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CONTENTS July / August 2018

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IN THIS ISSUE

MUST DO

10 Sandra Brogdon & Her Unstoppable Girls

6 Must-Do Events

14 The Giving Doll

C O LU M N S

As founder of Role Model Magazine, Brogdon is inspiring a new generation of female leaders This nonprofit has brought comfort to thousands of children across the world during difficult times

18 Glass from the Past

The National Heisey Glass Museum in Newark showcases a bygone era of American skill and craftsmanship

22 Meet Me at the Dairy Queen

The Mulherin family opened Mansfield’s first Dairy Queen in 1948 — a community landmark even today

26 Love Where You Live

Designer Julie McCready helps a family freshen up its Huron beach house with a nautical theme

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Five things to do near you this summer from fun festivals to art exhibits

32 Keeping Score

Larry Kehres led the University of Mount Union Purple Raiders football team to 11 national championship titles in his 27 years as head coach

36 Making Financial Sense

Make sure you consider these helpful tips when it comes time to sell your business

38 Ohio History 101

Ohio played an important role in the Civil War and is home to two former prisoner of war camps

B E S T S H OT S 42 Give Us Your Best Shot

We love to go along with our readers — take us on your next getaway

ON THE COVER: Fresh ice cream is the best way to cool off in the summer. Get your fill on National Banana Split Day at Velvet Ice Cream in Utica. Photo by Ohio Images.

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F RO M T H E E D I TO R

myBELONGS heart IN OHIO Heart of Ohio editor Kelsey Wagner finds her new role has deepened her love of Ohio — something she didn’t think was possible. ’m so excited to be writing this editor’s note as we wrap up the first issue of Heart of Ohio magazine published by Great Lakes Publishing. In collaboration with Diana Coon and Diane Brown, we’ve crafted this issue featuring the same great content you’re used to reading from the writers and columnists you’ve gotten to know over the years, like Mike Greene with his Keeping Score column, Julie McCready and her beautiful home renovations and Ohio history lessons from Bill Smith. You’ll still get to read about new faces and places to explore in and around Mansfield and the surrounding area.

Growing up in Ohio, I was lucky enough to experience some incredible places all over the state. This time of year particularly brings to mind fond memories of camping with my family at Mohican State Park ­— canoeing down the river and nearly falling into the water, and eating s’mores around a campfire. The more I experience Ohio, the more I fall in love with our great state. Working on this magazine and hearing the passionate voices behind it is giving me a whole new level of appreciation.

Partnering with Diana, Diane and Mike, and the amazing writers and staff we work with to create Heart of Ohio has been nothing short of inspiring. I look forward to what the future holds as we plan the September/October issue and beyond. Thank you for your loyalty to this magazine that has found a place in so many of your hearts and homes.

KELSEY WAGNER Heart of Ohio Editor

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IN THIS ISSUE

SANDRA BROGDON & HER

unstoppable girls

As founder of Role Model Magazine, Brogdon is inspiring a new generation of female leaders.

By Pam Spence . Photos by Vanessa Roggio

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OPPOSITE PAGE & ABOVE: Brogdon and other Role Model ambassadors participate in community events and host discussion groups and workshops on many lifestyle topics in Columbus schools to empower women starting from a young age.

culture was very multi-ethnic — growing up I knew hen Sandra Brogdon attended people of many cultures and many ethnicities. I was school in her native Kenya, she taken aback when attending college in Ohio. I met did not get to wear the trendy, people who said they had never met anyone from fun outfits favored by typical Africa before. We all want to find community, but American teens. She attended if you can’t find your community, you have to build Catholic high school, so daily dress was school it. The point is to create community wherever you uniforms and no makeup whatsoever. go. I came to this country not knowing anybody.

“In retrospect, I am very glad to have had that I belong wherever I choose and don’t let other experience,” Brogdon says. “It taught me to have people limit me in what I can and cannot do. confidence in myself ‘unadorned.’ I learned to “The magazine is intentionally multicultural. I believe in myself from the inside out.”

SANDRA want this awareness for my daughter, and for all Brogdon has brought that deep understanding BROGDON women. If you only feel good when you are in a of the value of inner confidence to her work of setting where everyone else looks like you, then you will have the past eight years, publishing the iconic Role Model a problem; you won’t feel comfortable when that is not the Magazine, a lifestyle magazine and movement empowering case. What I want for all young women is that they can go young women. “We focus on amazing women of all ages into any space and know that they belong. doing amazing things. I want to help encourage young “What I learned in that Catholic school in Kenya is that women to find their voices and work for social justice.” confidence does not come from what you wear or where you Role Model Magazine features articles on health, are from — it comes from inside and who you are.” education, fitness, finance and fashion, but the role models featured tend to be the down-to-earth variety rather than purveyors of Hollywood glamour and glitz.

