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Crowd’s Big At Enon’s Apple Butter Festival
On October 10th and
11th, things were a little stir
crazy in Enon, OH. “You
don’t have to be crazy to do
this, but it helps!” said Bob
Fowble, who, along with
the Enon Historical Society,
started the first Enon Apple
Butter Festival thirty-one
years ago. He gave a stageby-stage process on making
the apple butter. The wood
fires and the ingredients
for the kettles are prepared
as early as 4:30 a.m. Then,
it’s continuous stirring from
6 a.m. each morning until
noon. From the boiling stage
the apple butter transfers to
the canner, then, hot seal the
lids onto the jars, and; then,
into the hands of the eager
crowd. Some waited more
than an hour for their 2-jar
limit.
All the comments were
about the same. “It’s better than store-bought and
it’s worth the wait!” replied a very patient Howard Ashworth from Springfield. “It’s almost as good
as Grandma’s!” said Linda
Yegerlehmer of Enon. Even
though Laura Fannin doesn’t
like apple butter, she waited
in line to obtain her 2-jar limit: one for her son, who lives
in New Mexico, and one for
her husband. While people
waited in line, apple butter tales spread far and wide
about a one-of-a-kind commodity that’s unforgettable.
Boiling Apple Butter
EHS Apple Butter Jar
Canning Apple Butter
Crowd Waits For Apple Butter
Bob stated: “It all started with an Indian mound
and an apple tree! When
the apple tree blew down,
we kept looking for a permanent location and decided to move here” (Enon Elementary School).” In that
first year, 1978, with only
one kettle, 74 jars were
sold and for 2009, the tally reached approximately
3200 jars. Although a fifth
kettle was added this year,
there still was not enough
apple butter to supply the
demand. Robert and Lois’s
two daughters, Janice and
Karen and their families,
join in each year to lend a
helping hand. Bob, who
will be 87 in January, continues to assign others to fill
his duties so the tradition of
the Enon Apple Butter Festival will continue for years
to come. “Yes this event
is perpetual, but I’m not!”
Bob jokingly added.
Small town Americana
was portrayed at the festival in the utmost detail.
There were several vendors
peddling everything from
Ohio State Buckeye items
to house plants to candles.
Alan Haines, the “Nutty
Fisherman”, sold “Nutty
Fishermen” toys along with
other nutty things. Since he
has several walnut trees on
his property, he whittles the
wood (and adds the walnuts) into interesting toys
Girls Enjoying The Festival and Face Painting
and items. Haines has done
for this for over 40 years.
In addition, there were
many food vendors offering much variety with:
pork chops, hot dogs,
chicken noodles, apple
dumplings, walking tacos,
funnel cakes, elephant ears,
sausages, and hamburgers. It’s funny how doing
the same crazy apple butter thing every year brings
so many families together!
That sounds apple-solutely
The Fowble Family
delicious!
Rolling Hills Presents “A Moment In Time” Living Wax Museum
Although Ben Stiller
will be unable to make this
evening’s grand opening, I
still have a wonderful opportunity for you to invite
your readers to join us for
a fun night at the wax museum!
Guests can ring
the bell at the various displays and the museum figures will come to life!
“A Moment In Time”
Wax Museum is a collection of classroom exhibits
depicting a wide variety of
historical events. This entertaining and educational
show brings history to life
through 21 exhibits with
a cast of 34 students in
Northeastern’s Gifted Resource Room. Presidents,
explorers,
nurses, and
newscasters,
just to name a
few, step into
our world to
share pieces
of information not generally known
to all.
The Living Wax Museum
project involved
conducting
research,
writing a report, writing
a monologue,
creating
a
poster, creating a display,
and, finally, working on
the wax museum characters’ costume, props, and
oral presentation. Students in the math class had
to choose a person or an
event that had a mathematical impact on history/the
world. The students in the
reading and superior cognitive classes were able to
choose a famous person in
history.
Students not only had
to prepare a speech, but
they have to dress in period clothing to reflect
the activity, time period,
or personality, they are
representing. They are
coached by their teacher,
Mrs. Hoppes, on how to
become an “exhibit”, how
to deliver their speech, and
how to pose like a wax figure for the duration of the
show.
Museum guests are
greeted at the door by
the “museum director”
(Mrs. Hoppes, dressed as
a Southern Belle). She
explains the behavior expectations in the museum
and gives guidelines for
viewing the exhibits. As
students tour the museum
they are encouraged to
ring the bell on the “exhibit” that brings it to life with
a dramatic performance
highlighting the contributions to history. Magi-
The Springfield Paper
cally, the students begin to
put faces with names and
learn details about the assassination of Abraham
Lincoln, the devastation
of Hurricane Katrina, the
cause of Susan B. Anthony, and the compassion of
Florence Nightingale and
Clara Barton. Each guest
is encouraged to complete
a museum evaluation,
YES YOU CAN!
which provides the museum director with feedback
on the exhibits.
The event will be
held Wednesday evening
October 28 from 6 – 7 at
Rolling Hills Elementary
School , 2613 Moorefield
Rd. For more information
contact Roberta Hoppes
at robertahoppes@nelsd.
org or (937) 399-2250
City Notes
Page A2 s The Springfield Paper s October 14, 2009
SOS To Benefit Single Mothers Take Me Out to the Forklift Rodeo
What is SOS?
Sleep On the Street,
also known as SOS, is an
event hosted to benefit a
Bridge of Hope affiliate
by raising money to help
single mothers that are
homeless or at risk of becoming homeless, to become self-sufficient (think
Will Smith in Pursuit of
Happyness). The event includes many elements that
make it uniquely fun and
entertaining for your entire community:
1. Free Food: Come enjoy a free meal. Of course,
donations are welcome.
