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RESTAURANT TO OPEN SOON — Construction of the Texas Roadhouse is under way with the new restaurant slated to open in May at the Fort Steuben Mall. The restaurantis expected to employ 170, including 40 full-time staff members. It will offer hand-cut steaks, tender ribs, assorted sides made from scratch and fresh-baked bread.

Fort Steuben Mallenjoys continued growth

By WARREN SCOTTStaff writer

STEUBENVILLE — TheFort Steuben Mall continuesto grow, with the addition ofthe Texas Roadhouse, a newrestaurant under construc-tion between Aspen DentalCare and Eat‘n Park.Slated to open in May, the

restaurant will serve dinnerthrough the week and lunchand dinner on Saturdays andSundays, with a seatingcapacity for 250 people.It will employ 170, includ-

ing 40 full-time staff mem-bers.Headquartered in

Louisville, Ky., the restau-rant chain has grown fromits first location inClarksville, Ind., in 1993 tomore than 300 in 46 states.The country-themed

restaurants are known forhand-cut steaks, tender ribs,sides made scratch andfresh-baked bread. In addi-tion to serving up meals withgenerous portions, waitress-es entertain patrons withline dancing routines,according to Texas Road-house officials.The restaurant is the lat-

est addition to the mall,which has seen the openingsof the Shoe Dept. Encore,AT&T Wire-less, Veri-zonWire-lessand

We’re Rolling Pretzel Co.They are among a variety

of businesses, includingnational chains and locallyowned stores, found at the

830,000-square-footmall.Steph McVicker,

marketing director forthe mall, said both

large

and small retailers and othertenants are welcome to themall, and the mall’s market-ing arm is available to assistwith in-house promotionsand special events.That has been especially

helpful to smaller business-es, which lack the resourcesof larger corporations, shesaid.In recent years the Fort

Steuben Mall’s owner andstaff have coordinated avariety of special eventsthat have brought manypeople through its doors,often working with localcharities and otherorganizations.The mall recently

helped the JeffersonCounty Chamber ofCommerce to showcasethe variety of goods andservices available fromlocal businesses throughthe chamber’s annual

Business Expo.McVicker said the mall

also will help to usher inspring with an assortment ofevents.Each weekend in March,

members of the Black Dia-mond Council of Girl Scoutsof the USA will be sellingThin Mints, Tag-Alongs andother popular Girl Scoutcookies near the CountryCrafts from the Heart store.A celebration of Dr.

Seuss’ birthday will be heldat 11 a.m. on March 2 withthe help of radio stationWCDK-FM.The American Cancer

Society Relay for Life ofSteubenville will hold a kick-off for the event from 6 p.m.to 8 p.m. on March 13 at themall.The event features a vari-

ety of activities and helps topromote awareness of theRelay for Life, which raises

money for cancer education,research and patient servic-es provided through theAmerican Cancer Society. Arockathon to benefit thecause is slated for April.For young visitors to the

mall, the eagerly anticipatedarrival of the Easter Bunnywill occur at 2 p.m. onMarch 16. The mall willpartner with the JB GreenTeam to provide flowerpotsfor children to decorate forEaster beginning at 1:30 p.m.that day.The JB Green Team also

will bring its annual TrashyArt Show, featuring artworkcreated by area studentsusing items one might nor-mally find in the trash, tothe mall in April.The contest is held in

observance of Earth Day andas part of Keep AmericaBeautiful’s Great AmericanCleanup.The mall also will host a

concert featuring the IndianCreek High School JazzBand on April 20 and amotorcycle show held by theGold Wing Road RidersAssociation Chapter in April.On May 11 the mall also

will host its sixth-annualMom 2 Mom Expo, whichshowcases many area busi-nesses offering goods andservices of special interestto mothers and families,games for children and amother-daughter look-alikecontest.The Fort Steuben Mall

also has supported theefforts of area job-seekersby hosting a series of jobfairs coordinated by Jeffer-son County Connections,with a variety of area busi-nesses and organizations onhand to speak to potentialemployees.The next job fair is slated

for May on a date to beannounced.

