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TROY — Picturesquedowntown Troy will soonbe alive on Saturday morn-ings with the arrival ofshoppers, fresh food, farm-ers and artisans as theDowntown Troy FarmersMarket opens near thetown square. The marketwill kick off the 2012 sea-son this Saturday from 9a.m. to noon on SouthCherry Street, and will runevery Saturday throughSept. 15.

The Downtown TroyFarmers Market launchedin 2011 with 14 vendors. Injust one year, it has morethan doubled in size, with31 vendors committed forthe 2012 season. The mar-ket’s first season drew hun-dreds of shoppers todowntown Troy each Satur-day morning.

“As a start-up marketlast year, we spent a greatdeal of time recruiting ven-dors. This year, we havereached capacity,” saidSusan Funderburg, marketmanager.

The expanded marketwill include 13 food grow-ers, eight food producersand 10 artisans. Visitorscan expect to find seasonalproduce, maple syrup, freshcut flowers, jams, jellies,pies, breads, pastries,herbs, artisan cheeses,plants, art, crafts and

much more. Live music andother entertainment willenhance the experienceeach week, including cook-ing demonstrations, out-door yoga and livinghistory.

Although the downtownmarket on South CherryStreet is relatively new, itis rooted in history asTroy’s first farmers marketbegan on South MarketStreet in 1831 and later re-located to South Cherry.According to local historianTerry Purke, the marketmoved to South Cherry inthe mid 1800s to minimizeparking and traffic issuesfor the downtown busi-nesses. Interestingly,today’s market found itsway to South Cherry forsimilar reasons. The firstCherry Street market oper-ated out of what is now theFamily Bike Shop andWinans.

The 2012 market willfeature many new vendors,and it will include the pres-ence of younger farmerswith an FFA booth. Thebooth will offer plants, pro-duce and meat grown andraised by young MiamiEast farmers in the mak-ing. Lauren Williams,known as “the Basil Girl”at other local markets, hasorganized the booth andwill work as both a vendorand an intern for theDowntown Troy Farmers

Market. She won first placein the state of Ohio FFAcompetition and will com-pete at nationals later thissummer.

Karin Manovich, execu-tive director of Troy MainStreet, is expecting thefarmers market to have apositive impact in down-town Troy.

“Studies routinely showthat people patronizingfarmers markets in down-towns also spend money at

the nearby shops andrestaurants,” she said.

Last year many down-town businesses reportedincreased sales on Satur-days. In fact, multiple busi-nesses are adjusting theirhours to be open duringmarket hours. Manovichencourages families to visitthe farmers market andthe downtown retailers andrestaurants, and will havewalk-in business mapcards at the market to as-

sist visitors.The venue selected for

the Downtown Troy Farm-ers Market offers conven-ience to shoppers and theall-important shade andclose parking for the farm-ers. Visitor parking will beplentiful in the adjacentpublic “free on Saturdays”lot accessed via WestFranklin Street. Vendorswill be set up in the shademade available by thethree-story historic build-ings on South CherryStreet with easy access totheir vehicles.

The Downtown TroyFarmers Market is pre-sented by Troy Main StreetInc. and made possible by agrant from the GeneralFund of the Troy Founda-tion and the sponsorship ofPatty Rose & Associates,Allstate Insurance. For ad-ditional information, call(937) 339-5455 or visitwww.TroyMainStreet.org.

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TROY — A new wire-less store opened thismonth in downtown Troy,giving local residents aplace to get cell phonesand Internet services, aswell as a place to pay theirother utility bills in cash.

Francis Wireless is nowopen at 117 S. Market St.The building, not far fromthe downtown square, pre-viously housed a karatestudio. The business is abranch of Francis Wirelessin Piqua, which is ownedby Joe Feeser, Dean Lymanand Ken Heath. OtherFrancis Wireless stores,which carry only Cricketservices, are located in Sid-ney, Piqua, Vandalia andacross fromWalmart inTroy.

The downtown Troystore will set itself apartby offering several othercarriers in addition toCricket. Those are BoostMobile, Virgin Mobile,Page Plus, H2OWirelessand Simple Mobile. StoreManager Matt Gibson saidthese carriers are moreflexible and offer more op-tions than the larger, morewell known providers.

“Most of these compa-nies try to save customersmoney by bundling every-thing together,” Gibsonsaid.

Customers switchingfrom larger providers often

cut their cell phone bill inhalf while keeping thesame amount of usage,such as unlimited talk,text and data, he said. An-other plus is the providersat Francis Wireless don’trequire contracts, so cus-tomers aren’t penalized forswitching if somethingisn’t suiting their needs.Credit checks also are notrequired.

With 13 years of experi-ence in the local area, Gib-son gives customers andtheir needs priority.

“I try to find out what

the customer wants in-stead of putting somethingin their pocket just tomake money when that’snot the best thing forthem,” he said.

In addition to offering avariety of new phones forsale, Francis Wireless willbuy, sell and trade usedphones, and will provide

phone flashing, meaning itwill take a phone a cus-tomer has purchasedthrough a different carrierand switch it to Cricket,Boost Mobile or anotherservice provider. Phone re-pairs also can be done atthe downtown Troy store,including LCD screen re-placements.

Another helpful serviceFrancis Wireless offers isutility bill payments. Cus-tomers can pay DP&L,Time Warner, Vectren andother bills in cash at thestore, in addition to theirphone payments. In theage of online billing andbanking, this may seemlike an unnecessary serv-ice, but Gibson saw ap-proximately 500 customersa month come through topay their utility bills at an-other location where hepreviously worked.

