Amish Heartland, May 2012

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Attractions • Events • Maps • Shopping

May 2012

Terri Roberts six years since Nickel Mines shooting, mother visits Berlin to tell her story

Kiko’s Greenhouse spring has arrived, greenhouse in bloom

Photo Scavenger Hunt page 45

Country View Wicker indoor, outdoor...a complete line of wicker furniture

By Katherine Ryder • Editor

hat do we do when our hearts are shattered?

This question has been ringing in my ears ever since Terri Roberts visited Berlin on Friday, April 13.

As most know, Roberts was the mother of Charles Carl Roberts IV, the man who shot 10 Amish school girls in Lancaster, Pa. six years ago.

When Roberts approached the podium in the Perry Reese Community Center of Hiland High School Friday evening, she asked the question, “What do we do when our hearts are shattered?”

Since then I’ve thought about the weight that question holds.

We are all faced with obstacles, tragedies and disappointments. They’re a fact of life that our elders have preached about for centuries, envoking a certain perspective to our daily struggles.

It’s a question that challenges individuals to take control of their actions, their responses to the difficult moments in each of their lives.

Most of the time that is much easier said than done, especially since (it seems anyway) that how we react is more instinct than thought. Dexterity is rarely chosen over the effect of raw emotion.

Still, when Roberts confronted the crowd she wasn't asking for an answer to her own pain – her own grief.

She has already transformed her grief to grace. She asked to send the message to her audience.

How should we respond?

We choose nearly every moment of our lives. Tragedy may fall unexpectedly, but we choose how to confront it.

It’s our choices that enable our growth or our demise.

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TRAVEL INFORMATION

FEATURES

Event Preview .....................................................04 Kiko’s Greenhouse: spring has arrived, greenhouse in bloom .........................................06 Terri Roberts: six years since Nickel Mines shooting, mother visits Berlin to tell her story12 Country View Wicker: indoor, outdoor...a complete line of wicker furniture .....................................32 Raber’s Bike Shop offers quality, service and inventory.........................................38

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Visitors’ Guide....................................................05 Calendar of Events............................................ 16 Amish Heartland Map ......................................20 Just Visiting: Amish Heartland’s Inns ............40 Photo Scavenger Hunt ......................................45

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Editorial ...................................................................... 00 Recipes ................................................................30 Buggy Wheel......................................................44

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

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ANTIQUES & ART

Walnut Creek Antique Mall ....29

ATTRACTIONS

Behalt/Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center .........................05 Helping Hands Quilt Shop and Museum ...............................37 Yoder's Amish Home................03

CRAFTS & COLLECTIBLES

FURNITURE & WOODWORKING

Four Corners Furniture ............28 Green Acres Furniture..............27 Homestead Furniture ................27 Jake’s Handcrafted Oak ...........11 Ole Mill Furniture .....................36 Troyer Furniture ........................27 Walnut Creek Furniture ...........27 Weavers Furniture .....................27

Audrey’s Attic............................36 Parsley Pot ..................................05 Sol’s Exchange ...........................11 World Crafts...............................03

LAWN FURNITURE, STORAGE & GAZEBOS

DINING & FOOD

LODGING

Boyd & Wurthmann ..................37 Guggisberg Cheese ....................37 Kauffman’s Country Bakery ....29 Miller’s Bakery ..........................29 Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen .................28 Shisler’s Cheese House .............05 Troyer’s Home Pantry ...............36 2

Country View Wicker ................29 Kauffman Lawn Furniture .......28 Berlin Grande Hotel .................37 Berlin Village Inn ......................29 Blessings Lodge .........................36 Cricket Hill Cabins ....................41 Guggisberg Swiss Inn ................41

Premier Carriage House Cottages .....................09/41 Scenic Hills RV Park .................05 Sojourners Lodge & Log Cabin Suites........................41

SHIPPING/PACKAGING

PackShip USA ...........................05

SHOPS & SUCH

Amish Country Peddler ............36 Berlin Leather & Pets ...............36 Carriage House ..........................37 Charm Harness & Boot ............09 Kiko’s Greenhouse ....................05 Main Street Bears ......................05 Pine Cone Gift Shop .................11 Quailcrest Farms ........................03 RW Leather ................................29 Swiss Country Lawn & Crafts............................10 The Greenhouse Shoppe ..........09

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5840 Old Rt. 39 (just 100 yards from the Breitenbach Wine Cellars).

Breitenbach’s annual Dandelion Festival will take place on Friday, May 4, Noon-7 p.m. and Saturday, May 5, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. This festival provides fun and many activities for the entire family. Dandelion wine sampling, cellar tours and live entertainment are scheduled for both days.