2. Free Live Entertainment: Local musicians set
the tone with an eclectic
mix of sounds.
3. Special Activities:
“Bounce House”, corn
hole, movie showings,
and more makes this a
fun event for everyone…
or just come and people
watch!
4. The Sleep Out: Call
Teresa at 322-7272 to
make a personal pledge to
sleep outside in a box to
really understand what it’s
like to be homeless and
to do your part to end the
cycle.
5. Celebrity Homeless:
Local dignitaries, politicians, clergy, businesspeople, and other socially
The Clark County Combined Health District would
like to offer the following statement regarding the front page
headline in Springfield News
Sun, Friday October 9, 2009:
The Clark County Combined Health District deeply
regrets any confusion resulting from today’s headline.
The headline stated that H1N1
vaccine has arrived in Clark
County. This is NOT correct.
The Health District has not
received H1N1 vaccine. We
expect to receive it and make
it available to the public within
the next several weeks. The
shipment that was pictured in
Friday’s paper contained antiviral drugs, NOT vaccine. Anti
viral drugs (called Tamiflu and
Now in its fifteenth
year, the U.S. Open Forklift Rodeo and Safety Expo
has grown to national and
international prominence.
A total of 40 teams will be
in Springfield from Michigan, Florida, Maryland,
Ohio and as far away as
Portugal. There will be observers from Great Britain
and a sponsor from Milton, Australia.
Free to the general public, the rodeo covers a two
day period at the Clark
County Fairgrounds, October 30 &31. Doors open at
8:30 a.m. In addition, for
the first time, 10:30 a.m. to
3:00 p.m. on the 31st, the
event will double in size
for community safety day
on the midway in front of
Relenza) are used to treat high
the expo buildings. Safety
risk people who are already
Day is for the whole family
infected with the H1N1 virus.
They are given by prescription only. A prescription for
antiviral medication must be
Fun and exciting
issued by a physician or health events for the whole
care provider. The Health family are about to take
Department will not be giving flight at the National
individuals medication from Museum of the U.S. Air
the supply pictured in the pa- Force in Dayton, Ohio.
per, but will be supplying local One event to keep in
health care providers to be sure mind is the Doolittle
that there are enough anti-viral Tokyo Raiders Reunion
drugs to meet the needs of the to be held April 16-18,
community.
2010. The annual reWe urge people to con- union honors the brave
tinue to consult our website airman that bombed Towww.ccchd.com for up to date kyo just after the United
and accurate information, or States’ entry into World
call the Health District at (937) War II – an accomplish390-5600.
ment that greatly boostconscious individuals all
come to SOS! When celebrities reach a fundraising target of $500 by soliciting pledges from their
friends and family, they are
released from the street.
6. Sense of Community: SOS is open to anyone
in peace and provides a
fun, relaxing environment
to catch up with old friends
or meet new people.
The Event will be held
Friday, Oct 16 - 5:00 p.m.
through Sun, Oct. 18 - 9:00
a.m. in the parking lot of
High St. United Methodist Church on Spring St.
between E. Main and E.
High Streets
H1N1 Vaccine Update
and especially the smaller
kids who will have the
opportunity to take a fire
truck ride, dress like a fireman and train in the Maze
Simulator. Kids will learn
about the dangers of fire in
the Fire Safety Center and
what to do if their home
does catch fire. They can
check out an emergency
evacuation helicopter; sit
inside a police car, ambulance or fire truck.
Safety dog will be on
hand with the Ohio Air
Guard’s KidSafe ID program. Pickup a free milk
chug from Reiter Dairy,
check out solar power,
have your blood pressure checked, and much
more. Over 20 organizations with their equipment
outside and 30 vendors
of safety related products
inside. Be sure to bring
along the camera for all
the photo opportunities.
Sponsors include: Greater Springfield Chamber
of Commerce; Greater
Springfield Convention
& Tourist Bureau; Cascade Corporation; Kapp
Construction; Sentry Protection Products; AWP
Industries; Reiter Dairy;
Keytroller LLC; EnerSys
Inc; Dole Fresh Vegetables; Sweet Manufacturing Company; KTH Parts
Industries; M&M Restaurant Supply; Hauck
Bros. Heating & Cooling;
Building Industry Assoc.
of Clark County; KMS
Systems; Yale Lift Trucks;
The Higgins Group; ForkliftAction.com; Springfield Clark County Safety
Council.
third Saturday of every
month from 10 a.m.-3
p.m. In January, visitors
of all ages will have a
chance to commemorate
the sixth anniversary
of the Mars Rover by
learning about the exciting field of robotics. In
February, families can
learn about astronomers
Galileo and Copernicus,
and celebrate the anniversary of the first GPS
satellite with fun activities. In March, be sure
to bring along grandparents, parents and kids to
build and fly kites while
watching fascinating indoor kite flying demonstrations.
The concert series
with the U.S. Air Force
Band of Flight will also
take place at the muse-
um. On Feb. 13 at 7:30
p.m., the band will present their annual Hearts,
Heroes and Heritage
concert commemorating Valentine’s Day,
Martin Luther King
Jr. Day and Presidents
Day. Join the Band of
Flight again on March
20 at 7:30 p.m. for a
spring concert.
Each Friday the
museum hosts Behind
the Scenes tours of the
Restoration area (preregistration is required
and can be completed
at http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/visit/tours.asp). Visitors
can see famous planes,
such as World War II
bombers the Memphis
Belle or The Swoose,
as they are restored to
pristine condition. Heritage tours of the museum galleries are also
offered daily at 1:30
p.m. (an additional tour
is offered at 10:30 a.m.
on Saturdays).
