Heart of Ohio May/June 2019

SHARI NG TH E BEST OF OH IO

MAY/JUNE 2019

BRING YOUR DREAM DRESS TO LIFE Joan Madison brings high-end fashion to the bridal industry

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6 Must-Do Events

12 Something Old, Something New

8 Music Spotlight: Lorain Music & Vending Co.

18 A Stitch Above the Rest

10 What We’re Reading: World War II POW Camps in Ohio

20 Red, White & Bluegrass

Five things to do near you to get the most out of summer, from beer and wine to hot air balloons.

This decades-old Ohio company has embraced changing technology over the years.

Dr. James Van Keuren gives an incredible account of these great forgotten pieces of Ohio’s past.

24 Love Where You Live

Designer Julie McCready helps the Wasylenki family mix the perfect ingredients in their kitchen makeover.

B E S T S H OT S 34 Give Us Your Best Shot

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Designer Joan Madison brings high-end fashion to the bridal industry

Contemporary quilt maker Nancy Morrison Crow has gained international recognition for her fabric works of art.

The annual Norwalk Music Festival celebrates music and the American way of life.

C O LU M N S 28 Keeping Score

Basketball superstar Max Martz hasn’t let anything get in the way of his bright future in college sports.

32 Ohio History 101

Ohio is steeped in Native American culture as the home of 70 ancient mounds.

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ON THE COVER: Designer Joan Madison conceives and crafts fashion masterpieces at her Reynoldsburg boutique, Joan’s Bridal Couture. Photo by Laura Watilo Blake.

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THE BLACK AND WHITE LANDSCAPE finally gave way to the technicolor spectacle that is spring in Ohio. Now, as we stand on the cusp of summer, this issue of Heart of Ohio brings you creative people, places and things to inspire your next project or activity to beat the heat this season.

Anne Miller introduces us to award-winning, contemporary artist Nancy Morrison Crow, whose art form happens to be fabric.

Read A Stitch Above the Rest to learn more about her exhibit at the Mansfield Art Center, June 22–July 21.

The Norwalk Music Festival in Huron is an event that continues to grow exponentially each year. Cindy Jakubick finds out what it’s all about in Red, White & Bluegrass. The festival brings both good will and good bluegrass to the community.

Pam Spence shares the story of Joan Madison — a woman in Central Ohio who has taken her creative talents to the highest level in Something Old, Something New. And this issue, we’re excited to introduce two new sections to the magazine: Music Spotlight and What We’re Reading. For our first Music Spotlight, Rhonda Davis visited Lorain Music & Vending Co. in Crestline to learn about this multi-generational family business.

Don’t forget to take us along on your summer travels (or staycations!) because we’d love to see your Best Shots in an upcoming issue. Send your pictures to editor@heartofohiomagazine.com.

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ASHLAND OHIO BALLOONFEST

The sky is the limit at the Ashland Ohio Balloonfest. Bold and colorful hot air balloons will fill the skies above while attendees enjoy entertainment, music, food and more on the ground below.

The three-day festival has been delighting both locals and visitors for almost three decades, and the events planned for this year are sure to draw a crowd for yet another memorable weekend.

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POUR ONE NINE BEERFEST

Take your pick of the more than 25 brews and wines available at the Pour One Nine Beerfest — named to honor the 419 area code — at the Ohio State Reformatory. Enjoy live bands and conversations with brew masters, or take a walk on the haunted side with a daytime cellblock tour or moonlit Ghost Walk through the reformatory’s dimly lit halls and corridors. Just don’t forget your flashlight.

May 9 n Ohio State Reformatory 100 Reformatory Rd., Mansfield pouronenine.com

GREAT LAKES FIBER SHOW

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Pick up a new hobby or stock up for your next project at the 24th annual Great Lakes Fiber Show. The marketplace includes more than 100 vendors carrying all the raw materials you’ll need for spinning, knitting, weaving and more. Exciting competitions, workshops and demonstrations — for the fiber enthusiasts who aren’t quite ready to start crafting — are sure to entertain.

Immerse yourself in the colorful and storied past of Richland County during RichHistory Weekend. Scavenger hunts, vintage baseball, interactive demonstrations and kayak tours are just some of the activities slated for the jam-packed weekend. Take in all you can as you and your family explore Pleasant Hill Lake Park, Little Buckeye Children’s Museum, Kingwood Center Gardens and more.

