What Henry Story Learned
Henry Story, born in 1941, was raised here. As a small child he began to dream of places far away with an intensity which called to him.
Henry’s parents, Henry Senior and Iola, came to Ohio from Arkansas in 1940s so Henry’s dad could work in a war plant.
After the war, the family moved to a dairy farm in Windsor, Ohio. The elder Henry began milking cows, planting oats and wheat, to be used as fodder for the cows, also raising hogs, chickens and ducks. “They did the whole deal,” as Henry, Jr. put it.
Later, the family moved to East Trumbull. Home was down a dirt road a mile and a half long with no close neighbors. There was no electricity and the water came from a hand pump in the kitchen.
During winter, Henry walked the mile and a half to the bus because the bus could not make it down the road through the snow. He attended school in Rock Creek. His favorite subject, then and today, is history. History takes us out of ourselves in many directions and Henry had already decided on the direction for his life.
Since his earliest years Henry had experienced two dreams. The first was a shiny gold disk with wings. When young Henry saw the disk in his dream he felt himself lifting out of his body and seeing the world from very different perspectives. The second dream, which also recurred, was of a bull, which chased him. He would run, levitating himself into the tree. The disk, he later realized, was the ancient symbol of the Rosicrucian Order. He remembered a reincarnation in China and studying at the Shaolin Temple in China.
Henry’s study of martial arts began by watching Little Ricky on Ozzie and Harriet, after the family had a television.
At age 19 Henry left Ashtabula County to study martial arts. He returned in Ashtabula in 1985 where he began sharing his mastery at the YMCA and later at the Wellness and Total Learning Center. He taught martial arts, and also his philosophy, continuing his own studies until last November, when he suffered a stroke. As he has recovered, his studies have served him well.
Today he is a student in the Qi Gong class he once taught. Now nearly blind, he continues to seek wisdom and solutions which heal body, mind, and spirit.
Keyhole Garden Video Stars Texas Actress
CLIFTON, Texas – A young Texas actress, Brianne Harvey, has taken to the Internet to promote what she feels is the future in raising crops – keyhole gardening.
The 14-year-old recently accepted a starring role in the You Tube video entitled “Open The Door To The Future…Keyhole Gardening.” Here she explains and demonstrates the advantages of something dear to her heart — keyhole gardens. “I love them,” she said. “They are fascinating. “
The youngster wants to pass on the reminder that fall gardens can be the best, especially the keyhole variety, so she urges the public to consider planting for fall, which needs to be done soon.
POSSIBILITIES ABOUND when raising crops in a keyhole garden, which is illustrated in this garden located at Keyholefarm.com’s Central Texas location earlier this year.
She said that keyhole gardens are easy to tend and, by design, the concept takes recycling to the hilt. Other advantages include substantial water conservation, the ability to plant crops closer together and within easy reach, and less weeding and backbreaking work.
“Brianne” (as she likes to be called) explained that the younger generation – her generation – can “really get into” this new approach to learning about agriculture. “It is an important step in re-establishing an old link to the past, one our forefathers believed in.”
Keyhole gardening began a few years ago as an experimental venture at a school in Lesotho, Africa, but has now spread to the United States and is catching on like wildfire, the actress explained. “Schools here are now getting into the act, utilizing keyholes to teach students about geography, mathematics, science, and economics as they pertain to agriculture.
“This is so valuable,” she commented. “It’s something that stays with you always, like riding a bicycle, and we really need inspirations in traditional values in this country right now so I am happy to tell the world about keyhole gardens.”
The 4:54-minute video provides useful details about the concept of keyhole gardens, their design, and how they work. The video was sponsored by Keyholefarm.com, which provided the images used in the project.
The video can be found at www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVTQxstJ1Ck.
Brianne Harvey has appeared in two television commercials, one for Pilgrim’s Pride chicken and one for a political movement, a Baylor University play entitled “Six Characters In Search Of An Author,” her school’s one-act play competition, and various other acting venues over several years. She wants to expand her acting into a full-time career.
