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Sidney auto shop offers quality repairsOwner Brian Mantor learned trade in Army, offers military discounts

BY LINDY JURACKiN75 Editor

SIDNEY — MantorAuto and Truck Repair,825 W. Russell Road,prides itself on being a vet-eran- and family-ownedbusiness that offers qualitywork at an affordableprice.The business offers gas

and diesel engine repair onanything from small carsto big trucks, and a num-ber of other services, in-cluding transmission, rearaxle work, steering, sus-pension, heating, air condi-tioning and more. A24-hour towing service isoffered for light and heavyduty vehicles anywhere inthe United States. Theshop also sells tires.“We do everything but

body work,” said BrianMantor, who owns thebusiness with his wife,Michelle.Mantor Auto and Truck

Repair services individu-ally owned vehicles andbusiness fleets, offering adiscounted rate for compa-

nies. Discounts also aregiven to all active and re-tired military, police, fireand EMT squads, as wellas their immediate family.“I’m a veteran, so that’s

why I do that,” Brian said.The military is where

Brian learned much of hisskills around cars andtrucks. Before joining, heearned an associate degreein automotive from Sin-clair Community College.He served in the OhioArmy National Guard for11 years, working as acombat engineer and alsoworking in heavy equip-ment construction and re-pair. The Army sent him toschool, and he expandedhis knowledge while hewas overseas.“I got a lot of experience

over there working in thedesert with limited equip-ment,” Brian said.He puts all that knowl-

edge to use by being veryhands-on in the shop andperforming much of thework. His No. 1 priority isall about quality at a goodprice.

“I make sure the repairwork gets done correctly ata price people can afford,”he said. “We try to takecare of people because intoday’s economy, they justcan’t afford it.”Michelle recently

worked at Compassionate

Care in Sidney before leav-ing to work at her hus-band’s business. Providingexcellent customer serviceis at the top of her to-dolist, as well as the com-pany’s books and otherbusiness related tasks. Thecompany also has two

other technicians who havemore than 30 years of com-bined experience betweenthem.Brian and Michelle, who

both grew up in Sidney,have been married for 15years. After leaving themilitary, Brian wanted to

go into business for him-self and opened the shop in2007 in Lockington. Thatlocation suffered a fire inAugust 2010, but the Man-tors got back on their feetquickly.“We lost seven cars in

that shop.We were worriedabout our customers firstbefore anything else,”Brian said.They moved the busi-

ness into Sidney andrented part of the QuickCredit Auto Sales buildingon West Russell Road. LastMay, the building acrossfrom Quick Credit becameavailable, and the coupleseized the opportunity. Itwasn’t previously an auto-motive shop, so renova-tions were needed,including putting in hoists,tire machines, air compres-sors and more.Mantor Auto and Truck

Repair is open Mondaythrough Friday 7:30 a.m. to6 p.m. and Saturday 8 a.m.to noon. Towing servicesare offered 24 hours a day.Call the shop at (937) 492-3500 for more information.

STAFF PHOTO/LINDY JURACKMantor Auto andTruck Repair offers engine repair on small cars to large trucks,as well as 24-hour towing services.

PIQUA — The Piqua ArtsCouncil currently is looking forartists, musicians, writers andperformers to exhibit, performand teach in a variety of upcom-ing programs. Recently the PACidentified major goals that per-tained to the mission of thecouncil, one of which was con-nect area artists to the commu-nity and the community to thearts. Through new program-ming and old, the Piqua ArtsCouncil seeks to do just that.Familiar to many in the re-

gion, the annual art show isbeing held in September of thisyear. Artists currently are able

to register their work for exhi-bition. All visual art mediumsare accepted for the exhibit.and the deadline to register isAug. 31. The exhibit opens tothe public Sept. 14 and runsthrough Sept. 21.The arts council also is solic-

iting artists who want to partic-ipate in the upcomingARTWALK series. The firstARTWALK will be Sept. 14with a second to follow in De-cember. All sorts of artists andentertainers are welcome tosubmit their applications forparticipation. There are a fewspots left for the September

event and plenty available forDecember. The ARTWALK willfeature musicians, performers,visual artists, writers and more.The Piqua Arts Council is

taking a new approach to ex-hibiting youth art. In the past,the council has worked with theschools to exhibit artwork inconjunction with the annual artshow. This year, the PAC has anopen call to artists youngerthan 18 who wish to exhibittheir works.“There are many young

artists in and around the Piquacommunity that excel at art-making and produce work out-

side of school. We want to pro-vide the opportunity for thoseyoung artists to participate inreal art show,” said PAC Execu-tive Director Vicky Fanberg.Any artist younger than 18

is welcome to participate andcan drop off his or her work atthe PAC office, 427 N. Main St.on Sept. 5 and 6. More informa-tion about entering can befound on the PAC website. Theexhibit will take place at thePiqua Arts Council from Sept.14 to Oct. 3. The PAC will hosta reception, open and free to thepublic, on Sept. 14 from 5 to 9p.m. during ARTWALK.

Anyone interested in teach-ing workshops or classes forchildren or adults is welcome tosubmit proposals. The artscouncil will hold its first work-shop in the Workshop Wednes-day series in October.Additional opportunities forartists to use the PAC space forclub or guild meetings areavailable.For all opportunities, visit

www.PiquaArtsCouncil.com formore information. Inquiriesalso can be made through emailor phone at [email protected] or (937) 773-9630.

