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TheWayne County Area Cham-ber of Commerce promotes buyinglocal. In fact, our Buy Local ActionCommittee works all year on waysto address this topic and do morefor the members and our communi-

ty. The mission ofthat group in partstates, “… to promoteChamber Members,local retail busi-nesses (suppliers andservice providers)and to educate thegeneral public aboutthe economic bene-fits of shopping andbuying locally.”

We truly believethis is a critical piece of what we doand is essential for the success ofour community.

Instead of just writing aboutbuying local from the president’schair, I chose to reach out to themembership to see what they hadto say. Several chamber memberstook this opportunity to share withyou just what buying local meansto them and their respective busi-nesses:

»We at Veach’s work hard tobring fun and educational toys,crafts, hobbies and educationalmaterials to the Richmond area. ...

Although we do bring customersfrom the surrounding area to shopin Richmond, the support of ourown community means so muchand sustains us year after year. ...

We are excited to be in historicdowntown Richmond, and we areexcited to work toward another 75years!

John and Shari Veach,Veach’s Toy Station

»We support local to supportour customers and our community.We appreciate the business we getand the more money we make themore we are able to give back.

Wallace Heating & Air» The Buy Local Shop Local

initiative created by our Chamberenables businesses like HarvestLand to understand all that is avail-

able in our county to enable ourcooperative to operate more effi-ciently. Sometimes the best pricingand service is just around the cor-ner.

Lindsay Sankey, CommunicationsManager, Harvest Land Co-op

»With the economy the way it isnow, we prefer to keep the moneylocal whenever it’s possible.

Galo Molina,5th Street Coffee & Bagels, Ainsley’sCafé, Galo’s Italian Grill, The Olde

Richmond Inn» Supporting local businesses is

so very important. Not only does itkeep Richmond’s economy rollingbut, with regard to service-focusedbusinesses, it insures you havesomeone local to call on for help.

Rick Funk,WILCO Custom Electronics

»When we built our new loca-tion, we used all local suppliers andcontractors.Ashley Elstro, Operations Manager,

Elstro Auto» Every dollar from our services

is directed back into this Richmondjewel and other local buildings withthe intent of preserving them foranother 150 years.

Ardene Schoeffler, Owner/Operator,The Olde North Chapel

» Our customers are not justnumbers, they are friends. Weknow you and your families. ... Wegive locally to many organizationsand are active in many local or-ganizations. We are here to face

you on a daily basis — not justsomeone running the businessfrom somewhere else.”Aurelia Clark, Best-One Tire & Auto

Care of Richmond Inc.» It (local buying) is important

for local business because it helpsto circulate money throughout thecommunity.

Jesus Melendez,El Rodeo Mexican Restaurant

» Connecting and benefitingfrom local businesses builds a tightcommunity bond and we are proudto have been a part of that commu-nity and the Chamber for 13 yearsnow. ...

Sandi Mathews, Meijer» As a community bank, our

livelihood is based on supportinglocal business. “Like you, we livehere, we work here, we belonghere” is an ongoing message in ouradvertising, and from the top down,we believe in investing in our com-munity.

Sara Coulter,Vice President/Marketing Director,

First Bank Richmond

Shopping and buying locallyleads to growth for business,growth of economy, growth in jobsand therefore growth as a commu-nity. Support your chamber andyour local businesses and helpgrow your community.

Remember to BUY LOCAL!Holthouse is president and chief executiveofficer of the Wayne County Area Chamber

of Commerce.

Members sound off onbenefits of shopping local

AMYHOLTHOUSE

Page 3..... Successful woman: Caterer’slove of home-grown food stems fromchildhood on Brown County farmPage 5..... Whether shopping local orshopping small, every dollar counts in localeconomyPage 8..... Fun hobbies transformed intolocal businessesPage 12..... Made here, sold everywhere:Local products shipped around worldPage 15..... Holiday events keep on givingyear-round to local businessesPage 18..... Add local flavor to yourholiday tablePage 20..... Local charity donations,ribbon-cuttingPage 21..... Calendar features local,regional events; Preble County photoPage 22..... Ribbon-cutting photos forlocal book store, health care facility reno-vationPage 23..... Chamber organizes companytour, Taste of Wayne County

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Local shops, local productshelp keep dollars at home

As holiday shopping seasonapproaches, it’s a good time tothink about what happens to themoney we spend.

Every dollar that goes into abusiness located in the Richmondarea contributes to the health ofthe local economy — even moreso if the business is owned bysomeone who lives in the area.

Buying products that are madehere is another way to help main-tain a vibrant community.

Business owners remind shop-pers of their importance, espe-cially at this time of year.

“The people that live here andwork here are the beneficiaries ofthe people that shop here,” saidLyn Hoppe, co-owner of HoppeJewelers in Richmond.

Look through Maximum Busi-ness for shopping ideas that willbenefit your friends, neighbors,community and region this holi-day season.

On the coverA young train rider checks out thescenery inside the Richmond Fur-niture Gallery during the 2012 OldFashioned Christmas Festival inthe Depot District.PALLADIUM-ITEM FILE PHOTO BY JOSHUA SMITH

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If you’ve cooked three meals aday in a log cabin or lived on anAlaskan glacier, where the dog foodarrived before the human fare, youprobably don’t pale at preparingdinner for a few hundred humans.

