| Before the Festival, Dana and Erin get
ready to put up "shear knowledge" signs around the Farm. |
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Dana and Susan spread a little knowledge near the Alfalfa Field. |
| Tim Hammonds from the Village of Evendale Service
Department sets up the sound system for Ceol Mhor. |
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Despite being inside the Bank Barn, the musicians found
it a chilly day to play! |
| But, donning a jacket and a good wool hat, David
Jones made the best of it! |
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Phyllis Landrum was pretty happy to be indoors, helping
with craft projects. |
| Janey and Ken Knollman take their turn at the
admission gate. |
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Scouts from Troop 598 came prepared for the terrible
weather! |
| Weather fit for DUCKS! Joyce Burnham of Custom Stock
Dogs and her dog Ben demonstrate that herding ducks is harder than herding
sheep. |
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Ben does a good job of moving the ducks toward the gate. |
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There potatoes don't look like much now, and planting
them was a soggy business, but these kids are looking forward to coming
back to pull them up during our Civil War Reenactment on July 21-22! |
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Rain, sleet, and the cold couldn't keep these spud
planters away from their work!
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Joyce Weil hides under a pink hood as she helps a young
stegosaurus plant a potato. |
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Young people of all ages had fun in the potato patch.
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Volunteer Esther Bender helps one of the smallest spud
planters |
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These girls look like they've got the idea! |
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Mike Murphy recommends s a genuine Irish tweed hat to
complete his volunteer ensemble |
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Things were a little warmer inside the Interpretive
Building ... Elizabeth Matsukevich serves up some nice hot popcorn! |
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Sean Paddock of Fifth Third helps out at the popcorn
booth on Saturday. |
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Gloria Kemp treated visitors to samples of Sunflower
Butter ... a non-allergenic alternative to peanut butter. |
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Our display showing the steps involved to turn fleece
into wool was a learning experience for all. |
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Nerena discovers the fun of making Penny Rugs - a 19th
Century folk art made with scraps of fabric. |
| Education Intern Tara Barnett helps a young visitor
learn the art of weaving. |
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Pia Al-Ubaidi of the Cincinnati Weavers' Guild
teaches spinning. |
| Ruth Anne Wolfe demonstrates the use of a drop
spindle in making yarn. |
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Volunteers from Fifth Third Bank were on hand to manage
the cash flow. |
| As if rain, cold and wind weren't enough, we even
had a power outage! Betty Hammergren and Sandra Murphy prove their
resourcefulness, adding a warm glow with a few well-placed candles. |
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Meanwhile, back out in the cold ... Caroline Warnow
shares her knowledge of chickens with a group of young visitors. |
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Gayle Jackson takes her turn in the chicken house as
well. |
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Nick Forrest continues his traditional sheep
shearing program at Gorman Heritage Farm |
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Nick paused to let visitors touch the newly shorn sheep,
and feel the soft lanolin under her coat. |
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Meghan and Jim Schababerle enjoy a little horse talk
with a visitor. |
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Even the goats were happier indoors! Here,
volunteer Matt Gordon spends a little quality time with Copper. |
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Nancy Ruchoft shows a little love to Little Foot!
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These two
young visitors enjoyed a visit with Ruth, one of our Alpine goats. |
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Not one to miss out on the
action, Hercules muscles his way into the petting zone. |
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The concession stand was one of the warmer places to be
on Sunday ... a gas grill was going most of the afternoon, and good
company provided some additional warmth. Here, Monica Murphy, Frank
Foster, Adrienne Perez and Meghan Murphy huddle together against the wind. |
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Moving the admission table indoors saved our happy gate
volunteers from frostbite! |
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