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COMMUNITY EVENTS — The Fort Steuben Mall has helped to match job-seekers with potential employ-ers by hosting a series of job fairs organized by Jefferson County Connections. The mall has been the lo-cation for a variety of community events, including the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce BusinessExpo, American Cancer Society Relay for Life of Steubenville Kickoff and Mom 2 Mom Expo.

STEUBENVILLE — From nationalrestaurant chains and area businessesto local schools and government organ-izations, Em-Media Inc. has helpedmany organizations to spread the wordabout their product and services in avariety of ways.With offices in Steubenville and

Wheeling, the full-service marketing,advertising and public relations com-pany has represented numerousclients in the Steubenville-Wheeling,Clarksburg-Morgantown, Pittsburgh,Youngstown, Cleveland, Parkersburg,Johnstown-Altoona markets andbeyond.Em-Media Inc.’s primary function is

consulting with their clients on mar-keting goals and creating advertisingcampaigns utilizing television, radio,cable, the Internet, billboards andprint media to accomplish these goals.“We depend on the experience of

our team to assist in the developmentof your market area. When you look atour backgrounds, you’ll find strengthsin media and creative development,”said Jim Emmerling, president andfounder of Em-Media.

Headed by Jim and his wife and co-owner, Lee Ann, Em-Media staffincludes: Mark Prichard, vice presi-dent and media specialist; WayneHardy, Wheeling office manager andmedia specialist; media specialistsRose Orsatti and Michael Emmerling;Larae Messer, Steubenville officemanager and graphic designer; andBrianne Orr, graphic and web design-er.Started in Emmerling’s home, the

agency has grown dramatically in thelast 16 years, moving in 2010 to itspresent location, a state-of-the-artcommunications facility at 2728 SunsetBlvd. known as the Em-Media Center.The professionals at Em-Media can

help businesses with advertising fromconception, copywriting and design toproduction of television and radioadvertising, including jingles, newspa-per ads, billboards, direct mail andother forms of advertising and publicrelations.The team also has helped organiza-

tions in creating a corporate identitythrough logos, letterhead, pamphletsand other materials. Em-Media assists

in advancing advertising for clientsand with media planning, negotiation,advertising budget planning, analysisof media performance and web design.The staff members at Em-Media

believe strongly that businesses andother organizations should make gooduse of the free publicity offered bysocial Internet media such as Face-book, Twitter, Pinterest and Tumblr,and is available to assist them in thatarea.The Em-Media Center also is home

to the Steubenville newsroom ofWTRF-TV and Bella Hall, a 1,800-square-foot hall available for banquets,business seminars, graduation andanniversary parties, family reunions,wedding and baby showers. Overseenby Lee Ann, Bella Hall includes akitchen for heating, public addresssystem, podium, stage and wirelessInternet access and has a capacity for140 to 300 people.Em-Media also has handled political

advertising campaigns including thesuccessful West Virginia Senatorialcampaigns of Jeff Kessler, Joe Minardand Larry Edgell, and Ohio Sen. LouGentile.Em-Media is proud of its civic

responsibilities and philanthropicdonations. These include but are notlimited to: Appalachian Outreach,Baron’s Club of Franciscan University,Big Brothers Big Sister’s of BelmontOhio Counties, Catholic Schools of Jef-ferson County, Crossroads ChristianChurch, Diocese of Steubenville, Han-cock County Sheltered Workshop, Jef-ferson County United Way, the RotaryClub of Steubenville, Steubenville CitySchools Fine Arts Association,Steubenville Kiwanis, Weirton ElksCharity Committee and the West Lib-erty University Great Gala.Em-Media, Inc.’s client base

includes: AAA Homes, Ace Optical,Acuity Specialty Hospital, Bachman-Hess Legal Team, Belmont CountyAgricultural Society, Budget Interiors,Buffalo Wild Wings, Burger King,Catholic Schools of Jefferson County,Choice Brands of Ohio, ConvenientFood Mart, Doan Ford Lincoln Mercu-ry, Dusini Drug, D’Anniballe & Co.,