For a complete list
of 2010 events at the
National Museum of
the U.S. Air Force, visit http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/events/
index.asp. All events
are free and open to the
public.
Exciting Events About To Take Flight
ed American morale at
the time. More information will be available on
the museum’s Web site
as the event draws near.
Other events allow
the whole family to
blast off towards fun.
Family Day is held the
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October 14, 2009 s The Springfield Paper s Page A3
Beautification Committee Awards Presented
October 12, 2009
Copy of Press Release and
Photos of LeValley home
by Marianne Nave
Jan A. and Pam LeValley, 1462 West Mulberry Street, received the
2009 Home of the Year
Award at the 44th Annual
Community Beautification Com-mittee Awards
Presentation held Sunday
afternoon, October 11, at
The Courtyard by Marriott
- Downtown Springfield.
The LeValleys received a walnut Home of
the Year photo-plaque for
top achievements in home
beautification, a Home
of the Week Award and a
CBC numeral award, according to CBC Chairman
Marianne L. Nave and
Co-Chairman Theresa D.
Mills.
Jan and Pam LeValley received their first
year shield plaque in the
1981 CBC contest. They
received the Home of the
Week Award ten years later in 1991. The LeValley’s
home and landscaping
has changed in a number
of ways since 1981, but
most of all their property
has always been immaculate in every way. They
have beautiful flowers every year, a large pond and
stone patio has replaced
the above ground pool,
they have new fencing and
an addition has been added
to their home. An interesting sample of their handiwork is the pool filtering
system of Jan’s design that
includes a beautiful stand
of water celery. The winning couple keeps their
property in top condition
year round.
CBC judges chose the
Home of the Year from
among the 12 Home of
the Week winners who received Home of the Week
Award plaques at the program, according to Chairman Nave.
Other Home of the
Week winners were Myron
and Barbara Wells, 1138
Scanlon Lane, Donald and
Peggy Shirk, 2200 Erie Avenue, Oran and Pam Sine,
3158 Derr Road, James
and Jo Ann Bodenmiller,
1800 Providence Ave.,
John W. and Marcinna
Brown, 2960 East High St.,
Thomas P. and Helen Martin, 1828 Crescent Drive,
David and Gayle Funk,
1821 N. Foun-tain Blvd.,
Rosemary Demmy, 1501
Broadway, Annie Embry,
202 West John Street, Jim
and Theresa Preston, 955
Kenton Street, (rental) and
Ralph and Linda Mundhenk, of 2679 Prestwick
Village.
Other CBC Awards
presented include the following.
Business of Year: Clark
State Community College
- 570 East Leffel Lane
Business Awards went
to: Pizza ‘N Stuff - 435
West High Street. Robert
C. Henry Funeral Home
- 527 South Center Street.
The Pennsylvania House
- 1311 West Main Street.
Columbia Gas Transmission Office - Spfld. Operations Center - 2101
W. Main Street. Heart
of Country Gift Shoppe
- 1600 East Leffel Lane
Continuing Beautification
Awards were presented
to:Sweet Manufacturing
Company - 2000 East Leffel Lane. Springfield Post
Office - 150 North Limestone Street. Neighborhood Improvement Awards
went to: Garrigan’s Office Plus - 14 North Yellow
Springs Street. Kemp’s
Carpet - 2209 South Limestone Street. Ohio Valley
Medical Center - A Prexus
Health Ctr. 100 West Main
Street. First Diversity
Management Group - 560
East High Street. Special
Awards for Wall Art were
presented to: Chakeres
- Sun Mural - Artist Jason D. Morgan of Yellow
Springs. Chakeres - Sun
Mural - The Turner Foundation. FireRescue Traveling Award went to: Selma
Road Station #3. Neighborhood Sign Traveling
Award and Gavel were
presented to: Roseland
Neighborhood Association. Adopt-A-Bed Award
went to: Patty Devier Hawthorne & Woodedge
Bed. A Framed CBC Certificate Award was presented to the: Champion
City Volunteers
First
Year
Shield
Plaque winners were recognized, plus Numeral
Awards were presented to
former winners who continue to participate in the
competi-tion by keeping
their yards in top condition. Mayor Warren Co-
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Fall colors and falling leaves welcome you
on Thursday morning
Nature Hikes in George
Rogers Clark Park. Meet
at the Demint Shelter at
9:00am.
Art Show Sumi-e (Japanese Ink
Painting) students of
Cyndy Jividen will exhibit their work in the
Davidson
Interpretive
Center on Wednesday,
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PM. Refreshments will
be served.
Fireside
History
Chat Paul Beebe will speak
on “Life from the Past
Through
Newsletters”
Wednesday, October 14
at the Davidson Interpretive Center from 6-8pm.
Free Refreshments.
1854 Hertzler
House -
the City of Springfield,”
Chairman Nave reported.
CBC members presented the awards as Chairman Nave conducted the
program, that included a
slide presentation of the
winning properties and
community scenes produced by Chuck Roudeski,
president of City Electric
Product Tech-nologies.
Members of the 2009
Community Beautification Committee include
Chairman Nave, CoChairman Mills, Bernice
Applin, George R. Hiller,
Mary M. Hirst, Betty L.
Jones, David L. Williams
and Heather Hickle. Door
prizes were presented
from area businesses that
work with the CBC on
their projects.