Building a community

“Rather than focusing on the differences between ‘haves’ and ‘have nots,’ we stress those things that young women have in common across the board all around the world,” says Brogden. “This factor is as true here in the U.S. with the wide disparity of resources as it is back home in Kenya, where some girls come from families with servants and chauffeurs, while others live in mud huts.

“In the magazine, as well as at events and workshops we participate in, we share stories about things that girls and women share: hopes and dreams and a determination to change things for the better.”

Drawing on her own experience as an African immigrant living in the heartland of America, Brogdon focuses on encouraging young women to create their own communities wherever they find themselves.

“We all want to find community,” she adds. “In Kenya, the

“We are working to create the image of unstoppable girls, regardless of their circumstances, who own their own stories and embrace their true identities.”

– SANDRA BROGDON FOUNDER, ROLE MODEL MAGAZINE

Brogdon came to the U.S. after she graduated from high school to attend college at Urbana University. “There was so much competition back home for the few spots in college and you often had to wait a long time to get a place,” she says. “So I decided to come to the U.S.” Although she had never been to America, Brogdon says she had met a number of American exchange students over the years.

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ABOVE LEFT: Role Model Magazine runs the stories of real girls overcoming real challenges on topics ranging from education and fitness to finance and fashion. ABOVE RIGHT: Brogdon is a frequent speaker at community events that she attends with her family.

“We had some students who were from Ohio and they told my father that Ohio would be a good choice for me to go to school. They assured him it was a safe place to live.”

Brogdon finished her degree in marketing and design in Columbus at Franklin University. “I originally wanted to work in fashion design; I did modeling, photography and design work for some smaller companies.

“I noticed that there was a lack of representation for young girls of color in magazine publishing. I wanted to help them use fashion to create a positive image of themselves and bring about change from the inside out.”

– SANDRA BROGDON FOUNDER, ROLE MODEL MAGAZINE

But after I got married and had children, I wanted to make a bigger difference in the world,” she says. “The idea to start Role Model Magazine came to me when I had my daughter.

I noticed that there was a lack of representation for young girls of color in magazine publishing. I wanted to help them

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use fashion to create a positive image of themselves and bring about change from the inside out.”

Making a difference

Brogdon currently works with teams of girls in local schools who serve as ambassadors to help involve young women in social justice projects. The magazine is available quarterly to Columbus schools and guidance offices, as well as by subscription. “Guidance counselors like our magazine,” says Brogdon, “because it informs and inspires girls by providing real-life role models, both in their communities and around the world.”

Not one to rest on rhetoric, Brogdon is also committed to giving back to communities that have nurtured her. In her hometown in Kenya, she has provided funding for a Center for Girls. “Living in the United States as a member of the middle class opens your eyes to so many things we take for granted,” she adds. “Sanitary pads are not readily available so girls often have to miss school during that time.” The Center provides free supplies for girls, as well as gives them a safe and well-equipped place to do homework and socialize.

“Some of the girls are living in situations that are at a ‘survival’ level. Once some basic needs are met, we want to help them learn beyond necessity to break out of the cycle of poverty.

“We are working to create the image of unstoppable girls, regardless of their circumstances, who own their own stories and embrace their true identities,” she says.

For more information, visit Role Model at facebook.com/rolemodelmagazine.

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THE GIVING

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This nonprofit has brought comfort to thousands of children across the world during difficult times.

By Chuck Jakubchak . Photos by Jeanne Jakubchak

Adults Center in Wadsworth and enlisted volunteers to n 2006, Jan Householder made a lovable doll for her help with the manufacturing process. Additional volunteers friend’s ailing child who was undergoing treatment at joined the ranks once they understood the St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. mission of the project — making dolls to The doll was an immediate success, comfort children going through difficult providing comfort to the child during a times. very tough time. Other young patients at have found homes Word spread about the beautiful dolls being St. Jude’s admired the handmade doll and asked if they, too, could have one of those with children in every created by a group of volunteers in Wadsworth and additional needy children were quickly special cloth dolls. Householder just couldn’t state over the past identified. Whether they were impacted say no and founded The Giving Doll, by hurricanes, house fires, opioid-addicted copyrighting the doll pattern and creating 12 years. parents or serious illnesses, youngsters needed a nonprofit business based in Wadsworth, those precious dolls to help them through a stressful, lifestaffed by volunteers and funded through donations. changing time.

