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INSIDE HIGHLIGHT 30 HELPING HOOVES
The miniature horses — and other four-footed friends — of Seven Oaks Farm bring joy and comfort to those who could use some of both.
FEATURES 4 OUT OF THE ELEMENTS The Central Ohio Lineworker Training
IN THIS ISSUE
program’s new facility will allow yearround education.
15 FIESTA TIME! Ohio Cooperative Living’s recipe-contest winners refined their dishes at their families’ dinner tables.
19 LOCAL PAGES News and information from your electric cooperative.
24 PASSION FOR POPPIES Those ubiquitous paper flowers sold
by the American Legion Auxiliary are crafted with care by Ohio veterans.
27 FUN AND FUNNY FESTIVALS What do pythons, lavender, and Bigfoot have in common? All are the focus of celebrations in small-town Ohio.
Mount Gilead (Page 4) Dover (Page 8) Hamilton (Page 10) Sandusky (Page 24) Peninsula (Page 28) Bucyrus (Page 29)
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