Piqua Arts Council seeks artists for exhibiting, performing, teaching

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PIQUA — The summermight be halfway over, butJohnston Farm & IndianAgency in Piqua still hassome exciting events goingon this season, includingits Evening of Feasting,Music and Canawling anda needle arts exhibit.An Evening of Feasting,

Music and Canawling willtake place Aug. 11 from6:30 to 9 p.m. Guests willenjoy a relaxing dinner inthe Historic Indian andCanal Museum, and thencontinue their eveningwith a twilight ride on thereplica canal boat GeneralHarrison of Piqua as itplies the entire length ofthe restored stretch of theMiami and Erie Canal.Passengers will be en-

tertained with the peacefulmusic of a Native Ameri-can flute as they experi-ence the canal from anentirely different perspec-tive.This unique opportunity

is offered once each seasonand is a reservation onlyevent. Call (937) 773-2522by Aug. 7 to book your pas-sage. The cost is $30 foradults, $25 for children 6-12 and $25 and $20 forJohnston Farm FriendsCouncil and Ohio Histori-cal Society members.This summer, Johnston

Farm is giving visitors achance to explore the nee-dle arts in a special ex-hibit. If idle hands are thedevil’s workshop, women ofpast centuries had no fearfor their mortal souls. Dur-ing their routine dailychores of child care, gar-dening, cloth productionand eight to 10 hours ofcooking, they perfectedtheir needle arts.These included sewing,

tatting, knitting, crochet-

ing, beading, cross stitch,embroidery and needlepoint candlewicking.Whilethese skills produced utili-tarian goods, many beauti-ful items were produced aswell.The exhibit showcases

the work of Doris GordonDavis, who prior to herdeath in 2006, volunteeredat the Johnston Farmdemonstrating her stitch-ing skill. She was adept atall types of needleworkand knowledgeable aboutsamplers and their history.She made trips toWilliamsburg, Va., andEngland to study variousneedle arts.Also on display are

works from the TapestryAngel, Piqua’s own needle-work shop located at 516Spring St., as well as workby Johnston Farm staffand volunteers. On loanfrom the Piqua Public Li-brary and Museum is aPiqua Coverlet.While at the Johnston

home, visitors can learnhow the rest of the familylived, engage in some craftactivities of their own fromthe Johnston era and takein the Historic Indian andCanal Museum to gain in-sight imto the lives of someof the first people to callOhio home.Summer hours for the

Johnston Farm & Indian

Agency are Thursday andFriday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.and Saturday and Sundaynoon to 5 p.m. Admissionto the site is $8 for adults,$4 for children 6-12 andfree to Johnston FarmFriends Council, Ohio His-torical Society membersand chlidren 5 andyounger. AAA and seniordiscounts also are hon-ored.The Johnston Farm &

Indian Agency is locatedjust off Ohio 66, 3 milesnorth of Piqua at 9845 N.Hardin Road. For addi-tional information aboutevents and activities, visitwww.johnstonfarmohio.com or call (937) 773-2522.

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PIQUA — Visitors andshoppers to downtownPiqua will notice a flurryof activity to the rear ofthe buildings along CanalPlace, and in the verynear future the entirearea will look significantlydifferent.Canal Place, originally

constructed in 1977, is apublic parking facilitywith a large concreteplaza located behind thebusinesses along MainStreet between Ash andHigh streets. The once at-tractive area now is inneed of reconstruction.Mainstreet Piqua has

partnered with the city ofPiqua and the adjacentproperty owners, and soonthe concrete plaza area,referred to as Canal Walk,will be transformed into abeautiful public spacecomplete with tree plant-ings and rain gardens. Itwill provide a publicdemonstration projecthighlighting the benefitsof storm water manage-ment practices.Mainstreet Piqua’s goal

is to make the Canal Walkarea a communityamenity that serves thedowntown businesses and

provides a unique space tohold special communityevents and gatherings.Grissom Construction,

a local contractor locatedwest of Piqua, has beenhired to complete thework.“We are very excited

about this project,” saidMainstreet Piqua BoardChair Ruth A. Koon. “Thebeautification committeehas been working on thisproject for almost twoyears now and it is excit-ing to see construction fi-nally under way.”Work on the project

will be completed by earlySeptember.The project is being

paid for by donations tothe Friends of MainstreetPiqua beautification pro-gram along with grantsupport from the PiquaCommunity Foundationand Lundgard Founda-tion. The Girl Scouts ofWestern Ohio, Piqua-Cov-ington Service Unit, and-Piqua StormWater andElectric departments alsoare contributing to theproject.Call the Mainstreet

Piqua office at (937) 773-9355 for more details.