Jennifer Ferrell, owner of TASTEby Jen Ferrell, a busy Richmondcatering business, has done all thosethings and more. The mother of twochildren, Ferrell, who holds a degreefrom Indiana University in environ-mental management, says her expo-sure to home-grown food and hardwork began early in life on theBrown County, Ind., farm where shewas raised.

How did you become interestedin food preparation?

I grew up in the country and wehad a big garden, 50 tomato plantsand 50 pepper plants and we cannedfood and made pickles. My dad was ahunter and we made venison jerky. Icooked supper for my family a lotand then I became the designatedparty planner when I moved on toother jobs.

I worked in Nashville, Ind., with afamily that had a flower shop and afamily camp. I worked in their flow-er shop at age 14 and learned to doflower arrangements, even makinglast-minute wedding bouquets. ThenI moved on to cooking three meals aday in a log cabin for the 70 to 130kids at the camp. I learned how to do

economical meals that kids wouldeat. Mike Nickels, the owner, was agreat mentor for me.

Tom (Ferrell) and I met at the

camp. He’d been going there sincehe was 8 years old. After we gotmarried, we traveled around thecountry for several years. It was a

booming time in outdoor recreation-al camps. We led dog sled tours inAlaska, stationed on a glacier with129 dogs. Tourists would land on ourglacier and we’d give them thewhole spiel on dog sledding. It wasanother experience of limited foodand a tight budget.

What led you to start your owncatering business in Richmond?

Tomwas from this area and hefound a job here. I’ve always been an

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entrepreneur. I worked downtown asan event planner and started thepersonal chef service, Who Cooksfor You, preparing a week’s worth ofweek-night meals for five to eightfamilies. They chose the foods fromthe menu and I delivered all of themon one day. It worked well while wewere having two kids. I started thecatering service five years ago,focusing on local ingredients, with arange of clients who are interestedin local foods. We try to do a lot oflocal foods, but we don’t force it onclients.

What local foods do you pro-duce?

We raise hogs and chickens, bothmeat birds and layers. We also raisevegetables and we’re always tryingnew varieties. We’re even doing anew variety of hogs. We grow pro-duce into the winter with raised bedsand hoop houses. We like to mini-mize the waste stream. Waste can bea big problem in the food business.

You now domeals onmanyFridays at the historic GennettMansion. How did that happen?

The owners (Bob and Donna Ged-des) thought it would be a fun way touse the mansion, to get people insideto see it. It’s a beautiful place. It’sgot Italian crystal chandeliers andbeautiful wooden floors and wood-work. We’ve been doing the Farm ToTable Dinners there for about threeyears. We have a set, five-coursemenu, a ‘foody menu.’ We use localingredients and you can have a pri-vate table or a separate room. Sev-enty-five percent of the guests arefrom the 317 (Indianapolis area) areacode. They seem happy to drive anhour for dinner.

Traditionally, the great chefsare male. Are women gainingground in the culinary world?

When I come out on Friday nightsat the Gennett Mansion, people doseem surprised to see a woman. Idon’t call myself a chef becausechefs usually have formal trainingand I don’t.

I have simple views about food —it should be good. I like to have arelationship with my customers,both at Quaker Hill (ConferenceCenter, where she manages the foodservice) and at Gennett. I want tomake sure the food is appropriatefor them.

You’re also involved with theWayne County Alternative GiftFair, where people make dona-tions to local non-profits in honorof someone on their Christmas list.

The event has become a holidaytradition, raisingmore than$200,000 in the last eight years forlocal causes. How did it comeabout?

Someone had seen the idea on awebsite. We didn’t quite know whatwe were doing that first year, but it’snow eight years old and it growsevery year. It fits with the wholeconcept of reducing waste and it’sjust really fun. We get a lot of greatfeedback on the gifts and from thenon-profits, with many of those giftscoming at a good time for them. It’sjust really fun. We have cookies andholiday music and people seem toenjoy it.

Moms are always looking formeal ideas their children will eat.Do your children (ages 5 and 7)enjoy themeals you prepare?

They were really great eatersuntil they went to school. Now theysometimes hold their nose at mymeals. They’ll say “Mom, you’re areally good cook for grown-ups.” Myson’s favorite meal is fish andshrimp cocktail. My daughter likesmac and cheese and corn. They willmunch on cherry tomatoes from thegarden.

CatererContinued from Page 3

Caterer Jen Ferrell and her husband Tom prepare the main course for dinner at the Gennett Mansion, 1829 E. Main St., inRichmond. The 1829 mansion has been renovated for use as an event hall. Farm to Table Dinners take place on many Fridaynights. Find a calendar at gennettmansion.com or call (765) 935-0055 for reservations. CHET STRANGE / THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR FILE

Dessert, blackberry almond tart with peach ice cream, awaits its ice cream toppingbefore being served at the Gennett Mansion. Jen Ferrell has been creating Farm ToTable Dinners at the mansion for a few years. CHET STRANGE / THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR FILE

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The holiday shopping season ishere and with it come exhortationsto shop local.

To some, that means shopping atlocally owned businesses. To some,it means shopping within the localcommunity.

But everyone seems to agree thatarea retailers large and small needlocal dollars to survive and thatevery dollar spent here helps thelocal economy.

“The people that live here andwork here are the beneficiaries ofthe people that shop here,” said LynHoppe, co-owner of Hoppe Jewelersin Richmond.