“Not everyone has acomputer, and not every-one who has a computerhas the Internet,” he said.

Gibson is excited tooffer the new iPhone 4 thismonth at the store throughCricket and Virgin Mobile.For more information, callFrancis Wireless in down-town Troy at (937) 520-0611.

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SIDNEY — After receiving an overwhelming re-sponse from concert attendees in 2011, the Sidney CivicBand will again stage a pops concert, offering listenerssounds of the 1950s and 1960s, this Friday at 7 p.m. onthe Shelby County Courthouse Square.

Featured during the evening will be guest soloistCarol Palmer, whose musical selections include “MyHeart Will Go On” and “All That Jazz.”

Soloist Tom Richard will take a turn in the spotlightduring “New York, New York.” Palmer will join him toclose the concert with “God Bless America.”

Musical Director Philip Chilcote has invited BrettPoling, who performs with both the Sidney and Piquacivic bands, to be the special guest conductor for theevening.

As a complement to the 1950s and 1960s music, own-ers of vintage hot rod cars are invited to bring theirclassic automobiles and park them around the squarebefore and during the concert. The cars will join a gath-ering of classic 1930s to 1970s cars already organizedby a group of Sidney High School alumni meeting everyFriday night at The Spot. They plan to meet every Fri-day evening during the summer, weather permitting.

Also joining the band, for one night only are severalmembers of the Sidney High School band. Their atten-dance is part of a fundraising campaign from the Sid-ney Music Boosters for new uniforms for freshmen.

TIPP CITY — The TippCity Amateur Radio Groupwill do a demonstration ofemergency communica-tions at the Tipp City ParkRoundhouse Saturday andSunday. The public willhave a chance to meet andtalk with Tipp City’s ama-teur radio operators andsee for themselves whatthe amateur radio serviceis about as local operatorsjoin those across the coun-try holding similar demon-strations.

For the 12th year, theTipp City Amateur RadioGroup and the AmericanRadio Relay League(ARRL), the national asso-ciation for amateur radio,have sponsored the area’sannual event, called FieldDay, which is the climax ofthe week-long AmateurRadio Week. Using only

emergency power sup-plies, radio operators willconstruct emergency sta-tions in parks, shoppingmalls, schools and back-yards around the country.

Despite modern com-munications, every yearwhole regions find them-selves in the dark. In thesecases, the one consistentservice that has neverfailed has been amateurradio. These radio opera-tors, often called “hams,”provide backup communi-cations for everything fromthe American Red Cross toFEMA and even for the In-ternational Space Station.

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FORT LORAMIE —The fans asked, and Coun-try Concert listened.

Zac Brown Band, BlakeShelton, Eric Church andLuke Bryan, who toppedthe survey asking fans whothey wanted to see at oneof the biggest countrymusic festivals in the coun-try, are all headliningCountry Concert at Hick-ory Hill Lakes in just a fewweeks.

“We ask fans first whothey want to see, and thisyear, we were able to getthe top of the list,” saidPaul Barhorst, generalmanager of Country Con-cert.

Thousands will descendon Hickory Hill LakesCampground for CountryConcert ’12 July 5, 6 and 7.The concert has been goingand growing for the last 32years, bringing some of thebiggest names in countrymusic to Shelby County.Barhorst expects 16,000 to20,000 people to attend theshow each day, a mix ofweekend campers, localsdriving in and out-of-town-ers staying in hotels.

Chart toppersThis year’s list of head-

liners not only topped thefan survey, but also theBillboard country musicchart. Last week, EricChurch’s “Springsteen” wasat No. 1, followed by LukeBryan with “Drunk OnYou” at No. 2. Zac BrownBand was at No. 7 with “NoHurry.”

Also slated to performthis year on the main stageare Jake Owen, SaraEvans, Justin Moore,Blackberry Smoke, SoniaLeigh, Easton Corbin,Hunter Hayes, Jerrod Nie-

mann, Craig Campbell andAshton Shepherd.

What the stars sayBarhorst and his staff

get great feedback from theartists, and perhaps thebest compliment is forthem to return to Fort Lo-ramie. On the website,www.countryconcert.com,Luke Bryan is seen in avideo talking about per-forming last year.

“ … One of the funnestfestivals I can rememberbeing a part of,” Bryansaid. “The crowd was justcrazy.”

Blake Shelton, whostars on the hit televisionshow “The Voice,” also hasplayed Country Concert be-fore.

“He was here as anopening act and climbed onup the ranks as he becamea national celebrity with‘The Voice’ and now is aheadliner in his ownright,” Barhorst said.

With Shelton hitting thestage July 7 right afterBryan, who will headlinehis own tour this fall, it’slike having two headlinersin one night, Barhorst said.

In the saloonThe saloon stage, which

features new, up-and-com-ing acts, will be filled byAndy Gibson, MockingbirdSun, Her & Kings Countryand Drake White through-out the weekend.

“We have exciting youngtalent, and then they oftenreturn as they becomemore popular,” Barhorstsaid.

The finals of the USAKaraoke Contest also takeplace in the saloon stage.On July 6, people who havewon preliminary roundsheld all over Ohio through-out the spring, will com-pete for their chance to winthe USA Karaoke title. The

winner will perform on themain stage later that nightbefore Zac Brown Band.

The saloon stage also isthe location for the OhioLottery’s Mini Cash Explo-sion game July 7, in whicha total of $4,500 in cashcards will be given away.