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DAYTON —After manymonths of intensive plan-ning, the first steps havebeen put in motion to moveNASA’s first Shuttle CrewCompartment Trainer(CCT-1) from JohnsonSpace Center in Houston,Texas, to the National Mu-seum of the U.S. Air Forcein Dayton.For more than 30 years,

CCT-1 was housed in John-son Space Center’s SpaceVehicle Mockup Facilityand was used to traincrews from STS-1 throughSTS-135 as a high-fidelityrepresentation of theSpace Shuttle Orbiter crewstation for on-orbit crewtraining and engineeringevaluations. Here, astro-nauts learned how to oper-ate many of the orbitersub-systems in more than20 different classes.Three trainers were

built to train astronautsfor space missions – CCT-1, CCT-2 and a Full Fuse-lage Trainer (FFT), which

also contained a crew com-partment. CCT-1 is sched-uled to arrive later thissummer at the NationalMuseum of the U.S. AirForce.In order to prepare the

more than 24,000-poundtrainer for flight to themuseum, engineers firstneeded to design a special-ized adapter to allow it tobe transported on NASA’sSuper Guppy aircraft. Ac-cording to Johnson SpaceCenter’s Space VehicleMockup Facility MockupManager Jill MacGregor,planning to move an objectthat wasn’t designed to bemoved again after it hadarrived in Houston, Texas,has proven quite challeng-ing.“Really the most diffi-

cult part of moving theCCT-1 is coordinating all ofthe different parties in-volved,” MacGregor said.“You’ve got folks fromJohnson Space Centertransportation who are

going to box-up all of thesmall items; you’ve gotJSC riggers who do all ofthe lifting and the truckmoves; you have aircraftloadmasters and engineersthat have to be involvedwith how to orient thetrainer into the aircraft,how to chain it down andhow to analyze all of theloads to make sure it fliessafely.”The shipping process

began with the removal ofall of the items from theinside of CCT-1, which willbe shipped to the museumseparately. The trainer wasthen recently shrink-wrapped to protect it fromthe elements. Currentplans call for CCT-1 to beloaded onto a truck soonand stored in Light Manu-facturing Facility nearEllington Field Joint Re-serve Base, and latermounted onto the special-ized adapter for its flight

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BY LINDY JURACKiN75 Editor

TROY — Marion’s Pi-azza just opened in Troythis past February, but thecompany is observing its47th year in business thisweek, and residents of theNorthern Miami Valleyhave more to celebratethan just the anniversary.“The Troy store is the

No. 1 store in the chain,”said Marion’s CEO RogerGlass (pictured on iN75cover). “It is doing excel-lent, and we couldn’t behappier. It’s been terrific.”To celebrate its 47th an-

niversary, the popularpizza chain is offeringcoupons for 47 percent offpizzas at all of its eight lo-cations. The coupon isprinted inside today’siN75, and will be printedin the Piqua Daily Calland Sidney Daily Newsthis Saturday and the TroyDaily News and TippCity/West MiltonWeeklyRecord Herald on Sunday.Customers can redeem

the coupons Aug. 5-9. Thelimit is two pizzas percoupon.“That’s almost buy one

get one free,” Glass said.“This is a way to give backto our customers for beingso loyal. It’s a way for us tosay thank you.”Last year, Marion’s of-

fered a similar deal with46 percent off coupons.“It was a huge success,”

Glass said.Prior to that, the com-

pany celebrated every fiveyears by going back to theoriginal prices from 1965.It will celebrate its 50thanniversary that way in2015. Menu prices are theonly thing that has drasti-cally changed at Marion’s.

In 1965, a small plain pizzacost 80 cents and a largedeluxe set you back $2.50.A half a sandwich was 50cents; $1 for a whole.Spaghetti was 75 cents.Not much else has

changed at Marion’s in thelast 47 years. Glass’ fatherMarion started the pizzaparlor with an idea inmind that would set himapart from all other pizzaplaces — to offer insidedining.“As a kid, I remember

going to get a pizza after amovie and eating it in thecar and getting it all over,”Glass said.His dad opted to give

diners a place to not justorder a pizza, but eat it,too. It was a new conceptin Dayton at the time, butthe elder Glass knew pizzawas better if you ate itright out of the oven. Hewas right, of course.

“It was a success rightfrom the beginning,” Glasssaid.After opening the first

Marion’s Piazza on Patter-son Road at Shroyer, thebusiness took off. Over thecourse of several years, lo-cations were added onNorth Dixie Drive, nearthe Dayton Mall, in Cen-terville, Beavercreek, En-glewood, Town andCountry in Kettering and,finally, Troy. Construction

is now under way at a newrestaurant in Mason. Oncethe Mason spot opens inNovember, Glass will lookinto future expansion.One thing that changed

the pizza industry was theidea of delivering pies tocustomers, but Marion’sstuck to its roots and neveradded that service.“I think people still

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to Ohio. From there, theCCT-1 will be transportedover to Ellington Field,loaded into NASA’s SuperGuppy aircraft and thenflown to the museum.“CCT-1 was designed to

turn vertical and it hassome structure on the bot-tom that is not even, sothat makes it a challengeto put it on a truck anddrive it up to EllingtonField, while keeping it lowenough to the ground toavoid hitting trees alongthe way,” MacGregor said.“And all of the moves haveto done in the middle ofthe night because of traf-fic concerns.”After arrival, museum

and NASA technicianswill offload the trainer, re-assemble the interior andplace it on interim displayin the Cold War Gallery.Later, CCT-1 will bemoved to a new SpaceGallery in the museum’splanned fourth building.According to National