“No Fear Night” A Halloween Alternative
Power House Kids
Church of Word of Faith Family Church will be hosting a
fun filled free Halloween alternative called “NO FEAR
NIGHT” on Oct. 24th at 3660
State Route 72 Springfield,
OH 45502. Games, food, and
activities begin at 6:30. A fast
paced multi media presentation including adrenaline
blasted nickelodeon style
games, skits, and a power
packed time of ministry with
The Jubilee Gang begins at
7:00 PM. Every child in attendance will receive free
cotton candy, snow cones,
and a large bag of candy.
For more information contact the church at
937.322.9673 or their web
site at www.wffc.net or www.
jubileegang.com
The Springfield County Park District Upcoming Events
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Trail Hikes October 21 from 6-8
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peland congratu-lated the
winners, along with City
Commissioners Dan Martin and Karen Dun-can.
The Rev. Roger A. Herrig,
pastor of Trinity Lutheran
Church, offered the Invocation and Benediction.
Two hundred thirtyeight (238) awards were
presented at the program
Sunday afternoon. “These
winners do their share to
help the CBC carry out its
mission to help enhance
the natural beauty of
Springfield,” according to
the committee chairmen.
“Awards were presented to businesses, families, individuals, and civic
minded persons who contributed their energies and
resources to the beautification pro-grams within
on Thursdays from noon4 PM.; Sundays until October 25 from 1-3. Other
tours can always been
arranged by calling 937882-6000.
Wellness
Program October 29 at 7 PM
at the Davidson Interpretive Center.
“IT’S SCARY WHAT
AMERICANS EAT TODAY!”
Well of Life
Page A4 s The Springfield Paper s October 14, 2009
THE POWER OF WORDS:
Mark 1:17 “And Jesus said unto them, Come ye after me, and I will make you to become fishers of men.”
What is it all about?!
Mark 1:17 “And
Jesus
said
unto
them, Come ye after
me, and I will make
you to become fishers of men.”
What is life all
about?
Did you
ever ask yourself
that question?
Life, at times,
seems like a rat race
with priorities ever
shifting and sliding
into a quicksand of
inactivity. Madison
Avenue advertising
executives
conjure
the next ‘best thing
ever’ to pick your
pocket quickly and
efficiently. The madness of this endless
endeavor has broken
many families and
literally has caused
grown men to brake
down and sob uncontrollability.
Is this what life
is supposed to be
about? No! This fanatic frenzy is tearing at the fiber of
humanity but…Jesus
came that we might
have peace, joy, and
love in abundance!
So the real question should be: Why
don’t I have it?
The
scripture
above is one of many
that teach a preface to
human health, abun-
dance,
happiness,
worship and desires:
Matthew 6:33 “But
seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his
righteousness;
and
all these things shall
be added unto you.”
We must follow Jesus FIRST then fruitfulness occurs; and
why wouldn’t we?
His yoke is light (or
He doesn’t put more
on us than what we
can handle) and His
way is easy! When
the ‘weight’ of this
By David M. Reeves, Ph.D
world comes a little
bit harder and faster
the scriptures from
the Holy Bible will
be an oasis to you.
Don’t
permit
yourself to be caught
up with the lust of
the flesh, lust of the
eyes, and the pride
of life. These three
things cover a multitude of advertising
gimmicks designed
to enslave the end
user…you!
Step back from
the ‘rat race’, look
around and find
what is really important then take a
breather today…relax in the knowledge that God has
it all worked out!
Until next week
I’m standing in the
gap remaining blest
and steadfast in
Christ.
Until next week I’m standing in the gap
remaining blest and steadfast in Christ.
Devotionals Announcements........................................................................................
by Robyn K.
Test Your
Own Actions
I have a hard time saying no and meaning it.
Saying yes to many things means saying no to
God. Until we can take ourselves off autopilot,
we have little hope of being effective for Him.
The danger is the person who is unable to test his
or her actions. (Galatians 6:4) Well-intentioned
but reckless, they are headed for a collision and
eventual exhaustion.
It’s time we take stock on where we are
spending our time. It’s time to check the motives of our hearts before God and listen with
single-minded devotion to His reply.
MINISTRY
OPPORTUNITY
DOWN DEEP
JAZZ DUO
LOCAL HISTORIAN
TO SPEAK
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Christian
programmers
that desire wider coverage on the Internet to the
whole wide world. Our
IP/TV site, www.HTNChannel.com, is rapidly
approaching the IP/TV
Channel it is designated
for.
We are looking for 50
new programs to be made
available globally. This
opportunity is available
for a donation of only
$50 per month. The HTN
Channel is currently being watched as many as
several hundred times per
day! Become one of the
fifty today by emailing
us at info@HTNChannel.
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OCTOBER 18th - High Street United Methodist Church Sanctuary
Series featuring DOWN
DEEP, a jazz duo performing at 3:00. p.m. The
program is open to the
public - a Freewill offering. Please contact Jane
Warbington at 399-0555
for more information.
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio
– Dr. Paul W. Schanher,
III, a local historian and
co-author, will present a
program,
“Springfield,
Ohio, 1801 - Part II,” on
Wednesday, Oct. 28, at
1 p.m. in the fellowship
hall of Grace Evangelical
Lutheran Church, 1801
St. Paris Pike. Call the
church at 399-6257 to reserve a seat. Light refreshments will be served.
Dream Fulfilled For Estep Family
HARVEST
CELEBRATION
New Hope Fellowship.
2709 Old Yellow Springs
Rd. Harvest Celebration
Oct. 17th 1-4 pm free
bouncy house, snacks,
The family and friends of
concert, hayrides, faceAmy Estep-Holycross conpainting, $1,000 in drawtacted Senior Dream Center
ings and more.
about fulfilling a dream for
Amy and her family. Amy,
28, was diagnosed with
melanoma cancer this past
December. Since she began
treatment earlier this year,
the cancerous cells have
spread, and her doctor has
indicated that her condition
is terminal. Together with
contributions from many
of you, and the assistance
of the Pete-Knice Founda-
CHURCH DIRECTORY
se
tion, Brandon Peterson,
Sparkle-N-Shine Cleaning
Services, her brother Ryan
Ray and Windy Knoll, we
were able to send Amy
and her three sons, Jacob,
7, Carter, 5, and Izac, 3 to
Walt Disney World where
they created some great
memories.