As demand steadily increased, Householder met with the

43,000 dolls

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A widening reach

A few of the volunteers based in the Wadsworth area traveled south during Ohio’s winter months and carried A few years ago, the Ohio National Guard heard about the doll-making concept with them, recruiting residents The Giving Doll and asked if they could provide 167 dolls from other states to make dolls. Once again, the mission of for the children of guard members that were about to be creating dolls to comfort needy children inspired deployed. Not only did The Giving Doll say yes, others to get involved. but it clothed each doll in military fatigues, replicating the shirts and pants the parents would be wearing during their deployment.

From local to global The Giving Doll has also provided dolls to Thanks to the hard work of The Giving Doll, Ronald McDonald houses, dressing them in talented volunteers and generous donors, children red shoes reminiscent of Ronald himself. Local no longer receive just a doll with a name. Each churches embarking on overseas missions carry doll is accompanied by a handcrafted blanket and a supply of dolls on their travels, knowing that tote bag. Householder hopes to eventually include they will find children in need of comforting. a storybook, too, with a theme children can easily JAN Siblings of Sandy Hook victims received dolls identify with.

HOUSEHOLDER to help ease the pain of that terrible event. The The Giving Doll’s manufacturing of dolls breadth of The Giving Doll seems infinite. has increased exponentially, and the impact of the When asked about her motivation for manufacturing nonprofit has exceeded Householder’s wildest expectations. dolls, Householder sums up her rationale with an emotional reply. “Children need a doll to hug and love when their world is turned upside down. Hugging and loving a doll makes a difference!”

Growing pains

As the scope of The Giving Doll grew, so did its need for space and resources. The city of Wadsworth helped the business relocate to an empty storefront while civic organizations provided funding for necessary renovations.

With a new and improved home, The Giving Doll team stepped up its efforts to secure more donations and increased the production of dolls.

After appearing as a guest on the nationally televised PBS show Sewing with Nancy, Househoulder’s phone and email account began to buzz with inquiries from viewers. Some of the interested callers even began producing dolls under the guidance of Householder.

OPPOSITE PAGE & BELOW: Through The Giving Doll,

900 volunteers across 10 states give their time and money to make dolls and blankets by hand for children in need all across the world.

“Children need a doll to hug and love when their world is turned upside down. Hugging and loving a doll makes a difference!”

– JAN HOUSEHOLDER FOUNDER, THE GIVING DOLL

In the past 12 years, more than 43,000 dolls have found homes with children in every U.S. state. Church missions have provided dolls to children in 64 different countries, with many in remote parts of Africa. The volunteer count of The Giving Doll enterprise is nearly 900 and manufacturing stretches across 10 states. The statistics are amazing when you realize that it was all started by a focused, talented home economics teacher from Wadsworth with a passion to make a difference in the life of a child.

The Giving Doll works on a local, national and global level, and not many organizations can make that claim. The work of Householder and those volunteers is heartwarming and has universal appeal. Ohio boasts many wonderful people and organizations, but The Giving Doll may be one of the most unique and special within its borders.

For more information about The Giving Doll and to learn how you can help, visit thegivingdoll.org.

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A national museum in Newark is showcasing the brilliance — and beauty — of a bygone era of American skill and craftsmanship. lot of the trends that happened in this country on he National Heisey Glass Museum the national level, both with society and style-wise, located in downtown Newark at Veterans simply by looking at the glassware. It really speaks to Park houses a collection of nearly 5,000 the quality of the glass and the cutting-edge designs.” pieces of Heisey glass, all produced Emerald was the first color made, but every between 1896 and 1957 by A.H. Heisey & color introduced had a distinct name: Mercury, Company.

Limelight, Flamingo, Hawthorne, Cobalt, Marigold Every piece was hand-pressed or blown at the and Moongleam, a best seller described in ads as “the plant on Oakwood Avenue, which was founded green of moonlight on the sea.” So did the pattern

by Augustus Henry Heisey, a German immigrant lines, including Crystolite, a mainstay manufactured from Pennsylvania. From gallery to gallery, the JACK from 1937 to 1957, Ridgeleigh and others. glassware gives visitors a glimpse into the rich BURRISS There were a lot of glasshouses back then, says history of glassmaking and the company that Burriss, a Heisey aficionado long before his days at the perfected the centuries-old process. national museum. “But to guarantee their market share, “I really think we’re a great deal more than a glass Heisey was continually updating and introducing new museum,” says Jack Burriss, the museum’s director and curator. “It’s truly one of my joys as director of the museum to have people come in and say, ‘My grandma had one of those’ or ‘we used that growing up at home.’ The glass holds memories for so many.”

