Wrapper is a young 6-year-old show horse who has developed a career stopping injury that has every one of his followers crushed. In order for him to continue his legacy as the gentle soul and healer of the barn, he needs surgery to fix his hind leg. Last year the owner of Yankee Stables passed away, and Wrapper's popularity has kept the spirit of the barn going. His stall is one of the first you pass when you walk into the barn. Famously known for sticking his nose out as far as he can, Rapper's special touch seems to heal many kids and adults. His gentle, caring nature has allowed him to advance kids onto the next level from riding a lesson horse to riding a true show horse. Without his surgery, Wrapper's gift of healing souls and giving kids the courage to ride a show horse will be over.

FEBRUARY 16, 17, 18

Special Yankee Stable Night - Saturday 18th. Door prizes, raffles, more...
Sponored by all the clients of Yankee Stables
Contact 937-470-2775 for tickets

CLEM BILL DEAN CLEM, M.D., age 83, of Gates Mills, OH., passed away peacefully Nov. 30, 2011. Beloved Pediatrician to so many appreciative and grateful families.

Doc was a long time customer of Tom Ferrebee's in Westfield Center, Ohio. He loved American Saddlebred horses, especially his five gaited mares who, after their show careers, he bred, raising many nice babies. A gaited mare he showed to her "CH" 1991 - 1998 was ^CH Miss Lady O'Lee. dam of Positive Lee, Miss Information, Pretty Sharp Cookie, and Very Truly Yours. Miss Information in turn was dam to Vladimir mentioned below. One of his last personal riding horses is I'm Not Shy who he showed 1999 and was the dam of Smooth Operator, Respectfully Yours, Edith Young, and Piaf.

From Doc Clem's breeding and still in the show ring are:

Smooth Operator is a many titled pleasure horse and also a well respected equitation mount.

Respectfully Yours, placed 4th in the Adult Show Pleasure Driving Championship at Louisville this year for owner, Sally LaPlant.

He is still the owner of record of several horses including Vladimir, trained and shown to many good ribbons by Renee Biggins. Vladimir was the winner of the 2011 Rock Creek UPHA Park Pleasure Classic, beating 9 other horses to the title. Another he currently owns is Edith Young, named after his mother. She is with Dick Kearney Stables in Properity, PA, owner of the late stallion, Catalyst, to whom Doc Clem most often bred his mares.

Memorial services 2:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011 at the First Unitarian Church of Cleveland, 21600 Shaker Blvd., Shaker Hts., OH.

Our deepest sympathy to Chip, Cheri and Jessica Wise, the entire Wise family, and the Stillwater Valley Farm family on the loss of "Monster." As he left the ring at the Blue Ribbon Horse Show on October 2^nd it was announced that would be his last performance. He was going to be retired.

He will be missed by all those who knew him.

11:30pm, October 21, 2011 (posted on Facebook)

Necole and I just returned home from delivering Monster to Oaklane Farm where he will be laid to rest with former Champions like himself...as a trainer we spend so much time getting into our animals heads that we cannot help but form a bond... with them. Monster had a heart 10 times bigger than himself and enjoyed his job more than any we have known...whether by winning a championship or by taking a beginner for a spin at the barn he always said just hold the reins I'll show you how to do it.....I guess he enjoyed his job so much that he decided to leave this world A SHOW PONY and not a former show pony....

Thanks for the memories old friend........

Brian Yount and Necole Clouse

Our donation was matched by two anonymous patrons per the flier to the left.

Juliana Mills ($50 donated by South Pointe Farm plus gift bucket from Fennell's)
Tie: Erica Vrabec ($20 donated by South Pointe Farm) and Yvonne Gibson ($20 donated by South Pointe Farm)
Chelsea Lowry ($10 donated by South Pointe Farm)

Gerald L. Durnell

Gerald L. Durnell, 69, died Monday evening, May 23, 2011, after a courageous bout with cancer. He was the husband of Kaye Bowles-Durnell.

Gerry was born April 27, 1942 in Santa Paula, California. He was a graduate of Southwest Missouri University in Springfield, MO. He worked his way through college as a rock and roll DJ, a TV cameraman, and as an announcer for the Ozark Jubilee.

During the Vietnam War, while serving as a U.S. Army captain, he flew more than 180 reconnaissance missions before his plane was hit by a SAM missile.

Upon his return to Springfield, he served three terms in the Missouri House of Representatives.

He moved to Santa Claus, Indiana to be creative director for Abby Press, then went into the pizza business. That experience gave him the inspiration to found Pizza Today magazine and the international trade show, Pizza Expo, in 1984. After he moved to Louisville in 1992, he and his wife, Kaye, built this into the world's most expensive food trade show, then sold the company to Sterling MacFadden Publishing.

Gerry's next ventures were the purchase of the magazine, Automobile Quarterly, and the development of oceanfront land in Sayulita, Mexico, a small fishing village north of Puerto Vallarta, and the more recent purchases of Automobile Events magazine and John Galt Bindery

A multi-dimensional thinker, his college majors were pre-med and fine art. As an entrepreneur, publisher, inventor, tinkerer, writer, and voracious reader, he was most happy when off on a new venture, such as a recently started development in Curitiba, Brazil, or when recharging at Villa del Oso (House of the Bear) their Mexico home.

Gerry is also survived by his three children, Meranie Skari (Dan), John C. Durnell (Rona), and Amber Katherine Storm (Jeff) and seven grandchildren, Joshua Durnell, Tayleur Durnell, Christian Skari, Tristan Durnell, Brooke Durnell, Miriam Skari, and Abigail Storm.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Homer and Lucille Van Hoosier Durnell, his brother Jack, and his nephew Dustin.

A celebration of Gerry's life was held at the Pendennis Club, 218 W. Muhammad Ali Blvd. at 4:00 P.M. , Wednesday, June 1.

Memorial gifts made be made to the Heuser Hearing Institute or the American Saddlebred Museum.

Published in the News-Leader on May 27, 2011

NORTH JACKSON – Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Higgins-Reardon Funeral Home, North Jackson Chapel for John Hosack Reynolds, 66, who died Monday afternoon at his residence.

John was born June 4, 1944, in Grove City, Pa. to the late John Harold and Dorothy Mae (Hosack) Reynolds.

He was a member of the First Federated Church in North Jackson. John was a 1962 graduate of Grove City high School, he attended Grove City College and graduated from Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa, where he received his bachelor degree. After college he taught school for a few years.

John was a Farrier, he owned and operated Reynolds Forge for over 40 years. John was a member of the Intercounty Horsemen’s Association, Interstate Horsemen’s Association, American Farrier’s Association, Mid-East Farrier’s Association and the MEFA.

John is survived by his wife of 45 years, the former Donna Chantrey, whom he married Feb. 12, 1966; two sons, John Robert Reynolds and his wife, Shirley of Hot Sulphur Springs, Colo. and Michael Reynolds and his wife, Kristen of Titusville, Pa.; three grandsons, Eric, Alex and Adam; and a brother, Dr. Robert Reynolds and his wife, Amy of Canfield.

Burial at North Jackson Cemetery.

The Vindicator, Youngstown, OH www.vindy.com March 23, 2011

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