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The Journal News also ran the event:

Journal News Story

Weigold Photography is excited to be a Bronze Level Sponsor for the Kevin Macpherson Exhibit: Reflections on a Pond.  The exhibit runs May 15th through June 15th at the Middletown Art Center.  For more information on the exhibit visit: http://www.middletownartscenter.com/km/index.htm

The ultimate in an original oil painting series, “Reflections On A Pond”, is Kevin Macpherson’s statement on change, perseverance, and exhilarating collection of light, color, form and atmosphere.

“We are so jaded and expectant of special effects and the ‘Wow!’ of something extraordinary. Will nature, just as God intended, entertain by its mere ordinary display of daily effects?”

- K. Macpherson

Visit the Weigold Photography site at: www.weigoldphotography.com

]]> http://www.kf8ki.com/photography/reflections-on-a-pond-the-kevin-macpherson-exhibit/feed/ 0 http://www.kf8ki.com/photography/hanging-out-the-shingle/ http://www.kf8ki.com/photography/hanging-out-the-shingle/#comments Sun, 08 Mar 2009 21:11:31 +0000 Steve http://www.kf8ki.com/?p=442 Continue reading →]]> Well, the studio is getting closer to being ready for a grand opening!  Hoping to do that in early April which will hopefully involve warmer weather.  That way we can do a ribbon cutting outside, and I don’t have to try to get everyone into this small place .  In the mean time, I’ve hung the shingle out on the mailbox.  As soon as the ground thaws a bit more, I’m planning on putting up the bigger sign.  Here’s the studio website if you haven’t been there lately… lots of updates and changes: www.weigoldphotography.com

And of course… a few pictures!

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I was reading the online Journal News one morning late in January and learned about the Somerville School.  Apparently the structure had been built in the early 1900′s and served the community for a very long time.  A search netted these details:

Abandoned for more than a decade, Somerville School was completed in 1916 and used for all 12 grades until 1953 when the district became part of Tallawanda City Schools which includes the City of Oxford, Oxford Township, Milford Township, Reily Township, and parts of Hanover Township and the City of Hamilton, making it one of the largest school districts (geographically) in the state. The school wasn’t closed until the early 1980′s though.

Unfortunately, according to the article, the building was slated for demolition the next week.  Disappointing.  Wanting to get some documentation of the building before it was lost forever, I waited for a nice day THAT week (after all demolition was slated for NEXT week right?) and headed out to Somerville.

Turned out to be a good thing I didn’t wait another day because I got there to find demolition already in progress!

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So, I didn’t get to get any pictures of the inside at all…  I did find these interior pictures and discussion on urbanohio.com.  Personally, I think the demolition of this building really sucks.  Look around the world and you can find buildings thousands of years old.  We can’t even keep one for a hundred.

I tried to dig up more history on the school and area, but found little.   There is some discussion about the school here on darrtown.com.