New HD screensBarhorst noted a couple

new things that will add tothis year’s concert. Thestage is getting a newlarger screen, and the showarea will have three newHD video screens.

“It’ll make every seatlike the front row,” he said.“You’ll get fantastic close-ups of the superstars.”

Also new this year is acampers’ celebration onJuly 4 in the saloon.Campers who arrive earlyare invited to join the partywith live bands FloridaGeorgia Line andWyattMcCubbin. In the past, disc

jockeys have provided theentertainment, but withthe holiday, Barhorst ex-pects more people to arrivea day early.

As always, food anddrink, including alcohol,will be available from sev-eral vendors set up on thegrounds.

“We’ll have a mechani-cal bull, Country Concertsouvenirs and other excit-ing displays for people tobrowse between shows. Youcan get giant turkey legs orPizza Hut pizza and inex-pensive beverages,” he said.“And coolers are allowed,which makes it very eco-nomical.”

More campsitesBecause many people

choose to camp out for theweekend, the campgroundhas added more premiumwater and electric sitesthis year, Barhorst said.Reserved camping is avail-

able, as is a special areafor tents, which costs $99for two people for the en-tire weekend, excludingthe cost of concert admis-sion.

One of the concertstaff ’s priorities is making

it easy for music lovers.“After 32 years, we have

a very good system for get-ting people into the eventand out of the event withvery little waiting.We al-ways make it easy for peo-ple to attend,” he said.

Fans also appreciate thegolf cart taxis and shuttlebuses to and from thecamping areas, and differ-ent seating options, includ-ing general admission andstage-front seats.

Get tickets nowAdvance ticket prices

are available through June25. Advance ticket pricesfor general admission are$218 for all three days,$199 for a two-day pass forFriday and Saturday, $84for Thursday only, $105 forFriday only and $109 forSaturday only. Other ticketoptions include reservedseats, platinum seats andstage front seats.

For pricing informationon other tickets and camp-ing, see www.countrycon-cert.com. People also maycall (937) 295-3000 from 11a.m. to 4 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday, or [email protected].

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SDN FILE PHOTO/LUKE GRONNEBERGThe crowd enjoys a performance by Brantley Gilbert at last year’s Country Con-cert. This year’s show is July 5, 6 and 7.

Country Concert gives fans what they wantZac Brown Band, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Luke Bryan headed to three-day festival

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Editor’s note: This is thesecond in a three-part se-ries about the businessesaround Grand Lake St.Marys. The final install-ment will appear in July.


ST. MARYS — Lastweek I headed back toGrand Lake St. Marys tolearn about two more busi-nesses that call the lakehome. I first visited acatering company thatmakes all its food fromscratch, and then headedup the road to a senior liv-ing community that re-cently opened a newfitness facility.

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and Catering, 1240 CelinaRoad, is a full-servicecaterer that also offersevent planning and deco-rating. The business is theexclusive caterer for theGalleria of Celina, but alsooffers off-site servicesthrough Shelby and Miamicounties and also into Day-ton.

I met with owner DebSchrolucke to get the scoopon what’s on the menu andhow the staff can help youthrow the perfect party.Any event welcomeThe company has been

throwing parties since itopened in 1996, and anyevent, casual or formal,falls into its range of serv-ices — weddings and re-ceptions, rehearsal

dinners, corporate events,anniversaries, birthdays,graduation parties, bridaland baby showers, commu-

nity events, school eventsand fundraisers.

Perfect Party can han-dle events of up to 800guests, and it’s not un-usual for them to cater twoto three weddings in a sin-gle day.Weddings are acommon event for the busi-ness this time of year. Italso does a lot of barbecuesfor corporate summer pic-nics with its two 24-footgrills.

“That’s always a lot offun,” Schrolucke said.

Made from scratchThe food is perhaps the

highlight of any caterer’sservices, and PerfectParty’s fare is all home-made from scratch. ChefJennifer Dicke has beenwith the company since2007, and can cook up a ca-sual or formal menu de-pending on what thecustomer is looking for.

“We like to listen to ourcustomers to determinewhat their needs are andget a feel for what theylike and what they don’tlike,” Schrolucke said.

The kitchen staff does alot of tweaking of foods tofit each client’s taste, suchas added garlic or cheddarcheese to mashed potatoes

or sugared pecans to sal-ads.

“Whatever the customerwants,” Schrolucke said.

Perfect Party is knownfor its chicken dinners andbarbecue events, and popu-lar entree choices for wed-dings are the Parmesancrustedchickenbreast anda pork loinwith rasp-berry bal-samic.Uniquevegetablecarvingsandcheese orchocolatefonduealso goesover well with guests atany event, Schrolucke said.

“We really like to do funstuff, something to make itinteresting,” she said.Don’t forget dessertDesserts also are in-

cluded on the menu.Schrolucke said fake cakesmade of foam and coveredwith fondant icing are pop-ular for weddings. Theymake a beautiful display,and then guests are servedfrom a sheet cake, whichmakes more more uniformpieces. Cupcakes also aretrendy for weddings. Per-fect Party has hundreds ofcake flavors available, in-cluding the popular straw-berry kiss, chocolate trio,chai latte and pink lemon-ade.

“They’re just fun,”Schrolucke said.

Because the owner ofthe St. Mary Dairy Queenis a partner in the cateringbusiness, clients also canget ice cream for theirevents.

New to its menu thisyear is an array of uniquecheeseballs the company

debuted at its annual openhouse in January.

“We wanted to create aunique, but not pricey, ap-petizer for brides andgrooms to offer,”Schrolucke said.

