Boys will be boys at this years Kidfest

international street fair ... Athens Ohio 2013

At the International Street Fair in Athens Ohio

make sure you mark your calendar....

 for the second annual Appalachian Color in the Hills Festival this October!

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So lightning hit our quaint little town last night...

 ... after some mighty powerful thunderstorms and it zapped the local Methodist Church - mostly the church bell and the poor little kids Sunday School room. I was given access inside today and here's a few of my photos.

RIP Corey Smathers

 I moved to the very small town of Glouster in 2011, but this was the first time I really got to experience what this town had to offer.

Corey Smathers died unexpectedly in Alaska a few days ago. His mother, Amy, was a childhood friend I had recently reconnected with on Facebook. Amy was always this sweet, happy petite little thing - and a breath of fresh air - so to know that she is suffering and that bubbly light of hers is dim.... well, that causes my heart to ache something terrible.

Tonight Corey Smathers, age 22, from Glouster and a soldier on active duty, was escorted home by the Patriot Guard plus his family and many, many fellow officers from our area. It was a haunting and beautiful evening... and one I will never forget.