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Advice. Beyond Investing Taking Action How women can help preserve and expand their wealth By: John S. Bradley, CIMA®, Sr. Vice President-Wealth Management, UBS Financial Services Inc. Family Wealth Partner's mission is to help improve the lives of our clients, colleagues and communities with guidance in their overall wealth and well-being. Our team is dedicated to fulfilling part of that mission by spreading financial education to all.

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It's time to take control There are a great many factors that influence the investment decisionmaking process for individuals ranging from household wealth, to education, to age, and even to geographic location. But one factor that has been consistently under-appreciated is the role that gender can play in those decisions.

What's more, those differences likely contribute to the "gender gap" that has been broadly observed in the wealth disparities between man and women.

Of the many differences between women and men, how they build and invest their wealth over time is one of the most important. So finding the right investment approach can help make a big difference in improving the financial well-being as well as the quality of women's lives.

• Every individual has a different set of objectives, and some of those variances can be attributable to difference in gender perceptions. Research suggests women have a tendency to perceive wealth more as a source of security, rather than an opportunity, and therefore place more value in leaving a legacy to their loved ones. Research also shows that women like to invest in businesses that have a meaning and purpose for them.

• Many women's life events and situations currently introduce barriers to creating wealth. Apart from pay differences between the genders, taking career breaks and needing to work flexibly can also have a detrimental impact upon their wealth. On average, women also tend to live longer than men, so their wealth planning needs must often span a lengthier time horizon.

• Women's and men's investment decisions and behaviors can also differ greatly, even if they are similar in other ways. Many women may be more reluctant to take risks and therefore tend to be less confident when choosing investments. But there is also evidence to suggest that women may invest in a more disciplined way. This in turn can affect their investment allocations.

A portfolio for life Choosing the investment portfolio that best fits clients' goals and personalities is a crucial step towards successful investing.

Individuals can benefit over time by staying invested, even during negative and uncertain market conditions.

When determining an investment portfolio (strategic asset allocation), it is important to take in consideration your goals, objectives and risk tolerance . Also keep in mind financial market risk (volatility).

Investment decisions are most effective if they are tailored consistently to a person's needs. To ensure this, it is important that the decisions match the individual's preferences and personality. This is especially true for women, who often feel their wealth manager simply don't understand them or their needs.

Good financial advice can help women overcome some of their wealth challenges, reinforce their financial confidence, and better understand risk. Women can look potentially grow their wealth and achieve their goals by understanding their situation , and feelings about investing in particular. This can go a long way in helping to narrow the "gender gap".

John S. Bradley, CIMA® Senior Vice President–Wea Let’s have a conversation Wealth Advisor One of the best ways we believe you can prepare for your future is to Senior Managed Account ensure that your goals align with your needs, wants, and wishes. Let’s john.bradley@ubs.com discuss your portfolio options and together we can help grow your financial confidence.

Aaron S. Campbell, CFP Vice President–Wealth Ma aarons.campbell@ubs.com

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We catch up with some of our favorite Dayton athletes, TV celebrities, politicians and more. By the Editors

KIM FARI

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MIKE SCHMIDT

OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2018 5 LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

By Eric Harmon

6 DIALOGUE

Tweets, posts and letters from our readers.

8 UPFRONT

Vintage Market Days offers classic items from more than 150 vendors. By Eric Spangler

10 COMMENT

Premier Health helps heal neighborhoods on life support. By Jim Bucher

12 HISTORY

Marie Aull established the Midwest’s first National Audubon Society nature center. By Leo DeLuca

14 GUEST COLUMN

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum is a nationally recognized arboretum. By Angie Hoschouer

16 SCENE 26 DAYTON LIVE

Ohio’s oldest stained glass maker is right here in the Miami Valley. By Natasha Baker

28 A&E CALENDAR

32 COMMUNITY

56 GARDENS & NATURE

34 PHILANTHROPY

67 DESTINATIONS

36 INSIDE DINING

68 MYSTERY

By Ginny McCabe

72 LIVE WELL—WOMEN’S HEALTH

Piqua Ar ts Council looks to the future while supporting community arts. By Beth Langefels The 100+ Men Who Care group and the Dayton Foundation are teaming up. By Scott Unger Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering boasts a rich history with authentic Eastern European cuisine.

38 BUSINESS

Town & Country Shell has beer on tap and fresh fried chicken, plus dining listings. By Scott Unger

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Warm Glow Candle Co. Indiana makes memories with its candles and events. By Corinne Minard Two years after hiker Kris Fowler’s disappearance answers still in short supply. By Tim Walker Two women reflect on how the region’s health care offerings helped them.

By Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti

40 CHARITY

81 GUIDE TO RETIREMENT

41 STYLE

88 LOVE DAYTON

By Natasha Baker

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St Vincent de Paul has served Dayton community for 70 years. By Beth Langefels Get to know downtown Middletown.

42 MIDWESTERN TRAVELER

When it’s time for a fall getaway many destinations are just a short car trip away. By Corinne Minard

53 DAYTON HOME

Homeowners can take advantage of the sun with solar energy systems. By Eric Spangler 4

Local experts have some advice for those looking for a change of landscaping. By Carol Siyahi Hicks

Miami Valley retirees aren’t letting their age slow them down, plus listings. By Scott Unger

DAYTON ›› LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

Where are we now?

On a roll, that’s where W

e are excited to present to you our first cover stor y t it led “Where are they now?” In this feature we hope you enjoy learning about the cool and hip “VIPs” that graced our culture and daily lives years ago. As you will see, many are as dynamic and engaged with their current efforts as they were back then.

With us doing this feature it got me thinking about where we are now as a community. From the building going on downtown to highways, now thankfully, being opened up, it just feels like our region is on a roll recently. I did some research and found out that there is some data that confirms this.

Every year the Dayton Area Chamber of Commerce produces its Economic Outlook document and I thought I’d share some key findings from the 2018 edition: • Unemployment is at a nearly 17 year low.

• In the previous five years the number of jobs in our region has increased nearly 7 percent.

• Downtown has seen an 18 percent jump in population in the previous six years.

All things are not rosy as compared to yesteryears. We continue to battle to better educate our youth and have a real need to attract and retain young adults to fill needed jobs in our workforce.

That said, this “hunch” that Dayton has many more things that should excite rather than detract can be supported by facts. Where are we now? I can’t wait to see where we will be.

— Eric Harmon Publisher

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DAYTON ›› CONTRIBUTORS Natasha Baker has lived in the Miami Valley her entire life.

Originally from Eaton, she and her husband and three kids currently own Bakers Acres Farms in Waynesville where they naturally raise beef cattle, hogs and chickens. A writer and public relations professional by trade, she also teaches writing and PR at the University of Dayton and is working on a memoir about her farm adventures.

Jim Bucher has covered every local business, nonprofit, higher education institution and family event across the Miami Valley on WDTN Channel 2 for more than 25 years. Honors include induction in the Dayton Area Broadcasters Hall of Fame and as a “Dayton Original” from the city of Dayton. In addition to his column here in Dayton Magazine ‘Buch’ handles marketing and PR with his business Buchtvguy.com.

Leo DeLuca’s writing has been featured

by Ohio Magazine, The A.V. Club, Aviation for Women, and more. He is currently working with American Heritage on its plans for a digital relaunch. The co-author of Dayton’s Spirit of Community Service and Leadership (Dayton History, 2016), DeLuca is a three-time All Ohio Excellence in Journalism award winner.

Beth Langefels has been a freelance writer in the Dayton area for more than a decade, publishing in the Dayton Daily News, the Vandalia Drummer News and the Dayton B2B Magazine. She works for the Miami Valley Division of the American Heart Association as the communications and marketing director.

Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti is a writer, speaker and owner of Hilltop Communications.

She is the author of four published books, including Fast, Cheap, and Good: Sustainability, One Choice at a Time. She and her husband, Dan, have lived in Dayton for more than 20 years and are active ballroom dancers.

Ginny McCabe is a best-selling author, an award-winning journalist, media professional, speaker and teacher. Her work may be seen in publications like Journal-News and Reuters. Her books have been published

by Thomas Nelson/Harper Collins & Standard Publishing. She has spent decades covering topics like news, business, real estate and entertainment. She serves on the board of Greater Cincinnati Society of Professional Journalists.

Timothy Walker is a 51-yearold writer who lives in Dayton with his wife, Elizabeth, their two children and a houseful of dogs. He was born and raised in West Virginia and he sold his first story in 1988.

In his spare time he enjoys writing and reading weird fiction, offbeat films, jazz music and cooking chili. He is also an ordained minister.

Since 1970, Carol Siyahi Hicks has lived and worked in Greater Dayton as a journalist, national literary magazine editor, communications and marketing professional, author and most recently at The Dayton Foundation as the vice president of public relations and marketing. Her book, Gifts from the Garden, has a local setting and is a philosophical and joyful look at gardening, nature and life.

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DAYTON ›› UPFRONT

Blast from the Past Vintage Market Days offers classic items from more than 150 vendors

BY ERIC SPANGLER

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ntiques were Tonya Ross’ grandfather’s passion. But not just any antiques. He loved very fine antiques and anything with wood was his absolute passion, says Ross.

She also remembers at a young age being taken to every weekend auction one could possibly imagine. And she learned early on how to behave at an auction. “I was told not to raise my hand and not to speak at auctions,” she says.

Her family would then take the antiques they had bought at those auctions and set up on weekends at local festivals in Indiana to sell them. Antiques quickly became a part of her DNA. “It was in my blood,” she says.

That’s why when Ross saw an advertisement in a magazine for a Vintage Market Days event she knew she had to get involved.

She flew to the Vintage Market Days main event in Tulsa, Okla., and told officials there that she wanted to bring a Vintage Market Days event to Dayton. “So that’s how it happened,” she says.

The weekend of Nov. 2-4 will be the third Vintage Market Days event that Ross will oversee as the promoter. The event will take place at the Greene County Fairgrounds, 210 Fairground Road, in Xenia.

Ross describes the Vintage Market Days event as an indoor market showcasing vintage, handmade, children’s, repurposed and upcycled items, along with antiques, furniture, home décor, art, seasonal plants, boutique clothing and jewelry from about 170 vendors in the region and across the nation.

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TOP: Vintage Market Days will take place Nov. 2-4 at the Greene County Fairgrounds, 210 Fairground Road, in Xenia LEFT: Many of the vendors at Vintage Market Days create a boutique store setting in their booth. RIGHT: Holiday décor will be a popular item at the Vintage Market Days event.

About 8,000 to 10,000 people are expected to attend the event, she says. Most will shop for home décor items, she says. “Whether it’s vintage or handmade that’s what they’re looking for,” Ross says. Holiday home décor will be a big attraction at the November event, she says.

A big mistake would be to lump Vintage Market Days into the flea market category.

That’s because Vintage Market Days is a juried event and all the vendors have to apply and be accepted, says Ross. “Probably 80 percent of our vendors really create a boutique store setting in their booth,” she says.

Those attending the event won’t see a lot of the same items at each booth, either. That’s because Ross balances the vendors by ac-

cepting only a few of each type of specialty, such as art. “That helps with their success as well,” says Ross. “And it ensures that the shopper is getting a variety of vendors.”

In addition to all of the items for sale, Vintage Market Days will have do-it-yourself paint demonstrations, a children’s craft area, live music and a food truck area with indoor seating, she says.

“Vintage Market Days is a great girls weekend, bridal part y outing, mom/ daughter, etc.,” Ross says. And the event is a great bargain with tickets for all three days available for $10 and individual day tickets on Saturday and Sunday available for $5 through the website vintagemarketdays. com or at the gate. n

DAYTON ›› COMMENT

Genesis is Just the Beginning

Premier Health helps heal neighborhoods on life support

BY JIM BUCHER

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f you look at the history of hospitals around the country, many have roots dating back 100 or more years. Most were built in the city proper to handle populations booming.

Their mission—to care and treat patients for a myriad of reasons—continues today.

Locally though, one hospital group not only treats symptoms inside, but reaches out to surrounding neighborhoods to help cure inner city ills.

Premier Health, parent of Miami Valley Hospital and now shuttered Good Samaritan, is offering an antidote to assist its neighbors.

Back in 2000 The Genesis Project was launched in the Fairgrounds Neighborhood in Dayton, which includes Miami Valley Hospital.

“Premier Health and its hospitals are anchor institutions in the community, and our health system’s board is locally led. Our mission is to improve the health of the communities that we serve, and we feel that an extension of that mission includes investing in our communities to enhance the quality of life for residents of our region. We partner with other organizations to maximize the impact of that investment and enhance economic development efforts. Both the Genesis and Phoenix projects are textbook examples of how that partnership approach results in more livable neighborhoods,” says

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This 26-foot-tall sound sculpture at the Phoenix Gateway on Salem Avenue celebrates the commitment of neighborhood leaders to their community and the musical legacy of the late Roger Troutman, whose sound lab was formerly on the Gateway. Tone rods at the top of the sculpture, when stirred by the wind, pay a few bars of Troutman’s song, “I Can Make You Dance.”

Mary Boosalis, president and CEO of Premier Health, who led Miami Valley Hospital during earlier phases of the Genesis Project.

Was it successful? Have you been in the area lately? Rehabbed and new houses, Brown Street redevelopment, new restaurants, stores, improved traffic flow, all accomplished not only by Premier, but partners including the University of Dayton, the City of Dayton and CityWide Development Corporation.

“It truly is remarkable to see how far the neighborhood has come, and we’re really pleased that some of our employees contributed to that success by purchasing homes in the neighborhood. It reflects the Dayton spirit,” Boosalis adds.

But can lightning strike twice at Premier’s other hospital Good Samaritan? Spoiler alert… you bet!

“The Phoenix Project began in 2003 and has been a successful collaboration between Premier Health and the City of Dayton and CityWide. Again, we recognized that neighborhood stabilization and enhancement create the best environment in which health and wellness can flourish. We have been ‘walking the walk’ for decades through community investment and partnerships to improve the health of the community and positively move the needle on social determinants of health such as education, hunger, housing, community safety and economic development,” says Craig Self, chief strategy

officer for Premier Health.

And now, drum roll please, the Phoenix Next Project is “full throttle” in the neighborhood surrounding the now shuttered Good Sam. Premier is priming the pump with millions to spur revitalization efforts.

Last I looked it’s working with more to come.

“It really is tremendous. Premier Health and Good Samaritan Hospital have invested $13 million in the neighborhoods surrounding the hospital since 2003, and the overall investment is approaching $70 million.

During that time, we’ve seen a new school established in the community, a new library, a new health center and many other amenities.

The area still faces challenges, but it has much to be proud of and to build upon,” Self says.

So, what’s next for Phoenix?

“We’re looking forward to spurring additional development by pledging an additional $10 million to optimally position the 13 acres that make up the former Good Sam campus and the surrounding neighborhoods for the future. The urban firm planning NEXT has been leading the process of gathering community input for redevelopment ideas, and we anticipate that the Phoenix board will vote on a reuse and redevelopment options plan by the end of 2018,” Self says.

