Mischler joins Dayton History

Fred Mischler has signed on with Dayton History as Director of Grants and Legacy Giving. Mischler graduated from the University of Cincinnati with a bachelors degree in Accounting and Finance. After six years in public accounting, tax, and internal auditing, he returned to school, earning a law degree from the University of Dayton in 1994.

He entered the United States Peace Corps and was assigned an advanced business development officer to Poland, assisting government and business entities in market reforms following the fall of the Berlin Wall. His most important contribution in that time was serving as adjunct teacher of business law and economics at Warsaw University. Thereafter, he worked in Poland for five more years as a tax and business consultant, working with multinational corporations and entrepreneurs in new startup enterprises, culminating in a position as Controller for a mutual fund company started by the US investor, INVESCO.

Upon returning to the US in 2002, he started his own law practice focusing on wills and trusts, tax law, business and corporation law, and real estate. In recent years, he has become active in the community as member of Rotary International and the UD School of Law Alumni Board of Trustees and as a volunteer for Dayton History’s fundraising board, The Bell Board.

Other new full-time employees with Dayton History are: Sarah Stephens, volunteer coordinator; Gwenyth Goodnight Haney, community collection manager and Amanda Lakatos, communications manager. 

Carillon Park seeks youth volunteers

Dayton History is proud to introduce its newest assemblage of volunteers, the Carillon Belles and    Beaus. This group consists of girls and boys ages 11 to 18 who share    an interest in volunteering with Dayton History and participating in
historic activities.

Belles and Beaus can participate in events around the   Dayton area, and in the past have walked with Dayton History in the 2006 Kettering Holiday at Home Parade and demonstrated period games at the Patterson Memorial Homestead’s Traditional 19th Century Afternoon Tea.

The Carillon Belles and Beaus meet every Sunday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. at Carillon Historical Park. For more information please contact Lisa Martin at 293-2841, ext. 130.

ONLA honors Grunder Landscaping with award

Grunder Landscaping Company is proud to announce it has won an award from The Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association (ONLA) in its 34th annual Landscape Awards Program. Grunder Landscaping was presented with an Award of Distinction in The Water Features Unlimited Category, for the Bradshaw Residence in Washington Township. The project was designed by Kent Sholder; Billy Davis was the Project Team Leader.

The Landscape Awards Program encourages landscape contractors and landscape architects to continue their efforts to raise the industry’s image through consistent use of quality materials and competent workmanship,” said ONLA President Karl Losely,
Herman Losely & Sons, Inc. (Perry, OH). “We are pleased to recognize our 2006 program winners and help celebrate in their successes.”

Grunder Landscaping, one of 22 winning companies in Ohio, was presented with its award during a reception hosted by the ONLA on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2006 at the Columbus Museum of Art.

Telford Treaters

The 400 block of Telford Avenue got into the Trick-or-Treat spirit by making beggars night a “One Stop Shop” for all the little ghosts and goblins trying to fill their pillow cases full to the brim with candy! Beth Jacobs, 416 Telford Avenue, invited her neighbors to her driveway on the evening of October 31 to get the block into the Halloween spirit.Candy, jack-o-lanterns, spooky music and LOTS of food and fun was had by all. “It’s enjoyable for the adults and a great way for the kids to get candy from the entire block in one driveway,” said Jacobs. “This is the second year we have done this. It’s becoming a tradition that the neighborhood looks forward to,” said Molly Eaton of 440 Telford.

Little Exchange open house successful

L to R-President of The Little Exchange Foundation Judy Gottman of Oakwood, Open House Honorary Chair Joan Amos of Clayton and Open House Chair and Board Member Marilyn Fowler of Washington Township are pleased with sales of more than $26,400 at this year’s Open House and look forward to a busy holiday shopping season.  All proceeds benefit The Children’s Medical Center of Dayton.

Deer encounter turns bad

A driver heading west on Oak Knoll swerved to miss a deer and ended up between two trees up on the embankment. The driver and young daughter were not seriously injured, but were taken to the hospital. The car is beyond repair.

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