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BY DAVID J. COEHRSACRES corespondent

Ryan Schroeder calls springtime theChristmas of bird-watchers, but said notto discount winter as another primeviewing time.

The manager of Goll Woods StateNature Preserve said, in fact, winterbirding has certain advantages, andallows veterans and amateurs alike tocatch sight of species that take up resi-dence in the area only during wintermonths.

The 321-acre preserve, located onTownship Road 25 1 1/2 miles north ofArchbold in Fulton County, is one ofseveral area venues that attract birdenthusiasts year-round. Although tradi-tionally a warmer weather avocation,birding is not limited to spring andsummer.

Goll Woods has no formal birdingprogram, but the preserve attracts avariety of bird enthusiasts, Schrodersaid.

Area bird-watchers are attracted tospecies that visit only during cold-weather months. They include the red-breasted nuthatch, a special attractionthat migrates south from Canada for thewinter.

Other species on view specificallyduring the winter are the pine siskin,which feasts on pine cone seeds, thewhite-winged crossbill and the snowbunting, a mostly-white sparrow-typebird.

More common are the barred owl, thewild turkey and the red-headed wood-pecker. Birders also can see the black-capped chickadee, the white-breastednuthatch, the red-shouldered hawk, theCooper’s hawk and the crow-sizedpileated woodpecker, the sixth largestwoodpecker species in the world.

“Winter time is probably the besttime for amateurs to start learning,”

Schroeder said. “The birds are easier tosee. In summer there are more birds, sosometimes identification is more diffi-cult.”

He said the preserve’s dawn-to-duskhours bring many casual observers whowalk the trails, some armed with binoc-ulars. Schroeder advised a standardbeginner’s pair with 7-by-35 magnifica-tion, but said binoculars aren’t needed toenjoy viewing.

Due to an irruptive migration thisyear, in which birds migrate south due tofood shortages, birders at Oak OpeningsPreserve in Swanton may encounterspecies not typically seen in the area.

Naturalist Karen Menard said theentire state is currently experiencing awinter finch invasion. She said thespecies does not typically nest in thisarea, but has arrived in search of pinecone seeds. The finches can be seen inthe nearly 5,000-acre Oak OpeningsPreserve around evergreen and conifertrees.

Other varieties to look for include thered crossbill, the white-winged crossbill,the evening grosbeck and the commonredpoll. “There’s a good variety. You getthe chance to see different types,”Menard said.

She has seen winter birders at thepreserve on a regular basis, at all timesduring the 7 a.m. to dark hours. “It’skind of fun to go to the park andexplore. You can go any time of dayand have the chance to spot one,” shesaid.

Menard advised birders to wearcomfortable, warm footwear, such ashiking boots. She also recommendedbinoculars or spotting scopes for betterviews.

Oak Openings will host a raptorresearch project Feb. 16 in an effort tosurvey hawk and owlnests. NaturalistSteve Lauer will

give a presentation, and volunteers arewelcome. Go to metroparkstoledo.comand click on “Programs” for more infor-mation.

In addition, the Black SwampAudobon Society based in Defianceconducted its Christmas bird count atthe preserve Dec. 15. Volunteersbroke into groups to count by walkingand by car as many birds as possiblewithin a 15-mile radius.

“People often ask how we knowthat we aren’t counting the same birdsmore than once. Of course there is noway to be certain that we don’t butthe law of averages say we will missmore than we see,” said spokespersonJohn Diller.

The counts were organized as analternative to bird-hunting onChristmas Day.

Further away, in Ottawa Countybetween Toledo and Port Clinton,birders flock to Magee Marsh year-round as well. The 2,000-acre wetlandat Lake Erie on West State Route 2 inOak Harbor offers trails and a visitor’scenter.

“People are here throughout theyear for birding,” naturalist MaryWarren said.

Enthusiasts can spot winter-onlyinhabitants such as the northernshrike, a small black, white and graypredator that scavenges for food.

There is also the northern harrier, ahawk that flies low to the groundsearching for a meal.

Magee Marsh also features short-eared owls and adult baldeagles, which don’tmigrate in coldweather.

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How much is your farmland worth? The answer tothat question is usuallypretty easy. A farmer cancall his County Auditor’sOffice and get the latestappraised value of his land,and he can also contact alocal realtor to determinehis land’s market value, orsale price.

A farmer can also cal-culate his land value basedon the state of Ohio’s“CAUV” formula.

So an acre of farm landcan have several “values”depending on what thisvalue is needed for.