And if you could look in to the future with a crystal ball?

“It’s hard to know for sure, but when you look at how much progress was achieved

Phoenix Next held an options workshop Aug. 21 at the Fairview PreK-6th School at 2314 Elsmere Ave. in Dayton, near the former Good Samaritan Hospital campus.

More than 140 people attended the meeting to review potential concepts and offer their input for redevelopment of the Good Samaritan Hospital campus. by the Genesis and Phoenix projects over a similar time period, we think the area could look very different. You have to be realistic about the possibilities, but there are many reasons for optimism,” Self says.

Many in the community were shocked and saddened with the closing of Good Sam. A tough decision had to be made, but as I always say, there is a silver lining.

“We certainly understand that there have been some concerns about the closing of

Good Samaritan Hospital. It was a beloved institution, and the spirit of the Good Samaritan lives on through former Good Sam employees who were offered employment elsewhere at Premier Health, as well as the health system’s other employees. Much of the feedback that we’ve received from the neighborhood about plans to redevelop the site has been positive. People don’t want to see a large, outdated building slowly deteriorating in the community. They want to see a

plan move forward and see the land redeveloped so that it continues to contribute to the well-being of the neighborhood,” Self says.

Bottom line, Self says, Premier’s commitment to care and well-being extend outside the walls.

“We’ve recognized for a long time that it’s important to reach out if we want to build healthier communities. The Sisters of Charity instilled those values when they opened Good Sam in 1932, and those values live on through Premier Health today. The Genesis and Phoenix projects are just two of many examples of how we’ve ‘walked the walk’ for a long time. And we plan to continue that commitment to northwest Dayton.”

Now, not to be selfish, but for this Five Oaks boy and if I may speak for my neighbors, we need a grocery store nearby.

Self says, stay tuned!

Sounds like an upcoming column to me. n Cheers!

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DAYTON ›› HISTORY

An Environmental Visionary

Marie Aull established the Midwest’s first National Audubon Society nature center

BY LEO DELUCA

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nown as the godmother of the Miami Valley environmental movement, Marie Aull lived from 1897 to 2002—her 105-year life touched an incredible three centuries. In 1957, Aull made history by establishing the Midwest’s first National Audubon Society nature center.

“Marie Aull was determined,” says Pokey Huffman, one of her younger friends and a co-member of the Garden Club of Dayton.

“She taught us all passion and the great responsibility we had for protecting our Earth.”

Founded in 1922, the Garden Club of Dayton—a member of the Garden Club of America—seeks to stimulate the knowledge and love of gardening, aid in the protection of native species, and encourage historic preservation, civic planting and general knowledge of nature. Marie Aull, one of its first members, carried this mission to historic levels.

Married to Dayton box manufacturer John Aull, Marie was widowed in 1955. Two years later, she donated 70 acres of their idyllic property to Miami Valley residents—a swath of land that has since expanded and is now known as Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm. Not only is Aullwood the Midwest’s first Audubon nature center, it is one of the nation’s finest.

“I believe her real journey began after

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her husband died,” says Huffman. “Having no children her passion for conservation and horticulture, which they both shared, intensified. She was driven to educate all around her to safeguard the planet, to avoid the abundance of waste all around us. She wanted to protect the environment when it was not really on any of my contemporaries’ radars.”

Marie Aull was ahead of her time. In 1957, when she f irst approached former National Audubon Society President John H. Baker about creating Aullwood, it would be another 12 years before the Cuyahoga River Fire—Cleveland’s pollutive disaster—helped fuel the modern day environmental movement. Conservation was a nascent concept, and Aull was a visionary.

Five years later, when proposed development threatened the springs and creeks surrounding Aullwood, her reputation was sealed. Aull purchased the 120-acre Antrim Farm adjacent to the nature center, donated a portion to the National Audubon Society, and augmented her natural sanctuary with a family farm—complete with livestock, crops and reverence for agrarian life.

“Marie taught me to look at nature and life in ways I never had known,” says Huffman.

“I feel I learned about the big picture from her, while learning even small steps really

TOP: The Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm in 1963.

ABOVE: Marie Aull had a passion for conservation and horticulture. do make a difference.”

In 1977 the Aull house, its private garden and a $300,000 endowment were given to Five Rivers MetroParks; in 2000 a new education wing was named for her; and in 2002 Aull died at age 105, her ashes spread at Aullwood, alongside her husband, beneath a 500-year-old sycamore tree.

Today, Marie Aull’s legacy lives on amongst the woods and wildflowers and animals of Aullwood. “Marie saw life’s value and wanted to protect it,” says Huffman. In the end, perhaps that is all that really matters. n

DAYTON ›› GUEST COLUMN

A Beautiful View Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum is a nationally recognized arboretum

BY ANGIE HOSCHOUER

Manager of development and marketing, Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum

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oodland Cemetery and Arboretum in Dayton was awarded a Level II accreditation in 2018 by The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program and The Morton Arboretum for achieving particular standards of professional practices deemed important for arboreta and botanic gardens. The ArbNet Arboretum Accreditation Program is the only global initiative to officially recognize arboreta at various levels of development, capacity and professionalism. Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum is also now recognized as an accredited arboretum in the Morton Register of Arboreta, a database of the world’s arboreta and gardens dedicated to woody plants.

Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum sits in the heart of downtown Dayton on more than 200 verdant acres of rolling hills with over 3,000 trees on the property. Woodland was founded in 1841 and established by John Van Cleve, who chose the original 40-acre site for its hilltop views and remarkable variety of trees. In 1843 Van Cleve did an inventory of the trees on the property and found 41 different species. In the early years special care was taken to preserve the finest specimens of trees and shrubs to retain the natural beauty of the area.

Most of these tree species are still represented on the grounds and the species list

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More than 165 tree species are represented on Woodland’s grounds. has grown to more than 165. Woodland is best known for its collection of oak trees.

Of the 58 species that are native to North America Woodland has 25 varieties. Over the years, Woodland has been the recipient of 10 “State Champion Tree” awards from the Ohio Division of Forestry. Woodland is the only Level II Arboretum in the city of Dayton Woodland continues to grow its tree population with strategic removal of dying or distressed trees. Removal of such trees allows the undergrowth the opportunity to flourish and to fill in the canopy where needed. The arboretum works closely with Mark Webber, a board certified master arborist, to select and plant trees and shrubs throughout the grounds. Additionally, Woodland was selected by the Ohio Chapter of the International Society of Arboriculture (OCISA) to hold a series of free educational programs for green-industry professionals at the arboretum through April 2019.

Webber says, “If you like trees and plants that have stood the test of time then a visit to Woodland should be on your calendar.

When I first visited Woodland in 1986 I was taken aback by how grand the trees of this place were, by how their branches created a cathedral-like experience. More so, the collections of trees and plants at Woodland are a beautiful living botanical guide for anyone who wants to experience and or learn about plants. However more compelling is how the trees of Woodland play such a significant role in Dayton’s urban core by improving air quality, reducing ozone, having a place of solitude and remembrance, and providing other critical social and environmental services. Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum is one of Dayton, Ohio’s, most magnificent jewels of the Gem City.”

You can visit Woodland Cemetery and Arboretum 365 days a year from 8 a.m. until 6 p.m. daily. n

DAYTON ›› SCENE Premier Health/Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight at the Air Show The Premier Health/Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight team attended the Vectren Dayton Air Show June 23-24. The CareFlight team is the official medical service team for the Vectren Dayton Air Show. CareFlight is celebrating its 35th anniversary this year.

The crowd watches the air show, including one of the Premier Health/Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight helicopters.

Mandy Via, Premier Health/Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight outreach manager, speaks with Navy Lt. Juan Guerra, flight surgeon with the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration squadron.

A U.S. Navy Blue Angels F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet waits to perform with a Premier Health/Miami Valley Hospital CareFlight helicopter in the background.

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Chaminade Julienne Catholic High School welcomed families from across the region to Roger Glass Stadium, home of the CJ Eagles, on Aug. 14 for an evening of exciting activities. CJ students hosted young guests as they tried their hand at a variety of athletic skills. This community event was held in partnership with The Foodbank.

Soccer skills were part of this year’s obstacle course.

Kids of all ages took turns kicking the ball down John Q. Sherman Field at the stadium.

Kids tested their skills for lacrosse, football, soccer, track, volleyball and basketball.

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More than 115 runners and walkers starting the 5K race managed by Key Sports.

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The Troy Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its 74th annual Steak Fry & Auction, presented by Premier Health—Upper Valley Medical Center, on Aug. 23. This year guests enjoyed a Hawaiian luau theme. The event helps raise awareness of the work the chamber does supporting the local business community.

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AleFest celebrates its 20th anniversary

AleFest, the longest-running craft beer festival in Ohio, celebrated its 20th anniversary on Aug. 25 at the Dayton Convention Center with an event that attracted a crowd of more than 3,000 people.

Pretzels and beer complement each other at AleFest.

Beer lovers and home brewers from the region converged at AleFest for an afternoon of sampling the best craft beers from around the world.

More than 1,500 people attended AleFest on Aug. 25.

The band The Fries entertained the crowd at AleFest.

Saying “thank you” to American relief efforts following Japan’s devastating 2011tsunami.

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CULTURE WORKS Campaign for the Arts

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Provides $370,000 to Area Arts Organizations for 2018–2019 AS WE WELCOME the start of a new arts season,

THEARTS ARE IN YOUR HANDS!

2018–2019 CULTURE WORKS Community Arts Grantees GENERAL OPERATING SUPPORT (For organizations with budgets of $500,000 to $10 Million)

The Dayton Art Institute

$79,744

Dayton Contemporary Dance Company

$38,080

Dayton Performing Arts Alliance (Ballet/Opera/Philharmonic)

$105,280

Discover Classical WDPR/WDPG

$19,936

The Human Race Theatre Company

$39,872

K12 Gallery & TEJAS

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Muse Machine

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Springfield Symphony Orchestra

$15,680

COMMUNITY ARTS DEVELOPMENT (For organizations with budgets of $100,000 to $499,999)

Bach Society of Dayton

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Dayton Visual Arts Center

$4,872

Kettering Children’s Choir

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we want to thank the thousands of individuals, companies, and foundations that helped make it possible through your support of the annual Campaign for the Arts.

The funds raised through the 2017–2018 Campaign for the Arts, which ended June 30th, allowed Culture Works to award over $370,000 in Community Arts Grants to 11 local arts organizations for the 2018–2019 season, including first-time Culture Works grantee Springfield Symphony Orchestra.

Our Community Arts Grants provide general operating support—funds that arts organizations can use for everything from programming to administrative costs.

To qualify for these grants, arts organizations must go through a rigorous application and panel review process in which they’re required to demonstrate their organization’s artistic vibrancy, organizational capacity, and impact on the larger community. Each organization receives a score, which is then put into a funding formula—along with their budget, the number of applicants, and the total amount of funding available—to determine their award amount.

“Receiving a Culture Works Community Arts Grant signifies that an organization is an active and thoughtful contributor to our community,” said Lisa Hanson, Culture Works Executive Director. “We’re proud to support these outstanding Dayton Region organizations.”

To learn more about our grantees and the Campaign for the Arts, visit cultureworks.org.

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A stained glass window in the recently restored University of Dayton Chapel

A LOST ART FORM OHIO’S OLDEST STAINED GLASS MAKER IS RIGHT HERE IN THE MIAMI VALLEY

BY NATASHA BAKER

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t’s not every day a company can celebrate its 180th anniversary. But BeauVerre Riordan Studios in Middletown is doing just that.

Originally founded by William Coulter and Joseph Finagin along the banks of the Ohio River in 1838, the company has a reputation for some of the most prestigious stained glass

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work all over Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

According to the company website, BeauVerre Riordan Studios is the oldest documented, continuously operated, stained glass studio in the United States. While it has changed hands and ownership many times in its long history, the company is now located in downtown Middletown in a 24,000-square-foot building completely renovated by Jay and Linda Moorman, the current owners.

“Some people may not consider us

artists,” says Linda Moorman. “But they certainly can’t deny there is a craftsmanship to this process that fewer and fewer people know how to do. We got addicted to the beauty and methodism of the practice.”

HAVING FAITH

The Moormans are thankful for a thriving business thanks to church installations and restorations. Offering services for reproduction, on-site repairs and even relocation, BeauVerre Riordan works with fluctuating budgets to ensure church windows are worthy of these great institutions.

When an area church calls for possible restoration, the Moormans do an on-site

LEFT: A sample piece hanging in the BeauVerre Riordan Studios in Middletown. ABOVE: A beautiful installation in a home in Tipp City.

assessment looking for bulging or sagging panels, broken solder joints, water or light leaks and more to determine the extent of damage. They can then bring the windows back to their former glory saving the church a new installation and money.

IF IT AIN’T BROKE...

While some parts of the process have certainly changed—the adding of electrical saws, cauterizers and heating elements— much of the process remains the complicated and intricate hands-on process it has

been for centuries.

For a new installation, the first step in the process is to meet with clients, be it a church or business or homeowner, to better understand the design they have in mind.

“For homeow ners especially we like to meet on site to better determine their personal style, as well as the style and color palette of the home,” says Moorman.

After determining a plan, the BeauVerre team goes to work creating the initial drawings. Once approved, designers build full-size patterns and begin selecting glass.

Each piece is then individually cut based on the design and set in place on a white table. A single installation can have anywhere from four to a thousand pieces of glass. Next begins the tedious process of connecting the pieces together by soldering lead on the front and back of the piece.

In a restoration, the original piece is uninstalled and brought back to the studio.

Rubbings of the piece are made. It is soaked in a solution to help remove the lead and then each piece of glass is individually washed with broken pieces replaced. Finally the

artwork is reset, leaded and reinstalled.

Moorman says that installations and restorations can take months depending on the size and scope of the project.

BEAUTY AND CRAFTSMANSHIP

Described in testimonials on their website, their projects “seem alive and appeal to religious feeling and devotion...” and “afford a remarkable brilliancy, transparency, purity and sharpness if finished with a soft, chaste and rich harmony of hues.”

You can find the brilliant examples of the studio’s work all over the Miami Valley. From the new chapel windows at Altar High School and the restored windows at the University of Dayton chapel to St. John’s Church in Lima and Holy Angels in Sidney plus many, many more.

SEE FOR YOURSELF

BeauVerre Riordan Studios offers tours of its facility, which includes a chance to see its artwork in process and have a lovely bite to eat in its restaurant, Murphy’s Landing Casual Dining. Tours start at $7.50 and can be booked for groups.

You can also learn how to create your own beautiful art in a six-week stained glass class, where you will learn pattern making, cutting, soldering and the glazing of a small panel consisting of 20 pieces or less. The studio also offers other classes in advanced techniques, copper foil, mosaics, lamp making, painting on glass and etching. For more information go to beauverre.net. n DAYTON MAGAZINE . October/November 2018

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A&E Calendar of Events

OCTOBER School of Rock: The Musical

Oct. 2-7 Join Dewey Finn, a substitute teacher by day and rock star by night, who trains his students to become a head-banging band.