On May 5 at Noon, children will enjoy the dandelion picking contest and making their own dandelion jelly. Dandelion sausage, dandelion bread, dandelion gravy, dandelion lasagna, dandelion ice cream and dandelion sangria will be available both Friday and Saturday.

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~ HOLMES COUNTY ~ BERLIN: Behalt at the Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center ³ America’s most-exciting cyclorama of Amish & Mennonite history; half-hour tours, bookstore, gifts; NE of Berlin, off US 62 at 5798 CR 77, (330) 893-3192, www. behalt.com; Open Year Round Mon.-Sat. 9-5 (June 1-Oct. 31; open Friday & Saturday evenings til 8 p.m.)

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Kiko’s Greenhouse spring has arrived, greenhouse in bloom

By Katherine Ryder • Editor

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hat started out as a hobby by Jim Kiko, owner of Kiko’s Greenhouse in Dalton, has manifested itself into a flourishing business.

In 1980, Kiko began with a simple line of plants and accessories on the other side of the farm house that currently inhabits the business today.

It was moved in 1986 to progress the space and inventory.

With products ranging from vegetables and bedding flowers to hanging baskets and lawn décor, Kiko’s Greenhouse covers a one hundred mile radius for constant customers, drawing in tourists during its busiest time of the season in May. Walking into Kiko’s Greenhouse, customers can expect to find an array of items for their lawn décor including numerous statues, wind chimes, bird feeders and much more.

Kiko is currently partially retired.

After considering full retirement, he enjoyed the job so much that he decided to keep working.

“I like what I do,” Kiko said.

“Everything in general really, it’s a good job and I think I’ll hang on to it.”

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As May is consistent for getting busy, the staff at Kiko’s Greenhouse works diligently to get the store ready. An early spring season has paid off for most gardeners and farmers this year, and Kiko’s is no different.

“We’re trying to get things cleaned up and ready for the big rush,” Kiko said. “It’s a challenge everyday to do something different and make it better, which is what we’re always trying for.”

Kiko’s Greenhouse is located at 15579 Lincoln Way West in Dalton. Regular business hours during the summer are Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-7 p.m. and Sunday, 4-6 p.m.; times may vary depending on the weather.

For more information call 330832-8698.

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hen asked, most people say that the worst pain imaginable is when a parent loses a child. A spouse, traumatic; a friend, sad; hunger, gruesome; death itself, sometimes unbearable – but the wrenching pain that comes from a mother outliving her child is often said to be…inconceivable.

“How do we respond when life’s tragedies shatters our hearts?” Terri Roberts, the mother of Charles Carl Roberts IV, asked the audience on Friday evening, April 13. Oct. 2, 2006 is known as the day when Charles Roberts IV, 32, entered the Nickel Mines school building in Lancaster, Pa. and shot 10 Amish girls, before turning the gun on himself, leaving five dead and one severely injured.

When Roberts approached her audience at the Perry Reese Community Center at Hiland High School in Berlin, Ohio on Friday, she wasn’t asking us why her heart was shattered or even how it was supposed to heal. She was inflicting to those of us who gathered the idea to how we cope with tragedy.

Almost 1,000 individuals, Amish and English, sat in the crowd to hear the story retold by Terri Roberts. On the way to Hiland High School the traffic was all headed in the same direction – to Perry Reese – to learn the truth about forgiveness.

The night began with Lisa Troyer singing “Come, Now is the Time to Worship.” As the audience congregated and found their seats, Troyer told the crowd that “whenever we get to come together to talk about forgiveness, that is a time for us to worship.” One by one they drew their chairs and waited in anticipation. Waited for the answer, waited for an understanding, waited for the reason as to why Charlie took innocent lives that day.

The event was sponsored both by Gospel Book Store, owned and operated by Eli Small Hostetler, and Behalt/Amish and Mennonite Heritage Center,

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owned and operated by Paul Miller.

As Eli took the stage to begin the evening in prayer, he told the crowd of an experience he had during a visit he took to Amsterdam after the shooting in 2006. He said he had encountered a man who told him when they had heard about the events at Nickel Mines they all wanted to be Amish for a day, so they could understand forgiveness.

This is what fueled the many articles proceeding Oct. 2. They all told the story about forgiveness.

After Terri Roberts heard the sirens echo through her neighborhood, after she learned her son had been involved, after she learned he was the cause, after she learned he was dead, Roberts tried to process that it was all something Charlie was capable of. She witnessed her husband holding a dish cloth over his face, rubbing away so many tears that the skin on his forehead began to peel.

She witnessed families and friends learn one by one the connection to

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the event, to her son, to their own child’s death.

She felt her heart shatter.