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INTERNATIONAL WINE FESTIVAL AT THE MILL

Further develop your wine palate with samples by the tasting, glass or bottle. The 16th annual International Wine Festival at the Mill offers close to 100 varieties of local and international wines, and domestic beer is available for hops fans. Live music, great food and a “vine art” canvas painting session round off the experience, making it easy for you to eat, drink and paint the day away.

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MUSIC SPOTLIGHT

LORAIN MUSIC & VENDING CO. This decades-old Ohio company has embraced changing technology over the years.

By Rhonda Davis . Photos by Laura Watilo Blake

Changing with the times

In the 1990s, Lorain Music branched out into the vending machine business, purchasing a full line of hot and cold beverage machines and snack and food equipment.

Hundreds of their machines serve factories, hospitals and hotels throughout North Central Ohio.

It’s been a fun business to work in and a privilege to be part of a third-generation family business. Especially to be able, as twin brothers, to carry on that legacy for 70-plus years.

–MIKE ZAPPA

MIKE AND MARC ZAPPA ARE MASTERS OF MUSIC. Not of classical or rap music, but the popular tunes played for years on those colorful, coin-operated machines called jukeboxes.

Mike Zappa and his twin brother, Marc, own Lorain Music & Vending Co., a family-run business based in Amherst that for decades has purchased, installed and serviced jukeboxes and pinball machines in bars and restaurants around the area.

“Technology has changed the face of the industry I don’t know how many times over the years,” says president Mike Zappa who oversees Lorain Music’s 17,000-square-foot facility in Crestline. “Music is a great example of that.”

Early years

Founded in 1946 by Mario Cipolla, the company started out with the staples of the industry back then — bingo pinball machines, pool tables, ball bowlers and, of course, the classic jukeboxes, which back then only played a few dozen hit songs from 78 rpm records.

Before the 1950s, Mike Zappa said that the old wall boxes — familiar in L & K restaurants and other venues around Ohio — switched to 45 rpms, which meant up to 100 selections for patrons, until CDs finally took over in the early 1990s.

The Zappa brothers, whose father Richard joined the company in 1974, grew up pitching in. As youngsters, they helped on the trucks running music and game routes.

New releases were picked up in downtown Cleveland then manually changed on the machines, along with the songs’ title strips.

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Now Lorain Music’s music and game side is all digitalbased. Digital jukeboxes are state of the art, with playlists of hundreds of thousands songs. A Touch Tunes model made in Canada, for example, has a search bar with endless possibilities. No coins needed. With just a credit card and a smart phone, patrons can pay and play without leaving their seats.

Gaming machines, likewise, have gone from basic basketball and skee ball to Star Wars and Beatles-themed pinball machines. Popular soft-tip dartboards that are electronically pre-loaded even allow players to compete on leagues remotely.

Looking forward

The company’s newest venture is ATM machines because, as Zappa puts it, “People don’t carry around cash these days.”

SnapShot photo booths have also been rising in popularity.

Lorain Music has grown since its early founding. In 1988, it opened the Crestline office and in 2007, the larger building on Richard Park Drive was built.

“It’s been a fun business to work in,” says Mike Zappa, “and a privilege to be part of a third-generation family business.

Especially to be able, as twin brothers, to carry on that legacy for 70-plus years.” n (TOP) Mike and Marc Zappa took over the family business after their father.

(LEFT) Lorain Music & Vending Co. keeps up with the latest trends and advancements in technology to keep its business modern and thriving.

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WHAT WE’RE READING

WORLD WAR II POW CAMPS IN OHIO

By Dr. James Van Keuren Book review by Diana Coon WHEN DISCUSSING THE HISTORY OF WORLD WAR II, many subscribe to the notion that the United States fought the war on foreign soil and kept it “over there.” In truth, the U.S. became the custodian of more than 425,000 German prisoners of war during the great conflict. World War II POW Camps in Ohio by Dr. James Van Keuren is an amazing account of those camps and one of the most forgotten parts of the war’s history.

During WWII, more than 6,000 prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch camps in Columbus, Rossford, Cambridge, Celina, Bowling Green, Defiance, Marion, Parma and Wilmington.

The first Italian prisoners arrived in 1943, later to be joined by, but separated from, German prisoners. The Italian prisoners charmed locals with their affable ways, while the Germans presented a more serious, intractable front. Each prisoner was permitted to send one letter and one postcard per week; their translated letters in the book show how much prisoners cherished the letters and items sent from home.

