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It's named for Ohioan John Penton, the virtual inventor of the modern lightweight dirt bike.

Little Alexa is fitted with her first bike helmet. She just turned 2 years old, and while she's not entirely sure what's going on, she agrees it's exciting.

. . . but the picture was made 19 May 2018.

. . . but these guys were perfectly cheerful -- I think it's the sepia tone that made them look oh so serious way back when.

And he got them together, in uniform, for the dedication of a plaque in 2018 at the Athens Armory, at the top of Court Street. When he's not winning World War I, he's an expert at the Southeast Ohio History Center.

It was literally a team-building exercise, and all hands were involved. Teams of young women were given uncooked spaghetti, masking tape, string, and a marshmallow. They made towers using the speghetti, tape, and string, and were required to then mount the marshmallow on the top without the whole thing falling down. The tallest tower -- this one -- won.