The Old Farmer’s Almanac The Old Farmer’s Almanac has been helping farmers and others with the weather

since 1792, making it the oldest continuously published periodical in North America. Every September the new edition is released and it is always released on the second Tuesday of the month. Have you ever wondered how in the early 1800’s the weather

was predicted without technology like today? The founder of The Old Farmer’s Almanac, Robert Thomas, developed a secret formula that was used that consisted of solar activity, astronomy cycles, and weather patterns. This secret formula is still

used to this day along with other high tech formulas, computers, and satellites but the original formula is kept in a small black tin in Dublin, New Hampshire at the Almanac’s

offices and only a few have ever seen the formula.

The Old Farmer’s Almanac is the oldest source of not just weather but also folklore, gardening, astronomy, tide predictions, recipes and advice. The almanac is released

in 18 different regions in the United States along with Canada.

CAC of Pike County August 2008

Tracy Brewster Tiffany Hadsell

Valerie Fox Tonja Helmick

Terri Adkins Becky Spears

August 12th Senior Staff

August 13th-15th COAD

August 21st Governing Board

August Management Meetings TBD

Candy Bars Available in Front Office CAC of Pike County still has Anthony Thomas candy bars in the

Front Office. Candy bars that are available: creamy caramel and almond.

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Michelle Mustard August 2nd Allen Jones August 2nd Kathy Way August 3rd Chris McKinley August 6th Kathy Reed August 6th Carrie Pitts August 7th Rebecca Bolt August 9th

Rebecca Adkins August 11th Lisa Pfiefer August 11th Tracy Matthews August 17th Susan Jenkins August 19th Jewell Rivers August 20th Richard Smith August 20th

Angela Donahue August 21st Sherri Throckmorton August 21st Lisa Montgomery August 23rd Vela Hannah August 24th Shelly Lansing August 25th Sandra Osborne August 25th Gail Stevens August 27th

Summer Crisis Program Ends August 31, 2008 Anyone that is 60 and older that want help with their electric bill contact the Front Office of the Main Agency

to make an appointment. For more information on the program contact the Social Services Department.

QuickBooks Training and Workshop

The QuickBooks Training Workshop enables individuals and business owners to gain knowledge in the basics of QuickBooks. QuickBooks are easy-to-use computer

accounting systems for small business. The main focus of this training is on how to use the features in QuickBooks Pro, specifically

getting started and initial set-up.

When/Time: August 6, 2008 8:30am - 4:30pm* August 7, 2008 8:30 am - 4:30pm* August 8, 2008 8:30 am - 12:30 pm

*Lunch provided on the 6th and 7th

Where: Ohio State University Endeavor Center

1864 Shyville Road Piketon, Ohio 45661

FEE: $150 For more information contact the Business

Development Department at the CAC of Pike County.

Small Business Classes Self-Employment:

From Dream to Reality!! The Business Development Department of the Community Action Committee of Pike County has scheduled classes for starting

your own business.

“Self-Employment: From Dream to Reality!” will begin Tuesday, August 19, 2008 and will meet every Tuesday and Thursday from 5:00

pm to 8:00 pm, through Thursday, September 18, 2008. For more information

and/or to obtain a registration form, call 740-289-2371 or toll free at 1-866-820-1185.

Discover how Self-Employment: From Dream to Reality! Will help you develop your plan to be a successful entrepreneur and give you the opportunity to learn a variety of skills

needed to own and operate a small business!

When: August 19th - September 18th Where: CAC of Pike County

Fee: $80

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Run For Shelter Committee Members Diane Renner, Annya Thompson, Pam Mustard, Gail Stevens, Velma Engle, Vela Hannah, Daisy

Blevins, Jeff Wing, Jan Conkel, Kim Bruce, and Alondra Blair. A big THANK YOU for ALL volunteers who helped the day of the Race! Thank you for Life Ambulance for being at the race and serving free hotdogs, all the sponsors of the race, and businesses in the community who helped make

the Run For Shelter a success again this year.