“In our humanness we cannot understand all of the things that happen,” Hostetler said closing the prayer before Roberts appeared on stage.

It’s the true nature of this area, the Amish community that inhabits such a large portion of the state.

The English view the Amish as a group that upholds their beliefs

every moment of every day; they are viewed as “living saints.” We live in a world of temptation – everywhere we go we find people and things that work to place distance between ourselves and God. But in an Amish community, the one true variable that always stays constant is their purity.

The attitude of the evening was solemn. Maybe because of the anticipation, maybe because of our knowledge of the history already, maybe because of the video that played capturing footage of emergency vehicles and interviews.

It’s a moment in history that has been marked as a tragedy. A tragedy for which one of Roberts’ beloved 14

sons was responsible.

Charlie was born to an ordinary family, his mother was employed at Sight & Sound Theatre, his father was a driver for Amish families.

Charlie married and created a family of his own. But when his daughter died shortly after birth, he turned his grief into anger. Unlike the teachings of forgiveness and finding God’s grace, Charlie blamed Him for unjustly taking his little girl. This is what Terri believes started the fire in her son’s actions that day.

After Charlie dismissed the 15 Amish boys from the schoolhouse on Oct. 2, he tied the feet together of the 10 girls and lined them up in

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front of him. One by one he shot them, saying they would pay for his daughter’s death. He would take the innocent, just as the innocent was taken from him.

Before reinforcements could break through, Charlie turned the gun on himself.

The darkness that evades our own minds is nothing short of a living hell. When a creation takes to the shadows and succumbs, light can rarely penetrate.

As the Roberts returned home to find solace and healing, unsure of how the journey could manifest itself in front of them, Henry – an Amish neighbor – knocked on the door.

Roberts refers to Henry as her “Angel in Black,” because out of the ashes Henry brought hope to the Roberts family. As he approached Roberts’ husband, Charles kept his head down and buried, not meeting Henry’s eyes for nearly 45 minutes.

Henry placed a hand on Charles’ shoulder and said ‘Roberts, we love you. We don’t hold this against you.

We forgive.’

Out of the ashes. Hope for ahead.

On the documentary video, the voice of an Amish woman comes across and she explains what forgiveness means in her community. “You haven’t forgotten what’s happened,” she said. “You’ve released unto God the person who has done this. You’ve given up your right to seek revenge.

You’re free.”

As Terri Roberts stands behind the podium, she addresses the crowd with assurance, “My mind will never stop going back to that day. I will never forget. The sadness of the tragedy is not our whole life, it is just the hard parts. Recognize with them.

Deal with them. Reach out.”

What do we do when our lives are shattered?

Proceeds from the evenings events will be donated to the Community

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Therapy Barn in Lancaster, totaling $2,400.

Hostetler and Miller offer their thanks to the community of Berlin and its neighbors for traveling to witness Roberts and her “Journey Through Adversity,” as the program was titled. After her battle with cancer, Roberts believed that she had already known adversity, been challenged in her faith, unknowing that the storm of Oct. 2 was still ahead.

Followed by a question and answer session, the final message for the evening was clear and defined. “His ways are not our ways,” Roberts said.

“We ask God to restore our joy.”

The power of forgiveness became a bigger story than the tragedy itself in the days following Oct. 2, 2006.

And today, through conferences like the one on April 13, articles written, novels published, the story is told again and again, not to relive the moments of sorrow, but to understand how grace can come from the depths of despair.

What do we do when our hearts are shattered? We forgive.

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Full event listing for the month can be found online at www.amish-heartland.com!

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All aboard! Our fair is all about trains this year. Loads of fun for kids of all ages and incredible specials. For more information call 866-922-0306 or visit www.pgrahamdunn.com.

Where: Mt. Hope Auction Barn; 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope When: 11:30 a.m.

Amish and non-Amish bring their animals to market every Wednesday year round.

Observers will see very old-fashioned carts and wagons and horses and buggies coming and going from the market. During fair weather flea market vendors sell their wares on the outside. A large building also provides shelter for flea market vendors and shoppers.

Flea market opens at 7 a.m., Hay Auction and Produce Auction begin at 10 a.m., Livestock Sale begins at 11:30 a.m., and the Poultry Sale begins at 1 p.m.

For more information call 330-674-6188 or visit www.mthopeauction.com.

Where: Breitenbach Wine Cellars; 5934 Old Route 39, Dover For more information call 330-343-3603 or visit www.breitenbachwine.com.

Mt. Hope Weekly Livestock Auction

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Dandelion May Fest & Great Dandelion Cookoff

Lehman’s Spring Open House Where: Lehman’s Hardware; 4779 Kidron Rd., Dalton When: 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

For more information call 888-438-5346 or visit www.lehmans.com.