“I really think we’re a great deal more than The exhibits feature hundreds of patterns and every a glass museum. It’s truly one of my joys as known color of Heisey glass, mostly donated by members of the Heisey Collectors of America, Inc. (HCA). Some of the director of the museum to have people come original molds, tools and etching plates are also displayed, along with old photographs, advertisements and even in and say, ‘My grandma had one of those’ Heisey’s original wooden desk. or ‘we used that growing up at home.’

The glassware, known worldwide for its quality and brilliance, was a staple on dining room tables and in The glass holds memories for so many.” restaurants and railroad dining cars for more than 60 years.

It included elegant tableware, stemware and barware, and – JACK BURRISS MUSEUM DIRECTOR & CURATOR, everything from cordials and creamers to comports and NATIONAL HEISEY GLASS MUSEUM console sets. It was a classic — identifiable on most pieces by its Diamond “H” trademark.

Heisey had a home in Hollywood, too. Elizabeth Taylor’s products. None of it was mass-produced. Every piece in this vanity table included a plug horse from the popular animal museum was designed and created here in Newark.” collection that debuted in 1940. Etched champagne glasses The extensive collection is showcased chronologically in were featured in the movie Some Like it Hot, starring the first gallery, starting with the imitation cut designs and Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis. Heisey goblets also graced then the simple flutes and scallops of the Colonial-style the tables at the wedding reception of John F. Kennedy and pieces. In later decades, soda fountain items and basket vases Jacqueline Bouvier. became popular, along with animal figurines, which are still Cut glass that resembled crystal was the trend in the early sought after by collectors worldwide. patterns, Burriss explains. “You can see chronologically a JULY / AUGUST 2018 19

The museum, founded in 1974 by the HCA, is housed in one of Newark’s oldest homes that belonged to attorney Samuel D. King. Scheduled for demolition, it was offered as a gift to the organization and moved to its present location downtown.

In 1993, a 6,000-square-foot addition was built, creating two more galleries, a media center and an archives room.

Michael Maher serves on the museum’s board of directors and is hooked on Heisey. He discovered his first treasure — a broken horse’s head — while walking with his grandmother through the woods east of Newark. Now he and his wife, Kate, are both HCA members and regularly use Heisey glass, often mixing patterns or colors when entertaining.

“This glassware is useable and affordable, and we encourage people to use it and entertain with it,” says Maher, whose grandfather and great-grandfather both worked at the company. “The designs are timeless, it’s American-made and it has a rich history.”

Burriss grew up surrounded by Heisey, too. His mother, grandmother and great-grandmother all owned plenty of place settings, stemware and table accessories. They also chose cherished Heisey patterns as their wedding crystal over the years.

“I think what’s sometimes missed is that it really is a fine art, so it’s a true source of pride for all Ohioans,” says Burriss.

“It’s hard to describe an embodiment of passion. It brings you joy. It brings you a reward. And it’s amazing to see that passion in so many people.”

For more information about the National Heisey Glass Museum, visit heiseymuseum.org.

A.H. Heisey & Company was founded in 1896 by Augustus Henry Heisey (left), a German immigrant who was working in the glass industry in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Businessmen in Newark lured him to open a factory in town, an area abundant in natural gas and rich in silica sand, both key ingredients in glass making. The plant, with only one 16-pot furnace and four glory holes, employed 250 workers when it opened. It didn’t take long for Heisey to become a household name.

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in the glass industry, unmatched in innovation and technical ability. While early production was mainly in crystal glass, blown ware, etchings and cuttings became the company’s mainstay. Its orchid etching soon became one of the most popular decorations for glassware ever made. The factory survived the Great Depression and World War I, always introducing new pattern lines and producing dozens of distinct colors. It was also in the forefront of advertising, with its embossed Diamond “H” logo and slogans like, “Glass perfected through the secrets of four thousand years.”

When Heisey died in 1922, his son, E. Wilson Heisey (right), took over as president and served until 1942. He was succeeded by his brother, T. Clarence Heisey. The 1950s were a struggle for Heisey and other glass manufacturers who faced competition overseas and from the arrival of plastics as an alternative to glass. In 1957, the Newark landmark with its towering smokestacks closed for the traditional Christmas break and never opened again. It was the end of an era for Heisey, and for an important chapter in American history.