Motivation for the book came as Dr. Van Keuren talked with locals in Port Clinton about Camp Perry. “Many of the

During WWII, more than 6,000 prisoners of war resided at Camp Perry near Port Clinton and its branch camps in Columbus, Rossford, Cambridge, Celina, Bowling Green, Defiance, Marion, Parma and Wilmington. locals were young children at the time, but still remember the prisoners. Hearing their stories made me curious to learn more,” he says.

Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and residents as well as archival research, Dr. Van Keuren delves into the neglected history of Ohio’s POW camps. It’s an enlightening must-read for any history buff. n

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OLD, NEW SOMETHING

Designer Joan Madison brings high-end fashion to the bridal industry

By Pam Spence . Photos by Laura Watilo Blake

Columbus-based fashion designer Joan Madison spread her wings these past few years and flew to new heights. Introducing her stunning designs initially at the Columbus Bridal Show under the mentorship of show producer and director Danielle Revish, she went on to secure a place in Fashion Week Columbus, then on to fashion weeks in Charleston, South Carolina, and New York City as well.

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Madison conceives and creates her designs from scratch for each gown commissioned at her Reynoldsburg boutique — Joan’s Bridal Couture.

Whether it be wedding or runway couture, she puts the same love and attention into each garment.

adison feels quite at home creating breathtaking fashions for the runway, as she has been doing it almost all of her life.

She began her illustrious career in Queens, New York, as a third grade student at St. Clement Pope Grammar School.

“In grammar school, I used to make custom-fitted clothing for Barbie dolls,” says Madison. “I would set up my runway on the lunchroom tables and put on fashion shows.

I used fabric scraps, cut them out freehand and hand sewed them. I put each of the outfits in a little sandwich bag and sold them out of my lunchbox for a quarter.”

Madison says nobody really taught her how to sew. “It was a gift from God. I just always knew how to do it. I had no idea it could be a career — it was just something I did.”

As she got older, she started using the sewing machine and was soon busy making clothes for friends and family.

“Then I started working at a fabric store,” she says. “They let me do my own business in the store, sewing clothes for customers. I would make skirts and pants for $5 a garment.”

Starting a pattern

Madison was just 13 when she made her first wedding dress for a customer. While most young teens might have been intimidated by such a challenging request, she was thrilled. “The customer gave me free reign to design and create it. That early experience really helped me hone my craft.”

In grammar school, I used to make customfitted clothing for Barbie dolls. I would set up my runway on the lunchroom tables and put on fashion shows.

–JOAN MADISON In high school, Madison took some home economic classes where she learned some basic sewing, but she was mostly self-taught.

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Chloe Kohl

When Chloe got engaged to Ben Kohl in December of 2015, she immediately started a Pinterest page to gather ideas for her wedding.

She also began attending bridal fashion shows, looking for that special dress to wear on her big day.

When Kohl and her family arrived at Madison’s shop the next week, they were treated to highly personal service and even had the store to themselves.

“I picked out five dresses to try on,” remembers Kohl. “Some of Joan’s custom designs as well as other designs she had in stock. But when I tried on the dress I had seen on the runway, I knew it was the one.”

Joan’s Bridal Couture was the only shop Kohl visited for her wedding dress.

“I knew I wanted the wedding to be classic and timeless,” she says.

“I didn’t want to look back at pictures and think ‘look at those colors! What was I thinking?’ I wanted it to stand the test of time.”

The dress itself was a silhouette-hugging whisper of sheer elegance, set off by a jeweled yoke and collar. “It also had a detachable cape with a mock neckline,” says Kohl.

“It was so unique and regal. I wore the cape all during the ceremony and presentation and removed it when we started our first dance. I had never felt so beautiful in my whole life.”

After graduating high school, she sought a formal education to develop her professional skills. She duly graduated with an associates degree from the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City and earned her bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design from Syracuse University, New York. Shortly after, she began her formal training in the garment district of New York City. “I worked on my craft in the houses of major dress designers like Ann Taylor, Liz Claiborne, Donna Karan and Ellen Tracy,” says Madison. “At the same time, I kept up my custom work on the side.”

Picking up threads

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“I went to the Columbus Bridal Show in January where they were having fashion shows throughout the day,” says Kohl.