EZToUse.com,Family ServiceAssociation, FirstFinancial, FranciscanUniversity ofSteubenville, FriendshipWine & Food Festival, Gener-ation’s Pub, Good Mansion Wines,Grand Vue Park, Grisell FuneralHome, Grove & Delk Law, GuessShowroom, Gumby’s, HamsteadWilliams & Shook, Hauser Furniture,The Health Plan, the Heather Twig ofthe Trinity Health System Foundation,the Herald-Star, Heritage CompleteHome Care, Historic Fort Steuben,Horizon Financial Group, Indian CreekHigh School, International Brother-hood of Electrical Workers, Jamboreein the Hills, JB Green Team, JeffersonCounty Christian School, JeffersonCounty Fair, Jefferson County HealthDepartment, Jefferson County JVS,Jefferson County Veterans Adminis-tration, John & Werner Law, LegalHair & Day Spa, MEORC DD, MinorInsurance, Mister Bee’s Potato Chips,Power of 32, Prism Fireworks,Progress Alliance, Serra VillageRetirement Community, Shorac Funer-al Homes, Steel Valley Regional Tran-sit Authority, TextBuster, Tri-StateMedical Group, Trinity Health System,Wayside Furniture, WEIR/WCDK,West Liberty University, West Vir-ginia Business College, WheelingOffice Supply and the YMCA.For additional information about

Bella Hall and Em-Media, includingsamples of work in a variety of differ-ent media, visit www.emadswork.comor call (740) 264-2186.

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VARIETY OF EXPERTISE — The owners and staff of Em-Media offers a variety of ex-pertise to help businesses, organizations and political candidates get their name outto the public. They are, from left, Michael Emmerling; Rose Orsatti; Wayne Hardy; JimEmmerling, co-owner and president; Mark Prichard; Larae Messer; Brianne Orr; andLee Ann Emmerling, co-owner and director of Bella Hall, a rental hall within the Em-Media Center at 2728 Sunset Blvd. Em-Media also has a Wheeling office.

ELEGANTSETTING— BellaHall atthe Em-MediaCenter inSteubenville offersan ele-gant loca-tion forbanquets,parties,showersand otherspecialevents. Atthe hall’sfront deskare Jimand LeeAnn Em-merling,co-ownersof Em-Media.

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STEUBENVILLE —Fabian Formals of Holly-wood, 290 S. HollywoodBlvd., is celebrating itsnew ownership and newlocation with a grandopening Saturday.The business, which

was purchased by DianaBirch and her daughterMaria Wanchic on Jan. 1,also has moved to thelocation of the formerFashion Bug in the Holly-wood Plaza. The 9,000-square-foot store hasconsiderably more room,enabling the business toexpand its product line,according to Wanchic.“We’re excited to be

here,” she said. “We’veexpanded our inventoryto include bridal gownsand social occasiondresses.”Fabian Formals still

will offer tuxedo rental,prom and formal weardresses, alterations,dresses for bridesmaids,jewelry and other acces-sories, said Birch.“Our grand opening

day Saturday we’re giv-ing away prizes to twolucky winners,” saidWanchic, adding winnersneed to be present Satur-day for the 1 p.m. draw-ing. “(Patrons) can enterthe drawing up until (1

p.m. Saturday).”The grand prize is a

free prom dress valuedup to $550, as well asfree tuxedo rental for adate, said Birch. The run-ner-up will win a freespray tan and airbrushmakeup session at Time4 Beauty, she added.Fabian Formals of

Hollywood is open from10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Mon-days and Thursdays; 10a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesdays,Wednesdays and Fridays;and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sat-urdays. For information,call (740) 346-0666 orsend an e-mail to fabian-formals@comcast.net.