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By Diana Coon

When someone in Mansfield says, “Let’s go to the Dairy Queen,” we all head to the corner of Wood Street and Glessner Avenue. That corner has been home to this palace of ice cream since 1948, and it’s kept a good number of the Mulherin family employed all those years.

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building delays forced the opening to Aug. 11, 1948.” y grandparents, John and Winnie Mulherin, When the Mulherins signed their two-page, moved here from their Iowa farm typewritten contract, their signatures brought to purchase the Dairy Queen By 1950 there the number of Dairy Queen (DQ) stores to an territory rights for Richland were 1,446 DQ even 100. They risked everything to open their County,” says eldest grandson stores, and by 1955 store, backed by little more than hope and a piece Pat Mulherin. “In 1947, you might have found there were 2,600. of paper. Fast food and franchising was unheard my grandfather sitting in a lawn chair on street Today DQ boasts of. The DQ system grew from the ground up, and corners around town, counting cars and talking 6,400 stores in John and Winnie Mulherin were a part of the to people. He conducted his own traffic study foundation of the franchising industry. By 1950 and decided on the lot at Wood and Glessner.

24 countries. there were 1,446 DQ stores, and by 1955 there Construction began in the Spring of 1948 with were 2,600. Today DQ boasts 6,400 stores in 24 countries. opening expected in July, but uncooperative weather and

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The Mulherins own two DQs in Mansfield.

The original is located on Glessner Avenue and the newer location is on Ashland Road.

The Mulherin contract is still in effect, and the family now has a second store at 309 Ashland Rd. in east Mansfield.

The early days

John and Winnie worked hard and made their ice cream business a success.

Since their DQ agreement forbade snacks or food to be sold from the building, the Mulherins purchased the adjoining lot and built The Snack Bar in 1955. Root beer in a frosted mug, french fries and sloppy joes delivered by car hops became very popular on hot summer nights.

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“At work, our dad was all business,” Tim Mulherin remembers. “We all peeled potatoes in the basement of The Snack Bar, cleaned machines and took our turn at the counter. I remember getting into trouble one summer when a couple of us dumped a canister of strawberry topping.

It went everywhere and I scrambled to clean it up before Dad found out. I’m the one he caught, and he reminded me what a bad year it was for strawberries as he read me the riot act.”

The brothers chuckle as they recall their mom wreaking havoc in the store one day. “Mom came in to help when it was necessary, but with six kids, she spent most of her time at home.” Mike laughs, “At that time, we had a big sign with all the products and prices listed; it held hundreds of little plastic letters that slid into tracks. One day, Mom hit the sign swatting a bee and sent them flying. There were little black letters everywhere!”

To accommodate the increase in business and the number of new items introduced

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Steady growth

on Ashland Road that opened that same year. In 2006, their son Joe and his wife, Angela, came in to manage the Ashland Road store; he is the fourth-generation

“We all peeled potatoes in the basement of The Snack Bar, cleaned machines and took our turn at the counter.

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Mulherin to keep the family tradition going in Richland County. Many other members of this fourth generation have worked in the stores alongside employees who’ve been with the business anywhere from 16 to 20 years.

The Mulherin family has brought the area the “cone with the curl on top” for a span of 70 years. They’re a part of the fabric of the community, and they look forward to many more years of bringing smiles of delight to the faces of their customers.

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Love Where You Live . By Julie McCready

Julie McCready helped the Dunlaps transform their Huron beach cottage into a nautical oasis full of color and comfort.

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At the end of State Route 13, the 10th longest state route in Ohio, sits the quaint town of Huron.

Named as one of America’s Coolest Small Towns by Budget Travel magazine, Huron offers birding, boating, beach walking and many other great activities for those who visit its borders. long the shores of Lake Erie in this town are neighborhoods like Nickel Plate, Old Homestead on the Lake and Chaska Beach, full of permanent and warm-weather residents alike who enjoy activities both on the water and off. If you wander the area and stop for a chat with the beachcombers or bike riders, you’ll find a repetitive response when inquiring where folks live when the weather turns cold and the cottages close up for the season … “Richland County, Mansfield,” they say.

“It’s the closest place to get to if you want a cottage along the shores of Lake Erie,” Mansfield resident Phil Wilging says. “When you get in your car and take State Route 13 to the end of the road, Huron is there. So that’s where my family set up summer living in the early 1950s, and continues to do so today.”

