Fort Steuben Mall enjoys continued growth

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Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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Fort Steuben Mall
enjoys continued growth
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RESTAURANT TO OPEN SOON — Construction of the Texas Roadhouse is under way with the new restaurant slated to open in May at the Fort Steuben Mall. The restaurant
is expected to employ 170, including 40 full-time staff members. It will offer hand-cut steaks, tender ribs, assorted sides made from scratch and fresh-baked bread.
By WARREN SCOTT
Staff writer
STEUBENVILLE — The
Fort Steuben Mall continues
to grow, with the addition of
the Texas Roadhouse, a new
restaurant under construction between Aspen Dental
Care and Eat‘n Park.
Slated to open in May, the
restaurant will serve dinner
through the week and lunch
and dinner on Saturdays and
Sundays, with a seating
capacity for 250 people.
It will employ 170, including 40 full-time staff members.
Headquartered in
Louisville, Ky., the restaurant chain has grown from
its first location in
Clarksville, Ind., in 1993 to
more than 300 in 46 states.
The country-themed
restaurants are known for
hand-cut steaks, tender ribs,
sides made scratch and
fresh-baked bread. In addition to serving up meals with
generous portions, waitresses entertain patrons with
line dancing routines,
according to Texas Roadhouse officials.
The restaurant is the latest addition to the mall,
which has seen the openings
of the Shoe Dept. Encore,
AT&T Wireless, Verizon
Wireless
and
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COMMUNITY EVENTS — The Fort Steuben Mall has helped to match job-seekers with potential employers by hosting a series of job fairs organized by Jefferson County Connections. The mall has been the location for a variety of community events, including the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce Business
Expo, American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Steubenville Kickoff and Mom 2 Mom Expo.
We’re Rolling Pretzel Co.
They are among a variety
of businesses, including
national chains and locally
owned stores, found at the
830,000-square-foot
mall.
Steph McVicker,
marketing director for
the mall, said both
large
and small retailers and other
tenants are welcome to the
mall, and the mall’s marketing arm is available to assist
with in-house promotions
and special events.
That has been especially
helpful to smaller businesses, which lack the resources
of larger corporations, she
said.
In recent years the Fort
Steuben Mall’s owner and
staff have coordinated a
variety of special events
that have brought many
people through its doors,
often working with local
charities and other
organizations.
The mall recently
helped the Jefferson
County Chamber of
Commerce to showcase
the variety of goods and
services available from
local businesses through
the chamber’s annual
Business Expo.
McVicker said the mall
also will help to usher in
spring with an assortment of
events.
Each weekend in March,
members of the Black Diamond Council of Girl Scouts
of the USA will be selling
Thin Mints, Tag-Alongs and
other popular Girl Scout
cookies near the Country
Crafts from the Heart store.
A celebration of Dr.
Seuss’ birthday will be held
at 11 a.m. on March 2 with
the help of radio station
WCDK-FM.
The American Cancer
Society Relay for Life of
Steubenville will hold a kickoff for the event from 6 p.m.
to 8 p.m. on March 13 at the
mall.
The event features a variety of activities and helps to
promote awareness of the
Relay for Life, which raises
money for cancer education,
research and patient services provided through the
American Cancer Society. A
rockathon to benefit the
cause is slated for April.
For young visitors to the
mall, the eagerly anticipated
arrival of the Easter Bunny
will occur at 2 p.m. on
March 16. The mall will
partner with the JB Green
Team to provide flowerpots
for children to decorate for
Easter beginning at 1:30 p.m.
that day.
The JB Green Team also
will bring its annual Trashy
Art Show, featuring artwork
created by area students
using items one might normally find in the trash, to
the mall in April.
The contest is held in
observance of Earth Day and
as part of Keep America
Beautiful’s Great American
Cleanup.
The mall also will host a
concert featuring the Indian
Creek High School Jazz
Band on April 20 and a
motorcycle show held by the
Gold Wing Road Riders
Association Chapter in April.