What is really going on in Ohio?By RHONDA REDAExecutive DirectorOhio Oil & Gas EnergyEducation Program

In late 2011, the OhioOil and Gas Energy Edu-cation Program(OOGEEP) released theOhio Oil and Gas Indus-try Economic ImpactStudy. The study, con-ducted by Kleinhenz &Associates, recognizedthe significant impact ofboth the current oil andgas industry, as well asthe economic and jobpotential of the Utica-Point Pleasant shale for-mation. The report wasmet with skepticism, withcritics making claims ofskewed exaggeration.Today, barely a year

later, billions of dollarshave been invested in ourstate, and a recent studyconducted by IHS-Ceraon behalf of the U.S.Chamber of Commerce,shows 38,000 Ohio jobshave been generatedthanks to the develop-ment of our local energyresource. Our state hasalso jumped from 48th tofourth in overall job cre-ation, and in the Midwest,Ohio ranks first in thiscategory.The evidence has

shown the OOGEEPstudy was not exaggerat-ed numbers, but rathernow appears to have beentoo conservative. Overthe past year, our focusquickly shifted from pro-jections to actions thatare ensuring Ohioans areprepared to maximize theincredible opportunitythis industry continues tooffer to our state.Preparing our local

work force to be utilizedby the industry in theyears to come is theutmost priority for theindustry. Through fund-ing from Ohio’s naturalgas and crude oil produc-ers, without reliance ontaxpayer dollars,OOGEEP is now workingwith 45 Ohio colleges,universities, career cen-ters and vocationalschools gearing up tohelp meet the continueddemand for trained work-ers in the next severalyears. Another 1,800 Ohioindustry workers and 978Ohio firefighters have

completed specializedtechnical and safetytraining programs.Thirty-five scholar-

ships were awarded injust 2012 to Ohio studentsthrough our industryfunded Scholarship Foun-dation. To date, morethan 1,300 K-12 schoolsand 2,600 teachers fromall 88 Ohio counties haveparticipated in state andnationally recognizedSTEM based curriculumworkshops. The invest-ment in education andwork force training ourindustry makes today isparamount to our futuresuccess.We conducted 208 pub-

lic presentations aroundthe state last year to localcommunities, businessleaders, chambers andprofessional groups inorder to educate the pub-lic not only on the com-mon practices and techni-cal processes involved inthe exploration, drillingand production of naturalgas and crude oil, butalso on the number oflocal communities andbusinesses that can bestposition themselves totake advantage of thepotential benefits afford-ed by the Ohio geologicalgift beneath our feet.There is still too muchmisinformation surround-ing Ohio’s oil and gasindustry.

In the coming year,and the years ahead, wewill continue our focuson education and prepa-ration with our schools,our communities and ourwork force. By workingtogether in this sharedexperience, we canensure a future of greatpromise and immeasura-ble opportunity.Truth be told, the

thousands of jobsalready created and thebillions of dollars in Ohioinvestments are only aglimpse of what’s tocome in the years ahead... and, we are just get-ting started.

(RhondaReda is theexecutive director of theOhio Oil and Gas EnergyEducation Program, a non-profit educational programvoluntarily funded by Ohio’snatural gas and crude oilproducers and royalty own-ers throughout the state.OOGEEP is committed topromoting safe and environ-mentally sound operatingpractices, providingresearch and advancedtechnologies to improve theefficiency of finding and pro-ducing our natural energyreserves and to help con-sumers better understandthe importance of Ohio’svital natural gas and crudeoil industry. Formore infor-mation, contact Reda at(740) 587-0410 or by e-mailat rreda@oogeep.org.)

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HANDS-ON TRAINING — Firefighters get hands-on training at special firefighting work-shops sponsored by OOGEEP. Here, a group of firefighters practice extinguishing ablaze at a well site.

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TOUR RIG — Teachers from across Ohio take part in OOGEEP workshops, which includefield visits to drilling rigs.

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ENJOYING THE PROGRAM — Three young girls at an Ohio Oil & Gas Energy EducationProgram school/community event. The girls took part in science experiments involvingthe OOGEEP cups, which they’re still holding.

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JACK INSPECTION——A Boy Scout inspects a pump jack ona well site in the Buckeye State. Last summer, OOGEEPteamed up with the Boy Scouts of America to offer young-sters a chance to earn their engineering badges.