Please keep Amy and
her family in your prayers.
There is a trust fund set up
by the Pete-Knice Foundation. If you would like to
donate let me know.
“I was glad when they said unto me, let us go into the house of the Lord”
Fellowship*
Church
Across from Upper Valley Mall
www.fellowshipchristian.org
Pastor Grant Edwards
937-322-5381 s Spfld.
Freedom Road
Community Church
Pastor Joe Chapman
322-5555
1100 Sunset Ave., Spfld, Ohio
Advertise your church services and special events. 937.327.9017
Well of Life
October 14, 2009 s The Springfield Paper s Page A5
“Our Tendency to Deceive”
Doug Apple
Hello, I’m Doug Apple...with Apples of Gold.
Twin boys are always a
lot of fun. A friend of mine
is raising twin boys, and
they love to ride theirbicycles. They have just a little
bit of freedom, and some
very clear boundaries.
So the other day they
got caught heading down
the street, way over theline!
And what was their first
reaction? They lied about
it. Does that surprise you?
Not if you are an experienced parent.
If you’ve raised a bunch
of kids like I have, you know
that no one has to teach kids
to lie. It’s not peer pressure.
It’s not the media. It’s just
something they do quite
naturally. I’ve seen it in the
tiniest of toddlers. You tell
them not to do something.
You turn your back for a
second, and they do it. You
ask them if they did it, and
they lie. They have cookie
crumbs all over their mouth,
chocolate chips melted in
their hand, and they still
have the guts to stand right
there and tell you they didn’t
do it. Yes, it’s the sin nature,
alive and well in the next
generation.
So back to my friend’s
twin boys. They lied about
it, but quickly realized they
were caught. So did they
come clean? Not on your
life! Get this. They suddenly conjured up a story
about brake failure! Yeah,
that’s it.
Their brakes
went bad! That’s how they
ended up way over on that
other street! Then Dad said
he was going to ride each
bike himself and check out
the brakes. He said at that
point, “They began looking at each other and knew
it was all over.” And then,
Dad concluded, “It got real
interesting ‘round here!”
So if you think your
child is rotten because they
told a lie at two years old,
don’t feel bad. They come
by it quite naturally. It’s the
sin nature that we are all
born with.
The good news is that,
with a nice blend of discipline and love, we can
steer our children away
from telling lies.
The bad news is, that
lying little sin nature is still
rattling around down inside
all of us. It’s that little voice
that says, “I’m not so bad.”
Galatians 6:3 says, “If
anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing,
he deceives himself.”
Did you know it’s possible to deceive yourself?
And we usually do it by rationalizing our behavior.
Romans 12:3 says, “Do
not think of yourself more
highly than you ought...,”
but that’s what we are prone
to do.
The other day I heard a
man say, “What we think
of ourselves is often an illusion.” He said we see other
people more realistically,
but we gloss over our own
actions and look at what we
meant to do or would have
done.
So how can we silence
that little liar inside us and
see ourselves as we really
are?
First of all, we need to
see ourselves in the true reflection of God’sWord. Hebrews 4:12 says the
Word of God “judges the
thoughts and attitudes of
the heart.”
Second, we need to
seek the wise counsel of
others. Have you ever
read Robert Burns’s poem
entitled, “To a Louse”?
He wrote it in Scotland
in the 1700’s, and the full title is, “To a Louse: On Seeing One on a Lady’s Bonnet
at Church.”
It’s hard to read with all
the Scottish slang, but basically it’s about seeing this
pretty lady at church, and
then noticing a bug crawling around on her head.
She doesn’t notice, but others do!
And the poem concludes
like this:
O wad some Power the
giftie gie us
To see oursels as ithers
see us!
It wad frae monie a
blunder free us...
Yes, how enlightening
it would be if we could see
ourselves as others see us.
Like my friend’s twin boys.
If they could only have seen
themselves theway their
dad saw them!
Well that’s where wise
counsel comes in. A wise
counselor can penetrate
our self deception and help
us think of ourselves as we
ought.
The tendency to deceive
- it’s easy to see in children.
But how can we see our
own self-deception?
By looking intently into
the Word of God, and by
seeking the wise counsel of
others.
2009 Women’s Conference Presents
“Here Comes The Groom”
Springfield, Ohio (October 5, 2009) — First
Christian Church prayerfully presents our third
annual women’s conference, “Here Comes The
Groom,” October 24, 2009,
with guest speaker, Sharon
Thomas.
Here
Comes The
Groom promises to be
THE wedding event of the
season! The Word of God
tells us that the Bridegroom
will come back for His
Bride, the church. Yet the
exact day and time of His
return is not known. Are
you ready? In this unique
and exhilarating one-day
conference, we will discover together how to:
• Become more excited about Christ, our
Savior;
• Understand that He
is our only hope;
• Be ready to receive
Him when He comes for
us, His beloved Bride; and
• Where to look to
find His promises for us.
Whatever the event,
Sharon Thomas boldly
speaks from the Word of
God with sensitivity, humility and bits of humor,
breaking it open with fresh
insight and sharing real
life stories designed for
transformation.
Her heart is to see
women embrace the Word
of God as a treasure, because she knows firsthand
the power and life-changes
it can produce!