With 14 new songs from Andrew Lloyd Webber, this show is sure to have the audience rocking out. T-F 8 p.m., Sa 2 p.m. and 8 p.m., Su 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton. 228-7751, victoriatheatre.com.

Walk to End Alzheimer’s

Oct. 6 Lace up your shoes and walk 2 miles for a good cause. All of the funds raised through the walk benefit the care, support and research efforts of the Alzheimer’s Association. Registration starts at 8:30 a.m., the ceremony is at 10 a.m. and the walk is at 10:20 a.m. Fifth Third Field, 220 N. Patterson Blvd., Dayton. 610-7002, act.alz.org.

Fall Farm Pumpkin Festival

Oct. 6-7 Young’s Dairy Farm has activities for everyone in the family during its 42nd annual Fall Farm Pumpkin Festival. Humongus Gus, the farm’s giant pumpkin, pumpkin cinnamon sugar doughnut holes and pumpkin bowling will all be featured at the event. Prices vary depending on activity. 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Young’s Jersey Dairy, 6880 Springfield-Xenia Road, Yellow Springs. 323-0629, youngsdairy.com.

Derik Nelson & Family

Oct. 7 Dayton’s newest outdoor music venue plays host to the group Derik Nelson & Family for a free concert. The group is known for its three-part harmonies. 3 p.m. Free.

Levitt Pavilion, South Main Street between Fourth and Fifth streets, Dayton. 333-2607, levittdayton.org.

Star Power: Misha Plays Liszt

Oct. 12-13 Pianist Misha Dichter joins the Dayton Philharmonic to play pieces by Leonard Bernstein, Franz Liszt and Johannes Brahms. 8 p.m. $9-$65. Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton. 888-228-3630, daytonperformingarts.org.

The Gem City Classic 5K

Oct. 13 This inaugural family-friendly 5K and half-mile Kid’s Fun Run will be a treat for the whole family. The 5K begins at Island Metropark and journeys into downtown via the Webster Street Bridge. $37. 5-7

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p.m. Island Metropark, 101 E. Helena St., Dayton. advancedrunning.com/events/ gem-city-classic-5k/.

Fall Farm Fest

Oct. 13-14 The historic Knoop homestead at the Lost Creek Reserve celebrates Miami County’s agricultural heritage. There will be pumpkins, pony rides and a corn shooter. Free. Sa 12-7 p.m., Su 12-5 p.m. Lost Creek Reserve & Knoop Agricultural Heritage Center, 2385 E. state Route 41, Troy. 335-6273, miamicountyparks.com.

Bernstein & Brahms

Oct. 14 The Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra’s Sundae Series mixes classic music with an ice cream social. This performance will include music by Leonard Bernstein and Johannes Brahms. 3 p.m. $9-$44. Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton. 888-228-3630, daytonperformingarts.org.

CARE House Hoedown

Oct. 19 Celebrate the 20th anniversary of CARE House, a child advocacy center that serves abused children and their families in Montgomery County. Put on your dancin’ boots and enjoy drinks, supper, live music, a silent auction and a bull riding competition. 6-9 p.m. Top of the Market, 32 Webster St., Dayton. 641-3000, childrensdayton.org.

The Jerry Douglas Band

PhilharMonster Halloween Concert

My Fair Broadway: The Hits of Lerner and Loewe

Oct. 19-20 The Dayton Philharmonic will bring the music of Alan Lerner and Frederick Lowe, which includes musical classics like Brigadoon, My Fair Lady, Camelot and Gigi, to life during this show. 8 p.m. $14-$80.

Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton.

888-228-3630, daytonperformingarts.org.

The Jerry Douglas Band

Oct. 20 Jerry Douglas is no stranger to fame—he is the Dobro master and a 14-time Grammy winner. Since 1998, he’s been a key member of bands like Alison Krauss and Union Station. 8 p.m. Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton. 228-3630, victoriatheatre.com.

Thomas Pandolfi

Oct. 21 American pianist Thomas Pandolfi is an exciting virtuoso who, with each passing season, is becoming more and more sought after by audiences worldwide and showered with superlatives by critics for his passionate artistry and amazing techniques. 3 p.m. Adults $30, students $5. Centerville Performing Arts Center (Centerville High School), 500 E. Franklin St., Centerville. 853-8292, mvcconcert.org.

Oct. 21 The performance of spooky and eerie music is the perfect way to get ready for Halloween. 3 p.m. $14-$22. Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton. 888-228-3630, daytonperformingarts.org.

The Wizard of Oz

Oct. 23-25 Click your shoes three times and join Dorothy, Toto, the Cowardly Lion, Tin Man and the Scarecrow from the classic 1939 MGM film. Don’t miss this chance to go somewhere over the rainbow. 7 p.m. Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton. 228-7751, victoriatheatre.com.

Dracula: Bloodlines

Oct. 25-28 The Dayton Ballet brings this popular show back to the stage. In two acts, the performance will show Dracula’s origin story as well as the classic tale we all know.

Th 7:30 p.m., F-Sa 8 p.m., Su 3 p.m. $15-$81.

Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton.

888-228-3630, daytonperformingarts.org.

Family Day: Spooktacular Halloween Fun

Oct 27 Celebrate the spookiest day of the year at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. Learn the principles of science in Halloween-themed activities and don’t forget to come dressed in a costume. It will be a monster mash! 9 a.m.-3 p.m. National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, 1100 Spaatz St., Dayton. 225-4646, nationalmuseum.af.mil.

NOVEMBER An Act of God

Nov. 1-18 Written by David Javerbaum and directed

by Kevin Moore, this comedic play focuses on God, who wants to establish a new set of commandments. Times vary. The Loft Theatre, 126 N. Main St., Dayton. 228-3630, humanracetheatre.org.

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Woodman Lanes. All registered bowlers receive an event T-shirt and will be able to enjoy complimentary pizza and door prizes. Net proceeds will benefit the Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton. 1-3 p.m., registration starts at noon. Poelking-Woodman Lanes, 3200 Woodman Drive, Kettering. 258-5537, hospiceofdayton.org.

Rigoletto

Jefferson Starship

Nov. 2 Jefferson Starship joins the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra for a night of that San Francisco sound. They’ll perform classic favorites like “White Rabbit,” “Somebody to Love” and “We Built This City.” 8 p.m. $22$82. Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton.

888-228-3630, daytonperformingarts.org.

Chris Young: Losing Sleep World Tour 2018

Nov. 3 Get your country on! Chris Young, a Grammy-nominated recording artist, performs his single, “Losing Sleep,” as well as his other songs. 7:30 p.m. $39.50-$79.50. Wright State Nutter Center, 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway, Dayton. 775-3498, nuttercenter.com.

Cosmic Bowl

Nov. 4 Celebrate Ohio’s Hospice of Dayton at its annual Cosmic Bowling at Poelking-

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Nov. 9 & 11 The Dayton Opera performs Guiuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto. In the opera, hunchbacked jester Rigoletto is cursed, sending him on a journey of love, remorse and revenge. F 8 p.m., Su 3 p.m. $25-$95. Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton. 888-228-3630, daytonperformingarts.org.

The Ugly Ducking

Nov. 10 Light wire Theatre collaborates with Corbian Visual Arts and Dance to utilize electroluminescent puppetry to bring the classic Hans Christian Anderson tale to the stage. Sa 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. Victoria Theatre, 138 N. Main St., Dayton. 228-3630, victoriatheatre.com.

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical

Nov. 16-17 See the story of the most famous reindeer of all! Put one foot in front of the other and join Santa and Mrs. Claus, Hermey the Elf, the Abominable Snow Monster, Clarice, Yukon Cornelius and Rudolph in the live version of this television classic. F 7 p.m., Sa 11 a.m. & 2 p.m. Schuster Performing Arts Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton. 228-7751, victoriatheatre.com.

The Sugarplum Festival of Trees

Nov. 17-19 It’s the most wonderful time of the year!

More than 350 Terrific Women in Giving volunteers have worked to create these gorgeously decorated Christmas trees. All proceeds will benefit the TWIG Auxiliary’s $1 million pledge for the Mills Family Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders.

8 a.m.-8 p.m. Dayton Masonic Center, 525 Riverview Drive, Dayton. 641-3000, childrensdayton.org.

Dayton Holiday Festival

Nov. 23 The Dayton Holiday Festival kicks off Thanksgiving weekend with the Grand Illuminat ion and t he Dayton Children’s Parade.

Throughout the event, there will be the Virginia Kettering’s Holiday Train Display, Uno’s pizza with Santa and holiday films at The Neon. 4-9 p.m. Free admission. Downtown Dayton. 224-1518 x227, downtowndayton.org.

The Last Waltz: Live with the Dayton Philharmonic

Nov. 24 Thirty local musicians will join the Dayton Philharmonic to recreate the music performed during The Band’s final performance. 8 p.m. $22-$82.

Schuster Center, 1 W. Second St., Dayton.

888-228-3630, daytonperformingarts.org.

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DAYTON ›› COMMUNITY

Making the Arts Accessible Piqua Arts Council looks to the future while supporting community arts

BY BETH L ANGEFELS

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n 1990, a group of Piqua citizens decided the community needed an organization dedicated to the advancement of arts.

These citizens went to the Piqua Chamber of Commerce and formed a new committee in 1991—the Piqua Arts and Humanities Council. This group, led by Ruth Koon, worked tirelessly to create an annual calendar that would bring arts-related events to the community.

Today, the Piqua Arts Council (PAC) is separate from the chamber and has be-

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come one organization with a mission to working to make the arts accessible to the community through education, support and presentation.

According to Jordan K nepper, t he council executive director since 2013, the organization works at fulfilling this mission by hosting events, professional artist workshops, children’s programming and many opportunities for artists in all venues to exhibit and sell their wares. The council is also involved in a grant program—Miami County Artists—designed to help budding artists who want to pursue professional development or who are interested in trying a new art.

“I was involved with Culture Works in Dayton and they had something similar,” Knepper says. “I modeled our grants process after this program in Montgomery County.”

The grants are open to Miami County residents and, as a result of successful fundraising efforts, Knepper says the council will be giving grants ranging from $500 to $2,000. Grant winners must complete their projects in 2019 and follow up with a final report. The deadline for submission for these grants is Sept. 30.

PAC events include the annual and very popular Dancing with the Piqua Stars, Sounds of the Seasons concert, Rock Piqua and other special events such as the James Bond Experience and Piqua Arts Festival.

“Most of our events are annual,” Knepper says. “Our Norman Rockwell exhibit was a special event and this year we are also hosting an Arts and Ale Festival.”

LEFT: Working on a city snow plow mural project in 2013 for the Piqua Arts Council are Garrett Schrubb, Aubree Schrubb, Cassie Schrubb, Elise Cox and Ava Casto.

RIGHT: Jim Davis and Sue Peltier perform in Dancing with the Piqua Stars, an annual event hosted by the Piqua Arts Council.

Knepper works closely with his board of directors and with his volunteer committee members to plan the annual calendar.

“We wanted to put together ‘Rock Piqua,’” Knepper says, “This is three concerts on the bank of the Miami River and we raise all the money to fund it. We average about 3,000 attendees per concert.”

Knepper says the Piqua Arts Council is looking toward the future by setting a goal to become a complete arts center—a place people in the community can visit year round to experience the arts.

“We are working with a consultant to look at spaces in the community for this center,” Knepper says. “We have been meeting regularly with the same group that was responsible for the Columbus Museum of Art and the Franklin Park Conservatory. We will still host all of our events, but we also want to have a home that our community can be proud of.”

Knepper says memberships are what keep the Piqua Arts Council alive and enables it to focus on artists and continue to serve the community.

“We encourage everyone to become members,” Knepper says. “They start at just $25 and they are the key to our success.”

For more i n for mat ion v isit piquaartscouncil.org. n

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Strength in Numbers

The 100+ Men Who Care group and the Dayton Foundation are teaming up to assist local charities

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The 100+ Men Who Care group has donated more than $300,000 to local charities.

B

y pooling their money, a group of Dayton men have been able to turn small donations into big impacts for local charities, contributing over $300,000 since forming in 2008.

The 100+ Men Who Care group is just that—a large collection of men hoping to make a difference in their community by pledging $400 annually to the group fund.

The key to the group’s success is in its simplicity, says 100+ Men administrator

Joseph Lehman. The group meets quarterly to hear presentations from three chosen charities nominated by group members, then vote to award one a fivefigure contribution.

“By pooling our resources we make a huge difference. We have given over $300,000 to charity, local area Dayton charities,” Lehman says. “That is awesome to me, that’s pretty impressive. All in four one-hour meetings a year.”

The 100+ Men have done a lot of good in the Dayton area, with contributions to 39 charities to date, including Building Bridges and the Brunner Literacy Center in 2018.

Currently at 104 members, the group meets in a provided conference room at the offices of McGohan Brabender. Meeting attendance is usually less than half the group, but the meetings are taped for future viewing, so those not in attendance can research the charities before voting.

Each member of the group is eligible to nominate a charity, which then goes into a pool with other nominations. Three organizations are chosen at random in advance of each meeting and representatives of the charities give short presentations about the work their group does.

After the video is posted online, members have one week to vote for a winning charity, which then receives a grant equal to $100 times the number of members.

If a charity is selected as a recipient, that organization cannot receive additional funds for a period of two years.

count and disburse funds at a later date for additional assistance around tax time.

GIVING AND RECEIVING

“By pooling our resources we make a huge difference. We have given over $300,000 to charity, local area Dayton charities.”

– Joseph Lehman

DAYTON FOUNDATION As the largest community foundation in the region, the Dayton Foundation plays an integral role in the success of the 100+ Men Who Care group. By handling account services, the foundation ensures 100 percent of donations get to the desired charity.

The foundation offers a variety of paths to giving including family foundations, donor advised funds for specific causes or discretionary funds for general giving.

During the 2016-17 fiscal year the Foundation spent $46.5 million in grants and charitable donations and in the most recent ranking of 800 community foundations nationwide it ranked 44th in the U.S. in grants made (in total dollars).

Regardless of the type of giving, the foundation provides free charitable checking accounts to make donating simple,

says Dayton Foundation Vice President of Development Michelle Lovely.

“Each group, it can be very specific or it can be like the 100+ Men Who Care who say ‘I just want to do good,’” Lovely says.

The accounts require no minimum balance and can be funded through cash, appreciated securities, retirement funds or more complex contributions.

“Whether they have $5 or $5 million they can use that fund because it’s completely free with no minimum balance,” says Lovely. “They go online and make a request that we send a check to the charities of their choice.”

The accounts also make tax reporting easy as all the charitable information is in one place and users can start an ac-

In addition to presentations from potential charities at 100+ Men Who Care meetings, the group also hears from a representative from their most recently chosen charity covering what the donation accomplished.