For a bargain price, cus-tomers can get six cheese-

balls alongwith all thecrackers. Theone-of-a-kindflavors are buf-falo chicken,pepperonipizza, hotmango passion,bacon ranch,banana split

and cranberry jalapeno.“They’ve gone over so

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Event designIn addition to offering a

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Celina or at an off-site location.Rengers will help design a

unique look from the tables tothe ceiling of their venue. Per-fect Party has china, stemware,silverware, table linens, center-pieces, additional decorativeitems and rental items forclients to use. Rengers also canwork with local florists to comeup with a plan.

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Otterbein St. Marys hassomething new to get up inarms about, up in arms regard-ing swimming and exercising.The new Life Enrichment Cen-ter at Otterbein St. Marys Sen-ior Lifestyle Community openedApril 20 after eight months ofconstruction and several yearsof planning. The 11,500-square-foot facility opens new doors ofopportunities for many areaseniors.

The center was developedthrough a unique relationshipbetween Otterbein St. Marysand the Auglaize-Mercer coun-ties YMCA. It is the first part-nership in the country betweena continuing care retirementcommunity and a YMCA, andbecause of it, the center is opento anyone 60 or older with aYMCA membership in Auglaizeor Mercer counties, as well asOtterbein residents.

“I’m so excited about the LifeEnrichment Center. I loveshowing our warm water pool

and exercise areas just to seepeople’s eyes light up,” said RitaHilty, director of marketing,who enjoys using the pool her-self in the evenings.

Therapy poolThe Life Enrichment Center

features a 27-foot by 50-footwarm water therapy pool,which is open for classes orrecreational swimming at vari-ous times. A zero-entry ramp al-lows wheelchairs to be used to

get into the water, or residentscan walk right in without hav-ing to use steps. It also has un-derwater parallel bars, whichare used for different exercises.

The pool area is kept at anice warm temperature, andthe water is always 90 degrees.The YMCA provides a lifeguard,who is always on duty when-ever the pool is open. Separatemen’s, women’s and familylocker rooms are available forchanging or showering.

Library and loungeThe pool is far from the only

feature in the Life EnrichmentCenter. A library is stocked withbooks, a magnifying reader andseveral computers. Couches andchairs are placed in front of adual-sided fireplace, giving theroom a cozy feel.

On the other side of the fire-place is the lounge area of thenew center. It has a television,tables and chairs and a smallkitchen area, and serves as aplace where residents andmembers can chat or playgames.

“Our Life Enrichment Cen-

ter has added so much potentialto our resident’s lives. It isgreat seeing our residentslaughing and exercising and en-joying this new area,” Hiltysaid.

Separate exercise and fitnessrooms give seniors a place towork out. The bright yellow ex-

ercise room is a big openspace with mirrors on onewall for yoga, zumba andother aerobic classes. Theblue fitness room has tread-mills, NuStep machines andcardio and weight equip-ment, all of which are de-signed to be senior-friendly.Residents who know how touse the machines are avail-able to show others and theYMCA offers classes thatfocus on specific areas, such

as agility and flexibility, coordi-nation and walking or arthritis.

Outdoor areasThe front of the Life Enrich-

ment Center has been turnedinto a memory garden with awaterfall feature, flowers andstepping stones. Another out-door area is located outside the

pool area, with tables andchairs for people to gather.

The center has only beenopen for two months, but al-ready the staff, which Otterbeincalls partners, are seeing theimpact it is having.

“One Otterbein resident whocouldn’t bend his fingersstarted exercising in the pooland can now make fists withhis hands. People are able to doexercises they couldn’t do out ofthe pool. Residents say they feelbetter in general, and I love see-ing them use the new area witha new zest for life,” Hilty said.

‘Really enjoyable’Otterbein resident Joe Mc-

Clanahan said he and his wife,Judy, go to the Life EnrichmentCenter six days a week.

“From a therapy stand point,it’s the best thing that has everhappened to me,” he said. “Andtalking with other residents, Ihear similar comments. It re-ally is enjoyable!”

Before the new center wasbuilt, residents could exerciseby walking or biking or using afew pieces of equipment aroundthe facility, but now they canhave a real fitness regimen,Hilty said.

Plans for the center startedback in 2007, and the centerwas originally scheduled toopen in 2013, but due to thegenerosity of many individuals,fundraising took off and con-struction crews broke groundlast September.

Generous residentsMore than 75 percent of the

$1.6 million Life EnrichmentCenter was funded by gifts fromOtterbein residents. Plaquesaround the center note thenames of donors.

“That tells you how muchour residents believe in Otter-bein,” Hilty said.

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STAFF PHOTOS/LINDY JURACKThe new Life Enrichment Center features a warm water therapypool, open exercise room for yoga, zumba and other classesand a fitness room with senior-friendly workout equipment.

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ality will indeed make adifference for years tocome.”Otterbein hits its

100th birthday this year,and the St. Marys loca-tion is celebrating 25years. Much has changedin those 25 years, includ-ing the community’sname, which was re-vamped just last summerto reflect the full spec-trum of choices it offers.The community offers

independent houses andpatio homes, many ofwhich are right on GrandLake, apartments, as-sisted living beds andskilled nursing beds. Lotsof activities are availablefor residents to choosefrom, including art

classes, drama and gar-dening clubs, boating andbike riding. Residentsalso are involved in phil-anthropic ventures, suchas making quilts for fos-ter children and clippingcoupons for the militarytroops.