In 2012, however, theeasiest answer to the ques-tion, “How much is yourfarm land worth?” is this:“It’s worth a whole bushelof money more than it wasa year ago!”

If fact, it is very possiblethat Ohio’s agricultureland is worth more todaythan at any time in histo-ry. And that is in real dol-lars or adjusted for infla-tion dollars.

To many people, thatcomes as a startling revela-tion. But to those in theagriculture business, orthose who deal withappraising the value ofland, it is no surprise at all.

From many angles, ithas never been a bettertime to be a farmer.

Now I will tell you thatthere are a lot of farmerswho will scoff at thatnotion. At least they willscoff at it publicly. But Isuspect that deep inside,they probably know thatdespite things like the2012 drought, the rash ofregulations and laws andgovernment paperwork,the recession and competi-tion overseas, what farmersare earning for what theyproduce could be at an all-time high.

And that is part of whatis driving these recordagriculture land values.

According to the U.S.Department ofAgriculture’s “Land Values2012 Summary” the valueper acre of Ohio’s farmland rose 13.6 percent over2013, with an averageprice per acre of about$5,000.

That’s back up by coun-ty after county where prop-erty reappraisals are beingdone this year. A survey byACRES of Southwest Ohiofound that all the countiesdoing these reappraisalsthis year - required of eachOhio county every sixyears by the countyAuditor - were showingsignificant increases in

agricultural property val-ues. That is even when thevalue of residential proper-ty in those same countieswas going down.

Of course, for propertytax purposes, the appraisedvalue of land and the mar-ket price of the land aretwo different things. Butboth numbers are trendingupward here in Ohio.

A third measure is alsoshowing farm land valuegoing up. The CAUV -Current Agricultural UseValue - is also way up. InHighland County, forinstance, this measure offarm land value jumpedmore than 40 percent inthe last year.

CAUV is a real estatetax assessment programwhich gives owners offarmland the chance tohave their parcels taxed

according to their value inagriculture, rather than fullmarket value. It is theresult of a referendumpassed by Ohio voters inNovember, 1973.Mostfarmers take part in thisprogram because it meansa savings for them in realestate taxes.

But that is the “otherside” of all this good news.Ohio State Extensionexpert Barry Ward, pre-dicted recently that while2012 was great for Ohiofarm land value, 2013might just be even better.

That’s great news —sort of.

Because as the value ofthe land rises, so does thetax obligation, regardlessof which measure is usedto calculate what the landowner owes.

As we start 2013 thismonth, predictions arevery positive about landvalue, and that is based onwhat most people expectto be record prices forcrops per acre this year.That predicted increaseshould offset easily anyincrease in taxes for farm-ers when they go to paytheir tax bills next year.

At least, if all goesaccording to plans...

Gary Brock is editor ofACRES of Southwest Ohio.

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SLIM RANDLES

Pop Walker sneaked out againWhen Pop Walker

sneaked out the kitchendoor the other day, itaffected all of us.

He’s been a resident ofthe Rest of Your Life retire-ment home for severalyears now.

He still remembers whosaid what during combat inEurope, but has a hard timeremembering if he’s hadbreakfast.

The call went out downat the sheriff ’s office around10 p.m. that Pop hadslipped through the enemylines, meaning the kitchenstaff, and was on the loose.

One of the deputiescalled Doc, who was afriend of his since forever,

and Doc alerted the rest ofus.

Pop is one of our own,of course. A couple of yearsago, he took his coffeeblack and his philosophystraight at the philosophycounter at the Mule Barn.

It was cold, and theyfound his heavy coat still inhis room, so this wasn’tgood.

The deputies checkedout the interstate and vol-unteers hit the all-nightdiners to see if he’dchecked in there. No luck.

The cook at the homewas crying, and she saidPop had been talking aboutgoing to see his buddy,Jasper, again, and did we

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Sure. JasperBlankenship, up at thecabin in the mountains.

When we heard this,the hunt took more form.

Two guys started up atJasper’s place and workeddown the road.

Steve and Dud bothwent horseback and startedfrom the edge of town.

Steve found him. Popwas sitting and shiveringunder a tree high up on aridge.

Steve used the cellphone to let us know hewas all right, then built afire and wrapped a blanketaround Pop.

Pop wouldn’t go backuntil Steve told him Jasperwas down at the home,waiting for him. And Stevelet him ride in the saddle,too.

But before that hap-pened, Steve ducked offbehind a rock and madeanother phone call, to besure Jasper would be there.

Two hours later, every-one had coffee and dough-nuts back at the home, andthey fixed the lock on thekitchen door.