On May 11 the mall also
will host its sixth-annual
Mom 2 Mom Expo, which
showcases many area businesses offering goods and
services of special interest
to mothers and families,
games for children and a
mother-daughter look-alike
contest.
The Fort Steuben Mall
also has supported the
efforts of area job-seekers
by hosting a series of job
fairs coordinated by Jefferson County Connections,
with a variety of area businesses and organizations on
hand to speak to potential
employees.
The next job fair is slated
for May on a date to be
announced.
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Em-Media: Helping
businesses, groups
spread their name
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STEUBENVILLE — From national
restaurant chains and area businesses
to local schools and government organizations, Em-Media Inc. has helped
many organizations to spread the word
about their product and services in a
variety of ways.
With offices in Steubenville and
Wheeling, the full-service marketing,
advertising and public relations company has represented numerous
clients in the Steubenville-Wheeling,
Clarksburg-Morgantown, Pittsburgh,
Youngstown, Cleveland, Parkersburg,
Johnstown-Altoona markets and
beyond.
Em-Media Inc.’s primary function is
consulting with their clients on marketing goals and creating advertising
campaigns utilizing television, radio,
cable, the Internet, billboards and
print media to accomplish these goals.
“We depend on the experience of
our team to assist in the development
of your market area. When you look at
our backgrounds, you’ll find strengths
in media and creative development,”
said Jim Emmerling, president and
founder of Em-Media.
Headed by Jim and his wife and coowner, Lee Ann, Em-Media staff
includes: Mark Prichard, vice president and media specialist; Wayne
Hardy, Wheeling office manager and
media specialist; media specialists
Rose Orsatti and Michael Emmerling;
Larae Messer, Steubenville office
manager and graphic designer; and
Brianne Orr, graphic and web designer.
Started in Emmerling’s home, the
agency has grown dramatically in the
last 16 years, moving in 2010 to its
present location, a state-of-the-art
communications facility at 2728 Sunset
Blvd. known as the Em-Media Center.
The professionals at Em-Media can
help businesses with advertising from
conception, copywriting and design to
production of television and radio
advertising, including jingles, newspaper ads, billboards, direct mail and
other forms of advertising and public
relations.
The team also has helped organizations in creating a corporate identity
through logos, letterhead, pamphlets
and other materials. Em-Media assists
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VARIETY OF EXPERTISE — The owners and staff of Em-Media offers a variety of expertise to help businesses, organizations and political candidates get their name out
to the public. They are, from left, Michael Emmerling; Rose Orsatti; Wayne Hardy; Jim
Emmerling, co-owner and president; Mark Prichard; Larae Messer; Brianne Orr; and
Lee Ann Emmerling, co-owner and director of Bella Hall, a rental hall within the EmMedia Center at 2728 Sunset Blvd. Em-Media also has a Wheeling office.
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in advancing advertising for clients
and with media planning, negotiation,
advertising budget planning, analysis
of media performance and web design.
The staff members at Em-Media
believe strongly that businesses and
other organizations should make good
use of the free publicity offered by
social Internet media such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr,
and is available to assist them in that
area.
The Em-Media Center also is home
to the Steubenville newsroom of
WTRF-TV and Bella Hall, a 1,800square-foot hall available for banquets,
business seminars, graduation and
anniversary parties, family reunions,
wedding and baby showers. Overseen
by Lee Ann, Bella Hall includes a
kitchen for heating, public address
system, podium, stage and wireless
Internet access and has a capacity for
140 to 300 people.
Em-Media also has handled political
advertising campaigns including the
successful West Virginia Senatorial
campaigns of Jeff Kessler, Joe Minard
and Larry Edgell, and Ohio Sen. Lou
Gentile.
Em-Media is proud of its civic
responsibilities and philanthropic
donations. These include but are not
limited to: Appalachian Outreach,
Baron’s Club of Franciscan University,
Big Brothers Big Sister’s of Belmont
Ohio Counties, Catholic Schools of Jefferson County, Crossroads Christian
Church, Diocese of Steubenville, Hancock County Sheltered Workshop, Jefferson County United Way, the Rotary
Club of Steubenville, Steubenville City
Schools Fine Arts Association,
Steubenville Kiwanis, Weirton Elks
Charity Committee and the West Liberty University Great Gala.