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CHANGING NEEDS —— In its 85th year, Weisberger’s Clothing Store has expanded itsline of men’s formal and casual wear to include work clothing and boots, including theRed Wing line of work boots, as indicated by its new sign.

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FOLLANSBEE — Inits 85th year, Weisberg-er’s Clothing Store hasadapted to the changingneeds of area men,expanding from suitsand dress shoes to casu-al wear and work bootsand clothing over theyears.Arnold Plittman,

owner of the businessat 709 Main St. for morethan 30 years, said thestore has received aboost from the naturalgas industry, for whichit provides mining andsafety boots, fire-resis-tant clothing and otherproducts.In addition to having

contracts with a num-ber of companiesinvolved with drillingefforts, the store is vis-ited by many individualworkers, Plittman said.Work wear is not a

new wrinkle for Weis-berger’s, which for anumber of years hascounted among itsstock, Red Wing, Mat-terhorn, Rocky, Wolver-ine, Carolina and Tim-

berland work boots andwork wear made byCarhartt, Dickies andothers.“But we’re also still

selling a lot of suits andsport coats and doing alot of tuxedo sales,”Plittman said.Weisberger’s has fur-

nished generations oflocal families with tuxe-dos for proms, wed-dings and other specialoccasions and hasaccess to tuxes pro-duced by Perry Ellis,Christian Dior, AfterSix and virtually anyother designer brand.Plittman and clerks

at the store are avail-able to alter the tuxesand suits when needed.The store also stocks anumber of suits in larg-er sizes.Weisberger’s also

offers formal and casu-al shoes from such man-ufacturers as Flor-sheim, Nunn Bush,Giorgio Brutini, Nike,New Balance andSkechers.Plittman said at a

time when many largerstores are targetingwomen, Weisberger’sappeals to men who likebeing able to quicklyfind what they need,whether it be for animportant businessmeeting, a job inter-view, day at work, spe-cial date or afternoon atthe gym.He added he and his

staff are available toanswer questions rang-ing from the variety oftux styles available tothe shirt or tie that willbest match a certainsports jacket.Weisberger’s has a

long history of servingmen throughout theOhio Valley. It was onceone of a chain of storesoperated by the Weis-berger family begin-ning in Mingo Junctionin the 1880s. The Follansbee store

opened as Union Mer-cantile in the 1920s andwas owned and run formany years by DavidWeisberger, Plittman’slate uncle.

Fellows Insurance Agencymaintains strong tradition

MINGO JUNCTION —As a fourth-generationfamily business, FellowsInsurance Agency Inc. at568 county Road 19 contin-ues its strong tradition ofoffering sales and serviceexperience to its cus-tomers throughout the Tri-State Area.

Fellows InsuranceAgency welcomed itsfourth-generation involve-ment in 2000 when DeanC. Fellows joined the busi-ness founded 80 years agoby his great-grandfather,Charles R. Fellows.When Dean C. Fellows

joined the Mingo Junction

business, he not only fol-lowed in the footsteps ofhis father, C. Dean Fel-lows, but also his grandfa-ther, Charles L. Fellows,and his great-grandfather.“I am very pleased and

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DʼAnniballe & Co. continues to growSTEUBENVILLE —

D’Anniballe & Co. continuedto grow its business in 2012,bringing yet another part-ner into the fold and extend-ing its client base farbeyond the Ohio Valley.D’Anniballe & Co., Certi-

fied Public Accountants,was founded in 1949 by thelate Arthur J. D’Anniballe.His sons, Tom and Dave,continue to manage the busi-ness, which offers tradition-al accounting and tax serv-ices as well as estate plan-ning and administration,compiled and reviewedfinancial statement servicesand litigation support.In 2011, D’Anniballe &