Sharon is the author
of a video-based Bible
Study, “Established Foot-
steps” and two other studies, “Face to Face With
His Loving Kindness”
and “Loving Life.” She
has also authored numerous dramatic sketches and
worship songs. Writing
fresh messages for speaking and teaching is a joy,
but she also has many that
God has used in retreat and
conference settings with
great success.
Join us—as we prepare
to receive our beloved
Groom—Saturday, October 24 from 8:00-4:00 PM,
at First Christian Church,
located at 3638 Middle Urbana Road in Springfield,
Ohio. The cost is only
$20.00/adult and $10/teen
and includes the program,
activities, refreshments,
and breakfast and lunch on
Saturday. Hurry, registration ends October 19!
For more information, visit www.FCCconnect.org/groom or contact
Mary Lou Moore, Director
of First Christian Church
Women’s Ministries, at
937 399 1000.
First Christian Church
is located at 3638 Middle
Urbana Road, Springfield,
Ohio.
First Christian exists to
connect people to connect
with God by strengthening the spiritual growth of
the community through a
variety of children, youth
and adult programs and
ministries. For more information, contact
the
church office at 937 399
1000, or visit their website
at www.FCCconnect.org.
Defining Moments
By Penny Reeves
Luke 23: 39-43
One of the criminals who was suspended kept up a railing at
Him, saying, Are You
not the Christ (Messiah)? Rescue yourself
and us [from death]!
But the other one reproved him, saying, do
you not even fear God,
seeing yourself are under the same sentence
of condemnation and
suffering the same penalty?
And we indeed suffer it justly, receiving
the due reward of our
actions; but this Man
has done nothing out of
the way.
Then he said to Jesus, Lord, remember
me when you come in
your kingly glory!
And He answered
Him, Truly I tell you,
today you shall be with
Me in Paradise.
I know I have struggle with feelings like I
need to earn God’s love
and favor. Has that
ever been you?
We all need to take
a lesson from the thief
on the cross. There is
nothing you or I can do
to make God love us
any more and nothing
we have done to make
Him love us any less.
He sent His Son to
die on the cross for you
and me. Know matter
how good we try to be
and how bad we are at
times; unless we receive His sacrifice for
our sins, we will not
see glory.
But just as the thief
did, He called on His
name and ask Jesus to
remember Him, and
the Lord said, this day
you will be with me
Paradise.
The thief
called upon His name
and was saved.
Trying to be good
will only make you
know that you cannot be on your own.
Without out the Lord’s
Grace in our lives it
would be impossible
to live perfect. Thank
you, Lord for you
grace, mercy and compassion.
Stop trying to earn
something that is a
free gift. Just receive
the sacrifice and be
free from all guilt and
shame in Jesus name.
Music And Drama With
The Williams Family
The United Church of
South Vienna will feature
the music and drama ministry of The Williams Family of Reedsport, Oregon
on Friday, October 16th at
7:00pm. They will make
their appearance at the new
worship center, located at
227 East Main Street, South
Vienna, Ohio. They are a
family of five; dad, mom,
two sons and a daughter.
They have been ministering
full time for 15 years, trav-
eling throughout the United
States and Canada. Their
main ministry is music;
bluegrass, mild contemporary, hymns and worship
songs. Besides music, they
share with puppets and a
skit or two, and even making balloon animals for all
ages. A scriptural message
of hope and encouragement will be offered. For
further information contact
the United Church of South
Vienna at (937) 568-4094.
New Sanctuary Dedication
Scheduled
Grace Offers Adult Sunday School
SPRINGFIELD,
Ohio
(October
5,
2009)– Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church is
offering new adult Sunday School courses in
November and December.
Beginning Sunday,
Nov. 1, and concluding on Sunday, Dec.
20, a “Fireproofing
Your Marriage” Sunday
School course will be
taught by Jerry and SuAnn Newport.
This study uses Scripture study, thought-provoking discussion and
movie clips to challenge
couples to grow spiritually and relationally.
This course will meet
in the fellowship hall
from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m.
at the church, which is
located at 1801 St. Paris Pike.
“Whether your relationship is experiencing storms or standing
healthy and strong, all
couples are encouraged to take advantage
of this opportunity to
grow,” said Beverly C.
DeBord, associate pastor.
Also beginning on
Nov. 1, the Rev. Tom
Brodbeck will teach
a seven-week Sunday
School course, “Resolving
Interpersonal
Conflict.”
The book that will be
used in this course is The
Peacemaker: A Biblical
Guide to Resolving Personal Conflict, 3rd edition, by Ken Sande. In
this course, participants
will focus on developing
a biblical understanding of conflict and a
personal understanding
of their own approach
to conflict. This course
will meet in the church
sanctuary from 9:30 to
10:30 a.m.
“Conflict is a part of
everyone’s life at one
time or other, and sometimes it threatens to
overshadow Christian
witness and joy,” Pastor
DeBord said. “Learning
to live in and through
conflict as a disciple
of Jesus Christ requires
wisdom.”
For more information about these courses, call Pastor DeBord
at 399-6257, ext. 103.
The United Church of
South Vienna will dedicate its
new sanctuary, Sunday, October 25, 2009 at 3:00PM. After
17 years of ice cream socials,
an ice cream booth at the South
Vienna Corn Festival, memorial donations, and commitments
by the congregation, a vision
has come to fruition not just for
the congregation, but for the
South Vienna community. The
church was formed as a federated church in 1971 with the
unification of the United Methodist Church and the United
Church of Christ. The existing
worship center was dedicated
in July, 1991 as both congregations began worshipping at
a single facility. That building
was designed as a multi-purpose community center with
a vision of a sanctuary to be
built later. Rev. Scott Griswold currently serves as their
pastor. Of historical note, all
former stained glass windows
from the two previous churches were retained, restored,
and incorporated into the new
structure. Both facilities were
built by Larry Taylor Contractors of Springfield, Ohio
with financial arrangements
through National City Bank.