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Coshocton Canal Quilters 25th Annual Quilt Show

Where: Main Street in Downtown Coshocton When: 5-8 p.m.

This free event uses historic Main Street as the backdrop for musical entertainment, kids’ activities, an art show and sale, wonderful food, sidewalk sales and so much more. These diverse activities are planned to appeal to people of all ages. Free.

Where: Civic Hall; 313 Main St., Coshocton The show will have on display over 125 quilted items including wall hangings, lap quilts, wearable quilted articles, a special category for our 25th Anniversary, challenge quilts, bed turning showcasing antique quilts, general store with various craft and quilt items made by the guild members, vendors mall and lots of demo’s. Admission is $3.

For more information call 740-622-3468 or visit www.visitcoshocton.com.

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Where: P. Graham Dunn When: 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Where: P. Graham Dunn When: 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

First Friday Celebration

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Local Authors Book Signing

May Several local authors will line the gallery for book signings and questions; for more information call 866-922-0306 or visit www. pgrahamdunn.com.

Steve Chupp Furniture Auction

Where: Buckeye Event Center; 624 Henry St., Dalton When: 9 a.m.

Auction of new Amish-made furniture. For more information call 330-465-4725 or visit www.stevechuppauctions.com.

19th Annual Plant Discovery Day

Where: Secrest Arboretum – OARDC When: 9 a.m.-3 p.m.

In and around Fisher Auditorium – OARDC. A premier plant and art sale with hard to find plants for the home and landscape.

Walking tours, auctions, Bug Zoo, food vendors. For more information call 330-4642148 or visit www.secrest.osu.edu.

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Mt. Hope Weekly Livestock Auction

Where: Mt. Hope Auction Barn; 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope When: 11:30 a.m.

Amish and non-Amish bring their animals to market every Wednesday year round.

Observers will see very old-fashioned carts and wagons and horses and buggies coming and going from the market. During fair weather flea market vendors sell their wares on the outside. A large building also provides shelter for flea market vendors and shoppers.

Flea market opens at 7 a.m., Hay Auction and Produce Auction begin at 10 a.m., Livestock Sale begins at 11:30 a.m., and the Poultry Sale begins at 1 p.m.

For more information call 330-674-6188 or visit www.mthopeauction.com.

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Antiques in the Alley

Where: Historic Downtown Millersburg For more information call 330-674-3955 or visit www.historicdowntownmillersburg.com.

Spring Festival

Where: Holmes County Training Center; 8001 TR 574, Holmesville For more information call 330-674-8045 or visit www.holmesmrdd.com.

Mother’s Day Tea & Victorian Fashion Show

Where: Zimmerman Bury Octagon House When: 1-4 p.m.

A special day to enjoy a full high pink tea, learn the history of the house and a Victorian era fashion show. Seating is limited, please register early; for more information call 330855-4251 or visit www.zimmermanburyoctag onhouse.org.

National Train Day Open House

Where: Orrville Depot When: Noon-4 p.m.

Train and track car rides and Depot Museum Open House; for more information call 330683-2426 or visit www.orrvillerailroad.com.

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Mt. Hope Weekly Livestock Auction

Where: Mt. Hope Auction Barn; 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope When: 11:30 a.m.

Amish and non-Amish bring their animals to market every Wednesday year round.

Observers will see very old-fashioned carts and wagons and horses and buggies coming and going from the market. During fair weather flea market vendors sell their wares on the outside. A large building also provides shelter for flea market vendors and shoppers.

Flea market opens at 7 a.m., Hay Auction and Produce Auction begin at 10 a.m., Livestock Sale begins at 11:30 a.m., and the Poultry Sale begins at 1 p.m.

For more information call 330-674-6188 or visit www.mthopeauction.com.

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Taste for Summer

Where: Clary Gardens; 588 W. Chestnut St. (SR 541 West), Coshocton Enjoy 12 wineries and three well-known barbeque vendors: Grillin’ n Chillin’ from Zanesville, The Pointe Restaurant from Cambridge, and Cindy’s Restaurant from Berlin. There will be live music from local groups all day in and around the wine tasting area and silent auction items from Gameline Auctions, Columbus, Ohio. There will also be shuttles to and from both Historic Roscoe Village and several other local hunting and specialty shops in the city of Coshocton.

For more information call 740-502-5227 or visit www.TasteforSummer.com.

The Village Network Motorcycle Poker Run

Where: The Village Network For more information call 330-264-3232 or visit www.thevillagenetwork.org.