“You learn about what charities are doing in our area and you hear from a charity that got our donation,” Lehman says. “It’s just a very rewarding process, very efficient process.”

2017 recipient Clothes That Work, which provides professional clothing, image counseling and training for job seekers, used its $11,000 contribution to further its mission and brought a client to the following meeting to show group members firsthand the impact they made, says Executive Director Cindy Garner.

“We jumped at the chance to bring one of our clients to meet them so they could both see and hear the impact their donations made on someone who had once fallen on hard times but is now on the road to a successful future,” Garner says.

Hearing presentations from the groups that receive donations validates the work of the group, says Lehman, and that validation must be spreading, as enrollment is higher than ever.

When Lehman took over as administrator six years ago the group was hovering around 55 members, but enrollment has steadily grown, with the group’s 100th member joining in 2015. Each year the number fluctuates by a few members, but remains over 100 strong, Lehman says.

Group giving isn’t only for men in Dayton either, as the group was preceded by a year by the 100+ Women Who Care, which was established in 2007.

Although the nomination and voting process is slightly different, the 100+ Women W ho Care operate w it h t he same financial requirements, with every member pledging $400 annually. The women’s group is over 200 members and has donated over a half million to Dayton charities to date. n To enroll in the 100+ Men Who Care, contact Joseph Lehman at 760-8095 or joseph.r.lehman@gmail.com. For the women’s group, contact Group Administrator Kathy Banwart at 477-3277.

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DAYTON ›› INSIDE DINING

Eastern Europe Meets Dayton Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering boasts a rich history, a playful ghost and a delicious and authentic Eastern European cuisine

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rich history, authentic Eastern European cuisine and a friendly ghost named Chickie are a few of the reasons why a lot of regular customers love Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering. The restaurant is located at 1400 Valley St. in the heart of Old North Dayton.

“We get people that stop in, who said they grew up in the neighborhood. Folks who now live out of town come in for lunch or dinner when they’re visiting. So, we’ve been able to be an anchor to some of those childhood memories. Other guests talk about buying penny-candy here growing up,” says owner Joe Castellano, who worked his first restaurant job at Bill Knapp’s at the age of 16.

Diners regularly enjoy a variety of menu items for lunch and dinner, including German, Lithuanian, Polish, Hungarian, Russian and Italian dishes. Amber Rose also specializes in custom catering for weddings, parties, business gatherings and other spe-

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cial occasions.

“To be able to do what we do, and make people happy, even if it is just lunch or dinner, I find that rewarding. Or if it’s a big wedding, and everyone had a great time, and a good meal, and they thank you. It’s nice to have a small part in a big day,” Castellano says.

Originally built in 1910 by Sigmund Ksiezopolski, Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering is located in the same building that first operated as Sig’s General Store until the early 1980s. The family ran a general store and deli downstairs, used upstairs as a social gathering space, and they lived in the attic. Castellano says that the National Guard stayed with the family during the Great Flood of 1913.

The restaurant still showcases the original counter that was inside Sig’s General Store. It now serves as the restaurant’s hostess stand.

The restaurant also displays a vintage scale on the counter, along with a collection of old photos.

Amber Rose is said to be home of a playful spirit, Chickie, the resident ghost. She was the daughter of Ksiezopolski and has been

Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering is located in the heart of Old North Dayton. known to launch glasses from the bar or to move salad dressings off the shelves. Paranormal investigators have also discovered there is a second spirit, Richard, in the basement. Amber Rose has been written about in numerous articles and books, including Haunted Ohio III. In 1989, Elinor Sluzas acquired the vacant building. She wanted to open a restaurant, but before its official opening, there was a catastrophic fire that destroyed part of the building. The restaurant formally opened in 1990 after the building was restored. Sluzas has since retired, but Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering continues the tradition by offering famous recipes like Elinor’s Signature Turtle Soup.

Castellano has owned the restaurant since 1998. His team is made up of about 30 partand-full-time staff members, including three chefs, a front-of-house/restaurant manager and a catering manager as well as students from Wright State University and Sinclair Community College.

Today, the main level of the building is used as the restaurant’s dining room and there are two banquet rooms located upstairs. Typically, Amber Rose doesn’t charge for the use of their private rooms. On-site and

All of the food at Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering is made from scratch. off-site catering is available. All of the food is made from scratch. Lithuanian Cabbage Rolls and three kinds of Schnitzel—Hunter, Jager and Schnitzel a la Holstein—are always in demand. Homestyle Pot Roast is another favorite. The homemade Italian Sausage originates from Castellano’s family recipe.

“The restaurant has been here going on 30 years. We serve a lot of Elinor’s original recipes, which were in her family. She was from a Lithuanian heritage, so a lot of our foods are Eastern European,” Castellano says The establishment’s bar is made of imported Turkish marble, which makes it a perfect spot for relaxing over a glass of beer

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I tried the German Bier Cheese, which is described on the menu as “Creamy spread with cream cheese, cheddar-jack and Frank’s Red Hot, with other secret ingredients. Served with fresh-baked pretzel.”

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Whether you’re feeling a bit nostalgic, or simply want a home-cooked meal, Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering delivers. For more information, or to place a reservation, or a catering order, call 228-2511 or visit theamberrose.com. Amber Rose Restaurant & Catering is also on Facebook at facebook. com/amberrosedayton. n

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Tapping Customers’ Desires Town & Country Shell has beer on tap along with fresh fried chicken

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arely would a gas station be considered a hot spot for lunch or happy hour, but Town & Country Shell owner Andy Elshire is changing that perception with his “one-stop shop” that features craft beer, wine and fried chicken that was voted the best in Dayton.

Elshire completely renovated the store at 3960 Far Hills Ave. in 2013, increasing the floor plan from 700 square feet to approximately 4,000 square feet and adding features ever since.

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Town & Country Shell features craft beer on tap, wine and award-winning fried chicken. the store’s transformation, with 16 taps installed in 2016 that highlight Dayton and Ohio breweries. Customers can sample the selections through flights of four-ounce pours or take home their favorite for later in 32- or 64-ounce growlers.

Elshire’s store was the first in Dayton to use the Pegas CrafTap, a pouring system that fills a growler with carbon dioxide before the beer flows in, eliminating oxygen from the bottle and preserving the contents for much longer than pouring from a tap.

“I’ve had a growler I opened up six months later and it tasted like I just poured it,” Elshire says.

Customers routinely come in to sample new offerings and take home growlers from local breweries such as Warped Wing, Yellow Springs and the Dayton Beer Company, according to Elshire.

“The craft scene in Dayton is just crazy,” he says. “Ever since (the Pegas was installed), it’s gone gangbusters.”

Next to the taps, customers can buy Lafayette, Louisiana-based Krispy Krunchy Chicken, which is often incorporated in the store’s special events.

During tap takeovers, which regularly draw more than 50 customers, the chicken is infused with selected beer flavors by

replacing water with beer in the frying process. Beer is used in other areas of cooking as well, such as a Warped Wing Oatmeal Stout barbecue sauce Elshire made for an event.

Asked if the beer flavor comes through Elshire quickly responds, “Oh yeah.”

The store also features an extensive collection of wine and a walk-in cooler offering more than 100 different beer types with a continued emphasis on local brews.

Because the store has the proper license, customers can grab a beer from the cooler and drink it right in the store, Elshire says.

Store manager Drew Ackley is in charge of what beers are stocked and says he regularly fills requests for specific crafts suggested by patrons.

“We try to have a little more interaction with our customers, get their feedback,” Ackley says. “Nine times out of 10 if a customer asks for it we’ll bring it in.”

The special attention to customers’ needs has resulted in a base of regulars who regularly stop in for a meal or a cold beer, Elshire says. “People like to come in here for a relaxing lunch or happy hour. They know the employees, the employees know them,” he says. “I just think the atmosphere here is second to none.” n

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DAYTON ›› CHARITY

Improving Lives St Vincent de Paul has served Dayton community for 70 years

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ationwide, the ministry of St. Vincent de Paul serves as a first-line defense against homelessness. With a mission of providing Christ-inspired personto-person assistance designed to improve the lives of those in personal, spiritual or material need, the ministry in Dayton serves more than 100,000 people annually, helping not only with housing but also by providing meals to those in need.

Michael Vanderburgh has been the executive director of the Dayton program for 10 months. Vanderburgh, an Oakwood resident, came to St. Vincent de Paul in Dayton with a nearly two-decade history of working for nonprofits.

“We were founded to engage in person-toperson accompaniment to anyone in need,” Vanderburgh says. “This is the hallmark of our work and believe that providing personal assistance rather than ‘counter service’ makes all the difference for our clients.”

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is membership based and relies on the 800 volunteer members to help it continue its programs and services.

“We have been operating emergency shelters in the local area for 30 years,” Vanderburgh says. “We house about 400 people each day between our two shelters.”

That number includes about 50-100 children who have been provided with emergency housing at the Gateway Shelter for Women and Families on Apple Street.

The shelter for men is located on South Gettysburg Avenue and provides housing

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ABOVE: The women and family Gateway Shelter is another of St. Vincent’s emergency homeless shelters. This facility is for single women and families with children and is located on Apple Street in Dayton. RIGHT: Guests of the Supportive Housing Program, an outreach of St. Vincent DePaul in Dayton, are shown with staff members. for single men.

“We have about 175 people living in our supportive housing program,” Vanderburgh says. “This program is focused on folks who are the most at risk of not having stable housing. They may suffer from serious mental illnesses or addictions and some are heads of households with children.”

Unlike many nonprofits, St. Vincent de Paul is not an event-driven organization.

Instead, according to Vanderburgh, it works on developing relationships with both the volunteers and others in the community who want to support the ministry. He says that not hosting and planning events allows the organization to focus more on resources for the ministry.

“We currently have about 4,000 active supporters,” Vanderburgh says. “We absolutely depend on them to fund our mission.”

What many people do not realize about St. Vincent de Paul is that the organization has 135 staff members and 11 locations in Dayton.

In addition to the housing program and shelters, St. Vincent de Paul’s food pantries provide more than 875,000 pounds of food

annually and serve about 60,000 families.

In addition, the organization also offers a furniture bank voucher program to help families transitioning out of homelessness and a community store offering affordable goods and clothing.

“Some of our locations are supportive housing,” Vanderburgh says. “Most people are only familiar with our emergency shelters and our thrift stores. Supportive housing is a great way to provide stability for people who would otherwise be in the emergency shelters.”

Supporting those who need permanent housing is a focus, since the shelters are designed to offer short-term assistance. St. Vincent de Paul pairs clients with full-time case managers who help them manage their day to day activities so they may maintain a stable home.

St. Vincent de Paul is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year by offering a free community picnic on Saturday, Oct. 13, at the Transfiguration Center in West Milton. For more information visit stvincentdayton.org. n

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ake a short drive down Interstate 75 and you will find a wealth of local art and home décor in the heart of downtown Middletown. With several shops featuring beautiful original art and fantastic housewares you can’t beat the shopping. Plus, there are cafes and restaurants to keep your shopping energy up and satisfy any craving.

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Pendleton Art Center features several local artist exhibits and offers a lovely space to while away an afternoon. Here is a piece from a one of the gallery’s current exhibits—Provence Path by Peggy Trimble. $325

Dog Patch Pet Portraits will help you add the perfect picture of your pet to any wall in the house. Check out Lucky the Dachshund featured here. Session fees start at $250 at the studio or $350 at your location.

SoulCraft carr ies et h ica l ly sou rced a nd ec o-f r iend l y products t hat meet fair trade standards. For beautiful décor all over t he house, it has a range of items a nd pr ices to meet any budget.

Paint & Panache Fi ne A r t St ud io, also located in the Pendleton Art Center, is a co-op studio of seven a r t ists producing original works in oils, acrylics, watercolor and alcohol ink paintings, some limited edition prints and handmade jewelry.

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DAYTON ›› MIDWESTERN TRAVELER

Hit the Road When it’s time for a fall getaway many destinations are just a short car trip away The visitor center at Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont, Kentucky

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ABOUT 2 1/2 HOURS AWAY Within two and a half hours, wildlife and outdoor enthusiasts can find plenty to view and explore. Bernheim Arboretum and Research Forest in Clermont, Kentucky, is a more than 15,000-acre privately held forest and natural area. Bernheim is home to more than 40 miles of hiking trails, from a small quarter-mile hike to a 13-mile trail.

“We protect 13 headwaters and streams so we have a lot of clean water running here,” says Amy Joseph Landon, manager of communication and marketing for Bernheim.

“Hikers certainly have the opportunity to see a lot of those water sources.”

While any hike will allow visitors to see the changing colors of the trees, Landon recommends the Canopy Tree Walk for a truly spectacular view.

Pergolas, trellises and arbors help incorporate the landscape outside the Berheim Arboretum and Research Forest visitor center. “(It’s) a deck that goes 75 feet above the forest floor, so you’re really within the treetops, and it’s spectacular all year round, but in the fall especially you really get a

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Throughout the fall, Bernheim also hosts several events to encourage visitors to explore and learn more about nature. On the first and third Saturdays of each month, Bernheim hosts a ECO Kids Discovery Day, which stands for Every Child Outside. Families can participate in an outdoor challenge and then explore discovery stations set up within the visitors’ center.

“That’s where some of our volunteer naturalists will be set up and providing drop-in hands-on nature experiences on all kinds of topics related to nature, from animals to trees to bugs to plants coloring and things like that,” says Landon.

Oct. 20-21, Bernheim will host its annual ColorFest. The two-day event features a hay maze, pumpkin launching, food trucks and more.

Visitors can visit Bernheim for $5 per car on weekends and holidays and for free on weekdays.

Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge in Indiana also offers opportunities to get close to nature. The largest national wildlife

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Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge in Indiana is home to many types of wildlife, including river otters. refuge in Indiana at 50,000 acres, Big Oaks is home to many types of wildlife. In addition to white-tailed deer and wild turkeys,

the refuge hosts cerulean warblers, river otters, rare crawfish frogs and one of the world’s largest populations of Henslow’s

LEFT: Hoosier National Forest offers outdoor enthusiasts plenty of hiking opportunities.

ABOVE: Bloomington, Indiana, is the home of Indiana University. sparrows. Big Oaks is designated a Globally Important Bird Area by the American Bird Conservancy.

Open 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Mondays, Fridays and the second and fourth Saturdays of each month April through November, the refuge encourages visitors to hike its trails or to go fishing, canoeing or kayaking on its 165-acre lake. During the fall, the refuge also opens itself to deer and

turkey hunting on certain days. Check with Big Oaks for an updated schedule and availability.

ABOUT 3 HOURS AWAY Most well known for being the home of Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana, is also home to much more. “It’s a really beautiful long weekend or mid-week getaway, especially with all the natural

beauty that’s surrounding this area,” says Erin Erdmann White, director of leisure marketing and media relations for Visit Bloomington.