To Hoppe, shopping local means“shopping inside of Richmond. ... Itmeans keeping the money in theRichmond area.”

Valerie Shaffer, president of theEconomic Development Corpora-

tion of Wayne County,has come to agree withher.

“In my mind, shoplocal meant locallyowned business,”Shaffer said, “but withthe recent closing ofSears (at RichmondSquare Mall), I’ve real-ized it also includesour local national re-tailers. ... If we don’tsupport them, they willgo away.”

“We should mini-mize the leakage out-side our community,”said Mary Walker,executive director ofthe Wayne County

Convention & Tourism Bureau. “Ifwe go out of town and shop else-where ... at some point that businessmight not be able to stay here.”

Interstate 70 draws a number ofnational retailers that the regionalCarlisa Wright of Richmond takes advantage of a lull in sales to do some pricing

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population alone couldn’t attract,Walker said. “If we didn’t have I-70... we wouldn’t be able to have halfthe amenities we have. ... We need toshop locally as much as we can.”

Even so, Walker places highestimportance on shopping at locally

owned businesses.“All retail is important,” she said,

“but the locally owned shops arereally the ones where the moneystays here.”

A local campaign is urging shop-pers to spend their dollars locallyduring the holiday season. JessicaClark of Porter Advertising in Rich-mond is spearheading the cam-paign.

Clark draws a distinction be-

tween shop local and shop small.She defines shop local as “withinthe boundaries of the city.” In thecase of shop small, “you know theowner ... who’s there every day inthe store,” she said.

Focus of the campaign is shopsmall.

Shop Small Richmond IN is aspinoff of American Express’ ShopSmall national campaign for SmallBusiness Saturday — the Saturday

after Thanksgiving and the dayafter Black Friday, one of the big-gest shopping days of the year.

American Express, said Clark,encourages people to “rally theircommunity. We wanted to do justthat.”

Shop Small billboards have start-ed popping up and the campaign hasa presence on Facebook and Twitter.Radio spots and email blasts areplanned. And there will be a mobile

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app directing people to local mer-chants — both physical shops andonline sellers.

Summersault in Richmond spon-sored a shop local video contestduring last year’s holiday season.“We heard lots of positive com-ments” about the effort, said ChrisHardie, principal at the Internet

solutions company.“We were surprised bythe number of peoplethat created videos.”

One of those peoplewas Phil Quinn, whoworks at Harrington-Hoch Insurance and isa member of the Rich-mond Common Coun-cil. Quinn challenged

himself to try to hit 30 local retail,service and non-profit local entitieson Small Business Saturday.

“The idea is really kind of fun,”Quinn said. Logistical problems,however, made the day a long one. Itbegan around 4:30 a.m. and didn’tend until around 8 p.m.

“It would have been more helpfulif more local businesses” sold on-line, Quinn said. He also suggestedthat another day of the week mightbe better for visiting small busi-nesses. Many were closed on Sat-urday or only open in the morning.

Quinn was looking for a specifickind of business to patronize. “I liketo talk to the owner, to meet theowner,” he said.

Gary Schuette, owner of NettleCreek Hardware and The Boot Boxin Hagerstown, said that kind ofbusiness depends on people like

Quinn to survive.“We have to have the local cus-

tomer base,” he said. “That’s whatmakes it all work.”

“The small guy opening a busi-ness on Main Street is what it’s allabout,” said Tom Steiner, businessadviser with the East Central Indi-ana Small Business DevelopmentCenter in Muncie.

When clients come to him with anidea for opening a small retail en-terprise, “we talk a lot about whatthey can offer their customers thatthe others can’t,” Steiner said.

Schuette said small shops canoffer better customer service thannational retailers. They also canoffer variety.

“To me, the local shopping is

really important because it gives us... a unique flavor for visitors,” saidWalker.

But sometimes it can be hard tofind what you’re looking for. “Un-fortunately, you can’t always buylocal,” said Steiner.

Former small business ownerJason Whitney is skeptical of that.Whitney, now executive director ofCenter City Development Corp. inRichmond, issues a challenge toshoppers to limit themselves tolocally owned businesses for twoweeks. He predicts they will findthey have more choices availablethan they thought.

Whitney makes shopping local ahabit. “You make it part of yourlife,” he said.

Shaffer also issued a challenge.Before shopping, “I would encour-age everyone to see if that need canbe met locally,” she said.

Clark said she would consider theShop Local Richmond IN a successif it led to “people actually stayingin the community and actually com-pleting their shopping lists in localretailers.”

Hardie admitted that shopping atlocally owned businesses can some-times be more expensive than goingto a national retailer. The payoff is“helping small business survive andthrive.”

He suggests that people askthemselves a simple question —“How much is it worth to me to buylocal?”

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Trista Crane of Eaton, Ohio,learned to crochet whenshe was in the third grade.Years later, shemade a

hat for her daughter that turnedout so well, she posted a picture ofit on her Facebook page.

It wasn’t long before Cranestarted gettingmessage aftermes-sage saying, “Can youmake one ofthose forme?”

Hatmaking kept her busy forthe next threemonths.

In February, Crane started anew page on Facebook—TristaCrochet. It was her first experi-

ence with a “business where I sellto people I don’t know.”

In April, she expanded from

online sales to going to area festi-vals and craft fairs. At the recentBlackWalnut Festival in Camden,

Ohio, shemade $1,300 in two days.“I nearly sold out,” Crane said.