Hundreds of other Richland County residents over the years also have done so, giving the area the nickname “Little Mansfield” among seasonal cottage owners. In 2009, Dave and Kerry Dunlap decided to join in the Little Mansfield settlement by purchasing a cottage in the Old Homestead

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neighborhood. Dave had grown up spending summers at his family’s cottage on Gem Beach at Catawba Island, and Kerry’s family frequently vacationed at both Gem Beach and Old Homestead, so both had a love of the area and a desire for more memory-making time with their son Kyle.

“It’s the closest place to get to if you want a cottage along the shores of Lake Erie. When you get in your car and take State Route 13 to the end of the road, Huron is there. So that’s where my family set up summer living in the early 1950s, and continues to do so today.”

– PHIL WILGING, MANSFIELD RESIDENT

The two-bedroom, one-block-from-the-beach cottage they found was perfect for their family. There were plenty of Richland County friends in homes surrounding them that welcomed them into the neighborhood, where beach-sitting by day turns into afternoon lunch outings on boats and backyard barbecues by night.

In 2016, the Dunlaps decided it was time to update their little cottage and they contacted me to assist them with exterior and interior design and furniture decisions for their remodel. Dave grew up in the building business with his father and is the second generation of Dunlap Builders in Lexington, Ohio, and Kerry is an avid watcher of home remodeling shows, so both had excellent ideas and vision for their redo. Their home is built of solid cinder block and concrete and had no structural issues, but posed quite a challenge when it came time to change out windows!

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of changes, but at the top of the list was tearing off the existing front porch and creating a new entry and sunroom that would provide additional living space.

Being close to the waters of Lake Erie, it was easy to choose the color scheme of beige (sand) and blue (sky). It was also easy to decide to use other beachy materials like wood on the ceiling and rope around mirrors and accessories. Dave enjoys combing the beach for driftwood and Kerry delights in seeking out beach glass and lucky stones, so all of these accessory items were easily translated into the décor. We chose a durable Luxury Vinyl Tile (LVT) flooring system that emulates planked wood but is waterproof for their new floors.

When deciding on furniture, we picked pieces that were correctly sized for the smaller floor plan and were comfortable for mornings and evenings relaxing in the sunroom. The sofa, deep with removable back cushions, can double as an extra sleeping space when friends and family visit for the weekend. The fabric is a newly designed performance fabric

Nearby Lake Erie served as the perfect inspiration for the Dunlaps’ decor — from the beige and blue color scheme to natural, beachy materials incorporated such as wood and rope.

that provides cleanability, durability and longer light fastness to help with the amount of light that shines in the many porch windows. Two swivel barrel chairs created by Norwalk Furniture, located just 12 miles from the Dunlap cottage, allow for casual conversation across from the sofa or can be turned to view the many species of birds that congregate in the tree outside the entry door.

With phase one of remodeling complete, the Dunlap family and friends are enjoying their summer and all the festivities that come with life along the shores of Lake Erie. But rest won’t be long in their future, as phase two of remodeling is knocking on the back door of the adorable little cottage in the quaint town of Huron, and I’ll be ready to drive to the end of the road to assist once again!

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THE DYNASTY IN ALLIANCE Keeping Score . By Mike Greene

Coach Larry Kehres led the Purple Raiders to 11 championship titles in his 27 years as head coach.

About Mike Greene Since graduating from Muskingum College, Mike Greene has spent most of his working life in sports media. He has worked at radio and TV stations around Northeast and Central Ohio, including as a sports talk show host for WMFD-TV in Mansfield. He has been writing his Keeping Score column for Heart of Ohio for the past 10 years.

One of the most often discussed, and argued, sports topics has to do with trying to make a case for the teams that have enjoyed enough success to qualify as a dynasty.There have been some notable claims to that description in the professional ranks — from the Boston Celtics of the NBA in the ’60s and ’70s to the New England Patriots in today’s NFL. However, there are a lot of cities with big-league ball clubs in football, basketball and baseball whose followers would shout until their lungs exploded that their teams were better than any of the others.

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The every man

Starting in 1993 and extending through 2012, the Purple Raiders won 11 Div. III National Football Championships. The head coach for all those title runs was Larry Kehres. Kehres was very familiar with “Mount,” having played quarterback there and then serving as an assistant coach under Ken Wable for more than a decade before ascending to the position of head coach in 1986.

Before reciting too many of the statistics he accumulated over 27 years leading the Purple Raiders, let’s examine Larry Kehres the every man. I first met him in the late ’90s about halfway through his run of football

championships. At the time, I was doing a sports talk show at a local TV station, booking my own guests. I reached out hoping Coach Kehres would make the drive from Alliance to Mansfield on a Wednesday night to do my show. I thought I would get a polite no, but instead the coach said he’d love to do the program.