ChoicesIn addition, at Otter-

bein Senior LifestyleCommunity residentshave choices, especiallywhen it comes to financesand what color of paintthey would like for theirnew home. Different fi-nancial plans are offeredto all residents, and in-clude several payment op-tions and no largeentrance fees. Otterbeinworks closely with eachnew resident to make thehome comfortable andhelp with interior design

and moving.Hilty said the No. 1

comment she hears fromnew residents is theywish they had movedsooner. They also com-ment on the great part-

ners, who make the com-munity and how many ofthe partners have workedat Otterbein for morethan 20 years.“If people are consider-

ing a move, our team

makes it easy. They’rewith people side by sidethrough the wholeprocess,” Hilty said.Otterbein’s success

isn’t just measured bywhat the residents sayabout the beautiful com-munity. It holds high rat-ings on industry surveys,including a 96 percent onthe annual resident satis-faction survey; a perfectscore in the Ohio Depart-ment of Health’s state sur-vey in both assisted livingand skilled nursing; an A-rating from Standard andPoor’s, one of only 20 sen-ior living organizations inthe country with that rat-ing; and it has beennamed provider of choicein local newspapers forthe last seven years.

Public eventsThe public is invited to

Otterbein’s Music by theLake event Sunday. Theevent will include patiohome tours from 1:30 to2:30 p.m., which will in-clude refreshments ateach home, and musicfrom 2 to 4 p.m. by pianistScott Oglesbee. Golf cartswill be provided for trans-portation to the openhouses.Otterbein’s annual

fish fry, its biggest eventof the year, will be Aug.18, and will feature activ-ities to commemorate thecommunity’s 25 years.Also, Otterbein is offering100 days of savings tocelebrate its 100th birth-day.For more information

on Otterbein SeniorLifestyle Community, visitwww.otterbein.org or call(419) 394-6184.

STAFF PHOTO/LINDY JURACKThe library is stocked with books and a magnifyingreader for residents to use. It also has computerswith Internet access.

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RhythmCSO in Troy

TROY — The Cincin-nati Symphony Orchestrawill perform a concert inTroy on Prouty Plaza Fri-day evening. Under thebaton of CSO AssociateConductor Robert Treviño,the orchestra takes on allyour favorite tunes andperhaps even some new fa-vorites in this communityconcert dubbed “SunnyDays and Summer Nights.”This program takes audi-ences on a musical journeystarting with Rossini andCopland, then entering theworld of Hollywood withtunes like “The RainbowConnection” and “Some-where Over the Rainbow.”Erich Kunzel’s arrange-ment of classic Americanamelodies ends this pro-gram with wistful nostal-gia. Mezzo-sopranoCatherine Fishlock joinsthe orchestra for an experi-ence only your Pops candeliver. Public square �

Friday 8 p.m. � Free ad-mission � wwwcincin-natisymphony.org

Filling StationTROY — Coming up at

the Filling Station thisweekend is bike nightwith Hidden Assets Thurs-day from 6 to 10 p.m. withspecials on pulled pork;Rick Sylvester Fridayfrom 7 to 11 p.m. with spe-cials on fried shrimp;Midget Moses Saturdayfrom 7 to 11 p.m. withNew York strip specials;and blues and barbecuewith Noah WotherspoonSunday from 6 to 10 p.m.2331 W. Market St. � Vari-ous dates and times �

www.facebook.com/troy-fillingstation � (937) 339-4800

Cruizer’sRUSSIA — Steve

Rosenbeck, of the bandFree Rider, will perform onthe outdoor patio (weatherpermitting) at Cruizer’sBar and Grill in RussiaThursday evening. Thebike/steak night will fea-ture ribeye steaks on thegrill, baked potatoes and aside salad from 6 to 8 p.m.115 North St. � Thursday 7to 9:30 p.m. � (937) 526-4800

Brown bag seriesPIQUA — Mainstreet

Piqua’s annual downtownbrown bag tradition con-tinues Thursday with en-tertainment by musicalduo Spittin’ Image.

Michalo’s Pizza and Wingswill offer a choice of a brator Italian sausage sand-wich, potato salad, cookieand a drink. In the event ofbad weather or extremelyhigh temperatures thebrown bag luncheon serieswill be held inside the citybuilding. In front of the citybuilding, downtown Piqua� Thursday 11:45 a.m. to 1p.m. � Entertainment isfree, lunch is $7 per person� (937) 773-9355

Summer SolsticeConcert

TROY — Brukner Na-ture Center’s Summer Sol-stice Concert will featuremusic by Pat’s BandThursday evening. Comecelebrate the new seasonwith wine, nature andsong in the beautiful, can-dlelit Heidelberg Audito-rium and enjoy the fatherand son duo of Pat CarineSr. and Pat Carine Jr.,with a fun mix of musicand vocals from bluegrassto folk to Americana. Alsowith Storm’s Creek, PatCarine Sr. is excited tohave the opportunity toplay with his son, an aspir-ing new artist. 5995 Horse-shoe Bend Road �

Thursday 7 p.m. � Admis-sion $5 for BNC members,$10 for non-members, wineand refreshments included� www.bruknernaturecen-ter.com � (937) 698-6493

One More TimeTIPP CITY — One

More Time will perform atthe Tipp Roller Mill The-ater Saturday evening.One More Time is a 10-piece band with a vocalistthat plays and sings thosegreat big band arrange-ments of many decadesago. It’s sure to bring backmemories of those wonder-ful tunes of the ’30s, ’40sand ’50s. 225 E. Main St. �

Saturday 7:30 p.m. � Ad-mission $8 for adults, $4for students K-12 � (937)667-3696

