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Remembering Sam goody

Do you remember Sam Goody ? Sam Goody was a music store that was open in the early 2000s until shutting down permanently, Sam Goody was mostly in malls but they did have a few small town stores.

These are the former stores in Ohio

Hillsboro,OH

Coshocton,OH

Marion,OH

Beavercreek,OH

Columbus,OH

Sandusky,OH

Cambridge,OH

North Olmstead,OH

Springfield,OH

Strongsville,OH

Fairlawn,OH

Cincinnati,OH

Wooster,OH

Gallipolis,OH

Elyria,OH

East Liverpool,OH

Bellefontaine,OH

Napoleon,OH

Columbus,OH

Steubenville,OH

Toledo,OH

Holland,OH

Bowling Green,OH

Fremont,OH

Tiffin,OH

Bucyrus.OH

Mount Vernon,OH

Chillicothe,OH

New Boston,OH

Saint Clairsville,OH ( STILL OPEN )

Don’t worry ! You can still go to a Sam Goody store they still have one at the Ohio Valley Mall in Saint Clairsville,OH

How to be safe during Hot weather !

Here is a few reminders to keep you, your family and pets safe.

  1. DO NOT LEAVE YOUR KIDS OR PETS IN THE CAR ! Never leave your pets or kids in the car during hot weather. Temperatures in cars can reach well over 100+ Degrees.

2. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER ! Make sure to stay hydrated and drink plenty of water.

Those are my 2 way to stay safe during hot weather.

REMEMBER ICECREAM LEADS TO HAPPINESS.

How to have the perfect yardsale

If you are like me, you want to have the perfect yardsale but sometimes you have to think of the best way to have a successful yardsale. Well Here is my tips.

  1. DO NOT USE ROUND STICKY PRICE TAGS – I have discovered that the easiest and best way to price stuff is by purchasing the Avery miniature colored stickers. Then use that to price stuff. Then make signs telling people what the color coding means. I found this to work extremely well. Price your more expensive stuff with white price tags with string. You can order that online.,

2. MAKE SURE TO HAVE PLENTY OF 5s and 1s and 10s – When having a yardsale make sure to have plenty of change. I noticed people loving paying in 20s and I got some 50s as well.

3. MAKE SURE TO HAVE A TABLE – You need to make sure you have a table out so people can put the stuff they want to purchase on it. You don’t want them to have their arms full when looking around. They will end up not buying as much.

4. HAVE PLASTIC BAGS AND WRAPPING PAPER – Always make sure to have wrapping paper and plastic bags. People will appreciate it.

5 THESE ARE THE DAYS TO SET UP – What I have learned is Thursday/Friday/Saturday is the best days to set up a yardsale. Very few people came on Sunday.

Ponderosa Update

At one time Ponderosa had over 750+ Locations in the United States. Now today they only have the following locations in the United States left

Kissimee,FL

Vandalia,IL

Scottsburg,IN

Vincennes,IN

Bay City,MI

Coldwater,MI

Clare,MI

Ludington,MI

Mount Pleasant,MI

St.Cloud,MN

Calcutta,OH

Columbus,OH

Hillsboro,OH

Warren,OH

Wheelersburg,OH

Beaver Falls,PA

Chambersburg,PA

Butler,PA

Hazel Township,PA


New Columbia,PA

Lebanon,VA

Beaver Dam,WI

Hartford,WI

Moorefield,WV

Ripley,WV

They went from having 750+ Restaurants down to 25 Locations

( Ponderosa still has international Locations )

Remembering Ponderosa

Who doesn’t remember going to Ponderosa to have a meal. The steak and potatoes and the huge Buffet. To me I don’t have to remember because Hillsboro,OH still has one. In the United States Ponderosa only has 24 Locations left. In Ohio we only have 5 left.

The photos came from Tripadvisor, http://www.pon-bon.com.

The ponderosa steakhouses had the great salad bars. The great dinner buffets and the awesome dessert buffets. The streaks were cooked well and the baked potatoes were vert satisfying.

Here is the former locations after 2000.

