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I first met Ron while I was working as a salesperson at Studio E Music and I was instantly charmed by his quick wit and smile. He always enjoyed sharing stories of his time on the road performing with Alvino Ray and other well-known big band musicians; and he always had an encouraging things to say about my own endeavors as a guitarist and teacher. His kind words meant a lot to me and inspired me to work harder to live up to the extraordinary compliments he paid me. As Ron’s health deteriorated in recent years his positive outlook never seemed to. He still loved to talk and share stories and he occasionally phoned to check up on me. I will remember my friend Ron fondly.

Obituary
Ronald Wayne Scott, age 84 of Athens, Husband, Father, Musician and Friend passed away Saturday morning Sept. 27, 2008 at Hickory Creek Nursing Center, The Plains. Born on August 20, 1924 in Columbus, he was the son of the late Violet Matheny Maybach and Marvin H. Scott. Raised by his maternal grandparents, Sarah and Bernard Matheny, he grew up in Laurel Run, Ohio during The Great Depression.

After graduating from high school, Ron enlisted in the Coast Guard where he served as a signalman in the South Pacific. After the war, he returned to Southeastern Ohio where he met and married his late wife of 42 years, Donna Liggett of New Marshfield, who passed away in 1990.

A self-taught musician, Ron won state and regional guitar competitions from an early age. He continued to perform as a band member and guitar soloist for the rest of his life. As a member of the Coast Guard Band, he played with many Big Band musicians. Later he met and performed with such well-known celebrities as Bob Hope, Andy Griffith and pedal steel guitarist “Speedy” West. Beyond his musical accomplishments, Ron received multiple honors from Eastman Kodak for his work as a lithographer at Lawhead Press, Athens, where he worked until he retired in 1988.

Ron is survived by his children; Tressa Scott (Mark) Fox of Hornby Island, British Columbia and Jeffrey (Deborah) Scott of Athens; grandsons Aaron and Jacob Fox of Montreal, Quebec; two sisters- Dorothy Holder of Corpus Christi, Texas; Ardis Ellingson of Durango, Colorado; a brother Thomas Scott and stepmother Julia Scott, both of Seaside, Oregon.

Funeral service will be conducted Thursday 2:00PM at Jagers & Sons Funeral Home, Athens by Rev. Lee Ortman with burial in New Marshfield Cemetery. Friends may call Thursday 1:00PM until time of service. Military rites will be conducted by K.T. Crossen Post 21 American Legion, VFW Post 3477 and VFW Post 9893 Honor Guards at the cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to the Ohio University School of Music in memory of Ronald W. Scott, c/o The Ohio University Foundation, P.O. Box 869, Athens 45701.

Teacher offers youth offenders a 6-string rehab program
Karen Zolka
July 24, 2008

Editor’s note: The wide names of the litter offenders in this article are not being cast-off out of high opinion for their privacy.

You haunt through a set of duplicate goblet doors adorned with announcements printed on yellow cardboard. You sustain previous a poster with an batch of pictures, and past a ceramic mural that stretches from the ceiling to the floor. While walking around a periphrastic hallway, you advised snippets of conversation, doors closing and the set of music.

“I characterize some of the other team must be like, ‘Oh God,’ because it gets nice of noisy up there,” Darrell Gladish said with a smile. “They’re all into it.” This isn’t a minimum in Glidden Hall, the music construction at Ohio University. Nor is this a antisocial music conservatory. It’s literally the Hocking Valley Community Residential Center, a unsophisticated correctional celerity in Nelsonville.

“I’m not tough to get them to be great guitar players; I want to get them hand-me-down to the guitar,” says state guitarist John Horne. For the next several weeks, Horne is the Artist in Residence at the Residential Center, a program sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council. Horne will take care of always with 22 “adjudicated” minors. Their crimes would be considered felonies if the smaller were older than 18.

Substance vituperation and stealing can taking into this category. The boys at the center travel over in adulthood from 12 to 18 years old, says Gladish, a young boy maestro at the facility. The facility’s committee is to take a shot to reconstruct the pubescent boys through pontifical means, a substitute of locking them up in a cell, explains Gladish.

The program strives to renovate the boys, normally in a four- to six-month period, so they can give back as members of their community. This can be consummate through numerous programs offered at the correctional facility, Gladish says, including the residency programs. The residency programs, such as the one Horne is teaching, are provided to uncover the minors to numerous activities and inform them different know-how sets. Before this program, most of the boys had never held a guitar before, Gladish says.

Horne, who graduated from Duquesne University in Pennsylvania with a magnitude in music performance, notes that the boys come from various backgrounds. “I wanted this to be a inventive experience,” he says. In extension to erudition how to hold a guitar, Horne’s students are also wisdom how to notation lyrics and put them to music.