Co. merged with the well-known Wallace, Padden &Co.; last year, they mergedwith William J. Nurczyk, aSteubenville native andanother well-qualified CPA.“The firms were very

compatible,” Tom D’Anni-balle said. “We felt theywould complement eachother very well. Both have

excellent clients and excel-lent staffs.”Located at 2720 Sunset

Blvd., Steubenville, D’Anni-balle & Co.’s customer baseextends beyond the OhioValley and, for that matter,all of Ohio.With today’s technology,

Dave D’Anniballe said theycan, and do, serve cus-tomers virtually anywherein the U.S. and even abroad.“We have a lot of clients

in Cleveland and the Colum-bus area. They could go any-where,” Tom added. “Wedon’t market in that area,it’s all word-of-mouth. After60-some years our reputa-tion is such that people trustus, and with technology theway it is today, there’s noreason there should be anyboundaries on your market.”The brothers say that

good buzz has a lot to dowith their father, and howhe conducted himself inbusiness over the years.“It says a lot about our

father that both his sons

decided to come back andjoin the family business,”Tom D’Anniballe said. “Hetaught us the value of hardwork, the way to treatclients and, hopefully, to doour job with integrity. Hewas a great role model. Hewas also very community-minded — he was on theboard of Jefferson Techni-cal College (now EasternGateway Community Col-lege) for 27 years, and hetaught my brother and Ithat we need to give back toour community. I thinkwe’ve done that, and we’vetried to instill it in our staffas well.”Though they don’t have

any more mergers in theworks now, Tom D’Anni-balle said they’re alwaysopen to the possibility ofgrowth. “We have a staff of 15,

and certainly we would belooking in the future foradditional young people tocome in, additional part-ners,” he said.

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ANOTHER PARTNER ADDED — D’Anniballe & Co., CPA, continues to expand itsbusiness, merging with Wallace, Padden & Co. in 2011 and William J. Nurczykin 2012. Celebrating the 63-year-old company’s continued growth are, seated,from left Tom D’Anniballe and Jim Padden; and standing, Dave D’Anniballe andB.J. Nurczyk.

Thrifty car rental offers more to customersSTEUBENVILLE —

The owners of theSteubenville Thrifty CarRental business like to listall of the extras theyoffer their customers,including clean, wellmaintained cars, after-hour key drop, three-dayspecials and a friendly

atmosphere when youcome in.“As a Thrifty fran-

chise, we have the bene-fits of a worldwide com-pany, but we also have thepersonal touch of beinglocal owners. We get toknow our customers andtheir needs. We offer

vehicles for insurancereplacements, businesstravel and leisure.“We work with every

insurance company. So ifa customer has an insur-ance claim number, wecan get them into areplacement car the daythey call us. We know thecustomer doesn’t need theextra frustration of tryingto find a replacement car,so we make it as easy aspossible,” Kelly Larsennoted.“We do not want to see

anyone waiting for a caron some waiting list. Wewant people to call uswhen their car has beenin an accident. Becausewe are a local franchisewe do not have to shareour cars with anyone else.When you need a car justcall, we will take care ofthe rest for you,”explained Kelly Larsen.“We also offer corpo-

rate rates for all localbusinesses. A businesscan actually save moneyby renting a vehiclerather than payingmileage to an employee.Call us and we can showyou how to save moneyfor your company. Wehave vans and convert-

ibles available for leisuretrips and, trucks andcargo vans if a customerneeds the extra space formoving items,” addedKelly Larsen.According to Clyde

Larsen, auto detailing alsois available at the Thriftygarage on Sunset Boule-vard.“We offer different

detailing services, includ-ing a hand wash, wax,steam clean, buffing thevehicle and a completepackage from small carsto pickups, vans andSUVs,” said Clyde Larsen.“We offer a rental car

while the customer’s vehi-cle is being detailed forjust $9.95,” he noted.“People are keeping

their cars longer thesedays and we see more andmore customers bringtheir vehicles in for adetail job. When they pickit up they tell us it is likegetting a new car becauseit is so clean inside andoutside. A lot of cus-tomers like to have their

vehicles detailed after thewinter months to cleanoff the salt and grime andto keep their vehicle look-ing good,” stated KellyLarsen.The telephone number

for Thrifty is (740) 283-2277.The business is open

from 8 a.m. until 5:30 p.m.Monday through Fridayand 8 a.m. until 1 p.m. onSaturdays.