1615 S. Arlington St, Akron,OH

2660 W State Street, Alliance,OH

106 South Defiance Street,Archbold,OH

1677 Claremont St, Ashland,OH

417 West Prospect Road, Ashtabula,OH

Athens Mall, Athens,OH

4626 Mahoning Ave, Austintown,OH

71 5th Street, Barberton,OH

56070 National Road, Bridgeport,OH

14771 Snow Park Road, Brook Park,OH

7108 Biddulph Road, Brooklyn,OH

3900 Center Road, Brunswick,OH

1725 Marion Road, Bucyrus,OH

4510 W Tuscarawas st, Canton,OH

4272 Belden Village Ave, Canton,OH

1117 Canton Road SW, Carrollton,OH

1401 East Market Street, Celina,OH

800 North Bridge St, Chillicothe,OH

Central Center Plaza, Chillicothe,OH

7727 Reading Road, Cincinnati,OH

11560 Princeton Road, Cincinnati,OH

3328 Westbourne Dr, Cincinnati,OH

12090 Montgomery Road, Cincinnati,OH

23401 US RT 23 S, Circleville,OH

4960 North Hamilton Rd , Columbus,OH

218 Chestnut Street, Coshocton,OH

1641 State Road, Cuyahoga Falls,OH

4918 Airway Road, Dayton,OH

7769 Springboro Pike, Dayton,OH

797 Miamisburg-Centerville Rd, Dayton,OH

1495 North Clinton Road, Defiance,OH

11 Bella Avenue, Delaware,OH

6035 Paul Blazer PKWY, Dublin,OH

914 Cleveland St, Elyria,OH

602 Taywood Road, Englewood,OH

1200 Tiffin Ave, Findlay,OH

730 Trenton Ave, Findlay,OH

1424 Oak Harbor, Fremont,OH

1659 North County Line Street, Fostoria,OH

215 Upper River Road, Gallipolis,OH

12555 Rockford Road, Garfield Heights,OH

401 Wagner Street, Greenville,OH

2370 Stringtown Road, Grove City,OH

1215 Main Street, Hamilton,OH

828 Hebron Road, Heath,OH

6488 Chambersburg Road, Huber Heights,OH

601 East Main Street, Jackson,OH

1855 State Route 59, Kent,OH

1746 North Memorial Dr, Lancaster,OH

1732 East Main Street, Lancaster,OH

1830 Harding Highway, Lima,OH

708 North Cable Road, Lima,OH

4734 Oberlin Avenue, Lorain,OH

20950 Libbey Road, Maple Heights,OH

1623 Marion-Mt.Gilead Road, Marion,OH

7861 Reynolds Rd, Mentor,OH

555 North Verify Parkway, Middletown,OH

101 Old Bank Rd, Milford,OH

996 Coshocton Ave, Mount Vernon,OH

650 Lagrange Street, Napoleon,OH

619 Wabash NW, New Philadelphia,OH

344 Milan Ave, Norwalk,OH

2080 Woodville Road, Oregon,OH

5680 Broadview Road, Parma,OH

1284 East Ash Street, Piqua,OH

2940 East Harbor Road, Port Clinton,OH

3826 US Highway 23, Portsmouth,OH

2200 OH-256, Reynoldsburg,OH

2916 Milan Road, Sandusky,OH

5120 West Michigan Street, Sidney,OH

RT 2, South Point,OH

17211 Southpark Center, Strongsville,OH

4170 Sunset Boulevard, Stubenville,OH

870 West Market Street, Tiffin,OH

309 East Leffel Lane, Springfield,OH

Saint Clairsville,OH

3330 West Central Ave, Toledo,OH

633 Scioto St, Urbana,OH

4415 Liberty Ave, Vermillion,OH

135 Great Oaks Trail, Wadsworth,OH

1381 Bellefontaine Street, Wapakoneta,OH

3581 Elm Road, Warren,OH

513 East emmitt Dr, Waverly,OH

1095 North Shoop ave, Wauseon,OH

712 North Main Street, Wellington,OH

782 South State Street, Westerville,OH

8801 Ohio River Road, Wheelersburg,OH

34302 Euclid Ave, Willoughby,OH

33752 Vine Street, Willowick,OH

1426 Rombach Ave, Wilmington,OH

412 Beall Ave, Wooster,OH

4626 Mahoning Ave, Youngstown,OH

145 Maysville Pike, Zanesville,OH

3090 North Maple Avenue, Zanesville,OH

World’s Largest Horseshoe crab

Hillsboro,OH is home to the World’s Largest Horseshoe Crab. You can find it at 7974 State Route 124, Hillsboro,OH 45133. The crab was at a church in Blanchester,OH. Then it was moved to Hillsboro . I love the crab. I have been to it many times. I pass it all the time. When you go into the crab they have a display set up. If you ever come to Hillsboro,OH you have to check it out. Here is a selfie of me in front of the crab.

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