Both Monroe Lake, the largest manmade lake in Indiana, and the Hoosier National Forest, Indiana’s only national forest, are just outside downtown Bloomington. Outdoor enthusiasts of all types can find things to do—Hoosier National Forest and local parks offer many hikes for

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DAYTON ›› MIDWESTERN TRAVELER a range of abilities, cyclists can challenge themselves on the hilly roads and boaters can spend time on Lake Monroe. “(Fall) is a great time to get out and do a boat rental or something like that where you can get out and cruise the lake and check out the fall leaves from the water, which is a really cool experience for folks because there are no houses on Monroe Lake,” says White.

Back in town, visitors can take in an opera or ballet on the IU campus, peruse local shops and take in the dining scene.

In the fall, downtown Bloomington also hosts events like the Glass Pumpkin Patch.

“We have a really active glass blowers guild here in Bloomington and what they do is they create these blown glass pumpkins every year, hundreds of them … that they blow and set up on the lawn of the Monroe County courthouse,” says White. “Folks line up around the block for their chance to run and pick the glass blown pumpkin that they want the most.”

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TOP: Santa Claus, Indiana, offers plenty of activities for kids of all ages.

RIGHT: Santa Claus, Indiana, is the home of the Santa Claus Museum & Village. glass pumpkins.

ABOUT 3 1/2 HOURS AWAY For those who’d prefer to celebrate Christmas all year round, Santa Claus, Indiana, is just three and a half hours away.

“Santa Claus, Indiana, is a very festive town in southern Indiana,” says Melissa Arnold, executive director of the Spencer County Visitors Bureau. Santa Claus is home to the Saint Meinrad Archabbey, one of two archabbeys in the country; Santa

Claus Museum & Village, which presents the history of the town with original town buildings; and Santa’s Candy Castle, a candy shop inside a 1935 castle.

Thrill seekers can head to Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari. The amusement park is split into four areas celebrating different holidays—Christmas, Thanksgiving, Halloween and Fourth of July. The park is most known for its record-breaking water coasters and its wooden roller coasters—The Voyage is the second longest wooden roller coaster in the world.

Arnold says that the town also offers a lot for campers. “If you’re coming in for the fall, you want to look into Lake Rudolph Campground and RV resort. It’s one of the lodging options right here in town that has cabins, cottages and rental RVs, where you can bring your own RV, and they have their own Halloween activities during the fall,” she says.

On weekends in September and October, Lake Rudolph gets into the Halloween spirit with plenty of spooky fun. Activities include ghost stories, trick-or-treating, costume contests, a kids’ carnival, hayrides, a glow parade and more.

Mammoth Cave National Park in Kentucky may not have any roller coasters, but it has some thrills of its own.

“Mammoth Cave is a national park, the only national park within Kentucky, and it’s home to the longest cave system in the entire world with over 400 miles of cave passageways that have been discovered and mapped and there are still more to be found,” says Molly Schroer, management assistant for the park.

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DAYTON ›› MIDWESTERN TRAVELER Mammoth Cave has 400 miles of cave passageways that have been discovered and mapped.

The parks offers seven types of tours this fall. Depending on the tour selected, visitors will be able to see the Frozen Niagara Formation, domes, dripstones and the Rotunda, one of the largest rooms in the cave.

Schroer personally enjoys the lantern tours. “There’s no electric lights. You go the whole way with lanterns being carried by different members of the group so you really experience the cave in a different environment and hear some great history,” she says.

While the cave system is the reason many people visit the park, Mammoth Cave also offers many surface activities for when you’d like to spend some time in the sun.

The park has both paved and off-road bike trails; over 30 miles of the Green and Niles rivers for canoeing, kayaking or fishing; and 60 miles of trails open to horseback riding.

“The fall colors will change soon so that’s always a pretty time to see the park with all the different colors along the landscape,” she says. n

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DAYTON ›› HOME

Let There Be Light Homeowners can take advantage of the sun with solar energy systems

BY ERIC SPANGLER

This solar panel array was installed by Star City Solar LLC at a home in Centerville.

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ime is ticking on the sun—and homeowners.

For years now scientists have been explaining to anyone who would listen that right now we’re in a sweet spot in the development of our nearest star, the sun.

That’s because it’s not too hot and not too cold for our planet.

However, in about five billion years the sun will eventually expand into a red giant star—swallowing the inner planets and creating some deadly serious global warming for any future humans— before exploding and collapsing into a white dwarf star.

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tage of the free solar energy radiated by the sun by installing a solar energy system.

But just like the development of the sun, there’s a certain sweet spot in time that’s best to do the installation.

Homeowners considering installing a solar energy system may want to do so in the next year because a 30 percent tax credit on solar energy systems will be reduced to 26 percent in 2020, 22 percent in 2021 and 10 percent in 2022 and thereafter, says Greg Akers, director of new business development for Solar Power & Light in Miamisburg.

Not only does the solar energy system save homeowners on their energy bills, but the solar tax credit allows homeowners to

deduct 30 percent of the cost of installing that solar system from federal taxes. “That’s a pretty good (tax) write off,” says Akers.

An average size six- to seven-kilowatt solar energy system for a home may cost about $30,000, says Jim Bustillo, owner of Star City Solar LLC, also located in Miamisburg. “That means there’s a $9,000 tax credit that comes with that,” he says. “So you end up out-of-pocket with a $21,000 investment.” In addition, homeowners typically pay for the remainder of that cost in energy savings in about seven years, says Bustillo.

Installing a solar system on a home can be satisfying, says Akers. “There’s the

TOP: This solar panel array was installed by Star City Solar LLC at a home in Tipp City.

LEFT: A home in South Charleston has a large solar energy system installed.

economics of saying, ‘I want to be my own power producer and save a little money and reinvest it back into me rather than invest it in the utility company,’” he says.

More homeowners are becoming interested in solar energy systems as the price of the systems and installation comes down.

Bustillo says even the shipping of the solar equipment has come down in price.

He says when he installed his own solar energy system on his home eight years ago it cost $1,000 just to ship the parts. “Now we pay $300, $400 for shipping,” he says.

That’s because the suppliers now have distribution centers closer to Dayton, Bustillo says.

And even though the Trump administration recently imposed higher tariffs on Chinese-made solar panels, Bustillo says the cost is still affordable. Plus, he says, he needs to use American-made products anyway because of the amount of work he does for people affiliated with WrightPatterson Air Force Base.

Akers says social media is fueling a lot of the interest in residential solar energy systems. “Social media is really driving the interest of solar because people are seeing other people getting solar on their homes,” he says.

It’s not just solar panels installed on top of a home’s roof anymore. Now, solar panels can be installed in a pergola over a patio, a gazebo, a carport or on the ground.

“You can put them just about anywhere the sun’s shining,” says Akers.

Unlike solar energy systems in a remote areas, such as on a mountain or on an island in a lake, most solar systems installed in the Dayton region are tied into the electric grid. That means when a home’s solar panels are generating more electricity than the homeowners are using—such as a bright day while everyone

is at work—the electric meter can actually go backward, says Bustillo.

Tying the solar system to the electric grid makes sense because that way no batteries are needed, he says. Batteries are very limited because once they are full no more electricity can be stored in them and because if the sun is shaded behind clouds for a week the batteries may run out of electricity, says Bustillo. Typically a generator is used in conjunction with a standalone battery system, he says.

“So, in essence, instead of using batteries in the house we’re using the grid for our storage system for our electricity,” Bustillo says. “And the grid is far bigger and has far more … and the grid allows you to do a lot more than a simple battery does.”

Residential solar systems are very reliable, he says. “I mean they’re rugged,” Bustillo says. Homeowners don’t have to worry about maintaining the solar system’s components, he says.

In addition, today’s solar energy systems can be monitored remotely via a cellphone application, says Bustillo. The application can tell a homeowner if each module of the system is performing correctly.

If a module is not producing at 100 percent capacity there may be a limb or other obstruction over the panel, he says. “And people like that,” Bustillo says. “People who like the toys like that.” n DAYTON MAGAZINE . October/November 2018

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A landscaping professional can help homeowners convert a plain lawn into a stunning display of flowers and plants.

Thinking About New Landscaping for Your Home?

Local experts have some advice for those looking for a change

BY CAROL SIYAHI HICKS

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t some point, many homeowners think about re-landscaping. And if you’re looking to sell your house anytime soon, attractive landscaping can add considerably to a home’s worth. But where do you begin?

Lots of books cover the subject, as do online resources and garden-related classes.

But you soon may find that making major changes can be more complicated and more work than you originally had imagined. That might be the time you consider consulting a landscaping professional.

As an example of this, Pat Flanagan, land-

scape manager and designer for Knollwood Garden Center & Landscaping in Beavercreek, explained how Knollwood works with people to make landscaping alterations.

Some people just want to redo the front of their house or a small area elsewhere on the premises, he says, while others want a complete redesign of their entire landscape. For homeowners planning to re-landscape for their own enjoyment, he always asks what colors they like, whether annuals or perennials are preferred, how much maintenance time they’re looking for, as well as how much they wish to spend.

It’s not uncommon for people to want to remove outdated shrubs, such as a taxus hedge that hugs the front of the house.

Plants that “soften a brick wall,” he says, such as boxwoods or hydrangeas in both tree and shrub form, might be among suggested alternatives if one wants a more open look.

Important aspects of planting and maintaining grounds include weed control, soil quality, watering and mulching.

In addition, “a nice clean edge around plantings and fresh mulch can make a world of difference,” he notes. “They can really define the beds.”

Typically, after Flanagan learns a person’s aspirations, circumstances, likes and dislikes, and reviews the practical aspects of a person’s property, he will draw up a to-scale plan on paper. At a cost of $75, the plan will include suggested alterations, including specific plants and their placements. If the homeowner decides to proceed with Knollwood doing the work, they first will rototill the beds, amend

the soil with leaf compost, rototill again, being sure to acidify the soil (“The soil in this area is extremely alkaline,” he says), all to create the best environment for the plants that the person selects.

“Soil is so important,” he says, “but water access is as well.” If your water source is a long way from where you want to develop a bed, he notes, you may want to reconsider.

And the best time to re-landscape? “Spring and fall are optimal,” he says, but summer works as well.

More hardscapes are being sought today, he says, such as patios, retaining walls, outdoor kitchens and fireplaces, for example.

Decorative stone paths and dry creek beds are among requested hardscapes as well.

Asked about common landscaping mistakes, he noted: not allowing enough space between plants, failure to water plants properly, not knowing your plant’s requirements and putting in more plants than you reasonably can maintain.

In the short time this writer spent with Flanagan, in which he took a brief tour of

my property, he convinced me that I might be happy with several simple alterations.

These include doing away with beds too far from the house to maintain, replacing overgrown hedges with hydrangea, seeding the pond edges with wildflowers, and defining beds with crisp edges and fresh mulch. I also might consider a dry creek bed under dense sugar maples, where grass won’t grow.

At the end of the day, it can be a great help to obtain advice from someone with decades of experience in the art and practical application of landscaping. n Since 1970, Carol Siyahi Hicks has lived and worked in Greater Dayton as a journalist, national literary magazine editor, communications and marketing professional, author and most recently at The Dayton Foundation as the vice president of public relations and marketing. Her book, “Gifts from the Garden,” has a local setting and is a philosophical and joyful look at gardening, nature and life.

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WHERE ARE THEY

NOW? WE CATCH UP WITH SOME OF OUR FAVORITE DAYTON ATHLETES, TV CELEBRITIES, POLITICIANS AND MORE.

BY THE EDITORS

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Marcella Raymond From 1992 to 1998 she was on-air at WDTN channel 2 in a myriad of positions from reporter to anchor with a wicked sense of humor off—and sometimes on—screen.

Marcella Raymond was here briefly, but made her mark breaking big stories.

“I was only in Dayton a few months when I broke a story of a mom who drowned her son and threw his body in a dumpster. Before police arrested her I interviewed her. She said her son was kidnapped from the mall. She cried and cried. After that my photographer Ron Hicks said, ‘She did it.’ That story still haunts me,” she says, The New York City-born Raymond moved to Chicago at the age of 10 and fell in love with the Windy City.

“My cousin came to Chicago from New York. He worked for NBC Sports and his job sounded really cool. My dad wanted me to be a sportscaster but I was more interested in news,” Raymond says.

She began her career in Rockford, Illinois, in 1990 and then headed to the Gem City in 1992.

“I loved the people I worked with in Dayton. Made great friends, many I still see and others I keep in touch with on Facebook. I learned how to hone my reporting skills and made a lot of mistakes.

All of it helped me make the transition to Chicago,” she says.

She ended up at WGN and never looked back.

“I’ve covered the historic inauguration of President Obama, the blizzard of 2011, but the stories I love most are the ones with Chicago’s very own who have incredible stories to tell,” she says.

What’s next for Raymond?

“Just finished my first book, a crime thriller about a TV reporter who usually covers the top story and then becomes the top story. I’m hoping it’s a book series or even a TV series,” Raymond says.

Well, if you ask me, it’s a good thing she didn’t listen to dad.

- JIM BUCHER

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Paul Leonard Paul Leonard, known as the “rock ‘n’ roll” mayor of Dayton from 1982 to 1986, is no longer actively involved in politics, but he’s still rockin’.

Leonard, who also served as a state representative in the Ohio House from 1973 through 1980 and as lieutenant governor of Ohio from 1987 through 1991, says people ask him all the time why he’s no longer involved in politics.

“I, frankly, had run out of gas,” says Leonard. “The fire in the belly was out.”

Plus, his parents—who were immensely proud of his accomplishments, especially becoming mayor—had died and he realized after 20 years of living on a public salary that he hadn’t made a

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lot of money. He decided that he needed more of a stable life and to make money at his law practice before retirement.

Now, in addition to his law practice, Leonard teaches political science at Wright State University, where he’s been for more than 20 years. He couldn’t be happier. “I enjoy teaching more than I did practicing (politics),” he says, even though serving as mayor of his hometown was a lot of fun and “it was the best job I had.”

He says he’s grown to love both Wright State University and being in a college classroom. “I think the teaching atmosphere actually helps keep you young.”

He has a home on Hutchinson Island

in Florida and a home in Washington Township that he shares with his two rescue dogs—Meatloaf, a St. Bernard, and Sweet Pea, a collie.

A guitar player and lead singer in a band during high school and college, Leonard still finds time to play rock ‘n’ roll on his electric bass guitar. And he still takes guitar lessons “just to brush up on it” and refresh his memory on a regular basis.

“I put some CDs on the player and get my bass guitar out and sing to the dogs,” says Leonard. And they never complain. “But they go outside for some reason,” he says.

- ERIC SPANGLER

WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Mike Schmidt During his 17 seasons with the Philadelphia Phillies Dayton native Mike Schmidt made history—he was inducted into the Major League Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995 and is considered by many to be one of the greatest third basemen to ever play the game. Now, at the age of 68 and a resident of Florida since 1993, Schmidt spends his time competing against an opponent of a different kind.