Museum of the U.S. AirForce Director Lt. Gen.(Ret.) Jack Hudson, theCCT-1 will be a great ad-dition to the museum be-cause the Air Force hasbeen a major partner withNASA in space.“CCT-1 will really help

us tell the story of the AirForce in space, and bydoing that it will motivate,educate and inspire ouryouth toward the AirForce, as well as in ca-reers in science, technol-ogy, engineering and math(STEM),” Hudson said.According to Hudson,

plans call for the museumto build a mock-up of thepayload bay and when theCCT-1 exhibit is com-pleted, it will allow thepublic to have a look intothe cockpit and mid-deckareas of a shuttle and

learn how astronautstrained for their missions.“Visitors will actually

be able to walk up insidethe payload bay mockupand see everything upclose, and also really getan idea what the crew sta-tion was like, how big itwas and how it was de-signed,” Hudson said.The new Space Gallery,

where the CCT-1 willeventually reside, is apart of a multi-phase,long-term expansion planand will house the mu-seum’s growing space col-lection. The gallery willinclude a Titan IV spacelaunch vehicle, Mercury,Gemini and Apollo space-craft, and many recentlyretired NASA artifactssuch as a nose cap assem-bly, landing gear strutand a variety of astronautequipment. In addition, arange of satellites and re-lated items will showcasethe Air Force’s vast recon-naissance, early warning,communications andother space-based capabil-ities.The Air Force Museum

Foundation is in theprocess of raising thefunds to meet the growingrequirements of the mu-seum. Currently $38.9million has been securedby the foundation for thefourth building project,which is expected to costan estimated $48.7 mil-lion.According to MacGre-

gor, museum visitorsshould be excited aboutacquiring the trainer astheir newest space arti-fact.“I think the folks in

Dayton should be thrilledto have this trainer,” Mac-Gregor said. “It’s been in-valuable to the spaceshuttle program, and soit’s neat that you aregoing to have it there forthe public to see.”

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and having pizza,” Glasssaid. “You get out of thehouse and you don’t haveto clean up afterward.”Marion’s will make

large deliveries of morethan $50 to businesses,schools, churches or othergroups.All the Marion’s loca-

tions are big enough toseat all the customerscraving pizza on a givennight. The Troy locationalone seats 520 diners inan Italian courtyard at-mosphere you’ll find in allMarion’s restaurants.When Glass’ father

started the chain, hewanted to bring a little bitof the outdoors inside.Though the Troy Marion’s,1270 Experiment FarmRoad, is more open andairy than the others, itfeatures some of the samedecor, including outdoorscenes painted in muralson the walls, brick arches,wrought iron detail, artifi-cial trees and streetlightsamong the tables.“The design has

evolved into the 20th cen-tury,” Glass said. “We’vechanged but when peoplewalk in here, they lookaround and go, ‘Oh, this isa Marion’s.’”The new restaurant in

Mason will look much likethe Troy location, whichincludes a private ban-quet room that can berented out and an outdoorpatio. Both the party roomand the patio have beenbig successes in Troy. Theoriginal Marion’s onShroyer Road is due to berenovated this fall. Oldphotos of Dayton will beplaced around the walls.Another big change in

the pizza industry, andthe restaurant business ingeneral, in the last fourdecades is the competi-

tion. Neither Dayton norTroy had the number ofrestaurants 47 years agoas it does today.“We had the corner

market on pizza. Not soanymore,” Glass said. “Butbetween our product, ourservice and providing anice atmosphere to enjoyour pizza in — that’s ourkey to success.”Another key on the

success chain is consis-tency. Aside from addingdeli sandwiches in theearly 1980s, the menu hasnot changed, nor has thepizza. In order to keep itsfocus on making greatpizza, Marion’s has neveradded breadsticks, wingsor other fare to its menu.It simply offers pizza,salad, sandwiches andspaghetti.In the early days, the

staff used to slice pepper-oni and chop onions byhand in the kitchen, andthough the restaurantsare now too busy to dothat, they still use thesame suppliers of their in-gredients and toppings.“If companies are good

to us and keep their qual-ity up, we stick withthem,” Glass said. “Wedon’t try to buy the cheap-est; we buy the best qual-ity.”That quality is what

has won Marion’s dozensof awards throughout its47 years, including a firstplace win in the pizza cat-egory in the Troy DailyNews and Piqua DailyCall Reader’s Choice Sur-vey earlier this year.“We were very pleased

to win that,” Glass said.Marion’s has won best

pizza titles in local sur-veys 31 times. The restau-rant also is ranked secondin the nation of independ-ent pizza restaurants inPizza Today magazine’sannual list. Glass’ goal isto be No. 1.Marion’s Piazza only

exists in the Dayton area,but natives who havemoved away or travelerspassing through who havefallen in love with thecrispy crust and squareslices can get pizzasshipped to them across thecountry. Marion’s will halfbake and freeze pizzas tobe shipped anywhere inthe continental U.S. Thepizzas don’t hold up longenough to be shipped toHawaii or Alaska.Frozen pizzas can be

ordered at any Marion’slocation. They are popularwith customers especiallyat the holidays, Glasssaid. People home for theholidays come in beforeand after Thanksgivingand Christmas to gettheir Marion’s fix, andthen order several to takehome.With the success Mar-

ion’s has had for 47 years,Glass assumed the Troylocation would be popular,but he couldn’t have pre-dicted it would be the No.1 store in the chain.“We were hoping to be

busy, and we’re just blownaway,” he said. “We’re sohappy to be up here. Thepeople in Troy, Piqua, Tippand Sidney are just lovelypeople.”