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9th Annual Cruisin’ for a Cure Where: Killbuck Savings Bank, Killbuck For more information call 330-276-4881 or visit www.killbuckbank.com.

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Smithville Community Historical Society Open House

Where: Smithville Historical Society & Mishler Mill When: 1:30-4 p.m.

Mishler Weaving Mill, Village Blacksmith, Sheller House, Carriage Barn and Pioneer Log Cabin open for tours. Located along Main Street in Smithville. Only Mishler Mill and Reception Center are handicapped accessible. For more information call 330669-9308 or visit www.roostweb.com/~ohschs/ index.html.

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Mt. Hope Weekly Livestock Auction

Where: Mt. Hope Auction Barn; 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope When: 11:30 a.m.

Amish and non-Amish bring their animals to market every Wednesday year round.

Observers will see very old-fashioned carts and wagons and horses and buggies coming and going from the market. During fair weather flea market vendors sell their wares on the outside. A large building also provides shelter for flea market vendors and shoppers.

Flea market opens at 7 a.m., Hay Auction and Produce Auction begin at 10 a.m., Livestock Sale begins at 11:30 a.m., and the Poultry Sale begins at 1 p.m.

For more information call 330-674-6188 or visit www.mthopeauction.com.

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Where: Secrest Arboretum – OARDC When: 2 p.m.

Take a guided walk through the beautiful Secrest Arboretum celebrating the return of Spring! For more information call 330-4642148 or visit www.secrest.osu.edu.

Where: Wayne County Fairgrounds; 199 Vanover St., Wooster When: Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.; Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sales booths with fiber related supplies and fiber art. Workshop and demonstrations, kids’ activities, Skein Competition, Fleece Show and Sale, fresh cooked lamb and more!

For more information call 330-264-9665, email don47linda@embarqmail.com or visit www.greatlakesfibershow.com.

Guided Spring Walk

The Tribute Quartet

Where: Amish Door Restaurant; 1210 Winesburg St., Wilmot The Tribute’s Quartet’s name came from its version of “preserving the heritage and promoting the future of Southern Gospel music.” The goal was to pay homage to the legends its members grew up admiring, to carry that torch respectfully, and to create a sound uniquely their own, becoming the kind of quartet they believed the Lord was calling them to be. Order your tickets today and join us for a night of fantastic music! For more information call 888-264-7436 or visit www. amishdoor.com.

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Spring Fishing Derby

Where: P. Graham Dunn When: 8 a.m.-Noon Small registration fee. Bring your own bait or buy on site. Two awards given; for more information call 866-922-0306 or visit www. pgrahamdunn.com.

Lehman’s Dutch Oven Cook-off Where: Lehman’s Hardware For more information call 888-438-5346 or visit www.Lehmans.com.

Marshallville Antique Tractor Pull

Where: Marshallville Park When: 1 p.m.

Pulling antique tractors from 1900-1985.

One of the oldest pulls in the area; for more information call 330-855-1325.

Great Lakes Fiber Show

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Hartzler’s Music Night

Where: Hartzler Family Dairy & Ice Cream Shoppe When: 7 p.m.

Bring a lawn chair and enjoy the evening outside listening to local musicians – weather permitting. For more information call 330-3458190 or visit www.hartzlerfamilydairy.com.

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Mt. Hope Weekly Livestock Auction

Where: Mt. Hope Auction Barn; 8076 SR 241, Mt. Hope When: 11:30 a.m.

Amish and non-Amish bring their animals to market every Wednesday year round.

Observers will see very old-fashioned carts and wagons and horses and buggies coming and going from the market. During fair weather flea market vendors sell their wares on the outside. A large building also provides shelter for flea market vendors and shoppers.

Flea market opens at 7 a.m., Hay Auction and Produce Auction begin at 10 a.m., Livestock Sale begins at 11:30 a.m., and the Poultry Sale begins at 1 p.m.

For more information call 330-674-6188 or visit www.mthopeauction.com.

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3 Behalt/ Amish & Mennonite Heritage Center 5798 CR 77, Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5671534º -81.7815958º)

17 Guggisberg Cheese 5060 SR 557, Millersburg (Charm) (40.5246103º -81.8043815º)

20 Helping Hands Quilt Shop & Museum 4826 E. Main St., Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5615638º -81.7961283º)