Twilight ConcertDAYTON — The Day-

ton Art Institute’s TwilightConcerts for 2012 continuethis week with a perform-ance by the vocalist JessicaMcCormack, trumpeterEdward Phillips and pi-anist William ShafferThursday evening. Per-formed in the beautifulsetting of the NCR Renais-sance Auditorium, the Twi-light Concerts seriesremains Dayton’s longest-continuing concert tradi-tion. 456 Belmonte ParkNorth � Thursday 7 p.m. �

Free for museum members,$8 for non-members �

www.daytonartinstitute.org� (937) 223-5277

Boney JamesKETTERING — Boney

James will perform withEarl Klugh at Fraze Pavil-ion Friday night. Since hislast performance at Frazein 2009, Boney James hasa new album that blendshis signature soulfulgrooves with added inten-sity. His new album “Con-tact” brings James to atotal collection of 12 al-bums, eight of which havereached No. 1 on the Bill-board Contemporary JazzChart. Boney James hasfour Gold albums, threeGrammy nominations, aSoul Train Award and anNAACP Award nominationto his credit. 695 LincolnPark Blvd. � Friday 8 p.m.

� Tickets $27 and $42 �

www.fraze.com � (937) 296-3300

Blues FestKETTERING — Blues

Fest 2012 “Blues, Brewsand Barbecue” will takeplace Saturday afternoonat Fraze Pavilion. Thissummer, the park has beenexpanded with a new festi-val stage, and along withfavorite blues fest vendorsof the past, guests canenjoy local favorites in-cluding Oinkadoodle Moo,Hickory River Smoke-house, Company 7 Barbe-cue, Dark Horse Tavernand City Barbecue. Freemusic in Lincoln ParkCivic Commons will beWade & Mojo Blues Bandat 1 p.m., Noah Wother-spoon at 3 p.m. and SeanCarney at 5 p.m. Freemusic on the Fraze Pavil-ion stage will be Ellie Leeat 7 p.m. and Sonny Moor-man at 9 p.m. 695 LincolnPark Blvd. � Saturday 1p.m. � Free admission �

www.fraze.com � (937) 296-3300

Celina concertCELINA — The Celina

Summer Concert Seriespresents Maidens IV Sun-day evening at LakeshorePark. At the intersection ofMain Street, Lake ShoreDrive and South Ash Street� Sunday 6:30 p.m. � Freeadmission �

www.ci.celina.oh.usPhish at RiverbendCINCINNATI — Phish

will perform at RiverbendMusic Center Friday night.This spring the band re-leased “Junta,” its firstfull-length studio album,as a Limited EditionDeluxe 3-LP vinyl set.“Junta,” which marks theband’s second release inconjunction with RecordStore Day, will be availableexclusively at participatingindependently ownedrecord stores. 6295 Kellogg

Ave. � Friday 7 p.m. � Tick-ets from $45 � www.river-bend.org � (513) 232-5885Under the StreetlampCINCINNATI — Under

the Streetlamp will per-form at Riverbend MusicCenter Sunday evening.Under the Streetlamp de-livers an electrifyingevening of classic hits fromthe American radio song-book. These four vocalistsbring their unique blend oftight harmonies and slickdance moves to your fa-vorite Doo-Wop, Motownand old time rock ‘n’ rollhits from the Drifters, theBeach Boys, the Beatles,the Four Seasons andmore. The quartet is com-posed of recent leadingcast members of the smashhit “Jersey Boys,” MichaelCunio, Michael Ingersoll,Christopher Kale Jonesand Shonn Wiley. 6295 Kel-logg Ave. � Sunday 8 p.m. �

Tickets from $29.50 �

www.riverbend.org � (513)232-5885

Styx in CincyCINCINNATI — Styx

will perform with REOSpeedwagon and Ted Nu-gent Tuesday at RiverbendMusic Center. The threebands are joining forces for“The Midwest Rock ‘n RollExpress” 30-date U.S. tour.6295 Kellogg Ave. � Tues-day 7 p.m. � Tickets from$15 to $125 � www.river-bend.org � (513) 232-5885

Stage‘Wicked’

DAYTON — “Wicked” ison stage in Daytonthrough Sunday at theSchuster Center. “Wicked”is the untold story of thewitches of Oz. Long beforeDorothy drops in, twoother girls meet in theland of Oz. One, born withemerald-green skin, issmart, fiery and misunder-stood. The other is beauti-ful, ambitious and very

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popular. “Wicked” tells thestory of their remarkableodyssey, how these twounlikely friends grow tobecome the Wicked Witchof the West and Glindathe Good. 1 W. 2nd St. �

Through Sunday at vari-ous showtimes � Ticketsfrom $45 � www.victo-riatheatre.com � (937)228-3630

‘Happy Days’SPRINGBORO —

“Happy Days” is on stagenow through July 1 at La-Comedia Dinner Theatre.Based on the hit televi-sion series of the samename, “Happy Days” rein-troduces one of America’sbest loved families, theCunninghams. The showis complete with varsitysweaters, hula-hoops andjukebox sock hopping. 765W. Central Ave. � Variousshowtimes through July 1� Tickets from $53 � laco-media.com � (937) 746-4554

Eye candyNature Art GalleryTROY — The Nature

Art Gallery at BruknerNature Center will fea-ture photographer RayMueller in an exhibitopening Thursdayevening. The public is in-vited to meet Mueller andenjoy his images ofwildlife and local naturalareas in our summer artexhibit in the HeidelbergAuditorium following theSummer Solstice Concert.The exhibit will be opento the public during Inter-pretive Center hoursthrough Sept. 16. A per-centage of the sales ofthese works will supportthe mission of BruknerNature Center. 5995Horseshoe Bend Road �

Thursday 8 p.m. �

www.raymondjmueller.com � (937) 698-6493

‘All Over the Place’TROY — The art ex-

hibit “All Over the Place”is open at the Troy-Hayner Cultural Centerthrough July 22. It fea-tures fiber artist RitaSteffenson, potter MarkNafziger and mixedmedia artist Mike Behr.301 W. Main St. � Nowthrough July 22 � Freeadmission � www.troy-hayner.org � (937) 339-0457

Family funDuck race

SIDNEY — Big Broth-ers Big Sisters annualRubber Duck Race and5K Duck n’ Run/Walk willbe Thursday evening at

Tawawa Park in Sidney.The event includesadopted rubber ducks rac-ing to the finish line towin prizes for their own-ers, followed by anevening 5K race. Proceedsbenefit Big Brothers BigSisters of Shelby andDarke County. TawawaPark, Geib Pavilion �

Thursday duck drop at7:30 p.m., race at 8:15p.m. � www.bigbrobigsis-shelbydarke.org � (937)492-7611

Canal walkTROY — On Saturday,

the Museum of Troy His-tory will conduct a walk-ing tour of the Miami ErieCanal as it passedthrough the central part

of Troy. Terry Purke andDoug Christian will pres-ent information about thecanal and the bridgesover it. The escorted walk-ing part of the programwill follow, starting andending at the museum.Sites along the course ofthe mostly vanishedcanal, maps and old pho-tographs will present anunderstanding of thecanal and its importanceto Troy. A question andanswer session will followthe walk. Beginning at124 E.Water St. � Satur-day 2 p.m. � (937) 216-6925 or (937) 339-5155

Anna HomecomingANNA —Anna Home-

coming this weekend willfeature chicken dinners, acruise-in, parade, rides,beanbag tournament,prize drawings, conces-sions, a queen contest,fireworks, bingo and a co-ed volleyball contest.Anna Community Park �

Friday starting at 4 p.m.,Saturday at noon � Freeadmission � www.village-ofannaoh.com � (937) 394-3751

Maria SteinCountry Fest

MARIA STEIN —Maria Stein Country Festgets under way this week-end with free entertain-ment beginning with thefeatured act of CavalloEquestrian Arts and alsothe nationally knownCountry Fest TractorSquare Dancers. Addi-tional features include an-tique tractor pulls, lawnmower demolition derby,mini-Indy race, chainsawwood carving, punt-pass-kick competition, volley-ball, bean bag,three-on-three basketballtournament, diaper derbyand a 5K run. The festivalplays music for all agesthroughout the weekend,

and has plenty of food tosatisfy everyone’s palate,plus a petting zoo, games,rides and fun for all. 2291St. Johns Road � Fridayat 5 p.m., Saturday andSunday at 9 a.m. �

www.mscountryfest.comKids Aroundthe Square

SIDNEY — DowntownSidney is home to theKids Around the Squareevent every summer. Thisfree festival this Saturdayis designed specifically forchildren with lots of activ-ities. Sidney courtsquare� Saturday 9 a.m. to noon� Free � www.downtown-sidney.com � (937) 492-9122Tipp City Antique and

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SDN FILE PHOTO/LUKE GRONNEBERGMason Bertsch, 4, gets some help from his dad ScottBertsch, both of Sidney, in ringing a bell at the AnnaHomecoming Festival last year.


Opening Friday‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter’Visionary filmmakers Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov reinvent the time-honored genre

and present the terrifying creatures of the night as they were meant to be experienced — as fierce,visceral, intense and bloodthristy. “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” brings to the screen the se-cret life of our nation’s favorite president … as history’s greatest hunter of the undead.

Starring: Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper, Anthony Mackie, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, ErinWasson

Genre, rating: Sci-fi/horror, R

‘Brave’Merida is a skilled archer and impetuous daughter of King Fergus and Queen Eli-

nor. Determined to carve her own path in life, Merida defies an age-old custom sacredto the uproarious lords of the land — massive Lord MacGuffin, surly Lord Macintoshand cantankerous Lord Dingwall. Merida’s actions inadvertently unleash chaos andfury in the kingdom, and when she turns to an eccentric witch for help, she is grantedan ill-fated wish. The ensuing peril forces Merida to harness all of her skills and re-sources, including her clever and mischievous triplet brothers, to undo a beastly cursebefore it’s too late, discovering the meaning of true bravery.

Starring: Voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Craig Fergu-son

Genre, rating: Animated/adventure, PG

‘Seeking a Friend for the End of the World’Set in a too-near future, a man searches for a meaningful connection as humanity’s last days are at hand.

Can he find his greatest love at the worst possible time? As the respective journeys of Dodge and Penny con-verge, the two spark to each other and their outlooks — if not the world’s — brighten.

Starring: Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Adam BrodyGenre, rating: Comedy/romance, R

‘Rock of Ages’Small town girl Sherrie and city boy Drew meet on the Sunset Strip while pursuing their Hollywood

dreams. Their rock ‘n’ roll romance is told through the hits of Def Leppard, Joan Jett, Journey, Foreigner,Bon Jovi, Night Ranger, REO Speedwagon, Pat Benatar, Twisted Sister, Poison,Whitesnake and more.