“In September of 2013,” Schmidt says, “the biopsy of a mole on my back came back revealing stage 3 melanoma. An entire new life started on that day.”

Schmidt, an icon in the world of sports, suddenly found himself facing multiple surgeries, treatments, medications, infusions and a new normal way of living. Now cancer free, he credits his family and friends, his faith and of course a team of excellent health professionals with his recovery.

Since that time, Schmidt has dedicated his life to expanding the public’s awareness of the dangers of exposure to the sun. From early detection of potential problems through dermatological visits, to sunscreen usage, proper clothing and education.

“I now serve on the board of The Richard David Kann Melanoma Foundation,” he says, “where we currently have several programs, including making Philadelphia the first Sun Smart City and Citizens Bank Park the first Sun Smart Stadium. I’m also partnered with Merck Pharmaceutical on a program called ‘My Cancer Game Plan.’”

Schmidt, one of baseball’s most beloved “Boys of Summer,” continues to use his talent and energy to educate the public and prevent cancer from claiming more victims.

In 2014, Schmidt returned to the Philadelphia Phillies as a broadcaster for Sunday home games, adding Saturday telecasts to his weekend responsibilities the following year. Schmidt had previously worked in the Phillies broadcast booth during the 1990 season.

– TIM WALKER

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Kim Faris, now the radio personality on Mix 107.7 – The 80’s to Now and Dayton’s Hot Country B945, didn’t know that radio would be her true calling.

“It started when I was a sophomore in college,” says Faris. “I was a dance major in college, but I had suffered a knee injury.” Faris was filming a Christmas special with her college arts program. The television station also had a radio station.

As she saw the disc jockey she knew it was what she wanted to do. “That’s how it all started,” says Faris.

She transferred and graduated from Bowling State University with a degree in broadcast journalism.

After college, she moved back to her hometown of Dayton and began working for WJAI Radio in 1978. Faris then spent 14 years co-hosting the Z-93 morning show on WGTZ with a variety of partners.

“The most important moments to me are when I am making a difference in the life of another person,” Faris says. “When you’re in the radio a lot of times you’re the only voice that some people hear every day. I’ve always been proud when people say they’ve listened to me for years and their kids have listened to me for years.”

Some of the moments that have made Faris the most proud in her professional career are when she was inducted into the Radio/Television Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame Ohio and the Dayton Area Broadcaster’s Hall of Fame.

Faris also enjoys lending her talent for local organizations. In March 2018, Faris was chosen as one of the recipients of the YWCA Women of Influence awards. “I think it’s so important to be able to be a member of your community and make a difference in your community,” Faris says. “I’ve always said that I try to use my voice for good.”

Faris is proud to be a part of the Dayton community. “I love this area and the people here,” Faris says. “It’s home.”

– MADISON RODGERS

Jeff Wicker Anybody remember this? “Eaton, Dayton, Springfield Alive: Z-93!”

Bring back memories?

Well, in the 1990s I became friends with the radio station’s morningmad-man Jeff Wicker and his “Wicker in the Morning” AM drive-time show from 1992-1995.

At the time, Wicker joined me on a new segment on WDTN channel 2 called “2 On the Town.” We had a ball.

But he got the “itch” and bigger things beckoned, moving to Chicago and taking a morning gig on an all ‘70s hits station, until they changed formats to Spanish—Wicker spoke French. We sort of lost touch until recently and picked up where we left off.

“After Chicago, in August of 1996, I took a job doing mornings on a top 40 station in Richmond, Virginia, Q94 one of the last 200,000-watt FM stations in the country. We still used the name ‘Wicker in the Morning’ and did similar bits, stunts and games like at Z93,” Wicker says.

Wicker got out of radio for a bit from 2002 to 2004. During that period he was a commercial spokesperson on radio and TV, and auditioned for any TV or movie gig that came along. That was fun, but says he missed radio.

“Today, I’m married with three kids and back in Richmond doing ‘Wicker in The Morning’ on WTVR Mix 98.1 and have a blast, talk about the current trends, take a lot of calls and give away tons of tickets. It feels good to be back on the air,” he says.

What’s next for Wicker?

“I would like to do some more ‘2 on the Towns.’”

Are you listening channel 2? I know a couple of guys.

– JIM BUCHER

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WHERE ARE THEY NOW?

Edwin Moses Although Edwin Moses—the two-time Olympic gold medalist who won 122 consecutive 400-meter hurdle races between 1977-1987—retired from competitive running years ago he hasn’t slowed down a bit.

A Dayton native who graduated from Fairview High School, Moses, who now lives in Atlanta, continues his decades-long push to keep performance-enhancing drugs out of athletics as board chair of both the U.S. AntiDoping Agency and the Education Committee of the World Anti-Doping Agency.

The USADA manages the anti-doping program, including testing, for Olympic, Paralympic, Pan American and Para-pan American sport. The WADA enforces a world anti-doping code through monitoring, education and compliance efforts.

“We deal with all the issues with doping, antagonizing everybody to do the right thing in pro sports,” Moses says of his work. “Our whole philosophy is we have to make sure there is a clean and level playing field for the athletes.”

In addition, Moses is also the chair of the Laureus World Sports Academy, an association of living sports legends with the goal of using sport to effect positive social change.

The organization supports over 150 projects in more than 40 countries around the world and holds events like the recent Sport for Good Fashion Show, which

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featured star athletes walking a runway to raise money for underserved youth across the country.

Moses is able to contribute to these initiatives despite having to recover from suffering two traumatic brain injuries in the span of two months in 2017.

After falling down the stairs and later hitting his head on the doorjamb of a car, Moses lost the ability to walk and bucked traditional concussion treatment in favor of more aggressive treatment from physical therapist Ken Yoshino.

Moses went from unable to walk and taking two minutes to pick up his cellphone to fully recovered just over 13 months after the initial accident.

“I was pretty much moving like a sloth at one point. I had to rewire and reconfigure all of my muscles with my brain starting from zero,” he says. “To bring in my own person and put in a serious recovery program that’s the only reason I was able to come back.”

Now back to a workout regimen of weights, stretching, running and swimming, Moses was even able to clear a hurdle during a recent visit to the United States Tennis Association at Lake Nona in Orlando, Florida.

“That was the first time I’ve been able to leave the ground knowing I was going to come down safely,” he says. “I would’ve never thought I would be able to do that again.”

– SCOTT UNGER

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Steve Tatone If you lived in the Miami Valley during a certain time period the name Steve Tatone would immediately bring a number of things to mind: the city of Fairborn, Buicks, the Holiday Aid charity, and—last but not least—the music of Neil Diamond.

“I still love Neil Diamond,” says Tatone, currently a resident of Sarasota, Florida. But the former car salesman, whose well-known “Drive a Little, Save a Lot” catchphrase was inescapable on local television stations for years, now has his sights set on bigger screens. As a film producer, director and screenwriter,

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Steve Tatone, right, directs actor Armand Assante on the Florida set of the second film Tatone wrote and produced, a thriller titled Blind Pass.

Tatone has been involved in a number of film projects over the past decade through his own production company, and he is now as comfortable in the film business as he used to be selling cars and promoting concerts. As his life evolves, however, one thing remains constant—his focus on helping others.

In addition to writing and directing films such as Blind Pass and Beautiful Noise, Tatone is now presenting and promoting The Sweet Caroline Tour, a Neil Diamond tribute show that features Diamond tribute artist Jay White and

three members of Diamond’s actual touring band. The tour’s stated goal is to raise funds for Parkinson’s research. Earlier this year, Diamond himself announced he would retire from touring after he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.

“One of the things that I’m most proud of,” Tatone says, “is the work we did in Dayton over the years with Holiday Aid. Now I find myself continuing that tradition with the Sweet Caroline tour and the money we’re raising for Parkinson’s research.”

– TIM WALKER

DAYTON ›› DESTINATIONS

A Memorable Scent

Warm Glow Candle Co. is making memories with its candles and events in Indiana

BY CORINNE MINARD

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mells and memories go hand in hand.

Scents like that of cookies, coffee and flowers can quickly transport us back in time to happy memories. According to Jackie Carberry, owner of Warm Glow Candle Co. in Centerville, Indiana, the connection between scent and memory is the reason why her company has become a success.

“Our niche in the market is kind of food fragrances. Our best sellers are Cinnamon Bun and Evening Mocha and Snicker Doodle, Carrot Cake—all of these wonderful fragrances so if you would come home from school and mom had snicker doodle cookies in the oven for you, it just takes you back to that era,” says Carberry.

Started by Carberry and her husband, Alan, in 1995 in the basement of their home, the company now produces 72 different fragrances throughout the year and makes 8,000-10,000 candles each day.

“We have a spring/summer offering and then we have a fall/winter offering. And at any one time we are offering over 50 different fragrances to choose from for our candles,” she says.

While the candles are currently produced in an 80,000-square-foot facility, some things haven’t changed.

“Our candles are all handmade, scented and colored all the way through so you get a nice strong fragrance the whole time the candle is burning,” says Carberry.

Warm Glow candles can be bought online and at stores throughout the country, but those looking to buy the candles can make more memories with a stop at the company’s outlet store in Centerville.

L o c a t e d ne a r I n t e r s t a t e 70, t he 22,000-square-foot store offers more than quality candles. While there, shoppers can visit the chocolate counter, try Indiana beers and wines or see the work of a custom floral designer. Products like home décor, gourmet food, home and bath products, and jewelry are also available for purchase. And for a unique photo opportunity, guests can strike

TOP: Warm Glow Candle Co. produces 8,000-10,000 candles each day.

ABOVE: Just steps away from Warm Glow Candle Co. is Artisans & Java gift shop. a pose with the 60-foot candle that sits just outside the entrance.

Just steps away from the outlet store is Artisans & Java, a gift shop that offers coffee and pieces created by local artisans.

Carberry says that store showcases the work of 27 artisans, sculptors, knitters and more.

The outlet and store are both open seven days a week, but Warm Glow also holds special events throughout the year. The outlet store will conduct its annual Fall Festival Sept. 22-23. More than 75 vendors and artisans will be in attendance, along with pumpkins, mums and some outdoor fun.

Carberry says that Warm Glow Candle Co. can help whether you’re looking to relive memories or create them. With fragrances like Caramel Corn, Gingerbread Cookie and Belgian Pecan Waffle, Warm Glow will be helping families create many more scent memories. n DAYTON MAGAZINE . October/November 2018

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The Search For “Sherpa”

Continues TWO YEARS AFTER HIKER KRIS FOWLER’S DISAPPEARANCE, ANSWERS STILL IN SHORT SUPPLY

BY TIM WALKER

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hen Kris Fowler vanished while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2016, he left behind a community of Dayton-area loved ones and family members who, two years later, still seek the truth behind the disappearance of the Beavercreek native and Wright State graduate. Now, with the assistance of a network of volunteers, fellow hikers and over 7,000 people on Facebook, his stepmother, Sally Guyton Fowler, remains determined to find the answers she’s been seeking these many months.

“We follow up on every lead,” Sally Fowler said when she spoke with Dayton Magazine by phone recently, just prior to another organized search of the trail. “There are just some incredible people out there, people who are determined to help us find Kris. We have hunters and hikers who know the area well, we have some search and rescue people who are helping us… just some incredible individuals who are all volunteering their time for someone they’ve never met.”

When he disappeared, the 34-year-old Fowler was thru hiking the Pacific Crest Trail, which stretches from Southern California through Oregon to Northern Wash-

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ington and the U.S./Canada border. His trip North on the trail began on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2016, when he called Sally and wished her a happy Mother’s Day before departing on the hike, which he knew would not be complete until that fall. The last confirmed sighting of Fowler was five months later, on October 12, 2016. He has not been seen or heard from since that day.

The Pacific Coast Trail, or PCT, is one of three Triple Crown Trails, along with the Appalachian Trail and the Continental Divide Trail. Designated an official National Scenic Trail in 1968, the PCT is a long-distance hiking and equestrian trail, which closely follows the highest portions of both the Sierra Nevada and Cascade mountain ranges, and lies roughly 100 miles east of the U.S. Pacific coast. The trail’s southern end is on the U.S. border with Mexico, just south of the town of Campo, California, and its northern end is on the U.S./Canadian border, in British Columbia. The 2,659-mile route of the PCT takes hikers through 25 different national forests and seven U.S. national parks.

The trail, and those who spend time hiking it, were popularized by Cheryl Strayed’s 2012 book Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail and the subsequent 2014 film version starring Reese Witherspoon.

Anyone with any information on Kris Fowler’s whereabouts or disappearance is asked to please contact the Yakima County Sheriff, Sgt. Randy Briscoe, at (509) 574-2535 or the Kittitas County Sheriff’s Office at (509) 962-7525.

Fowler’s mother passed away when he was young, but the boy and his stepmom shared a close relationship. His father worked at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. “I first met Kris when he was 10 years old,” says Sally Fowler. “I married his father, Mike, two years after that. We later divorced, but we remained close friends. The summer

Kris Fowler vanished while hiking the Pacific Crest Trail in 2016. after Kris’s disappearance, in June of 2017, Mike passed away. He never found out what happened to his son.”

Fowler was known as “Sherpa” to the fellow travellers who met him on the trails, and he left those who met him with a good impression through his generosity, easy kindness and outgoing personality. He was also a gifted athlete—while a young man, Fowler excelled at baseball and also enjoyed playing on his high school’s first hockey team. Later, as an adult, he would prefer wearing sandals to hiking boots while on his many treks through the country’s wooded landscapes.

When asked about her thoughts on what might have caused her son’s disappearance, Fowler says, “This is really a rugged area, and it’s possible he could have stepped off the trail and gotten into some trouble. Some of the places along this trail are very narrow, and it’s straight down for several hundred feet, so… you know, here in Ohio we have

Kris Fowler, a Beavercreek native and Wright State University graduate, was wellknown to other hikers on the Pacific Crest Trail. Hunters and hikers who know the area well continue to search for Fowler after he disappeared on Oct. 12, 2016.

John Bryan State Park. This is no John Bryan.

You might see on 60 Minutes or 20/20 where somebody’s missing and you see these people linking their arms and doing a grid search. You can’t do that out there.”

“They say people can go 5 feet off the trail,” she continues, “and literally get lost, because it’s just so dense.”

One of the facts in the disappearance that everyone agrees on is that Kris Fowler was on the trail very late in the season. Having

hiked over 2,000 miles since May, Fowler had spent some time during his hike in various communities and small towns along the route, and was therefore not as far along the trail as he’d hoped to be. On Oct. 12, friends reported seeing him at a convenience store at a trail head, near White Pass in Washington state. Several fellow hikers had spoken with Fowler that day, and reported later that he mentioned being concerned about a severe storm, which was reported to be moving into the area.