Community Voice
Page A6 s The Springfield Paper s October 14, 2009
“Do you believe it is important to stay
involved and active in your community?”
Photos
& story
by Doug
Chase
Very much so. I think that
we all as citizens should
give back to the community that we live in. We are
patient advocates and right
now we are doing this event
at Villa Springfield to give
back to the community
through our residents. Our
seniors need all the advocates they can get!
Tammy Ferguson – 5 year
Villa Springfield and Rehabilitation Center employee
– Springfield:
I do think it’s important to
stay involved in the community because we are the
residents advocates and with
all the Medicare & Medicaid cuts coming we are their
voices.
Dawn Cavins – 6 year employee at Villa Springfield
and Rehabilitation Center
– Springfield:
Robert Yates – Springfield:
Yes sir I do, to stay young
at heart! I’m a resident here
at Villa Springfield and I
love it.
Beverly Rath – Resident at
Villa Springfield and Rehabilitation Center:
Ruth Gulasa – Springfield:
I sure do, with one person
you can start a whole thing
and get a lot of people involved. We started “The Tail
Wagger Dog Club” we’re
invited here today to put on
a demonstration. Everybody
should be active somehow
or other in their community.
Don’t just sit around and
wish somebody else would
do something. Get involved
and make it happen!
Today I’m out here at Villa
Springfield with my wife
Tracy who has worked here
for 8 years and yes I do
think it’s important to stay
active in the community. It
helps everybody help each
other.
Yes, absolutely because
down the road you never
know when you’re going to
need something from your
community and you may
need their help. It’s definitely a good idea to stay
plugged into your community and help when you can.
Carol McWhinney – Englewood:
Yes I do because it’s the
Christian thing to do. My
father was a resident here
at Villa Springfield until he
died.
Michele Hemphill [Marketing Director: Villa Springfield Rehabilitation Center]
Mike Robbins – Springfield:
Yes it’s absolutely important
to stay active in the community. Number one it’s the
community in which you
live and I feel that everybody should give back to
their community to support
each other and good causes
and help out whenever you
can. I’m going on my 3rd
year and I love it here at
Villa Springfield. It’s a great
building and the residents &
staff are wonderful.
Bill Robinson [Executive
Director: Villa Springfield
and Rehabilitation Center]
I think it’s extremely important. We are a part of the
community. Being part of
the community means being
involved, offering programs
to help educate our seniors.
We send a lot of people
home through our “Homeward Bound Program” back
to the community. Last year
we sent 138 people back
home. We like to bring
them in, rehabilitate them
and make sure their strong
and able to do their daily
activities.
Community Voice videos are now on our new interactive website! www.TheSpringfieldPaper.com
For the Weeks of Oct 14— Nov 21
October 17, 7:30 pm:
Kettering Banjo Society at the Clifton Opera
House, Clifton, Ohio;
Donation $7 at the door.
participate in activities
will receive goody bags
full of stickers, candy and
aviation trading cards as
they leave the museum
(while supplies last). More
Oct. 17 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
information is available at
Celebrate Halloween by http://www.nationalmulearning fun aerospace seum.af.mil/news/story.
principles through Hal- asp?id=123170077.
loween-themed activities
during Family Day from October 19: A Scrap
10 a.m. until 3 p.m. on Booking Class Session
Oct. 17 at the National will be held at the NTPRD
Museum of the U.S. Air Administration Building.
Force. Visitors are encour- The fee is $5 which inaged to wear Halloween clude all supplies except
costumes and those that pictures and memory
books. The class is held 6 Family Fun Hayride in
to 9 PM. For more infor- Snyder Park.
mation call 328-PARK
This event is open free to
the whole family and in
October 21, 6:30 pm: addition to the Hayride
Wreath Making Work- through the park there
shop. It will be held at the will be pumpkin decoratNTPRD Administration ing and face painting for
Bldg. at 1301 Mitchell the young people and a
Blvd. The fee is $20.00 decorated pumpkin rafand class size is limited. fle.
Preregistration is required The hayride will kick off
by October 16. For more at the Golf Course Pro
information call 328- Shop.Refreshments will
PARK
be served as long as they
last so plan on coming
October 24, 5:30 – 7:30 early. For Information
pm: The third annual Fall Call 328-PARK.
October 24, 7:30 pm:
Muleskinners at the
Clifton Opera House,
Clifton, Ohio; Donation
$7 at the door.
October 31, 7:30 pm:
London Silver Cornet
Band at the Clifton Opera House, Clifton, Ohio;
Donation $7 at the door.
November 7, 7:30 p
m: Sauerkraut German
Band at the Clifton Opera House, Clifton, Ohio;
Donation $7 at the door.
November 8, 10:00 am
to 4:00 pm: Clark County Coin Club Coin Show
I-70 Bingo Hall 283 E.
Leffel Lane Springfield,
Ohio
November 14, 7:30
pm: Halfway Home at
the Clifton Opera House,
Clifton, Ohio; Donation
$7 at the door.
November 21, 7:30
pm: Razzamatazz &
Jazz at the Clifton Opera
House, Clifton, Ohio;
Donation $7 at the door.