Run For Shelter Men’s Division Top overall Male Winner

Eric Putnam - 15:28 Name Division Time Jeremy Sandusky 14 and under 22:02 Anthony Edwards 24:39 Ryan Jacobsen 34:54

Josh Linkous 15 to 19 16:25 Michael Owen 17:12 Sammy Holbert 18:00

Chris Roush 20 to 24 16:09 Joey Sinco 16:19 Jesse Bissell 18:44

Joel Shepherd 25 to 25 22:52 Danny Wells 28:06 Matt Kysor 28:57

Matt Paxton 30 to 34 17::20 Tom Deck 17:52 Aaron Bushatz 22:07

Kurt McGraw 35 to 39 24:46 Greg Lands 40 to 44 20:51 Rue Sanders 28:15 Richard Keilmar 33:05

Troy Joyce 45 to 49 21:51 Bryon Kirker 23:43 Ed Bunn 24:58

Jim Engle 50 to 54 27:25

Tony Coburn 55 to 59 33:57 Henry Smith 35:57

Delmar Scowden 60 to 64 23:01 Edward Brown 24:28 Greg Ervin 25:22

George Ison 65 to 69 35:08

Richard Balmer 75 and older 30:42

Run For Shelter Women’s Division Top overall Female Winner

Lillian Brunn - 23:05

Name Division Time Megan Day 14 and under 24:52

Lindsay Pence 15 to 19 25:08 Sarah Wallingford 29:02

Amanda Burton 20 to 24 25:17 Lisa Franzen 25:24 Sarah Allen 28:07

Margie Roberts 25 to 29 26:27

Kelly McGraw 35-39 33:09 Rhonda Mullins 38:17

Kim Lashley 40 to 44 28:06

Leatha Smith 45 to 49 24:01 Angie Bunn 36:11 Kathy Burton 38:17

Regina Clay 50 to 54 26:50 Theresa Kline 28:53 Karen Smith 39:53

Margie Deck 55 to 59 40:19

Betty Neff 60 to 64 28:46

Top Walkers

Bonnie Ward Samantha Stevens Savannah Lambert

Submitted by Pam M.

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Tecumseh!...”The Ultimate Outdoor Drama Experience” Looking for a family activity before school starts? Take the family to see the outdoor drama Tecumseh,

located a few miles outside of Chillicothe, not only is it an exciting show but educational.

The outdoor drama Tecumseh has been playing at the Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre near Chillicothe for 36 years and is still one of the top outdoor dramas in the nation. Close to two million people

from all 50 states and over 100 countries has seen this outdoor drama. Tecumseh recounts the life of the Shawnee leader as he

struggles to defend his sacred homelands in the Ohio country during the late 1700’s. Tecumseh spent most of his life attempting to rally various Native American tribes in a mutual defense of their lands which led to his death in the War of 1812. The play spans from 1784 to 1813 and the lush outdoor set portrays ground from the

Kentucky Territory up through the Thames River in Ontario, site of Tecumseh’s last battle.

To get the ultimate experience try the backstage tour. These tours are guided by cast members and show you stage combat, flintlock firing, and a twenty-one foot headfirst dive off a cliff. Tours last about an hour and includes make-up demonstrations and historical information on the drama and the area.

Admission Prices

Show Prices Adult: $19.95 (Monday-Thursday) $21.95 (Friday and Saturday) Children (10 & under): $12.95 (Monday-Thursday) $14.95 (Friday and Saturday) **In the Pike County News Watchman there is a coupon good for $14.00 for adults on

Monday but you must be a Pike County Resident.

Backstage Tours Adult: $4.00 Children $3.00 (10 and under) Tecumseh runs until August 30th and there are no shows on Sundays.

Quick Trips for the Family Wanting to take an easy trip with the kids

or without before they head back to school. Try some of these quick trips that are within a couple hours of Pike County.

*COSI *Football Hall of Fame

*Franklin Park Conservatory *Kings Island

*National Museum of United States Air Force *Newport Aquarium (Kentucky)

*Ohio Historical Center *Serpent Mound State Memorial

155th Ohio State Fair July 30th through August 10th

Adults - $10 (ages 13-59) Youth - $8 (ages 5-12)

Senior - $8 (ages 60 and older) Children under 5 are FREE

Rides are $1 per coupon or Ride-all-day wristbands are $20.

**Special prices can be obtain through Kroger, participating AAA locations and

Ticketmaster locations.

Drive-In Movie Theaters

What has happened to all the Drive-In Movie theaters? Well with changing technology, drive-ins are not that popular since the invention of vcr’s in the late 1970’s early 1980’s, people started to stay home and

rent movies instead of going to the drive-ins. But now they may be trying to make a comeback. In the 1990’s some old drive-ins started reopening and in 1999 a drive-in opened in Russia. In 1958 over 4,000 drive-ins were

open and operating across the United States but now there are only about 380 that are open. Out of those 380 across the United States,

Ohio has 27, including one in Lucasville.