“The weather helpedme because itwas cold.”

Crane’s latest expansion beganin September with sales on eBay.She limits her products on the on-line retailer to what she calls bootcuffs—mini leggings that “stopthe air getting down in your boots.They’re real cute and they’ve donereally well,” she said.

What once was a hobby nowtakes up 20-30 hours a week ofCrane’s time.What once was a hob-by is now a business.

“It tookme by surprise thatpeople were willing to pay forsomething Imade,” said Crane.

But it’s not exactly lucrative.Crane figures that in a slowweekshemakes only about $2.50 an hour.In a good week— like the week ofthe BlackWalnut Festival— it’scloser to $25 an hour.

“It would scareme if it wasmymain source of income, just be-cause it is so seasonal,” Crane said.She sees almost no sales in thesummer, but was pleased that or-ders started coming in August.

“I can’t say I canmake a livingat it,” she said. “I don’t know howmany years it takes to know that.”

Soapmaker Julie Shank of Rich-mond also admits she’s not makinga living yet with her hobby-turned-business. “But I’mworking on it,”she said.

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making soap for 18 years, but startedselling in earnest after Verizon,where she worked for 30 years,closed its Richmond office aboutfour years ago.

Right now, there is such a demandfor her products that Shank is havingtrouble keeping up. “It’s wonderful,”she said.

And she’s aiming for evenmoredemand, relaunchingwww.sweetanniesoapworks.comwith a shopping cart to help bring inmore income.

Shank estimates she spends 30-40hours a week on the business, work-ing on the soap itself for 6-7 hours aday, then labeling and boxing into thenight.

Her advice for people whomightbe consideringmaking their hobbyinto a business is to “be persistentand get yourself out there. ... Youhave to work at it. Most of the time,people don’t come knocking at yourdoor.”

Different kinds of selling havedifferent advantages, but Shankurges sellers to be consistent. If, forexample, business at a craft fair isdown one year, she recommends stillgoing the following year.

“Don’t drop it because of one badyear,” she said. “The people whobought from you last yearmightcome back looking for you.” Theymight bring other customers withthem as well. Or a conversation on aslow day could lead to other opportu-nities.

“Look on the positive side,” saidShank.

One positive note for Shank is thatshe still has funmaking her prod-ucts. “I just can’t stopmaking newscents,” she said. “But the best partis when people come back and tellme howmuch (the soap) helped theirskin.”

Unlike Shank, Steve Sweet of NewParis, Ohio, isn’t looking tomake aliving from his Sweet Creations—the objects he welds together in hisgarage/studio.

Sweet startedmaking his cre-ations when he left Belden about fouryears ago. “Before I left Belden, Ithought, ‘Well, I can’t just sitaround,’” he said. He gathered to-gether welding equipment with noparticular plan, but seems to enjoyputting together lighthouses, wish-ing wells, signs and a variety of otherknickknacks. Right now, he’s busymaking replicas of the Roberts dou-ble-barreled covered bridge in Ea-ton.

“People who don’t weld don’t real-ly appreciate it at all,” Sweet said.“But there is amarket for it outthere.”

Sweet’s products can be found in

the shops atWesler’s Orchard, theWayne CountyHistoricalMuseumandHighHats at the Depot. Hedoesn’t go to festivals or craft showsbecause “it drivesme crazy” to sitthat long. He also isn’t interested ingoing online.

“People tell me I should get on theInternet, but I’m a little old-fash-ioned,” he said.

Sweet keeps his work hours downto a few a day. “I try not tomake it afull-time job.” Social Security and his401(k) pay the bills.

Selling his objects does help hisbudget in one way, though.

“It’s nice tomake enough ... to payformywelding supplies,” Sweetsaid.

Julie Freeman-Burch of Libertyhas a full-time job. She also has an11-year-old son. But somehow, shemanages to squeeze in time tomakethe pottery pieces she sells at craftfairs, online and at The CourtyardStudio @ The Lehman in CambridgeCity.

She gets up at 5 a.m. to get in somepotting before the rest of her daybegins.

Freeman-Burch has a collegedegree in fine arts with amajor inpainting and aminor in ceramics.She startedmaking pottery for fun in2007 and took her work to her firstcraft show in 2008.

Last year, she was accepted intothree juried craft shows—wherepotential exhibitors have to submit aresume and photos of their work tobe selected for inclusion. Her onlineshop is part of Etsy, a website whereartists and crafters from all over theworld can sell their wares.

“For people that want to do some-thing like this ... this is the perfecttime,” Freeman-Burch said. TheInternet and the proliferation ofcraft shows “makes a really goodenvironment for artists to sell theirwork.”

Lots of buyers, she said, are look-ing for a “unique, one-of-a-kind gift.”

Like Shank, Freeman-Burch hasmore demand than supply right now.“I really have to regroup and figureout howmuch time I have tomakewhat I need tomake. ... It’s a goodproblem to have.”

Freeman-Burch recommends that

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artists thinking about selling theirwork sign up for a small show suchas Richmond’s Fourth Street Fair,organized by Senior OpportunitiesServices. “There are a lot of smallshows around and they’re not reallyexpensive.”

Freeman-Burch’s full-time jobgives her the background to under-stand the business side of her en-terprise, but that’s not what keepsher inspired. “You’re really doing itbecause you enjoy the art,” she said.“It’s just a bonus to be able to sell it.”

