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CONTENTS OHIO
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MESSAGE FROM THE PUBLISHER PAPER DOLL CHAINS
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Have you ever seen a string of cut paper created to look like a bunch of children holding hands? This month we'll teach you how to make them!
WHAT A DOG'S NOSE KNOWS!
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Depending on their training, they can be sniffing for anything from illegally imported meats to drugs to firearms.
SHINING SOME LIGHT
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On February 15, Lord willing, I will help shine some light on grief at a seminar at Fairlawn Mennonite Church in Apple Creek, Ohio.
FUNDS AND BENEFITS
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Every month we provide a listing of opportunities to help out those in need. Pray for them, and support them financially if you feel led to do so.
Whitetail Heritage provides children with special needs the opportunity to bag a deer in their own guided hunt.
FIRST CHOICE MATTRESS // 27
THE BIG BOOK
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DRIVING ME CRAZY // 56
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VACCINES
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ON THE COVER
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS
The hunters each take practice shots in the shooting range before heading out on their hunts.
Every advertiser in this issue of Plain Values can be found here, along with the page their ad is on.
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MESSAGE from t he
PUBLISHER words by: MARLIN MILLER My cousin and I sat fifteen feet up in the cold,
life, Whitetail Heritage youth hunts bring the chance
having a great time not really hunting. We were doing
to enjoy God’s creation in new ways; the joy it brings
more talking and laughing (quiet chuckling, I should
to all involved is a treasured memory for many years
say) than real hunting but were thoroughly enjoying
to come. And tucked in the details is the story of the
the time together. As the evening wore on, he decided
redemption of an untimely sneeze!
we should try to rattle in the big one. That excited
Speaking of joy, Linus Coblentz will be thirty
me, of course, as I had never shot “the big one”! I have
years old on the 4th of February, and we just had to
never shot any deer, actually! I’m not a very good
throw him a little party. HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LINUS! //
hunter, as you’ve figured out by now. He rattled, we chitchat, he rattled some more, we chitchat some more. One of us cracked a joke, and I laughed out loud. At the very moment I ended that “just a bit too loud” laughing, my cousin and I heard twigs breaking close on our left side. The rattles had brought in a shooter buck! And not more than fifteen or twenty yards away. He slipped in to check us out, and we were too busy telling stories to notice! All I remember was seeing horns disappear into the bush and the shame of spooking him with my laughter. This month’s feature story makes me want to be a better hunter, not for my own sake but for the sake of others. For youngsters with different challenges in
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AUSTIN KURTZ HARVESTED THE BIGGEST BUCK AT THE EVENT, WINNING HIM A FREE MOUNT FROM WHITETAIL HERITAGE.
FEATURE STORY
BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT
GOD OF WONDERS
WIDOW'S PATH
OUR HERITAGE
GREAT OUTDOORS
CANINE CORNER
HUNTING DOWN ANTLERS words by: KAREN RABER
I would never have guessed that the term “deer hunting” would one day evoke pleasant memories. If someone had asked me a year ago to rate my interest in hunting on a scale from one to ten, I wouldn’t have thought twice and pinned it at zero. But this year was different. It was the first chilly Saturday morning in October, a perfect morning for the Whitetail Heritage hunt. I had agreed to attend the event and then write a story about it, but this morning I wondered why I had said yes. Stifling the desire to renege, I headed out. As with most of my assignments, I went completely unprepared for the blessing that would be mine in the end. The blessing would be an experience bringing beauty to my life and opening my eyes to
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a unique world of people. I don’t enjoy hunting, but I do enjoy people, and I found a whole crowd with some of the most inspiring personalities and with equally inspiring stories. The event I had almost dreaded ended up blessing me and, yes, even changed my views on hunting a bit! After a half-hour trek on Ohio backcountry roads, I arrived at the Pilgrim Hills Mentoring facility, where a wide-open field had been prepared for the event. It was only 9:00 am, but already a plume of smoke was rising on the morning air that smelled of bar-b-que. “Byler’s BBQ” was lettered on the side of the food truck, and their busy crew was already preparing lunch. The sun was shining through the autumn chill; the scene was idyllic. An enormous tent dominated the space in which an enthusiastic crowd was milling about. Hm, where to start... Quelling the urge to leave, I walked toward the multitude. It was just as I had been told; the event was put on by avid deer hunters who unselfishly gave the opportunity to hunt to others who faced difficulties in life. Applications for the hunt had been submitted in the preceding months, and a committee chose those whom they felt were most qualified. Choosing who would get to hunt wasn’t an easy task; so many applicants qualified. Finally, it was narrowed down to twenty-one, more than the committee had ever accepted before. These included children as well as adults experiencing a broad spectrum of adversities. Some were diagnosed with big names like Demyelinating Neuropathy and Friedreich’s Ataxia, which confine them to their wheelchairs. Others had Down syndrome, had endured severe burns, or were deaf, blind, or paralyzed. Some had lost loved ones and were struggling through grief and sorrow. But all of them wanted to hunt deer, and most of them would never be able to do so unless some type of special event was planned for them. And that event was today! Nerves were tight, and excitement ran high. Maybe today they would be the ones to harvest some antlers and feel the rush their friends talked about! And the entire event was all about them. The goal was to give them the most enjoyable hunting experience they could imagine. It would be hard to exceed the excitement of Jonathan Miller, a bright, sweet nine-year-old, and
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THE EVENT WAS PUT ON BY AVID DEER HUNTERS WHO UNSELFISHLY GAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO HUNT TO OTHERS WHO FACED DIFFICULTIES IN LIFE.
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Aaron Mast, a spunky twenty-two-year-old who both
moment possible, Aaron couldn’t stifle a desperate urge
have Down syndrome. Jonathan had never gone
to sneeze. Kerchew! The deer didn’t wait to investigate;
hunting and was elated when his application was
it showed its little white flag and disappeared. But
approved. But the hunt had seemed a long, long way
Aaron hoped this year would be different.
off. Now here it was, the morning of the hunt, and his
The committee of Whitetail Heritage had outdone
mother had gone to wake him early, only to find that he
themselves with preparations for the day. After talks
was already dressed and sitting on his bed. There just
by several individuals, including a game warden, each
wasn’t any point of wasting time snoozing when such
hunter was paired with a guide (one of the afore-
excitement lay ahead!
mentioned avid hunters) who would take them to their
Aaron, on the other hand, had qualified for the
stand, and a cameraman who would record the actual
Whitetail Heritage hunt last year, and had gone out
hunt. Then they were fitted with camo hunting clothes,
with his guide and cameraman early in the afternoon.
which would be their very own. They were also given a
Deer activity had been sparse at first, and Aaron’s
small duffle bag with binoculars and other gear, beef
guide kept nodding off, occasionally emitting soft
sticks, and, of course, a book. It’s my personal hunch
snoring sounds. Aaron couldn’t fathom feeling drowsy
that even avid hunters occasionally need a book in the
and woke his guide with, “You will scare the deer away
tree stand.
with your snores!” After a bit, a nice deer appeared,
After this, they were fitted with crossbows, all
and Aaron was elated. But unfortunately, at the worst
of which were provided for the day by Ten Point
ARIANNA'S CEREBRAL PALSY CONFINES HER TO A WHEELCHAIR, BUT HER UNCONFINED SMILE WAS VERY CONTAGIOUS. HERE SHE TRIES ON HER CAMO JACKET BEFORE THE HUNT.
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