In the oldest week alone, each disciple was reliable for composing four measures of music. With Horne’s help, the tunes were strung together and had lyrics set to them. Horne does allow that and Harry has dissimilar tastes in music, but that just makes the collaborative pieces interesting. Two program attendees, John and Adam, tell they appreciate Horne’s guitar sessions because Horne doesn’t reproach too much or get steamed up if they misinterpret a chord.

Both consent that the laid-back mood is dollop them understand how to revelry the guitar. John, a 17 year-old historic football player, also played the springe drum in the marching band. Though he has participation with percussion instruments, he says that he never honestly knew how to production the guitar – at most he would strum one line at a time. The Jimi Hendrix aficionado says that he now knows much more than one cord and will probably persist in playing after Horne’s residency is over. Adam, a 16-year-old sports fan, says that before starting to acquire knowledge guitar from Horne, he could frivolity half of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.”

Now, after less than two weeks with Horne, Adam can achieve the Southern-rock bar and also educated how to engage in Tom Petty’s “Free Falling.” Adam admits that he is structure up his fingers and can now rival for more than an hour at a time. Not only is Horne teaching his students how to join music, he is also teaching them about odd music genres. Earlier this month, the boys attended a concert by The Jazztet, Horne’s jazz ensemble, on the College Green at Ohio University. John admits that he had never listened to an undiminished jazz melody before The Jazztet concert, but he listened to the unimpaired show.

Adam adds that it’s not his cardinal choosing in music, but the group, well, “they’ve got skill.” Gladish, also a guitar enthusiast, says that before Horne’s residency he would at times attention for the boys during their down time. Now that they be familiar with how to play, he says he’s always being asked to contribute out one of the facility’s eight guitars. “On Saturdays, I may have some boys playing for two or three hours,” says Gladish. “You couldn’t have a more dogmatic personality to pass your time.”

ROTFLMAO!

Reprinted from The Athens News July 24, 2008

Teacher offers youth offenders a 6-string rehab program
Karen Zolka
July 24, 2008

Editor’s note: The full names of the young offenders in this article are not being used out of regard for their privacy.

You walk through a set of double glass doors adorned with announcements printed on yellow cardboard. You continue past a poster with an assortment of pictures, and past a ceramic mural that stretches from the ceiling to the floor. While walking around a circular hallway, you hear snippets of conversation, doors closing and the sound of music.

“I think some of the other staff must be like, ‘Oh God,’ because it gets kind of noisy up there,” Darrell Gladish said with a smile. “They’re all into it.”

This isn’t a floor in Glidden Hall, the music building at Ohio University. Nor is this a private music conservatory. It’s actually the Hocking Valley Community Residential Center, a juvenile correctional facility in Nelsonville.

“I’m not trying to get them to be great guitar players; I want to get them used to the guitar,” says local guitarist John Horne.

For the next several weeks, Horne is the Artist in Residence at the Residential Center, a program sponsored by the Ohio Arts Council. Horne will meet daily with 22 “adjudicated” minors.

Their crimes would be considered felonies if the minor were older than 18. Substance abuse and theft can fall into this category. The boys at the center range in age from 12 to 18 years old, says Gladish, a youth specialist at the facility.

The facility’s mission is to try to rehabilitate the adolescent boys through positive means, instead of locking them up in a cell, explains Gladish. The program strives to rehabilitate the boys, usually in a four- to six-month period, so they can return as members of their community.

This can be accomplished through numerous programs offered at the correctional facility, Gladish says, including the residency programs. The residency programs, such as the one Horne is teaching, are provided to expose the minors to different activities and teach them new skill sets. Before this program, most of the boys had never held a guitar before, Gladish says.

Horne, who graduated from Duquesne University in Pennsylvania with a degree in music performance, notes that the boys come from various backgrounds. “I wanted this to be a creative experience,” he says.

In addition to learning how to hold a guitar, Horne’s students are also learning how to write lyrics and put them to music. In the first week alone, each student was responsible for composing four measures of music.

With Horne’s help, the tunes were strung together and had lyrics set to them. Horne does acknowledge that everyone has different tastes in music, but that just makes the collaborative pieces interesting.

Two program attendees, John and Adam, say they enjoy Horne’s guitar sessions because Horne doesn’t lecture too much or get angry if they miss a chord. Both agree that the laid-back atmosphere is helping them learn how to play the guitar.

John, a 17 year-old former football player, also played the snare drum in the marching band.

Though he has experience with percussion instruments, he says that he never really knew how to play the guitar — at most he would strum one string at a time. The Jimi Hendrix fan says that he now knows much more than one string and will probably continue playing after Horne’s residency is over.

Adam, a 16-year-old sports fan, says that before starting to learn guitar from Horne, he could play half of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s “Sweet Home Alabama.” Now, after less than two weeks with Horne, Adam can finish the Southern-rock standard and also learned how to play Tom Petty’s “Free Falling.” Adam admits that he is building up his fingers and can now play for more than an hour at a time.

Not only is Horne teaching his students how to play music, he is also teaching them about different music genres. Earlier this month, the boys attended a concert by The Jazztet, Horne’s jazz ensemble, on the College Green at Ohio University.