RyanMorrissey of Richmond gota taste of running a business beforehe ever consideredmaking a livingfrom his hobby.Morrissey is ownerof Table Top Adventures at 713 E.Main St.

“I’ve been playing table top gamesand video games for prettymuchmywhole life,” he said. Table top games,Morrissey explained, include every-thing from board games likeMonop-oly to role-playing games like Dun-geons andDragons andMagic: TheGathering.

“I tried a lot of things right out ofhigh school,” he said. Eventually, he

got a jobmanaging a restaurant inMassachusetts. When the owner wasaway,Morrissey was in charge. “Ireally liked runningmy own busi-ness. ... I just figured I would pick

something that I knew really well,which is gaming.”

The business has an online pres-ence at www.tabletopadventures.usas well as the store onMain Street.

“I ... probablymake themajorityofmymoney online, but this (store)is what I like. ... I could probably beprofitable without the store, but thatreally is my goal— to keep thebricks andmortar place,”Morrisseysaid.

The current store is Table TopAdventures’ second incarnation.Until 2007, it was on the other side ofMain Street. When his co-ownersopted to leave the business, Morris-seymanaged a franchise gamingstore for five years before reopeninghis own store.

Is he still having fun? “Since thecrash, the financial side of it has notbeen fun, but I wouldn’t do it if Ididn’t love it,” he said.

But it is a lot of work.Morrisseysaid he’s basically working all thetime, whether in the shop or at home.

His advice for anyone consideringthe transition from hobby to busi-ness is simple.

“Really do your research andknowwhat you’re going to have tosacrifice,” he said. “You have to de-cide at the beginning howmuchworkyou’re going to be willing to do.”

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They might not be seen local-ly.

And they might not evenbe known, or the name recognized,by many area residents.

But there are numerous localand area businesses that makeproducts sold not only nationallybut, literally all over the world.

These niche businesses havebeen very successful for manyyears, and with the continued

growth of Internet and special-event sales, there could be evenmore such businesses in the fu-ture.

Among these local operationsare TEDCO Toys, Warm GlowCandles, Terri Logan Studios andStockberger SweetFarm— just afew examples, and in vastly differ-ent fields.

TEDCO is based in Hagerstownof western Wayne County and wasan enterprise of a man with ties toone of the area’s largest and most

recognized companies of the past,the Perfect Circle Corporation.

Ralph Teetor was president otthat prominent area firm and es-tablished the research and devel-opment company called the TeetorEngineering Development Com-plany (TEDCO) as a vehicle tofoster his inventions, as it is statedon TEDCO’s website, tedcotoys-.com,

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Meyer, and the Meyer family, alongwith some employees.

Toys are made and assembled byTEDCO at its Hagerstown facility,with 16 employees producing thetoys that are sent to toy stores, na-ture centers, museums, sciencecenters and retail stores.

The segment of the toy marketserved by TEDCO is more classicand retro toys like gyroscopes,prisms and pet tornadoes, alongwith toys such as blocks, marblesets, gravitrons, rattlebacks andflippers, according to the website.

In addition, the website mentionsa company emphasis on manufac-turing scientific and educationaltoys.

Back in 1982, TEDCO bought theChandler Company, which producedthe Chandler gyroscope.

Warm Glow Candles began in thebasement of the home of Jackie andAlan Carberry in 1995.

Now a national brand, the compa-ny employs 25 people at its Center-ville production facility, making8,000 to 10,000 candles a day.

A local retail complex is locatedon Interstate 70 west of Richmondat Exit 145, with 11,000 square feetof floor space.

The company supplies candleswholesale to more than 2,000 storesand ships candles everywhere inthe country, plus to countries suchas England, Canada and Japan.

“We’ve been extremely blessed,

starting with a base of 12 fra-grances,” Jackie Carberry saidrecently. “We now offer 72 fra-grances, with some like eveningmocha, cinnamon bun and vanillabean among the top eight in sales.”

For the upcoming holiday, shesaid there are seasonal candle fra-grances like gingerbread and holly

berry.The co-owners are

considering other busi-ness opportunities, andhave considered estab-lishing a location in thetourist town of Bran-son, Mo.

Likewise, local resi-dent Terri Logan haslocal employees pro-

ducing her unique, custom jewelry,handcrafted pieces sent the worldover to places as far-flung as Tokyo,Japan, Zurich, Switzerland, andthroughout Canada.

Logan provides jewelry to smallgalleries, some boutique-type retailstores and to special customers,using stones she collects from the

Great Lakes and the Atlantic andPacific oceans.

She studied art and psychologyat Indiana University and startedher jewelry design and productionbusiness more than 20 years agoafter working in another field.

“I produce a lot of silver jewelry,more modernist and organic, andsell the majority of my pieces tocustomers on the East and Westcoasts of the United States,” shesaid recently.

Logan does have jewelry at TheSecret Ingredient retail store indowntown Richmond.

Doing business as Terri LoganStudios, she sells jewelry online as

Mary Bickford, left, and Linda Laymon talk while shopping recently in the newaddition at Warm Glow Candle Company Store in Centerville. The addition featuresa Christmas area. JOSHUA SMITH/PALLADIUM-ITEM

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Elizabeth Gratzer of Rushville looks over a shelf of TEDCO Toys during last year’sholiday season at Veach's Toy Station in Richmond. LOUISE RONALD/PALLADIUM-ITEM FILE

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well, and appears at showsregionally and nationally.