We have to be carefulwith those who have prob-lems.

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A small trenching business operated out of agarage office has bloomed into D.K. PrecisionTrenchers, which now is selling a farmer-friendlymachine and accessories throughout the UnitedStates and overseas.

Dennis Kirian shared his story about how he andhis family turned his own machine design for a bet-ter way to trench and tile into a growing business ashe sat in a large conference room located in a new90-by-120-foot company headquarters. The buildingwas recently constructed on his property which sitsalong a narrow country back road in Seneca County.

With each staff member now having their ownoffice, it is a far cry from the years he, his wifeCarolyn and workers worked on top of each other inthe garage office.

Six months ago, Kirian only had a plan for hisnew company building, which was constructed byAnstead Construction of Fremont. His businessbegan somewhat the same way – with a trencherdesign and plan that took even longer to bring tofruition.

Before the new building, Kirian said a lot of hisdesign work was completed in his work garage at thefamily home on Scipio Township Road 130.

“It all started out in a little chair, as I whittledaway on pieces and parts and tried them,” he saidabout putting together his trencher design. That oldmetal chair - left behind in the old office - he hadpulled out of a camper.

The Kirian trencher, which comes in two models,has a patent pending and in the past three years thecompany has sold about 100 of the machines – all100 percent American made. In fact, the trenchersare fabricated and constructed at a small Attica busi-ness, Waldock Equipment, with a gear box built inBellevue at SCS Gear Box. Both shops are withinabout a 10- to 15-minute drive from the companyoffice, at 4416 E. TR 130, Tiffin.

Kirian said each unit is built one at a time and isa quality piece. “We've got really good people in thiswhole thing,” he stressed.

“It is a unique piece of equipment. There is noth-

ing else out there that goes on a tractor,” the design-er said.

The piece of equipment is described as a lift andgrade apparatus for a tractor trencher, according toPatentbuddy.com, which noted Kirian applied for hispatent on Dec. 4, 2009.

“No matter what depth you are digging, it staysthat same depth,” Kirian said about his apparatus.

One model of the trencher, No. 612, will install a2- to 8-inch tile, while Model 618 can handle 2- to15-inch tile.

He said his first model came out in 2007, and hemade his first sale of the Kirian trencher inSeptember 2008.

The most unique aspect of his design, perhaps, isthat the trencher costs about a fifth the price of atraditional trencher, and it operates by being con-nected to the family tractor.

The trencher will hook onto the back of a tractorand operates relying on the tractor's variable speedtransmission. It also fits onto a 3-inch hitch forportability. The company also sells a tile caddy thathooks to the front of a tractor that reels off the tileto the trencher allowing one-man tile installation.

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model and $80,000 forthe small model with thecaddy available for$25,000, he said.

“Instead of a$600,000, $700,000machine, they can spend$105,000,” the companyowner said about hisproduct.

With a 12-row cornhead running in theneighborhood of$300,000 in today's mar-ket, the cost of thistrencher is not out ofline, according to Kirian.

He has had his designin mind a long time, butit was not until the vari-able-speed transmissionbecame more common

on American tractorsthat his trencher becamepractical for sale.

“They can use theirown tractor,” he saidabout the practicality ofthe design. Farmerswanting to tile do notneed a machine with itsown power source.

“It's very easy to hookand unhook,” he added.

“You can actually dothe whole project your-self,” Kirian added, not-ing the caddy can carry3,200 feet of tile on thefront of the tractor.

Many farmers have tocontract for tiling workand have to wait on abacklog list for the work

to be completed, addedKirian.

“Now they have away to put their tileout,” he said.

The rural Tiffin manbuilt his first trencher

one 2002.“Then I ran it four to

five years after that tomake sure it was goingto work,” he comment-ed. Even prior to startingthe trencher sales busi-

ness, Kirian has been along-time tiler himself,owning Kirian TilingCo.

Because the businessheld an open house onDec. 8 for customers andfriends in the new officeand shop building,Kirian had a newtrencher on display inthe yet spotless workbay.

“It has got its ownplace,” Kirian explainedabout the need for thetrencher.

Kirian's wife,Carolyn, explained herhusband is a third-gener-ation trencher and hasbeen involved in tilingfields since he was arunt.

“I remember helpingmy dad carry clay tile,”the 58-year-old Kiriansaid about the old 4-inchtiles. “I could hardlycarry them, I was thatsmall.”

