Source: The Ottumwa Courier
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=14273711&BRD=2575&PAG=461&dept_id=513091&rfi=6
On April 2, 2005 The Ottumwa Courier reported, "the seven people gathered around a table at Smokey Row in Oskaloosa do not look that different from anyone else. That, they say, is because they aren't. A closer look shows a couple of details that many people wouldn't have. Several have pentacles, a five-pointed star within a circle, dangling from necklaces. Stars show up in many religions, but the pentacle is most closely associated with paganism... Many pagans are quiet about their beliefs, avoiding public notice. Even friends and family may not know. They're said to be 'in the broom closet,' a tongue-in-cheek reference to the belief that witches ride brooms. The people gathered in Oskaloosa left the broom closet. Kathryn, Maureen, Shane, Jaimie and Jeremy were asked to get together by Aiyanna Looney, a pagan cleric. Jen Freyermuth, another cleric, was called too. Most chose to give only their first names. That's not uncommon among pagans. Many are leery of public reactions, especially among those who accuse them of worshipping the devil."