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BUCKHANNON – Upshur County residents and visitors will have a chance to explore the stories of several modern-day Appalachian pioneers at the upcoming screening of “O Pioneer” at the Colonial Arts Center.

“O Pioneer” made its debut Aug. 15-20, 2023, at the Cinequest Film Festival in San Jose, California. Since then, it has made its way through multiple states — including Georgia, Texas and Tennessee – and now it will arrive in downtown Buckhannon Friday, Feb. 23.

“O Pioneer” is a documentary following three West Virginians over the span of about two years as they practice their crafts, deal with an ongoing pandemic, and live their everyday lives.

“‘O Pioneer’ redefines what it means to be a pioneer, and it’s through the lens of three West Virginians – modern-day Appalachians,” Co-Director Clara Lehmann said in a previous My Buckhannon story. “We follow these individuals for about two years, and you get to see some of the hardships they face, but also the beautiful and amazing things they’re doing within the state of West Virginia.”

Anne Wilson, manager of the Colonial Arts Center, said she was excited to learn about a film made in Appalachia that featured someone from the Buckhannon-Upshur community: Upshur County resident Tim Hibbs.

“It’s a story that takes you through the life of these modern-day pioneers, finding their way through their career and through art while living in Appalachia, and I think it’s a really, really important message, especially for people around here,” Wilson said. “It’s gained so much popularity and people are so excited that we were going to have it in the balcony theater, but I’m starting to worry that we might sell more than 80 tickets, so we might move it down to the main hall.”

The film follows Chaplain James Morley of Bridgeport, W.Va., blacksmith/artist Tim Hibbs of Queens, W.Va., and seamstress Nellie Rose Gundersen Davis of Thomas, W.Va. The film is narrated by poet and musician Kaïa Kater.

The evening will feature music by Tim and Aeliza Hibbs at 6 p.m. with the screening of the film and then a Q&A session to follow at 6:30 p.m., said Lehmann’s co-director Jonathan Lacocque.

“We saw the work done at the CAC and when we’re able to go to the gallery and enjoy the space, I’ve always been impressed – it’s a gorgeous space,” Lacocque said. “They actually emailed us and mentioned wanting to work together on a screening and having a lot of admiration for Tim (Hibbs) and the Infamous Art Collective as well, so it felt like a nice coalescence of different groups and community members that have mutual admiration.”

Wilson said this will be the first film screened at the CAC since their official opening in October 2023.

“I think that it really ties into our mission of expanding the arts and culture scene around here, highlighting what people in our communities are doing, and I think it’s a really important way to celebrate Appalachian culture because we deal with so many stereotypes and discrimination just based solely on our geography and films,” Wilson said. “This will open outside eyes, while also helping people local realize like, ‘Hey, we’re not all that bad; we’re doing our best in our tiny little state,’ so it’s really rewarding to be able to do what we’ve been saying we want to do. It’s really happening.”

Lacocque said they were determined to show the film throughout West Virginia.

“Audiences have all responded well to the film, but I’ll admit, we still feel like we’re very early in the process,” Lacocque said. “We played in Charleston, and we played in Huntington, and we’re going to be playing in Buckhannon, but there’s more work to do.”

“We want to play the film in other parts of the state, and there’s still more people who need to see the film,” he added. “People really walk away feeling pride, but also feeling inspired to be connected with one another, which I feel is a very wonderful thing.”

The film has also been shown in festivals and screenings outside West Virginia, and it often leaves people with a new perception of the state.

“We’ve gone all over; anywhere we show it, we hear some of the same things, and one is, ‘Oh my God, I want to visit West Virginia, it’s such a beautiful state, the people are wonderful – I want to go there,”’ Lacocque said. “One person even said, ‘I think we may move to West Virginia,’ and other people have said they knew there was more to West Virginia and West Virginians than what they see in the news, but didn’t fully understand what that meant. They were able to see the nuance, the beauty, the strength of the people, without some of those more traditional topics that are that are discussed.”

