The main hub for sports activities in Piqua is the Pitsenbarger Sports Complex. This multi-function space is located off South St. and McKinley Ave. We usually visit the park once a year for Vacation Bible School picnic but also enjoy some of the other amenities found here.
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Edison Community College was founded in 1973 in a much smaller facility then what it offers today. We have personal ties with Edison Community College as it is Alma Mater to my mother, husband, and myself. I first got my AAS in 1998 and then returned to work on classes towards my Bachelors degree. Riley and I even took a Chemistry class together when Big Red was a toddler!
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One of the oldest restaurants that we know and love in our county is K’s Hamburger Shop. They are famous not only for their hamburgers and deep fried onion rings but for their incredible milkshakes. It’s been a long time since we ate at K’s so we decided to eat a late lunch and enjoy some yummy food!
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The Troy-Hayner Cultural Center is the main hub for arts and culture in Troy, Ohio. The three story facility offers meeting rooms, ballroom, courtyard, and classroom. It is very popular for Homecoming and Prom pictures as well as smaller wedding parties. I attend meetings for the Miami County Herb Society a handful of time per year located at Troy-Hayner. My daughter takes ballet lessons in the 3rd floor ballroom each week September through May.
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The building itself was the home to Mary Jane Hayner and became the Troy-Hayner Cultural Center in 1976. The Center houses historic furnishings and works of art, a Victorian doll house, and a permanent exhibition about the Hayner Distillery Company. There is no admission fee to visit the Center or its exhibits and most musical and family events are free and open to the public.
The picture below is of the side entrance located just beside the art classroom where many classes and art camps are held each year.
The current exhibit which just opened May 8 is called FABRICATED IMAGES: Works by the Dayton Printmaking Cooperative and Mythic Silver Studio.
An example of just a few of what the exhibit holds are shown below. Princess took these pictures before her ballet class right after the exibit was installed.
The end of the 2nd floor hallway right at the top of the stairs offers a wonderful full wall gallery area to display all sorts of works of art. This exhibit showcases framed jewelry pieces from the Mythic Silver Studio collection.
Today is Day 9 of our local travel challenge be sure to check out all the details. Each day is open for other family travel bloggers to participate in #30Places30Days. If you missed yesterday’s post, then hop on over and read all about Jay & Mary’s Book Center.
Statues represent a great deal of things including events, historical locations and famous people. When you live in an area so rich in history like we do it is easy to find some statues that help tell the story of your towns past. While driving out and about for the #30Places30Days travel challenge I found two statues right in town that I had forgotten all about. See it’s easy to go through your normal routine or your normal route to work or run errands and forget what unusual things are right in your own neck of the woods!
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Right downtown on High Street, near the old Piqua Daily Call which is now Winan’s Chocolates and Coffees headquarters, is a statue located near a sign stating “Veterans Memorial Way”. Big Red and Lil’ Red were the only kids with me for this adventure so Big Red stood by this sign.
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