Em-Media, Inc.’s client base
includes: AAA Homes, Ace Optical,
Acuity Specialty Hospital, BachmanHess Legal Team, Belmont County
Agricultural Society, Budget Interiors,
Buffalo Wild Wings, Burger King,
Catholic Schools of Jefferson County,
Choice Brands of Ohio, Convenient
Food Mart, Doan Ford Lincoln Mercury, Dusini Drug, D’Anniballe & Co.,
EZToUse.com,
Family Service
Association, First
Financial, Franciscan
University of
Steubenville, Friendship
Wine & Food Festival, Generation’s Pub, Good Mansion Wines,
Grand Vue Park, Grisell Funeral
Home, Grove & Delk Law, Guess
Showroom, Gumby’s, Hamstead
Williams & Shook, Hauser Furniture,
The Health Plan, the Heather Twig of
the Trinity Health System Foundation,
the Herald-Star, Heritage Complete
Home Care, Historic Fort Steuben,
Horizon Financial Group, Indian Creek
High School, International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Jamboree
in the Hills, JB Green Team, Jefferson
County Christian School, Jefferson
County Fair, Jefferson County Health
Department, Jefferson County JVS,
Jefferson County Veterans Administration, John & Werner Law, Legal
Hair & Day Spa, MEORC DD, Minor
Insurance, Mister Bee’s Potato Chips,
Power of 32, Prism Fireworks,
Progress Alliance, Serra Village
Retirement Community, Shorac Funeral Homes, Steel Valley Regional Transit Authority, TextBuster, Tri-State
Medical Group, Trinity Health System,
Wayside Furniture, WEIR/WCDK,
West Liberty University, West Virginia Business College, Wheeling
Office Supply and the YMCA.
For additional information about
Bella Hall and Em-Media, including
samples of work in a variety of different media, visit www.emadswork.com
or call (740) 264-2186.
ELEGANT
SETTING
— Bella
Hall at
the EmMedia
Center in
Steubenvi
lle offers
an elegant location for
banquets,
parties,
showers
and other
special
events. At
the hall’s
front desk
are Jim
and Lee
Ann Emmerling,
co-owners
of EmMedia.
Providing an array of in-house on site
services and solutions for our customers and partners.
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What is really going on in Ohio?
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ENJOYING THE PROGRAM — Three young girls at an Ohio Oil & Gas Energy Education
TOUR RIG — Teachers from across Ohio take part in OOGEEP workshops, which include Program school/community event. The girls took part in science experiments involving
the OOGEEP cups, which they’re still holding.
field visits to drilling rigs.
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Oil, gas education program readies area residents to meet industry’s demands
By RHONDA REDA
Executive Director
Ohio Oil & Gas Energy
Education Program
In late 2011, the Ohio
Oil and Gas Energy Education Program
(OOGEEP) released the
Ohio Oil and Gas Industry Economic Impact
Study. The study, conducted by Kleinhenz &
Associates, recognized
the significant impact of
both the current oil and
gas industry, as well as
the economic and job
potential of the UticaPoint Pleasant shale formation. The report was
met with skepticism, with
critics making claims of
skewed exaggeration.
Today, barely a year
later, billions of dollars
have been invested in our
state, and a recent study
conducted by IHS-Cera
on behalf of the U.S.
Chamber of Commerce,
shows 38,000 Ohio jobs
have been generated
thanks to the development of our local energy
resource. Our state has
also jumped from 48th to
fourth in overall job creation, and in the Midwest,
Ohio ranks first in this
category.
The evidence has
shown the OOGEEP
study was not exaggerated numbers, but rather
now appears to have been
too conservative. Over
the past year, our focus
quickly shifted from projections to actions that
are ensuring Ohioans are
prepared to maximize the
incredible opportunity
this industry continues to
offer to our state.