The company ownerlearned his business fromthe ground up and hashad his lumps. As a 19-year-old he said hedesigned a product hethought would improvedoperations. When hetook it to fabricator tosee if it could be con-structed, he was told itcould not be done.Kirian said he did notget a patent nor hadmoney to develop thatidea on his own. A cou-ple years later, he foundhis design released byanother major imple-ment corporation.

In the years since anda family later, he hasgrown to operate severalbusinesses – KirianTiling Company, Inc.,his own 600-acre farm,and a few other business-es including woodcut-ting. Kirian said hefarms to relieve the

stress of his other busi-nesses and finds drivingthe tractor relaxing.

His newest venture -D.K. Precision Trenchers– has found growth com-ing from its websitewww.dktrenchers.com.Carolyn explained itreally has opened uptheir product to theworld and about a halfdozen trenchers alreadyhave been sold overseas.“The web has justchanged the world,” shesaid, noting their prod-uct can be seen every-where.

Her husband saidanother machine will begoing to New Zealand inMarch and they havehad a lot of interest andinquiries coming fromIraq.

“We've had inquirieseverywhere,” he added.

In Europe, sales arebeing handled by NiclasCarlsson in Sweden. Thecompany owner said theunits could see a lot ofgrowth overseas as vari-able-speed transmissionson tractors have beencommon there far longerthan here in the U.S.

Kirian and his wifehave also entered a mul-timedia advertisingagreement which willresult in videos going onYouTube and BloombergTV, CNBC, MSNBCand several other net-works. A TV crew was atthe Tiffin office filmingon Dec. 10 and the firstvideo releases should beout in mid-January 2013,the couple reported.

“We're still in thestage of people findingout about us,” Kiriansaid. With the new com-pany office ready andthe planned advertising,he is predicting growth.

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BECKY BROOKSDenny Kirian stands in front of a Model 628 trencher which he designed and has a patent pending.

On Dec. 8, the Seneca County equipment businessheld an open house in its new office and buildinglocated at 4416 E. TR 130, Tiffin, on a one-lane road, onthe family farm.

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The Harlow L. Stahl Century Farmat 9507 state Route 113 in ErieCounty east of Bellevue has no sign inthe yard, but has been in the family for127 years.

The current owner, Harlow L.Stahl, 82, has lived there all his life.There was no celebration or specialobservance when Harlow completedthe paperwork recognizing the centuryfarm when he received the officialsign.

“I did it because I wanted to honorthe farm at that time,” he said.

The property was purchased in 1885by his grandfather, Harlow C. Stahl,the first of seven Harlow Stahls, differ-entiated only by their middle initial.None have a middle name, only aninitial, for the maiden name of theirmother. Harlow C.’s son was HarlowM. Stahl, whose firstborn son, HarlowD. drowned in a pond in the propertyat age four.

The present Harlow L. Stahl wasn’tborn yet. He was the youngest in thefamily and was given the name HarlowL. when he was born after a familyfriend named Loren. His oldest son isHarlow Philip, who named his sonHarlow Michael. The seventh HarlowGregory Stahl is a newborn and will bebaptized in the 120-year-old familybaptismal gown in Huntsville, Ala.

Harlow’s grandfather, Harlow C.,bought the 160-acre farm in 1885,later selling off 30 acres in 1909.

He was not a farmer, but a business-man who developed the cultivator inFremont, Ohio and was the owner ofthe Ohio Cultivator Company, using

his Bellevue farm to test the equip-ment.

“It was the biggest farm machinecompany in the U.S. at that time,”said Harlow L.

“He was so busy testing and sellingcultivators that McCormick beat himto the patent office.”

Harlow L’s father, Harlow M. andhis wife, Juanita A., moved back tothe farm sometime between 1909 and1920. They had originally been peach

growers, living in the lighthouse keep-ers home on Bayshore Road nearMarblehead, Ohio.

The farm home burned on May 1,1921. His father, Harlow M. built thepresent house on the foundation of theold home. The basement still has theoriginal beams with ax hewn marks.

This home is larger, with threerooms on the main floor and four bed-rooms upstairs. There is a largescreened porch by the driveway where

Harlow works on his hobby of broommaking. He sells his brooms anddemonstrates broom making atHistoric Lyme Village nearby and atthe Erie County and Huron-Erie Fairs.

Harlow L. has lived on the propertysince he was born, farming with hisfather who was a dairy farmer. HarlowL. raised hogs. The big barn was builtin the 1890s. There are five outbuild-ings behind the home and the remains

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CONTINUED: HARLOW L. STAHL FARMof a stone tenant house next door built in 1865.