Over in western Wayne County,the Stockberger SweetFarm is runby Bill Stockberger, with the help ofhis wife, Cindy, and daughters Mor-gan and Miranda.

Stockberger taps around 1,000trees for maple syrup in his opera-tion, and also produces sorghumand molasses, and on a seasonalbasis, strawberries, sweet corn andpumpkins.

His parents started the businessin the 1960s, and Bill has run it full-time since 2008, when he lost his jobwith the closure of the Visteon plantin Connersville.

“Our business is built on repeatcustomers, especially with ourChristmans gift boxes,” Stockberg-er said.

“We have sent our products toEurope, and even countries likeKenya, the Philippines and Mozam-

bique,” Stockberger added.He encourages groups, service

clubs and school field trips to visitthe Stockberger business and see ademonstration.

The 1985 graduate of Hagers-town High School began working inthe business with his father at age9, and his operation is located northof Hagerstown. Orders may beplaced on the company Facebookpage.

These are just a few of the area’slocal business connections to theworld. Stockberger SweetFarm produces maple syrup, sorghum and molasses. SUPPLIED

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There are many special holidayevents soon to take place throughouttheWhitewater Valley.

Businesses that are involved inholiday events report increased salesand interest in their businesses.

Natalie Richert-Sumner, fromRichmond Furniture Gallery, notesthe economic impact of the DepotDistrict’s annual holiday celebra-tions.

“We see residual businessthroughout the year from the festi-

val,” she said. “There are people thattell us they come in to buy some-thing, even in the summer, becausethey were here for the festival andsaw something that we carry.”

Richert-Sumner is the co-chair-man of the festival with her father,Roger Richert, who owns the Rich-mond Furniture Gallery and the his-toric depot. She is also secretary ofthe Depot District Association.

“We still have local people whocome to the festival, and are thus inthe district for the first time in a longtime,” Richert-Sumner reports.“More andmore people are gettingcomfortable in coming to the district.They bring a lot of business on festi-val nights, then more later.”

She said regular festival visitors

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come from nearby Ohio locations,Muncie and even Indianapolis.

“The event is becoming morewell-known every year,” Richert-Sumner said. “There are those thatplan visits, even groups that do this.”

Likewise, immediate and long-range business benefits are shownfrom downtown Richmond and Cam-bridge City events.

“The increased traffic not onlyhelps business that night, but alsowhen people come back throughoutthe holiday season,” said Beth Lei-sure, Cambridge City Area Chamberof Commerce president, of the Win-ter Wonderland’s effects on thetown.

Depot District Old FashionedChristmas Festival

Probably the most well-knownevent, locally and regionally, is theOld Fashioned Christmas Festival,staged in the Depot District of Rich-

mond during each holiday season.The layout of the late fall calen-

dar has limited this year’s event tojust three nights. It will take placefrom 5 to 9 p.m Tuesdays on Dec. 3,10 and 17.

Major sponsors of this year’sevent are Wayne Bank and Trust, theUrban Enterprise Association (UEA)of Richmond andWetzel FamilyAuto Cruise.

Uptown Holiday ParadeRichmond’s annual parade has

been moved this year to a late Sat-urday afternoon time slot so as notto interfere with night performancesof “The Sound of Music” by Rich-mond Civic Theatre.

Streets will again be blocked offon either Dec. 7 or 14 at 4 p.m., withthe more likely date of Dec. 7. Manyarea groups will be a part of thisparade, as will Santa Claus.

Richmond Square MallRichmond Square Mall has a se-

ries of events leading up to the holi-day period.

Jason Saylor, general manager of

the mall, reports that a HolidayCraft & Antique Show, presented byJim’s General Store and Jim’s Coun-try Crafts, will be staged over theweekend of Nov. 1-3.

There will be the Sunburst Beau-ty Pageant on Saturday, Nov. 16, withtime to be announced, then SantaClaus arrives on Nov. 23, the

Saturday before Thanksgiving.Mall visitors may register for the

12 Days of Christmas Giveawayfrom Nov. 23 through Nov. 27, withone lucky shopper each day beingchosen starting Nov. 29, Black Fri-day, for the next 12 days.

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The winner each day will receivea gift certificate toward a realChristmas tree to be supplied bySickels Tree Farm.

Wayne Co. Historical MuseumNew is the Wayne County Sam-

pler, an exhibit of homemade items,which is set to take place from 9 a.m.through 5 p.m. Nov. 30.

Also, a Christmas festival of deco-rated trees, put together by areabusinesses and/or organizations, willbe displayed at the museum fromNov. 30 until Dec. 15.

Winter WonderlandThe Cambridge City Area Cham-

ber of Commerce will stage a WinterWonderland in downtown Cam-bridge City from 5 to 9 p.m. Nov. 30.

Local merchants plan familyfriendly activities throughout thenight, Leisure said.

Live entertainment is planned forthe night of Winter Wonderland.

Santa will meet kids throughoutthe month at the Boy Scouts Cabin.

Leisure said the lights display in

Creitz Park and Santa Claus bringpeople back on weekends after theWinter Wonderland festival.