“That’s where I saw this dress on the runway — it wasn’t anything like I had ever seen or pinned to my page, but I fell in love with it. We ended up speaking to the designer, Joan Madison. She was so sweet and was going to let me try it on right there at the show since the dress on the model was my size. But the organizers wouldn’t let me go backstage, so we made an appointment to visit her shop the following week. It was so soon after my engagement that I only took along my mother and mother-in-law. I don’t think I had even chosen my bridesmaids yet!”

As the third-largest fashion hub in the U.S., Central Ohio offers Madison the perfect place to call home for her business. Her designs have found their way to high-end runway shows both locally and nationally, including in New York City.

The Limited, and later became technical design manager for Express. “I was skeptical of the move at first,” she says, “but I figured I could stand anything for three years.”

What Madison found, though, was her new forever home, the man of her dreams and now husband Roger Madison III, and a wonderful opportunity to open her own retail store — Joan’s Bridal Couture.

“When I first opened the store, I carried other bridal lines,” says Madison. “But I was gratified that the greatest interest was in my custom bridal pieces. Gradually, we phased out those other lines and are now a custom shop. We are a full-service bridal salon offering bridesmaids and mother of the bride attire, as well as prom dresses and tuxedos.”

Madison is happy to have made the move to Ohio.

“This is my home now,” she says. “There would have

been no way that I could have afforded a retail store or studio in New York City. I lived in my studio there!” And even more importantly, the area makes sense for her.

Columbus is the third-largest fashion hub in the country, behind New York City and Los Angeles. Les Wexner has attracted top-notch talent to Central Ohio, and those people often stay.

Madison feels blessed to be able to work in an industry she loves so much. “I love the creative spirit that allows me to feed off what is going on in society and interpret it through my own imagination,” she says.

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A STITCH

Contemporary quilt maker Nancy Morrison Crow has gained international recognition for her fabric works of art. | By Anne Miller

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I am an artist whose medium is quilts. I am a quilt maker.

–NANCY MORRISON CROW

She’s harnassed the graphic power of color with fabric as her medium. She hand-dyes 100-percent cotton fabric for her quilts.

When interviewed for this article, Crow asked that no phrases be used that include quilt art, art quilter or art quilting. Why does she feel so strongly?

“Because no one ever says art paintings or art sculpture,” says Crow. “It’s better to use the phrase contemporary quilts. I am an artist whose medium is quilts. I am a quilt maker. I work with cotton fabrics that I have hand-dyed, cut into (as though drawing improvisationally), with no patterns, shapes,

PHOTO COURTESY OF MANSFIELD ARTS CENTER

ancy Morrison Crow is much more than a 75-year-old farm wife living near Baltimore, Ohio. She is a leading American contemporary quilt maker, judging by the places where her work hangs in permanent collections and awards she has received, including the 2019 Masters of the Medium award from the James Renwick Alliance. Her impressive resume even put her in the Quilters Hall of Fame in 1997. A selection of Crow’s contemporary quilts will be on display June 22–July 21 at the Mansfield Art Center.

The purpose of my quilts is to make something beautiful.

But at the same time, my quilts are a means of expression — representing my deepest feelings and my life experiences.

–NANCY MORRISON CROW

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The art of teaching

Sometime in the 1980s, Crow began freelance teaching.

She encouraged her students to put their own spin on the process by developing free-form cutting techniques that allowed more spontaneity than using classic patterns.

She continues to share her expertise with quilt makers at workshops throughout the country and as far away as New Zealand.