John admits that he had never listened to an entire jazz song before The Jazztet concert, but he listened to the entire show. Adam adds that it’s not his first choice in music, but the group, well, “they’ve got skill.”

Gladish, also a guitar enthusiast, says that before Horne’s residency he would sometimes play for the boys during their down time. Now that they know how to play, he says he’s always being asked to lend out one of the facility’s eight guitars. “On Saturdays, I may have some boys playing for two or three hours,” says Gladish. “You couldn’t have a more positive way to spend your time.”

John Horne will be at the Hocking Valley Community Residential Center through Aug. 3.

Reprinted from The Marietta Times June 9, 2007

Word spreads about Marietta
By Sam Shawver

The afternoon’s thunderstorms had moved east and skies were clearing as Marietta’s first Merchants & Artists Walk of the season began Friday evening.

Nancy Spindler, of Wheeling, W.Va., Sue Gehrig, of Shadyside, and Dick Taylor, of Martins Ferry, stepped out of a van on Front Street. The trio had traveled more than an hour to do some shopping and participate in Friday’s festivities downtown.

“We had a nice ride down. I’ve been to the Merchants &Artists Walk before, but first we went to J.T. Smith and Sons Glassworks to pick up vanload of gazing balls,” Taylor said, gesturing toward the stack of boxes piled high in the back of his van.

Spindler and Gehrig said this was their first time at the Merchants and Artists Walk, and the possibility of wet weather didn’t put them off.

“We’re looking forward to it,” Gehrig said.

“Besides, a little rain never hurt anybody,” added Spindler.

Jane Lea Bayne, owner of Cafenated, 186 Front St., was ready for the Friday night crowds.

“We’ll be selling a lot of cool drinks like smoothies and frozen coffees tonight,” she said. “People’s favorites seem to be the frozen mocha and mango smoothies. They really are delicious.”

Bayne said more folks seem to attend the Merchants & Artists Walk events each year.

“One customer told me that her family never misses these walks, but they only get about halfway down the block because they always meet a lot of people they know along the way,” she said.

Nanette Seligman, a pottery artist, is one of six co-owners of a new business, Creative Hands LLC, on Tiber Way.

“We just opened this month, and feature gourmet foods, regional crafts, other fine crafts, paintings, photos and regional music artists,” she said.

Her fellow co-owners include glass artist Rebecca Williamson, bookkeeper Darlene Phillips, fabric artist Cathy Beaty, potter Becky Deegan, and photographer/potter Bonnie Taylor-Thomas.

Just down the street John Horne, a guitar teacher from Athens, was strumming the blues for some merchants and artists walkers, courtesy of Artsbridge.

“Some people just walk by, and some stay and listen,” he said. “I’ve been playing for more than 20 years, and teaching guitar almost as long, but I enjoy all different types of music.”

Back on Front Street, sitting in an easy chair in front of A.A. Baldwin Jewelry by Design, Larry Tilton of the From Scratch to Finish Dulcimer Shop in Lowell was plucking on another stringed instrument, an Appalachian lap dulcimer.

“I build them out of rough lumber, wild cherry, walnut and maple,” he said. “I’ve made a lot in California and Alaska, too.”

Tilton said he saw his first dulcimer during a trip into the Blue Ridge Mountains in 1978. Now he custom-builds dulcimers and other stringed instruments.

Jewelry by Design owner Tony Baldwin said the Merchants & Artists Walk draws crowds every year.

“We usually see the highest numbers of people around 8 p.m.,” he said. “And the storms didn’t seem to keep anyone away. This is a great event.”

Across Front Street a line of nine or 10 undersized automobiles graced the sidewalk in front of the armory.

“We’re from the Ohio chapter of the King Midget Car Club,” said Richard Arnold of Marietta.

“These cars were built in Athens from 1946 to 1969,” he said.

A plate on the front of one vehicle read “Midget Motors Manufacturing Company, Athens, Ohio.”

Arnold said a total of 18 midget cars and their owners were in town for one of the club’s two or three annual meets.

“We’re having a midget car show at the Cone and Shake lot on Pike Street around 7 p.m. Saturday,” he said.

The Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Washington County tailgate party and bike giveaway with former Cleveland Browns players, planned for the front of the armory lawn, was cancelled Friday due to concerns over the weather.

Some of the players had dinner with Boys and Girls Club members and the local River Rats Browns Backers Chapter 37 at the Marietta Brewery Friday evening.

Club Executive Director Andie Hannon said the bike giveaway will take place June 15 at the Mayor’s Third Friday Jubilee concert on the armory lawn.

The tailgating party, held in conjunction with the local Browns Backers group, is expected to be held during July’s Merchants and Artists Walk, Hannon said.

Several of the former Cleveland Browns players and coaches are in town today to play in a golf outing at Arrowhead Pines in Beverly. The event will raise money for the local Boys and Girls Club.