When he arrived that night, I have to admit that I was expecting him to be driving a shiny, purple SUV with all the bells and whistles, but instead he was behind the wheel of a modest pickup. Before we talked about his collegiate career, Coach Kehres told me about growing up in a little place called Diamond, where he played football at

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To avoid those partisan arguments, let’s limit our dynasty nominees to collegiate sports. In fact, let’s narrow our nominees to those schools in the Div. II and III levels.

We’ll refine our search even more by saying the schools must be located here in Ohio.

The most recent claim to dynastic excellence belongs to the Ashland University’s women’s basketball team.

It has won two of the past five Div. II national championships and it finished runner-up just a couple of months ago. It also set a Div. II record with 58 consecutive victories.

But as I see it, the crown jewel of collegiate sports dynasties is found in Alliance at a school named University of Mount Union.

Southeast High School in Portage County.

As he talked about those early years, I was struck by his laid-back demeanor.

Had I not done some homework, I would never have guessed that he was one of the most winning collegiate football coaches in America. He looked more like the president of the football booster club than a multiple-time Div. III Coach of the Year.

The crown jewel of collegiate sports dynasties is found in Alliance at a school named University of Mount Union. Starting in 1993 and extending through 2012, the Purple Raiders won 11 Div. III National Football Championships. The head coach for all those title runs was Larry Kehres.

In his first year as Mount Union’s head coach, his team went 11-1. The next three seasons were pretty average by Purple Raider standards. But then the almost unimaginable run of victories and titles began. When the championships started to pile up, the ability to recruit better and better talent increased. Coach Kehres told me that the ripple effect of the wins and titles allowed Mount Union to recruit from further away, especially into other states like Pennsylvania and Michigan.

One of the most interesting things that Coach Kehres shared with me was that he never cut players from his team. “Telling a young man that he wasn’t good enough to be on the team was not acceptable to me,” he says.

So if you attend a Mount Union home football game, you will see 85 purple-clad gladiators run onto the field before kickoff. Most of them will not see a second of playing time during the game, but they’ll be cheering their teammates on with as much enthusiasm as the fans in the stands.

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Vince will be starting his sixth season in that job. As proof that the apple doesn’t fall too far from the tree, in his first five seasons, his teams have won 70 games and lost just four, while winning two national titles. Something tells me that someday he’ll be joining his father in the College Football Hall of Fame.

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CONSIDERATIONS WHEN SELLING YOUR BUSINESS

Making Financial Sense . Brought to you by Charles P. Hahn, CFP®, in conjunction with Lincoln Financial Advisors* About Chuck Hahn Chuck Hahn, CFP® is a registered representative and investment advisor representative of Lincoln Financial Advisors Corp., a broker-dealer (member SIPC) and registered investment advisor offering insurance through Lincoln affiliates and other fine companies. This information should not be construed as legal or tax advice. You may want to consult a tax advisor regarding this information as it relates to your personal circumstances.

Whatever your motivation for selling your business, you’ll only get one chance to maximize the return on your years of hard work. Do it the right way and you could get the price you want and reduce the impact of capital gains and estate taxes. Do it the wrong way and you might end up with a hefty capital gains tax bill and estate planning headaches.

You can increase your chances of a successful sale if you coordinate your efforts and work closely with a financial professional from the very moment you start thinking about selling your business.

A financial professional, with the assistance of a qualified appraiser, can help you place an accurate value on your business interest and provide the critical insight and expertise needed to steer you through a complex and time-consuming process.

on the market for anyone who’s interested?

Or do you want your business to stay within your family? If so, do family members have the means to buy it? Might your senior managers or other employees be interested in purchasing your business interest?

Dealing with succession issues early in the sale process is important. Once you have, the next step is to determine the most advantageous way to sell the business. Here’s a brief overview of some of these options.

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Although buyers may prefer to buy assets, if you’re selling an incorporated business,

you generally can get a better tax deal by selling stock. In the case of a business asset sale, you may have to pay taxes twice — a corporate capital gains tax on the sale of the assets (at the same rate as for the corporation’s ordinary income) and an individual income tax on any corporate distributions received by the stockholders.

Selling stock, instead, allows you, as a shareholder, to pay federal tax only once, potentially at the more favorable 15- or 20-percent capital gains rate. There is no corporate level tax.

Owners of small businesses can get an even better deal. If you sell your business

interest as Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS) and buy other QSBS, you may be able to roll over your gain tax-free (additional requirements apply).