9 Boyd & Wurthmann

27 Miller’s Bakery

39 Shisler’s Cheese House

4819 E. Main St., Berlin (40.561531º -81.7957431º)

4280 TR 356, Millersburg (40.5308237º -81.8118837º)

55 Kidron Rd., Orrville (40.796565º -81.746371º)

23 Kauffman’s

28 Mrs. Yoder’s Kitchen

44 Troyer’s Home Pantry

8101 SR 241, Fredericksburg (40.6241479º -81.7915683º)

668 W. Main St., Apple Creek (40.7554854º -81.8442625º)

4 Berlin Grande Hotel

18 Guggisberg Swiss Inn

45 Uncle Tom’s Cabin

4787 TR 336, Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5594623º -81.8910436º)

5025 SR 557, Millersburg (40.5229551º -81.8039052º)

3515 CR 168, Millersburg (40.573412º -81.74763º)

7 Berlin Village Inn

33 Premier Carriage

Country Bakery 6013 CR 77, Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5738493º -81.781379º)

5135 SR 39, Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5597161º -81.80692º)

House Cottages 6291 CR 203, Millersburg (40.573123º -81.847810)

8 Blessings Lodge 5174 TR 359, Millersburg (40.5644642º -81.8078983º)

38 Scenic Hills RV Park 4483 TR 367, Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5513798º -81.7821696º)

13 Cricket Hill Cabins 5631 TR 351, Millersburg (40.5646509º -81.8497804º)

40 Sojourner's Lodge & Log Cabin Suites 2156 Durstine Rd., Dundee (40.6679637º -81.6913663º)

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22 Jake's Handcrafted Oak

41 Sol’s Exchange

3239 SR 39, Walnut Creek (40.5451448º -81.7386129º)

8239 TR 562, Holmesville (40.659197º -81.918054º)

4914 W. Main St., Berlin (40.5617104º -81.7991439º)

2 Audrey’s Attic

24 Kauffman Lawn Furniture

42 Swiss Country

147 N. Main St., Orrville (40.841048º -81.764447º)

4540 US 62, Millersburg (40.5690155º -81.7849802º)

5 Berlin Leather & Pets

25 Kiko's Greenhouse

4774 US Route 62, Millersburg (40.5613792º -81.7939588º)

15579 Lincoln Way West, Dalton (40.7986495º -81.6467745º)

6 Berlin Village Gift Barn

26 Main Street Bears

4757 SR 39, Millersburg (40.841048º -81.764447º)

225 N. Main St., Navarre (40.7225129º -81.5224304º)

46 Walnut Creek

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29 Ole Mill Furniture

3213 SR 39, between Walnut Creek and Berlin (40.5450908º -81.7383975º)

4422 SR 557, Millersburg (40.505882º -81.78427º)

4872 McKinley Place Dr., Walnut Creek (40.5404832º -81.7202957º)

11 Charm Harness & Boot 4432 CR 70, Charm (40.506574º -81.784203º)

12 Country View Wicker 2701 SR 557, Baltic (40.841048º -81.764447º)

14 Four Corners Furniture 7000 TR 652, Millersburg (40.599304º -81.761186º)

15 Green Acres Furniture 7412 Massillon Rd., Navarre (40.7071309º -81.679855º)

16 Greenhouse Shoppe, The 3649 Cleveland Rd., Wooster (40.8453279º -81.9284401º)

19 Harvest Moon 4972 E. Main St., Berlin (40.5617802º -81.8012863º)

21 Homestead Furniture 8233 SR 241, Mt. Hope (40.6268459º -81.784219º)

30 Packship USA 1347 N. Main St., Orrville (40.856341º -81.764703º)

31 Parsley Pot

Lawn & Crafts 2131 SR 39, Sugarcreek (40.5172712º -81.6999655º)

43 Troyer’s Furniture 985 W. Main St., Sugarcreek (40.5110001º -81.6529587º)

Antique Mall

47 Walnut Creek Furniture 3473 Ohio 39, Walnut Creek (40.5463267º -81.7477899º)

48 Weaver’s Furniture

697 CR 1302, Ashland (40.8768762º -82.2596821º)

7011 Old Route 39 NW, Sugarcreek (40.5083119º -81.5935609º)

32 Pine Cone Gift Shop

49 World Crafts

2877 Kidron Rd., Kidron (40.7653453º -81.7452453º)

13100 Emerson Rd., Kidron (40.7412134º -81.7450194º)

34 Quailcrest Farms 2810 Armstrong Rd., Wooster (40.8977379º -81.991655º)

35 Raber's Bike Shop 6515 Ohio 241, Millersburg (40.5914669º -81.8758906º)

36 R.W. Leather 4415 CR 114, Sugarcreek (40.5287643º -81.7257082º)

37 Salt Creek Bedding 13155 Salt Creek Rd., Fredericksburg (40.674842º -81.7821696º)

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17 Guggisberg Cheese 5060 SR 557, Millersburg (Charm) (40.5246103º -81.8043815º)