Stahl recalled that his dad first used mules todo the farming and he still has his dad’s horsedrawn cultivator.

“Dad did all the thrashing in the area. He alsodid the butchering,” he said. Stahl recalled thebig dinner his mother made for those who cameto help thrash.

The thrashers tied their horses to a big mapletree which still grows there even though thehorses nibbled off the bark, leaving a big hole.He also remembers bums jumping off the trainsnearby coming to the door for handouts duringthe Great Depression.

Two of the ponds on the property were filledin, but Stahl remembered his dad cutting icefrom a pond with an ice saw. One end of a fieldmust have been used as a dumping ground whereStahl has found coins dating back the 1800s.

Harlow L. served with the U.S. Army from1955 to 1957 and then came back to Bellevue tofarm. He officially retired from farming in theearly 1990s, but still gardens, he said. Afterretirement he worked for eight years at CarterLumber in Clyde, retiring 16 years ago. He wasalso a substitute teacher at Bellevue CitySchools, he said. He has a degree in agriculturefrom Colorado State A & M.

The name Stahl is well known in Bellevue.His grandfather, Harlow C. Stahl donated $5,000worth of books to the Bellevue Public Librarywhen it was built by Andrew Carnegie. Thelibrary was known as the Carnegie Stahl Library.Stahl’s father, Harlow M. Stahl, was also a justiceof the peace.

Carol and Harlow L. plan to keep the farm inthe family for future generations to enjoy. Theyare parents of two sons and a daughter, and havemany grandchildren.

PHOTOS BY JEANETTE RICKER, CORRESPONDENTHarlow did the paperwork to receive certification of a century farm but neverinstalled the sign. “I did it (the cerification) to honor the farm,” he said.

FarmlandPreservationSummit setfor Jan. 17BY TRACY [email protected]

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“This year, we’re lookingto provide different ideas onenterprises and marketingstrategies that can be used tohelp people generate incomeas a way to preserve farm-land,” Hogan said.

The summit will also fea-ture an exhibition space and alunch featuring Ohio foods.

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The Hardin NorthernFFA’s advanced and inter-mediate parli pro teamscompeted at Delphos onNovember 15 in the sub-district contest and bothplaced third and receiveda gold rating. The inter-mediate team membersare: President BethanyFisher, Vice PresidentKayla Thomson,Secretary RhiannonFerkins, Treasurer RoseRall, Reporter KatharinaKleinz, Sentinel TaylorBrown, Advisor Brenna

Vanderpool, andHistorian HannahFisher.The advancedteam earned the opportu-nity to compete at thedistrict level. Clyde host-ed the district contest onDecember 2 and theadvanced team placedsixth in the district witha gold rating. Senior teammembers are: PresidentAustin Douglas, VicePresident TiffanyBreidenbach, SecretaryJulia Poling, TreasurerBilly Mills, ReporterMolly Wilson, SentinelBrett Roby, AdvisorCourtney Acton, andHistorian Grant Hites.

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As the weather getscolder as the year comesto an end while anotherbegins, it’s very importantto remember that ourlivestock need help tomake it through the win-ter, just as we sometimesstruggle. The local vets inFredericktown and Mt.Vernon have some tips onhow to help our animalsthrough this rollercoasterof a season.

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devoted employeesinclude Sabrina Mignerey,the volunteer coordinator,instructor-in-training, andnew OTH program direc-tor; Kelly Watson, thedirector of education forthe Outdoor ClassroomProgram and a develop-ment associate for OhioTherapeuticHorsemanship; andKaitlyn Lehman, aninstructor for both theTherapeutic Program and

regular riding lessons.“In college I went and

combined my love ofhelping people with hors-es at the same time,”Mignerey said. “I did myresearch and I found outabout therapeutic riding. Ivolunteered over atCTRH (CincinnatiTherapeutic Riding andHorsemanship) and then Ijust started networkingwith different people andthen I found Dan. I start-

ed volunteering and hetold me about the dreamhe had, and it took a fewyears for it to come tofruition, but it did, andnow we have two thera-peutic riding classes andwe’re growing.”

Some may wonderwhat types of qualifica-tions an employee musthave to work in this pro-gram, and while creden-tials vary, experts suggesthaving medical or equineexperience.

“We go throughProfessional Associationof TherapeuticHorsemanship (PATH)certification,” Lehmansaid. “So Dan is PATHcertified, I am certified,and Sabrina is going toget PATH certified thiswinter. They ask whenyou do the PATH certifi-cation that you’re either amedical professional orthat you’re a horse profes-sional.”

