Contents
Contributors
Contents
16 Brandon Lee ~ by Bob Gustin
20 Foundation Celebrates 25
~ by Larry Pejeau 24 Cathy’ s Corner
~ by Julia Pearson 32 Christmas in the Hills
~ by Mark Blackwell 34-35 Photos ~ by Jude Thill *
38 Helmsburg General Store ~ by Paige Langenderfer
42-44 Calendar of Events 46 Antique Hunting
~ by Paul Sackmann 48 Gnaw Bone BBQ / Tenderloin 52 More Science
~ by Jim Eagleman 54 Robb Besosa
~ by Ryan Stacy 56 Sharing Films by Women
~ by Lee Edgren 60-61 Services Directory
62 Holiday Passport Children’ s Auction Chocolate Walk Stuff a Stocking
Cover: Winter carriage ride in Nashville ~ by Cindy Steele
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Jim
Eagleman, recently retired DNR naturalist, and his wife Kay, enjoy hiking the many natural areas, preserves, and land trust sites in Brown and neighboring counties. His FIELD NOTES have appeared in this publication for several years. Contact Jim with comments and inquiries at < jpeagleman @ gmail. com >.
Jeff Tryon is a former news editor of The Brown County Democrat, a former region reporter for The Republic, and a former bureau chief for The Huntsville Times. Born and raised in Brown County, he currently lives with his wife, Sue, in a log cabin on the edge of Brown County State Park. He is a Baptist minister.
Contributors
Bob Gustin worked as a reporter, photographer, managing editor, and editor for daily newspapers in Colorado, Nebraska, and Indiana before retiring in 2011. He and his wife, Chris, operate Homestead Weaving Studio. She does the weaving while he gives studio tours, builds small looms, and expands his book and record collections.
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 Dada and Surealism for Beginners, and Music Theory for Beginners. He is an awardwinning editorial cartoonist for the Bloomington Herald Times, a graduate of Ringling Brothers, Barnum & Bailey Clown College, and a veteran circus performer.
Ryan Stacy is a content writer at Monroe County Public Library, and also enjoys writing about Brown County. He and his wife live in Bloomington, where they can often be found chasing movies, good food, and cultural events. His other interests include reading, photography, and music.
Paul Sackmann has had a love for old stuff ever since he was a child— old trucks, furniture, cast iron goods, bottles, and other things in between. Paul and his wife, Paulette, have the antique store Plum Creek Antiques in
Bean Blossom, Indiana.
Mark Blackwell makes his home in an area of Brown County where“ the roadway is rough and the slopes are seamed with ravines and present a meatless, barren, backbone effect.” He was born in the last century and still spends considerable time there. He writes for Our Brown County, and only works when he has to.
Cindy Steele is the publisher and editor of this magazine. She sells and designs ads, sometimes writes, takes photos, and creates the layout. For fun, she likes to play the guitar or banjo and sing. Her new hobby is making mosaics.
Julia Pearson wrote for a secular Franciscan magazine for ten years and served as its human interest editor. She and her husband Bruce have made Lake Woebegone Country their new homebase for life’ s continuing adventures. Julie, Bruce, and four-footed Suki are adjusting well. Julia enjoys traveling and visiting museums of all types and sizes, with her children and grandchildren.
Paige Langenderfer is a freelance writer and communications consultant. She writes for numerous publications. She earned her Bachelor’ s degree in journalism from Indiana University and her Master’ s degree in public relations management from IUPUI. Paige lives in Columbus with her husband and daughters. Contact her at < langenderferpaige @ gmail. com >.
Lee Edgren attended journalism school at the University of Michigan. 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 Michigan and owns River Light Yoga studio.
* Jude Thill moved to Brown County two years ago and has been“ playing” with photography for over twenty years.“ I don’ t consider myself a photographer. I don’ t have the patience or interest in the higher end functions of my camera. Rather, I have an eye. Photography makes me more aware of my surroundings and I look more closely and observe light, contrast, color, and patterns.”
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