Preparing our local
work force to be utilized
by the industry in the
years to come is the
utmost priority for the
industry. Through funding from Ohio’s natural
gas and crude oil producers, without reliance on
taxpayer dollars,
OOGEEP is now working
with 45 Ohio colleges,
universities, career centers and vocational
schools gearing up to
help meet the continued
demand for trained workers in the next several
years. Another 1,800 Ohio
industry workers and 978
Ohio firefighters have
completed specialized
technical and safety
training programs.
Thirty-five scholarships were awarded in
just 2012 to Ohio students
through our industry
funded Scholarship Foundation. To date, more
than 1,300 K-12 schools
and 2,600 teachers from
all 88 Ohio counties have
participated in state and
nationally recognized
STEM based curriculum
workshops. The investment in education and
work force training our
industry makes today is
paramount to our future
success.
We conducted 208 public presentations around
the state last year to local
communities, business
leaders, chambers and
professional groups in
order to educate the public not only on the common practices and technical processes involved in
the exploration, drilling
and production of natural
gas and crude oil, but
also on the number of
local communities and
businesses that can best
position themselves to
take advantage of the
potential benefits afforded by the Ohio geological
gift beneath our feet.
There is still too much
misinformation surrounding Ohio’s oil and gas
industry.
In the coming year,
and the years ahead, we
will continue our focus
on education and preparation with our schools,
our communities and our
work force. By working
together in this shared
experience, we can
ensure a future of great
promise and immeasurable opportunity.
Truth be told, the
thousands of jobs
already created and the
billions of dollars in Ohio
investments are only a
glimpse of what’s to
come in the years ahead
... and, we are just getting started.
STEUBENVILLE —
Fabian Formals of Hollywood, 290 S. Hollywood
Blvd., is celebrating its
new ownership and new
location with a grand
opening Saturday.
The business, which
was purchased by Diana
Birch and her daughter
Maria Wanchic on Jan. 1,
also has moved to the
location of the former
Fashion Bug in the Hollywood Plaza. The 9,000square-foot store has
considerably more room,
enabling the business to
expand its product line,
according to Wanchic.
“We’re excited to be
here,” she said. “We’ve
expanded our inventory
to include bridal gowns
and social occasion
dresses.”
Fabian Formals still
will offer tuxedo rental,
prom and formal wear
dresses, alterations,
dresses for bridesmaids,
jewelry and other accessories, said Birch.
“Our grand opening
day Saturday we’re giving away prizes to two
lucky winners,” said
Wanchic, adding winners
need to be present Saturday for the 1 p.m. drawing. “(Patrons) can enter
the drawing up until (1
p.m. Saturday).”
The grand prize is a
free prom dress valued
up to $550, as well as
free tuxedo rental for a
date, said Birch. The runner-up will win a free
spray tan and airbrush
makeup session at Time
4 Beauty, she added.
Fabian Formals of
Hollywood is open from
10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mondays and Thursdays; 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays,
Wednesdays and Fridays;
and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturdays. For information,
call (740) 346-0666 or
send an e-mail to fabianformals@comcast.net.
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JACK INSPECTION — A Boy Scout inspects a pump jack on
a well site in the Buckeye State. Last summer, OOGEEP
teamed up with the Boy Scouts of America to offer youngsters a chance to earn their engineering badges.
(Rhonda Reda is the
executive director of the
Ohio Oil and Gas Energy
Education Program, a nonprofit educational program
voluntarily funded by Ohio’s
natural gas and crude oil
producers and royalty owners throughout the state.
OOGEEP is committed to
promoting safe and environmentally sound operating
practices, providing
research and advanced
technologies to improve the
efficiency of finding and producing our natural energy
reserves and to help consumers better understand
the importance of Ohio’s
vital natural gas and crude
oil industry. For more information, contact Reda at
(740) 587-0410 or by e-mail
at rreda@oogeep.org.)
Fabianʼs grand re-opening
scheduled for Saturday
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HANDS-ON TRAINING — Firefighters get hands-on training at special firefighting workshops sponsored by OOGEEP. Here, a group of firefighters practice extinguishing a
blaze at a well site.
