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Smithville Ruritans hope to revive one of the village's longtime traditions
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By RACHEL JACKSON
Staff Writer
SMITHVILLE -- It's back, and if you're hungry, that's a good
thing.
Ruritans are reviving the village ox roast after a 20-some-year
absence and they're telling everyone.
In its heyday, the annual ox roast attracted people from all over
the county, said Maynard Yoh of the Ruritans.
Crowds covered the field, according to several people who remember
the original ox roast. Those people include Yoh, Delbert Sayre, his
daughter, Judy,...
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Daily Record, The Wooster, OH
; 1933 Smithville Fire Department is organized. 1938 The first ox roast nets $85 toward the purchase of a $2,400 fire truck. 1946 The $1,873 from the ox roast, combined with a $250 Green Township service fee, is nearly enough for a new tanker truck. 1947 The ox roast requires 1,900 pounds of meat;
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If it's ox you want, think again No matter what the menu says, the critter at the ox roast probably isn't
Dayton Daily News
; Pork is served at pig roasts. The famous take the heat at celebrity roasts. But at local ox roasts, the main dish might not be what you'd expect. Beavercreek hosted its first ox roast in almost 30 years this month in celebration of the city's 25th anniversary. Their main course was pulled pork.
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Critter at ox roast probably isn't the real thing Some serve pork, other serve hot dogs and brats
Dayton Daily News
; Pork is served at pig roasts. The famous take the heat at celebrity roasts. But at local ox roasts, the main dish might not be what you'd expect. Beavercreek hosted its first ox roast in almost 30 years this month in celebration of the city's 25th anniversary. Their main course was pulled pork.
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Ox roast could be getting bum steer No matter what the menu says, the critter probably isn't
Dayton Daily News
; Pork is served at pig roasts. The famous take the heat at celebrity roasts. But at local ox roasts, the main dish might not be what you'd expect. Beavercreek hosted its first ox roast in almost 30 years this month in celebration of the city's 25th anniversary. Their main course was pulled pork.
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A bum steer? Ox roast usually not as billed at neighborhood festivals
Dayton Daily News
; Pork is served at pig roasts. The famous take the heat at celebrity roasts. But at local ox roasts, the main dish might not be what you'd expect. Beavercreek hosted its first ox roast in almost 30 years this month in celebration of the city's 25th anniversary. Their main course was pulled pork.
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