Although she loves teaching, Crow was frustrated by the venues where there wasn’t enough wall space, large tables lines, elements and configurations. These are machineor ergonomic chairs. She found the perfect solution in the pieced together into compositions pinned to a work wall. form of a 40-by-70-foot, two-story, timber-frame barn on I consider myself a colorist.” her family’s 100-acre farm north of Lancaster. With the help of her husband and two sons, she renovated it into a Behind the fabric state-of-the-art studio that has become a mecca for quilt “The purpose of my quilts is to make something beautiful,” makers all over the world. They gather to participate in says Crow. “But at the same time, my quilts are a means of her annual teaching workshops consisting of eight classes expression — representing my deepest feelings and my life over a four-week period beginning in mid-May, and then experiences. They are all about how I see color and color again in October. relationships, how I see shapes and how “We focus on figure/ground composition I see line and linear movements. They — the basis of all art,” says Crow of the are also about complexity, sadness and men and women who enroll in her classes. hope.” Crow believes contemporary quilts People from all walks of life attend her deserve more recognition, which is why classes and have included a retired dean she cofounded the biennial Quilt National Don’t miss out! from the school of business at New Exhibits — juried shows for contemporary Crow’s Quilt Exhibit York University, the head of the dance quilt makers all over the world. will be at the department at Smith College, a Harvard Born in Loudonville, Crow has always Mansfield Art Center professor neurologist, and a retired been creative. She suspects both of her June 22–July 21. submarine engineer. One dedicated artist parents would have been artists if life has been coming from Japan for the past had turned out differently. They seriously 19 years. pursued their interest in photography “I find that so many of my students wanted to major while raising eight children and were so committed to their in art,” says Crow, “but their families encouraged more hobby that they had their own dark room in the basement. marketable degrees. Now that they have the time and As a teenager, her father even helped his mother earn extra money to spare, they are returning to what they truly love income by working as a tailor. by pursuing their passion. People are far more talented “Growing up, there was this big drawer that held my than they think they are.” And though her student’s work father’s tailoring tools that we were not allowed to touch,” may never hang in the Smithsonian’s Renwick Gallery remembers Crow. “I think that sparked my interest or the American Folk Art Museum in New York City like in fabric.” She went on to study ceramics and weaving at Crow’s, they come away with a deeper appreciation for The Ohio State University, earning her Bachelor of Fine turning fabric into art. n Arts and Master of Fine Arts.

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RED, WHITE & BLUEGRASS The annual Norwalk Music Festival celebrates music and the American way of life.

By Cindy Jakubick

Music has been a part of Kurt Hickman’s life for as long as he can remember. So much so that in 2013, he spearheaded the annual Norwalk Music Festival held at the Huron County Fairgrounds over July 4 weekend.

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to the bands, the weekend features bingo, a cornhole tournament, vendors and allnight jam sessions.

Hickman can easily rattle off the long list of bands that will perform at the festival and knows most of the band members by name. “Bluegrass people all know each other,” he says. “They’re here to have a good time. I do it as an escape. That’s why I never want music to be my ‘job.’ If it became work, well, that would ruin music for me.”

The festival location is clearly marked by a huge American flag draped from a giant crane. While Hickman himself is not a

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his year, the festival — which features primarily bluegrass and country bands and musicians — begins on Thursday, July 4 at 6 p.m. and wraps up Saturday night. Attendance on July 4 is free and includes the Norwalk Independence Day parade and fireworks display. Camping is available all weekend.

Hickman expects 1,000 to 1,200 people to attend, with about 350 of them camping. He’d like to see that number grow by another 300 to 400. In addition

veteran, many of his family members are, as well as many of the performers and festivalgoers. The flag honors their service and is especially significant over the holiday weekend.

The festival will also have a float in the 4th of July parade at the fairgrounds.

Making a difference

Hickman’s family and friends are a big part of the festival’s success, from planning to helping the event run smoothly.

He started the non-profit festival as a way for families to enjoy a long weekend of music. Proceeds from the event provide two scholarships to students pursuing studies in music and medical research. A special Saturday afternoon event, Pickin’ On Alzheimer’s, is a stump-the-band contest that raised more than $2,200 for the Alzheimer’s Association in 2018.

The music scholarship is somewhat self-explanatory. But why medical research and why the Alzheimer’s Association?

For Hickman, it’s personal.

We thought the festival could help raise awareness for this terrible disease. I also wanted to raise awareness for the effects it has on caregivers. It is stressful, tiring and isolating. You feel helpless.

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At age 14, he started playing in his father’s bluegrass band, Harbourtown. Hickman still plays bass and is a vocalist for the band, even though his father, Tony, died in 2014 at age 68 of progressive supranuclear palsy. The complex degenerative brain disease falls under the Alzheimer’s family of diseases.

“He suffered from the disease for 10 years. It just got worse and worse until he was bedridden,” says Hickman.

“We took care of him at home. I showered him. My oldest son, Dylan, now 21, stayed with him so my mom could get out for a break. She was a 24/7 caregiver,” Hickman says.

His entire family watched his father’s decline and was impacted by caregiving responsibilities. It finally became necessary to move Tony to a nursing home, where he died

just two months later. Hickman’s younger son, Mason, was just 10 when his grandfather died. Hickman and his wife, Jo, somehow balanced raising two sons and helping care for Tony with work and music. Hickman has worked for Ford full time for 25 years, currently at the Cleveland Engine Plant in Brook Park.