She said it has been a great yearfor business in her community of

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SOME UPCOMING HOLIDAY EVENTS» Depot District Old-Fashioned Christmas Festival: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesdays in December (Dec. 3, 10 and 17) along Fort WayneAvenue, North E Street and surrounding blocks, Richmond. Free admission. Live music planned each night at Richmond Furni-ture Gallery. Luminaria walk, carriage rides, double-decker bus, Santa and Mrs. Claus, and more. Ice carving on Dec. 17.» Uptown Holiday Parade:Moved to a late Saturday afternoon to not interfere with Richmond Civic Theatre performances.Streets will again be blocked off on either Dec. 7 or 14 at 4 p.m., with the more likely date of Dec. 7.» Richmond Square Mall: Includes a Holiday Craft & Antique Show, presented by Jim’s General Store and Jim’s Country Crafts,on Nov. 1-3; Santa Claus arrives at the mall on Nov. 23; Pet Night with Santa, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Dec. 4»Wayne County Historical Museum:Wayne County Sampler, an exhibit of handmade, homemade items, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.Nov. 30; plus a Christmas festival of decorated trees runs from Nov. 30-Dec. 15. Museum admission charged.» Preble County events: Including White Christmas on Nov. 29, in downtown Eaton, Ohio; Whispering Christmas at Fort St.Clair Park in Eaton from Dec. 1-31; Christmas lighting of the park, 6 p.m. Dec. 1 in Lewisburg, Ohio; and Christmas in the Village,4-8 p.m. Dec. 8, West Alexandria, Ohio.»Western Wayne County Winter Wonderland: Activities in downtown Cambridge City from 5-9 p.m. Nov. 30. Tree lightingin Creitz Park at 6 p.m., with the Moonlit Parade at 8 p.m. Santa Claus will be there, then will be at the Boy Scouts Cabin inCambridge City each Friday and Saturday night in December. Organized by Cambridge City Area Chamber of Commerce.» 30th Metamora Christmas Walk: In Metamora, Ind. Begins on the weekend after Thanksgiving, and continues on all threeweekends through Sunday afternoon, Dec. 22.Learn more about local holiday events in the next issue of Maximum Living magazine, in the daily Palladium-Item and in theonline events calendar at www.pal-item.com.

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Doing some holiday entertaining?Are you interested in locally

produced foods and local businessesthat can provide some uniquechoices for your guests or specialoccasion?

There are plenty of options avail-able, including some of which youmight not be aware.

This area boasts establishednames and retail outlets like Olym-pian Candies (Richmond) and Ab-bott’s Candy Shop (Hagerstown),Joy Ann Cake Shop (Richmond) andBowman Bakery (Hagerstown), andRadford’s Meat Market (Richmond)and Rihm’s Meats (Cambridge City).

Not to mention Stockberger Ma-ple Syrup near Hagerstown, Ul-lery’s Ice Cream (Richmond), both

Wesler (New Paris, Ohio) andDaugherty (Cambridge City) or-chards, in addition to J & J Winery(Richmond), New Boswell BreweryCo. (Richmond) and Wilson Wines ofModoc.

And here are four other

Add local flavorto your holiday table

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Ericka Filipiak beganSweet Bites Bakeryabout 18 years ago.Among the itemsavailable are cookies,brownies, gourmetcupcakes, cakes andmini-cakes, and cakepops. SUPPLIED PHOTO BY

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possibilities: Sweet Bites Bakery andGhyslain Chocolates (both of Rich-mond), Fecher’s Panache (Rich-mond), and Coe’s Homemade Noodles(Lynn, Ind.).

Ericka Filipiak began Sweet BitesBakery about 18 years ago, and stilloperates today as a home-based busi-ness.

She exhibits her treats at farmer’smarket events around the area, andoffers gluten-free and sugar-freespecialties.

Among the Sweet Bites itemsavailable are cookies, brownies, gour-met cupcakes, cakes andmini-cakes,and cake pops.

Imagine a truffle on a stick!“I actually attended a farmer’s

market years ago, and decided to bea part of this myself,” Filipiak said.

Christmas packages are now avail-able, and interested customers maycontact her on the business’s Face-book page at sweetbitesrichmond.

“You can always find me at festi-vals with my pink tent,” she said.

North of Wayne County in Lynn isthe home of Judy Coe, founder ofCoe’s Homemade Noodles, which hasbeen in operation for 30 years.

She works with two other employ-ees in making her homemade noo-dles, an enterprise begun to raisemoney for the education of her kids.

Coe now produces noodles forabout 70 stores in theMidwest.

“Having delicious noodles is allabout family and tradition, and it justgoes along with the holidays,” shesaid.

Coe makes homemade chicken,beef and turkey noodles, plus soupsand casseroles.

“We exhibit at festivals through-out the year, and I’ve had people tellme our noodles are just like whattheir mother and grandmothermade,” she explained. “I feel goodabout being able to provide that goodfeeling for people.”

Ghyslain Chocolatier was foundedby Ghyslain Maurais, who was bornin Quebec, Canada, and was a chef atupscale restaurants.

He now has a location in nearbyUnion City, Ind., and operates a bistroat 416 N. 10th St., Richmond, as wellas two bistros in Louisville, Ky.

Ghyslain offers seasonal and gour-met chocolate items at the eateriesand online at ghyslain.com.

Working from the west side ofRichmond, Michelle Fecher operatesFecher’s Panache, which opened inNovember 2010 at 14 S.W. 18th St.

