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This week we're shining the spotlight on Celebrate Local family members Kelly and Jason Blanton, owners of Sugar Pie Tees. What's the story behind your business, and how did you get started? Are you familiar with the phrase: "If you can't find something you want, create it yourself."? Well... we did just that! We're basically two crazy, obsessed longtime tee-lovers who got tired of seeing and buying boring, so-so tees...so we decided take the leap and start designing our own. Honestly, we make what WE want to wear! When we created Sugar Pie Tees in 2012, we set out to...

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This week we're shining the spotlight on Celebrate Local family member Tom Wierman, creator of Doggie Dung Desk Decor. A great white elephant or gag gift! What's the story behind your business, and how did you get started?Just one of those "Why not... What have we got to lose?" ideas.  A few years back, I found myself playing with some left over grout, from a tile project I'd just completed (yes, I get easily distracted). I started molding it into little piles of dog poop. No idea why? I figured, I'd let it dry, give it to the boys and win...

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This week we're shining the spotlight on Celebrate Local family member Dwight Seeley, owner of Grandma Fair's plum pudding! Stop by our Easton store this Saturday, November 19 from 3:30-5:30pm and Sunday, November 20 from 12-2pm for samples and to meet the maker!  What's the story behind your business, and how did you get started? Plum pudding has been a holiday tradition in my family since I can remember. The recipe has been passed down in my Mother's family tree for 5 generations (maybe more). Growing up, the smell of the plum pudding coming out of the oven always signified...

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This week we're shining the Celebrate Local family spotlight on the Elida Candle Company in Elida, Ohio! What's the story behind your business, and how did you get started? My husband and I started this business in 2011. We wanted to take what started out as a hobby and a love for clean burning soy candles to a thriving business. We started out at local craft shows with just eight fragrances and a couple styles of candles. We now have more than 150 fragrances to choose from and a full line of high quality, home fragrance products to make your...

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This week we're shining the Celebrate Local family spotlight on Lynn Loftus Wambaugh, owner of Firecracker Bakery, based in West Chester, Ohio! What's the story behind your business, and how did you get started? As the founder and owner of Firecracker Bakery, I am passionate about creating smiles and bringing joy and happiness through a simple sweet homemade treat. That's how it all got started 13 years ago. After retiring from my teaching job to stay at home with my first born I became very active in my community. I loved reaching out to other families and found myself joining...

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