“We thought the festival could help raise awareness for this terrible disease,” he says. “I also wanted to raise awareness for the effects it has on caregivers. It is stressful, tiring and isolating. You feel helpless.”

Hickman said while his father never lost his mental memory, the palsy gradually destroyed his muscle memory, forcing him to stop playing music in 2008. But he still attended Harbourtown performances when he could. Tony started the band in 1972, and when he left the band, it was difficult for Hickman. “I almost gave it up,” he says. “But he told me not to and I keep remembering that.

Because of him, I have lived with bluegrass all my life. I love the music and I love the people.”

Hickman plays music nearly every weekend.

Harbourtown and his second band, Breakline, take him on the road three out of four weekends a month. Breakline, a swing band, will also perform at the festival.

A complete list and schedule are on the Norwalk Music Festival website. Entrance and camping fees, other festival information and contact information are also available online, as well as a schedule of non-music events. n

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After

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hen Carol and Morris Wasylenki bought their home in 2001, there were many things that they liked. Located in the Woodland area of Mansfield, it was close to where Carol had grown up, close to her daughters’ school and close to Dr. Wasylenki’s dental/ periodontics office. It was the perfect size for their family of four, and they especially fell in love with their backyard, which has become a staple Christmas light exhibit to drive by during the holiday season for their neighbors and residents of the area.

But there were also a few things they didn’t particularly like about their house, especially their main bathroom and kitchen. The bathroom was original to the 1960 build and still sported pink porcelain tile and a pink sunken corner tub to match. The kitchen, updated in 1983, was dark and had tile countertops with grout stains that could no longer be cleaned. I worked with the Wasylenkis several years ago to update their bathroom, so when her oven finally gave out last year, Carol called me up and said, “It’s time to partner and work some magic, Julie McCready!”

Just the right mix

Working on a kitchen remodel is like working on creating the perfect meal for a dinner party.

You need the right ingredients, but you also need to understand the tastes of your guests and the atmosphere that you are working to create for the evening. Every family is different and every cook has a certain way they like to use the environment, and it’s important to take all these details into consideration. But there are some shared basic ingredients to every great kitchen remodel.

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When starting with the redo, address your cabinetry first. Many clients want to run out and look at appliances right away, INGREDIENT which is great to help with budgeting, but ONE be sure to get the layout and style of cabinets correct from the start. Decide what’s important with your cabinetry because much of the cost can be in what you never see, especially construction. Quality construction means longevity of doors and drawers working properly.

Ask about the interiors and what levels of construction and product are available. Next, consider if you would like modern amenities like soft-close doors and drawers and how many of each. Each added component is costly but some may be worth splurging on in your remodel. Finally, decide on the profile of doors and drawers, and the finish, be it stained or painted. The more detailed the profile, the costlier. Believe it or not, painted cabinets are generally more expensive than stained, and even more so if adding glaze. Painted cabinets, especially two-toned, are currently the most popular option for kitchens. Carol and I chose a creamy white cabinet for her remodel since lightening up the environment was top on her wish list.

Countertops that work how you work

There are messy cooks and there are clean cooks. Messy cooks can be some of the best cooks out there, but they can wreak INGREDIENT havoc on their environments, especially TWO countertops. Some materials easily scratch and cut while others can scorch or burn, so it’s important to research countertop products and decide what your budget can afford now and in the future. Solid surface tops like granite once comprised close to 40 percent of homeowner’s choices. Now, quartz solid surfaces rank above granite. Quartz is liked for its simpler patterns and color. Half of all countertops currently being installed are light colored in various shades of white or multicolored with shades of whites, creams and grays. The Wasylenkis chose white, multicolored quartz, knowing that it could withstand lots of cooks working in the kitchen and keep the area light and bright.

A backsplash that makes just the right splash

The first important question to ask yourself is: do you want your backsplash to stand out, or should it blend in with the overall INGREDIENT look? A popular backsplash currently is THREE white subway tile laid in a brick pattern with dark gray or black grout. While white subway tile

doesn’t stand out, grouting it in a dark color will make it a focal point. For a more cohesive look, use a lighter grout that blends in with the tile. Take note — grouts on the market today can be stain resistant, cleanable and durable, so inquire about those to keep things looking fresh for years to come. Carol wanted some color in her kitchen and the backsplash was just the place. We had saved a green china cabinet and repurposed it in her renovation, so we chose a stone backsplash that featured green, brown and other neutral colors to add visual interest and depth to the overall look.