History of the Drive-in Drive-ins across the country is celebrating 75 ye+ars of the drive-in this coming year, but the idea of the drive-in came 80 years

ago. Richard Hollingshead, Jr. experi-mented by tacking a sheet between two

trees and positioned a 1928 Ko-dak film projector on a car hood to project movies. He then moved cars around in his yard and driveway to see how the picture can be seen with more than one car. For the sound he used speakers behind the

sheet for sound and to test for those rainy nights, he used his water sprinkler to test the visibility of the movie while rain-

ing.

June 6, 1933 the first automobile drive-in theatre was opened in Camden, NJ by

Hollingshead. The first movie shown at the drive-in, a comedy called “Wife Beware.” A second-drive in opened ten months later

in Orefield, PA.

On June 2, 1948 Edward Brown opened a drive-in and a plane-in movie theater in

Asbury, NJ. An airfield was besides the drive-in and planes were able to taxi in to

the last row of the theater to watch movies. After the movie Mr. Brown would provide a tow back to runway to head back on their

DID YOU KNOW… *There are only three states that don’t

have an active drive-in, Alaska, Hawaii, and Louisiana (as of July 2007 from the United

Drive-in Theater Owners Assoc. website).

*New Jersey is the birthplace of the drive-in movie theater.

*Waverly had one drive-in theatre located on Howard Road where Chapel Hill

Community Church sits now.

*Chillicothe had two drive-ins, one is where Open Door Church is now and the second

one was located about a mile north of Adena Hospital (on the left side if you are

traveling north).

*Ohio has about 40 drive-ins are active. There is one in Lucasville which has two

screens and one in Lancaster.

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YARD Sale 103 Columbia Drive, Waverly

August 30th 8:00 am to 2:00 PM Night stand, bathroom sink with base

cabinet, computer monitor, closet doors, clothing, books, sports cards, and

beaded jewelry.

Needed: Foster care or permanent homes for 3 adorable kittens. These kittens were abandoned alongside the roadway. They are lovable and very socialable. All males,

black, tan and gray marbled coloring.

$25.00 adoption fee required. Fee will be paid toward spaying, worming, and shots.

Why an adoption fee? One female cat and a make cat can produce up to 12 kittens per year. Them and their offspring can produce

up to 11,801 kittens in 5 years and in 9 years they can produce up to 11,606,077

kittens! (Spay USA)

For more information contact Lamona Whitt, 740-226-6058 or 443-6037 after 5:00 pm, if

no answer please leave a message.

TENT CAMPER FOR SALE

2000 Jayco, Air Conditioning/heating, 3-way refrigerator, water heater,

stabilizer jacks, 8’x12’ awning, front storage box, outdoor grill, outside shower

potty/shower inside. Very and good condition. Asking $3500 (book is $3900). Any questions, please call 740-820-4555.

CAC News Community Action Committee of pike County

This newsletter is published once per month. If you have any items you would like included in the August newsletter,

please submit them in writing with all information by July 25th to Pam Lawhorn, Front Office Coordinator or Lori

Watson, Front Office Specialist. If you have any questions, please call the front office at 289-2371.

Free to a good home, two adorable female kittens, approximately 12 weeks old, one black calico spotted, one grey

striped, living outside.

Would like to trade scrub tops with someone wanting different scrubs. Will

trade XL for Large.

For more information contact LaChona at 740-708-5186.

FOR SALE 1 male teacup Chihuahua, brown,

housebroken, and crate trained. $75 OBO. Call 740-493-1310 for more information.

FOR SALE If you missed out on getting a goodie bag

and/or Run for Shelter t-shirt there are some available. T-shirts are $5 or get a t-shirt and goodie bag for $10. Limited amount avail-able. For more information contact Pam

Mustard at pamela@pikecac.org.

Refreshments Will be served!!

When: Thursday September 18, 2008 From 10:00 am to 3:00 pm Where: Workforce Connections of Pike County Located at the Community Action Committee of Pike County, 941 Market Street, Piketon, Ohio 45661

Do you want to go to work or college but don’t know where to start?

The workforce Connections of Pike County is currently recruiting individuals for all Programs - -Adult - 18 years and older, Dislocated

Workers - individuals laid off due to company,/plant closures, Youth - - In-school and out-of-school - -14-21 years of age who are interested in

training that leads to full-time employment.

So, if you are interested in starting a new career and not just a job, please visit the Workforce Connections of Pike County located at the

Community Action Committee of Pike County, 941 Market Street, Piketon, Ohio to get started.