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Cover photo by Marti Garvey
16 Moonshine Leather Co.
~ by Karen E. Farley
20 Looking Back on the Courthouse
~ by Julia Pearson
24 Sampler at the Hobnob
32 Grandpa Named Peoga
~ by Jeff Tryon
36 Winter Reading
~ by Jim Eagleman
44 Chuck Wills
~ by Karen E. Farley
47 Down in the Hills o’ Brown County
50 A Brown County License Plate History
52 Being Present in Brown County
~ by Lee Edgren
58 Borders
~ by Henry Swain
10-11 Contributors 11 Subscribe 11 Where Is It? Contest 13 Note from the Editor 30-31 Photos by Marti Garvey 40-41 Calendar of Entertainment / Events
43 Coloring Contest
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Cindy Steele, publisher
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contributors
Cindy Steele is the publisher and editor of this magazine. She works out of her home in Helmsburg, producing most of the ads and layout herself. She started a second publication in 2004 called INto Art that focuses on fine arts and crafts in this region. She consults with her son Evan
Markley on photo choices and ad designs.
Joe Lee is an illustrator and writer. He is the author of The History of Clowns for Beginners and Dante for Beginners and illustrator of six other titles, including the forthcoming Dada and Surealism for Beginners in the ongoing“ for Beginners” series. He is an award-winning editorial cartoonist for the Bloomington Herald Times, a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and a veteran circus performer. Joe lives with his wife Bess, son Brandon, George the cat, and his dogs, Jack and Max.
Julia Pearson is the Museum Director for the Brown County Historical Society. She and her husband, Bruce, reside in Bloomington. Julia is human interest editor and writer for a Secular Franciscan magazine, and is currently writing a column entitled“ Leaves of Brown” for the Brown County Democrat. She loves traveling and visiting museums of all types and sizes worldwide, especially with her children and grandchildren.
Lee Edgren, writing since kindergarten, attended journalism school at the University of Michigan. Her career includes writing for a newspaper, for a government agency, and for UM Medical Center. She became seriously interested in yoga during the late 1980s and traveled widely. Lee has a master’ s degree in Wellness Management from Ball State University. She lives in both in Brown County and in northern Michigan and owns River Light Yoga studio.
Jim Eagleman is a 38 year veteran of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources as an interpretive naturalist, first working at Turkey Run State Park for three years and for the last 34 at Brown County. He and his wife Kay have three sons, all graduates of Brown County High School. Kay and Jim enjoy all outdoor activities, especially kayaking. Jim is currently working on his memoirs.