Flooring with a foundation of trust

While ceramic and porcelain floors remain the top choice for flooring options, luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is outpacing hardwood INGREDIENT flooring and other flooring choices as FOUR well. Liked for its wood look without the cleaning and care issues of real or engineered woods, LVT comes in a variety of styles and colors and is difficult to distinguish from the real thing. LVT also comes in a tile format and is preferred, as it will not crack like ceramic or porcelain. Once you decide the type of flooring you desire, be sure to consider its color. Darker floors can make a room look smaller and actually show more spills so messy cooks beware! Carol and Morris chose a wood-look LVT in a warm brown, wide-plank oak. We also carried the flooring into the adjoining dining room and foyer entry of their home for a cohesive look.

The right team is like icing on the cake

Partner with professionals. Remodeling a kitchen is one of the costliest areas of your home to redo, and it is also going to be a INGREDIENT painful activity of daily disruption in your FIVE home. So choose a team you can trust that will get the job done by adhering to the “two Qs:” quality and quickly. The Wasylenki family put their trust in me for the interior design and furniture, and in My Floors by Prints and Paints in Galion for the design layout, product and construction. Mike Davanzo, kitchen design expert at My Floors, created a 3D rendering presented on a large screen to help the Wasylenkis see how their dreams could come true. Kris Kochheiser worked diligently alongside the My Floors team on the construction that made Carol and her family’s dream kitchen come to life. And I, like any good cook, put all the ingredients together that will help the Wasylenki family enjoy their meals for many years to come.

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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 11 years.

Max Martz and family

Basketball, if you hadn’t noticed, is a game of numbers. The numbers can relate to the physical dimensions of players, the time remaining in the game, the score and those all important statistics. Even if you are no more than just a casual follower of the game at any level, I’m sure you’ve heard one of these numbers spoken by the person seated next to you at a game or a play-by-play broadcast on the radio or TV. Let me share some numbers that relate to a young man graduating from Upper Arlington (U.A.) High School in Columbus this spring. His name is Max Martz and basketball has played a large part in his life. His basketball bloodline runs deep on both sides of the family.

Martz’s maternal grandfather, Ron Barbo, was a long-time and very successful coach at several mid-Ohio high schools.

Martz’s father, Michael Martz, was a 6'4" forward for the University of Nebraska.

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football team.” Not so. Basketball was and is, by far, his first love. Though he wasn’t always the tallest on his team, Martz hit a growth spurt in seventh grade. Two years later, he found himself a member of the Golden Bear varsity team as a freshman. And what’s more — not only did he make the varsity team, but he was also a starter.

On the court

Martz can still recall his first game as a freshman starter. The opponent was Thomas Worthington and 14-year-old Martz had a stomach full of butterflies.

When I spoke with him for this story,

he was four years and over 80 varsity games removed from his debut as a U.A. player, but said that he still experiences a case of the jitters before every game, no matter who the opponent.

Martz’s high school basketball career came very close to ending early this past December. The Golden Bears had won three of their first four games and were playing Westland High School.

During the second quarter, Martz had the ball stolen from him by one of the Westland players, who headed the other way with Martz in pursuit. When they reached the other end of the court,

the Westland player faked a shot, which Martz reacted to with an ill-timed jump.

The next sound heard was Martz landing on the hardwood floor flat on his back.

His mother, Judy, says that immediately after the crash landing, the gymnasium fell silent as the fans in the stands waited to see if Martz would, or could, get up on his own. He pulled himself up and headed slowly to the bench, where he remained for the rest of the game.

His status as a starter four years running at a Division I high school coupled with the fact that he’d grown into a 6'6" machine meant he was a force to be reckoned with.

Initially, doctors thought he had little more than a sprain, but a CAT scan showed a much more serious injury.

Martz had broken three of the transverse processes — wing-like projections that attach to and extend from the vertebrae — and had an avulsion fracture of the ileac crest. That meant he was going to miss a significant part (if not all) of the remaining season, and U.A. would certainly miss his 20 points per game. But apparently Martz didn’t get that memo, because he was back on

the court much sooner than anyone (including the doctors) expected. He sat for just eight more games, and played even better than expected when he did return. In fact, during one game against Marysville, he poured in 43 points.

University bound

Martz has been on the radar of many colleges and universities for some time.