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involved with this compa-ny,” said C. Dean Fellows,who became a licensedinsurance agent in 1971and acquired full owner-ship of the business in1998.The last several years

have been profitable forFellows InsuranceAgency, according to C.Dean Fellows.“We are thankful and

appreciative of the oppor-tunity to serve our manypolicy holders. We havetruly been blessed,” hestated. The agency distin-

guished itself in 2012 byearning the prestigiousSenior Partner Awardpresented by GrangeMutual Casualty Co., theagency’s primary market,for the 25th time. Theachievement is based onperformance, production,profitability and qualitycustomer service. In 1973, the agency

was incorporated and inrecent years was singled

out as the best insuranceagency in the Herald-Starand The Weirton DailyTimes’ Readers’ Choiceawards.The staff at Fellows

Insurance Agency boastsmore than 100 years ofcombined sales and serv-ice experience and standsready to help customerswith the best coverage tomeet their needs.That staff, aside from

Dean Fellows and his son,includes customer serviceagent Marsha Kamererwho joined the agency inJuly 1974; customer serv-ice agent Debby Hauck,who joined the agency inAugust 1982; and BeckyDeChristopher, bookkeep-er and computer networkadministrator since June1983.The office is open from

9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondaythrough Friday.To reach Fellows

Insurance Agency, call(740) 598-4114, (740) 283-3338 or (888) 4-FELLOWS.

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Dream Clean has been cleaning andrestoring homes, furniture and carpetsin the Upper Ohio Valley for the pastthree decades.Owner David Fristick opened the

business in 1982.“At the time, most everyone graduat-

ed from high school and got a job in oneof the mills,” his wife, Beth, said. “Thatwas something he didn’t want to do. He’ddone some work cleaning carpets beforethat, and he knew he always wanted tohave his own business. Once he got someexperience in the business, he decided togo out on his own.”Dream Clean, now based in Wheeling,

services residential, commercial andindustrial customers in about a 60-mileradius.“The business has really grown,” Beth

Fristick said. “We started out just as aone-truck company, now we have five

trucks. And when he first started thebusiness, basically he did all the workhimself. Now we have 10 to 12 employ-ees.”Dream Clean specializes in carpet and

furniture cleaning as well as restorationwork — water extraction and sewagebackups as well as smoke and fire dam-age restorations.“At different times of the year we

also offer general cleaning services,” shesaid. “People like to do spring cleaningand fall cleaning, or may want theirwoodwork or windows cleaned, and wecan do that. We can do whole-housecleaning.”She said they have a seasoned office

staff that not only is adept at schedulingcustomer visits, but also answering ques-tions, “making sure they know what toexpect and what to do ahead of time.”“Because we have several crews and

several trucks, we can normally accom-modate people whenever it’s convenientto them,” she said.Service calls are scheduled Monday

through Saturday starting at around 8a.m. “We schedule all the way through to

evening,” she said. “If you work until 5p.m., we do evening appointments. Tim-ing is never an issue. With the number ofpeople we have working for us and thenumber of trucks we have out, we canpretty much get you in when it’s conven-ient for you.”Beth Fristick said the staff also is

adept at accommodating special needslike, say, a wool carpet.“We do clean a lot of wool carpets,”

she said. “If it’s done properly, it cleansup beautifully, but you have to do it theright way. With our process, whenthey’re finished, it’s just barely damp.”Dream Clean also will clean mattress-

es and box springs as well as car andmotor home interiors.