Lacocque said the pandemic gave the film subjects a chance to connect in a way they might not otherwise have due to quarantining.

“It was helpful for us to have this project during the pandemic because it forced us to connect with all these participants who have become friends of ours, but absolutely, seeing it on the big screen, seeing audiences respond to the film, it’s immeasurable in many ways,” Lacocque said. “I think any artist – even a musician who gets to finally perform their music in front of an audience – has a similar feeling or an actor, or whatever it might be, understands the feeling. It’s been really meaningful to us to have it out and be able to talk about it with people who have actually seen it.”

More information on the film can be found on their website and tickets for the upcoming CAC screening can be purchased at the link on the CAC’s Facebook page.

The price of land-based salmon farmer AquaBounty’s under-construction recirculating aquaculture system (RAS) facility in Pioneer, Ohio, has risen to nearly half a billion dollars, it said today.

Gilbane Building Company, which was selected as AquaBounty’s new contractor for the project earlier this year, has spent several months working with the subcontractors on the project to estimate the remaining cost to finish the 10,000-tonnes-per-year farm.

“The new estimate for the total project cost is now in the range of $485 - $495 million (£395m - £403m), of which approximately $140 million has been spent to date,” said AquaBounty chief executive Sylvia Wulf in a press release.

“We recognise this is substantially higher than previous ranges, but the updated estimates incorporate the highly inflationary environment for labour and materials, particularly concrete and piping, that have impacted construction projects over the last three years.”

The estimate includes a water/wastewater treatment facility to return water used in the farm to the local environment in an “as clean” condition as when it was withdrawn.

Wulf said AquaBounty is negotiating elements of the estimated costs with Gilbane, and once complete, will finalise a guaranteed maximum price that would provide a contractual cap on the total expenditure to complete the farm.

“We are continuing our collaboration with Wells Fargo Corporate and Investment Banking on our plans to place a mix of taxable and tax-exempt bonds through the Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority in an amount up to $425 million, and we are exploring a wide range of alternatives with Oppenheimer & Co. to complete the additional capital requirements to allow construction to resume on the Ohio farm,” added the CEO. “Though there are significant steps and risks remaining to complete this process, we are excited to be working with our team of collaborators.”

AquaBounty farms AquAdvantage salmon that inherit a 30-year-old genetic modification from their male parent which enables them to grow from hatch to harvest in just 18 months. It operates a 1,200-tonne-capacity RAS facility in Albany, Indiana, and a broodstock facility and hatchery on Prince Edward Island, Canada.

The company generated US $733,000 in product revenue in the third quarter, a year-over-year increase of 12% compared to $653,000 in Q3 2022. More than $630,000 in revenue came from fish sales, and almost $90,000 from sales of non-GE fry produced in Canada. Net loss in Q3 was $6.1m, compared to $5.4m in the same period last year.

“Our third quarter results were impacted by a decline in market prices for Atlantic salmon that began during the second quarter, even though our Indiana farm exceeded its planned output,” said Wulf.

The company’s net loss for the first nine months of 2023 is more than $19.1m. It made a net loss of $16.1m in the same period last year.

July 13, 2021

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In Case You Missed It: Last night, U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) honored the life and memory of Ohio civil rights champion, Elsie Steward Young, on the Senate floor.

“Miss Elsie is a legend in Southwest Ohio. Her courage and her leadership made a difference for children not only in her community, but all over the country.” said Brown on the Senate floor. “Our thoughts are with her three surviving daughters and two surviving sons, her 36 grandchildren, and all her family and friends and loved ones. We know her legacy will live on, through both the lives of all the students whose education she made possible, and through the future generations of young people she inspires to stand against injustice, wherever they see it.”

Brown’s full remarks, as prepared for delivery, can be found below. Production quality video can be downloaded here.