A transplanted Buckeye, Fechermakes custom cakes and offers ca-tering, box lunches, party plattersand dinners.

For the upcoming holidays, sheoffers a few special treats.

Fecher said her sweet potato souf-fle is a popular item, as is corn pud-ding. And for dessert, pies are pop-ular.

A specialty pie that is offered ischeddar pear pie, along with moretraditional pumpkin and apple pies.Her pumpkin pie can come with aspiced whipped cream.

Fecher also makes cake pops,including a holiday peppermint fla-vor, gifts that can serve as stockingstuffers.

“I hope to grow the catering as-pect of our business,” Fecher added.

A fan of the Christian rock groupThird Day, Fecher prepared a special20th anniversary cake for a cele-bration of the group in Raleigh, N.C.

She also has prepared, and sent,Fecher’s barbeque for other musical

group events in Columbus, Ohio, FortWayne, Ind., and Nashville, Tenn.

More information is available atfecherspanache.com.

Whether consumed near, or far,there are locally produced foods andbeverages available for any holidayevent.

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Michelle Fecher and her Fecher’s Panache crew prepare to add details to a cake of eight tiers, each a different flavor, beingassembled for Civic Hall Performing Arts Center’s 20th anniversary earlier this month in RIchmond. SUPPLIED PHOTO BY JEFF THORNE

Aubrey Martin, 11, sells Coe’s Homemade Noodles in September at the Farmer’s PikeFestival west of Hagerstown in Henry County. The noodles are made by Martin’sgrandmother, Judy Coe of Lynn, Ind. LOUISE RONALD / PALLADIUM-ITEM FILE

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The West End Bank Charitable Foundation gave a grant of $5,000 to Communitiesin Schools to match newmonies coming into the organization for 18 months. Thefoundation supports projects in education, health and human services, youthprograms and quality of life. From left: Dave Bartram, Jim Cohen, Liz Ferris, TerriLane, Josie Seybold, Vivian Ashmawi, Pat James, John McBride, Jackie Schlichteand Robin Henry. SUPPLIED

The West End Bank Charitable Foundation gave a grant of $2,500 to the IndianaState Museum and Historic Sites Foundation to support the expansion of LeviCoffin House Historical Site in Fountain City. The project will add avisitor/interpretive center to the historic landmark. It is slated to open in thespring of 2016. From left: Santina Sullivan, Rick Ahaus, Tom King, Saundra Jackson,John McBride, Janice McGuire, Ann-Aliza Lewis and Robin Henry. SUPPLIED

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» Launch Your Own Business: ASound and Proven Path, 9 a.m.-noonNov. 1 and Dec. 6, Ivy Tech Commu-nity College, 2357 Chester Blvd.,Richmond. Presented by the IndianaSmall Business Development Center,this workshop is a first step towardsmall business ownership success.Cost: $25 each session. For moreinformation or to register, go towww.isbdc.org/locations/east-central-isbdc/ and click on Seminars &Events.

» Read to Lead book discussionseries, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Nov. 7, White-water Hall community room, IndianaUniversity East, 2325 Chester Blvd.,Richmond. Cal Simpson will leaddiscussion on “Wine to Water” by DocHendley. Box lunch provided. Nocharge. Info: www.iue.edu/business/leadership/programs/read-to-lead.

» One Book, Many Voices, 6-9p.m. Nov. 13, Vivian Auditorium,Indiana University East, 2325 Ches-ter Blvd., Richmond. Featuring DocHendley, author of “Wine to Water: ABartender’s Quest to Bring CleanWater to theWorld.” No charge. Info:http://iue.edu/onebook.

» Convocationwith leader ofFood Think Tank, 1 p.m. Nov. 13,Goddard Auditorium, CarpenterHall, Earlham College, 801NationalRoadW., Richmond. Ellen Gustafsonwill talk about the organization fo-cused on innovative ideas in agricul-ture and food systems that help alle-viate hunger, obesity and poverty.Info: (765) 983-1373.

» Indiana University BusinessOutlook Panel, 11:30 a.m. Nov. 18,Lingle Grand Hall, Reid Hospital &Health Care Services, 1100 Reid

Parkway, Richmond. Representativesof the Kelley School of Business willlook ahead at the 2014 economy. Cost:$15. Info: TerryWiesehan, (765) 973-8221 or twiesaha@iue.edu.

» Management Series: Influenc-ing Skills, 9 a.m.-noon Nov. 19, Indi-ana University East, 2325 ChesterBlvd., Richmond. About the skillsnecessary to use influence ratherthan positional authority to get thingsdone. Cost: $75. Information andregistration: www.iue.edu/business/leadership/programs/management-series.

» Creating Innovation SerieswithMichael Oakes, 8:30 a.m.-4:30p.m. Dec. 3, Indiana University East,2325 Chester Blvd., Richmond. Sen-ior lecturer at the Kelley School ofBusiness on how to think about prob-lems, processes, products, servicesand business models. Cost: $100.

Information and registration:www.iue.edu/business/leadership/programs/creating-innovation-series.

» Management Series: Manag-ing Performance, 1-4 p.m. Dec. 12,

Indiana University East, 2325 Ches-ter Blvd., Richmond. Cost: $75. In-formation and registration:www.iue.edu/business/leadership/programs/management-series.

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