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Dealing with succession issues early in the sale process is important. Once you have, the next step is to determine the most advantageous way to sell the business.

Installment sales With an installment sale, you ask the buyer for a down payment and a note covering the balance of the purchase price.You report taxable gains as you receive payments from the buyer, rather than all at once in the year of sale.You must also report the interest payments you receive on the note as ordinary income. When correctly structured, an installment sale can freeze the value of the business at its sale price for tax purposes. So if the business continues to increase in value, your estate will not owe taxes on any appreciation generated after the date of the sale.

To help maximize your financial return on the sale of your business, consult a financial planning professional before you put your business on the market.

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OHIO’S PRISONER OF WAR CAMPS Ohio History 101 . By Bill Smith

About Bill Smith Bill Smith was born in Fremont and graduated from Tiffin Calvert High School to attend Tiffin University. He is currently an insurance agent with RFME Insurance in Mansfield and has been in the insurance business for 40 years. He recently retired as board president of the Ohio Bird Sanctuary and enjoys drawing and watercolors in his spare time.

On April 12, 1861, the Confederate States attacked Union forces at Fort Sumter. As in any war or conflict, casualties were suffered on both sides and prisoners were captured and lost to the opposing forces. From September 1862 to the summer of 1863, both sides operated under a prisoner exchange agreement that resulted in little need for prisoner camps. Once this agreement deteriorated, the need for prisoner of war camps became critical. Ohio had two such camps — Camp Chase in Columbus and Johnson’s Island in Sandusky Bay.

Camp Chase

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political prisoners who sided with the Confederates. The camp grew from 300 prisoners in 1861 to more than 2,000 in 1863. The following year it expanded to over 8,000 — well beyond its original design for only 2,000 prisoners. By 1865, the population had soared to 9,400 men.

When the war ended that year, over 26,000 Confederate soldiers had passed through the prison gates.

Conditions were harsh and illness and death were common. Open latrines, muddy ground, open cisterns and a smallpox outbreak were the main culprits. Food was of poor quality and sparse. Over 2,500 men

died at the camp. After Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Gen. Ulysses S. Grant at Appomatox Courthouse on April 9, 1865, the prisoners were released and the camp was closed in July of that year. Today all that remains of the camp is a cemetery that marks the graves of 2,260 Confederate soldiers who died there. The cemetery is located at 2900 Sullivant Ave. in Columbus.

Johnson’s Island Johnson’s Island lies north of Sandusky and just south of the Marblehead Peninsula in Sandusky Bay. The 16.5-acre prison camp was constructed in April of 1862.

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Camp Chase was built in June of 1861 on 160 acres of farmland situated 4 miles west of present day downtown Columbus. Initially it was a training facility that prepared Ohio Volunteer Infantry for battlefront action. The camp replaced Camp Jackson, a much smaller, nearby facility. Camp Chase was named after former Ohio Governor Salmon P. Chase, who was serving as Secretary of the Treasury under President Lincoln.

The camp began accepting prisoners shortly after it opened, and most of the initial prisoners were civilian

The entire 300-acre island had been owned

by Leonard B. Johnson since 1852 and was originally called Bull’s Island, after the original owner Epaphras W. Bull. The U.S. government leased the land from Johnson for $500 per year.

The prison was a wooden stockade with 15-foot walls enclosing 12 two-story barracks. It was guarded by the 128th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. The original intent of the camp was to house only Confederate officers, but eventually enlisted men, and political prisoners were moved there as well. It was designed to hold 1,000 men, but that number had swelled to over 3,200 in January of 1865.

Camp Chase grew from 300 prisoners in 1861 to more than 2,000 in 1863. The following year it expanded to over 8,000 — well beyond its original design for only 2,000 prisoners.

By 1865, the population had soared to 9,400 men.

Conditions at Johnson’s Island were also harsh from overcrowding, inadequate shelter and sanitation, and poor quality of food. After word spread of the mistreatment of Union soldiers in Confederate prisons, food rations were lowered and discipline became more rigid.

In September of 1864, it was discovered that Confederate agents were plotting to hijack the USS Michigan and use the gunboat to free the camp’s prisoners.

The plan was aborted upon the arrest of lead conspirators Charles Cole and John Yates Beall. Cole was imprisoned for the remainder of the war and Beall was executed in February 1865 for spying.

Like Camp Chase, nothing remains of the prison except for a Confederate cemetery with over 200 graves, maintained by the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery.

The graveyard can be accessed by car from the south shore of Marblehead by taking E. Bayshore Drive to S. Gaydos Road.

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