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here. The people in Troy,Piqua, Tipp and Sidney arejust lovely people.”

— Roger Glass

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Summer Fun Calendar AUGUSTMonday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday SaturdayFriday Sunday

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Miami Valley MusicFest / Troy Eagles Campground

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LockingtonCanal Festival /Lockington Park

Family Day /Jackson Center pool

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Relay for Life / Shelby CountyFairgrounds / F. 6 p.m.

Tawawa ParkRunners 5K /Sidney / 8 a.m.

This summer, iN75 is printing a Summer Fun Calendar at the beginning ofeach month for you to cut out and display in your home. It will assure youdon’t miss the fun at any of the local festivals this season! You can still referto Get Up & Go each week for more details on these events and more.If you have an event you’d like to get on the September calendar, email the

details to [email protected] by Aug. 22 for consideration. The Septem-ber calendar will be the final one of this season.

Miami County Fair / 650 N. County Road 25-A, Troy

Bremenfest / Various sites in New Bremen / Fr. 3 p.m., Sa. 8 a.m.,Su. 8:30 a.m.

Cruise-in & Concert/ Piqua mall /11 a.m.

Festival ofNations / Troy Levee

/ 2 to 8 p.m.

TDN FILE PHOTO/ANTHONYWEBERLori Romie (left) cleans a hen while Megan Lange washes a roos-ter in preparation of a poultry show at the Miami County Fair lastyear.

SDN FILE PHOTO/LUKE GRONNEBERGCancer survivors take part in the Relay for Life survivors’ victory lap duringthe start of the 2011 Shelby County Relay For Life held at the Shelby CountyFairgrounds.

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GET UP & GORhythm

Berachah ValleyTROY — The Troy-

Hayner Cultural Center isdelighted to host the re-turn of Berachah ValleyFriday evening on ProutyPlaza in historic downtownTroy. Berachah Valleyplays traditional bluegrass,gospel and traditional ren-ditions of current favorites.The audience will enjoy auniquely smooth combina-tion of musicianship andfemale vocal harmonies in-fluenced by the recordingsof the Isaacs, the ForbesFamily, Emmylou Harris,the Whites, Seldom Scene,Longview, Ricky Skaggs,Vince Gill, the BluegrassCardinals and others.Prouty Plaza � Friday 7:30p.m. � Free � www.be-rachahvalley.com � (937)339-0457

Lee DynesTROY — Lee Dynes and

the Acoustic Project willperform Tuesday eveningin the Troy-Hayner Cul-tural Center Courtyard.Berklee College of Musicalumni Lee Dynes,Amanda Addleman andDavid Goldberg, will per-form a mix of jazz stan-dards, pop favorites andbluegrass traditionals.Each performance is one ofa kind as audiences aretreated to their remark-able abilities with intricateguitar lines, fast flowing

mandolin, powerful vocalsand spontaneous interplay.The Acoustic Project coversa wide spectrum of musiccreating a concert full ofyouth and virtuosity. Formore information aboutthe artists, visit www.lee-dynes.com/id69.html andwww.amandaaddleman.com. The family of Brad Huf-faker is sponsoring thisconcert. Huffaker, a 1977graduate of Troy HighSchool, is remembered forhis love of music, espe-cially jazz. His family issharing that love in thisconcert as a tribute to him.301 W. Main St. � Tuesday7:30 p.m. � Free �

www.troyhayner.org � (937)339-0457

Filling StationTROY — Coming up at

the Filling Station thisweekend is bike night withReece Lincoln Thursdayfrom 6 to 10 p.m. with spe-cials on pulled pork; theRick Frazier Band Fridayfrom 7 to 11 p.m. with spe-cials on fried shrimp; andblues and barbecue withMiss Lissa and Co. Sundayfrom 6 to 10 p.m. 2331 W.Market St. � Various datesand times � www.face-book.com/troyfillingstation� (937) 339-4800

Cruizer’sRUSSIA —Vice Presi-

dents, members of Karma’sPawn, will perform on theoutdoor patio (weather per-mitting) at Cruizer’s Bar

and Grill in Russia Thurs-day evening. The bike/steaknight will feature ribeyesteaks on the grill, bakedpotatoes and a side saladfrom 6 to 8 p.m. 115 NorthSt. � Thursday 7 to 9:30p.m. � www.cruizers-barandgrill.com � (937)526-4800

Community NightTIPP CITY — Down-

town Tipp City’s AugustCommunity Night Fridaywill feature music byRaggedy Edge, followed bythe Tom Daugherty Or-chestra and swing dancers.Raggedy Edge is made ofsinger-songwriters LynnPerdzock and Bob Farley,an Americana acoustic duothat plays original musicand popular standardsfrom the ’20s throughtoday. The duo’s 12-songCD “With You” is due outAug. 11. The Tom Daugh-erty Orchestra is a 17-piece show and danceband. Its show “Big BandLegends” is a tribute to thebig band era, featuring theoriginal arrangements ofTommy Dorsey, GlennMiller, Harry James,

Woody Herman, ArtieShaw and Benny Good-man. The orchestra isunder the direction oftrombonist and musicalarranger Tom Daugherty.Along with the open-airconcert, the UnitedMethodist Church willhave its annual ice creamsocial at the corner ofThird and Main streets,and guitarist Wes Ar-blaster will perform infront of the Hotel Gallery.The event, sponsored byTippecanoe Main Street,also will feature artdemonstrations, carriagerides and refreshments.Lawn chairs are encour-aged. In case of inclementweather, the concert willbe cancelled. downtownTipp City � Friday 6 p.m. �

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Roller Mill Theater pres-ents the Ragtime RiverBoat Rats Saturdayevening. The band will per-form a program reminis-cent of the showboat erawith good old ragtimemusic, some Jolson, Ameri-cana and a strong flavor ofpatriotism. The group hasbeen performing since theearly 1980s and featuremusic that is fun and hasstood the test of time. Themusic and the mood arehappy, lively and toe tap-ping. It is the intent of thegroup to preserve and pro-mote a style of music ex-tremely popular and lovedby generations of the lastcentury. Audiences delightin the distinctive andunique sound of the four-string banjos featured bythe group. 225 E. Main St.� $7 for adults, $4 for stu-dents K-12 � (937) 667-3696Happy Together TourKETTERING — Fraze

Pavilion hosts the HappyTogether Tour 2012 Thurs-day evening. The eveningcelebrates the music of the1960s with the Turtles,featuring Flo and Eddie,the Monkees lead singerMicky Dolenz, Gary Puck-ett and the Union Gap,the Grass Roots and theBuckinghams. 695 LincolnPark Blvd. � Thursday 8p.m. � Tickets $25 �

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Dave KozKETTERING— Saxo-

phonist Dave Koz returnsto Fraze Pavilion Saturdayevening with special guestBeBeWinans. In a careerthat spans 20 years and adozen albums, Koz has es-tablished himself as one ofthe most prominent figuresin contemporary music. Butas noteworthy as his bodyof recorded work and as en-tertaining as his live per-formances and other pastaccomplishments might be,Koz finds himself in an eraof dramatic and sweepingchange where everythingonce taken for granted issuddenly up for grabs. 695Lincoln Park Blvd. � Satur-day 7:30 p.m. � Ticketsfrom $25 � www.fraze.com� (937) 296-3300

$2 TuesdayKETTERING — The

Naked Karate Girls willperform in the next $2Tuesday concert at FrazePavilion. The group ismade of four city slickersfrom Cincinnati who havebeen bringing the fun inother bands for years. Now,united by three-piece suits,Schlitz beer and a masteryof mustache groomingskills, NKG has come to-gether to form the ultimateundercover party force andplay the best music fromall decades. 695 LincolnPark Blvd. � Tuesday 8p.m. � $2 � www.fraze.com

� (937) 296-3300Peter Frampton

KETTERING —Grammy winner PeterFrampton is performingonly six shows this sum-mer, making one of thestops at Fraze PavilionAug. 8. In 2011, his suc-cessful world tour cele-brated the 35thanniversary of his multi-platinum selling livealbum “Frampton ComesAlive!” Frampton remainsone of the most celebratedartists and guitarists inrock history. 695 LincolnPark Blvd. � Aug. 8, 8 p.m.� $27 � www.fraze.com �

(937) 296-3300Cincinnati Pops

CINCINNATI — TheCincinnati Pops Orchestrawill perform “A LottaNight Music” Saturday atRiverbend Music Center.From “West Side Story” to“On the Town” and“Sweeney Todd” to “A LittleNight Music,” John MorrisRussell and the CincinnatiPops deliver a whole lot ofmusic from two of Broad-way’s best — LeonardBernstein and StephenSondheim, featuring amaz-ing vocal talent straightfrom Broadway includingChristiane Noll, Ryan Sil-verman and Tony winnerDebbie Gravitte. 6295 Kel-logg Ave. � Saturday 8 p.m.� Tickets from $20 �

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(513) 232-5885Celina concert

CELINA —The CelinaSummer Concert Seriespresents the Kim KellyOrchestra Sunday eveningat Lakeshore Park. At theintersection of Main Street,Lake Shore Drive andSouth Ash Street � Sun-day 6:30 p.m. � Free �

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StageCoach Bob KnightKETTERING — Fraze

Pavilion presents anevening with coach BobKnight Monday. Knightpresents a chance for youto gain insight into thecareer events that madehim one of the greatestcoaches to ever teach thegame of basketball. Fromhis early coaching yearsat West Point to hisrecord setting years ashead coach for the Indi-ana Hoosiers, and fromhis Olympic gold medalwin to his final coachingyears at Texas Tech, you’llhear about the trials andtriumphs Knight facedduring his career. 695Lincoln Park Blvd. � Mon-day 7:30 p.m. � Ticketsfrom $20 � www.fraze.com� (937) 296-3300

Film seriesDAYTON —Victoria

Theatre Association’s CoolFilm Series is showing“Murder on the OrientExpress” this weekend atVictoria Theatre. AgathaChristie’s best-sellingnovel is brought to lifeflawlessly. This is a star-studded film, with Acad-emy Award nomineesAlbert Finney and JohnGielgud and Academy

Award winner IngridBergman as the leads inthis murder mystery,which will keep you onthe edge of your seat. Freepopcorn and sodas areavailable in the lobby anhour before the movie,and an authentic theatreorgan concert and sing-a-long begins 30 minutesprior to showtime. 138 N.Main St. � Friday andSaturday 7:30 p.m., Sun-day 3 p.m. � Tickets $5 �

