never knew if the fare would be a banged up Emergency Room patient being released, a staff member needing a ride home, or any of a myriad of reasons someone needed a ride. As I pulled up, a small, frail woman probably in her 80s approached my cab. I got out and assisted her into the back seat. Her address was on Xenia Avenue in an older part of the city. Experience taught me that when I pick someone up from a hospital, to just make small talk. At that time hospitals didnt have a real good batting average and all too often my passenger broke down into tears. This woman seemed outgoing and asked me a lot of questions. I told her that I was recently married and my wife had been a nurse for about a year, and no kids yet. Oh, you two have your whole life in front of you. She sounded so happy and excited. Then, almost wistfully, she said that she had been at the hospital visiting her husband of 63 years and that he was very sick. I wasnt sure how to respond, but after a few long seconds of quiet, she continued talking about her husband and their life together. Being newly married, I found it fascinating. His nurse said that he wasnt doing very well and that he needed his rest. Someone came in and said that visiting hours are over and that maybe I should go home and get some rest, too. Talking softly, as if to herself she said, He is going to die tonight. I know it, but they wouldnt let me stay. I began to sense that this wasnt just a You-Call, I-Haul, Thats-All type of fare. I pulled up to their house, the house they moved into as newlyweds over 60 years ago. Low clouds softly reflected the lights of downtown onto the small front yard with large shrubbery in need of a trim. I opened the taxis rear door for her and she slowly got out. I instinctively put my arm around her and walked her up to the front porch. She gave me the house key and I unlocked the front door. She wished me and my wife a happy life together and as I turned to leave she embraced me, and pressed her head in my shoulder and started to sob, Hes going to die tonight. Oh, why wouldnt they let me stay? He was such a good man. Im going to miss himIm so scared. Caught off guard, all I could do was hold her. After I got back in my cab, I sat quietly for a few minutes before I was ready to see where the next fare would take me. Reading this story, it appears that the hospital staff was insensitive. But it was the early 1970s and many facilities had rules to protect people from watching someone die. I can only guess that the staff at the hospital was trying to follow protocol. Looking back, that was one of those threshold moments that arrive unannounced. This womans sorrow eventually brought me to FairHoPe. Through her I realized how meaningless rules are and how unimportant disease is in the last stage of life. And I learned the absolute necessity of allowing the family to deal with this stage of life as only the family knows how. (As a footnote, Miami Valley Hospital eventually started one of the first hospital-based Palliative Care Programs in the country.) -by Rick Schneider Community Educator FairHoPe Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc

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The Logan Theatre Group performs mystery dinner theatre

by Sharon K. Grossman

The Logan Theatre Groups current performance is a murder mystery/dinner play called Murder at Rutherford House. The play is set on the fifth anniversary of the death of Lord Rutherford while Lady Rutherford is throwing her annual dinner in commemoration of the event. The play is directed by Tom Moorman. Murder at Rutherford House is unique in that each audience member is given a character name when they arrive as if they are invited members of the dinner. Cast members engage the audience in conversation and the story is played out around the dinner tables. A Silver Sleuth Award is given to the person who can guess who did it. Two performance dates were held in January at the Grouse Nest Restaurant and the Stagecoach Conference & Banquet Center. The Southeastern Ohio Food Bank, Hocking Co. Chapter, received 50% of the proceeds from the Stagecoach ticket sales. Remaining February dates are: February 1, 6:30 p.m. Hocking Hills Golf Club, 14371 State Route 328, Logan Tickets: $25.00 Call 740/3809412 for reservations. February 8, 7:00 p.m. Stagecoach Conference & Banquet Center Tickets: $16.00 The Hocking Hills Inspire Shelter will receive 50% of the proceeds. Call The Logan Theatre Group at 740/583-9475 for reservations. The next play in March will be a musical entitled, The Last Five Years. The group is also currently working on a series of short videos commissioned by the Hocking Hills Tourism Association to promote tourism in the State Parks. These videos will feature Bigfoot. Want to help provide the Logan Theatre Group as well as other groups and events with a permanent home base? The Chakeres Theatre Restoration Corporation will meet at the Logan-Hocking District Library meeting room every second Wednesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. starting on March 12. Come see how you can help get the historic Logan Chakeres Theatre restored. Your participation is needed and welcomed.

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