“He really wanted to hike some of Washington,” Sally continues. “So we think he headed out of White Pass on the 12th. Then on the 13th, what they call a typhoon— this giant wind and rain storm with cold weather, one from Japan that they’re still talking about—started. Now, Kris could have made a long trek on the 12th and found shelter somewhere before the storm hit, or he might have left the trail. But a lot of people

think he must have met his demise on the trail then, during that storm, because it was just so bad.”

There are unverified sightings of Kris later in the month, on the 14th in a small town called Greenwater there in Washington.

Kris was reportedly seen at a gas station/ tavern/general store there. However, his last cell phone communication was on the 12th, when he reached out to his father but was unable to get through.

The sudden and unexplained disappearance of Kris Fowler has prompted hundreds of people to volunteer their time and energy over the past two years, through searching, networking, and raising money to continue to fund the effort. With all of this support from so many, those who love and miss Kris—especially Sally Fowler—remain committed to doing all they can to find their beloved Sherpa, and to bring him home, at last. n DAYTON MAGAZINE . October/November 2018

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There is no routine breast cancer.

Breast cancer is never logical or straightforward or routine. That’s why fighting breast cancer with routine treatment just isn’t enough. At The James at Ohio State, you get the expertise of a multidisciplinary team that specializes not just in cancer but breast cancer. They apply their collective thinking toward discovering the most effective therapies, and delivering them at exactly the right time, for you — which means you can count on comprehensive breast cancer care that’s far beyond routine.

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LIVE WELL DAYTON ›› WOMEN’S HEALTH

Help When You Need It LEFT: Both of Rachel Abshear’s children, Avery and Jackson, spent time in the neonatal intesive care unit.

Two women reflect on how the region’s health care offerings helped them in their time of need

BY JENNIFER PAT TERSON LORENZET TI

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or those who have gone through a health challenge, the story of coming out the other side is not always given the attention it deserves. We reached out to two women who lived through some of their most daunting moments, and, with the help of the area’s health care professionals, are now enjoying their lives with family at their sides.

TWICE IS THE CHARM Having a child in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be scary for any parent, but Rachel Abshear went through the experience twice. Thanks to the professionals at Kettering Medical Center’s Level III B Maternity Unit and NICU, both experiences turned out positive.

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Abshear’s journey began in 2012, when a break from fertility treatments ironically led to an unanticipated but welcome pregnancy. Through genetic testing, Abshear learned that her daughter, Avery, had Down Syndrome and would need openheart surgery.

On Nov.26, Avery made her appearance almost seven weeks early. “She came out screaming and relatively healthy,” Abshear says. Nonetheless, the experience was a lot to take in. “Everything seemed so traumatic,” she says.

However, the Kettering NICU staff did

everything in their power to make the experience a pleasant one. “We visited twice a day, and the nurses would dress her up in outfits I brought,” Abshear says.

The nurses also made scrapbook pages as a memory. A special private internet monitor allowed Abshear’s family to catch glimpses of Avery even before they could hold her. “It was a scary, magical time,” Abshear says.

Perhaps most special, however, was allowing Abshear the moment she thought she had missed. While the hospital plays a special song every time a baby is born, Abshear missed hearing it for Avery because of the precipitous nature of the birth.

Instead, the staff made sure the song was played as Abshear took Avery home. “They let me have the moment,” she says.

Just a year later, when Avery was getting her open-heart surgery, Abshear delivered her son Jackson. This time, she was on bed rest due to placenta acreta, a condition in which the placenta attaches abnormally to the uterine wall. Jackson made his appearance 11 weeks early and also spent time in the Kettering NICU before coming home in January of 2014.

Today, Avery and Jackson are active, healthy children. Avery is starting kindergarten and enjoys dancing; she also has a

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Abshear herself serves on the Kettering NICU advisory board and enjoys helping make a scary time a little more magical for others who have children in the NICU’s care.

A PASSION FOR PREVENTION

Bev Denny underwent six rounds of chemotherapy to treat her ovarian cancer. She is now in her third year of being cancer free.

Bev Denny has always been diligent about regular screening for health problems.

With a family history of cancer, she felt this gave her the best chance to head off problems early. “I’m adamant about annual everything,” she says.

Her regular screening practices may have saved her life, as a routine exam uncovered what she called “a huge cyst on my ovary.” Rather than waiting to see if the cyst would resolve itself, Denny’s physician referred her to a gynecologist/

oncologist, who recommended Denny schedule a hysterectomy she had been considering for other reasons.

During the surgery, the surgeon found stage 1A ovarian cancer, a very early stage in which the cancer is in just one ovary or fallopian tube with no evidence of the cancer on the outside of the organ or in nearby lymph nodes or other distant sites.

Ovarian cancer is rarely discovered this early, because it is generally a symptomless cancer until it progresses. According to the American Cancer Society, only 15 percent of all ovarian cancers are caught this early, but for those that are, the fiveyear survival rate is 92 percent. The surgery allowed Denny the best chance of a cure and of more time with her grandchildren, who she calls “my blessings.”

Six rounds of chemotherapy later, Denny is now in her third year cancer free. She looks back on her treatments at Miami Valley South as a positive experience, with everyone involved making her feel comfortable and supported.

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LIVE WELL DAYTON ›› WOMEN’S HEALTH Today, Denny is a physical therapist specializing in pelvic floor therapy for conditions like pain during intercourse and incontinence, as well as a range of other pelvic floor conditions. “There’s nothing better than getting a letter from a patient saying that for the first time, she’s had a good sexual experience with her husband.”

Denny also describes herself as having a “passion for prevention,” and she encourages women to take charge of their own preventive health care. “You’ve got to be diligent; don’t take a wait and see attitude,” she says. She urges women to ask questions about preventative screening and tests for cancer. She gives the CA125 blood test as an example of a test to ask a doctor about; this test measures the amount of a certain protein in the blood that increases with the presence of cancer, and it is helpful in monitoring for ovarian cancer in those at high risk for the disease.

Denny tells of a woman she met 20 years ago who had continual abdominal pains that were assumed to be gastric in nature;

by the time she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, she was at stage 4. Other women have suffered for years with abdominal pain that was the result of endometriosis

before finding their diagnosis. Denny has made it her mission to help women understand that they shouldn’t suffer in silence when help is available. n

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WOMEN’S HEALTH PROFILE

Mammogram mythbusters:

3 things that just aren’t true

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ctober is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Yet, despite the abundance of information available on the important role that mammograms play in early detection, misconceptions still exist. Dr. Sheila Manion, breast radiologist and medical director at Kettering Breast Evaluation Centers, addresses some of the biggest myths regarding mammograms: Myth #1: I don’t have any symptoms of breast cancer or a family history, so I don’t need to worry about having an annual mammogram.

Fact: The American College of Radiology recommends annual screening mammograms for all women over 40, regardless of symptoms or family history. “Early detection is critical,” says Manion. “If you wait to have a mammogram until you have symptoms of breast cancer, such as a lump, at that point the cancer may be more advanced.”

According to the American Cancer Society, early-stage breast cancers have a five-year survival rate of 99 percent. Later-stage cancers have survival rates of 24 percent.

Myth #2: A mammogram will expose me to an unsafe level of radiation.

an appointment for their annual mammogram for earlier detection of breast cancer.

“If you are a woman and 40 or older you should have a mammogram every year,” says Manion.

Take the time to take care of yourself

Fact: While a mammogram does use radiation it is a very small amount and is within the medical guidelines. Because mammography is a screening tool it is highly regulated by the Food and Drug Administration, Mammography Quality and Standards Act, and other governing organizations, such as the American College of Radiology.

After cancers of the skin breast cancer is the most common type of cancer among women today. In fact, one in eight women in the United States will be diagnosed with invasive breast cancer.

Myth #3: My doctor didn’t tell me I needed a mammogram, so I cannot schedule an exam.

Kettering Breast Evaluation Centers are conveniently located throughout the Greater Dayton area. Call 1-800-373-2160 to schedule your mammogram today or visit ketteringhealth.org/breasthealth.

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t Premier Health, we specialize in helping women with the unique health issues you face. Caring for you throughout the various stages of your life is our privilege. Our innovative team of physicians and specialists collaborate closely to ensure comprehensive and compassionate care, ranging from routine wellness and prevention to advanced treatments and technologies for high-risk pregnancies, bladder and pelvic floor disorders, heart disease and stroke, cancers, and bone and joint conditions. In addition, Premier Health offers a broad network of easily accessible support resources, health screenings, wellness classes, and educational offerings specific to the health and wellness needs of women, including reliable health information on a variety of women’s health topics at wellwisewoman.com.

Advanced cancer services, including: • Advanced breast imaging, including 3D mammography at all breast imaging centers and our mobile mammography coach - first in Dayton to offer 3D technology.

• Two high-risk breast centers offering genetic testing and counseling, as well as a personalized screening and detection plan for those at increased risk for breast cancer.

• The Gynecologic Oncology Center at Miami Valley Hospital South offers treatment for a wide range of gynecologic cancers.

• Supportive services including nutrition counseling, massage therapy, exercise programs, therapeutic art, support groups and more.

• Premier Health is a certified member of MD Anderson Cancer Network®, a program of MD Anderson Cancer Center. This affiliation allows us to combine the best of what we provide locally with the expertise of the nation’s leading cancer center.

Maternity services, including: • Four birthing centers, all of which are recognized as Blue Distinction® Center+ for Maternity Care by Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield.

• The only natural birthing centers located within a hospital in the region – Family Beginnings at Miami Valley Hospital and Natural Beginnings at Atrium Medical Center.

• Internationally recognized maternalfetal medicine program, including a Multiple Miracles program specifically designed for those with multiple gestation pregnancies • Fetal to Newborn Care Center: This collaboration between Miami Valley Hospital and Dayton Children’s Hospital offers the most experience in the region treating a wide range of complex fetal conditions and full access to neonatologists, pediatric subspecialists and surgeons

• Dayton’s only high-risk maternity center • Dayton’s most experienced Level III neonatal intensive care unit • Three Level II Special Care Nurseries • Breastfeeding support – full-time International Board Certified Lactation Consultants available to answer questions and lend support • CenteringPregnancy® programs offering prenatal care for high-risk pregnant women Gynecologic services, including: • Comprehensive treatment options for pelvic floor disorders, including surgical, non-surgical and physical therapy services lead by staff specialized in bladder and pelvic medicine.

• Wide range of minimally invasive and robotic surgical procedures.

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Our practice provides personalized health care for normal and high-risk pregnancies, tubal and postpartum sterilization, colposcopy and pelviscopy procedures, in addition to laser surgery. We also offer pelvic reconstructive surgery and urogynecology.

Our gynecological services are comprehensive and provide a wide range of specialized care including:

We provide medical and surgical care to patients suffering from suspected or confirmed malignancies of the female organs, complications of cancer or its treatment and other difficult gynecologic conditions. The division is also actively involved in numerous research clinical trials.

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The Division of Maternal-Fetal is a referral base for high-risk pregnancies affected by medical, surgical, obstetrical and fetal complications. Depending on the referring physician’s need, faculty members from the division provide consultation, co-management and/or comprehensive care. The division has expertise in perinatal ultrasound and diagnostic testing, Doppler flow studies, antepartum testing, chorionic villus sampling, non-invasive prenatal testing, amniocentesis, cordocentesis, intrauterine transfusions and other fetal therapies.

We provide high-quality medical and preventive health care. Our Clinical Research Program offers comprehensive gynecologic, obstetrics and wellness care for women, and participates in clinical research as a privately contracted entity. We are staffed by an experienced group of physicians who are faculty at the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine.

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DAYTON ›› GUIDE TO RETIREMENT

Just a Number

Miami Valley retirees aren’t letting their age slow them down thanks to options offered by local communities

BY SCOT T UNGER

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hey say age is just a number and Dayton retirement communities are proving that true, as more residents are staying youthful with additional exercise and dining options and a larger use of technology in their everyday lives.

Residents are expanding their workout regimens to include strength training, Taichi, yoga and even boxing, while dining options focus more on locally sourced and organic foods.

“People are more educated about the products and the ingredients and have more concerns about how it’s affecting the environment,” Bethany Village Chef Eric Williams says. “They’re more focused on local, how we can obtain food from local farms.”

While one resident at Bethany Village donates homegrown herbs to the kitchen, nearby Spring Hills Senior Community features community gardens that contribute farm-to-table options that emphasize heart-healthy choices.

Fitness has become such a popular option at Bethany Village that a new aerobics room is under construction to accommodate larger classes.

There are currently over 300 active members in fitness programs, which range from chair-based range of motion classes to the Rock Steady boxing program, designed for patients diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.

“Boxing is one of the most intense forms of exercise there is,” Exercise Specialist Alex Sheets says. “We know that intense exercise is good for those with Parkinson’s at kind of slowing the progression for the disease and also kind of helping their symptoms.”

Although boxing is the main component, the program also emphasizes stretching, conditioning and flexibility and provides residents a chance to work out some aggression.

“Most people are kind of weary (at first) but once they put the gloves on, not only does it help them physically it’s also kind of that emotional outlet, too,” Sheets says.

“They’ve been dealt a bad hand and they get to beat something for an hour.”

While residents quickly adapt to more exercise and dietary options, the use of technology can be more of a challenge for the elderly, but use is increasing.

Brookdale Senior Living Dayton uses Intouch touch-screen technolog y for residents in a variety of ways including exercise, entertainment and communication with relatives.

Designed for assisted living, the Intouch program allows residents to access music, games, brain quizzes, exercise routines or Facetime to connect with relatives at the touch of a button, says Brookdale Lead Concierge Amy Pobuda.

“It’s very simplified so they can use it,” Pobuda says. “They can walk right up to the computer and touch country music and there will be 30 country music songs that just play.”

Use of technology at Bethany Village is wide ranging and largely dependent on

TOP: Retirement communities provide workout rooms to help residents stay fit.

ABOVE: Plenty of dining options are available at area retirement communities. age and how much certain options benefit residents, according to Vice President of Residential Services Judy Budi.

While use of email and cell phones has greatly increased in the last decade, residents are hesitant to embrace certain technologies because they have been cautioned against potential scams by phone or online.

To increase use, Bethany Village partners residents with younger helpers in small groups to learn technology, with the hope that word will spread of its effectiveness, Budi says.

“Once you do use it a few times you’re going to be more comfortable with it and those that are more comfortable are going to champion it for other residents,” she says.