PATH professionalsmust also complete bothcoursework and fieldwork.Even the horses have togo through rigorous testsbefore the staff choosesthem for therapeutic pro-grams.

Employees are alsotrained to handle emer-gencies should the child --or the horse -- start toexhibit behavior thatwould hurt themselves orthe other.

“When it comes tosafety measures, we do anemergency dismount ifthe situation gets out ofhand, and volunteers aretrained in that,” Mignereysaid. “We do a volunteertraining one month beforeclasses start, that way vol-unteers are briefed on thekids and they’re briefedon if there’s a certain situ-

ation or a certain casehere that’s being exhibit-ed, if it’s a danger to thechild, or if it’s a danger tothe horse and how to doan emergency dismount.”

To provide additionalsafety and comfort, a side-walker stays on each sideof the horse while thechild rides, and a horseleader walks in front ofthe horse. The side-walk-ers stay with the childthroughout the wholeexercise, even helpingthem tack up their horsebeforehand and undress-ing the horse at the end.

PROGRAMS“We have a menu of

programs and have differ-ent areas around thefarm,” Watson said. “Inthe barn itself we haveregular riding lessons, andwe have the TherapeuticHorsemanship Programfor children with specialneeds whether physicallyor emotionally, behav-iorally. And then we alsowe have some programs inthe Spring -- and thoseare separate from riding --that focus more on thenatural environment andgetting school kids outinto it. This OutdoorClassroom Program isecology-based and takesadvantage of the differenthabitats we have aroundthe farm.”

Group classes are onTuesdays and Thursdays:the class on Tuesdays isfor children with sensorylanguage delay, ADHD,and different kinds of cog-nitive issues, while theThursday class is for chil-dren with autism and vari-ous sensory disorders.Regular, individual ridinglessons are also offeredthroughout the week.

The organization alsohope to grow and addclasses for children withDowns Syndrome, provideequine assisted therapy forveteran and returning warpersonnel, as well as add aclass involving equineassisted psychotherapypartnered with local men-tal health professionals.

Lehman estimates thatabout 10-15 riders cometo the farm each week.

Yearly, the farm con-ducts three, six-week ses-sions. They typicallybegin in April and wrapup in October. The ses-sions aren’t labeled withdifferent “levels” but theare more of a matter ofcontinuing on.

GOOD FOR THEBODY, GOOD FORTHE SOUL

Watson has been work-ing with Cherry Ridge forfive years, ever since shemoved from Maryland and


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Food is also a very important consideration, but per-haps not in the ways you might think. Dilts says thatsometimes he hears of livestock owners who want tofeed their horses more grain in the winter months,assuming the animals need more calories when it’smuch colder. But, Dilts adds, if you feed them moregrain instead of just hay, “that’s like giving a kid acandy bar, then sending him or her to bed.” More haywith fewer calories also equates to less of a chance ofthe animals developing stable vices. Stable vices arethose behaviors (in horses, especially) which are notnormal to the animal. Things like biting, chewing onwood, or cribbing are definite signs that your horse maysoon injure itself if it does not soon have the opportu-nity to release its energy, which can come from anirregular diet that includes more calories, like in grains.In terms of your livestock’s water supply in the winter,it is both sensible and necessary to keep the waterheated, either by carrying warm water to the trough, orby filling and using a heated trough.

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During an outdoor program, children cool off with their horses as they guide them into a local creek.

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needed a place for herhorse. She elaborated onthe positive effects workingwith horses can have onthose with disabilities orbehavioral problems, butrecognizes that some of thebenefits are harder to put ascientific label on.

“Some of the benefitsare quantified and some ofthem are more elusive toput into words,” Watsonsaid, then citing theWinston Churchill quote.

The most obvious wouldbe the physical aspects,which in turn relate to cog-nitive functions.

“Riding a horse is athree-dimensional exercise,so for students who haveproblems with their musclecoordination, horsebackriding builds the core mus-cles, it builds up a lot ofstrength in those deep mus-cles that other exerciseshave trouble reaching,”Watson said. “To compareit, the effects of horsebackriding on would be similarto swimming. It works thewhole body and those deepmuscles.”

“Also, horseback ridingreally improves your coor-dination, because againyou’re using your bodyequally -- not like on acourt or field where you’reusing one arm or one leg oryour dominant side is beingused more,” Watson said.“Horseback riding requiresthat you use both sidesequally, so for people whohave physical disabilities,that is very helpful.”

Not to mention, the

horse gets physical exercise,too!

Emotional benefits aresomewhat harder to meas-ure, but definitely exist.