Last week, we lost an Ohio champion for civil rights, Miss Elsie Steward Young, of Highland County, Ohio, just after her 105th birthday.

Miss Elsie is a legend in Southwest Ohio. Her courage and her leadership made a difference for children not only in her community, but all over the country.

In 1954, after the Supreme Court issued its landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision and ordered an end to segregation in America’s schools, the two all-white primary schools in Hillsboro, Ohio refused to integrate.

The district continued to send Black students to a single all-Black school, which was in shambles.

I remember the stories my mother would tell me, of growing up in Mansfield, Georgia – she said she knew all about busing.

They would bus the Black students past the newer, better-kept white schools, to the segregated Black schools that were falling apart.

That’s what was going on in Hillsboro, Ohio.

And Elsie Steward Young wouldn’t stand for it.

Miss Elsie and a group of mothers took matters into their own hands, and became the Marching Mothers of Hillsboro.

Every single day for two long years, they marched for miles to the town’s all-white primary school.

Every day, they were sent home.

But they carried on, and eventually, the community and the state and the country noticed. They joined with the NAACP to file a lawsuit against the Hillsboro Board of Education, which made it all the way to the Supreme Court – and they won.

Because of Miss Elsie and her fellow mothers’ advocacy, the Court ordered the schools to integrate, and paved the way for integration in other northern cities.

Her activism shows us what ordinary citizens can achieve, when they join together to fight for justice.

It’s a reminder of how far we have come – and how much work we still have to do, to achieve justice and opportunity for ALL children in our country.

Three years ago, Elsie Steward Young was inducted into the Ohio Civil Rights Hall of Fame. And that fall, we honored the Marching Mothers of Hillsboro and the children—now adults—who marched with our office’s Canary Award, at our annual Ohio Women’s Conference.

Then-Senator Harris, now Vice President Harris, was supposed to speak, and we were going to present Miss Elsie with the award. But we both had to stay in Washington at the last minute, because of Supreme Court votes.

So many Ohioans at the conference told me later that, frankly, I’m not sure I was missed that much – not with Miss Elsie there. She not only filled the void, she provided so much energy with her forceful, inspiring words.

And that was at 102 years old.

Throughout the conference, people were lining up to get pictures with her. When a video played, depicting the bravery and determination of the marchers, and when Miss Elsie spoke accepting the award, there was scarcely a dry eye in the audience.

She talked about how she and the other mothers only did what any mother would have done for their children.

So many Ohioans will miss Elsie Steward Young. Our thoughts are with her three surviving daughters and two surviving sons, her 36 grandchildren, and all her family and friends and loved ones.

We know her legacy will live on, through both the lives of all the students whose education she made possible, and through the future generations of young people she inspires to stand against injustice, wherever they see it.

I ask all my colleagues to join me in honoring Miss Elsie Steward Young – Ohioan, mother, determined champion for civil rights.

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The brown paper is off the windows, the furniture is all in place, and the space has been cleaned, dusted and buffed to a shiny glow. Over the weekend, a few lucky diners got a sneak peek of Pioneer (2407 Lorain Ave.), the new wood-fired sports bar at Intro in Ohio City. Starting tomorrow, the rest of us will be able to check out the stunning new restaurant.

As the name implies, Pioneer captures the spirit of the great outdoors and camping culture, but filters those activities through a new-school lens. To find the restaurant, just look for the restored 20-foot Airstream out front, which is home to the patio bar. Inside, diners will see a bench made from a repurposed canoe, vintage camping gear, cords and cords of firewood, and one of the most impressive wood-fired grills in the country.

At 20 feet long, the live-fire grill is massive – and it is the heart and soul of the space. Diners get to see, hear, smell and even feel the energy of the hearth as the chefs prepare casual but creative “American Latin” foods. Owner Dan Whalen describes the menu as “American food with hints of Latin and South American flavors.”