9 Boyd & Wurthmann

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4819 E. Main St., Berlin (40.561531º -81.7957431º)

4280 TR 356, Millersburg (40.5308237º -81.8118837º)

4 Berlin Grande Hotel

33 Premier Carriage

4787 TR 336, Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5594623º -81.8910436º)

House Cottages 6291 CR 203, Millersburg (40.573123º -81.847810)

20 Helping Hands Quilt Shop & Museum 4826 E. Main St., Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5615638º -81.7961283º)

45 Uncle Tom’s Cabin 3515 CR 168, Millersburg (40.573412º -81.74763º)

7 Berlin Village Inn 5135 SR 39, Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5597161º -81.80692º)

38 Scenic Hills RV Park 4642 TR 367, Millersburg (Berlin) (40.5513798º -81.7821696º)

13 Cricket Hill Cabins 5631 TR 351, Millersburg (40.5646509º -81.8497804º)

5 Berlin Leather & Pets 4774 US Route 62, Millersburg (40.5613792º -81.7939588º)

6 Berlin Village Gift Barn 4757 SR 39, Millersburg (40.841048º -81.764447º)

19 Harvest Moon 4972 E. Main St., Berlin (40.5617802º -81.8012863º)

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Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 9-5 • Fri. 9-6 • Sat. 9-5 Hours: Mon. - Sat. 7 a.m. - 5 p.m.

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Amish Breakfast Casserole

Ingredients:

*1 lb. bacon, cut up *1 onion, chopped *6 eggs, beaten *4 c. hash browns, thawed and Directions:

1.In a large skillet, brown the bacon and onion, stirring, until bacon is crisp; drain.

2.In a large mixing bowl, mix together the remaining ingredients and then stir in bacon mixture. Transfer to a greased rectangular baking dish and bake; uncovered, at 350ÂşF for 35-40 minutes or until eggs are set. Let stand 5 minutes before cutting.

*1 tsp. salt *3 tblsp. sugar *3 tblsp. vinegar *1 1/2 c. water or milk

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Ingredients:

*4 c. dandelion greens, chopped *2 hard-boiled eggs, chopped *2 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled *4 tblsp. our Directions:

1.Wash the dandelion greens carefully, then drain and chop them and place them in a bowl. Add the hard-boiled eggs.

2.Fry the bacon in a skillet until crisp, After it has been drained on a paper towel, crumble it and add to bowl of greens. Do not discard the bacon grease.

3.Combine the rest of the ingredients and add them to the grease in skillet (there should be 2 tblsp. grease; if not, add a small amount of butter or oil).

Cook, stirring constantly, until the sauce is smooth and thick. Pour over the dandelion greens and chopped eggs and serve immediately.

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1.Mix together sugar, shortening and eggs (an electric mixer works best). Stir in sour milk and mashed bananas.

2.Sift together the flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt and blend into the banana mixture. Then add the walnuts.

3.Pour batter into a well-greased loaf pan. Let stand for 20 minutes before baking.

4.Bake at 350ºF for 50-60 minutes.

Directions:

*salt and pepper *1 c. milk *1 c. water *Rivvels (recipe follows)

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1.Put potatoes and onions in a large kettle with water to barely cover and a pinch and cook until the potatoes are done.

2.Do not drain the water. Take a potato masher and mash the potatoes in the water until they are roughly mashed. There will still be small lumps. Then add the butter and salt and pepper to taste.

3.Next, add the liquid – you need to use a combination of milk and water because the milk gives the soup a creamy richness. Bring the soup to a gentle bubbling simmer. Make the rivvels.

Directions:

*3 lb. potatoes, peeled and cubed *1/2 c. onion *pinch of salt *2 tblsp. butter

Ingredients:

*2 c. flour *1 tsp. baking powder *1/2 tsp. baking soda *1/2 tsp. salt *1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Ingredients:

*2/3 c. sugar *1/3 c. shortening *2 eggs *3 tblsp. sour milk or buttermilk *1 c. mashed bananas (slightly overripe bananas work best)

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By Katherine Ryder • Editor

ountry View Wicker began roughly 14 years ago

by Verna and Esta Yoder, sisters who were looking to provide a large selection of wicker furniture for the locals and tourists in and around the Holmes County area.

“We had friends who could repair wicker furniture and they had a variety of inventory already on hand,” Verna said. “We started small and grew from there.”

Most of the wicker selection is imported; however, the business also provides wicker accessories, cushions and various home décor items along with its range of indoor and outdoor furniture.

The cushions, accessories and home décor are made in the United States and purchased from retailers.

The most popular collections include Grand Iisle, Mountain View, Old Nassau and Naples.