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Comedia Dinner Theatrepresents “Seussical” nowthrough Sept. 2. The Catin the Hat is the masterof ceremonies as the audi-ence travels through theimagination of Dr. Seuss.“Seussical” brings thebooks you and your kidshave grown up with to lifein this sensational musi-cal featuring bright andbeautiful sets, cheerfulsongs and wonderful cos-tumes. 765 W. CentralAve. � Various showtimesthrough Sept. 2 � Ticketsfrom $53 � lacomedia.com� (937) 746-4554

Eye candyArt at the Mill

GREENVILLE —Artat the Mill at Bear’s Millis featuring portraits byBotkins artist LindsayCooper and pottery byJulie Clark, Dionne Flem-ing, Rita Wiley andLoretta Wray. Cooperearned her Bachelor ofFine Arts at BowlingGreen State University,and says her goal is tocapture the emotion be-hind the face she is paint-ing. The potters’ theme“Jars, Jars, Jars!” featurespieces of all sizes, shapesand uses in a variety ofglazes. 6450 Arcanum-

Bear’s Mill Road � Nowthrough Aug. 26 � Free �

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(937) 548-5112Superhero Ball

DAYTON — DaytonArt Institute is hosting aSuperhero Ball for Su-perkids and their Side-kicks as part of SuperheroSummer at the museum.Make (or add to) your su-perhero costume withZoot Theatre Company bycreating superhero acces-sories, such as a cape,mask, cuffs or utility belt.Turn your chalk body out-line into a superhero onthe front drive, watchclassic cartoons in theNCR Renaissance Audito-rium and join Zoot’s fan-tastic puppets for aparade around the mu-seum. 456 Belmonte ParkNorth � Saturday 1 to 4p.m. � $5 for members, $8for non-members, parentsand kids younger than 2admitted free � www.day-tonartinstitute.org � (937)223-5277

‘Sweaterman’DAYTON — “Sweater-

man” Mark Newport willbe at Dayton Art InstituteSaturday in his knittedcostume demonstratinghis fiber art while sittingin the special exhibitiongalleries. His knitted su-perhero costumes are partof DAI’s “You Are My Su-perhero” exhibit this sum-mer. 456 Belmonte ParkNorth � Saturday 3 to 5p.m. � Admission includedwith exhibit admission �

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

‘You Are MySuperhero’

DAYTON — DaytonArt Institute shows off itssuper powers this sum-mer with its “You Are MySuperhero” exhibit, opennow through Sept. 23. Be-ginning with images that

reflect the golden age ofcomics, the exhibition willlook at how those popularsuperheroes from the1940s to the 1970s relateto their predecessors andhow they have changedover the years to reflectsociety. 456 BelmontePark � Sunday throughSept. 23 � Adults $12, stu-dents/seniors $9, youth 7-17 $6, children 6 andyounger and museummembers free � www.day-tonartinstitute.org � (937)223-5277Nature Art GalleryTROY — The Nature

Art Gallery at BruknerNature Center is featur-ing photographer RayMueller in an exhibit ofhis images of wildlife andlocal natural areas. Theexhibit will be open to thepublic during InterpretiveCenter hours throughSept. 16. A percentage ofthe sales of these workswill support the missionof Brukner Nature Cen-ter. 5995 Horseshoe BendRoad � Thursday 8 p.m. �

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

Art quiltsDAYTON —Aullwood

Audubon Center’s 20thannual art quilt exhibit ison display in the Marie S.Aull Education Center’sHallway of Wonder nowthrough Aug. 19. Thetheme “The Good Earth”celebrates our uniqueplanet, with intriguingworks of art. “Pearl of thePlanet, Robinson FarmGirl,” “Mon Grand Pere,”“Apologies to GrandmaMoses” and “Q Garden”are just a few of the 42beautiful art quilts in thisexhibit. 1000 AullwoodRoad � Monday thoughSaturday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.,Sunday 1 to 5 p.m. � Ad-mission for non-membersis $4 for adults and $2 for

children, Friends of Aull-wood and NationalAudubon Society membersare admitted free � aull-wood.center.audubon.org� (937) 890-7360

Family funNational Night OutTROY — The National

Night Out Against Crimeand Drugs will take placein Troy Community ParkTuesday evening. Theevent, which has themotto “Get the facts —stop crime in its tracks,”will feature food, fun andentertainment for thewhole community. TroyCommunity Park onAdams Street � Tuesday5:30 p.m. � Free � (937)339-7525. ext. 490

Creature FeatureTROY — Brukner Na-

ture Center’s CreatureFeature Sunday willfocus on amphibians. Theword amphibian meanstwo lives because thesecreatures, like frogs,toads and salamanders,spend part of their life inwater and part of theirlife on land. Guests willdiscover the Americantoad and the spottedsalamander during this

event. 5995 HorseshoeBend Road � Sunday 2 to3 p.m. � Free �

www.bruknernaturecen-ter.com � (937) 698-6493Auglaize County FairWAPAKONETA—The

Auglaize County Fairstarted on Sunday butcontinues this weekthrough Saturday. The fairfeatures livestock shows,rides, food, games, live en-tertainment and more.Check the website for afull schedule of what’s stillto come. 1001 FairviewDrive � Today throughSaturday � $8 per day,ages 9 and younger admit-ted free � www.auglaize-countyfair.org � (419)738-2515

Gun showDAYTON — Bill Good-

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‘The Watch’Four everyday suburban guys come together as an excuse to escape their humdrum lives one night a week.