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Weisbergerʼs provides
menʼs clothing for
many occasions
740-264-5151
FOLLANSBEE — In
its 85th year, Weisberger’s Clothing Store has
adapted to the changing
needs of area men,
expanding from suits
and dress shoes to casual wear and work boots
and clothing over the
years.
Arnold Plittman,
owner of the business
at 709 Main St. for more
than 30 years, said the
store has received a
boost from the natural
gas industry, for which
it provides mining and
safety boots, fire-resistant clothing and other
products.
In addition to having
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contracts
with a numCHANGING NEEDS — In its 85th year, Weisberger’s Clothing Store has expanded its
line of men’s formal and casual wear to include work clothing and boots, including the ber of companies
involved with drilling
Red Wing line of work boots, as indicated by its new sign.
efforts, the store is visited by many individual
workers, Plittman said.
Work wear is not a
new wrinkle for Weisberger’s, which for a
If You Haven’t Tried Our Wings You
number of years has
counted among its
Don’t Know What You’re Missing.
stock, Red Wing, Matterhorn, Rocky, Wolverine, Carolina and Tim-
berland work boots and
work wear made by
Carhartt, Dickies and
others.
“But we’re also still
selling a lot of suits and
sport coats and doing a
lot of tuxedo sales,”
Plittman said.
Weisberger’s has furnished generations of
local families with tuxedos for proms, weddings and other special
occasions and has
access to tuxes produced by Perry Ellis,
Christian Dior, After
Six and virtually any
other designer brand.
Plittman and clerks
at the store are available to alter the tuxes
and suits when needed.
The store also stocks a
number of suits in larger sizes.
Weisberger’s also
offers formal and casual shoes from such manufacturers as Florsheim, Nunn Bush,
Giorgio Brutini, Nike,
New Balance and
Skechers.
Plittman said at a
time when many larger
stores are targeting
women, Weisberger’s
appeals to men who like
being able to quickly
find what they need,
whether it be for an
important business
meeting, a job interview, day at work, special date or afternoon at
the gym.
He added he and his
staff are available to
answer questions ranging from the variety of
tux styles available to
the shirt or tie that will
best match a certain
sports jacket.
Weisberger’s has a
long history of serving
men throughout the
Ohio Valley. It was once
one of a chain of stores
operated by the Weisberger family beginning in Mingo Junction
in the 1880s.
The Follansbee store
opened as Union Mercantile in the 1920s and
was owned and run for
many years by David
Weisberger, Plittman’s
late uncle.
Fellows Insurance
Agency welcomed its
fourth-generation involvement in 2000 when Dean
C. Fellows joined the business founded 80 years ago
by his great-grandfather,
Charles R. Fellows.
When Dean C. Fellows
joined the Mingo Junction
business, he not only followed in the footsteps of
his father, C. Dean Fellows, but also his grandfather, Charles L. Fellows,
and his great-grandfather.
“I am very pleased and
proud to have my son
Fellows Insurance Agency
maintains strong tradition
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304-737-0188
MINGO JUNCTION —
As a fourth-generation
family business, Fellows
Insurance Agency Inc. at
568 county Road 19 continues its strong tradition of
offering sales and service
experience to its customers throughout the TriState Area.
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DʼAnniballe & Co. continues to grow
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STEUBENVILLE —
D’Anniballe & Co. continued
to grow its business in 2012,
bringing yet another partner into the fold and extending its client base far
beyond the Ohio Valley.
D’Anniballe & Co., Certified Public Accountants,
was founded in 1949 by the
late Arthur J. D’Anniballe.
His sons, Tom and Dave,
continue to manage the business, which offers traditional accounting and tax services as well as estate planning and administration,
compiled and reviewed
financial statement services
and litigation support.
In 2011, D’Anniballe &
Co. merged with the wellknown Wallace, Padden &
Co.; last year, they merged
with William J. Nurczyk, a
Steubenville native and
another well-qualified CPA.
