Buckeye Lake Yacht Club sits on the lake during Winterfest weekend at Buckeye Lake in Buckeye Lake on Saturday. BUCKEYE LAKE — Beanetta Buchanan climbed out of bed long before sunrise and was standing on the edge of Buckeye Lake with the early morning temperature hovering right at zero. She was among the people who gathered to see if Benny the Bass would predict an early spring or six more weeks of winter. Buchanan loves the tradition and ceremony that kicks off the village’s annual Winterfest event, but this year the 58-year-old wasn’t there to see a fish. Benny the Bass swims in his tank during Winterfest weekend at Buckeye Lake in Buckeye Lake on Saturday. Benny predicated that spring will come early this year because he ate the minnows within three minutes. She was there to see the place she grew up loving come back to life. “It’s been…
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