Jennifer Wilkes, The Frontier Power Company
Q. Hello, Chip: I read, with interest, your article (“A Glimpse of the Past”) in the October 2024 issue of Ohio Cooperative Living magazine, and thought you’d be interested to learn that we now have our own Native American Center in Ohio. It is called NAICCO, which stands for Native American Indian Center of Central Ohio, and here is their website: https://www.naicco.com/.
I learned about NAICCO through the Great Circle Alliance (https://greatcirclealliance.com/), which I have been working with. GCA is a nonprofit organization focusing on Ohio’s prehistoric Indians — primarily the Mound Builders and their Newark Earthworks — which is perhaps another organization you may be interested in. Thank you for your articles. I always enjoy them!
A. Thanks, Jennifer, for making me aware of both NAICCO and GCA. I will be sure to share that information with other cooperative members and Ohio Cooperative Living magazine readers. Personally, I’ve been fascinated with Native American Indian culture all my life, and have done much reading on the subject. Sadly, many modern-day Ohioans have no idea of the extensive history of both historic and prehistoric Indians in the Buckeye State, so I hope NAICCA and GCA will begin to shed light on these native peoples, their cultures and accomplishments.
Susan Fleming, South Central Power Company
Q. I read your stories in Ohio Cooperative Living magazine and really enjoy them! Would you be open to doing a story on Harrison County, Ohio? I think it would be great to showcase what we have to offer; it truly is a beautiful county with lots of history, as well. If you would be kind enough to consider it, I would be more than happy to help or answer any questions. If I can’t answer them, I would be glad to find someone who can.
A. Hi, Susan: Thanks for your encouraging words about my stories in Ohio Cooperative Living magazine. And yes, I’m always open to outdoor story ideas anywhere in Ohio. That said, you should know that since my stories are limited to only about 600 words in length, they have to be tightly focused on a single subject. Also, please know that I work six months to a year or more in advance on my most of my stories. For instance, many of my 2025 story topics have already been selected. So, if you have a Harrison County story in mind that would fit those parameters, then yes, please let me know. Possibly, your local cooperative, South Central Power Company, might want to publish such a story in its “local pages” section, which would get it in print much faster than I could, so check with them, as well.