“The firms were very
compatible,” Tom D’Anniballe said. “We felt they
would complement each
other very well. Both have
excellent clients and excellent staffs.”
Located at 2720 Sunset
Blvd., Steubenville, D’Anniballe & Co.’s customer base
extends beyond the Ohio
Valley and, for that matter,
all of Ohio.
With today’s technology,
Dave D’Anniballe said they
can, and do, serve customers virtually anywhere
in the U.S. and even abroad.
“We have a lot of clients
in Cleveland and the Columbus area. They could go anywhere,” Tom added. “We
don’t market in that area,
it’s all word-of-mouth. After
60-some years our reputation is such that people trust
us, and with technology the
way it is today, there’s no
reason there should be any
boundaries on your market.”
The brothers say that
good buzz has a lot to do
with their father, and how
he conducted himself in
business over the years.
“It says a lot about our
father that both his sons
decided to come back and
join the family business,”
Tom D’Anniballe said. “He
taught us the value of hard
work, the way to treat
clients and, hopefully, to do
our job with integrity. He
was a great role model. He
was also very communityminded — he was on the
board of Jefferson Technical College (now Eastern
Gateway Community College) for 27 years, and he
taught my brother and I
that we need to give back to
our community. I think
we’ve done that, and we’ve
tried to instill it in our staff
as well.”
Though they don’t have
any more mergers in the
works now, Tom D’Anniballe said they’re always
open to the possibility of
growth.
“We have a staff of 15,
and certainly we would be
looking in the future for
additional young people to
come in, additional partners,” he said.
Thrifty car rental offers more to customers
STEUBENVILLE —
The owners of the
Steubenville Thrifty Car
Rental business like to list
all of the extras they
offer their customers,
including clean, well
maintained cars, afterhour key drop, three-day
specials and a friendly
Fellows
involved with this company,” said C. Dean Fellows,
who became a licensed
insurance agent in 1971
and acquired full ownership of the business in
1998.
The last several years
have been profitable for
Fellows Insurance
Agency, according to C.
Dean Fellows.
“We are thankful and
appreciative of the opportunity to serve our many
policy holders. We have
truly been blessed,” he
stated.
The agency distinguished itself in 2012 by
earning the prestigious
Senior Partner Award
presented by Grange
Mutual Casualty Co., the
agency’s primary market,
for the 25th time. The
achievement is based on
performance, production,
profitability and quality
customer service.
In 1973, the agency
was incorporated and in
recent years was singled
Linda Harris
ANOTHER PARTNER ADDED — D’Anniballe & Co., CPA, continues to expand its
business, merging with Wallace, Padden & Co. in 2011 and William J. Nurczyk
in 2012. Celebrating the 63-year-old company’s continued growth are, seated,
from left Tom D’Anniballe and Jim Padden; and standing, Dave D’Anniballe and
B.J. Nurczyk.
vehicles for insurance
replacements, business
travel and leisure.
“We work with every
insurance company. So if
a customer has an insurance claim number, we
can get them into a
replacement car the day
they call us. We know the
customer doesn’t need the
extra frustration of trying
to find a replacement car,
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possible,” Kelly Larsen
out as the best insurance
Dave Gossett
noted.
agency in the Herald-Star
“We do not want to see READY TO HELP — Owners of Thrifty car rental in Steubenville, Clyde and Kelly Larsen,
and The Weirton Daily
left, join employees Donna McCutcheon and Lacey Tolley at the customer counter in the
anyone waiting for a car
Times’ Readers’ Choice
1534 Sunset Blvd. business location.
on some waiting list. We
awards.
want people to call us
ibles available for leisure while the customer’s vehi- vehicles detailed after the
The staff at Fellows
when their car has been
winter months to clean
cle is being detailed for
trips and, trucks and
Insurance Agency boasts in an accident. Because
off
the salt and grime and
just
$9.95,”
he
noted.
cargo
vans
if
a
customer
more than 100 years of
we are a local franchise
to keep their vehicle look“People are keeping
needs the extra space for
combined sales and serv- we do not have to share
ing good,” stated Kelly
their cars longer these
ice experience and stands our cars with anyone else. moving items,” added
Larsen.
days
and
we
see
more
and
Kelly
Larsen.
ready to help customers
When you need a car just
The telephone number
more customers bring
According to Clyde
with the best coverage to call, we will take care of
for
Thrifty is (740) 283their
vehicles
in
for
a
Larsen,
auto
detailing
also
meet their needs.
the rest for you,”
is available at the Thrifty detail job. When they pick 2277.