But when they accidentally discover that their town has become overrun with aliens posing as ordinary sub-urbanites, they have no choice but to save their neighborhood — and the world — from total extermination.

Starring: Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, Jonah Hill, Richard AyoadeGenre, rating: Comedy, R

‘Step Up: Revolution’Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations of becoming a professional

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Home and Away with Dana WolfeCranberries: They’re not just for winter anymore

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When you think of cran-berries, do you think ofthat deep red jellied fruitwith ridges that comes of acan at Thanksgiving, ormaybe a pan of freshberries steaming with or-ange rind on the stove orbetter yet, the musicalgroup the Cranberries?Who would have ever

thought that at one timethere was a cranberry bogin, of all places, MercerCounty? That is sure notwhat I think of when I seethose commercials of thetwo men standing in acranberry bog for OceanSpray. But there was, andit’s a small community insouthern Mercer County,called what else but Cran-berry Prairie?One weekend while

Mark and I were busy nos-ing around all the beauti-ful old Catholic churchesin that area (that’s anotherstory), we found a markerclose to St. FrancisCatholic Church. I wasshocked to learn that earlyDutch and German set-tlers used this area as afruitful cranberry bog.When you think of some

of the states where thisfruit comes from now, suchas Oregon,Washingtonand Wisconsin, Ohio justdoesn’t seem to fit the cri-teria of being cranberrycentral. The settlers calledthem “craneberry” afterthe shape of the plant blos-som, which resembles thebeak of a European crane.The berries grew abun-dantly until the swampswere drained to providemore fertile farmland.Cranberry Prairie is

part of Ohio’s natural his-tory, and a place that weshould be proud of. Histori-ans tell us that collectingcranberries during thattime was brutal. The pick-ers’ hands would bleed fordays after they picked.Years later they wouldcrawl through the bogswith scoops and rakes andscoop the berries up. Today,we have modern machines,some called “eggbeaters,”that move through theflooded bogs and knock theberries off the vines. Theyare then cleaned, dried andmarketed to all the localgrocery stores. This processhappens in late-Septemberto mid-October, so we willhave them by the holidays.The next time you want

to take a “one tank of gas”trip, consider Shelby, Mer-cer and Auglaize counties,which are so rich of Ohiohistory. In the meantime,

here are some summercranberry recipes. I buyseveral bags of cranberriesin fall to freeze for summerrecipes. They will last ayear in the freezer.

Cranberry Salsa1 cup water1 cup sugar1 12-ounce package

cranberries2-3 fresh jalapenos1 tablespoon fresh

cilantro1/2 teaspoon cumin2-3 green onions, sliced1 tablespoon fresh lime

juiceCombine water and

sugar in a saucepan. Bringto a boil. Add cranberries.Return to boil; boil gentlyfor 10 minutes without stir-ring. Pour into a bowl andallow to cool slightly. Addremaining ingredients andmix lightly. Refrigerate.Flavor improves if allowedto sit so flavors blend.Cranberry Nut Dessert1 cup all purpose flour1 cup sugar1/4 teaspoon salt2 cups fresh or frozen

cranberries1/2 cup chopped walnuts1/2 cup butter, melted2 eggs, beaten1/2 teaspoon almond ex-

tractWhipped topping or

vanilla ice cream

In a bowl, combine theflour, sugar and salt. Addcranberries and nuts; tossto coat. Stir in the butter,eggs and extract (will bethick if using frozen).Spread into a greased 9-inch pie plate. Bake at 350degrees for 40 minutes oruntil a toothpick insertednear the center comesclean. Serve with whippedtopping or ice cream.

Cran-Apple Relish4 cups fresh cranberries,

ground2 1/2 cups sugar2 medium apples, un-

peeled, cored and ground2 cups mandarin or-

anges

1 small lemon, unpeeled,seeded and ground1/2 cup currants1/2 cup finely chopped

pecans or walnutsCombine all ingredients

in a large mixing bowl. Mixwell. Chill several hours orovernight. Makes 1 quart.Cranberry Muffin Cake2 1/4 cups flour2/3 cup sugar1 tablespoon baking

powder3/4 cup milk1/2 cup butter, melted1 egg2 cups chopped cranber-

ries1 teaspoon vanilla1/2 cup chopped walnutsHeat oven to 400 de-

grees. In a large bowl,combine dry ingredients.In a medium bowl, stir to-gether butter, milk, eggand vanilla. Stir in dry in-gredients until just mois-tened. Fold in cranberries.Spread in greased andfloured 9-inch round cakepan. Bake 35-45 minutesuntil done. Let stand 10minutes, remove from pan.Drizzle with glaze.

Glaze1/2 cup powdered sugar2-3 tablespoons milkMix together and drizzle

over cake.Cranberry Chocolate

Smoothie2 cups cranberry juice

cocktail, chilled1 cup strawberry yogurt2 1/2 cups frozen whole

strawberries2 tablespoons powdered

sugar1/2 cup mini chocolate

chipsPut all ingredients except

chocolate chips, in ablender. Blend on highspeed until smooth. Addchocolate chips and pulseuntil chopped. Pour intoglasses and serve imme-diately.

Happy cooking! You canreach me at [email protected].

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