Starring: Julianne Hough, Diego Boneta, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti, Tom Cruise, Alec BaldwinGenre, rating:Musical/adaptation, PG-13

‘That’s My Boy’While still in his teens, Donny fathered a son, Todd, and raised him as a single parent up until Todd’s 18th birthday. Now, after not

seeing each other for years, Todd’s world comes crashing down on the eve of his wedding when an uninvited Donny suddenly shows up.Trying desperately to reconnect with his son, Donny is now forced to deal with the repercussions of his bad parenting skills.

Starring: Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, James Caan, Leighton Meester, Susan SarandonGenre, rating: Comedy, R

‘Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted’Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo and Melman the Giraffe are still fighting to get home to their beloved Big Apple and of

course King Julien, Maurice and the Penguins are all along for the comedic adventure. Their journey takes them through Europe where theyfind the perfect cover — a traveling circus, which they reinvent Madagascar style.

Starring: Voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett Smith, David Schwimmer, Sacha Baron CohenGenre, rating: Animated/comedy, PG

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Home and Away with Dana WolfeDana gets a taste of crawfish, turtle at Louisiana-style boil


One of the best perks ofmy job writing Home andAway is all the great peo-ple I meet along the way,and the fun get-togethers Iget invited to. The onecommon dominator thatmost people have is food,recipes, stories and music— all of which I experi-enced this weekend atWayne and Wilma Brownsfourth annual CrawfishBoil in West Manchester. Itis a celebration of oldLouisiana crawfish boilsright here in our backyard.Several years ago, a

group of friends sittingaround one evening de-cided to invite a few oftheir friends over for somemusic and crawfish, cookedoutdoor in an open pit justlike they do in Louisiana.

“That was the start ofsomething big,” said AdamClark, a close friend andneighbor to the Browns.What started out as a

small gathering has grownto around 100 people fromfamily and friends toneighbors and curious“tasters.” The crawfish areflown in fresh from theLouisiana Crawfish Com-pany in Louisiana to theDayton International Air-port and shipped directlyto the Browns.“They are still alive and

kicking when they gethere,” Clark said.When Mark and I ar-

rived, the music was loud,hot rods were lined up forviewing, and trays andtrays of the boil ingredi-ents were being added,such as corn, shrimp,sausage, mussels and ofcourse the crawfish.“We have decided that

the potatoes are bettercooked separate as theydon’t break down thatway,”Wilma said.Other dishes that every-

one was excited about andwaiting for was fresh rawoysters on the half shelland fresh caught turtle.Now, I could not get out ofmy head the sweet littlesea turtles that find theirway back to the ocean atnight. I was quickly in-formed that this is some-thing totally different, andwhen I got up the nerve totry it, I have to say yes, itdoes taste like chicken.Yes, it was good, but I’llstick to the bird, thanks.After given instructions

how to properly eat craw-fish (break the body inhalf, suck out the juice,then peel the meat fromthe tail, which tastes likelobster), I was a pro! With

Cajun music in the back-ground, folks dancing,more hot rods arriving andof course exchangingrecipes with folks I hadjust met, I have to say, wehad the time of our livesSaturday night.Thank you Wayne and

Wilma Brown for the in-vite. Please remember thisfood writer next year!Happy cooking!Write to me at

[email protected].

Boiled Crawfish3 lemons, sectioned3 onions, sectioned2 cups rock salt3 tablespoons red pep-

per1 medium jar prepared

mustard2 bags dry crab boil mix30 pounds live crawfish2 cans beerTable saltNews potatoesCorn on the cobPlace a 30-quart pot

filled with water over highheat. Add lemons, onions,rock salt, red pepper andmustard. Add crab boil.Mix, braking bags and boil10 minutes.Add crawfish, corn (as

much as you like) and newpotatoes. Return to boilseven minutes, addingbeer the last two minutes.Cover pot. Turn off heatand allow to simmer threeminutes. Remove crawfishand apply salt before peel-ing.Heap crawfish, corn and

potatoes on large platter.Serves 10.

Turtle Delight4 pounds select turtle2 tablespoons light roux2 cans tomato sauce1 large onion, chopped1 large green bell pep-

per, chopped3 cloves garlic, choppedCook light roux and

tomato sauce for 20 min-utes. Add onion, pepperand garlic. Cook for an ad-ditional 15 minutes. Brownturtle on the side in ablack iron pot in oil until alight brown color. Add tosauce, bring to boil (at thistime lower the heat) coverand simmer for about twohours. Salt and pepper totaste.

Oyster Au Gratin1 pint oysters6 slices buttered toast

2 eggs, beaten1 tsp. salt1 tsp. prepared mustard1/2 teaspoon paprika1/2 cup milk1 cup grated cheeseTrim crust from bread.

Cut each slice into quar-ters. Combine beateneggs, seasonings andmilk. Arrange layer ofbread in buttered casse-role, cover with layer ofoysters. Sprinkle withgrated cheese. Repeatlayer, pour milk mixtureover contents of dish andcover with grated cheese.Place casserole in pan ofhot water, bake in moder-ate oven 350 degrees for30 minutes or until brown.

Louisiana Shrimp2 1/2 cups chunk pineap-

ple3 tablespoons pickle

syrup3/4 teaspoon salt1/2 cup chopped pickle

(sweet pickles)1 tablespoon cornstarch1 pound cooked shrimpCooked ricePut pineapple with

syrup, pickles, picklesyrup and salt insaucepan. Dissolve corn-starch in a little water andadd to saucepan. Bringmixture to a boil, stirringuntil clear and thickened.Add the cooked shrimpand heat through. Serveon a bed or rice.

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