That staff, aside from
explained Kelly Larsen.
The business is open
it up they tell us it is like
garage on Sunset BouleDean Fellows and his son,
“We also offer corpogetting a new car because from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.
vard.
includes customer service rate rates for all local
Monday through Friday
it is so clean inside and
“We offer different
agent Marsha Kamerer
businesses. A business
and 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. on
outside.
A
lot
of
cusdetailing
services,
includwho joined the agency in
can actually save money
Saturdays.
tomers like to have their
ing a hand wash, wax,
July 1974; customer serv- by renting a vehicle
steam clean, buffing the
ice agent Debby Hauck,
rather than paying
vehicle
and a complete
who joined the agency in
mileage to an employee.
package from small cars
August 1982; and Becky
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to pickups, vans and
DeChristopher, bookkeep- you how to save money
SUVs,” said Clyde Larsen.
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“We offer a rental car
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Dream Clean: Quality
service for 30 years
Business, Industry & Transportation
Dream Clean has been cleaning and
restoring homes, furniture and carpets
in the Upper Ohio Valley for the past
three decades.
Owner David Fristick opened the
business in 1982.
“At the time, most everyone graduated from high school and got a job in one
of the mills,” his wife, Beth, said. “That
was something he didn’t want to do. He’d
done some work cleaning carpets before
that, and he knew he always wanted to
have his own business. Once he got some
experience in the business, he decided to
go out on his own.”
Dream Clean, now based in Wheeling,
services residential, commercial and
industrial customers in about a 60-mile
radius.
“The business has really grown,” Beth
Fristick said. “We started out just as a
one-truck company, now we have five
trucks. And when he first started the
business, basically he did all the work
himself. Now we have 10 to 12 employees.”
Dream Clean specializes in carpet and
furniture cleaning as well as restoration
work — water extraction and sewage
backups as well as smoke and fire damage restorations.
“At different times of the year we
also offer general cleaning services,” she
said. “People like to do spring cleaning
and fall cleaning, or may want their
woodwork or windows cleaned, and we
can do that. We can do whole-house
cleaning.”
She said they have a seasoned office
staff that not only is adept at scheduling
customer visits, but also answering questions, “making sure they know what to
expect and what to do ahead of time.”
“Because we have several crews and
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“We do guarantee all of our
work,” she said. “We try to contact
every customer within a couple
days of our visit just to make
sure everything is satisfactory,
and if there is a problem, say a
spot didn’t come out completely, we’ll go back and go over it
without additional charge.
Sometimes when you’re cleaning
a spot it looks like it’s come
several trucks, we can normally accomout,
but
when
it dries, you’ll still see it.
modate people whenever it’s convenient
Going over it the second time a lot of
to them,” she said.
times make a big difference.”
Service calls are scheduled Monday
Dream Clean offers free estimates.
through Saturday starting at around 8
“Normally for residential jobs, we can
a.m.
price
it over the phone,” she said. “For
“We schedule all the way through to
commercial jobs, we can go look at it
evening,” she said. “If you work until 5
p.m., we do evening appointments. Tim- first without any charge.”