“Emotionally -- and thisis where you get to the partsof therapy that are harder toquantify -- but, for instance,for a lot of children whohave trouble engaging withother people, it’s less threat-ening to engage with ananimal,” Watson said. “Andfor the autistic children inparticular, the riding pro-gram builds up on a series ofcommands and it’s veryrepetitive and that helps toestablish a routine.”

Often times, childrenwho exhibit positive emo-tional changes will alsoexhibit verbal improve-ments. Employees haveespecially noticed the pro-gram’s effects on the chil-dren who are mainly non-verbal.

“A lot of kids come herenon-verbal and after they’vebeen through the programfor several months, theystart using words becausethey’re hearing or sayingthem over and over again ina very regimented way, like‘walk on’ or ‘whoa,’”Watson said. “Just makingthat connection with speak-ing, this incredible animal,and this action -- they real-ize they’re controlling thisaction with the power ofwords, and it becomesapparent to the child.”

Mignerey agreed.“This is my second year

teaching and at first we hadtwo children who came who

were pretty non-verbal, theyprobably only said threewords,” Mignerey said.“And now they can say thecommands and every nowand then they’ll look you inthe eye. Last week -- it stolemy heart -- one of the riderswho was pretty non-verbalwhen he started, he ran upto me and said ‘up, pick up,’and he wanted me to pickhim up, and I picked himup and gave him a hug andhe gave me a kiss and Iloved it. I thought, ‘Oh mygoodness.’”

Even though the emo-tional and psychologicalbenefits are harder to quan-tify, they’ve been docu-mented in therapeutic pro-grams throughout the world.

Behavioral effects areeasier to see.

“It’s just amazing,”Mignerey said. “You watchthe kids come out and atfirst they’re kind of, notdefiant, but not exactly surehow they feel about it, andit’s just a matter of bondingwith the horse and eventu-ally that horse opens uplines of communication. It’sthe rhythmic motions of thehorse that help them focus,that helps them be able tocommunicate to other peo-ple. And when it comes tothe emotional and psycho-logical, it’s an outlet forpeople who normally don’thave an outlet.”

Parents of children withbehavioral issues have alsonoted the positive effects ofthe program.

“I had a couple kids withbehavioral disabilities,”

Lehman said. “One littlegirl that I taught this sum-mer had some physical dis-abilities -- she had a man-made trachea and some dif-ferent health issues -- andshe could walk and talk andcommunicate, but she hadsome behavioral issues. Soshe came for a six-week ses-sion and we worked on that,patience. And the horsesare really helpful with thatbecause you can’t get madand aggressive and it reallyhelps. The parent noted thedifference and in that timeframe noticed a hugechange in her daughter’sattitude.”

“We’ve also had childrenwith post traumatic stressdisorder come through theprogram and come out onthe other side very well,”Sherry added.

Another benefit reapedby all participants is anincrease in confidence.

“I teach an adult who’s adouble-amputee,” Lehmansaid. “She grew up ridingand so she had that back-ground, but it’s a confi-dence-builder for her tohave that independenceand to start doing that

again, and she even showedat the fair.”

Of course, the benefitsdon’t just apply to peoplewith disabilities. Next year,the farm is launching itsnewest program for at-riskteens and troubled youth.

“It’s actually Kaitlyn’sbrainchild,” Watson said.“She wants to work with at-risk girls who are sufferingfrom stressful situations intheir environment.Whether abuse or neglector addiction, or even a dys-functional family -- we’reworking to develop thatprogram now and get somegrants and funding for that.”

Lehman explained whatinspired her to create thenew program, and describedhow the therapeutic bene-fits of horseback riding evenworked on herself.

“It’s very personal to me-- I wasn’t an at-risk youth,but I lost my mom when Iwas 11, so the horses arewhat we had together,”Lehman said. “They hadallowed me to stay out oftrouble when my friendswere little trouble-makers,so it really helped me withmy life. It was a big part of

my life all throughout highschool and after, it’s still mycareer choice. People don’talways realize what it takeshaving that connection. Isaw the difference personal-ly, even though I came froma structured family.”

But the funding to keepthese programs alive andwell is definitely needed.

FUNDINGThe tuition to attend a

six-week course cost $180per person, but the farmhopes to increase grantsand funding to help payfor students’ tuition costs.

Funding would mainlypay for the riders’ tuition,but after tuition costs,funding would also helpcover the organization’sessential operationalneeds.

“We’re using the farm’shorses, and we need to payfor their feed, their grain,”Mignerey said. “There’salso the insurance to runthis program and it’s apretty steep price.”

