Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. I stumped with a group of regulars at the Lamplight Restaurant in Perrysville, Ohio early yesterday morning. One man had been to China recently on business and said he had been impressed with the beginnings … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckey Blitz cont. The Ohio whirlwind tour rolls on… And I rolled into Haskins, Ohio (pop. 1,000) yesterday. Entering the village limits, the first thing you see is a Ohio Bicentennial sign saying Haskins is the “Birthplace of … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Liz and I sorted through more state election forms back in Bluffton, our hometown, yesterday. I then headed to Bowling Green, Ohio, for a talk to the Knights of Columbus there. I commended the group … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. In Peebles, Ohio, our ‘almost First Lady,’ Liz, met with Joanne Brockhoeft. Mrs. Brockhoeft home schools her children with a quite innovative, international curriculum that exposes them to a variety of customs and cultures they … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. In West Union, Ohio yesterday I met with volunteers Nancy Ames and Robert Weber at the Interfaith House. This two-story home in the heart of West Union, was donated by a Presbyterian couple 20 years … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. During Mass this morning at St. Frances de Sales Church in Newark, Ohio, the priest said that St. Peter Claver spent 38 years ministering to Black slaves. During campaign 2000, I told a Pittsburgh, Kansas … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Traveled to Mt. Vernon, Ohio yesterday where we attended a Ohio Department of Natural Resources seminar. In an excellent presentation, ODNR officer Mike Miller said the more “diverse” the eco-system, the more stable it is. … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. We took our kids on a carousel ride in Mansfield, Ohio on a drizzly Tuesday afternoon yesterday. Then we headed down to Mt.Vernon, Ohio where I met with Geri Darmstadt, a volunteer with Care Net … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. In honor of Labor Day, I spent part of the weekend talking to people about, well, labor. (And we continue to do this all without paid consultants.) After taking my picture, Crescent News (Defiance, Ohio) … Continue reading →
Average Joe Buckeye Blitz cont. Drove up Rte. 49 to Antwerp, Ohio, where I met with Bob Silliman who is a Third Order Franciscan. Silliman has been active in the Pro-Life movement and is also quite an artist. His oil … Continue reading →