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Scioto Shoe Mart
Scioto Shoe Mart The Perfect Fit In 1963, at the young age of 7, while most girls her age played store at home, Shannon Stark was helping her mother in the store her parents just opened in Portsmouth, Ohio. Fast forward nearly 30 years, and Shannon, all grown up and married to Charlie, opened a…
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Mary Anne’s Meat Market As Fresh As You Can Get As a seven-year-old child, Mary Anne Kettering’s favorite game to play with her siblings was grocery store. Whenever the four siblings would play, she would always choose to be the butcher. She loved to wear the apron and arrange the small plastic toy meats.…
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Kastran Karpets Hometown Home Flooring “Who would have thought the upstart business that began with some carpet samples in a family room would grow into a thriving business 40 years later. Back then we were just praying we made enough to buy some furniture for the living room.” In 1976, Jim Kastran was working…
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Pediatric Consultants The Doctor Is In In the late 90’s, Dr.’s Brad & Colleen Olson established a pediatric practice in Ashland to provide families with devoted medical care. The practice was purchased by Don Belsterling, CEO and Dr. Steve Friesen, M.D. in 2007. The Christ-centered group then added a second location in Mansfield. By 2012,…
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Dairy Queen Four Generations has Never Been so Sweet April 14th, 1947. A small, local Dairy Queen opened on Main Street, north of Fairground Street. After a few years, the business moved to 561 N. Main Street, where it still stands today. Amos and Rosida Adkins purchased the establishment in 1966 and reopened it as…
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Marion Prescription When Don Wiley found and purchased a medicine shop franchise in 1982, he had three location choices: Mt. Vernon, Chillicothe and Marion. He chose Marion. Don attended Pharmacy School at Mercer in Atlanta. Then he worked at an independent pharmacy for a few years before finding the franchise opportunity. “When we moved to…
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Marion Palace Theater The historical Marion Palace Theatre is often described by members of the Marion community and local businesses as the jewel of downtown Marion. We take exceptional pride in this locally owned world-class performing arts center that has been part of our community since 1928. Constructed by theatre architect John Eberson, the Marion…
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