And for restorations, they work with
ing is never an issue. With the number of
all insurance companies.
people we have working for us and the
“When our guys get to your house
number of trucks we have out, we can
pretty much get you in when it’s conven- they’ll walk through the job with you,”
she added. “They’ll move any furniture
ient for you.”
you want moved, although we do ask that
Beth Fristick said the staff also is
our customers move breakables ahead of
adept at accommodating special needs
time. A lot of times customers will point
like, say, a wool carpet.
out a particular spot, and if we know it’s
“We do clean a lot of wool carpets,”
there ahead of time, we can pretreat it.”
she said. “If it’s done properly, it cleans
And if pets are a problem, she said
up beautifully, but you have to do it the
each of their trucks is equipped with a
right way. With our process, when
range of products to deodorize, disinfect
they’re finished, it’s just barely damp.”
Dream Clean also will clean mattress- or protect carpets and upholstery.
To find out more, call Dream Clean at
es and box springs as well as car and
(740)
282-4816.
motor home interiors.
OPENED IN
1982 —
David Fristick
opened Dream
Clean, based
in Wheeling, in
1982. The carpet- and furniture-cleaning
business services residential,
commercial
and industrial
customers
and does
restoration
work.
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Business, Industry & Transportation
740-264-5151
cleaning signs, ash
trays, trash cans, buckets, wringers, mops and
handles, dust mops,
microfiber products,
dusters, window washing equipment, large
variety of cleaning
chemicals from grocery
store brands to commercial-use-only brands,
floor finishes, strippers,
gym floor refinishing
products, degreasers,
floor pads, screen discs,
car wash supplies, laundry supplies, carpet
floor mats, anti-fatigue
mats, ice melt products,
snow shovels, spreaders,
ice scrapers, vacuum
sweepers, floor scrubbers, carpet extractors,
driving scrubbers and
more.
To reach American
Sanitary, call (304) 2324031.
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American Sanitary
Supply offers wide
array of products,
repair service
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LEADING SUPPLIER — American Sanitary Supply, 2231
Main St., Wheeling, is the Tri-State Area’s leading supplier of janitorial products, supplies, repairs and services.
WHEELING —
American Sanitary Supply, 2231 Main St., has
been offering the best
janitorial service and
products to the Tri-State
Area since 1988.
The business offers
an array of cleaning and
janitorial products to
schools, medical offices
and hospitals, churches,
casinos, municipalities,
grocery stores, malls
and retail stores, office
buildings, restaurants,
bars and nightclubs,
hotels, civic arenas and
theaters, gas stations
and manufacturing.
Founded by husbandwife team Richard E.
and Nancy Thompson,
American Sanitary also
offers repairs — something a lot of similar
companies don’t offer,
according to Christine
Donahue, president and
CEO.
American Sanitary
offers free, low-minimum delivery to several
surrounding areas,
including
Brooke,
Wetzel
Ohio, Marshall and
Hancock
counties in
West Virginia; Jefferson,
George
Belmont,
Columbiana, Monroe,
Gurnsey and Muskingham counties in Ohio; as
well as to Colerain and
Cadiz on Fridays. Shipping outside the area
can be done via Federal
Express or UPS, with
shipping and handling
charges applying.
Abe George, territory
sales manager, covers
Ohio, Brooke and Hancock counties. George
has a wide range of
knowledge of the janitorial industry as well as
hard-floor maintenance,
floor refinishing, carpet
care and food service
sanitation.
George also can train
staff on proper use of
equipment as well as
use of products sold by
American Sanitary.
“A lot of our customers don’t realize all
we offer,” said Donahue,
adding American Sanitary stocks more than
4,000 items, including
janitorial chemicals,
tools, equipment and
accessories. “We also
offer special ordering of
items according to a
client’s needs.”
A partial list of high
quality products offered
by American Sanitary
would include trash can
liners, paper towels, toilet tissue, table covers,
napkins, plastic cutlery,
cups, plates, bowls, togo containers, rubber
gloves, work gloves,
hair nets, disposable
aprons and overalls,
safety goggles, face
masks, sanitary napkins,
tampons, waxed disposal
bags, sanitary receptacles, restroom partitions, soap and sanitizer
dispensers, hand soap
and sanitizers, wipers,
Health
disinfecting/sanitizing
wipes, disinfectants,
Mal Odor products and
dispensers, urinal mats,
urinal blocks and
screens, closed for
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