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Partners in Education
October 14, 2009 s The Springfield Paper s Page A7
Tecumseh High School
STUDENT OF THE WEEK
Codee Arthur
The Business Department of Tecumseh High
School would like to congratulate Codee Arthur for
being McDonald’s Student of the Week. Codee
is a senior at Tecumseh
High School. He is the
son of Johnny Arthur and
Jodee and Ray Smith of
New Carlisle. His cur-
rent class load includes
Accounting, English 12,
Zoology & Anatomy and
Business Law. Codee has
been accepted to Shawnee
State University. Awards
he has received are as follows:
Redzone/Allstate
player of the game in
football, Mr. Hustle in
basketball, scholar athlete and lettered in football and baseball. His
future plans are to attend
Shawnee State University
and major in Sports Management. He also plans
on playing baseball for
Shawnee State. Codee
would like to have a job
he loves while living a
successful life.
Shawnee to Host March-O-Rama
Shawnee High School
is proud to host the 23nd
Annual March-O-Rama. It
will be held on Saturday,
October 24, 2009 at the
football stadium at Shawnee High School, 1675
E. Possum Road, Springfield, Ohio. It will start at
12:50pm with the National
Anthem played by the
senior members of “The
Pride of Shawnee Marching Band”.
This is the largest
March-O-Rama in its history. There are twentytwo Marching Bands from
our region scheduled to
perform so far. We have
bands coming from the
Brookville, Dayton, Cincinnati, Columbus, Lancaster, Tipp City, Troy
and Xenia areas as well
as bands from Clark and
Madison Counties. These
bands range in size from 42
members to 300 members.
They are competing for a
rating. All Marching Bands
that receive one Superior
rating during the Marching
Band season are invited to
compete at the State Competition. Only the best of
the best qualify for State.
Shawnee’s Marching Band
has already qualified for
the 19th consecutive year.
The awards and ratings are
scheduled for approximately 3:45pm and 7:45pm.
The Shawnee Marching
Braves are under the direction of Mr. Tim Shook and
assisted by Mr. Michael
Garberich and Mr. Will
Shoemaker. The Marching Braves are led on the
field by Field Commanders, Brooke Reid and EmmyRae Watson. They will
be performing a selection
of songs from the musical
Rent.
The price of admission
is $ 5.00 for adults and $
3.00 for students and seniors. The Shawnee Band
Boosters is the sponsor of
the event. There is a full
concession stand available.
This is a major fundraiser
for them. The funds raised
help provide staff, equipment and uniforms for the
band.
Please, plan to attend
and support the talents of
our musical high school
students and directors. It
will be a terrific evening of
music and marching.
There is handicap parking and seating available.
If you have any questions, please email shawneebandboosters@woh.
rr.com.
Fraternity Makes Contributions To Springfield
Springfield,
Ohio
– With the help of Wittenberg’s chapter of the Beta
Theta Pi fraternity, Springfield’s Infusion Campus is
teaching children all about
the arts in its after-school
education program. According to Nuggie Libecap, director of the Infusion Campus, the program
was initiated in 2005 because it appeared that the
Springfield City School
District would have to cut
arts and enrichment programs from its curriculum.
The Infusion Campus was
created to ensure that children were still able to receive this important part
of a well-rounded education. The Infusion Campus
combines education and
art training, teaching skills
in dance, art, music and
drama. It also provides students with homework help
and instruction in foreign
language and computer
applications. The program
continues to make an impact on children’s education and lives, now with
Ridgewood Hosts Fast-A-Thon
On Friday, September 18,
Student Council of Ridgewood School hosted a new
and original fundraiser, a
Fast-a-thon.
The funds raised from the
pledge will be donated to Heifer International, an international charity that works with
communities to stop world
hunger and poverty. Heifer
International uses donations
to provide animals to commu-
nities in need, which they in
turn use for wool, milk, eggs,
fertilizer, etcetera. The goal
of the organization is to give
families a source of food, as
well as the knowledge and resources to become more selfreliant. Our goal was to reach
one hundred dollars; we made
over $1200! We made a big
difference in many lives. The
Fast-a-thon was truly a humbling experience for all.
the help of members of
Beta Theta Pi.
The fraternity became involved with Infusion Campus during the
2008-09 school year after
Philanthropy Chair Brendan Corrigan, class of
2011 from Westlake, Ohio,
researched a philanthropy
that members could work
with after traditional class
times. “After a few brothers volunteered on our first
day, we all fell in love with
Nuggie, the students and
the program,” said Corrigan. “It was a perfect fit for
our fraternity.” Libecap noticed this quick connection
and was excited by their
enthusiasm. “They must
have been touched by the
diversity of our students
and their infectious energy
because they volunteered
each week for the entire
year and even attended our
Infusion Campus special
events,” said Libecap.
Each week, multiple fraternity members
spend up to eight hours
volunteering their time.
They play games, sing
and dance during classes,
and the college students
serve as friends and role
models for participating
children.
“The Infusion Campus provides an outlet for
the brothers of Beta Theta
Pi to pass our Wittenberg
Light on to the Springfield
community,” said Corrigan. Not only do the Betas
volunteer their time, but
they have also donated
more than $1,100 to the
Infusion Campus through
their annual Beta Barbeque and their first-ever
Pancake Palooza during
the 2008-09 school year.
“The Beta guys are
a great group of young
men,” said Libecap.
“They are polite, considerate and very willing to
do whatever it takes to
help make the Infusion
Campus a success. It has
been such a pleasure to
have them involved with
the program.”
Send your favorite school news and photos to us for publication to: editor@thespringfieldpaper.com
Page A8 s The Springfield Paper s October 14, 2009
Thank God for Pastor
It was he who gave some to be apostles, some to be
prophets, some to be evangelists, and some to be
pastors and teachers, to prepare God’s people for
works of service, so that the body of Christ may be
built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the
knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.
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