Most sports bar follow a typical format that includes cheap domestic beer, sticky floors and deep-fried everything. Whalen surveyed the landscape and saw the potential for a more elegant version of the sports bar destination.

“We want to be the place to watch a game in this neighborhood,” he explains. “We’re casual enough to come multiple times per week. And we wanted to make it different than anything on the street.”

There’s room for 175 guests inside, which includes 28 stools at the 80-foot bar and kitchen counter. Out front, a sprawling plaza patio will accommodate another 120 diners. There is an all-day lunch and dinner menu, joined by a weekend brunch menu, all overseen by executive chef Brian Whalen.

Far from ordinary, the colorful menu is loaded with tantalizing snacks, starters, salads, sandwiches and large plates. Most feature some ingredient or element that made its way across the Argentinian grill. Elote Puppies are a type of hush puppies starring wood-fired corn, which then get the Mexican street corn treatment. Another starter pairs grilled and bubbly Argentine cheese with grilled bread and chimichurri. If you’ve never tried a grilled avocado, give Pioneer’s a try. The blistered and spoon-soft fruit is topped with cotija cheese.

There are “wings from the fire that never touch a fryer” that are dry-rubbed or tossed in sauce. Other main features include wood-grilled whole or half chickens, grilled skirt steak served on a bed of fries, and prime sirloin tacos with griddled cheese and flour tortillas. Lighter fare comes in the form of grilled romaine Caesars, lobster rolls, Cubanos, and a double smash cheeseburger.

For dessert, there are churros, elephant ears, seasonal fruit cobblers, and s’mores stuffed with housemade marshmallow.

To drink, there's a great selection of local craft drafts and cans, wines by the glass and bottle, and batched and bespoke cocktails.

Pioneer will open with dinner and weekend brunch service, but will add weekday lunch in the near future.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Themed around the great outdoors, Pioneer will focus on wood-fired eats at its Ohio City home. The new sports bar and eatery will open on Tuesday, June 14 at 2407 Lorain Ave.

The restaurant concept is owned by Harbor Bay Hospitality, an offshoot from Harbor Bay Real Estate which constructed Intro Cleveland. Pioneer is located inside the massive apartment complex.

The 180-seat full-service restaurant and bar adds another 120 seats in its patio, which features an Airstream bar and outdoor fireplaces, according to a press release.

The drinks menu features a collaboration with Platform Beer Company called “Bear Can Pilsner,” along with other local craft selections and standard domestic beers that can be served in a “camp cooler” group deal. Cocktails include a “S’more Old Fashioned,” the whiskey-based “Smokey The Beary” and an “In The Pines” gin concoction.

Executive chef Brian Whalen will use a 20-foot wood-fired grill to cook up classic American dishes, with a South American twist. Dishes include confit wings, skirt steak served on fries, and chorizo served with salsa and charred bread.

“It tied in easily with the woods idea - the name, the menu, everything was all about an instance in which you’d be required to cook over an open flame,” said Dan Whalen, Brian Whalen’s brother and the vice president of design and development for Harbor Bay Real Estate Advisors. “The menu is very much an American-style menu with a little Latin flavor. We wanted to tip our cap to this Argentinian grill that we have.”

The idea is to offer something a little different than the restaurants in Pioneer’s vicinity, Dan said.

“We wanted to make a splash,” Dan said. “We think a lot of the menus [on that street] are kind of ubiquitous. You see a lot of soft pretzels and hummus and the same old stuff, when you bop from place to place. But we see the volume that Townhall does, down the street – and we saw an opportunity to compete.”

Pioneer opens the same day as Edda Coffee Roasters, another concept owned by Harbor Bay Hospitality. The business has one more Cleveland-based restaurant slated for the summer: Jaja, a small eatery located at 2050 Gehring Ave., inside the Intro Cleveland building.

Find more information about Pioneer at pioneercleveland.com.

Editor’s note: This story has been updated to reflect that Pioneer is located inside Intro Cleveland.

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