“We try to listen to what our residents say they need and then respond to that and educate them and give them options so they can grow in their knowledge and education so in five years from now or eight years from now everybody is using voice activated something or other in their apartment.” n DAYTON MAGAZINE . October/November 2018

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300 Astoria Road, Germantown 45327

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Brookdale Beavercreek

3839 Indian Ripple Road, Dayton 45440

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Brookdale Buck Creek

3270 Middle Urbana Road, Springfield 45502

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Brookdale Centennial Park

350 Union Road, Englewood 45322

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Brookdale Englewood

95 W Wenger Road, Englewood 45322

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Brookdale Fox Run

7800 Dayton Springdale Road, Fairborn 45324

937-203-8448

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Brookdale Greenville

1401 N Broadway St, Greenville 45331

937-548-6800

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Brookdale Kettering

280 Waldon Way, Dayton 45440

937-203-8454

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Brookdale Oakwood

1701 Far Hills Ave, Dayton 45419

937-203-8445

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Brookdale Piqua

1744 W High St, Piqua 45356

937-203-8433

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Brookdale Troy

81 S Stanfield Road, Troy 45373

937-203-8437

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Carlisle Manor

730 Hillcrest Ave, Carlisle 45005

937-746-2662

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Dayton Senior Living at Laurelwood

3797 Summit Glen Drive, Dayton 45449

937-813-6724

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Dayview Care Center

1885 N Dayton-Lakeview Road, New Carlisle 45344

937-845-8219

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Dunbar Health & Rehab Center

320 Albany St, Dayton 45417

937-496-6200

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Forest Glen Health Campus

2150 Montego Drive, Springfield 45503

937-390-9913

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Friends Care Community of Yellow Springs

150 E Herman St, Yellow Springs 45387

937-767-7363

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Friendship Village

5790 Denlinger Road, Dayton 45426

937-837-5581

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Garbry Ridge Assisted Living

1567 Garbry Road, Piqua 45356

937-778-9385

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Garden Manor Care Center

6898 Hamilton Middletown Road, Middletown 45044

513-424-5321

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Grace Brethren Village

1010 Taywood Road, Englewood 45322

937-836-4011

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Grafton Oaks Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

405 Grafton Ave, Dayton 45406

937-276-4040

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Greenewood Manor

711 Dayton-Xenia Road, Xenia 45385

937-562-7550

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Hearth & Home at El Camino

3185 El Camino Drive, Springfield 45503

937-399-7851

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Hearth & Home at Harding

550 W Harding Road, Springfield 45504

937-399-8622

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Hearth & Home at Urbana

1579 E St Rt 29, Urbana 43078

937-653-5263

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Heartland of Beavercreek

1974 N Fairfield Road, Dayton 45432

937-429-1106

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Heartland of Centerville

1001 E Alex-Bell Road, Centerville 45459

937-436-9700

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Heartland of Greenville

243 Marion Drive, Greenville 45331

937-548-3141

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Heartland of Kettering

3313 Wilmington Pike, Kettering 45429

937-298-8084

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Heartland of Miamisburg

450 Oak Ridge Blvd, Miamisburg 45342

937-866-8885

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Heartland of Piqua

275 Kienle Drive, Piqua 45356

937-773-9346

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Heartland of Springfield

2615 Derr Road, Springfield 45503

937-390-0005

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Kingston of Miamisburg

1120 Dunaway St, Miamisburg 45342

937-866-9089

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Koester Pavilion

3232 N County Road 25A, Troy 45373

937-440-7663

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Landings of Huber Heights

6200 Bellefontaine Road, Huber Heights 45424

937-236-1800

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Mary Scott Nursing Center

3109 Campus Drive, Dayton 45406

937-278-0761

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Miller Farm Place

8130 Miller Farm Lane, Dayton 45458

937-240-5023

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Oakley Place Assisted Living Community

1275 Northview Drive, Greenville 45331

937-813-6501

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Otterbein SeniorLife- Springboro

9320 Avalon Circle, Centerville 45458

937-885-5426

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Patriot Ridge Community

789 Stoneybrook Trail, Fairborn 45324

877-821-0226

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Piqua Manor

1840 W High St, Piqua 45356

937-773-0040

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Quaker Heights Care Community

514 High St, Waynesville 45068

513-897-6050

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Randall Residence of Centerville (opens in 2019)

10400 Randall Park Drive, Centerville 45458

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Randall Residence of Tipp City

6400 S County Road 25A, Tipp City 45371

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Rest Haven Nursing Home

1096 N Ohio St, Greenville 45331

937-548-1138

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Shiloh Springs Care Center

3500 Shiloh Springs Road, Trotwood 45426

937-854-1180

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Springfield Masonic Community

2655 W National Road, Springfield 45504

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Springfield Nursing & Independent Living

404 E McCreight Ave, Springfield 45503

937-399-8311

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SpringMeade HealthCenter

4375 S County Road 25A, Tipp City 45371

937-667-7500

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Symphony at Centerville

7383 Paragon Road, Dayton 45459

937-999-2038

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The Carlyle House

3490 Far Hills Ave, Dayton 45429

937-293-3490

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The Cottages of Clayton

8212 N Main St, Dayton 45415

937-280-0300

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The Oaks of West Kettering

1150 W Dorothy Lane, Kettering 45409

937-293-1152

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The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place

264 Wilmington Ave, Dayton 45420

937-256-4663

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The Wellington at Dayton

2656 W Alex Bell, Dayton 45459

866-623-8508

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The Woodlands of Middletown

3000 McGee Ave, Middletown 45044

866-893-7194

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Village at the Greene

4381 Tonawanda Trail, Dayton 45430

937-426-5033

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Village Green Health Campus

1315 Kitchenaid Way, Greenville 45331

937-548-1993

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Wood Glen Alzheimer's Community

3800 Summit Glen Road, Dayton 45449

937-436-2273

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Wright Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

829 Yellow Springs Fairfield Road, Fairborn 45324

937-878-7046

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BrookHaven Retirement Community

1 Country Lane, Brookville 45309

937-833-2133

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Cypress Pointe Health Campus

600 W National Road, Englewood 45322

937-836-3149

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Forest Glen Health Campus

2150 Montego Drive, Springfield 45503

937-390-9913

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Grace Brethren Village

1010 Taywood Road, Englewood 45322

937-836-4011

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Lincoln Park Manor

694 Isaac Prugh Way, Kettering 45429

937-297-4300

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Mercy Health Oakwood Village

1500 Villa Road, Springfield 45503

937-390-9000

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Oak Creek Nursing & Rehab Center

2316 Springmill Road, Kettering 45440

937-439-1454

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One Lincoln Park

590 Isaac Prugh Way, Kettering 45429

937-298-0594

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Riverside Healthcare Center

1390 King Tree Drive, Dayton 45405

937-278-0723

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Springfield Masonic Community

2655 W National Road, Springfield 45504

937-881-1623

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Springfield Nursing & Independent Living

404 E McCreight Ave, Springfield 45503

937-399-8311

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8100 Clyo Road, Centerville 45458

937-433-0480

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Sycamore Glen Retirement Community

317 Sycamore Glen Drive, Miamisburg 45342

937-866-2984

ketteringhealth.org/seniorliving

The Wellington at Dayton

2656 W Alex Bell, Dayton 45459

866-623-8508

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Trinity Community

3218 Indian Ripple Road, Beavercreek 45440

937-426-8481

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Walnut Creek Campus

5070 Lamme Road, Kettering 45439

937-293-7703

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Wooded Glen

2900 Bechtle Ave, Springfield 45504

937-342-1460

trilogyhs.com

AHEPA 113 Senior Apartments

2300 County Line Road, Beavercreek 45430

937-431-0808

ahepahousing.org

Biltmore Towers

210 N Main St, Dayton 45402

937-461-4176

biltmoretowersseniorliving.com

Canterbury Court

450 N Elm St, West Carrollton 45449

937-859-1106

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Dublin House

1425 Central Ave, Middletown 45044

513-424-4828

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Forest Glen Health Campus

2150 Montego Drive, Springfield 45503

937-390-9913

trilogyhs.com

Friends Care Community of Yellow Springs

150 E Herman St, Yellow Springs 45387

937-767-7363

friendshealthcare.org

Grace Brethren Village

1010 Taywood Road, Englewood 45322

937-836-4011

gbvillage.com

Grand Place

729 W Grand Ave, Dayton 45406

937-278-8356

nationalchurchresidences.org

Hawthorne Apartments

209 W Dayton Yellow Springs Road, Fairborn 45324

937-376-2908

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Hoover Cottages

5348 Joshua Trail, Dayton 45417

937-854-7069

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Hoover Place

5407 Hoover Ave, Dayton 45417

937-854-5858

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Huffman Place

100 Huffman Ave, Dayton 45403

937-256-1751

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DAYTON ›› RETIREMENT RESOURCE DIRECTORY Lawson Expansion

1 Lawson Place, Yellow Springs 45387

937-376-2908

gmha.net

Lofts at Hoover

5348 Joshua Trail, Dayton 45417

937-854-7069

nationalchurchresidences.org

Lyons Place II

4100 W Third St, Dayton 45428

937-263-9000

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Maggie McKnight Apartments

147 N Detroit St, Xenia 45385

937-376-2908

gmha.net

Maple Terrace

1834 S Maple Ave, Fairborn 45324

937-376-2908

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Martin Luther Community

1453 Liscum Drive, Dayton 45417

937-263-1628

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Marvin Gardens

235 Warren St, Dayton 45402

937-277-8213

nationalchurchresidences.org

Mayfield Village

2030 Aaron Drive, Middletown 45044

513-422-2855

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Mercy Health Oakwood Village

1500 Villa Road, Springfield 45503

937-390-9000

mercy.com

Messiah Community

848 E Court St, Urbana 43078

937-652-2251

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Otterbein Lebanon

585 N State Route 741, Lebanon 45036

513-932-2020

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Randall Residence of Centerville (opens in 2019)

10400 Randall Park Drive, Centerville 45458

937-419-0001

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Redeemer Community

570 St Paul Ave, Dayton 45410

937-254-1820

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Shawnee Place

102 E. Main St, Springfield 45502

937-322-0336

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Springboro Commons Apartments

20 N Pioneer Blvd, Springboro 45066

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Springfield Masonic Community

2655 W National Road, Springfield 45504

937-881-1623

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Springfield Nursing & Independent Living

404 E McCreight Ave, Springfield 45503

937-399-8311

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SpringMeade Residence

4385 S County Road 25A, Tipp City 45371

937-667-1811

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Sycamore Glen Retirement Community

317 Sycamore Glen Drive, Miamisburg 45342

937-866-2984

ketteringhealth.org/seniorliving

The Villas at Forest Glen

2150 Montego Drive, Springfield 45503

937-390-9913

trilogyhs.com

The Wellington at Dayton

2656 W Alex Bell, Dayton 45459

866-623-8508

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Trinity Community

3218 Indian Ripple Road, Beavercreek 45440

937-426-8481

unitedchurchhomes.org

Trinity Community at Fairwood

1956 N Fairfield Road, Beavercreek 45432

937-426-7333

unitedchurchhomes.org

Trinity Manor

301 Clark St, Middletown 45042

513-423-7862

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Tubman Towers

17 Johnson Ave, Springfield 45506

937-325-7371

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250 Allen St, Dayton 45410

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Wright Place

2224 High Wheel Drive, Xenia 45385

937-372-1800

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Astoria Health & Rehab Center

300 Astoria Road, Germantown 45327

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Brighton Gardens of Washington Township/Dayton

6800 Paragon Road, Dayton 45459

937-949-5817

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Broad Mountain Health & Rehabilitation Center

300 Astoria Road, Germantown 45327

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Carlisle Manor

730 Hillcrest Ave, Carlisle 45005

937-746-2662

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Carriage Inn of Dayton

5040 Philadelphia Drive, Dayton 45415

937-278-0404

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Cypress Pointe Health Campus

600 W National Road, Englewood 45322

937-836-3149

trilogyhs.com

Dayspring of Miami Valley

8001 Dayton-Springfield Road, Fairborn 45324

937-864-5800

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Dayview Care Center

1885 N Dayton-Lakeview Road, New Carlisle 45344

937-845-8219

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Dunbar Health & Rehab Center

320 Albany St, Dayton 45417

937-496-6200

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2270 Park Hills Drive, Fairborn 45324

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8630 Washington Church Road, Miamisburg 45342

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60 Paceline Court, Xenia 45385

937-736-0938

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Forest Glen Health Campus

2150 Montego Drive, Springfield 45503

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Franklin Ridge Healthcare Center

421 Mission Lane, Franklin 45005

937-746-3943

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Friends Care Community of Yellow Springs

150 E Herman St, Yellow Springs 45387

937-767-7363

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Garbry Ridge Assisted Living

1567 Garbry Road, Piqua 45356

937-778-9385

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Garden Manor Care Center

6898 Hamilton Middletown Road, Middletown 45044

513-424-5321

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Grace Brethren Village

1010 Taywood Road, Englewood 45322

937-836-4011

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Grafton Oaks Rehabilitation & Nursing Center

405 Grafton Ave, Dayton 45406

937-276-4040

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Greenewood Manor

711 Dayton-Xenia Road, Xenia 45385

937-562-7550

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325 E Central Ave, Springboro 45066

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Legacy Village

695 Wycliffe Drive, Xenia 45385

866-901-5018

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Lincoln Park Manor

694 Isaac Prugh Way, Kettering 45429

937-297-4300

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Maria-Joseph Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

4830 Salem Ave, Dayton 45416

937-278-2692

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Mercy Health Oakwood Village

1500 Villa Road, Springfield 45503

937-390-9000

mercy.com

Miller Farm Place

8130 Miller Farm Lane, Dayton 45458

937-240-5023

enlivant.com

Oak Creek Nursing & Rehab Center

2316 Springmill Road, Kettering 45440

937-439-1454

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Patriot Ridge Community

789 Stoneybrook Trail, Fairborn 45324

877-821-0226

unitedchurchhomes.org

Riverside Healthcare Center

1390 King Tree Drive, Dayton 45405

937-278-0723

communicarehealth.com

Shiloh Springs Care Center

3500 Shiloh Springs Road, Trotwood 45426

937-854-1180

capitalhealthcarenetwork.com

Springfield Masonic Community

2655 W National Road, Springfield 45504

937-881-1623

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404 E McCreight Ave, Springfield 45503

937-399-8311

saberhealth.com

SpringMeade HealthCenter

4375 S County Road 25A, Tipp City 45371

937-667-7500

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Stonespring of Vandalia

4000 Singing Hills Blvd, Dayton 45414

937-415-8000

carespring.com

The Cottages of Clayton

8212 N Main St, Dayton 45415

937-280-0300

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The Oaks of West Kettering

1150 W Dorothy Lane, Kettering 45409

937-293-1152

capitalhealthcarenetwork.com

The Sanctuary at Wilmington Place

264 Wilmington Ave, Dayton 45420

937-256-4663

ahfohio.com

Trinity Community

3218 Indian Ripple Road, Beavercreek 45440

937-426-8481

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Urbana Place

609 E Water St, Urbana 43078

937-240-5034

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Villa Springfield

701 Villa Road, Springfield 45503

937-399-5551

covenantcare.com

Village at the Greene

4381 Tonawanda Trail, Dayton 45430

937-426-5033

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Village Green Health Campus

1315 Kitchenaid Way, Greenville 45331

937-548-1993

trilogyhs.com

Wilmington Nursing & Rehabilitation Center

75 Hale St, Wilmington 45177

937-382-1621

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