His status as a starter four years running at a Division I high school coupled with the fact that he’d grown into a 6'6" machine meant he was a force to be reckoned with. He first began

hearing from college basketball teams as a sophomore in high school. What made him especially attractive to those schools with exceptionally high academic standards was another number of great importance: his 3.9 GPA. Among the schools that Martz visited were five from the lvy League: Dartmouth, Harvard, University of Pennsylvania, Princeton and Yale.

Though none from that group usually challenges Kansas or Gonzaga for No. 1 seeds come March Madness time, they can provide students with a great deal of prestige: a degree from their university.

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The first visit that Martz took was to the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia before his junior year. As it turns out, he could have skipped the other visits. He loved the Penn campus, the players who showed him around and, in particular, the coaching staff.

“Max is a city kid,” says Judy, “and Philadelphia is one of America’s great cities — a perfect place for him to call his home away from home.” He made up his mind and with a year and a half of high school eligibility remaining gave Penn’s head coach Steve Donahue a verbal commitment to become a Quaker after his senior year.

Of course before informing the Penn coaches of his decision, he talked it over with parents thoroughly. Though it was truly Martz’s own choice to make, some friends, family and coaches had initial concerns that he may have committed too soon. If he had a gangbuster year as a senior, other offers from schools with more impressive basketball resumes could come along. But Martz knew Penn was the best fit for him.

I mentioned in the beginning of this this story that basketball is a game of numbers. There are three words, one being a number, that you’ll never see attached to Max Martz’s name: one and done. Because you can bet that Martz will be at Penn for the long run. n

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Bill Smith was born in Fremont and graduated from Tiffin Calvert High School to attend Tiffin University. He recently retired from RFME Insurance in Mansfield after being in the insurance business for 40 years. He was previously board president of the Ohio Bird Sanctuary and enjoys drawing and watercolors in his spare time.

Ohio is steeped in ancient Native American culture — home to more than 70 ancient American Indian mounds constructed primarily by the Adena, Hopewell and Fort Ancient Native American cultures.

The Hopewell Culture National Historical Park outside of Chillicothe is home to Mound City. A visitors center offers information on other mound sites as well as a fine artifact collection.

Outside the visitor center, you can walk among the 23 mounds, which were primarily burial sites where ashes of the cremated were interred. Originally, ceremonial buildings occupied the mound sites. It is believed that these structures were where cremations took place. A final ceremony resulted in the structures being taken down and burnt on the site and the mounds built over the remains.

roadways originally spread across 4 square miles. Two of the preserved earthworks are called The Great Circle and The Octagon Earthworks. The Great Circle is round and measures 1,200 feet from crest to crest with walls that vary from 4 to 14 feet in height.

It was once used as a ceremonial center by the Hopewell Culture, who are thought to have constructed the site sometime between 100 B.C. and 500 A.D. The Octagon Earthworks covers 50 sprawling acres. In 1982, two professors from Earlham College in Indiana discovered that the long, straight embankments align perfectly with the rise and set points of the 18.6-year lunar nodal cycle.

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animal — from the prehistoric era. The serpent’s mouth is agape and appears to be ready to ingest an egg. The serpent’s body has seven coils along its length and a triple coiled tail.

In total, the mound is 1,348 feet long, 5 feet high and varies from 20 to 25 feet wide. It’s not clear whether the mound was built by the Adena culture between 800 B.C. and 100 A.D. or by the Fort Ancient culture between 1000 and 1500 A.D. Radiocarbon dating done on the site in 1991 and 2014 conflict with each other’s findings, and burial mounds of both cultures lie nearby.

The Serpent and Hopewell sites have both been recommended by the U.S. Department of Interior to UNESCO to be included on the prestigious World Heritage List. Other World Heritage sites include Stonehenge, Egyptian pyramids, the Great Wall of China and the Taj Mahal. n

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Sunday Hours for Special Events 714 Richland Mall 419-529-2009 • www.bridalbyb.com Mon. & Thurs. 11am-7pm , Wed. & Fri. 11am-6Pm, Sat. 10am-4pm Closed Tuesday Walk-ins Welcome “Your special event is our specialty.”

Tara,s Floral Expressions

On the Creative Edge 48 W. 4th St., Mansfield 419-529-0600 In the Carousel District www.tarasfloral.com Mon-Fri 8:30am-5:30pm, Sat 8:30am-1pm Complete Floral Services • Fruit & Gourmet Baskets • Gift Certificates Available The Chill Downtown Ice Cream parlor!!!

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