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Antibiotics were, at onetime, administered to farmanimals only when an ani-mal exhibited signs ofinfection. Research suggestanimals now destined forthe dinner table are rou-tinely given a steady supplyof antibiotics in feed sup-plements and in water,regardless of whetherthere's evidence of any dis-ease. GreenLiving.comsays though this "sub-ther-apeutic" use of antibioticdrugs helps animals growslightly larger (about twoor three percent), andsome farmers argue thatthe constant use of antibi-otics also helps to preventdiseases that would other-wise spread quickly in thecrowded pens that are

common on factory farms.“The single biggest

problem we face in infec-tious disease today is therapid growth of resistanceto antibiotics,” said GlennMorris, director of theEmerging PathogensInstitute at the Universityof Florida. “Human usecontributes to that, but usein animals clearly has apart, too.”

Though the major ani-mal carrier for Y. enteroco-litica strains that causehuman illness is pigs,other strains are also foundin animals includingrodents, rabbits, sheep, cat-tle, horses, dogs, and cats.Pork, however, has alwaysgotten a ‘bad rap’ when itcomes to concerns over

undercooking.The United States

Department of Agriculturepoints out that these prod-ucts are in compliancewith national food safetyguidelines, and theNational Pork ProducersCouncil has questionedthe validity of the entireConsumer Reports study.Since the likelihood ofpork producers abandoningthe practice of regularlyusing antibiotics is nomore likely than beef orpoultry producers doingthe same, the consumermust bear the responsibili-ty of taking whatever pre-cautions are necessary toreduce the risk of infec-tion.

Just as with poultry, raw

meat should not be cut onthe same surface as vegeta-bles, and anyone who hashandled raw meat shouldthoroughly wash his or herhands as soon as possible.Place cutting boards andother utensils used to pre-pare raw meat directly intothe dishwasher or washthoroughly with soap.

Consumer Reportsfound that ground porkwas more likely than porkchops to harbor the bac-terium. If you are pressurecanning pork at home, 10pounds of pressure equatesto 240 degrees, so canningkills the bacteria.Otherwise, pork should be

cooked to 145 degrees forwhole pieces of meat and160 degrees for groundpork.

"The problem is, wedon't typically cook ourfoods to that high of atemperature," said JeffreyLeJeune, microbiologistwith OSU Extension andthe Ohio AgriculturalResearch andDevelopment Center.

Consumers can alsocheck the meat for aUSDA label reading “Noantibiotics used.” Thesemeats usually come at ahigher cost to consumers,though.

Where does this leave

pork producers?The National Pork

Producers Council haschallenged the report fromConsumers Report on thebasis of methodology andsample size.

“The low number ofsamples tested (198) doesnot provide a nationallyinformative estimate of thetrue prevalence of thecited bacteria on meat,”the NPPC responded.“Yersinia enterocolitica hasmore than 50 serotypesand several biotypes, onlya few of which are patho-genic.”

The debate lingers on.


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QUALITY CARE

Emergency Department Visits:...........21,921

Inpatient Admissions: ......................... 2,290

Inpatient/Outpatient Visits: .............. 86,486

Surgery Patients: ................................ 2,582

Lab Tests: ....................................... 282,212

Physical Therapy Treatments: ..........115,091

Diagnostic Imaging Procedures: ....... 41,828

Pain Management Patients: ...............12,341

Home Health Visits: ............................ 8,608

Hospice Visits:................................... 12,359

HealthLink Visits: .............................. 11,968

COMMUNITY INVESTMENT

Mobile Meals:................................... 16,996

Total Volunteer Hours: ...................... 27,424

Total Payroll and Benefits:........$32.5 Million

Charity/Uncompensated Care:.... $16.2 Million

Capital Investments: ..................$2.7 Million

Utility Payments: .......................$1.1 Million

Dollars Spent Locally: ..............$10.4 Million

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MAKING A DIFFERENCESince 1918, Memorial Hospitalhas been dedicated to servingthe local community through itsmission, which is to continuallyimprove the health and qualityof life for the individuals andfamilies in the communities weserve. Memorial Hospital providesessential services that help fulfillthis mission each year.

! Over 150 physicians on staff,with more than 100 specialists

! 13 bay Emergency Department,completely renovated in 2010

! Auxiliary of Memorial Hospital Women’sDiagnostic Center, opened in 2010

! Weitzel-Kern Surgery Center,opened in 2001

! Herbert-Perna Center for Physical Health,opened in 2007

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