Country View Wicker’s main focus is in supplying locals and tourists with a variety of wicker furniture all in one location. The business also works with customers who are looking for replacement cushions, in the instance that the customer already has a piece of wicker and needs to update or repair the look of it.

“We’re a one of a kind store,” Verna said. “We hear people say they have never found this much variety all in one place.”

As the weather gets nicer and people are looking to spruce up their lawns and patio spaces, outdoor furniture is increasing in popularity. Country View Wicker offers chairs, loveseats, swings, chaise lounges, tables and dining sets perfect for outdoor living space.

“A lot of people are doing more with the outdoor space,” Verna said. “They make a very nice

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display and it brings the comfort of the indoor.”

Future goals for the business include a growth in inventory. At the moment Verna and Esta are looking into doing more with their sectionals line, especially the products made by NorthCape International, if they find a need for it in the community.

Verna and Esta strive to work personally with a customer’s needs and goals for their home.

On a day-to-day basis “we’re trying to understand what the customer wants and where their needs are,” Verna said. “It’s my favorite aspect of the business, working with customers, making happy customers. I love sales…it’s kind of my passion.”

Country View Wicker is located at 2701 Ohio 557 in Baltic. Regular business hours are Monday-Saturday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; closed Sunday. For more information call 330-897-6007 or visit www.countryviewwicker.com.

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Raber's Bike Shop offers quality, service and inventory

By Katherine Ryder • Editor

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s a business that has resided just outside of the Millersburg area for the past six years, Raber’s Bike Shop is still not that well known to the outside area.

Part of that could be because the business is nestled back along the rolling hills of Holmes County, but it could also be because the local Amish owned specialty takes a careful note in maintaining its humble existence.

In the coming year 26-yearold owner, Raber, is working to promote the bike shop’s customer base, giving locals and tourists alike a reason to drive the distance to his store.

“Why should they drive the distance to buy here?” Raber said. “That’s what I want to focus on…giving them a reason.”

Through Raber’s extensive customer service, visitors are

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primarily given certain amenities when considering purchasing a bike.

With a friendly and knowledgeable staff, individuals will receive a ten percent discount on accessories for one full year, a lifetime of free minor adjustments, a lifetime warranty on the bike frame, one free tune-up within four months of purchase, a free basic fit – by definition a “free basic fit” is done with special tools

to adjust the seat and handlebars to a position that is healthy for a rider’s knees and joints – 50 percent off on a professional fit – a two to three hour extensive fit.

The business also guarantees 100 percent satisfaction guarantee on everything it sells.

“We focus on the customer, their needs, not our own,” Raber said.

“Each customer going out the door

with exactly what they need and want.”

With customer service as its number one priority, Raber’s Bike Shop strives to go the second and third mile to make sure each customer is satisfied.

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a large stock of high-end bicycles; he believes that a bike isn’t worth stocking if it’s not made to last.

Ranging from professional and competitive lines to family-friendly and children’s bikes, the business aims to consistently keep its focus on the customer.

Raber’s Bike Shop features a large selection of high-end road and mountain bikes, featuring high quality brands like Giant, Eddy Merckx, Specialized, S-Works Dealer and Pinarello.

“We keep a lot of different options in stock for people to test out and compare,” Raber said. “That way they know exactly what they’re getting.”

Operating on three basic points: quality, service and inventory, Raber believes that is where people benefit, customers and owners alike. Raber makes it well known that he is not here to be the cheapest business.

“We have fair prices,” Raber said.

“But we do offer the price match option to meet our competition and to reach another customer base.”

As they are nestled among the hills of Holmes County, Raber views his location as prime, taking benefit to being out in the middle of nowhere.

When the business started, Raber was a mere 20-years-old. He had the drive to start his own business, wanting a good job that he could enjoy, being mechanically-minded.

In 2009 the business was established, starting with 1,2001,500 square feet and growing to 6,000 square feet today.

The credit to his thriving business is placed among God’s blessings.

“God blesses or takes away,” Raber said.

Raber also gives thanks to all of the loyal customers who believe in the quality products he tries to provide.

In 2012 Raber’s Bike Shop was voted best in a contest titled "Beacon’s Best" of the Akron Beacon Journal.

With a solid customer base and a community that buys in quality and service rather than a cheaper product, Raber believes in the validity of the business and the focus in the three points of customer service.

Raber’s Bike Shop is located at 6515 Ohio 241 in Millersburg.

Regular business hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8 a.m.-7 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.; Saturday, 8 a.m.2 p.m.; closed Sunday. For more information call 330-674-3186. As an Amish business they do not have a phone in the store, individuals are asked to leave a voicemail if there is no response and a member of the staff will return the call as soon as possible.

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