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Cover by Cindy Steele The home studio of Dick and Dixie Ferrer
16 Artist Dick Ferrer
~ by Lee Edgren
20 Kenan Rainwater, The River Flows
~ by Lee Edgren
22 National Maple Syrup Festival
24 Betsy Voss Lease
~ by Julia Pearson
36 The Winter of‘ 34
~ by Mark Blackwell
40 The Woodpile
~ by Jim Eagleman
46 Youth Music Showcase / BETA Teen Center Benefit
48 William Galloway’ s Village Sculpture
~ by Jeff Tryon
50 Warm Up From Within
52 Winter Hike, Races, YMCA Day
54 Sampler at 19th Hole Bar & Grille
58 Our Brown County
~ by Henry Swain
10-11 Contributors 11 Subscribe 11 Where Is It? Contest 13 Note from the Editor 30-31 Photos by Carol Drake 34-35 Calendar of Entertainment / Events
45 Coloring Contest
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contributors
Jeff Tryon Jeff was born and raised in Brown County, but spent much of his early career as a newspaper reporter in Alabama. In midlife, he pivoted from journalism to the ministry, becoming a licensed minister in 2002. He is a part-time pastor and freelance writer, a situation referred to in the ministry as being“ bivocational”.
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 wrote for a Secular Franciscan magazine for ten years and served as its human interest editor. She currently writes a column called“ Leaves of Brown” for the Brown County Democrat that features interesting people that have crossed paths. She and her husband Bruce, reside in Bloomington. She serves on several boards, including the Association of Indiana Museums. Julia enjoys traveling and visiting museums of all types and sizes, 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 39 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.