“We do guarantee all of ourwork,” she said. “We try to contactevery customer within a coupledays of our visit just to makesure everything is satisfactory,and if there is a problem, say aspot didn’t come out complete-ly, we’ll go back and go over itwithout additional charge.Sometimes when you’re clean-ing a spot it looks like it’s come

out, but when it dries, you’ll still see it.Going over it the second time a lot oftimes make a big difference.”Dream Clean offers free estimates.“Normally for residential jobs, we can

price it over the phone,” she said. “Forcommercial jobs, we can go look at itfirst without any charge.”And for restorations, they work with

all insurance companies.“When our guys get to your house

they’ll walk through the job with you,”she added. “They’ll move any furnitureyou want moved, although we do ask thatour customers move breakables ahead oftime. A lot of times customers will pointout a particular spot, and if we know it’sthere ahead of time, we can pretreat it.”And if pets are a problem, she said

each of their trucks is equipped with arange of products to deodorize, disinfector protect carpets and upholstery.To find out more, call Dream Clean at

(740) 282-4816.

OPENED IN1982 ——David Fristickopened DreamClean, basedin Wheeling, in1982. The car-pet- and furni-ture-cleaningbusiness serv-ices residen-tial,commercialand industrialcustomersand doesrestorationwork.

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WHEELING —American Sanitary Sup-ply, 2231 Main St., hasbeen offering the bestjanitorial service andproducts to the Tri-StateArea since 1988. The business offers

an array of cleaning andjanitorial products toschools, medical officesand hospitals, churches,casinos, municipalities,grocery stores, mallsand retail stores, officebuildings, restaurants,bars and nightclubs,hotels, civic arenas andtheaters, gas stationsand manufacturing. Founded by husband-

wife team Richard E.and Nancy Thompson,American Sanitary alsooffers repairs — some-thing a lot of similarcompanies don’t offer,according to ChristineDonahue, president andCEO. American Sanitary

offers free, low-mini-mum delivery to severalsurrounding areas,

includingBrooke,WetzelOhio, Mar-shall andHancockcounties inWest Vir-ginia; Jef-ferson,Belmont,

Columbiana, Monroe,Gurnsey and Musking-ham counties in Ohio; aswell as to Colerain andCadiz on Fridays. Ship-ping outside the areacan be done via FederalExpress or UPS, withshipping and handlingcharges applying. Abe George, territory

sales manager, coversOhio, Brooke and Han-cock counties. Georgehas a wide range ofknowledge of the janito-rial industry as well ashard-floor maintenance,floor refinishing, carpetcare and food servicesanitation. George also can train

staff on proper use ofequipment as well asuse of products sold byAmerican Sanitary. “A lot of our cus-

tomers don’t realize allwe offer,” said Donahue,adding American Sani-tary stocks more than4,000 items, includingjanitorial chemicals,tools, equipment andaccessories. “We alsooffer special ordering ofitems according to aclient’s needs.” A partial list of high

quality products offeredby American Sanitarywould include trash canliners, paper towels, toi-let tissue, table covers,napkins, plastic cutlery,cups, plates, bowls, to-go containers, rubbergloves, work gloves,hair nets, disposableaprons and overalls,safety goggles, facemasks, sanitary napkins,tampons, waxed disposalbags, sanitary recepta-cles, restroom parti-tions, soap and sanitizerdispensers, hand soapand sanitizers, wipers,

disinfecting/sanitizingwipes, disinfectants,Mal Odor products anddispensers, urinal mats,urinal blocks andscreens, closed for

cleaning signs, ashtrays, trash cans, buck-ets, wringers, mops andhandles, dust mops,microfiber products,dusters, window wash-ing equipment, large

variety of cleaningchemicals from grocerystore brands to commer-cial-use-only brands,floor finishes, strippers,gym floor refinishingproducts, degreasers,

floor pads, screen discs,car wash supplies, laun-dry supplies, carpetfloor mats, anti-fatiguemats, ice melt products,snow shovels, spreaders,ice scrapers, vacuum

sweepers, floor scrub-bers, carpet extractors,driving scrubbers andmore. To reach American

Sanitary, call (304) 232-4031.

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LEADING SUPPLIER —— American Sanitary Supply, 2231Main St., Wheeling, is the Tri-State Area’s leading sup-plier of janitorial products, supplies, repairs and services.

American SanitarySupply offers widearray of products,

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